Chapter 12

In the room, Jiang Xue, like a treasure hunter, took out the fabric from her cloth bag.

There were the popular navy blue, gray, and white colors of the time, but the fabrics were not large, it was clear that they were leftover scraps.

But for their family, even scraps were rare.

Both Jiang Xue and Jiang Nianzi had soft voices, but Jiang Nianzi’s voice was gentler, while Jiang Xue’s voice had a kind of cloying sweetness.

Jiang Xue blinked her big eyes and smiled at Jiang Nianzi: “Silly girl, are you happy?”

Jiang Nianzi was indeed quite happy, she had been worried that Jiang Xue’s personality was bad and she would be difficult to get along with.

It turned out that she just spoke a little sweetly.

“Thank you, sister.”

“You’re welcome.” Jiang Xue reached out and rubbed Jiang Nianzi’s head: “I heard Mom say that you’re working at the clinic in town now, you can earn at least thirty yuan a month.”

That was just an estimate.

Jiang Nianzi nodded, this made Jiang Xue very proud, she said in a sweet voice, hugging Jiang Nianzi: “Oh, my Zizi, you’re so capable, I’m so envious of you.”

Saying that, Jiang Xue suddenly saw the can on Jiang Nianzi’s bedside table.

Her eyes immediately widened: “Malted milk?”

She let go of Jiang Nianzi and excitedly ran over to pick up the malted milk can.

She was astonished, this stuff was precious, only wealthy families could afford it.

Although Jiang Xue’s salary could buy it, that money was used to help the family, who would waste it like this?

Besides, Jiang Xue had only been working for a month, she hadn’t received her salary yet.

“Zizi, did you buy this?”

After initial contact, Jiang Xue was actually pretty good, except for her appearance and way of speaking, she didn’t really seem like the white lotus described in the book.

Because of Ding Hongmei and her brother and sister’s relationship, Jiang Nianzi wanted to have a good relationship with Jiang Xue: “Sister, do you want to drink it? I’ll mix you a bowl.”

Jiang Xue was tempted, but –

“No need, keep it for yourself.” Jiang Xue lovingly touched her head: “You’re so weak, you should take good care of yourself. These supplements, keep them for yourself.”

Speaking of which, Jiang Xue noticed something.

“Is it because I haven’t seen you for a long time? Why do I feel like you’ve become fairer?”

The four siblings in the Jiang family were all good-looking.

But Jiang Nianzi was the most beautiful.

Just a little fairer, her appearance had a very striking impact.

Because she hadn’t seen her for a long time, Jiang Xue thought she was imagining things.

Now, looking closely, her sister was prettier than before.

“Is that so?”

Zhao Fanghu had also thought she had become a little fairer.

Hearing Jiang Xue say this, Jiang Nianzi quickly took out a mirror and looked at herself.

She had been doing yoga, exercising, and wearing sunscreen every day, the person in the mirror did seem a little more vibrant than when she first arrived here.

This made Jiang Nianzi very happy.

Jiang Nianzi and Jiang Xue weren’t far apart in age, they were both at an age where they cared about their appearance. Hearing her sister’s happy tone, Jiang Xue was also amused.

“Alright, my little beauty, everyone knows you’re the most beautiful girl in the ten miles around. Come on, your Yanzi sister is getting married, let’s go see.”

Wang’s house wasn’t far away, Jiang Nianzi was dragged by Jiang Xue, and they arrived at Wang Yan’s house soon.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Jiang Nianzi heard a sarcastic voice.

“Oh, isn’t this Jiang Xue?”

The voice sounded unfriendly.

Jiang Nianzi looked up, she didn’t recognize her.

She was worried that this person would bully Jiang Xue, when she heard Jiang Xue’s voice suddenly become sharp: “Cut it out, who do I think it is, it’s you. What? Haven’t I beaten you enough?”

“You…”

Xu Cuicui and Jiang Xue had always been at odds, because the boy she liked liked Jiang Xue.

Hearing her mention that, Xu Cuicui’s face turned green.

She walked closer to Jiang Xue and deliberately lowered her voice –

“Jiang Xue, you shameless thing, what, do you think if you deliberately act superior, A Yuan will like you? Dream on, I’m telling you, A Yuan only likes me. I heard that your boss is a forty-year-old man, you don’t have any skills, and you can work at a tailor shop in the county town. If you hadn’t used those dirty tricks, no one would have hired you.”

Jiang Nianzi heard every word.

She was instantly angry, in this era, a woman’s chastity was more important than anything else.

If she opened her mouth and spoke nonsense, wouldn’t Jiang Xue be drowned in spit?

Jiang Nianzi was about to shield Jiang Xue, when she suddenly heard Jiang Xue’s calm voice.

“All these years, why haven’t you learned your lesson? Do you think you’re the only one with a mouth? Spreading rumors, anyone can do that. You said I used dirty tricks to seduce men, I might as well say that I came back from outside this morning and saw you running out of Lai Mazar’s house, your clothes were disheveled.”

Lai Mazar was an old bachelor in the village, he often hung out with widows.

He was lazy and gluttonous, and the worst part was that he was very ugly.

Jiang Nianzi was stunned, she turned to look at Jiang Xue.

This sister of hers, with her little white flower face, didn’t seem to be a good person after all.

But she liked it.

Sure enough, those words made Xu Cuicui’s face turn red: “What are you talking about, I didn’t, Jiang Xue, you’re lying.”

Xu Cuicui’s mouth wasn’t as sharp as Jiang Xue’s, she just kept repeating that sentence, but she was angry.

She was even more afraid that Jiang Xue would really spread rumors: “I won’t say it anymore, okay?”

Xu Cuicui was really angry, so while she said she wouldn’t say anything, she couldn’t help but push Jiang Xue.

Jiang Nianzi saw that her sister could have avoided it, but she deliberately walked into it, then staggered back a few steps.

Jiang Nianzi quickly pulled her.

Jiang Xue fell into Jiang Nianzi’s arms.

Jiang Nianzi was puzzled, when she heard a voice filled with anger.

“Xu Cuicui, what are you doing?”

Oh?

Looking at the man walking towards them, Jiang Nianzi understood Jiang Xue’s strategy.

She couldn’t help but laugh, she really was a white lotus persona.

Sure enough, as soon as the man came over, he lowered his voice and reprimanded Xu Cuicui: “I told you I don’t like you, don’t bother, next time I see you bullying Jiang Xue, don’t blame me for not giving your parents face.”

This man was Xu Cuicui’s sweetheart, A Yuan.

Being yelled at by her sweetheart, Xu Cuicui was both angry and sad: “A Yuan, it’s not my fault, it’s Jiang Xue…”

“Enough, do you think I’m blind?” A Yuan said impatiently, turning to look at Jiang Xue, but his voice was filled with concern: “Ah Xue, are you okay?”

Jiang Xue “weakly” shook her head: “I’m fine, don’t mind her. It’s my fault. Zizi, let’s go.”

Look at that, how magnanimous.

She was being bullied, and she was still defending the other person.

If Jiang Nianzi hadn’t been there, she would have really believed it.

She was dumbfounded, she “huh”, and dazedly followed Jiang Xue into the house.