Xin Di and Ah Ken walked up the runway hand in hand, passing among the models lined up, followed by Suomei's design team. When the spotlight hit Xin Di, she applauded softly like her colleagues, and suddenly remembered the scene of standing on the podium of a national competition for the first time in her life.

That year, Xin Di was just 21 years old, and he received a notice from the organizing committee to take the train to Nanjing, and the whole journey was so excited that he was restless. Hearing that a well-known domestic designer she admired at that time was the guest of honor and read out her name, the audience applauded like thunder, and her blood boiled rapidly.

Looking back at the outfit still hanging in her room's closet, she admits that the work is immature in her current gaze, and she has since developed more sophisticated designs. But it was from then on that she became a little famous, and she also had the eternal theme of her future design: the dream of unrestrained youth.

Xin Di's growth process is very standard, her father Xin Kaiming and mother Li Xin became civil servants after graduating from university, worked hard, married late and gave birth late, and only began to have a baby after supplementing folic acid vaccination in advance of physical examination, according to the guidance of the parenting manual to cope with every link, in the process of educating her, carefully refer to expert opinions, explore her interests and potential, strict requirements, and do not indulge her because of her superior family background.

Her parents noticed this and arranged for her to receive formal and professional training early on, hoping that she would apply for an art academy when she grew up and develop in the direction of a painter.

However, she has been fascinated by fashion design since junior high school, and when she took the college entrance examination, she resolutely applied for her favorite major despite her parents' opposition. After a heated argument, her parents could only accept her choice in a puzzled way.

Only Xin Di herself knows that the origin of her hobbies and dreams comes from her cousin Xin Chen, and she transforms her hobby into the beginning of career orientation, which cannot be said to be unaffected by Xin Chen, as for her design ideas, Xin Chen's imprint is even more obvious.

Her cousin Xin Chen, from birth to growth, has no plans to speak of, and is very different from her.

Xin Chen was not born out of wedlock, and in the household registration book, her mother's column was blank. When she was born, her father Xin Kaiyu was only 19 years old and her mother was 18 years old. The two and a half children who had just entered a key university fell in love at first sight, and after secretly eating the forbidden fruit, the ignorant girl didn't know that she was pregnant until the fourth month, and she was at a loss for more than two months, and she couldn't hide her bulging abdomen in loose clothes.

It was the 80s of the 20th century, and the social climate was conservative, and they were both expelled from college, which became a disgrace to the family. The girl's parents arrived from out of town, and the parents sat together to discuss the aftermath, but the two families who had hopes and plans for their children could not reach an agreement.

Disputes came and went, the fetus was no longer possible to induce labor, and they were not of marriage age, Xin Chen was born without anyone expecting it, and then handed it over to his grandparents. The little mother was sent by her family to a third-rate school thousands of miles away to continue her studies, and after graduation, she settled in the local area and never came back to see her daughter; Xin Kaiyu stayed locally and later went to work in a state-owned enterprise. In the Xin family, Xin Chen's mother is a taboo topic, and no one will talk about it openly.

Grandpa Xin's eldest son, Xin Kaiming, did not add any trouble to them from going to school, working, getting married until giving birth to children. They have always pampered the smart second son who was born only after middle age, but they had to clean up the mess for him at an advanced age and help take care of this little baby.

Xin Chen has been a beautiful child since she was a child, and her grandparents still took good care of her after the initial disappointment and anger. And her little father, in addition to not being responsible enough and having too many rotten peach blossoms, is actually a cheerful father who dotes on his daughter, as long as he is not occupied by endless love, he is also willing to accompany his daughter. Since he was a child, Xin Chen has been dressed like a doll by his grandmother and father, and his clothes are often renovated, with white lace princess dresses, pink sweaters, embroidered jeans, pink lace-up patent leather shoes, and Peugeot's face.

Da Xinchen's 3-year-old Xin Di has an inconspicuous round face, a small upturned nose always has a little childishness, she doesn't hate her looks, she only hates the neat and conservative clothes arranged for her by her mother. Looking at his cousin, and then looking at the cotton sportswear he was wearing, Xin Di couldn't help but feel resentful. She went back to complain to her mother, who raised her eyebrows and was surprised, "Have you started to dress when you were in elementary school?" Students should always dress appropriately for who they are. ”

So Xin Di wore the clothes her mother chose all the way as a student, loose cotton pants, a small flower skirt that was never below the knee, the shirt was all cotton without a waist, the jacket could not tell the gender, and the shoes were black leather shoes with straps in addition to sneakers and sandals.

The happiest time for her was when her uncle took Xinchen to buy clothes and brought her with him at the same time. She refused her uncle's offer to let her choose the clothes she liked, knowing that her mother would not let her wear them when she bought them. She watched with pleasure as Xin Chen tried on clothes one by one and made suggestions, watching Xin Chen spin in front of her in the dress she had picked, and the process seemed to be happier than putting on a new dress herself.

Completely different from the strict discipline that Xin Di has always received, Xin Chen was doted on by his grandparents and indulged by his father, and grew up almost completely unrestrained. In the first few years of her elementary school, Xin Kaiyu worked relatively leisurely, and would come to pick up her daughter from school when she had nothing to do, and send Xin Di home by the way. Xin Di saw with envy more than once that the little uncle put his hand on Xin Chen's shoulder, chatting with her while walking, and both of them were dancing with their eyebrows.

They chatted about a wide range of topics, and they talked about topics that Xin Di's parents wouldn't talk about with them.

Xin Chen complained that the little boy sitting next to her was pulling her braids, and her father smiled: "Don't pay attention to him, he likes you and doesn't dare to say it, so he has to use this method to get your attention." The next time he pulls your hair, you kick him and make sure he's honest. ”

This is of course different from the standard answer given by her mother to Xin Di.

No matter how many points Xin Chen scored, Xin Kaiyu would rub her hair, "Not bad." "Xin Chen said that the teacher criticized her and couldn't figure out the pinyin"

He only shrugged his shoulders from "L", "The vast majority of local people can't tell what it does." ”

Of course, this is different from the high requirements of parents for Xin Di.

Xin Chen said that the weather was so good, Xin Kaiyu would say: "Tomorrow I will take turns off, take you to the suburbs to play, and I will write a leave note to the teacher." ”

Xin Di didn't even dare to think that he could use this reason to skip school.

Xin Chen, who grew up like this, is bright and cheerful, and it seems that he is not affected by the lack of such an important role as his mother in his life.

The boy accosted her, and she was calm; She is generous to anyone, and she doesn't feel uncomfortable at all; No matter how delicate the color is, it will only make her more and more cute; She laughed freely, and the looming pear vortex on her left cheek overflowed with happiness.

Xin Di is not jealous of her at all, she likes the appearance of this beautiful cousin swaying freely, in her opinion, if she can choose, she is willing to grow up like her cousin and enjoy her girl's time.

After being admitted to the fashion design major of the Academy of Fine Arts, from the first design, Xin Di's imaginary model was Xin Chen, to be precise, Xin Chen between the ages of 14 and 18. Each of her designs carries the youthful atmosphere of her imagination.

However, after six years in this profession and sitting in the position of design director, the main consumer of the clothing she designs is urban white-collar women. The pop style is unpredictable, sometimes dignified, sometimes playful, sometimes a little feminine, sometimes neutral, Xin Di's task is to lead the design team to try to grasp the trend, but it belongs to personal preferences, but has to repeatedly make compromises and give up, the initial excitement and sense of accomplishment become distant.