Volume 1 2009 Chapter 27: Warm Residence (Part 1)
When moving into a new house, in addition to the normal cleaning and tidying up, there is another essential thing to do.
Warm home.
Koreans have the tradition of holding warm-house banquets.
The so-called house-warming banquet means that after moving into a new house, friends are invited to the new house for a meal and a gathering to add some popularity to the new house.
As the first step to celebrate her independence and lay a solid foundation for the great cause of striving for independent marriage in the future, this warm-up banquet has special significance for Sun Eun-hee.
In order to make the Wenju Banquet more lively, Son Eun-hee invited her close friends early, and Bae Joo-hyun also invited Kang Seul-gi. As for Yi Haoyan, he was naturally the chef of the Wenju Banquet.
At around 5:30 p.m., when the first visitor arrived, Yi Haoyan was still busy in the kitchen.
It was Kang Seul-gi who came, and Bae Joo-hyun went to the door to greet her.
"Happy housewarming, sis!" Jiang Shiqi brought the traditional gift for the housewarming party, a pack of toilet paper.
I have to admire the Koreans for coming up with such an affordable and practical gift.
"Welcome, welcome! Come in!"
Bae Joo-hyun was very happy about the arrival of her good friend. She took Seul-ki's gift with a smile and welcomed her in.
As soon as she entered the door, Kang Seul-ki was shocked by the spaciousness and luxury of the apartment. Her surprised expression was no less than that of Bae Joo-hyun when she first entered the door.
She stared and covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Wow! Sister Zhu Xuan! What a beautiful house! I'm going crazy! Big hair!"
Indeed, in a place like Apgujeong where every inch of land is valuable.
In a situation where 70 square meters is considered a luxury house, this large apartment with four bedrooms and two living rooms is indeed rare. Jiang Seqi became a curious baby when she first saw it, pulling Pei Zhuxuan around to look around, and kept making various exclamations.
Bae Joo-hyun accompanied the child-like Kang Seul-ki around the room and explained things patiently.
After a while, they walked into the kitchen and saw Yi Haoyan who was preparing ingredients.
"Oh! Hello!" Jiang Seqi, who was reckless, didn't expect there was someone in the kitchen, so she bent down to greet him. When she stood up, she found that the boy in front of her looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
Before she could ask, Bae Joo Hyun took the initiative to speak: "Seulgi! This is Yi Haoyan, Eun Hee's cousin, you have met him." Bae Joo Hyun took Jiang Seulgi's hand and said: "Haoyan, this is Jiang Seulgi, I met him in the practice room last time. "
"Hello, Jiang Seqixi!" Yi Haoyan stopped what he was doing and turned around to greet him. "I had the opportunity to appreciate your dance last time. Your skills are really not inferior to those of debut artists."
"Oh! Hello! You are the staff member who visited last time. I didn't expect to see you here." Jiang Seqi recognized Yi Haoyan and bowed in return.
The time she spent with Bae Joo-hyun made her understand what kind of connections this beautiful sister has in Seoul. The relationship between the two was already good, and now it is even closer.
"Oh! I was interning at my cousin's place during the summer vacation, so I had the opportunity to go to SM to do some work. I didn't expect to be mistaken for a trainee." Yi Haoyan remembered the misunderstanding by Seulgi.
Just as the two were greeting each other, the doorbell rang again.
This time, there were two women and one man who came in. They were Sun Eun-hee and her friends.
The woman was wearing a light blue slim-fitting short-sleeved shirt, black cropped jeans, 7cm high heels, neat short hair, and a strong aura and charming style of a working woman. She was the chic beauty salon owner Park Chae-kyung whom Yi Haoyan had met.
The man had long hair tied up casually at the back of his head. He was a bit fat, wearing a loose white round-neck T-shirt, a pair of half-length distressed denim shorts, and sports sandals, looking casual and relaxed. Yi Haoyan had never seen them before, but judging from the appearance of the three of them, they all knew each other.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Sun Enxi quickly invited everyone to come in and sit down, introducing each other and saying hello: "Haoyan! Zhuxuan! This is Sister Park Caijing, my good sister, the owner of the 'Beyond Love' beauty salon."
As she spoke, she motioned for Yi and Pei to come over and say hello: "This handsome boy is my cousin Yi Haoyan. The styling you did for him last time was very good. I have to thank you very much! This is my closest sister Pei Zhuxuan and her good friend Jiang Seqi. They are now trainees at SM. I will definitely trouble you in the future!"
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Seul-gi suddenly became excited. Even Bae Joo-hyun, who was always quiet, polite, dignified and steady, became excited: "So you are the owner of that famous beauty salon! Our seniors in the company all had beauty treatments at your place. It's such an honor to meet you in person today! I must get close to you!"
Looking at the two beautiful girls who instantly became his little fans, Park Chae Kyung smiled slightly, showing his charming maturity and femininity: "You are all good girls with natural beauty. I will ask you to take care of my business after you debut!"
After introducing Park Chae Kyung, Sun Eun Hee turned her gaze to the man next to her and said with a smile, "This long-haired, fat, handsome guy is Jin Zhihao, the chief photographer of our company, and a top student who graduated from the New York School of Photography. My brother also likes photography, so you have to take good care of him when the time comes."
Then she turned to Yi Haoyan: "Haoyan, come over and say hello to your brother Zhihao!"
Yi Haoyan obediently came over and greeted him, and Jin Zhihao also returned the greeting with a smile.
Looking back at Sun Eun-hee, he suddenly realized, "I was wondering why you insisted that I come today! So you were waiting here? Section Chief Jin, does this count as overtime? Is there any extra compensation?"
"Subsidy to you! It's a great bargain for you to have my genius baby brother as your assistant. If he doesn't do a good job, it must be because you don't put your heart into it!" Sun Enxi looked like a black-hearted capitalist and said viciously: "He will be your assistant to learn photography in the future. Teach him well, my brother is very smart!"
"Wow, is this even possible?" Jin Zhihao complained exaggeratedly, "Am I sold to your Sun family as a long-term worker? You exploit a weak laborer like me like this. Isn't South Korea a country ruled by law? Isn't there a labor protection law?"
"Do you think this meal is so delicious?" Sun Enxi looked at him sideways with a fearless look.
"Oh, right!" Jin Zhihao patted his head and suddenly realized: "I have something to do and I'll leave first."
After saying this, he pretended to leave, but was stopped by Sun Enxi.
Everyone laughed, and Park Chae Kyung said with a smile: "Ji Hao, just forget it! When have you ever escaped from Eun Hee's clutches? Just eat your meal in peace! Eat back all the subsidies today."
Everyone burst into laughter at this, and Jin Zhihao also had an expression of self-abandonment and world-weariness on his face.
Thanks to the noise he and Sun Enxi had, the atmosphere became much more lively. Everyone took their seats, and Yi Haoyan promptly served the fruits and snacks that had been prepared long ago.
