Mr. Zhang said, "Sister Guiying, nothing went wrong with the shop. It was after I got home that night that I drew a picture of the shop you wanted to build. After I finished drawing it, my dad and I went to measure the space again today, and we felt that some parts were not quite right."
"What's unreasonable about it?"
"I can't tell, Sister Guiying, come and take a look."
Although Liang Guiying could read books and newspapers, that was all she could do. After looking at it for a long time, she only said one sentence: "I think it's drawn quite well. You drew everything I said that night. Where is it unreasonable?"
Mr. Zhang scratched his head. He felt that something was definitely wrong, but he just couldn't put his finger on it.
“Auntie, you have made good use of the space, but you have overlooked the flow of movement.”
Chen Yingzi had appeared beside them at some point and suddenly spoke up.
Liang Guiying and Boss Zhang turned to look at her at the same time. Liang Guiying was pleasantly surprised: "Yingzi, you know design?"
“I,” Chen Yingzi said, rubbing her hands nervously, “Auntie, I don’t know anything about design. I just think it would be more convenient to put the ordering counter on the right side of the entrance.”
"It's okay, nobody understands. Just say everything you want to say, and we can all brainstorm together!"
"Yes, Yingzi, it's alright. Your aunt isn't a stranger, so just speak your mind."
Encouraged by Liang Guiying and her mother Zhang Fenglian, Chen Yingzi shared her insights. Seeing that the three adults seemed to understand but not quite, she simply drew several lines on the sketch that Boss Zhang had brought.
Looking at the sketch and then at Chen Yingzi, Liang Guiying said, "Tomorrow is the weekend, and the match factory and the motor factory will be closed. So, Fenglian, you go to the pine resin factory to sell iced drinks tomorrow. Yingzi and I will go to the shop. Boss Zhang, you come too. We'll take measurements again and let Yingzi redesign according to her plan."
Zhang Fenglian's eyes widened: "Oh, Yingzi is still a student. She doesn't understand anything. How could you entrust such an important matter to a child?"
“Yingzi is indeed a student, but she has the highest academic qualifications and the most knowledge here. Anyway, let’s give it a try first, and we’ll see if it works. Mr. Zhang, why don’t you have your father come over too? We can finalize all the details tomorrow.”
"good!"
The next day, Liang Guiying brought four buckets of iced drinks and delivered them to the outside of the pine resin factory in two separate trips. Zhang Fenglian bought a bag of steamed buns. She didn't plan to go back at noon; she would go back when she sold them all.
Liang Guiying, carrying Zhou Xiaonian on her back, went straight to the shop on Danan Road with Chen Yingzi.
Not only had Mr. Zhang and his son arrived, but all the other masters had also come. Liang Guiying was very surprised. Mr. Zhang just smiled and said, "Everyone wants to come and learn more."
Liang Guiying is fine, but Chen Yingzi is a little nervous. So many uncles and elders are watching her and saying they want to learn from her. What is there for her to learn?
But after measuring the room, Chen Yingzi had a better understanding of the shop's condition, which made her much more confident. When communicating with the various craftsmen, there were some initial stumbles, but things became smoother and smoother later on. Sometimes when she disagreed with the craftsmen, she would argue her point and even dare to raise her voice at them.
Liang Guiying nodded in agreement.
Regardless of whether Chen Yingzi's design is perfect or whether it can be fully realized, her demeanor in communicating and negotiating with others foreshadows that she will definitely be an extraordinary person in the future.
The group spent the whole day in the shop, and this time they finalized all the details based on the results of Chen Yingzi's communication and discussion with the masters.
Liang Guiying treated everyone to dinner at Nanhua Restaurant before they parted ways, and she even packed a meal for Zhang Fenglian to take home.
Zhang Fenglian had already taken several empty buckets back, fed the chickens, watered the vegetables, and cooked the meal. She had also chopped the greens and cured fish, and would immediately start cooking them when they returned.
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