## Chapter 21: Guided by Her

“Would I lie to you for candy? Isn’t it right in front of you? You can try pulling it apart, see if it rips.”

As she spoke, Lin Yangyang picked up his uniform and pulled the fabric under the armpit with force, it was very strong.

Looking at the clothes in her hand, Lu Shiyuan frowned slightly at her face.

Seeing him frown and stare at her, not knowing what he was thinking, Lin Yangyang waved her hand in front of his eyes.

Just as she was about to leave to pick up the children, Tian Wenjun seemed to finally react, stepping forward to block her path, but his eyes were on Lu Shiyuan.

“Third Brother, there’s a way, we can call all the sisters-in-law in the compound who know how to sew, ask them to help, unpick the problematic stitching and sew it again, wouldn’t that be fine?”

This was also the method Lu Shiyuan had just thought of.

He looked at Tian Wenjun, then at Lin Yangyang, frowning slightly and asking, “Yangyang, can you help?”

“Of course.” Lin Yangyang didn’t even think before agreeing to Lu Shiyuan’s request.

It was the army’s uniform!

If she helped to re-sew the clothes, firstly, she could build a good reputation, and if she had any disputes with Lu Shiyuan in the future, this would be one of her life-saving contributions.

Secondly, it was a chance to show off her skills!

Maybe she could even advertise for her future career.

Thinking of this, Lin Yangyang stared at him, her eyes unusually serious and fervent, “How many uniforms are there in total?”

“Our regiment has a total of 873 people.” Tian Wenjun, as Lu Shiyuan’s instructor, was the most knowledgeable about these matters.

“Over 800 people… Let’s do this, Wenjun, go get all the sisters-in-law in our compound who know how to sew to the canteen, and then work together to re-sew the problematic uniforms. It’s best to find sisters-in-law who are good at sewing, about twenty people.”

Lin Yangyang felt a strange sense of pride.

Over 800 people, all under Lu Shiyuan’s command.

Tian Wenjun agreed and quickly went out of the Lu house.

Then Lin Yangyang looked at Lu Shiyuan, “I’ll go pick up the children first, you have someone send all the uniforms to the canteen.”

Lu Shiyuan agreed, gave her a meaningful look, and then turned and left.

Lin Yangyang had really changed a lot.

If it had been before, she wouldn’t only have refused to help, she would have complained that he was disturbing her.

He had been worried that she wouldn’t agree to help, but now it seemed that his worries were unnecessary.

Jia’an and Ningning attended the military dependents’ kindergarten, just two streets behind the compound. It only took Lin Yangyang twenty minutes to pick up the children.

When she arrived at the compound’s canteen, several cleaned tables were piled high with new uniforms, and twenty-odd brothers stood behind Lu Shiyuan, waiting for orders.

Tian Wenjun had found twenty military wives, and they had already started re-sewing the uniforms.

Seeing Lin Yangyang come back, Lu Shiyuan walked over, they exchanged glances, and then Lin Yangyang went behind one of the military wives, looking at each of their sewing work.

After looking at it, she frowned slightly, picked up one of the re-stitched uniforms, and in front of everyone, pulled it slightly with force…

The newly sewn clothes ripped again.

For the sake of the other person’s face, Lin Yangyang didn’t point out who had sewn this piece of clothing.

“Everyone, there are over 800 sets of clothes here, I think the sisters-in-law all know that these are the uniforms to be worn for tomorrow’s inspection. We must re-sew all the clothes before tomorrow, and it must be strong and durable, without any mistakes. Otherwise, it will be our husbands’ faces that will be lost.”

Although the military wives usually disliked Lin Yangyang’s personality, what she said now made sense.

Besides, the army needed their help, if they didn’t do a good job and caused a problem with tomorrow’s inspection, they would also be criticized.

“I’ll sew now, sisters-in-law, you can refer to my stitching method.”

As she spoke, Lin Yangyang picked up a uniform, sat down and unpicked the stitching.

Among these sisters-in-law, there was Liao Fangyi, she looked at Lin Yangyang and questioned, “Sister-in-law Lin, how can you be sure that your stitching won’t rip?”

Lin Yangyang smiled and looked up at her, “Then I’ll sew one first, and you can see the effect.”

Lin Yangyang was a professional, after unpicking the original stitching, she threaded the needle and quickly used the original cotton thread to sew it.

It took her less than two minutes to sew one sleeve.

Then she handed the uniform to Liao Fangyi, “Sister-in-law Liao, you can try it.”

Liao Fangyi took the uniform with half a belief and pulled it hard at the stitching…

No reaction.

She didn’t believe it, so she pulled it hard again with all her might…

Still no reaction.

Tian Wenjun couldn’t help but clap his hands in approval.

“Sister-in-law Liao pulled it so hard and it didn’t rip, we don’t have to worry about it ripping during tomorrow’s inspection.”

The soldiers present all agreed with Tian Wenjun’s words, because they had all seen how hard Liao Fangyi had pulled the clothes.

Seeing this, Liao Fangyi was too embarrassed to speak.

Then twenty military wives gathered around Lin Yangyang, watching how she re-sewed the clothes, Lin Yangyang also carefully taught them some details of sewing.

“Third Brother, Sister-in-law is really good.”

Looking at Lin Yangyang directing the military wives to work, she had a commanding presence, Tian Wenjun stood beside Lu Shiyuan and couldn’t help but say softly.

His words were sincere, although Lin Yangyang’s reputation was not good before, but after getting to know her these past few days, he felt that Sister-in-law was more like a person of character.

“This is called a bound seam, the stitches are close together, sewing the raw edges is not only beautiful but also very practical. Use this stitch to re-sew the armpit area, it will be stronger.”

Lin Yangyang taught carefully, the military wives were already familiar with sewing, and after being reminded by her, they quickly got the hang of it.

“I usually use this stitch to sew clothes too, but I’m still a bit lacking in detail compared to Sister-in-law Lin, and my hands aren’t as nimble, so it’s not very beautiful. I’ve really learned something today, now I know how to sew better and more beautifully, my children at home won’t dislike me anymore. Sister-in-law Lin, you’re really amazing.”

The speaker was named Du Meichun, she seemed to live in the same building as Hou Jian.

Du Meichun was a practical person, she usually made a living by sewing for people in exchange for tickets or small amounts of money, she didn’t like to gossip, so she was low-key in the compound and didn’t have many close friends.

The original owner was a high-profile but impractical person, completely opposite to Du Meichun, so even though they were neighbors, they didn’t have much interaction.

But Lin Yangyang actually liked Du Meichun, she was not only humble but also good at talking.

“What’s the big deal, it doesn’t matter if it looks good or not, the most important thing is that it’s strong.” Liao Fangyi was the opposite of Du Meichun, even though the quality was good, she was still unwilling to admit that Lin Yangyang was amazing.