Chapter 12 Rescue
"You...you are all in the same group, you all want to bully me!" Li Ailian pointed her finger at Li Luo and the other two and cursed, "Bah! You are a bunch of snakes and rats, you just want to make me spend money in vain."

"I'm telling you, it's impossible! A tattered cheongsam costs a hundred yuan, why don't you just rob it?" Li Ailian reached out to grab the cheongsam, but the owner quickly took it back.

Of course the shop owner knew what Li Ailian was up to. Many clothing stores had been scammed in this way. Whenever a piece of clothing was torn, Li Ailian would sit on the ground and roll around, demanding that the clothes be compensated for her.

She could buy clothes that originally cost dozens of dollars for just a few dollars, and then mend them along the seams and wear them as new clothes.

Other shop owners might be fooled, but Tang Qiqi is not one of those shop owners who are afraid of trouble. At worst, she would give up her business, but she would not let anyone smash the sign of her clothing store.

"Miss, I think she can't come up with the money, so she can only make a fuss here, wearing someone else's clothes and slandering them. Looking at her skilled appearance, I'm afraid she is not someone who is used to using this method?" Li Luo frowned and said indignantly.

The people around also started pointing at Li Ailian, making Li Ailian's face turn red.

She had never failed before, but today she met a tough guy?
"Who... who said I can't afford it! I want to become the owner of a breeding farm today, let me see who says I can't afford it?" Li Ailian was so angry that she threw a hundred yuan on the ground.

"Change it to a size that fits me. That dress is too small. I don't want it anymore!"

"No, your clothes are worn out and you still want to change the size?" Tang Qiqi rolled her eyes at Li Ailian and showed no intention of giving in.

"If you want, that's fine. I'll give you this dress to mend and you can take it back and wear it." Tang Qiqi didn't want to cause trouble for herself anymore, so she decided to settle the matter peacefully.

He bent down and picked up the money. It was money, after all. It wasn't shameful.

"No, I want a new size. This one doesn't fit me." Li Ailian still refused to give in. She paid the money with a painful heart. Besides, she was going to wear this new dress to deliver meals to Brother Ling. How could she wear a torn one?
Besides, she took the hundred yuan from her home, and she didn't dare let her sister-in-law and mother know, otherwise they would beat her up.

"Li Ailian, don't go too far! You've been dreaming all day. I don't think anyone would be interested in a big fat pig like you!" Tang Qiqi pointed at Li Ailian's nose and cursed.

"Girl, I've repaired your clothes, so you can just take them and go. But now that they've been damaged, you're asking them to compensate you with a new one. Aren't you bullying me?"

"I think it would be unlucky for anyone to marry you. We should keep our eyes open. If anyone mentions the daughter of the Li family, we should ask them if the girl they are marrying is Li Ailian and cancel the engagement immediately."

Everyone pointed fingers at Li Ailian, and Li Ailian threw herself at him: "You old fools, I'll sew up your mouths with needle and thread!"

Then, he was about to pull up the needle and thread beside him, but was stopped by Tang Qiqi: "You have to pay for using our things."

Li Ailian was furious, but she had no way to break free from the vortex, so she could only say, "Then trim this dress so that I can wear it, or give me my money back!"

"Li Ailian, are you trying to force me to do something?" Tang Qiqi was so angry that she put her hands on her hips. Her business for the whole morning was ruined by Li Ailian.

Li Luo took a quick look at the cheongsam and found that although it was stretched, only the seams on the side were open. So without saying a word, she took the cheongsam and used scissors to untie the waistline on one side.

For a moment, Tang Qiqi felt a little distressed when she realized what was happening, but Li Ailian had paid for it, so even if it couldn't be repaired, Li Ailian would have to pay for it. So why not just let this beautiful woman give it a try?

Besides, it’s not like she can’t afford to pay the hundred dollars.

Li Luo carefully picked out the loose threads and selected an extremely thin hidden zipper from the zippers nearby and locked the sides that were stretched around the waist.

"Fixed." Li Luo was very satisfied with his work. Fortunately, his hands were not clumsy.

Now, everyone noticed that there was a beautiful girl behind them, and they forgot to breathe for a moment. "Whose daughter is this? She looks like a college student, and she can even sew?" For a moment, Li Ailian was no longer the center of the topic, and instead, everyone's attention was on Li Luo.

"Hmph, you just add a zipper and say the clothes are repaired?" Li Ailian looked at him doubtfully, with a look of disbelief.

"You'll know if you try it again. Your waist shape is not suitable for waist-tightening." Li Luo spread his hands and explained.

"They have already fixed it for you, just give it a try." Someone spoke for Li Luo.

Li Ailian was also skeptical, so she took the cheongsam and pulled a piece of black cloth over it, then changed into the cheongsam in the clothing store.

It's amazing that the waist is now wider and the zipper on the side can be easily pulled up. She doesn't have to worry about the side lines bursting. This little girl is really good at this.

Li Ailian looked up, but saw that it was almost ten o'clock. She didn't want to delay any longer. She had to go to the drugstore to buy some strong medicine. Otherwise, how could she win over Ling Zhuoqun in one fell swoop?

Li Ailian pulled open the curtain like a proud hen. The cheongsam was really unfair to her, who weighed more than 200 pounds.

"I will mercifully forgive you this time. If you give me the wrong size next time, I will tear down your clothing store!"

After saying this, Li Ailian raised her head even higher, like a chicken that had won a fight, and walked away with a swagger, completely ignoring the pointing gazes of others.

Seeing that there was nothing interesting to watch, everyone immediately dispersed.

Only then did Tang Qiqi have time to communicate with Li Luo.

"My beautiful lady, which cloth from our cloth shop have you taken a fancy to? Just give it to me for free!" Tang Qiqi waved her hand, very generously.

Li Luo laughed heartily: "As expected, she is the boss lady, so generous!"

"It's not the boss lady, it's the boss!" Tang Qiqi pointed her finger and corrected him in a serious tone, "You seem to have good skills, what do you think? Do you want to sell yourself and work with me? I'll pay you ten dollars a month."

As she spoke, Tang Qiqi put her arms around Li Luo's neck in a familiar manner.

Li Luo's gaze fell on the soft silk beside him, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

This is the best silk fabric for making cheongsam. I didn’t expect that such a small clothing store would have this kind of material!

Tang Qiqi also noticed Li Luo's gaze and thought to herself: I didn't expect this little girl to have such a sharp eye. There was only one valuable piece of cloth in her store, and it was chosen by the little girl.

This material, even before it is made into ready-made clothes, costs three hundred yuan, which is simply unaffordable for ordinary people.

But she had already promised the other party that she would give him any material he liked for free.

"What's the matter? Are you interested in my silk fabric? I'll get it for you!" Tang Qiqi released her arms around Li Luo's neck, and her hands were shaking as she tried to take the silk fabric.

"No, I brought some money for buying groceries today. I'll come back to buy the ingredients in a few days. I still have to go back and cook for my wife."

(End of this chapter)