Chapter 6 - 6: Encounter with a Thief
Seeing both of them dressed so formally, Si Xiaohui looked displeased. If this were ancient times, it would be the gap between a lady and her maid.
Regrettably due to their poor family situation, Lin Fengying had never bought her good clothes. The clothes she was wearing were bought two years ago to keep up appearances, and she could hardly bear to wear them at home.
Her good mood instantly plummeted, and Si Xiaohui sarcastically asked with a stern face, "We're just going into town, not matchmaking. Why all this pomp?"
"I usually dress like this." Zhang Lijuan smiled and looked at Tong Yao, "My sister-in-law is all dolled up though, you must be going to meet Chen in town, right?"
Had she not known about Zhang Lijuan's feelings for Si Chen, Tong Yao would not have found anything wrong with her comment. But knowing that Zhang Lijuan had her sights on Si Chen, the words didn't sound right.
"I didn't dress up on purpose, it's just that my figure is slim and I look good. My temperament can't be hidden."
Si Xiaohui's face was filled with disgust as she muttered, "So shameless." Who would boast about themselves like that? Shouldn't normal people be modest?
Zhang Lijuan always heard Si Xiaohui gripe about how Tong Yao was lazy and idle at home. Hearing Tong Yao's self-praise, she burst out laughing. To the older generations, Tong Yao was a ditz, not catching the underlying meanings in what people said.
Zhang Lijuan had envied Tong Yao for her beauty before, but now she felt much better.
"Let's not stand here any longer. My uncle will be here soon with his tractor, let's wait for him at the entrance of the village!"
Lin Fengying saw the three of them off to the entrance of the village, constantly reminding Si Xiaohui and Zhang Lijuan not to run around in town and not to talk to strangers. She treated them like children. Si Xiaohui was somewhat impatient whereas Tong Yao felt warm. In her previous life, she grew up in an orphanage, and no one truly cared about her.