"I'm too old to use those. You should keep them for yourself."
"How can I be considered old? You've toiled for most of your life, and you won't allow me to honor you?"
Li Fang laughed out loud, "Okay, you give it to me, I'll wait for my eldest niece to come and honor me."
Xu Manman really did what she said. Not only did she buy hand cream, but she also bought a full set of expensive skin care products for the four ladies. Moreover, before the National Games started, she also found a master cheongsam maker from Hai City to come to their homes to take measurements for everyone.
Aunt Ye Rong felt a little uncomfortable and raised her arms after hearing what the master said. "Manman, why don't I just not make it? I'm working at home all day, and I won't have a chance to wear it even if I make it. Isn't it a waste?"
"Every piece of clothing in a woman's wardrobe should be considered worthless. Each woman should make three pairs. As autumn is approaching, she should make one thin pair and the remaining two thick pairs for winter wear.
I have a lot of rabbit fur in stock, both mixed and solid colors. Do you think I should use it directly as the lining of my cheongsam or make it into a coat?"
The latter question was asked to the tailor.
"A multicolored coat wouldn't look good, as it would only look good underneath a cheongsam. A solid color would be best. I wonder if it's white or black, and how much material do you have?"
"We have yellow, white, gray, and black. One long piece is definitely enough for each person. Master, just design and make the pattern. I'll have it delivered to you in two days."
Then he asked several ladies to choose the color of their coats and the material of their cheongsams.
This time, not only the rabbit fur, but also the material for making clothes was specially brought out by Xu Manman.
The ladies couldn't say no at this time. It was their niece's thoughtful gift, and she paid for the materials herself, so it would only cost some labor costs, right?
And even if they are old, aren't they still women? Which woman can resist the temptation of new clothes?
What surprised Xu Manman was that this store also made satin high heels and various embroidered shoes.
Xu Manman excitedly customized a lot of shoes from the master, and also took out some small beads and some gems of poor quality that were given to her by an unknown jeweler.
Of course, only she can wear such fancy clothes, and the elders cannot accept it.
Xu Manman, who is nearly 40 years old, has no idea that she is no longer a young girl.
This batch of orders is large, and the shoes are made entirely by hand, even with embroidery. It takes a lot of effort to make the shoes, and it will probably take more than two months to finish them all.
Xu Manman only asked the master to make the autumn clothes first, and there was no rush for the winter clothes.
Maybe Xiao Jin was irritated by his wife asking someone else to make clothes, so he pulled her back to his space at night and measured the size of the clothes himself over and over again.
The tailor's hands and feet were delicate and his movements were gentle, but after all the work, Xu Manman's throat was so tired that it was smoking.
In the blink of an eye, it was the opening day of the National Games.
Since she was already there, Xu Manman went to the opening ceremony.
The current National Games is far less grand than the Olympics she saw on TV in her previous life.
But it is a national event after all. The failure of the Olympic bid in the past few years did not dampen the Chinese people's love for sports. Instead, they have become more courageous with each setback.
Sitting in the venue, it is easy to be infected by everyone's enthusiasm.
Watching the provincial teams enter the venue one after another, Xu Manman had the illusion that she was watching the opening ceremony of a university sports meeting.
Xu Ruipeng's tennis match was held at the newly built tennis center on the second day of the opening ceremony.
Every member of the Xu family brought cheering sticks and banners to cheer him on. No matter what the result of the game was, the momentum had to be there.
Even Li Fang let go of her reserve and kept clapping and cheering for her eldest grandson.
Although I have confidence in my nephew, the same old saying still applies: don't underestimate any enemy, there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the crowd.
While watching the game, Xu Manman was also worried about her nephew.
Xu Ruipeng, born in 1982, is only 15 years old this year and has just entered the first year of high school. He is not the youngest athlete on the court, but he still looks particularly immature in tennis.
Fortunately, his talent and hard work made up for the age gap, and he advanced all the way without any danger and even made it to the finals.
On the day of the final, Xu Manman felt that her heart was beating like the tennis balls flying in the stadium, sometimes high and sometimes low. She held Jin Zichu's hand so hard that her fingertips turned white.
My nephew was very good, but his opponent was even stronger, and in the end he only won the third place medal.
But even so, the whole family including Xu Ruipeng were overjoyed.
In his own words, "I just wanted to give it a try. Winning a medal is already a pleasant surprise."
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