Chapter 207 Innovation But I'm embroidering sea cucumbers!
Upon learning that his neighbor's wife had been talking to his wife about the four most promising young men, Li Jianzhi became extremely jealous. After all these years, he had finally managed to marry a wife who met his expectations, and he cherished her dearly.
The couple is loving and harmonious, and their children are clever and adorable. Commander Li certainly doesn't want his family to be destroyed.
So he couldn't help but call Old Yang from next door aside and warn him, "You better keep an eye on your wife, don't lead my wife astray."
Old Yang: "What's the big deal? Old Li, are you jealous? You just talked about Dr. Bai and the others? Are you that petty?"
Old Yang laughed so hard he slapped his thigh.
Li Jianzhi said with a cold expression, "Aren't you afraid your wife will fall for someone else?"
Old Yang shrugged: "That would require someone else to fall in love with my Zhong Li. Ten years, ten years! In this family compound, she's called me a good-for-nothing for ten years. Who would dare to take her in, this tigress?"
Li Jianzhi: "..."
"Then my wife is in danger."
Old Yang: "Your son Qin is the factory director now, a big leader. What are you afraid of? Men all like the kind of gentle, dependent women. Most men can't stand their wives being more outstanding than themselves. Old Li, don't worry, we're both safe."
"You really don't understand men." Li Jianzhi glanced at him sideways, thinking that there was no point in talking to each other, and no one knew his suffering.
He thinks his wife is the best woman in the world, and he treats her like a gold mine, afraid someone will steal it.
Li Jianzhi believes he needs to pay more attention to his image and cannot relax his management of his figure in the slightest.
Qin Xiangxiang heard about the four young, eligible bachelor military officers, but she didn't have the time or inclination to gossip. She was busy dealing with Lu Suxin, her master with exceptional skills.
Lu Suxin is serious about making Qin Xiangxiang learn her skills diligently for three months!
Lu Suxin didn't give Qin Xiangxiang any time to breathe. The next day, she launched a crazy, grueling training program for Qin Xiangxiang, starting with the most basic skills such as threading, separating threads, threading needles, and splitting threads.
Lu Suxin was not only strict, but she also carried a ruler to rigorously correct Qin Xiangxiang's every step. Lu Suxin had grown up under this kind of traditional, arduous learning environment since childhood.
"Director Qin, be serious and calm. Only with a calm mind can your hands be steady."
Qin Xiangxiang only realized that "disaster was imminent" at this moment. She originally thought of hiding her talents, but you can hide your talents when you do a math test, but what is the price of hiding your talents when you learn embroidery?
It was a needle prick!
Her hands were marked with red welts from the silk threads, and she was frequently pricked by needles, which was extremely painful.
Qin Xiangxiang was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face. She had been trying so hard, but she still pricked her hand. Did this mean that she didn't have any talent for embroidery?
Lu Suxin: "Director Qin, what I'm teaching you is the most basic stuff."
However, this foundation is a "genius version".
When Qin Xiangxiang heard that it was the most basic, she felt even more at ease. The most basic was so difficult, how could she not learn it! She would just have to get through three months.
Lu Suxin: "The needle and thread should be as even as breathing."
Qin Xiangxiang: "Master, I have no talent! My needlework is about to give me a stitch!"
Lu Suxin: "Straighten it out for me."
"Ouch!! Ouch! I pricked my hand again!! It hurts so much!! Master, I really have no talent, I'm not suited to learn this!!" To avoid studying, Qin Xiangxiang was now howling inconsiderately.
Let alone three months, I couldn't even endure one day!
Lu Suxin suppressed the upward curve of her lips and smiled slightly: "Director Qin, let's continue."
"You are the most lively student I have ever taught. I like your liveliness, which also means you are intelligent. You will go very high in the future."
Qin Xiangxiang choked up: "..."
“Master Lu, actually I’m a very dull and rigid person.”
Lu Suxin ignored him: "Director Qin, you embroider this bamboo leaf pattern."
