Shen Mianmian had grown quite a bit recently, probably reaching five feet one, although taller than before, but this height was not satisfactory to her.
Xiaocui was about five feet three; not to mention reaching that height, if Shen Mianmian could just grow to five feet, she’d be content.
"Don’t worry, you’re still growing," Xiaocui found an example to comfort her. "My cousin used to be about your height, but around the age of seventeen, she suddenly shot up, and now she’s even taller than I am."
Indeed, this pep talk seemed quite effective for Shen Mianmian, who felt much more at ease after hearing it. Her height was indeed still increasing, and if she continued eating the way she was, she might really reach five feet.
While five feet wasn’t particularly tall, compared to her height in her previous life, it was infinitely better.
At this moment, Shen Mianmian occasionally fretted over her height, completely unaware that she would later grow to a goddess-like stature.
Seeing her dramatic transformation after donning new clothes, Lu Siyuan thought he couldn’t fall behind and excitedly took his fabric to Gao Changchun’s place.
With nothing else to do, Shen Mianmian began to do the accounts, working until five-thirty in the afternoon, and didn’t return home until after dinner.
No sooner had she entered the village than she attracted quite a few glances. The busier villagers pulled her aside to ask who had bought her such beautiful clothes, an inquiry which Shen Mianmian deflected with a previously thought-up excuse.
Zhou Lanfang and Zhou Siyu were watching TV at Zhang Changfa’s house. Hearing others say that Shen Mianmian had returned in new clothes, as beautiful as a fairy, neither of them could concentrate on the show anymore and they hurried home.
Upon seeing Shen Mianmian, both were stunned for a moment, with Zhou Siyu being the first to react.
"Sister, where did you get these new clothes from?"
At this moment, jealousy turned her eyes red. Previously, when others said that Shen Mianmian looked as beautiful as a fairy in her clothes, she couldn’t be bothered to listen, thinking they were exaggerating.
Now that she saw it for herself, denial was not an option.
Why had she never realized that Shen Mianmian looked like an alluring sprite? Read complete versıon only at 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝※𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖※𝕟𝕖𝕥
Zhou Lanfang was snapped back to reality by Zhou Siyu’s words. Upon seeing Shen Mianmian, she asked through clenched teeth, "Did you steal money from the house?"
This outfit must have cost dozens of yuan. Shen Mianmian couldn’t possibly afford it; she must have stolen her money.
"I accidentally ripped my clothes and shoes while working, and I got a little hurt too, so the boss compensated me with two sets of clothes," Shen Mianmian trotted out the excuse she had prepared in advance.
Only then did Zhou Lanfang notice the band-aid behind Shen Mianmian’s ear, but she didn’t believe Shen Mianmian’s story one bit. "You got a small injury, and they compensated you with clothes and shoes? Who are you trying to fool?"
Zhou Siyu, however, was utterly fixated on Shen Mianmian’s mention of two sets of new clothes.
If one set was already worth a lot of money, how could they give Shen Mianmian two sets? Did they have a mountain of gold and silver at home?
"People there earn a lot of money in a day and don’t care about these things. Although they look nice, these are actually defective goods from the wholesale market, which cost less than five yuan for a complete outfit."
Shen Mianmian made up a story on the spot; no matter what she said, Zhou Lanfang would have no evidence to refute it.
It must be said that Shen Mianmian had Zhou Lanfang pegged. Having rarely been to the city, Zhou Lanfang didn’t understand anything about defects.
Seeing Shen Mianmian dressed so prettily, she was angry but helpless.
Glowering at Shen Mianmian, she thought to herself that Shen Jianhua’s first wife, Shen Mianmian’s biological mother, must have also been , as alluring as a fox demon to have seduced Shen Jianhua and given birth to such an illegitimate child to annoy her.