"Did you get burned?" Aunt Xiao asked.

"No," Wen Qing replied. Before she finished speaking, she had already lifted the curtain and walked out, handing the floral cotton dress to Aunt Xiao. During this time, she also glanced at Ji Ningzhi and Zhang Fangfang.

"Is it ironed?" Aunt Xiao asked.

"alright."

Aunt Xiao examined the floral cotton dress from all sides, her eyes full of smiles. Wen Qing's ironing skills were truly first-rate. Aunt Xiao confidently held up the floral cotton dress and handed it to Ji Ningzhi: "Little girl, it's ironed. Look, this floral cotton dress is much better than the one your classmate's cousin wore last time. Look at the stitching, look at the little shoulder pads—Wen Qing put a lot of thought into it."

Ji Ningzhi and Zhang Fangfang stared intently at the floral cotton dress. Yes, it was this dress; they both said it looked beautiful back then.

"Was it really made by Wen Qing?" Ji Ningzhi asked again to confirm.

Aunt Xiao readily replied, "Of course! Even these sandals were made by Wen Qing. And look, these regular customers bring fabric here specifically to have clothes made by Wen Qing."

"Yes, I'm looking for Wen Qing."

"Me too. I have a lot of flesh on my shoulders, so a lot of the clothes I make aren't comfortable to wear. But the polyester shirt Wen Qing made for me last time was so comfortable. I haven't worn anything that comfortable since I gained weight..."

"I'm just bringing the materials; I'll just pay for the labor."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Xiao smiled, saying that hiring Wen Qing for ten yuan was well worth it.

Ji Ningzhi and Zhang Fangfang looked around and accepted that the dress was made by Wen Qing. Then Ji Ningzhi suddenly turned to Wen Qing and said, "I don't want this dress and these shoes anymore. I'm not buying them!"

The store fell silent instantly.

Aunt Xiao's smile froze on her face as she asked, "What did you say?"

“I said I don’t want this dress anymore, I’m not buying it!” Ji Ningzhi said again.

Immediately, everyone in the store had different expressions.

"Not buying it anymore?"

"It's all ready, and you don't want it anymore?"

"Everything was fine just now, how come you suddenly don't want it anymore?"

"That's right."

"..."

Everyone was puzzled.

Ji Ningzhi glared fiercely at Wen Qing. Wen Qing frowned. She remembered that in her previous life, she had tried to please Ji Ningzhi for Ji Yanjun's sake. At that time, she bought Ji Ningzhi a watch and asked Ji Yanjun to give it to Ji Ningzhi on her behalf. Ji Ningzhi was overjoyed when she received it, but as soon as she heard that it was from Wen Qing, she immediately threw it away. Because of this, she and Ji Ningzhi had a huge fight.

At this moment, Ji Ningzhi was the same again, full of malice towards her.

Aunt Xiao was taken aback for a moment, but did not get angry immediately. Instead, she smiled again and said, "Young lady, you are really joking. You've already paid the deposit, and now you're saying you don't want it? That's not in accordance with the rules."

“I’m not joking, I just don’t want this dress!” Ji Ningzhi said firmly.

Aunt Xiao's face darkened. She hadn't expected that Ji Ningzhi didn't want the dress and shoes because of Wen Qing. She only thought that Ji Ningzhi was being unreasonable, and immediately objected: "Young lady, this won't do. There are more than just my tailor shop in the county. No matter which one it is, the clothes are all made to order. If you don't want the dress that was made to your measurements, who am I supposed to sell it to?"

"I don't care who you sell it to, I don't want a dress with such poor fabric, an ugly design, and rough workmanship!" Ji Ningzhi raised her voice, her attitude firm.

Other customers in the store also began to whisper among themselves at this time.

"What's going on here?"

"The clothes are all made, how can you just throw them away like that?"

"That's right, all the clothes Wen Qing makes fit perfectly. If she doesn't want this dress, who will she sell it to?"

"She really didn't want it anymore, and turned around and left. Aunt Xiao couldn't do anything about it. Aunt Xiao is from the countryside, while this girl is from the county town. There's no way to persuade her. Otherwise, why would the girl be so stubborn?"

"Aunt Xiao definitely wouldn't dare to offend her."

"..."

Aunt Xiao's face was extremely unpleasant. She was very indignant. The dress was already finished, was she supposed to just accept defeat? Last time, the floral dress that Wen Qing made was a one-size-fits-all, but this time, in order to increase the price, she asked Wen Qing to make it according to the measurements given by the young woman. Not only that, but the details were also better than the last floral cotton dress. If it were someone else, they would definitely not be comfortable to wear.

But could Aunt Xiao continue arguing with this young girl? The girl in front of her seemed to be from the county town. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, especially since she was all alone in the county town.

Aunt Xiao had no choice.

"Sister Fangfang, let's go! We don't want this dress anymore. I'll buy you something else, something better!" Ji Ningzhi said angrily, grabbing Zhang Fangfang's arm and turning to leave the tailor shop.

"Wait a minute." At this moment, Wen Qing, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

Ji Ningzhi and Zhang Fangfang stopped and turned to look at Wen Qing.

"Pay the money before you leave," Wen Qing said expressionlessly.

The store was quiet.

Aunt Xiao paused for a moment, looked at Wen Qing, and whispered, "Wen Qing, this matter... you don't need to get involved."

Wen Qing looked at Aunt Xiao and smiled, "Aunt Xiao, it's alright, leave this to me."

