In order to prepare for this "unkind visitor" banquet, Su Niang specially took out the black dragon-embroidered cheongsam that was originally intended for Chen Jinjun to wear at Zheng Wen Tea House, and asked Chen Jinjun to wear it at this banquet.
"This isn't appropriate..." Chen Jinjun looked at the cheongsam in Su Niang's hand with some confusion.
"There's nothing inappropriate," Su Niang advised her, "My host can't lose face at this kind of banquet, but I can't dress like a wife either. My host is my host. She's not a man, but she's definitely not an ordinary woman."
Shen Xiaoxiao also nodded: "My boss, just listen to Su Niang. This dress is perfect. If a man wears a dragon, it means he has ulterior motives. But my boss is a woman, so this dragon is nothing."
"Okay then..." Chen Jinjun took the clothes and put them on at the encouragement of Su Niang and Shen Xiaoxiao.
It is worth mentioning Su Niang's craftsmanship. When she was an embroiderer in the palace, she had repaired the dragon on the emperor's clothes more than once. Therefore, the golden dragon on this clothes is extraordinary and very agile.
Chen Jinjun looked at the dragon's head that stretched from his shoulders to his chest and was surprised to find that the dragon had no eyes.
"Where are the eyes?" Chen Jinjun asked Su Niang with a confused look.
"Here comes Longan!" Su Miaomiao ran in from outside the house holding a jewelry box.
"I just asked the goldsmith to add some extra points to make this set. Let me try it out."
This seemed to be the pigeon blood ruby that Su Miaomiao mentioned before. It was carefully carved and embedded in gold wire.
Chen Jinjun put on the exquisite gold necklace, and the pigeon-blood red gemstone fell exactly on the gap of the longan on the chest. It was very clever.
Chen Jinjun was still a little worried. This dress was a bit too gorgeous. She was not only worried about the occasion, she was also worried that she would not be able to hold up the dress, and would instead let down Su Niang and Su Miaomiao's craftsmanship.
"My boss is so gorgeous when he dresses like this." Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but look Chen Jinjun up and down, her eyes full of joy.
If Madam saw her current employer, she might not be able to help but admire him.
"The boss can afford this dragon. If it were someone else's wife, she would never be able to be this golden dragon."
Su Miaomiao praised Chen Jinjun's outfit profusely. In her eyes, Chen Jinjun's outfit was the one she was most satisfied with.
Chen Jinjun didn't feel confident at first, but when he saw other people saying this, he felt a little calmer.
Su Niang was not idle either. She made several sets of robes for Yu Ce and the other two people while rushing to work. It seemed that the three businessmen were less smelly of copper and looked more elegant.
Chen Jinjun couldn't help but want to open an embroidery shop for Su Niang, but he couldn't let such a good craftsmanship decline.
On the day of the banquet, Chen Jinjun changed into clothes early and let Shen Xiaoxiao dress her up.
"I used to ask the maid to tie my hair neatly, but now I have Shopkeeper Shen act as a maid for me."
Chen Jinjun looked at Shen Xiaoxiao who was busy going about his business and couldn't help but sigh.
"My boss is joking again. This is a big deal. The people present at today's banquet are all famous people in Yongzhou. We can't let them overwhelm us in the limelight." Shen Xiaoxiao dressed up Chen Jinjun as a matter of course.
"I don't know why, but I feel a little flustered today."
Chen Jinjun had a sad look on her face. She always felt that something would happen today.
"Master, don't think too much. Have we done anything wrong? We are not afraid of them saying bad things about us."
Shen Xiaoxiao asked Chen Jinjun to look in the mirror and started to put her hair up.
"Shuai Huo will be present throughout tonight. He can always block some villains for me."
Chen Jinjun looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't help but sigh that Shen Xiaoxiao also had his own style in dressing up.
“Shopkeeper Shen’s craftsmanship is really good.”
Shen Xiaoxiao bit her comb and tied up Chen Jinjun's hair.
"When Yuchun Tower first started, I was thinking about how to make the girls under me look different every day. Over time, I thought more and practiced it."
Chen Jinjun agreed very much. She had seen many girls in Yuchun Tower, and most of them had their own beauty methods. They were definitely not the vulgar girls in ordinary flower houses.
Shen Xiaoxiao put a dragon-shaped gold hairpin on her head. In the dragon's mouth was a ruby as big as a thumbnail, shining brightly under the light.
She looked at Chen Jinjun back and forth, trying to see if there was anything else that could be improved: "Okay."
Chen Jinjun stood up and walked out.
Shen Xiaoxiao looked at her back and shook his head helplessly. His boss forgot to take the cloak again.
Chen Jinjun was so thoughtful that he completely ignored the cold wind outside and walked directly to the door of Huo's mansion, where Huo Tingyu's car had been waiting for a long time.
"The boss is here." Huo Tingyu saw her figure from a distance and got out of the car and opened the door for her.
Only when Chen Jinjun got closer did he have the opportunity to see clearly how Chen Jinjun was dressed today.
He was amazed again. This was the most suitable outfit he had ever seen for Chen Jinjun.
Charming, majestic, and full of ambition.
Chen Jinjun didn't notice Huo Tingyu's expression and just followed the door opened by Huo Tingyu and sat in the car.
The guards of the Huo Mansion on the side did not dare to show their anger. The marshal got out of the car and opened the door for Miss Chen. Did Miss Chen ignore the marshal?
Huo Tingyu got into the car without thinking much. He noticed that Chen Jinjun was not wearing a coat.
"Close the window." He said to Chen Jinjun.
Only then did Chen Jinjun come out of her own world. A chill suddenly swept through her body, and she couldn't help but tremble.
Shen Xiaoxiao just caught up and hurriedly handed the cloak in through the window that was not closed.
Huo Tingyu reached out to take the cloak and helped Chen Jinjun roll up the window.
"Put on your cloak."
Huo Tingyu put the cloak between the two people. Chen Jinjun didn't say anything, but just reached for the cloak.
The cloak was thick, with a layer of otter fur inside to keep him warm.
But there is a disadvantage of a warm cloak, that is, it is thick and heavy.
The space in the car was very small, and Chen Jinjun couldn't lift the cloak and put it on her body. She was afraid that it would mess up the bun that Shen Xiaoxiao had put up for her.
Huo Tingyu saw that she just unfolded her cloak to cover her legs, and frowned into a "Sichuan" shape.
"Why don't you put it on? There's still a flight of stairs to go up when you get off the bus."
Because of the cold, Chen Jinjun was too lazy to speak. He just nodded to show that he understood.
Huo Tingyu looked at the cloak and Chen Jinjun's bun, and understood something.
"It's really troublesome."
He picked up Chen Jinjun's cloak and ordered in a commanding tone: "Sit forward a little and turn sideways."
Chen Jinjun was already a little stunned by the wind, and turned around obediently without realizing it.
Huo Tingyu put the cloak on her, carefully avoiding the tassels hanging from the hairpin on her head.
"Turn around." His voice was very low and deep, making Chen Jinjun's ears numb in this small space.
Huo Tingyu pulled the buckle on the collar of his cloak and wanted to buckle it for Chen Jinjun.
He was too close.
Chen Jinjun quickly grabbed the buckle: "I can do it myself."
Huo Tingyu was startled by her sudden reaction, and it took him a while to take back his hand.
Her hands are cold.
Huo Tingyu realized that his fingertips had just been grasped by Chen Jinjun.
He quickly turned away and looked out the window, a touch of red unknowingly tinged his ears.