Hua Kai smiled and nodded, "It's my older brother. I rented a house for him near the school. I'm going to work with him on interior decoration. My brother used to be a good student, but our family was poor, which delayed his studies. I want him to learn the process first, and then take the adult education exam next year so he can work in construction. There are many new buildings being built now. With his education and experience, he won't be a low-level laborer, right?"
Ye Yifan barely heard what Hua Kai said after that; he only heard the first sentence: "It's my older brother."
He's usually very calm and collected, and he always thinks things through before making any decision. So why does he lose his composure when it comes to things like Hua Kai? Hearing Gu Xiaoxue's incoherent phone call, he couldn't concentrate at all and rushed over immediately.
He looked at Gu Xiaoxue and really wanted to knock her head off. What was going on in her head?
Gu Xiaoxue was so embarrassed that she almost stuck her head under the table. She had originally intended to help Fan Ge watch over the flowers, but she had made a mistake.
Fortunately, the waiter came in to take our order, and Ye Yifan quickly gave the menu to Hua Kai so she could order.
Hua Kai ordered one dish and then handed the menu to Gu Xiaoxue: "Director Gu, what would you like to eat?"
At this point, Gu Xiaoxue was too embarrassed to order food: "I don't have any dietary restrictions, I'll eat anything."
Ye Yifan also said, "Don't worry about him, just order whatever you like to eat."
Hua Kai felt something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. However, thinking that Ye Yifan still had to rush back to the village, she told him to eat quickly so that Ye Yifan could try to get back before dark for safety.
Hearing Hua Kai's concern, Ye Yifan finally smiled. Today, Gu Xiaoxue had really caused a huge blunder.
During the meal, Hua Kai went to pay the bill, but the waiter said that when Director Gu came, he left fifty yuan at the front desk and gave the change back to Hua Kai so that she could give it to Gu Xiaoxue.
Hua Kai could only take the money back and give it to Gu Xiaoxue. Seeing that Gu Xiaoxue was in low spirits today, she kept comforting her, telling her to understand students from their perspective, to talk to them more, but not to warn them all the time. She said that everyone is rebellious at this age, but some of their actions may be for the sake of justice. Anyway, as a student, she felt that apart from things like school bullying that need to be severely punished, some of the other things are really not that serious.
Gu Xiaoxue could only nod repeatedly; he couldn't bear to look at Ye Yifan when he thought about what had happened today.
To make amends for his mistake, he told Huakai that the school doesn't completely forbid early relationships. After all, many high school students are already adults, and some who started school late have reached the legal marriage age. There were even students who got married and then came back to high school to take the college entrance exam.
This was Gu Xiaoxue deliberately setting the stage for Ye Yifan; otherwise, he was afraid he would be frozen by Ye Yifan's gaze.
Hua Kai didn't understand Gu Xiaoxue's deeper meaning, but she did understand what he said. In this era, many people get married young, and in rural areas, many people get married before the legal age. They just need to get their marriage certificate when they reach the legal age.
Furthermore, in those days, people started school late. Many village primary schools enrolled students every other year, so some people didn't start first grade until they were nine, started junior high at fifteen, and didn't start high school until they were nineteen. If they didn't pass the high school entrance exam the first year, they would have to take extra classes. Some of them took extra classes for two or three years, and by the time they entered high school, they were already over twenty. So these things really can't be viewed from the perspective of decades later.
In the early 1990s, the college entrance examination was extremely competitive, with many students failing. As a result, some conservative families in rural areas might arrange marriages for their children when they reached a certain age, which was something the schools couldn't prevent.
Of course, she only gradually learned these things after she came of age, since she is now a person of this era and has to adapt to the things of this era.
To be honest, she only learned about many things after she came to this era. What she heard before, or what she saw on TV, was all too superficial. The development and policies of each place are different, so it is impossible to generalize.
After finishing their meal, taking advantage of the daylight, Hua Kai quickly sent Ye Yifan back home and went to her older brother's place herself, not going back to school with Gu Xiaoxue.
As she walked along the road, she felt that something was off today. Ye Yifan's emotions were not as stable as usual. When he first arrived, he seemed to have something on his mind, which was not like Ye Yifan's personality. It seemed that something might be serious.
When she arrived at her older brother's place, she stopped thinking about these things and explained the design to Hua Qingyi. She also asked him to draw the floor plan of the rented house so she could practice.
She didn't go back until it was time for evening self-study.
On Wednesday noon, Hua Kai took Hua Qingyi to Fuze Community again. When they arrived at Grandma Fang's house, which they had arranged to meet last time, the two siblings went inside.
Grandma Fang was already here. Hua Kai showed Grandma Fang the drawings she had made, and Grandma Fang was very satisfied. However, Grandma Fang was old and hoped that Hua Kai could help her find a renovation contractor.
This weekend is the National Day holiday, so Huakai will have to submit the drawings after the holiday. After the holiday, the renovation of Section Chief Cheng's house will be nearing completion. They can then revise and finalize the design, which will be a good time for Yuan Changzhi to finish his work and come here to do the work.
After calculating the timing, Hua Kai told Grandma Fang her idea, and then took Grandma Fang to Section Chief Cheng's house to see the decoration there, so that Grandma Fang could feel at ease.
Now, it seems that Huakai believes the renovation company must be established next year. They need to have their own renovation workers, negotiate with some building material factories to lower prices, and then find partners for lighting, kitchen, and bathroom fixtures. Only by completing a project can they truly make money.
She needs to go back and write down these ideas as a process so that her older brother has time to visit the materials market and learn about workers, construction, and materials. After all, her older brother will not be a worker in the future; if he is going to be in management, he needs to have a more comprehensive understanding.
Grandma Fang was very satisfied with the renovation of Section Chief Cheng's house. Although she wanted a different style, she was very pleased with the work done by Yuan Changzhi and his team.
Seeing that Hua Kai had found work, Yuan Changzhi introduced him to other jobs and assured him that he would be able to do them well.
After agreeing on the terms, Hua Kai took Grandma Fang to see Meng Ming's house. Construction had just begun there, and seeing that Hua Kai had designed everything, Grandma Fang felt even more reassured. She immediately placed an order with Hua Kai, entrusting the project to her.
Hua Kai and Grandma Fang finalized the plan and agreed to hand over the drawings when they returned from the National Day holiday in October.
Then the brother and sister said goodbye to Grandma Fang and went back. On the way, Hua Kai explained a lot of things to her older brother. When they arrived near the school, she went back to class, while Hua Qingyi went back to his rented house.
There's no rush to draw Grandma Fang's house design; I'll have plenty of time to draw it when I go home for the National Day holiday. So, Huakai plans to take some time these next few days to draw the design for the sofa and bed, and then go to the factory to discuss cooperation.
After school that evening, she and Zhang Miao went to the cafeteria for dinner. As soon as they stepped out of the school gate, they saw Guan Rui waving at them from the entrance.
Hua Kai pulled Zhang Miao to Guan Rui's side: "Guan Rui, is something the matter?"
Guan Rui smiled and said, "Someone wants to treat you to dinner today to thank you."
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