Chapter 27: Eyes That See Beauty

So she only responded when Xia Keqing and the others asked.

Li Fen looked embarrassed, “Maybe I shouldn’t buy anything, I have clothes at home.”

Out of the four roommates, Li Fen was the most financially strained.

Xia Keqing had read the original text and knew that Li Fen and her husband were both hardworking people.

Li Fen’s husband, Hong Youliang, was hardworking and skilled. He brought his wife and child to the city to study, and he didn’t stay idle at home. He set up a stall on the side of the road.

The economy was just beginning to recover in this era, and there was a lot of money to be made from street vending.

But most of the money didn’t go into their pockets, they had to send it back to their mother-in-law, Chen Honghua, who lived in their hometown, on a regular basis.

Li Fen’s mother-in-law, Chen Honghua, was a tough woman.

She was a widow in her middle age and raised three children by herself. Li Fen’s husband, Hong Youliang, was the eldest son.

Hong Youliang had an older sister and a younger brother.

But mother-in-law Chen Honghua favored the younger son.

When Li Fen and her younger brother, Hong Youcai, took the college entrance exam together, Chen Honghua gossiped in the village, saying that Li Fen was overreaching herself.

In the end, Li Fen passed, but her younger brother, Hong Youcai, failed.

Chen Honghua was embarrassed and almost threw Li Fen’s admission letter into the stove to burn it.

It was Hong Youliang who discovered it and desperately saved it.

To save Li Fen’s admission letter, Hong Youliang’s arm was severely burned, the scar was large and ugly.

Li Fen felt guilty towards him, so even though she passed the college entrance exam, she didn’t think about divorcing Hong Youliang.

But to study, the couple could only promise to send money back home every month.

If they were late one month or didn’t send the money, Chen Honghua would come from their hometown to the provincial capital.

Chen Honghua’s arrival was a disaster for Li Fen and her family of three.

Xia Keqing had the chance to see Chen Honghua once in the original owner’s memories.

It was that time, Chen Honghua made a scene downstairs in the dormitory building, causing chaos.

Li Fen had no choice but to mention her family and some family matters to her roommates.

Otherwise, Xia Keqing wouldn’t have known about these things.

She waved her hand, “Sister Fen, I’ll pay for the clothes today.”

Li Fen refused without hesitation, “How can that be?”

“You can’t accept something for nothing, how can I accept your things for free?”

He Xiaolan immediately said, “That’s right, I’ll pay for it myself, anyway, it’s almost the end of the month, I’ll ask my parents for money when I’m out of it.”

Xia Keqing was helpless, this was really a carefree little princess.

Zhao Juan said, “They’re right, I don’t need you to pay, I have money.”

Xia Keqing pretended to be unhappy, “Didn’t we agree that you would support me? What’s this? I just gave you each a set of clothes and you’re already refusing? Are you going to ignore me from now on, no matter what I say or what decisions I make?”

The three of them looked at each other, instantly looking embarrassed.

Xia Keqing smiled and said, “I’m not giving you clothes for free either. I want you to wear the clothes I styled and walk around school, attract more customers for me.”

Zhao Juan and Li Fen looked at each other, He Xiaolan’s eyes instantly lit up, she glared at Xia Keqing, “You have so many tricks up your sleeve!”

“I understand, you just want us to be your living advertisements?”

Xia Keqing curled her lips, “Yes, that’s exactly what I mean.”

“Do you think I should pay for this?”

Xia Keqing’s eyes kept circling around Zhao Juan when she said this.

It has to be said, Zhao Juan’s figure was amazing.

A standard model figure, nine-headed body, with exceptionally long legs.

It was like her whole body was legs below the neck.

Even in a sack, she would look good.

Zhao Juan herself also had some fashion sense. For example, her upper body was light-colored, and her lower body was dark-colored. It was just that the designs in this era were relatively simple, so she didn’t look very fashionable.

To put it simply, the clothes were nothing special, but her figure was amazing.

Out of the four, Li Fen was the one who dressed most casually.

But Xia Keqing had eyes that could see beauty.

No girl doesn’t love beauty.

Li Fen was wearing an army green shirt and dark blue straight-leg pants, a typical outfit from the previous generation in the 1950s and 1960s. But Li Fen’s shirt had clearly been altered at the waist, and the hem of her pants had also been narrowed slightly, making it look more fashionable and fitted.

This showed that Li Fen also had some sense of aesthetics.

Xia Keqing chose a pair of dark skinny jeans and a dark green shirt for her.

Out of the four, Li Fen had the darkest skin tone.

And green is a color that makes you look fairer.

As soon as Li Fen put on this outfit, her whole aura changed.

He Xiaolan sincerely praised, “Sister Fen, you should always wear this, it looks so good on you!”

Zhao Juan also nodded, “It’s really refreshing.”

Li Fen was embarrassed, she touched the clothes on her body, “I should change back.”

She silently changed back into her clothes, touched them in her hands, frowning and looking hesitant.

Xia Keqing knew Li Fen’s predicament.

But their relationship wasn’t deep enough, she couldn’t say certain things directly, so she continued to choose clothes for the other two roommates.

She chose a shirt dress with a thin belt for He Xiaolan. The belt could effectively raise the waistline visually, highlighting her body proportions and elongating her legs.

Zhao Juan had the best figure, Xia Keqing chose a pair of pants with a great drape for her, it had the look of wide-leg pants from the future, following the rule of tight at the bottom and loose at the top, or loose at the bottom and tight at the top. Her top was a relatively fitted sweater made of fine wool yarn.

He Xiaolan excitedly gestured, “When we go back to school like this, won’t they go crazy?”

“Oh my god, I think we’re going to make a fortune! It would be unfair if we didn’t.”

Xia Keqing also had a lot of confidence in her aesthetics.

Every era has people with a high fashion sense, and those who are exceptionally talented.

Xia Keqing wasn’t actually one of those people, she knew little about fashion, but she loved to buy clothes and dress herself up, and she had seen a lot.

In the future, with an information explosion, even if you didn’t know how to style yourself, you would know some styling rules because of exposure.

Following those rules practiced by fashionistas, you would basically be right.

That was the benefit of standing on the shoulders of giants.

She wasn’t stupid, how could she miss out on such a good opportunity?

He Xiaolan curiously asked Xia Keqing, “Keqing, what about you? Will you style yourself too?”

Xia Keqing smiled and nodded, she styled herself in a blue V-neck shirt, similar to chiffon, and a pair of light-colored jeans.

She had fair skin, and although she wasn’t tall, her proportions were good.

This outfit made her look exceptionally fresh and beautiful, her legs were straight and slender, she was graceful and elegant.

The three roommates all praised her, especially He Xiaolan, “Wow! I envy you, Keqing, what skincare products do you use, how did you get your skin so white?”

The original owner’s skin tone was naturally fair and cold. Because she had to study, she did less farm work, so her skin was naturally fair.

Now that she was away from home studying at university, she was even fairer.

But one shouldn’t be too arrogant, Xia Keqing thought for a moment, “I’ll teach you guys a few skincare recipes when we go back.”

The three roommates were all excited.

Who doesn’t love beauty when you’re a young girl?

The proprietress, who had been cracking melon seeds the whole time, finally couldn’t sit still.