There are already so few jobs available for women, and yet they earn so much. The women in the village immediately put down what they were doing, afraid that if they arrived late, they wouldn't be able to get a spot.
A group of women rushed over and surrounded Jin Qiaomei.
"Qiaomei, you can't leave me behind." Wang Xiuzhi looked at Jin Qiaomei ingratiatingly, then glared fiercely at Liu Nian. "You know your godmother has always been on your side!"
"Godmother, don't worry, I've included you and sister-in-law in the list." Jin Qiaomei winked at Liu Xiangxiang.
Liu Xiangxiang immediately gave her a grateful yet ingratiating smile.
Then the three women looked at Liu Nian with a shared sense of righteous indignation.
Liu Nian slowly stood up. Since someone had challenged her, she would accept the challenge.
The embroidery teacher had some samples, which Liu Nian picked up with her fingers and glanced at.
In her previous life, Liu Nian took on this job. She worked tirelessly every day, without eating or sleeping, just to earn a few more work points for the Su family. But what about Su Hang? He was secretly flirting with Liu Xiangxiang.
"Don't tell me you want to embroider too!" Jin Qiaomei snatched the embroidery sample from Liu Nian's hand and said smugly, "There are no more spots available!"
Liu Nian ignored her, turned around, and respectfully asked the embroidery teacher, "Is this Shu embroidery?"
The embroidery teacher was taken aback, then immediately nodded, "Yes! It's Shu embroidery! You actually recognize it!"
"Shu embroidery is the foremost of the four famous embroidery styles, and it's not as simple as it seems," Liu Nian said thoughtfully.
Seeing that Liu Nian was about to steal the spotlight, Jin Qiaomei forcefully stepped between Liu Nian and the teacher, saying, "What do you know? Don't try to act all high and mighty just because you know a little bit!"
"Okay, then I'll tell you what 'skin' means." Liu Nian smiled and turned to the embroidery teacher, saying, "Teacher, I know a little about embroidery before, and I'd like to show you how to do it."
Before the teacher could say anything, Jin Qiaomei scoffed, "Does she really think she knows everything? How laughable!"
Liu Xiangxiang chimed in, "Oh my, anyone who didn't know better would think you're a god descended from heaven. Otherwise, how come you can do everything?"
There were plenty of people eager to curry favor with Jin Qiaomei, and they immediately nodded in agreement, "That's right, Su Xu's wife, hurry back to your shed, or you'll embarrass yourself!"
Liu Nian didn't say anything, but took the things from the embroidery teacher's hands. With just a few movements, she made the embroidery teacher's heart tremble.
This guy is clearly an expert!
The stitching is meticulous, the patterns are lifelike, lively and full of texture.
The embroidery teacher said excitedly, "Your name is Liu Nian! Why don't you take charge of this? The moment you showed your skills, I knew you were capable!"
"What does she know!" Jin Qiaomei said unhappily, "She's just embroidering blindly!"
"Nonsense!" The embroidery teacher immediately frowned. "I've been embroidering for so many years, can't I tell the difference between good and bad? It's you who's always being jealous! You haven't even held a needle before, what right do you have to judge others!"
The harsh reprimand was like a slap across Jin Qiaomei's face.
The people who had been fawning over Jin Qiaomei dared not utter another word.
"Teacher! You haven't even taught me yet! How do you know I can't do it?"
Even though Jin Qiaomei was unhappy, she didn't dare to show it at all. She could only flatter her by saying, "My teacher is so amazing. As your student, I certainly won't be any worse!"
"Then please learn properly from your teacher. How about we have a competition sometime?" Liu Nian's smile faded, and his eyes stared intently into Jin Qiaomei's eyes.
Jin Qiaomei was momentarily stunned by Liu Nian's gaze. Why was Liu Nian so confident?
"Okay! I promise you!" Jin Qiaomei replied, tilting her head back, as if she were afraid of her if she didn't agree!
Liu Nian leaned close to Jin Qiaomei's ear and whispered, "And another thing! I advise you to find some young people who are quick and efficient and have good eyesight, otherwise you'll be held responsible if you fail to complete the task!"
"You're cursing me!" Jin Qiaomei glared angrily at Liu Nian. "Don't worry, I'll definitely complete the mission with high quality and quantity, and then defeat you!"
Liu Nian raised an eyebrow. "Sure, I'll be waiting!"
"But..." The embroidery teacher was still reluctant to let go of Liu Nian, such a promising talent, and repeatedly tried to persuade her to stay, "Why don't you reconsider?"
"Teacher, I have responsibilities to fulfill," Liu Nian declined.
The teacher sighed regretfully, "Alright then."
"You think I'll wait for you to challenge me?" Liu Nian raised an eyebrow at Jin Qiaomei, not even looking at her expression, and turned to leave.
Come to think of it, he must have been stomping his feet in frustration.
To outsiders, she might seem incredibly arrogant right now, but it feels so good!
She just enjoys seeing those people who can't stand her but can't do anything about it!
However, Liu Nian's eyelids twitched; Jin Qiaomei was wearing the same clothes as her today.
He wore a red shirt on top and black fabric trousers on the bottom.
That very night, rumors started circulating that someone had spotted Liu Nian and a wild man going into the woods!
How shameless!
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