Maybe the last conversation in the car was still bothering him.

After killing some time, Xia Xi's thoughts returned to normal and he typed a message and sent it out.

Xia Xi: "Has Xu's confirmed a design company for the Jingyu Garden project?"

Xu Yanfeng: “?”

Xu Yanfeng: "You didn't even lay the groundwork? You're asking so directly?"

After receiving his reply, Xia Xi raised her eyes and glanced at the message she had just sent. It seemed a bit stiff, lacking even basic courtesy and politeness.

Xia Xi made amends in time: "I'm sorry. If it's inconvenient to tell me, forget it, just pretend I didn't ask. Sorry for bothering you."

That's polite enough.

Xu Yanfeng: "It's quite inconvenient."

Xu Yanfeng: "After all, you are renovating my villa. We have some friendship, so I can reveal a little to you."

He didn't mention the past at all, only talking about her friendship with him because she helped him decorate the villa. Xia Xi's eyes flashed.

Xu Yanfeng: "The company held a meeting to discuss this and decided to hold an open competition. The senior management will vote and choose the design company with the most votes to work with."

Xia Xi raised an eyebrow. This was perfectly in line with business practices. With an open competition, they could get a bunch of design drafts without spending a penny, pick out the ones they liked, and then pay the design fee. If they designated a design firm from the outset, the Xu family might not be satisfied with the final design, wasting both parties' time and money.

This approach is actually beneficial to the participating design companies as it is fair and just and everyone has an opportunity.

Everyone in the conference room was discussing heatedly, and Xia Xi's silence seemed out of place. Lu Mingji looked at Xia Xi and asked her by name, "Engineer Xia, do you have anything to say?"

Xia Xi locked her phone, placed it upside down on the table, cleared her throat, and said, "Don't worry about how to get in touch with the Xu family. They're using an open competition this time, so we should first think about how to design a unique plan to impress them."

Lu Mingji was slightly stunned and asked quickly: "Are you sure?"

Xia Xi: "Sure."