novelraw Chapter 301 Extra Chapter 9: Deep Affection, Leaving No Regrets
Chapter 301 Extra Chapter 9: Deep Affection, Leaving No Regrets
Chapter 301 Extra Chapter Nine: Deep Affection, Leaving No Regrets
"That's the plan."
Lin Xiyu benefited greatly from this and was very grateful to her. Without any concealment, she spoke her true thoughts: "My experience is still limited, and it is unknown whether I can independently complete a fashion show. Therefore, it is probably a long time before this plan can be realized."
"Hanfu made of paper cutting."
Ge Qiu smiled and encouraged her, "This idea is very novel. As a veteran in the fashion industry, I can tell you with certainty that it is worth a try. It may have unexpected results."
"Thank you, Aunt Ge."
With support from others, Lin Xiyu's eyes lit up, and she instantly gained confidence.
"If you want to make clothes with paper cutting, you must first work on the material of the paper."
Ge Qiu smiled with satisfaction, then deliberately pointed out: "Just like silk satin, different materials produce clothes with different styles and color combinations."
"The material of the paper?"
Lin Xiyu had a sudden thought and kept those words in mind.
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My wife wants paper of different materials that is durable and not easily torn, so she asked Ge Qiu for advice.
Gu Bin naturally agreed without hesitation. He took a boat off the island that very day, spent a day in SY city, and bought all the materials he could find.
He bought four different kinds of paper.
Kraft paper, synthetic paper, DuPont paper, wax ester paper.
Kraft paper is the cowboy of the paper world, especially durable, with a tough heart beneath its rough, yellowish-brown surface.
Synthetic paper looks like paper, but it is actually plastic containing polypropylene. It is waterproof, slip-resistant, and durable.
DuPont paper, also known as Tyvek, is very lightweight, durable, and not easily torn, making it suitable for high-end handbags and clothing tags.
Waxed ester paper is waterproof and heat-insulating, suitable for food packaging and labeling.
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"Synthetic paper is plastic, which does not meet the requirements for paper cutting, and its durability is also questionable."
Lin Xiyu carefully selected and regretfully excluded synthetic paper.
"Both kraft paper and DuPont paper are good."
Ge Qiu is knowledgeable and has his own insights: "In my personal opinion, I still prefer coated paper. Coated paper is soft and glossy, which is suitable for the high-quality printing requirements of books and magazines."
"Magazine?!"
Lin Xiyu's eyes lit up when she heard about the magazine, her expression filled with surprise.
During her teenage years, she loved reading magazines and still remembers the soft, glossy texture of fashion magazines, which felt smooth and delicate to the touch, making them irresistible.
"Want some coated paper? No problem."
Gu Bin dotes on his wife: "Tomorrow I'll go to the city again. If we can't buy it in Sanya, I'll have Yuncheng ask someone in Shanghai to inquire and buy it and mail it over."
"Uh-huh."
Lin Xiyu's face lit up with joy, and she nodded sweetly.
Watching the couple's intimate interaction, Ge Qiu thought of her unruly son-in-law, lowered her eyelids, and sighed softly.
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Coated paper is soft, durable, and glossy, making it ideal for cutting.
After several discussions, Lin Xiyu and Ge Qiu finally decided on coated paper.
Three days later, the wedding dress was altered and filming for the advertisement resumed.
This time, the children didn't stray from the path; they happily ran towards their parents, holding flowers in their hands.
Gu Bin and Lin Xiyu, dressed in wedding attire, smiled warmly at the approaching babies.
As Ge Qiu watched the heartwarming scene, she thought of Gu Bin's words about leaving no regrets, and a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
"ICICHE (Zhihe), leaving no regrets!"
She blurted out the name of the clothing brand, adding the phrase "no regrets," which sounded particularly charming.
This phrase became a classic advertising slogan used to promote Zhihe Apparel after the advertisement aired, and it was talked about by the general public for a long time afterward.
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The advertisement became a hit, and just as Ge Qiu had predicted, the children were exceptionally popular and became household names as child stars.
The shooting of the clothing advertisement was officially put on the agenda, and Nuannuan also benefited from it, signing a contract and becoming a children's clothing model for Ge Qiu's fashion brand.
To give her son more opportunities to make his presence felt in front of his "future father-in-law and mother-in-law," Li Qing would have him personally lead the team to the old house for a close and heartwarming interaction with the babies every time she took photos of seasonal outfits.
As time went by, the babies gradually grew closer to this older brother who was not related to them by blood.
Da Bao kept calling him "brother" happily.
An'an is not talkative and, apart from being extremely clingy to her mother, is indifferent to everyone else.
Wang Jiarui had figured out his personality and would not provoke him unless necessary.
Xi Xi and Le Le are little girls. Knowing what Li Qing was up to, Gu Bin and his wife naturally avoided them and didn't let their daughters have too much contact with him.
