Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Tit for tat
Master Yang's full name is Yang Wanquan. During the Republic of China period, the young Yang Wanquan was a well-known Scissor Yang in Haicheng. With a pair of scissors, he became a favorite in the upper class. Therefore, during the ten years of catastrophe after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yang Wanquan became one of the first people to be sent to the cowshed.
Shu Niannian only learned about these past events later. After all, the Master Yang she first met was just a down-and-out old man who sold things on the street.
His clothes were tattered, but the cheongsam he hung on a simple hanger was very appealing to her.
The simple clothes hanger was made of tree branches, and the cheongsam was also made of coarse linen. Although it was coarse linen, the color was very beautiful, a very gentle goose yellow color. Shu Niannian fell in love with it at first sight. On the simple clothes hanger hung a simply cut cheongsam. When blown by the breeze, the yellow skirt folded into soft waves, making Shu Niannian seem to see a beautiful and gentle woman coming out of a thatched hut with a fan. She raised her eyes and looked over, raised her lips and smiled. In an instant, the breeze was warm and the spring flowers were blooming.
Really, she had only had this feeling once in her two lifetimes.
Shu Niannian paid for the cheongsam and couldn't wait to try it on when she got home. It was indeed a perfect fit. From then on, Shu Niannian only wore cheongsams made by Master Yang.
Shu Niannian walked through the winding alleys and asked an old lady who was picking vegetables on the roadside where Yang Wanquan lived. The old lady pointed Shu Niannian in a direction and said casually, "The relatives of a poor family are still poor families."
Shu Niannian paused when she heard that. She turned her head and glanced at the mother-in-law. She saw that the old lady was wearing a set of Dacron trousers and a short jacket, and had a silver bracelet on her hand.
Why does she say she is a poor person?
Because of her patched trousers and the blackened silver bracelet she was wearing?
Although Dacron is more expensive than coarse cotton these days, Shu Niannian doesn't think that a pair of patched, dirty trousers will be more decent than a pair of clean and tidy coarse trousers that have been washed!
The despised Shu Niannian walked over without saying a word. She was a rising wealthy woman in Haicheng City, not a poor person. But why should she explain these things to an ignorant old woman?
Does she have to explain to everyone if they look down on her in the future?
No!
She wouldn't have done such a thing in her previous life, let alone in this life?
who is she? What is she going to do? What kind of person is she? How much money does she have? It's enough for her to know it herself; there's no need for her to explain everything to others.
If a person says she has no money, does that mean she has to take out the money in her bank account and show it to others?
Such childish behavior is definitely not something that Shu Niannian would do.
Shu Niannian walked away slowly, going deeper into the narrow alley. She was thinking about whether she should ask others about Yang Wanquan's residence, but at the end of the alley, she saw Master Yang boiling medicine outside a thatched hut.
From time to time, bursts of coughing were heard from the tattered thatched hut. Where Master Yang was boiling medicine, a child of five or six years old staggered over with firewood in his arms. After putting the firewood down, he squatted beside Master Yang, touching his empty stomach and shouting in grievance that he was hungry.
Yang Wanquan looked at the smoking medicine jar in front of him, lowered his head and did not respond to the boy's words.
He is now just a sanitation worker sweeping the streets, and his monthly salary is barely enough to make ends meet. His wife is sick now, and they have spent a lot of money on medicine. Now the three of them, grandparents and grandchildren, can only tighten their belts and eat only porridge every day.
He knew that his little grandson was hungry, and he was hungry too. How could he not be hungry if he only ate a little porridge a day?
But what can he do? He has no money now. All the assets he had before going to the countryside were robbed by the Red Guards. When he came back from the countryside a while ago, he found that his house was also occupied. He had no choice but to temporarily live in this thatched house with his wife and grandson. He thought about doing the street sweeping job assigned by the street office first, and then slowly looking for other ways out. But who would have thought that his wife fell ill only half a month after returning?
Yang Wanquan sighed and patted his grandson's head, but he was at a loss. Just when he was at a loss, he heard someone ask, "Excuse me, are you Master Yang who specializes in making cheongsams?"
Shu Niannian and Yang Wanquan were old acquaintances in her previous life, but this was the first time they met in this life. So, even though Shu Niannian recognized Yang Wanquan at first sight, she had to pretend to be a stranger who did not know Yang Wanquan.
When Yang Wanquan heard the words "make cheongsam", he was startled. He looked back at Shu Niannian in horror. Even though he knew that he would never be thrown into the bullpen again because of his ability to make cheongsam, the fear engraved in his bones made his body tense instantly.
Shu Niannian silently took a step back and said, "Don't be afraid. I have a store to open in a few days. At that time, I couldn't find suitable clothes in the clothing store. I heard from the old people that there is a Master Yang who can make cheongsams living here, so I came here to try my luck."
Looking at the steaming medicine jar in front of Yang Wanquan, Shu Niannian remembered that in her previous life, after she and Yang Wanquan became familiar with each other, Yang Wanquan once told her that when he was at his lowest point, his wife died of illness. He said that after he came back from the countryside, he vowed never to pick up a pair of scissors to make cheongsams again, but his stubbornness killed his wife. After his wife passed away, in order to support his only grandson, Yang Wanquan had to go back to his old business and started making cheongsams for a living. Relying on his precise tailoring skills, he established the first studio in China that specializes in making cheongsams.
