Chapter 1717 Coming to Look at Clothing Patterns

Chapter 1717 Coming to Look at Clothing Patterns

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"Knock, knock, knock!"

There was a series of violent knocks on the door. In fact, it sounded more like kicks than knocks! Even the two watchdogs near the door were awakened and kept barking at the door.

"Who is it? What do you want so early in the morning?" Xu Kang stood at the door and shouted.

"I'm Xu Jiao. I'm here to look for Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law! Open the door for me!" Xu Jiao stood outside the door and shouted with her hands on her hips.

This was Xu Jiao's first time at Qiao Mei's house, but she could recognize the voices of Qiao Mei and Xia Zhe. The person who asked the questions did not sound like Qiao Mei.

Xu Kang was actually Xu Jiao's aunt, but theirs was a relatively distant relationship, the kind where it was up to them whether they wanted to acknowledge each other as relatives. Xu Kang first went to the bedroom to ask for Qiao Mei's permission before opening the door for Xu Jiao.

"Sister-in-law... Eh? Aunt, why are you here? Oh! You must be the relative whom my mother says is working as Qiao Mei's helper! You're so slow to open the door and yet my third sister-in-law still hires you. She's really kind-hearted. This place is becoming an old folks' home," Xu Jiao said as she looked at Xu Kang mockingly.

"You! Ugh!" Xu Jiao wanted to say something else, but Shi Rui quickly covered her mouth and said, "I'm sorry. I apologize on her behalf. Sorry, Aunt."

Qiao Mei continued to look at them coldly. She did not expect Shi Rui to be so capable as to be able to find her through Xu Jiao. She wondered what Shi Rui was up to and why she was here today.

"I have forgotten that you're also here. Unfortunately, it's useless for you to apologize. She needs to be the one to do it," Qiao Mei said as she pointed at Xu Jiao.

Shi Rui whispered into Xu Jiao's ear, "Have you forgotten what your mother told you when we came out?"

Xu Jiao broke free from Shi Rui's grip and straightened her clothes. She looked at Xu Kang reluctantly and said awkwardly, "Aunt, I'm sorry... I was too insensible. I won't do it again..."

"Fine, fine,fine. It's alright! Let's just forget about this matter!" Xu Kang said quickly.

Everyone looked towards Qiao Mei. Seeing that Xu Jiao had apologized politely, Qiao Mei's expression had softened a lot. Qiao Mei looked at Xu Kang and felt a little sorry. She could not believe that such a nice person had been humiliated. It was all her fault for allowing Xu Jiao to come in.

"Tell me why you are here," Qiao Mei said impatiently.

"It's like this. Xu Jiao is going to start school soon and wants to make a few sets of clothes, but she doesn't think the styles in the stores look nice. Seeing that the clothes you usually wear are very beautiful, we have come to your house to take a look. I wonder if it's alright?" Shi Rui probed.

"We just want to take a look at the patterns. Aunt Shi Rui knows how to make clothes. We don't need you to do anything. She just needs to take a look," Xu Jiao said.