Meeting Tang Ziying and Her Daughter
They reach the place in ten minutes. Lin Yun pushes open the gate and let her enter. They walk around as Lin Yun explains his plan for construction.
"I think it's going to be beautiful." Madam Jin comments.
"Of course, whose idea is that?" Lin Yun shows his pride. He is happy that she like the idea.
"You narcissistic man!" She laughs at him.
"Don't you love this narcissistic man?" Lin Yun hugs her and asks.
"I do. Let's go. Sun is going set soon. " Madam Jin holds his arm and walks towards the gate.
"Good. I want to meet this beautiful friend of yours."
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In a little courtyard of south district, bamboo poles are erected and hanging many threads, clothes, leathers, etc.
Two women are sewing clothes diligently.
'knock... knock'
"Zing'er, go and see who it is" The older woman says.
"Okay, mother" The younger one gets up and walks to the gate.
'creaks'
She opens the gate. There is a mature man and woman standing outside. They look good together. She is familiar with the woman.
"Aunty Bing" She greets the woman.
"Zing'er, is your mother home?" Madam Jin enquires.
"Yes, aunty. Mother is inside. Please come in. " She let them come in.
They come inside and the girl closes the gate again. They pass through the clothes and leathers drying in the courtyard and enters the house.
"Mother, aunty Bing comes" The girl announces.
The woman greets "Sister Bing, you are here"
"Sister Ying, I have something to talk to you. "
"Aunty Bing, take a seat" The girl brings two stools for them to sit.
Li Bing and Lin Yun sit down.
'Who is this man accompanying Li Bing?' Tang Zhiying thinks and asks "Sister Bing, what do you want to talk about?"
Li Bing waves her hand and replies " First, let me introduce you. This is young master.."
"Hello Madam Tang, Ms. Tang. I am He Yun . I have heard so much about you" Lin Yun greets.
"Young Master He" Both Tang mother and daughter greets back.
"Young Master He is opening a big restaurant nearby. He wants make uniform for the servers. I thought of you. So, I brought him here." Li Bing continues introduction.
"Which colors have you select, Young Master He?" Tang mother asks.
"It's red shirt and black skirt. Here is Young Master He's design." Li Bing replies for Lin Yun and brings out the design.
Tang mother takes the design and checks.
"Design is good. Oh? Button in the skirt is nice too. Button is very popular recently." Tang mother comments.
After looking at the design, Tang mother enquires " Young Master He, how many do you plan to make?"
"Make 100 for both" Lin Yun tells her.
"It will take about 3 months me and Zing'er working day and night. Is it urgent, Young Master He?"
"It's okay. Take your time. I have not started the construction yet. I just bought the place today. " Lin Yun tells truth and then continues " Madam Tang, I want the material silk"
"Silk? It will be costly. To be honest, I don't have any materials." Tang mother shakes her head.
"Here is the advance. Take it to buy the materials required. If it is not enough, informs Sister Bing" Lin Yun takes out 2000 gold coins and gives her.
"ah" Tang daugther gasp . It is too much money for her. It's 2 million silver coins.
"It's more than enough. Thank you young master He for giving us the chance." Tang mother accepts the money and thanks him. Its rare for them to receive such large order.
'I have not seen him before. He seems to be very close to Li Bing. I have to talk to her.' Tang mother thinks.
'He is so handsome and good looking. It will be good if I have a boyfriend like him too.' Tang daughter hopes.
"By the way sister Ying, young master he is planning to start some clothing business too. He wants to hire you." Li Bing introduces another proposal.
"Oh? Young Master is young and promising. Sister Bing, I want to say something to you." Tang mother indicates Li Bing to walks inside the bedroom.
"Zing'er, you accompany young master He for a while" Tang mother tells to her daughter and enters the bedroom.
IN THE BEDROOM
Tang mother pulls Li Bing down and to bed and let her sit.
"Who is this Young Master He? I have no seen him before. And there is no rich family called He in our city." Tang mother asks.
"He works for another powerful man" Li Bing explains simply.
"Is it true that he is starting clothing business too.?" Tang mother continues her questioning.
"Of course, it will be very big business too." Li Bing confirms.
"His backer much be very powerful person. Is he trustworthy?" Tang mother doubts.
She is just poor widow. She maintains her and her daughter's livelihood through sewing. It's hard to believe that a rich and powerful person like them will hire her. She thinks that they could just hire some famous seamstress.
"If you trust me, you can trust him." Li Bing assures her.
"What is your relationship with him? " Tang mother looks closely at her childhood friend and asks.
"Do you want to hear the truth or the lie?" Li Bing answers with a question.
"Tell me the truth." Tang mother has some suspicions but does not want to believe.
"He is going to be my child's father." Li Bing replies as she rubs her tummy.
"Ah" Tang mother gasp. " What have you done Li Bing? Brother Jin never mistreats you. He provides everything you need." She chides her friend.
"Not everything" Li Bing says.
"What do you lack? You live in a large house. Servants cook and wash for you. You don't have to do anything. What do you need more?" Tang mother questions.
" I need a cock. Sister Ying, money is not everything. Yes, brother Jin never mistreats me. But her rarely comes home. I don't have anything to do at home. It's lonely life. Brother Yun provides what I need." Li Bing explains.
"What are you going to do if Brother Jin finds out ? He will sooner or later find if you are having a child." Mother Tang is really worried about her friend.
"I'm planning for divorce." Li Bing declares. She really has been thinking about this. There is no meaning to keep the marriage.
" You are really serious . Aren't you? Is he serious as you are? " Mother Bing sighs. She know that Li Bing is not wrong. Maybe morally is not right but the martial artist have better body metabolism and have more strong urges. She too plays herself to sleep every night. She is really worried about her daughter's future. So, she does not seek for another mate after her husband's demise.