【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

On the second day of trial operation, everything was ready in the store, with tea and drinks on the tables, as well as a few plates of Western pastries. There were flowers decorating each table, and the house was filled with a light fragrance.

The name of the store had already been chosen: Fendai. A low-key door light box next to the glass door was covered with red cloth, and it was planned to be unveiled when the store officially opened.

I picked up my grandmother to come to the store today, but Grandmother Jia hasn't arrived yet. Several shop assistants are already standing straight at the door, all wanting to perform well in front of the old lady of the Jia family.

The elevator dinged and the first sound heard was Mr. Wang's laughter. Then several ladies and some of the Jia family's servants surrounded Lady Jia and walked out of the elevator. She walked very slowly and everyone followed slowly as well.

Grandmother Jia walked slowly to the door, looked, and nodded. Pin'er and Wu Qing hurried out to greet them.

"Grandma, you're here. Come in and sit down." Pin'er made way.

"No need to sit, we've just been sitting all the way. Take me inside to have a look." The other ladies originally wanted to rest, but when they heard Lady Jia say that she wanted to go in and take a look, they had no choice but to follow.

There is an old record player in the hall, and now it is playing: Am i that easy to forget!

Entering the exhibition hall, the entire hall is bright and tidy, with only a cabinet with glass protection covers on all four sides standing in the middle. Antique clothes are displayed inside, and each set of clothes is also equipped with a suitable background and some decorations, as if a set of clothes tells a story.

Grandmother Jia looked around carefully, praising for a long time before turning her eyes to the handmade cheongsams on the shelf next to her. After carefully examining each piece, she said to Wang Xifeng and the two ladies:

"Each of you can order a cheongsam today, and I'll pay for it."

"How can we let the old ancestor pay? We can pay for it ourselves. These are all normal expenses." After Wang Xifeng said this, Madam Wang and Madam Xing were reluctant to let Grandmother Jia pay. They just nodded blindly.

Wu Qing quickly arranged for several apprentices to come over. Each of them took a measuring book and a tape measure. One person served a lady and immediately began to look at the style, choose the fabric, and measure the body.

Pin'er helped Lady Jia go to the workshop inside to take a look.

"It's well decorated here. This cabinet is neat and easy to use. This rack for colored threads is a great idea, like a rainbow in the sky." Grandmother Jia kept praising.

"It was Shui Rong's idea. He said that the rack for the colored threads should be made into an arc shape, and then the colored threads should be neatly arranged according to the color palette of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. And then matched with a white wall, it would represent a rainbow."

"I told you I have good taste." Grandmother Jia hinted at something. Then she discovered that the lotus screen she had ordered had some outlines embroidered on it, so she hurried forward to admire it.

"Yes, this blue with a silvery sheen really looks very elegant." Upon hearing Lady Jia's praise, Wu Qing immediately stepped forward to introduce the color combination she was going to use to Lady Jia.

“You can be creative and don’t have to stick to the original image. It’s best to go beyond the original image.”

As she was watching, the clerk came in and said to Pin'er:

"Mrs. Li is here, and Master Li wants you to come over."

Pin'er was a little nervous. Was he going to meet his grandmother?

"Go ahead, be open and honest. I'll be out in a bit."

Pin'er looked in the mirror and fixed her hair, then followed the clerk out.

Li Shuirong's grandmother looks a lot like her Guqin master, with short, grey hair and a very elegant dress. Shuirong is taking her to see antique clothes.

"Hello, Madam Li!" Pin'er stepped forward and greeted politely.

Shui Rong smiled and introduced:

"Grandma, this is Lin Pin'er. She's the owner of this store."

Old Madam Li raised her eyes and looked carefully at the little girl in front of her, nodding as she looked. It was the butterfly fairy in Shui Rong's painting.

"You have a lively look and outstanding temperament. But you look very young, right? How old are you?" Old Madam Li asked her with a smile.

"Madam Huili, I'm just 18 years old." Pin'er answered confidently.

"You can follow him and call me grandma."

"Grandma, everyone in their family calls her grandmother." Shui Rong reminded.

"Then call me grandma as you do in your family!" After saying that, he took Pin'er's hand and took out a long box from his bag and handed it to her.

"Take it, just consider it as a gift for today. You are still young, and his two brothers are still alone. I am counting on you."

...What are you expecting? Pin'er was puzzled.

Before he could refuse, Jia's mother came out from the inner room. Shui Rong took the jewelry box.

"I'll keep it for you first." After saying that, he winked at Pin'er.

When the two old ladies met, they found out they knew each other and started chatting immediately.

"My little grandson is the most willful. The whole family loves him the most and spoils him. I heard that he came to your house to bother you every day during this holiday. I told him: It's okay for you to go, but remember to pay for the food." After saying this, the two old ladies laughed.

"I wanted to give him tutoring fees, but he refused. In the past, when a family hired a tutor for a private school, no family dared to charge the tutor for food. All the delicious food was prepared in different ways for the tutor. After all, it is the fate of these two children." Grandmother Jia stopped talking and wanted to see Madam Li's attitude.

"That's right. The girls in your family are all well-educated. But I don't have a granddaughter. Let Shui Rong bring her home to play in the future. It will be the same as in your house."

"I love my granddaughter very much. If nothing else, she is talented. Otherwise, she wouldn't have such a keen eye for investment at such a young age."

"Yeah, I think their young people are better than us."

After chatting, Madam Li naturally wanted to order a few cheongsams. Pin'er hurriedly arranged for the shop assistant to come and entertain her. She also accompanied her and made some suggestions from time to time.

The old lady of the Li family was also a romantic person. She ordered cheongsams with great ingenuity: twelve cheongsams corresponding to the twelve months. She specifically asked Lin Pin'er to design them for her. She didn't ask for the color, but only asked not to wear red or black. She didn't ask for the style: Shanghai style, Beijing style, Suzhou style, and Guangdong style were all fine. She didn't ask for the style: the length was fine. As long as it corresponded to the month and season, it would be fine.

Pin'er carefully recorded the request. She also found it interesting. She even had some ideas in her mind. She took Madam Li to try on a few sample cheongsams.

The first is to secretly observe what color suits her.

The second is to see what style suits her temperament.

It was almost noon when Mrs. Li insisted on taking the two children to eat. She also told Grandmother Jia that she would bring them back after dinner. Then she led the two downstairs.

Madam Li took them to a western restaurant next to the French Embassy, ​​and because they had booked a table in advance, they were seated in a private room with a curtain.

Madam Li wanted Lin Pin'er to order the dishes. Seeing her embarrassed expression, Shui Rong hurriedly helped her to start the conversation:

"She's shy, I know what she likes to eat, and I know what you like to eat. I'll take the order."