Shi Wangyue’s eyes lightly glanced at the designer.
In the face of the very detailed chat records, he couldn’t argue much, so he turned and called the construction team leader, "Old Wu, come over here for a moment."
A middle-aged construction worker in dusty gray work clothes came over, "Boss, what’s up?"
"Mr. Shi’s wife said this wall isn’t done right."
Shi Wangyue, who had a calm expression, suddenly curled his lips.
Ning Youguang gently corrected the designer’s address, "Not wife, girlfriend."
Shi Wangyue lowered his head, suppressing the upward curve of his mouth.
The designer was startled and quickly corrected himself, "Mr. Shi’s girlfriend said the pattern on this wall isn’t done right."
The construction team leader rubbed his dusty hands, "We followed the blueprint. What’s wrong?"
The designer said, "It doesn’t match the pattern on the blueprint."
The construction team leader walked to the tiled wall, touching it while continuing, "We followed your instructions, Boss Liang."
"Boss Liang" was the construction team’s nickname for the designer.
The designer’s face showed mild anger as he scolded the construction worker, "Old Wu, look at what you guys did. Didn’t I tell you to maintain quality and follow our agreed-upon plan? Now you’ve done it like this, if we have to dismantle and redo it, the schedule will be delayed again. Aren’t you holding up Mr. Shi moving into his new house?"
The construction team leader had a sullen, dark face, "Boss Liang, we just followed the blueprint. What’s wrong?"
Ning Youguang, tired of their bickering, directly asked the designer, "I want a wall that’s exactly like the one in the picture. How long will it take to fix it?"
The designer, looking troubled, said, "Boss, this pattern is a style that many people like now. It looks nice. If you don’t believe me, invite your friends over to see if they like it."
Shi Wangyue coldly emphasized, "We just want the pattern exactly like the picture. Tell me the timeline, do it if you can, otherwise, we’ll find someone else."
The designer nodded repeatedly, "We can do it, absolutely can."
Ning Youguang asked, "When can you tell me how long it will take you to finish it?"
The designer smiled and said, "I’ll discuss it with the construction team and then let you know, alright?"
Ning Youguang nodded and led Shi Wangyue to inspect other areas.
The designer didn’t expect the two of them not to discuss it with him, which bothered him a little internally.
Thus, when he spoke to the construction team leader, his tone wasn’t very nice, "Old Wu, did you hear that? The boss said to tear down and redo the wall. Hurry up."
The construction team leader was also displeased, "We can redo it, but it’ll cost extra!"
The designer angrily said, "You didn’t do it right, causing us to waste labor and materials, and you still have the nerve to ask for more money?"
After a bit of back-and-forth arguing, the designer, with a long face, walked over to Shi Wangyue and Ning Youguang and said, "Mr. Shi, tearing down and redoing that wall will add another five days to the schedule."
Ning Youguang nodded.
Shi Wangyue remained silent.
The two were inspecting the kitchen.
"The island here isn’t big enough. It needs to be larger, otherwise, putting anything on it will make it look cluttered," Ning Youguang said, touching the marble island in the center of the kitchen.
"Miscellaneous items can go in the cabinets," the designer explained, "If things aren’t put away, when you have kids or more people living here, no matter how big the island is, it won’t be enough."