To please others? It's better to please yourself.

Xu Jianshe sat on the train with his luggage, thinking about what to do next. Once he arrived in H City, his only support would be his third sister, Xu Jing'an.

He used to think his third sister was always busy at home, and he even thought she was silly and too honest. But then, out of the blue, she ran away from the troublesome Xu family.

When he returned from his mission, he found that no one in his family could do anything to her.

Firstly, it's too far, and secondly, there's an information asymmetry. People don't know much about the third brother in H city, but the third brother knows a lot about his family.

Both sides have jobs and constraints, not to mention they are family. "One prospers, all prosper; one suffers, all suffer," so many methods become ineffective.

After all, no one lives only one day, or simply packs up and leaves. One must leave behind a reputation and a sense of honor!

If things escalate and both sides fall out, neither will benefit. Besides, it's not like we're starving; it's not worth it for such a small thing!

Xu Jing'an wrote to her every month, each letter filled with concern for her family, showing the utmost filial piety. Xu's mother couldn't even utter a word of complaint.

From that moment on, he understood that his third sister was the true "master." Her moves were swift and decisive, leaving him undefeated.

After he was signed up to go to the countryside, his second sister took the initiative to come and offer to help him. He had always known that his second sister was a bit shrewd, but seeing how she dealt with his eldest brother and his wife, he knew that his second brother was a "ruthless person"!

Don't be fooled by how my sister-in-law instigated my mother to pester my second sister for benefits and take advantage of her. This time, they might not only return what they've given her, but they might even have to pay her back!

He realized that there wasn't a single shrewd person in the entire Xu family. Those who weren't clear-headed had long been exploited and taken advantage of. Especially the two older sisters—they were incredibly filial to their mother!

This entire carriage was full of educated youth sent to the countryside. Going to the countryside was so tiring, yet there were still girls fighting over food and drink on the train. Two girls opposite were vying to let the man next to them have the braised pork and dumplings.

"What does he lack compared to the guy next to him? I'm taller and better looking than him, so why has no one ever tried to give me anything since I was a kid?" Xu Jianshe felt a pang of jealousy.

A day later, the other educated youth across the street got off the bus. Xu Jianshe quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control his jealousy and almost said something sarcastic several times.

Fortunately, he managed to control himself. One must be careful with one's words and actions when out in public, and avoid making enemies easily! Whenever I don't know what to do, I think about what his two older sisters would do, and then I know what to do.

Why don't you think about what the boss should do? What's a loser even talking about!

Before he could even feel relieved for three minutes, a large group of educated youth suddenly squeezed onto the train. The opposite side was also full of people, and the train started moving again.

This time it was a "competition" scene, and several male educated youths were surrounding a pretty female educated youth. They were handing out candy, bringing water, and giving her snacks and canned fruit.

Xu Jianshe's eyes reddened as he watched. Why wasn't he a woman? If someone could go to the countryside in his place, he would have their babies, regardless of gender!

The guys across from me are obviously just bored and have nothing better to do. What good is a pretty woman? Does she keep you full? He's good-looking too!

That woman was clearly another "second sister," arrogant and haughty. Every word she casually uttered probably lingered in her mind several times over.

Judging from her words and actions, she's playing hard to get! This is something my second sister already did, but her methods are far inferior!

My second sister never makes decisions that leave others speechless. Otherwise, how did she find her partner and job? She chose them from among a large group of people she could contact.

I'm exhausted all day long, what good is a pretty woman? She's only useful for a short while, and I use her every day, so wouldn't that be a huge waste?

Xu Jianshe was filled with indignation towards the male comrades and envy towards the female comrades, so he had to close his eyes to try to avoid seeing them and getting annoyed.

Life is so hard these days, can't we have some normal people around?

Before the normal people could wait, Xu Jianshe got off the train at his stop.

The female educated youth opposite her secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had always felt that the male comrade who had just gotten off the bus was looking at her strangely, his eyes practically burning with rage. She actually felt that kind of gaze that she often received from female comrades, right from the male comrade.

Good heavens! This is such a terrible thing!

She needs to eat another bottle of canned food to calm her nerves! A new round of "fishing" has begun.

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After Xu Jianshe squeezed off the bus, he carried his luggage to the gathering point for educated youth.

Several other women, sharing the same goal, asked him for help carrying their luggage. Xu Jianshe simply ignored them.

He's carrying a lot of luggage too, isn't he? Does his strength come from nowhere? Does his family not need to pay for food? He must be tired after such a long journey. He's tall, but he's physically weak!

Nobody can take advantage of him anymore; his two older sisters have already set an example. Even their own mother couldn't get a single penny from their third sister; the eldest brother did manage to get some money from his second sister through Xu's mother, but the second sister turned around and sent them both to eat sand.

He couldn't even imagine coming up with this idea. Upon hearing that he was to be sent to the countryside, he was filled with anger and panic.

Do you think it's easy to take advantage of the second sister? He guesses the eldest brother will regret it to the core.

He's also a member of the Xu family, born to the same parents. How could he be so much worse than his two older sisters?

It was getting dark, and the staff in charge of picking people up informed everyone to go to the guesthouse for the night and to go to the Municipal Educated Youth Office the next day to wait for assignments.

Xu Jianshe then approached a staff member and said, "I have relatives in the city, and I'd like to stay at their house for the night. Can I go to the educated youth office with some other people tomorrow?"

The staff were surprised but didn't stop them, saying, "Go early tomorrow, don't be late!"

"I remember, thank you, comrade." After saying that, Xu Jianshe hurried out, as it would be difficult to find the address after dark.