She immediately came up to Lin Ran excitedly, pointing at her little leather shoes and started showing off again.
"Sister Ranran, do you think my new leather shoes look good?"
"This is from Shanghai, and it's made of cowhide. There are no red leather shoes for sale in the county town."
Since the question was asked to Lin Ran's face, she had no choice but to nod politely.
“It’s pretty.”
But Cao Mingzhu was not happy at all to be praised, because she found that Lin Ran's expression was always indifferent, and she didn't envy her at all.
She didn't give up and added another sentence.
"I spent thirty dollars on this outfit!"
"Have you ever seen thirty dollars?"
Lin Ran just found it funny. It seemed like this cousin was extremely favored at home. Otherwise, why would she still have a childish temper at the age of seventeen?
But considering that the Cao family has only one daughter, she must be treated like a jewel in the palm of her hand, just like her name.
But the others were not as bold as Lin Ran, and Yang Chunmei was so shocked that her jaw dropped.
"Oh my goodness, thirty yuan is so expensive? My family probably can't even afford thirty yuan in total."
Even the Shen sisters, who had always disdained to associate with Cao Mingzhu, widened their eyes, obviously shocked by the price.
Thirty yuan is really a huge sum of money for these rural people.
They have never seen ten dollars in their lives!
The reactions of these people finally gave Cao Mingzhu some comfort, but Lin Ran felt discouraged again.
She also found that after not seeing Lin Ran for a while, he seemed to have become more handsome.
She just casually walked to that station with a handkerchief in her hand, looking like the young lady on TV, so dazzling.
Even though I was dressed like this, I didn't seem to steal her limelight.
Cao Mingzhu didn't believe it. How could a country girl compare to her?!
She looked Lin Ran up and down, and seeing that she was still wearing the floral shirt she had made two years ago, she curled her lips in disgust.
But when he caught a glimpse of her smooth, fair face, he was stunned.
"Sister Ranran, why is your skin so good? What kind of facial oil do you use?"
She touched the red pimples on her face and decided to use it too!
Lin Ran naturally couldn't say that she washed her face with the space spiritual spring every day and used the palace skin care products at night. She made up a story with a guilty conscience.
"It's just ordinary clam oil. You know we in the countryside can't afford those fancy skincare products."
"Impossible! The vanishing cream I use every day is much more expensive than clam oil. Why isn't my skin as good as yours?"
Cao Mingzhu pouted and retorted, feeling extremely unbalanced. She was already planning to try clam oil when she got back.
After hearing this, Lin Ran took a closer look at Cao Mingzhu's skin. She saw a few red pimples on both sides of her cheeks and the pores on the tip of her nose were a bit large. It was obvious that her face was too oily, so she kindly offered some suggestions.
"You can try eating less meat and more vegetarian fruits."
This immediately angered Cao Mingzhu, because she loved eating braised pork the most.
"What does my eating meat have to do with my skin?"
"I think you're just trying to fool me because you don't usually get to eat meat! I don't believe you!"
Lin Ran almost couldn't resist rolling her eyes when she heard that. She pinched her handkerchief and didn't want to argue with such an immature girl, so she said nothing more.
Uncle Shen's daughter, the daughter of a wealthy family, had long disliked Cao Baozhu. Seeing her picking a fight, Shen Jinzhi started to scold her.
"Since you don't believe Ranran, why are you asking?"
"Besides, you know that Ranran inherited the fair skin of our Shen family and is naturally beautiful."
"Look, we are all white, including my uncle, but you are the only one with dark skin. This means you are unlucky and inherited your uncle's dark skin."
"You should go and settle this with your uncle. What does this have to do with Ranran?"
"Also, we don't envy you for showing off these skirts and shoes!"
"We have to work in the fields every day. If we wear this kind of skirt and leather shoes, we probably won't be able to move at all."
"The key is that we still need so much money. It's enough for our family to buy a lot of food."
This fierce burst of beatings directly beat Cao Baozhu to a pulp, and tears welled up in her eyes.
But this is not the end. When Shen Jinzhi finally finished, Shen Yuye followed up with another soft and weak sentence.
"Actually, I don't think these red leather shoes are as pretty as Ranran's embroidered shoes. The pink flowers on them look like real ones, so delicate!"
As soon as these words were spoken, several girls immediately looked at Lin Ran's shoes.
Even Cao Baozhu quickly wiped her eyes and looked over in disbelief.
Then I was amazed by the pink peonies above.
“This embroidery is so beautiful!”
The little girls were already interested in this kind of needlework, and they all surrounded Lin Ran to ask who embroidered it.
In fact, Cao Baozhu also liked this embroidery very much, but when she saw that the people who were originally surrounding her turned to Lin Ran, whom she hated the most, her defense was instantly broken, and she could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
This even alarmed the adults in the main room.
When Fourth Aunt Shen heard that it was Cao Baozhu crying, she trotted out in the clatter of her little leather shoes.
"Baozhu, what's wrong with you? Tell mom quickly!"
Cao Baozhu nestled in Fourth Aunt Shen's arms and just kept sobbing.
This made Fourth Aunt Shen very anxious, and she could only turn around and look at Lin Ran and her sisters.
"What happened to Baozhu? Did you bully her?"
As he spoke, his expression became stern.
To be honest, Lin Ran and the others were also a little confused. They had no idea why Cao Baozhu started crying for no reason, so they didn't know how to answer.
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