Hua Wanhe said irritably, "I don't know either. You can't even take care of your own family matters, how can you have the mind to care about outsiders?"

Huo Yanping glared at Hua Wanhe: "Hua Wanhe, can't you have a conscience? My cousin is doing this for our family, and he's the only capable relative we can rely on. What good will it do you to offend him? Can't you have any foresight?"

Hua Wanhe realized at this moment that he had gone too far, and he also admitted that this was a relatively influential relative who he could not afford to offend. However, he had suffered too much anger today, so he had been a little angry just now.

Once he calmed down, he lowered his tone: "Hey, I know, I'm just angry. Go check on Changhai when you have time."

Huo Yanping felt a little better after hearing this: "Why have things been so unlucky lately? Should I find a shaman to cleanse my bad luck?"

Zheng Shuzhen thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, go find Granny Li behind the mountain to take a look, but don't let anyone see us. The country doesn't allow feudal superstition."

Huo Yanping agreed, and they barely ate any dinner that night, all sighing and complaining.

The next day, after the first period, Guan Rui came to find Hua Kai with a lot of practice problems.

Hua Kai took the exercises and thanked Guan Rui: "Thank you. By the way, how is Zhu Tao recovering?"

Speaking of Zhu Tao, Guan Rui was quite excited: "He's recovering exceptionally well. The doctor said he'll be able to be discharged in another two weeks."

Hua Kai was happy for him too: "That's good. Such a wonderful time, with so much future ahead of you."

She didn't mention visiting Zhu Tao because it was on the news, and many people would be visiting him every day. The patient must be very tired, and since she had resolved the major issue herself, nothing else mattered.

Guan Rui looked at the blooming flowers with admiration in his eyes: "Although you are younger than me, I always feel that you know a lot and are much more mature than me. I have always thought that I am a very independent person, but compared with you, I am far behind."

Hua Kai smiled and said, "I've experienced a lot, so I think a lot."

As they were talking, the school bell rang, and Guan Rui hurried back to the classroom.

Hua Kai didn't think much of it, took the exercises back, and put them in her desk. Doing these exercises would be beneficial.

Of course, Guan Rui's visit, along with the gifts he brought to Hua Kai, caused quite a stir in the class, especially among Zhou Xinrui, who was so jealous she was practically spitting fire. She even skipped class and slipped out the back door.

After the third class, Hua Kai went to find Gu Xiaoxue and asked her to come find her before the next class.

Gu Xiaoxue readily agreed.

During the last class of the morning, with fifteen minutes left before the end of get out of class, Gu Xiaoxue called Hua Kai out and told her to go eat early.

After Hua Kai finished eating, the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class at the teaching building. She quickly carried the blueprints and went to Fuze Residential Area.

They happened to run into Meng Ming at the door, and the two talked as they went upstairs.

Once upstairs, Hua Kai didn't ask any more questions and took out the small sketch she had drawn.

The master bedroom didn't change much, mainly the color scheme.

The key to a guest room is the bed, which should be something like a tatami mat. After all, guests may have friends staying overnight, and it's convenient for several people to stay in the guest room.

The living room designs are all quite unique, with three different floral arrangements.

She plans to hand-paint the background wall herself, and let Meng Ming choose the style of painting he likes.

The remaining TV cabinet, coffee table, and other items were all designed by Huakai herself. At that time, stereo systems were popular, so the TV cabinet had to be placed in those spaces.

Everything else was quickly settled with Meng Ming, but Hua Kai was a little frustrated about the sofa. There were too few sofa styles available in this era. It was fine for the conventional sofas like the ones in Section Chief Cheng's house; they could just change the fabric. But it was difficult for Meng Ming's family, who wanted something more unique.

So Huakai plans to visit a nearby sofa factory in the next few days to see if she can order custom-made sofas. Of course, she also has some ideas, such as cooperating with the sofa factory, coming up with her own design, and earning a share of the profits. However, these are just plans, and putting them into practice may not be easy.

All the drawings were finalized by noon today. Meng Ming was very satisfied and signed a contract with Hua Kai directly, giving her 70% of the design fee.

Everything was ready. Meng Ming checked his watch and said, "We still have some time. Shall we go grab a quick bite?"

Hua Kai smiled and said, "I ate before I came. It's not too late for us to eat after your house is renovated."

Meng Ming smiled and said, "Once it's all packed, I'll definitely treat you to a nice meal."

At this moment, the male head of the household across from Meng Ming's house knocked on the door and came in to ask Meng Ming when he was going to renovate, so that it would be convenient for the neighbors to renovate at the same time.

Although Meng Ming and his neighbor across the hall worked in the same company, they weren't very familiar with each other before. However, Meng Ming was a very capable person. He told his neighbor about hiring Hua Kai Design to renovate his house and showed him the drawings Hua Kai had made.

Hua Kai also went over and explained things to them, and showed them her previous sample drawings.

The man across the hall said he would discuss it with his family that evening before making a decision.

Hua Kai said she would come again on Friday noon to hand over the complete map. If anyone was interested, they could come and take a look together before deciding.

She wasn't worried about the neighbors using Meng Ming's design plans. Although the floor plans were the same, Meng Ming's style wasn't something most people could accept. She would let them come over and see her finished designs; they would definitely be impressed.

This caused a little delay, and by the time Hua Kai returned, it was not long before class started. In the afternoon, Hua Kai focused intently on her classes because she needed to dedicate some of her energy to earning money, so she had to make efficient use of her limited time.

After school in the afternoon, Hua Kai finished her lunch and chatted and laughed with Zhang Miao as they left the cafeteria. When they reached the door, a slender and fair-skinned girl stopped them: "Hua Kai, we've met before, do you remember me?"

Hua Kai has a good memory, so she naturally remembers that once when she was talking to Guan Rui, she came to find Guan Rui. At that time, Guan Rui was a little hostile to her, so she didn't say anything.

Hua Kai didn't know why she had come to see her, but since the other person was Guan Rui's friend, she still greeted her politely: "If I remember correctly, you are Guan Rui's friend."

The girl's smile held a deeper meaning: "I knew you'd remember me. My name is Lu Xue. Would you like to take a walk together sometime?"

Zhang Miao, being very perceptive, said that she had something to do and would go back to school first.

Hua Kai could tell that Lu Xue had something to say, so she said to her, "I have time."

As Lu Xue led the flowers forward, she said, "You and Guan Rui haven't known each other for long, have you?"

Hua Kai guessed that the other party had come for Guan Rui. She didn't know what their relationship was, but it didn't matter, because she and Guan Rui were just ordinary friends and there was nothing to hide. She said, "Yeah, I haven't been here long."

Not knowing the other party's purpose, she didn't say much.