Chapter 12

Chapter 12

The morning breeze was rather mild.

Jiang Mianmian opened her mouth wide, then closed it again.

Seeing the young lady being so polite, she actually felt a little embarrassed.

She felt that her and elder sister's mischief had gone a bit too far.

But she wouldn't say anything about it.

She stood next to elder sister Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu also lowered her head.

However, Jiang Wan only took a sip, praised it, and then put down the bowl.

She opened up her package, and showed Jiang Yu what she had brought.

Jiang Mianmian was also curious about what was inside.

She cried "Yiya ya" to indicate she wanted to see.

Jiang Yu didn't know what her little sister was up to. Seeing her shout, she just picked her up.

Inside the package was a set of clothes and a pair of embroidered shoes.

They weren't new. Jiang Mianmian could see the colors on the clothes had faded, they had been washed at least several times. The shoe tips showed some wear.

But Jiang Yu's eyes shone brightly, extremely excited.

Jiang Mianmian could feel elder sister's grip on her tighten.

If Jiang Yu wasn't holding her little sister, she wouldn't have been able to stop herself from touching the clothes.

Although they were old, the clothes still retained some color and patterns. The fabric was smooth and sleek, different from her own coarse cloth.

The embroidered shoes were even more beautiful.

The colors were bright.

The butterflies on them looked lifelike, with small pearl beads decorating the wings.

She carefully searched it once more, there was no money hidden.

What the family needed most right now was money to buy food.

She had thought Jiang Wan's insincere kindness would have left her some money.

Jiang Yu sat dumbly in front of the fancy clothes and shoes for a while, not daring to touch the clothes. The fabric was so sleek, she was worried her coarse hands would rub and tear it.

She picked up the shoes.

So beautiful.

Especially in the sunlight.

She was still a young girl after all, loving beauty and finery was in her nature.

Holding the shoes, her mouth still grumbled: "You give me your unused ragged clothes and shoes out of charity, and expect me to be grateful with tearing eyes. If my father could have taken the exams, I could have worn these too. I've heard the scholar in the village say my father had exceptional literary talent. Insincere kindness, fake kindness!"

Yet she also couldn't help herself, undoing the shoes.

She took off her own straw sandals, wanting to try them on.

Before even putting them on, she could feel she would look extremely beautiful wearing them.

Jiang Mianmian watched elder sister force her big feet into the tiny embroidered shoes, the shoes swelled up. Elder sister carefully stood up and walked unsteadily.

The butterflies on the little shoes also swayed as if about to take flight.

It was very painful to wear, but Jiang Yu was still a bit excited. She walked over to Jiang Mianmian and asked: "Do they look good?"

Jiang Mianmian: "Yiya ya, yiya ya, yiya ya, yiya ya." (Don't wear them, elder sister. I'll buy you bigger shoes in the future. These don't fit.)

"Hahaha, you want to wear them too? You're so little, can't even walk. Wait, when you grow up, elder sister will earn money to buy nice shoes for you."

Jiang Yu was reluctant to take off the embroidered shoes.

She carefully walked a few more circles in the yard wearing them.

By the time her forehead was sweating, worried that her sweaty feet would dirty the shoes, she finally sat down and gingerly removed the shoes.

As a result, just after this short time, the back of her heels had chafed and bled. The blood stained the embroidered shoes, making the colors even more vivid.