"It doesn't matter who invites you. Come visit me sometime and I'll treat you to some southern specialties."
Chen Jing chuckled and smoothed things over, and the group then walked to the nearby Paradise Restaurant.
Xie Xun had already booked a room and ordered food, and was in the private room arranging for a waiter to wash the dishes and serve the food.
Xie An arrived with a group of people, and Xie Xun handed over the menu: "I ordered eight dishes and a soup. Do you want to add anything?"
Xie An casually took the menu and handed it to Chen Jing, knowing that Chen Jing was the center of their group.
Jiang Yizhi pulled Jiang Cairong to sit next to Ji Xia and immediately beckoned, "Come on, let's sit here and let my sister see your design draft."
Ji Xia took out the design draft as promised: "Sister Rong, these are my design drafts. Take a look and see if there's anything you like."
"Let's see."
Jiang Cairong opened her notebook and carefully reviewed each design draft, her eyes showing a mixture of surprise and delight.
She had initially thought her brother was only asking her to look after Xie An's girlfriend out of respect for Xie An, but now she realized that the girl was quite capable.
Jiang Cairong looked at the dress and then at the bedding, flipping through the items several times until the waiters filled the large round table with items, but she still didn't say a word.
It wasn't until Xie An and Xie Xun urged her to start eating that Jiang Cairong put down her notebook and lowered her head in deep thought.
"Sister, am I right? These wedding dresses are really beautiful. With so many designs, have you found the one you want?" Jiang Yizhi winked at her with concern.
Let's talk about it after we eat!
Jiang Cairong turned around and smiled faintly at Ji Xia, feeling a sense of goodwill and willing to give her some face.
"The designs are all beautiful, it's hard to decide which ones are better?"
Jiang Yizhi chimed in, "Sister, Ji Xia has dozens of pieces of clothing at home. Let's go see them after dinner."
"Alright."
Jiang Cairong nodded, ate a little something casually, and then explained in a low voice, "Everyone says I look like a boy. These clothes are beautiful, but I'm afraid I'll look bad in them—"
Although she didn't finish her sentence, Ji Xia understood her unspoken meaning and concerns.
Appearance anxiety is something almost every girl has experienced; staying up late and getting acne are both distressing.
However, compared to Jiang Cairong's naturally masculine appearance, this anxiety about her appearance may have accompanied her from adolescence onwards, reaching its peak when she got married.
Ji Xia turned around and smiled gently at her: "Actually, someone once told me that there are no ugly women in this world, only lazy women."
"After we eat, how about I draw a portrait of you? Let's see what kind of makeup suits you?"
"You can also draw portraits?" Jiang Cairong looked very surprised. She can design and also draw.
Ji Xia couldn't help but feel embarrassed: "I went to art school, so art is a fundamental skill for me."
Since she was studying fashion design, she had even more time to draw people. In order to draw better, she also put in extra effort to learn how to draw portraits.
"Oh, I see." Jiang Cairong smiled shyly.
Seeing that her mind was on Jiang Cairong, Chen Jing specially served her sea cucumber twice and even wrapped a piece of roast duck in dough for her.
Seeing the two so intimate, Jiang Cairong was surprised. Looking at Xie An opposite her, she couldn't help but frown.
Isn't this girl Xie An's girlfriend? Why is she being so intimate with another man? And Xie An isn't angry?
Puzzled, she turned to Jiang Yizhi and voiced her doubts. Jiang Yizhi shook her head at her: "Sister, what are you thinking? These two are engaged. Why would Brother An do something like stealing someone else's partner?"
Jiang Cairong then realized what was going on.
Ji Xia was preoccupied with something, so she quickly finished eating, moved a chair to the corner and sat down. She took out her sketchbook and sketched a few lines, and a girl with thick eyebrows and big eyes appeared on the paper.
It took more than ten minutes to outline Jiang Cairong's features and characteristics, then add sexy long wavy hair, shape her eyebrows into European arched eyebrows with a high brow peak, and also modify her eyes, drawing the eyeliner longer, making her eyes more charming.
In about thirty minutes, she finished painting the portraits before and after makeup.
Jiang Cairong had already sat down behind her and couldn't help but feel suspicious when she saw the two portraits in different styles on the notebook.
Who is this?
Ji Xia smiled slightly: "Don't you think these two paintings are actually quite similar? It's just that this one has had its eyebrows trimmed, eyeliner drawn, and lipstick applied, so adding the glamorous big waves greatly enhances its sense of sophistication."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yizhi leaned out from behind and asked, "You mean, if I put on makeup like this, I'll become as beautiful as this portrait?"
“Of course.” Ji Xia nodded.
Jiang Cairong's eyes lit up. Not only could she design clothes, but she could also do image consulting—she desperately needed that!
After a long pause, she suddenly asked, "If it were you, which wedding dress would you think would be more suitable?"
"I recommend a cheongsam-style wedding dress."
She chose a cheongsam-style top with a fishtail skirt-like bottom, featuring pleats at the back knee slit that made the skirt flare out like a fishtail.
Jiang Cairong looked a little troubled: "It's the middle of winter, this clothing looks very thin, doesn't it?"
"Wear a warm pure wool sweater and wool pants as a base layer, and add a snow-white mink coat over the cheongsam. It's both warm and beautiful, and it also looks high-end and fashionable."
She casually flipped to the second page, and there was a life model in a quick sketch. Then she drew a cheongsam and a white mink coat on it.
Jiang Cairong looked at her in shock: "You just sketched a few lines and you designed a new style?"
Ji Xia smiled shyly; this was a basic skill.
The Jiang siblings were completely impressed by Ji Xia. Seeing that everyone had finished their meal and drinks, they urged Ji Xia to take them to the workshop.
This time, not only did the two siblings go to the workshop together, but the Xie brothers, who had nothing to do, also went along.
There were too many people, and they had been drinking, so it wasn't convenient for them to drive. The group of people chatted and laughed as they rode the bus together.
Fortunately, it was already the 3rd, so there weren't as many people out and about, and the group boarded the bus smoothly.
Half an hour later, they returned to the workshop and took several visitors to the backyard.
Upon hearing that they wanted to see samples, Chen Qiuyu and Hou Xiaolian brought out six wedding dresses and more than a dozen bedding sets.
For easier display, Chen Jing and Hou Fang moved a large 1.8-meter bed to the middle and then displayed several four-piece bedding sets.
These weren't wedding-themed styles, but rather elegant and pastoral styles, which not only interested Jiang Yizhi and her siblings, but also the Xie brothers.
The last few people each chose a four-piece set.
Jiang Cairong tried on two different kimonos twice, and compared them with the cheongsam dress recommended by Ji Xia, but felt they were still a bit lacking.
After hesitating for a while, she whispered, "I can't make up my mind. Could I call two or three of my girlfriends over to help me choose?"
Ji Xia couldn't be happier; bringing a few more sisters meant having a few more potential clients, so she readily agreed.
"Of course, if the finished product doesn't meet your expectations, we can place an order to make it for you."
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