Chapter 69: The Clothing Store

 

Chapter 69: The Clothing Store

The old lady didn't understand, "What does that mean?"

"I just need normal clothes to wear, if there is any need for embroidery or other embellishments, I can find a embroiderer to do it. What I'm selling is something else."

"What else?" the old lady was curious.

"Skills, makeup and styling skills." In this era, there was no such thing as a professional image designer.

As luck would have it, Shu Yu was skilled in this field. In her past life, she started with this skill, getting close to a popular star who was supported by a big shot. Through him, she met the big shot and deliberately showed off her other abilities in front of him. Eventually, step by step, she stood by the big shot's side.

Although she had not been in this business for a long time in this life, she still had the basics and knowledge in her mind.

Shu Yu had already made up her mind about her exile, and she didn't try to change it. But she could come back after her exile, it was not impossible even if it was only a month or two. After all, she was just a foster daughter of the Shu family who had almost been killed by them. No one cared about her fate.

However, if she wanted to come back in such a short time after her exile, she had to get to know someone who could bring her back.

Jiangyuan County was very poor now, and officials like the county magistrate were already tied to the Shu family's boat. With the Shu family being exiled, the officials in the county would also undergo a major turnover, so Shu Yu didn't count on these people.

She just needed to find someone who could help her return to the capital after her exile.

However, Shu Yu remembered a story from a book. The second wife of the Dali Temple's Chief Magistrate, Chang Shi, had a cousin named Deng Shi who married into the wealthy Jiang family in Jiangyuan County.

The relationship was quite complicated. When the wife of the Dali Temple's Chief Magistrate and Deng Shi were young, they were good friends. However, later on, Chang Shi's family fell on hard times, and the Deng family not only didn't help but also added insult to injury. The two families' relationship ruptured, and they never interacted again until their deaths. However, Deng Shi secretly maintained a good relationship with Chang Shi. When Chang Shi fell into difficulty, Deng Shi quietly helped her.

Perhaps even Deng Shi's husband's family didn't know about this. It wasn't until some time later when the Dali Temple's Chief Magistrate came to Dong'an Prefecture to investigate the Shu family's case that Chang Shi and Deng Shi met, and everyone learned about their relationship.

And Shu Yu had her eye on Deng Shi. Her background was such that as long as the Dali Temple's Chief Magistrate turned a blind eye, there was so much room for maneuver. Before, she didn't care if she was exiled or not. Even if she went to a remote place, Shu Yu could still thrive and live a good life. She didn't have any attachment to anyone or anything in Dong'an Prefecture, and it didn't matter to her if she went to a new place.

Therefore, she knew the outcome but never thought of a way to come back. But now it's different. She now... has a family. Whether it's the old lady who's tough on the outside but soft on the inside, or Lu Erbai, who was so stubborn that he almost broke his legs looking for her daughter, or even the gentle and warm Ruan Shi, the seemingly composed Da Hu, and San Ya, who's eyes lit up at the sight of her, and even the Da Ya who hadn't even met her face to face but gave her the best things.

They gave her the warmth of missing family for many years, and Shu Yu couldn't bear to leave them. She wanted to come back and live with them.

Thinking of this, Shu Yu reached out and grabbed the old lady's bewildered hand and smiled, "Grandma, let's open a ready-made clothing shop. I'll tell you more about it later."

A ready-made clothing shop? The old lady was surprised. They were going to open a shop? But the capital required to open a ready-made clothing shop was not low. 

(End of this chapter)