Su Yujing felt a little uncomfortable under a gaze. Looking over, she saw a pretty woman with bright, large eyes that made her want to tease her.

"Young Master."

Upon recognizing the newcomer, Sister Hua put down her work and hurriedly greeted her, listing the goods Jiang Yu had requested. During their conversation, Jiang Yu discerned the identity of the so-called 'young master'—Su Yujing, the eldest son of the owner of Su's Fabric Shop.

He doesn't come here often; when he does, he just strolls around and leaves.

Shen Wan, standing next to Jiang Yu, took two steps back in fear. In her opinion, men with dyed hair were generally of bad character or had violent tendencies, so it was best not to provoke them.

He even tugged at his sister-in-law's sleeve to remind her.

"Is this the fabric you wanted?"

Su Yujing looked at the woman with an upright demeanor, not at all nervous as she looked at him, just like the person who had just spoken.

Almost everyone in the city knows his identity, and they will avoid him on the street if they can, and if they can't avoid him, they will try to go around him. The reason is that this man is unreasonable and will not give you any face if he doesn't like you.

But Jiang Yu wasn't afraid. In her opinion, even if the mayor or governor stood in front of her, she wouldn't have anything to worry about.

The two stared at each other for more than ten seconds, then the man suddenly spoke:

"Sister Hua, if there's too much fabric, find a worker to deliver it to these two ladies."

Su Yujing's words seemed like a feint; no one knew what his real purpose was. Sister Hua nodded and did as he instructed.

After leaving Su's Fabric Shop and turning into two more alleys, Shen Wan's heart gradually calmed down. She patted her chest, took a couple of deep breaths, and whispered:

"Sister-in-law, do you know who he is?"

Seeing her panicked expression, Jiang Yu frowned.

"Could he be some important figure?"

With Shen Wan's explanation, she heard about the young master's glorious deeds. He had a conflict with the manager at a factory, and the next day he led a group of people to break the manager's leg on the street, threw a wad of money at him, and left.

There are also countless instances of women threatening to beat up the person in front of them while withdrawing money from banks. Jiang Yu couldn't understand why her sister-in-law was so afraid of such incidents that even the slightest disturbance could stir her emotions.

Of course, she didn't continue the conversation.

When they returned to the shop, the workers had already placed the fabrics at the door. Jiang Yu opened the shop door, and she and Shen Wan carried them over one by one.

Clapping his hands, he thought to himself: I probably won't have to worry about getting supplies for the next ten days or so.

At noon, Li Xue came to the store looking for Jiang Yu, carrying her bag. As soon as she entered, she saw a strange girl who looked about five or six parts like Shen Ying, and she felt uneasy.

"Sister Xue, you've arrived. This is Shen Ying's younger sister, my sister-in-law—Shen Wan."

Jiang Yu introduced the person to Li Xue in a generous manner, and then told Shen Wan about their identity. Upon hearing that they were her second brother's superior, Shen Wan greeted them politely.

After a few words, Jiang Yu took out the sketches from the drawer and showed them to Li Xue one by one. They were the performance costumes she designed for the art troupe, both for men and women, with skirts and pants designed according to the program.

Li Xue examined the items for a while, then selected three dresses and two suits, and immediately made her decision.

"These three dresses are really beautiful. Make three red ones, ten white ones with black belts at the waist, and ten yellow ones as well. Also, twenty shirts for the men. Can they be made by the 10th of next month?"

Li Xue explained it very clearly, and Jiang Yu took careful notes in her notebook. When talking about the time, she did a quick calculation: today is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and there are still 27 days left. They'll rush the customers' clothes and finish them ahead of schedule.

With working overtime in the evening and my sister-in-law's help, making two items a day shouldn't be a problem.

"Can."

Seeing Jiang Yu's straightforward answer, Li Xue nodded in approval.

"I'll go back and have my staff tally up the sizes of the clothes, and I'll send them over to you tomorrow. Here's a 300 yuan deposit, and you can pay another 600 when you pick up the goods, making it a total of 900. Is that alright with you?"

Li Xue tried to raise the price as much as possible, but that was all she could raise it to. Besides, after deducting the cost of the fabric, she could earn 700 yuan a month.

"Okay, Sister Xue, thank you for your hard work."

Jiang Yu knew how the money was calculated, and she also knew that once she got the money, she could probably go look at houses, so she couldn't help but feel happy.

After the two reached an agreement, Li Xue said a few words and left. After she left, Jiang Yu took out five bills from a stack of ten-yuan notes and handed them to Shen Wan.

"Sister-in-law, I don't want it. I haven't done anything yet, how can I take your money? Besides, even if I had done something, I shouldn't be asking for this much in a month!"

Shen Wan repeatedly refused. You see, she used to work her butt off in the cotton mill, earning barely thirty yuan a month. Now, to be offered fifty yuan, she simply couldn't accept it.

"Take it. Since I've asked you to work for me, I can't let you down. After the job is finished and I settle the final payment, I'll pay you the rest of your wages."

Jiang Yu wasn't the kind of person to break her word. In her view, if you wanted someone to work for you, you had to be sincere. Besides, her sister-in-law had just resigned and it wouldn't be convenient for her to be without some money. It would give her and her mother-in-law more confidence to have money on hand.

The two of them pushed and shoved each other for most of the day. When Shen Wan realized she couldn't win against her, she accepted the gift with an embarrassed look, which only strengthened Shen Wan's resolve.

Jiang Yu seemed to remember something. Was she going to the provincial capital with the man next month? Thinking of the awkward scene when she went to bed last night, she blushed.

Shen Wan looked at her slightly flushed cheeks, puzzled, and said with concern:

"Sister-in-law, are you running a fever?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu hurriedly touched her cheek, unsure how to explain, and finally claimed that it was too hot in the shop. Shen Wan, who was tidying up the tools, asked in confusion:

'Is it hot? How come she doesn't feel it?'

Since tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, many people in the shop have closed early. Jiang Yu remembered the glutinous rice balls she often ate during the festival and decided to buy two packs for her family to try.

Upon arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhang Yanfang saw that Jiang Yu had brought a similarly pretty girl, but she was dressed in a dowdy manner, and she secretly thought to herself:

"What's so great about him? All he knows is how pretentious he is, yet he still brings his poor relatives to buy things. So what if he's eloquent? He'll never escape a life of poverty."

The sound wasn't loud, and Jiang Yu, busy choosing glutinous rice balls, didn't hear it, but Shen Wan caught the gist of it. She frowned, looked down at her clothes, and remained silent, looking self-conscious.

If it weren't for her, my sister-in-law probably wouldn't have been talked about behind her back. Thinking back, if she had just waited patiently at the door, this wouldn't have happened.

"Wanwan, do you see if there's anything you need?"

Jiang Yu focused her attention on the dishes and tried to pull Chen Wan, but missed.