Don't Say You're Heartless (Modern Edition)

87 Wedding

Today, Third Aunt Shen also looked very elegant. She and Shen's mother are biological sisters, sharing a resemblance that makes her quite attractive as well. Liu Manzhi, who sells cosmetics, is naturally skilled in makeup, so both mother and daughter were dressed very decently and elegantly. Liu Manzhi wore a light pink dress, which made her beauty even more striking. Seeing Shen Qiuhua, she came over to greet her, "Cousin Qiuhua, oh! Your qipao is so beautiful! It might even outshine the bride."

Liu Manzhi's loud voice was her trademark. With her exclamation, most people in the new house, including Hong Sheng and Zhou Yuehe, turned to look at her. Shen Qiuhua was wearing a modified qipao today, with a water-ink lotus pattern that made her skin look like delicate cream, perfect and flawless. Her slender, long legs were encased in stockings, and despite wearing eight-centimeter high heels, Shen Qiuhua walked effortlessly.

Upon seeing Shen Qiuhua in this outfit for the first time, Yang Qiong could only sigh and think that beautiful people have a natural talent for all things related to beauty.

The qipao was also from "Yi Se Cai." Since they were no longer financially strained, the two had become regular customers of "Yi Se Cai." Every employee at the store was unusually warm towards them, creating a feeling of homecoming.

"Manzhi, making a racket in such an occasion is quite uncouth," Third Aunt Shen's little schemes were not unknown to Shen Qiuhua. When it came to playing mind games, Liu Manzhi was on a completely different level from her. A simple sentence from Shen Qiuhua had shifted everyone's focus from her possible beauty overshadowing the bride to Liu Manzhi's rudeness.

"Oh, cousin, my husband won't blame me for this," Liu Manzhi said, taking advantage of her youth and acting cute. She was beautiful, and her act of cuteness had a kind of charming quality that made it hard for people to get angry. She must have used this trick many times and was very skilled at it.

Shen Qiuhua decided not to engage further and walked over with Yang Qiong to chat with the newlyweds.

Third Aunt Shen naturally started chatting with Shen's mother. "Second Sister, Qiuhua's outfit looks great this time, much better than before. Did her salary go up?"

Shen's mother shook her head, "No, her salary is still the same. Qiuhua said she earned some extra money by doing calligraphy for others."

Third Aunt's eyes widened, "Calligraphy can make money? Second Sister, you need to be careful. Look at her outfit-couldn't it cost at least a thousand or two? What kind of calligraphy makes so much money? Why didn't she start earning sooner?"

Mother Shen also felt a bit doubtful. She looked at her daughter and said, "I don't know, but why would Qiuhua deceive me? She earned the money herself, it wasn't from me."

Third Aunt pursed her lips, "We all know Qiuhua is good-looking. Second Sister, you may not know how easy it is for pretty girls to go astray. In the city's glamorous world, there are many wealthy people. It's normal for someone to spend a hundred thousand or more on a mistress. Qiuhua is just a teacher with a salary of three hundred, how could she manage without asking you for money?"

No mother likes to hear such things, but Mother Shen was a straightforward person and didn't refute it on such a joyful day. Still, she pondered that while Third Aunt's words were unpleasant, there might be some truth to them. Her daughter had a face that attracted trouble, or she wouldn't have been involved in that past incident. How could her three hundred yuan salary be enough? Yet, Qiuhua seemed to be living quite comfortably.

"Second Sister, if I were you, I'd make sure Qiuhua explains where her money comes from. We're not a wealthy family, but every penny should be accounted for. If the money is dirty, we can't use it, right?" Third Aunt then looked at her own daughter, "Look at our Manzhi, also good-looking. Many men in the city tries to pursue her, but Manzhi is straightforward, no matter how much money they offer, she ignores them. She runs her own store and earns her own money, at least it's clean."