Chapter 29

Song Shu and the other two took part in a few small activities. After playing a lot of games, most of the parents seemed to have more fun than their children.

The parent-child activity lasted for two or three hours. The last activity was the chefs, where parents and children prepared a lunch together. This brought today's activity to a successful conclusion and also provided lunch for the parents and children who had been tired for the whole morning.

Liu Ying and the others came over with their dishes, looking at Song Shu and the others and said, "Although I really want to cook, my husband and I have rarely cooked. Usually, it is Grandma Zhuzhu who cooks. Why don't we work together?"

Liu Ying said this a little embarrassedly, thinking that if they worked together, even if none of them could cook, three heads were better than one Zhuge Liang.

Song Shu didn't agree immediately after hearing this, but looked at Chen Zonghao for advice. She couldn't cook either, and he was the main force in their family, so she had to ask for his opinion whether to cooperate or not.

Chen Zonghao met Song Shu's inquiring eyes, nodded, and said to Liu Ying and her husband, "Okay."

Song Shu then added, "I can't cook either. Our chef is Chen Zonghao, and I just help him."

Liu Ying looked at them in surprise. She didn't expect that Chen Zonghao was the one who usually cooked for this young couple. She couldn't help but feel a little envious. "It's rare to see a man who can cook. My husband can't even tell the difference between salt and sugar."

Zhuzhu's father was embarrassed when he heard what his wife said. He said helplessly, "Wife, I'm not that stupid. How can I not be able to tell the difference between salt and sugar?"

The two of them argued for a while, then took the dishes to wash them. They didn't know how to cook, but they couldn't just sit there and do nothing, so they helped Chen Zonghao.

Chen Zonghao took a look at the dishes in front of him and had a rough idea of ​​what to cook. Song Shu walked over and picked up the vegetables and washed them for him as usual.

Zhuzhu and Jiahui, the two little girls, also squatted on the ground with a small vegetable bowl each. A few tomatoes were placed in the bowl for them to wash.

Jiahui needed to hold a tomato with her small hands, so she soaked the tomato in water and rubbed it little by little, slowly and carefully, to wash the whole tomato clean.

Zhuzhu beside her seemed to be washing tomatoes, but more importantly, she was playing with water. She rubbed the tomatoes briefly, then threw them aside and picked up the next one. She spun the tomato around in the basin before she finished washing it. "Wow, it's swimming, sister Jiahui, my tomato has turned into a fish and is swimming in the water."

Jiahui looked at her with her eyebrows wrinkled, "Sister Zhuzhu, tomatoes are not fish. We need to wash them quickly, or we won't be able to eat the dishes cooked by uncle later."

When Zhuzhu heard about food, she swallowed her saliva, stopped what she was doing, and asked curiously, "Are the dishes your uncle cooks delicious?"

Jiahui nodded with a proud expression on her face, "It's delicious. Sister Shu also said that the dishes cooked by Second Uncle are the most delicious."

Zhuzhu thought of something delicious and nodded quickly, "Then I'll wash the tomatoes. Sister Jiahui, please let me eat more vegetables later."

Jiahui rubbed the tomato in her hand and nodded, "Okay."

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Chen Zonghao is indeed a good cook. When he was frying cola chicken wings, the aroma wafted out, immediately attracting a group of children nearby who gathered around and chattered while watching the food in the pot.

"Wow, it smells so good, chicken wings."

"This uncle is really good at cooking."

Some younger children were so attracted by the taste that they couldn't help drooling and begging, "Wow, dad, I want to eat cola chicken wings."

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Zhuzhu, who was washing tomatoes, smelled a fragrance while washing them. She looked up and saw that Uncle Jiahui was almost drowned by a group of children. She immediately became anxious. That was their delicious food and she couldn't let other children take it away. She didn't even wash the vegetables and pulled Jiahui in, shouting, "You can't eat it. This belongs to Jiahui and me, not yours."

Song Shu looked at Chen Zonghao who was surrounded by a group of children. He was standing there with a spatula in his hand, with a rare look of helplessness on his face. Song Shu walked over and asked, "Fried Coke Chicken Wings?"

Chen Zonghao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her coming over and nodded, "Yeah."

Seeing him like this, Song Shu smiled, then looked at the group of children who were staring at them eagerly, their parents couldn't call them back, as well as Zhuzhu and Jiahui who were eager to protect their food. She looked up at him and started to discuss, "Why don't we give these chicken wings to them first."

