In Xuhui District, Shanghai, where every inch of land is valuable, this kind of house covering an area of ​​more than 200 square meters is obviously expensive. However, the yard is not big, and it is a three-story building with a simple appearance, which has a very good feeling of a Shanghai alley in the 1940s and 1950s.

When you meet ordinary customers, it often takes several days to view the house, but the male owner Lou Qingyu is very blunt: "I am busy with work. I said I asked. If you do the design, you will start construction when you are satisfied. What do you think?"

Chen Man smiled and nodded: "I will try my best to satisfy you."

Lou Qingyu said a lot, but the central idea was that he liked the taste of old Shanghai very much. This courtyard itself was very consistent with his aesthetics and had to create a simple and warm feeling. Chen Man understood Lou Qingyu's meaning very well and said in one sentence: "With home as the theme, do you think it's appropriate?"

Lou Qingyu smiled at Chenman, a rare smile, and said, "Do as you want, I will read the design draft in three days. Try to maintain the original appearance in the design, try to move as little as possible, and try not to move as much as possible if you can move."

In the next ten minutes, Lou Qingyu connected four or five phone calls. It was not until Xu Peicen went over and said a few words that Lou Qingyu drove away with peace of mind. Before leaving, he also told Chen Man: "You two are talking, call me at any time when you need me."

As soon as the man left, Xu Peicen couldn't wait to start planning his future home. She wanted to build a fish pond in the yard, preferably with rockery. Chen Man reminded her that the fish pond was not practical and it was very troublesome to pack it up. Xu Peicen wanted to design the exterior wall of the house in bright red, and Chen Man told him that this would look abrupt if it didn't match the surrounding environment.

Xu Peicen suddenly laughed. She took out a cigarette and lit it, took out another one and handed it to Chen Man.

Chen Man shook his head.

Xu Peichen smoked a cigarette and looked at Chen Man and asked her: "Do you look down on people like me?"

Chen Man was surprised, shook his head before saying, "Why do you say that? I won't look down on anyone."

Xu Peicen smiled and said, "What if it's a mistress?"

Chen Man had no expression.

Xu Peicen was surprised. She did not act surprised or incredible when she saw someone knowing her true identity for the first time.

Xu Peicen smoked a cigarette while taking Chen Man to visit the house. This time, she made some practical requests: "Don't put the bed in the master bedroom, and put the mattress on the floor. I'm afraid that I'll move around when I get up on a whim. It's troublesome. The color of the stairs should not be red, and the red is a bit creepy. This room is made into a workshop, and there should be a tea table next to it, leaving a clearing space, and just putting down the yoga mat..."

Chen Man was just a record, not interrupting Xu Peicen's words at all.

After that, Xu Peicen seemed to have finished all the requests, but it was still early. She led Chen Man to the sofa on the balcony and asked Chen Man: "Can you talk to you?"

Chen Man nodded: "We will all meet the customer's requirements."

"You are different from others." Xu Peicen said while smoking.

Chen Man smiled: "Everyone is different."

Xu Peicen pursed his lips and sighed, "I came to Shanghai three years ago. I was unfamiliar with the helplessness in Shanghai. I didn't even have a place to live at that time. Do you believe it? I slept on the bench on the subway for a week."

Chen Man was stunned for a moment, and when he looked at Xu Peicen again, his eyes were no longer the same.

Xu Peicen continued: "That night I was driven out by the security guard in the subway. I originally wanted to go to the Internet cafe to deal with it all night, but when I saw the bench in the park next to me was empty, I went to sleep. As a result, I was bullied by a drunken man. His hand was already stretched into my clothes. I dared not resist. Really, I really dared not resist. What I thought at the time was, forget it, just treat it as a bargain."

Speaking of this, Xu Peicen took a deep breath of cigarette. She didn't know that at this moment, she and Shen Man had some resonance, very strongly.

"Then what?"

Chen Man's sudden question made Xu Peicen much more relaxed. He put out the cigarette butt and took out a bottle of mineral water from his bag and handed it to Chen Man. He smiled and said, "Then Lou Qingyu came. His company worked overtime that day. He came out to buy dinner for his employees. After passing the park, he rescued me."

"What's behind?"

Chen Man couldn't help asking.

Xu Peicen smiled even brighter. She liked this feeling very much, which was a feeling that she could talk equally and would not be criticized even if she spoke about the past.

"Later, I went to Lou Qingyu's company and worked as a secretary for him. Lou Qingyu is a good man. He rented a house for me and paid me a salary advance. Then... you know."

Chen Man was a little puzzled: "Why don't you... go home?"

Xu Peicen: "My parents want me to marry the blind liu in the village, and I will never go back even if I die. I think it's good now."

It can be seen that Chen Man and Xu Peicen are both relaxed, the kind of real relaxed and unprepared. Chen Man was shocked, and she even began to believe in some metaphysics. Her situation and Xu Peicen were so similar.

At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Lou Qingyu came. He briefly mentioned the style he wanted, and took Xu Peicen away.

Chen Man took a taxi back to three movies by himself.

At night, Shen Man worked overtime until very late.

At around eleven o'clock, Chen Man was still designing in front of the notebook. She wanted to complete the case as soon as possible to get a commission. Only by returning the 50,000 yuan to Xu Jianmin can she be completely free.

The door rang, it was Meow Meow. She was holding midnight snacks, crayfish, snails, beer and skewers in her hand.

"Why are you here?"

Seeing Meow Meow, Chen Man seemed both puzzled and surprised.

Meow Meow snorted, looking a little reluctant: "It's the end of the day that the assistant is like me. I have to take care of all the work and life. Who am I going to provoke whom I am going to provoke."

Although Miaomiao complained, Chen Man could hear that Miaomiao was worried that Xu Jianmin would come to find her again, so she came to accompany her.

After dinner, Chen Man picked up the hand-painted board and started designing sketches, conceiving what style and color scheme to change the house, what kind of furniture and soft bags to choose.

After dinner, Miaomiao ran to the bedroom. She hadn't had a good sleep these days, so it was time for her to have a good rest. Fortunately, my aunt loved Miaomiao and knew that she had a hard time working, so she just asked her to send her food to her at night, so she asked her to go home to rest.

...

Chen Sisi has been very troubled recently because of Jiang Hai's retrieval of the designer qualifications. Whether in terms of design level or the number of cases taken over, she is the one who is most likely to be "eliminated" in the three works.

Chen Sisi didn't want to leave Jiang Hai. Over the years, she had already had some feelings for Jiang Hai. Even though she had some misunderstandings with Fu Jiaming now, Fu Jiaming and Hou Jingming were both friends of Chen Sisi.

Hou Jingming still seemed to be idle and did not realize that Chen Sisi was on the verge of danger.

Hou Jingming was often not in the third department during those two days, but often went to and from the personnel office.

When Jiang Hai revisited the designer, everyone was in danger, and Hou Jingming wanted to clear the relationship.
Chapter completed!