After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 250, Episode 0263: Something Happened
"That strangely dressed girl, she's not an educated youth. She's the daughter of Captain Wang from the Seventh Team. She used to date a male educated youth, and they were about to get married. I heard they were even preparing to get their marriage certificate when he started seeing another female educated youth. She found out and caught them in the act, and she was traumatized."

Qi Mengmeng nodded sympathetically, "Then a problem arose here: whenever she sees a good-looking male educated youth, she'll go up to him."

Because that male educated youth was quite good-looking.

After being traumatized, Wang Xiaoxiang's attraction to handsome male educated youths extended beyond just her physical attraction; she also developed intellectual problems, becoming less intelligent and thinking differently from normal people.

Captain Wang is a retired soldier. His wife died during the birth of their second child, along with their unborn child. He never remarried and raised Wang Xiaoxiang on his own.

People respect veterans and sympathize with Wang Xiaoxiang's plight, so they are quite tolerant of her.

Take Ren Yan for example. She only yelled once when she was leaving because she couldn't hold back her anger. She calmed down immediately after yelling and has now changed to coaxing Wang Xiaoxiang to leave in a soft voice.

"The sun is so strong outside, and the wind is so strong, carrying sand everywhere. You're so beautiful and dressed so nicely. It would be such a waste if you got tanned and your clothes got dirty from the sand."

“I’ll speak to Leng Xingran, the educated youth. It’s just a thank you. You can thank him another day when you run into him. It’s the same thing. He’s a generous person and won’t mind these things.”

Wang Xiaoxiang was flattered by the compliment and proudly raised her head, "You also think I look good today, right? Xiaoni taught me how to dress."

Ignoring her attire and clothing, she actually looks quite charming and innocent.

Ren Yan's smile froze. "Xiaoni? Your cousin? She taught you how to dress?"

Why is this kid always getting the short end of the stick?

Has she forgotten that her ex-boyfriend and her cousin were rumored to have had an affair?

But this girl was silly and stubborn, and Ren Yan knew she couldn't persuade her, so she could only remind her: "You should stay away from your cousin."

Before Wang Xiaoxiang could refute, she already knew the result, and without waiting for a reply, she excitedly ran past her towards Lin Yuexi.

"Xi Bao, Xi Bao, you're here! I've missed you so much."

Having been seen, Lin Yuexi stopped hiding and walked out from around the corner of the wall. "I'm off today, so I came to see you all."

The chubby girl Qi Meng also stood up and waved to Ren Yan Yan like a lucky cat, "Ren Yan, the educated youth."

Ren Yan grinned from ear to ear, grabbed Lin Yuexi's arm, and said to Qi Meng, "Want to come to my place for a bit?"

"No, no, it's a rare day off, I'm going to lie down for a while." Even if she didn't know any better, she understood that it wouldn't be appropriate to approach someone with guests at this time.

She turned and ran away as soon as she finished speaking, giving no one a chance to call her back.

Ren Yan smiled and shook her head, then introduced to Lin Yuexi, who looked curious, "She's a new educated youth who came last month. She's had a tough time. Her mother died early, and her father remarried. Her mother had originally reserved a job for her, but her stepmother took it for her own daughter. Fearing that she would go back to her hometown to take the job, her stepmother registered her to go to the farthest northwest region."

“She came with almost nothing, just a small satchel, inside which were two thin pieces of clothing covered in patches.”

"But she was lucky. Captain Wang was free that day, so he went to pick her up. When he saw that she had nothing, he went back and got her an old washbasin and an old enamel mug. On the way, she met some educated youths who were willing to speak up for her. Some of the kind-hearted educated youths who had the means pooled together some things for her."

There were no good things, like tattered clothes and quilts. There was no way around it; the educated youth in the Northwest, well, each had their own misfortunes. Except for a very few, almost all of them were not well-liked at home, and everyone was having a hard time.

The educated youth who could spare extra money to help others had all been there for quite some time. They received wages, and even if they sent some home, they would keep some for themselves. They wouldn't force themselves to help others if they had some old things on hand.

Wang Xiaoxiang seemed a little shy. Originally, she was going to grab Ren Yan, but when she saw Lin Yuexi step forward, she immediately turned around and ran away timidly.

Lin Yuexi fell silent. Was she that scary?
However, she still gave Xu Shan a look.

Ren Yan did not lie to Wang Xiaoxiang; Leng Xingran had indeed gone to the city early in the morning.

The two went straight back to Ren Yan's room, where Ren Yan busily laid out a large pile of her treasured food, all of which were nuts she had collected from the nearby mountains during her recent break.

Ren Yan chattered away to Lin Yuexi about what had happened since she arrived in the Northwest.

Just then, Xu Shan's voice came from behind them.

"Yuexi, something has happened to that woman named Wang Xiaoxiang."

Lin Yuexi instructed Xu Shan and the others not to address him as "commander" when they were out, but to use his name directly.

Ok?
Lin Yuexi and Ren Yan exchanged a glance and quickly got up and came out.

Lin Yuexi: "What happened?"

"When Comrade Wang was crossing the river, he met a female comrade on the bridge. It seemed that he had an argument with the female comrade. Xiao Ye was too far away to hear clearly, but he saw the two of them suddenly start fighting. Then Comrade Wang fell into the river. Fortunately, Xiao Ye was with him and he was rescued."

Lin Yuexi was also acting on behalf of Wang Xiaoxiang's father. She noticed that Wang Xiaoxiang seemed a bit off when she left and worried about her safety on the road. She thought that someone who wasn't very bright could easily get into trouble if they were emotionally unstable. So she asked Xu Shan to arrange for someone to escort her back.

Anyway, she always has at least five people protecting her at any given time, so it's not a big problem for one of them to leave for a while.

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On the riverbank, a group of people gathered in three or four circles, with Wang Xiaoxiang, who was soaking wet, sitting sprawled on the ground in the very center of the circle.

The messy makeup on her face had all been washed away by the river, revealing her original delicate features. However, she was pale and had red eyes from being frightened and choking on water.

Two middle-aged women were closest to her; one was only wearing an undershirt, and her coat was wrapped around Wang Xiaoxiang's body, while the other was hugging Wang Xiaoxiang and whispering to her.

There was also a young woman not far from them; she was Wang Xiaoxiang's cousin, Wang Xiaoni.

She watched as Wang Xiaoxiang's face, which she envied, was once again displayed in front of others. A dark look flashed across her eyes, but her expression quickly changed to one of heartache.

"Cousin, I know you like Leng Xingran, but you can't hurt yourself like this. How heartbroken Uncle will be if you do this?"

Hearing her words, many of the people around her changed their worried expressions to suspicion or even disdain: What? It wasn't an accidental fall into the water, she deliberately jumped in?
Aunt Feng, the one wearing her undershirt, spat at Wang Xiaoni with annoyance, "You think you're all talk and no action? All you ever say is that she's your cousin, not your dad's mistress. How can you be so heartless? You really don't want her to be happy, do you? You won't be satisfied until you've ruined her, will you?"

The woman who was holding Wang Xiaoxiang also said angrily, "You are really shameless. How could our Wang family produce someone like you? I saw you push her down with my own eyes."