Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 259 - 254 Increasingly Busy Every Year

"Mom, since you’ve seen for yourself, there’s no point in hiding anything. Your son is not considered a treasure in others’ eyes; I had to beg and coax just to get her to agree to be with me. If you continue making a fuss, do you really want your son to end up alone?" Qi Yi asked his mother with a face full of despair.

"What is she, to look down on you here, to feel like she can pick and choose? You’ve been bewitched by a vixen. Wake up, wake up, Mom can introduce you to someone better," Qi Yi’s mother, unable to bear seeing the expression Qi Yi had never shown her before, started trying to soothe her son.

"My son is just so unambitious, his annual salary barely matches what she makes from selling a single piece of clothing.

You could brag about your son all day, I could brag about Yan Yan for three days and nights.

Mom, where will you find someone better for me?" Qi Yi asked his mother.

"Do you want to anger me to death? Since when did you become so spineless? Are you with her just for her family’s money?" Mrs. Qi couldn’t contain her anger.

"At first, I was interested in her family’s money, but later I grew to fancy her money too. Most of my current job consists of working for her. If you keep this up, I’ll lose my girlfriend and my job, then how will you brag about your son?" Qi Yi had no bottom line when it came to self-deprecation.

"How could I have given birth to such a shameless son?" Qi Yi’s mother had the urge to strike him for the first time in her life, the thought of actually hitting her own son.

"Mom, you said Yan Yan was shameless before.

Isn’t this perfect now?

Isn’t it a perfect match, having two shameless people together? You’ve always been..." Qi Yi’s words were cut off by Yan Yan.

"How about you resolve your family issues first? I have other matters to attend to, I’ll be leaving now." Yan Yan didn’t wait for the host’s response and left straight away.

Self-deprecation also has its limits, regardless of how Qi Yi’s mother felt, Yan Yan couldn’t stand listening any longer.

Qi Yi watched Yan Yan leave and secretly gave Qi Yi a look.

Was this move of establishing a case and then surviving from a desperate situation played too strongly?

Yan Yan didn’t know how things would end up.

But this move’s entry meant that Qi Yi’s debate skills honed over the past year were still at a disadvantage in the tug-of-war with his mother.

If even this tactic didn’t work, then the "mother-in-law" problem was indeed unsolvable.

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Yan Yan did not return to China for the Spring Festival in 2015.

After the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week in January, there was the first Haute Couture ready-to-wear release in Melbourne in March.

Don’t even mention taking three or four days to return home.

Yan Yan had been incredibly busy over the past year.

To say that she couldn’t even spare three or four hours was no exaggeration.

Anyone who hasn’t worked as a "designer" simply can’t comprehend the reality of how busy a designer can get, especially in Haute Couture where each season demands a guarantee of both the quantity and quality of the designs.

And if that designer still dreams of creating a branding empire, then they are even less fortunate than a dog.

Being less fortunate than a dog was actually lucky, because it meant that the designer’s creativity hadn’t dried up under the relentless pressure.

If some design troubles lead to sleepless nights for a day or two, that was quite normal.

Every season brought new designs, new orders.

Plus, there are some special tailor-made garments that take one or two years, even three years to complete, gradually reaching the final fitting stage.

Yan Yan’s busyness increased year by year.

That’s why after becoming a formal Haute Couture member, Yan Yan hoped she could take a break for a season or two, to live the life of an ordinary human.

Although officially obtaining the Haute Couture title meant Yan Yan could take a break and then return, leaving right after doing one show as an official member could leave an impression that Jiang Lang, the creative director of Maison Yan II, was running out of ideas.

Yan and Dabang couple hoped their efforts would allow their daughter to live life as she pleased.

After Yan Yan came of age, she essentially handled all her matters on her own.

But in this world, how many people truly live as they wish? novelbuddy.cσ๓

If Yan Yan stopped now, she would end up surpassed and forgotten by the high-speed train of the fashion empire, just like many fleeting designers.

Haute Couture is not about echoing current fashions, but demands anticipation in tailoring, fabric, and coordination to lead the fashion trends of the next few seasons.

To make the dream of bringing Chinese brands to the worldwide luxury empire come true, Yan Yan needed to continuously accumulate reputation and recognition for Maison Yan II.

This meant Yan Yan’s designs always had to stay at the "peak."

Moreover, Haute Couture customers are not those whom you could casually hand off to assistant designers for communication and reception.

Many tasks required the personal involvement of the creative director.

For Haute Couture, collaborating with "regular customers" to create a garment is nothing out of the ordinary.

Designers have their own ideas, and so do the picky "club members."

Sometimes, clients want to change the color of a piece they saw at a Haute Couture show, and sometimes they want to alter some details.

The ideas from buyers who know precisely which colors suit them and what details need adjusting do not ruin Yan Yan’s designs but often bring more inspiration, leading to designs that better fit their day and evening wear.

But occasionally, some Haute Couture customers’ ideas can make designs look strange and uncoordinated.

Not everyone can understand their best fashion choices better than the designer.

Every garment tailored by Maison Yan II bears Yan Yan’s "label."

If a customer wears the wrong outfit to an important event and receives negative reviews, which then gets amplified by the media or other club members, the owner of that garment certainly won’t admit their suggestions disrupted the original vibe of the design.

Therefore, whenever such issues arose, Yan Yan had to personally persuade the buyer.

She had to use as artistic language as possible to have them accept her suggestions.

This is a unique service only found in Haute Couture.

For ready-to-wear, even if it’s called "high-end ready-to-wear," it’s absolutely impossible to have the designer themselves discuss, adjust your clothing, and choose accessories for you.