"It's been a long time, Miss Zhu is still as radiant as ever."
"Oh my, Miss Zhu looks so radiant, I'm even a little jealous."
"I thought about what Miss Zhu said earlier for a long time, and it was truly enlightening!"
After a round of flattery, everyone revealed their true colors and began asking Zhu Jiayu where he got the order for the dresses he prepared for Qiu Lingyan and Song Jiangmei.
Women naturally love to pursue things that please the eye, whether it's gold and jade, or rare flowers and precious jewels. They like these things, sometimes even regardless of their monetary value, simply because they are dazzling and bring joy to the eye. It can be said that the appreciation and pursuit of beautiful things is an innate talent and disposition of women.
This pursuit, devoid of any struggle for profit or calculation, is both naive and endearing.
Seeing their reaction, Zhu Jiayu knew that she had made the right move.
She was approachable, showing none of the sharpness and meanness she displayed that day when she argued with Xue Baoshan and the others, or confronted the group of spoiled young masters. She simply pursed her lips and smiled:
"The dresses I gave to my cousin and Miss Song were all made in my family's embroidery workshop. The material is woven silk with subtle patterns. Each piece of this silk has its own texture, and the embroiderers consider the pattern when embroidering it, so as to preserve the beauty of the silk to the greatest extent while not destroying the harmony between the silk and the embroidery. It can be said that every dress made from it is unique."
“My father plans to open a branch shop in Heling. If you ladies are interested, please wait patiently for a while. Once the embroidery workshop is open, you can choose your favorite embroidery patterns. Or perhaps I have brought a catalog with me today, so why don’t you take a look? I can then have it sent back to Suiping. However, we only have enough manpower to make embroidery for ten people, and I’m afraid that this will be unfair to you ladies.”
Upon hearing this, everyone felt like they had found a new lease on life. They had all thought it was hopeless, but now, although the quantity was limited, they had at least received some, so they no longer felt wronged!
"Don't worry, cousin. Since you've said so, we certainly won't make things difficult for you. We can discuss this ourselves. Did you bring the catalog? Where is it? Would it be convenient for us to see it now?"
The ladies are already very eager to get started.
Zhu Jiayu nodded and told Lüzheng to go back to the carriage to fetch it.
Green Kite hurriedly agreed, turned around and ran out. She felt that her young lady was really prescient. It was worth the trouble of them going out and walking across the street and then turning back to get the picture book. But how did the young lady know that those noble ladies would definitely look at the picture book?
She patted her head, thought for a while but couldn't come up with anything, so she decided to give up. Anyway, she knew that the young lady was the young lady; she could always think of things she couldn't!
After exchanging pleasantries with the women, Zhu Jiayu went to find Qiu Lingyan.
She thought the results of the Bailu Academy's essay evaluation weren't out yet, and if she went to see Song Jiangmei now, Song Jiangmei would probably think she was worried about not winning the bet. It was better not to go.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Lingyan, whom she was looking for, was sitting with Song Jiangmei in a pavilion by the water.
Although the two seemed completely different and had nothing in common, this scene actually happened right before Zhu Jiayu's eyes.
She thought it would be better to come back later, but she didn't expect to be stopped by the people in the pavilion as soon as she turned around:
"Miss Zhu, why are you leaving so soon? Do you feel that I'm disturbing your enjoyment?"
Zhu Jiayu turned around stiffly, a fake smile plastered on her face: "How could this be..."
Qiu Lingyan's voice was also cold: "Then come and sit down."
The stone table was for five people. She and Song Jiangmei sat on either side, with two seats between them. She wanted to see who Zhu Jiayu would sit next to.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Jiayu hesitated for a moment and then sat down on the other side, sandwiched between her and Song Jiangmei.
Qiu Lingyan was so angry she gritted her teeth, thinking her cousin was far too cunning! If she was so good at fawning over others, why bother with the embroidery business? She might as well become a circus performer!
Zhu Jiayu smiled and asked them why they weren't talking to the others and were just sitting there doing nothing.
Song Jiang glanced at her with clear, bright eyes.
She changed her clothes today, and her eyebrows and eyes became more aggressive. When she looked at you, it was impossible to avoid her.
"Naturally, I was waiting for Miss Zhu. I'm a petty person; if others have something, I don't want it. Miss Zhu didn't know this before, so I waited here specifically to let Miss Zhu know that she shouldn't send me things like this next time."
Her tone was flat, but carried an air of arrogance that made one's teeth ache.
Of course, she did have the right to say that. Since she came to Heling City, half of the young masters from prominent families had been focused on her, never giving any attention to anyone else. Naturally, she could get everything she wanted.
But Qiu Lingyan couldn't stand hearing that.
She was already wary of Song Jiangmei taking Liu Yasheng away, and now, hearing her so domineering, forbidding Zhu Jiayu from giving her the same things as others, her face immediately turned cold:
"Do you think my cousin gives these clothes to just anyone? If I'm not mistaken, besides family, she's only given them to you. If you don't want them, just say so. Why make these fuss?"
"I'm still her cousin, after all. Who are you to her? I really don't understand why she treats you so well!"
Song Jiangmei was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Zhu Jiayu, asking with her eyes whether Qiu Lingyan's words were true or false.
Zhu Jiayu nodded slightly.
Song Jiangmei suddenly felt guilty. When she saw what Qiu Lingyan was wearing and realized that she had the same clothes, she subconsciously assumed that Zhu Jiayu must have given them to many people. However, she did not expect that, apart from the Qiu family, Zhu Jiayu had only given them to her.
Ultimately, it was his own unreasonable behavior that caused the problem.
She pursed her lips and apologized to Zhu Jiayu. After a while, she added, "I really like the clothes, thank you."
Seeing this, Qiu Lingyan felt she couldn't lose, so she quickly tugged at Zhu Jiayu's sleeve and praised her for her good taste, saying that the clothes she had chosen were very suitable for her and that she liked them the moment she saw them.
The matter of Zhu Jiayu serving water was not mentioned again.
Zhu Jiayu smiled and said, "I'm going for a walk. You guys sit here for a while. I'll be right back. Don't argue. You're all friends I chose. I'll be sad if you hurt each other's feelings."
Qiu Lingyan: ...
Song Jiangmei: ...
The two exchanged a disgusted look and then turned their heads away.
There's absolutely no affection between them!
Zhu Jiayu didn't care about anything else and got up as soon as she said she wanted to.
The Xue family's garden is very tasteful, or to put it another way, the gardens of the aristocratic families in Heling City are all very tasteful. Although the layouts are different, they all have a kind of literati sentiment in them. Every brick, tile, grass and tree is full of emotion.
Zhu Jiayu liked it very much and planned to appreciate it carefully.
In case it comes in handy later.
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