Chen Zonghao nodded, "Okay." Then he took a plate, put the chicken wings in the pot onto the plate and handed it to her.

Song Shu took it and walked towards Zhuzhu and Jiahui, handed the plate to Jiahui and said to them, "Here, this plate of chicken wings is for you. You two can discuss how to divide some among your friends."

Jiahui and Zhuzhu looked at the chicken wings on the plate, slobbering a little, then looked at each other and nodded, "Okay, sister."

Then Song Shu saw Zhuzhu pulling Jiahui to the side a few steps and said to the group of children, "Come here and line up. Don't disturb uncle. If you don't behave, you won't get anything to eat."

A group of children rushed over after hearing her words, lined up obediently and looked eagerly at the chicken wings in their hands.

Seeing that they had solved the problem, Song Shu walked back to Chen Zonghao's side. The man handed her a pair of chopsticks and a small plate with two chicken wings on it. "Try it?"

Song Shu was startled when she saw the two chicken wings. She didn't expect that this person had left two for her. Her heart suddenly felt warm. She took them without hesitation and looked up at him. "Thank you. Do you want to try them together?"

The man shook his head. "No, eat it yourself." Then he went back to the pot to cook other dishes.

After hearing this, Song Shu lowered her head and picked up one. Just as she was about to put it in her mouth, she looked up and saw Liu Ying looking at her with a smile. She suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "Sister Liu Ying, do you want to try it?"

Liu Ying smiled and waved her hand, "No, Ah Shu, eat it yourself."

I feel that Chen Zonghao is quite caring. After giving the two to the children, he still remembered to leave two for his wife.

Seeing that she didn't eat, Song Shu felt a little embarrassed, but she couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food, so she lowered her head and started eating the chicken wings. Her face showed the same expression as the child next to her who got the chicken wings. It was so delicious.

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After lunch was ready, Song Shu and the others sat in a corner of the playground, with their butts cushioned by a tablecloth given by the teacher.

Song Shu sat on it, facing the sun and feeling the breeze. She looked at the people around her and couldn't help but say, "It really feels like a picnic."

Liu Ying nodded in agreement, "A little bit. It would be even better if the scenery was better."

Looking at the colorful, fragrant and delicious dishes on the mat, there are fried shrimps with corn kernels, stewed chicken with potatoes, and tomato and longli fish...

Everyone was polite to each other and started eating. The delicious taste of the dish made them just concentrate on eating.

Half an hour later, all the dishes were finished, with almost nothing left.

After eating, Liu Ying and her family of three praised the food highly, saying, "Mr. Chen's cooking is really delicious, and it's not worse than the chefs in hotels."

Before Chen Zonghao could respond, Song Shu and Jia Hui nodded, "Yes, they say he is a great chef, and his dishes are delicious."

"My second uncle cooks the best."

Chen Zonghao couldn't help but curl his lip when he saw Song Shu and Jia Hui accepting his compliments without any modesty.

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After participating in the parent-child activity, more than three weeks passed in a flash. During these days, Song Shu was almost always dealing with the affairs of the store and the clothing factory.

With continuous shipments to mainland China and other countries, the order volume is increasing.

The money in Song Shu's account was increasing. After calculation, she earned more than three million yuan in one month. This was her pure profit after deducting other costs.

When Song Shu saw the account number, she was shocked for several minutes and remained silent as she looked at the number.

Although she knew that it was easy to make money from clothes, Song Shu was still shocked when she actually felt it. She could definitely afford to buy a house now, even one in a better location, and she could pay for it in full.

Song Shu was lost for a few seconds and thought she could just lie down for a while. But when she looked at the numbers again, she felt that if she opened her own factory, the money would be spent quickly. So in just a few seconds she was full of energy again. If the money was not enough, she could earn more.

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In Guangdong and Shenzhen, China, Ma Yumei and her cousin got off the train. Without taking a break, Ma Yumei said, "Sister, let's go to the clothing wholesale market first to see what popular clothes are available. Let's take a break first, okay?"

My cousin didn't have any objections. "I plan to go look at clothes first too. The sooner I buy something, the easier it will be."

She and her cousin opened a clothing store in a city in northern province. In order to attract more customers, they would come to Shenzhen almost once a month to the clothing wholesale market to see what new clothes were available.

