On June 5, 1927, after half a year of preparation, Shen Mengxi's Yunshang Garment Company officially opened.

There were many guests who came that day, some of them were to see Zhang Jiasen, Zhang Jiaxuan's face, as well as colleagues from Shen Mengxi's school, and friends of Mr. Bourgeva of the French Consulate.

As soon as the auspicious time arrived, Shen Mengxi made a simple opening speech, thanking his family and friends for their support, and thanking all walks of life for their concern.

Firecrackers rang out, Shen Mengxi, Lu Shunxian, and Laura each held scissors to cut the red silk, and the guests applauded in unison.

Xu Shizhe and his wife came with Zhang Jiayu, and Wang Shouqing was dressed in a military uniform and also came with congratulatory gifts.

Xu Shizhe and Lu Xiaomei are really not ordinary characters, when they saw Shen Mengxi and Wang Shouqing, they were still calm and relaxed, without any embarrassment, as if they were the original husband and wife, but Shen Wang and the two fell behind, a little embarrassed, and a little childish. Shen Mengxi smiled bitterly, and saw that Wang Shouqing also smiled bitterly.

Shen Mengxi invited guests to visit the store, which is forty or fifty square meters in size, and has an office and a fitting room in the innermost.

There are two wooden models dressed in fashion and wigs in the window, unlike other Chinese ready-to-wear stores, there are no heavy counters, the store is brightly lit, the decoration is simple and bright, only a few simple crossbars are made high against the wall, rows of clothing are hung, and another wall is hung with bras of various styles and colors, and below is a circle of low white cabinets to store goods. There is also a floor-to-ceiling mirror that can be rotated next to it.

In the corner is a glass tea table with a purple bouquet of forget-me-nots in a vase.

Most of the guests who came to congratulate came with relatives, some with wives, some with lovers, and some with courtesans, which opened Shen Mengxi's eyes, the Republic of China was really a magical period, and it jumped from the feudal old-fashioned and conservative to the open and free capitalism, and it was accepted very freely and smoothly, without pressure. In ancient China, three wives and four concubines were allowed, but there were clear regulations that officials strictly forbade prostitutes.

Nowadays, free love and three wives and four concubines are not much different for men, but to a certain extent, they have liberated some women, and of course they have also hurt some women.

Yunshang presented a bow tie to all the guests this time, and a silk scarf for women, packed in a beautiful hand-held paper bag, the bow tie was purchased from Europe, and the silk scarf was found in the Wuling space.

In front of the store, there is a long table covered with a plaid tablecloth, on which are placed drinks, snacks and fruits, which are convenient for customers to take for themselves. At this time, the women are all looking at the clothes in the store, and the men are smoking and drinking outside the door, talking, and for a while, the door of the Yunshang clothing store is very lively. Reporters from several newspapers who were invited were busy taking pictures and interviewing inside and outside the store.

The reporter interviewed Xu Shizhe, "Ms. Zhang Jiayu is your ex-wife, what do you think of her?" ”

Xu Shizhe was stunned for a moment, thought about it for a while, and in Shen Mengxi's opinion, that is, he had never considered this problem.

"I am impressed by Jiayu now, she can be called a role model for contemporary women, and I am proud of my son to have such an excellent mother."

"Did Mr. Xu regret the divorce that year?"

"I've never regretted everything I did." Xu Shizhe said categorically.

Shen Mengxi, who was not far away, heard it clearly, and pretended not to hear it quietly, her expectation was that she would have nothing to do with this person in this life, with her character of sorting out and controlling and breaking away, this kind of narcissistic and selfish person must be quickly cut through the mess and blacklisted.

But people live, there is an endless stream of helplessness that you have to endure, an adult world, that is, you need to constantly endure, endure, accept, cultivate to become a god, maybe you will enjoy these trials and training.

The clothing store hired two young girls as clerks, these are two students who graduated from high school, they can speak English, they are smiling, their eyes are bright, they are not flattering, they are not humble, and Shen Mengxi is very satisfied with their performance. They wore a unified Chinese-style modified cheongsam and the store's new underwear, and their posture was graceful.

Lu Xiaomei fell in love with the new underwear when she entered the store, and the clerk Chen Amei warmly recommended the size, bought two bras and two sets of the latest Parisian fashion, and asked to take them away without trying them.

Chen Amei introduced the membership system of Yunshang fashion store to Lu Xiaomei, that is, if you spend more than 100 yuan at one time, you can become a member, and members will have a 20% discount on shopping in the future, and there will be exquisite gifts when the consumption amount accumulates to a certain amount, and surprise gifts will be given on the member's birthday.

The consumers for Yunshang are upper-class people and high-income people, these four items are expensive, Shen Mengxi asked the clerk to collect the money according to the rules, Xu Shizhe happily knew the money, and his brows did not wrinkle. Shen Mengxi applied for membership for Lu Xiaomei, and gave a box of balm larger than a silver dollar. Then the two left hand in hand.

Sun Shengyi came by herself, and generously chose a set of light blue fashion and a blue bra with lace. She opened the lid of the balm box and sniffed it, and liked it so much, "The scent of lavender!" I'm going to buy two more boxes for my sister-in-law! ”

"Shengyi, this is not for sale." Shen Mengxi said apologetically.

