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Inspirational: Lan Xueer, a second-born fairy tale writer, taught herself art and became a personal art tutor for handmade Kadang Xiaobao.

Yesterday I saw Lan Xueer posting a blue enchantress that she made by hand on WeChat Moments. I felt that the lines were graceful and mature, and her handiwork had improved a lot compared to before.

You know, when I met her at Tencent ten years ago, she was writing online articles. Later, she wrote and published a fairy tale book, and also published it in various journals. article.

She is a very independent, smart, capable, and ingenious mother of two children. She never complains and always finds ways to solve problems when she encounters them.

After having her second child, she spent significantly less time coding. She often showed off her handiwork and later taught herself art. The following is our exclusive interview with her from Yi Xingxing. Please be patient and read it. You will definitely gain a lot.

1. How long have you been learning?

Lan: I have been learning color pencil hand-drawing on and off for more than a year. During this period, I had to take care of the children, so I still have I didn’t follow many classes, and I always found time to draw.

I used to think that painting didn’t take much time. When I really learned to paint, I realized that painting takes a lot of time, especially when you are not proficient yet. It takes more than an hour to finish the painting, and even more time to add color, because it has to be layered layer by layer to make it more layered.

2. Is there anything else that you persevered in before and got rewarded for?

Lan: I made up my mind to learn painting because I submitted a fairy tale to a publishing editor. The editor replied that I would illustrate it myself?

I have never learned to draw, so I can only say nothing.

I am a novelist and have published several fairy tale books. The fairy tales are all illustrated, but I cannot draw.

For the children’s books I published before, the publishers hired illustrators to draw them.

Later, I heard in the author group that a fairy tale author in his 60s or 70s wrote his own articles and drew pictures, and he also taught himself for two or three years before writing and drawing. This also inspired My confidence.

An old gentleman is so eager to learn. It is not too late for me to learn painting in my thirties. I will learn as long as I live! Although I haven’t drawn illustrations for my own books yet, I have gained a lot.

3. What problems did you encounter in your studies and how did you solve them?

Lan: I haven’t encountered any problems. Maybe I like drawing very much.

It’s just that I have very little time. I have to take care of my children every day and I don’t have time to write articles when I am learning to draw. I can only stop writing articles and concentrate on recharging my batteries. Accumulate and make progress.

4. What do you think you are particularly proud of?

Lan: What I am particularly proud of is that after learning painting, I can take my little baby to paint by myself, which saves the cost of attending interest classes.

Painting is also used in various aspects, such as painting on clay, which can be made into clay relief paintings, sketching, and designing plush toys by yourself.

5. How much money did you spend on studying? What are the classes? Do you have any suggestions for studying? What is the biggest trouble you encounter while studying? For example, schools run away and refund fees.

Lan: I probably spent more than 10,000 on my studies. All I signed up for were online courses, a full set of color pencil courses, including basic landscapes and figures, etc.

I also signed up for the hand-made course, which is a complete set, including basic cute food and toys, miniature scenes, Q-version characters, antique dolls, clay relief paintings, etc.

I haven’t finished learning yet.

My suggestion is that if you are not particularly interested, you don’t need to sign up for the full course, because the process is too long, and generally you can’t finish it in two years.

Online courses are more affordable than offline courses. The teachers are also very professional. They all graduated from professional colleges and universities, and their explanations are also very detailed. This is more appropriate for adults. For children, self-discipline is needed. Children who are not self-disciplined will not be able to persist.

The biggest trouble in studying is time arrangement. You must keep your home clean, arrange your children well, and study only when you have your own time.

6. What is the conflict between study and life? What is the biggest thing that makes you feel uncomfortable? How was it solved?

Lan: The only conflict between study and life is that study time takes up time for coding. Without coding, there is no income. Fortunately, I still have a part-time job, and Taodian has been open for ten years. Although the income from orders is not as high as the royalties, it is enough for pocket money.

7. You were a writer before, why did you start making money by hand? Which of the two do you prefer?

Lan: I have been a writer for more than ten years and have opened a handicraft shop for ten years. I am not a diligent writer. I took a long break from writing a book. With the support of Taobao store, I will not be unable to write when I am not coding. income.

I like both very much, but if I don’t stop writing every day, I will be very tired. I prefer a slow life. Handicrafts are a way to relieve stress, and handicrafts can also be paid, so why not Not for it!

8. As a mother of two children, please tell me how you manage your time?

Lan: After having two children, your time is packed to the brim, and you will find that you are not idle all day long, but you seem to have done nothing.

Because it takes time to sweep the floor, wash dishes, and wipe the glass, it takes time to buy groceries and cook, and it takes even more time to raise children. Mothers will spend the whole day in trivial matters, which belongs to themselves. There is very little time. People who don’t understand my mother will say that my mother does nothing at home all day long.

All mothers of second children still need a husband who understands and understands them.

Babies can be sent to kindergarten after they are three years old. Although they have to be picked up after three o'clock, they still have a few hours to themselves during this period.

In these few hours, after cleaning and buying groceries, you can do what you want to do. Whether you work to make money or study, as soon as kindergarten is over, you have to give time to your child. You can paint with your child, or watch TV with him for a while, and quietly enjoy the time when your baby is with you, because your child When you grow up, if you want him to annoy you, he won't have time to annoy you.

9. What do you have to say about crafts, soul, giving up, and living a good life?

Lan: When you feel irritable, why not sit down and do a craft to calm your mind, enjoy a slow-paced life, and release your stress.

Give away the extra useless things at home if you can, and throw them away if you can’t give them away. Useless old things occupying the room will make the room look cluttered and indirectly affect our mood.

10. Now that your family has not hired anyone, you are the only one doing housework, taking care of the children, and doing crafts?

Lan: I don’t have anyone at home. I don’t like living with others. I take care of my children to do handicrafts. Home is a private place. I would feel uncomfortable if others are in my home, so I would rather clean it myself. Moreover, where things are placed can only be found if you place them yourself.

I have stopped coding for a long time. Maybe it is because I am getting older. I am tired of writing online articles. There is no coding machine for rest days and holidays. It is really tiring. Even if I finish writing articles after rest, I I won’t choose to write online articles anymore. I can’t keep up with my energy. I am more suitable for writing fairy tales.

I haven’t written an interview for a long time. This time it’s because I am so full of admiration for Cher and I feel it’s time to show everyone her journey and hard work.

At present, many mothers of second and even third children are taking time to self-study and do some part-time jobs. They hope to make good use of their own time. I hope this article can give everyone some ideas.

Finally, thank you Xueer, and wish her all her dreams will come true. The more she makes/draws/writes handicrafts, paintings, and fairy tales, the better she will get and her wealth will increase.

If you are interested in Xueer's handmade work, you can send me a message in the background. There are handmade clay teaching videos and other information as well as contact information for everyone.