Ever since Xiaoxiao met Wen Nuan at the Marriage Fate Temple, she had always thought of her as genteel and graceful, always wearing a gentle smile on her face. On the street, when she helped her out with the crowd, she was poised and unruffled. However, Xiaoxiao had not expected her to be such a shy person in this respect.
Xiaoxiao had no choice but to get dressed. She too felt a bit embarrassed. How could she behave so foolishly again? She had even commented that Wen Nuan was too familiar by calling her by her first name, yet her own behavior was even more presumptuous, "Wen Nuan, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you were so shy."
Wen Nuan turned around; she also felt that she had panicked a bit too much just now, yet she was genuinely startled by Xiaoxiao’s action.
Seeing that Xiaoxiao had put her clothes on, Wen Nuan tried to calm herself, "It’s okay, I was just a bit shocked just now."
Xiaoxiao hurriedly explained, "Sorry, I’m a bit silly sometimes. I was just eager to show you what we sell, which is actually quite similar to bellybands."
"Similar to bellybands?"
"Yes, it’s selling quite well in our county. Most buyers are wives and young ladies from wealthy families. We plan to expand our business to other counties and are considering partnering with cloth shops there. Today, since you mentioned you own Cloth Shop, and I find you nice and you’ve helped us before, I thought I’d ask if you’re interested?"
Hearing Xiaoxiao saying nice things about her made Wen Nuan a bit embarrassed, but she was indeed interested in the business proposal. After all, she was a businesswoman too. So she softly spoke up, "Then, let me take another look at the lingerie you mentioned."
"..." Another look? Xiaoxiao was somewhat speechless. Would another look make her not shy anymore?
With a somewhat incredulous look, Xiaoxiao said, "You’re not shy anymore?"
"..." Wen Nuan felt awkward when asked, as she still couldn’t accept looking at someone else’s body. Her etiquette education didn’t allow for it.
Seeing Wen Nuan’s expression, Xiaoxiao knew she was still shy, so she said, "Let’s not look at it today then. Wait for the next time. Next time I come back from home, I’ll bring the products over, and you can have a look and try them on then."
Wen Nuan felt that this was the most appropriate approach, as it also avoided the former awkwardness, thus she said, "That sounds good. Just remember to bring the products next time."
"Yes, don’t worry. Next time I’ll have my sister talk to you about it." Although Xiaoxiao was not very familiar with Wen Nuan’s Cloth Shop, from her talents and various actions, her family background seemingly wouldn’t be poor. Cloth Shop must be a prestigious grand cloth shop.
"All right, then I won’t disturb you any longer. It’s getting late, and I should head back too. When you bring the products over, have someone send me a message; you can find out our location by asking around," Wen Nuan said, heading towards the door.
"It’s so late; I’ll have someone escort you," Xiaoxiao said worriedly, seeing that she was alone.
"No need, I came here with people, and they are waiting outside," Wen Nuan straightforwardly rejected.
"Alright then, see you next time."
"Yes, see you next time."
After seeing Wen Nuan off, the night at the Grand Theater quieted down as well, and everyone went to bed after tidying up. Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming were also waiting for the next day, as they had plans to visit Yongan Fish Pond.
Early the next day, Xiaoxiao and her group were ready, just waiting for Han Yongsheng to come and pick them up.
But although he did arrive, he brought with him some startling news.