Meng Zhen, who escaped danger by pretending to be asleep, has been busy decorating his new home these days.
Secretary Wang ordered that the move be completed within three days. No matter how reluctant Chen Wentao and Li Li were, they vacated the house on time.
It's just that the house was vacated too cleanly, so the faucets and electrical wires installed uniformly by the company were removed.
The walls inside the house were even worse off. The putty that was originally scraped off was white, but now it was covered with dirty marks everywhere.
If Meng Zhen and his family want to move in, they have to do some basic renovations.
Fortunately, what the geological team lacks the least is men, especially men who can work.
Liu Yuzhou organized several teammates to paint, lay circuits, and do carpentry work together after work every day, and they were busy for two whole weeks.
Meng Zhen went to the store to choose some fabrics, planning to make curtains, tablecloths and other fabric products herself.
The sheets and quilt covers are ready-made ones bought at Friendship Shopping Mall. They are made of 120-count cotton and linen plain weave fabric, which is light and breathable, and feels almost as good as silk, but they are a bit expensive.
She remembered that when she was choosing, the salesperson at the counter looked at her like she was stupid. Later she learned that only a few sets of this kind of bedding were sold each year. Although no cloth coupons were required, the price of a set was three times that of ordinary bedding.
If you have that kind of spending power, why not buy a few clothes? You can't go out wearing a bed sheet.
Before transmigrating into the book, the Meng family started out as tailors, but later switched to private customization to cater to the needs of the times.
Cheongsams, suits and even fashionable coats are all very popular with customers.
Meng Zhen has been influenced by his family since he was a child. Although he has become a fashion blogger, he has not forgotten his family skills. His tailoring skills are average in the Meng family, but in the 1980s, they were at the level of a master.
However, a good cook cannot cook without rice, and she did not have a sewing machine.
There is one in the studio of the space, and she can do it when Liu Yuzhou is not at home, but the finished product must have a source. The last tape incident was finally over, and she can't leave any handle behind.
She hadn't made any friends in the geological team and didn't know anyone who had a sewing machine.
Sewing machines were very expensive in this era, and not everyone could afford to buy one for home.
In the end, she had no choice but to ask Liu Yuzhou for help.
Liu Yuzhou took her directly to the home of Wang Mei, the union director.
Wang Mei has a Butterfly brand sewing machine at home, and she makes all the clothes for the whole family by herself.
When she visited for the first time, Wang Mei was a little surprised to see the young and handsome couple standing in front of her.
Captain Liu has never visited her house.
"Director Wang."
Liu Yuzhou greeted Wang Mei, and Meng Zhen followed him and called people, with a sweet smile that was intoxicating.
"Come in and sit down!"
Wang Mei warmly welcomed the two of them in.
Liu Yuzhou didn't go in because he had something else to do. After unloading the things in his hands, he directly explained his purpose to Wang Mei.
Wang Mei took a look and was surprised to see three large pieces of cloth.
She nodded and said to Liu Yuzhou, "Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'll take Xiao Meng in."
The three pieces of cloth are neither light nor heavy, but they are more than enough for a woman to hold.
Captain Liu dotes on his wife very much. Even though the team is so busy, he still personally brings things to his wife.
She brought Meng Zhen into the living room, pointed to the sewing machine in the corner, and said with a smile, "Well, feel free to use it. Don't be so formal, Xiao Meng."
Liu Yuzhou helped her a little last time, and she was worried about how to repay him, so now is the perfect time.
Before Meng Zhen came, he knew that Wang Mei had two children in elementary school, so he put the souvenirs he brought on the coffee table in the living room.
It was a box of biscuits. It was a red and green checkered tin box with a brown bear painted on it and foreign letters printed on the sides.
At first glance, it's the kind of imported goods sold by foreign companies.
Seeing this, Wang Mei came over to refuse.
"Xiao Meng, you are too polite. Just come. What else do you bring?"
Often people from the staff quarters came to her house to borrow the sewing machine. At most they would be polite to her and say a few nice words, but no one had ever given her a gift.
Meng Zhen smiled with eight teeth, two dimples faintly visible at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes curved like crescent moons. "It's a snack, save it for the child. If you don't accept it, I'll be embarrassed to use the sewing machine."
She was also trying to borrow flowers to offer Buddha's favor. She found the cookies in Liu Yuzhou's cabinet. It was said that his friend brought them from abroad. He didn't like such sweet things, so he just left them there.
Wang Mei was almost dazzled by her smile.
Oh my goodness, Captain Liu’s new wife is so beautiful. Although she has a limited level of education, she feels that looking at her smile is as gorgeous and beautiful as a flower blooming in her heart.
She took Meng Zhen's hand and said affectionately, "Call me Sister Wang. Don't be so formal next time. By the way, what are you planning to do? I heard you're renovating your house recently."
"I plan to make some curtains and tablecloths to decorate it."
After saying that, Meng Zhen rolled up the pieces of cloth.
Two pieces of yellow plaid, with a harder texture, and one piece of pure white, with a softer texture.
Wang Mei was a little surprised. Xiao Meng was so generous to use such good fabric to make curtains.
Moreover, for three pieces of cloth, you would need more than a dozen cloth coupons, which is enough to make several sets of clothes for your family of four.
Wow, Captain Liu is so generous to his wife.
Although she sighed in her heart, she was not a talkative person. After helping to shake and flatten the cloth, she watched Meng Zhen work from the side.
I saw a delicate-looking girl who first rolled up her sleeves neatly to her arms, then tied her hair behind her head with a hairpin, then bent down and took a tape measure and chalk to draw and write on the cloth.
After drawing, start threading on the sewing machine.
The movements of his feet and hands were orderly, smooth and graceful, as if he was carefully carving a work of art.
Wang Mei was a little stunned.
For the first time, I felt that watching people work was quite interesting and really pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, Xiao Meng's skilled operation looks more professional than those of the old masters in the tailor shop.
Before I knew it, the whole afternoon had passed.
When it was almost time to get off work, Meng Zhen finally finished.
Without waiting for Liu Yuzhou to pick her up, Wang Mei offered to help her send the things back.
Mainly out of curiosity, I wanted to see what Meng Zhen would look like after sewing and pressing on it for a long time.
After the new house was decorated, it was Meng Zhen’s first time coming in.
The house has a small courtyard at the entrance.
The yard is now bare. Originally, Chen Wentao and his wife planted some green onions and leeks, but they pulled them out before leaving and shoveled away all the soil. Now there is only a piece of flat land left.
There is a living room, kitchen and toilet on the first floor, and the master bedroom and study on the second floor.
The living room is square in shape and the furnishings are clearly visible.
In the middle is a three-seater beige sofa and a log-colored coffee table, and against the wall are two sets of lacquered wooden chests of drawers, one tall and one short.
There is a dining table opposite the chest of drawers, and a glass lamp hangs on the ceiling for lighting. The lampshade is made of colorful glass. When the light is on, it glows and has a retro feel.
Except for the sofa, all other furniture was made by Zheng Qiang and Wang Li from the team. It can be seen that they are good at carpentry.
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