I'm back in 1990

Chapter 385: This is what high-end customization looks like.

Zeng Lijuan and Zheng Aiying stayed for two days before going back. They felt relieved once things were settled here, and besides, there were still two old men at home.

Meanwhile, the exclusive design team from el haute uture, which Huang Xiaochuan had booked, arrived in Shanghai from Paris as scheduled.

The dedicated team includes a creative director, tailors, embroiderers, and others. These individuals will oversee the entire production and improvement process of the wedding dresses.

Because Huang Xiaochuan had already communicated with Yu Xiang beforehand, Yu Xiang agreed to have several dresses made for her wedding. Moreover, it's quite popular in Shanghai to wear wedding dresses nowadays, and she had seen quite a few, thinking they were indeed very beautiful. However, being somewhat of a germaphobe, she always felt uncomfortable about renting wedding dresses. Therefore, she didn't object when Huang Xiaochuan suggested that a wedding dress be custom-made for her.

Furthermore, in her view, wedding dresses are all made of tulle, so how much could they cost? At most two or three thousand.

When the group of Frenchmen stood in front of her, Yu Xiang was dumbfounded!

She grabbed Huang Xiaochuan's arm and asked repeatedly, "Are they here to take my measurements to make my wedding dress?"

Huang Xiaochuan patted Yu Xiang's hand to comfort her.

"Yes! These people are really professional at making wedding dresses. You saw the brochure they showed you earlier, didn't you? Isn't it beautiful!"

Yu Xiang grabbed Huang Xiaochuan's arm tightly and asked, "How much does this cost?"

"Tens of thousands of yuan," Huang Xiaochuan made up an amount.

In fact, tens of thousands of yuan wouldn't even cover the travel expenses for these people to fly from Paris to Shanghai.

Upon hearing that a wedding dress would cost tens of thousands of yuan, Yu Xiang immediately felt that her husband was being incredibly wasteful. She stamped her feet anxiously, "Return it right now, you hear me? I don't want it anymore!"

Huang Xiaochuan feigned helplessness, spreading his hands: "It's impossible to get a refund; the money has already been paid."

"Ah!" Yu Xiang was about to go crazy. Her consumption concept had not been established yet. In her opinion, buying a house and a car was acceptable. After all, Chinese people have had the habit of acquiring property since ancient times, which is equivalent to buying houses and land in ancient times.

For her, spending tens of thousands of yuan on a wedding dress was unacceptable; it was simply too wasteful. She had only been to the "Baijiali" salon that Huang Xiaochuan had given her once, and never went back because of the price.

Huang Xiaochuan patiently persuaded her: "Think about it! We're only getting married once in our lives, so of course we can't leave any regrets! If we just do a simple, half-hearted wedding, it will be too late to regret it years later. Besides, with your man's current abilities, a wedding dress is nothing."

Seeing that Yu Xiang was still angry with her back to him, Huang Xiaochuan gently patted Yu Xiang's shoulders from behind.

"Let's make a beautiful wedding dress so that you can wear it not only for our wedding, but also so that when we celebrate our golden wedding anniversary, you can wear it and we can take a golden wedding anniversary photo together. That's what romance is all about! True love isn't about romantic dates, it's about companionship. I want to be with you until we grow old."

Moved by Huang Xiaochuan's words, Yu Xiang turned around, nestled in Huang Xiaochuan's arms, and gently punched him a few times.

"By then I'll be an old lady, definitely old and ugly. Besides, I'm several years older than you. People say we women age faster than you men."

Huang Xiaochuan grabbed Yu Xiang's hand: "You've gotten older, and so have I! Even if you get older, you'll still be the most beautiful one in my heart."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang's eyebrows shot up: "Hmm? Confess honestly, who else are you thinking about? So I'm just the prettiest one among them?"

"Me?" Huang Xiaochuan wondered what was going on. Is this how women think?

Huang Xiaochuan quickly realized what was going on: "What are you talking about? I mean you are the only one in my heart."

Yu Xiang's anger turned to joy: "That's more like it!"

Huang Xiaochuan secretly wiped away a cold sweat. This woman could be really tough when she got petty.

However, after all this commotion, Yu Xiang no longer objected to having a wedding dress made. Yes! You only get married once in your life, so it's understandable to be a little extravagant.

