Cheng Jinyan smiled, turned his head and asked Lin Wanwan, "When are the three stores scheduled to open?"
"Senior brother, you're incredibly well-informed! How did you know all this?"
"It's hard not to know; the circle is only so big."
"Hahaha, is this something Dong Sheng and his group did to promote it?"
"Why didn't Boss Lin say anything?"
"Senior brother, are you mocking me? I was just about to tell you that we should start our trial operation soon. You've come at the perfect time, so I don't have to send anyone else. The assistant will come over in a bit to take your measurements."
Cheng Jinyan raised an eyebrow. "Looks like you did a great job. How about the payment, Boss Lin?"
"No, no, why should I pay for clothes made for my senior brother? He's a VIP."
Just then, Auntie came over, carrying Yuanyuan and leading Tuantuan.
The little girl pounced on her, yelling, "Mommy~~"
"Sweetie, did you call me uncle?" Lin Wanwan picked him up and placed him on the sofa.
Tuanzi tilted her head obediently and called out to Cheng Jinyan, "Uncle~"
Cheng Jinyan reached out and pulled him onto his lap, asking, "Did you miss your uncle?"
Tuanzi, ever the quick learner, hugged and kissed Cheng Jinyan, saying, "I missed Uncle~"
Cheng Jinyan laughed, "You look exactly like your mother now."
Tuanzi nestled in his arms and giggled.
Lu Feng held Yuan Yuan in his arms and teased her from the side.
Lin Wanwan was afraid that Tuanzi would be jealous, so she rarely hugged Yuanyuan in front of him.
Lin Wanwan nudged Lu Feng, signaling him to put the child down.
Lu Feng looked at Tuanzi, sighed, and placed Yuanyuan in the cradle.
Cheng Jinyan noticed their strange little actions and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zheng Yan came frequently and knew what was going on. She picked up Tuanzi and said, "Tuanzi, Auntie is hungry. Why don't you go and get something to eat with Auntie, and then bring it back to Mommy?"
Tuanzi happily followed her.
"Wanwan was afraid that Tuanzi would be jealous, so she wouldn't let us hug Yuanyuan in front of him."
“Children are very sensitive. I’ve never raised a child before. What if he feels that we’re biased?”
Cheng Jinyan looked at her and asked, "Aren't you afraid Yuanyuan will be sad?"
“It’s not that we don’t hold him, we just don’t hold him in front of him,” Lin Wanwan said, and then picked Yuanyuan up from the cradle.
"Yuanyuan, let's meet your uncle. This is Uncle Jinyan. Remember this uncle, so that you and Mom can cling to him together in the future."
The child is now prettier than when she was born, with fair and tender skin, big and round eyes, and a beauty mark under her eye. Lin Wanwan's beauty mark is on the left side, round and under her right eye.
"You're so beautiful, you look just like me."
Lin Wanwan said smugly, "Of course I look like me."
Cheng Jinyan took the child and held him in his arms.
Yuanyuan, who was not even a month old, got sleepy and fell asleep right in his arms.
Cheng Jinyan gently placed him into the cradle.
"Too late to go when school starts?"
"It's probably too late. I asked Yanyan to help me record the course. I got a few recording recorders."
"How long did you take leave?"
"About a month and a half. My mom said I was still busy working during my postpartum period, and that I had to stay home for two months before I could go back to school."
"Listen to your aunt. Don't worry so much. Delegate what you can to others and take good care of yourself."
Lin Wanwan spread her hands at him, "I'm already in this situation, but there are many things I can't help. I have to go and check on the store's inspection. The third store is for private customization, but the store needs to have sample garments. The third store has menswear, but I used to do womenswear. I have to start from scratch. Once the sample garments are made, I have to do the final inspection. I can ignore the things in between, but these are my livelihood, and they can't be even slightly off."
Just then, a young apprentice led a group of people in carrying things in.
"Sister Lin, I brought the things," she said, pausing for a moment when she saw someone inside. "Oh, we have guests? I'll come back later then."
"No need, no need. You let them hang up the clothes, and you come over and help my senior brother take his measurements."
The rest of the people methodically assembled the shelves and then hung up the clothes they had brought.
"Senior brother, let Xiao Li take your measurements first. Xiao Li's grandfather was the master craftsman I hired at the third shop. He's still at the third shop now. He's very skilled, his embroidery is incredibly good. He's a treasure I discovered by accident."
Xiao Li blushed a little. "Sister Lin, you're exaggerating. My mom was against me learning embroidery when I was a boy. She said it was no good for a boy to learn it."
"Work has no gender or social status. Women can fight on the battlefield, so why can't men learn embroidery? Work has no gender."
Cheng Jinyan chuckled, “You’re right. Don’t limit yourself too much, and you’ll have unlimited potential.”
After hearing what he said, Lin Wanwan kept looking him over.
Cheng Jinyan asked in confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You don't seem like the type to say things like that. Is something that happened that I don't know about?"
"Nothing could have happened."
Lin Wanwan smiled and turned to look at the sample garment.
Most of them are pretty good, but some details need to be improved.
Lin Wanwan sighed; there really is never enough work to do.
Although it's a detail, it's actually a huge project to make changes.
Lu Feng put his arm around her and comforted her, "Don't sigh, take it slow. If it's too late, we can open the business later."
"That won't do. Opening for one more day might mean one more opportunity."
Lin Wanwan picked out several outfits suitable for Cheng Jinyan and had someone show them to him.
"Would these outfits be okay? Does your job require you to wear shirts and suits?"
"Well, there's no specific requirement to wear it, but it can't be too outrageous either."
"Okay, I'll design a few more sets for you when I have time. Just start with these. Is there anything you're not satisfied with? Director Cheng, you can give me your feedback now, okay?"
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