After more than ten minutes.
The barber put down his tools and nodded in satisfaction. “Alright, my skills are still pretty top-notch.”
Of course, this young lady was also quite pretty.
Ning You opened her eyes and saw a completely new version of herself in the mirror.
With her gentle and refined looks, the original body was naturally not ugly.
After the haircut, it felt like she had changed her head entirely.
Her thick, messy, coarse hair had become much lighter, making her already palm-sized face look even smaller.
Her peach-blossom eyes were lively and bright, with extremely deep pupils.
Her eyebrows had a naturally beautiful arch without even needing shaping.
Her facial features were perfectly proportioned, forming a somewhat elegant and proud charm when combined.
Fortunately, there wasn’t a single feature that resembled Ning Zhongyi—otherwise Ning You would have been disgusted to death.
She hadn’t expected such an amazing result and gave a thumbs-up. “Nice! Your skills are awesome!”
The barber raised his eyebrows proudly. “Of course! I’ve been cutting hair for decades. How could I not have this level of skill?”
If conditions allowed, he could even cut floral patterns into hair.
After thanking the barber, Ning You was about to leave when a female customer walked in.
She glanced at Ning You, paused slightly, and said with mild dissatisfaction, “Master, did you cut this young lady’s hair? I didn’t know you had this kind of skill!”
The woman had two braids and average looks.
She originally thought her own braids were quite nice, but compared to this young girl, she suddenly felt dull and unremarkable.
The barber refused to take the blame and widened his eyes. “How is this my problem? You didn’t even give me any requirements!” the old barber complained.
This had nothing to do with Ning You, so after greeting the barber, she left the shop.
Before she even stepped out, she heard the woman say, “Master, I want a haircut too—just like that young lady’s!”
Ning You: Wow, I accidentally started a trend!
However, that woman had braids, and the barber shop didn’t even provide hair washing services—what kind of result would she end up with?
The image was too beautiful to imagine!
..
Back at the residential building, Ning You went to the bathhouse to take a shower with her belongings.
When she returned home, the Ning family had already come back.
Each household in the building had the smell of cooking drifting out, but their own pot was still cold. He Meili immediately understood—Ning You had truly stopped doing housework.
She felt tight in the chest and short of breath from anger.
That lazy little brat—just die from laziness!
Seeing Ning Zhongyi waiting for dinner, she took a deep breath and quickly went into the kitchen.
Ning Zhongyi leaned back on the sofa, his brows slightly furrowed, filled with suspicion.
At work today, he kept feeling like someone was watching him.
But every time he turned around, there was nothing.
What exactly was wrong?
These few days were crucial… nothing must go wrong!
At that moment, Ning You came back.
Seeing the “mountain” of wrinkles between her father’s brows, she secretly laughed.
Sensing something is wrong already? Sweating yet?
The girl’s eyes flickered.
The difficult days were still ahead.
Ning Zhongyi was very displeased that Ning You didn’t greet him. He lifted his eyelids, his voice deep and cold.
“Don’t you even know how to greet someone? No manners!”
Ning You paused while drying her wet hair, then said sarcastically and casually, “My biological mother died early, my biological father became my stepfather, and there’s a vicious stepmother who torments me at home. Isn’t it normal to have no manners?”
After saying that, she calmly returned to her room.
Seeing her attitude, Ning Zhongyi’s expression darkened—and then he actually laughed in anger.
What an ungrateful white-eyed wolf.
He Meili had already planned to stir trouble when she saw Ning You return.
She handed the cooking task to Ning Hong, who hadn’t even stepped into the house yet, and hurried inside.
Ning Hong: …
Inside, she saw Ning Zhongyi with a dark expression and displeased mood.
She stepped forward to massage his shoulders gently.
Softly she said, “Still angry at Youyou? You shouldn’t argue with a little girl like her. She’s still young.”
“Young my ass—she’s about to get married and still young!” Ning Zhongyi’s eyes turned cold.
If he kept being angered by Ning You like this, he felt like he might lose a few years of his life.
He Meili noticed the man had completely lost patience with Ning You and felt secretly pleased.
“It’ll be better once Youyou gets married,” she comforted softly.
Ning Zhongyi was very calculating. He could see He Meili didn’t like Ning You, but he didn’t care.
He only asked calmly, “Which family did you pick?”
“One is the Yun family’s boy. Although he doesn’t have much future, he and Youyou grew up together and are childhood sweethearts. If they marry, life should be decent.”
The Yun family was ordinary and didn’t benefit the Ning family much, so Ning Zhongyi was not satisfied and frowned.
“Anything else?”
Without hesitation, he continued asking.
He Meili was secretly delighted that he rejected the Yun family so quickly.
She didn’t want Ning You to marry Yun Hang either—he liked her, and she might not suffer if she married him.
“I looked into several families. Let me tell you slowly…”
They spoke in low voices, while Ning Yu shrank on the side eating biscuits, ears perked up.
After mentioning three families, Ning Zhongyi still wasn’t very satisfied.
“The last one—I’m a bit hesitant,” He Meili said, hesitating as if troubled.
“Just say it,” Ning Zhongyi looked at her calmly.
He Meili licked her lips, lowering her head to hide the excitement in her eyes.
“I heard the son of the steam turbine factory director is also looking for a marriage partner.”
She didn’t dare hide anything and continued, “That young man has a good background, but… I heard his brain is a bit off—he likes to tease people.”
In reality, he was a violent maniac who liked to hit people, but she twisted it into “likes to tease.”
“The steam turbine factory?” Ning Zhongyi’s eyes deepened as he began to think.
Although the steam turbine factory and his lighting factory were both large factories in Haicheng, there was still a hierarchy.
The steam turbine factory was slightly superior.
More importantly, that factory was useful for a new project. If he could connect through this marriage, he could gain a lot of leverage.
Thinking this through, he spoke.
“Then this one. Contact them first and see what they think.”
After speaking, he got up and returned to his room.
“You can rest assured. I’ll handle it properly!” He Meili quickly replied, her face full of excitement.
Little brat, let’s see how arrogant you can be!
Malice overflowed in her eyes.
Inside the room, Ning You watched everything unfold, thoughtfully.
A “loud conspiracy”?
Do they really think no one can hear them just because they’re in the living room?
When Ning You’s biological mother decorated the room, she personally installed the locks. They looked nice, but were fragile—Ning Hong broke them easily.
He Meili was stingy and replaced it with a cheap latch lock.
There was even a hole in the door.
So—
What, do you think you can’t see anything through the keyhole?
You can see everything clearly, okay? Even if you can’t hear, you can still see expressions.
That obvious malice could practically give birth to eight hundred evil spirits.
After mentally mocking her stepfather and stepmother, Ning You began thinking hard about how to get Ning Yu (the younger boy) to talk.
That kid was greedy—she’d probably have to lure him with snacks.