Chapter 077 Isn't this a waste of talent? (Word count added)
Liu Rong lowered her head, and her eyes dimmed instantly.
Sitting there quietly, his fingers resting on his knees trembled slightly occasionally, his lips tightly pursed, revealing deep frustration and melancholy.
Back then, before anything happened at home, her family used all their connections to send her away.
Not long after she left, someone came to her home and turned it upside down. Her father, mother, and older and younger brothers were all treated as rightists and sent to the northwest...
Since then, the family has completely lost contact.
Later, when the situation improved, she tried sending countless letters to her former home address, but the letters she sent always fell into the sea and there was no response.
For so many years, she waited day and night, but there was never a reply.
It’s not that she hasn’t thought about going home to look for him, but she’s afraid to go home...at least if she doesn’t find him, she still has a "home", her father and older brother are still there, and she’s afraid that the news she’ll get if she goes back will be too heavy for her.
But now she has arrived in Hebei Province, and her home is less than a hundred kilometers away. It would be a lie to say that she doesn't want to go back and take a look. Even though her father and elder brother are no longer here, she still wants to go back and take a look at the old house, even though the old house may have become someone else's house now...
"Mom?" Rong Mei called again softly.
Pulling Liu Rong back from her brief recollection, she was still in a low mood. "It would be good to go back and take a look."
After hearing Liu Rong's words, Rong Mei smiled and said, "Okay, then you pick a date, and Nan Xu and I will go back with you."
She calculated that it would only take one day to drive back and forth, but if she went, it would definitely take two days. She didn't know whether Zhou Nanxu could get the leave approved, but she was sure that she could accompany Liu Rong. If Zhou Nanxu couldn't go, then she would drive Liu Rong alone.
"good--"
Liu Rong seemed a little excited at the thought of going back "home". She instantly became lively and her eyes were no longer gray but bright.
Even my appetite when eating has improved a lot. Although I am not used to eating Western food, I now enjoy it very much.
After dinner, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to the store.
As soon as I walked across the street, I saw a man in his thirties standing in front of the store. He was wearing a white Dacron shirt with a camel-colored knitted vest over the shirt, black straight trousers, and black leather shoes that were polished to a shine.
He wore a pair of black-framed glasses on his nose, and his head turned and looked around from time to time. From time to time, he raised his wrist to check the time. It was obvious that he was waiting for someone anxiously.
Seeing this, Liu Rong and Rong Mei hurried over.
When the man saw Rong Mei and Liu Rong, he was surprised for a moment, but he quickly regained his serious and dull expression. He looked at the two and said, "Hello, you must be Aunt Liu and Comrade Rong, right? My name is Xu Guodong, and I'm Xu Liangcai's son."
His tone was affirmative. He might have made a mistake if it was just Liu Rong, but he would never make a mistake with Rong Mei's unique appearance.
Now it was Rong Mei and Liu Rong who were surprised.
Xu Liangcai's son.
But didn’t the landlord say that his son is a craftsman?
But the man in front of me was dressed like this... a carpenter? A bricklayer? None of his identities matched his attire.
This outfit looks exactly like someone sitting in an office at work...
"Hello, Comrade Xu." Rong Mei also reacted quickly, smiling friendly and nodding to greet the person.
Xu Guodong was in a hurry, so he took time out during his lunch break to come over.
He didn't waste time talking to Rong Mei and the others and got straight to the point.
"You guys want to renovate it, right? What kind of decoration do you want? You can tell me what you want. I'll draw a sketch for you based on your requirements when I get back to the office. You can then see if it's suitable."
Unit? Decoration requirements? Drafting?
Should these words be associated with carpenters and bricklayers?
He swallowed his saliva with a gulp, and looked at Xu Guodong with a pair of confused blue eyes, "Comrade Xu, may I ask what your occupation is?"
Xu Guodong was stunned for a moment, "Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I work in the city's design institute..."
Rong Mei was selectively deaf to the following words.
Where is the reliable Uncle Xu?
She just wanted to decorate her shop. Was it necessary to go to great lengths to find professionals from a design institute to design it for her?
This is a bit of a waste of talent.
He coughed lightly and looked at Xu Guodong apologetically, "Comrade Xu, I just want to decorate a store. I only need a mason and a carpenter. It's a bit of a waste of talent for you to design for me..."
Xu Guodong gave Rong Mei a helpless smile, "I know, don't worry, I won't charge you any money, it's free, I'll bring the masons and carpenters to you after you confirm it."
In the eyes of his father Xu Liangcai, he was not a person who sat in an office doing design, because he would occasionally go to the construction site to supervise the work in person and come back covered in mud.
Therefore, in Xu Liangcai's eyes, he was just a bricklayer...
Rong Mei was very upset, "Comrade Xu, this is not a question of money, it's really a waste of talent..."
Before Rong Mei could finish her words, Xu Guodong interrupted her and said, "It's okay. It won't take much time. Let's go in and take a look. Then you can tell me your requirements and I'll go and measure the size."
His father repeatedly told him to help the person install it, and he was afraid that if he didn't do it well, he would have calluses on his ears when he returned.
As for the reason why Xu Liangcai insisted on his help - you have to help people decorate the shop, so that people's business can be good.
Our shop can only be rented out if business is good. So, whether our shop can be rented out for a long time depends on you.
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Rong Mei had no choice but to open the door and lead the others in first.
It can be seen that Xu Guodong is also a practical man. As soon as he entered, he took out a tape measure, paper and pen from his trouser pocket, pulled up the tape measure, and said to the two people, "Comrade Rong, Aunt Liu, can one of you help me pull down the tape measure?"
"Let me do it." Rong Mei walked over and squatted down, cooperating with Xu Guodong.
Xu Guodong measured and recorded every place. The shop surface was very square, without any corners, so Xu Guodong quickly completed the basic dimensions.
He put away the tape measure, took out a pen and paper, and said to Rong Mei, "Tell me your request, Comrade Rong."
"Mom?" Rong Mei looked at Liu Rong, indicating that she should make her own decision.
The two discussed this matter at noon. According to Liu Rong's idea, they would scrape off the white paint on the three walls of the store, put hooks on them, and then hang the samples on them.
Wait for the customer to point out the item he/she likes, and then use the stand to fork it down.
Just like most clothing stores in Harbin County.
Rong Mei's idea was to decorate the house nicely and make it better than the one in the department store.
But this means that the investment amount will have to increase again.
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