Liu Pianran loves beauty and dressing up; she just wanted to fulfill Liu Zhiqing's wish. What's wrong with that?
Ji Xia smiled, offered no explanation, and took out paper and pen to draw a design.
Although it's a style I've seen in my past life, I still have to put some thought into considering the aesthetics of this era and whether it fits the national conditions.
There are many styles of wedding dresses, but her favorite is still the Xiuhe dress.
But the kimono is too complicated. Not to mention anything else, just the embroidery alone is not something that can be done in one night.
Moreover, even if it could be done well, how could it be possible to make an authentic Xiuhe dress for Liu Pianran for twenty yuan?
Ji Xia scribbled and drew a simplified version of the Xiuhe dress.
The dress features a round neck, a front opening, and three-quarter sleeves. The zipper at the chest has been replaced with a magpie and vine knot button. Auspicious cloud patterns have been sewn onto the collar and sleeves. The original horse-face skirt was too wasteful of fabric, so it has been replaced with a half-length cheongsam, with a few large peonies sewn at the hem. The skirt is ankle-length with slits on both sides reaching the knees.
Showing a little bit of her calves while the rest of her body is completely covered, Liu Pianran has a large bust and a slender waist, and a petite figure. If she cinches her waist a little smaller and enlarges her bust a bit, her curves would definitely make her even more alluring.
Actually, Xiu should have taken her measurements before wearing the kimono, but Ji Xia had dealt with clothing for decades in her previous life and had a sharp eye. Although she hadn't taken the measurements herself, she could roughly tell the size.
Liu Pianran is at most 1.6 meters tall, about the same height as Sun Xiaoyu. Her breasts are bigger, at least a C cup. Her waist is slender, though perhaps a little wider. If we were to use a size 24, her shoulders would be slightly narrower than Sun Xiaoyu's.
After roughly labeling the data, I'll draw a rendering. Ji Xia nodded in satisfaction.
As she was about to leave work, she bought several dozen feet of clearance fabric again, specifically choosing the reddest piece.
Seeing the red cloth in her hand, He Qiuying's lips twitched, because the stain on the red cloth was too large, and it had already been sold at the lowest price.
Ji Xia sighed; there was nothing she could do.
There are too few pieces of red fabric available; this red fabric, which is close to maple leaf red, is already the reddest available.
If you avoid the stained areas or wash it, it's still usable. Besides, the fabric quality is quite good, and the price is cheap!
After paying and getting the receipt, hundreds of feet of fabric were stuffed into three large canvas bags. They also bought two pieces of golden sewing thread. Liu Hongju and He Qiuying helped deliver the fabric back to the Ji family.
Back in the Ji family courtyard, Ji Xia immediately sensed something was amiss as soon as she entered.
She belatedly looked up and saw a tall, strong young man standing in the courtyard staring at her with a stern face. She was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but smile broadly: "Second brother, you're finally back."
Her second brother, Ji Xiangjun, travels all over the country, but he is the brother who dotes on her the most in the family. In Ji Xia's heart, Ji Xiangjun is the closest person to her.
Ji Xiangjun's deep eyes held a hint of pity and heartache, suggesting he already knew about Ji Xia and Lin Haodong's annulment of their engagement.
However, after carefully observing his younger sister's complexion and seeing that Ji Xia's face was rosy and her spirits were high, he immediately felt relieved.
He gently stroked her hair, his hard features softening: "You're back. Your parents were very worried about you. It's good that you're alright."
"Second Brother Ji!" He Qiuying and Liu Hongju both recognized Ji Xiangjun. Seeing him return home, they dared not be presumptuous. They greeted him politely, put down their things, and turned to say goodbye.
Ji Xiangjun nodded to the two of them: "I've made dinner, let's have dinner together before you leave."
"No, we still need to go home and cook. We have to go home!"
The two men had a natural sense of awe towards Ji Xiangjun, so they politely declined with smiles and hurriedly pushed their bicycles away.
As soon as her colleague left, Ji Xia looked at the nervous Sun Xiaoyu in the room and asked with a smile, "Brother, Grandpa and Xiaoyu are friends I invited over. You two know each other, right?"
"Yes, I just looked into it."
Ji Xiangjun carried the three bags of fabric back into the house with his large hands, then asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly decide to make this?"
"I'm a bit short on cash, so I came up with a way to earn some extra money—"
She pulled Ji Xiangjun inside and sat him down, then quietly recounted what had happened over the past two weeks.
After listening for a while, Ji Xiangjun gave her a deep look and said, "You emptied your savings just by buying a few old things? Where did your money go? Did you spend it all on that ingrate Lin Haodong?"
He had just heard her say that she had exchanged some old items for money. He assumed she had exchanged them for a few bracelets or rings, but he didn't expect her to have exchanged them for a small box.
However, Ji Xiangjun still knew that his sister had spent a lot of money on the Lin family since her engagement more than a year ago.
Ji Xia smiled in a low, ingratiating voice, "Brother, I was thinking that since there were people at home anyway, and we were just sitting around doing nothing, and we happened to have some cheap fabric, we decided to give it a try."
"Can it make money?"
"Of course, I earned at least this much in about ten days."
She held up two fingers, and Ji Xiangjun raised an eyebrow: "Twenty?"
"Twenty? Brother, you look down on me. Xiaoyu has earned almost a hundred in the past ten days, and I only have twenty? It's more like I have to add a zero."
Ji Xiangjun was quite surprised. One vehicle, four people, three of whom worked at the supply and marketing cooperative, and only one person worked at home, yet they could still earn several hundred yuan.
He glanced at his younger sister in surprise; after breaking up with that gigolo, her abilities had actually increased.
I asked about the current issues, and when I heard that the fabric processing was almost finished, and that one sewing machine was too slow and the supply couldn't meet the demand, I gave a faint reply.
Ji Xiangjun returned to the village brigade in the afternoon to learn about Ji Xia and Lin Haodong's annulment of their engagement before returning to the city.
He thought his sister would be heartbroken and haggard, and his parents and brother and sister-in-law also said that she hadn't been home for half a month, so he asked them to comfort her.
I only found out now that my sister is busy making money all day in the city!
However, Ji Xiangjun did not object. Traveling all over the country, he also saw that the policies had changed in the past two years, and it was not a big deal for his sister to make a little money by doing some handicrafts at home.
It's always better to be busy making money than to be heartbroken over that jerk.
However, he didn't expect this thing to be so profitable.
Ji Xiangjun thought for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "By the way, your parents and older brother all said you wanted to retake the college entrance exam. Are you doing this because you don't plan to study anymore?"
"If I want to study, I've already reviewed all the junior and senior high school textbooks. Around the time school starts, I'll go back to my old homeroom teacher and go back to school for another year."
But, bro, could you talk to the principal and ask if I could reserve a spot so I can study at home and go back to school once or twice a week to ask the teachers for help?
Ji Xia pleaded with Ji Xiangjun with a fawning expression. Ji Xiangjun had many connections, so having him plead for her was more likely to succeed than asking the teacher herself.
Repeating a grade isn't a big problem, but she's worried that the teacher won't agree to her taking up a spot without returning to school.
She promised her sister-in-law Zhang Hong that she would take over the job at the supply and marketing cooperative, so of course she couldn't go back to school now.
The garment workshop was at its most profitable time, and she didn't want to give it up, so she could freely control her study time.
Actually, she had a lot of free time while working at the supply and marketing cooperative, so she spent most of her time studying there, and less time at home.
Ji Xiangjun frowned: "You have to go to work, earn extra money, and study. How many tasks can you handle all by yourself?"
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