The Charming Female Side Character from the Educated Youth Novel [The 1970S]

Yang Liu was forced by her parents to move to the countryside. Because she was beautiful, local hooligans often harassed her, so she decided to find herself someone to rely on. Yang Liu set her sights on Ji Qitang, the youngest son of the brigade leader. He was handsome and dependable, and most importantly, his family was one of the few in the village that could regularly afford rice and white flour. The village Party secretary's eldest son was getting married, and everyone was busy with the festivities. No one noticed Yang Liu sneaking into Ji Qitang's bed. While waiting for Ji Qitang to come back to his room, Yang Liu was bound to a System that called itself the Self-Reliance System. The System told her she was a two-faced parasite in a novel set in a bygone era. Unable to endure the hardship of rural life, she married a local man. As soon as she got into university, she abandoned her husband and daughter and returned to the city. But after the husband she'd abandoned became rich, she shamelessly tried to get back together with him. When he rejected her, she pulled out a fruit knife and ended up in prison. The System wanted to reform her into a strong, self-reliant woman. Starting right now, she had to get out of Ji Qitang's bed and return to the educated youth compound, abandoning the idea of relying on others. Yang Liu, who had only wanted an ordinary meal ticket: This is an option? So she ignored the System's threats, insisted on staying in bed, and unfastened two buttons at her chest. Recommended: My friend Ting Jinkan's novel, "Wutong Alley, 1980" At the state-run restaurant, Yang Liu's blind date started spitting as soon as he opened his mouth. Zeng Shuyi picked up her chopsticks, then put them back down. As the matchmaker enthusiastically introduced him, Zeng Shuyi's thoughts drifted elsewhere... Her eldest brother was preparing to take the university entrance exam for the third time. Her second older sister had returned from the educated youth settlement with her whole family, and her younger brother had been expelled for illegal buying and selling. The whole family was crammed into a three-room courtyard house in Wutong Alley, with even the hallway taken up by a bed. Each of the siblings had their own ideas, all hoping to make life better for themselves. Zeng Shuyi wasn't one to sit back, either. She knew that if she didn't fight for what she wanted, she'd get nothing. She saw their neighbor Xiao Wang selling food outside the window. In the time it took to eat one meal, all the fish balls were gone. After giving it some thought, Zeng Shuyi decided to get ahead of the times and go into business for herself! Theme: Be kind and hardworking.