Seeing that she still didn't respond, Qiao Yu said, "Sister-in-law, I know what you are worried about.
Her theme this time is to tailor-make clothes for women of our age, so we need to support the event. Just take a walk and don’t worry about messing up.”
"You mean, you're going too?"
"Ah, didn't I just say I was going too?" Qiao Yu blinked.
Jian Xinyu felt relieved and nodded, "Okay, you walk on the stage first and I'll follow you."
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to be so nervous. Just walk as usual."
"good."
After Shuhui flew back to China, she stayed at home for a while, then left her children and husband behind and ran to Beijing to rent a place.
The venue was rented for catwalk purposes, and the party that sent the invitation letter was of course from my mother-in-law's circle, and she also wanted to open a studio here.
Why not on an island?
Because the local residents there are too simple and honest, and they are not the same type of people that she is targeting when she opens her studio.
She wanted to spend money to buy the house to open a studio.
Over the years, Zhou Wu's salary, her earnings, plus the rent from the Jingshi Commercial Street...
There is no way to spend all the money.
The studio is located in an office building.
After Shuhui arrived in Beijing, her schedule was packed. She had to wait until she rented the venue for the fashion show and bought a few floors of an office building before she went to the military compound to drink some hot water.
"Slow down, kid, why are you in such a hurry?"
"It's just too exciting..."
Seeing her blushing face, Qiao Yu smiled and said, "You should be excited, after all, it is the first fashion show in the country. But Shuhui, I am not trying to discourage you. It is precisely because it is the first that it is easy for later generations to use it as a reference.
I suggest you take your time and do a good job."
Shuhui gradually calmed down, thought for a long time, and then nodded cautiously.
"Okay, Mom, I'll listen to you."
After greeting her mother-in-law, Shuhui started to busy herself with the issue of hiring models.
During the lockdown, the clothes were completed in a hurry. Because the makeup technology in China was not mature, she even studied makeup abroad for several months. Now, after hearing what her mother-in-law said, she still felt that it was too rushed.
But the venue has been rented, and we can’t travel abroad often, so we can only do it in a hurry.
There are very few models like my mother-in-law and my second aunt who have both good figure and temperament, and whose age is suitable for the theme.
There are still very few people working as models in China at this time. After all, this industry is considered an improper job by many older generations.
After searching around, I finally found a few models who matched my looks but were too young...
These models matured early due to their family background, and their temperaments meet the requirements of the theme.
She was worried for several days, and only after Qiao Yu came to visit her and saw something was wrong did she tell him the situation.
Qiao Yu: “Isn’t this simple?”
When Lao Zhou is free, he likes to go for a walk with Qiao Yu.
Meeting the gaze of the third son's wife, Lao Zhou nodded, "Well, your mother was very similar when she was young, and this is what she is good at."
Shuhui: ??? !!! What else are you not good at? Mom!
Half an hour later.
Shuhui invited the model to her home, and then saw her mother-in-law go back home and come out again, carrying a box of ready-made cosmetics.
Using her skilled technique to paint on the model's face...
Shuhui was so confused.
"Mom, where did you get these things?"
Qiao Yu remained calm and said, "Aren't there a lot of Hong Kong products coming to Beijing? I bought them."
She did buy some, but most of them were cosmetics she had collected from Hong Kong during the turbulent years. If time hadn't stopped in this space, these cosmetics would have grown into mushrooms long ago.
"From Hong Kong? These don't look like it." Jian Xinyu pinched the powder, rubbed it back and forth on her fingertips, and showed her highlights.
After getting along with his second sister-in-law, Qiao Yu discovered that people who do scientific research have some problems.
Like Zhou Siwen, he used to be oblivious to the world outside except for studying; like Ersao, she brought the logic and habits she learned at work into her life.
As for my second brother? He is the same as my second sister-in-law.
Qiao Yu was very lucky that her second brother and his wife were not at home during the turbulent years, otherwise how could she have hidden her space?
It’s still easier to fool bookworms like Zhou Siwen, oh no, it’s easier to get along with them.
Qiao Yu: "No, I thought Hong Kong products were just so-so, so I tried making some myself."
Shuhui: "Mom, why don't you sell it?"
"What are you selling? The oral products and facial masks I send you every year are all for skin care. They have special effects..." Qiao Yu habitually gave half the answer and left the other half.
After all, the technology here has been handed over to the country. Although you can use it for private purposes, you must never use it for commercial purposes.
Shuhui didn't think of this, but felt that special-effect cosmetics had no skin-care effect and probably wouldn't be able to open up the market in their circle.
The model had changed her clothes in advance and had applied special effects makeup, and the effect was revealed. She had both the figure of a middle-aged woman that Shuhui wanted and the appearance of a middle-aged woman.
Shuhui looked at Qiao Yu with a fiery look in her eyes: "Mom, you can't sell this thing, so can you lend it to me in the future?"
"Why? Want to come up with a few more similar themes?"
"Hmm... not sure..."
"Don't even think about it. When this batch of models gets older, they'll be able to achieve the effect you want."
"Too."
Having resolved the big issue in my mind, the next thing to do is to rehearse the show.
Why did Qiao Yu involve his second sister-in-law Jian Xinyu?
She discovered that her second sister-in-law Jian Xinyu was not an introvert.
A true introvert, like Zhou Siwen, would like to shrink himself into a tortoise shell and live the life he wants. He doesn't want to pay attention to anyone, and he doesn't want anyone to pay attention to him.
I guess in the future, people will be too lazy to take out the trash when they go out, and they might even pay someone to take their trash bags away. It is normal to buy food and takeout through apps.
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She took her second sister-in-law for a walk several times. When strangers asked for directions, her second sister-in-law didn't dare to answer, and she was the one who answered. After answering, she turned around and met her second sister-in-law's envious gaze that she couldn't take back.
Qiao Yu defined this "introverted" second sister-in-law as: timid.
Considering his second sister-in-law's family, Qiao Yu knew why she was timid.
The stage is the place where everyone's eyes are on, the best place to train one's courage, and the place to improve one's temperament.
The first fashion show in China officially started, with the theme: the beauty of middle-aged women. “Zhong” stands for middle-aged women, and also means China.
There were so many people in the circle who wanted to see Jian Xinyu and her husband. When they heard that Jian Xinyu and Qiao Yu were going to have a fashion show, they all rushed to show their support.
All the adults and children from Zhang Zhouliang's family who could come were present.
Then, Zhang Zhou discovered that his beloved wife was being stared at by many people in the audience.
Zhang Zhou: For a moment I didn’t know who to curse at.
…
Qiao Yu, who doesn’t know you?
No matter how pretty Qiao Yu was, the men and women in the compound, young and old, didn't dare to hit on her, but Jian Xinyu was different...
"Who is this model?"
"You're even more elegant than Director Qiao?"
Her body proportions are also better than Director Qiao's...
The legs are so long...
"Is this lesbian married?"
"It looks familiar..."
"She is the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family member, and she is also engaged in scientific research."
"Zhang family...you mean? This person's surname is Jian?"
"My last name is Jian."
…
During the rehearsal, there was no one in the audience, and with the models in front demonstrating, her catwalk was better than that of the professionals.
Now? Seeing that there were quite a lot of people in the audience, she got a little nervous and almost ran away.
Her arm was held by her sister-in-law.
"Second sister-in-law, it's your turn."