Chapter 38 - 037 Nobleman
The sun grew fiercer, sweat poured down her forehead like rain, trickling over her dark skin. Tian Sangsang raised her hand to wipe it away, then shook her hand. Fat people sure sweat a lot.
She hadn’t put on sunscreen when she left the house; now the ultraviolet rays were beating down on her.
Aunt Zhong’s eggs sold out quickly. She walked up to Tian Sangsang, glanced at her goods, and said warmly, "Sangsang, don’t worry, there’s still plenty of time. Buying and selling requires mutual willingness—sometimes there’s no one for a while, and then all of a sudden, someone comes along and buys everything."
Tian Sangsang knew she was trying to console her and smiled sincerely.
"I’m heading to the co-op now to pick up some things for my family. When I come back, I’ll help you yell out for sales." Aunt Zhong added.
"Okay, Auntie, you go ahead. I’ll wait a little longer."
After Aunt Zhong left, Tian Sangsang finally became aware of the unusual behavior of the passersby—the strange glances and the whispered pointing fingers. No one was willing to come up and ask about her goods. Clearly, they were keeping their distance from her. She never realized before how deeply discrimination could hurt. Turns out that her cheerful, joking demeanor of late might have seemed ridiculous to others. She was undoubtedly an oddity, yet somehow thought of herself as the reincarnation of a former Tian Sangsang.
Tian Sangsang sat on the ground, burying her head in her arms, silently reflecting. This was truly an era of vanity, a timeless truth across history.
Your face isn’t everything, but without a face, you truly have nothing.
Her face’s "lethal power" might be exceedingly strong...