Chapter 18

“Not yet, please wait.”

Xu Xiaoling was a little flustered and looked outside as she spoke.

Xiong Hanmei looked unhappy. These past few days, the more she thought about it at home, the more she felt that she might have been cheated. So, she hurried over when the time had come.

After a few minutes, Xiong Hanmei could no longer sit still.

Seeing this, Xu Xiaoling quickly said, “Maybe something delayed him. Please wait, it’s not time yet.”

Li Shengnan came out from the inner room, gloating, “I’m afraid he doesn’t dare to come. The fabric is enough to make several clothes.”

Xu Xiaoling tugged at the corner of Li Shengnan’s clothes, not understanding why her senior sister not only failed to appease the guests, but also added fuel to the fire.

Li Shengnan ignored Xu Xiaoling and was secretly delighted in her heart.

It was just what she wanted that person not to come. Anyway, the customer took the initiative to have the clothes repaired, so it was none of her business. When the master asked about it, she could easily get away with it.

Li Shengnan was happily daydreaming and completely ignored Xiong Hanmei’s terrifying expression.

“Okay, if you don’t show up today and I can’t get the clothes, I’ll smash your store!”

Xiong Hanmei was furious. As soon as she finished speaking, a group of burly men appeared behind her. They were all strong and muscular and looked like they were not easy to mess with.

Li Shengnan was a little scared now, but she still looked indignant, “She is not from the store, what does it have to do with us? You trusted the wrong person, if you want to cause trouble, you should go to her.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoling and Xiong Hanmei’s expressions changed.

Xiong Hanmei was completely furious.

Xu Xiaoling glanced at Xiong Hanmei carefully, and seeing that she was furious, she whispered to Li Shengnan:

“Senior sister, please talk less.”

“I’m not wrong. It’s all that woman’s fault that our store has ended up in this state.” Li Shengnan gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with resentment. She didn’t expect that Xiong Hanmei would really hire someone to smash the store.

Xiong Hanmei put her hands on her hips and glared at Li Shengnan, “You were the ones who ruined the clothes first, and now you’re not willing to take responsibility, right?”

After saying that, he called out to the man behind him, “Go! Smash this store!”

“yes!”

Several grown men immediately rolled up their arms, rolled up their sleeves, and started working.

Xu Xiaoling was anxious and ran to Xiong Hanmei, “Mrs. Xiong, please wait a moment, she may be delayed by something.”

Xu Xiaoling didn’t believe that Shu Wan was a liar. She must have been delayed by something.

Xiong Hanmei didn’t listen and continued to attack.

Li Shengnan pulled Xu Xiaoling to her side and warned her: “Stop talking, or I’ll beat you up too!”

Xu Xiaoling said worriedly, “But…what about the store? What if they really smash it?”

“It’s okay if we smash it. The master will understand us.”

Xu Xiaoling disagreed with Li Shengnan’s idea. The shop was the result of her master’s hard work, but looking at the burly men in front of her, she knew that she was no match for them.

Is there really no other way?

Just when I was in despair, a familiar shout came from the door.

“What are you doing!?”

Everyone in the room looked at the same time. Xu Xiaoling’s face showed joy, while Li Shengnan’s expression changed.

“Master, you are finally back.”

Fang Wenqiu walked quickly to the two of them and asked, “Xiaoling, Shengnan, what’s going on?”

Li Shengnan spoke before Xu Xiaoling, “Master, this is what happened. After you left, the store received an order. We made it according to the customer’s requirements, but the customer was not satisfied with the finished product and is now making trouble in the store.”

“You were not there at the time, and neither were the other craftsmen in the store. The customer found someone else to alter the clothes. Today is the delivery date, but that person didn’t show up, so Mrs. Xiong came to us to ask for an explanation. She said that if the problem couldn’t be solved, she would destroy the store.”

As she spoke, Li Shengnan’s eyes turned red and her voice became choked.

“Shengnan, thank you for your hard work.” Fang Wenqi patted Li Shengnan’s shoulder lovingly.

“Master, don’t you blame me? I didn’t guard the store well, otherwise no one would come to smash the store.” Li Shengnan blamed herself.

Fang Wenqiu rubbed Li Shengnan’s head and said, “Silly child.”

Xu Xiaoling couldn’t get a word in. She felt that some of her senior sister’s words were strange, but she couldn’t explain why.

