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"It's not good at first, but you'll get the hang of it with practice."

She used to only know simple sewing, but after having children, she started creating surprises for them to make them happy.

She then sewed plants and animals onto the children's torn clothes.

Of course, part of the reason was that she was too poor to afford new clothes, and could only mend and patch them year after year...

Later, with more space, she was no longer confined to black and white needles and threads, and the plants and animals she embroidered became much more lively, which made them even more popular with the children.

"You did such a good job for the children, Aze will cry when he finds out, because I made him look so ugly!"

"How about I teach you?"

"OK!"

Without further ado, Ruan Tinghe began teaching Grandma Qin how to embroider plants and animals on the gaps in the fabric.

Grandma Qin's talent was much greater than Ruan Tinghe had imagined.

Grandma Qin's needlework was fast and accurate. After she finished rusting a whole rabbit, Ruan Tinghe only got half a rabbit's head!

However, Grandma Qin also has her shortcomings.

That is, she can only copy what others do, and she can't create her own. To be precise, the animals she embroidered are not as cute and vivid as Ruan Tinghe's.

"I'll draw it for you, and then you can embroider it!"

With just a few strokes, Ruan Tinghe drew a Peppa Pig on the paper.

Grandma Qin could hardly believe her eyes.

"Is this really a pig? It looks quite unique!" Grandma Qin found it amusing, but it was undeniably attractive to the child.

The next day, Yin Ze was jumping around in the yard wearing Peppa Pig pants, which showed how much he liked them.

Ruan Tinghe thought it was just a small matter, but she didn't expect that after the children went for a walk and came back, guests came to her house.

"Comrade Ruan!" Liang Yali arrived at the door carrying several pieces of Xiaolong's clothes.

Behind them followed Xiaolong, whose eyes were red from crying.

"Could you teach me how to embroider small animals on clothes?" Liang Yali didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point as soon as she entered the room.

"Huh?" Ruan Tinghe didn't react for a moment. Why did they suddenly come to her to teach her this?

Helpless, Liang Yali pulled Xiaolong forward. "It's all because of this kid! They see your Dabao and the others have little animals on their clothes, even Yin Ze has a little pig and a little rabbit on his pants!"

"The children were playing together, but he didn't have one, so he cried and went home and asked me to get one for him."

Liang Yali spread out her clothes and saw a tangled mess of threads across her chest.

"I'm...clumsy! I really can't do it!"

After saying that, Liang Yali took out two yuan from her pocket, "I won't let you teach me for free, I'll pay you."

"Don't worry, I'll only teach Xiaolong embroidery, I won't pass it on to anyone else."

Liang Yali's family wasn't wealthy, and the fact that they could spare two yuan to spend on these fancy things was entirely out of love for their children.

Keep in mind that her monthly salary is only twenty yuan!

Ruan Tinghe pushed the money back, "No need for money, I'll teach you."

It wasn't some kind of family secret recipe to begin with...

He's somewhat talented; he can figure it out on his own after taking a few more glances.

Unfortunately! Liang Yali truly has absolutely no talent!

She tried to embroider according to the picture given to her by Ruan Tinghe, but she couldn't recreate the shape of the small animals.

Finally, she simply put everything on the table. "Comrade Ruan! Why don't you embroider it for me? Just name your price!"

Ruan Tinghe wanted to politely decline, but Grandma Qin agreed on her behalf.

"Okay, but it costs five cents to sew a hole in a garment outside, and seven or eight cents to replace the collar and sleeves. Our needlework, thread, labor, and fabric will add up to at least fifty cents for a small animal!"

Grandma Qin immediately started calculating the price for Ruan Tinghe, who was shocked.

This little thing costs fifty cents?

Isn't it too expensive?

She wanted to say that she didn't need the money, since it was just a small animal, but Grandma Qin stopped her with a look.

Liang Yali gritted her teeth, and finally slapped her thigh in agreement: "Okay!"

She gave Ruan Tinghe the fifty cents and the clothes, saying, "Just get one for now!"

