Chapter 369 Weighing the Pros and Cons
From the time she started stocking the goods until now, in addition to one sample in the store, she has made a total of three pieces, and all of them have been sold.
Wen Wan helped her sell the first one, and she sold the other two by herself.
He temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart, and like a seriously ill patient, he was supported by Xu Qingming and walked out of the hospital and into the car.
After they got in the car, Wen Wan whispered to her, "The one you put in my place the first time was spotted by my seventh brother, who bought it. He probably bought it and gave it to my third aunt."
Li Laiyu glanced at Xu Qingming who was sitting in the front row and chuckled.
The car stopped at the entrance of Tonghua Lane. After everyone got off the car, the driver found a place to park.
Send Li Laiyu home first,
Li Lai Yu is at the entrance of Tonghua Lane. Walk a few steps and turn into the small path on the left. It is near a separate courtyard at the back.
This was the first time for Zhou Ping and Xu Guoliang, but Wang Mengfang had been here several times.
After entering the courtyard, he asked Li Laiyu: "Are you feeling unwell? If not, go inside and lie down first. Lie down and let Qingming take care of you. We will go back first."
After saying that, she thought about it and decided it wasn't appropriate: "If not, is there any extra room here? I'll live here. I don't have anything to do recently anyway, so I can cook for you and keep you company." Xu Qingming can keep people company during the day, but not at night. It's really worrying for a girl to live alone in a garden.
Li Laiyu's eyes lit up.
"Are you really okay?" She really liked Wang Mengfang. Well, she liked her as a person, and she liked her cooking even more. When she was with her, Li Laiyu always felt as if she had returned to the beautiful time of her youth in her previous life. She was warm from the inside out.
Li Lai Yu felt that if Wang Mengfang was willing to live here, he would be very welcome.
She and Wang Mengfang still have a lot in common.
Wang Mengfang guessed her tone and instantly became very happy: "It's really nothing. It's vacation time. What could happen to me? Aren't you watching the store? If business is busy, I can still help you."
Li Laiyu nodded: "I do have a vacant room here, but there is no bed. If you want to stay for a few days, you have to wait for two days. I will clean it up a little. After that, Qingming and I will come to pick you up."
Wang Mengfang looked at Xu Guoliang and Xu Qingming with a beaming expression. "It's okay, I'll just go back and clean up. Well, I'm not particular about the bed. I have a foldable camp bed at home. I can just ask Qingming and his dad to go get it. I'll be over tonight, so you don't have to pick me up. Just get some rest."
Special cases require special treatment. She's not here to play. She just came out of the hospital and I'm worried about her, so I came to look after her for two days. There's no need to be so particular.
She was not particular about her appearance, but she was very particular about her daily life, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. However, she was particular about her appearance, as she had even slept in the open air with Xu Guoliang.
Xu Qingming rolled his eyes helplessly. Ms. Wang Mengfang in their family was really capable. He hadn't even been able to stay overnight in the yard here, and she moved in directly.
But that was fine, they weren't married, so it wouldn't be legitimate for him to stay here overnight, and it would also affect Li Laiyu's reputation. It would be nice if his mother could come over and look after him for a few days, so everyone would feel more at ease.
Wen Wan also smiled and said, "It would be best if Third Aunt could come live here, so that everyone can feel more at ease!"
After that, he said to Xu Qingming: "Seventh brother, you and Third Uncle are busy first, I'm going back first."
After saying that, he greeted Zhou Ping with a smile: "Aunt, now that you're here, you want to come sit with me?"
Zhou Ping smiled and said, "I'm going to visit you, but hurry up, let's go. I'll go to your shop first, and then I'll go visit your little home."
After saying that, he waved to Li Lai Yu, said something to Wang Mengfang, and then left with Wen Wan.
Wen Wan said to her after they left the house, "Dongping also opened a clothing store near Huada University. Today is a rare opportunity. Why don't we go there first? We can buy some food and then go to Ai Shang to have a look. Then we can go home and cook."
Zhou Ping raised her hand to check the time. "I can't do it today. I'll go to Dongping later. I'll go to your store and then visit your home, and then I have to go back."
"The old lady is still waiting. She's very irritable due to her age. If she waits too long, she'll get unhappy again."
"Yes! When people get old, they become like old children." They need to be coaxed and obeyed. Their temper comes and goes, which is sometimes a headache.
As they were talking, they soon arrived at the store.
There was no business in the store at the moment. Chen Dongshuangzhen was sitting at the door of the store, holding a book and reading it very attentively.
Wen Wan was already in front of her when she suddenly looked up and said, "Hello!"
After she finished speaking, she saw that it was Wen Wan and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Sister Wen Wan, you are back?"
He looked around and said, "Dandan, didn't you follow me?"
Wen Wan said: "No, I was delayed by something today and couldn't go over. I'll pick him up another day."
Seeing Chen Dongshuang was about to get up to pour water, Wen Wan said, "It's okay, just read your book. I can take care of my family myself."
She turned to look at Zhou Ping and invited her into the house: "Aunt, take a look inside and see if there is anything you like. Leave your measurements and I will make you a suit."
"When it's hot, it's the season that wears the most clothes, but it's also the best time to dress."
Zhou Ping said: "Then I won't be polite!"
"Why are you being so polite to me?"
The store is basically full of seasonal samples.
There are both men's and women's styles.
