At this moment, Ye Caiping and Shen Zhiyan and the others were taking measurements all over the room.
All the furniture in the various halls and courtyards, whether they were occupied or not, had to be replaced.
It was Ye Caiping's first time visiting Shen Zhiyan's home, and she felt that it was simple yet grand, exquisite yet elegant.
Every time they came to a courtyard, Wang Shuantou and his son would take the dimensions, while Ye Caiping recorded them.
When they checked Shen Manman's room, Wang Shuantou and his son did not go in.
After all, it's a young lady's boudoir.
Ye Caiping came to take measurements, and Shen Zhiyan helped from the side.
Ye Caiping pulled at the ruler: "Speaking of which, all your furniture is made of rosewood. If you replace it all, what will you do with the old ones? Give them away? Sell them?"
Shen Zhiyan, holding Chiwei by the hand, pressed him against the other side of the cabinet: "How can I let others use things I've used?"
Ye Caiping wrinkled her nose and laughed. Did he know that his words sounded like those of a greasy, domineering CEO?
"What can we do then? We can't just chop it up and burn it! That would be too wasteful."
“That’s easy. I’ll buy a manor and move all of this over there.”
Ye Caiping: "..."
You're quite the genius, buying an entire estate just for furniture.
After measuring the bed, they went to measure Chen Manman's dressing table, as well as the chaise lounge, desk...
Wang Shuantou and his son sat silently outside the courtyard, watching the maids pass by.
Wang Shouqiang: "Dad, with so many servants in the Shen family, why did Mr. Shen have to go and take the measurements himself?"
Wang Shuantou was completely baffled: "That must be because Mr. Shen loves to work."
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Ye Caiping and the other person finally came out.
Next, we went to Shen Zhiyan's courtyard.
Ye Caiping entered the courtyard and measured the furniture in all the side rooms. She didn't go into the main room where Shen Zhiyan was sleeping, but sat at the door waiting.
Wang Shuantou and his son were measuring Chen Zhiyan's cabinet, looking it over from side to side. Wang Shouqiang smiled and said:
Why is there not a single thing a woman would use in Mr. Shen's room?
Shen Zhiyan coughed lightly: "I don't have a wife."
"Hiss... So Miss Shen was picked up from the ground?"
"My own flesh and blood."
"Is your wife... in the capital?"
"We've divorced."
"Why are you getting a divorce? Mr. Shen is such a handsome and wealthy man, how could he be willing to divorce?" Wang Shuantou and his son were stunned.
Shen Zhiyan put the books on the table onto the bookshelf: "It's nothing, it's just that when disaster strikes, everyone flies away. A few years ago, something happened at home, and she ran away."
I see!
Wang Shuantou and his son looked at him with sympathy. Mr. Shen was good in every way, except that he was a bit unlucky.
Wang Shuantou chuckled: "So what if they ran away? Anyway, we're rich. We can marry as many wives as we want, big wives and small wives."
Shen Zhiyan coughed lightly and glanced out the window: "What concubines, I have no such hobby."
"Hahaha, yes, yes, yes! Mr. Shen is quite serious!" Wang Shuantou and his son exchanged glances. It's normal to have this kind of hobby, isn't it?
Which wealthy household doesn't have several beautiful concubines?
Why does Mr. Shen look so unwilling and wary?
However, when they were measuring the furniture, they did see that only two courtyards were inhabited.
One was the main courtyard where Shen Zhiyan lived, and the other was the east courtyard where Shen Manman lived. The other courtyards were empty.
This Mr. Shen, if he's not a true gentleman, then...
Yes, Mr. Shen is a true gentleman.
Wang Shuantou put away the measuring tape and looked at Shen Zhiyan's four-poster bed. Hmm, a very standard bachelor's bed!
It was about 5 feet wide, with only one quilt and one pillow.
Wang Shuantou said, "Come on, hold my hand."
After measuring the length of the bed, the father and son were about to measure its width.
Shen Zhiyan said, "The bed should be 6 feet long, a canopy bed."
Wang Shouqiang: "Why? Mr. Shen, don't you sleep alone?"
Wang Shuan patted his head: "People like bigger ones so they can fit more blankets! Winter's coming soon. It's not like we're so poor we can't afford a bigger one!"
"Oh, that's true."
Shen Zhiyan's lips twitched slightly. He turned his face away and pretended to tidy up the bookshelf.
Wang Shuantou said, "Mr. Shen, is your canopy bed 6 feet long, including the footstool outside, or just the sleeping area?"
Shen Zhiyan said calmly, "The sleeping area should be 6 feet."
Okay.
Wang Shuan turned his head and wrote it down in his notebook.
Fifteen minutes later, everything was finally measured.
As Shen Zhiyan stepped out, he saw Ye Caiping leaning against the railing bench in the corridor. She turned around when she saw him and asked, "Are you all done?"
"Um."
"Then let's go back to the village."
...
Shen Manman had been playing with the dog for a long time, but she was already tired of it.
He was sitting in the corridor, resting his chin on his hand and looking in the direction of the second gate.
After a while, Ye Caiping and Shen Zhiyan finally returned.
Shen Manman smiled so much that her eyes narrowed as she watched the two of them enter together. They looked like a perfect match!
But then Wang Shuantou and his son were seen following behind.
Shen Manman felt deflated. Sigh, she had been trying for so long, but why hadn't she made any progress?
Ye Caiping walked up to her and said with a smile, "Why do you look so depressed?"
Shen Manman pouted: "No way!"
Ye Caiping said, "We just came to your house to measure the furniture. We'll make you a new dressing table and dressing case."
Shen Manman then smiled and said, "Okay."
Shen Zhiyan looked at them, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Lunch was ready quickly.
Grandma Ye had the kitchen prepare a large table of dishes and kept serving food to Shen Zhiyan and Shen Manman using serving chopsticks.
"Mr. Shen, please eat more."
Shen Zhiyan smiled at Ye Caiping and then ate.
Shen Manman smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandma Ye."
Ye Caiping ate with her head down the whole time, as if she didn't even know how to pick up food with her chopsticks.
Old Man Ye sat to the side, completely bewildered. Was his wife being unusually enthusiastic towards Mr. Shen today?
After lunch, Shen Zhiyan and Shen Manman went back.
Ye Caiping saw them to the door and waved to the departing carriage.
Grandma Ye walked to her side and coughed lightly: "Then, how should we cook that little fish tonight?"
Ye Caiping's face stiffened: "Haha, I'm going fishing! Right now..."
After saying that, he ran towards the river as if fleeing.
Grandma Ye didn't press her for details.
I'm afraid that if she presses for details when there's already something there, it might backfire.
Anyway, just let nature take its course.
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