Super-rich: Spending money is just a job!

As dusk fell, the resort and surrounding scenic area turned on their lights, making the night view even more beautiful than during the day.

Since the surrounding area is not a popular tourist destination and the resort area is relatively expensive, not many people stay in hotels within the scenic area to enjoy the night view.

Xiaomeng can also confidently take DouDou out to see the world.

Seeing the colorful lights outside, DouDou, who had just learned to crawl, sat in her high-view stroller, waving her arms and legs with joy, shaking the little rabbit rattle in her hand.

Look at her, if she were a little stronger, she would climb out of the stroller and walk on her own.

When Xiaomeng, the auntie, saw how cute Doudou was, she couldn't help but smile like an auntie and kept taking pictures and videos of her.

While taking a walk, Xiaomeng also ran into Lawyer Deng and his family.

Xiaomeng saw the large family, about ten people, including elderly people in wheelchairs and children being held in arms. She exclaimed that Attorney Deng had such a large family, with both old and young members, and several young people as well. It was truly a thriving family.

Xiaomeng simply said hello and left. Dou Dou went to bed at eight o'clock sharp. While other families were just going out for the night, they had to hurry back, otherwise the child would fall asleep on the way.

The next day, Xiaomeng went to a different place to play and took the children to visit a chrysanthemum field.

Nearby is a place called Changping, where there is an edible chrysanthemum base covering hundreds of acres. It is the peak blooming season for chrysanthemums, and the sight of hundreds of acres of chrysanthemums in bloom is truly magnificent.

Riding the little train through the chrysanthemum field and taking a ride around the farm was absolutely beautiful. Little Dou Dou was clutching a chrysanthemum tightly in her hand, a flower bigger than her face, and she didn't want to let go.

On the third day, Xiaomeng stayed near the Huanghuacheng Great Wall. It's a beautiful place for autumn viewing, but not many people know about it.

Standing on the ancient Great Wall, with rolling mountains on one side and a shimmering reservoir on the other, Xiaomeng was surprised by the beautiful scenery.

Xiaomeng didn't go very far, and she wasn't too tired even with the child in tow.

Another day for sightseeing.

On the fourth day, Xiaomeng took the child home and rested for a day.

On the fifth day, she went to Xiong Zijian's studio and ordered several sets of spring and autumn clothes, as well as elegant and understated formal dresses.

Custom-made items take too long to make; you can't wear them if you order them at the last minute, you have to make them in advance.

Some time has passed, and she hasn't finished much of the fabric she took to embroider, let alone seen any clothes.

Xiaomeng can only order clothes made of modern fashion fabrics from here.

Seeing her fondness for traditional Chinese elements, Xiong Zijian selected some silk blend fabrics with subtle jacquard patterns for her to make skirts and long skirts. Although they didn't cost a thousand yuan per foot, the finished products looked quite nice, both dignified and understatedly luxurious. Paired with a heavy white silk shirt underneath, it would be appropriate for any occasion.

Custom-made clothes are relatively quick, as long as there is readily available fabric; a set of clothes can be made in about ten days.

Including Xiong Zijian's work on beading, gemstone buttons, and detailed embroidery, he could deliver the goods to her within a month at most.

When picking up the goods, Xiong Zijian will provide appropriate handbags, headwear, necklaces, belts, and waistbands.

Xiaomeng spent over a million yuan more at his studio.

On the sixth day, a hairpin maker contacted her, saying that she had accumulated some pieces and invited her to come and see the goods.

Xiaomeng took the subway to a coffee shop near her friend's school to meet her. Beijing was incredibly crowded during the National Day holiday, so to avoid getting stuck in traffic, Xiaomeng had no choice but to squeeze onto the subway.

"Xiaomeng, this is a piece I collected last semester. Look, this is a camellia beaded hairpin. I listened to you and changed the plastic beads to cultured pearls. The hairpin itself is now made of 18k gold."

The cost is skyrocketing; three hundred yuan is no longer enough.

"Don't worry, the hairpin you made for me will be made to this size."

I'll reimburse you for everything. I really like this camellia hairpin.

Where is that osmanthus brooch I wanted?

“Here it is,” Zan Niang opened another separate box, revealing a cluster of incredibly realistic osmanthus branches. Among the branches and stamens, there were grains of rice and pearls, like morning dew, which were very beautiful.

"These osmanthus flowers and hydrangea flowers have exhausted me. The petals are so small, and a single cluster of flowers has hundreds of petals."

"Alright, let's settle the price at five yuan per petal, plus the gold hairpin and pearls, so it'll be a thousand yuan a piece. What do you think?"

You've really worked hard, turning down all your after-school activities, right? How about adding 500 yuan as overtime pay to the settlement for each velvet flower piece? Is that alright?

Hearing Xiaomeng's generosity, Zan Niang blushed with excitement, "Yay, thank you boss, you're so kind!"

"Boss, take a look at this one. This is a new pattern I learned. It features a little chubby bird (silver-throated tit) among the crabapple blossoms—super cute, right? This is the hottest velvet flower pattern right now; lots of people love it."

Xiao Meng looked at the adorable little bird, no bigger than a finger, and said, "Xiao Jiu, you were born to do this! How did you manage to make it so lifelike? I really like this little bird too. I'll add another two hundred to the price of any bird-themed item."

Next time you make those bouquet designs, remember to add some chubby little birds on them; they're really cute.

After settling the accounts, Xiaomeng received twenty boxes of various styles of velvet flower works, and should have paid Xiao Jiu 31,000 yuan. After deducting some advance payments, Xiaomeng actually paid 22,000 yuan.

Xiao Jiu is an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of velvet flower making. She formally apprenticed to a master and her works are quite classical and neat, yet lively and vibrant, without any trace of craftsmanship. Xiao Meng liked them very much when she first saw them at the stall.

I paid her a deposit so she could buy some cultured pearls and 18k gold hairpins.

This is equivalent to Xiaomeng hiring a master craftsman to make velvet flower jewelry for her.

Even in ancient times, this would have been considered a rather extravagant expenditure.