Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 24 If you also like Wen Zhiqing, I can help you.

"Waaah, Mom, I feel so bad, I really feel so bad."

After get off work today, she went to the department store and carefully selected a gift. She planned to ask Li Shuyao to help her arrange an opportunity to meet Li Tingxuan after the Spring Festival, and then give it to him and confess her feelings.

But upon returning, she suddenly heard the news that Sheng Zexi had married a woman from the countryside. In that case, Li Shuyao would have no chance at all, and he would no longer help her.

Is there absolutely no possibility for her and Li Tingxuan to be together again?

No one knows how Fang Manping is feeling.

It felt like being stabbed in the back, like a beautiful dream I'd been living shattered in an instant.

"No, no, Pingping, Mom will definitely help you."

"You came out of your mother's belly, so your mother definitely hopes that you can marry well."

"Mom understands you."

Fang Manping choked up and didn't say anything.

She knew that her mother didn't understand. She didn't understand that after Li Tingxuan saved her, this man had taken root in her heart and sprouted ever since.

Over the years, she had been gazing at Li Tingxuan.

Those sprouted seeds have long since grown into towering trees.

If so, how could it be possible to forcibly uproot this big tree?

With Fang Wanrong's comforting words, Fang Manping gradually calmed down.

The next day, after Fang Manping went to the cultural troupe, she saw Li Shuyao rehearsing a dance on stage.

She knew that Li Shuyao was rehearsing the dance so hard because it was a solo performance by Li Shuyao, which would soon be staged at the Northwest Military Region's New Year's Eve gala.

Li Shuyao wants to rehearse well so that she can amaze Sheng Zexi.

Fang Manping was very envious of Li Shuyao, who was as confident and flamboyant as a proud white swan on stage.

Many times, she felt like an ugly duckling, even if she liked someone, she could only keep it hidden in her heart, being careful and not daring to express her feelings to him.

"Shuyao, I have something to tell you about my brother," Fang Manping said after Li Shuyao finished her dance rehearsal.

Upon hearing that it was about Sheng Zexi, Li Shuyao immediately came over, her eyes full of anticipation. "What is it? Tell me quickly, is it that Brother Sheng is on vacation and coming back?"

"No, Shuyao, I just found out from my uncle yesterday that my brother got married!"

After Fang Manping finished speaking, Li Shuyao's pretty face darkened, as if it were covered with gloomy clouds.

"Are you telling the truth? He really married a woman from the countryside?"

"Ah."

"Okay, I see."

Fang Manping noticed that Li Shuyao's expression was a bit off, so she asked, "Shuyao, are you still going to the Northwest Military Region?"

Li Shuyao smiled, but her smile was somewhat eerie. "Yes, of course I'll go."

She wanted to go to the Northwest Military Region to see what kind of vixen had seduced Sheng Zexi into marrying her.

Sheng Zexi can only be hers. If any other woman dares to touch him, she will tear them to shreds, no matter what, even if they are married.

At that moment, far away in Huaihua Village, Gu Jianing, who was standing in front of a house, suddenly shivered. She couldn't help but wrap her cotton-padded coat tighter around herself, thinking to herself: It's snowing in the Northwest Military Region now, it must be much colder than here. As someone who is naturally prone to feeling cold, shouldn't I prepare more thick clothes?

Just then, the door in front of me creaked open, instantly interrupting my thoughts.

Looking at the young girl in front of him wearing a gray coat.

Unlike the slender girls of this era, the girl in front of me was more robust than the men. Even though she was wearing a padded jacket and cotton trousers, you could almost see the muscles bulging under her clothes.

Her skin was a deep wheat color, and her face was relatively rough compared to the beauty of other girls.

He had short hair, only slightly longer than a man's buzz cut.

Bao Shanyan came to Huaihua Village from other places in the 1960s with her mother, Bao Yingzi, and has been living there for more than ten years.

Bao Shanyan, who was just a child back then, has grown into a 21-year-old woman.

Through the door, Gu Jianing could vaguely see a similarly robust figure busy at the stove inside.

She knew that must be Bao Shanyan's mother.

Because the Bao family only consists of the mother and daughter.

When Bao Shanyan fled to Huaihua Village with her mother during the famine, she was also thin and small.

It is said that Bao Yingzi's family has hunter genes that allowed her to grow so big.

It is said that the Bao family specializes in producing female hunters.

After Bao Shanyan grew up, Bao Yingzi also taught her hunting skills.

Therefore, in every wild boar hunting operation in Huaihua Village in the past, Bao Shanyan was always the first to go, and her hunting skills were even stronger than those of the men in the village.

Even when they're working in the fields, she and her mother are always at full speed.

Perhaps it's because Bao Shanyan's appearance is too rough, her figure too robust, and she lacks femininity, or perhaps it's because the Bao family stipulated that the man must marry into the family. So even though they announced their intention to get married several years ago, Bao Shanyan is still not married.

At 21, a girl in the village is considered an old maid in this day and age.

But Gu Jianing knew that Bao Shanyan was not simple, or rather, she was very well hidden and not just what she appeared to be on the surface.

Almost the instant she opened the door, Gu Jianing felt as if she were prey, targeted by Bao Shanyan.

A sharp, jealous glint flashed in Bao Shanyan's eyes. Soon, she asked, puzzled, "Gu Jianing, you wanted to see me?"

It's no wonder Bao Shanyan was puzzled, because in the previous ten years or so, although they lived in the same village, the two had almost no interaction and had never talked alone.

Knowing Bao Shanyan's background, Gu Jianing was a little scared, but she quickly adjusted her emotions and calmed herself down.

He cut to the chase, "Yes, Bao Shanyan, you like Wen Zhuqing, don't deny it. I know you like her. I've seen you secretly watching me when I'm talking to Wen Zhuqing several times before."

Almost as soon as he said that, Bao Shanyan's face tightened and his eyes narrowed.

Gu Jianing's heart skipped a beat, but she still continued, "Then do you want to be with Wen Zhuqing?"

Bao Shanyan pursed her lips and frowned. "What do you mean?"

Gu Jianing started to deceive, "You must have heard that I recently got engaged to a military officer. To be honest, I did like Wen Zhiqing before, but now I have met someone more suitable for me. I'm afraid my partner will be jealous if he finds out that I liked Wen Zhiqing before. So, I think if Wen Zhiqing gets married, then I won't have this concern."

“I know that all the female educated youths in the settlement like Wen, but I think Wen is also quite good. Rather than letting those female educated youths benefit from him, it’s better to keep the good stuff in the family.”

"So, if you also like Wen Zhiqing, I can help you."