Looking at Hua Kai's expression, Ye Yifan asked with a hint of doubt, "Is it the same as what you thought?"
Hua Kai nodded: "Yes, that's pretty much what I thought. It suits your personality and style."
Ye Yifan said, "One person always prefers simplicity, but it will be different if there are two people in the future."
Hua Kai noticed that this guy had recently become quite adept at taking things as they came up, always going off-topic as soon as they started talking. She quickly steered the conversation back on track: "Shall we look at some other rooms?"
Ye Yifan led Hua Kai to the guest room next door: "No one else has stayed in this room. My parents' family usually doesn't stay here overnight. Even if someone comes occasionally, Grandpa lets them stay in the guest room downstairs."
As Hua Kai entered, she saw that the guest room seemed to be decorated for girls. Although the style was similar to Ye Yifan's room, the bed sheets and duvet covers were gray-pink plaid.
As Hua Kai looked at the furnishings in the room, Ye Yifan took a thick quilt out of the cabinet: "You can use this thick one tonight, it'll keep you warm."
Hua Kai felt the room was quite warm: "No need, it's not cold inside."
Ye Yifan put the quilt on the bed, then took two stools and placed them by the window where the sun was shining in directly, and put the quilt on them: "It will be warmer if you air it out."
Hua Kai was truly surprised by Ye Yifan's thoughtfulness: "Thank you."
Ye Yifan laughed: "Why are you being so polite with me? Let me show you Grandpa's greenhouse." With that, he led Hua Kai to the greenhouse next door.
There aren't any floor-to-ceiling windows yet, but the windows in this room are quite large. Inside, there are tiered flower racks on both sides, and the windowsill opposite is also full of flower pots, with all kinds of flowers in full bloom.
Hua Kai loves growing flowers and plants, but she hasn't had the time or energy for it since she came into this world.
Looking at all those beautiful flowers and plants now, she truly loved them; she had loved them all in the past.
Ye Yifan hadn't expected Hua Kai to like flowers and plants so much: "If you like them, we can build a house with a yard in the future, and then I'll build you a greenhouse in the yard?"
Hua Kai is really looking forward to this. She will definitely have a villa in the future, and when it's big enough, she can build a beautiful greenhouse. It's definitely not impossible.
She said, "Okay, then I can be surrounded by flowers every day when I come home. I feel that seeing these flowers and plants will make me forget all my worries."
"Shall we go take a look at the study again?"
"Um."
Hua Kai followed Ye Yifan and walked around the second floor, then went downstairs and looked around again, and finally walked around the courtyard.
This house is the largest in the area, with both front and back yards. There are some plum blossoms in the corner of the back yard wall, and they are already in bloom.
Hua felt a pang of regret for not having a cell phone: "It would be great if I could take a few photos."
Ye Yifan smiled and said, "This is no small matter, you wait here." After saying that, he went inside to get his camera and came out: "I'll take the picture for you."
I took some photos of the flowers. Although we didn't have cell phones back then, the photos from the film rolls were actually more precious in the album.
Back inside, Ye Jianxiao had already filled the tea table with delicious food, including various fruits and snacks.
Hua Kai felt a warmth in her heart: "Thank you, Grandpa Ye."
Ye Jianxiao smiled and said, "No need to thank me. I'm happiest when I can buy you things and make you happy. Eat up."
Hua Kai took a lactic acid drink and drank it. It tasted exactly the same as the brand from her previous life, but it tasted even better.
Since it was our first time here and our first meal together, Huakai didn't really try to show off her cooking skills or anything like that, because going too far wouldn't be good.
Unexpectedly, during the meal, the old man mentioned some dishes he had eaten in the south, which he still missed. Although there are southern restaurants in the provincial capital, he always felt that something was missing when he ate them.
Upon hearing this, Hua Kai realized that this person wanted to hide their talent, but their abilities wouldn't allow it.
She said to Ye Jianxiao, "Grandpa, how about I cook dinner? I know a few Sichuan dishes and I'm pretty good at them."
Ye Jianxiao looked at the blooming flowers with great surprise: "You can cook Sichuan cuisine?"
Hua Kai said, "Even if you've seen the recipe and tried it yourself, it might not be that authentic."
Ye Yifan smiled and said to Ye Jianxiao, "Grandpa, this girl has many surprises in store. You're going to have a good meal today."
Ye Jianxiao grinned from ear to ear: "Good, good, good! My grandson is really lucky to have found such a good girl. Xiao Fan, you'd better treat Kai Kai well in the future. This kind of girl is hard to find even with a lantern."
Ye Yifan smiled and replied, "I understand, Grandpa."
The meal was very enjoyable. After dinner, they drank some tea, and then Hua Kai and Ye Yifan went to look at the new storefront. Ye Jianxiao was also going to visit a friend in the afternoon.
But we agreed that I'd cook my specialty dish when Huakai comes back tonight.
In the afternoon, Hua Kai and Ye Yifan arrived at the new stores, both of which are in good locations in the provincial capital.
The renovation is almost complete. Since there isn't much cement and tile work, winter won't affect construction. Most of the partitions are made of wood, which will make it easier to make changes later.
After reading it, Hua Kai could only admit that Ye Yifan was excellent and capable. She could say that she had really struck gold by finding this partner.
While looking around, the two also discussed some things about the store. They planned to open next month, taking advantage of the Chinese New Year period to have a small peak season. Then, when more people start decorating in the spring, and with TV stations also buying advertising, sales shouldn't be bad.
However, since this place is newly opened, we need to have our own people here, so we plan to transfer Li Jing here as soon as the opening ceremony. Li Jing will then be the sales manager, and her salary and benefits will naturally increase many times over.
Of course, we need to train a few more capable people so that Li Jing doesn't have too much pressure.
After discussing the matter thoroughly, the two went home.
After returning home, Ye Jianxiao had just arrived. Aunt Chen had already bought all the groceries. Hua Kai started cooking, and Ye Yifan came in to help. Aunt Chen had already chopped the vegetables, so it wasn't too much trouble for her.
Soon, a spicy aroma wafted from the kitchen.
Ye Jianxiao followed the smell to the kitchen doorway, coughing from the stench, but still couldn't help looking inside.
Aunt Chen was also in the kitchen, saying she wanted to learn how to make it for the old man in the future.
Hua Kai told Aunt Chen that she should usually feed the old man a light diet, and it was okay to eat something strong-flavored occasionally, but he shouldn't eat it all the time.
Aunt Chen chatted with Hua Kai and also liked the girl very much. As they talked, the first dish of boiled pork slices was ready. The last spoonful of hot oil was poured on top, and the sizzling sound and smell made people swallow their saliva.
Huakai didn't cook many Sichuan dishes at home before because her family wasn't used to spicy food. People in the north ate less spicy food in the 1990s, so Huakai cooked more Shandong dishes, which were more suitable for the tastes of northerners.
This was the first time she had ever cooked Sichuan cuisine this way, and it really whetted her appetite.
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