Chapter 139 The Designer
On his way home, An Jianmin couldn't help but sigh with regret.
Although An Songyu had already guessed his thoughts, she still couldn't help but ask:
"Uncle, are you so disappointed that we didn't buy those three sets?"
"Of course!" An Jianmin admitted without hesitation. "I just looked at those two small apartments."
"I really think both of those renovation plans are excellent."
An Songyu also acknowledged this.
So she suggested, "Why don't you quickly find an interior designer while those two houses are still unclaimed?"
"Should we ask that manager to go in and take a closer look?"
Speaking of this, An Jianmin said with even more helplessness: "These days, it's not that easy to find an interior designer."
"While you were guiding us through the company's procedures, I had already mobilized a lot of connections to find solutions."
"Even your dad helped look for it, but he just couldn't find it."
A few years ago, the concept of interior decoration was still quite novel.
At least not in rural areas, but even in cities, many ordinary families don't have the concept of home renovation.
At most, it's just a matter of plastering a large white wall and then laying floor tiles.
People pay more attention to furniture and appliances.
Good interior designers are mostly employed by government agencies.
The renovation projects are large-scale projects such as government office buildings, public institutions, and hotels.
In recent years, some decoration companies have become independent.
However, they rarely take on ordinary renovation projects.
For most ordinary families, home renovation still follows the same simple two-pronged approach.
An Songyu gasped, somewhat surprised, and asked, "Is it really that hard to find?"
An Jianmin nodded without hesitation: "Otherwise, I wouldn't have made up my mind to buy those houses today."
"Finding someone to do the design is difficult, but once you understand the materials, it's not hard to roughly follow the design."
"Anyway, people inside and outside the village won't need to advertise; they'll see it when they come to visit."
"If that's the case, there's really no need to worry too much!" An Songyu was actually quite hesitant.
Logically speaking, interior design is naturally the result of a designer's hard work.
But she had also seen the renovations of those houses.
Although they look quite nice, they seem rather ordinary compared to the various fine editions of later generations.
That "ordinary" doesn't mean the finished decoration is too ordinary.
Instead, it's too similar to the common decorations on the market.
Therefore, An Songyu was also unaware of the decoration of those houses.
Is it a unique work by the designer, or a generic work in the market?
After thinking for a moment, she decided not to bring up the matter again and continued:
"Although there weren't enough houses in the first phase, several families in the village did buy smaller apartments this time."
“If you were my uncle, you would know the current situation of each family in the village.”
"How many small apartments can accommodate them?"
“Where can’t we find a place to live?” An Jianmin felt that this was not a problem at all: “Since the demolition, I don’t know how many families have been arguing about splitting up their property.”
"Isn't this a good excuse that the house is too small?"
"You can do that?" An Songyu stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
She really didn't pay enough attention to news from the village.
An Jianmin remained silent. Where else could such a thing be rare?
"So, if that's the case, then small apartments do need to be decorated more elaborately," An Songyu said, and began to look through her contacts.
Nanjing University is a comprehensive university.
An Songyu had never paid attention to whether there was a major called interior design.
But she could ask her classmates or teachers for information.
After all, even with their family's connections in Shuncheng, they couldn't find a suitable person.
It would be better to ask around in the southern part of the city through her classmates and teachers.
Of course, An Songyu didn't intend to place all his hopes on this.
According to the original plan, she would marry Chien Tzu-yu next year and settle down in Tainan.
The young couple's new home was initially decorated in a very minimalist style.
As the years went by, the simple decorations became increasingly unsuitable.
So the young couple put a lot of effort into renovating their house.
Especially because of Chien Tzu-yu, who works in this field.
I feel that entrusting the renovation to someone else means that neither the quality nor the final result can be guaranteed.
Therefore, with him as the main figure and An Songyu as the assistant, the situation was as follows.
It took the couple a full six months to complete the renovation of their house.
The interior design drawings were drawn by Chien Tzu-yu.
He also determined the materials, calculated the quantity, and then purchased them.
However, he rarely works in the southern part of the city.
Whether it was supervising the construction or the process itself, An Songyu was more involved.
Even the initial design style was decided through discussions between the couple.
Therefore, An Songyu felt that it wouldn't be difficult to get Jian Ziyu to go through the process again.
Moreover, their conditions are much better now than they were before.
This includes both the choice of decorating style and the selection of decorating materials.
Unlike before, when we had to pick and choose repeatedly.
However, the calculations always exceeded the budget.
Then you have to repeat the previous process again.
The renovation of their house took only a month.
From the initial intention to renovate, to the production of blueprints and the final selection of materials, it can be done in a comprehensive manner.
That took two or three times as long.
However, An Songyu did not directly mention these two matters to An Jianmin.
She mentioned it more often in front of her family.
However, it wasn't mentioned that it was related to the renovation company.
Instead, he used the opportunity of renovating his own house to first mention it to his parents.
The rest of the family didn't react much to An Songyu's words.
Instead, Bi Lizhu slightly opened her mouth.
She had actually discussed this with her husband more than once.
Since the two of them have been together for so long.
Since graduation couldn't separate the two, why not arrange for their parents to meet first?
Not to mention An Jianping's attitude when the two discussed it privately.
Whenever Jian Ziyu came over, An Jianping never gave her a chance to mention it.
Although Bi Lizhu understood that her husband couldn't bear to part with their daughter.
It's a pity that these two people frequently enter and leave the silk factory's residential compound.
I even visited Jiangcun during the summer vacation.
If they continue to go to Happiness Garden together as a couple... it would be better to just settle things between the two of them.
At least this way, coming and going is more aboveboard.
That evening, Bi Lizhu couldn't help but bring up the matter again.
An Jianping rolled over in the darkness, looking helplessly at the dark ceiling.
He then replied dismissively, "What's the rush!"
Bi Lizhu glared angrily at her husband, gave him a hard shove, and then said:
"You don't even see it, Xiaoyu always brings people home without any scruples."
“I don’t know how many people in the family quarters have asked me about this.”
"And there were plenty of people whispering behind my back!"
"If this were only the residential area for family members, it would be fine."
"Looking at Xiaoyu's plan, won't Happiness Garden become another residential area for families in the future?"
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