Chapter 60: Made 60 clothes
Ye Jiu wasn’t foolish and knew that in this family, only Mrs. He truly cherished her as a precious daughter despite others seeing her as dull and stupid,
and only Mrs. He was absolutely genuine with her.
Considering this, Ye Jiu changed the tone of her voice, “I also made a mistake yesterday thinking about buying fabric since it might be cheaper, but I overlooked the fact that making clothes would tire mother out.
However mother, seeing you so tired really breaks my heart.
I actually know that you are afraid that I might become closer to my sister-in-law over you.
But in my heart, I clearly understand that in this family, only you are the best person to me.
Even if my sister-in-law shows me some concern, it is only because she hopes to win your favor through me, wanting her own life to be a bit easier.
Daughter knows clearly who her closest person is, so you don’t have to worry about my sister-in-law taking me away, as she has her own daughter, and I have my own mother.
No matter what happens, I will never be closer to anyone more than I am to you.”
Hearing these words, Mrs. He turned and asked, “Really?”
“Pfft…” Ye Jiu couldn’t help but laugh at Mrs. He’s serious expression, “Mother, you are the most loving and closest person to me in this world, I could deceive anyone but definitely not you!”
Mrs. He also laughed and put the fabric she was holding onto the kang table, “Then take the fabric to your sister-in-law. Now that I am a mother-in-law, there’s a daughter-in-law there, I see no reason to labor unnecessarily.”
“Alright.” Ye Jiu said while folding the fabric on the kang table, “When I have earned more money in the future, let’s not buy fabric anymore, we’ll also purchase ready-made clothes to see if they are gold-plated, they are so expensive!”
Ye Jiu said this to tease Mrs. He, but in these times where manual labor was everything, the price of ready-made garments was indeed not cheap, being at least fifty percent more expensive than the fabric itself, and that was just for ordinary material; one could only imagine that more expensive materials would be even more exorbitant.
“Alright alright, my daughter is so filial, I’m looking forward to it,” Mrs. He said with a face full of smiles.
Mrs. Zhang was a diligent woman, an absolute expert in managing household affairs. When Ye Jiu entered, she and Ye Qinghua were sitting on the kang doing needlework.
Seeing Ye Jiu, Ye Qinghua politely greeted her, “Little Auntie.”
Ye Jiu smiled and nodded, then greeted Mrs. Zhang, “Is my sister-in-law teaching Qinghua needlework?”
“Yes, this child is also not young anymore, another few years and it will be time to discuss her marriage. By practicing needlework at home these years, we can avoid her being disliked by her in-laws later,” Mrs. Zhang said, making Ye Qinghua bow her head in embarrassment and mutter, “Mother, why do you say these things?”
“Alright, I’ll say no more,” Mrs. Zhang laughed, then, seeing the fabric in Ye Jiu’s hand, remembered to ask her, “Little Auntie, did you come for something?”
Ye Jiu placed the fabric on the kang and said, “It’s been several years since father and mother updated their wardrobe, so yesterday when I went to town, I bought two pieces of fabric for them. Sister-in-law, you know I was young back then and wasn’t in a condition to learn needlework, and mother is getting older and her eyesight is not what it used to be, so since your needlework is good, I thought I’d bring the fabric over. Please help make two pieces of clothing for father and mother when you have time.”