Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 189 Showing Off

Chapter 189: Chapter 189 Showing Off

In her previous life, Shen Mianmian wore the same thing, cotton-padded jackets that couldn’t be washed and were not very attractive. This layer worn on the outside served to keep dirt off the inner clothes and made them appear just a bit better.

One could only say that what she wore was slightly less worn than her old clothes; calling them pretty would be a stretch of the truth.

However, Zhou Siyu was only fifteen years old now, living in such a family where having new clothes for the New Year was considered good enough, her aesthetic appreciation indeed hadn’t been elevated.

Oh! Wrong, even if it had been elevated, she couldn’t appreciate it.

When Zhou Siyu went to school, she liked to dress in an innocent, pure style, but later when she entered society, she adopted the style of a feral kitten: in summer, she liked to wear tight leopard prints, and in winter, she preferred mink.

Zhou Siyu pouted again, "Sis, you’re just sour because you don’t have any, aren’t you?"

She folded the new clothes neatly and placed them with the new cotton shoes in the cupboard, "Now I have new clothes and shoes to wear for the New Year again."

Every child loves the New Year, and Zhou Siyu was no exception. Each year, Zhou Lanfang would make her a pair of new cotton shoes and buy her a new jacket. When she went out on the first day of the New Year, she would always receive a host of envious glances.

When she returned home, her sisters were also very envious, which greatly satisfied Zhou Siyu’s vanity.

She particularly cherished that feeling of being the center of attention.

Shen Mianmian: "..."

She wasn’t impressed by Zhou Siyu’s childish behavior and silently put her English book into her backpack.

"Sis, can I take a look at that English book of yours?" Zhou Siyu said with some envy. Shen Mianmian treated the book like a treasure, always pretending to read it. Could she really understand it?

"If you can introduce yourself completely in English, I will let you see it," Shen Mianmian replied indifferently.

Zhou Siyu: "..."

If she didn’t want to share, she could’ve just said so. Why make excuses?

If her English were so good, why would she need an English book?

"Mianmian, come out and help carry things in," Zhou Lanfang called loudly from outside for Shen Mianmian to come out and carry things, feeling sore and tired from her long day out and the bike ride home.

Thinking of Shen Mianmian lounging at home all day, she felt a surge of irritation.

Shen Mianmian came out quietly to help carry things. Zhou Lanfang had bought quite a lot, not just clothes but also things like sweet potato starch, sunflower seeds, peanuts, rock sugar, and lard.

Just as she was about to check which items needed to be taken to the kitchen and which to the main room, Zhou Lanfang scolded her.

"I told you to take them inside, just take them in. What are you rummaging around for, looking like a thief?"

"I heard your voice from a long way off. No sooner have I arrived home than I hear all this fuss. What’s it about now?" Jianhua hadn’t yet reached home when he heard Zhou Lanfang’s clamor and thought to himself that his wife must be scolding their daughter again. Upon entering, he saw that he was right.

"I asked her to take the things inside, and she kept turning them over and over. Can’t I even say a word?" Zhou Lanfang softened her tone a bit when she saw Jianhua come back.

She had spent a fair amount of money today, which Jianhua didn’t know about yet. Although he normally didn’t concern himself with these matters, she still felt a bit guilty, after all, it was Jianhua who had earned the money.

Jianhua looked down and saw as much as ten pounds of lard on the ground, "It’s so heavy, how could she move it?" He bent down and carried the lard into the kitchen.

Shen Mianmian silently carried the other items into the main room, followed by Zhou Lanfang and Jianhua.

"Jianhua, I bought you a jacket, try it on to see if it fits. If it doesn’t, I’ll exchange it tomorrow," Zhou Lanfang said as she opened a bag of clothes on the ground, took out a grey Zhongshan suit, and urged her husband to try it on.