Just then—
"Boss, I've thought about it."
Jian Yuelan, who was busy checking out, heard this, looked up at the classical beauty, and smiled, "Wait a moment, let's talk upstairs."
As she spoke, she called out to the old lady, "Grandma, come over and help me settle the bill."
"Here I come."
The old lady squeezed through the crowd. Jian Yuelan opened the checkout counter and came out, grabbing the child who was busy coaxing customers. "Son, do you want to go upstairs with Mommy?"
The child hesitated for two seconds and decisively refused, "Mom, I want to help you entertain the guests."
"Then be careful."
"Okay."
Jian Yuelan let go, and the child immediately flew away like a butterfly, once again demonstrating his sweet talk skills.
"Let's go upstairs."
Her eyes fell on the classical beauty and she smiled.
The woman nodded and left with her.
When passing by Xiao Ding, Jian Yuelan whispered, "Keep a close eye on him."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law."
The clothing store is divided into two floors. The lower floor is for ready-made clothes, and the upper floor is converted into a workshop.
It is a large space with a shelf on one side hung with silks of various colors serving as a partition. The workbench is placed against the wall, with scissors, drawing powder, needles and thread and other items scattered on it.
There is a headless wooden man in the corner, wearing a dark green long dress similar to an evening gown, which looks pretty good.
The woman came forward and stared at the evening dress for a long time, and was surprised to find that it was actually a piece of uncut cloth.
"My craftsmanship is pretty good."
She murmured, looking away and continuing to observe, then she found a screen.
When I got closer, I was surprised to find that it was actually a double-sided embroidery of butterflies playing with peonies.
The complex and bright colors, the stamens stained with dew, are like butterflies smelling the fragrance of flowers. Whether viewed from the front or the back, it gives people a lifelike feeling.
The woman was amazed by the superb skills.
"Boss, where did you buy this embroidery?"
“I embroidered it.”
Um?
The woman was startled and turned to look at her, "Did you embroider it?"
"How old are you? You've been practicing since you were in your mother's womb."
Jian Yuelan chuckled but couldn't stop laughing. Not only did she start embroidering in her mother's womb, she also started in her previous life.
"I started holding a needle at the age of three."
She smiled and asked, "Do you want tea?"
"Boiled water, thank you."
Jian Yuelan poured her some boiled water, served her a fruit plate, and started chatting with her.
The woman's surname is Yu and her name is Siqi. She is not from Ancheng, but a Chinese who returned from overseas.
His ancestors were a wealthy family in Shanghai. Before the Anti-Japanese War, the family moved overseas, but their hearts were always with the country. After the war broke out, the Yu family worked hard for the motherland and raised a lot of supplies and money with their compatriots to provide assistance.
After the reform and opening up, the old man of the Yu family, who cared about the motherland, sent his younger generations to take the lead in investigating the environment and making preparations for returning.
Yu Siqi came to North Street by accident. Unable to sleep in the hotel, she asked someone where the lively places were in Ancheng, then she went out and walked all the way here, just in time for Jian Yuelan's store opening.
Although she grew up abroad and received Western education, she also learned domestic knowledge very well because of her elders.
They also highly respect some of their country's traditional cultures.
This is also the reason why everyone else was staring at the styles displayed in the store, but she was the only one who was eyeing the horse-faced skirt on Jian Yuelan.
So, after a brief greeting, she got straight to the point, "Boss, I really like the skirt you're wearing. Can you make one for me?"
"How long will you stay in Ancheng?"
"One month."
A month later she had to go to Shanghai, where she would stay for a month and a half and then return after offering sacrifices to her grandfather's ancestors.
"Just a horse-faced skirt?"
"Can you make a cheongsam?"
She stood up and gestured, "I want a cheongsam that's generous and elegant, preferably with embroidery."
After scanning the silk for a moment, she pointed at the silver-red silk silk and said, "I like that color."
Jian Yuelan, "...you should choose sky blue or pine green. Silver-red doesn't suit you."
Yu Siqi has a classical and dignified appearance. The cheongsam made of soft silver-red gauze is really beautiful, but it does not match her temperament and appearance.
Seeing her hesitation, Jian Yuelan extended her hand to her, "Come, I'll show you which color suits you best."
"good."
Then, she took Yu Siqi to the workbench, bent down, took out paper and brushes from the cabinet, and showed off her skills.
Finally, he handed her four drawings of cheongsams in different styles. "Four colors, styles designed according to your body proportions. You can compare them yourself."
After carefully reading the drawings, Yu Siqi gave up on the silver-red color, but was worried about the choice between sky blue and pine green.
"I like both of these. Which one do you think I should choose?"
Jian Yuelan looked at the ceiling and sighed, "It's up to you which one you choose. If it were me, I would take both."
"Only children make choices; adults naturally want everything."
Hearing this, Yu Siqi's eyes lit up. Yes, why should she choose? With her family conditions, she only had two cheongsams, so why should she choose?
"Listen to you, I want both of them."
"but--"
After a pause, she hesitated and said, "Isn't there too little embroidery?"
"Why don't you make me more embroidery? I like embroidery."
“It’s not pretty.”
Jian Yuelan refused. It was undeniable that cheongsam with embroidery could be breathtakingly beautiful.
But be careful not to overdo it.
"Is it really not good-looking?"
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