On the morning of the sixth day of the lunar month, Anning, Eldest and Third went shopping for clothes and had lunch at the Xiao Family’s place in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Xiao planned to stay in N city for a few more days this ti.
It was freezing cold at this ti, and there weren’t many places to go, so after shopping for a while in the morning, Mrs. Xiao went ho to cook.
Thinking of Anning, she called her over for dinner.
It just so happened that Anning had been shopping all morning without finding any clothes she liked; she actually wanted to make her own clothes.
Anning’s skills were absolutely top-notch, but this body of hers had never done any sewing work, and she couldn’t break her persona; she couldn’t reveal at all that she knew how to make clothes.
However, Anning thought of Xiao Yufeng, who was skilled with needlework.
Xiao Yufeng had gone out to work at a very young age, having worked in a garnt factory, learned pattern making from a pattern master, and acquired post-production sewing skills from a few old craftsn. Later on, she also learned so embroidery skills.
She also liked doing this and enjoyed researching these crafts in her spare ti.
Anning bought so fabric and took it with her to Xiao Yuan’s place.
When she arrived, Mother Xiao was cooking in the kitchen, and Yufeng opened the door, smiling as she offered Anning slippers.
Anning changed her shoes and entered the house, set down what she was carrying, and started chatting with Yufeng on the sofa.
"Eldest sister, I need your help with sothing."
Yufeng smiled, "No trouble at all, just tell what it is."
Anning then took out the fabric she had bought: "I went shopping all morning and couldn’t find any clothes I liked. I rembered that you can make clothes, and I thought of asking you to help make a Qipao."
Yufeng looked at the fabric — it was a kind of plain, muted color, very pretty. Besides the fabric, Anning had brought all the necessary things like thread and the fittings for the Chinese frog buttons.
"What kind of style do you want?"
Yufeng was already considering the design while looking at the materials.
Anning smiled as she took out the design sketch: "Eldest sister, see if you can make it."
Yufeng glanced at it and then nodded her head: "I can make it, it’s just that my skills..."
Anning quickly said: "I know about Eldest sister’s skills. I’ve seen the shoes you made for Xiao Yuan; they’re really good."
Since Anning trusted her, Yufeng accepted the task.
"Alright."
Yufeng asured Anning’s size inside the room, jotting down notes in her notebook: "When do you plan to wear it?"
"Can it be done by the tenth? I have a class reunion on the tenth."
Anning sat on the bed, smiling and talking to Yufeng: "If you really can’t make it, I’ll just wear sothing else."
Yufeng thought for a mont: "I can probably make it if I rush it. It’s just that the embroidery might need so adjustnt. Considering the light color of your fabric, I originally wanted to do bold embroidery, but I’m afraid we might not finish in ti. So, how about we do beading?"
What Yufeng referred to as beading was actually bead embroidery — stringing beads onto embroidery thread and sewing them onto the clothes. This would be much simpler and faster than making intricate embroidery.
If high-quality beads were used, it would actually make the clothes look even more luxurious.
Anning thought this was a good idea: "Okay, let’s go out later and see if we can find so good beads."
Yufeng waved her hand: "No need to go out, I brought so beads with ."
Her face was blushing: "You know — A Yuan ntioned that you were planning to get married on May Day. I didn’t have anything impressive to give, so I thought about making you a wedding outfit to wear, from the outfit to the bridal veil to the shoes. I planned to sew them by hand. Shoes are quite tricky to make, so I brought them with when I ca. The shoes need beading, and I bought a lot of beads..."
"Really?"
Anning’s eyes lit up when she heard it: "Eldest sister, how considerate of you!"
She hugged Yufeng excitedly: "I love traditional clothes the most, and I was just thinking about getting a big red wedding outfit made. You’re already ahead of , Eldest sister. With your great skills, the clothes you make will surely be fantastic. Thank you so much, I really love you."
Yufeng’s face turned even redder, but her eyes shone brightly with joy: "As long as you don’t dislike them, I was just worried you might not like my craftsmanship."
"How could I?"
