Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 216: A Dog-Blooded Ill-Fated Encounter Appears
"That’s not possible."
The young man refused very decisively and swiftly, with a look of impatience on his face as he retorted at her, "I’m telling you, Zhang Xiaoqin, can you stop causing trouble every day? Do you really think everyone is your family or brothers who have to pamper you?!"
"Nicely said."
Tu Xiao clapped his hands enthusiastically, looking as if he was hoping for chaos as he asked the young man, "Comrade, I see you’re a sensible person, how come you’re hanging out with someone who’s not?"
This is just pure madness, he’s just looking for trouble because life is too comfortable. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Can’t figure out what this young man is thinking.
Yi Chichi watched as the young man turned black, then red, then his face was full of embarrassment, and silently gave Tu Xiao a thumbs up. Mr. Tu sure has a wonderful mouth, capable of delivering unexpected surprises.
"Jun..."
"Shut up."
Zhang Xiaoqin had just started speaking when Jun cut her off with irritation, "Either sit quietly in your seat, or we’re done. If you get beat up, don’t come looking for me."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Xiaoqin quieted down like a chicken and went back to her seat without daring to say another word.
With the addition of these two, the number of passengers in Yi Chichi’s compartment increased to four.
Normally, young people would have things to talk about when together, but Zhang Xiaoqin is really not likable, and even her companion Qiao Jun was not welcomed by Yi Chichi and Tu Xiao.
However, he was a chatterbox, and even though he realized he wasn’t welcomed because of Zhang Xiaoqin, it didn’t stop him from moving over to chat with Yi Chichi and the others.
Yi Chichi ignored him; Tu Xiao decided to chat with him out of the principle that doing nothing was boring.
Then, this guy asked—
"Are you two dating?"
Tu Xiao showed a look of horror, and Yi Chichi looked at him as if he were an idiot, "Is there something wrong with your eyes?"
"Mr. Yi is a military wife, don’t mess up her reputation."
Tu Xiao explained irritably.
Qiao Jun... Great, said the wrong thing again.
He immediately apologized, "Sorry, Comrade Yi, I didn’t mean to."
"Comrade Qiao, I don’t think you’re suited for talking."
Yi Chichi’s tone was calm and unruffled, and Zhang Xiaoqin couldn’t help but jump in to make her presence known, "Why do you talk like that?"
"Comrade Zhang, don’t push me to slap you."
Also not likable, Yi Chichi wasn’t planning on being polite.
She touched her hair, pulled out a silver needle that was longer than her finger, and calmly said, "I have a bad temper, Comrade Zhang. You’d better behave, speak less, and eat more, or I’ll give you a jab that’ll turn you into a mute for a few days."
Zhang Xiaoqin was just foul-mouthed, spoiled, and capricious, but not stupid.
Her IQ was fine; seeing the silver needle, she knew Yi Chichi was a tough one and wouldn’t pamper her like her classmates did because of her family.
What’s more, Yi Chichi is a military wife, which makes her even more untouchable.
Therefore, she wisely chose safety, "Okay, Comrade Yi, I won’t disturb you."
As for Qiao Jun, what did he have to do with her?
Men take a back seat when personal safety is at stake.
Zhang Xiaoqin shrank back, and so did Qiao Jun.
Then, the rest of the time turned into a lively chat between Qiao Jun and Tu Xiao.
Yi Chichi buried herself in reading the barefoot doctor’s manual.
Tu Xiao noticed and was surprised, "Comrade Yi, are you a doctor?"
"Health worker."
There is a difference between health workers and doctors; Uncle Yaozi is the doctor in Kao Shan Village, and she holds the title and salary of a health worker.
Doctors diagnose, treat, and save people, theoretically health workers only handle injections and infusions.
Unfortunately, theory doesn’t apply to her.
Whenever Uncle Yaozi wasn’t at the brigade clinic, she’d have to step in, luckily these occasions were rare, otherwise she’d be overwhelmed with worry.
"You can’t treat illnesses?"
"No."
"Then why are you reading the barefoot doctor’s manual?"
Qiao Jun couldn’t resist interjecting, Yi Chichi replied without lifting her head, "The sea of learning is boundless, and learning never ends. No one said that if you can’t treat illnesses, you can’t read books."
Qiao Jun was dismissed again.
Then, he came to a conclusion that this Comrade Yi is really hard to approach.
The very unapproachable Yi Chichi was like a porcupine with all her quills up, and during the journey that followed, except for showing a few good faces to Tu Xiao and chatting and laughing with him, she thoroughly ignored Qiao Jun and Zhang Xiaoqin.
Finally, Beijing station arrived.
As the train slowly pulled into the station and stabilized, Yi Chichi picked up her luggage and headed for the door.
The advantage of traveling light was evident here; like her, Tu Xiao had only a suitcase and nothing else.
Qiao Jun and Zhang Xiaoqin were different; they had a lot of luggage.
In their six-person compartment, since no one had boarded along the way, the remaining two berths were filled with their luggage.
Thus, it was only after Yi Chichi and Tu Xiao had disembarked that the two of them finally appeared at the door, lugging their bags.
"Let’s go."
Tu Xiao, who didn’t want to continue the journey with them, caught sight of the two with the corner of his eye and urged Yi Chichi to leave.
Then, the two of them briskly merged into the crowded stream of people, disappearing from Qiao Jun and Zhang Xiaoqin’s view as if being chased by ghosts.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoqin, who had raised her hand to call out to them to wait, pouted and complained to Qiao Jun, "Brother Jun, Yi Chichi and Tu Xiao are not good people."
"I think you’re the one who’s not good."
Transforming into a luggage-moving worker, Qiao Jun was in a bad mood and retorted upon hearing, "I’m telling you, can you just take care of your own luggage? Am I your family laborer, supposed to carry your luggage?"
"I’m a girl, after all, with less strength."
She pouted and acted coquettishly, Qiao Jun couldn’t bear to look and withdrew his gaze, "Behave normally, you look like a pig in a pigsty."
"Also, no one said that female comrades have to be weak, look at Comrade Yi, she’s pretty strong, carrying her own luggage."
With that, he stuffed one of the bags into Zhang Xiaoqin’s arms, "Take this, if you don’t, I’ll leave it, I’m definitely not carrying it."
Before he finished speaking, he turned and walked away quickly.
Zhang Xiaoqin, who was still trying to act cute, saw him leave and hurriedly chased him with her luggage.
"Brother Jun, wait for me..."
Not calling out was okay, but calling out made him run faster.
Yi Chichi and Tu Xiao were already outside the station and knew nothing of this.
"Comrade Yi, where are you going now?"
"The guesthouse, and you?"
Currently, there’s no train heading to Hei Province; it’s not like the later days where there are several trains every day. A train every few days is common.
Once a day is considered frequent.
"I have to report, why don’t you come with me to the machinery guesthouse?"
"No thanks."
Yi Chichi declined, "I still need to buy a ticket to Hei Province for tomorrow, see you if fate allows."
"How about bringing Wen Sheng to find me in Yangcheng when you return?"
"If there’s a chance."
She didn’t give a direct promise, but Tu Xiao understood, laughing, "I’ll take that as a yes."
"...Mm."
"Then see you next time."
"See you next time."
With a wave, the two parted ways.
Then, Yi Chichi went to the ticket counter to buy a ticket to Sanshu Station.
Also a hard sleeper, purchased using a special appointment letter from the Friendship Store and a business trip voucher issued by Ning Jiandong.
However, no matter what, she couldn’t have imagined that the next morning, upon boarding and finding the compartment, she would encounter a dramatic reunion of fate.
