Chapter 68 Exclusive Renovation on Jinjiang Literature City
Su Ruyi has never liked doing housework and has hardly ever washed clothes since she was a child. There has always been a washing machine in her home.
I bought a house near the university when I was in college so that it would be convenient to take a shower and do laundry.
In this life, I only started washing my own clothes when I went to high school in the county town and it became inconvenient to go home every week. Before that, my capable mother had always taken care of it.
So if someone is willing to help, Su Ruyi will not refuse; she will compensate them financially.
After moving into Old Li's house, Wang Huiting followed Li Mei, who often used the kitchen, to continue helping Su Ruyi with laundry and earning some pocket money.
However, Su Ruyi bought a washing machine when she went to the provincial capital last time. It's still quite hot now, and the clothes are thin so she doesn't have to worry about the water getting cold. But it won't work in winter, so Su Ruyi can't feel at ease letting others continue to hand-wash her clothes.
Wang Huiting is a little depressed about this. She needs to go to school now and can't do business, so she relies on these to earn some pocket money.
Although she wasn't short of money, and her mother knew she had savings, she would still give her pocket money, but what she earned herself was different.
Wang Huiting didn't think washing clothes was a big deal. She figured she had to do it anyway, and Su Ruyi's clothes were clean, so it didn't take much effort.
However, even though Su Ruyi had a washing machine, she still continued to hire Wang Huiting as a housekeeper. After all, even with a washing machine, she still had to wash and dry the clothes. Moreover, because Su Ruyi was short of money, she bought a twin-tub washing machine, and she still had to put the clothes into the spin-dry tub herself, which was quite troublesome. Su Ruyi was also impatient with doing it, and the house still needed to be tidied and cleaned, so Su Ruyi left it all to Wang Huiting.
Su Ruyi had always hired housekeeping services. She had two hourly workers cleaning and tidying the house every day, and one housekeeper who was in charge of cooking. She would also hire a professional team to do a deep cleaning once a month. So she didn't think it was normal to pay for services, just like she hired workers in her factory.
Wang Huiting didn't think anything of it either. It wasn't that no one had told her that Su Ruyi treated her like a maid, but Wang Huiting didn't care.
Even if Su Ruyi didn't give her money back, she would still be happy.
Since Su Ruyi came, their family has undergone tremendous changes. The most obvious change is that they no longer have to fight over meat!
Now I even have to remind myself to eat more vegetables, so that I don't have trouble pooping if I eat too much meat.
Su Ruyi never forgets her when she gets something good; for example, as soon as the leggings were made, Wang Huiting got two pairs.
Wang Huiting knew perfectly well that those people were just jealous and trying to sow discord.
Unexpectedly, this twist of fate corroborated Su Ruyi's nonsense.
The Tong family couldn't help but mutter under their breath, "What kind of ridiculous rule is this? It's just like Zhou Bapi's skinning the place!"
Su Ruyi was unaware of these things; she only instructed Li Guangqian to send someone to keep an eye on the Tong family before heading to the provincial capital.
Although those people were not to be feared, it was still disgusting for a small insect to fall into the food, and sometimes even insignificant people could cause a lot of trouble. Su Ruyi would not look down on anyone.
Su Ruyi brought a thousand pairs of leggings she had made over the past few days to the provincial capital, and she booked the entire rooftop of the bus.
As soon as she got out of the car, Su Ruyi saw Lu Ting, and she wasn't surprised at all.
Yesterday she called Lu Ting and said that she would be going to the provincial capital today to confirm that the award ceremony hostesses and performance team would wear the fitness pants produced in her factory.
Although we had laid the groundwork before, there was nothing there at the time, so we need to double-check now.
Su Ruyi was happy, but said, "You're so busy, you don't need to come pick me up. It's too much trouble for you. It's easy to get a taxi now."
Su Ruyi used to travel around a lot and considered herself very independent, not needing anyone to pick her up or drop her off.
But when I saw that someone had come all the way to wait for me, I was still very touched, but I also felt that it was too much trouble for them.
“I’d love to,” Lu Ting chuckled.
Su Ruyi was speechless. Seeing Lu Ting arrange for people to bring the goods down and for a tricycle to take them to their destination, while she was left to her own devices, she found it quite novel.
She could do all of these things and didn't find them troublesome, but she still felt the ease of having someone help her manage and arrange things.
"I've just discovered a new Cantonese restaurant. How about it, want to try it?"
Su Ruyi's eyes lit up: "Okay, but I'll treat you."
"Don't worry, I won't try to take it from you. I didn't even bring my wallet when I knew you were coming."
Su Ruyi chuckled. Lu Ting was no longer the awkward person he was when a girl treated him to a meal.
How's the renovation of my storefront going?
In order to finish decorating and open the store before the hula hoop finals, Su Ruyi didn't care about the style; the most important thing was to get the store up and running as quickly as possible.
However, in order to make the shop easily recognizable, Su Ruyi came up with the idea of a 'little wooden house'.
The shop's entrance was constructed using wooden strips nailed together to resemble a triangular-roofed wooden hut, and the interior was also reconstructed using wooden strips. As long as raw timber could be found, the entire storefront could be quickly erected.
As someone from a furniture factory family, this path is relatively easy to find.
