The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

As the wedding date approached, Xiao Ling took Darong to the barber shop on the street. At that time, every girl who was getting married would go to the barber shop to get a fashionable perm.

So much so that for a period of time, curly hair and straight hair had become a symbol of being married and unmarried.

"Look, it looks so good like this." Xiao Ling pointed to a promotional photo that had just been posted and said to Darong.

The female star in the photo had big wavy Hong Kong-style hair, which was very avant-garde at the time. After looking at it for a long time, Darong still didn't have the courage to try it.

"That's because celebrities are good-looking. How can I be good-looking?"

In fact, Darong's appearance is not a beauty in the traditional sense. Her biggest features are her clear and fair skin and generous and elegant temperament.

"Okay, it will definitely work. Why don't you give it a try? People get their hair permed when they're getting married."

Darong loves beauty, and with Xiaoling's constant encouragement, she finally chose the more avant-garde Hong Kong style with big waves.

"Wow, you look so beautiful, just like a movie star." Xiao Ling exclaimed sincerely as she looked at Darong's new hairstyle.

"Look at that photo with short hair. You can get that perm when you get married. Don't you think you look a lot like that female star?"

Darong pointed at the most beautiful "Minmin" on the wall and raised her eyebrows at Xiaoling.

In fact, Xiao Ling's appearance is better than Darong's. She just doesn't have the fair and clear skin like Darong, but her facial features are more delicate and three-dimensional, and she is taller and more slender.

Xiao Ling smiled embarrassedly. In fact, Darong was not the first person to say that Xiao Ling looked like a celebrity. Sometimes even she herself felt that they really looked alike in their eyes and eyebrows.

After Darong's hair was washed and styled, it was then groomed by the hairdresser. The subtle waves at the ends of her hair showed a perfect curve, and the thin bangs on her forehead also perfectly modified Darong's face shape.

It is no exaggeration to say that when Darong came out of the barber shop, her look amazed the entire street.

Darong faced everyone's envious gazes and walked home with Xiaoling, talking and laughing.

"He with disheveled hair doesn't look like a good person..."

Darong stopped and looked back. The person who was speaking was none other than the great goddess Li Meili.

Ever since Li Meili and Cheng Laoxiao got married, Darong has never met these two people again.

In the past, because Li Meili's parents' home was between the small street and Darong's home, Darong would often run into her when she passed by here every time she went out. However, Cheng Laoxiao's wedding house was not in the Third Street area, so he and Li Meili would never meet again.

Of course Xiao Ling didn't know Li Meili. She was so angry at the inexplicable sarcasm and cursing that she just rolled up her sleeves and prepared to start fighting.

"Don't pay attention to her, she's sick."

Darong quickly grabbed Xiaoling. The last time Qiaozhen came, Darong already knew that Li Meili was also pregnant. Although it couldn't be seen now, if Xiaoling really fought with her, she might get into trouble.

Seeing Darong holding Xiao Ling, Li Meili became even more presumptuous, and there was not a single curse that could be written down or put on the table.

"You living ghost, black pig spirit, don't you know what you look like? You want to be a playboy (the word 'playboy' in the southern suburbs has an extremely derogatory meaning, different from the descriptive meaning in other areas), but don't you look at your own dirty face? Who would be blind enough to fall in love with a living ghost like you..."

"It's me who's blind... Stop scolding me."

Before Xiao Ling finished her scolding, Cheng Laoxiao from the yard pushed the door open and walked out.

He didn't know it was Darong at first. He was completely drawn to the scene by the quarrel between Li Meili and Xiao Ling. Only when he reached the gate of the yard did he see Darong standing beside Xiao Ling and pulling her.

Old Cheng smiled awkwardly, and did not say hello to Darong. He just lowered his head and pulled Li Meili into the yard.

When Darong saw Cheng Laoxiao coming out, she was actually somewhat embarrassed. Although she was not the one who started the trouble, every word of Xiao Ling's scolding hurt Cheng Laoxiao's heart.

After all, it was he who said it at the beginning: 'Three parts like a human but not a human, seven parts like a ghost but a living ghost'.

"Sister, who is that person? He is so annoying." After walking a long way away, Xiao Ling was still very angry.

In fact, Darong herself is not a weak person. The reason why she is unwilling to argue with Li Meili is, on the one hand, because she knows that she is a little different from ordinary people mentally, and on the other hand, she also takes Cheng Laoxiao's face into consideration.

"She used to be my classmate. She has some mental problems and can't stand people who are prettier than her."

"Ah? Hahaha... Then she has to hide in the house and not go out. With that look, anyone would be pissed off to death... Hahaha..."

Xiao Ling seemed to have heard the biggest joke of the century, and she couldn't stop laughing, holding her stomach.

In fact, differences in appearance do not really lead to huge ridicule. It is often because of one's own excessive inferiority complex and concern that invisibly aggravates other people's prejudice against you.

"What kind of perm did you get for your hair?" Darong's mother walked around Darong twice and frowned slightly.

In fact, she also thinks that Darong's hairstyle is good-looking, but it does not conform to most people's perception of housewives. In Darong's mother's mind, Darong, who is about to get married, should have her hair permed into short curls like a middle-aged woman.

However, after the experience of burning cosmetics last time, Darong's mother did not say anything radical this time.

"How beautiful, aunt! My eldest sister has the temperament of a big star. This hairstyle will definitely make Xiao Zhong proud when we get to Erdaohezi. He should be very happy!"

Xiao Ling cheerfully continued what Darong's mother said, without understanding the doubt in her tone at all.

Darong kept her head down and smiled, thinking that if Xiao Ling got married in the future, these two would have to blush sooner or later.

"Ling'er, Sibeier has been running outside recently. Do you know where he has been?"

Darong's mother was too lazy to argue with Xiao Ling. She had been following her father every day since she was fourteen or fifteen years old. After all, she was raised by Darong's mother, so she naturally knew her temper and character.

"Aunt, I don't know either. He took me to the roller skating hall once before, but he never took me there again."

Speaking of Sibei'er, Xiao Ling's originally high spirits fell to the bottom in an instant. Although Xiao Ling came to Darong's house every day recently, it seemed that her relationship with Sibei'er had become a little distant.

In the past, when Sibei went out to play, he would always bring his follower Xiaoling with him. But recently, Xiaoling herself didn't know why, but Sibei hadn't taken her out for a long time.

After hearing what Xiao Ling said, Darong's mother felt a little worried. Compared to Xiao Ling's little thoughts, she was more worried about what kind of people Sibeier had made friends with outside.