Her appearance was plain, but her figure in a swimsuit was quite impressive—curvaceous and well-proportioned, with fair skin.
This was an era full of contradictions, where conservatism reached an extreme. The rejection of beauty achieved unprecedented heights: women were not allowed to wear dresses, nor to shape their eyebrows or apply lipstick. Some even had to wear long-sleeved tops and pants during the height of summer. Dark colors like black, blue, green, and gray dominated, yet swimming seemed to be an exception.
Of course, even though this was driven by influence from above, very few female comrades had the courage to wear swimsuits and show off their figures by the pool. Just look at Liu Ran, whose gaze barely touched Su Meixiang—he didn't even dare to glance at her directly.
