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    Chapter 180 Beautiful doll, beautiful head

    In the darkened studio, the sound of a pedal sewing machine continued for several hours. Thick piles of colorful fabrics were stacked on the huge crimson work table. The man's slender calves seemed not to feel sore and tired., kept stepping on the pedal of the sewing machine at the same frequency. His hair was a little messy, so he tied it up with an extra scrap of cloth. His short shoulder-length hair was tied up, and only a small knot remained.

    His side face was too delicate to look like a human being under the illumination of the overhead lights. There were no flaws on his face. Almost no one would think that he was not beautiful. But this kind of beauty was extremely strong, with a nose as tall and straight as a snow-capped peak.Deep eye sockets.

    This is what Shang Nan saw. Shang Nan was on the doorless cupboard behind the man. Currently, he only had one head.

    "I'm really convinced, I'm really convinced, I'm really convinced," Shannan wanted to go crazy, but he couldn't even scratch his hair. "14Are you serious? Did I land on the wrong ground? Why did I turn into a head??”

    He still only has one head, a model of a beautiful head as big as a man's fist, but he already has facial features, a pair of large and bright light blue eyes, which are the largest among all the dolls, a narrow and straight nose bridge, and a pen tip.Small and with light pink lips, he is much more beautiful than the man himself.

    Next to Shang Nan, there are several heads. The heads are the same size, but the color of the eyes, the expressions and eyes on the face, and even the arc of the smile are different.

    "It's really hard for dad to work day and night like this." Shannan's head on the left said in a cry. It happened to also have a face that was crying, and the voice sounded like that of a girl.

    "Yes, yes." The answer came from the head on the left side of "Crying Chirp".

    "Dad doesn't seem to have eaten yet."

    "I feel so sorry for Dad."

    Admiring Nanmeng, "Why do you call him daddy?"

    It was just a sparse chat at first, but Shang Nan's words made everyone's heads explode.

    "Because He created us."

    "We mostly call him daddy."

    "But you can also call him by his name. You can also call him brother."

    “But calling people by their names would seem very disrespectful!!!”

    The sound of the sewing machine disappeared. The man stretched his back with his back to them. The wide sleeves slid down his arms, revealing the spiral seams on his arms. The black seams extended from the wrists until they were hidden by the clothes.The place where you live.

    He stood up and saw that there was a circle of sutures around his neck.

    He is quite tall, at least in the low workshop door. He looks very tall and slim. His pure black apron has several doll heads with different expressions printed on it.

    Not only his apron, but the entire door of the room was filled with dolls, old and new, in different colors, with different hair lengths and colors, and different clothes.

    He walked straight to Shang Nan, held up Shang Nan, and his face was enlarged in front of Shang Nan. He held Shang Nan's face and looked around. Finally, he raised his head and took it from the display cabinet above Shang Nan's head.A complete doll comes out.

    He twisted off the doll's head, and then put Shannan's head on it. He smiled and looked very gentle and kind, "Try it and see if you don't like it, let's change it again."

    The doll whose body was taken away stared dissatisfiedly, "What should I do?"

    Chen Xuan raised his hand and placed the shouting head on a horse toy he made, "Can you shut up?"

    He lowered his head again and smiled softly at Shan Nan, "Move and take a look."

    Before Shannan could react, the other party drooped his eyes, took off the body that had just been given to him, and pretended to give it to Crying Xi, who immediately danced and said, "Thank you, Dad, I like it very much. Dad, you are so kind."

    Shang Nan: "..." Let's just let him stay on top of the cupboard, as an image with only one head.

    Chen Xuan looked at his work with satisfaction, and did not forget to hang Shang Nan's nose with his index finger, "Slow baby, I have to wait until next time."

    His smile widened, and Shannan could clearly see the stitches on both sides of his mouth. They were only white and very light in color.

    This is a monster.

    His whole body should be made of sewn materials, which is why there are so many stitched places on his body. Other than that, he looks the same as a normal human being.

    [14: Puppet Master, blackening value 60.]