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Shenzhen is close to Hong Kong and is a center of reform and opening up. The clothing here is the most fashionable and new, driving the clothing trends of the entire mainland. Therefore, people who run clothing stores like to come here to purchase goods.

Ma Yumei and her cousin took the bus to the clothing wholesale market. As soon as they got off the bus, they found the place extremely bustling.

Some people hurried in to buy goods, and some came out carrying bags of goods in snakeskin bags.

Ma Yumei and her cousin walked towards the familiar stores with ease. They usually went to those stores to buy goods because they could get cheaper prices and discounts for regular customers, and they wouldn't be cheated.

As she walked along, Ma Yumei discovered that almost every store had the same set of clothes hanging on the shelves, a set of denim skirts, which looked very different from ordinary denim skirts. Ma Yumei thought that this should be the latest popular clothing.

Arriving at a familiar store, Ma Yumei and her cousin walked in and called out, "Sister Fen, I'm here to pick up the goods again."

A plump woman with a warm smile came out. Seeing Ma Yumei and the others, she smiled familiarly, "Yumei, you're here."

Ma Yumei nodded, thinking of the skirt she had seen along the way, and pointed at the skirt hanging in Sister Fen's shop, saying, "Sister Fen, is this denim skirt very popular recently?"

Sister Fen nodded and replied, "Yes, this denim skirt is the most popular clothing in Hong Kong recently. Almost every lady in Hong Kong has such a skirt."

Ma Yumei was puzzled. There are fashionable clothes in normal times, but it is a bit exaggerated to say that every woman in Hong Kong has one. So she asked: "Sister Fen, is it true that every lady in Hong Kong has one? It's too exaggerated."

Sister Fen shook her head mysteriously after hearing this. "It's not an exaggeration. Just read this newspaper and you'll know what's going on."

As he spoke, he picked up a newspaper from the table and handed it to her. He was obviously very familiar with the subject and had answered questions from people many times before. "You know that Hong Kong actress Tian Tian? She made this denim skirt popular..."

Ma Yumei took the newspaper and read it while listening to Sister Fen's words. She finally understood why this denim skirt was so popular. She said to her cousin, "These women are amazing. They let Hong Kong women race horses... No wonder this denim skirt is so popular."

Ma Yumei was a little envious for a moment, but she suppressed her feelings and looked up at Sister Fen and said, "Okay, Sister Fen, please help me pack 100 sets, no, 200 sets of these denim skirts."

Sister Fen received a big order, and the smile on her face became more friendly. "Okay, I'll go and help you pack it now."

Ma Yumei replied: "Sorry to bother Sister Fen."

"It's no trouble."

Almost every store in the clothing wholesale market had customers coming to pick up goods, and when they saw this denim skirt, they more or less placed an order. These small vendors then sold this denim skirt all over the country. After a while, this denim skirt also became popular in mainland China.

When a Chinese female celebrity wore this dress in a magazine photo shoot, it boosted sales again.

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A first-generation Korean girl group is having their first performance of their new song today. They will be performing in over an hour, but right now they are putting on makeup and trying on clothes backstage.

At this time, the agent pushed the door open and walked in, holding a few sets of clothes in his hands. He looked at them and said, "Girls, change the clothes for tonight's theme song xxx into these sets."

The members of the girl group looked at each other, and the leader asked the agent in confusion, "Why did you suddenly change your clothes? Wasn't it planned in advance?"

This song is the most important song in their entire album.

The agent asked his assistant to unfold the outfits one by one and explained to them, "The theme song has some cowboy style, so it goes best with these cowboy-style outfits. Moreover, these outfits are the most popular in Hong Kong right now. I'm sure you all know about Tian Tian's overnight fame in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Tian Tian wore one of the outfits at the time, so we can definitely take advantage of her popularity."

After hearing this, the members of the girl group suddenly understood and had no other objections.

At night, the stage was illuminated by colorful lights, the theme song sounded, and the girl group members who had changed their clothes came on stage wearing those western cowboy-style outfits.

The fans in the audience were also very enthusiastic. Some of them noticed the clothes the girl groups were wearing and said, "Their clothes match the style of this song very well."

"Hey, isn't this denim skirt very popular in Hong Kong recently? I just happened to buy one."

