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After playing in the castle for a while, Xiao Shu felt a little sleepy. He lay down in the bed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep soon.
Gu Qianjing climbed out of the castle quietly, supported her waist and stood up. When she looked up, she saw Butler Hu standing next to the sofa.
It seems like there is something to say.
”What’s wrong?” Gu Qianjing asked.
The housekeeper returned.
”Madam, do you want us to ask the luxury goods store to send someone else over? We haven’t prepared the clothes for the family gathering on Sunday.”
”Don’t I have a lot of clothes at home?” Gu Qianjing thought she could just pick anything to wear at home. There were still many labels on the clothes in the cloakroom.
The housekeeper looked a little embarrassed. “Madam, we were negligent in our work and did not clear away these expired clothes in time.”
Do clothes expire?
This was the first time Gu Qianjing heard this statement.
”Yes.” The butler explained.
”The clothes sent by these brands are out of season and can’t be worn. For a family like ours, it’s not decent to wear out-of-season clothes, so those in the cloakroom need to be cleared out. So, do you think we should contact them and send someone else?”
Gu Qianjing felt annoyed when she thought of the clerk who was aroused everywhere in the morning. She waved her hand and said, “No need. I’ll find a way myself.”
After the housekeeper left, Gu Qianjing took out her phone, found Xiaoye’s WeChat, and sent a message to Xiaoye.
[Xiaoye, I need a dress for a dinner party. Do you have any in stock? I need to wear it on Sunday.]
Xiao Ye’s message came back quickly.
[Teacher Gu, do you really want to wear the clothes I designed to attend the dinner? I am not famous, I am still a niche. ]
Gu Qianjing thought about it. Isn’t the purpose of wearing clothes to be comfortable and good-looking? She felt that the clothes designed by Xiaoye were much better looking than those sent by luxury stores. Besides, if she was attending a family dinner, there shouldn’t be so many requirements. So she replied,
[Would it be convenient for you to come over this afternoon? I’ll take a look first and wear it if I find something suitable.]
Xiaoye, [OK, Ms. Gu, please send me the address and I will go there right away.]
Just after closing the social software, another message sounded. Gu Qianjing opened her phone and this time it was a message from Yuze.
[Sister Qian, are you home? I’ll go over and give you the script. It will be here in about 30 minutes.]
Gu Qianjing typed over, [I’m here, come on! ]
After replying to Yuze’s message and about to turn off her phone, she suddenly remembered something, opened the preparatory group for “Different Moms”, and found Liu Zhizi’s social account in the group.
Gu Qianjing looked at the avatar which was just a “.” and hesitated for a moment before clicking [Add].
Tip: [This social account is not allowed to be added by strangers! ]
After exiting the social networking page, Gu Qianjing felt that Liu Zhizi was so weird. She always kept to herself and seemed to be uninterested in anything. How could she describe that feeling…she felt like a bystander in this world.
Xiaoye and Yuze met at the door of the villa. Yuze happened to help Xiaoye move the clothes out of the car. The maid had prepared hangers in advance and hung the clothes neatly on the hangers, making it convenient for Gu Qianjing to choose.
”Yuze, please sit down for a moment. I’ll pick out some clothes first.” Gu Qianjing pointed at the sofa and told the maid, “Pour something to drink.”
When Gu Qianjing saw the clothes Xiaoye brought over, her eyes lit up. She no longer had the feeling of powerlessness she had in the morning as she was taller than other short people. Instead, she really liked every piece of clothing.
Xiao Ye asked about the occasion of the dinner and recommended a fully handmade embroidered cheongsam to Gu Qianjing.
The cheongsam is lotus pink in color and looks very low-key at first glance, but if you look closely, you will find many mysterious and complex totems on the fabric, and these totems are completely hand-embroidered. The buttons at the neckline are three emeralds, which are the finishing touch of the entire cheongsam.
When Gu Qianjing saw the cheongsam, she felt her heart beat faster. Every stitch and thread of the handmade work held a touching warmth, and she felt like it was her own dress.
Xiao Ye explained, “I have been making this cheongsam on and off for more than a year, because the embroidery on it takes a lot of effort, but the emerald at the neckline is fake, after all, I don’t have that much money to buy the real thing.” Then she smiled embarrassedly.
Gu Qianjing picked up the cheongsam and said, “Then I’ll go upstairs and try it on first.”
Xiaoye sat down next to Yuze and let out a nervous breath.
It has been five or six years since she returned to China after studying fashion design abroad. Although she joined Daisy as a fashion designer, Daisy is a jewelry brand and the clothing department was only established to cooperate with promotional photo shoots. It is considered a marginal department and is not taken seriously at all.
Since school, Xiao Ye has started to try to create her own independent design works, but because she is not famous, wealthy ladies who can afford it will not choose her, so she has always been unknown.
She sighed again.
When I saw Gu Qianjing yesterday, I felt that she was different from those high-ranking ladies. I wonder if she can become my mentor.
Yuze sensed her nervousness and said a few words to comfort her.