Therefore, as long as Lu Ting gets the basics right, the wooden strips can be installed on the wall as soon as they arrive.
Su Ruyi found wood that had already been varnished and allowed the smell to dissipate, so it could be used immediately after installation and looked quite unique.
Although it may not conform to mainstream aesthetics, it is very easy for people to remember it.
Su Ruyi only told Lu Ting her idea and faxed the sketch over, but she didn't communicate with him during the construction and didn't know how the installation was going.
"There's still some finishing touches to be done. It'll definitely be open by the time of the competition. I'll take you there in a bit to see if there's anything that needs adjusting. There's still time."
Su Ruyi was really looking forward to it. Although her requirements weren't high, it was her first shop here, so she always took it quite seriously.
"This restaurant's food is really good. Is the chef a master chef poached from Guangdong Province? And this chicken, it's definitely a free-range chicken raised in the mountains!"
Su Ruyi's eyes lit up as she ate the flavorful poached chicken. She never expected to find such authentic Cantonese cuisine here.
"You can tell from the taste. It really is a master chef we hired from Guangdong Province at great expense, and many of the ingredients were also transported from there."
"That's really great, you're almost catching up with Tingting now. Before I came, she recommended a lot of shops to me. I don't know where she got so much information from in such a small county."
Su Ruyi greatly admired Wang Huiting. If she had been born a few decades later, she would definitely be a food blogger.
Lu Ting: "I have a lot more store recommendations here, which are definitely more comprehensive than hers."
"You're so busy all day, how do you still have the time to explore new restaurants? Nothing can stop a foodie's enthusiasm."
Lu Ting smiled but didn't say anything; he wasn't actually that concerned about food.
After Su Ruyi had eaten and drunk her fill, she followed Lu Ting to the storefront.
The storefront is currently covered by plastic sheeting, obscuring its appearance; only workers can be seen inside still carrying out construction.
Lu Ting lifted the plastic sheet: "Take a look, is this what you wanted?"
"Wow! It's even better than I imagined!" Su Ruyi exclaimed in surprise. This was no exaggeration, even though she made it sound simple: just nail the wooden strips on to make it look like a house.
However, the difference between doing it well and doing it poorly is very clear. At the time, she only provided the timber supply channels, and Lu Ting was responsible for selecting the specific timber needed.
Lu Ting clearly knew what Su Ruyi wanted and did it perfectly, even better than Su Ruyi had imagined, which was clearly planned.
Su Ruyi was initially worried that it might look too rough and cheap.
Now that I look at it, there's absolutely no need to worry. The exterior decorations are just like a wooden house from a fairy tale. It hasn't been decorated yet, but once they are, it will have an even better atmosphere.
Su Ruyi went inside, feeling even more at ease.
Just as Lu Ting said, it's basically all done, only some details need to be polished.
Su Ruyi immediately envisioned many interior design ideas that could make the storefront unique and cozy, with its own style and characteristics, without being too ostentatious to deter ordinary consumers from entering.
"You guys are amazing. You did such a good job in such a short time." Su Ruyi was very satisfied.
The home renovation industry is notoriously complex; many things that seem simple and easy to do can actually be fraught with pitfalls.
I wonder how many people have made mistakes when it comes to home renovation, and often these mistakes are unexpected.
As an experienced decorator, Su Ruyi could tell at a glance that this team was definitely top-notch.
“You should really consider hiring a dedicated renovation team to handle both residential and commercial renovations.”
Lu Ting frankly said, "I've already started assembling it, but it still needs more practice."
"I'm quite knowledgeable in this area and have read many related books. Feel free to contact me if you need anything."
Lu Ting had helped her so much, and Su Ruyi wanted to do her part as well.
Besides, the real estate and related industries have a promising future, and Su Ruyi wants a piece of the pie.
However, the industry was quite chaotic in the early stages, and Su Ruyi didn't want to take on too much responsibility. She just wanted to get involved and enjoy the benefits with the big shots, without taking the main burden.
"I'm taking your word for it."
"I'm serious, but if you want to invest, you'll have to wait a while."
"All you need to do is contribute your technology as equity. We can tell from your storefront decoration that you have a lot of ideas. We never thought it could be decorated like this. It didn't cost much money, the construction period was fast, and you were able to make it so unique."
Su Ruyi smiled modestly, "President Lu, let's talk about the advertising cooperation for the 'Hula Hoop Competition' now."
In addition to having the hostesses wear their brand of leggings, they also had to put up advertising boards on site, and the host had to read the advertising slogans during the event.
"Just do whatever you're thinking. It's just something we did on the way, why talk about money?"
When Lu Ting heard that Su Ruyi wanted to give him advertising fees, he immediately refused.
Su Ruyi disagreed: "Business is business. You've invested a lot in organizing this conference, so you must need some extra revenue. It's not right for me to take such a big advantage and not contribute a single penny."
She's poor now, but she doesn't want to take advantage of this situation.
Especially since she considered Lu Ting more of a friend, she needed to be even more careful.
"How about this: I'm planning to renovate a few houses to use as model homes. Firstly, it will give my renovation team some practice; secondly, it can also serve as model homes. How about you help me with the design?"
Su Ruyi agreed without hesitation, extending her hand and saying, "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you."
Lu Ting paused for a moment, then extended his hand to shake hers in return: "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you."
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