Ouyang Muqing led Gu Siyu to the basement. After fingerprint and facial recognition were passed, the door of the basement slowly opened.
"Look, these are the six wedding dresses your grandfather and I wore when we got married. Some are Chinese and some are Western. This Xiuhe dress was specially custom-made by my mother! The jewels and diamonds on it are all treasures you can name!"
Gu Siyu looked up and saw six glass cabinets on the wall. The wedding dresses inside were well preserved without any signs of time!
"So beautiful! All those designer clothes and luxury brand clothes out there look so shabby next to these six wedding dresses! I can't believe people in the past had such good taste and could make clothes so beautiful!"
Ouyang Muqing said proudly, "Of course! This is the masterpiece of Mr. Qiu, a prominent figure in the imperial capital back then. The tailor I invited for you today is his successor, Qiu Rui!"
Gu Siyu scratched her head embarrassedly and said, "Anyway, I listen to grandma!"
Then, Ouyang Muqing walked to a safe, entered the password, and the safe opened automatically.
"These are all loose diamonds and jewels I've saved my entire life. I plan to use them on your wedding dresses."
"And this phoenix crown, it's an antique that I found by chance. It'll be perfect for your wedding!"
"Also, I have a diamond crown that came from a foreign royal family. Do you like it? If not, I'll have someone find another one. We still have time anyway."
Gu Siyu felt that she was almost blinded by these sparkling jewels. It can be said that she had never seen so many precious jewels in her life until she was twenty years old. Today was really an eye-opener!
"Grandma, isn't this inappropriate? After all, my brothers haven't gotten married yet. If I take everything, won't it be gone when they get married? How about I just take one or two, otherwise you won't have enough to share later."
Ouyang Muqing was amused by Gu Siyu's sincere expression. Pointing to the five safes nearby, she said, "Look at what those are? This is saved for you! When they get married, I'll give them some too, but not as much as you do!"
"After all, if a girl has a large dowry, she will feel more confident when she gets married, and her life will get better and better! The five brothers Zheyuan can earn money for their wives, so I just need to add a little more, don't worry too much!"
Now that things have come to this, Gu Siyu feels embarrassed to refuse.
"Thank you, grandma! I'll take it then!"
Ouyang Muqing nodded with satisfaction, "That's right! Let's go up!"
After lunch, Zou Rui was led in by the housekeeper.
"Meet the old lady!"
Ouyang Muqing happily introduced Gu Siyu to Zou Rui, "Siyu, this is the Zou Rui that grandma told you about. Zou Rui, this is my granddaughter, the eldest daughter of the Lan family, Lan Siyu! She's getting married to Haotian soon, so I'm sorry to trouble you to prepare the wedding dress."
Although Zou Rui looked Gu Siyu up and down, he did not comment on her. Instead, he took out fabric samples and styles very professionally.
"Congratulations, Miss Siyu! I have some fabrics and styles here. Take a look and see which one you like. If you don't like any of them, I can customize it just for you!"
Gu Siyu flipped through the wedding dress sample album. There were heavy phoenix coronet and bridal veil, graceful cheongsam, and dresses that combined Chinese and Western styles... There were all kinds of them, a dazzling array!
"There are so many, I'm dizzy! Grandma, which one do you think I should wear?"
Ouyang Muqing smiled and closed the sample book in Gu Siyu's hand. "These are all styles that others have worn. How can we, Siyu, wear them again? My request is simple: six sets of wedding dresses, all custom-made and hand-finished! In addition, the jewelry on the clothes must be according to my specifications!"
Zou Rui has always customized casual clothes and formal dresses for Ouyang Muqing, so her requests are nothing out of the ordinary!
"Okay, then I'll take Miss Siyu's measurements now. If Miss Siyu has any preferences, please tell me and I'll incorporate your preferences into the design."
Gu Siyu thought about it very seriously for a while, and finally came to the conclusion, "I like everything that looks good! Just be bold with your design, I think the person grandma recommended must be good!"
Zou Rui said modestly, "No, no, Miss Siyu, you are too kind!"
Gu Siyu watched Zou Rui walking around in front of her, and couldn't help but think of the former Tang Zhe.
Before Zhou Chuyi appeared, Tang Zhe was also a very professional tailor, and his works often won awards. But after Zhou Chuyi appeared, he seemed to be covered with the smell of money and became a completely different person!
"Zou Rui, do you know Tang Zhe?"
Zou Rui nodded and said, "We are in the same industry, of course we know each other!"
Before meeting Tang Zhe in person, Gu Siyu often saw him and his works on the Internet, but Zou Rui had never been active online and no one had ever reported on him.
Logically speaking, someone that grandma admires and praises so much must be very outstanding. Why is Zou Rui so low-key as if he doesn't exist?
"I see Tang Zhe often shoots for magazines and appears on fashion shows. Why don't you ever participate in these? Is it because you don't like them?"
After Zou Rui wrote down the dimensions, he put the measuring tape away.
"I'm just a tailor. My customers are all my father's old customers, as well as those recommended by old customers. Tang Zhe relies on winning awards for catwalks to attract customers, but our ultimate goal is to satisfy our customers!"
Gu Siyu pondered Zou Rui's words carefully. What he meant was that she relied on her own strength, while Tang Zhe was like a peacock, doing all kinds of fancy things to attract people. Well... he was a wonderful person!
"I saw on the news that Tang Zhe already has a girlfriend. Are you married?"
Zou Rui shook his head and said, "Not yet. My wish is to surpass my father. As for marriage, it's not something everyone needs, especially designers like us. Once we focus on our work, we can't be distracted by anything else."
"There are times of falling in love and then heartbreak, which can affect my mindset in design. This isn't Tang Zhe's first time in love; if you don't believe me, you can look at his previous works."
Gu Siyu was surprised by Zou Rui's fashionable ideas. "I admire you very much! I'll go see them later! This morning, grandma showed me six wedding dresses your father had made for her. Each one was exquisite. I feel that even in this day and age, few people can surpass your father! With such an amazing father, you've avoided many detours. You're really lucky!"
Zou Rui didn't deny it. "Yes! Just like you're the eldest daughter of the Lan family, and soon to be the young mistress of the Qin family, you're already luckier than 99% of people! But how to get others to accept you and your work still depends on your strength, otherwise you'll just be called a good-for-nothing."
Gu Siyu laughed heartily and said, "Of course!"
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