The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 80 Preparing Furniture
After venting his emotions outside the car, Jiang Tianhao returned to the car and looked at Zhao Rongbao a little embarrassedly. Old Zhao was fine, driving the car and chatting with Jiang Tianhao casually.
"You have read this. I don't know who that Li is, but I can see that your family's brand has been saved. You should study hard in the future. You can't do anything now. Wait until you get into a good university and make money, then buy it back."

After saying that, Lao Zhao didn't continue nagging. He had seen Jiang Tianhao's efforts during this period and knew that even if he didn't say this, Jiang Tianhao would not slack off, but his professional habit made him say a few more words.

After returning to school, Jiang Tianhao washed his face and went back to the classroom, throwing away all thoughts that were not related to study. If he didn't know something, he would take the initiative to find the teacher. If the teacher was not there, he would shamelessly ask the class monitor Liang Yunshu. At first, Liang Yunshu would make a few jokes, but seeing Jiang Tianhao's serious attitude, he put away his smile and explained to Jiang Tianhao without reservation.

Naturally, the news of Jiang Tianhao's family's bankruptcy could not be concealed, but fortunately, because of his good character, most people's attitude towards him did not change. Perhaps only students in school would not value money so much.

There were also some people who didn't get along with Jiang Tianhao and wanted to cause trouble, but because the college entrance examination was approaching, these people could only hold back and prepare for it after the exam.

6 month 6 day.

"jingle--"

Wu Xianyu, who was petting the cat at home, looked at Lin Miaomiao beside him, feeling a little strange.

"Didn't they say that Auntie went to take the college entrance examination arrangements? Could it be that Uncle is back?"

"No way, my dad has been quite busy lately. He rented out a lot of houses and left home early this morning."

"Who is that? Normally no one comes to our house."

"Oh, why are you still guessing? Why don't you just open the door and take a look?"

Lin Miaomiao was too lazy to play the guessing game with Wu Xianyu. She put on her slippers and opened the door. There was a man wearing glasses and a suit. He was stunned for a moment when he saw Lin Miaomiao, but he quickly reacted and smiled.

"Hello, I'm looking for Mr. Wu Xianyu. Is he here?"

"Xianyu, look for you"

Wu Xianyu had already stepped off the sofa when he heard that person looking for him. When he saw him, he suddenly realized

"Designer Ke? Is the house decorated?"

"Yes, Mr. Wu, you can go in and have a look now."

The designer was very enthusiastic and led the way, taking the two of them into the room opposite. Lin Miaomiao walked in front of Wu Xianyu and her eyes widened when she saw the decorated interior.

Wu Xianyu was very calm. He knocked and touched everywhere. He was confident in the quality of this decoration company. After all, they had been eyeing his other houses for a long time, and they would definitely make this one the best quality for the sake of the others.

The room is decorated in warm tones, with warm yellow wooden floors, which are currently covered with a layer of protective paper. The walls are decorated with wood veneer and grilles. In order to match the wood grain floor, there are similar designs in many places in the room, but the furniture has not yet been moved in, so it looks a bit empty.

After carefully checking the windows, sound insulation and drainage, Wu Xianyu was very satisfied. After signing, he readily deposited the balance into the account of the decoration company. When the designer handed the key to Wu Xianyu, he hesitated to speak, but Wu Xianyu knew what he wanted to say and told him directly.

"I will be entering the third year of high school this year, so I will definitely not renovate it now. It will take at least until next year. Moreover, by then it will not be a fine decoration like this. I will probably only do waterproofing and basic hard decoration. If you don't mind, I will contact you then."

"No dislike, no dislike"

The designer was very happy. As long as the house was there, it would definitely be renovated. Now it was just a simple decoration, but it would be renovated sooner or later. It was definitely necessary to build a good relationship with a high-quality customer like Wu Xianyu who was quick to pay.

As they walked out of the door, they happened to meet Lin Dawei coming back from outside. Seeing the designer, his eyes lit up and he took the initiative to say hello.

"Hey, handsome guy, wait a minute. I want to ask if your decoration team can accept other tasks. I am a real estate agent now, and there are often clients who have this kind of needs."

"Okay, okay, brother, let's find a place to talk in detail."

"Come upstairs, my house is upstairs"

Lin Miaomiao watched her old father take the designer home directly and had not yet reacted to this series of events.

But seeing the designer go up, he was no longer in a hurry to go home. When he returned to Wu Xianyu's house, he looked at him.
"Have you decided when to move in?"

"No hurry, I haven't bought any furniture or anything yet, how about..."

Wu Xianyu raised a wicked smile

"Will you go shopping at the furniture store with me this afternoon?"

"Ah? This is not good."

