Chapter 77 Shameless People
He Xiangju's outfit looked nice, but she had rarely worn fashionable clothes, so this was a bit too novel for her.
She shook her head: "Sister-in-law, this may not be suitable for me to wear."
Ai Xiaoxia looked at the clothes on He Xiangju and understood why she didn't accept it. After thinking for a while, she said, "How about you give me this piece of fabric and I'll give you a more plain one. I really think this bold splicing is quite beautiful. I'll try making it myself."
Ai Xiaoxia is different now than before. When she was this age in her previous life, she always liked to act mature, but in this life, she feels that being young and beautiful gives her the capital to be bold, so she wants to try different styles.
He Xiangju quickly said, "That won't do. It doesn't make sense for me to exchange something I don't like for yours. I'll take it back and keep it. I never know when I might need it in the future."
Ai Xiaoxia really thought this kind of splicing was pretty good, so she said, "I really want to try it. Wait for me to draw it for you, and then you can take a look at it and decide if it looks good or not."
Ai Xiaoxia took a pen and paper and started drawing. Maybe it was her professional habit, she liked to speak with pictures.
When Ai Xiaoxia finished her drawing, He Xiangju nodded repeatedly: "It looks good, but... it's still too flashy. I really don't dare to wear it."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "How about this, you make an ordinary denim shirt, and then use this floral fabric to make a bow collar, which is novel but not too conspicuous. Then I'll make one like the one I drew, and we'll each have one, so we can use up all the fabric." As she spoke, she also drew a simple design.
After seeing this, He Xiangju finally nodded: "Okay, I can make clothes too, shall we work together?"
Ai Xiaoxia agreed and started cutting with He Xiangju.
While making clothes, the two chatted about family matters.
He Xiangju had moved in on the first day, so she knew a lot about her neighbors. She told Ai Xiaoxia about the other two households: "My neighbor Chen's wife is called Fang Ling. She's a little too enthusiastic. You should have met her, right?"
Ai Xiaoxia understood the enthusiasm He Xiangju was talking about: "Yeah, it's indeed enthusiastic, but Brother Chen is a nice guy."
He He Xiangju said, "I think so too. For the past two days, Sister Chen has been staying at my house with the children from morning till night. But these past two days, Brother Chen seems to have scolded her and hasn't been coming as often."
"Yes, even when interacting with others, there has to be a limit. If you exceed it, you will bring trouble to others."
"You haven't seen the one at 304 yet?"
"No, don't they usually come back?"
"On the day they moved, I spoke to Director Wu. His sister-in-law is Ma Jiahong, an elementary school teacher with a ten-year-old daughter. Her family runs a factory, and they had previously lived and ate at his father-in-law's house and hadn't bought a house. They happened to be allocated housing, and since they had a quota, they got one, but they don't come back often."
"Oh, no wonder. It must be because her parents are well-off and they don't want their daughter to work. If a woman's parents are well-off, it is a natural blessing."
"Yeah, I can't do that. I have younger brothers and sisters at home. Although they don't need my help, my parents don't have time to take care of me."
"For those of us who are not only children and have many children at home, we can't rely on our parents and have to rely more on ourselves."
"Hey, sister-in-law, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Actually, my husband Liu Hao and I have a lot of problems. We fell in love freely when we were in junior high school, but he was admitted to a technical secondary school and I was not. His family did not agree with him marrying me. My mother-in-law hoped that Liu Hao would find someone with a job, so my in-laws treated me... Hey, I feel upset when I hear this." After saying this, He Xiangju put down the scissors in her hand and sighed.
Ai Xiaoxia understood and understood both sides. The man and woman were together because of love, but the man's family's idea also made sense. After all, it was much easier for a couple to work than for one person to go to work.
She said, "You don't necessarily have to work and eat the public rations nowadays. It's easier to be self-employed now. I see that you are good at sewing, so you can open a tailor shop. Our family building is so big, and there is no tailor shop around. Why don't you give it a try?"
After hearing what Ai Xiaoxia said, He Xiangju quickly shook her head: "I don't dare. I've never done business before and I don't know anything. I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well."
"How do you know it won't work if you haven't tried? I've never done business before. Before I moved here, I even had to go to the market to make snacks for my in-laws. Business isn't as hard as you think, and you can earn quite a bit. You see, altering a pair of trouser legs might not make much, but what about ten a day? Add in the clothes-making and mending, and it's almost as much as working."
"But I still don't dare. How about you do it, sister-in-law? I'll help you if I have nothing to do."
"I have other things to do and don't have that much time, and this is not suitable for me. You can discuss it with your husband and listen to her opinion." Ai Xiaoxia knew that business has risks, and she couldn't take on too much. It was enough for her to point her in the right direction.
He Xiangju thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll discuss it with Liu Hao tonight."
After talking for a few words, the two started making clothes again.
Because it was a shirt, it didn't need any lining, so it was made quickly and was finished before get off work ended. He Xiangju took the finished clothes and hurried home to make dinner.
Ai Xiaoxia was not in a hurry. Since she didn't have enough time, she just made something simple, such as noodles. She had made meatballs, braised beef with soy sauce, kimchi and other things before. They could all be kept when the weather got cold, so she would never lack food.
She washed the new clothes and then started to cook noodles.
When Lu Jingshen came back, the noodles were almost cooked. After washing his hands, he brought the noodles over. The bowl was a little full, so he didn't dare walk too fast.
Before Ai Xiaoxia could put the braised beef she had cut into slices on a plate, someone knocked on the door and she went to open it.
Ai Xiaoxia had seen this person before. She had once gone to Lu Jingshen's workplace and had seen her at the gate. She was the woman who helped Lu Jingshen report his clothing number.
She looked dressed up today. Her hair was blown up in the front and left loose in big curls at the back. She wore a green plaid tweed jacket and a small cherry blossom scarf. Although it was in line with the aesthetics of this era, Ai Xiaoxia still felt that she looked noisy.
These are not important. What is important is that when Ai Xiaoxia saw this woman, she felt that she had bad intentions.
But no matter what, she was Lu Jingshen's colleague, so she said politely: "Hello, are you looking for Jingshen? Please come in."
Lu Jingshen also put down the noodles at this time, walked over to Ai Xiaoxia, looked at the woman and asked, "Meng Qian, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Meng Qian said, "Engineer Lu, I forgot to ask you to sign a form during the day. I happened to live downstairs and stopped by on my way back. I wanted to ask you to sign it so I could hand it in tomorrow morning."
Lu Jingshen said, "I'll go into the house to get a pen. Wait a moment." Then he walked into the north room to get a pen.
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