Wei Chengliang was desperate at this time and tried every possible means. No matter whether it was a good idea or a bad idea, as long as it was an idea, he would do it immediately.
Chi Yan stood on tiptoe and whispered sweetly in Wei Chengliang's ear. Then she blinked and asked him, "Brother-in-law, what do you think? If possible, I can help you bring the person over."
Wei Chengliang nodded, thinking that Chi Yan was smart and considerate. Why did he look down on such a good woman in the first place? Now, he has shot himself in the foot. He deserves it!
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Chi Yin left the Women's Federation office building and asked Su Zhou to wait downstairs. She walked to the county party committee reception room and hurried to register for her place.
The comrade in the reception room, named Wu Ren, said, "Then I'll take you to see the propaganda column."
He took Chi Yin to the bulletin board, which had two blackboards that were two meters wide and one meter long.
One piece only had the words "scientific planting" and "high-yield techniques" scrawled on it.
The other blackboard was much more complete, with carpentry, bricklaying, cooking, and handicrafts all written down.
Chi Yin looked at the handicrafts carefully.
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When she found out that the handicraft class also included tailoring, Chi Yin's eyes flashed with surprise, and she asked the female comrade who was doing the pictorial next to her, "Hello, may I ask, is the tailoring course here related to sewing machines?"
Liu Qingchun stopped and looked sideways at Chi Yin. She was wearing a red, white and blue puff-sleeved dress with a perfect waist-to-hip ratio and no extra fat on her belly.
The front is a bit exaggeratedly plump, which makes the buttocks look plump and the waist looks less than the size of a hand.
Her long black hair was casually braided into a pigtail, her eyes were bright, her skin was fair, and her facial features were clean.
She looked like a rural woman, but she stood there so confidently, like a colleague from a public institution.
Seeing that Liu Qingchun was staring at her, Chi Yin repeated it again.
Liu Qingchun felt a little unhappy for no reason. She didn't like being disturbed while working, especially by women who were prettier than her. "The classroom is next door, go and see for yourself."
Chi Yin thanked him and walked along the corridor to look for it one by one. She saw a classroom at the end of the corridor with more than forty wooden chairs and an old-fashioned sewing machine on the podium, and thought that it must be it.
The classroom door was half-open. She gently pushed it open and saw a man in his early fifties threading the needle of a sewing machine with clumsy movements.
When I walked in, I realized that he was not wearing reading glasses, so I asked softly, "Hello, do you need help?"
Zhao Jianguo looked up and saw that it was a young man. A glimmer of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Okay, you young people have good eyesight. My old eyes are blurry and I can't get the needle through the hole even after a long time."
Chi Yin took the thread and needle handed over by Zhao Jianguo, first rubbed the thread end into thin pieces with her fingers, and then dipped it in some saliva.
Then he half-knelt, stared at the needle hole with focused eyes, aligned the thread end with the needle hole, and passed it through with a little force using his fingertips.
After threading the line, Chi Yin turned the camshaft and lightly stepped on the pedal to adjust the line tension.
Seeing that she was very familiar with the process, Zhao Jianguo couldn't help but ask curiously, "Child, have you ever learned to sew on a sewing machine?"
Chi Yin shook her head. When she was a child, she was often suppressed by Chi Qiang and Chi Yan. She spent most of her time hiding in the village and living with her grandmother. Her grandmother had a sewing machine, but her eyesight was not good, so she was basically asked to help with threading.
Zhao Jianguo didn't think so. Judging from the smooth threading movements of Chi Yin just now, she must have some grasp of sewing techniques.
He wanted to give it a try, so he took out a piece of clothing scraps from the bamboo basket next to him and said, "Come, sew this piece of cloth for me to see."
Chi Yin nodded. She often watched her grandmother mending clothes. Later, when she was in junior high school, she had to live in the school dormitory and rarely went to her grandmother's house. But she had watched it so many times since she was a child, so it shouldn't be difficult for her to do it.
There was no high stool nearby, so Chi Yin stood there. She folded the cloth neatly and placed it in the middle of the press board, then moved the presser foot down to control the folding angle.
Turn the camshaft while lightly pressing the pedal with one foot, and carefully hold the direction of the fabric with both hands, one in front and one behind.
He finished the hemming operation in less than two minutes, and Zhao Jianguo looked at him with burning eyes, "Kid, have you really never learned from any master?"
Chi Yin straightened up and shook her head again at him honestly.
She moved the presser foot up, and Zhao Jianguo couldn't wait to pull out the strips of cloth. Every stitch was made very carefully, and he touched it with delight, his eyes unable to hide the excitement.
"Not bad!" Zhao Jianguo's eyes lit up, and his favorability towards Chi Yin increased again, "You are simply gifted!"
Chi Yin said a little embarrassedly, "I have so little sewing skills that no one comes to my stall on the street. It's just that I watched my grandmother mend clothes so many times before, so I don't have any skills."
Zhao Jianguo then took a serious look at Chi Yin. She was pretty. The city ladies all wore floral dresses and had curly hair, but she had pigtails and canvas shoes, a typical rural female outfit.
Zhao Jianguo pursed his lips and thought for a few seconds. The probability of rural people going to the city to attend training classes is almost zero, but he didn't want such a good seedling to slip away from his hands.
Zhao Jianguo was thinking in his mind that his old age could not teach many people, and it was rare for him to meet such a talented young person. He might as well give her the best conditions to see if she was willing to leave the countryside and learn from him.
After Zhao Jianguo made up his mind, he spoke again, "My child, your technique is already very stable. If you don't mind, you can be my apprentice. I will teach you all my skills. Once you learn well, you will not only have meat for every meal, but also cabbage and tofu."
Chi Yin was stunned. It was the first time for her to use a sewing machine to sew leftovers. She had no real skills, let alone any techniques.
But Zhao Jianguo was willing to teach her and accept her.
How could she have deserved this?
There was a sudden bitter feeling in her heart, and her eyes were a little sore. Chi Yin sniffed and bowed deeply to Zhao Jianguo in gratitude, "Thank you, Master!"
Seeing her eyes red after hearing such a crisp call, Zhao Jianguo knew that he had adopted a straightforward and honest child. He immediately nodded with a smile, "Okay, okay! Master sounds nice. From now on, we will be master and apprentice."
Zhao Jianguo smiled and asked her, "Good apprentice, my name is Zhao Jianguo, what's yours?"
Chi Yin wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and agreed with a smile, "Master, my name is Chi Yin, which means "pond" and "yin" in Chinese pinyin."
When Wu Ren came in, he vaguely heard the conversation and asked curiously, "Master, what master? What are you talking about?"
Zhao Jianguo was very happy, so he told Wu Ren about taking in a disciple. Wu Ren couldn't help but smile, "You really made the right choice in taking in a disciple. She has a close relationship with Captain Wei."
Wu Ren thought that the person who Wei Cheng'an specifically asked for extra care must be a very close relative.
Zhao Jianguo accepted her as his apprentice, which established her network of connections, and from then on, everything she did was smoother than what they did.
After hearing this, Zhao Jianguo smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits. He had accepted such a beautiful disciple, and it was because of Wei Chengan's nepotism. If others told others about it, they would be very envious.
Chi Yin was particularly satisfied with the good news today. She suppressed the bitterness in her heart and said to Zhao Jianguo seriously, "I will work harder in the future and not embarrass my master."
Zhao Jianguo patted Chi Yin on the shoulder and said, "Good disciple, the master believes in you!"
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