The small workshop now mainly makes red dresses and cake skirts. Su Qingmeng designed three styles. He asked a master craftsman to make the patterns. The defective cloth bought in the south was turned into treasure, and the finished clothes are very beautiful.

The young woman who stole the fabric was just after the skirts produced. The finished clothes were managed by Aunt Zhou and another assistant, so she had no choice but to take some fabric home and make them herself.

Lin Xiuyao fired her, and Aunt Zhou was demoted to an ordinary employee due to poor management. Sister Zhao, who provided the information, was promoted to supervisor.

He called a meeting with everyone. "This is my private workshop. You must abide by the rules," he pointed to the management regulations posted on the wall. "Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless. If you make a mistake, you will be fired. This is not a permanent job."

Here, the more you work, the more you earn. Employees with good skills receive higher wages than those in state-owned factories, but the rules and regulations are not just for show.

There was nothing wrong with the store, and he spent two days inspecting his business. After that, he worked four hours a day and spent the rest of the time at home with his wife and children. At this time, he felt it would be better to be his own boss.

Su Qingmeng started exercising. Her belly was a little loose and she weighed 110 pounds. She did half an hour of yoga and swam for half an hour every day. In two months, she returned to her pre-pregnancy weight.

Kang Kang was able to recognize people when he was three months old. He liked to stay with his mother. He liked the smell of his mother, so Su Qingmeng carried a stroller with her and tried to let him stay where he could see her.

She is currently writing the story of the true and false daughter, which is full of melodrama. Now that she has a baby, she has no energy to write anything meaningful, so she uses melodramatic novels to pass the time.

Romance novels are more popular now. The romance novel "Qingqing" she published is more popular than "Zhao Di's Life". Her royalties in the first quarter are 3,000 yuan, but the royalties for "Zhao Di" were not that much at the beginning.

She started creating this children's picture book in the late stages of her pregnancy. Su Qingmeng had a good foundation in painting, and with her overflowing maternal love at the time, she created a simple and cute picture book with very few words.

Comic strips are popular in China now, but there are few children's picture books. The ones created by Su Qingmeng are more suitable for children aged two or three, and can be used by Kang Kang during his early enlightenment.

Spring is here, and the small garden in the yard needs to be planted. Su Qingmeng wants to change the varieties this year, so Lin Xiuyao bought her a lot of flower seeds and seedlings from the flower market, as well as a pot of Clivia seedlings. He said that this pot of flowers is quite expensive, costing 500 yuan each. I heard that this kind of flower is very expensive in Changchun.

Su Qingmeng suddenly remembered that, yes, there was a Clivia craze in the mid-1980s. She told Lin Xiuyao about it, and he went to the flower market and bought six more pots of mature flowers. They were not that expensive in the Beijing market now, and he spent a total of 5,000 yuan.

Today, the editor came over. She was a female editor in her thirties named Bai Fu, who was in charge of publishing Su Qingmeng's books. "Your 'Cloud Shadow' is quite popular and will be published soon."

"Cloud Shadow" is a love story disguised as a martial arts film. The heroine is a powerful female warrior, and her sword is called the Cloud Shadow Sword. The hero is a wealthy young master from a noble family. The two of them go from the underworld to the government, fighting monsters while falling in love.

After discussing publishing matters, Bai Fu asked, "Are there any new works recently?"

"Yes." She wrote it while she was pregnant. It's a story of a wealthy family's love, a story of a wealthy young man and Cinderella. Of course, it's set in Hong Kong, which was particularly sensitive at the time, so the drama is a bit pretentious. It's full of mishaps and misunderstandings.

The hero and heroine went through many twists and turns of misunderstandings, and were entangled in the whole book of you love me, I don’t love you, and I love you, but you don’t love me. In the end, they finally got together.

Of course, she didn't write any overly cerebral plots; her main point was to express the need for communication and mutual trust in love, hence the title "Love is Hard to Express." Lin Xiuyao, after reading it, lamented that this love story was truly a journey of ill-fated fate.

She took out the manuscript and said, "Sister Bai, take a look. I'm hesitant about whether to submit it."

Bai Fu saw the picture book underneath and asked, "What is this? Did you draw it?" The painting style was childlike and cute. She had a two-year-old child at home who would definitely like to see it.

Su Qingmeng also let her read the children's picture book. "I drew these when I was pregnant. They were simple animal stories."

Bai Fu flipped through it, finding it simple but interesting. "I think it's pretty good. Once you're done, I'll show it to the editor-in-chief. I think it can be published. There aren't any children's books like this in China right now."

Su Qingmeng said, "Okay, let's talk about it after I finish painting. You can take a look at my new work first."

Bai Fu glanced at the outline and thought, "It's a good story." But it lacked depth and had a simple plot. Considering the current market, she decided, "I'll take it. I'll run it for two issues and see how it goes."

After the work was done, Bai Fu said goodbye, "Sister Bai, let's eat here at noon." Su Qingmeng kept her.

"No, I have something else to do, Writer Su, there's no need to see me off." She left in a hurry.

Su Qingmeng came to the east wing to see the child. Aunt Mi asked, "Xiao Su, you are also a writer? That's amazing." She heard the visitor call Xiao Su "Writer Su".

She was also wondering why Su Qingmeng, a graduate student, stayed at home every day and didn't go out to work.

She had inquired before coming, and found out that the couple were both Peking University graduates. It turned out the husband was a self-employed person, and the wife was a stay-at-home mom. They were quite wealthy, and she had never seen the baby's diapers before. She heard they bought them from Hong Kong and were called "diapers," which were quite convenient.

The young couple ate well, eating meat every day. Even their dog had better food than them. She especially wanted to gossip with her old sisters, but as a nanny, it was not appropriate for her to tell others about the owner's family. Lin Xiuyao also advised her against this issue.

She confided in her husband that self-employed people could make a lot of money, so she could let her youngest son start a small business. After returning to the city, her youngest son has been unemployed at home, doing odd jobs from time to time, but he doesn't earn much money.

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