"He's Chen Dongyang, sent by the renovation company to be in charge of my side. This is my best friend, Jiang Jingting. She's accompanying me today to check on the progress."
Tiantian wasn't in the mood to be polite and introduce herself to them.
Seeing they were all familiar with each other, she spoke up again, retorting.
"What are you guys doing? Rocks just fell down there and nearly hit someone, do you know that? Try to avoid such basic mistakes in the future, so you don't cause trouble for us before we even move in."
She wore a long black Chanel dress inside, a camel coat outside, and a pair of black flat ankle boots. Her beautiful long hair was let down, and she wore sunglasses.
Her demeanor was elegant, and her figure was graceful.
Compared to Zhu Wushuang, who was in jeans, a plain short cotton jacket, and had her hair tied in a ponytail, they were clearly not in the same league, and definitely not to be trifled with.
Chen Dongyang didn't want to waste words and apologized lazily, "Got it, I'll be more careful in the future."
"Didn't you say the bay window was useless? You want to increase the usable area by knocking this part down? I'm in the process of doing just that. Miss Zhu, do you have any other questions?"
Wushuang was easily persuaded.
Seeing his explanation was quite decent, and not wanting to make the atmosphere awkward, she pulled Tiantian's arm, signaling for them to go out.
Tiantian shook off her hand, crossed her arms, and with a commanding presence, continued to look in their direction.
"What's your renovation company called? How much did Miss Zhu pay you upfront? What kind of contract did you sign? What is the stipulated work progress? Let me see."
What's the matter? It's early in the morning, and it feels like they've come to pick a fight.
Chen Dongyang was already in a bad mood. Seeing her aggressive questioning, he lost the patience to continue serving her.
He put on his gloves again and looked at the ground.
"I'm not the only one with this, your best friend has it too. If you have any questions, just ask her. Why bother delaying our work?"
Tiantian said, "Of course, I know she has it, and I've already looked at it. Your current work progress is completely inconsistent with the contract requirements, which is why I'm asking you to show it again."
"Mr. Chen, is it? I don't know what your role is in the company. But at the very least, you should have professional ethics. You can't bully her just because she's a girl, can you?"
Bullying?
Chen Dongyang looked up and glanced at Jiang Jingting again.
"That's not for me to discuss with you. If you have anything, go find our boss. Are you done? If you're done, I'm going back to work."
He resumed smashing with a "bang bang bang," the sunlight hitting the room filled with dust.
Zhu Wushuang, afraid of getting Tiantian's clothes dirty, pulled her into the living room.
Tiantian was furious. While taking out her phone, she asked Wushuang for the boss's number.
"This attitude? Are you out of your mind or is your money burning a hole in your pocket? To sign a contract with people like this!"
"Don't you know the customer is God? If it were in our Zhan Corporation, we'd be pampering you to the heavens!"
"What kind of person is this? To get a word with them, you have to endure this kind of abuse. As expected, people from small companies have poor quality. Give me the phone number, let their boss come over, I'll definitely get you justice today!"
Having known each other for so many years, Wushuang knew the temper of Miss Jiang.
Moreover, she was indeed anxious to move in, so she gave her the boss's phone number.
Tiantian put on airs over the phone, saying she wanted to terminate the contract. The boss promised to come over immediately and discuss matters in person, so the two stood in the living room waiting.
While waiting for the boss to arrive, Tiantian wandered around the house and took out a few of her design proposals for Wushuang to choose from.
"Although this design is for a large unit, if you like it, I can also do a set for you for free."
"Renovation is a troublesome affair. It's best done once in a lifetime, perfectly the first time. Think carefully, don't regret it later."
Tiantian had been working in a real estate company since graduation.
Although her major was design, she also handled renovations, sales, finance, and other miscellaneous tasks.
Therefore, she was quite familiar with the entire process of selling and renovating houses.
Wushuang listened to her extensive professional advice and took a liking to one of her designs.
It was very smart, convenient, and high-end, but she worried if it would be troublesome to install and if the price would be high.
"I'm afraid it's suitable for your house, but it might feel out of place in mine."
Tiantian said, "How could that be? Renovation serves people. People are alive, and items can be changed. Whatever you want, we'll modify it to be that way."
"In Zhan Corporation's philosophy, there's nothing customers can't think of that we can't do. If there is, it means we still need to improve."
"Don't be polite with me. You're likely only buying one such house in your lifetime, so you might as well take this opportunity from me once. If they don't perform, I'll fire them and find someone to renovate it for you."
As the two were discussing, the renovation company boss arrived.
He was a typical small company boss.
Broad-shouldered and pot-bellied, carrying a briefcase, with a bunch of keys hanging from his belt loop.
Upon seeing them, before he even spoke, he presented a grinning face, making it hard to be angry with him.
"I know the progress has been a bit slow, but haven't we explained to Miss Zhu before? The company has few people, a lot of work, and it's varied. Plus, you yourself hadn't decided on the specific style of renovation, so it's been slightly delayed."
"But it hasn't been delayed too long. Look, we're back to working after the holiday. As long as you decide on the direction of renovation, I guarantee it will be done on time."
"I've already prepared the budgets for all the materials. Miss Zhu, please take a look. We're already halfway through our cooperation, and you wouldn't want to cause unpleasantness over such a small matter, would you?"
"Companies like mine that offer good value for money are not many. If you start from scratch and have to adjust, wouldn't that also be a waste of time?"
He rambled on and on, and Tiantian, growing impatient, took the invoice from his hand.
She thought to herself: You've really picked the wrong target this time. Let me see the budget? I hope there are no hidden tricks, otherwise, I'll fire you immediately.
From plumbing and electrical to the purchase dimensions, names, and costs of various materials, everything was on this invoice.
Tiantian, after totaling more than eighty items, calculated it based on her experience and found the error to be only over two hundred yuan.
This meant that although the company's progress was slow, they were honest about the material costs.
For this reason, Tiantian developed a slightly better impression of this plump boss.
"Who prepared this invoice?"
The boss saw that Tiantian was unusually dressed and was seriously reviewing the invoice, appearing to have some knowledge, and his attitude towards her became exceptionally respectful.
"It was prepared by our chief designer, Xiao Chen. Although Xiao Chen isn't very old, he's been in this industry for a long time and is very experienced."
"And rest assured, we are absolutely conscientious and don't take advantage of clients. We are all girls, it's not easy, let's understand each other."
"By the way, Designer Chen is here. Have you met? I'll call him out to greet you."