Chapter 1529: Fubao Enrollment 1
Feng Qingxue had heard a story about Dacron fabric. She couldn’t tell if it was true or not, and the storyteller probably added some humorous touches to it.
There was a young man who queued up to buy Dacron fabric. After much effort, it was finally his turn, but there was only a small piece left—just enough to make a pair of briefs. He gritted his teeth and bought it, stitching himself a pair of briefs to wear underneath. To show off that he owned Dacron fabric—since wearing it was considered a status symbol at the time—he crafted a sign to wear around his waist that read, "Contains Dacron fabric inside."
The story could have ended there, but that was just the beginning.
One day, the young man urgently needed the restroom. The sign was inconvenient to take inside, so he left it hanging on the restroom door. When he came out, he found a long queue waiting outside the door. Curious, he asked, "Why are you all in line?" The people in the queue replied, "Doesn’t the sign say ’Contains Dacron fabric inside’? So where’s the Dacron? We’re waiting to buy some!"
This story illustrates just how sought-after Dacron fabric was.
Although Dacron is crisp, smooth, durable, and doesn’t easily deform, it isn’t breathable. If you get caught in the rain or sweat profusely, the fabric sticks to your skin. That’s why Feng Qingxue never made clothes from Dacron for her family. She had two Dacron shirts that Chen Xueniang had sewn for her, but she never wore them.
Fubao couldn’t understand this. She held a piece of Dacron fabric up to Feng Qingxue and said, "Mom, can you make me a pretty blouse?"
"Alright, I’ll make it for you tomorrow. Put it back for now." As long as the children’s requests weren’t unreasonable, Feng Qingxue was happy to fulfill them. She figured that once her daughter experienced the difference between Dacron and cotton’s comfort, she wouldn’t blindly chase trends anymore.
Yes, trends—Dacron was a fashion statement of its time.