Chapter 661 Physical Work
Xiao Shiru smiled and said, "It's a private manor, yes. It's under the old man's name now. I heard it was my grandmother's dowry.
After liberation, it was confiscated, but later redeemed by the old man. He built a house like this, which was usually used for important family banquets. This place will eventually be in Xiaoqiu's name, so you can just treat it as your own home.
As for these things, Xiaoqiu asked the sales staff at these counters to send them to you based on your size. If they don't fit, you can return them. Don't worry, they won't be wasted."
I was so shocked that I couldn't speak for a long time. What kind of good person buys clothes like this? Asking the salesperson to send a bunch of clothes, jewelry and bags to me. They will definitely pick the expensive ones to send. This is too wasteful!
"No, sister, it's just an engagement party, do you really need so many dresses? Just two will be enough. You don't wear these kinds of dresses on a regular basis, so buying so many is a waste."
Especially after I learned that people in this circle don’t wear dresses a second time, I feel that the fewer banquets the better, because every time I attend one, I spend a lot of money!
Xiao Shiru smiled so much that her eyes narrowed. "You are such a cute kid! How can you have too many dresses? This engagement requires six dresses, and different dresses need to be paired with different jewelry, shoes, and bags."
"Six pieces?" I couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Even though I rarely attend weddings, you can't lie to me. The bride only changed three pieces, and I was just engaged.
Xiao Shiru spoke confidently and began to count on her fingers. "Yes, you need a small dress for welcoming guests. After the ceremony begins, you need a main dress for entering. For the engagement ceremony, you need a Chinese dragon and phoenix gown or a heavy Xiuhe dress. You need another small dress for the toast. You need an evening gown for the cocktail party after dinner. Finally, you need another change when you see the guests off. Count them yourself, is it six?"
After listening to her talk like she knew everything about her, I was almost broken. I admit that I have an immense love for beautiful clothes, just like all girls, but when love becomes a task, so many beautiful new clothes don't seem so attractive anymore.
Forget it, they are a wealthy family, it’s normal for them to be so particular, it’s just changing clothes frequently.
I suddenly remembered something and asked, "Sister, how many dresses did Xiao Tiantian order?"
She nodded gratifiedly at me, looking like a teachable child. "She ordered four!"
Okay, I understand. Fortunately, she didn't order six pieces, otherwise I would have to change them eight times.
I laughed a little weakly, "Haha, six is six, then I'll pick six to keep."
"Try them on first. If you don't like them, return them. As long as they look good and fit you, keep them. There are so many things going on in this circle, and there are so many events every year. You'll see later that you can never have too many dresses."
Oh my god, people who don’t have a lot of money don’t dare to attend the party. They can go bankrupt just by buying dresses.
I whispered, "Can the dress be worn repeatedly?"
Xiao Shiru thought about it seriously and said, "Don't wear the same thing twice within a year. You can't wear the same thing in the presence of the media. The rest of the outfit doesn't really matter."
I see. What you mean is that I just don't want people to find out that my clothes are old. As long as I change my clothes frequently enough, others won't be able to remember what I've worn.
"Okay, don't think too much, let's pick out the clothes for this time." She pointed to a light pink dress, which was a very playful short wedding dress. The inside of the skirt was a rose effect made of satin pleats, and the outside was covered with a smoky gauze. It was not as grand as the floor-length wedding dresses worn at weddings, and the length was about knee-length.
When Xiao Shiru pointed at the skirt, a young lady wearing branded work clothes came over and introduced it to us with a smile.
"This is our Vera Wang haute couture collection this year. It's made of top-quality lace imported from Italy, with each petal sewn by hand. The hem of the skirt is made of eight meters of French satin with pleats, so it looks particularly three-dimensional and full, yet not bulky."
After I put it on, Sister Xiao smiled like an auntie and said, "Why don't you wear this dress for the entrance ceremony? It's so beautiful, just like a flower fairy."
"Yes," the saleswoman next to her continued, "The designer said the inspiration for this dress came from the rose garden at the Palace of Versailles. Ms. Xiao is really good at describing it. 'Flower Fairy' really captures the soul of this dress."
Looking at the dense roses on the hem of the skirt, I suddenly thought that if Huang Tianyi were to praise it, I could imagine her tone: "Oh my God, this is too beautiful, Mengmeng, you are like a rose spirit."
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile. My smile made Xiao Shiru assume that I was satisfied. She turned to the stylist waiting beside her and said, "It's confirmed. This will be the entrance dress."
Then, she pointed to another row of clothes racks and said, "Mengmeng, pick out another Chinese dress to try on."
I looked at the row of clothes and immediately fell in love with this dragon and phoenix gown. The embroidery was superb, and it was obviously handmade. Another salesperson came out to introduce it, saying, "Miss Xia has excellent taste. This is embroidered by a Suzhou embroidery master herself, using a full pound of gold thread. It is said that it took three days to embroider the phoenix's eyes alone. The workmanship is comparable to the phoenix gowns worn by the empresses in the palace in the past."
In fact, I guess if you pick any piece of clothes from this row, the salesperson will praise it highly. They must have brought the best clothes in the store.
The process of picking out the remaining four dresses was much slower because there were so many outstanding ones that trying on clothes became a physical task. I tried on nearly 30 dresses and my forehead was sweating before I finally picked out the four most satisfactory ones.
In addition to the two previous pieces, the evening gown was a champagne-colored mermaid dress by Elie Saab. The fabric was Italian silk, extremely soft and smooth, just like touching your own skin. The hem was embellished with 999 pearls, symbolizing longevity. The designer reportedly said this was his most satisfying work this year.
The toast dress is a limited edition Dior piece, inlaid with 1,314 rhinestones, symbolizing a lifetime. Today's foreign designers really understand the Chinese people's love of numbers, because no one actually counts to see if there are exactly as many as they say.
The dress she wore when seeing off guests was much simpler, with burgundy sleeves, but paired with a small white fox fur shawl, the overall aura was different, and the feeling of a beautiful and elegant woman immediately emerged.
At this time, the doorbell of the room rang, and Xiao Shiru smiled and said, "You are finally here."
Anyone else coming?
The staff member glanced through the peephole, turned around and said with a smile, "Mr. Xiao is here." Then he opened the door.
A tall figure walked in, looking a bit dusty. I greeted him with surprise, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming back early?"
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