Chapter 14 Using flattery to attack the old lady of the Han family
Don't blame her for overthinking, Song Haiyang is 19 years old, his family is in good condition, and he looks good, so he is the right age to get married.
I have a beautiful 18-year-old daughter at home, so my mother's thoughts are naturally much more sensitive than others.
"What are you doing here?" Shen Yaqin saw that Song Haiyang and Pan Dongcheng had some bruises on their faces, and thought who were they fighting with again?
Song Haiyang had a good attitude and said flatteringly: "Let's just look at the scenery here and go to work right away."
Pan Dongcheng sat on the back seat of his motorcycle, and the other three crowded on a bicycle and ran away in a hurry.
Shen Yaqin saw that their preface and last words did not match each other. Before, she had just made a guess, but now she was completely sure that Song Haiyang was here for her daughter, and suddenly she became a little angry.
It's only been a day since my daughter came back, and the gangsters are targeting her like a locust. It's so annoying.
She returned home and said to Xu Zishan: "Shanshan, it's a fair today and there will be a lot of work. You and your mother can go and help. My mother is too busy."
She had to take Xu Zishan with her. If Xu Zishan was at home and flirted with Song Haiyang, her reputation would be ruined.
Xu Zishan didn't care, since Shen Yaqin needed her help, she would go along.
Today is the market, and the streets are crowded with people, especially in front of the supply and marketing cooperative. They are all ready to sprint for 100 meters.
Shen Yaqin's sewing shop is opposite the supply and marketing cooperative. It is a small shop with a width of only two meters. It has a sewing machine, a sewing machine, and two wooden tables.
On one table were piles of fabrics and ready-made clothes; on the other table were rulers, scissors, chalk, and irons for cutting and ironing.
Xu Zishan wrote down the dimensions measured by Shen Yaqin or the dimensions reported by the other party, and then collected the fabric.
I collected more than a dozen pieces of cloth in the morning, some to make shirts and some to make trousers, for both men and women, old and young.
They were busy until noon, when she and Shen Yaqin finally relaxed.
An old lady came over on tiptoe, holding a roll of floral cloth in her hand. She looked very tired.
Xu Zishan quickly gave up the stool he was sitting on and said to the old lady with a smile: "Grandma, please sit down."
The old lady sat down, fanned herself with a handkerchief and said, "There are so many people, I'm exhausted."
"Auntie, what do you want to make?" Shen Yaqin has been running a sewing shop on the street all year round, and she knows many people in the surrounding villages and towns.
This old lady is from Yancang Town, and her husband's surname is Han. The old lady said that there are no good tailors in Yancang Town, and every time she makes clothes, she has to go to her shop in Xipu Town to have them processed.
The old lady handed the floral cloth to Shen Yaqin and said, "My great-grandson is almost one month old. I want to make him a bellyband and small clothes. You can cut these floral cloths as you see fit."
Xu Zishan was watching from the side and asked casually: "Mom, what do you want to do?"
Shen Yaqin took out the original sample and showed it to her. This is a popular style nowadays, a two-piece set of pants and jacket.
A one-month-old baby's arms and legs are soft, so it is very inconvenient to wear this. Even if it is open crotch pants, changing diapers is inconvenient.
Although Xu Zishan has never been married or given birth to a child, many of her colleagues and best friends have given birth to children. She has given away diapers, milk powder, and even baby sets. Those little panties are so beautiful!
I sketched out the bellyband and baby jumper on the paper three or five times, and asked the old lady: "Grandma, do you like this look?"
The old lady saw that the pattern she drew looked very nice, and the jumpsuit looked like a little frog, which was very cute.
"Is this easy to put on and take off?"
"Of course, it's more convenient than a small gown and pants."
Xu Zishan explained the usage and advantages, and Shen Yaqin and the old lady understood it immediately.
"This kind of baby clothes is warm and easy to put on and take off. It is even more convenient to change diapers. My child, you are really smart, just do this."
