During this period, the school tasks were not very heavy. Ding Ruola had already laid a good foundation and no longer needed to spend long hours studying in the library. Now she could shift her focus to design.
She arrived at the studio early on the weekend. Lu Hui and Jiang Chen had already come.
The two of them sat at the workbench and started to sort out the design drafts.
Finally, the wedding etiquette was set in the style of the Han Dynasty, which was lively yet reserved, and this style was more in line with the habits of the Chinese.
"This one is great. When shall we invite the client out to discuss it?"
Ding Ruola picked out a design from Lu Hui's drafts. The specification and color were both very nice.
The three women were looking at it intently when Mei Xuejian suddenly said,
"Doesn't it look a bit too masculine?"
When Lu Hui saw Mei Xuejian coming, she made a series of special maneuvers and walked to his side. Her uncontrollable and spineless hand had already rested on his arm.
"Xuejian is right. I'll revise it."
"Speak properly and don't touch me."
This girl really never learned. Mei Xuejian moved Lu Hui's hand away from his arm.
Ding Ruola looked at the design draft they had just chosen. After Mei Xuejian's comment, she realized that it really lacked the gentleness a girl should have, and the wrapped sleeves looked too stiff.
She carried the design draft back to her seat and buried herself in work.
Mei Xuejian walked over and saw that Ding Ruola was busy, so he naturally didn't bother her.
After lunch at noon, Mei Xuejian sat next to Ding Ruola.
"Thank you for helping Su Man the other day."
Ding Ruola was a bit stunned. Was this boy going back on his word? Last time he said - if you don't like someone, don't give them hope.
"Don't think too much. I've always regarded her as a younger sister. It's her parents who are causing trouble, so I have to avoid her."
Ding Ruola might as well accept Mei Xuejian's explanation for now.
In the afternoon, Ding Ruola gathered the people in the studio in front of the small blackboard. She took out the design drafts and handed them to everyone sitting there.
"We'll make the lining a cross - collared suit, and the inner wrapped trousers will be loose. In this way, it won't be uncomfortable, and it won't affect running or other strenuous movements."
She explained in detail about the shoes, outer garments, etc.
"A genius is really different."
These people had been looking at materials for a while, and their minds had been restricted by those materials. They still couldn't break away from the form of traditional Han clothing. Ding Ruola's design cleverly avoided the problems in the form of Han clothing.
To enhance the sense of picture, she also described the situation of the bride running away from the wedding that day. The whole picture was beautiful and elegant.
"Great. Let's just decide on this."
"The styling is decided, but the embroidery on the clothes hasn't been determined yet."
Jiang Chen rested her chin on her hand, wanting to speak but hesitating for a long time.
"On the outer clothes for the man and woman, there will be the pattern of the dragon and the phoenix, which is very grand and proper. For the inner clothes, we'll use the three - blue embroidery."
As she was speaking, she turned on the projector.
The three - blue embroidery was quite particular. In the Qingming period, when a girl got married, her mother would start embroidering the wedding dress for her daughter when she was a child, and the embroidery method was mostly the three - blue embroidery.
The patterns embroidered were mostly lucky fruits like longan and pomegranate, which symbolized having many children.
Mainly, the three - blue embroidery didn't look too obtrusive on the white cloth.
"What about the embroiderers?"
Ding Ruola thought this proposal was good, but the time was tight. She was afraid that the embroidery work wouldn't keep up.
"I can find some."
Lu Hui stood up from her seat. Her hand was still on Mei Xuejian's shoulder. "My grandma has an embroidery workshop. They can handle this kind of folk embroidery."
All the problems were solved, and Ding Ruola felt that she could finally take a break.
Mei Xuejian had already taken on the task of making an appointment with the client, so Ding Ruola felt embarrassed to fight for it.
Finally, she could have a good rest on Sunday.
When she got home at night, she thought that she would have nothing to do the next day.
Since she was free, she might as well seduce Fang Siyan.
She found her newly bought pajamas, a light pink satin one. When she walked under the light, it was hard to tell whether it was the luster of the clothes or Ding Ruola's movement that made her look extremely alluring.
"Baby, you're really bold today."
"I'm learning from you. Ding Ruola is fishing, and old Fang is taking the bait."
Hearing his little baby say such a cute thing, Fang Siyan couldn't help laughing.
"Then I'm going to eat the bait."
The shameless post - marriage life of Professor Fang and Ding Ruola continued after the lights were turned off.
When she woke up the next morning, Fang Siyan was still at home.
"Old Fang, are you slacking off?"
Fang Siyan was sitting upright on the living - room sofa, holding a newspaper.
Reading the newspaper was really a hobby from the last century. Ding Ruola didn't expect that such a young man would have such an old - fashioned habit.
"Let's go to a live concert."
Ding Ruola thought she had misheard. She asked Fang Siyan to repeat it.
"Go to the live concert of the Hormone Girls."
Ding Ruola looked at Fang Siyan in disbelief. "Old Fang, you don't have to change yourself like this. You're already good enough."
Wasn't it about mutual accommodation and change?
Fang Siyan put two front - row tickets on the table.
"You like it, and I like it too."
The simpler the love words, the more touching they are.
In the evening, the two of them dressed up. Naturally, Fang Siyan put on couple outfits and styled his hair like a male star.
The Hormone Girls was a rock band, but different from the so - called "vulgar dance music" bands. They took the psychedelic rock route, so they didn't have many fans.
The ticket price wasn't very high either.
Fang Siyan was very calm, but when the music started, Ding Ruola was jumping up and down beside him like a nimble little monkey.
After the concert, Fang Siyan didn't know how the lead singer's throat was, but Ding Ruola's throat was already hoarse.
"The live concert was really great."
Many bands didn't live up to expectations in live performances, but these girls' live performance was really good. Their pitch was accurate, and their high notes were stable.
"I'm really impressed by the lead singer."
Ding Ruola's throat was hoarse, but she still didn't spare her praise.
After getting home, she posted a selfie of the two of them on WeChat Moments and blocked all those who didn't know the situation.
[Bi Shuang: You've betrayed Professor Fang? Why can you always find such a good boy?]
Bi Shuang was really a sly one. She even skipped liking the post and was busy chatting privately with Ding Ruola. She just wanted to get the latest gossip.
[That's old Fang!]
After this sentence, there was also an emoji of a crying "tough guy" cat.
Ding Ruola told Bi Shuang about the time when she took Fang Siyan shopping in the mall that night.
She finally got rid of Bi Shuang, but then Song Yan came.
Song Yan also thought that Ding Ruola had gone out with another man.
Ding Ruola thought that she didn't have the guts to be so bold.
The man she had finally chased wasn't someone she could afford to lose. Otherwise, she would surely cry.
"Old Fang, you'd better dress normally in the future."
Fang Siyan had a blank face. "Isn't this way of dressing normal?"
Whether it was normal or not, Ding Ruola was tongue - tied. She could only look at Fang Siyan and say - it's very normal!