"Mr. Pei, what happened to Miss Hua?" The driver saw Pei Yan carrying Hua Jin out and opened the car door for them. "Are you feeling unwell?"
"It's okay. She had lunch with her neighbor at noon and drank a little too much." Pei Yan put Hua Jin in the car and fed her two sips of water. "Drive slower and go straight home." He had originally planned to take Hua Jin to the mall to choose some interior items, but now that she is so drunk, it is better for her to go back to bed early.
"Pei Yanyan." Hua Jin opened her misty drunken eyes and saw Pei Yan fastening her seat belt. She twisted her waist and said, "It's uncomfortable if I don't fasten it."
"Be good, don't make trouble." Pei Yan buckled his seat belt, "Fasten your seat belts, happiness for you, me and him."
Hua Jin remained silent. Just when Pei Yan thought she had fallen asleep, Hua Jin suddenly opened her eyes: "I am... very happy now."
Pei Yan was stunned for a moment and looked at Hua Jin.
"I am very happy to meet you and be with you." She grabbed Pei Yan's hand and smiled foolishly twice, "Thank you."
Pei Yan was silent for a long time. He looked at Hua Jin with a gentle look in his eyes, as if he was rubbing her into his heart: "You usually like to say sweet words, and when you are drunk, your mouth is even sweeter. Are you a honey spirit?"
Hua Jin still had that silly smile on her face.
"You." Pei Yan pushed the loose hair on her temples back and leaned over to kiss the corner of her mouth.
Life is boring, but thank you for being there.
Hua Jin slept for a long time, so long that she had a very long dream. In the dream, she was squatting in a cornfield, and someone walked in front of her.
"I'll take you away."
She looked up and saw Pei Yan's smiling face.
"I'll go with you." She held his hand tightly and stood out from the corn bush. At this moment, she was no longer hiding, no longer afraid, and no longer hesitant.
Behind her was darkness, but his world was full of light. The moment she held his hand, she seemed to be holding the light in her palm.
She opened her eyes and saw the curtains dancing in the morning light. She looked at the sun outside the window and laughed softly.
After taking a shower in the bathroom, changing clothes and going downstairs, Pei Yan sat on the sofa and read a book. Seeing her, Pei Yan put down the book and said, "You finally woke up. You slept for more than ten hours. Are you hungry?"
Hua Jin nodded.
Pei Yan stood up and asked the maid to bring breakfast over. He then pulled Hua Jin to sit down at the dining table and said, "Drink less in the future. Your alcohol tolerance is too low."
"Then I'll drink it when I'm with you." Hua Jin took a sip of porridge, "With you here, I don't have to worry."
Pei Yan: “…”
Seeing that he wanted to criticize her but was holding back, Hua Jin couldn't help laughing: "I'm just kidding you, I'll drink less in the future. In our line of work, we not only need to ensure the flexibility of our hands, but also have high demands on our brains. How dare I get drunk so often?"
"That's good to know." Pei Yan touched the wet hair on her head, frowned, and wiped her hair with a dry towel. "Where are we going next, to Fanhua or Mark's studio?"
Hua Jin put down the bowl and said, "Let's go to Fanhua first. Two or three months ago, an old man ordered a pair of embroidered shoes for his wife from me. Later, because the old man fell ill, neither of them had time to pick them up. Now that the old man has recovered, I want to hand the embroidered shoes to him personally."
"Then I'll take you there?"
"No need." Hua Jin said, "Just ask the driver to take me there. At around 1pm, come pick me up downstairs at Mark's studio and we'll have lunch together."
"Okay then." Pei Yan was going to meet a program director, "I'll pick you up at noon."
When Hua Jin rushed back to Fanhua, it was already late, and Tan Yuan and two newly hired clerks were greeting customers. Seeing her coming, Tan Yuan handed the customer over to the clerk, walked up to her and whispered, "You've been so busy lately, why are you still worrying about this, don't you care about your health?"
"I came here today to deliver the embroidery I made a few months ago to a customer." Putting the bag on the table, Hua Jin looked at Tan Yuan with a smile, "By the way, I have some news for you."
"What news?"
"I live with Pei Yan."
"What?!" Tan Yuan was surprised and happy. After a long while, she said, "You finally... let it go?"
"Yeah." Hua Jin held her chin with one hand, "Such a good man, I don't want to leave him to anyone else, so I can only hold him tightly and never let go."
"It's right to think like this. A good man is hard to come by once in a century. If you meet one, you should hold on to him tightly and don't give him to anyone else." Tan Yuan said, "No matter how rich or powerful he is, you should get him first."
After saying this, the two of them started laughing quietly.
Hua Jin waited in the store for a while, and then the old man came over accompanied by a young man. After two or three months, the old man looked thinner, but he was still as energetic as before, and it seemed that he had recovered.
Hua Jin handed the box of embroidered shoes to the old man and said to him, "Uncle, you and your mother must take good care of your health and live to be 199."
