Chapter 83: The Mouth Doubts, but the Body is Honest
Under the supervision and guidance of Lady Jiang, Wang Yongzhu improved rapidly, particularly with her chubby hands, which she exercised daily to increase their dexterity. Now, she had become an agile-fingered plumper.
Her progress was evident in her clothing repairs. Initially, stitches were visible, or there were practical flaws.
Gradually, the clothes Wang Yongzhu mended had patches that were almost indistinguishable from the outside, and the patches she added were not only firm but also matched the original colors of the clothes closely, avoiding an overly colorful palette. At first glance, one would hardly notice them when worn.
Wang Yongping was very supportive, and didn’t dare not to be.
Every day, dressed in clothes mended by Wang Yongzhu, the Li Family Brothers and Song Chongjin were the first to witness her rapidly improving skills.
Moreover, with Wang Yongping progressing from evading questions to proudly showing off his sister’s workmanship at every meeting, and Old Granny Zhang tirelessly promoting her own daughter each day, the mother-son duo’s efforts were seen by everyone. And in just a few days, the community’s impression of Wang Yongzhu had improved slightly.
It seemed that Second Young Miss Wang was not entirely useless; at the very least, she had some sewing skills to show.
With Wang Yongzhu making time every day to walk outside her home, working to slim down, and with curious neighbor ladies frequently finding reasons to check on her, she was beginning to resemble the kind of daughter-in-law that was particularly favored by the rural families.
For a while, some families that were poor and unable to secure wives didn’t care about Wang Yongzhu’s tainted reputation and even considered proposing marriage.
Mother Song, who usually did not interact much with the villagers, also heard these rumors faintly.
In the past few days, seeing her son seemingly over his anger and worried that he might truly despair and decide against marriage, she was also annoyed that he just wouldn’t trust her own family.