Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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There was only one department store in the entire county. It was said to be a building, but it was actually only two floors. It sold very few things. Daily necessities and cloths were sold downstairs. There was a clothing store on the second floor. Ye Ning had gone shopping a few times and the clothes were average. The prices were high-end and the service attitude of the salesperson was even better.
After following Wang Yao for a while, Ye Ning realized that it was not the way to the department store, “Aren’t we going to the department store?”
“The clothes over there don’t look good. I’ll take you to a clothing store with good-looking clothes.” Wang Yao winked and gave her a mysterious smile.
The clothing store was a bit out of the way, but it was indeed a clothing store. There were also small fry shops, noodle shops, tailor shops, department stores…
“You haven’t been here, have you?” Wang Yao walked towards the clothing store with Ye Ning, “These stores have been around since the 1980s, but I haven’t dared to make it known to everyone.”
In those years, everyone was afraid. Only a few brave people dared to be the first to eat crabs, and they only dared to eat them secretly. Slowly, they found that no one would come to catch them, then more and more stores would open, and it would become a department store here.
Ye Ning nodded clearly, not to mention that it was now open, but before, there were people who were sneaking around, starving the timid to death. As long as there was courage, most of them would be rich in the future.
The clothes inside were much richer than those in department stores. Wang Yao started to pick out clothes excitedly as soon as she entered the door. She picked them up and compared them by placing them on Ye Ning. Finally, she chose a red skirt and said to Ye Ning, “This skirt looks good, you give it a try.”
“This one won’t work.” Ye Ning shook her head, it was too arrogant.
Wang Yao felt a little regretful. Ye Ning’s skin was fair and she would look very pretty in this red skirt. However, it was really inappropriate to wear it for an interview. In the end, she only bought a white floral shirt, and a cyan plaid skirt. She put on a pair of leather shoes on her calves, and Ye Ning looked pure and charming as soon as she put them on.
“It looks good.” Wang Yao felt that Ye Ning really looked good in whatever clothes she wore. As expected, it also depended on her appearance.
“Since we’re here, let’s just buy another set.”
Ye Ning calculated the price and shook her head in rejection. To be honest, in her opinion, the clothes at that time were still a bit tacky and expensive, so she might as well buy cloth and make it herself.
Wang Yao may have thought that Ye Ning was trying to save money, and considering her family situation, she stopped persuading her. She also treated Ye Ning to a bowl of beef noodles at noon. The boss at this time was really honest, and the beef noodles were served with huge chunks of beef, and were very hot. The noodles made Ye Ning sweat.
Ye Ning wanted to pay after eating, but Wang Yao didn’t agree to anything.
“Well, after you have passed the interview and received your salary, you can invite me to dinner. I will definitely not refuse.” Wang Yao said with a smile.
Ye Ning had no choice but to give up. She looked at Wang Yao carefully. They were indeed similar in figure. Wang Yao was relatively plumper than her. She thought about coming over alone tomorrow and going to a nearby tailor shop to order some clothes. Two sets of clothes for Ye Lan and Ye Gu, and another set for Wang Yao.
The clothes of Ye Lan and Ye Gu were really not good. Many of their clothes were patched. They were fine in the countryside, as many people were like this, but not in the county town.
She had to put some thought into giving this set to Wang Yao. Wang Yao had helped her so much. She had been thinking about giving her something for a long time, but she really didn’t know what to give her. Wang Yao’s family was rich and powerful, and she looked down on ordinary things. Ye Ning couldn’t give it away. When she came to choose clothes today, she suddenly had an idea. She had a vision for the future. Even after thirty years, it was natural for women to love beauty, and some classics were eternal.
That night, Ye Ning started drawing. She had never studied professionally, but she had been very interested in this aspect before. She would draw it first, and then she would talk to the tailor master, and he should be able to understand.
When Wu Jing came back, she saw Ye Ning writing and drawing there. Thinking of the news she heard from Gan Tiantian, the jealousy in her heart was about to burst out.
Except for her and Ye Ning, all the people in their dormitory were from the city. They couldn’t compare with the city people. It was inevitable that she would compare herself with Ye Ning. She was the eldest daughter like Ye Ning, but Ye Ning being the eldest daughter didn’t do anything at home. She was valuable. While she herself had been doing housework with her mother since she was four years old. She had to take care of her sister, since she was five years old. When she was older, she had to help in the fields. She was thus tanned, and her hands were covered with calluses. In order to go to high school, she knelt on the ground and begged in front of her Dad for a day, but it turned out that Ye Ning was obviously a daughter liked by everyone. Her father loved her, her mother doted on her, and her younger brother had to give in to her. She had never been on the ground, and she was still beautiful.
They obviously met Sun Yaojun together, but Sun Yaojun was obsessed with her and even bought her clothes and jewellery. Don’t think she didn’t know that since she and Sun Yaojun were together, she spent a lot of money, and it was all from Sun Yaojun. Even her teachers and classmates all preferred her.
Also, they were all in the same dormitory, and Gan Tiantian protected her in every possible way. Even Wang Yao, who had always been aloof, helped her find a job. She might not be able to get into Everbright Pharmaceuticals even after graduating from college.
“Why?”
Ye Ning was startled by the sudden sound and glanced sideways at Wu Jing, looking at her with a twisted face and red eyes.
