1970s: Transmigrated into a cannon fodder female supporting character in a lucky koi novel!

The three men were carrying persimmons down the mountain when they ran into several female educated youth from the educated youth compound.

When Niu Zhaodi saw that they had picked so many persimmons, her eyes lit up instantly. "Wen, where did you pick these persimmons?"

"I don't know the exact location, I just got lucky and stumbled upon a persimmon tree while wandering around in the mountains, but it had already been picked clean!"

Everyone can pick things from the mountains. Since Li Xiangxiang said it was her secret base, we can't tell anyone else.

Wen Li's refusal was quite obvious, and Niu Zhaodi looked disappointed, but she still wouldn't give up.

"You can tell us the location, and we can go pick them together next year!"

"Hehe, let's talk about it next year!"

Seeing that Wen Li wouldn't speak, Niu Zhaodi muttered, "Tch~ Selfish!"

"Who are you calling selfish?" Li Xiangxiang had a fiery personality, and being the daughter of the brigade leader, she was not one to hold back.

Niu Zhaodi had been working in the countryside for several years and knew that Li Xiangxiang was not someone to be trifled with, so she immediately put on a fawning smile.

"Comrade Li, what about Wen, the educated youth? We're all educated youth, helping each other is only natural, but she won't tell anyone. That's so selfish of her!"

Wen Li crossed her arms and looked at the group of people meaningfully. Although Li Hong and Liu Xiu didn't say anything, it was clear that they agreed with Niu Zhaodi's statement!

"You're really shameless. I'm the one who found that persimmon tree, and I'm willing to take Xiaoli and the others there to pick them. Do you have a problem with that?"

Niu Zhaodi was surprised that it was Li Xiangxiang who found her. She gave Wen Li a reproachful look, wondering why she hadn't said anything earlier.

"Hehe, I didn't know!"

"If you don't know, just shut up. Your mouth stinks; you haven't brushed your teeth in ages!"

Liu Xiu also had a fiery temper. She was close to Niu Zhaodi, and seeing Niu Zhaodi being verbally abused without any chance to fight back, she immediately stood up and said, "Comrade Li, Zhaodi has misunderstood. Please don't speak so harshly!"

"Whoever finds something on this mountain keeps it; it's all about skill. What makes you think we should tell you?"

Liu Xiu's face flushed red. Li Xiangxiang was too strong in a fight. In the end, he was scolded by Li Xiangxiang until he lost face and ran away with his face red.

Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Niu Zhaodi knew she was in the wrong and slunk away.

Wen Li and Chen Yan and the others dispersed, and the two of them burst out laughing.

"Xiangxiang, I really didn't expect you to be so sharp-tongued. Liu, the educated youth, was notorious for his biting tongue in the educated youth compound, but when he faced you, he still slunk away!"

Li Xiangxiang nudged Chen Yan lightly with her elbow, feigning anger, "Are you praising me or insulting me?"

Chen Yan quickly took her arm, "Of course I was praising you! We couldn't get a word in edgewise, right, Xiao Li!"

Wen Li couldn't hide her smile. "Yes, that's good. You're less likely to be bullied!"

Li Xiangxiang said with a proud look, "That's right. Back when my dad was in the army, my mom and I were always bullied. Later, my brother and I learned to fight back, and then no one dared to bully us anymore!"

Wen Li looked at Li Xiangxiang with even more pity.

"Xiangxiang, I heard you've been looking at dates lately?"

Wen Li suddenly shifted the topic to blind dates. Even though Li Xiangxiang was feisty, she was still a young girl and was too shy to look at Wen Li and Chen Yan.

"Ahem, yes... I did see one!"

"Was that person named Yang Ping?"

Li Xiangxiang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock. "How did you know?"

Yang Ping's family lived in the commune. He found a temporary job at the steel factory in the county town. Jobs were hard to find these days. Although Yang Ping was a temporary worker, he was considered a good young man. His mother had carefully selected him.

Although the two had met, the other party still wanted to see how things went, so their family kept the matter quiet. Wen Li found it all very unbelievable.

Wen Li didn't want to expose this so soon, but worried that Li Xiangxiang would get involved, so she came up with an excuse.

"I once went to the county town and saw him walking with Jiang Yue'er. They were chatting and laughing, and their relationship was obviously unusual!"

Li Xiangxiang and Jiang Yue'er are the same age, from the same village, and even went to school together. How could she not know Jiang Yue'er's character? The fact that Yang Ping could be involved with Jiang Yue'er shows that he must have feelings for her.

The blush on her face gradually faded. "Xiao Li, are you serious?"

Wen Li said calmly, "Really, Xiangxiang, you can have your brother investigate Yang Ping. If there's nothing between them, then you can consider it!"

Li Xiangxiang's older brother, Li Anbang, works at a timber factory in the county town, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to investigate Yang Ping.

Li Xiangxiang and Yang Ping had only met twice. Although she had feelings for Yang Ping, she didn't think Wen Li would harm her, since such a thing could be easily investigated.

"Okay, Xiaoli, thank you!"

Wen Li breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Li Xiangxiang didn't seem sad.

In the original book, Li Xiangxiang only found out that Yang Ping liked Jiang Yue'er two years after their marriage, and that Yang Ping even married her so that he could see Jiang Yue'er more often.

Li Xiangxiang and Jiang Yue'er were already at odds, and when she learned that Yang Ping liked Jiang Yue'er, she was even more heartbroken. Later, when Yang Ping saw that Li Xiangxiang already knew, he simply stopped pretending and became even more unscrupulous. He even used his monthly salary to buy gifts for Jiang Yue'er to please her, and he didn't even care about his child.

Jiang Yue'er naturally looked down on Yang Ping, a nobody, but since he was Li Xiangxiang's husband, she reluctantly accepted the gifts he gave her, since Li Xiangxiang was always making things difficult for her!

Li Xiangxiang's ending was also tragic. In the end, she had to raise her child and take care of her sick mother. The brigade leader had already passed away unexpectedly by then, and her older brother never appeared. Li Xiangxiang eventually died from exhaustion.

Wen Li didn't want to see such a vibrant young girl marry a scumbag, so she gave her a reminder.

After the three parted ways, Chen Yan whispered, "Xiao Li, what if Xiang Xiang and that person don't end up together? Will the captain blame you for being nosy?"

Chen Yan's words actually make sense. In this day and age, people basically get married as soon as they see each other, and they don't care much about love and romance.

If Wen Li's words cause the two of them to not get together, they might really be blamed by the brigade leader and Aunt Lin.

Wen Li didn't say anything at first, partly because of this, but Li Xiangxiang's protection of her today moved her.

She couldn't bear to watch Li Xiangxiang jump into the fire.

"I don't think the brigade leader would do that. He's a reasonable person and doesn't have any sexist ideas. He probably wouldn't want Xiangxiang to marry into a family like that!"

"We know what kind of person the brigade leader is, of course, but Aunt Lin is different. If she blames you for ruining Xiangxiang's good marriage, then we won't be able to be friends anymore!"

Chen Yan also likes Li Xiangxiang very much, but compared to Wen Li, she is still a step below, so she still sides with Wen Li.