Chapter 262 - 258: Commercial Mutual Praise
It was bitterly cold; every breath turned to a white cloud.
When Gu Jiaojiao saw Aunt Zhao praising the two children, she replied with a beaming smile.
"Sister-in-law Xiu Hua is the one with the real talent. The clothes she makes look just like they were bought from a store."
Aunt Zhao was absolutely delighted to hear this.
And she had to admit, you couldn’t find another person in the entire Qingshan Team who was better at making clothes than her daughter-in-law.
That was a point of great pride for Aunt Zhao.
A friendly auntie who overheard their conversation glanced at the clothes Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang were wearing.
They really did look even better than store-bought clothes.
This gave some of the other aunties, who wanted to make clothes for their own children, an idea.
She even made a point of asking Aunt Zhao, "Did your daughter-in-law make these?"
Aunt Zhao nodded.
"Jiaojiao asked my daughter-in-law to make them. She worked on them for a few days. They were supposed to be for Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang, but then those two kids got adopted by the Lin Family, you know? So they were never sent over."
"They look quite sharp wearing them out today."
The auntie agreed that they looked good.
However, the mention of the Lin Family made her sigh.
"It’s a good thing they weren’t delivered, or else they would’ve just been ruined."
Chen Shulan would even strip a couple of old clothes right off Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang. If she had seen new ones, she would’ve immediately put them on her own children.
’This Gu Jiaojiao really is generous, though.’
’She adopts two kids and immediately has new clothes made for them.’
’When Gu Jiaojiao first came to the countryside, she’d heard that Gu Jiaojiao came from a good family.’
’Now it seemed that was really true.’
After sighing to herself, the auntie picked up her basin and headed to the front.
There was no need to fight over the pork this time.
It was all calculated beforehand; everyone would get their allotted share.
Gu Jiaojiao also walked over, carrying a small bucket.
As soon as she got closer, she heard lots of people discussing what had happened yesterday.
These aunties were truly skilled storytellers. The way they told the story, with such vivid detail, was more exciting than a theatrical opera.
They left those who hadn’t been there to see it utterly dumbfounded.
No one had ever imagined that the simple, honest-looking Lin Jiandong could be such a malicious person.
As a few people were talking, they saw Chen Shulan walk over, holding a basin.
In the past, whenever Chen Shulan came over, everyone would greet her with a smile.
But ever since what happened yesterday, everyone who saw her coming turned their heads away, pretending she wasn’t there.
Some even shuffled aside, their faces full of disgust.
Chen Shulan: "..."
She gritted her teeth in anger.
’Those people had bullied her so much yesterday, and *she* wasn’t even the one who was angry!’
’Yet they were the ones giving her the cold shoulder.’
’Fine! If they wanted to ignore her, she would never deign to speak to them either.’
Chen Shulan lifted her chin arrogantly, looking down her nose at everyone.
Daya and Tie Dan had come along, trailing beside Chen Shulan.
Daya was a bit chubby and stout, and her shifty eyes scanned the crowd.
Her gaze almost instantly locked onto Sweet Girl in the crowd.
When she saw the beautiful new clothes the other girl was wearing, her eyes went wide.
’That smelly beggar actually has new clothes.’
Lin Daya couldn’t help but tug on Chen Shulan.
"Mom, look at the smelly beggar."
Chen Shulan glanced down at her daughter, then lifted her head to scan the crowd.
Gu Jiaojiao was a beauty, and once Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang were cleaned up and put in new clothes, you had to admit, they looked quite a bit better themselves.
Chen Shulan spotted the three of them at once.
In the drab, dusty crowd, Gu Jiaojiao’s bright red cotton coat was especially eye-catching. Even those two unwanted, damned brats were wearing new clothes.
Sweet Girl was wearing a maroon cotton coat in a novel style—at least, Chen Shulan had never seen a design like it before.
Xiao Yang wore a handsome, dark blue cotton coat.
’Such nice clothes, completely wasted on them.’
Chen Shulan snorted inwardly, her gaze lingering on Gu Jiaojiao’s fair, delicate face.
A flash of jealousy crossed her eyes.