The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 626 Finding the Same Style

"This baby bottle is quite niche...we really don't carry it in our store!"

Wang Cuilan is almost sixty years old. She has been running this community maternity and baby store for nearly twenty years. She has always been popular because of her good quality, low prices and good service. People from several surrounding communities come to her store when they need to buy maternity and baby products.

That morning, as usual, she opened the shop before eight o'clock.

When we moved the wooden table outside, the first customer arrived and immediately asked for the baby bottle.

He even took out his phone to show her a close-up photo of the baby bottle, fearing he might not be able to explain it clearly.

The photo isn't very clear, but you can still see the logo on the bottle.

The logo, composed of cursive English letters, looked simple and elegant, but she couldn't quite explain what the subtitles were.

There are countless brands of baby bottles on the market, both domestic and imported, and she knows them all. But this particular brand, in all her years in this industry, she has neither heard of it nor seen it before.

But she couldn't say that to the customers, as it would make her seem unprofessional.

So she used that excuse to get rid of him.

But she didn't expect that just after she put the building block table down and was about to lift the rain cover and plug in the rocking horse socket, a second customer came and asked for the same baby bottle.

This is the third one.

Because the other party lived upstairs, and they saw each other frequently, Wang Cuilan knew their family situation very well, so she couldn't help but say a few words:
"Hey Lao Chen, your Huihui is sixteen this year, why are you buying a baby bottle?"

Old Chen chuckled: "My nephew's wife is about to give birth, so I'm preparing this as a gift for her. She'll definitely be happy!"

For business people, the most frustrating thing is watching customers come in, only to find that they don't have the items they want to buy.

Wang Cuilan didn't want to ask too many questions the previous two times because she was quite familiar with Lao Chen, but she couldn't suppress her curiosity!
"Where is this baby bottle made? What brand is it? To be honest, this morning, including you, three people have already come to buy it. If everyone likes it, I have to bring some back for you, right? We've been doing business with the neighborhood for so many years, haven't we? Sister Lan always puts you first!"

After running the shop for a long time, she no longer calls purchasing goods "purchasing," but "bringing," as if she doesn't earn a penny and is doing good deeds to help others.

Old Chen didn't expose her, and started chatting with her with a smile:
"My nephew's wife is beautiful, straightforward, and has a good job. She doesn't have many hobbies, but she loves following celebrities, especially Gu Lanxi, you know?"

"How could I not know? All the movies she's in are great, I go to see them every time."

"Last night, you know what? The couple took their daughter to an event, and oh my, you wouldn't believe it, in the middle of the night, my nephew's wife posted eight updates on WeChat Moments! One minute she was asking what brand of baby bottle other people were using, the next she was asking what clothes they were wearing, and she even wanted to buy the same socks for her child! I was thinking, if I bought her that baby bottle, she would be so happy!"

"This celebrity fanaticism is really crazy. Just watch a movie and that's enough~ It's the middle of the night, they can't even sleep well, and they're pregnant!"

"Well, there's no way around it. Paris is in a different time zone, so she'll definitely have to wait until she finishes watching it before she can sleep. But isn't that great? It doesn't cost much, and she's happy all day long, always having a nice face to everyone. Her relationship with her mother-in-law is good, and so is her relationship with her husband. Besides, Gu Lanxi isn't some shady character."

"That's true~ So what brand is that baby bottle?"

"If even you don't know, how could I possibly know?"

"Don't worry, I'll ask around and see if anyone knows."

Having worked in this industry for so many years, she can always find relevant information more easily than someone unfamiliar with it, whenever she wants.

But she miscalculated; she asked everyone she knew, and found no one she recognized.

"They can't all be handmade, can they? Are all baby bottles from wealthy families custom-made?"

Having wasted over an hour so early in the morning, Wang Cuilan was completely bewildered. "Oh dear~ that might not be the case. I need to hurry and look elsewhere. I don't want everyone else to have it but my nephew's wife not to, that won't do!"

After saying this, Old Chen took his leave.

Wang Cuilan then put down her phone.

She's not one to fight internal battles. Her granddaughter is already in kindergarten and doesn't need a bottle anymore. After the guests left, she had searched carefully, and if she couldn't find it, then she shouldn't have earned that money.

The shop is her own, and it's not decorated like those chain maternity and baby stores. There's a shelf in one corner with all kinds of yarn on it.

At first, she just wanted to knit a sweater for her granddaughter, but she ended up buying more and more yarn and knitting more and more finished products. Because of her good skills, neighbors often saw her and wanted to learn from her. She thought, why not buy some yarn to sell?
If you don't know how, I'll teach you until you do!
And you know what? Her business is actually doing pretty well.

Besides mothers who are overflowing with maternal love and knitting for their children, many retired grandmothers, maternal grandmothers, and paternal grandmothers also learn this to pass the time.

Those with extra free time can also get paid to weave for others through her connections.

In the afternoon, several regular knitting enthusiasts arrived as scheduled.

Wang Cuilan took out a stack of large red plastic stools and set them out in the shop. A group of people sat around in the corner, knitting and chatting.

Around three o'clock, a young woman with a protruding belly entered the store and called Wang Cuilan "Aunt Lan".

Upon closer inspection, Wang Cuilan realized it was a neighbor from the adjacent community, someone she had watched grow up.

They quickly found a sturdy folding chair and made sure she could sit down comfortably.

This child is unlucky; the morning sickness is so severe that she can't even go to work and has been staying home to rest for the past few months.

Without having to go to work, my eating, drinking, toileting, and sleeping habits have become regular, and my overall condition has improved.

"Has that little scarf you were knitting the other day been finished?"

“Except for the part where you dig the hole, everything else is very simple. I’ll bring it over for you to see later.”

He thought the scarf was knitted wrong, so he came to her for help. Seeing that she wasn't concerned about it, Wang Cuilan couldn't help but smile and ask, "So, you came to see me today for something?"

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to travel around so much, especially since she's in her late pregnancy.

"I sent you a message, but you didn't reply. I couldn't wait any longer, so I came to find you."

"Let me see... You want to knit this sweater? Just a regular baby onesie! Once it's finished, sew an appliqué on the back and attach the bunny tail. But this hat, it looks like it was crocheted..."

As Wang Cuilan looked at the photo, she analyzed the needlework techniques. Then she saw the photo, which looked familiar, and found the screenshot of the baby bottle.

"Hey! You guys are really going to strip people naked every day!"

Three people came in the morning wanting to buy baby bottles but didn't get any. Two more came in the afternoon, but they left empty-handed as well.

Surprisingly, besides the baby bottle, people even want the same clothes that she's wearing!
This is insane! This is absolutely insane!

Thinking this in her mind, Wang Cuilan couldn't possibly say it out loud, so she found paper and pen and wrote down the general weaving method of the bodysuit.

"Just to be on the safe side, I'll knit a scaled-down doll outfit first. If the knitting method is correct, then I'll teach you!"

The visitor kept saying "good" and for a moment didn't know what else to say.