Chapter 1153 - 062 Spectate twenty more times
Watching Lin Wei holding the needle, trembling and unable to proceed for a long time, Lin Yuan smiled and encouraged her, "Don’t be nervous, you have enough time to finish this embroidery. Besides, Red Smoke Pavilion holds this event every year. If you are not fully prepared this year and don’t get selected, it doesn’t matter because, after all, we now live in the Capital city. You can always participate next year! You’re still young, you have plenty of opportunities!"
Indeed, preparing sufficiently for next year was also a chance. She could treat this year’s competition as a practice opportunity.
Lin Wei had been studying this double-sided embroidery for a long time, and had finally figured out a way to make the patterns on each side different. Although her technique was still not perfected, she wished that the more skilled embroidery ladies at Red Smoke Pavilion would see her work. What if they could help her come up with a better method? Wouldn’t that be a greater gain than winning this competition?
With these thoughts, Lin Wei finally relaxed and wasn’t so nervous anymore.
She turned around, back to the window, so as not to get distracted by the bustling registration scene across from her. Xiao He even thoughtfully closed the window.
Lin Wei embroidered stitch by stitch with utmost dedication, while Xiao He and Lin Yuan sat watching quietly on the other side, not speaking a word for fear that even a heavier breath might affect her performance.
As time ticked by, the sky grew darker, and Xiao He asked the young servant to bring more lamps to illuminate Lin Wei’s work.
The young servant, apparently having encountered such situations more than once, set down the candlestick and gently reminded Xiao He, "The crowd at Red Smoke Pavilion has diminished a lot. If you haven’t finished yet, you better hurry. Even if you submit a semi-finished product, don’t forget about the time."