After it was written, the letter was handed over. "Mrs. An, it's finished. You can take it with you when the time comes."
"Thank you, sir. It's nothing. Let's go to the workshop. It's just a short walk away when it's time to eat."
Seeing him nod, the prefect's wife didn't say anything, but left the house and headed towards the workshop. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and those who came to buy things had already gone back one after another, with only a few left.
As soon as they arrived at the workshop, Xiao Wanning came out and saw her parents coming. She said happily, "Mom, the dresses here are so beautiful, I like them all." However, she only took three dresses.
Although her father was the prefect, he did not allow her to be extravagant. Moreover, Wenyao said that their workshop would release new products every now and then, and she could come and see them then.
Wenyao packed three dresses for her and said that she could come to the village to play often in the future. She decided to come and play next month.
Li pulled her daughter along, saying, "If Wan Ning likes it, buy it. Come on, let's go see what it's like and I'll buy you a few more outfits."
My daughter is now fourteen years old, and she's been looking for a partner for a while, but hasn't found anyone suitable.
Xiao Wanning said, "Mother, I have money, but Wenyao doesn't want it. She said it was instructed by Village Chief Lin. Moreover, Wenyao said that their workshop will release new styles every now and then, and we can come back to buy them next time."
“Let’s go in and see you, Mom. I just saw some really pretty dresses that suit you perfectly. Wenyao also mentioned that some skincare products have a new fragrance that I haven’t checked yet. And there’s lip balm, but I only have two colors left. Mom, can I buy three today?”
Du Zhiyi was showing off to her a few days ago that she already had four colors of lipstick, but she only had two. This time she bought three more, and tomorrow she will go to Zhiyi and tell her that she now has five, more than her.
Li nodded, "I'll buy it for you, let's go in and take a look!" After saying that, she pulled her daughter inside, with An Shuyi and Xia Hua following behind. However, the prefect did not follow, but instead sat outside the ice workshop waiting.
As soon as she entered, Xiao Wanning led her mother to the dress she had mentioned and took it down from the rack. "Mother, this is the dress I was talking about."
When she came in, she saw this dress. It was a beizi (a type of traditional Chinese jacket), and the style and color were beautiful. Her mother used to wear a paoqun (another type of traditional Chinese jacket), which was too old-fashioned, like the kind of dress a woman in her fifties would wear. This dress was much more attractive.
Looking at the clothes, Madam Li thought they were indeed very nice, both in color and style, better than what she was wearing. "Madam Xia, I'll take these clothes. Please wrap them up for me."
Xia Hua looked at the prefect's wife who was directing her, but she wasn't angry. She took the dress, folded it, and put it away. Then she took two more dresses down from the rack. "Madam, the dress you just wore was nice, but we also have some made of silk. This one will look good on you too."
After saying that, he twirled the dress in his hand so she could see it more clearly.
"Actually, I have another dress here that would suit you, Madam, but I haven't seen the finished product. It may have already been sold. However, I have a picture of it here, which I can show you." He handed the dress over.
An Shuyi took the dress from her hand, and Xia Hua turned around, picked up a stack of picture books from the side, and pulled out a picture from it. "This is the dress I mentioned. If Madam likes it, you can have it made and then send someone to pick it up in a few days."
Li took the drawing from her hand. It was indeed very beautiful. If it looked so good in the drawing, it would definitely be even better when it was made. The woman was right. However, she was conflicted. She had originally wanted to put the woman down, but she didn't expect her to not take the bait. Oh well, since it looked so good, she would buy it. She couldn't let a beautiful dress go to waste.
“I’ll take both of the dresses you just brought out, along with the ones in this picture. I’ll have my servants come and get them in a few days. How much are these dresses worth?”
An Shuyi folded up the dress. "If Madam likes it, then there's no need to give money. After all, we've asked the Prefect to do something for us. Let's go to the skincare products section next door and see if there's anything Madam and Miss will like."
After saying that, without waiting for the prefect's wife to speak, he led them outside. Only Wenjing remained inside; there was no one else there now, and she was just guarding the gate.
Once inside, Li and Xiao Wanning went straight to the lipstick counter, which they had opened in Jinnan City. The previous tables were too rough, and it wasn't safe to put skincare products on them, so they changed it to a counter.
Xia Hua walked over, took out several jars of lip rouge, and placed them on the counter. "Madam and Miss can take a look and see which color they want."
Xiao Wanning opened the jars, looked at them all, and chose two lighter-colored ones. Li Shi looked at the lip rouges, but couldn't make up her mind for a moment.
All the lipstick colors were beautiful, but her favorite was a bright red. However, she wondered if it was too red, since she was now the wife of a prefect. Was bright red inappropriate?
Xia Hua noticed that she hadn't made a choice yet, but her eyes kept glancing at the jar of bright red lip rouge. She took it out and said, "Madam Prefect, this is bright red. It's the best-selling one in our workshop. Although it looks red, it makes your skin look especially fair when you wear it. We have a small brush here, you can try it."
After saying that, he took out a jar of lip balm, then a new small brush, and handed it over.
Without hesitation, Li took the brush handed to her and applied the lip rouge to her lips. Soon, she became radiant, unlike her previous paleness, and her spirits lifted.
"Mom, you look so beautiful!" Xiao Wanning exclaimed from the side.
Xia Hua chimed in, "It is quite beautiful. We have a mirror here; you can take a look." She placed a bronze mirror in front of her.
Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, Li's eyes lit up with surprise. "I'll take this lip rouge. Can you recommend two other kinds?"
Although she began to suspect that this woman might have some other relationship with her husband, she had to admit that the woman was really capable; the things she recommended were all excellent.
"Okay, take these two as well, they're both quite suitable for you."
Looking at the two types she mentioned, Ms. Li nodded, "Then I'll take both of them. Please wrap them up for me..."
An Shuyi, who was standing nearby, saw that she still wanted to talk about money, so she spoke up first, "Madam Prefect, now that you've made your choice, let's go eat. The Prefect is still waiting outside."
"Wenjing, wrap up these lip balms and four sets of skincare products, and put them in the box with the clothes." After saying that, she turned her head and said, "Madam Prefect, these skincare products don't last long. You can come back for more when you've used them up."
"The same goes for those lip balms. They should be kept in a cool, dark place and not exposed to direct sunlight, otherwise the skincare products will no longer be usable."
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