Wang Jiarui understood the couple's intentions and felt not only not embarrassed, but also a little happy.
Unlike his mother, he genuinely treated the two babies as younger sisters and never had any other thoughts about them.
Having witnessed his biological father's cruelty and heartlessness towards him and his mother, he developed a resistance to romantic love.
My heart is numb, as cold as a block of ice.
I wonder if there will ever be a day when the ice melts and spring arrives with blooming flowers.
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Gu Bin dotes on his wife; there's no doubt about it.
After returning from Sanya, he personally contacted the manufacturer and had the coated paper of moderate thickness printed in two colors, crimson and black, to resemble the covers of high-quality magazines.
The color was suggested by Ge Qiu.
Crimson was a color that symbolized nobility in ancient times.
Black is a versatile color.
The combination of these two colors is both sophisticated and dignified, making it the perfect color scheme for clothing.
With the right paper, Lin Xiyu felt more confident and once again focused all her energy on the operation and preparation of the paper-cutting fashion show.
Time flies, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.
After a year of repeated revisions, design and tailoring, ten meticulously tailored Hanfu sets were successfully completed.
With the strong support of her relatives, friends and relevant departments, Lin Xiyu finally fulfilled her wish and successfully held her own paper-cutting fashion show at the International Convention and Exhibition Center.
The moment ten slender models, dressed in crimson paper Hanfu, walked out from behind the curtain during a live broadcast on Jinan TV, the audience erupted in applause.
The material is soft and glossy, and the combination of red and black is perfect.
It catches people's eye with a strong visual impact.
“Beautiful”.
"Perfect!"
"It's so beautiful."
"Perfect!"
The foreign teachers from the training institution who came to see the paper-cutting show gave it a thumbs up in admiration.
Lin Xiyu rose to fame overnight, and taking advantage of this opportunity, she was invited to become a long-term lecturer at the international exchange colleges of several universities and a guest art teacher at more than a dozen primary and secondary schools in the activity of bringing folk art into schools.
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Despite achieving both fame and fortune, she remained humble and continued to ponder how to make paper-cutting more relevant to people's lives.
After much consideration, she accepted Wang Jiarui's suggestion.
They cut out the twelve zodiac animals and pasted them onto paper fans to serve as fan surfaces, then tried to sell them at temple fairs during festivals.
Paper fans are affordable, costing only two yuan each.
The twelve zodiac animals on the fan are vividly depicted, and the bright red paper-cuts symbolize good fortune.
Cheap and attractive paper fans are extremely popular, and hundreds of fans can be sold out in less than an hour each time the stall is set up.
"Two yuan a bundle is way too cheap; it doesn't even cover the cost." Wu Meng felt sorry for her: "You have to cut them out one by one, paste them together, it's time-consuming and laborious. What are you trying to achieve?"
"I just love that down-to-earth, everyday feeling."
Looking at the sold-out stall, Lin Xiyu felt a great sense of accomplishment: "I hope that paper-cutting can enter the daily lives of ordinary people, so that they can see it, touch it, and use it, instead of just being an art piece hanging in a museum."
"You!"
Wu Meng jokingly teased her, "It's like a lovestruck couple, completely bewitched."
"yes."
Lin Xiyu joked, "It's entered my heart, it's mesmerizing, I'll never forget it for the rest of my life."
A lifetime is very long.
Wu Meng felt a pang of envy: "It's good to have something you truly love to do. I'm just an ordinary person; I only like to strive for money. I hope you can stay true to your original aspirations and keep going."
I will.
Lin Xiyu took a breath of the fresh air by Daming Lake after the rain, her eyebrows lifted, and she smiled leisurely.
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The children are 4 years old.
My aunt has been in a good mood lately. My cousin and the doctor are having a good relationship and are now discussing marriage.
The doctor's surname is Hao, her given name is Hao Yu, she is thirty-three years old, two years younger than my cousin, and she was assigned to work at a top-tier hospital after graduating with a doctorate.
It's true that the two of them are somewhat destined for each other.
Ever since Lele had her surgery at the hospital, my cousin has been like she's "won the lottery," constantly running to the hospital for unexpected things.
Today a close friend gives birth, tomorrow an employee at work breaks their leg, and the day after tomorrow a family member has a headache or fever and needs to get checked out.
It's strange, but every time I went to the hospital, I would run into Hao Yu.
The two had a tug-of-war at the operating room door, leaving a deep impression on each other.
My cousin is a lively and cheerful person. She greets everyone with a smile and is very outgoing.
After seeing her many times, Hao Yu got used to it. When they met, he no longer had a cold face and would give her face by listening to her rambling for a while, and occasionally he would even chime in with a word or two.
The real matchmaker for bringing the two closer together was Grandma.
Before her death, her grandmother was hospitalized with a heart attack and stayed in the same department as Hao Yu.
