Chapter 28 The master’s conditions!
Chen Yanzhi stood in front of the window, glancing at the goose-yellow figure downstairs. A dark light flashed in his eyes. This Su Mengxue was no different from other women who took the initiative to rush towards him. He must have seen it wrong. She didn't look like Ye Lin.
He paused for a moment, then retracted his gaze to look at Shen Min, and raised his eyelids nonchalantly: "What do you know, little kid?"
Shen Min glanced at him and couldn't help but retort, "Brother, I'm already 20 years old. Don't always treat me like a child. Do you think I don't understand? Isn't this just playing hard to get? You're really boring."
Chen Yanzhi stepped forward and patted her head, his tone laced with instruction: "I'm teaching you the principles of life. Girls should be more reserved. If you rush into men, you will lose your value and be looked down upon by men."
"Brother, I'm not as cunning as you. If I like someone, I just want to treat him wholeheartedly and treat him well. I wouldn't be willing to scheme. I just hope that he can treat me the same way, so that the two of us can go a long way."
There was a gleam in Shen Min's eyes as she spoke, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. Her mind was full of Lu Yuanzhou.
Chen Yanzhi was Shen Min's inner thorn. He put on an air of a woman who couldn't be kept, and said teasingly, "Minmin, are you thinking about that kid Lu Yuanzhou? In terms of family background and character, he is indeed a good choice. However, I still want to remind you that you have to learn to attract him instead of rushing to him, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, men will look down on you. Men won't cherish what they get easily, right?" Shen Min curled her lips in impatience. "Brother, I've heard you say these things so many times that my ears are covered in calluses. Aren't you annoying?"
"Men understand men, silly girl, don't be offended, I'm doing this for your own good."
Shen Min raised her eyebrows: "Women understand women. We will never like an insincere man like you."
Chen Yanzhi's thin lips moved slightly, his eyes darkened and he didn't speak.
Shen Yao was immersed in her own thoughts and did not notice the subtle changes on Shen Yanzhi's face. She held her chin and thought for a while, then reminded him: "Brother, although Su Mengxue looks okay and her personality seems okay, but after what happened at the banquet yesterday, everyone could see that she and Gu Yunting have a special relationship. Maybe they have already..."
She was not in a position to speak openly, so she bit her lip and warned, "Forget about her anyway. If you meet someone you like in the future, don't take advantage of her, otherwise when she gets chased away by someone else, you won't have anywhere to cry."
Chen Yanzhi's eyes darkened, and he chuckled softly: "The woman your brother likes, no matter who she is related to, I will definitely snatch her away."
Shen Min glared at him helplessly: "Brother, you are too narcissistic."
"We have the capital to be narcissistic."
"Tsk, I think Gu Yunting and Lu Yuanzhou are more popular with girls than you."
"Keep your heart at ease. If we like the same woman, they can't compete with me."
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Su Mengxue saw that both plans had failed. After she walked out of the Hepingli family compound, she sat on the side of the road and continued to think of other solutions.
After a moment's deliberation, she decided to go to the department store again to buy some fabric to make clothes, and then sell them on the black market. She took out the big unity and coupons in her pocket and counted them. After deducting the money she spent at the department store last time and the labor cost of making clothes, she now had 245 yuan left.
She held the money in her hand and thought about it again and again, and then she was instantly full of energy. She got up, wiped the dust off her butt, and walked quickly towards the bus stop.
It was an hour later when she got on the bus and arrived at the department store, but fortunately it was still early.
This time she did not stay on the first floor, but went straight to the fabric area on the second floor. After looking around, she finally chose the cotton blended fabric that was currently most suitable for making bell-bottom pants and batwing shirts based on price and style considerations.
To be on the safe side, she decided to make a few more cool braids to sell along with the bohemian-style dress she was wearing.
After briefly going over the matching options in her head, she quickly selected fabrics in khaki, indigo, burgundy, white, black, beige, light yellow, and moon-white. She roughly calculated that it would take about 7 feet of cloth to make a women's dress. Bell-bottom pants and batwing shirts were relatively more fabric-intensive, so she would need about 11 feet of cloth to make a set.
After calculating the money and cloth coupons in her hand, she decided to make ten sets of bell-bottom pants with bat-wing shirts, five braids and five Bohemian-style long skirts.
After the salesperson at the department store confirmed the fabric and the number of meters with her again, she began to bill her for the fabric. In the end, Su Mengxue bought 60 meters of cloth, which cost her a total of 165.5 yuan. Adding the fifty cents for the bus fare, she had spent all her fabric coupons and had 78 yuan left in her pocket.
Fortunately, it was summer and the materials used were thin. She struggled to pick up the pile of cloth, estimating that it weighed about forty or fifty kilograms.
When going downstairs, a kind man took the initiative to help her carry it for a while. After leaving the department store, they went their separate ways because they were going in different directions.
The sun was scorching at the moment. Su Mengxue looked at the cloth on the ground, gritted her teeth, bent down and picked it up. She quickly walked towards the store where she had her clothes cut last time. Fortunately, the store was not far from the department store. Ten minutes later, she finally carried the pile of cloth into the store.
Zhou Weidong, who was cutting clothes with his head down, looked up when he heard the noise. He recognized the girl in front of him at a glance. Just as he was about to speak, he noticed the pile of cloth at her feet. He put down the scissors in his hand and asked in confusion, "Little girl, what are you doing?"
Su Mengxue's eyes swept straight towards the sewing machine not far away. Fortunately, the sewing machine was empty and no one was using it, so she finally felt relieved.
She approached the master and nodded, saying, "Master, I want to discuss something with you. I'd like to borrow your sewing machine and needle and thread to make a few clothes. Can I pay you?"
Zhou Weidong noticed the skirt she was wearing and didn't respond to her for a moment. After carefully examining the dress, his eyes lit up: "Girl, did you make the dress you are wearing yourself?"
Su Mengxue smiled and nodded.
Zhou Weidong had seen her craftsmanship before, and he nodded repeatedly in admiration. Then, pointing at the pile of fabric on the ground, he said, "Are you planning to make clothes and sell them on the black market?"
"Yes." Su Mengxue responded and thought of the 10 yuan she paid him last time. She pursed her lips and said earnestly, "Master, I made a lot of clothes today. Can you give me a discount?"
Zhou Weidong's mind wasn't on that. He replied nonchalantly, "You can give me less money, or even no money at all, but I have one condition."
Su Mengxue guessed what conditions he was going to put forward. She was busy making money and had no time to stay here and be his apprentice.
But she couldn't refute him directly, so she could only say softly, "Master, I really can't stay and be your apprentice."
Zhou Weidong saw her firm attitude, but he couldn't bear to see such a good seedling being buried.
After thinking for a few moments, he narrowed his eyes, stroked his beard, and said with a smile, "Since you don't want to learn tailoring from me, I don't want to force you, but I have another condition. As long as you agree, my machine and the materials here are at your disposal."
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