"Is this really for me?" Evelyn couldn't help but ask while trying the dress.
Elizabeth nodded, "Yes. It's tailed- made for you. See whether it fits you well. Otherwise, I'll have it adjusted and then it should be no problem."
"It should be fine." Evelyn said, "Thanks to you, I'm now doing the job that I want to do. Although I haven't participated in the last production yet, I know it is good enough only by a look."
Then Evelyn raved, "It's so beautiful! I really haven't worn such beautiful clothes before."
Elizabeth chuckled, "Look at you. Don't overreact."
"I'm not." Evelyn said, "We've known each other for years. Don't you know my tastes?"
To move freely, she preferred to wear pants. In her wardrobe, there was almost no dress. Gradually, she didn't like dresses anymore. She felt that it wasn't convenient to wear dresses, and had to pay attention to the match. Most of time she didn't feel a sense of security while wearing dresses.
But wearing pants was different. Whatever shoes fit the pants.
"Isn't it because of your part-time job?"
"Well," Evelyn sighed. "I've really sacrificed a lot of female beloved items in order to make money. But..."
Evelyn frowned and said, "Elizabeth, will I look strange in this dress then?"
"Of course not," Elizabeth shook her head. "You are so beautiful. No clothes will look strange to you."
"Your words make me happy, but I still don't feel confident." Evelyn looked at the light blue gauzy bridesmaid dress and felt worried, "I seldom wore high heels. Will I even be unable to walk well then?"
"Why are you worried about that? It won't happen. Don't worry. You must be very beautiful that day."
"Well, you know how to make me happy."
"No, I'm only telling the truth, okay? By the way, I'll leave the wedding bouquet for you."
Evelyn couldn't help rolling her eyes at Elizabeth. "Please, are you pushing me to get married because you think I can't do it?"
Elizabeth chuckled, "It will happen sooner or later, won't it? Have you told Lawrence? Once you begin to date and you got graduated, it won't take long before you get married. Oh right, I haven't asked you yet. After listening to what you said, Lawrence must be very happy, right?"
Hearing that, Evelyn shrugged helplessly. "No."
"Why don't you tell him on the phone? Anyway, you just told him the result. There is no big difference whether to be face to face." Elizabeth suggested.
Evelyn shook her head and said, "I've explained to you. Otherwise, why did I ask him out? Elizabeth, I take it seriously once I start, no matter it is about love or something else. Otherwise, I wouldn't insist to tell him face to face."
"What are you going to do then?"
"What else can I do except for waiting?" Evelyn smiled. "Anyway, I've been waiting for more than 20 years. I'm not afraid to wait a little longer. Besides..." She looked at Elizabeth. Although she was a little hesitant, she finally said, "Elizabeth, I think I'm a little strange and don't know what to say."
"Just say what you want to say. We are not strangers."
"Well. I don't know what happened to me either. Anyway, you know, the reason why I came to see you that day was that I couldn't make the decision. Maybe it was because of my concerns or something else. But didn't we talk a lot? I took in your suggestion. I thought it again when I went back. So, I called him and asked him out." "Of course, I've told you why I wanted to say it face to face. Also, I also feel that outside factors also effect the result of the relationship between two people, such as family backgrounds. I want to have a good chat with him. I'm not from a very poor family, but it's not comparable to Lawrence's family." "Although you have told me before that his family may not care about these problems. But you are not sure, aren't you? Such difference means that our ways of life are different. It may cause arguments in the future."
"I don't want such things to happen. Of course, I don't mean that I will live with him as soon as we date. But my purpose of dating is marriage. I don't want to just play around. It will hurt him and myself. And it's a waste of time."
"I think the way of life is not a big problem. We will get used to each other when we get married. But what about parents? What if his parents look down on my family background? And if we visit my family, what if Lawrence thinks my parents are too ordinary people?"
"Of course, I didn't say these things. After all, I even didn't have a chance to tell him my decision. How could I have the chance to discuss these with him? Don't you think so?"
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