Chapter 89 Connections "Let's exchange contact information?"...

Chapter 89 Connections "Let's exchange contact information?"...

As soon as Madam Bai spoke, everyone else turned their attention to Ye Hantao's dress.

Although they didn't know Master Lin, judging from Madam Bai's tone, the embroidery on this dress must be very impressive.

However, most people can only tell that the embroidery is exquisite, and they can't see the details beyond that.

Cheng Zhao didn't look at the dress; he looked at Ye Hantao's expression and used half of his body to separate Old Madam Bai and Ye Hantao.

Jin Shiyue glanced at Ren Lang without leaving a trace and noticed that Ren Lang's brows were furrowed.

Ren Lang only then realized how significant the impact of having only 10 talent points left was on him.

He should be an expert in all kinds of fabrics and embroidery, but now he can't even recognize simple stitches.

When he first received the talent points, this knowledge was immediately flooded into his mind.

He's been working in design all these years, how could he have left nothing behind?!

Ye Hantao was unaware of the gazes of those around her, and only one guess remained in her mind.

Is this old lady trying to shift the blame?

She never imagined she'd get dragged into this before she read the gossip.

In Boss Su's shop, she openly claimed that her machine-embroidered dresses were more exquisite than the embroidery of the shop's master craftsmen.

Old Madam Bai stared intently at the embroidery on Ye Hantao's skirt, her cloudy eyes shining.

"Young lady, I'm asking you a question, don't just stand there daydreaming." Madam Bai was also wearing a cheongsam, heavily embroidered, clearly exuding luxury and elegance. "Who made this cheongsam for you at the shop?"

Ye Hantao recalled how lying to Fang Hao at the guesthouse that the dress was a custom-made piece by a master craftsman hadn't earned her any positive feedback about her vain persona. She steeled herself and said, "You must be mistaken. This dress is made of machine-embroidered fabric."

That way, the audience will always realize that she was lying earlier.

really--

[Disease progression: 24%]

[Hahaha, I'm used to hearing Ye Hantao exaggerate her wealth from one million to a hundred million, so hearing such a simple answer is a bit unusual.]

[I initially thought Ye Hantao's dress was made of moonlight satin, but after a close-up, I realized those shimmering lights were actually embroidery on the hem?]

[I don't know anything about embroidery, so I couldn't tell the difference between machine embroidery and traditional embroidery. I thought it was dyed.]

The problem is that Master Lin of Huayun is extremely famous in the industry; his embroidery works are all works of art. I heard that even a single screen can fetch millions of yuan at auction.

If Ye Hantao's cheongsams were comparable to Master Lin's works, could a single dress cost over a million? Do you think that's possible?

[Maze's salary isn't low, but it's not enough to buy Ye Hantao a dress worth over a million, is it?]

[The crucial point is that Ye Hantao is wearing this dress!]

[I may wear it, but I don't believe this dress can surpass Master Lin's work.]

Madam Bai asked incredulously, "You're saying this is machine embroidery?"

Over the years, she has spent nearly nine figures on cheongsams.

You can tell at a glance what kind of embroidery and what kind of stitch it is, let alone hand embroidery and machine embroidery.

Madam Bai couldn't understand why the young girl was lying.

Ye Hantao received feedback on her character design and was content to be herself, saying, "Yes, machine embroidery!"

Gu Fanghao was puzzled. "Taotao, you said before that this was embroidered by a master craftsman by hand."

Ye Hantao apologized, "I lied to you, this dress is actually less than two hundred."

"???" Gu Fanghao looked at the skirt a few more times, still not believing it. Was this the quality you could expect for two hundred yuan?

Ye Hantao couldn't hear Gu Fanghao's innermost thoughts.

Otherwise, she would definitely say that two hundred yuan should get this quality.

You can't have clothes in your closet that cost only a few dozen yuan and are of poor quality, right?

The audience, observing Ye Hantao's seemingly genuine expression, were all bewildered.

Ren Lang took another look at Ye Hantao's dress.

After examining it for a while, he still couldn't discern the embroidery stitches.

Ye Hantao can boast that there are two piles of raw stones in her grandmother's yard. Today, she should take the opportunity to say that they are the work of a master. Why did she admit that they were machine-embroidered?

Madam Bai extended her hand, and the young man who accompanied her respectfully handed her a pair of chain-link reading glasses.

Putting on her reading glasses, Madam Bai leaned closer to examine the patterns on the hem of her skirt.

Seeing this, Ren Lang suddenly understood.

Ye Hantao dared not admit it at all.