"You've lived that long, haven't you become an old monster?" The old man smiled and waved his hand, "Thank you, little girl. These shoes are so beautifully embroidered."
"If the embroidery is not beautiful, I would be embarrassed to hand it to you. This is the gift you carefully prepared for you." Hua Jin handed the gift to the old man.
Accompanying the old man was their son, who was wearing a neat suit and glasses, and looked like an elite in some industry. He thanked Hua Jin politely, and his attitude towards her was not enthusiastic, but he was very concerned about the old man.
"Old man, why are you here?" Hua Jin exclaimed and looked up. An old lady appeared at the door of the store, accompanied by her old sisters.
"Didn't you say you wanted your son to accompany you for a walk?" The old lady walked into the store, looked at Hua Jin, then looked at her husband and son, "You are already old, and you actually colluded with your child to deceive me?"
"Mom." The son smiled helplessly, "I came here to accompany Dad."
The aunt looked at the uncle and said, "Tell me, why are you here?"
"Then why are you here?" The old man held the box in his hand, like a child who had done a good deed and was waiting for others to find out. "When you left this morning, didn't you tell me that you were going shopping with your old friends?"
"Yes, I'm just shopping," the auntie said confidently, "Is it strange to be here?"
"Hmph." The old man stuffed the box into the old lady's hand and said, "Take it. You'll know why I came here after you see it."
The old lady opened the box puzzled, and when she saw the embroidered shoes inside, she was stunned: "Is this... for me?"
"You're the one who keeps talking about the pretty shoes in TV dramas. Otherwise, why would I bother with all this effort?" The old man said proudly. "So, does your husband have a particularly good taste?"
"What's good about that?" The old lady scolded with a smile, then turned to Hua Jin and said, "Little girl, bring over the things I ordered."
"You also ordered something for me here?" The old man was a little surprised. He never expected such a coincidence.
"Do you think you're the only one who remembers to buy things?" The aunt raised her chin, waited for Hua Jin to take out the box, and then took out the red belt inside, "Take a look, isn't it good?"
Seeing the red belt, the old man blushed: "I don't believe in these things..."
The aunt ignored him, shook her belt, and tied it around the old man's waist. The five-blessing pattern on the belt was beautifully and delicately embroidered, which was somewhat different from the woven fabrics outside: "Look, tied in red, isn't it very energetic?"
Their son nodded quickly: "He looks ten years younger."
"I said that your father suffered a lot from his illness this time." The aunt kept muttering as she adjusted the belt for the uncle, as if she was not tying a belt, but tying both his life and health to the uncle.
"Thank you. How much is the balance?" Seeing how happy they were, their son quietly walked up to Hua Jin and said, "I'll pay for them."
Hua Jin quoted a price that was lower than he expected. After paying the bill, he wondered, "Manual embroidery is very laborious, why is the embroidery artist's fee so low?"
"I have met the old man and his wife before, so this time I am offering you a friendly price." Hua Jin gave him the invoice. "Excuse me, is there anything else you need? If you buy it today, I will give you a 10% discount."
Upon hearing this, the young man actually picked out a shawl with a style that girls would like.
"Thank you for your patronage." Hua Jin took the money, wrapped the shawl and handed it to the young man, "I wish you and the one you love happiness and sweetness."
"How do you know it's for the person I like?" the young man was a little surprised.
"Maybe it's because the way you looked at this shawl was so gentle." Hua Jin smiled, "Those of us who run shops must have good eyesight to keep the shop going."
The young man couldn't help but look at her twice more, thanked her, and turned around to take his parents away. But the old man and his wife didn't seem to plan to leave immediately, and they enthusiastically asked Hua Jin how she was doing recently and whether she had any plans to fall in love.
"I already have a boyfriend." Hua Jin smiled helplessly, "Thank you for your concern."
Seeing Hua Jin's helpless expression, the young man coaxed the two away, and before leaving, he took another look at the name of the store. In recent months, the big boss above has set up a project to support traditional handicrafts. The store owner has good skills and is young, so she can apply to the project team to invite her to participate in the cooperation.
He followed the two elders, listening to their conversation, and smiled helplessly yet happily.
"Old man, this girl has great skills. I chose this one after careful consideration. Don't forget to tie it on in the next few days."
"You are so nagging. Aren't you going to attend a community dance event with your sisters tomorrow? Remember to wear the embroidered shoes I customized for you."
“Wouldn’t that be too ostentatious?”
"Show off? Your husband bought you these shoes, how come you show off when you wear them?"
After seeing off the old man and his family, Hua Jin rushed to Mark's studio. She arrived a little late as most of the embroiderers had already arrived.
"Sorry, I'm late." Hua Jin sat down on the chair and apologized to everyone. It's better to apologize directly after making a mistake. Making excuses and reasons will not make others feel good.
