Lin Wei choked, speechless for a moment.

Shen Jize clearly heard that she had made an appointment on Tuesday and deliberately chose this time slot.

Although she felt that the explanation was somewhat redundant, she still wanted to explain it.

“I made an appointment with someone on Tuesday, the uncle’s son. He’s in the renovation business. I bought two houses but haven’t renovated them yet, so I was planning to have dinner with him and take a look at the houses.”

"Is that all?" Shen Jize asked earnestly.

"That's all." After hesitating for a moment, Lin Wei asked again, "If you want to come, we can have dinner together, but I'm worried you won't like the food. How about this, I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow afternoon."

Shen Jize smiled and declined, "No need, I'm not really looking for a meal. Are you done on the phone? Shall I take you back to your dorm?"

"Ah, no need, no need."

Seeing that Lin Wei refused, Shen Jize didn't force her. "Alright, let's travel together for the rest of the way."

“Okay,” Lin Wei explained after regaining her composure, “but that’s not what I meant. I’m just not ready yet.”

Moreover, she genuinely felt that a relationship between her and Shen Jize was impossible. Perhaps she still had some value, and once that value was used up, she probably wouldn't have such thoughts anymore.

Lin Wei made up her mind and then returned to her dormitory.

-

Tuesday.

As soon as class ended, Lin Wei handed her textbook to her classmate.

"Could you please take this back to my dorm? I have something to do this afternoon."

Wang Ying took the book and shook her head helplessly, "Sigh, I don't know what you're busy with all day, but you just seem so busy."

"I'm not busy every day, I'm just busy today. I'm not talking to you guys anymore, my brother is waiting for me."

After Lin Wei finished speaking, she ran out and, sure enough, saw Liu Jianmin already waiting at the school gate.

“Brother Awang”.

Liu Jianmin looked in the direction of the sound and when he saw Lin Wei again, he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

"Weiwei, you're getting more and more beautiful. I almost didn't recognize you."

“Brother Awang has also learned that smooth talk.” Lin Wei pointed ahead, “Let’s eat over there, I’ve booked a private room in advance.”

"It must be very expensive here, Vivi, let's just grab something simple to eat."

"It's not expensive; the food around the school isn't expensive at all."

Lin Wei was telling the truth. Things around the school are too expensive and nobody buys them. Students are young, but they're not stupid. They can find everything cheap and delicious inside the school, so why waste money?

Sure enough, when Liu Jianmin arrived at the store and saw the prices on the menu, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's really not expensive."

Lin Wei ordered several main dishes, and the two chatted as they ate.

"Brother Awang, how's the renovation business?"

"It's not that it's particularly good, but there's always work to be done in small groups," Liu Jianmin explained. "Nowadays there are more commercial housing units, and if the houses are good, there will always be people who have the money to renovate them better."

"But many people still think the price is too high and do everything themselves. Of course, the style of the decoration is completely different. Weiwei, did you buy that house yourself?"

Worried that Lin Wei might overthink things, Liu Jianmin quickly explained, "I didn't mean to pry into your privacy, it's just..."

“I was worried that the money I had was ill-gotten, since my mom might have left me some money,” Lin Wei said with a smile. “It’s okay, the money I have is legitimate. I bought it after I made money by setting up a stall when I first came to Jiangcheng with Yuanyuan. My aunt knows my income, and she knows about these two houses.”

As they talked, their conversation drifted back to setting up a street stall.

The two didn't end their conversation until they had finished all the food.

Lin Wei's house wasn't far from the school; it was right behind their restaurant. After entering the residential area, it didn't take long to reach the apartment building.

Lin Wei's apartment is on the 8th floor, which is quite difficult to climb.

“At the time, there were two adjacent apartments on the 8th floor, so I bought one, one for myself and one for Yuanyuan.”

"It's great. I originally thought it was an old residential area, but I didn't expect it to be a new apartment building. This apartment is not cheap."

The two entered the empty house, and Liu Jianmin immediately demonstrated his professionalism.

Measuring rooms, writing and drawing.

Only after it was over did I ask, "What kind of decoration do you want, and what's your budget?"

There weren't many different interior design styles at that time, but Lin Wei had seen a lot and had developed some of her own ideas.

"Simple and elegant is definitely the way to go. I prefer the Chinese style, but my house is too small, so it definitely won't look good in a Chinese style."

European style is easy to go out of fashion, and it hasn't become popular here yet, so you can't buy matching furniture.

The same applies to American and French styles.

To be honest, home renovation is actually quite simple nowadays.

Of course, if you really want to buy it, it's not impossible, it's just the price—

It was definitely not in her budget.

For a moment, Lin Wei was truly in a dilemma.

Seeing this, Liu Jianmin said thoughtfully, "If you like the Chinese style, it's not impossible to install it. Even if the area is small, it's fine. However, you may have to knock down some walls, and you'll need to find suitable furniture in advance."

"Okay, then give it a try."

"I'd like to install a French style in the apartment next door."

Lin Wei briefly explained what she was thinking, but Liu Jianmin was completely confused and didn't understand a single word from beginning to end.

"Weiwei, where have you heard of these things? I've never heard of them before, even in my line of work. Your ideas are simply... wonderful."

"All right."

With the atmosphere already at this point, Lin Wei didn't hide anything and revealed her thoughts.

"Brother Jianmin, how's your renovation business going? Do you know many skilled craftsmen? If I said I wanted to start a renovation company, what do you think?"

"You want to partner with me? Let's start a renovation company." Liu Jianmin shook his head without thinking. "No way, I don't have any money. I can barely make ends meet, let alone start a company."

"That's why I said we should cooperate. I'll provide the money and the ideas, and you can provide the manpower and effort. Jianmin, you can consider it, but there's no rush. Let's finish decorating these two houses first. If the craftsmanship isn't up to par, there's no point in saying anything more."

Liu Jianmin was no fool; he immediately understood what Lin Wei meant.

"Weiwei, you cultured people are always so shrewd. But I'll think about what you said."

Not only did he want to think about it, but he also had to talk to his father about it. His family's important matters were not something he could decide on his own, especially those involving Lin Wei.

After the two parted ways, Liu Jianmin immediately called Uncle Liu.

"Dad, I had dinner with Weiwei today, and we also went to look at houses."

"Yeah, that's good. Since he asked you to do it, just do it. Do it well for him. It's not easy for Weiwei to buy an apartment."

“Dad, things don’t seem to be as you think. Weiwei’s two apartments are worth at least 50,000 yuan, and she earned that in just two months. Aunt Meng knew about it too.”

Uncle Liu was shocked. "What?"

"But Dad, that's not what I wanted to talk about. Weiwei said she wants to start a company with me, a renovation company..."