Married to a mechanic, she shocked the world
Chapter 629 - 136: Arrest_6

Chapter 629: 136: Arrest_6

Somehow, upon seeing the dress for the first time, Lin Guixiang thought of Lin Wu.

If Lin Wu, who was born pale, were to wear this dress, she would surely look beautiful in it.

Plus, the winters in Qing City weren’t very cold; the dress would be perfect for her to wear during the New Year’s celebration.

The red color was also fitting for the occasion.

Thinking this, Lin Guixiang stepped forward and walked inside.

The shop was decorated with an antique charm.

Passing through layers of bead curtains, she entered the shop’s interior.

The shopkeeper also had an Asian face.

She appeared to be around sixty or seventy years old, her gray hair coiled at the back of her head with a hairpin, with a red beaded flower earring by her ear.

For some reason, Lin Guixiang was reminded of a phrase.

"Do not laugh at the white-haired wearing flowers; time never defeats beauty."

When the old woman saw someone coming in, she looked up slightly, seemingly certain that Lin Guixiang was from Hua Country, and she started speaking in Mandarin, "Hello."

As she finished speaking,

The old woman hesitated for a moment, then realized that it had been a long time since she had spoken Mandarin.

"Hello," Lin Guixiang said with a faint smile, "I’d like to have a look at that dress in the window."

Upon hearing this, the old woman was taken aback, turned to look at Lin Guixiang, "You mean the green one?"

Lin Guixiang shook her head, "No, the red improved cheongsam dress."

The elderly woman said with a smile, "That dress has been hanging outside for quite a while, but these foreigners are all sighted but blind and don’t appreciate it."

After speaking, the old woman looked at Lin Guixiang, "Young lady, who are you buying the dress for?"

"My daughter."

Daughter?

Surprised by Lin Guixiang’s response, the old woman hesitated.

Lin Guixiang looked to be just over thirty.

How old could her daughter be?

She must be still in kindergarten, the old woman guessed?

With that in mind, the old woman smiled, "Sorry young lady, I only have this cheongsam dress in adult sizes."

"I’m buying an adult size," realizing the old woman might have misunderstood, Lin Guixiang explained, "My daughter is eighteen this year."

As if she didn’t expect Lin Guixiang’s daughter to be eighteen, the old woman said incredulously, "Then how old are you this year? Thirty-eight, nearly forty?"

Hearing this, the old woman’s eyes widened, then she laughed and said, "I wouldn’t have guessed, not at all. You’ve taken good care of yourself!"

She thought Lin Guixiang was at most thirty-two or thirty-three.

To her surprise,

She was thirty-eight.

"Thank you, ma’am," Lin Guixiang responded.

The elderly woman continued, "I’ll go take down that cheongsam dress for you, please wait a moment."

"Sure," Lin Guixiang nodded slightly.

Soon, the old woman brought the cheongsam dress over.

Lin Guixiang took the cheongsam dress, then said almost incredulously, "Was this cheongsam completed by hand?"

Lin Guixiang also knew how to do needlework, and naturally could tell that the stitching technique and embroidery craft were not machine-made.

Moreover,

The person who finished this cheongsam had extremely exquisite skills, a craftsman with decades of experience.

The old woman was also taken aback, looking at Lin Guixiang, "How could you tell?"

Lin Guixiang smiled faintly, then replied, "If I’m not mistaken, the embroidery on this cheongsam is Suzhou-style double-sided embroidery. Although machines can achieve this level of craftsmanship, their approach is not as flexible as manual work; the produced patterns lack a certain spirit, whereas the flower patterns on this cheongsam seem lifelike. So, I deduced that the cheongsam was made by an aged artist."

Hearing this, the old woman’s face was full of surprise.

Lin Guixiang was the first to realize that the cheongsam was completely handmade.

Talented horses are common,

But Bole, the discerning horse appreciator, is not.

It must be said, Lin Guixiang truly has a discerning eye.

"Young lady, you are really impressive!" the old woman gave Lin Guixiang a thumbs up.

Lin Guixiang replied with a smile, "You flatter me, ma’am. I’ve done some handcrafting back in my hometown, so I know a little bit about embroidery."

Just a little bit of knowledge?

If it was only a little bit of knowledge, she wouldn’t know about Suzhou-style double-sided embroidery, let alone distinguish between hand embroidery and machine embroidery.

Unlike the restless broader environment,

This young lady is patient and composed.

The old woman looked at Lin Guixiang with an admiring gaze and said, "My surname is Huang, and my given name is Shu, as in the beautiful lady Shu from the saying ’The gentle lady named Shu.’ I originally come from the Capital City. If you don’t mind, you may call me Aunt Shu."

"Aunt Shu," Lin Guixiang went on, "My name is Lin Guixiang, and you can just call me by my name."

Upon hearing this, the old woman laughed, "Last night, the cool dew filled the western pool, and the fragrance of osmanthus flowers blew off under the moon. A beautiful name indeed! Whoever raised you so well, your parents must not be ordinary people, right?"

"They are just ordinary farmers," Lin Guixiang replied.

Initially, her parents told her that she was born in August when the golden osmanthus was fragrant.