Another point is that given the couple's height and appearance, even if they wore suits and wedding dresses, the photos wouldn't look good, so the photographer didn't mention it.
Unexpectedly, because of this, I was accused of looking down on the working class.
In such a sensitive era, such a charge would be unbearable even for a small-time photographer like him, let alone high-ranking central leaders.
So even though he was extremely annoyed with the two men, the photographer had to put on a smiling face and explain, "Look at what you're saying! Chairman Mao said that we workers are the 'sky'! When we workers unite, we can stand tall and proud!"
This shows how much Chairman Mao valued the strength of the Chinese working class and respected the people's principal position.
If even the Chairman is like this, how could I, a mere photographer, dare to look down on the workers?
Our photo studio is small, and we only have one set of suits and wedding dresses, both inside and outside the studio. Also, the size of that suit is a bit large, and I'm afraid you two wouldn't be able to fit into it, so I didn't mention it to you.
"Additionally, there's an extra dollar for the outfit if you want to wear it for the photo. If you two really want to wear it, I'll go get it for you right away."
Upon hearing that it would cost an extra dollar to take a photo, the man jumped out and cursed before the woman could even speak: "What nonsense are you spouting, you spendthrift woman? Your ancestors for eight generations have been farmers toiling in the fields. If you hadn't married me, you would be a village girl who couldn't even leave your village."
"Working class, my foot! You've only been in the city a couple of days and haven't learned anything else but how to throw labels around. Are you going to take this picture or not? If you are, get back here right now. If not, go home. I can save seven cents."
Upon hearing this, the woman visibly trembled. Without daring to utter another word, she retreated to the man's side, carefully taking his arm as the photographer had instructed, and stood there motionless.
However, the woman's eyes were filled with resentment as she looked at Chen Shuning. They were both women, both there to take wedding photos, so why was that woman's husband so gentle and attentive to her, while her husband never said a kind word to her?
Chen Shuning also noticed the woman's gaze, but she had seen many people like this before. Because they dared not directly resist those who oppressed and bullied them, they vented their grievances and resentment on unrelated people.
The most common reason is that the victim is a domestic abuser from her husband and takes out her anger on her innocent children, or she takes out her anger on her wife and children after being upset outside.
Chen Shuning despised this kind of person the most, so he ignored the woman's gaze and chatted and laughed with He Chaoyang, discussing the house cleaning and wedding banquet.
The photographer was also annoyed with the two of them. Seeing that the woman was no longer talking, he arranged for the two to reposition themselves, took a random picture, told them when to pick up the photo, and then ignored them.
The man probably felt that the woman had embarrassed him, so after the photo was taken, he pulled the woman, who wanted to stay and watch He Chaoyang and Chen Shuning take more photos, and hurriedly left the photo studio.
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