"It's a pity, such a good balm, but only as a giveaway, you are too extravagant!" Sun Shengyi said very regretfully.

Several French ladies didn't pay much attention to the fashion, but as Laura said, they focused on the underwear, and the D cup finally came into use, and several of them entered the fitting room at the same time, chattering and trying on the underwear, and Shen Mengxi couldn't help but laugh.

There were also several foreign ladies who bought clothes purely for the sake of balm.

The most different among all the guests was Manager Qin of Sino-Ocean Company, he came with his daughter, Qin Lidan came to Shen Mengxi and hugged her gently, "Long time no see, Miss Zhang!" ”

"Long time no see, Miss Qin. Thanks for stopping by! "Seeing that Miss Qin is already married, I don't know why I came with my father this time.

"It's a pity that we broke off contact when we arrived in the UK, otherwise we would have opened a company with you."

"That's really my loss, and I will definitely cooperate if I have the opportunity in the future." Shen Mengxi smiled and led her to the clothing area and asked the clerk to entertain her.

The next day, the photo of them cutting the ribbon was published in the newspaper, and the reporter got the benefit of Zhang Jiaxuan, wrote the article in a colorful way, and praised the three women as if there was nothing in the sky and on the earth.

On the third day, the newspaper made a special report on the new underwear, and compared it with the traditional waist seal in Europe, explaining the aesthetics of male perversion and the necessity of female ****.

I don't know why, the world has always been so cruel to women, China is foot binding, the woman's foot from a child broken foot bones, wrapped into three inches, while the early European waist seal, tights with whale bones as support, the human sternum and pelvic bones are deformed. In some countries, there is a custom of circumcision, long neck, including ballet, which is a cruel art.

On the fourth day, some people began to fight against women's bras, and some people published articles to support women's use of healthy bras, while emancipating the mind, we should also liberate the body, Xu Shizhe is one of the supporters; Some people also posted criticisms, thinking that women's beauty should be subtle, there is a difference between men and women, men walk with their heads held high, women walk delicately, wearing such a corset, although it may be beneficial to health, but the flutter when walking is undoubtedly rude and dissolute......

After a few days, along with the heated discussion, the fashion sold one-third of the inventory, the underwear was almost sold out, and some sizes of appointments have appeared. The plot that Shen Mengxi was worried about because the Chinese people were embarrassed to buy because of the old ones did not appear at all.

Half a month later, the battle in the newspapers slowly stopped, and fashion and lingerie sales gradually entered a stable stage.

One Sunday, Shen Mengxi went to the clothing store, and was watching the clerks Chen Amei and Qian Sidi sorting out and ironing the newly arrived fashions, she picked out a set of clothes and was about to change them for the model at the door, when she saw a man in a suit and leather shoes walking in with a woman.

"Ahh And this! Little girl, how do you wear this? As soon as the gorgeous woman entered the door, she exclaimed, pulling Chen Amei and asking this and that.

"See for yourself, buy whatever you like!" Northeast accent, Shen Mengxi couldn't help but take a second look, this person's eyes are not big, single eyelids, the bridge of the nose is straight, and the head is rubbed with oil, shiny and shiny.

In Shen Mengxi's opinion, this person is average in appearance, only unique in temperament, young age, but with a sense of superiority and self-confidence.

The man in the suit sat at the tea table, Shen Mengxi saw that the clerks were busy, and he went into the office and brewed a cup of instant coffee, "Sir, please use coffee." ”

"Thank you!" The man took the coffee and thanked him, and glanced at Shen Mengxi, "Are you the shopkeeper or the boss?" ”

"I'm the boss." The question is direct, and the answer is direct.

Closer, Shen Mengxi smelled the heavy smell of tobacco on his body, and his fingers turned slightly yellow again.

"You choose a few clothes for me, I'm about the same height as you, well, thinner, and younger." He glanced quietly at the wall where his underwear was hung.

Shen Mengxi smiled and said, "Okay, please wait a moment." ”

Shen Mengxi had already remembered who he was, this was Zhang Hanqing, the young marshal of the Feng Department, and the woman he brought was obviously not Miss Zhao Si, but a dusty woman. At this time, he and Zhao Yuan should have just met each other.

This young marshal who eats, drinks, prostitutes, gambles, and smokes all kinds of drugs is now in the prime of his twenty-five or sixteen years. His life was full of ups and downs, honors and disgraces. Smoking opium, being imprisoned for a lifetime, and actually living to be 101 years old, it must be something extraordinary.

Shen Mengxi picked out three dresses with fresh colors suitable for girls for him to choose from, as well as three underwear, Zhang Hanqing looked at them one by one, nodded his head to express satisfaction, and said, "I want them all!" ”

The dusty woman was very eye-catching, knowing that she was choosing clothes for others, but she still tried on the dress quietly, and finally obediently chose only one that was different from the three dresses she had chosen, and chose a bra with a half cup.

Zhang Hanqing waved his pen, wrote a check, and paid for all the clothes together, Shen Mengxi took the check with a smile, handed over a membership card, and put a box of balm in each of the two paper bags, "Thank you for coming, welcome to come again!" ”