Chen Dazhuang watched Tan Rourou being picked up by Fang Xiuli and said enviously, "Rourou has her mother to pick her up, but I don't even know where my mother is."

"Aunt Chen works as a salesperson in the store." Lu Yuanbao answered seriously.

Chen Dazhuang muttered, "I know it's the salesperson. My mom doesn't take me with her when she goes to the city now... Oh, that's not what I'm talking about. It's just that my mom hasn't cared about me since she became a salesperson..."

"Is it okay for you to not care?"

"It's fine. My mom doesn't even bother to beat me when I don't do well on the exams. I go out happily every day to work as a salesperson... But, she doesn't care about me anymore, and I feel uncomfortable."

Chen Dazhuang continued to mumble. For the first time, the naive child spoke of the complex and subtle emotions in his heart. With limited vocabulary, he couldn't explain why.

Lu Yuanbao was listening at the side and understood it all at once.

"If my mother doesn't care about me, I will feel uncomfortable. It's better for her to care about me."

No matter what, it feels like being abandoned.

"Yuan Bao, so you feel the same way! We are the same, we are really good brothers. My dad is the most annoying. He said that I haven't been beaten recently, so I feel itchy and just laugh at me..."

When Chen Dazhuang missed Chen Fengying, he mentioned Cao Cao and Cao Cao appeared.

Chen Fengying has returned to the compound.

Today she came back with Xia Xiaolan and Chu Yue.

As soon as Chen Fengying appeared, she was immediately stopped by the sisters-in-law on the road.

"You...you...you are Chen Fengying?...Oh my god, I can't recognize you. Fengying, it's really you!"

Chen Fengying crossed her legs and stood in the shape of a Chinese character "民". She raised her hand to touch her hair and said, "If it's not me, Chen Fengying, then who else could it be?"

"I thought she was a daughter-in-law from the city!" The sister-in-law who spoke to her was a warm-hearted person. She joked with Chen Fengying happily and stared at Chen Fengying's hair with her shining eyes.

Chen Fengying worked in the hair salon for a full three hours this afternoon, putting on hair curlers and applying lotion. In Chen Fengying's own words, she felt like a doll sitting there, being manipulated here and there, without any autonomy at all.

And it was three hours! That was three hours!

Her butt was almost numb from sitting so long, and she wasn't done yet.

After enduring three hours of torture, Chen Fengying saw a completely new person in the mirror.

When she first glanced after blow-drying her hair, Chen Fengying couldn’t believe that the person in the mirror was actually herself.

The previously messy and boring hair has now been neatly curled and blown to a bang, looking quite plump.

Xu Zhiyi not only helped Chen Fengying with her hair, but also applied some foundation on her face to slightly cover up the small spots and unify her skin tone. With her newly permed hair, she immediately looked fashionable.

It’s fashionable!

When Chen Fengying came out of the barber shop, she was in a daze. She went back to the grocery store and said to Chu Yue and Xia Xiaolan.

"I have never felt so beautiful in my life. I feel like I can fly to the sky and become a fairy."

With such a generous personality, it must be Chen Fengying.

Chu Yue and Xia Xiaolan were amused and praised Chen Fengying's new hairstyle. Chen Fengying had a standard round face, which looked even plumper with the curly hair.

In the 1970s, people did not pursue fair skin, but rather liked a plump figure, which gave people a feeling that life was good and the country was prosperous and the people were safe.

In other words, this person looks very rich!

Now that she is back in the compound, Chen Fengying has adapted to her new hairstyle. When someone sees her, she can even spin around comfortably, which makes others stare at her endlessly.

"Chen Fengying, did you do your hair? Oh my god...it actually suits you so well that you can even join the cultural troupe to sing."

"Let's sing opera. I'm Chen Fengying. It's not like I can't sing. I'll sing it for you tomorrow."

"Fengying, this is not simple. You are willing to do your hair? Is it because of something that happened to Sister Chu? You said you went to help look after the store and you got paid, but now you are taking advantage of Sister Chu. This is not good, you are greedy!"

Some people sincerely praise it, while others feel jealous.

They were jealous of Chen Fengying's close relationship with Chu Yue. Now that Chu Yue had become very successful, they would definitely be able to gain a lot of advantages by being so close to her, such as wages and delicious cream cakes appearing at Chen Fengying's house.

How could Chen Fengying be willing to buy such an expensive cream cake? It must have been a gift from Chu Yue.

Everyone lives in a large compound and sees each other everywhere. Nothing can be hidden. Someone even remembers the time when Chen Fengying's family ate the cream cake!

Chen Fengying heard these sour words and didn't indulge them. She directly opened her mouth and retorted, "I just have a good relationship with Chu Meizi, so she is happy to take advantage of me. What's wrong with that? Why are some people talking so sourly? Are you jealous? Haha, who made Chu Meizi look down on you when she first came to the compound, but I, Chen Fengying, was happy to be on good terms with her! Can you do it?"

Chu Yue was close to Chen Fengying because she liked her personality. She felt very comfortable when she saw her scolding people like that.

When you see someone's face turning pale and blue, and their mouth becoming crooked with anger.

Chu Yuecai stood up and said, "I asked Sister Chen to help me open the store, and I was willing to pay Sister Chen wages. It has nothing to do with our relationship. And you made a mistake this time. I didn't do her hair."

"No?" The sisters-in-law all expressed doubt.

Chen Fengying raised her chin and said proudly, "There is a hair salon opposite Chu's store. I went to the hair salon to get my hair permed myself. If you like, you can go there."

These words really gave Xu Zhiyi a good start, and the three hours he spent on Chen Fengying were not wasted.

The other sisters-in-law were shocked, "Is Chen Fengying really willing to spend money on her hair?"

"Since Chen Fengying is willing to spend that much, it probably isn't expensive. I'll go to the city tomorrow to ask about the price."

"Just by getting her hair permed, Chen Fengying can become so beautiful, so I can definitely become beautiful too..."

Amid the murmurs of the crowd, Chen Fengying followed Chu Yue to her home to pick up the child.

But when they were close to Chu Yue's house, Chen Fengying pulled Chu Yue's arm and whispered in a low voice, "Sister Chu, I have something to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Chu Yue asked.

Chen Fengying looked around and spoke only after no one was around. "It's not my business. Boss Xu told me when I was getting my hair done. She asked me to tell you—"

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[The article has been filmed as a short drama, which may be released soon. The exact time is not yet determined. Don’t feel strange if you see it. ]

[A friendly reminder here: short plays are short plays, and novels are novels. The two genres have different ways of expression, so there will be adjustments in the content. (It may be a major change, just to give you a heads up)]

[The author can only control the plot of the novel here. Whether you like or not, just keep a normal mind~]

PS

I saw a behind-the-scenes clip on Douzi and found it quite interesting. I’ll post the picture here.

(with pictures)

The four protagonists are working the night shift and eating instant noodles together in the car. If Chu Yue, Lu Zhanlin, and Xu Feng are brought in... it's a very heartwarming scene.