Although she said so, Lin Miaomiao's expression was obviously moved, but she quickly reacted, her face flushed, she bit her lip, and felt a little embarrassed.

"I still won't go. It's not good, but."

"Hmm? But what?"

Wu Xianyu felt very comfortable looking at the shy Lin Miaomiao. It turned out that Lin Miaomiao was beautiful no matter what, even her shyness was so pleasing to the eye.

“But I can video chat with you.”

Lin Miaomiao raised her head, her eyes sparkling with emotion.

"I'll remind you when I think something is good, so that way I can be considered as being there."

Wu Xianyu's Adam's apple rolled, and he really wanted to eat Lin Miaomiao, this peach that was gradually losing its greenness, especially her eyes, which seemed to be able to speak.

Looking into Lin Miaomiao's eyes, Wu Xianyu was defeated and took the initiative to look away. He touched the corner of his mouth to make sure he was not drooling, and said with a smile.
"Then I'll start the video this afternoon, and you can see what furniture is suitable."

"Great"

Lin Miaomiao was very excited and kissed Yuwan in her arms. Wu Xianyu was a little dissatisfied and asked why he didn't kiss her.

Not long after, Lin Dawei sent the designer away, and called Lin Miaomiao and Wu Xianyu upstairs for dinner. Wang Shengnan was not at home today, so Lin Dawei directly ordered a large table of takeout. He couldn't eat the food of his juniors every day.

While eating, Lin Dawei asked Wu Xianyu

"Xiao Yu, your house is ready, when are you going to buy furniture?"

"Go after dinner"

Wu Xianyu has nothing to hide

"The weather is getting warmer now, so bringing the furniture in will help dissipate the formaldehyde. I think we can move in by the Chinese New Year."

He glanced at his daughter secretly and saw that she was only focused on eating and had no intention of going out. Lin Dawei was relieved. Looking at Wu Xianyu's young face, he felt a little worried.

"How about I go with you? The things in those furniture stores are very cheap."

"No need, uncle, you've been tired all morning, why would you get tired again because of this? Besides, I'm not going to buy it today. I'll go check the prices first. I'll trouble you when I come back in the evening. Then you can check which furniture has the highest water content. I'll know the numbers and I'll have a basis for bargaining."

"Hahaha" Lin Dawei laughed. Wu Xianyu was a good householder, so there was no need to worry about the family falling into poverty in the future because of his extravagant spending.

"Okay, I'll help you check it out when you come back."

After eating until he was about 70% full, Wu Xianyu came to a furniture store not far away. It was located in a large shopping mall and there was nothing cheap there at first glance.

Wu Xianyu walked into the store with his cell phone. Several salesmen looked at each other and one of them came out to greet him, without disregarding him just because of his young age.

"Hello sir, do you want to see the furniture?"

Wu Xianyu nodded, first glanced around the entire store, then looked at the salesperson.

"Well, I want to see some furniture in warm colors, and the quality must be good."

The salesperson first took Wu Xianyu to look at some large furniture, such as sofas and beds. When Wu Xianyu sat on the sofa, the salesperson carefully asked Wu Xianyu about his specific needs. Wu Xianyu held his phone and asked Lin Miaomiao to check the situation here, while he said to the salesperson:
“The house has just been renovated and now everything is in place. The room is decorated in warm tones and wood grain.”

Hearing Wu Xianyu's words, the salesperson was slightly surprised. He originally thought that it was a young man who was selecting furniture for his room, but he didn't expect that he was selecting furniture for the whole house. He immediately asked his colleagues to bring the album, half-knelt in front of Wu Xianyu and quietly introduced

"Then please take a look at our catalog. The furniture here is just a part of the samples in our factory. Our factory also accepts customization for the warm tones and wood grain decorations you mentioned."

"Wait, Xianyu, turn back the page."

Lin Miaomiao's voice interrupted the salesperson's introduction. Wu Xianyu apologized to the salesperson in a low voice and then turned the album back.

"Xianyu, I feel good about this TV cabinet. It matches the wood grain on the wall perfectly."

"Then remember it first and make a decision after you finish reading it."

Originally, Wu Xianyu wanted to borrow a piece of paper and pen to take notes, but the salesperson next to him gestured to indicate that he had already written it down. Wu Xianyu nodded and continued to look at the album with Lin Miaomiao.

The two of them looked over and over for a long time, and finally only selected a few items, such as a single chair, a bedside table, and a storage cabinet.

Closing the album, Wu Xianyu asked the salesperson next to him

"Do you do whole house customization? The things in this album are not quite what I want."

The salesperson nodded. When she was recording, she could tell that the young man in front of her would definitely not like those versatile furniture. She put away the paper and pen and explained to Wu Xianyu.

