As Zhang Miao and Hua Kai walked towards school, she wanted to talk, but she was also a little shy.
Hua Kai felt something was off. Thinking about the way Zhang Miao looked at Hua Qingyi earlier, she tentatively asked, "Zhang Miao, you don't have someone you like, do you?"
Zhang Miao nodded: "Yes, but I dare not say who it is." After saying that, she pulled Hua Kai: "Hua Kai, I... well, how should I put it?"
"You don't actually like my brother, do you?" Hua Kai had felt that Zhang Miao was acting strangely lately, especially since he had grown his hair out and was paying more attention to his clothes. However, she had been too busy to think about it much, but now that she had calmed down, she realized this possibility.
Zhang Miao lowered her head and said, "Yes, I'm serious. I also had a crush when I was in junior high school, but that was just the confusion of that age. I forgot about it after a couple of days, and I didn't feel any lingering feelings. But recently I've found that when I go home on weekends, I want to come back early. I... I think I really have fallen for Brother Qingyi."
Hua Kai recalled her older brother's expression. He seemed to treat Zhang Miao quite well, but it probably wasn't love.
Hua Kai was a little conflicted at this moment, because her older brother didn't go to high school and at best he would take the adult education exam. Although he wouldn't do badly in the future, if Zhang Miao got into university, he would definitely leave Changyuan City and might go to the provincial capital or Beijing.
In this case, this relationship is doomed to fail, so it's better not to start it at all while the older brother isn't interested yet.
She pulled Zhang Miao along as they walked towards a secluded spot on the playground, saying, "Zhang Miao, there's a huge cultural gap between you and my brother. You'll be going to university, leaving the city. University might be three or four years. What if you meet someone you think is more suitable for you at university? What will happen to my brother then?"
"I won't. I really like Brother Qingyi, and I won't fall for someone else."
“It’s not that I don’t trust you, but you’re still young, and there are so many possibilities for the future. What if you go to university in Kyoto and then have a great opportunity to stay there? Will you throw away your future?”
Listening to Hua Kai's words, Zhang Miao still insisted, "I didn't want to go to a university that's too far away. I need to be close to home so I can take care of my family. So at most, I'll go to a university in the provincial capital. The journey back from the provincial capital is only an hour or so. I'll come back every weekend. I'll also work here in the future. If I don't get into university, I'll just find a job in the city. I might even have to go to adult education with Brother Qingyi."
Hearing Zhang Miao's serious words, Hua Kai didn't know what to say. On one hand, these two were the people she cared about the most, and on the other hand, there was indeed a gap between them.
However, Huakai didn't want to ruin this relationship because of her own personal thoughts.
After thinking it over, Hua Kai said to Zhang Miao, "If you really like my brother, then wait until after the college entrance exam. If you still think it's okay, then I won't stop you. But right now you're a student, and I still hope you can focus on your studies. For now, let's just be friends. Do you think that's alright?"
Zhang Miao didn't hesitate: "Okay, I'll listen to you, because I also hope that things can last between us. If I tell him now, he might refuse, or we might not last long. So, can you keep an eye on him for me and make sure my family doesn't introduce him to other women?"
Hua Kai smiled and said, "Okay, I promise. Let's wait until after the college entrance exam to talk about it. If you think it's suitable then, then it's really suitable."
Zhang Miao nodded and said, "I think I can definitely be your sister-in-law."
Hua Kai said, "If it were true, I would also be willing. I would never want you and my brother to be each other's first love."
Having made things clear, the two felt relieved and returned to the classroom.
Starting this week, there's basically no new renovation work. Because of the freezing weather, landlords are basically not going to move into houses that haven't started renovations yet; it's the off-season.
The previous installations were basically not finished; they were waiting for the sofa factory to produce samples, which meant the construction was nearing completion. Even the slowest part, the tiling work, was finished.
Recently, Hua Kai has been encouraging Hua Qingyi to read more books, draw pictures himself, and learn to draw by following examples.
Hua Qingyi is a very serious person. He studies books one by one and even studies his academic subjects by lamplight at night. He is very ambitious and learns quickly, which is something Hua Kai never expected.
Of course, Hua Kai was also happy for Hua Qingyi. She could help them for a while, but not forever. If her older and younger brothers didn't strive for improvement, their lives wouldn't be happy in the future. Now that she saw her older and younger brothers working hard, she felt at ease.
Friday was a beautiful day; although the temperature was low, the sun was shining brightly.
Ye Yifan came to pick up Huakai at noon, saying that the factory had already produced the finished products and that he would take her there to see them.
Hua Kai was very excited when she heard this, and quickly followed Ye Yifan to the sofa factory.
When I arrived at the factory and entered the workshop, I saw the workers gathered around several new products, discussing them.
Upon seeing Hua Kai and Ye Yifan arrive, the manager in charge quickly ran over: "The two bosses are here! Come and take a look! This sofa is absolutely gorgeous. As long as it goes on the market, it will sell like hotcakes. I even want to buy one myself to replace the one at home."
Hua Kai and Ye Yifan sat down in front of several ready-made sofas. Hua Kai looked at the colors and, although they were a little different from what she had imagined, the color scheme was still acceptable. She touched the fabric of the sofa and found it to be fine as well. Finally, she sat on the sofa and felt it out. Since high-density foam was not available at the time, this sofa used a combination of springs and ordinary foam.
I sat down after the flowers bloomed, gave it a try, and it was alright.
Then she reached out and pulled Ye Yifan to sit next to her: "Let's see how much we affect each other. A good sofa shouldn't affect each other. It would be terrible if I sat here and you sat down and bounced me up."
Ye Yifan felt a little hot as Hua Kai's cool little hand pulled him, but seeing Hua Kai working so diligently, he also carefully felt the angle and texture of the sofa.
Then he stood up, sat down, and after a few times said, "It's not bad. It's very comfortable to sit in, and most importantly, it looks nice."
Hua Kai said to the workers around her, "Sit down and try it out. We need more people to experience it and feel it's good before we can start selling it. If anyone thinks there's anything unreasonable, please point it out so we can improve it."
Everyone knows the personalities of their two bosses: one is taciturn, and the other is very friendly. Huakai is naturally the friendly one, so everyone listened to Huakai and tried to sit down.
After sitting down, everyone shared their feelings. The feeling was different for those who were lighter and those who were heavier, but this was generally not a big problem, since these were the sizes of the memories of the flower's past life, which was quite humane.
With a few minor adjustments, it's basically ready for mass production.
Hua Kai had asked Ye Yifan to prepare a camera beforehand, and Ye Yifan had already put it in the car. Now, she went to get the camera and took pictures of each sofa using the white wall as a background.
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