    "Gone?"

    [14: A very gentle and cheerful big brother.]

    It was nightfall, the studio was dark, and Chen Xuan didn't come.

    But the image of Chen Xuan tearing off his own body before was still vivid in his mind. Shang Nan couldn't help but ask: "Gentle and cheerful, big brother? Are you serious?"

    A person who can keep a house full of puppets and dolls is not a normal monster at all.

    [14: Its name is Chen Xuan. It is made of cotton, resin, wood strips and other materials. He is twenty-five years old and is a doll repairer. He runs this shop in the university town. His hobby isJust make dolls.]

    [14: Did you see it? There is a row of wooden boxes against the wall. They are full of raw materials. The cabinets are divided into plastic, acrylic, solid wood, and steel frames. The dolls placed on the plastic cabinets are made of the worst materials and have the worst production skills. They are also Chen Xuan’s.If you are not very satisfied with the work, you will be most satisfied with it on the steel frame. The acrylic and solid wood are the finished products, the acrylic is for girls, the solid wood is for boys, and the steel frame is the semi-finished product. You are now on the steel frame.]

    [14: You don’t have a surname in this world, your name is Anan. You are the only semi-finished product with a name. The other semi-finished products are numbered with numbers and letters, and even most of the finished products are numbered.]

    Shannan only has one head now and can't do anything. He can only stay on the steel frame and look here and there.

    The area near the university town is very lively. The clock on the wall shows that it is night in the hotel. From the window looking south, you can even see a large strip of lights from the nearby night market, as well as the green smoke coming out of the skewers.

    From time to time, young couples walking arm in arm pass by on the path. The shops facing the street have blackboards at the door, with hot-selling products written in fluorescent pens.

    Chen Xuan's shop is open here, and the business should be very good. Shannan can hear the crisp sound of the wind chimes outside from time to time.

    The dolls in the studio chattered.

    A girl in a white skirt and long braids jumped down lightly from the acrylic cabinet. She was about thirty centimeters tall, with slender limbs and bright eyes. She jumped onto Chen Xuan's workbench, "Chen Xuan is really annoying.", only knows how to make money, and doesn’t know how to make me some new clothes.”

    The dolls that were sitting well before have all changed their positions and found a position that feels comfortable to them, either leaning on, lying on, or lying on their stomachs.

    "Brother Chen Xuan is already very busy every day. We have so many dolls and everyone has to make new clothes. How much does it cost and how much time does it take? How tired he is."

    "Just do it for me, why do I have to do it for you all?" The number of the girl in the white dress is A6 on the back.

    A group of dolls got very excited and scolded her because of her words. They even clumsily climbed from the shelf to the ground to beat A6. Even the semi-finished products also wanted to attack A6.

    [14: The dolls are numbered in alphabetical order, with only ten numbers for each letter, and the excess will be disposed of.The more Chen Xuan likes the doll, the higher the number will be in alphabetical order.]

    [14: Your number is C9.]

    There is only one head, and it can be ranked C, which is not bad.Shannan thought to himself.

    The door of the workshop has been a mess. Several dolls' wigs have been torn off. The ground is covered with broken resin plaster, pieces of cloth and wooden strips, and colorful eyeballs rolling everywhere. I don't know who they came from.The long eyelashes were stuck down, and there were broken limbs and broken arms all over the floor.

    "Click."

    The door was pushed open from the outside, and a group of dolls quickly climbed to their original positions and sat down.

    Chen Xuan turned on the light, looked at the mess in the room, and was startled, "Didn't I tell you not to fight?"

    Shang Nan saw a doll wearing overalls standing up on a solid wooden shelf, crossing one arm, because he only had one, "A6 asked you to make clothes for her, but not for us!"

    Chen Xuan didn't say anything. He opened a cardboard box, held it in his arms, and walked towards the rows of shelves.

    Shang Nan watched as he took off the damaged dolls one by one and threw them into the cardboard box. The dolls that were thrown into the box started to scream.

