Chapter 54: One hundred yuan is the battalion commander's monthly salary
Gu Qingwan raised her thin eyebrows, not expecting Jiang Ning to move so quickly.
"Is that all?"
"You'll know once you try it."
Jiang Ning's eyes were determined. He gently picked up the red silk cheongsam and handed it to Gu Qingwan gently.
Gu Qingwan took it immediately, then turned and walked into the locker room at the back.
A few minutes.
I heard the sound of high heels tapping.
A beautiful girl with delicate red lips, slightly curly long hair, a graceful figure, and white legs showing between the two hems of her skirt.
Walk out slowly.
Just like that, he appeared in everyone's sight.
Gu Qingwan is still the same Gu Qingwan, and the cheongsam is still the same cheongsam.
But the feeling it gives people is completely different.
The red silk fabric is like a woman's second skin, fitting her S-shaped curve.
Round chest line and slender waist.
The hem of the skirt sways gently.
While highlighting Gu Qingwan's beautiful appearance, it also adds a touch of elegance and charm.
This is the biggest feature of the Chinese cheongsam.
Under Jiang Ning's skillful hands, it was brought to full potential.
The people around who saw this scene widened their eyes in disbelief, with amazement on their faces.
Amazed by Gu Qingwan’s enchanting charm.
At the same time, I was also amazed by Jiang Ning's skill in turning decay into something magical.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes just now, I would hardly believe it.
Wang Chunxia exclaimed, "Sister Ning, you are so amazing... You are... You are like a completely different person! You look good... You look really good! Just like the movie stars in old movies."
This is a simple and admirable sentence.
He praised Jiang Ning and also praised Gu Qingwan.
The owner of the tailor shop nearby was also stunned and sweat of shame flowed down his forehead.
Gu Qingwan stood in front of a full-length mirror.
She swayed her body from side to side, taking a good look at everything from the front and the side.
The cheongsam not only fits her figure well, but also looks brand new, with no visible signs of any modification.
This is also the most exquisite aspect of Jiang Ning's craftsmanship.
only……
"There is a place that can be modified."
When everyone was dumbfounded, Jiang Ning spoke again.
Gu Qingwan looked at Jiang Ning and asked, "What else needs to be changed?"
"Miss Gu, you are wearing this cheongsam for your wedding, right? The red satin silk fabric and the embroidery on it are both excellent. But such a complicated and luxurious texture, paired with a single button, looks too ordinary, and the overall combination is not very harmonious."
Jiang Ning said carefully.
The "single-line button" refers to the collar of the cheongsam, from the chest side to the waist and then to the thigh.
Button up the entire cheongsam collar.
After listening to Jiang Ning's words, Gu Qingwan looked at herself in the mirror carefully again.
She said, touching the button on her collar.
"No wonder I felt like something was missing just now. It turns out the problem is with the buttons. What else can I wear with it besides buttons?"
"In addition to the straight button, there are also butterfly buttons, plum blossom buttons, flower basket buttons, gourd buttons, coiled dragon buttons, and many other patterns of buttons on cheongsam. Since it is worn at a wedding, I think the most suitable one is the 'Ruyi knot button'. Not only is the pattern of the coiled button beautiful, but it also has a good meaning."
Jiang Ning explained carefully and seriously.
Flowers are in full bloom, bringing good luck and prosperity.
The satin fabric with flower embroidery is perfect with the Ruyi knot.
When Gu Qingwan heard this, she was immediately attracted.
She glanced at the tailor shop owner and asked, "Does your master know how to do it?"
"Ms. Gu, I really... can't..."
The boss immediately touched the sweat on his face, blushed, and shook his head in embarrassment.
Wearing cheongsam is not popular in their area, and the master craftsmen don't have the skills to do it. It is already quite difficult for them to make an ordinary straight button, let alone a more complicated set of buttons.
It was only because this young lady from Shanghai was so generous that he was blinded by her greed and took on the business.
Gu Qingwan withdrew her contemptuous look.
When she looked at Jiang Ning again, the expression on her face had already changed.
She asked, “If I give it to you to revise, how long will it take?
Jiang Ning replied, "I live in the military camp on the mountain. The next time I go down the mountain will be in ten days."
"So she's a military wife accompanying the troops."
Gu Qingwan nodded slightly, and there was more admiration in her eyes when she looked at Jiang Ning.
She continued.
"Okay, ten days is ten days. My wedding is in half a month, so it's still in time. You can send the cheongsam to this store by then, and the fee will be one hundred yuan."
As soon as these words came out.
Jiang Ning didn't say a word.
Several gasps were heard immediately at the scene.
And - a voice that Jiang Ning was very familiar with.
"What? What! What!! How much did you say? One... one hundred yuan?! Isn't that just our Lao Chen's monthly salary?! Our Lao Chen worked hard for seven years and finally became the battalion commander, and only then can he get such a high salary!"
The person who spoke was Liu Xiangmei. ⑦
When Jiang Ning heard the voice and looked over, he saw Liu Xiangmei's shocked expression with her jaw dropping.
Liu Xiangmei is surrounded by several sisters-in-law from the military compound.
They must have made an appointment to go shopping in the department store, but when they saw so many people gathered outside the tailor shop, they squeezed in to watch the fun.
I never expected this.
I unexpectedly met Jiang Ning and heard such a shocking statement.
That’s a hundred dollars!
A full hundred dollars!
In this era, ordinary soldiers who had just joined the army would only make 20 or 30 yuan at most, and then their wages and allowances would increase year by year. Even someone like Chen Wenbin, who was promoted to battalion commander, only made 100 yuan a month.
Today’s…
"Isn't it just taking needle and thread and mending clothes? How can you make so much money?"
Liu Xiangmei's eyes were red with jealousy.
When Jiang Ning heard her words, a sneer welled up in his heart.
With her craftsmanship, in her previous life, if someone asked her to customize a cheongsam, the deposit for the labor cost alone would start at 50,000.
In this way, the construction period was scheduled for two years later.
It’s only a hundred dollars nowadays, which is not expensive at all.
Seeing that Liu Xiangmei was still chattering, Jiang Ning's face darkened and he was about to start mocking and questioning her.
But there was someone whose speed was even faster than hers.
Wang Chunxia stood up immediately.
She hadn't spoken much since Jiang Ning entered the tailor shop and was completely shocked by what had happened.
It’s like arriving in a strange world.
Dreamy and real.
She watched Jiang Ning thread the needle with her own eyes, and also witnessed what it meant to "turn decay into magic."
Jiang Ning's pair of fair and delicate hands seemed to be able to perform magic.
She is like the seven fairies in the fairy tale!
When Wang Chunxia heard Liu Xiangmei's muttering, she stood up suddenly and yelled back at her.
"Liu Xiangmei, what do you know! Jiang Ning's craftsmanship is better than the old master in this tailor shop! Miss Gu is willing to pay for it, why are you complaining? What are you yelling about?!"
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