Chapter 10: The jade pendant before traveling through the book appears!
Su Mengxue lowered her eyes and glanced at the counter. The fabrics in the glass cabinet were neatly arranged into Dacron, acrylic, cotton and silk. However, no matter how many times she looked at them, they were all the same. It was rare to find even a decent pattern of flowers.
She curled her lips. It would be easy for her to turn these monotonous fabrics into fashionable skirts. She quickly selected the fabrics and accessories.
The salesperson did as she said and pulled out beige, light blue and moon-white Dacron cloth, spread them on the counter, and used an iron ruler to knock out a white mark. He helped her quickly pull out the cloth, then folded the cloth neatly, wrapped it in yellowed kraft paper and handed it to her.
Su Mengxue took out the cloth coupons, paid 18.5 yuan to the salesperson, and politely asked her where she could get help with the cutting.
The salesperson enthusiastically told her that there was a tailor shop called Zhou Ji on the street to the left of the department store. The clothes they made were fashionable and stylish, but the prices were a bit high.
Su Mengxue glanced at the time on the clock on the wall, thanked her, and hurried out. Unexpectedly, as she just walked around the corner of the stairs, she bumped into the person opposite her.
The cloth wrapped in brown paper in her arms fell all over the floor, and the jewelry box in the hand of the person opposite her fell to the terrazzo floor with a "clack".
Su Mengxue bent down and was about to pick up the cloth when a jade pendant rolled to her feet. When she saw the jade pendant, she subconsciously took it in her hand to look at it. After she saw the carving clearly, her whole body froze instantly.
That jade pendant was exactly the same as the one Cheng Yang gave her before she came here, to be exact, it was that one.
Chen Yanzhi recognized her as the interesting woman who had just quarreled with Gu Xuejiao. He picked up the cloth she had dropped on the ground, wrapped it up and handed it to her, saying calmly, "Ma'am, are you okay?"
After Su Mengxue took the cloth, she said thank you and looked up to see a well-dressed man who looked to be about 1.80 meters tall. He had a pair of slightly raised eyes under his thick eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and a look of scrutiny in his eyes towards her.
She held the jade pendant and asked, "Is this jade pendant yours?"
Chen Yanzhi saw a strange concern in her eyes and said lightly: "Yes, I just bought it on the third floor."
"Then can you sell it to me?"
Although Su Mengxue didn't know how the jade pendant appeared here, her intuition told her that this jade pendant was the key to unlocking her inexplicable travel to this era, and it might even lead her back to modern society.
Chen Yanzhi looked at her and said decisively: "Sorry, I won't sell it."
"I can pay more!" Su Mengxue said anxiously, with a trembling voice.
Seeing that she cared so much about the jade pendant, Chen Yanzhi fell silent. He had originally bought this jade pendant as a backup gift for Gu Changhe's birthday, and it was not necessary for him to have it.
Before he could open his mouth, Shen Min, who had followed him, said, "Brother, since they really want it, why don't we name a price?"
Shen Min said, shaking her palm towards Su Mengxue: "One price, 500 yuan."
Now it was Su Mengxue's turn to be silent. Gu Yunting gave her 300 yuan this morning. After deducting the money for shopping, she had 245 yuan left in her pocket. She was still short of 255 yuan. She had just arrived. Where could she get the rest of the money in such a short time?
Seeing that Su Mengxue was silent, Shen Min guessed from her outfit that she couldn't afford it. She lowered her head to glance at her watch, patted Shen Yanzhi's arm and said, "Brother, don't you still want to go shopping in the ancient city street? Let's go quickly, otherwise we will be too late."
Chen Yanzhi said nothing and turned to look at the jade pendant in Su Mengxue's hand.
Seeing this, Su Mengxue quickly stood up and returned the jade pendant to him.
Just as Shen Yanzhi was about to leave, Su Mengxue grabbed his suit cuffs with her fingertips. She realized something was wrong and then let go.
She said anxiously, "I really like this jade pendant! But I don't have enough money right now... Can you give me a few days? Once I have enough money, you can sell it to me."
Shen Min sneered at the side. There were so many women chasing after her brother that she just thought the woman in front of her was trying to get close to her brother in this way.
She looked at the girl in front of her again. Although she was pretty, her clothes were a bit tacky. Her brother was notoriously picky, and this girl was not to his liking at all.
Just as he was waiting for the girl to be rejected, Chen Yanzhi's dark eyes surged, and he said inexplicably: "Three days later, at the same time and place, we will exchange the money and the goods."
Seeing the man relax, Su Mengxue reassuredly, "I will definitely come with the money on time. I hope you can keep your promise."
Chen Yanzhi's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he replied, "Okay."
Only after they left the department store did Shen Min grab the sleeve of Shen Yanzhi's clothes and ask, "Brother, didn't you buy that jade pendant as a backup gift for Grandpa Gu? You don't need money, why would you sell it? Could it be that you've fallen for that country girl?"
She wrinkled her nose, her tone filled with three parts disdain and seven parts gossip.
Chen Yanzhi paused, knuckled his knuckles and tapped Shen Min's forehead: "Where's the distinction between city and country? People are all the same."
Shen Min rubbed his forehead and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, or you have a higher consciousness after studying abroad, then why did you sell it to that girl?"
Chen Yanzhi didn't know how to answer Shen Min. He looked at his watch and changed the subject: "Don't be in a hurry now. Come with me to Gucheng Street to help Grandpa Gu choose a birthday party gift."
On the other side, after Su Mengxue hurried out of the department store, she found the Zhouji Tailor Shop as the salesperson said.
When she pushed open the door, she found that there was only a tailor wearing reading glasses and a young female apprentice in the shop, and the chopping board was piled with fabrics waiting to be made.
Before she could speak, tailor Zhou Weidong said without even looking up, "If you want clothes tailored, you'll have to wait in line for three to seven days. The labor cost for women's clothes is ten yuan per piece, and for men's clothes, fifteen yuan per piece."
Su Mengxue immediately frowned. She was planning to use her beautiful clothes to "slap the faces" of those who had bullied the original owner at the birthday party, but there was no time left.
Just as she was worried, she noticed the brand new sewing machine in the corner and walked over to the old craftsman who was busy cutting cloth. "Master, can I borrow your sewing machine to make some clothes for myself? I'll pay you for the work as usual."
Zhou Weidong raised his eyes and glanced at her over the top of his glasses without saying a word.
The young female apprentice looked her up and down, then pouted and said, "Comrade, we use a Butterfly brand sewing machine here. If it breaks, can you afford to pay for it?"
Her tone was full of superiority, and Su Mengxue instantly thought of the salesgirls in luxury stores. The tone and demeanor she used when she spoke were exactly the same as theirs.
She didn't have time to argue with the girl. She bit her lip and was thinking about how to convince the master when she caught a glimpse of the half piece of waste Dacron fabric on the chopping board.
She took a deep breath, took a half step forward and said, "Master, I work with sewing machines all year round and I will definitely not damage yours. If you don't believe me, I'll try it with this half piece of your leftover fabric. If I damage the machine, I'll pay you the price."
Zhou Weidong's scissors stopped in mid-air. He glanced at Su Mengxue's clothes and then at her hands. He knew that she was not cut out to make clothes, and that she was just deceiving him.
He was about to refuse when he saw her grab the chalk on the table and quickly draw the arc of the cheongsam neckline on the fabric. With a turn of her wrist, the petal-shaped lapel began to take shape.
Zhou Weidong's eyes gradually focused on her smooth movements. He glanced at the pattern she had made, scrutinized her, and asked solemnly, "Girl, are you really good at making clothes?"
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