He witnessed his cousin's tireless care for him at his bedside, her gentleness, thoughtfulness, respect, and filial piety all of which he saw.
My grandmother stayed in the hospital for a week, but ultimately could not be saved and sadly passed away.
Fortunately, in her final days, she fulfilled her greatest wish in life.
She watched as her beloved granddaughter, whom she had worried about the most, blossomed into marriage and found someone she liked.
Grandma was overjoyed and closed her eyes with a smile.
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Hao Yu wasn't very handsome, he wasn't tall, and he wore glasses.
According to my cousin, he has a very large forehead, which means he is intelligent and has a high IQ.
As for why he hasn't found a partner at 32, it's because he's too smart and has focused all his energy on studying.
His IQ and EQ are severely imbalanced.
The emotional barriers to communication, especially for women, led to her remaining single for so many years, from university to graduate school to doctoral studies.
It doesn't matter that Hao Yu isn't good at socializing; her cousin is very shrewd and her greatest strength is communicating with people.
Without anyone else speaking, she could talk for three days and three nights straight without pausing.
Since meeting her cousin, Hao Yu feels that her language skills are deteriorating at an accelerated rate.
The reason was simple: his cousin spoke too fast and too much, and he couldn't get a word in edgewise.
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September, the golden autumn month, is the best time of year for weddings.
Gu Bin and his wife also received an invitation to attend their cousin's wedding.
Lin Xiyu and her cousin are very close, so she naturally takes her cousin's wedding very seriously.
So she was troubled again, not knowing what kind of gift to give to express her most sincere blessings to her sister.
"Don't think about it."
When my cousin heard about this, she made her own request: "I don't need any gifts, just lend me your Ping An Xi Le restaurant for one night."
"What do you need the Four Treasures for?"
"Let them sleep on the wedding bed the day before the wedding."
Lin Xiyu was a little confused: "Let the babies sleep in your wedding bed?"
"Haven't you heard of it?"
My cousin covered her mouth and laughed: "Many places have the custom of 'pressing the bed' before marriage. It is believed that letting a 'child spirit' sleep in the bed before marriage can ward off evil spirits and ensure peace."
"I know that."
Lin Xiyu still didn't understand: "Everyone wants little boys, who sleeps with girls?"
"I want all four babies to sleep together."
My cousin was already calculating: "We both inherited our maternal grandfather's genes. If you can have quadruplets, I should be able to too. Just to be on the safe side, let all four of your babies sleep on the wedding bed for one night. Even if we can't have four, two babies per pregnancy will do."
"what?"
Lin Xiyu glanced at her playfully and teased with a smile, "Are you my real sister? Have you been possessed and given a different soul? I remember someone saying they don't like children. What's going on? You're not even married yet, and you're already eyeing them?"
"Uh."
My cousin argued, "Things are different now. Your four babies are so cute, it makes people envious. Gu Bin is so stingy, he won't let me adopt one. If he were willing to give it to me, why would I bother? Why would I have my own babies? I could just bring one home."
"Just admit it."
Lin Xiyu found it amusing and continued to tease her: "You're completely infatuated with Hao Yu. I know without even guessing that it's because he likes children that you've racked your brains to have twins."
"You guessed right."
My cousin felt that her secret had been exposed, so she touched her nose and smiled sheepishly.
"Okay."
Lin Xiyu genuinely cared about her cousin and readily agreed: "Since you want to have children so much, I'll grant your wish and let the babies stay at your new house for one night before the wedding."
"My dear sister, I am so touched."
My cousin excitedly opened her arms and gave me a very domineering bear hug.
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Perhaps babies are born with a lucky charm constitution, bringing them good fortune.
My cousin became pregnant with twins not long after her marriage.
After enduring ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to twins in June of the following year.
My cousin is jealous because she couldn't have twins.
She glanced at Xixi and Lele, who were as cute as little rice dumplings with their delicate, fair skin, and then at her own two big, clumsy boys who could only yell and scream. Her lips twitched violently a few times, and she looked away in disgust.
"Wanting a daughter is easy, just keep having more."
Hao Yu suppressed a laugh and comforted her, "We both have such high incomes, it's not like we can't afford to support you."
"What kind of dreams are you having in broad daylight?"
His cousin didn't take him seriously: "In this era of one-child policy, it's already lucky to have two sons. You want to have another one? You work in the system, how dare you say something like that? Do you even want your job anymore?"
"Who knows, maybe the policy will change someday and they'll allow it again?"
Hao Yu put on a smile and tried to make her happy.
At that moment, neither the couple expected that he also had the potential to become a charlatan, and his words came true.
On January 1, 2016, the year Ping An and Xi Le turned 10, a new policy was indeed introduced, fully opening up the two-child policy.
For a time, the trend of having a second child became very popular.
My cousin's wish came true, and she gave birth to a lively and lovely daughter.