Jian Yuelan, who was busy checking out, heard this and looked up at the classical beauty, smiling, "Wait a moment, let's talk upstairs."
As she said that, she shouted to the old lady, "Grandma, come over and help settle the bill."
"coming."
The old lady squeezed through the crowd, and Jian Yuelan opened the cashier's railing and came out, grabbing the child who was busy coaxing customers, "Son, do you want to go upstairs with your mother?"
The child hesitated for two seconds and decisively refused, "Mom, I want to help you entertain the guests."
"Then please be safe."
"Okay."
Jian Yuelan let go, and the child immediately flew away like a butterfly, showing off his sweet-talking skills again.
"Let's go upstairs."
His eyes fell on the classical beauty and she smiled.
The woman hummed and left side by side with her.
When passing by Xiao Ding, Jian Yuelan whispered, "Watch carefully."
"Sister-in-law, don't worry."
The clothing store is divided into upper and lower floors. The lower shop sells ready-made clothes, and the upper floor has been converted into a workshop.
It is a large space, with shelves hung with various colors of satin on one side as partitions. The worktable is placed against the wall, with scissors, painting powder, needlework and other items scattered on it.
There is a headless wooden man in the corner. He wears a dark green evening dress-like dress, which is pretty good-looking.
The woman came forward and stared at the evening dress for a long time, and was surprised to find that it was actually a piece of uncut cloth.
"The craftsmanship is good."
She murmured and looked away, continuing to observe, and then she discovered a screen.
When I took a closer look, I was surprised to find that it was a double-sided embroidery of butterflies and peonies.
The complex and bright colors and the stamens stained with dewdrops look like butterflies smelling the fragrance of flowers. Whether viewed from the front or the back, they give people a lifelike feeling.
The superb skills made the woman marvel in admiration.
"Boss, where did you buy this embroidery?"
"I embroidered it."
Um?
The woman was shocked and turned to look at her, "Did you embroider it?"
"How old are you? You started practicing in your mother's womb."
Jian Yuelan couldn't help but laugh out loud. The embroidery started not only in her mother's womb, but also in her previous life.
"I started getting needles at the age of three."
She smiled and asked, "Are you drinking tea?"
"Plain water, thank you."
Jian Yuelan poured boiled water for her, put on the fruit plate, and started chatting with her.
The woman's surname is Yu and her given name is Siqi. She is not from Ancheng, but a Chinese who returned from overseas.
My ancestor was from a wealthy family in Shanghai. Before the Anti-Japanese War, the family moved overseas, but their hearts were at home. After the war broke out, the Yu family ran for the motherland a lot, and even raised a lot of materials and money with their compatriots to provide help.
After the reform and opening up, the father of the Yu family, who cared about the motherland, sent his juniors to take the lead in inspecting the environment and preparing for their return.
Yu Siqi came to North Street by accident. She couldn't sleep in the hotel. After asking someone to find out where the excitement was in Ancheng, she went out and walked all the way here, just in time to catch up with the opening of Jian Yuelan's store.
Although she grew up abroad and received Western education, she also learned very well in domestic knowledge because of her elders.
They also highly respect some of their country’s traditional cultures.
This is why everyone else is focusing on the styles displayed in the store, but she is the only one focusing on the horse-faced skirt on Jian Yuelan.
So, after a brief exchange of greetings, she went straight to the point, "Boss, I really like the skirt you are wearing. Can you make me one?"
"How long will you stay in Anjo?"
"One month."
A month later, she had to go to Shanghai. She would stay in Shanghai for a month and a half and then return after paying homage to her grandfather.
"Just a horse-faced skirt?"
"Can I make cheongsam?"
She stood up and gestured, "If you want a generous and elegant cheongsam, it's best to have embroidery."
After her eyes wandered around the satin, she pointed at the silver-red soft smoke and said, "I like that color."
Jian Yuelan, "...you should choose azure or pine green, silver-red is not suitable for you."
Yu Siqi has a classic and dignified appearance. The cheongsam made of silver-red soft smoke is really good-looking, but it doesn't match her temperament and appearance very well.
Seeing the hesitation on her face, Jian Yuelan stretched out her hand and said, "Come, let me show you which color suits you."
"good."
Then, she took Yu Siqi to the workbench, bent down and took out paper and brushes from the cabinet to show off her skills.
Finally, he handed her four drawings of different styles of cheongsam, "Four colors, styles designed according to your body proportions, you can compare them yourself."
After Yu Siqi carefully read all the drawings, she gave up the silver-red color, but was troubled by the choice of azure and pine green.
"I like both of these two, boss, which one do you want me to choose?"
Jian Yuelan looked at the ceiling and sighed, "Which one you choose is up to you. If it were me, I would want both."
"Children only do multiple-choice questions, and adults naturally want them all."
Hearing this, Yu Siqi's eyes lit up. Yes, why should she choose? Considering that her family only had two cheongsams, she had to choose.
"It's up to you, I want both of them."
"but--"
After a pause, she hesitated and asked, "Is there too little embroidery?"
"How about you embroider more for me? I like embroidery."
"It doesn't look good."
Jian Yuelan refused. It is undeniable that cheongsam with embroidery can be breathtakingly beautiful.
But it is taboo to go too far.
"It really doesn't look good?"
Yu Siqi looked at her pitifully with a pair of wet almond eyes, and the corners of Jian Yuelan's mouth twitched, showing that she really didn't want to give up.
She picked up the brush and drew another cheongsam with large areas of embroidery and handed it over.
"See for yourself whether it looks good or not."
Yu Siqi took it and looked at it carefully, and immediately gave up the idea of doing large-area embroidery on the cheongsam.
"No, I just want these two."
Pulling out the blue and pine green blueprints and handing them over, she smiled and said, "Can I get them before I leave?"
"Only the horse-faced skirt will work, but not the cheongsam. The time is too tight and I can't make it."
"How about two months?"
Jian Yuelan thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
"Then I'll come get it when the time comes."
"Okay." After looking at her, Jian Yuelan reminded, "If you are sure you want these two models, the prices are not cheap."
"How many?"
"Three thousand."
"One thousand pieces?"
"No, the two cheongsams are two thousand four hundred and the horse skirt is six hundred."
"I think the price can be reduced."
"There is no way to surrender."
Jian Yuelan smiled, "Ms. Yu, I won't talk about the rarity of soft cigarettes, and my embroidery is not cheap either."
Yu Siqi thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, as you said, do I need to pay a deposit?"
"Sorry, full payment is required for customization."
Yu Siqi's eyes suddenly widened, "Full payment?
Jian Yuelan nodded and Yu Siqi remained silent. She was an ambitious woman who took a high-end route.
Thinking of this, she tried, "Boss, do you know louisvuitto