In the courtyard house, the hustle and bustle of the alleyway subsided into tranquility. Under the warm light, Lu Wanqing made patterns for the fabrics she had bought, based on her own designs.
But she was never quite satisfied with the result of her first garment.
Perhaps influenced by the clothing styles of Hong Kong and Taiwanese celebrities in my memory, I always felt that she was just imitating rather than innovating.
Lin Ye had put the three babies to sleep when he saw her sitting at her desk, looking a little dazed. He quickly came over, put his arm around her shoulder, and urged her to go to sleep.
"The competition entry is due in a few days, and I'm still not entirely satisfied," Lu Wanqing said listlessly, sitting in a chair with her head resting against his chest.
Lin Ye picked up the dress casually. The pale yellow fabric was made of cotton, which felt very soft and textured to the touch. The style was also very novel, with puffy sleeves and a slightly tapered hem. If paired with a wavy hairstyle and a slim waist, it would definitely be very fashionable.
"Honey, this dress is so beautiful, you'll look amazing in it. But..."
"Just what?"
"I just suggest you get your hair done too; this kind of outfit needs an exaggerated hairstyle," Lin Ye said with a smile.
Lu Wanqing pinched his arm. Even at a time like this, he was still teasing her!
However, as she pinched the loose braid hanging down her chest, a new idea came to her mind.
"Let's go to sleep." Even when she has inspiration, she won't stay up late; that's her current principle.
Lin Ye turned off the light, drew the curtains, and pulled her into his arms, sitting her up on the bed. "Wife, you finally remembered to sleep!"
Lu Wanqing: "......" When has she not slept?
When his eyes met Lin Ye's burning gaze, he finally understood what he meant by "sleep".
These days, I've been busy settling into my new home and getting used to school, so I haven't had much time for our sex life. There were a couple of times when I was half asleep and half awake.
Lu Wanqing quickly wrapped her arms around Lin Ye's neck, gave him a light kiss on the lips, and nestled softly against his chest, looking like she was being bullied.
Lin Ye knew she was responding positively, and his ears burned with desire. He pounced on her and kissed her.
Although Lu Wanqing has already given birth to three children, she has recovered her figure, and some parts are even fuller than before, which makes him love her even more.
Amidst the even breathing of the three babies, the two entwined in tender affection, seemingly tireless.
......
After half a month of hard work, Lu Wanqing finally submitted her work by the deadline set by the competition.
She made several sets, striving for perfection. The set she submitted was the one she considered the most satisfactory, while the other two sets were put into her personal space.
Unexpectedly, there were very few other contestants. The judges selected her work at a glance and there were no outstanding pieces left. After some picking and choosing, they selected nine more sets to make a total of ten sets to complete the remaining competition.
Feng Yu's clothes, which were originally made in imitation of Hong Kong style, were naturally included in the selection.
The auditorium was packed with people on the day of the evaluation.
Everyone is waiting and curious to see who will ultimately win this year's championship.
Lu Wanqing's homeroom teacher, surnamed Lu, is quite knowledgeable about fashion and was very satisfied with her work. Backstage, she carefully combed her hair and did her makeup, telling her that as long as she was confident and composed, getting into the top three would definitely be no problem.
Even if you don't win the championship, the top three will still receive prize money and priority opportunities to visit and study abroad.
In this era, these are scarce resources, and countless people would fight tooth and nail to get them.
Otherwise, people wouldn't be paying so much attention to this competition.
Unfortunately, at that time, everyone's aesthetic sense was still very conservative. Only ten pieces were selected out of hundreds of submissions.
"Are you sure you don't want to comb your hair a little higher?" Teacher Lu untied her braids, wanting to fix her hair properly.
In fact, Lu Wanqing could have gone to a hair salon and gotten herself a fashionable hairstyle, but for someone who was used to a simple life, that felt very unnatural.
She still prefers a simple and plain style, so she asked Teacher Lu to help her with a bun hairstyle.
After the braids were undone, the hair became a little fluffy. Taking advantage of that fluffy feeling, the hair was simply combed and coiled into a bun on top of the head, with some wispy strands left by the forehead, making it look cute and neat.
"The effect is great. This is the first time I've seen this hairstyle. Only a pretty face like yours can pull it off." Teacher Lu was very satisfied with the result and couldn't hide her affection for Lu Wanqing.
To everyone's surprise, when Teacher Lu brought her the clothes to change into, she discovered that the clothes had been cut with scissors.
Teacher Lu immediately panicked, "What should we do? I don't know who secretly cut your clothes just now."
The backstage area of the auditorium wasn't large. Ten selected students were changing clothes backstage at the same time, and the people there were quite a mix. No one expected that someone would do such a thing, so no one was on guard.
Lu Wanqing glanced to the side and saw Feng Yu being calmly served by a group of people, and guessed that it was her.
However, the competition is about to begin, which is also the earliest fashion show. Even if she goes to cause trouble for Feng Yu now, the school will only think that she is causing trouble and ask her to leave.
Fortunately, she had spare clothes in her storage space, so she wasn't in a hurry.
“Teacher Lu, it’s alright, I have spare clothes.” She whispered in Teacher Lu’s ear.
Feng Yu chuckled inwardly, thinking, "When Lu Wanqing has no clothes to wear, let's see how she competes!"
Soon, the noise outside quieted down, and the competition was about to begin.
With the host's introduction, each contestant had to walk around the stage wearing their own artwork, showing it to all the students and teachers present.
The students and teachers each held a small flag, which was used for voting.
After each piece of clothing was displayed, the host would ask the audience to raise flags and vote. During the voting, someone would record the votes.
Although the method was primitive, everyone was extremely enthusiastic.
Sitting in the front row of the audience were the judges of this competition. Their votes were also crucial. Although they only had one small flag in their hands, their votes represented a trend. Other people had to see how the judges voted before deciding whether to raise their own flag or not.
Feng Yu was the second to last to perform. She had silently noted down the votes of the previous few people. There were at least 500 people in the audience, with some having more than 300 votes and others only a little over 100. As long as she could get more than 400 votes, her championship would be secured.
She was wearing a quintessential Hong Kong style outfit today, which the judges liked; it was classic and had no flaws.
Feng Yu's clothes immediately received a high score of 480 votes.
When she stepped off the stage, her mouth was practically stretched to the back of her head in a wide grin.
It's a sure thing; her votes are far ahead. Lu Wanqing, the last contestant, even had her dress ruined and couldn't even leave the stage. No one can possibly surpass her...
Just as she was feeling smug, a beautiful figure gracefully walked onto the stage as the host introduced her...
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