    This time, Chen Xuan threw away more than ten dolls.

    After cleaning up the mess, he walked to a dark corner and turned on the light there. Only then did Shan Nan see that it was a sizable grinder.

    Chen Xuan poured a basket of crying dolls into it. As the machine operated, they turned into a small pile of garbage. Chen Xuan turned off the machine, "It can be used to fill the bellies of a few cotton boys."

    The cotton dolls don't look that delicate, with big bellies and big heads. There are only a dozen of them in total, squatting in a row next to the floor-to-ceiling windows. They are quite big, about fifty centimeters.

    Shang Nan was still watching, but Chen Xuan walked up to him at some point. He wiped his hands and took off the confused-looking doll's head in front of him. "Brother will put makeup on you tonight." He pointed with his index finger.He tapped Nan's forehead and spoke in a loving tone.

    Shannan was taken outside the workroom door, under the envious eyes of his "little friends".

    Chen Xuan wore the simplest black shirt without any decoration, black trousers with obvious drape, his hair tied back, and his breath was lazy and gentle.

    As Shannan expected, the business of this store is really good, and compared to the dark and narrow workshop door, the reception area is as spacious and bright as a high-end exhibition hall.

    Although Chen Xuan is a doll repairman, repairing dolls is time-consuming and labor-intensive. He only accepts five orders per month and charges high fees. In addition, Chen Xuan earns the most from the clothes and decorations of the dolls in the store.

    The store claims to be entirely handmade, and the simplest skirt costs hundreds of dollars, but there are still people who keep making orders because they like the style. Whether they accept or not depends on Chen Xuan's mood.

    There are three salespersons and one cashier, so Chen Xuan can concentrate on putting makeup on his new doll at the small workbench outside.

    Shang Nan felt that his head was being touched and pinched, and something with a strange smell was sprayed on his face. Various pens and brushes were used to draw on his face. Shang Nan had already made a decision in his mind.A thousand expressions, but 14 showed him what he looked like now.

    His expression was that of aggrieved one, and his eyes were so big that if it appeared on a normal human face, it would be terrifying, but if it appeared on a doll's face, it would be just right.

    Chen Xuan added red eye shadow to the ends of his eyes, and pressed the corners of his eyes and eyeliner downwards, making him look as if he had been greatly wronged.

    Chen Xuan looked extremely satisfied.

    "I hope I can be cooler." Shang Nan said in a low voice. This was the first time he spoke since he came to this world and turned into a head. His voice was similar to that of the dolls in the workshop door, even an ordinary little boy.The voice before entering the voice-changing period.

    So when he said he wished he could be cooler, Chen Xuan's smile became even more obvious.

    "I thought you were a little mute. Everyone was talking, but you were silent." Chen Xuan picked up a soft lip gloss brush and applied a layer of pink on the mouth of the doll in his hand that was darker than before. "I'm too lazy to give it to you again."It’s embarrassing, let’s just leave it at that and make do with it.”

    "You are already a doll, why is it so cool?"

    Chen Xuan did the makeup very seriously, constantly changing tools until the doll's makeup in his hand became more and more realistic and moving.

    "Chen Xuan..."

    "Anan," Chen Xuan tapped the baby's forehead with a makeup brush, interrupting him. He squinted his peach blossom eyes and pinched the fingertips of the baby's face with some force, "You can either call me daddy orCall me brother, don’t call me by my first name, otherwise the grinder will be your destination, do you understand?”

    dad?

    Shang Nan couldn't scream.

    He himself is not much younger than Chen Xuan.

    "Brother..." Shonan's voice was very low. If he had teeth, he would have gritted his teeth. If he had hands, he would have clenched his fists.

    But he had nothing, only a pitiful face given by Chen Xuan.

    Even though his tone sounded reluctant, it still made Chen Xuan laugh.

    "After all, I created you and asked you to call me brother. Why do you feel so wronged like this?" Chen Xuan's hair was not tied tightly, and when he smiled, two strands fell down to his cheeks.

