Li Donglai's clothes made him feel even more inferior. The well-made woolen tunic seemed like a kind of irony in Liao Yucheng's eyes, reminding him of the huge gap between him and Li Donglai. And the pair of lambskin shoes seemed more like a sign of his
A foot was stepped on his heart, the pain was so painful that he couldn't breathe.
What made Liao Yucheng feel even more depressed was Li Donglai's calm and unhurried temperament. No matter what situation he faced, Li Donglai was always able to remain calm and rational, as if everything was under his control. This calmness made Liao Yucheng feel his own anger.
and helplessness have become so insignificant.
Under Li Donglai's pressure, Liao Yucheng felt as if he was being overwhelmed by a mountain.
Liao Yucheng could only feel this feeling when he faced the leaders of the district committee.
Facing such an opponent, Liao Yucheng had no confidence.
He had no doubt that if Li Donglai launched an attack on Chen Xueru, Chen Xueru would abandon him without hesitation and fall into Li Donglai's arms.
Under this situation, Liao Yucheng knew that the only way to save the situation was to bite his tongue and use the power of the street office to teach Li Donglai a profound lesson.
Li Donglai must know that he, Liao Yucheng, is not someone to be trifled with. Just like a tiger, he will be a little wary when faced with a mad dog.
Liao Yucheng took a deep breath, raised a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth, looked at Chen Xueru and said: "Xueru, you are too kind and too naive. You don't know that there are many wolves in sheep's clothing in this world, like
People like Li Donglai are known as hypocrites. In order to win your favor, he can behave like a modest gentleman, but once he succeeds, he will show his claws, or he will show his claws in places where you don't see them.
His true colors will be revealed."
Li Donglai was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that he would become a hypocrite and a wolf in sheep's clothing.
But he didn't say anything, instead he quietly admired Liao Yucheng's performance with his arms folded.
He wanted to see how powerful this guy was at confusing right and wrong.
Chen Xueru was not happy. She had dealt with Li Donglai and knew what kind of person he was.
"Liao Yucheng, don't talk nonsense, Director Li is not that kind of person, he is..."
Liao Yucheng became unhappy when he heard that Chen Xueru actually called him by his full name, because this meant that in Chen Xueru's heart, he was even more biased towards this damn Li Donglai.
"Xue Ru, this is the insidiousness of people like him. By the time you find out that you have been deceived, it will be too late."
Chen Xueru frowned: "You don't know Director Li, why do you have such a big opinion against him?"
This question gets to the point. Chen Xueru is indeed a smart woman. Although she suffered emotional setbacks several times, she always got back on her feet and eventually built a career.
However, Liao Yucheng was no idler. As soon as he rolled his eyes, he immediately thought of a strategy to deal with it.
"Oh, Xueru, I have seen people like him a lot, so I know it clearly. You are still young and a lesbian, so you will definitely be confused by him."
As he spoke, Liao Yucheng shouted to the residents outside: "Everyone is a neighbor of our silk shop and a resident of the Daqianmen neighborhood. You should agree with what I say, right?"
It has to be said that Liao Yucheng is such a thief. The words "neighbors" shorten the distance between him and those residents. The words "residents of Daqianmen Block" remind everyone to understand his identity as Liao Yucheng.
If anyone dares not to give him Liao Yucheng's face, then don't blame him for making things difficult for these residents when he goes to the street to do business.
But Liao Yucheng still underestimated the simple energy of those residents in these days.
As soon as he finished speaking, the lady who had just quarreled with Liao Yucheng stood up, pointed at Liao Yucheng's nose and said: "Liao Yucheng, please stop being so careless here. I came earlier and saw it really clearly.
That comrade politely wanted to get his clothes, but you deliberately made things difficult for him because he didn't call you manager. Now you want to make false accusations about his character. I think people like you should be arrested.
stand up."
As soon as these words came out, Liao Yucheng's expression suddenly changed: "Hey, hey, you are an old woman and your eyesight is not good, but you can't be careless. He is obviously the one who caused trouble on purpose."
At this time, another uncle stood up, looked at Chen Xueru and said, "Miss Xueru, do you still remember me?"
Chen Xueru looked at the uncle and was overjoyed. She stepped forward and said, "It's Uncle Liu."