Anning’s voice was sweet, clearly brimming with happiness: "Eldest sister is so skilled, now there are few craftsn who can compare to her. Plus, just looking at the effort Eldest sister has put in for us, I’m grateful to her in my heart. Eldest sister, how can you be so wonderful?"
Anning’s praise filled Xiao Yufeng with joy: "As long as you don’t dislike it, it’s all good. Once I’m done, you can try it on. If it’s not right, we can still make alterations."
"Mm."
Anning nodded vigorously.
When she and Xiao Yufeng ca out from the back room, Anning went to the kitchen to watch Mother Xiao cook.
As Mother Xiao was nearly done cooking, Anning wrapped her arms around Mother Xiao’s waist and rested her head on her shoulder: "Auntie, I really feel so lucky. To have t Xiao Yuan and to have co to know you all, I’m truly delighted. You are all so kind, and I want to beco even better in the future."
Mother Xiao was over the moon upon hearing these words.
She patted Anning’s hand: "Alright, let’s quickly eat, stop being so cloying."
"I’ll help you serve the food."
Anning swiftly helped Mother Xiao with the dishes and set up the dinner table.
Mr. Xiao looked on with a smile at his wife and daughter-in-law; he felt very much at ease.
Back when Xiao Yuan ntioned dating sobody, Mr. Xiao had been a little scared.
In the village, many young wives clashed with their mothers-in-law, with so households being in utter turmoil, where argunts were a daily occurrence.
Mr. Xiao was afraid Xiao Yuan would bring ho a daughter-in-law who did not sh well with the family. If mother and daughter-in-law did not get along, life would be unbearable in the future.
But Xiao Yuan’s choice for a wife turned out to be so comndable. The young girl was pretty, sweet-talking, good at smoothing things over and diligent, showing not a hint of impatience when talking to the elderly, and was also respectful and filial to her elders. In every aspect, she seed perfect.
Mr. Xiao knew Mother Xiao well; she was straightforward and never concealed what was in her heart. If she liked you, she would show it; if she didn’t, she would give you the cold shoulder.
Mother Xiao and Anning were getting along so well now, she must really like Anning.
And Anning was a clever girl, so future conflicts between mother and daughter-in-law would likely be fewer. It’s not to say there would be none, but certainly, they would not escalate.
Furthermore, Mr. Xiao also noticed that Anning was very astute and particularly good at appeasing others. In front of Anning, Mother Xiao was simply no match. Even if Mother Xiao wanted to stir up sothing, Anning could quickly smooth things over.
Thinking this, Mr. Xiao felt delighted, seeing a more hopeful future ahead.
Xiao Yuan got off work, and a warm dinner was already on the table.
He washed his hands with a smile and sat down to eat.
After dinner, Xiao Yuan escorted Anning ho.
Anning brought up the company’s opening the next day.
Thinking that he could switch shifts tomorrow, Xiao Yuan told Anning he would accompany her to the company.
On the seventh day, Qianshi Technology Company had an unassuming launch, and Anning started to get busy.
She led the core team to optimize gas while Huo Wei began preparations for the ga distribution.
With experiences from countless lifetis and having visited many different worlds, Anning created the ga based on so of these real worlds.
The ga was divided into many worlds: the Mortal World, the Ancient Martial World, the Cultivation World, and the Immortal Realm. With its imnse and authentic settings, many characters, beautiful scenery, and all kinds of treasures both imaginable and unimaginable, it was truly an addictive ga.
That day, Anning worked until late before heading ho.
By the ti she got back, everyone had finished dinner and Mrs. Jiang had cleaned up the kitchen.
Seeing Anning return, Mrs. Jiang didn’t bother with her TV show any longer and stood up to say: "I’ll warm up so food for you."
Anning nodded and dropped her bag, slumping onto the sofa.
She was about to say sothing when she noticed the distressed looks on Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang’s faces.
"What’s wrong?"
Anning asked.
Without saying anything, Mrs. Jiang went into the kitchen while Mr. Jiang angrily said, "You go ask Eldest, go ask her... It’s infuriating."
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