"Wow, thinking about the horse racing incident in Hong Kong, listening to this song again feels very powerful."

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In the Du Building in Hong Kong, Assistant Sun walked to an office with a report in his hand and knocked on the door. When he heard the answer, he pushed the door open and walked in. He walked to the desk and placed the report on the desk. He then respectfully said to the person behind the desk, "Mr. Du, this is the profit situation of the clothing factory this month."

Miss Du Jiali listened and took a look at the report. Although she had already estimated it, she still couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she saw the report. "It seems that the clothing factory has made a lot of money this month. That batch of clothing is selling very well."

Assistant Sun stood aside and nodded. "The statistics are good. Sales are gradually increasing. Next month, sales will continue to rise. President Du is really smart to win the cooperation with Miss Song. With this report, we can silence the voices of other directors who oppose President Du."

Du Jiali closed the report and didn't care about the directors' objections. They were just some little idiots. "I was right about Designer Song. Do you know why I chose to work with her?"

Assistant Sun thought for a while and then spoke carefully: "Because she happened to take advantage of the horse racing incident and made Tian Tian popular with this outfit?"

Du Jiali nodded and shook her head. "This is just a small reason. The most important thing is that I saw the power contained in the clothes she designed, which is very rare."

Assistant Sun actually doesn’t quite understand what the power of clothing means. Does clothing have power?

Du Jiali didn't say anything more, but said, "You need to keep following up on the cooperation with Miss Song."

Assistant Sun nodded, "I understand."

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Various mooncakes have been sold on the streets recently. Song Shu looked at the calendar and found that the Mid-Autumn Festival is only five days away. She couldn't help but sigh that time flies.

Tianliang's wife came to her and said, "Ah Shu, I'm planning to make some mooncakes. I can make snowy mooncakes and five-nut mooncakes. Would you like me to help you make some?"

Song Shu was surprised and said, "Sister Liang, you can also make mooncakes. You are amazing."

Mrs. Liang waved her hands and said, "It's nothing special. I learned it from Aunt Fu. I've been doing it for a few years and now I'm very skilled at it."

Even though Liang Sao said this, Song Shu still admired her and believed in her craftsmanship, because she had received Liang Sao's homemade cakes from time to time recently, which were delicious and not greasy, so she nodded and said, "Then please trouble Liang Sao."

Then he took out a few hundred yuan and gave it to Liang Sao, "You need money to buy the materials, Liang Sao, take it and don't refuse it, otherwise I will feel embarrassed to let you make mooncakes for nothing."

Liang Sao also knew Ah Shu's character, so she took the money without refusing. "Okay, I'll send you the mooncakes when they're ready."

"Sorry to bother you, Sister Liang."

"It's just a small matter."

Song Shu thought that the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon. The mooncake issue had been resolved. She heard that there would be a lantern festival that day and she had some ideas about what to wear if she went to the festival. She was thinking about making a few sets of clothes for herself and Jiahui that would be suitable for the occasion.

Song Shu did it as soon as she thought of it. She went to the back room, picked up the design book and started designing clothes.

As soon as she started designing, Song Shu was inspired. She designed several sets of improved versions of Han and Tang Dynasty ancient costumes. It is autumn now, and long-sleeved ancient costumes are just right to wear and not too hot.

Looking at her design, Song Shu found some fabric and started making it using a sewing machine.

When Jiahui came back from school, Song Shu had already prepared two sets, one for her and one for Jiahui.

Seeing the fairy-like skirt that she had never seen before, Jiahui's eyes sparkled, "Sister, what a beautiful skirt! What kind of skirt is this?"

Song Shu unfolded the skirt she made for Jiahui. "Ding ding ding, this is a modified version of the ancient Tang-style skirt, which is the skirt worn by people in a certain period in ancient times. Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and Jiahui will look like a cute little jade rabbit fairy when she wears it."

This skirt is pink and white, with a small V-neck skirt inside and layered hem, and a belted wide-sleeved shirt on the outside. The skirt has auspicious cloud and jade rabbit patterns on it.

Jiahui looked at the skirt and exclaimed, "It's so beautiful."

Song Shu raised her head complacently, "That's right."

