Chapter 106: Su Mengxue and Xu Jianian compete!
"Xu Jianian, it's you?"
"Su Mengxue, why are you here?"
Two voices overlapped at the same time. Tang Qing looked at them both and asked, "Do you two know each other?"
Su Mengxue was about to say she didn't know him well when she heard Xu Jianian say, "I know him." He paused and added, "I came here today to tell you that I won't take this job."
Tang Qing immediately frowned: "How can you go back on your word and be so dishonest!"
Xu Jianian replied coldly, "I wasn't the one who promised you, so how can you say I'm going back on my word?"
Before Tang Qing contacted him, her friends did say that Xu Jianian was very talented, but he was also arrogant and might not agree. She could only give it a try. Tang Qing was anxious to find someone to make clothes, so she deliberately raised the price.
She had originally thought that this man would definitely agree, but unexpectedly he refused. Fortunately, Su Mengxue came. She also recognized Su Mengxue's ability, especially when she was able to make the cheongsam in such a short time last time. Now she didn't have to be with this man.
She then said with a cold face, "Alright, since you don't want to, I don't have to have you. You can leave now."
Xu Jianian didn't care after hearing what she said. He turned his head and glanced at Su Mengxue, saying lightly: "Have you two finished talking? I have something to talk to you about."
Su Mengxue knew without a doubt why Xu Jianian wanted to talk to her. Just as she was about to refuse, Tang Qing spoke first: "She is the costume designer for my charity banquet. She needs to rush out all the clothes today, so she is busy."
Xu Jianian was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "She's the costume designer for this banquet? And she... has to make all the clothes in one day?"
Tang Qing glanced at him and was very pleased to see the surprise in his eyes. Then he looked at Su Mengxue, his eyes full of complacency and pride.
"Of course, if she hadn't been hospitalized a few days ago, I wouldn't have found anyone else. Last time, I grabbed her for the banquet, and she made all the cheongsams for me in just three hours. Her ability is obvious to all."
Xu Jianian turned to look at Su Mengxue, his eyes darkening as he said, "I take back what I said. I'm willing to work with her on this costume."
Tang Qing looked at the cold and distant man in front of him and sneered: "What do you think of me, kid? You can come and go as you please?"
"I can help you for free without any payment." Xu Jianian spoke before Tang Qing could reject him.
Tang Qing naturally didn't believe what he said. After looking him up and down, she asked tentatively, "You said you would help for free? Why?"
Xu Jianian replied truthfully, "I'm helping for free, but I do have a condition. I know the costumes are divided into two groups this time, so I want the two of us to each make one group. After the clothes are finished, I need you to judge which of us has better craftsmanship."
Tang Qing narrowed his cold eyes and asked again: "Is this your request? Nothing else?"
"No."
Tang Qing had learned from her friends before that this boy's family was indeed not short of money, and he was very arrogant, so it was not difficult to understand why he did this. She guessed that he must want to compete with Su Mengxue.
Tang Qing was naturally happy to see this happen. It wasn't that she was short of the money, but the time was tight and the task was heavy. This time, there were more clothes to be made than the last emergency. She was afraid that Su Mengxue would not be able to handle it all by herself, and she was also worried that it would affect the quality.
However, she had just discussed this matter with Su Mengxue, so she replied readily, "Okay, I promise you, but I will pay you every penny in the end."
"I said I don't want it."
"I know you're not short of money, but neither am I. Besides, if this gets out, what will people think of me? I can't afford to ruin my reputation for such a small sum of money."
She paused after she finished speaking, then looked at the unruly man in front of her and reminded him, "I know that in your eyes, art is priceless and cannot be measured by money. You may even feel that money will tarnish your work, but I also want to remind you that not everyone is born with a silver spoon in their mouth. There are also many people who can't even eat and suffer a lot to earn a little money. Money is a good thing. I hope you understand."
She had also come from a hard life, and she was full of disgust for a child like him who was unruly and didn't know what money was, and she couldn't help but want to give him some advice.
Xu Jianian put his hands in his pockets and said with an annoyed look: "I said I don't want it."
Well, she knew he didn't listen to her words, and she felt that she had wasted her words, so she quickly added: "If you don't want this money, I can give it all to Su Mengxue. At least this way she can still appreciate your kindness."
"Sister Tang, I don't want it." Without waiting for Xu Jianian to speak, Su Mengxue refused first.
Tang Qing knew that she was short of money and that she was too proud, so he couldn't help but remind her, "Aren't you short of money? I know you don't want to live in my house, but whether you want to pay me rent or rent another place, it will cost money. Anyway, you two know each other, so this is not a big deal. I'll decide for you."
Su Mengxue wants to rent an apartment? For the first time, Xu Jianian's indifferent face showed some emotion.
Although Su Mengxue was short of money and liked money, she didn't want to take the money earned by others through hard work. She said firmly, "Sister Tang, I will take every penny that is mine, and I don't want to take advantage of others for what is not mine. Besides."
She glanced at Xu Jianian halfway through her words and added, "Also, Sister Tang, you may have misunderstood. Xu Jianian and I have only met a few times. In fact, we are not familiar with each other."
Tang Qing curled her lips. It was the first time she saw money that could not be spent. She was anxious to get them to make clothes and didn't want to waste too much time on this, so she said perfunctorily: "Okay, I will donate this money at the charity dinner tomorrow. Now, let me tell you about the requirements for this clothing."
After she finished speaking, seeing that neither of them had any objections, she began to get down to business and talk about work.
Half an hour later, the two of them, led by the people she sent, went to different warehouses to select materials, and then went to different rooms.
In the evening, she sent someone to bring the clothes that both of them had made. The theme of this banquet was porcelain vases and jewelry, so she asked that cheongsams be made to match these auction items.
Xu Jianian drew the porcelain vase set, while Su Mengxue drew the jewelry set.
After she carefully looked at the cheongsams made by the two of them, she felt that they both fit the theme very well. Although she was always picky, she was very satisfied with them and could not find any faults.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard Xu Jianian say calmly, "I hope you can make a fair judgment. If I find out that you are not, I will continue to pester her in the future."
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