This man’s name was Fatty Liu, and he was the owner of Liu Ji Tailor Shop before liberation. Because Chen Ji Tailor Shop and Liu Ji Tailor Shop were door-to-door, as the saying goes, fellow travelers are enemies. Fatty Liu was jealous of Chen Ji Tailor Shop’s good business, so he often gave him
Chen Ji's tailor shop caused a trip to ruin Chen's father's reputation.
But Chen's father didn't care and continued to do his business.
As the saying goes, there is reincarnation in the way of heaven, and no one can be spared by God. Because Mr. Chen’s tailoring skills are superb, and he is a friendly person, he doesn’t care about customers on weekdays, so the business is getting better and better.
Fatty Liu, on the other hand, always spends money and money, and always doesn't look at the poor people seriously, so his business is getting worse and worse.
Seeing this situation, Fatty Liu knew that he would not be able to survive by relying on these poor neighbors, so he brought his crooked idea to the palace.
As long as a noble person in the palace just lifts his finger, the silver flowing out will be enough for him to last a lifetime.
For this reason, Fatty Liu spent a lot of money and energy and hooked up with a butler in the palace, who was responsible for the palace's purchases.
It happened that the prince's favorite concubine in the fifteenth room needed to make two sets of silk and satin cheongsams, and the price given was very high, a full one hundred taels of silver, which was equivalent to the income of Liu Ji Tailor Shop for a whole year.
Logically speaking, this is the opportunity that Fatty Liu has been looking forward to for a long time, and he should not hesitate to take it. Not only can he make a lot of money, but he can also establish a relationship with the palace from now on.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There are fifteen concubines in the palace, plus the eldest concubine. Even if each of them makes a set of cheongsam every year, he can make a lot of money.
The bowl is full.
Moreover, when those aunts and wives wear the cheongsam made by him when they go out to attend banquets, they will definitely be noticed by the wives of dignitaries. By then, if they spread the word, won't he be famous in the capital?
This method can make him famous much faster than helping those poor people make clothes. Maybe in less than a year, he can become the most famous tailor master in the whole capital.
but.
Fatty Liu had one difficulty that was difficult to overcome, that is, his craftsmanship in making cheongsam was not very good, and the fifteen-year-old concubine was a picky master and required that the embroidery on the cheongsam should not be deformed.
You must know that the top placket of the cheongsam must cover the seams of the bottom placket. This principle is called "covering the placket." The overlapping part of the placket covering the seams of the bottom placket is called the "covering amount."
If there is too much cover at the placket, the outer fabric of the cheongsam will inevitably deform, and the embroidery will also move slightly.
In order not to lose this order, Fatty Liu bravely tried his best to make a set of cheongsam, but he still failed to be chosen by the prince's concubine.
If it's just a disdain, Fatty Liu doesn't have to worry. The worst he can do is just not make that money.
The key is that the prince's concubine has already shown off in front of the little sisters. When the next gathering is held, she will wear the best cheongsam in the capital.
If the cheongsam cannot be taken out, it means that the prince's concubine will lose face. This is a huge crime. Even if Fatty Liu loses all his net worth to the prince's house, it will not be enough. He may even be imprisoned.
.
Fatty Liu knew that although the prince was a run-down prince and was not well-received, squeezing him to death would still be like squeezing a small ant to death.
There was really no other way, so Fatty Liu took the fabric to Chen Ji Tailor Shop and asked Chen's father for help. The Chen family has been tailors for generations and is especially good at making cheongsam.
Faced with this old enemy, Chen's father did not refuse. After carefully listening to the request, he asked Fatty Liu to pick up the cheongsam in two days.
Two days later it was the day when the cheongsam was to be delivered to the palace. After Fatty Liu returned home, he ate and drank all day long and waited quietly for life or death.
Two days later, in the early morning, Fatty Liu couldn't wait to run to the door of Chen Ji Tailor Shop.
The door of the tailor shop that had been closed for two days slowly opened. A tired-looking father Chen walked out carrying two cheongsams and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, fortunately you have fulfilled your mission."
"Really?" Fatty Liu still didn't believe it. He unfolded his cheongsam and was immediately stunned.
The embroidery on the cheongsam has not deformed at all, as if it were a whole flat surface. Although Fatty Liu is not an expert in making cheongsam, he also knows that this method of making cheongsam should be the weft lifting method that has been lost for decades.
As the name suggests, the weft lifting method is to lift the weft yarn to obtain the amount of covering. With the amount of covering, the surface of the cheongsam will naturally not be deformed.