"We agreed to meet at 10:30, and now it's 10:32, it's not too late." Yan Ke glanced at his watch and said in a light tone.
"Sorry." Hua Jin apologized again.
"All the masters are very busy. We are sorry to bother you all by inviting you here again." Mark spoke up. He stood up and said, "The content of this meeting cannot be made public, and no photos can be leaked. So please try not to use your mobile phone during the meeting. I hope you can understand."
For designers, design drawings are their life. If the design drawings are leaked in advance, it will be a huge blow to them.
Everyone expressed their understanding and the meeting officially began.
"After several months of hard work by all the masters, all the clothes to be exhibited have been embroidered. I have matched suitable accessories for each set of clothes according to the characteristics of everyone's embroidery patterns. There is less than half a month left before the fashion conference. I will release the finished pictures and let everyone see if there is anything that needs to be modified." Mark glanced at everyone and signaled his assistant to turn on the projector.
Each of the embroiderers present was responsible for a piece of clothing. Although they were all embroiderers, their embroidery styles were different. This was the first time for them to see clothing completed by other embroiderers.
The first picture is a dress made by the Hunan embroidery master and her assistant. The dark blue skirt is embroidered with intricate and gorgeous patterns, which match the color very well.
Hua Jin couldn't help but sigh that this was worthy of being the work of a Hunan embroidery master and a master designer. If other things were embroidered on this skirt, it might lack some flavor, but this kind of retro and gorgeous pattern made the skirt solemn while adding a bit of mystery and charm.
The other skirts are also beautiful in their own ways. The styles of the skirts are not fashionable for the sake of being fashionable. Instead, they combine beauty, fashion and tradition. They are mysterious and noble in their beauty, making people wonder what kind of story is behind the woman who wears such a skirt?
Yan Ke is a disciple of Xu Yan, a famous embroidery master in China. However, his embroidery works are not completely in Xu's style. His works have a modern style of beauty. However, this style is not abrupt at all when used on the skirt he embroidered, but just right.
No wonder Master Xu Yan liked this apprentice so much and even recommended him to Mark. This embroidery of his has proved his ability and talent.
Listening to the praises from the predecessors, Yan Ke turned his head and glanced at Hua Jin. He wanted to know what the embroidery patterns of this Hua embroiderer, who was once unknown in the embroidery world but was personally invited by Mr. Mark, would look like.
When the finished picture came out, Yan Ke was stunned.
The finished dress is very beautiful, so beautiful that it is a little distorted. The pattern on the hem is like gorgeous bird feathers, which is perfectly integrated with the dress. He can almost imagine what the audience's reaction will be when the model wears this dress and appears on the platform.
They will be amazed and even suspect that the model is a bird transformed into a human, otherwise how could she have such a beautiful skirt?
"Master Hua is really proficient in using the scale-feather needle." The Hunan embroidery master stared at the skirt named Luan, and after a while he sighed, "Every generation has its own talented people. With young people like Master Yan and Master Hua, our embroidery industry has successors."
"The embroidery pattern is so large. Has the embroiderer been embroidering this skirt for the past few months?" Yan Ke came back to his senses from the shock. "How much time did you spend embroidering it every day?"
The embroidery occupies a large area of the skirt and the pattern is so delicate that it is not something that an ordinary person can do in just a few months.
"I spent most of my time on this skirt." Hua Jin joked to herself, "It is my duty to win glory for my country."
"You are amazing." Yan Ke said solemnly, "I apologize for my previous prejudice."
Hua Jin: “…”
Master Xu's apprentice is really straightforward. He shows his dislike on his face. When he finds out he has done something wrong, he apologizes in front of so many people. He has such a character, and it is obvious that he has lived a happy life since childhood. That is why he is not afraid to express his emotions and is brave enough to apologize for his mistakes.
After talking about the matter, Yan Ke unconsciously became half an inch shorter in front of Hua Jin. In the past, whenever his eyes met Hua Jin's, he would look away expressionlessly, but now it was different. Whenever their eyes met, he would try his best to force a smile, regardless of whether he could smile or not, desperately trying to make Hua Jin feel his kindness and friendliness.
The meeting ended at nearly one o'clock. Mark glanced at Hua Jin who was sitting in the corner and said to everyone, "Thank you for your hard work, teachers. I have reserved a table at a nearby restaurant. I hope you will come and have a simple meal with me."
Everyone was hungry at this time, so no one refused. Hua Jin smiled apologetically at everyone: "Sorry, my boyfriend is waiting for me downstairs, so I won't join you."
"It's a rare opportunity for everyone to get together this time. It would be a shame if Hua Xiushi wasn't here." Mark looked at Hua Jin and closed the folder. "We've been working together for such a long time, and we're all familiar with each other. How about... you ask your boyfriend to come along?"
He also wanted to see how outstanding the flower embroiderer's boyfriend was to make her so devoted to him.
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