"Look at you, so stingy! This is an elder..." Qin Xiaoyu was dragged back to her room by A Lei by the collar, and couldn't help but retort to him, "And what about the respect we agreed on? Don't always treat me like a cake!"

“So what if they’re elders? You’re not blood relatives, so you should still take special care of them,” A Lei said bluntly.

"But shouldn't I be the one who's jealous? Why is it you now!" Qin Xiaoyu was exasperated. How could she possibly take this jealous person out in public?

It seems they still need to be disciplined.

Qin Xiaoyu lay on the bed, writing and drawing, and summarized eight prohibitions, which she then showed to A Lei.

"What is this?" Are looked at her in horror.

"Let me explain the eight rules against being jealous..." Qin Xiaoyu climbed up to him, pouting, and began to brainwash A Lei. "You can't be jealous when talking about work. And when you're out looking at handsome guys, everyone loves beauty. I didn't... be too strict when you looked at pretty girls. Okay, let's move on to the next one. Listen up, what are you looking at me for? Look here!"

Qin Xiaoyu forcefully lifted A Lei's face, making him look at the instructions.

"I'm not going to look anymore. I want to examine what this thing I married is, whether it's human or demon." A Lei raised his hand, and the paper flew out.

Qin Xiaoyu panicked and lunged forward to try to snatch it back, but A Lei grabbed her and pinned her down.

"Test your big head, you idiot!" Qin Xiaoyu's eyes, which were wide open a second ago, were now curved into crescents. "What are you doing! You're mean!"

"How could I have hooked you, you little vixen, if I wasn't a bit of a devil?" A Lei smugly stepped forward...

The feeling of floating on air is wonderful, but what happened to the promised training? It feels like I'm the one being trained.

Never mind, we agreed to make progress together, hmm.

After seeing them off, it felt like something was missing from the house.

“It feels so empty now that the lady is gone.” Zhou Xing’s mother hesitated again, as they used to keep each other company.

"Brother, I've been discussing it with A Lei. Let's move the whole family south. The education level here isn't great, and I'm worried it might affect our children in the future. Your hotel business is stable now, and each branch has a manager, so you don't have to worry too much. You can look for projects in the south. Think about it." Qin Xiaoyu also shared this with Qi Si.

“If we’re going to leave, we’ll leave together. Anyway, your uncle has retired due to illness, and our eldest grandson should also enjoy a good education, shouldn’t he?” Commander Wang said, touching Tang Fengqin’s belly. She was worried that her child might suffer any loss.

"Mom, anywhere is fine with me, I'll do whatever you say." Tang Fengqin nestled close to Commander Wang, the two of them acting like a mother and daughter.

"If you're really thinking about this, save some money and buy a house in Guangzhou now. You can make a fortune by watching the property appreciate in value," Qin Xiaoyu advised.

"Huh? Xiaoyu, did you learn a few tricks from your godmother? How do you know the house will appreciate in value?" Wang Lei found Qin Xiaoyu's words amusing and teased her.

Only A Lei knew Qin Xiaoyu's background and secretly smiled.

Qin Xiaoyu was worried about Commander Zhou, so she went to check on him every now and then and found him sleeping soundly.

"Xiaoyu, so Zhou Xing was scammed by the lawyer, and you didn't even tell me." Only then did Zhou Xing's mother remember to complain about Qin Xiaoyu.

"Mom, you don't need to worry about these little things. Just focus on taking good care of yourself and Dad."

"I'm really useless now, I get so worked up over such a small thing." Commander Zhou woke up and sighed as he listened to the mother and daughter talking.

"It's my fault for not handling things well, causing you all to get upset." Qin Xiaoyu suddenly felt a little scared. She wanted to keep Commander Zhou and his wife by her side, but how come they're getting old and no longer taking on any responsibility?

In the 1980s, there were no internet or computers; all entries were submitted by mail. Qin Xiaoyu placed an advertisement in the evening paper for a few days, and a flood of entries arrived.

When Qin Xiaoyu saw A Lei carrying a sack of letters in, she groaned in pain, thinking that he was just asking for trouble.

Because many people here don't understand what fashion design is, the submissions they receive are all over the place, really strange and bizarre, with very little of anything useful.

"Did I offer too high a prize? Why are there so many participants?" Qin Xiaoyu's hands were sore from opening so many letters.

Fortunately, the children are on holiday now and come over to work overtime every day, dividing the work among themselves. One person opens the mail, and the other does the initial sorting. This task is assigned to Xiaojin, who is very sensitive to fashion.

"Hey, look at this!" Qin Xiaoyu had really found a treasure.

The style of this drawing is very mature; it's clear that the child has a solid foundation in drawing.

The design is for menswear, with a strong anime/manga style. This style is currently quietly gaining popularity in Japan and South Korea, but hasn't taken off in China yet. It's a style that won't really take off for another twenty years. This design is so ahead of its time.

“This address…” Li Sheng, who was copying the address, scratched his head and showed the envelope to Qin Xiaoyu.

"Is this our home address?" Qin Xiaoyu exclaimed.

She looked through the signatures but couldn't find them.

"It's mine." Tang Hu, who was huddled in the corner like a bear, weakly raised his hand.

Qin Xiaoyu smiled with satisfaction. This promising talent was actually by her side. It seemed she could take Tang Hu to Guangzhou.

It's true that the Tang family children are born with artistic talent. Tang Fengqin, a self-taught artist, is already excellent at singing and dancing. Tang Long is a master appraiser, and Tang Hu even has the talent of a designer.

To avoid accusations of cheating, Qin Xiaoyu promised Tang Hu an additional reward, suppressed his artwork, and promised to take him to Guangzhou to develop his career. Only then did Tang Hu give up.

Upon hearing that Tang Hu was going to Guangzhou, Tang Hu's mother couldn't sit still and ran over to ask Qin Xiaoyu.

“This child has good natural qualities. I’ll take him to Guangzhou and see if he can go to university there. It would be best if he could be taken care of by my side,” Qin Xiaoyu said.

"Xiaoyu, I really don't know how to thank you enough. I've been so grateful to you all these years. If I were still the same muddle-headed person I was back then, my child wouldn't be any better. Your brother and cousin run a factory now and they're making a good living. I can stay home all day and have plenty of money to spend, all thanks to you."

Qin Xiaoyu could only laugh and dismiss her when she heard her nonsensical explanation.

"It's only because our mother-in-law is so clueless that she's so difficult. I heard that when Wenwen came last time, we gave her a lot of money, and she threw a banquet for her. She even went to Qi Si's shop once. Qi Si is really a good man; he didn't refuse her any face, treated her to good food and drink, and didn't even accept money." Tang Hu's mother always knows how to bring up the most sensitive topics.

Qin Xiaoyu had absolutely no interest in how Hanhan's grandmother was doing.

Seeing Qin Xiaoyu's indifferent expression, Tang Hu's mother finally had some sense and happily went out to share the good news.

Besides Tang Hu, there were a few other interesting drawings this time. Qin Xiaoyu looked at the contestants' information and found that there was a technical school student, a worker, and a school teacher.

She has a new plan: to make the clothes in the sketches into real clothes, have models wear them, and walk the runway on the day of the awards ceremony, which would be more convincing.