"This dance dress is for my solo performance."
So that's how it is. These female soldiers are really despicable. They deliberately damaged Yu Nianbai's skirt during her solo dance so that she could not participate in the solo performance!
It goes without saying that they were venting their anger for the female soldier Huang Qi who was put in solitary confinement.
Ning He took a look at the dance dress. The hem, which originally reached the ankles, was now cut to only the knees, not to mention the two long sleeves, which were now cut into sleeveless.
Ning He looked at the dance dress that was ruined, thought for a moment, and asked Yu Nianbai again.
"What is the solo dance program?"
"Mulan."
Hua Mulan joined the army for her father and wore military uniform.
Red best reflects the image of Mulan.
"Don't worry, leave the skirt to me and you can focus on preparing for the group dance." Ning He said to her.
Yu Nianbai looked at Ning He in disbelief: "Do you have a solution?"
Ning He nodded: "I can fix this skirt, but it will be different from its original appearance."
Let me be frank first. A skirt that has been damaged like this can never be restored to its original state unless it is redone.
Yu Nianbai certainly understood this truth. She didn't ask to be restored to her original state, as long as she could perform on stage in a dance skirt.
"I know. As long as I can wear a dress suitable for solo dance and perform on stage smoothly, that's good enough."
"Okay, go in, and wait for me here after the group dance performance is over."
Yu Nianbai nodded: "Thank you, Ning He, I'll go in first."
She was very confident in Ning He. After handing the red dance dress to Ning He, she went backstage alone to prepare.
Ning He was about to go out holding the red dance dress.
She remembered that there were still a few pieces of red fabric left at home, and they had a sewing machine, which would make them more efficient.
Before Ning He had taken a few steps, the footsteps behind her were getting closer and closer, and suddenly, someone grabbed her arm.
She looked back and met He Shaochuan's anxious eyes in surprise.
"Where are you going?"
He Shaochuan and Qian Lin waited in the auditorium for a long time, but there was no sign of Ning He.
He happened to meet Zhao Lan, who said Ning He was just at the entrance of the auditorium. He Shaochuan asked Zhao Lan to help take care of Qian Lin, and he quickly ran out of the auditorium to find Ning He.
As soon as He Shaochuan walked out of the auditorium, he saw Ning He turn around and run away.
He frowned slightly, and said in a somewhat stiff tone: "The show is about to start, don't you want to watch it?"
There was no time left. Ning He's face tensed up and she quickly asked He Shaochuan, "Is there any place to borrow the bicycle I bought this morning?"
"Yes, wait for me, I'll ride over right away." He Shaochuan didn't ask her why. He turned and walked into the auditorium to ask someone for the car keys.
Less than a minute after he entered, he walked to a bicycle at the entrance of the auditorium with the key and opened the lock at an extremely fast speed.
Soon He Shaochuan stopped in front of Ning He on his bicycle: "Get on."
Ning He jumped into the car and said to him, "Let's go home."
He Shaochuan didn't ask her what she was going home for. He walked quickly towards the compound.
Soon the car stopped at the door. Ning He didn't have time to pay attention to He Shaochuan behind her and went into the house with her dance dress.
When He Shaochuan came in, he saw Ning He busy at the sewing machine.
She used her hands and feet to measure, cut and sew.
There is no need to think at all after going through the process, it’s as if there is a design drawing printed in my mind.
Flowing like clouds and running water, without pause.
He Shaochuan stood aside and watched the scene quietly.
Ning He looked up and saw He Shaochuan standing in a daze.
She suddenly said, "What are you standing there for? Help me find some red fabric in the box in front."
He Shaochuan came to his senses, walked to the box that Ning He mentioned, and found the red cloth she wanted.
He handed the cloth to Ning He: "Is this it?"
"Yes, that's it, thank you!" Ning He reached out and took it, continuing to work on the work at hand.
He Shaochuan was still watching from the side.
Ning He acted quickly, fortunately because she was impressed by the character of Hua Mulan.
Originally, this dance skirt was a long, ancient-style Hanfu, but the length of the skirt was destroyed and only reached the knees.
Ning He suddenly had a bold idea.
She cut off the hem of the dance dress, sewed two long red sleeves, and tied the front of the dress with a diagonal collar.
And this lower part...
Ning He looked at He Shaochuan again.
When he met Ning He's gaze, he said it out loud and asked her, "What do you need this time?"
Ning He smiled at him: "I remember there is a set of navy blue quilt covers on the top of the closet in our room?"
He Shaochuan's eyebrows jumped, and he asked without thinking: "Do you want to use it to make clothes?"
Ning He nodded vigorously, and then asked him carefully, "Is it okay?"
He Shaochuan sighed helplessly: "You've already said it, why should I refuse?"
Ning He's face showed joy. She was about to say something when she was interrupted by He Shaochuan.
"But those sets of sheets in the closet are the dowry your parents gave you when we got married."
Ning He felt more relieved. She waved her hand and said, "Well, that's not a big deal. Are you worried that you won't have a place to buy sheets?"
He Shaochuan thought about it and agreed. He walked into the room without saying a word and brought Ning He the navy blue quilt cover she wanted.
Ning He has been thinking about this quilt cover for a long time.
Not to mention anything else, the style of the bed sheet is enough to show that the original body's parents had very good taste!
Silk sheets were very precious and rare in this era, not to mention that the silk was entirely hand-embroidered with Jiangnan ink paintings.
The landscape painting is outlined with gold thread, which instantly raises the grade of the entire bed sheet.
This unique and exquisite embroidery, coupled with the silk, shows that the original body's parents must have spent a lot of money to buy this set of sheets.
No wonder it was used as a dowry for the original owner.
Ning He's bold idea was to use this navy blue hand-embroidered satin bed sheet to make a horse-faced skirt.
It just so happens that the ink painting embroidery on this bed sheet can particularly reflect the Chinese style.
He Shaochuan brought the quilt over. Ning He didn't even blink. He measured the size with a ruler, then used the scissors to cut off the embroidered side of the quilt completely with a click.
Ning He kept moving her hands, and patiently sewed the pleated part of the skirt.
He Shaochuan watched Ning He skillfully make a skirt.
It was a skirt he had never seen before.
Ning He had the dress made according to her own size. She estimated that Yu Nianbai was about the same height and weight as her, so the dress should fit her well.
"Done! Shall we go back?" Ning He took out a cloth bag and put all the skirts into it.
Sitting on the bicycle, He Shaochuan pedaled and rushed towards the direction of the troops.
On the way, He Shaochuan finally couldn't help asking Ning He: "What kind of clothes did you make just now? Why have I never seen it before?"
"Of course you haven't seen it. This is an ancient horse-faced skirt. I'm afraid no one wears it now."
"Nowadays, people emphasize democracy and freedom, and clothing is becoming increasingly simpler. Moreover, the difference between our clothing styles and those abroad is becoming smaller and smaller. The traditional skirts of ancient times have faded from everyone's sight, which is why these traditional costumes seem very unfamiliar to you."
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