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The next day, when Jiahui went to school, Song Shu made her wear the first dress she had made the day before. She made two more sets before going to bed last night, and she planned to make a few more sets in the next few days so that she would have enough to wear on the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After putting on the skirt, Song Shu used the matching ribbon to tie her hair into two small buns. She looked exactly like the little jade boy under the seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva, or the little jade rabbit fairy in Guanghan Palace. She was extremely adorable.

After breakfast, Song Shu stopped Chen Zonghao and said to him, "I'll take Jiahui to school today."

She dressed the little guy up so cutely that she had to be dragged out to make others envy her.

Chen Zonghao saw that she had an expression on her face that looked like she was going to show off her baby, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay."

Song Shu then took Jia Hui's hand and walked out to the front room. The first compliment she received came from Rong Xiao Hua.

When Rong Xiaohua saw the skirt Jiahui was wearing, her eyes widened. "Isn't this an ancient costume skirt from a martial arts drama? It's so beautiful. Sister Shu, did you make this yourself? It's amazing."

Song Shu curled her lips and nodded, "I did it."

Jiahui was so happy to put on her new dress. When she heard Rong Xiaohua's words, she couldn't help but turn around, with the hem of her skirt flying up like a little butterfly. "This was made for me by Sister Shu."

Rong Xiaohua was extremely envious and kept praising her, saying "so pretty, so pretty."

Song Shu felt relieved to hear this. She said goodbye to her and took Jiahui out to the kindergarten.

Along the way, almost everyone who passed by them couldn't help but keep their eyes on Jiahui. Song Shu could even hear their discussions, "What kind of skirt is this? This little girl looks so cute in it."

"They dress similarly to what we usually see on TV, but they look much more refined."

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Song Shu led Jia Hui all the way to school. She was in a great mood. After she sent Jia Hui to the teacher, the teacher couldn't help but say to Song Shu, "Aunt Jia Hui, the skirt Jia Hui is wearing today is so special. Did you make it?"

The teachers also know that Jiahui's aunt is a designer. Jiahui wears beautiful skirts every day, making the children in the kindergarten jealous. In fact, they, the teachers, are also jealous and wish they had so many skirts to wear when they were young.

Song Shu nodded, "I made it. This is a modified version of the Tang Dynasty costume."

The teacher was amazed after hearing this, thinking that the designer was indeed creative. She had only seen a similar skirt on TV dramas, and it was not sold in real life. If it was available, she would also like to buy one. What little girl didn't fantasize about having a fairy-like skirt to wear and become a fairy when she was a child? They have also done things like dressing up as fairies by wearing curtains.

Thinking of the teacher, I couldn't help but ask, "Miss Song, do you have this kind of skirt for adults in your store?"

Song Shu was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up. She originally made these skirts just thinking of wearing them during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but now after listening to her teacher, she felt that she could take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to sell some ancient costumes. Although Hanfu would not become popular until a few years before she wore it in the future, she could start making them slowly now, and it could also play a role in promoting Chinese culture from now on.

The more she thought about it, the more she thought it was feasible. Song Shu then said, "I'm sorry, teacher, it's not available in the store right now, but it will be available in the next few days."

The teacher was very happy to hear this, "Okay, I'll go to your store and take a look then."

After Song Shu finished talking to her, she said goodbye to Jiahui and went home.

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At noon, while the children were resting, the head teacher and some teachers held a meeting in the office. "Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. This time, the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong government has decided to let all schools in Hong Kong, from kindergarten to high school, to present one or two programs to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. I have watched the programs you reported before, and I always feel that they lack something new. I called you together today to ask if you have any other new ideas."

After the principal finished speaking, the other teachers looked at each other in bewilderment. What ideas could they come up with? There were no other programs besides the usual singing and dancing.

The principal knows that it is difficult, but this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala is attended by all kindergartens in Hong Kong, as well as schools from high school to high school. Not only will government officials and celebrities attend, but television stations will also follow and report on it. If their kindergarten's program performs well, it will be a great opportunity to promote their kindergarten.

I can only settle for the next best thing and say: "What about singing and dancing? Is there anything novel about it? Even singing and dancing are different."

The teachers thought, other schools also adapt songs and dances, so how could it be so easy to be innovative?

At this time, Teacher Li from Jiahui's class remembered the clothes Jiahui wore this morning and the dances she performed in the period dramas she watched. An idea suddenly occurred to her and she raised her hand and said, "Principal, I have an idea, but I may need the help of Jiahui's parents."