Chapter 332 - Chapter 332: Double-Sided Embroidery
Chapter 332: Double-Sided Embroidery
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At that moment, Luo Jin’an felt a warm current slowly flowing through his heart. ‘This girl’s words are always sweet and can warm people’s hearts. I don’t know what to do with her sometimes.’
Even Miss Jiang was stunned. She looked at how Su Binglan and her husband were together and felt they were very harmonious. It was as if the two were meant to be together.
“You two look highly compatible. These are the clothes you ordered, Miss Su.” Miss Jiang tidied up the clothes and gave them to Su Binglan.
Su Binglan checked the clothes and prepared to leave with her husband. Then, as if she had thought of something, she asked, “Where’s Jiang Xiaocheng?”
Miss Jiang felt a little embarrassed, but after some thought, she said hesitantly, “Xiaocheng went to deliver lunch to that kid, Dazhuang.”
Su Binglan thought that name was familiar and thought about it. She asked, “You mean Li Dazhuang from my village?
“Yes, that’s the one.” Miss Jiang’s face was full of smiles.
Su Binglan seemed to have understood something. “Miss Jiang, are Xiaocheng and Li Dazhuang a couple?” It was apparent, so Su Binglan asked directly.
“Yes, the two of them have been decided,” Miss Jiang nodded.
‘That was quick.’ Su Binglan found it unbelievable. “Congratulations. Li Dazhuang is a good person. He used to play with my third brother when he was young. He Is hardworking and dutiful.”
“Indeed, I think that kid is good,” Miss Jiang said, “He came here to order clothes for his grandmother and younger siblings, and that was how he got to know Xiaocheng. She also thinks he’s a good person.
“Old Madam Li is also a kind person. My daughter went over, and Old Madam Li said she would treat Xiaocheng well, so I was relieved. We’re putting ourselves in each other’s shoes.
“I also told Xiaocheng to treat Li Dazhuang’s siblings well. After all, we can’t be calculative about things. We can live easily as long as the couple is of one mind.”
Su Binglan felt that Miss Jiang had a clear view of things as she listened to Miss Jiang’s words.
Miss Jiang probably did not mind that Li Dazhuang did not have parents even though he had a younger brother and sister to raise. She knew Li Dazhuang would treat her and Jiang Xiaocheng well.
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Su Binglan and Luo Jin’an went home for lunch in the afternoon. Su Binglan made desserts at home while her husband helped her. The two were making desserts and talking.
Su Binglan talked most of the time while Luo Jin’an listened attentively. The couple enjoyed accompanying each other, but Ding Wan visited Su Binglan with a basket in the evening.
“Why are you here, Aunt Ding? You should have told someone to come here if you needed anything. It would be the same if you told me to come over instead.”
“I’m okay now,” Ding Wan said smilingly, “It’s good to walk around. Besides, you said it’s good to exercise more. I feel like I’m full of energy now.”
Su Binglan noticed that Ding Wan was in good health and was happy for her. “You look terrific, Aunt Ding.”
Ding Wan said, “It was all my fault in the past. I got stuck at a dead end, but thanks to you, I’ve thought things through now. Here, I made these clothes for you. See if you like them.”
The fabric she used was from her house. She had initially prepared it for embroidery but was never willing to use it. However, she took it out and made a set of clothes for Su Binglan with embroidered patterns.
Su Binglan took the clothes out and saw the patterns on them. She could not help but exclaim, “Did you sew these patterns, Aunt Ding?!”
“Yes, I embroidered them myself, as long as you don’t mind.”
Su Binglan’s eyes lit up. “How can that be? These clothes you made are gorgeous. The needlework is extraordinary.”
Every piece of clothing looked exceptional.
“That embroidery technique was passed down from my ancestors, so I use it whenever I make clothes,” said Ding Wan.
Su Binglan held the clothes carefully. “The clothes you make are lovely. I like
them a lot.”
She knew this was Ding Wan’s kind intentions and that she had made the clothes according to her size, so Su Binglan could not refuse.
“It’s a relief that you like them. Oh, I came to tell you that I’ve recovered and that you’ve saved my life. You said you wanted to open an embroidery shop, right? If you need me, just tell me. There’s no need to be shy. I can’t stay idle since I’ve recovered.”
Su Binglan understood what Ding Wan meant. She knew Ding Wan was eager to help. Meanwhile, Ding Wan would feel restless if she were idle and might even busy herself with embroidering something.
“I bought the land on the village’s east side and planned to run an embroidery shop after I get it built,” Su Binglan said, “Still, you can make things at home first. Our villagers can do the same, and we can officially recruit them when the shop is complete.
“I’ll need you to help me look after the shop when I get too busy, Aunt Ding.”
Su Binglan had healed Ding Wan, so she knew Ding Wan was feeling better. Now, Ding Wan could even take care of the embroidery shop.
“Don’t worry. I’ll help you,” Ding Wan said happily.
After some thought, Su Binglan said, “I’ll think about it over a few days and make some finished products. Then I’ll show them to you, and we’ll search for our villagers to make those things together.”
She thought if she hired workers for the embroidery shop, they would mainly teach those workers how to embroider. They still had to calculate the wages to encourage everyone to do more. That way, it would be more efficient.
Ding Wan was stunned and asked in confusion, “Binglan, isn’t the embroidery shop only for clothes?”
Su Binglan patiently explained, “Not just embroidery. I also want to make screens, dolls, bags, sweaters, scarves, hats, and other things. Of course, you’ll be in charge of the embroidery, Aunt Ding.
“I also have a new embroidery technique I want to teach you. Still, the things you embroider will look perfect.”
Ding Wan’s passion was embroidery, and she was highly talented. She could learn these things very quickly. She had initially wanted to teach Su Binglan her embroidery skills but did not expect the young lady to teach her instead.
However, she knew how capable Su Binglan was, so the embroidery shop Su Binglan spoke of must be unique.
Su Binglan smiled. “I want to teach you double-sided embroidery. If you use that technique, the patterns you sew will be the same on both sides. There won’t be a difference between the front and back.”
Ding Wan was stunned. “There’s such an embroidery technique that hides the differences between the front and back?”
The embroideries Ding Wan had seen always had differences on both sides, but she did not doubt Su Binglan’s words.
“If we embroider things on both sides, it won’t look like there’s a front or back side. The screen will be more beautiful that way. All the prominent families use screens, and it’ll be prevalent if we can make them like this.”
Ding Wan became excited when she thought of the screens. She felt a warmth in her heart and wished she could immediately learn the double-sided embroidery technique..