Ignoring the crying child, Zhou Xiuying's first priority was to entertain Chu Yue. She patted the child on the back and put him on the small cradle beside her, then went back behind the curtain to get clothes.
“Waaaaa…”
The little baby had just drunk half of the milk and was not full. He was sobbing softly, with big wet tears in his eyes, looking aggrieved and pitiful.
Chu Yue stretched out her hand and waved it in front of the little baby.
The little baby saw the stranger and started sobbing. After looking at Chu Yue for a few times, his crying gradually became softer for some reason. He stared at Chu Yue with wet eyes, looking well-behaved.
Chu Yue is quite popular with children. Children all like to look at good-looking people. Take a good look at her.
Zhou Xiuying quickly came out from the back of the store, holding a shirt wrapped in cloth in her hand. "Comrade, you said before that the style of the shirt should be kept secret. I have always remembered it, so I have kept it in the back after it was made. Take a look at it. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, I can change it now."
Zhou Xiuying opened the wrapped cloth, and Chu Yue saw the brand new shirt.
She picked it up and looked at the details, such as the neckline, shoulders, cuffs... These places are the most challenging for a seamstress's pride. It takes a lot of time to make the clothes fit closely and be comfortable to wear.
Zhou Xiuying's stitches were very neat. Chu Yue reached out and touched them. They were smooth and straight, without any rubbing on the skin.
Then there is the pattern, which is a one-to-one replica of the sample garment that Chu Yue originally brought.
This level of sewing skills was far beyond Chu Yue's imagination. She could cooperate with Zhou Xiuying for a long time.
Seeing that Chu Yue had not spoken, Zhou Xiuying lowered her head slightly, looked at Chu Yue carefully and asked, "Comrade, how is it? Are you satisfied?"
She still remembered that Chu Yue said the first batch was five pieces and the second batch was ten pieces!
Ten pieces. She didn’t want to miss such a big client, as it would provide a lot of meat for her family.
Chu Yue looked up and said, "My name is Chu Yue, you can just call me by my name, big sister."
"My name is Zhou Xiuying, so you...you can also call me by my name." Zhou Xiuying rubbed her hands nervously, "Sister Chu Yue, are you accepting this?"
"Well, Sister Xiuying, the shirts you made are very good. I accepted them all." Chu Yue noticed that there were a few more shirts, counted them and asked, "Why are there seven? Two more?"
Chu Yue initially ordered five pieces, and the fabrics and accessories provided were also for five pieces.
Zhou Xiuying explained, "You gave me a lot of fabric. When I was cutting the fabric, I paid attention to tightening it so that not much was wasted. In the end, there was a lot of excess fabric left. I saw that you hadn't come to pick up the shirt, so I thought something must have delayed you. I had nothing to do anyway, so I used the excess fabric to make two more. But I couldn't buy the button you used, so there's still one button left to sew on."
"Aren't you afraid that I won't come?" Chu Yue asked, "Will your efforts be in vain?"
"Don't be afraid, I know you will come." Zhou Xiuying looked at Chu Yue and smiled gratefully, "Last time you reminded me not to eat too many carrots when breastfeeding. After I listened to you, my baby immediately became whiter and looked much healthier. I can't thank you enough."
It was Chu Yue's kind reminder that planted a seed of kindness in Zhou Xiuying's heart.
Even when Chu Yue disappeared, Zhou Xiuying still saved money for Chu Yue and made two more finished products.
Chu Yue took out the new fabrics and accessories, and not only paid for seven shirts, but also paid in full for the remaining ten at once.
All in all, it was a full thirty yuan. (Five yuan for the balance, four yuan for the extra two pieces, twenty yuan for the new order, and one yuan was Chu Yue asking Zhou Xiuying not to give the change.)
Zhou Xiuying had never seen so much money at once. Even her husband's monthly salary was not that much.
She hurriedly pulled Chu Yue and said, "No, you don't need to pay so much. Just like last time, pay half first, and pay the remaining half after it's done."
"It's okay. I trust you, Sister Xiuying. Just keep it safe." Chu Yue said, "I need a tight deadline this time. Can it be done in 20 days?"
"Yes, I definitely can." Zhou Xiuying nodded excitedly.
"Next time, I may not be the one to pick up the goods. A younger girl will come instead. You can just hand it over to her then."
"Okay, I'll remember that."
Afterwards, Zhou Xiuying used the new buttons brought by Chu Yue to sew the two pieces of clothing that were missing buttons. It didn't take much time.
Chu Yue played with the little baby next to her for a while, and the little baby giggled because of Chu Yue's amusements.
Zhou Xiuying held the sewing thread in her hand, looked up at Chu Yue and the little baby, and said with emotion, "Sister Chu Yue, you are so beautiful. When you have a child, it will definitely be a beautiful baby."
Chu Yue smiled and said, "I already have a child."
It'll scare you to death if I tell you this. You're already seven years old.
Zhou Xiuying was shocked, but her hands never stopped moving and she quickly sewed all the buttons.
Chu Yue picked up the finished shirt and rode her bike back to the grocery store.
As soon as she got off the car, she saw Chen Fengying and Xia Xiaolan standing at the door of the store, looking across the street with great interest.
Chu Yue smelled the smell of gunpowder from burning firecrackers in the air and saw a piece of red debris on the ground.
She walked in and asked, "A new store opening?"
Chen Fengying and Xia Xiaolan just saw Chu Yue coming back, and they waved warmly, "Sister Chu, you are here. Yes, the new store has opened. You came late and didn't see the excitement. Just now, they set off a long string of firecrackers, it was really lively."
Xia Xiaolan smiled and said, "It's pretty scary."
When the firecrackers exploded, the whole street was filled with crackling sounds.
Chu Yue put the things on the counter first, then walked out and stood beside the two of them, watching the excitement across the street together.
Chen Fengying hooked her arm around Chu Yue's and said, "Xiao Lan just told me that the blue, white and red thing that spins around is a sign that says it's a hair salon. If you say it's a hair salon, then it's a hair salon. Why is there a word 'beauty' in it and it's so fancy? Does anyone really go in there?"
"Yes, it's very fashionable in big cities, and many young girls like to go there."
Xia Xiaolan had said the same words once before, but Chen Fengying didn't believe it and insisted that Chu Yue say it again before she would believe it.
"Does it curl the hair of young girls, just like the Xiu Li in our compound?" Chen Fengying had never seen such a shop before, and her eyes were full of curiosity. "If young girls like to go there, wouldn't it be very profitable?"
"If you have good skills, you can make a lot of money."
Chu Yue nodded.
She had noticed the light box of the hair salon opposite a few months ago and determined that it was an industry with unlimited potential in the future. However, she did not expect that the shop opposite had been under renovation for so long and was only open now.
After the initial excitement, the crowd on the street dispersed. Chu Yue took a look into the barber shop and saw a young woman wearing a fashionable floral shirt suit and small wool curls standing in the middle of the shop. It seemed that she was the owner.
She's also a female boss.
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