Chapter 459: A World of Difference
After dinner, Chen Afu went back to the bedroom and tidied himself up. In order to highlight the little girl, her clothes and jewelry were only luxurious. She was pregnant, had no waist, and her face was a little swollen. After dressing up, she, a pregnant woman with a big belly, was not too outstanding.
After that, he called the little girl in and started to tidy her up.
Miss Chu's clothes were a set of high-end children's clothing designed by Chen Afu himself and grandly launched by the Nishang Embroidery Workshop. The upper body was a Yang Fei-colored silk stand-up collar and slanted collar short coat, five pairs of black double-ear buttons and a circle of black on the collar and hem were a few embellishments on the clothes. She wore a long red gauze skirt with a large and fluffy skirt.
The top was a bit like the student uniform of the Republic of China in the previous life, and it was similar to a kind of top popular in this era. It's just that the student uniform is shorter, with a tight waist and wide hem. The top of this era is longer and the waist is not obvious. If the skirt is black, it will look better. But the girl had to wear something festive today, and black was not suitable for girls in ancient times.
Two jade lotus hairpins and two Yang Fei colored flowers were inserted into her bun, and a little cinnabar was added to her eyebrows. Her eyebrows were also slightly drawn, and a light layer of rouge was applied on her cheeks.
Chen Afu knew that the girl loved beauty very much, so she used Dankou to dye her nails red last night. She adjusted the color, not bright red, but pink. She also put a little pearl powder in it, and it was faintly glowing.
The girl looked good without tidying up, and she was so beautiful after tidying up.
Not to mention that the girl laughed after looking in the mirror, even Dabao was so excited that he kept saying, "Sister is so beautiful, as beautiful as mother. Oh, there is no one prettier than you."
Alu and Chu Lingzhi also felt that Chu Hanyan was as beautiful as a fairy today, but they were embarrassed to praise the girl like Dabao did.
Li Xuan felt that Chen Dabao was surprised and said, "Sister Yan and Auntie are so beautiful every day, how come Brother Dabao just discovered it?"
Chu Lingxuan looked at the beautiful little girl with a smile on his face. He looked calm on the surface, but his heart was surging. He remembered three years ago when she celebrated her fourth birthday. At that time, she was stupid and silly, and could hardly speak or laugh. She was called a "crazy girl". But now, she is smart, her eyebrows are beautiful, her smile is full of happiness... It is really different from before.
He knew that this was all thanks to his wife. Without his wife, his daughter's life would be miserable. He had the urge to hold his wife in his arms, but seeing a room full of children, he still held back.
Looking at Xiaoyi who was sincerely praising his wife and daughter, he didn't think this little thing was disgusting from the bottom of his heart at this time, and it was quite cute.
Chu Lingxuan handed the little girl a small brocade box and said, "This is a birthday gift from Daddy. I wish you a happy birthday."
"Thank you, Daddy." The little girl smiled with her eyebrows curved.
Afterwards, Chu Lingxuan took Chen Alu, Chu Lingzhi, Chen Dabao, Zhuifeng's family, and Wangcai and his wife to the front yard to entertain guests. Zhuifeng's family is a social star in Dingzhou Prefecture, and both adults and children like them.
Chen Afu took Chu Hanyan and Li Xuan to the flower hall, where the female guests would entertain.
Chen Afu looked at the backs of the pine trees in front of him. They were staggered in height, and even from the back, they could see that they were handsome. The children grow up so fast, and they have grown so tall in a blink of an eye.
Especially Alu, who has grown wildly in the past two years and is already about 1.6 meters tall, taller than Chen Ming. Chen Ming and Wang are both short, and Alu was also thin and small before. Perhaps life has been better in recent years, and he often eats things with Yan Chenxiang, so he grows very fast. He is only thirteen years old, and he can grow at least ten centimeters. He is handsome, and if he grows up, he will be a handsome young man.
Since this year, several families have wanted to marry A Lu. Most of them are gentry, and there are two subordinates of Chu Lingxuan. They not only like Chu Lingxuan as a brother-in-law, but also because A Lu is excellent - good at studying, good-looking, and good-tempered.
Chen Afu smiled, feeling proud that my brother has grown up.
Walking to the corridor, Chu Lingxuan and his group walked forward, and Chen Afu led the little girl and Li Xuan to the back.
The flower hall is next to the back garden. It is a row of side rooms, specially used to entertain guests or enjoy flowers and rest.
The autumn is in full swing, and the autumn sun is bright. Not only are the chrysanthemums and camellias in full bloom in the garden, but there are also begonias, roses, cannas and other flowers, all of which are in full bloom. Chen Afu, who had no worries about material life, put more thoughts on spiritual pursuits. She would occasionally use some water mixed with swallow manure to water the flowers, especially a few pots of precious chrysanthemums and camellias, which were large, beautiful and fresh.
Chen Afu went into the house again to take a look. It was decorated with flowers and was very festive.
At this time, Song brought Wen Ge'er in. She wanted to help Chen Afu entertain the female guests.
The first wave of guests came from Chu Hua and his son and Luo Si's mother and daughter. They came the year before last, when the little girl was five years old. When they saw Chu Hanyan today, their eyes were wide open.
After two years of not seeing each other, could this little girl smiling at them be Yan Jie'er? If it weren't for the similar facial features, Chen Afu standing next to her, and the praise from Lechen before, they wouldn't dare to believe that this little girl was the once foolish Yan Jie'er.
Chu Hua was pleasantly surprised, "Oh my god, Sister Yan, you are such a good girl, you have grown up so big and are still so pretty and smart."
Grandma Luo also smiled and said, "Sister Yan, do you still remember me?"
Of course Chu Hanyan didn't remember them. But just now they heard their mother calling them, so she pursed her lips and gave them a standard blessing gift with a smile, calling, "Auntie, fourth cousin." Then she called Luo Ying and Brother Heng and said, "Sister Ying, Brother Heng.”
Chu Hua and Grandma Luo Si both pulled the little girl and praised her.
Luo Ying is twelve years old, pretty and lovely, and I heard that she has already made a marriage arrangement. She not only likes the little girl who has become smarter, but also likes the uniqueness of her clothes. Luo Ying knew that Chen Afu could design clothes, and she designed the buttons in her mother's trousseau shop. She also guessed that she designed Sister Yan's clothes.
Then he said to Chen Afu, "Auntie, cousin Yan's clothes are so beautiful. Do you think these clothes are suitable for me to wear?"
Chen Afu smiled and said, "Of course it's suitable. The color of the top has become lighter and more elegant, and the skirt can be made of satin instead of gauze, but it still looks good." Looking at Luo Ying, there were stars in her eyes, and she smiled again, "Tomorrow you go to the embroidery workshop , pick out the materials and let the embroiderer there do it for you."
Luo Ying smiled with crooked eyebrows and pulled Chen Afu to say thank you.
Then, Mrs. Jiang came with sisters Chen Yuqing. Then, the guests came to the flower hall one after another. Seeing the beautiful and lovable Chu Hanyan, she received rave reviews, which made the little girl very embarrassed.