early morning.
Zhong Tingyue slowly woke up, opened her eyes and looked outside. A cool breeze was blowing, and it felt chilly.
Chu Fang had already gotten up to cook. She lingered in bed for a while, then sat up and immediately noticed the phoenix tattoo on her body. Her eyebrows furrowed instantly.
The tattoo had been there for three days, and as time went on, Zhong Tingyue felt increasingly awkward and even ugly about it.
The phoenix tattoo has had a huge impact on her life. People look at her strangely when she walks outside, and her work is not going well. She has lost several orders. In addition, she is constantly being approached by young men who used to be too shy to talk to her. Now, however, they can easily say things like "pretty girl" and "let's go for a drive".
She went to the bathroom, applied a lot of shower gel, covering every corner of the phoenix tattoo, and carefully washed it off, trying to remove it, but unfortunately... the tattoo sticker was made with some kind of ink, and it couldn't be washed off.
The fiery red phoenix still spreads its wings and soars.
Seeing this, Zhong Tingyue sighed in disappointment and gave up on cleaning: "Let's talk about it again in seven days."
At this moment, she could only feel fortunate that she didn't have a tattoo, otherwise she would have regretted it for the rest of her life.
After washing up and getting dressed, she walked out of the room and saw Chu Fang cooking in the kitchen. He greeted her and said, "Get up."
"Ah~~~" Zhong Tingyue threw herself onto the sofa, the last syllable of her voice trailing off.
Zhong Rou, who was by the window, had finished practicing the "Zhong Style Eight Fists". She turned around and looked at her older sister, pouting, "Sis, your tattoo is really ugly."
Zhong Tingyue: "I didn't ask you to look."
“But it’s too ugly. I wouldn’t dare say you’re my sister if we went out together,” Zhong Rou said seriously. “You’re about to get married, how come you’re still so unconventional? I’m embarrassed for you.”
Zhong Tingyue's lips twitched.
Because of the tattoo, Zhong Rou frequently humiliated and mocked her at the airport, giving her many nicknames: Little Delinquent, Boss Zhong...
"Shut up!"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Rou suddenly perked up, craning her neck: "You can't even let others talk about what you did? Why should I shut up? I won't shut up!"
Zhong Tingyue said, "I remember the teacher said that you have a lot of homework that you haven't done. I'm going to talk to Mom about it."
Zhong Rou has a brilliant mind and doesn't like doing homework. Because she didn't do her homework, her teacher talked to her a lot.
In fact, Zhong Tingyue didn't care whether her younger sister hadn't done her homework or not, as long as her grades didn't drop.
Hearing the threat, Zhong Rou glared at her older sister with wide eyes, hands on her hips: "Zhong Tingyue, you are very rude!"
"Shut up!"
Zhong Rou shut up in a huff.
Today is the weekend, and all three of them have a leisurely day off.
After dinner, Chu Fang originally planned to go out, and his sister-in-law wholeheartedly agreed, while Zhong Tingyue shook her head, not wanting to go out.
Now she just wants to stay at home, doesn't want to see anyone, and waits for the seven-day deadline to arrive.
Chu Fang's lips curled into a slight smile: "Ms. Zhong, are you having fun with the tattoo?"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Tingyue rolled her eyes, but stubbornly replied, "It's fun, really fun! Do you want to play?"
"No, I have no intention of becoming a 'spirited young man'," Chu Fang said, shaking his head.
With winter approaching, temperatures in Shanghai have plummeted, making staying home a good option.
Chu Fang and Zhong Rou were playing games, while Zhong Tingyue fiddled with her phone, searching for ways to remove her tattoo as quickly as possible.
Just then, Gao Ruoyun called her on video. Without thinking too much, she answered the call, and Gao Ruoyun immediately saw the tattoo on her neck and exploded.
How did my gentle, beautiful, angelic daughter turn into a "crazy girl"?
Listening to her mother's nagging, Zhong Tingyue gave a bitter smile, because she had suffered criticism from all sides because of her tattoo.
"You should get that tattoo removed right away."
Zhong Tingyue replied helplessly, "Okay."
"Send me a picture right away after you've washed it."
After hanging up the phone, she saw the other two people in the room staring at her and covering their mouths to chuckle. Zhong Tingyue sighed, "Okay, I was wrong. Getting a tattoo isn't something normal people can do. I just looked it up, and tattoo parlors have special solutions that can remove temporary tattoos early. Let's go together."
Zhong Rou: "Hehe..."
Chu Fang: "Hehe..."
The three left home and headed to the tattoo shop.
The female shop owner used a special solution to remove the tattoo from her body. The fiery red phoenix disappeared, revealing fair and smooth skin. Her posture was light and elegant, like a willow branch dancing in the morning light, both supple and full of strength. Her shoulder line was smooth, and her collarbone was delicately revealed, like a masterpiece carefully sculpted by a sculptor.
