Wan Tong could clearly feel the changes happening in her body.
At first, she thought she was just gaining weight, but in the past few days, she realized it was her beauty skills that were improving her body.
The scars on her face were gone, her skin became smoother and fairer, her once dull hair became silky, her chest grew larger, her waist became slimmer, and she even grew a bit taller… it was like a second puberty.
During the Chinese New Year period, many young men returned to the village, so one by one they forgot to avoid mentioning her mother’s mental illness, and they all came knocking on her door as if she were a rare treasure.
Yan Zheng was happy about this for a while, but the three brothers were worried. They felt like there was no one in the village who was worthy of their Fourth Sister.
So, with their obstruction, Wan Tong successfully avoided being pushed into a relationship, and Yan Zheng couldn’t do anything about it. However, having traveled extensively, his mindset became more open. When he glanced at his fourth daughter, he felt pleased with himself and thought maybe he should find a young man at the construction site for her…
On the other hand, it spread throughout the village that the once disfigured fourth daughter of the Yan family had somehow found a remedy for her face and now looked beautiful. Even if she couldn’t work, they wanted to marry her.
Yan Wan’ying even looked down on Wan Tong because of this. Before leaving with her father, she sneered at Wan Tong, as if saying, “You’ll rot in Datang Village in the future.”
Yan Qinglu had only returned to the village for half a day, and he had already heard about these things.
Wan Tong inexplicably felt a little guilty, as if she had let him down.
“I didn’t even look at them,” she said firmly, blinking her big eyes to assure him.
Yan Qinglu hugged her tightly and suddenly said, “You’ve gained weight again.”
Wan Tong : “!!!”
She was both embarrassed and angry, pushing him hard but unable to push him away.
Seeing her angry expression, Yan Qinglu quickly comforted her, “I mean, here,” he said, his voice low as his gaze fell on her chest.
Wan Tong : “…Yan Qinglu, can you be serious!”
“Where am I not serious?” Yan Qinglu hugged her again, his palm resting on her slender waist, and he seemed to brush against her chest, adding in a hoarse voice, “You’ve really gained weight, but I like it.”
Wan Tong’s lips twitched, suddenly feeling a toothache from anger.
She gritted her teeth and stomped on Yan Qinglu’s foot before pushing him away and went into her home.
Yan Qinglu took a deep breath, watching her figure as she walked away, his expression somewhat lost.
He just felt that she had been too thin before, which made her feel uncomfortable to hold. Now, holding her felt very comfortable.
Yan Qinglu only stayed in the village for a few days, and when he left, Wan Tong also packed her bags.
Yan Zheng was living on the construction site, but now Second Brother Yan and Yan Wan’ying had also moved to the city, so he gritted his teeth and rented a house for the two of them.
He knew how hard it was on the construction site, and there might not be much future there. He didn’t want Second Brother Yan to follow in his footsteps, so he encouraged Second Brother Yan to look for other opportunities.
Yan Wan’ying, on the other hand, found a job on the second day after arriving at the city. She worked as a treasurer in a factory.
When Wan Tong came to the rental house, Yan Wan’ying had already gone to work, while Second Brother Yan was preparing to go for an interview.
“Tongtong, you wait here for a moment. I need to get ready, and after the interview, I’ll show you around the neighborhood,” Second Brother Yan said, his voice sounding nervous, with sweat beading on his forehead despite the winter chill.
“Second Brother, where did you get this outfit?” Wan Tong laughed at him.
Second Brother Yan was wearing a shirt and trousers, currently attempting to tie a necktie. However, the shirt was a bit small for him, his muscular build stretching it tightly, and she was afraid it might burst at the seams…
As she saw him like this, Second Brother Yan became even more embarrassed. “It was borrowed from Dad’s coworker. It’s a bit small…”
“It’s okay, my Second Brother looks good in anything,” Wan Tong said, blowing rainbow farts. Hopefully, the interviewer would be a woman and might hire him based on how tempting he looked.
*Ahem*, Wan Tong’s thoughts were a bit wicked.
Seeing him so nervous that his hands were trembling, she stepped forward to help him tie his necktie, then took some of Yan Wan’ying’s beloved hair gel on a comb and gave him a fashionable hairstyle.
Second Brother Yan looked at himself in the mirror in shock. “Tongtong, you actually know how to do all this?”
He looked more spirited and handsome, emm, he was almost stunned by himself.
Wan Tong raised an eyebrow and replied, “I’ve seen others do it before.”
Second Brother Yan praised her and patted her head, instructing, “Wait for me at home, I’ll be back soon.”
“Second Brother, where are you going for the interview? Let me accompany you. I also want to take a walk around.” Wan Tong suggested.
In the plot, it seems that Second Brother Yan has always been working on construction sites. However, this job not only failed to give him the dignity he deserved but also made him more insecure, ultimately leading to the loss of his legs.
She didn’t want him to go back to construction sites, so during the days when Dad was home, she kept brainwashing her Dad not to let him work there, and now it seemed to have worked.
Under Dad’s persuasion, Second Brother Yan mustered up the courage to look for other jobs. In fact, given his qualifications, finding a job wasn’t difficult, especially in sales, where his face alone would attract many customers.
After some consideration, Second Brother Yan nodded. With his sister’s face getting better, he seemed to regain his previous confidence. She was always clever since childhood, and with a strong ability to learn, she seemed to understand everything after just a few days in the city.
Thinking of this, he straightened his chest. With a sister as capable as her, he couldn’t back down.
Second Brother Yan’s job interview went smoothly, and he became… a warehouse manager.