    Shan Nan stopped talking and allowed Chen Xuan to mess with his face however he wanted, but he couldn't make the decision anyway.

    "Boss!!" A girl's cry suddenly came from the store, with a crying tone.

    Out of sight of Shan Nan, Chen Xuan put him on the table and looked up at the few girls who were coming towards him. It was probably because Chen Xuan was so handsome and his temperament was so gentle. The girls suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.Sorry.

    Except for the little guest carrying a box, she put the box on the countertop and cried: "Boss, please help me see if this doll of mine can be repaired? It is made of plaster and was given to me by my mother.A tenth birthday present, she’s passed away.”

    "My stepmother's son quarreled with me and threw her to the ground..."

    Chen Xuan took off his gloves. He stood up and comforted softly, "Don't worry yet, let me take a look."

    He opened the box on the counter. The doll inside was not big, chubby, and no longer bright in color. It looked like it was old, but it was well-raised and the owner had put a lot of thought into it.

    But now there are a few cracks on the face after falling, and the fingers are broken. They were picked up and put in the box together, and one of the legs is also broken.

    "Can you fix me?" The plaster doll's voice was timid, "My baby is not yet an adult, she will be very sad."

    Chen Xuan looked at the girl, "I'm not sure if it can be fixed, but I can give it a try. It's just that my schedule has arrived in two months. Can you wait? If you can wait, go to the cashier to pay the deposit and fill in yourBasic information, the doll will be placed with us first."

    "Okay, okay, I can wait." The girl nodded with tears in her eyes, and went to the cashier with her little sister.

    Chen Xuan covered the box containing the doll and carried it to the workshop door.

    Shang Nan waited quietly until several guests turned around and surrounded him.

    "Oh my God, you are so good. Is this a boy or a girl?!"

    "Did the boss paint this himself? It's so good. I can't even put makeup on myself to make it look this good!"

    "Boss, will you accept the makeup?"

    "Is this for sale?"

    Shang Nan: "!"

    Sell?

    Shan Nan was shocked. He seemed to have never thought about this. What if Chen Xuan sold him?

    He remembered that when he was in college, there was a girl in his class who loved to play with dolls. Shannan didn't know if the dolls were the same as his. Anyway, she was sewing her own clothes in class, saying that the clothes made by her teachers were all good.It’s a work of art. Works of art are extremely expensive, and there are many rich women in this industry.

    The more rich women there are, the more money they give. If Chen Xuan sold himself for money, then his mission would be in vain.

    Chen Xuan came out and closed the door to the workroom. The girls who often came to the store pointed at Shannan's head and asked, "Boss Chen, are you selling this?"

    Chen Xuan lowered his eyes and met Anan's aggrieved eyes.

    He smiled and said, "Maybe I'll sell it. I haven't decided how much to price it yet."

    "I'll give you one thousand. Can I give you one thousand?"

    The long-haired girl next to her stood on tiptoe and said, "Two thousand, give it to me."

    "He Zhenzhen! Why are you trying to rob me? I was interested in it first, three thousand!"

    Shannan called out "Brother".

    Chen Xuan walked to the edge of the table. He put on his gloves and looked ready to start working. "Sorry, I thought about it. This one is still for display in the store and is not for sale. If you want to buy it, I will buy it tomorrow."There are several new styles, you can come and pick them up to see if you like them.”

    "But I just like this one very much." The girl's eyes were glued to Shan Nan's head.

    "Not for sale." Chen Xuan said with a smile.

    "Okay, okay, then I'll take a look at Boss Chen's new styles tomorrow. I'll buy two small skirts today." The girl made a face, "Boss Chen, you are really becoming more and more greedy. A skirt costs 800 yuan."A pair of socks is two hundred dollars, why don’t you go and grab them?”

    Although they were dissatisfied, the group of them bought quite a lot of goods.

    Shannan was also shocked by the prices of the goods in the store. They were so expensive, even more expensive than human clothes.

