Chapter 13: Going to School
The next day, Gu Chunhai went to Gu Chunmei’s factory with a dark face, seeing Old Mrs. Gu looking pained. Solving the love letter issue must have cost quite a bit this time.
Gu Lingling’s clothes, Gu Chunmei actually took back and had her son, Li Chaoyang, deliver them the very next day.
The color of the altered clothing wasn’t as nice as Gu Juan’s, but it wasn’t as loose and unattractive as before. Gu Lingling tried on the clothes; her aunt’s craftsmanship was indeed quite good.
She stood over the washbasin, trimming the patches left by Wang Meili’s haircut. However, she was malnourished, and her hair quality wasn’t good, turning it a yellowish hue.
There was a mirror at home, but it was placed in Old Mrs. Gu’s room, and that mirror was Gu Juan’s exclusive right.
Gu Lingling didn’t bother to join that chaos, it was just a mirror anyway. While it seemed rare now, once the economy recovered, everything would be available.
What she needed to do now was let her hair grow and take good care of it so it wouldn’t look like straw when it grew long.
After tidying up, Gu Lingling carried her backpack and went to school.
Gu Juan glared at Gu Lingling angrily. She had been grounded at home by Gu Chunhai for reflection, unable to attend school until Gu Chunhai resolved matters with Wang Qingfeng.
Not only that, but she also had to go to work alongside Wang Meili to earn work points (although Wang Meili wouldn’t let her go).
Gu Chunhai genuinely wanted to protect Gu Juan, but unfortunately, she didn’t appreciate it. Instead, she resented Gu Chunhai for being biased.
On her first day back at school after rebirth, Gu Lingling couldn’t deny feeling nervous.
Nanshui Village, although a village, was the closest one to the city, and military units from the mountains behind the village had to pass through on their way to the city. Its geographic location was advantageous.
Some people worked in nearby factories, and those who stayed in the village without jobs naturally went out to earn work points. However, due to this special reason, Nanshui Village didn’t engage in communal eating like other rural areas.
Each family did its own cooking.
The middle school and high school were combined, and even children from military families attended here.
Gu Lingling was in her first year of high school. Upon entering, most of the students were already there, and as she walked in, everyone’s eyes were fixed on her.
Gu Lingling seemed a bit different today.
With her head down, Gu Lingling used memories from her past life to find her seat, and as soon as she sat down, someone pushed her from behind.
She turned around to see Liu Miao.
Seeing this somewhat unfamiliar face, Gu Lingling suddenly remembered Liu Miao’s fate in her previous life.
This girl who often followed Gu Juan to bully her didn’t have a great ending in her previous life.
First, she got pregnant by a young educated man in the village before marriage. After he returned to the city, Liu Miao’s baby was aborted, ruining her reputation, and later, her family sold her to a fool as a bride.
In the end, Liu Miao vented all her grievances on the fool, killing him and then committing suicide on their wedding night.
The incident caused quite a stir back then.
Thinking of how she and Gu Juan bullied her, Gu Lingling couldn’t muster any sympathy for this girl.
"Gu Lingling, is it really you?" Liu Miao pushed Gu Lingling from behind with an incredulous look, "Where’s Juanzi?"
How could Gu Juan possibly let Gu Lingling come to school like this?
"Looking for Gu Juan? Go to middle school." Gu Lingling replied coldly.
Gu Juan was a few months younger than her, but she wasn’t academically good and was held back a grade. She was now in middle school.
Liu Miao looked Gu Lingling up and down.
Although her hair was still short, it surprisingly looked nice that way, making her look spirited and neat.
And this outfit, no longer loose-fitting and large, though still old clothes, was tailor-fitted and more importantly, it highlighted Gu Lingling’s advantages immediately.
In two words: Beautiful!
Even more beautiful than Gu Juan, who wore nice clothes.
This was absurd.
How could Gu Lingling possibly be so pretty? She was clearly the ugliest girl in class.
Liu Miao looked at her anxiously, "Gu Lingling, although Gu Juan is your sister, you shouldn’t be wearing her clothes."
But her eyes were filled with jealousy and resentment.
"What happened to your hair? Looks like a hooligan." Liu Miao deliberately pouted, ’kindly’ reminding her, "Now we’re supposed to advocate for simplicity and thriftiness. I thought your original hair was fine, hurry back and have Juanzi’s mother cut it for you."
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