The principle is very simple, but lifting the weft is not a simple matter. It requires not only superb skills, but also a lot of energy. Father Chen is probably the only one in the capital who can do this.
Looking at Father Chen's chapped lips and dark eyes, the corners of Fatty Liu's eyes were moist, and tears were rolling in his eyes.
His voice was trembling, and he grabbed Chen's father's hands and said, "I am really grateful to you. You have given me such a great help, and I will never forget it."
He recalled every bit of the past, feeling both moved and guilty.
Over the years, he has caused trouble for Chen's father. Ordinarily, now that he has encountered a huge crisis, Chen's father should stand by and use the power of the palace to kill him. From then on, there will be one less competitor.
But Chen's father did not do this, and instead spent a lot of energy helping him.
When Father Chen faced Fatty Liu, he just said: "Old Liu, you are not meant to eat this bowl of rice."
Hearing this, Fatty Liu was a little confused: "Master Chen, you are an old man, please make it clear."
Father Chen smiled and said: "Old Liu, those who eat our tailor's meal are either highly skilled, like Tailor Zhang and Tailor Liu in the capital, who specialize in sewing clothes for dignitaries. With a few palaces, you can maintain your prosperity for a lifetime.
Wealth.
There are also people like me who are not very skilled, but fortunately they are supported and protected by their neighbors, so they have a bite to eat. Although they cannot eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, they can still have enough food and clothing."
Hearing this, Fatty Liu immediately understood. He bowed deeply to Father Chen and said, "Master Chen, this junior has learned a lesson. Starting from tomorrow, I will close the tailor shop."
Fatty Liu kept his word. After delivering the two cheongsams to the palace, he took the silver and went back to the shop to ask the waiter to take off the tags.
The young man who had followed Fatty Liu for seven or eight years felt puzzled: "Boss, we are obviously going to become famous soon, why are you quitting at this time?"
"Building a reputation? A bunch of dignitaries come to us and ask us to make cheongsams. It's up to you to make the cheongsam, or to me. If you can't make it, either you will go to jail or I will go to jail."
As soon as these words came out, the boy's expression suddenly changed.
From then on, Fatty Liu left the tailor shop in Beijing and took over his ancestral business again, selling steamed buns.
Needless to say, this was a mistake. Although the bun shop was a bit harder, it was very profitable. In addition, Fatty Liu’s ancestral bun-making skills were really good. Soon Fatty Liu’s buns became popular in the capital. Fatty Liu also made a lot of money.
Get a lot of money.
What he didn't expect was that after liberation, although Fatty Liu was the owner of the bun shop, because he was a small handicraftsman, he was not turned into a capitalist and was not greatly affected.
Now that Baozi Shop is a public-private partnership, he can be considered retired. His biggest hobby every day is to wander into the park and chat with a bunch of old guys.
No, today, as usual, he was going to Chaoyang Park. When he saw a lot of people gathered in front of Chen Ji's tailor shop, he felt something was wrong and immediately gathered around, so he could understand the whole situation.
Chen Xueru met Fatty Liu when she was a child, and Fatty Liu's wife often played with her in her arms, so she seemed very happy after meeting Fatty Liu.
"Uncle Liu, why are you here?"
"Oh, you're just wandering around. I'm just an idler now. I just play every day." Fatty Liu sighed, pointed at Liao Yucheng and said, "Xue Ru, don't listen to this guy. My uncle was watching from the side just now.
It’s true that this guy is making things difficult for Comrade Li.”
Fatty Liu's testimony was like a nail that sealed Liao Yucheng's fate.
Liao Yucheng became angry with embarrassment and his expression became ferocious: "Old man, you are so old, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Chen Xueru's face was cold: "Liao Yucheng, you are the manager of our silk and satin shop, how can you treat your neighbors and customers like this?"
At this time, Liao Yucheng already knew that his image in Chen Xueru's mind had been exposed.
So I just don’t do one thing and two things don’t stop.
"Chen Xueru, I am the manager, and I have the final say in this silk and satin shop. I feel that if this kid makes trouble, he is making trouble. Why are you not convinced?"
Looking at the scoundrel in front of her, it was hard for Chen Xueru to imagine that he was the promising young man who had spoken love to her before.
Could it be that Liao Yucheng was always in disguise?
The more Chen Xueru thought about it, the more scared she became.
Liao Yucheng snorted coldly and continued: "I will go to the street office now and ask the leaders to deal with you troublemakers."