After being in the circle for a long time, you will find that there are many people who are talented but not appreciated. The real celebrities are those designers with capital, who can become famous just by designing curtains. It is really difficult for someone like Xiaoye who has no background.
The two were silent when the door of the huge building block castle in the living room suddenly opened.
A sleepy little ball crawled out from inside.
Xiao Shu rubbed his eyes and yawned loudly.
Seeing that the people sitting on the sofa were Brother Yuze and Sister Xiaoye whom he had met yesterday, Xiaoshu also walked over and climbed onto the sofa to sit next to them.
Xiaoye sighed, and Xiaoshu also sighed while supporting his head, which made Xiaoye and Yuze laugh.
Gu Qianjing walked down from upstairs amid their laughter. Several people were stunned when they saw Gu Qianjing wearing cheongsam. She looked like a walking beautiful flower.
This cheongsam seemed to be tailor-made for Gu Qianjing. It perfectly outlined her slender waist and long legs. The skin on her arms and calves was as white as cream. She looked elegant even without wearing any jewelry.
Even Yuze couldn’t help but sigh, “It turns out that nobleness is something that is innate and something that is acquired with money are two completely different concepts.”
He took out his phone and said, “Sister Qian, look over here. I want to take a photo and post it on social media.”
After trying on the clothes, Gu Qianjing asked the housekeeper to find an emerald necklace and handed it directly to Xiaoye, “Take this necklace back and replace the fake stones on the cheongsam. Keep the rest to make something else.”
Xiaoye, “…This is a real emerald.”
Gu Qianjing waved her hands nonchalantly, “Things are valuable only when they are used. It would be a waste to keep them with me. I think they look old-fashioned!”
In addition to the cheongsam, Gu Qianjing picked out several other clothes she liked and asked the housekeeper to take them up to replace all the expired clothes in the cloakroom.
Then, she suddenly remembered that Lin Mingqi’s clothes were still missing and asked,
”Xiao Ye, it’s okay that Mr. Lin’s clothes don’t match mine, right?”
”Well, it’s better to have some echo.” Xiao Ye answered, “How about this, there is still some fabric left after making this cheongsam, I will go back and make a tie for Mr. Lin.”
Xiao Shu had been sitting on the sofa and watching the adults talk. When he heard this, he jumped off the sofa and lowered his head to write on the writing board.
”I want one too!”
Xiao Ye smiled and said, “Also change Xiao Shu’s bow tie?”
Xiao Shu nodded happily.
”Okay, thank you for your hard work! I’ll ask the butler to settle the bill with you later.”
Yuze gave the script to Gu Qianjing, helped Xiaoye move her clothes, and left.
After they left, the living room returned to silence.
Gu Qianjing curled up on the sofa and opened the script that Yuze sent over. The title page of the script read
”Big Hands, Little Hands”,
Director: James.
Gu Qianjing took out her cell phone and searched for this director James. He was an internationally famous comedy director, and all the stars who had worked with him before were at least domestic film queens.
”Why would such a director choose a nobody like me?” Gu Qianjing muttered, flipping through the script.
She was attracted almost from the first page of the script.
The story is about a 26-year-old young mother who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, also known as “senile dementia”. She forgets things every day, and her husband and 5-year-old son always stay with her.
This was originally a tragedy, but the script was not handled in a tragic way. Instead, it was written in a light-hearted and humorous way. The amnesiac mother is also a joke teller who teases her husband and son every day. The daily interactions between family members are very interesting.
Gu Qianjing curled up on the sofa and read until after 7 o’clock in the evening. She finished reading the entire script in one breath before raising her sore eyes.
With such a good script and such a great director actively extending an olive branch, Gu Qianjing thought, of course I have to give it a try.
She grabbed the phone on the side table and just opened Yuze’s WeChat, but Lu Yi’s message came in first.
Gu Qianjing clicked on the file sent by Lu Yi and was confused.
”Blue City International School Admission Preparation Checklist”, a full 15 pages!
Just for the “family relationship” item, parents and their parents’ parents need to write about everything from occupation, income, and education to hobbies, interpersonal relationships, and whether they have a habit of doing charity.
In addition, you need to prepare many items such as your child’s hobbies, specialties, and personality tests in advance.
Lu Yi also thoughtfully added the 24-hour consultation phone number of Blue City International School at the end.
After reading the script of “Big Hands and Small Hands”, Gu Qianjing read the entire 15-page “School Preparation Checklist” in one go.
Then she felt numb.
The poor student Qian felt that she had never seen so many words at once in her life. Every time she blinked, a shadow of words would float before her eyes.
With a click, the living room door opened. Lin Mingqi, who had just returned from get off work, walked into the house and handed his coat to the maid.
Gu Qianjing waved at him, “Lin Mingqi, come here.”
Lin Mingqi took the disinfectant wipes handed over by the maid and wiped his hands, then walked towards Gu Qianjing.
”What’s wrong?”
Gu Qianjing opened the “Blue City International School Admission Preparation Checklist” and point it out to him.
Lin Mingqi sat on the armrest of the sofa next to Gu Qianjing. He read very quickly, scanning the words on his phone almost at a glance.
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