“Mrs. Xiong, my apprentice has told me what happened. Although the fault was not primarily ours, we are willing to make another one for you and an extra one for free,” Fang Qiuwen said to Xiong Hanmei.

Xiong Hanmei felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. What did they mean it was not their fault? Was she being unreasonable? You even measured the wrong size of clothes. How dare you shirk responsibility for such a low-level mistake?

Xiong Hanmei sneered, “Master Fang, I came to you to make clothes because I saw that you were famous and my friends said you were good at making clothes. But the clothes you made are not the right size and the sewing is poor. With this level, I would not want them even if you gave me a hundred pieces.”

“Are you sure it’s from my store?” Fang Wenqiu frowned slightly after hearing what Xiong Hanmei said. Why didn’t Shengnan tell her?

Xiong Hanmei rolled her eyes. “Could it be that I did it? It wasn’t just me at the time. Everyone saw it. Do you want to deny it?”

“I’m going to attend my son’s wedding tomorrow. What do you think I should do if I don’t have any clothes?”

Xiong Hanmei put her hands on her hips, looking aggressive.

Fang Wenqiu looked embarrassed, “Of course we won’t default on our debt, but we will definitely not be able to redo it tomorrow.”

Xiong Hanmei sneered, completely losing her patience.

“If I can’t come up with a solution today, I won’t leave! From now on, if you open your store, I will smash it and make sure you can’t continue to operate in Haishi!”

Fang Wenqiu’s face could no longer remain calm at this moment, and he frowned as he thought of a solution.

“Master, it’s all that person’s fault. If she hadn’t cheated Mrs. Xiong, how could Mrs. Xiong be so angry as to smash the store.” Li Shengnan was indignant, fearing that the master would blame her for this.

“No, it was obviously Sister Shu Wan who came forward, and Mrs. Xiong…” Xu Xiaoling retorted.

Li Shengnan glared at Xu Xiaoling and said, “You are the one who brought the person back. How dare you say that?”

“Okay.” Fang Wenqiu interrupted, turned to Xu Xiaoling and said, “Learn more from your senior sister, and don’t let everyone worry about you.”

Xu Xiaoling felt sad, and the grievance almost turned into tears and burst out.

She quickly looked away and was stunned for a moment, then a look of joy appeared on her face.

“Sister Shu Wan is here!”

Everyone looked towards the door.

“I’m sorry, the bus broke down halfway and it took me some time to walk here, so I’m late. Fortunately, everyone is still here.”

Shu Wan was panting slightly as she spoke. She jogged all the way over, afraid that the person would leave. It would be bad if others misunderstood that you deliberately stood someone up. Integrity is very important in doing business.

When Xiong Hanmei saw Shu Wan, her expression changed from gloomy to bright. “It’s okay. I just got here too. Did you bring your clothes?”

“I’ve brought it. Take a look and see if you like it.” Shu Wan handed over the clothes.

Before Xiong Hanmei could react, Li Shengnan stopped Shu Wan and reached out to take the clothes away, “Since you brought the clothes, my master can help you alter them.”

The implication is that although Shu Wan has come, she definitely hasn’t made the change.

The smile on Shu Wan’s face faded a little. “Don’t bother with that. The clothes belong to Madam Xiong, and Madam Xiong has the final say.”

After what happened just now, Xiong Hanmei no longer liked this store.

What she wanted to see more now was how her clothes had been altered and whether she could wear them.

Mrs. Xiong did not have a good impression of Li Shengnan at all, and asked her to stay away, “Move aside, don’t block me from looking at the clothes.”

“Shengnan!”

Fang Wenqiu called Li Shengnan back, but Li Shengnan was unwilling to do so and said, “Master, I am doing this for her own good, so that she won’t be dissatisfied and we will be the ones to be scolded.”

“Let’s see how the customers react first. If they are not satisfied, we can take further action.” Fang Qiuwen was much more experienced and immediately thought of a solution.

“Master is really thoughtful.” Li Shengnan gave a thumbs up and slowly retreated behind Fang Qiuwen, looking like she was enjoying a good show.

Shu Wan took out the clothes, spread them out in front of Xiong Hanmei, and asked her to take a closer look.

The clothes that were originally the wrong size were altered, the poor stitching on them disappeared, and they were replaced with delicate and exquisite flower and bird patterns.

At just one glance, Xiong Hanmei’s eyes were glued to it and she couldn’t let it go.

Shu Wan asked with a smile: “Would you like to try it on?”