And it happened to be at Zhou Rui’s family business.
Wan Tong could easily guess that he was going there for Zhou Rui.
She even helped him with his tie and hair…
Among the crowd of disheveled interviewees, Second Brother Yan indeed stood out, and he even walked around Ming Rui clothing store sneakily until he saw Zhou Rui.
Upon seeing Second Brother Yan, Zhou Rui was stunned for a moment, then blushed and turned her gaze away, standing dumbfounded in place. “Aren’t you supposed to be back in the village?”
Second Brother Yan cleared his throat, touched his hair, but then hesitated, afraid of messing it up, and withdrew his hand. “I, I’ll stay in the city from now on. I’ve found a job.”
Wan Tong watched the interaction between the two and stroked his chin. Obviously, they were interested in each other, but what exactly happened afterwards?
Did the Zhou family disagree? Did Zhou Rui’s parents interfere?
If that’s the case, it might not be a good thing for Second Brother to work for the Zhou family.
Things seemed stable on the boss’ side. She needed to figure out a way to make money quickly now; otherwise, all three of her brothers would remain bachelors.
As Wan Tong looked up, she noticed Second Brother Yan and Zhou Rui walking into the clothing store together.
“Second Brother, did you forget something?” she blinked, speaking softly.
Second Brother Yan suddenly turned around at the sound of her voice, his face flushing red as he pulled her along. “Tongtong, come sit with me in Miss Zhou’s shop…”
Wan Tong : “…”
The clothing store had been redecorated, with the floral decorations covering the glass showcases removed, and a few plastic mannequins put in place, giving it a bit of style.
Zhou Rui still seemed somewhat awkward around Wan Tong, glancing at her several times but hesitating to speak.
Wan Tong couldn’t be bothered to play the third wheel, casually browsing through the clothes.
There were two girls trying on clothes in the store, with two shop assistants complimenting them.
Wan Tong picked up a sweater for herself, then glanced at a brown floral dress hanging in the corner, seemingly unsold.
“If you want to buy clothes, I can give you a discount,” Zhou Rui suddenly found a topic, a bit awkwardly.
Although they had only met a few times, Wan Tong could roughly gauge Zhou Rui’s character: straightforward and unconcerned about consequences, a typical rich young lady.
So Wan Tong nodded happily, “Sure.”
Seeing this, Zhou Rui relaxed and then asked, “Do you want that dress? It’s one of the items left when I took over this shop. I thought the quality was good, but it’s too dark, and girls don’t seem to like it much. It hasn’t sold, and the same goes for the sweater, it’s too boldly designed and doesn’t keep warm.”
Her honesty amused Wan Tong, who smiled, “I’d like to see it.”
Zhou Rui nodded and had a shop assistant take it down for her.
“Tongtong, I see those girls all like to wear brighter colors. Why don’t you try that yellow one? I’ll buy it for you,” Yan Erge, in a good mood, pointed to a yellow dress.
Wan Tong and Zhou Rui exchanged a slightly embarrassed smile.
The dress was indeed pretty, but not suitable for Wan Tong’s age.
Maintaining her smile, Wan Tong took the sweater and the brown floral dress into the fitting room.
She had always liked the style of this shop, and today she needed to buy a couple of sets since most of her clothes were no longer wearable.
Wan Tong quickly changed into the clothes and emerged from the fitting room. She wore a light beige sweater with cleverly placed slits on both sides, draped over the brown floral dress. The floral collar hung delicately in front of her chest, adding a touch of charm to the otherwise unappealing brown, which seemed to come to life when paired with the sweater.
Wan Tong’s original skin was fair, and today she also tied two low sheeptail braids. Her delicate eyebrows and eyes were not adorned, yet they were so attractive that one couldn’t look away.
Although she was still wearing cotton shoes on her feet, it couldn’t conceal her tranquil and beautiful temperament.
“So they can be worn like this?” Zhou Rui was somewhat surprised. She had seen many people wear each piece alone, but she hadn’t expected them to look good when combined.
Wan Tong twirled around, feeling somewhat satisfied with herself. She glanced at her shoes and hesitated to buy a new one.
Outside the glass window, across the street, wherever a dozen or so young men went, everyone lowered their heads to avoid them.
Yan Qinglu felt a little bored. She glanced back at Chen Hou and the others. “Don’t follow me, go do whatever you need to do.”
“But we’ve finished all the tasks…” Chen Hou shrugged.
Actually, there were still tasks to do. Previously, they did everything except killing, but recently, Brother Lu changed.
He turned over a new leaf, so they didn’t have any tasks anymore.
“Brother Lu, it’s Little Fourth Yan.” Lin Daxiong suddenly pointed to a shop across the street.
Yan Qinglu turned her head and saw the familiar figure at a glance.
She always wore drab clothes, and he hadn’t minded before because in his eyes, no matter how she dressed, she was always beautiful.
But at this moment, watching her spin around in a pretty dress, he felt a pang of guilt. With his current ability, it seemed he couldn’t give her much.
“Tsk, Little Fourth Yan is getting prettier and prettier.” Lin Daxiong sighed.
“My dad was arranging for me to go to the Yan family for a marriage proposal a few days ago. It scared me. Little Fourth Yan is Brother Lu’s…”
“Haha, my neighbor, Brother Wang, came back from out of town and also has his eyes on Little Fourth Yan, but unfortunately, he was rejected by her brother.”
Chen Hou secretly gestured to the others who were speaking, indicating they should stop talking. Didn’t they see that Brother Lu wasn’t in a good mood now?