"Little boy, whose family are you from?"
Ning Jiandong felt a little nervous when He An looked at him, so he spoke to her in a soft voice.
"Old He family."
He An answered clearly and in a crisp voice, then asked him whose it was.
And just like that, the adult and the child started chatting.
As they chatted, Wen's mother brought tea and snacks, and Yi Chichi brought the embroidery pattern she had drawn earlier.
"Look at these."
Ning Jiandong, who had just accepted the tea and was about to drink it, quickly put down the cup and took the embroidery patterns and began to look at them one by one.
There were 37 embroidery samples in total. He carefully selected six and handed them back, saying, "Keep these six and embroider them yourself."
Yi Chichi took it, glanced at it, and nodded, "Okay."
Compared to the 31 pieces he took away, the patterns of these six pieces were more complicated, and the variety of colors was terrifyingly numerous.
She put away the six embroidery patterns and was about to speak when Ning Jiandong took out a photo from his bag and handed it to her.
"This photo was given to me by a foreign friend who bought your double cat embroidery. He wants you to help embroider a family portrait!"
Before he finished speaking, he added, "It's a task from above."
This means that you can only accept and not refuse.
Yi Chichi swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth. She reached out to take the photo, and her face turned green when she saw it.
A family of four, two adults and two children, plus a Yorkshire terrier with a red bow.
The background of the photo should have been taken in my own yard.
The flowers and plants are lush.
She moved her lips for a long time before she managed to utter, "When do you want it?"
If time is too tight, I can't accept it even if it means ending my cooperation with Friendship Store.
It can't be completed at all.
Fortunately, Ning Jiandong's words put her mind at ease.
He said, "Knowing you were pregnant, I secured a date for you until October of next year."
It is now mid-November 1978, and October of the following year will be October 1980. We have nearly two years to spare.
I can finally put my mind at ease.
She breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes falling on the package next to Ning Jiandong, "Did you bring the materials too?"
Ning Jiandong, who had been prepared for her rejection and was still thinking about how to persuade her, suddenly became happy.
"I brought it."
He took the package and opened it with a smile. "Because I don't know what size you want, I brought several sizes of silk. You can choose the one that suits you, and I'll take the rest back."
Silk is expensive, especially the thin and almost transparent silk, which is the most expensive of all embroidery fabrics and cannot tolerate being damaged or snagged.
So, he took the gloves and put them on, then took out several sizes of silk and spread them out for her to choose.
It was the first time He An saw this almost transparent fabric. She stretched out her little hand to touch it, but a big hand suddenly appeared and held her hand.
"Don't touch this!"
Wen's mother picked her up and stepped back away from the silk, explaining to her in a gentle voice the fragility and preciousness of silk.
He An understood and waited for her to finish before making a final summary, "It's expensive, because it's a lot of White Rabbit."
This comparison...
Wen's mother thought about it and felt that it was very vivid.
"Yes, this thing is worth a lot of White Rabbit."
It would have been fine if White Rabbit wasn't mentioned, but when it was mentioned, He An became greedy. She swallowed her saliva and insisted on going back to eat White Rabbit.
However, Zhang Xin had not yet finished get off work, He Yunsong had led the team to training, and the old man had not returned yet. Who would dare to let her go home?
"Mom, go get her some White Rabbit. Don't let her eat it directly. Dissolve it in water and let her drink it."
This kid had choked himself while eating White Rabbit before. If there hadn't been someone around to rescue him in time, he would have suffocated.
Even so, she suffered a lot. She cried so hard afterwards that her voice was hoarse for several days.
With the lessons learned from the past, it is better to put safety first.
Wen's mother nodded and carried He An to make the White Rabbit water.
Yi Chi Chi withdrew her gaze and picked the middle size among several sizes of silk. "This one will do."
Ning Jiandong rolled up and wrapped the middle size and handed it to her without saying a word, along with the embroidery thread and needle sleeves.
"How about leaving these for you too?"