    The store is open until 12 o'clock in the evening, but by 11 o'clock, there are basically no customers. Almost all universities in the university town have access control, and it is either 10 or 11 o'clock. Without students, the number of customers will be reduced.He came down immediately.

    One of the salesmen who was working part-time had already left early, and the remaining two salesmen began to close the shop in advance.

    When passing by the small workbench, Zhang Hua, who was pushing the mop, stopped and said, "Boss, you have been painting here for almost two hours. Aren't you tired?"

    Zhang Hua, another salesperson and cashier work full-time. Chen Xuan pays a very high salary. The monthly base salary is 7,000. With full attendance and commission, the monthly salary can be more than 10,000. Even in this first-tier city,It can be considered a very objective salary.

    At first they thought it was strange that although Chen Xuan was handsome, he looked like a man. How could he open such a large store selling dolls and doll supplies? They thought the business might not be very good, but since joining the company, theyThen I saw the huge profits in this industry.

    Half of the products in the store are made by Chen Xuan himself. Because they are all handicrafts, the prices are set very high. The other half are purchased by Chen Xuan from teachers in the circle. He has a wide network and can get a lot of good products.goods.

    In short, Chen Xuan is a very good boss. He pays generous wages and gives red envelopes and gifts during holidays. They can work in this store until they die.

    Hearing Zhang Hua's words, Chen Xuan put down his head, which had almost completed all the makeup, and stretched, "A little, but I want to finish Anan today."

    "His name is Anan. He looks so cute." After working here for a long time, Zhang Hua gradually began to like these dolls.

    Moreover, Chen Xuan treated the dolls just like children, so they could not help but be affected.

    "Yes, but he is very delicate." Chen Xuan agreed, holding the head in his hand and looking carefully to see if there was anything that needed to be modified.

    This head is already approaching perfection. Even Chen Xuan himself has to admit that this is the most beautiful head and the most beautiful makeup he has ever made so far.

    "Who is so squeamish?" Shannan asked, but unfortunately with his current expression and voice, his lethality was -999.

    Chen Xuan laughed again.

    "..."

    Zhang Hua looked at her and said, "Yeah, this expression makes her look like a squeamish person."

    "Okay," Chen Xuan lowered his head and started to clean up the workbench, "After you finish cleaning up the shop, get off work. Pay attention to safety on the road."

    "Okay, bye boss!"

    Chen Xuan rented two floors, using the first floor as a shop and the second floor as his personal living area.

    He did not go directly to the second floor, but went to the workshop door to get various tools. He held his beautiful head and walked around the workshop door, and finally took out a new body from the wooden box., installed directly under the skull.

    With Anan between his arms, Chen Xuan went up to the second floor carrying a bunch of things.

    "What for?" Shannan asked.

    Chen Xuan lowered his head to change his shoes in the entrance hall, and sat Anan, who was wearing nothing, on the shoe cabinet. "I'll pick out a set of clothes for you, and a wig by the way. Do you have a favorite color and style?"

    "I want short black hair and casual clothes." Shang Nan thought that he really let himself choose casually.

    Chen Xuan put on his slippers, took Shang Nan with him, and placed him on the dining table. Chen Xuan went to pour a cup and drank it. Shang Nan looked at it, the puppet master still needs to drink water?

    "How about short blond hair?" Chen Xuan put down his cup, as if he didn't hear what Shan Nan said before, "Light blue eyes look best with light colors."

    "Why are you asking me when you've already thought about it?"

    Chen Xuan did not answer him. It could be said that Chen Xuan ignored him. Chen Xuan's previous questions were just talking to himself.

    He would only talk to the dolls he made when he was in a good mood.

    Chen Xuan went to take a bath. When the sound of water sounded, Shang Nan found that his body could indeed move.

    Although a little stiff, he is still a complete person, unlike before, where he only had one head.

    He looked at the ten short fingers, shook them, slowly got up from the table and stood up. Seeing that he was not wearing anything, he lowered his head and breathed a sigh of relief - Chen Xuan did not forget to make him a baby.Bird, and not a small one at all.

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