"We have a dedicated designer. Please wait a moment. I will arrange for the designer to come over."

"kindness"

Wu Xianyu nodded, and the salesperson stood up and quickly made a phone call. Other salespeople added water to Wu Xianyu's cup, but there was no bloody drama of snatching customers.

After chatting with Lin Miaomiao for a while, the salesperson came over with the designer. Wu Xianyu stood up and shook hands with her. Then they sat down again and discussed the styles they wanted.
"Because I'm quite lazy, I hope that the furniture doesn't have too many functions. I don't want the kind with two cabinets under the bed, let alone the kind of furniture that is multifunctional and can be deformed."

After communicating for a while and adding each other's contact information with the designer, Wu Xianyu walked out of the furniture store.

Walking out of the mall, Lin Miaomiao, who was lying on the bed on the phone, asked lazily

"Where are you going next?"

"I'll go to the place my uncle mentioned, but I think I'd still choose to customize the whole house. The ready-made furniture is too versatile and has no special features."

"Then go ahead. I won't watch it. I'm a little sleepy."

Lin Miaomiao yawned as she spoke, turned over and lay on the bed, half-closed her eyes and looked at Wu Xianyu. Wu Xianyu looked at the lazy Lin Miaomiao on the phone and nodded with a smile.

"Okay, I'm hanging up now."

"Well, be careful on the road"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Xianyu took a taxi to the large furniture store that Lin Dawei mentioned, but returned disappointed. Those people gave random quotes because he was young. After shopping for a while, Wu Xianyu lost interest.

I took a taxi back home and contacted the designer. It was still early, so the designer drove over directly.

When we arrived at the site, the designer was obviously in high spirits. Words alone are not as accurate as the real thing. Wu Xianyu said as he walked.
"I'm going to change the fingerprint password lock for the front door, and I want a built-in shoe cabinet in the entrance, and even the opening is reserved. The right side can only be the kitchen, after all, the house here is a bit old, and the location of the flue is here, and it can't be changed."

The designer touched his chin and nodded, then took out a measuring tape, pen and paper to write it down.

The two of them were busy in the house for the whole afternoon. Most of the time, the designer was taking notes, and Wu Xianyu occasionally put forward his own ideas. The weather in June was already very hot. Although the windows and doors were open and there was occasional draft, it was all hot air and not cool at all.

Seeing that the designer had almost finished recording, Wu Xianyu took him back to the house opposite and offered him cold drinks and fruits. The designer was a little surprised, but did not say anything. He just looked at the house quietly.

Finally, the designer had a final discussion with Wu Xianyu about the desired effects, and the designer offered to resign, promising to produce the renderings within a week. If there were no problems with the renderings, all the furniture could be moved in within a month.

Wu Xianyu was very satisfied and sent the designer out.

Lin Miaomiao, who had woken up a long time ago, heard that Wu Xianyu had finished his work, so she jumped into the room and took the two cats who were lying on the sofa to catch up on their sleep into her arms. Now no one knows what the two cats do every day. They sleep during the day and at night, and are rarely awake.

Lin Miaomiao played with Yuwan's tail and looked at Wu Xianyu.

"Or are you sure the whole house is customized?"

"Well, it's expensive, but I don't really like it. And I might live in this house for the rest of my life, so I'll just spend more now."

"Then are you still going to buy the ones I picked out earlier?"

Seeing Lin Miaomiao staring at him intently, Wu Xianyu smiled and stretched out his hand to pinch her face.
"Buy it. Since you chose it, how can I not buy it?"

"whee"

Not pulling my face out of Wu Xianyu's hands, I just regarded it as a reward for him.

In the evening, Wang Shengnan came back from the examination room. During dinner, she talked about Wu Xianyu's family buying furniture. Wang Shengnan was very concerned. When she heard that the whole house was going to be customized, she couldn't help but frowned.
"Xiao Yu, isn't that too wasteful?"

These words sounded familiar, reminding Wu Xianyu of the time in his previous life when he would always hear complaints from his parents whenever he bought them gifts. This was the first time he had heard such words.

"After all, this is where you're going to live for the rest of your life, so it's easier to make it better. It makes your home more comfortable, and you won't feel tired when you go to work or come home."

Wang Shengnan nodded and didn't say anything more. After all, it was someone else's family, so a reminder would be enough. Although he might be her son-in-law in the future, it would be a small family of two young people at that time, and she, as an old generation, should not be an eyesore.

The plot has been rather bland these past few days, mainly because I ran out of inspiration. I put all my heart and soul into the hero and heroine's first kiss. I will update twice a day tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, as an apology for my lame writing these past few days.

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