Liu Cui's cheeks flushed crimson, as if a flame were shining on her face. She hadn't had much interaction with men, especially city men. Moreover, this man was different from any she had met before; he exuded an air of dignified superiority.
Sensing something amiss, Shen pulled Bai Chen over by her clothes and nodded to Liu Cui. The woman responded in the same way, acknowledging the greeting. She walked towards Jiang Yu's desk and placed the small cake she was carrying on it.
"Liu Cui? What brings you here?"
Jiang Yu looked at her with delight, but seeing a burning desire in the woman's timid appearance, she couldn't help but frown and look towards the door.
This glance wasn't the main point; the important thing was that Bai Chen was still staring at her back, as if he wanted to embroider a picture on her back with his eyes.
Jiang Yu pulled Liu Cui over and pulled up a stool for her to sit down. This woman seemed shy, but she was actually quite nice to talk to, and she was very opinionated. She opened the shop here to get rid of her relatives who wanted to set her up on blind dates.
Despite only having a junior high school education, Liu Cui had had enough of the endless farm work she had done since childhood. She would rather marry a factory worker than till that land again.
"Ayu, isn't this man a little off?"
Recalling the scene just now, Liu Cui couldn't help but lean closer to her ear and whisper a question. Bai Chen noticed that the commotion beside him had subsided, so he tilted his ear to eavesdrop. Seeing that the two were looking at him, he pretended to sit up straight and even straightened his clothes.
Jiang Yu found it truly amusing and couldn't help but burst out laughing. This left Shen Ying feeling helpless. Did this woman think that his good relationship with Bai Chen was due to some similarity in intelligence?
"Ignore him."
After calming Liu Cui down, I looked towards the small cake. It was a cake base about six inches in size, with a ring of cream spread on top. Knowing it was a gift from her, I couldn't wait to cut it open, and the four of us shared it equally.
After hearing that Liu Cui had made it herself, Bai Chen flattered her and then took a big spoonful and put it in his mouth.
The taste was no different from a regular cake, but perhaps because it was made by this woman, the taste was enhanced and became very sweet.
In the past, Jiang Yu liked to learn how to make desserts at home after get off work by watching videos on Douyin. After tasting Liu Cui's small cakes, which were only so-so in taste and poorly decorated, she had an idea.
If she could invest in a company and teach Liu Cui some of her skills, wouldn't she be able to make a fortune? With this thought in mind, she decided to take some time to have a good talk with Liu Cui.
Seeing that it was getting late and there were no more customers in the clothing store, Jiang Yu decided to pack up the clothes she was going to make that night, close the store, and go home.
After eating the cream on the small cake, Bai Chen felt a bit greasy. He told Jiang Yu that he would go to her house for dinner another day, and then left with Liu Cui.
Watching their retreating figures, it was obvious what Bai Chen was up to. Jiang Yu suddenly felt that today's competition hadn't been in vain. Firstly, it had boosted the shop's reputation; secondly, it had changed a woman's life, and perhaps she would even find sweet love in the future—in a way, she had indirectly played matchmaker.
After closing the shop, she went to the bus stop with the man to wait for the bus. Just as she was hesitating about how to ask Shen Ying to lend her the sewing machine for a few more days, the man casually said:
"Da Niu's wife said she doesn't need the sewing machine right now, so we can leave it at our house for now. We'll buy another one once the house is built."
If she initially viewed men with a "live one day at a time" mentality, she probably would have changed her mind now. If the female lead appears one day, she'd still be willing to lend a hand if she can, so as not to have wasted Shen Ying's care for her during this time.
The man, carrying a bolt of satin cloth on his back, reached the village entrance and spoke of his helpless situation.
"Tomorrow I need to go to the town government to get some of the necessary paperwork done for the house as soon as possible. The house on the east side is almost finished. I'll go to the relevant departments to apply for more space later."
Jiang Yu nodded, indicating that she understood.
"The village chief came over at noon and said that the preschool education program is starting a trial program these two days. Children preparing to enroll can attend for a couple of days to experience the school atmosphere beforehand. Sui Sui..."
"Okay, I'll take her there first tomorrow before going to the store."
Jiang Yu interrupted him before he could finish. Anyway, there weren't many customers in the morning, and taking her to school wouldn't take much time.
"Then I'll go to the village chief later and tell him how much you've done."
Shen Ying felt that not telling her would be like deliberately hiding something from her, but she also had her own career to attend to and hadn't held out much hope. Besides, in his opinion, Shen Sui Sui was very adaptable, so it didn't matter whether she went or not.
"It's okay, Sui Sui is my child too."
Jiang Yu's unspoken message was that he shouldn't feel too much pressure, since going to town to apply for land use rights was no small matter.
That was the end of the conversation. The two walked one after the other. Because of the warm weather, many people in the village went out to chat.
After exchanging a few polite greetings with the people around me, I returned home to find my two children already waiting anxiously inside.
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The next day, Shen Ying went out as soon as it was light. Knowing that the children wouldn't arrive at kindergarten until after nine o'clock, Jiang Yu made breakfast for them.
I was worried about leaving Shen Niannian alone at home, and when I heard that my mother was going to take him to his sister's school, Shen Niannian was full of anticipation all morning.
After the meal, Jiang Yu helped Shen Sui Sui pack her schoolbag, put on the clothes she had bought for the New Year, and headed to school.
The preschool was located near the city center, and while we were on the bus, many parents had already dropped their children off there. Jiang Yuqian gave her a lot of instructions, worried that her child might not be used to it. Shen Suisui listened to her mother's nagging while assuring her that she would be fine.
A teacher greeted them at the entrance. Jiang Yu filled out the form, waved goodbye to Shen Suisui, and watched her enter the school holding the teacher's hand. Reluctantly, she took Shen Niannian to the shop.
"Mommy, I will be just as well-behaved when I go to school."
Shen Niannian was incredibly envious when he saw so many children at the school, with its seesaws and swings. All he wanted now was to grow up quickly so he could go to school with a backpack, just like his sister.
"good."
Jiang Yu listened patiently to his words, her tone full of doting affection. Seeing that Shen Niannian's eyes were shining as he stared at the game equipment in the school, she didn't go straight back to the store, but instead went to the park and took him to play on the swings for a while.
It was almost noon when she went to the shop. Liu Cui was surprised to see her with her child, and then gave Chen Niannian a small cake.
Jiang Yu felt a little embarrassed, so she invited her to have lunch together.
In the afternoon, Shen Niannian sat obediently in the shop eating cake, watching her mother busy herself, and occasionally handing her a couple of handy tools.
"Jiang Yu, your teacher called from school."
She was still making clothes when the mall manager came to inform her. Hearing the voice, her heart skipped a beat.
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