The old lady asked Shen Yaqin excitedly: "Is this your niece?"
She had seen Shen Yaqin's daughter. She was average-looking and had very dark skin. The girl in front of her had skin as white and tender as a shelled egg, and she looked very similar to Shen Yaqin. If she wasn't a daughter, she must be her maternal niece or something.
"Auntie, this is my daughter." Shen Yaqin didn't hide it because Xu Zishan came back to recognize her ancestors. "The original daughter was hugged by the wrong girl in the hospital. She has returned to her family." Parents are here."
"Huh?" The old lady was shocked and said angrily, "This is really too much. The leader of the hospital must be fired and kept for 18 years. It's so painful to let go of feelings. What an impact it will have on the child and the family!"
As the old lady spoke, she looked at Xu Zishan and praised him in her heart.
This girl was more beautiful than the old lady knew. She had never seen anyone with such fair skin. She looked like a child raised in the city.
Moreover, the old lady also felt that this girl had a faint fierceness of a superior person.
Xu Zishan was also looking at the old lady, and he thought about it. The old lady spoke and looked at people with sharp eyes. She was not an ordinary rural old lady.
[Ding ~ Please use flattery to conquer the old lady within 10 minutes]
Flattering an old lady?
She and the old lady are not familiar with each other except for the client relationship. How about praising each other for her good temperament and good fortune? Isn't that too flattering?
But the task must be completed. After some thought, she decided on the direction of flattery.
Pointing to the floral cloth, he said: "Grandma, I think this bellyband is a bit plain. I would like to add a few simple patterns on the bellyband to increase the baby's luck. Do you mind?"
She thought of those super cute cartoon pictures in her previous life, they were so beautiful.
"Hey, how do you want to add it?"
"Your great-grandson is born in the year of Dragon. How about embroidering a simple five-clawed golden dragon in flight on his bellyband?"
When she was a child, she studied creative painting for four years at the Youth Palace, and later took animation and colored pencils as electives. She was very good at sketching and copying, so she quickly sketched out patterns on paper and showed them to the old lady.
The old lady had read the book and didn't need to listen to or read anything else. The "Five-clawed Golden Dragon" immediately looked at Xu Zishan with admiration!
The five-clawed golden dragon means so much auspiciousness! Who doesn’t want their younger generation to be blessed?
The old lady was elated and kept shouting: "It looks good and is auspicious."
The paintings sketched by Xu Zishan have very clear lines, and it is not difficult to use a sewing machine to route them.
"Just use a single line. Babies' skin is delicate, so real embroidery is too hard and not suitable." A simple drawing will do, it's nice and soft.
"Tailor Shen, I want this style. I'll pay for the colored thread and the processing fee is 2 yuan, okay?" The fabric hasn't cost 2 yuan yet, but the old lady understands that this idea and painting are valuable!
Shen Yaqin usually makes a set of baby clothes, and the processing fee is less than 50 cents. This time, the processing fee for the clothes is 2 yuan, and the colored thread is another 50 cents, which is a five-fold increase.
She really wanted to take this job.
"Okay, thank you grandma for supporting my mother's business." This is what the old lady was waiting for!
"I need these clothes urgently. Can I pick them up the day after tomorrow? Tailor Shen, hurry up and get started." The old lady discussed with Shen Yaqin.
"Okay, you can ask someone to pick it up the day after tomorrow!"
The new business successfully opened its first order. Xu Zishan poured a bowl of water for the old lady: "Grandma, how are you going home?"
It’s so far from Xipu Town to Yancang Town!
The sun was setting in the west, the market was over, and most of the vegetable farmers on the streets who had not sold out some of their vegetables and wanted to try again, as well as those who had some money in their pockets and wanted to eat steamed buns, all went home.
The old lady stretched her head and looked down the street, as if she was looking for someone.
At this time, I saw a tall man sitting diagonally across the corridor of the supply and marketing cooperative. He lifted the straw hat on his head and strode over.