Chapter 596 She's Very Well-Behaved (Twenty-Five)
Pei Yanli bought this house, which the previous owner had never lived in, but it was decorated very luxuriously, with whole marble slabs on the walls and many reliefs, making it cold, hard, and somewhat hollow.
The furniture was all made of mahogany. The previous owner went abroad and couldn't take it with him, so he sold it all.
Jiang Zhizhi looked around and had only one feeling: they were so rich.
Are you sure you don't want this style?
Pei Yanli shook his head: "Too flamboyant. I prefer something more calm, low-key, and warm."
Shang Shang's eyes lit up: "Yes, I also think it's too extravagant. It gives me the feeling that it's just piled up with money."
Pei Yanli smiled and asked, "Won't the design workload be quite large?"
Shang Shang nodded: "That's right. When the time comes, find a professional to take the measurements, then give me the dimensions, and I'll design a plan. You can take a look and see if it's feasible."
Pei Yanli's eyes were full of smiles: "I trust your judgment."
The two went up to the second floor and entered a south-facing room on the left, which had a huge floor-to-ceiling window with a view of the lake.
Shang Shang likes this room: "My grandparents turned this room into the master bedroom. Every time I lie on the bed, I can see the scenery of the lake. Especially in spring, the lake is shrouded in a misty fog, and the surrounding willows are tender green. It's very picturesque."
Pei Yanli thought for a moment and said, "I will also design this room as the master bedroom, and open up the room next to it to design a walk-in closet."
Shang Shang exclaimed, "That room next door is also very big. Wouldn't it be extravagant to use it as a walk-in closet?"
Pei Yanli smiled and said, "No, we'll prepare several more dressing rooms."
Shang Shang walked around upstairs again: "This mahjong room can be converted into a study, and this one over here can be converted into a guest room. Oh, and do you want to set aside a children's room?"
Pei Yanli paused for a moment, then nodded: "How many rooms do you think would be appropriate?"
Shang Shang exclaimed, "I don't know either. I think the room next to the study is suitable as a children's room. It has a small walk-in closet and a separate bathroom. There's also a small room here that can be used as a children's playroom."
As she spoke, Pei Yanli's gaze fell on her, and he finally smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Shang Shang felt there was something odd about that sentence, as if it carried a strange intimacy.
He touched his ear and said, "Let's go downstairs and take another look."
Just as the two of them reached the bottom of the stairs, Shang Shiyi and Bian Suxi came in.
Upon entering and seeing Shangshang, Bian Suxi smiled and said, "Aunt Zhang said she saw you. We were wondering why you came but didn't go home."
Shang Shang was stunned for a moment, then went over and hugged Bian Suxi with a guilty conscience: "Grandma, I just said I'd come to see you in a little while."
Shang Shiyi stared intently at Pei Yanli, scrutinizing him back and forth as if trying to see right through him.
Pei Yanli nodded politely to Shang Shiyi: "Hello, Mr. Shang."
He handled the form of address very well; calling him "grandfather" would definitely have aroused Shang Shiyi's vigilance and resentment.
Calling him "Old Shang" is polite and courteous.
Shang Shiyi nodded, and Shang Shang, now holding Bian Suxi's arm, introduced them: "Grandpa, Grandma, this is my friend Pei Yanli. We were in the same grade but different classes in high school."
She then smiled at Pei Yanli and said, "These are my maternal grandparents."
Pei Yanli smiled and nodded to the two of them in greeting: "Mr. Shang, Mrs. Shang, hello."
Bian Suxi, being an experienced woman, could easily see through it all. She smiled and said, "Why call me Old Master Shang or Madam Shang? Just call me Grandpa and Grandma."
Pei Yanli was very obedient and greeted them again, "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma."
Bian Suxi smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you bought this house?"
Before Pei Yanli could speak, Shang Shang interrupted, "That's right, from now on Pei Yanli will be your neighbor, so you don't need to cut down that peach tree."
Shang Shiyi frowned, ignoring Shang Shang's topic, and looked at Pei Yanli, asking him in detail about his family, work, and what he did while studying abroad.
Pei Yanli answered all the questions politely and carefully, and gave a particularly detailed account of his life and work abroad.
Shang Shang felt a little embarrassed and tugged at Bian Suxi's arm. Bian Suxi immediately understood and looked at Shang Shiyi reproachfully: "Why are you still acting like you're checking household registrations? Aren't you tired of standing here chatting? You're not tired, but our Shang Shang is. Come on, let the children go home for tea."
Shang Shiyi glanced at Pei Yanli again: "Let's go, let's go to my house for a while."
Pei Yanli was a little embarrassed. It was too sudden, and he hadn't even prepared a gift. Just as he was about to politely refuse, Shang Shang smiled and said, "Come on, the late peaches at my grandfather's house should be ripe. Let's go and have some."
Pei Yanli pondered for a moment, deciding to make up for the gift next time, and then followed him to the next room.
Bian Suxi called the nanny to make tea, and then asked Shangshang to take Pei Yanli to pick peaches: "Shangshang, take Xiao Pei to pick peaches. Your grandfather said yesterday that the peaches are ripe. Why didn't you come? Go quickly."
Shang Shang found a basket and happily took Pei Yanli to pick peaches.
Bian Suxi looked at Shang Shiyi, who had a displeased expression, and said, "What's wrong with you? Shang Shang brought a boy back, and you're treating him like you're checking his background. You're going to scare the child."
Shang Shiyi frowned: "I'm afraid Shang Shang will be deceived. Besides, this Pei Yanli has been abroad. Who knows if his political stance is problematic?"
Bian Suxi poured him a glass of water: "Didn't you hear? Teaching at Tsinghua University means you're working in a national-level research institute. How could that be wrong?"
Shang Shiyi sighed, "I still feel like our Shang Shang is a child. How come she's already found a boyfriend?"
Bian Suxi glanced at him: "Don't talk nonsense yet. I don't think the two children have made their relationship public yet. You are happy when Zhiyun brings Fanxing back, but you are unhappy when Shangshang brings a boy home."
Shang Shiyi frowned: "How can that be the same? When Zhiyun marries Fanxing, the family gains another member. When Shangshang marries out, the family loses a member."
Bian Suxi chuckled: "You're really getting senile. How can you not understand? Xiao Pei bought the house next door. If Shang Shang marries into the family, she'll live next door, and you can see her every day."
Then, pointing to the peach tree, he said, "If Shangshang wants to eat peaches over there, she can just reach out and pick them. Is there anything more convenient than this?"
Shang Shiyi suddenly realized: "That's right, now that you mention it, it's actually quite accurate."
Bian Suxi chuckled: "You need to change your stubborn mindset. I have high hopes for these two children."
Shang Shiyi snorted coldly: "You're only after him because he's good-looking, aren't you?"
Bian Suxi did not deny it: "Of course, look at my daughter and granddaughter, they both have the same taste as me, and the men they find are all good-looking."
Shang Shiyi suddenly felt a little relieved and laughed, "Didn't you just say that the two kids were fine? Now you're trying to play matchmaker again?"
Shang Shang watched from below as Pei Yanli stood on the ladder picking peaches, and suddenly felt a sense of temporal displacement. Just that day, she was the one peeking at Pei Yanli from the wall...
Bian Suxi watched the two children from afar, smiling, and considered whether she should tell Jiang Zhizhi that there was another happy event in the family.
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