As he spoke, his eyes kept glancing at the six embroidery patterns she had placed beside him. "I think this large-sized silk is suitable for your painting of blooming flowers."
"Take it and ask Master Tang to embroider it into Cantonese embroidery."
Yi Chichi pushed it out directly. Although she had painted a picture of blooming flowers and prosperity, she had no plans to embroider it now. The reason was that she didn't have enough energy.
The twelve-color peony, which blooms in abundance, has hundreds of colors, and some parts are also blurred, requiring the embroidery to create a misty and hazy visual effect, which places very high demands on the splitting line.
At least two hundred hairs have to be split out of one thread.
It is really as thin as a hair, which puts a heavy burden on the eyes and consumes a lot of energy.
"Master Tang accepted the painting of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix."
Damn, this is no less difficult than blooming flowers and riches.
"Who created the picture?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't asked this question, but once Ning Jiandong did, he was ready to explode. He slammed his fist on the table and said angrily, "The drawings were produced by a foreign company. They were drawn by Master Xiong from Jiang Province. They're his last works. They were drawn in Shanghai in 1933 by someone who lived a comfortable life. There's blood on them."
Yi Chichi knew the nationality of this foreign businessman as soon as he heard it, no wonder Ning Jiandong was in such a bad mood.
At this moment, she was extremely grateful that this job did not fall into her hands.
Otherwise, she would feel bad about earning this money.
"What's the asking price?"
"I've quoted a lot of prices, and it's in foreign exchange, but the foreign exchange I earn isn't very comfortable."
Ning Jiandong looked listless, and Yi Chichi could see that he was really feeling aggrieved.
It was really difficult for him to say this in Guangzhou, and he couldn't even complain about it to his family, but it didn't matter to her.
She didn't know what to say to comfort him, and Ning Jiandong didn't need her comfort.
I just feel a little confused.
He said, "At that time, I wanted to bite my teeth to pieces. I couldn't even get angry, let alone get mad..."
It’s not that I don’t dare, it’s that I can’t.
This inability made his frustration even heavier.
He took a deep breath and waved his hand weakly, saying, "Forget it, we can't continue talking about this topic. If we continue, I'll get so angry that I'll die."
"What's up with that?"
Wen Shi, who had just stepped into the house, heard these words and spoke in surprise.
Yi Chichi wondered, "Why did you come back so soon?"
"Once the personnel handover is completed, I will have nothing to do."
The rest was left to someone else, and his mission was accomplished.
Lifting his foot to the front, Wen Shi saw the things on the table at a glance, and the smile on his face instantly withered. His eyes were like knives scraping at Ning Jiandong, "Uncle, my wife is pregnant and will give birth soon. Why are you letting her take this job?"
His tone was unfriendly and his fists were clenched.
Ning Jiandong rolled his eyes. "I'm not Zhou Paopi. Even though I gave her the job, I bought her two years, which is plenty of time."
Based on Yi Chichi's technology and speed, there is plenty of time to start construction in October next year.
After all, the family portrait is a single-sided embroidery, not a double-sided embroidery, let alone a three-sided embroidery.
The technical difficulty has been greatly reduced.
Two years?
He looked at Yi Chichi and asked, "Wife, will the delivery be in two years?"
"Um."
Yi Chichi nodded, picked up the photo and handed it to him, "Embroider this."
He took it and looked at it, his brows knitted together, "Foreign devils."
"Be polite, they are foreign friendly merchants."
Ning Jiandong was annoyed. "People can help earn foreign exchange, understand?"
Foreign exchange is the most important thing in the world. Only with foreign exchange can they buy things in the international market. Without foreign exchange, they can't move a step.
When I heard it, “…”
Well, those who can help earn foreign exchange are good customers.
"This dog looks a little strange."
Ning Jiandong nodded, "Don't tell me, I think so too."
Yi Chichi was silent. Although Yorkshire Terriers looked a little different from their native dogs, it was not to the extent of being strange.
This aesthetic...
Forget it, let’s stop complaining. (End of this chapter)
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