Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 561 Reporting 2

Chapter 561: Chapter 561 Reporting 2

"Is Mianmian at the store? I need to talk to her."

Having finally found the person she was looking for, Madam Liu felt more at ease. She rarely came to the city, and felt lost in the unfamiliar surroundings. Her heart felt unsettled as she wandered, but luckily this place was not hard to find.

"Mianmian went out to buy food; she’ll be back soon. Did something happen?" Xiaocui asked with some concern.

"Lanfang knows about Mianmian going to Third Middle School now, I came to deliver the news."

"Ah?" Xiaocui’s face changed with anxiety, "Mom, you didn’t let it slip, did you?"

Mianmian had been so good to their family; if her mother had let the news out, she didn’t know how she would face Mianmian.

"When have I ever been a gossip? I know what should and shouldn’t be said," thought Madam Liu. It was a relief that she came. Even her own daughter suspected her of revealing it, let alone anyone else.

Xiaocui breathed a sigh of relief. Someone in the store was calling for her to take the payment, so she could only ask Madam Liu to come in and rest for a while.

Seeing how busy the store was, Madam Liu’s eyes widened.

Vegetables that were worthless or even free in the village fetched sky-high prices here.

If the goods from the countryside were also this expensive, no one could afford to live.

Then looking at her own daughter, who didn’t seem tired at all from taking payments, and with a hefty paycheck every month, how was this any different from money falling from the sky?

No wonder people say you can’t get by working in the city without connections.

"Madam?" As soon as Shen Mianmian arrived at the shop’s entrance, she saw Xiaocui’s mother, Madam Liu, sitting inside. She carried her things into the store and turned to Lu Siyuan, "Go get another portion of food to bring back."

Lu Siyuan had seen Madam Liu once before and knew she was Xiaocui’s mother. Without a second word, he set down his meal and headed out again.

"There’s no need to buy more; I have already eaten," Madam Liu said, feeling embarrassed to eat there. The food in the city was expensive; as an elder, how could she let a child like Shen Mianmian treat her to a meal?

"Even if you’ve already eaten, have some more. You’ve cycled dozens of kilometers to get here; you must be hungry."

Shen Mianmian was not stingy. Considering the benefits Xiaocui had created for her, it was no loss to treat Madam Liu kindly.

Besides, Madam Liu was also her supplier, so it was good to maintain a positive relationship.

Filled with joy, Madam Liu thought to herself that Mianmian, though young, was indeed very sensible. She studied Shen Mianmian up and down, "It’s only been a few months since I’ve seen you, and you’ve changed so much I can hardly recognize you. You’ve grown a lot taller, and you’ve become even more beautiful, like a little fairy."

This wasn’t flattery; Shen Mianmian had truly changed a lot compared to before.

Freed from the Shen Family’s daily labor and focusing only on her studies, Shen Mianmian’s temperament improved greatly, her skin became fair, and her figure was tall and graceful. She looked beautiful no matter how you looked at her.

"Madam Liu, you’re complimenting me so much I might start believing it. I can’t be as pretty as you say," Mianmian responded. Whether Madam Liu’s words were honest or not, as a girl, she was truly delighted to receive such compliments.

In her previous life, she had also been praised for her looks, but those compliments were always filled with regret.

They would say: Mianmian, if you dressed up and took care of yourself, you would be really beautiful.

Each time, she could only offer a bitter smile and stay silent.

Like all women, she too wished to look beautiful, but she simply had no energy to dress up.

All she could do was envy others in their beautiful clothes and perfect makeup.

"I’m a straightforward person; I speak nothing but the truth. You’re so used to your own appearance, you don’t realize how beautiful you are. Look around our village, who’s prettier than you?"

The more Madam Liu looked at Shen Mianmian, the more she liked the young girl who was sensible, beautiful, and did well in her studies. Shen Jianhua must have been brainwashed by a devil to not treat his daughter well.

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