The model team is doing the best recently. After Qin Xiaoyu came back, she watched their rehearsals a few times. Hu Xing and Daya performed the best, and they had an international flair when they walked out.

Da Ya's younger brother, Da Zhuang, is the only male model in the team. He has a naturally gloomy face, but he is unforgettable. As soon as he stands in front of people, he attracts their attention.

Their parents came to visit and, seeing that the job was good, not tiring, and provided enough to eat, they stopped interfering and let them develop on their own.

"Director Qin, we practice every day, but we never get a chance to go on stage." These young girls were getting restless.

"Once you've practiced enough, you'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. Don't worry, you won't be idle for long." Qin Xiaoyu had already planned to take the model team out once Master Liang had some finished works.

This year's Spring Festival is earlier than usual, with the Spring Festival on January 28th and the Lantern Festival on February 12th, making the time very tight.

Because there were many things to do last year, especially many happy events, I felt very busy all year. Before I knew it, the end of the year was approaching. Fortunately, there are many people in my family, and everyone lends a hand, so everything is arranged.

When his wife and Hanhan's grandfather left, everyone else was fine, but Commander Zhou felt lost.

During this time, he and Hanhan's grandfather kept each other company. The two of them repaired the garden together, drank together, fished together, and even just spaced out together. He felt like he had a brother by his side.

Now that there's suddenly one less person, Commander Zhou has become even more silent. Sometimes he just sits in Building No. 4 without going out, in his wife's old spot, dozing off.

Qin Xiaoyu watched with growing anxiety, determined to help Commander Zhou regain his vitality. He was only seventy, so his physical condition should be quite good; however, he had suffered too many setbacks in the past two years and couldn't recover quickly.

When people suffer a severe blow, they have a self-protective mechanism, like giving themselves an emergency tourniquet. They suppress all the pain, as if nothing had happened.

But after a while, one day, all the pent-up pain will erupt. Commander Zhou has seen a lot on the battlefield and is a man of experience; his mental fortitude is stronger than that of the average person, so he can endure for a long time.

Zhou Xing's mother was originally weak and knew how to feign weakness. Under the careful care of her two daughters, Qin Xiaoyu and Zhou Yue, she had calmly passed through the most difficult period.

Commander Zhou, however, was just getting started. His introverted nature and reluctance to ask for help meant he had to endure it all on his own. This is why he aged rapidly.

Hanhan is growing up and becoming more curious. She is dissatisfied with the simple world in front of her and cannot stay by Commander Zhou's side forever.

He also understood that he couldn't hinder his child's development, and gradually, he watched as Hanhan's wings grew stronger and she slowly moved away.

Qin Xiaoyu knew that a change was necessary.

When the ice lanterns outside lit up again, the children had already begun their revelry. Qin Xiaoyu was surprised to find that this was already her third Spring Festival here. Time slipped away quietly, and she had grown up without even realizing it.

A Lei and the children play outside every day, having snowball fights and building snowmen. This year's snow was still very heavy, and they even managed to create an ice rink on the river and build snow piles nearby.

Qin Xiaoyu went to play for a while, but fell and her whole body ached, so she refused to go again.

“I want to invest in another piece of land and build a ski resort. That way, we can have fun.” A Lei has found a new source of enjoyment.

“Our latitude isn’t high enough, and the snow doesn’t fall this heavily every year. If there’s no snow all winter, your ski resort will be useless.” Qin Xiaoyu was still quite rational.

"Anyway, you said land prices will go up. I'll just invest in real estate," A Lei said nonchalantly.

"That's true. Land prices will grow the fastest in the future."

"Then why don't you invest in land instead of going to all this trouble to build a fashion empire?" Are discovered the bug.

"First, I don't have enough initial capital. Second, that kind of money-making method lacks strategic depth; I prefer something creative." Qin Xiaoyu reviewed the manuscript again; it needed to be submitted to the newspaper tomorrow to announce the winners.

The winners need to report to Riyue Apparel to proceed with the next steps of the plan.

"I'm having a problem right now, which is the venue for the fashion show. Last time it was summer, so the factory yard was fine. This time it's winter, and the only place we can use is the staff canteen. If we hold it there, not to mention outsiders, even our own employees won't be able to fit in," Qin Xiaoyu said, scratching her head.

There's no reason to hold a fashion show and exclude your own employees so that others can watch.

"Shall I clear out the hotel for you?" Qi Si did prepare a hotel with a venue for the wedding, and the place was not small, but it seemed a bit stingy.

"I've come across a place, the site of the theater that caught fire last time. They've built a new building there, and I heard it'll be open soon. Why don't you go on stage and perform there?" Commander Wang's words reminded Qin Xiaoyu that it was indeed a good idea.

The standard format for international fashion shows is the runway. However, running a runway is costly and audiences aren't used to it, so it's better to make it a performance.

“I think Aunt Wang’s idea is good. If you make it into a catwalk, the people here might not accept it. Performing on stage would be quite novel.” Zhou Yue also agreed with Director Wang’s opinion.

For some reason, Qin Xiaoyu suddenly remembered the Red Sorghum Model Team and Zhao Benshan's skit, and burst out laughing.

"What?" Zhou Yue's eyes widened.

"It's nothing, I just think it's fun."

"Oh dear, I think I'm about to give birth," Sister-in-law Xiao Si suddenly said, clutching her belly.

When Sister-in-law Si said that, it was almost like crying wolf. She'd been sounding the alarm since the end of last year; every time she went to the hospital to freeload for a few days, she'd be sent back.

This time, no one dared to be negligent. The child had been in Xiao Si's belly for quite some time, so we had to take it seriously.

The group rushed to the hospital, and Xiao Si's wife started bleeding. The room had been reserved in advance; Qi Si would rather spend extra money to book an empty room than let his wife have nowhere to stay.

The doctor had been with Qi Si throughout the prenatal checkups and knew his bad temper, so she didn't dare provoke him. She quickly got the woman into the delivery room. But once inside, there was no further movement.

Qi Si would sometimes listen at the door, and sometimes wander aimlessly in the corridor. Everyone found him annoying, but no one dared to say anything.

"Come on, fourth brother, let's go have a smoke." Deng Jianyan, the father of five children, was experienced and pulled Qi Si toward the emergency exit.

"I'm not smoking anymore, I want to quit." Qi Si waved his hand and pushed him away.

"Fourth brother, if you can quit smoking, I'll take your surname!" Deng Jianyan didn't believe it.

"Then hurry up and change your household registration." Qi Si didn't have time to chat with him and went to peek through the door again.

Fourth Sister-in-law is having some trouble with this pregnancy. She had a C-section last time, and this time she's trying her best to give birth naturally. Fortunately, she's young, and all her test results are good, but she'll have to suffer a bit.

"Family member, sign here." The nurse came out, it was just a routine procedure.