Chapter 7 - 006: Factions
The northern winter is very cold, especially after the Great Cold. Not to mention that Ye Ling’s clothes weren’t warm. Within less than a minute outside, she was already chilled to the bone. Once the cold seeped in, Ye Ling regretted coming out.
Before she could voice her reason to go inside, a group of fourteen or fifteen-year-olds had already emerged from the small grove on the east side of the compound and rushed straight to Ye Qian.
In the early 1980s, people generally wore similar clothes, and the primary colors were just a few: dark green, olive green, and gray. Women could sometimes wear red-white checkered patterns or white, while middle-aged and older people typically wore work clothes made of gray or dark blue polyester. In winter, it was a gray overcoat; those more particular would wear a Zhongshan suit.
The kids in front of her mostly wore clothes altered from their parents’ dark green attire. Wearing a dark green Zhongshan suit at that time was something many envied. Therefore, the kids in the compound naturally felt a sense of superiority in such attire. However, Ye Qian, wearing her pink girl’s clothes, appeared quite petite.
With the rustic Ye Ling standing aside, Ye Qian’s petite beauty was even more highlighted.
Ye Ling didn’t have to do anything. Just by standing next to Ye Qian, she immediately attracted all the children’s eyes. In fact, they didn’t shun Ye Ling; they all knew the Ye Family had two daughters, who grew up in the countryside. In the earlier years, Ye Ling had also visited the compound, and her rustic style was etched in everyone’s memories.
Now, on the verge of graduating from junior high, seeing her again, they realized she was just as rustic. Some kids, who were good at concealing their thoughts, didn’t show it on their faces, but others displayed it directly.
Ye Qian pulled Ye Ling over but then seemed to remember something and quickly let go. Seeing Ye Ling wasn’t angry, she introduced her to the people in front, "This is my sister, who just arrived with my grandmother today."
Ye Qian was the undisputed little princess of the compound. Although Mr. Ye’s position was not high, Ye Qian was sweet and good at appeasing people, making everyone in the compound like her. As a result, the children treated her like a princess.
Always liked by everyone, Ye Qian’s cautious demeanor towards her sister couldn’t help but spark speculation. The children’s gazes towards Ye Ling became hostile.
If this were the past life, Ye Ling wouldn’t have thought much about Ye Qian’s gesture. After all, at home earlier, she had mentioned not liking to be close to others. Ye Qian had just remembered it, which seemed normal.
But at the end of her last life, when Ye Qian brought up many past incidents, it made Ye Ling realize that Ye Qian’s current action was definitely deliberate.