The young people coming in and out of the mall were all dressed in fashionable clothes, while she wore a coarse cloth shirt, the knees of her pants were bulging, and her shoes were worn out to the extreme. She felt a bit sad; having lived through two lifetimes and dying in the 21st century, she had never worn a single good piece of clothing.
Her bum of a husband, however, wore shiny and smooth clothes. Not to mention her stepmother and sister who sold her off to make money, they were one of the wealthiest in the entire village. All she could do was envy.
Sun Chan wanted to earn money, so she could also wear beautiful clothes.
Upon entering the main gate, she saw counters selling Snow Cream, shampoo, soap, floral water, mirrors, and even perfume. Sun Chan's eyes looked at these things, feeling they were very novel.
The salesperson saw Sun Chan's attire and just curled their lips, ignoring her.
Wang Dan's counter selling scarves was on the second floor. Upon climbing the stairs, you could immediately see rows of scarves hanging behind the counter. Red, green, and yellow ones. Below were some more mature colors for middle-aged and older people, purple-red, brown, and floral scarves fondly worn by the village women.
Quite a few young girls were looking at them, but most of them were just looking. A single scarf cost at least seven or eight yuan, usually a few days' wages for someone with a formal job, how could ordinary people afford that?
As she walked up the stairs, she saw Wang Dan talking to a young man.
Wang Dan was wearing a white blouse and a black skirt, with a yellow scarf tied around her neck. With thick double eyelids and a slightly plump figure, she was considered a fortuitous symbol in those days, the type of daughter-in-law beloved by mothers-in-law.
The young man in front of Wang Dan was well-dressed, his eyes fixed on her: "Dandan, I'll come to your home to propose on Saturday."
Sun Chan was taken aback, was Wang Dan engaged?
Wang Dan brushed her hair, smiling: "You don't even have a formal job now, how could my parents let me marry you?"
The young man was a bit anxious: "Dandan! My family has even prepared a marriage house. You can't just..."
Wang Dan pushed him: "Stop it, all my girlfriends who got married have at least a family with a building." She finished speaking and held up two fingers to him: "Two conditions, a dowry of 880 yuan, and a flat in a building, otherwise let's not discuss it."
The young man stamped his feet in anger: "Don't you have any feelings at all?"
Wang Dan laughed: "My mom already said about the dowry, we won't take a penny. I'm the only child, we can't sell a daughter to fill the gap like other families, this money is for us to live on. You don't have a job, so you're just freeloading? It's good to use this money to do some small business. As for the flat, I know your family can afford it, that's why I'm asking. If your family doesn't value me and buys a single-floor house instead of a flat before we're married, I'd be quite upset. Are you hiding your feelings from me? If so, then forget about it."
The young man's tone softened: "I see, but how come you always bring this up before our wedding, can our feelings be measured in money? It hurts!"
"Talking about feelings costs more than money." Wang Dan smiled at him: "I gave you the conditions, I have a formal job and don't need money, but if you want to do business and your parents don't want to chip in, do you expect my family to support you? I'm doing this for your own good, aren't you always saying how your mom meddles? If you can make money, they won't be able to interfere with our life."
The young man laughed: "I get it, wife, you're the best. I'll talk to my parents when I get back!"
Sun Chan only went up after a while, Wang Dan was combing her bangs while looking in the mirror. Seeing her come, she quickly waved: "You're here!"
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