Men's clothing is simpler. The Mao suits worn in spring and autumn have been put away. What's left are trousers and shirts. Shirts are divided into long and short sleeves, and the colors are also very simple. Women's clothing is different. Regardless of the color, the styles are much more complicated and fancy.
There are cheongsams, dresses, cocktail dresses, and separate tops and bottoms.
Zhou Ping looked around and couldn't help but sigh: "Life is really getting better these days."
"Back then, people were so excited to have a Lenin suit and wanted to show it off. But it's only been a few years now, and everything has become fashionable."
Wen Wan asked her, "Aunt, do you like anything? What style do you like? I'll pick out a suitable color for you later."
Zhou Ping waved her hand: "Forget it, I'm at this age, it doesn't matter what I wear. They all look good in my eyes, but I feel like none of them suit me." They are all too youthful. She is almost sixty years old and can't wear these.
"How could that be possible? Aunt, you're still young. Look at Third Aunt, she loves cheongsams, and they look so beautiful on her."
"How can I compare with her? How much younger is she than me? She's only in her 40s and under 50s. It's not the right time to wear it."
To be honest, not to mention that she is old now, even if she is only in her twenties or thirties, she would not dare to wear a cheongsam with a slit, and she couldn't wear it outside!
Su Qian said, "Then I'll make you a shirt and a pair of trousers. It's a black and white combination, a white shirt and black trousers. You can wear it at home or when you go out. Dongping brought me some fabric from Guangzhou. It's perfect for summer, it's light and thin, and very cool to wear."
Zhou Ping nodded: "It's OK, it's OK. If you want to do it, make it simple and generous."
Su Qian reached out and pulled her to the side: "Then come over here, I'll measure your size. I can probably estimate it, but it won't be accurate."
Zhou Ping followed her through the small door to the next room. Besides the desk, there was a sewing machine, and the shelves were piled with all kinds of fabrics. There was also an embroidery frame next to it. The fabric stretched on the frame was only half embroidered and not yet finished.
The petals of the scattered crabapple flowers complement the color of the material. Not to mention making it into clothes, just looking at the fabric makes people like it very much.
"Wanwan's embroidery skills are so good now?"
"No way!" Wen Wan said, "I don't have the patience to sit in front of the embroidery frame and do these things! This was made by Lai Yu, she likes these."
"Aunt, let me tell you, Brother Seven has excellent taste. Lai Yu is truly outstanding and amazing."
"She can weave, dye, embroider, and make tea. She is very versatile."
"She's quiet and gentle, which complements the chatterbox Seventh Brother."
Zhou Ping said, "Wanwan, tell me more about Lai Yu. That way I can have something to tell the old lady when she asks about it."
Wen Wan took her measurements and said, "I don't know how to explain it to you. Anyway, she's very quiet and doesn't talk much. Everything else about her is amazing. You might as well ask Seventh Brother or Third Aunt instead of asking me. She and Lai Yu are like-minded and have a lot in common."
"Third Aunt really treats Lai Yu like a treasure. A few days ago, Seventh Brother was jokingly saying that Lai Yu is their biological child, and now he is just an adopted child."
Zhou Ping laughed and said, "That's right. How can a bad boy be as considerate as a girl? Qingming himself is the most troublesome. Now that he has found someone he likes, and your third aunt's daughter-in-law, he has no choice but to stand aside."
"That is to say, he himself still doesn't understand the situation."
After taking the measurements, Wen Wan went to make tea for Zhou Ping. The two of them sat inside and chatted quietly for a while.
Zhou Ping asked her, "I heard from your father that you are going to the Ministry of Finance for an internship?"
Wen Wan nodded: "Yes, this is what I learned. Let's go in and familiarize ourselves with it and see if it works."
"I thought that when Dongping started doing business, you would follow him and help him."
Wen Wan looked at her: "Aunt, why do you think so? He is him, I am me, he has his career to pursue, and I have things I want to do, I won't get involved with him."
Zhou Ping nodded: "That's good. A woman must have her own career, no matter how big or small it is."
"Dependence on men will never last long. Even if you put in a lot of hard work, sweat, and effort, they will still feel that you are relying on them for a living and that you are just their appendage."
"My family was worried before. You and Dongping have a good relationship and you obey him in everything. We were afraid that you would go to school for a long time and end up going with him again."
Wen Wan chuckled softly: "How could that be? Even if I don't go to work, I'll be busy with my own things and he'll be busy with his. We'll never get involved."
"Besides, after spending half a day in school, I can't possibly not go to work."
"My father has worked diligently and toiled for most of his life. Although I cannot be as successful as him, wearing a military uniform and defending my country, I can make some contributions to the country and serve the people in other ways." She said this in such a high-sounding way that she felt a little embarrassed.
"He's old now, and he won't be able to stay in that position for more than a few years before he has to retire. Once he retires, his interpersonal relationships will gradually fade."
"There must always be someone in the family who will continue on the path he has taken."
"Whether it's business or something else, this circle must never be broken."
Zhou Ping nodded approvingly. "They say that Grandpa and Grandma love you the most, and there's some truth to that. Your brothers and sisters are all older than you, but none of them are as smart and insightful as you. They're all grown up and still have so much to worry about."
"Aunt, please stop praising me. I'm embarrassed by your praise. I'm a rational person. I always weigh the pros and cons of everything I do. I only do things that benefit me. To put it nicely, it's rational, but to put it bluntly, it's selfish. It's not clear-headed at all."
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