Chapter 87: A Woman Choosing a Dress

Let the customer have another one made. My sister wants this one. Su Muqing did not care in the least; as she spoke, she took the cheongsam down and pulled Su Muyu along to try it on.

“No, really, this one was custom-made for a customer. I truly cannot give it to you.” The sales assistant hurried after the sisters, looking troubled as she explained.

Su Muyu had never liked making life difficult for others. If something was not hers, she would not force it. She stopped her sister and said, “Forget it. If it belongs to someone else, then we won’t try it on.”

“No way! This blue-and-white porcelain dress will look beautiful on my sister, definitely prettier than that customer. We want this one.” Su Muqing was domineering now, and would not listen to reason at all.

Then the sales assistant saw someone enter at the door and quickly pointed out, “That is the customer who ordered it. If you truly want it, please speak with her? I really cannot make that decision.”

At those words, Su Muqing turned and followed the direction of her finger, and there she saw a tall beauty of exceptional bearing and taste.

This woman looked a year or two older than the sisters, more mature, and lacking a little of the scholarly youthfulness that lingered about the Su sisters.

“Miss Zhou, this is the blue-and-white porcelain cheongsam you ordered. These two customers insist on trying it on,” the sales assistant briefly explained.

Su Muqing lifted her chin and said without the slightest retreat, “We like this dress. Name your price.”

“I am not short of money, and I need to wear this cheongsam tonight. So I’m sorry, but I can’t give it to you,” the tall beauty replied.

Su Muyu shook her sister’s hand and said, “Forget it. Let’s return it to her.”

“No!” Su Muqing shook her head firmly. “I don’t care. We got the dress first, so I want it. You pick another one and I’ll pay for it.”

“Little girl, some things are not whoever gets them first’s to keep...” the tall beauty began.

Su Muqing flared up at once. “Who are you calling little? You’re the little one! Everything about you is little!”

“Muqing, stop making trouble.” Su Muyu scolded her sister once, then looked to the tall beauty and said, “I’m sorry. My sister is a little quick-tempered; she wasn’t trying to target you. We’ll return the cheongsam to you and go choose something else.”

“No, I won’t give it to her!” Su Muqing kept clutching the blue-and-white porcelain cheongsam, refusing to let go.

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Just as the two sides were locked in an impasse, Assistant Chen drove over with Lu Feng to meet up with the Su sisters.

The moment Lu Feng stepped into the shop, he heard Su Muqing’s willful temper flare as she argued with someone, so he walked over and asked, “What’s going on?”

Seeing Lu Feng arrive, Su Muqing thought that one helper was better than none. “Bad guy, look—my sister wearing this dress will look better than her, won’t she?”

Lu Feng turned to look at the person Su Muqing was quarreling with, and was stunned to discover that he knew her.

This tall beauty was none other than Zhou Fuyu.

Zhou Fuyu smiled and shook her head, one hand resting on her waist. “So Doctor Lu is here too. Then you must be the Su sisters. Allow me to introduce myself—I’m Zhou Fuyu. Consider this cheongsam a gift to you as a meeting present.”

When Su Muqing heard that Zhou Fuyu wanted to give her the cheongsam, she immediately became unhappy again. She tossed the dress back onto the rack and said, “Who wants your gift? Take it back! I don’t care for it!”

Zhou Fuyu finally understood Su Muqing’s temperament. The key was not the dress at all. Su Muqing simply refused to yield to anyone; she wanted to compete over anything and everything. Yet if someone insisted on giving her the thing, she no longer wanted it.

Su Muyu gave an awkward smile and explained, “My sister has always had this strange temper. Please don’t mind it, Miss Zhou.”

Out of consideration for Lu Feng, Zhou Fuyu was generous about it as well. She waved a hand and said, “It’s fine. How about this: I happen to know the designer at Wing Beauty. I’ll call her over and see if she has any hidden treasures in stock. You can each pick a couple of pieces.”

“Then thank you, Miss Zhou.” Su Muyu thanked her politely, while Su Muqing snorted and turned her face away, quite proud of herself.

Zhou Fuyu had her assistant call the designer at Wing Beauty, then turned to Lu Feng and asked, “Are you here to choose clothes too?”

“Yes. Old Su said your family’s banquet is very formal, so he wanted me to dress formally too,” Lu Feng replied.

“This is a women’s brand. I’ll accompany you to the shop next door,” Zhou Fuyu suggested.

Su Muqing immediately reached out and yanked Lu Feng back. “His clothes have to be chosen by my sister!”

Zhou Fuyu did not argue with her. “All right then. Miss Su’s taste must be very good. I’ll go try on the dress first.” With that, she picked up the blue-and-white porcelain cheongsam and walked into the fitting room.

Indeed, the Zhou family’s influence was considerable. The Wing Beauty designer received the call and rushed over without delay.

After Zhou Fuyu briefly explained the requirements, the designer studied the two Su sisters from head to toe and immediately said, “Yes, I have one set—a twin-flower cheongsam. It uses the clean, serene colors of moonlight blossoms, very suitable for young girls. It will look perfect on you.”

Su Muqing looked at the photos of the twin-flower cheongsam on the designer’s phone and felt that it was indeed very beautiful. Moreover, it was designed as a pair of dresses in one set. She liked wearing the same clothes as her sister, or clothes with a special twin design, so she was very pleased.

“All right, these two. We want them, and you’re not allowed to sell the same style to anyone else!” Su Muqing declared at once.

“Of course. The clothes are upstairs. Come up and try them on to see if they fit. I’ll take in the waist for you.” Pushing up his glasses, the designer led the Su sisters upstairs.

Choosing women’s clothes was always troublesome. Lu Feng could only wait idly by. Only after they had all finished trying things on did it become his turn to choose clothes. Formal menswear was much simpler, and he quickly had his selection.

Leaving the clothing store, Lu Feng was about to get into the same car as the Su sisters when Zhou Fuyu came over and invited him, “Doctor Lu, would you ride in my car?”

“On what grounds?” Su Muqing was displeased again. Although she usually disliked Lu Feng very much, dislike was one thing; other people could not simply take him away.

“I have something concerning medical instructions that I’d like to discuss with Doctor Lu. Would that be all right?” Zhou Fuyu asked with a smile.

As soon as Su Muqing heard it was business, she felt it was only proper, and waved them on. “Go on, go on!”

Lu Feng got into Zhou Fuyu’s car and sat with her in the back seat. The driver started the car and headed toward Scenic Mountain.

“Has something changed with your grandfather’s illness again?” Apart from that, Lu Feng could not think of anything else Zhou Fuyu would need to discuss with him.

“No. Grandfather’s illness has already improved. We should be thanking you for the treatment,” Zhou Fuyu said.

Lu Feng nodded, accepting her thanks.

Zhou Fuyu gathered her words for a moment and said, “About that bottle of insects...”

“I’ve already forgotten it. You can rest assured on that point,” Lu Feng said.

“I believe you would keep things confidential for the sake of your patient. It’s just that there is still one more issue...” Zhou Fuyu paused slightly there.

Lu Feng did not interrupt, waiting for her to continue.

“When my grandfather was staying at the country villa, he never took any of those insects. In other words, at the start he did not become ill because of them. So the original cause of the illness still needs to be found.” Zhou Fuyu said.