The young seamstresses who had been kept on felt uneasy. While their situation was better than those who had left—as they would at least continue their trade—they could not help but wonder: Chief Du was a restaurateur, after all; could her Garment Workshop really survive?
The manager who had not been retained was filled with spite and jealousy. She hurried ahead of the group and began to spout nonsense: "They say it's for tailoring, but who knows what you'll really be doing? It might be something shameful. By the time you realize it, you won't even be able to run. You're all young; you’d fetch a good price."
"Even if it is tailoring, does your new boss know how to run a Garment Workshop? Nishang used to be the finest in the Capital, but in just a few months, it was beaten into total submission by Cai Yi Que. If Nishang couldn't survive, how could she?"
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