Seeing this, Qin Xiangxiang had no choice but to deliberately embroider haphazardly. She pretended to be serious, but actually embroidered the bamboo leaves like plump sea cucumbers.
"Master, look, I've done my best."
Lu Suxin forced back her laughter: "Very good, Director Qin, you are the most innovative craftsman I have ever met."
“They used to say I was old-fashioned and conservative, but over the years I’ve come to realize that I can’t just stick to the old ways as golden rules. A tree dies when it’s moved, but a person thrives. We need to be innovative.”
"The bamboo leaf you embroidered is very good."
Qin Xiangxiang: "???" But I embroidered a sea cucumber!
“Master Lu, I don’t think my embroidery is good enough. I need to follow the example pattern strictly and measure the dimensions carefully…” So Qin Xiangxiang embroidered another bamboo leaf pattern exactly as shown in the example, thinking that this would be rigid enough.
Lu Suxin glanced at it and nodded: "You have a good foundation, you just need to master it. As long as you understand the techniques, you will be able to learn them all and make rapid progress in no time."
Qin Xiangxiang: "??????"
Qin Xiangxiang could only pray that Yin Pingping would come and rescue her from this predicament, so that Yin Pingping could learn embroidery from Lu Suxin and make Master Lu happy.
Back home, Qin Xiangxiang deliberately played the victim, bandaging all ten of her fingers with gauze, saying, "Li Jianzhi, I can't go on living like this anymore."
"It hurts so much, it hurts so much, I don't want to learn anymore, help, help, help!"
Li Jianzhi complied with her: "Alright then, we won't learn it."
"But I want to wear Suzhou embroidery clothes."
Li Jianzhi: "I want to wear it too."
Qin Xiangxiang: "??????"
"Cough—should I learn it too?" For someone like Li Jianzhi, a "master of learning," learning another skill is as easy as drinking water. It's just a matter of how well he learns it, but he has endless enthusiasm for learning.
Li Jianzhi suggested, "Why don't you learn from Master Lu for three months, and then teach me when you come back? We're husband and wife, so we can share both good times and bad. If your hand gets twisted into a bun, so does mine. I'll be there for you."
"I'll make you a Suzhou embroidery dress by hand sometime... well, a handkerchief or a silk scarf will do."
Qin Xiangxiang shook her head blankly. The question was asked as if it were being whispered in her ear: "Xiangxiang, do you want to eat fish?"
It's the kind that pierces the gallbladder.
Qin Xiang grabbed the man's hand, thinking, "I appreciate your kindness, but I won't eat the fish."
I'm afraid he'll want to learn embroidery and take Xiaopang with him, then there will never be a peaceful day at home.
Qin Xiangxiang said, "You cook for me. We can't have two people in the family with injured hands."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Qin Xiangxiang tricked Li Jianzhi into cooking, while her own hands were bandaged up like a mummy. She then went to her neighbor, Sister-in-law Zhong Li, to play the victim and inquire about gossip, such as the anecdotes of the four talented men's blind dates.
Zhong Li: "I think the most popular one is Dr. Bai, the one with the best personal and family conditions is Zhou Zhenbang, the technical engineer Zhao Rui is also a good person, but he is very boring and seems to have no interest in finding a partner for the time being, and finally the political cadre Xu Guangming, I think he will definitely be the first to get married!"
Qin Xiangxiang: "Is Xu Guangming the most active one in blind dates? I don't think that kind of person necessarily gets married early. The more people he meets, the more picky he becomes. Didn't you also say he's picky?"
"That's true."
Zhong Li: "Many families have started to take action. Chen Ruifeng's sister, Chen Xiaomei, who lives upstairs from me, also works in your factory. She doesn't have a boyfriend yet, and I don't know if she can find one... Hehe. There's also Xiao Ye's sister, Xiao Zhier. Everyone in the family compound is asking Xiao Ye and Jiang Changtian to introduce Xiao Zhier to potential partners. But I can tell that Xiao Ye is reluctant, as if she doesn't want to introduce her own sister to anyone."
