CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 55: BAI RUYUN’S TALENT 2

After seeing off Third Granny, it was getting dark. When Bai Xue was cooking earlier, she made enough rice for the whole family, so she took the opportunity while her two younger sisters were still familiarizing themselves with the sewing machine to go out and make some dishes.

Bai Daliang, who had slept half the afternoon, also woke up. Bai Rushan and Bai Ruchuan helped Bai Xue set the table, and the family lit a candle to have dinner.

"Big sister, can I use a candle for the night?" After clearing the table, Bai Ruyun softly asked Bai Xue.

"Hmm? You want to make clothes at night?" Bai Xue roughly guessed what she wanted to do, thinking she wanted to make clothes by candlelight at night.

"Yes, I want to finish making clothes for the whole family before the New Year!" Bai Ruyun said.

"I’ll help you!" Bai Ruxia also said.

Bai Ruyun truly had a talent for making clothes. After learning for an afternoon, she had already mastered all the essentials of making clothes. She could even design styles by herself, and the semi-finished products she made while Bai Xue was cooking were already well-shaped.

"Alright! But don’t stay up too late! It’s bad for your eyes!" Bai Xue agreed.

"Big sister! Aren’t you going to make a set of clothes for brother-in-law?" Bai Ruxia, seeing her elder sister agree, asked Bai Xue with bright, twinkling eyes.

"Your brother-in-law isn’t suited to wearing those rustic and bulky cotton clothes!" Bai Xue replied mysteriously with a smile.

She didn’t admit she couldn’t make them, instead saying Zhang Yuan wasn’t suited for them.

Indeed, she thought about how a flawless handsome face, resembling her idol’s, paired with those rustic, heavy cotton clothes would be a waste of that face.

She remembered there was a mid-length snowflake wool coat in her supermarket, which would fit Zhang Yuan perfectly when worn!

She hadn’t forgotten that Zhang Yuan asked her to knit him a scarf. She thought about taking some yarn from the supermarket tomorrow, in gray, white, and dark gray, to knit him a three-color plaid scarf.

Although she wasn’t fond of making clothes, she did learn some crafts, so knitting a scarf wouldn’t be a problem.

She made the cheerful decision: the mid-length black coat paired with the white, gray, and dark gray plaid scarf she would knit for him would look incredibly handsome on Zhang Yuan’s impeccable figure. Just thinking about it made her salivate.

Bai Xue couldn’t help but giggle at the thought.

"Big sister! Big sister, why are you laughing?" Bai Ruxia nudged the giggling Bai Xue, surprised that her suggestion of making clothes for brother-in-law put her in such a mood.

"Huh? Oh... nothing! Aren’t you going to make clothes? Hurry up then! I’ll fetch the cotton for you!" Bai Xue snapped out of it, quickly getting up to conceal her embarrassment by opening the kang cabinet and retrieving all the fabric and cotton inside.

When the sewing machine was delivered, they also sent needles, threads, and other necessary items, along with a sharp pair of scissors. So with fabric and cotton in hand, the two sisters began measuring and cutting for the family, getting busy.

Bai Xue was also tired for the day. After taking measurements, she didn’t bother with the two sisters and went to sleep.

She only woke up at the crack of dawn to see that no one had slept beside her. She rubbed her drowsy eyes, took a focused look.

Goodness, Bai Ruyun was still busy in front of the sewing machine, with Bai Ruxia beside her, looking at her with bleary eyes.

And... a pile of finished clothes!

"You two!" Bai Xue shouted loudly.

"Big sister, you’re awake? Quickly, quickly! Get up and try on the clothes second sister made for you! They look really nice!" Bai Ruxia, half asleep, woke up immediately upon hearing Bai Xue’s voice, excitedly standing up to say.

Bai Ruyun, busy in front of the sewing machine, also raised her head, "Big sister! The cotton wasn’t enough, so I only made Mom and Dad’s cotton-padded clothes and pants. We haven’t made ours yet, but all the single clothes are done except for Xiao Cai’s, which is almost finished!"

Saying this, she shook the fabric in her hand. Bai Xue looked over and realized it was clearly a small outfit for Bai Rucai.

"Didn’t I tell you to go to bed early? You didn’t listen? Stayed up all night?" Bai Xue said as she climbed out of bed, but it was really too cold. She quickly put on shoes after getting off.

Hearing the movement, Bai Daliang and Wang Cuihua also woke up, both sitting up, puzzled at why their eldest daughter was upset.

"Big sister, I got so caught up in making them that I forgot the time..." Bai Ruyun weakly explained seeing her big sister upset.

"Big sister, I took a nap in between!" Bai Ruxia attempted to exclude herself.

"I... I’ll finish this piece soon and then go to sleep." Bai Ruyun didn’t want to drop what she was working on midway.

Her hands tightly gripping the small piece of clothing for Bai Rucai.

"Big sister! Hurry and try on the clothes second sister made for you to see if they fit! They’re really pretty! Mom and Dad, you should try too!" Bai Ruxia dragged Bai Xue, and then found Bai Xue’s set from the pile of clothes.

Bai Xue looked over, her eyes instantly brightened. The top Bai Ruyun made for her was cinched at the waist, which would definitely show off her slender waist, and it was hip-length. The pants were tapered at the calves, unlike the straight or flared styles common in this era. They looked very nice with the top.

"Xiao Yun is indeed gifted at making clothes! Big sister loves it!" Bai Xue said as she picked up the clothes and put them on.

"Wow, big sister looks so nice in this set! I want to put on mine too!" Bai Ruxia excitedly rummaged through the pile of clothes.

Soon, she also put on her own set. Her loud voice woke the brothers up too, and finally, the whole family donned their new clothes.

Little Shan and Little Chuan’s clothes were similar to modern suits and looked very handsome on them.

And the three sisters’ outfits were all the same.

Bai Daliang and Wang Cuihua’s clothes were the styles common to this era, nothing special.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Bai Xue, sharp-eyed, noticed Wang Cuihua taking off her clothes.

"I’m setting aside the new clothes." Wang Cuihua continued her actions.

"Do you want to give them to Granny?" Bai Xue asked again.

"I..." Wang Cuihua started to say.

"Or do you think the clothes don’t fit well or that the cotton-padded clothes aren’t warm?" Bai Xue asked once more.

"They fit very well, and they’re warm too! I just can’t bear to wear them!" Wang Cuihua weakly replied.

"There will be more new clothes. These are made for you to wear! Don’t take them off, keep them on! So no one will covet and snatch them away!" Bai Xue glanced at Bai Daliang, who was about to undress like his wife, and said.

"Yes, Mom! Second sister stayed up to make these so Granny wouldn’t snatch the fabric and cotton! If you don’t wear them, she will try to take them! She can’t strip them off you if you’re wearing them! Hurry up and wear them properly!" Bai Ruxia said, filled with exasperation.

"Okay... okay, I’ll wear them! I’ll keep them on." Wang Cuihua was persuaded by her two daughters to keep wearing the cotton-padded clothes and outerwear.

Bai Daliang also put his clothes back on.

"Xiao Yun! After breakfast, take a good nap! Big sister will bring back some cotton from Pingyang Town today, then we’ll make some cotton-padded clothes for us!" Bai Xue instructed Bai Ruyun.

Upon hearing her big sister’s words, Bai Ruyun knew she was no longer upset, and she was overjoyed.

"I got it, big sister! It’ll be done soon!" She turned back happily to finish her unfinished tasks, feeling incredibly good.