However, this also allowed Huang Xiaochuan to see what high-end private customization really meant.

First, you need to communicate with the creative director on the team. This French guy doesn't speak English, so you have to have a French translator relay the messages back and forth, which is quite a hassle!

The main focus was on in-depth conversations with Yu Xiang and discussions about what kind of wedding dress theme to use.

That wasn't all. After understanding Yu Xiang's thoughts, the designer created exclusive sketches based on Yu Xiang's figure, temperament, and the love story between her and Huang Xiaochuan.

If you're not satisfied with one version, make another. If you're still not satisfied, communicate again and draw a new sketch until you're satisfied.

Next came the selection of fabrics. It was then that Yu Xiang realized that the materials used for wedding dresses were not cheap as she had imagined. Every single sample fabric was so beautiful. At that moment, Yu Xiang really wanted to own a wedding dress like that.

Next came taking measurements, which were incredibly precise and took half a day.

Next came taking measurements, which were incredibly precise and took half a day.

This only completes the first stage. There is a second stage, which is the cutting stage. Yu Xiang's participation is not needed in this stage; the cutting will be carried out by the chief cutter of the workshop at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris.

Next comes the initial fitting, where the tailor will travel to Shanghai to have Yu Xiang try on the blank sample garment and adjust the silhouette and structure. This process takes several hours and usually requires six to ten attempts. Originally, the bride herself was required to go to Paris to complete this procedure, but due to Yu Xiang's studies and work, she cannot stay abroad for an extended period.

So Huang Xiaochuan used his financial power to customize a deluxe version of a mid-range private custom-made garment, which included the process of the tailor going back and forth for fittings.

After the fitting, the third stage, the wedding dress making, begins. The entire wedding dress is completed by dozens of artisans working together, such as embroiderers, feather makers, and beadworkers. The artisans will also sew hidden labels or miniature camellias inside the wedding dress to symbolize their noble and exclusive status.

The entire process of custom-made wedding dresses is kept confidential, demonstrating a commitment to protecting client privacy.

Once completed, the wedding dress will be delivered to the client in a specially made wooden box, along with a handwritten craftsmanship document detailing the dress's production process.

The entire process of customizing the wedding dress was then complete, and Huang Xiaochuan had to pay $300,000 for it, with the travel, accommodation, and airfare expenses of the production team members to be calculated separately.

Having had the experience of ordering a custom-made wedding dress, Yu Xiang was relatively more accepting of ordering traditional Chinese clothing. However, Yu Xiang only chose nine traditional wedding dresses, which was a compromise made under Huang Xiaochuan's repeated insistence. According to Yu Xiang's original intention, three sets would have been enough.

In other words, she only wears these clothes when taking wedding photos and doesn't wear them at other times. After the wedding, these clothes will be put away and forgotten. Therefore, Yu Xiang is unwilling to be extravagant with her clothes.

Huang Xiaochuan could only give in, since his wife didn't have that kind of spending habit. If it were Zhang Yun, hmph! If she didn't spend hundreds of millions of dollars on their wedding, Huang Xiaochuan would dare to change his name.

About a month later, Lin Junfeng personally delivered nine sets of traditional wedding attire to Shanghai, accompanied by Elena's team of personal photographers.

Meanwhile, Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang had both graduated successfully. However, the difference was that Yu Xiang obtained a medical doctorate, while Huang Xiaochuan obtained a master's degree in economics. The old man kept his word and shamelessly allowed Huang Xiaochuan, this unruly student, to graduate with a master's degree in just one year, making many graduate students who were still studying hard envious. However, this was Huang Xiaochuan's achievement based on his own hard work.

Following Huang Xiaochuan's route plan, the official photography team photographed all the way to Qingjiang, following the route from Shanghai to Suzhou to Qingjiang.

For example, Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang photographed the residential compound where they grew up, the primary, middle and high schools they attended, their hometown in Suzhou, and the gardens. They also took many photos of all their family members, both adults and children.

After taking all the photos in mainland China, the family's plan to travel to Hong Kong was put on the agenda.

Grandma was most looking forward to it. She had never been to Hong Kong before, nor had she ever traveled so far. She already had trouble sleeping, so she had insomnia. Yu Xiang helped her check up and prescribed some medicine to help her sleep and calm her down, which finally allowed Grandma to fall asleep peacefully.