Chapter 37: I Can Trick Her a Hundred Times
“My dress can be borrowed.”
Qianzhi said without hesitation. Although it was a kind gesture from her subconscious, she regretted it immediately after saying it.
After all, a dress like that, which requires special customization, is not something just anyone can wear. The difference in body shape between Leia and Qianzhi is quite apparent.
Having gone through a period of malnutrition, Leia’s figure is noticeably smaller, and her chest has yet to develop.
In contrast, Qianzhi’s figure is much more pronounced, a beauty that even a loose academy uniform cannot conceal.
If her dress were lent to Leia, it wouldn’t even fit across the chest.
Dresses of this kind are considered high-end due to the exquisite craftsmanship and unique customizations. If people noticed that it was forcibly worn using someone else’s measurements, Leia would surely be laughed at.
“It’s just the size…”
Qianzhi hesitated. It was clear there wouldn’t be enough time to ask a tailor for a custom dress now, especially with the graduation ceremony starting the day after tomorrow.
Even for the Young Lady Qianzhi, this was an important day, let alone for Leia.
Who would want to attend the graduation ceremony, the peak of their youth, in a worn-out academy uniform, inviting mockery and scorn from others?
“It’s fine, it’s a small matter. Just leave it to me. I will definitely prepare a dress that will amaze everyone before the ceremony begins. I want everyone to see who the most dazzling girl of the day is.”
Yifu gently kneaded Leia’s ankle, looking at her hopeful expression, and couldn’t help but silently vow in her heart.
No matter what, she had to help her precious daughter regain her dignity. She had suffered too much humiliation and bullying in the academy; this time, Yifu was going to sweep away all the shadows she had experienced!
As for where Yifu would find a valuable custom dress for her precious daughter, she certainly had her own methods.
Of course, it wouldn’t be by selling herself to Her Highness Princess Alice; that was a last resort.
Anyway, those custom dresses are considered high-end primarily due to the craftsmanship; the materials themselves don’t cost that much.
With Yifu’s bargaining skills, even the finest fabrics could be obtained at a very low price. Once she had the raw materials, couldn’t she just make it herself?
While it might be very difficult for a famous tailor in the empire to create a fine dress in just a day and night, requiring a great deal of money, Yifu had enough time to even take a half-day break before starting.
“Really? But… we don’t have money at home.”
Leia lowered her eyes, unable to understand how Yifu planned to get her a dress that would amaze everyone.
That required money, a lot of money. With Yifu’s current savings, she didn’t even have enough for a renowned tailor’s labor costs.
Leia, who truly understood what it meant to be financially constrained, knew the saying about one penny challenging a hero.
“I know a tailor. If you don’t mind, we can go to her for a custom dress. The bill can be sent to me.”
Qianzhi said as she pulled out a business card from her small purse, along with two shining gold coins.
Seeing the gold coin that Qianzhi had casually pulled out, Yifu’s eyes widened.
This was a gold coin, a rare currency in circulation! The value of one coin could be roughly equivalent to over ten thousand in Yifu’s previous life.
Looking at the heavy little purse of Qianzhi, there might be many more coins inside.
But Yifu was not one to accept charity. She hadn’t agreed to be kept by Her Highness, so how could she accept something from Qianzhi?
“Sweetheart, money isn’t meant to be spent like this. I don’t need money and I don’t need a tailor. Keep your money for yourself, and remember not to flaunt wealth when you’re out; it’s dangerous. A pure little darling like you, I could trick you a hundred times.”
“A hundred times… If it’s Miss Yifu, that’s fine. One trick for one gold coin, even then I’d still have twenty coins left. Why not trick me twenty more times?”
If each time she could get me to call her “sweetheart,” then I wouldn’t mind… Qianzhi secretly cheered in her heart.
Qianzhi was so enamored by Yifu’s sweet-sounding “sweetheart” that she unconsciously started to hand her purse to Yifu.
With this silly and naive demeanor, Yifu felt she could easily swindle both Qianzhi and her money out of her in just a couple of words.
“I really can’t take your money…”
Hearing Qianzhi’s extravagant statement, Yifu felt the stark wealth gap in this world.
The rich girl Qianzhi’s otherworldly purse contained a whole hundred and twenty gold coins—wasn’t that heavy?
“I have my own methods, so don’t worry, Qianzhi.”
“Oh, I see.”
Not being able to exchange a hundred and twenty gold coins for a hundred and twenty “sweethearts,” Qianzhi looked a bit dejected.
But at the same time, she was curious. A professional tailor wouldn’t dare to guarantee that a dress could be made from scratch in a day and a night. How was Yifu planning to do it?
Moreover, what she promised was no ordinary dress, but a dress that would amaze everyone.
Miss Yifu truly is an interesting woman; Qianzhi found herself more curious about her.
