Lin An Jie believed that she had a particularly precise grasp of fashion trends, and she also knew what kind of clothes would be popular many years later. Naturally, the clothes she sold were the most fashionable.
However, she had forgotten that it was only the early 1980s.
And in this era, there were still a lot of conservative people.
The mainstream clothing buyers were those born in the 60s, and they were very different from the post-90s and post-00s generations of the future. They were not as flamboyant and self-expressive. On one hand, they wanted to look beautiful, but on the other hand, they cared a lot about others' opinions and didn't dare to be too showy.
And these women's boyfriends or husbands were even more conservative, with many of them thinking that their women dressing up flamboyantly was not a good thing.
But Lin An Jie just encountered such customers.
A woman in her twenties, who was quite pretty, actually liked the clothes at Lin An Jie's shop quite a bit.
She visited several times before she finally decided to buy a set.
Thinking the woman had a good figure and was pretty, Lin An Jie introduced her to some relatively sexy clothes.
After trying them on and feeling quite beautiful, and with Lin An Jie constantly praising her, the woman made the purchase.
But after the woman wore the clothes home and went out with friends in the evening, she attracted the attention of a man who liked her.
This woman didn't usually dress up much, so this time, looking so nicely dolled up, naturally, there were men who showed interest in her.
And this incident came to the knowledge of her boyfriend, who was the jealous type and was particularly fond of his girlfriend. Not wanting to blame his own girlfriend, he unleashed his anger on Lin An Jie.
Her boyfriend blamed it all on Lin An Jie, thinking it was because Lin An Jie had encouraged his girlfriend to wear such revealing clothes that this trouble occurred. In a fit of rage, he brought people to smash Lin An Jie's stall.
With her stall smashed, Lin An Jie was somewhat confused about the situation.
She didn't understand why it had to be so difficult to do something?
Even selling a few pieces of clothing could provoke such incidents.
Lin An Jie, left and right thinking, couldn't understand why. Later, she concluded that she might not be cut out for doing business, or maybe it wasn't time for her to become wealthy yet.
Thinking this, Lin An Jie disposed of the clothes she had at a low price.
Of course, she didn't lose money; in fact, she made a small profit.
With this money, Lin An Jie went back to Xiaogou Village.
First, Lin An Jie was still determined to cling to Su Zhiqiang, hoping to enjoy a good life after he became wealthy. Another reason was that Anning was about to take the college entrance exams soon.
When Lin An Jie was on her way back, Lin Aiguo and Wang Cuixhua were worried.
Anning tentatively asked, "Should I go to the county to find my sister and try to persuade her?"
Wang Cuihua wanted to agree, but Lin Aiguo waved his hand, "No need to go. I've already said that we won't meddle in her affairs in the future. Whatever she decides to do with her life is her business."
That was what he said, but Lin Aiguo was still somewhat worried.
Anning noticed this and gently persuaded, "Actually, it's not entirely a bad thing. After my sister goes through a few setbacks, she'll realize that doing business is not so easy, and maybe she'll settle down and live a steady life. Besides, my sister is still young; who hasn't made a few mistakes in their youth?"
Lin Aiguo also thought that Lin An Jie was a bit impulsive and assumed it might be because she was still young.
But then he looked at Anning and dismissed the thought.
Anning was even younger than Lin An Jie, yet Anning was so calm and steady. It seemed to be an issue with An Jie's character.
Anning comforted Lin Aiguo for a while, then helped Wang Cuixhua with chores.
While working, she pondered that Lin Aiguo and Wang Cuixhua still loved Lin An Jie and worried about her when she encountered trouble. If it continued like this, Lin An Jie might end up dragging down the Lin Family.
So, to make things easier for the Lin Family in the future and avoid being dragged down by Lin Anjie's mindless actions, the only solution was to administer a heavy dose of medicine, making Lin Aiguo and Wang Cuixhua completely disappointed in Lin Anjie.
Anning thought of some things related to the college entrance exam from the original owner's memories, and an idea quickly formed in her mind.
At this moment, Lin Anjie had already arrived in town, where she bought some food and a high-quality short-sleeved shirt.
Carrying big and small bags, Lin Anjie returned to Xiaogou Village.
Right as she entered the village, she encountered Lin Anran washing clothes in the river at the village entrance.
Lin Anran's face bore a somewhat strange expression upon seeing Lin Anjie.
She picked up the clothes and put them in the basin, greeting Lin Anjie.
Lin Anjie laughed a few times, not showing much enthusiasm towards Lin Anran.
She had always regarded Lin Anran as a person without prospects, destined to remain so all her life, and naturally, she wouldn't pay much attention to such a mediocre person.
Lin Anran knew what Lin Anjie thought of her and, aware of Lin Anjie's nature to flatter the high and step on the low, she didn't think much of Lin Anjie either.
Watching Lin Anjie head towards their home, Lin Anran curled her lips and continued washing her clothes.
A few young girls beside her started to joke around: "An Ran, do you think your sister will behave herself this time upon returning?"
An Ran sneered: "Who knows."
One of the young girls lowered her voice: "I heard Aunt Liu has some issues with her. She even said that if she doesn't come back this time, she won't make it through the days and was urging Su Zhiqiang to divorce her."
"Ah, really?"
Another young girl said in surprise: "The Su family is so poor, can Su Zhiqiang even find another wife if they get divorced?"
"Who can say."
Listening to these words, An Ran curled her lips: "I'm going back first, I'll come out to play with you all later."
After An Ran left, the young girls started to gossip even more enthusiastically.
Anning helped Wang Cuixhua finish cooking and cleaned up the main room before sitting down, only to hear Lin Anjie's voice.
"Dad, Mom, are you home?"
Anning got up from the main room and came out, standing on the corridor, watching Lin Anjie carrying and dragging her big and small bags as she entered the house.
"Big sister."
Anning called out in a low and gentle voice.
Lin Anjie's face immediately lit up with smiles: "Anning, you're back. I was just saying I'd visit you at the town high school tomorrow. Oh, and I bought you something this time."
"Let me help you carry it."
Anning helped Lin Anjie bring the stuff into the house; by this time, Wang Cuixhua and Lin Aiguo had also come over.
Seeing Lin Aiguo, Lin Anjie thought of the humiliation she suffered when he beat her, but as soon as she thought about ruining Anning's college entrance exam, she swallowed all the hatred and approached Lin Aiguo with a smile as bright as flowers: "Dad, I was wrong during this period, my mind was clouded as I spoke ill of Anning, I've... I've reflected on it, I..."
Lin Aiguo and Wang Cuixhua did not expect Lin Anjie to return and admit her wrongdoings.
Lin Aiguo was stiff on the spot.
Wang Cuixhua glanced at Lin Aiguo's face and tugged at his clothes, signaling him not to be too harsh and to take the chance to step down from the situation when possible.
As for Anning, she knew that Lin Anjie was up to something again.