"How much?" Ji Ningzhi asked mockingly.

Wen Qing calmly said, "The skirt is sixteen yuan, the shoes are four yuan, and the total is twenty yuan."

Aunt Xiao was shocked. Wen Qing was really asking for an exorbitant amount, even though the girl hadn't planned to give her a single penny.

However, Wen Qing didn't think it was too much.

Ji Ningzhi looked at him with disdain: "Twenty yuan? You're dreaming!"

Ji Ningzhi thought Wen Qing would make a scene, but Wen Qing just laughed.

This smile puzzled everyone, even Zhang Fangfang and Ji Ningzhi.

"What are you laughing at?" Ji Ningzhi asked guiltily.

Wen Qing didn't say anything, but instead went behind the counter.

The customers in the store were all curious.

"What is Wen Qing going to do?"

"Wen Qing seems to be from the countryside as well, so I doubt this girl will spend any money."

"Yeah, doing business isn't easy. It's best to avoid trouble if you can. Judging from this girl's demeanor, she's no pushover."

"Hey, isn't this Ji Ningzhi from the Ji family?"

"Is that Ning Zhi? Isn't her brother Ji Yanjun? He's quite capable."

"Yes, the Ji family wasn't rich before. It was all earned by Ji Yanjun in the past few years. Besides being good at making money, Ji Yanjun is also not someone to be trifled with. I think I saw the two siblings together just now. Why is he all alone now? I wonder how he will protect his sister when Ji Yanjun comes back later."

"Wouldn't Aunt Xiao and Wen Qing be doomed then?"

"..."

As they were talking, Wen Qing came out from behind the counter with a receipt in her hand and walked up to Aunt Xiao.

Aunt Xiao wanted to settle things peacefully, so she whispered, "Wen Qing, how about we just let it go? We can alter the dress and sell it for less."

“That won’t do.” Wen Qing insisted, “Aunt Xiao, don’t worry, I’ll handle it if anything happens.”

Whether in her past life or this one, Wen Qing is not someone who is afraid of trouble. On the contrary, it's already quite good that she doesn't cause trouble.

She glanced at Ji Ningzhi.

Ji Ningzhi also looked at her, somewhat confused about what she was up to.

Wen Qing slowly unfolded the document and read aloud, "Zhang Yuling, right?" Then she looked at Ji Ningzhi.

Ji Ningzhi was taken aback. Zhang Yuling was her classmate's cousin's name: "Wen Qing, you..."

While reading the document, Wen Qing reached into Aunt Xiao's hand and examined the floral dress as if inspecting goods: "White and blue floral print, good quality cotton fabric, yes, that's right. Sweetheart neckline, that's right too, padded shoulders, fitted waist, skirt diameter is three feet two inches... Is it three feet two inches? Let me measure it." As she spoke, Wen Qing went to get a wooden ruler and began to measure the dimensions.

The customers in the store were unaware of the situation, and Aunt Xiao didn't understand either.

Zhang Fangfang knew perfectly well that if the Ji family was a family with 10,000 yuan, then the Zhang family was a family with 20,000 yuan. Ji Ningzhi was also extremely vain and always wanted to compete with her cousin Zhang Yuling. If her cousin Zhang Yuling knew that Ji Ningzhi hadn't bought this dress, she would definitely laugh at Ji Ningzhi for being poor and having no money, complaining that 20 yuan was too expensive.

Sure enough, Wen Qing got straight to the point the next second: "Three feet two inches is right, oh, wrong, I misread the name, the signature here is Zhang Yuling, not Ji Ningzhi." As she spoke, Wen Qing looked up at Ji Ningzhi: "I'm sorry, I misread it, Miss Ji, you can leave now. This dress and shoes aren't much, but they're not cheap either, twenty yuan, but for Miss Zhang Yuling, it's nothing. She already paid a four-yuan deposit, so the sixteen yuan is nothing at all. I'm really sorry, Miss Ji."

Wen Qing's words left everyone in the store even more confused.

Aunt Xiao was also confused. She said that Wen Qing was the one who didn't want Ji Ningzhi to leave, but now Wen Qing was the one letting Ji Ningzhi leave, and even apologizing.

"Wen Qing..." Aunt Xiao called out to Wen Qing, puzzled.

Wen Qing smiled and said, "I made a mistake just now, I'm really sorry."

Everyone expected Ji Ningzhi to turn around and leave this time, but she didn't leave. She stood there, glaring fiercely at Wen Qing, her eyes reddening.

Everyone in the store was puzzled.

What happened?

"Wen Qing has already apologized, so why isn't she leaving?"

"Yeah, what's going on?"

"..."

Everyone was puzzled.

Aunt Xiao was even more confused.

Zhang Fangfang knew perfectly well that it was actually good for Ji Ningzhi and Wen Qing to quarrel. Ji Yanjun doted on his younger sister, and the more they quarreled, the more he would dislike Wen Qing.

Wen Qing calmly looked at Ji Ningzhi, then turned around: "Aunt Xiao, I'll put this floral cotton dress away so it doesn't get dusty. Miss Zhang Yuling should be coming to have clothes made in a couple of days, maybe she'll bring her cousin." As she spoke, Wen Qing took the dress, and turned around again to hear that familiar voice that ran deep in her bones: "Ningzhi, is it ready yet?"

Wen Qing froze, rooted to the spot with his back to the door, unable to see what was happening. He only heard Ji Ningzhi burst into tears: "Brother!"