With that, she rubbed the little dragon head with her palm, "You brat, your allowance for this month is gone! It's no use regretting it now!"

"No regrets, I want small animals!"

Xiao Long's eyes were determined, then he timidly approached Ruan Tinghe and looked up at her expectantly.

"Aunt Ruan, may I have a lamb?"

Ruan Tinghe immediately pictured Pleasant Goat in her mind and nodded, "Okay."

"Thank you, Aunt Ruan!"

"You brat! Why don't you thank your dear mother?" Liang Yali said jealously.

Xiao Long turned around and hugged Liang Yali's leg: "Thank you, Mom!"

"Okay, I'll take the kids home now. I have to go to work later!"

Liang Yali came and went in a hurry.

As soon as the person left, Grandma Qin's face fell. "Didn't you just say you didn't want the money?"

"Yeah, just a small animal, nothing special."

Grandma Qin tapped her forehead. "You! You're stupid for not making money! Besides, you're embroidering for Xiaolong for free now. What will you do if other children need your help later?"

Ruan Tinghe then realized that it wasn't that she was naive; it was just that she had been living a very confused life these past two days, with her days and nights completely reversed.

Moreover, the children had just had a conflict with other children in the residential compound.

Surely the parents of those children wouldn't stoop so low as to beg her for free help?

However, Ruan Tinghe was still too naive!

After she embroidered Pleasant Goat for Xiaolong that day, several other parents brought their children to her door the next day. At first, they wanted Ruan Tinghe to do it for free, and even tried to appeal to her emotions.

They say you become friends after a fight, and we'll be good friends from now on.

They thought Ruan Tinghe would back down for the sake of the child.

As a result, Ruan Tinghe didn't need to say anything; Grandma Qin's clever tongue retorted everything, leaving Ruan Tinghe no chance to speak.

Finally, those who wanted to continue embroidering animals left money.

That's how kids are. When they see something new and fun, if others have it, they have to have it too, otherwise they'll cry and throw a tantrum.

A few days later, almost all the children in the residential compound were wearing clothes embroidered with small animals.

"Tch, they're charging 50 cents for something like this! You wouldn't even charge that much to a skilled embroiderer outside!"

Ruan Jiaojiao stood under the tree, fuming, cracking sunflower seeds and complaining.

"Embroiderers outside are indeed not expensive; handicrafts aren't worth much these days! There are even factories that use machines to directly create patterns; they can make hundreds of pieces a day!"

"That's why I say those people are stupid! They got scammed and still think I'm being kind!" Ruan Jiaojiao hasn't had a good time these past few days.

Since Shen Yan's words, although the people in the family compound didn't say anything, their attitude towards her changed drastically.

Sometimes she talks to you in a sarcastic or sarcastic way.

Unfortunately, Qiao Xiaqing was too preoccupied with Shen Nian's situation to care about her feelings.

And all of this is because of Ruan Tinghe!

Damn it, I don't even know if they have the medicine she wants! I paid the deposit days ago!

Ruan Jiaojiao couldn't hide the resentment on her face. Suddenly, an older woman who hadn't said a word spoke up.

"I don't know if others are stupid or not, but I do know that a textile factory manager went to the Yin family this morning! I don't know if he came to invite Comrade Ruan to work at the factory."

These days, jobs are extremely rare; otherwise, so many family members wouldn't be gossiping in the family compound all day long.

These words caused a minor stir.

"What? What's the textile factory manager doing here?"

"You don't really want Ruan Tinghe to work in a textile factory, do you? What can she do? She's so delicate, how much work can she possibly do in a day!"

"Shall we go take a look?"

Several onlookers set off for the Yin family, and no one noticed Ruan Jiaojiao's gloomy face!

"A bunch of scum! They ate my sunflower seeds, but they're supporting that bitch!"

Ruan Jiaojiao stomped her feet in anger. She couldn't wait any longer and was going to the black market to expedite the delivery of the medicine she needed!