At the end of August, Gu Xuanyu and Gu Xuanyi returned, having gotten quite tanned in just over a month.
"Sixty-nine, this is a dress my mom bought for you. It's very popular in the south right now."
Gu Xuanyi felt much cooler as soon as he got out of the car, and felt much more relaxed when he arrived at the family compound.
"Did my aunt buy me another dress?"
Liu Jiu was a little incredulous. When her aunt called last time and asked her what color dress she wanted, she had already made it clear that she didn't want a dress.
"Yeah, my mom couldn't resist, it's so beautiful, I love it all."
"Really? Then you can wear it."
Liu Jiu made a joke and took the dress that Gu Xuanyi handed her.
"It's sky blue, the color is very true, very natural and bright."
Sanqi exclaimed in admiration, "It really looks good. I like it a bit too. The color is particularly pleasing to the eye."
"Sixty-nine, try it on, the color is really nice."
Bonnie also thought it looked good; the color, paired with this fabric, gave it a sophisticated feel.
Liu Jiu took the dress upstairs, while Xuan Yi continued distributing the gifts.
There were my second aunt's clothes, cosmetics, my second uncle's belt, and Sanqi's clothes...
Xuanyi and his friend brought back quite a lot of things, mainly a lot of cassette tapes, all of which were popular songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan, which Xuanyi especially liked.
When the 69th day of the lunar month came down, everyone was amazed.
Liu Jiu, who is already over 1.6 meters tall and almost 1.7 meters tall, has a particularly well-proportioned figure due to years of exercise, especially her long legs.
"Liu Jiu, put your shoes on too."
Gu Xuanyi hurriedly pulled out a pair of white leather sandals that his mother had specially chosen to match the dress.
Liu Jiu felt that since she had already changed into a dress, she didn't need another pair of shoes.
"Pick your hair up high, I'll take a picture of you."
Bonnie took out her camera and directed Liu Jiu to fix her hair; such a beautiful scene had to be captured. It was just a pity that her camera wasn't in color.
Liu Jiu cooperated well, tidied her hair, and stood by the vegetable garden in the yard, letting her mother take pictures.
"Okay, once the photos are developed, I'll send one to your aunt."
Bonnie took several pictures before she was satisfied. Seeing that her mother was finally done, Liu Jiu quickly went upstairs to change her clothes.
"Second Aunt, let's go see my maternal grandparents."
Gu Xuanyu came downstairs and told his second aunt.
"Go ahead, they're thinking about it too."
Bonnie doesn't interact much with the Shen family. Xuanyu and Xuanyi will visit their maternal grandparents from time to time, but they don't have much contact with their uncle's children.
"Mom, where's Xuanyu?"
Liu Jiu changed her clothes and came downstairs, but didn't see Brother Xuanyu and the others, who were just here a moment ago.
"They went to visit their grandparents. Don't you like your dress?"
Bonnie thought Liu Jiu looked pretty, especially with her hair growing longer, which gave her a feeling of pride and joy.
"I like it, but I'm not used to it. I always feel a chill in my thighs from the wind, and it makes me feel insecure."
I'm used to wearing pants, so suddenly wearing a skirt always feels awkward.
"You just don't wear skirts often enough. You'll get used to it eventually. My daughter has such long legs. It would be a waste for your little sister to not wear skirts, given all the good genes your mother passed down to you."
"Mom, are you praising me or yourself?"
Liu Jiu was amused by her mother, looked down, and realized that her legs were indeed quite long.
"Praise them all, praise them all!"
The mother and daughter looked at each other and laughed.
Hearing Bonnie and Liu Jiu's laughter from the living room, Sister Xiang, who was in the kitchen, also smiled.
A few days later, school started and Bonnie's holiday came to an end.
The day before school started, Liu Jiu walked into Bonnie's room looking a little flustered.
"Mom, I think I'm getting my period."
After Liu Jiu turned twelve, Bonnie had been telling her some basic knowledge about girls' physical development. For example, she explained that girls' breasts would gradually develop as they got older, and that it was important to protect them. Especially since Liu Jiu liked to spar with others, she had to be careful not to hit her breasts.
Also, menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon that occurs at a certain age. Bonnie also told Liu Jiu some precautions during menstruation, such as maintaining hygiene and avoiding cold water…
"Really, does your stomach hurt? Are you feeling any discomfort?"
Bonnie was very excited; her son Liu Jiu had grown up.
"No, I'm not uncomfortable, it's just that my pants are dirty."
Liu Jiu also noticed a little blood on her underwear when she went to the toilet. She was stunned for a moment, then realized what had happened. She wiped her bottom with toilet paper and confirmed that she had started her period.
"It's okay, Mom will get you a sanitary napkin. And your pants? Did you get some clean underwear?"
"I took it."
Liu Jiu remained relatively calm. After discovering that she had started her period, she went back to her room to find a clean pair of underwear before coming to find her mother.
"Here you go, do you know how to use it?"
Bonnie handed Liu Jiu a sanitary napkin, which she had bought from a Chinese-owned store.
"I know how to use it. You taught me before, I remember."
Liu Jiu took a sanitary napkin to the toilet, changed her clothes, and then came out.
"Mom, Mom, something's weird."
Liu Jiu felt a little uncomfortable with the sanitary napkin on and was also a little worried that it might get on her pants, so she kept looking back at her pants.
"At first, no one liked it, but now it's much more convenient for us. The menstrual belts we used before made us feel even less secure. If you're worried, try wearing a darker colored pair of pants. Don't do any strenuous exercise or touch anything cold these next couple of days."
Come inside and lie down for a while. Mom will fill a hot water bottle for you and put it on your tummy. Mom will wash your underwear later.
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