Chapter 386: Zhou Ruoran's Spirituality

She flipped through them to take a look, found three books, took her own library registration card, had the teacher fill it out, and then finished the registration in the teacher's logbook as well.

"Alright, get some good rest, don't overwork yourself." As An Yinan was about to leave, that teacher specifically added a word of advice.

Returning to the dormitory, An Yinan held the books and began to read.

When Zhou Ruoran returned, she saw An Yinan.

"Nan Nan, why did you come to school? Have you recovered?" Zhou Ruoran asked anxiously.

An Yinan asked instead, "Where is Tiedan?"

Zhou Ruoran always strapped Tiedan to her back, whether she was in class or working, but today there was no child on Zhou Ruoran's back, and her heart skipped a beat.

Zhou Ruoran saw her worry and quickly comforted her, "Tiedan is fine, don't worry."

"Tiedan is getting bigger, he stays awake for longer periods, always making all sorts of noises, and he's much naughtier now; if you don't play with him, he'll cry on purpose."

Speaking of this, Zhou Ruoran thought of Tiedan's appearance and smiled helplessly.

"That really affects everyone's studying, and I also need some quiet time."

She is currently drawing design drafts and needs a quiet space; otherwise, if her inspiration is interrupted, it is very difficult to find that feeling again.

An Yinan is different from her; An Yinan went from difficult to easy, keeping all kinds of styles and clothing history in her heart. For these design drafts, she doesn't need special inspiration, she just has a grasp of the development trends.

But Zhou Ruoran is different; she started as a novice, accumulating knowledge bit by bit, and is a designer moving toward commerce step by step.

"Then where did you place Tiedan?" An Yinan asked.

Speaking of this, Zhou Ruoran felt grateful to An Yinan, whether it was because she gave her a job, or because of her, she had met many kind people.

"Liu Yi introduced me to an auntie in the village. The auntie takes care of Tiedan at the workshop every day, and I go to pick Tiedan up after school," Zhou Ruoran said.

The Liu Yi she spoke of was Liu Jiumu.

"Liu Yi was afraid Tiedan would be wronged, and also afraid she couldn't take care of him herself, so she found an auntie in the village, but he must be right before her eyes." Zhou Ruoran smiled; she was full of strength for her current life.

"That's good too, you can focus on your studies," An Yinan agreed.

Zhou Ruoran took out a dozen or so design drafts, "These are the design drafts I've drawn during this time; we need to prepare for autumn wear."

Summer wear sells for a relatively long time in the Southern Front, but it doesn't work in the north; we need to plan early.

An Yinan looked at her design drafts, "Seven designs, let's go with wholesale."

Design drafts for wholesale are relatively inferior, but they are still much better than the clothes on the market, which is also the reason why the shop on Kang Jian's side can be so profitable.

"These two need some revisions; look at this spot, doesn't it feel a bit uncomfortable?" An Yinan pointed to a point.

Zhou Ruoran nodded, "When I was drawing this draft, I felt like something was missing, but I just couldn't think of it."

"Watch me!" An Yinan picked up a pen and directly outlined Zhou Ruoran's draft on white paper, then she erased that point and sketched it out with her own lines.

It only took about ten minutes; she looked up at Zhou Ruoran, "Do you understand?"

Zhou Ruoran looked at her own draft, then looked at An Yinan's draft.

She could feel the gap between the two of them even more.

"I think I understand."

"Then try to modify this one; the problem with this draft is here!" An Yinan pointed out her mistake.

The two were so engrossed in talking about the design drafts that they didn't even hear Jiang Yun Duo enter the room, one explaining, one learning.

After Jiang Yun Duo returned to the dormitory, she didn't make any sound either; sitting on the empty lower bunk, she picked up a book.

And Zhou Ruoran thought for a long time, while An Yinan just watched from the side without any urging.

"I think I get it." Zhou Ruoran's eyes suddenly lit up, then she quickly erased the wrong parts, finished the outline with a pencil, and then colored it with colored pencils.

"Is this right?" Zhou Ruoran handed the draft to Nan Nan, looking expectant.

An Yinan had been watching her draw the whole time, so she didn't even need to look at her draft now.

"Ruo Ran, you really have a gift."

She understands things at a single hint, and the key is that kind of spirituality.

Design is not about following rules; it requires something mysterious and profound, called spirituality.

In her previous life, she chose fashion design, and a large part of it was because of her teacher.

The teacher said, "Nan Nan, you are so gifted, if you don't do this line of work, how can you live up to this meal that heaven has fed you!"

She had actually struggled, and even more so, wavered.

But only with love in one's heart can one go further.

Dean mother finally compromised, also because of the love in her heart.

And in this life, her love has changed direction; everything she knows now is because of the accumulation from her previous life and her understanding of the era.

But is it love?

No, she is already different.

She has too many people to protect; she is no longer all alone.

Fashion design is certainly fine, but the number of people she can help is too small.

However, seeing Zhou Ruoran, she understood the state her teacher saw in her.

People who have love in their hearts have eyes that shine.

Zhou Ruoran looked at the thoughtful Nan Nan, "Does it still need changes?"

An Yinan came back to her senses and shook her head, "No need."

Actually, she had a better modification plan, but a fixed pattern cannot compare to intense passion.

"Let's use these two drafts as our main design drafts for the autumn collection."

"As for these few drafts, they'll have to be sent back." An Yinan gave her the remaining drafts.

Zhou Ruoran put away all the drafts and made a careful registration; she needed to find the reasons slowly later.

Every time, she did it this way.

"Then... can I take a look at your final draft in advance?" Zhou Ruoran asked somewhat cautiously. After all, the design draft had not yet gone into production, and there was a risk of a leak. She worked in this industry now, so she naturally knew the rules, but she was just too curious.

Nan Nan seemed to understand everything, and the things she taught her were even more practical than what the teacher taught.

Even when the teacher saw her design drafts, they couldn't find the problems immediately, but Nan Nan always saw through them at a glance.

An Yinan looked at her, "Only this once, and in the future, you must not make this request to anyone else."

She handed her design draft to Ruo Ran and added, "This is a major taboo in the design industry."

Before a draft has its rights confirmed, it is confidential; no one is allowed to ask about it or see it.

It was just that things weren't that strict yet, and people's understanding of design was still very shallow.

However, An Yinan still warned her in advance to prevent her from making mistakes outside in the future.

"I know!" Zhou Ruoran said embarrassedly; she was so much older, yet she wasn't as sensible as Nan Nan.

She had been too expectant, which was why she lost her sense of propriety.

An Yinan had drawn eight sets of autumn outfits. Now that the shop had added ordinary designs, the special designs could be fewer, and her workload could be reduced somewhat.

Zhou Ruoran was captivated by the design drawings; she completely forgot about her surroundings.