Volume 1 Beginning of Summer Chapter 45 Decoration
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Engineer Zhang and his construction team arrived at the insect house.
Jiang You walked out of the store tapping his slippers.
"Master Zhang, you're here." He led the team into the store.
He moved all the shelves, long tables and counters in the store to the west side against the wall, leaving the east side empty with only a few stools scattered around.
"Sit down first, sit for a while." He gave them cigarettes and then dragged out a box of mineral water from the corner.
Zhang Gong held a cigarette and looked at the layout of the store. "What do you want to do?"
Jiang You pointed to the wall behind him. "There is an empty area behind the stairs. The kitchen used to be there. I sealed it with wooden boards and kept some sundries in it. I just tidied it up and took out all the sundries. My idea is to keep its original layout and make an L-shaped small kitchen by clearing out a little bit of the east side, putting a window in the back, and making an independent door."
Engineer Zhang walked over and knocked on the wall. It was indeed the sound of wooden boards.
"Just make it into two rooms. OK, you have enough space here. Do you have the blueprint?"
"I measured it myself and then drew one." Jiang You took out his mobile phone and clicked on a picture. He handed the phone to Zhang Gong.
Zhang Gong enlarged the picture and looked at it carefully. "I know what you mean. That was the kitchen before, right?"
"Yes." Jiang You took the phone back.
"That shouldn't be a problem. From your drawings, it seems like you want to make it look like a family kitchen?"
"Yes, an all-in-one stove, a coffee machine, an oven, and a big refrigerator. I only have a small refrigerator upstairs now, and I can only put some drinks in it," Jiang You fanned the room with his hand. "I didn't plan to get a stove at first, but then I thought, in summer I can cook some green bean soup or something. Food cooked on an induction cooker just doesn't taste as good as food cooked over fire. Anyway, I'm going to do it, so I might as well do it all at once."
"Then I'll follow your drawings."
"How many days will it take?" Jiang You asked.
"About seven or eight days. I'll measure the dimensions for you then, and you can order the stove. You can also buy the electrical appliances first."
Jiang You thought for a moment and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
After finalizing the plan, Engineer Zhang started working efficiently.
Jiang You looked around and seemed unable to help, so he ran upstairs and brought down a pair of Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones.
He sat down on a soft chair in the lounge area, put on headphones, connected his phone, and the sounds of the renovation were blocked out from his ears.
He was listening to music while reading a novel about cultivating immortals. This novel of several million words finally came to an end, and the protagonist finally ascended to the upper realm. He put down his phone, took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and when he put his glasses back on, he saw Chen Nan walking in with his ears covered.
He quickly took off his headphones, stood up and walked in front of Chen Nan.
"Have the renovations started?" Chen Nan said loudly.
"Yeah, go wait outside for a moment, I'll get the stuff to you."
"Okay."
Jiang You went upstairs and took down the things he brought for Chen Nan. After talking to Zhang Gong for a few words, he walked out.
Chen Nan and others were not far away.
He walked over to Chen Nan and handed the bag to her.
"So many? I'm going to..."
"Take it, take it. I don't know what to buy. I just followed an aunt on the boat and took some of what she bought. If you don't want it, I won't be able to use it."
Chen Nan no longer refused and took the bag.
They walked slowly .
Just as they walked to an ice cream dessert shop, Jiang You asked Chen Nan, "Would you like to go in and sit for a while?"
"OK."
Jiang You opened the door, and after Chen Nan walked in, he followed him in.
Xu Jinyan, who was standing behind the counter , recognized them and greeted them, "Brother Jiang, Sister Chen, please take a seat first. I'll take the menu over."
Jiang You and Chen Nan sat down a little further away.
Xu Jinyan walked over with a menu and a bottle of ice lemonade.
After putting down the menu and pouring them some water, she said, "Would you like to try the new product, Summer Whisper, which has a mango flavor and is very refreshing?"
Jiang You glanced at Chen Nan's expression and said, "Have one, and another serving of red bean milk smoothie."
"OK."
"I was planning to ask you to go to the gym," Chen Nan tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, "but you dragged me here to eat."
"Are you reporting to the gym every day now?"
"About three or four times a week," Chen Nan looked at Jiang You's round face, "The food on the cruise ship is so good, you've only been there for a few days?"
"Six meals a day, all high in calories, with cheese, cream and so on, how can I not get fat," Jiang You touched his stomach, "There's Chinese food too, but I went to have a hot pot meal alone that night after I came back, and it took me a while to recover. But the cruise is pretty good, the sense of time is blurred, I eat when I'm hungry, sleep when I'm tired, and go to the swimming pool when I'm bored, and I can also watch shows, go to the casino, drink and chat, it's really good."
“Why does it feel like I’m raising pigs?”
Xu Jinyan brought up the desserts from their store.
Jiang You picked up the spoon and scooped up the smoothie and ate several mouthfuls in a row. "I don't think I can get any fatter. I've felt a little stuffy in my chest these past two days. I must have high blood pressure."
"Hurry up and come with me to the gym to get a membership card."
"By the way, I need your help with something."
"What's up?"
"I'm working on the kitchen. Can you help me pick out a coffee machine, oven, microwave, etc.? You have experience with this."
"I'll leave it to you," Chen Nan thought for a moment, "Do you plan to buy it online or go to the store?"
"Go to the store and take a look. If you like something, just take it back. Prices are transparent now anyway. Oh, and I want to replace the furniture in the upstairs room. Can you accompany me to IKEA?"
"Okay, today?"
"It's past three o'clock now. Where's Yunyun?"
"She went to summer camp in Europe."
His eyes lingered on her skin just above her collar for a moment, "That's perfect."
When Jiang You finished eating the whole plate, Chen Nan had only eaten half of it.
He leaned back in his chair and said, "My college classmates will be here next Saturday. I guess my kitchen won't be ready by then. I'll have to ask them to go somewhere else to eat crayfish."
"College classmates?"
"Yes, we're in the same dormitory, and we haven't gotten together in six years. I was thinking about how to entertain them. I definitely can't accommodate them here. I can book a suite, and we can continue chatting after dinner. I can take them out for a walk the next day. Now that I think about it, I think I have to buy a car."
"Buy it. Don't you have a driver's license?"
"I'm a little hesitant."
"What are you hesitating about?"
"If we talk about practicality, a van like Lao Yin's is definitely the best choice, and it's also cheap," Jiang You picked up the spoon and flipped it, "but nowadays, it seems that vans can't be used as private cars."
"Are you still planning to be a private car?"
"I have plenty of time ."
