bookrebus Chapter 499 Unable to Obtain It
Chapter 499 Unable to Obtain It
Lin Chang'er paused, instinctively wanting to refuse, but then she thought that Aunt Xu had asked about the family situation so clearly, so it must have been specially prepared.
If you refuse her like this, you'll only hurt her feelings, which wouldn't be nice.
From now on, we'll all live under the same roof, so I'm not afraid of not being able to reciprocate her kindness.
He patted Gu Xiaolu's head and said, "Hurry up and thank your auntie!"
"Thank you, Auntie!" The little girl smiled sweetly and spoke sweetly as she took the little gold lock with both hands and held it in her palms.
Aunt Xu felt a warm glow in her heart, and her smile grew even brighter. She gently said to the little girl, "You're welcome! Come on, let me help you put it on."
"it is good!"
Little girls love beauty. The little gold lock is bright orange, and the carved animals are so lifelike and exquisite that they are almost indistinguishable from real ones.
Aunt Xu carefully put the deer-shaped gold lock on Gu Xiaolu's wrist, then held the little girl's shoulders, looked her over carefully for a while, and praised, "Our little deer is so beautiful."
The little girl blushed with embarrassment at being praised, and thanked Aunt Xu in a low voice. She then handed the other three gold locks she was holding to Lin Chang'er, saying, "Mother, these are for my brother and brother. Please keep them safe."
"Alright!" Lin Chang'er took the gold lock and said to Aunt Xu, "It is said that one should not refuse a gift from an elder. Aunt, I will not stand on ceremony and will accept it for the children."
Aunt Xu waved her hand, "I'll be unhappy if you don't accept it!"
Lin Chang'er smiled at her. When she entered the room, she noticed that Aunt Xu's clothes were simpler and more plain, so she thought that Aunt Xu was really preparing to blend in with them.
Remembering Madam Wu's matter about making clothes, she said, "Aunt, before, I brought goods from the provincial capital to the villagers and found a few reliable fabric shops. I also stocked up some materials in the warehouse."
"The climate in Tianjin Port must be much colder than here. I wonder if Auntie brought enough clothes to change into."
"We have our own embroidery workshop and craftsmen. I don't know what Auntie likes. When Auntie has some free time, I'll accompany you to the storeroom to choose a few bolts of fabric. As for what style you want, Auntie can tell the craftsman yourself, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xu's eyes suddenly lit up with great interest. "Is Chang'er also involved in the embroidery workshop and the ready-made clothing business?"
Lin Chang'er paused for a moment and slowly told her about Huang Xing'er and her son. "I thought that there is always a limit to what a person can do. I can't save them for life. Fortunately, my second sister-in-law learned needlework from Sister Xing'er for a while, so I thought about setting up an embroidery workshop, mainly to make wedding items and children's items. As for ready-made clothes, we can do them as a side business."
Clothing made for the lower classes doesn't make money, but since she can get cheap and decent quality materials, she can consider it a way of providing welfare.
Aunt Xu replied with three "good"s. "Wedding items are good, they're festive. As for children's items, most of them aren't too expensive. This way you can make some ready-made clothes that don't make money. Otherwise, your shop won't last long."
Lin Chang'er nodded in agreement, "Auntie is right."
Aunt Xu then asked, "Chang'er, is your embroidery workshop still short of staff?"
Lin Chang'er opened her eyes, momentarily confused about what she meant.
Aunt Xu hurriedly brought the embroidery frame over for her to see, "Look at my embroidery skills, although they are not outstanding, they are not bad either."
Lin Chang'er looked down at the embroidery frame and saw a cluster of peonies embroidered on it. Although they were from the same root, each was beautiful in its own way, and the stitches were even on the back.
Lin Chang'er then realized that Aunt Xu wanted to work at the embroidery shop.
This skill was something she desperately wanted. She had originally come to find Aunt Xu to ask her if she had any interests.
Making money is secondary; the main thing is that people can't stay cooped up at home all day, otherwise they'll get sick from boredom sooner or later.
She laughed and said, "Of course I would welcome you a hundred times over, but you don't know, my embroidery workshop is just a small workshop. If you go there, it would be a waste of your talents and a disservice to you."
Aunt Xu waved her hand, "How could you condescend to this? Why don't you say we can work together to expand the embroidery shop?"