Zhong Li and Xiao Ye had a long-standing feud. Even though Xiao Ye had moved to the East Building with Jiang Changtian, she still wanted to see Xiao Ye make a fool of himself. She and other family members encouraged Xiao Ye to introduce a male military officer to her younger sister.
Someone like Xiao Ye would definitely not want her younger sister to marry someone better than her. The conditions of these four people are no worse than Jiang Changtian's back then, especially Zhou Zhenbang and Zhao Rui. One has a good family background, and the other is capable and skilled. Xu Guangming is good at scheming, so his future position will probably be good. There is also Doctor Bai. Doctor Bai is good-looking. Although doctors don't have much management power, doctors have a high status. Like Zhao Rui, he is a technical officer, living a comfortable life with his salary increasing year by year.
These four people all seem to have bright futures and would make excellent partners.
The safest bet is Zhao Rui and Dr. Bai; their lives will be quite comfortable. If you want a husband with a high position and are willing to gamble on your future, choose Zhou Zhenbang and Xu Guangming.
Zhong Li: "If Xiao Zhi'er gets together with one of them, Xiao Ye's mentality will probably collapse."
Qin thought for a moment: "Why doesn't she ask her sister to marry well? Maybe she can help them in the future."
"Hehe." Zhong Li shook her head: "She's afraid her sister will be doing better than her."
Zhong Li: "She was only willing to introduce her sister to technical officers like Dr. Bai and Zhao Rui."
Technical officers enjoy good benefits and high ranks, but it is difficult for them to become top leaders or leaders of a unit. They only have benefits; their actual power depends on the specific administrative position they hold.
"Xiao Qin, if you had to choose, which one would you pick?"
Qin Xiangxiang: "Choose someone with a good figure and a good face."
She has a good figure, a good face, and he honestly sends her his salary every month. He also needs to be able to cook, take care of children, and massage her legs and back... The weight loss guy is perfect.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Zhong Li: "If I had to choose, I would choose Dr. Bai. I don't ask for anything else. Having a man in the family who understands medicine, has a high salary, and can treat the elderly and children is better than anything else."
"All that talk about getting promoted and making money is just empty talk."
The two chatted quietly in the corridor. Someone came upstairs; it was He Xiuxiu and Lin Xiuqin. When Lin Xiuqin saw Qin Xiangxiang, she smiled, but she was no longer as enthusiastic as last time. Instead, she focused on talking to He Xiuxiu.
Lin Xiuqin dressed up more beautifully than she had on previous occasions. She spent all her savings on dressing up, especially after hearing He Xiuxiu say that four eligible single military officers had come this time. She felt that this was a plot device specially "corrected" for her, the female lead.
Chen Ruifeng and Zhao Yangyang have already had children. Lin Xiuqin has long since given up on this man. She doesn't want to be a stepmother. She wants to choose a well-off unmarried military officer.
Now that there are four of them, even if I'm dozing off, someone will hand me a pillow.
Lin Xiuqin guessed... or rather, in Lin Xiuqin's view, these four people were her version of F4 from her own era, and she was the most special one, and all four of them would inevitably fall in love with her.
Of the four, Lin Xiuqin has her eye on Zhou Zhenbang. She feels he fits the characteristics of a male protagonist in a period novel better. He is the son of a military officer, has a fierce demeanor, a cold and aloof appearance, and rarely smiles. He has the air of a male protagonist, and many actresses in the performing arts troupe like him.
But how exactly can she attract Zhou Zhenbang's attention and make him feel that this woman is special?
Lin Xiuqin hesitated.
In novels, the male and female protagonists always meet through misunderstandings. For example, they might mistakenly believe the other is a scumbag, or they might slap the other a few times and say, "I'm not called Hey, I'm called Lin Xiuqin," in order to make the other person remember them.
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