If we admit that later, when Old Madam Bai discovers something is wrong, given her nature of causing a scene at Huayun, she will inevitably expose Ye Hantao in the live broadcast room.

Ye Hantao couldn't afford to gamble.

Madam Bai squinted her eyes slightly. Even through her glasses, she could see that the embroidery on the skirt was exactly the same as the one she had seen when they brushed past each other.

Against a mint-colored backdrop, there are countless bird-of-paradise buds waiting to bloom.

The subtle patterns are faintly visible, and under the light and shadows falling from the window, the petals seem to bloom suddenly.

Madam Bai was overjoyed.

This is clearly the effect of using a fainting injection to its fullest extent!

"I must be getting old and my eyesight is failing." Old Madam Bai raised her eyes and met Ye Hantao's gaze, giving her a knowing look.

It was clearly a top-tier work of art by a master, but the young girl insisted on calling it machine embroidery, obviously because she didn't want the master's name to appear in the live stream.

Madam Bai now regrets having praised Master Lin of Huayun to some friends without reservation.

The production time for a single cheongsam is at least two months. Master Lin is so busy that there's no queue for her cheongsams!

The young girl lied about machine embroidery, probably because she didn't want too many people to seek out the master craftsman to make cheongsams.

Madam Bai spoke again: "This is indeed a machine-embroidered pattern. The light on the stairs was too dim just now, so I misjudged it."

Ren Lang also spoke up, "I didn't dare to spoil your mood because I saw how confident you were. This dress is just ordinary machine embroidery. Maybe Tao Tao is pretty enough to make the dress seem more valuable."

As soon as he finished speaking, he inexplicably received a big eye roll from Old Madam Bai.

"...?"

Ren Lang didn't delve into it further, but turned to Gu Fanghao and joked, "If we hadn't run into Old Madam Bai, you probably would have thought that Tao Tao's dress was hand-sewn by the master, right?"

Gu Fanghao nodded subconsciously.

To be precise, she still believes that Tao Tao's dress is of the level of a master tailor.

But both Brother Ren and Madam Bai said it was machine embroidery.

She wanted to ask Tao Tao where she bought the dress, saying it was such a good deal at two hundred yuan!

The viewers in the live stream who had been so confident were completely dumbfounded.

【Huh? Huh? ? ? 】

So Ye Hantao was lying about the master craftsmanship she mentioned before, and the machine embroidery she just showed was the truth?

[It's quite obvious. Ren Lang, creative director of Aurelia. As for Madam Bai, although I don't know her personally, judging from the shop owner's attitude, she's a qipao expert; they both said it was machine-embroidered.]

[Hahahaha, I knew Maze wouldn't buy Ye Hantao a dress worth millions!]

[I've noticed that some people are particularly susceptible to having their judgments influenced by whether Ye Hantao is rich or not. It's like they believe everything she says, even if her brother is Maze and her great-aunt is Zhou Shumiao.]

That's why Ye Hantao dared to lie and say that her grandmother's house had two piles of raw stones.

[Can you haters please shut up? We're talking about clothes, why are you bringing up raw gemstones? Before you start criticizing, spend 20,000 yuan to open a piece of icy violet jade and take a look.]

[Fans, don't be stubborn. Ye Hantao suddenly stopped lying; it's obvious she's afraid of being exposed by Old Madam Bai.]

The comments section was buzzing with excitement when Madam Bai reached out again, and another young man who had accompanied her respectfully handed over his phone.

Not long ago, the old lady Bai was aggressive at the store entrance, but now she looked kind and gentle.

"Young lady, we click really well. Shall we exchange contact information?"

Ye Hantao: "?"

Remembering something, Old Madam Bai chuckled and said, "Bai Qingzhu, that's my name."

Ren Lang felt uneasy again.

Is Ye Hantao's dress really machine-embroidered...?

He was kind to Bai Qingzhu because he recognized her identity, but why did Bai Qingzhu take the initiative to add Ye Hantao's contact information?

After exchanging contact information, Ye Hantao wondered where she had heard the name Bai Qingzhu before; it sounded familiar.

Suddenly, something icy cold touched my wrist.

Ye Hantao glanced down.

It was the zodiac pendant that Cheng Zhao wore on his wrist.

My uncle brought a whole set of constellation pendants made of gold-plated agate. I heard he found them by chance in a small shop and bought them as a gift for her.

These pendants are usually worn as necklaces, who would use them as bracelets?

