Zhang Yulan's eyes widened in amazement. "Xiao Nuan, you're so clever and resourceful! You even came up with this idea. Hmm, not bad, really not bad. It will definitely look better than that fitted sheet."
"Mom, let's go try it." Xiao Nuan was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling after her mother-in-law praised her. Such a simple thing, how could people in that era not know how to do it? In the era she lived in, a four-piece bedding set was the standard.
She was thinking that she would ask her mother-in-law to make pillowcases and duvet covers in the same pattern later, so that she could bring advanced things to this era sooner and let people enjoy the good things sooner.
When they went up to the second floor, they ran into Xiao Moran in the hallway. Zhang Yulan held up the bed skirt she was carrying to her son. "Moran, look, this is Xiao Nuan's fabric. The things she makes are really useful. I've already put one in my room. You should put this in your room. It will definitely look nice."
Xiao Moran's eyes lit up. He was in this line of work, after all. He took the bed skirt from Zhang Yulan's arms and examined it with bated breath. "Did you design this bed sheet?"
"This isn't a bed sheet," Xiao Nuan scoffed.
"What else could it be but a bed sheet?"
"This is a bed skirt. It serves the same function as a bed sheet, which is used to put on the bed for sleeping. However, this is more practical and aesthetically pleasing than a bare bed sheet. It won't shift after being put on, so you don't have to spend half a day making the bed every morning."
"Let's go, let's give it a try." Xiao Moran turned around and went into the room. With such a good product, he naturally had to see the effect. If it worked, he would have the factory mass-produce it.
Su Xiaonuan helped him lay the floor, and Xiao Moran was full of praise for the design that served to fix it in place. "Xiaonuan, you are so smart, you actually came up with such a good idea."
“This looks really beautiful when laid out, a thousand times better than a bed sheet,” Zhang Yulan said, holding up the lace trim.
"Xiao Nuan, you're truly my lucky star." Xiao Moran was stunned by the visual effect before him and picked Su Xiao Nuan up in his arms. "You know, since God brought you into my life, it's hard for me, Xiao Moran, not to become rich in this lifetime."
"Put me down." Su Xiaonuan patted him.
"Honey, I'm so happy! You're my lucky star. I really want to worship you and burn incense for you."
"Uh, put me down quickly," Su Xiaonuan reminded him. "Have you discovered some business opportunity in this?"
He put her down, grabbed her shoulders with both hands, and said excitedly, "I'm going to mass-produce the product you designed."
“But you’re running a mattress factory, not a bedding factory,” she said. “As far as I know, a bedding factory with a great reputation is emerging in the provincial capital recently. If you open one now, the competition will be fierce. As soon as your product is launched, others will follow suit and mass-produce it. How will you sell your product?”
Are you talking about sauna bedding?
“Hmm,” Su Xiaonuan said. “It was this name that attracted me. The owner of this factory is very shrewd. The words ‘sauna’ make people feel warm and happy when buying the products.”
Xiao Moran hadn't expected his Sannuan bedding factory to receive such high praise from Xiao Nuan. He felt even more confident and excitedly said, "Honey, don't worry, I guarantee I'll surpass all my competitors. With a designer like you by my side, do you think I'm afraid of any rival?"
"That's true." Su Xiaonuan nodded, pointing to the bed. "Look, doesn't this look a bit mismatched?"
"What doesn't match?"
"The bed skirt doesn't match the pillowcases and duvet cover," Su Xiaonuan said. "If we make two more pillowcases and duvet covers in the same pattern, won't the whole bed look coordinated?"
"Xiao Nuan, I love you to death." Xiao Moran cupped her face and kissed her, not caring that his mother was still in the room.
She pushed him away. "If you don't act seriously again, I won't tutor you anymore."
"Go ahead, I'm all ears." He immediately became serious.
"Once the whole set is complete, you can call it a four-piece bedding set, packaged in a gift bag. It's great for personal use or as a gift." Su Xiaonuan was in a good mood, so she told him everything she knew. "You can also develop some wedding bedding products. That's a huge potential customer. Nowadays, when girls get married, their families usually prepare dozens of sets of bedding. Developing this area will definitely make you a lot of money."
Su Xiaonuan discovered that in those days, when a girl got married, her family would prepare a lot of quilts. The quilts at that time were made of white sheets and patterned covers. Sewing them was very troublesome, and they had to hire someone to sew them. Not only did the four corners have to be aligned, but the four corners also had to be folded in the same way.
Just thinking about the process of sewing quilts gave Su Xiaonuan a headache. This all-around woman was afraid of sewing quilts because it was too troublesome. So, she simply took them upstairs to cut out quilt covers and pillowcases.
To finish sewing the finished product quickly, she did the whole process herself.
Like magic, in no time, matching duvet covers and pillowcases were ready. She tied two short ropes to each of the four corners of the duvet cover and then asked Xiao Moran to bring up the quilt from the room.
She made some adjustments to the four corners of the quilt, then sewed fabric loops around the four corners, and personally taught Xiao Moran how to put the quilt into the quilt cover.
"Xiao Nuan, what kind of magical method is this? It's amazing!" Zhang Yulan exclaimed. "I've been sewing quilts for decades and I've never seen a method like this before. Every time, it takes me a long time to sew a quilt, and it takes two people to finish it."
"This invention is absolutely amazing!" Xiao Moran exclaimed confidently. "The advent of these products will be a major breakthrough in bedding. From now on, women will be able to be freed from tedious housework. Xiao Nuan, you are incredible! This is truly a groundbreaking invention that has never been seen before and will never be seen again."
"Alright, stop flattering me." Su Xiaonuan hugged the blanket. "Let's go downstairs and see how it goes."
Zhang Yulan took two pillowcases and went downstairs to put them on the pillows.
Xiao Nuan spread the quilt on the bed.
At that time, the old-fashioned canopy beds were phased out in the provincial capital, and bunk beds became popular, which were perfect for this type of bedding.
"Look, isn't it different instantly?" Su Xiaonuan stretched out her hand.
"You mean we don't need to make the bed anymore?"
“That’s right, just lay it out on the bed like this, it looks nice and neat, why bother folding the blanket?” Xiaonuan said. “At night, you can just lift the blanket and get into bed, and the bed skirt won’t shift no matter how you sleep. In the morning, you can just shake the blanket out and smooth it out. Isn’t that much easier than folding the blanket?”
Su Ming came up to call them for breakfast. Seeing this scene, he immediately ran downstairs and called his wife up. "Mei, look at Xiao Nuan's bedding set. I guarantee you'll love it once you see it."
Ye Mei exclaimed and stepped forward to touch it again and again, "I love it, I love it so much! Xiao Nuan, your dad said you designed this, how about you make a couple of sets for Mom when you have time?"
"Okay," Su Xiaonuan replied crisply. "When I have time, I'll cut out more, and you can sew them on the sewing machine."
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