CHAPTER 716: CHAPTER 720: FAIRY TALE TOWN (9)

Si and his colleagues worked at a shop owned by a man with two daughters who were as beautiful as flowers.

However, as pretty as the daughters were, there was always something slightly unspeakable about them.

For instance, right now, Si and Anian were helping a newly arrived customer with his carriage, and the two young ladies were walking toward them, giggling.

Their eyes were brimming with affection.

The elder sister threw a coquettish glance at Anian and giggled, "Brother Nian, you must be tired. Come in and have some fresh juice I just made. I even added ice cubes; it’s both delicious and cooling."

The second young lady, not to be outdone, chimed in, "Brother Nian, I made some tasty flower tea. Why not try mine instead?"

After saying that, the second young lady provocatively glanced at her elder sister.

This made the eldest sister furious. She placed her hands on her hips and glared at her sister, saying, "I spoke first."

The second young lady abruptly closed her folding fan and angrily retorted, "So what? I’m prettier than you. Brother Nian will definitely prefer what I made."

This conversation suddenly took a bizarre turn.

What started as a competition for a man’s attention between two sisters who wouldn’t acknowledge each other, turned into a grand comparison of beauty.

The shift in the topic was quite abrupt.

The eldest sister claimed, "I am the most beautiful."

The second young lady contested, "No, I am the prettiest."

The eldest sister argued, "My figure is amazing."

The second young lady boasted, "My feet are the most elegant."

....

As for Anian, the topic of the sisters’ debate, he was long forgotten somewhere.

Such scenes would occur several times a day.

The boss didn’t say anything, but he always looked displeased at Anian, the cause of the disputes, yet the two young ladies tirelessly indulged in their endless arguments.

Seeing the young ladies acting up again, Si couldn’t stand it and quickly intervened.

"Ladies, may I have the honor to try both?"

The eldest sister raised her eyebrows and gave Si a disdainful glance, waving him away as if shooing a fly, "Go away, kid. Don’t be so nosy."

Si: "...."

With his baby face, Si wasn’t of interest to the two sisters, who preferred cold, ascetic faces like Anian’s.

As for the other two colleagues who came along and were more ordinary-looking, the sisters didn’t even bother to look their way but sent them directly to the backyard to help.

When Rourou and the others arrived and saw the two women who didn’t forget to throw flirtatious glances at Anian even during their quarrel, they were literally about to explode with frustration.

Over the last few days, though unspoken, covert emotions well understood by everyone had developed between the two.

Seeing women blatantly flirting in such a cheap manner, even the best-tempered person would find it hard to endure.

Not only did Rourou feel her eyes turning red at the sight of the two sisters, but the self-proclaimed beauties also looked at their group with envy, their eyes seemingly turning into those of fighting roosters.

Of course, it was not Rourou and the others they were against, but the prettiest among them, Su Li.

Indeed, after days of good food and special care, Su Li had transformed from her previous lean self to the most beautiful person in the group.

Although she hadn’t reached her peak beauty yet, Su Li was somewhat satisfied with her current appearance.

Bu Yu, the outsider, had witnessed Su Li’s remarkable transformation and found it absolutely magical.

But on a closer look, there wasn’t a single ugly person among the residents of Fairy Tale Town.

Even the least attractive person just had a plain face.

So....

Little Beauties and company were quite attractive, but next to the stunningly beautiful sisters, they were no match at all.

They directed all their jealousy and rage toward Su Li.

"You, come here and clean my shoes, they’re dirty."

It was as if the lady and the Second Young Lady had an agreement; they suddenly stopped quarreling, stood side by side holding hands, and portrayed themselves as loving sisters, making it hard to believe that just a second ago, they were on the verge of physically fighting and bashing each other’s heads in.

After Lady had spoken, Second Young Lady immediately added, "Right, clean our shoes, and I’ll give you a gold coin."

The shop’s employees earned only one silver coin after a day’s work.

And one gold coin was worth ten silver coins.

For those not particularly wealthy, the lure of a gold coin was quite significant.

At least, the two ladies didn’t think the girl who had made them so jealous would refuse.

Just like that detestable woman at home, who never dared refuse them whenever they spoke.

Su Li: "....."

When had she become so cheap?

"What are you all doing crowding here, don’t you have work to do?" a somewhat harsh female voice came from within the store.

A beauty in a black long dress, still charming, looked at them with displeasure.

The two young ladies, who were just acting arrogantly, suddenly shrank like quails and murmured with their heads down, "Mother."

Then they tried to sneak away along the corner of the wall.

The beauty, who was also the shop owner, looked at her two daughters cowering and frowned but remained silent.

After watching her two daughters scurry away like little mice, she looked up and spoke harshly to the group in front of her, "Don’t block the shop entrance all day—don’t I have a business to run?"

"Hmph...."

That last sound was filled with contempt and disdain, especially directed at Su Li; she gave her a deep, meaningful look.

As she passed by Su Li, she made it a point to say, "Little girl, don’t think just because you’re pretty you can climb to the top. Every lady and madam who comes into my shop comes from a powerful and prestigious background; they wouldn’t even glance at someone like you."

Su Li instantly felt this madam was brimming with stories, even her disdainful glance seemed to carry a profound depth.

She thought she must be sick....

Unlike Su Li, who often entertained bizarre, out-of-the-ordinary ideas, other people reacted normally.

Rourou and the others felt deeply humiliated and were very angry at the madam’s insulting words.

Their bodies trembling, tears welling in their eyes, they cried out loudly, "Don’t look down on people, who would even think that way...."

Su Li curiously watched their reactions and asked, "Why are you all so worked up?"

"She was talking about me, not you."

"According to the shop owner’s standard, perhaps your looks are somewhat lacking."

The tears that were ready to burst forth were instantly forced back.

Rourou and the others: "....."

Seeing the madam return to the shop, the two young ladies, who had earlier hidden, were ready to reappear.

But it seemed like their mother had eyes in the back of her head.

The window upstairs was abruptly opened, and madam’s head stretched out, "You two, come here and try on clothes. If you’re still as disgraceful as now at the Prince’s mansion dinner three days later, you can stop calling me mom."

The two ladies, who were about to retort, were immediately distracted by their mother’s words.

They bumped into each other and pushed, each afraid of the other getting ahead as they squeezed through the wide door.

Despite the door being wide enough for three of them and more, it was a mystery why they managed to make it seem so cramped and narrow.