Thinking this, Ye Hantao took a few more glances, then wrapped the rope around Cheng Zhao's wrist twice and secured it to his prominent wrist bone. This man's hand was a size larger than hers, and even his wrist bone was more noticeable.

Cheng Zhao's clear voice reached her ears, "The wife of the chairman of Yazhou Hotel Group often appears in interviews together."

Ye Hantao snapped out of her daze and suddenly remembered.

The Yazhou Hotel Group owns only five-star hotels. She and her family stayed at one of the hotels when they went on vacation, and the room rate was more than 20,000 yuan per night.

Of course, their family didn't spend any money.

My mom's company is giving her a free and easy trip as a reward, and supposedly she has to stay at this particular hotel so the company can use their connections to get her a kickback.

[I found out! It's the wife of the chairman of Yazhou Group!]

This person must be incredibly wealthy!

[Absolutely, she is the second largest shareholder of Yazhou International.]

[I'm still working like a dog so I can stay at the Yazhou Hotel without any financial burden in the future (crying.jpg)]

[My goodness, she's seventy? She doesn't look it at all, she looks like she's only in her early sixties.]

Rich people can afford cosmetic procedures.

Whether it's cosmetic surgery or not, look at her figure in that cheongsam, and the speed at which she walks—her physique is much stronger than mine, who's almost thirty.

So, Ye Hantao got the contact information of the chairman's wife of the Yazhou Group just by wearing a machine-embroidered dress?

[...]

【Wait, why?! Why did Bai Qingzhu add Ye Hantao?!】

Aside from Bai Qingzhu himself, probably no one can answer this question; even Ye Hantao herself doesn't know.

Su Jin could probably guess.

Madam Bai wanted to find that master through Ye Hantao.

Not only could Old Madam Bai easily recognize the acupuncture techniques, but she could too.

At this moment, Su Jin arrived in front of Ye Hantao's trellis.

They attended a half-hour embroidery lesson on the third floor, and then went to the second floor to experience the Shu embroidery techniques.

hiss.

Su Yi'ang glanced at Ren Lang and felt a pain in his finger. "Brother Ren, you've pricked your finger at least a hundred times."

Ren Lang was so exhausted that he wanted to give up recording.

What bad luck! What terrible luck!

[The creative director can't embroider either, hahaha.]

But surely you're skilled at tailoring? Even if you're not good at embroidery, you shouldn't be constantly pricking your hands.

Don't forget, he's been having a run of bad luck lately.

"Hantao, start the needle here, then come back." Su Jin bent down and gently instructed, "Very good, then come up from this side again."

Ye Hantao enjoys experiencing new things and is very dedicated to learning.

Su Jin felt a surge of joy in her heart.

Wouldn't that create a bridge of mutual familiarity?

No one knew that Huayun's embroidery workshop was facing a shortage of skilled embroiderers.

The dress for Madam Bai was made by the two top embroiderers in the shop, besides Master Lin, but the finished product was still far from satisfactory.

She had no other choice but to use her connections to get on board with the variety show "Classmates Are Here".

The guests' visit to Huayun to experience Shu embroidery is also a way of advertising for them.

She hopes to use this opportunity to discover some talented young people.

Looking at Ye Hantao's embroidered dress, Su Jin's desire to meet that powerful master grew even stronger.

"Hantao, shall we exchange contact information?"

Ye Hantao tilted her head and looked at her with a questioning gaze.

Su Jin smiled and said, "You are very talented in embroidery and have your own ingenuity. I would like to have the opportunity to communicate with you more and broaden our thinking."

Hearing Su Jin's words from not far away, Su Yi'ang chuckled and said, "Tao Tao has studied traditional Chinese painting, so she's also suited for embroidery!"

As he spoke, he stood up, wanting to see what Ye Hantao was embroidering.

The cameraman also took a close-up shot of everyone's unfinished work.

Starting with Jin Shiyue, then Chen Xiaofeng, and then He Qiang, and finally Ye Hantao's trellis.

The audience was completely absorbed.

The family members watching from outside the screen were also waiting intently for Tao Tao's embroidery to be unveiled.

All that could be seen on the embroidered cloth was a large blob of something that was neither red nor pink, with several bite marks on the top and bottom edges.

Cheng Zhao remained silent.

He guessed what it was; yes, he guessed, not just saw it.

Su Yi'ang stroked his chin. "Is this a sweet potato?"

Chen Xiaofeng corrected, "This should be a sweet potato that has been eaten."

"..." Ye Hantao said expressionlessly, "This is a longevity peach."

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Author's Note: Boss Su: How can it not be considered a talent? [Panda head emoji]

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