"Hello, Mr. Lin! I'm Shen Qingqing."
"Hello, little sister Shen! Are you sure you want to use my design?" Lin Wenxin's voice was full of anticipation.
Shen Qingqing first affirmed, "Yes, I really like your room design, and I also like your style."
Then she changed the subject again: "However, my family seems to prefer Mr. Zhang's style. I called Mr. Zhang earlier and we have already arranged for the progress of the design drafts."
Lin Wenxin felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this.
"My hope is that Engineer Lin can cooperate with Engineer Zhang, and you can be in charge of the overall design of the large balcony and four rooms, three bedrooms, one study, and I want to design the balcony outside as a small badminton court."
Shen Qingqing paused for a moment before asking, "Of course, if you're not willing, that's fine too. If I have other options later..."
"No, I do!"
Shen Qingqing hadn't finished speaking when Lin Wenxin interrupted her.
This is the first project she has taken on independently. Even if it is a project in cooperation with others, she is willing to have only half of the decoration design rights!
Shen Qingqing blinked, surprised that things went so smoothly with Lin Wenxin. Without saying anything more, she quickly confirmed, "Okay, I'll call you in a couple of days to further refine the design!"
Lin Wenxin readily agreed, then said, "Little sister, here's what you do: write down my phone number, and just call me directly when the time comes!"
After exchanging numbers, Shen Qingqing hung up the phone.
She pulled out the calendar that Li Yuxing had shown her during her last visit to the Li family, highlighting several suitable dates for starting renovations.
The earliest possible timeframe is next week, but Shen Qingqing cannot guarantee that Zhang Weian and Lin Wenxin's design drawings will be finalized before then.
And they have their midterms next week.
Although Shen Qingqing didn't think she would fail the midterm exam, she still needed to do some more practice questions to solidify her problem-solving skills.
So we'll skip this time slot next week; the next date is in two weeks.
Shen Qingqing circled the date with a pen and then kept it as an alternative.
The next date will be next month. Shen Qingqing thought for a moment and circled it for future reference.
Shen Qingqing didn't look at the dates after that.
It's already November, and starting construction next month would be the latest possible date. The Spring Festival in 2008 is in early February. If we start renovations in January, we won't have done much before the holiday.
If that's the case, it would be better to postpone the holiday until after the new year.
After confirming the two dates, Shen Qingqing called Zhang Weian and Lin Wenxin on Friday night to arrange a meeting for the weekend.
The meeting was arranged at Li Xunjin's company, in the same familiar conference room as last time.
Upon meeting, Shen Qingqing went straight to the point and presented Zhang Weian and Lin Wenxin with the two renovation schedules: "Good morning, Engineer Zhang and Engineer Lin. Please take a look at these two schedules. Which one can you finalize the design drawings by, and then we can start construction?"
Because we still need to liaise with the other party, for example, how to better conceal electrical wiring in two different decorating styles, as well as water pipes and such.
Zhang Weian was an experienced veteran, and he ultimately decided to start construction next month.
After saying that, he sighed silently. He had originally agreed to come over because he wanted to talk to the young girl again about whether their studio could handle the project independently. However, Lin Wenxin was also there, so he didn't say anything at the beginning. Now that the start date has been set, it's hard to bring it up again.
"Little sister, don't rush to finalize the design sketch. We need to go and take a look at the site first to plan the route of the water pipes and electrical wires."
Lin Wenxin nodded in agreement: "Because our design styles are different, we hadn't thought about the pipeline route at the time. After seeing the situation on-site, we had to make minor adjustments based on the actual situation."
Shen Qingqing understood. Just like when her great-uncle was laying electrical wires for the porcelain kiln, he also wanted to check on the kiln's condition first.
Shen Qingqing told them to wait a moment while she went to the next office to find Li Xunjin and explain the situation.
Zhang Wei'an and Lin Wenxin followed Li Xunjin's car to Yujing Mansion.
When Shen Qingqing came to buy a house last time, she noticed that the distance between the main gate of the community and their lake-view house was a bit far. The place leading to the underground garage, which was not far from the entrance of the community, was also a bit far. So she asked the saleswoman if there was a closer entrance to the underground garage.
The saleswoman then led them through the route to the nearest underground parking garage entrance.
Because the parking space for the house Shen Qingqing bought hadn't been registered to any particular car, Li Xunjin had to leave his car outside and take Zhang Weian and Lin Wenxin through the underground garage to the lake-view apartment.
As soon as Zhang Weian and Lin Wenxin entered, they very professionally took out the tools they needed and began their on-site investigation.
Although Shen Qingqing couldn't understand it, it didn't stop her from following them around and asking small questions from time to time.
After reviewing the overall layout and the origins of the electrical wires and water pipes, Zhang Weian and Lin Wenxin discussed their ideas and decided to first run through the routes they originally envisioned, marking any conflicts they encountered, and then see how to adjust them after they were finished.
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