Chapter 18 I don't think I suffered a loss.
Liang Minying is a person who pays attention to details.
She was genuinely afraid that her delicate, fair-skinned, and clean daughter would grow into a dirty child covered in lice.
"Mom thinks your house is quite clean, so I can finally relax a bit."
Liang Minying didn't like going to the Yin family. Although Yin Haiqiang was going through a tough time when he met her, the young man always wore clean, faded clothes.
However, Liang Minying could not compliment the Yin family members.
Grandma Yin is old and doesn't like to bathe, so she smells bad. She also doesn't like to wash her hair. Once, when I went to visit her, I saw her combing lice, which disgusted me.
Every time we went to Grandma Yin's house, we would wash all the family's clothes thoroughly and then take several baths afterward.
These were all things she had told Wan Jiao and Yin Xiaoyin before.
Yin Xiaoyin didn't think Liang Minying was being picky. Although people's living standards were limited in this era, and they would be affected by lice to some extent, being clean was not a mistake.
Even she herself couldn't accept it.
So every day when she comes home, she takes her shower very seriously, and even uses the special disinfectant she brought from home.
Fortunately, the other educated youths in the house are all clean and tidy, so she doesn't have any problems with that at the moment.
"Thank you for the gift, Mom."
Yin Xiaoyin gave her mother a loving kiss.
Liang Minying laughed while complaining, "Oh dear, you've smeared all over my face..."
He slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot to tell you, your dad specially made a lot of cured meat for you. It's hard to keep it here, so you'll have to find someone to pick it up from the post office together. Get a few more people with you..."
Yin Xiaoyin's daily question: "What should I do if my parents love me too much?"
Liang Minying was amused by her words: "Yinyin is her parents' precious child, so of course her parents will do everything they can to treat you well!"
She couldn't resist the urge to write again: "Yinyin, get Mom a piece of paper and a pen. The houses in your educated youth settlement are no good. We can barely live here now, but with the autumn rains coming soon, the houses will easily leak."
Yin Xiaoyin obediently took it.
While asking what building materials could be found in the area, Liang Minying quickly drew up architectural blueprints with swift, flowing strokes.
Yin Xiaoyin clapped her hands enthusiastically, "Mom is still so amazing..."
Liang Minying snorted: "In terms of architecture, I don't think anyone can surpass me."
Yin Xiaoyin certainly believed that Liang Minying's design of the Sumeru pedestal, the Monument to the People's Heroes, and his passion and insights into architecture had been praised by the highest leaders.
"Your cousin doesn't cause any trouble, does she?"
Liang Minying felt a toothache whenever she thought of Yin Wenying. Not only did she dislike other people's children, but she was also selfish and only loved her own children. Other children just gave her a headache.
Not to mention someone like Yin Wenying, who has a hundred and eighty cunning schemes in her body.
In the past, Yin Yin always suffered losses and bad luck when she was with Yin Wenying. Liang Minying later stopped wanting the two of them to be together, but Yin Wenying always managed to find opportunities for them for no reason.
Yin Xiaoyin thought seriously about what would happen after she went to the countryside. Except when the plot required her to check in, she didn't want to get close to Yin Wenying most of the time.
The plot uses me as a contrasting example to highlight your noble character, and that's fine...
You expect me to always be there for you? Sorry, but I won't be doing extra work.
So, when it's not a plot point, Yin Xiaoyin will just retort to Yin Wenying's sarcastic remarks in whatever way is appropriate...
"So, it seems like I didn't lose out."
She chattered on and on, telling Liang Minying everything that had happened these past few days, and every now and then Liang Minying would cheer her on, saying, "Wow, our Yinyin has really grown up! She's so smart!"
Feeling embarrassed by Liang Minying's praise, Yin Xiaoyin playfully punched her slightly flushed cheeks.
"Don't be afraid of her, but we shouldn't go near her either. She's the kind of person who's born to trample people under her feet."
Liang Minying snorted coldly; she saw it all clearly.
The three of them did not live in the Yin family's house. Every now and then, they were disgusted by the Yin family. In the Yin family, the old lady doted on Yin Wenying, and the other children became mere background figures.
"She will definitely come to see you again in a little while."
Yin Xiaoyin said.
Today she and Yin Wenying are not working together. If Yin Wenying knew, she would definitely come over.
Liang Minying twitched her lips: "Tell me, she rarely gets any benefit from me. I don't even bother with her. Why is she still thinking about me?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Xiaoyin recalled the description of Yin Wenying's feelings towards Liang Minying in the text, and suddenly had a guess: Could it be that Yin Wenying wanted to be like her mother and become a "playboy"?
But did she ever reflect on whether she was suitable for it?
Yin Xiaoyin's mother, Liang Minying, is exceptionally talented, which has attracted many people to her achievements in architecture. Coupled with her privileged family background, she has won over many people with her personal charm since childhood, and is always the center of attention wherever she goes.
And what about Yin Wenying?
The only word Yin Xiaoyin could think of was affected and pretentious.
She doesn't actually have a delicate appearance; on the contrary, she has a slightly robust appearance that conforms to the current aesthetic standards, but she insists on portraying a frail and delicate figure.
Yin Xiaoyin didn't understand, but perhaps Yin Wenying was successful.
Otherwise, the female lead in this period romance novel wouldn't be Yin Wenying...
It's something that shattered Yin Xiaoyin's worldview.
Having completed the task for so long, she now desperately wanted to finish it as soon as possible, as she really didn't want to get involved with this kind of female lead.
"Probably, she wants to get something from her mother..."
Yin Xiaoyin said seriously with a stern face.
Liang Minying smiled and said, "That's right. Interactions between people are driven by interests. But if you want others to help you, you have to be able to support yourself first. Yin Wenying will realize sooner or later that she is not suitable to invest in us."
Yin Xiaoyin's guess was correct. When Yin Wenying, who had just finished work, learned that Liang Min had arrived, she immediately told many people happily: "My aunt is here. I have to go see her right away. I haven't seen her for so long. She must have come to see me too."
She hurried back to the educated youth settlement and saw Liang Minying and Yin Xiaoyin's mother standing affectionately in the courtyard talking to others.
She exclaimed happily, "Auntie!"
Yin Xiaoyin winked at Liang Minying, as if to say, "See, you're here!"
Liang Minying remained calm, her attitude neither warm nor cold: "Wenying, you're here too. I'd forgotten. But you seem to be adapting quite well. You really suit this place..."
Yin Wenying's expression changed instantly.
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