"What a coincidence?" Xu Qinghe listened to Su Lie’s explanation, nodded in agreement, and asked, "What’s the name of your hotel?"
"Orient Hotel." Su Lie replied.
Xu Qinghe frowned, thought for a long time, but couldn’t recall this hotel.
"Uncle Xu, the hotel hasn’t opened yet, but I need to order the furniture first. Otherwise, I’m afraid you won’t be able to keep up." Su Lie said seriously, as if the hotel was already under construction, little knowing that the decision to open the hotel was only discussed by Su Jinrong and Su Lie today.
"How much do you need?" Xu Qinghe asked again.
After Su Lie mentioned a number, Xu Qinghe was stunned!
"Beds and tables are essential. I’m planning to turn the second and third floors of the hotel into restaurants, so dining tables and similar items are also needed!" Su Lie spoke incessantly. A hotel requires a considerable amount of furniture, and looking at the scale of Xu Qinghe’s furniture factory, it would take two years, even if rushed.
"Wait, are you sure you want us to make everything?" Xu Qinghe reminded, "You see, our factory is only this large. Aren’t you worried that we might not do it well or keep up?"
"I’m not worried." Su Lie said with a smile, "Uncle Xu, if you’re not assured, we can sign a contract first to make five hundred beds and five hundred tables."
"I need to discuss this with my partner. The factory is owned by both of us, not just me." Xu Qinghe had no reason to turn down the business, but also hoped Su Lie would consider carefully.
"Alright, Uncle Xu, there’s no rush. Whenever you’ve discussed it, we can sign the contract." Su Lie said with a grin. In his years in business, straightforward businessmen like Xu Qinghe were still rare.
Coming out of the furniture factory, Su Jinrong looked at this road and asked again.
Xu Qinghe sighed, "The dirt road is really inconvenient. Although it takes just over ten minutes to get to the county, it’s tough on rainy days."
"Why hasn’t the road been repaired yet?" Su Jinrong asked again.
Xu Qinghe paused and said, "Building roads can’t be done with just a little money. There are many places in the county where roads have not been repaired."
He also wanted to pave the road, but it wasn’t easy.
Su Jinrong nodded, exchanged a glance with Su Lie, but didn’t say more.
"Nianhua didn’t say when she’d return?" After having lunch at the Xu Family, Jiang Wanru kept hoping for Xu Nianhua to return, but now it’s three o’clock in the afternoon, and still no sign of Xu Nianhua coming home.
"I asked her to go out and play; maybe she won’t be back so soon."
Ji Ying thought of Xu Nianhua and Pei Yicheng going out, wondering what to say if Nianhua came back with them as a couple.
"Did she go with Yicheng?" Jiang Wanru was smart and attentive, guessing from Ji Ying’s expression.
Ji Ying was a bit surprised, seemingly wondering how Jiang Wanru knew about this.
"I knew Nianhua and Yicheng were together last year. I used to hold Yicheng when he was a child." Jiang Wanru’s affectionate tone made Ji Ying curious, asking, "Do you know Yicheng’s family?"
"I got along well with his mother, Du Ya. It’s a pity Du Ya passed away early." When Jiang Wanru mentioned Du Ya, she was very regretful. She said, "But Yicheng is really amazing. The Xiyue Hotel in Ningbei was designed by him; he’s very talented."
Pei Yicheng was indeed talented; Jiang Wanru felt there was no doubt about it. But no matter how talented, he took her daughter away. Naturally, her heart didn’t feel good, but now she didn’t dare to hope that Nianhua would recognize her, much less mention Nianhua’s romance.