She didn’t remember her sin, Wu Jing, why she suddenly looked like this.
“I don’t understand what you mean by why?” This person must be really sick. They didn’t speak for the past two days. She carefully recalled what happened in school and she didn’t seem to have offended her.
“Why do you live a better life than me, we are both daughters? We are both students, obviously my grades are better, but the teacher cares more about you? We are all classmates, why do they like to play with you more? We are all roommates, why does Wang Yao only help you but not me?” Wu Jing burst out the dissatisfaction she had held in her heart for a long time.
Ye Ning was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wu Jing speechlessly, “How can parents be compared? I can only say that reincarnation is very important, why don’t you compare with Wang Yao? She is also a daughter, and her parents can’t wait to hold her in their hands. As for the teacher who cares about me, it’s because my grades are very low. The teacher wants me to improve and thus answers a few more questions for me. If you don’t know how, you can also ask the teacher. When did the teacher refuse? There are also classmates who compare me with you. Okay, Wu Jing, have you sincerely made friends? I don’t believe that no one came to hang out with you when you first entered high school, but why did your classmates drift away from you in the end? So many people don’t like you. Did you look for your own reasons? Wang Yao helped me because I asked her for help. If you are in trouble, you can say it. If she can help, I believe Wang Yao will help you, but have you asked? Nobody is a worm in your belly, who knows what you are thinking? Besides, why would Wang Yao take the initiative to help you? Who are you to her? Where do you get such a big face?”
Wu Jing was speechless after a few questions.
Suddenly, she squatted down and cried loudly.
Yesterday, her father from her hometown came to see her and asked her to pack her things and go home. He said that the family had found a match and asked her to go home and prepare to get married. She didn’t agree. It was not difficult to get into college with her grades, but her father didn’t agree with her to continue schooling.
“I will definitely pass the exam. Why not let me continue studying? Just because I am a daughter. If it were your father, he would definitely let you continue going to school.” Wu Jing said while crying.
What if it was Ye Qingshan? Ye Ning lowered her eyes. If it wasn’t to earn tuition for a her and her siblings, why would he go out to work, and how could he go into the mines? Wasn’t it just because he got a lot of money from the mines.
“Your destiny is in your own hands. You are over 18 years old. Are you an adult or a high school student? Do you still want to follow your parents’ orders?” Ye Ning glanced at her and said nothing more.
Wu Jing squatted there silently, her eyes flashing.
Early the next morning, Ye Ning woke up and found that Wu Jing was no longer there. She ignored her and took the drawings to the street where she visited yesterday. The tailor shop was already open, and welcomed her in with great enthusiasm.
“This is what I drew, and it’s a bit sloppy. I’d like to add that I wonder if you can do it?” Ye Ning told the general requirements and fabrics, and the tailor immediately understood.
This old tailor was very good, and he made improvements based on what Ye Ning said, truly restoring the clothes that Ye Ning imagined.
“You are so awesome.” If it were replaced thirty years later, he would definitely be able to open a studio with this ability and sell high-end customization.
“Our family has been tailoring from generation to generation. My dad is already the fifth generation.” A woman walked out from inside and said with a smile.
The fabric Ye Ning mentioned was not available at this time, but the old tailor found a similar one to replace it. There was no way, the craftsmanship was not up to par, so she had to settle for the next best thing.
The ones for Ye Lan and Ye Gu were simple. The old tailor could understand the pictures drawn by Ye Ning at a glance and said they would be ready in one day. The set given to Wang Yao and herself was a little more troublesome and would take two days.
“Okay, no problem. Here’s the deposit. I’ll come back in a few days.” Ye Ning paid the money and happily returned to the dormitory to prepare for tomorrow’s interview.
On Monday, Ye Ning got up early, put on the new clothes Wang Yao bought with her, dressed up, put on some facial oil, and walked towards Everbright Pharmaceutical Factory with her bag carrying a faint floral fragrance.
The factory was far away. When she arrived at the factory, there were already several people waiting there. As she got closer, she saw that they were the first ones to arrive last time. Last time, there were six of them. Four came today, one was tall, there was a boy wearing glasses, a handsome boy, and a girl with a round and cute face. She thought the other two must have failed.
Seeing Ye Ning, the tall boy came over and said, “Hello, I didn’t introduce myself last time we met. My name is Zhang Jingyang.”
“Hello, Comrade Zhang Jingyang, my name is Ye Ning.” Ye Ning met the two by the way. There were three of them, the one with glasses was named Zhang Xu, the handsome boy was named Li Shengfei, and the girl was named Bai Xue.
After getting to know each other, Wang Bin and three other people came in. When they saw Ye Ning, Wang Bin’s eyes lit up, but he was much more restrained than last time. Four more people came right after him. In other words, except for Ye Ning, a foreigner, two people from the cadres failed, while only four children of employees passed the exam.
Ye Ning was very suspicious. If it weren’t for the purpose of appeasing the employees below, it was possible that none of these four would have passed the exam. The interview at this time was just a formality. Those who passed the exam would definitely be able to join the factory, it was now all about what position they were assigned to. Ye Ning was the fifth one to be called. She took a deep breath and walked in calmly.
“Hello, leaders, my name is Ye Ning.”
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