Ye Songyan asked back, "Grandfather, if I win, what's the prize?"
The old general said, "Whether you win or lose, I will give you whatever you want. How about that?"
Ye Songyan was immediately overjoyed, "Thank you, Grandpa."
Mrs. Ouyang invited Hua Fushu to Rongliyuan because of the relocation to the new courtyard. Mainly, she wanted to ask Hua Fushu what kind of decoration style he liked.
Although Hua Fushu likes bright and lively clothes, she does not like luxury. She prefers a simple, generous, low-key and restrained style for bedroom decoration.
Mrs. Ouyang also asked Hua Fushu many questions about her requirements for the new bedroom, or what kind of decoration she liked.
Hua Fushu briefly stated some requests and suggested that she wanted to go to the new house to see how to decorate it. Mrs. Ouyang let her go and asked Cuizhi to take her to the new house.
Hua Fushu and Sanqiao followed Cuizhi to their new home, which was called Wutongju. It was an ordinary name, but it sounded nice, but Hua Fushu didn't like it very much.
Wutongju covers a large area, much larger than Penglaiju. Unlike Penglaiju which only has one main house, Wutongju has one main house, two ear rooms on the left and right, three large rooms, several side rooms, and a small room.
After walking around Wutongju, she had a plan in mind. The main house would be used as a guest hall for receiving guests. It would be best to have a round table where they could have their meals.
The side rooms were arranged in a row, and the last one had a small side room, which was used as a maid's bedroom. Madam Ouyang had said that she would arrange for a few more maids to come and serve when they moved into the new house.
There were no maids' dormitories in Penglai Residence, so Lizhi and Sanqiao had to squeeze in with other maids in the mansion. Wutong Residence arranged a maid's dormitories, so Sanqiao and Lizhi could live in Wutong Residence without having to squeeze in with other maids in the mansion, which also made it convenient for her to be served.
There is an independent room in the wing with a small room, which is close to the sycamore tree and very quiet. It can be used as a study for Ye Zelin. As for the small room, it can be used as her small pharmacy. She has pharmacies in Meixijian and Yunshuiju, Su Nian’s mother’s home, for her to store medical books and study medicine.
There are three large rooms. Hua Fushu decided to use one as her and Ye Zelin's bedroom, one as a warehouse, and the other one would be left idle. In Sanqiao's words, it was for her and Ye Zelin's future children to live in.
A kitchenette is best.
This is roughly how the new house is planned.
After visiting Wutongju, Hua Fushu suddenly decided to go to Ye Songyan’s new residence, Shanyueju.
Shanyueju and Wutongju are smaller, with three or four fewer rooms, but the courtyards are much larger than that of Wutongju. There is no scenery in the courtyard, just an artificial round pond with a small rockery in the pond and about twenty koi swimming in the water. But it is still better than Wutongju, which only has one sycamore tree.
Hua Fushu compared Wutongju and Shanyueju, and she liked Shanyueju better.
The name of Shanyueju is better than Wutongju, and the courtyard of Shanyueju is bigger than that of Wutongju.
She was a little disappointed.
Feeling disappointed, he returned to Rongliyuan. Ye Shiheng happened to be there too. Hua Fushu went over and sat down. Then he said to Ye Shiheng, "Dad, I just went to Wutongju. I don't like the name Wutongju. Can you change it?"
Ye Shiheng readily agreed: "Change whatever you like."
Hua Fushu was overjoyed: "Thank you, Daddy."
Ye Shiheng particularly liked Hua Fushu, who was both his daughter-in-law and his daughter. Hua Fushu also liked Ye Shiheng's personality, so the two of them got along just like an ordinary father and daughter. After chatting for a while, Hua Fushu returned to Penglai Residence and told Ye Zelin about the new house, asking him what style and furnishings he liked.
Ye Zelin leaned on the low couch, holding a volume of "The Analects of Confucius". He looked up at her calmly and continued reading. "Decorate it according to your style and preferences. Give me a study room, a quiet one. I don't like people disturbing me when I'm studying."
Hua Fushu pushed Ye Zelin's slender legs inward, sat down beside the low couch, and chuckled, "You and I have the same idea. I've also reserved the study for you. Can we be considered to be in sync with each other?"
Ye Zelin's mouth twitched, and when he looked at Hua Fushu, he knew that she was a perpetually stubborn person, always speaking inappropriately. This time she was quite tactful.
He said, "Which one did you stay in? I've been to Wutongju."
Hua Fushu said, "It's near the sycamore tree."
Ye Zelin's heart moved slightly. He glanced at Hua Fushu lightly with a smile on his lips. The man was fanning himself with a round fan. She chose the study room next to the sycamore tree, and he also chose that one. It was just as she said, they were in sync with each other.
Hua Fushu turned to look at Ye Zelin, who happened to be looking away, so she didn't notice him peeping at her. She said, "I don't really like the name 'Wutongju' either. I want to change it. I told your father about it, and he agreed. I can't think of a good name at the moment. You've read a lot of books, so please think of one for me."
Ye Zelin didn't even raise his eyelashes, and read the book by himself, "Why bother? Just call it Penglai Residence."
Hua Fushu said, "It's the same name as Penglai Residence, so don't do it."
Ye Zelin said, "Think about it yourself. If you can't come up with anything, just look it up in the book."
He raised his hand and pointed at the desk, his eyes buried in the books without even glancing at them. "Over there are the Book of Songs, the Three Hundred Poems, and various poetry collections. If you flip through them, you might be able to come up with a good name."
Hua Fushu looked at the books on the desk and the shelves and casually responded, "Naming the new house is something we should take our time with. There's no rush."
Hua Fushu fanned himself with a round fan, thinking about the layout of the study. "Hey, how do you like the study to be arranged? Do you want it to be bright and gorgeous or simple and elegant?"
Ye Zelin looked at it and said calmly, "The study is a place for reading. It should be simple and beautiful. The decoration should not be dull, but plain. It is best to have vitality in the plainness. Put two flower stands in the corner of the study. The stands should not be too high. I need to move my spring sword pot to the study. Let's cut down the sycamore tree and move some green bamboo in. It will not look monotonous in winter."
Hua Fushu said, "I'll do as you say."
Ye Zelin raised his body slightly and said, "Let's build a pond in the yard, raise some koi, and plant some flowers and plants, so that it won't be bare and ugly."
Hua Fushu thought this was a good idea. "Okay, I can keep my two little turtles in the pond."
Sanqiao went to Feiyuan and brought back the orange cat. Hua Fushu dropped her fan, stood up and took the cat from Sanqiao's arms. She held the orange cat under the armpit with one hand and supported the orange cat's hip with the other.
The orange cat seemed to smell a familiar scent. It looked up at Hua Fushu twice. Seeing that it was an acquaintance, it rested its head on Hua Fushu's arm with peace of mind.
Hua Fushu weighed the orange cat and looked at its fat body. "Orange, you've gained weight again. If you gain any more weight, I, your master, won't be able to hold you."
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