A near-perfect physique, as if it were nature's most exquisite work of art.
Upon seeing this perfect body, the female shop owner's eyes were filled with envy: "Madam, you don't need a tattoo. Your figure is the best I've ever seen."
"I should have listened to you back then," Zhong Tingyue sighed.
If I had listened to what the other person said, I wouldn't have made so many fools of myself these past few days.
Zhong Rou tilted her head back, looked at her older sister, then at herself, and gestured with her hands across her chest: "Sis, isn't it tiring to be such a big lump?"
Zhong Tingyue: "... ..."
After the tattoo was removed and her skin was restored, Zhong Tingyue felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders.
After paying the bill, the three left the tattoo shop. With no more strange looks around, Zhong Tingyue felt much better.
"Mmm... ...that's wonderful." She looked up at the sky, took a deep breath, as if she had been reborn. "Come on, I'll treat you two to roasted sweet potatoes."
She walked over to the roasted sweet potato stall next door and ordered three roasted sweet potatoes from the vendor. Zhong Rou took a bite of the sweet potato, and then heard the vendor say, "Sixty yuan, thank you."
Zhong Rou's eyes widened, and her voice rose eight octaves: "How much???!!!"
"Sixty yuan," the stall owner replied with a smile.
Zhong Rou pressed on, "Twenty yuan for a roasted sweet potato?"
"Yes, we are honest with everyone, young and old."
"Honest my foot!" Zhong Rou threw away the roasted sweet potato in her hand. "Do you know how much a pound of sweet potatoes costs in my hometown? No, they're worthless, they're all for pigs. And you're asking me for twenty yuan? I don't want them anymore."
"Um... ...Miss, you've already taken a bite."
Zhong Rou put her hands on her hips and said, "Why didn't you say that a roasted sweet potato costs twenty yuan? This is consumer fraud."
Zhong Tingyue was also surprised that a roasted sweet potato cost twenty yuan. It had become an assassin's trap. But since her younger sister had already eaten it, she had no choice but to pay. The stall owner had a smile on his face, as if he had caught another 'vengeful seed'.
Zhong Rou felt she had been ripped off: "This is consumer fraud! Do you believe I'll report you to the Market Supervision Administration?"
"The price is clearly marked, it's only natural, I didn't force you to buy it." The stall owner had an arrogant attitude.
Upon seeing this face, Zhong Rou was furious and clenched her fists, but when she thought about having to pay medical expenses if she hit someone, she gave up the idea of beating the other person up.
"You'd better leave quickly, don't delay my business," the stall owner told the three of them to leave.
Zhong Rou's eyes darted around, and she ran to the supermarket next door. Soon after, she took out a megaphone and played a recorded message: "This person selling roasted sweet potatoes is a scammer. Please keep your eyes open and don't be fooled."
The loud voice immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. The voice swept over the group of people, and upon hearing the loudspeaker, the stall owner's expression changed: "You are framing me."
Seeing the stall owner's unpleasant expression, Zhong Rou became smug: "Am I talking about you? You're taking it personally, aren't you?"
bYd!
They dare to sell a roasted sweet potato for twenty yuan.
She wouldn't be Zhong Rou if she didn't overturn this sweet potato stall!
The loudspeaker's blare echoed around, drawing the attention of passersby. Those who wanted to buy roasted sweet potatoes left upon hearing the price, and the stall owner lost several customers in no time.
Seeing that the little girl was really determined to persist, the stall owner stepped forward and begged for mercy: "Little girl, what can I do to make you let me go?"
"Give the money back!"
The stall owner gritted his teeth: "Fine!"
Normally, he would cheat as many people as he could, and although the customers were dissatisfied, they would just consider it a scam. But he didn't expect to run into a tough customer today, so he had no choice but to apologize and return the money.
In the end, Zhong Rou only accepted fifty yuan, and used the remaining ten yuan as payment for the three roasted sweet potatoes.
The stall owner breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the three people leave.
They've finally left.
On the way back, Zhong Rou was almost standing tall and proud, very arrogant and smug.
Chu Fang greatly admired his sister-in-law.
That's awesome!
She lived by her own life philosophy and attitude, striving to be a female knight-errant who acts on behalf of heaven.
Zhong Tingyue pursed her lips: "Give me the fifty yuan."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Rou became wary: "Why?"
"I paid that bill, so you should pay me back."
"No way!" Zhong Rou clutched her pocket tightly. "You gave me the money yourself, but I earned it through my own hard work, so it's mine!"
Zhong Rou is always very cautious when it comes to money.
Zhong Tingyue didn't force her younger sister to return the money, and Zhong Rou immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Then she grinned and said happily, "I got fifty yuan for free today, that's great!"
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