Chapter 30: The Leading Lady Arrives!

In Chahe Village, Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao, who couldn’t do farm work, were indeed unusual.

Everyone knew that not working was a sin, but they didn’t know that the Mu brothers liked this very unconventionality!

“Third Master Zhou also has a daughter, right?” Yu Miaomiao, who hadn’t spoken, suddenly said.

Third Master Zhou immediately became proud: “My daughter is very good at working. She can carry a hundred kilograms at once. Both her natal family and her husband’s family praise her for being capable…”

“Is it possible that her fate isn’t as good as mine, so she has to do so much work?” Yu Miaomiao asked slowly.

The air instantly fell silent.

Third Master Zhou’s face turned red and his neck thickened. His hand trembled as he pointed at Yu Miaomiao: “You, you’re talking nonsense!”

“Or, maybe her husband can’t support her?”

Su Tang followed Yu Miaomiao’s line of thought, delivering the perfect second blow.

Third Master Zhou’s pride was shattered…

Tailor Wang laughed: “That son-in-law of the Zhou family is indeed incompetent…”

“Shut up!” Third Master Zhou yelled at Tailor Wang, “Even with daily needlework, you can’t sew up your mouth!”

Tailor Wang wasn’t afraid of him and said, “I sew cloth, not people.”

Third Master Zhou was constantly defeated. An old man couldn’t fight with women, so he angrily lowered his head to smoke.

In this round, Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao won.

But, it also added a piece of gossip: The two new wives of the Mu family are very sharp-tongued. If someone says two words to them, they’ll return ten. They’re not easy to mess with!

After entering the city, they paid and got off the bus, heading straight to the butcher shop to buy pork fat and pancreas.

They used up all the meat coupons given by Mu Jingyun at once, and then contentedly began to stroll around.

Su Tang took Yu Miaomiao to see the dress she had chosen yesterday.

“Beautiful, it can be said to be the fashion item of this era.” Yu Miaomiao also liked it, watching intently.

Since entering the drama, her twenty-square-meter walk-in closet had shrunk to a bedside table. She only had three sets of clothes to rotate, and they were all old styles.

She also wanted to wear fashionable new clothes!

“But it’s too expensive. How many bars of soap do we have to sell to earn twenty-eight yuan? What if we design it ourselves and then have someone sew it?”

It was common for drama students to design their own costumes, and Yu Miaomiao was a master at it.

“Selling clothes is definitely more profitable than soap, but our sewing skills…” Yu Miaomiao was troubled.

Drawing was fine, but doing the actual sewing was difficult.

“Let’s sell the designs to the clothing store and cooperate with them to get a design fee!”

“Good idea! Let’s go!”

The two walked into the clothing store.

The owner was a graceful middle-aged woman with gold-rimmed glasses. She looked very cultured.

Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao, two underachievers in cultural studies, immediately felt respect: “Hello, are you the owner of this shop?”

The woman adjusted her glasses and smiled, sizing up the new customers.

These two girls in their twenties were really good-looking!

Even in simple clothes, their good temperament was hard to hide. Their every move had a star-like demeanor, far more potential than the students from the provincial city!

The woman nodded approvingly: “Feel free to look around, you can try them on.”

“Boss, did you sew these clothes yourself?” Su Tang asked.

“Yes.”

“Your craftsmanship is really good. Did you design the styles yourself?”

“Yes.”

The woman was very gentle and answered every question.

Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao looked at each other and got to the point: “To be honest, we also design clothes. But we don’t have the conditions to sew and sell clothes ourselves. We want to ask if you need design drawings?”

“Design?” The woman was surprised and looked at the two girls again.

They did seem cultured, but did they really understand clothing design?

It was good enough for rural children to finish junior high school, especially girls. Where would they have the opportunity to receive higher-level clothing design education?

“Yes. If you’re willing, you can take a look at our designs first.” Su Tang said sincerely, then awkwardly scratched her head, “We came in a hurry today and didn’t prepare. Can we borrow your pen and paper?”

The woman was about to answer when another customer came into the store.

“Teacher Qin, you’re here! I finally found you.” A young girl seemed to fly in like a swallow, her white shirt tucked into light gray trousers, her feet in shiny small leather shoes.

The standard outfit for city people in the 1980s.

Su Tang checked her appearance before looking at her face. A perfect oval face without any flaws, a pair of bright eyes like stars speaking. A high ponytail, full of spirit and vigor.

She resembled Yu Miaomiao somewhat.

Shen Mingzhu!

Su Tang stumbled, almost falling.

Yu Miaomiao quickly supported her and whispered, “Stay calm.”

“You, you recognized her too?” Su Tang was still shaken.

According to the plot, Shen Mingzhu wouldn’t return for another two years. Why did she appear earlier?

Could it be that because they tried to change the plot, they shocked the heroine’s halo, so the heroine returned early?

“Teacher Qin, Mingzhu misses you so much!” Shen Mingzhu said with a sweet smile.

Clearly, she was familiar with the shopkeeper.

Su Tang was deflated.

With Shen Mingzhu here, Teacher Qin would definitely not accept their designs.

“Second Sister-in-law, let’s go!”

“No.”

Yu Miaomiao wasn’t willing to give up.

Even if all the supporting characters were there to serve the heroine, before the outcome was decided, they had to fight for it!

“Try this dress on.” Yu Miaomiao took the white dress with green flowers and asked Su Tang to try it on.

Su Tang’s inner thoughts: How can we afford it?

But to stay and eavesdrop, she still tried it on.

Shen Mingzhu didn’t notice them at all, only affectionately holding Teacher Qin’s hand: “Teacher Qin, it’s a waste for you to sell clothes here. Go back to the provincial city, everyone misses you.”

“The Provincial Literary and Art Troupe is preparing to follow the trend of the times and form a model team, but without you to lead the way, no one dares to sign up.”

“Teacher Qin, let’s go back!”

“…”

So Teacher Qin was a big shot in the provincial city, no wonder she could open a store independently.

“Mingzhu, go back! I’ve said that my ambition isn’t teaching, and I won’t go back to school anymore.” Teacher Qin said with a stern face, full of authority.

Shen Mingzhu still smiled: “Teacher Qin…”

“Don’t you see that I have customers here?”

Teacher Qin’s tone sank, and Shen Mingzhu dared not be presumptuous anymore, her smile fading.

The change in her expression was textbook-level.

No wonder she could become a big star in the end!

Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao exchanged glances, understanding each other without speaking.

They continued to pretend to try on clothes, wanting to hear who Teacher Qin really was and what role she played in Shen Mingzhu’s success.

If possible, they wanted to steal the show!

There are so many stars in the world, it doesn’t need to be just them two, right?

“Little girl, I agree to what you said earlier. Draw it!” Teacher Qin gestured for Yu Miaomiao to sit down and draw.

Shen Mingzhu was shocked: “Teacher Qin, who is she?”

“My new student.” Teacher Qin’s face was calm as water.

Yu Miaomiao and Su Tang secretly rejoiced: Thanks to the heroine’s arrival, they had found a teacher!

This was much more promising than selling clothing designs!