But no matter how rich he was later, he couldn't save his wife's life!
Shu Niannian looked up at the sky. She always felt that her rebirth had invisibly given many people the opportunity to make up for their regrets, such as Zhang Chunyang, Li Ruyu, and Yang Wanquan in front of her.
"I am a self-employed business owner, which is the kind of business that can be opened as long as you have a store and skills. If you take my business, I can pay you the full amount first. My store will open in three days. You must make two cheongsams within three days. If you want to do this business, let's measure the size, agree on the style, fabric color and other details. To be honest, I am really busy now. If you don't want to do this business, I will quickly find another tailor to make two suitable clothes for me."
Shu Niannian could see that Yang Wanquan was probably scared, so she took the initiative to reveal her information as a self-employed business owner, hoping to dispel Yang Wanquan's concerns. However, Shu Niannian could only give Yang Wanquan a choice, but could not make the choice for him. If Yang Wanquan refused to make a cheongsam for her, she would turn around and leave. Personal destiny is in her own hands. In her second life, Shu Niannian had her own things to do, and she did not want to bear the consequences of others.
There were constant coughing sounds in the thatched hut. Yang Wanquan's little grandson held his sallow face and cried out that he was hungry. Yang Wanquan's face was extremely serious. He clenched and unclenched his fists, and then clenched and unclenched them again. This was repeated several times before Shu Niannian finally heard Yang Wanquan say in a hoarse voice, "Okay, I'll make you a cheongsam."
Yang Wanquan was a natural tailor. He only took a quick look at Shu Niannian and knew what kind of clothes would suit her. He measured Shu Niannian's size. After Shu Niannian discussed with Yang Wanquan, they decided to make a cheongsam, a two-piece skirt from the Republic of China period.
Yang Wanquan mainly makes cheongsams, but he does not only make cheongsams. He will give different suggestions according to the customer's condition. In the end, Shu Niannian paid Yang Wanquan 20 yuan in cash, and most of the 20 yuan was Yang Wanquan's labor cost. Shu Niannian chose fine cotton yarn material, and the raw materials didn't cost much money at all. Currently on the market, Dacron is more expensive than fine cotton yarn, but Shu Niannian particularly dislikes Dacron material. Although Dacron feels slippery, it does not absorb sweat and is not breathable. Shu Niannian really can't understand how this kind of chemical fiber material can circulate in the market and sell at a good price.
After the clothing issue was settled, Shu Niannian went to Miaoshou Huichun. The decoration work was proceeding in a tense and orderly manner. Li Ruyu's aesthetic taste was definitely better than Zhang Chunyang's. The decoration work of Miaoshou Huichun was now undertaken by Li Ruyu alone. Li Ruyu came from a wealthy family and was a woman, so she could better understand what kind of decoration effect Shu Niannian wanted.
When the decoration of the health club was handed over to Li Ruyu, Shu Niannian felt a lot more relieved.
The assistant introduced by Zhang Chunyang is his distant cousin, named Zhang Yingying. Zhang Yingying is 22 years old, graduated from high school, married, and now the mother of a 2-year-old boy.
Zhang Chunyang introduced Zhang Yingying over because he wanted to take care of Zhang Yingying. The job of assistant may not sound good, but if you follow Shu Niannian and put in an effort, you will definitely be able to learn real skills.
Second, Zhang Yingying is smart and eloquent. Not everyone can do the job of a health club assistant. She must have a certain level of understanding and learning ability.
Seeing that Zhang Yingying was fair and slim, with lively eyes and nimble hands and feet, Shu Niannian asked Zhang Chunyang to stay and give it a try. Now Shu Niannian could only say, "Give it a try." After all, people's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. Some people cannot be seen by just looking at them. One must get along with them for a while and experience some things together before one can see a person's temper clearly.
Shu Niannian asked about the progress of the health club's renovation and learned that the construction was proceeding in an orderly manner. She planned to go back to the guesthouse to study the needs of the 88 old customers so that she could make corresponding creams and hydrosols in the next two days, and try to turn these original customers into old customers on the opening day of the health club.
But before Shu Niannian walked out of the miraculous doctor, she saw the person she never wanted to see again in her life. Shu Niannian thought that her first health club was about to open, couldn't God let her be happier?
Why are all these monsters lining up to come to her?
This morning, Liu Qin mocked me as a country girl who came to the city to hook up with rich men, and in the afternoon, Shu Meilan came to my door. Oh my God, what do you want to do?
Can't you just give me some peace and quiet? !
Let me quietly start my journey to becoming a rich woman? !
Shu Niannian roared silently in her heart.
Shu Meilan was obviously looking for trouble. She held her lower back with one hand and walked into the hospital with her seven-month pregnant belly. After not seeing each other for a long time, she became more and more hypocritical. "Cousin, just now I saw a figure in this store across the street who looked very much like you. I couldn't believe my eyes at the time, but I really missed you so much that I came to see you. I didn't expect it to be you. Cousin, shouldn't you be feeding pigs and sheep in the countryside at this time? Why did you come to Haicheng as well?"
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