Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 201: The Educated Youth Trying to Cozy Up

"This depends on the final data we gather, but ideally, we hope that the village can grow medicinal herbs. After all, carrying all these large packages back and forth isn’t easy; no one wants to make more trips than necessary." Su Yijia, fresh from her bath, walked in and directly answered the question posed to her.

Her sudden appearance left the two female educated youths so flustered that they didn’t know where to place their hands and feet. However, Su Yijia’s gaze only briefly lingered on them before quickly moving away.

"Have you finished washing the clothes? I’ll go hang them up and start preparing the meals." Grandma Lin stood up, patting the wrinkled quilt she had been sitting on. "Jiajia, try out this bed. Do you like the thickness? I added an extra quilt, and if it’s not enough, we can add another."

Su Yijia obediently sat on the edge of the bed, tested it, and then clung to Grandma Lin’s arm, affectionately acting spoiled, "It’s comfortable! Everything you set up is always comfortable, Grandma." In truth, she preferred softer beds, but the elderly tended to favor firmer ones, which were better for their health.

"You’re still such a child," Grandma Lin laughed, her eyes narrowing into slits with joy.

Fortunately, although Ze was injured, he pampered Jiajia in every way. Comrade Xia also cherished the younger generation, which is why their precious Jiajia, even after marriage, retained the temperament of a young girl.

"Grandma, you should rest a bit. You must be tired after walking such a long distance in the mountains. Gao is doing the laundry, and once he’s done, he’ll hang it up. Let him help with the cooking when he’s finished." Su Yijia pressed Grandma Lin back onto the bed, reaching out to pull the curtain.

"Why trouble Gao again..." Grandma Lin quickly got up, wanting to help.

"Grandma, please rest. I’ll go find Grandpa and make sure he rests after his bath too. The cooking will take at least an hour." Concerned, she looked at Grandma Lin, taking out today’s body function recovery liquid from her bag.

"Drink your evening medicine first. You look so tired, your face is pale." Grandma Lin felt her body struggling but didn’t want to delay their important work, so she hadn’t mentioned it. Taking the bottle and drinking it, she immediately felt the tension in her body ease, her whole self relaxing as her eyelids grew heavy. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Knowing she couldn’t do much in this state, Grandma Lin reluctantly lay back down. "Jiajia, make sure your grandpa drinks his medicine and rests too. We’re old, and our bodies aren’t as strong as they used to be," she said, yawning repeatedly.

"Don’t worry, Grandma, I’ll go now." Su Yijia gently patted her grandmother’s hand, waiting until she was completely asleep before tucking her hand under the blanket. Pulling the curtain closed, she smiled apologetically at the two female educated youths. "Sorry, my grandma is old and needs rest when she’s tired. Please be quiet so as not to disturb her."

From her bag, she took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies and handed them to the two female educated youths. Though her hands were small, she managed to give them about seven or eight candies. White Rabbit milk candies were expensive, and for the two who had been in the village for three or four years, they were a luxury they couldn’t even dream of.

"Thank you! Don’t worry, we won’t disturb Grandma." Ding Xiaoyu promised.

Satisfied, Su Yijia left the room. Watching her leave, the two female educated youths looked at the candies in their hands. Wu Xuezhen bit her lip in jealousy. "Why is she so lucky? She doesn’t have to go to the countryside."

"Didn’t she get married? If you had gotten married before being sent down, you wouldn’t be here either." Ding Xiaoyu looked at her, puzzled. While every family had to send a child to the countryside, there were ways to avoid it. If you couldn’t find a job, you could get married instead.

"Yeah, right, she even married a cripple just to avoid being sent to the countryside," Wu Xuezhen said sourly.

Ding Xiaoyu was startled by her reckless words and quickly glanced at the place where Grandma Lin was sleeping. The thick curtain covered the area, so she couldn’t tell if her words had disturbed the old woman. Ding Xiaoyu scowled and glared at Wu Xuezhen, "You better shut up. Be careful not to get yourself in trouble again."

Wu Xuezhen seemed to recall something unpleasant, her face darkening, but she said nothing more.

They spent over an hour preparing dinner. Although they only made some nutritional porridge and steamed egg with mutton mushroom meatloaf for Qin Kaize, the generous use of seasonings made even the vegetable dishes smell particularly enticing. Thankfully, the Educated Youth Center was a bit removed from where the villagers lived, so only the educated youth could be tempted by the aroma.

After dinner, the village head and the party secretary came by with some wild fruits picked from the mountains, satisfied with their gesture of goodwill before leaving. Everyone was exhausted from the long day’s journey and quickly retired to bed.

Lying awake, Su Yijia realized she hadn’t had time to bathe Qin Kaize or even kiss him, missing out on two daily points. It pained her to think about it. Especially since their current living arrangement made it difficult to bathe him. Once they left and he started taking the Detoxification Pills, how long would she be able to earn those points from bathing him?

Staring at the ceiling, Su Yijia felt increasingly regretful and couldn’t sleep. She put on a light jacket and tiptoed out to get some fresh air. As soon as she stepped outside, she saw a male educated youth standing in the courtyard, his back to her, gazing at the moon.

What’s so interesting about the moon? It’s still far from the Mid-Autumn Festival. Su Yijia found his behavior odd and glanced up at the night sky herself. To be honest, tonight’s moon wasn’t even full and was mostly obscured by clouds. Unimpressed, she turned to go back inside, but the male educated youth called out to her.

"Comrade, can you tell me what it’s like outside? I haven’t been home in three years, and the new batch of educated youth hasn’t arrived yet this year." The man smiled politely and apologetically at her.

"We probably aren’t from the same city, and not much has changed these years, just that life is getting better for everyone," Su Yijia quickly replied, hoping to leave. Although they were quite far apart, being alone in the courtyard at night with a man felt inappropriate.

However, the male educated youth didn’t seem to notice her reluctance and continued to chat, "How long will you be staying in the village this time? If it’s a while, I could show you around."

Su Yijia was puzzled by his persistence but fundamentally rejected such forced friendliness. She didn’t even bother to respond and turned to head back inside. Just then, the door of the adjacent room suddenly opened.