I met the two designers in the reception room, a woman who looked as capable as Manager Imaizumi, and a man who looked very young, so young that Xia Zhi thought the other was a novice who was learning from the other.
However, after the conversation, Xia Zhi discovered that the opposite seemed to be true. The relatively young novice was actually in the position of a teacher, and the world was indeed a wonderful place.
"I think we can discuss this part further," Shiraishi Rika said, pointing to a certain part of one of the design plans.
Xia Zhi had no objections to the two design plans proposed by the two designers. Perhaps because he had not seen enough, Xia Zhi felt that they were actually quite good, but it was obviously impossible to make a decision, so Shiraishi Reika took over the conversation halfway.
Discussed with the other party.
Natsuki and Manager Imaizumi were watching.
"Would you like tea?" Manager Imaizumi asked. Xia Zhi thought about it and nodded.
Manager Imaizumi stood up, took two steps, and then turned back to look at Xia Zhi: "What's wrong?"
It took Natsuki a while to realize that Manager Imaizumi wanted him to come too, so he stood up as well. After speaking to Shiraishi Rika, he followed Manager Imaizumi and left the reception room.
"How do you feel?" Manager Imaizumi asked as they walked.
"What do you mean?"
"It's all about various aspects. For example, the current state of the young lady, or what she wants to do in the future."
"Everything is fine." Xia Zhi nodded and was silent for a second or two: "Well, is Lihua usually in that state?"
Although they cannot be said to be completely different, Xia Zhi can see in Shiraishi Rika that she is different from her original gentle image, similar to that of Manager Imaizumi, or a professional woman. This is something Xia Zhi has never seen before.
The appearance of Shiraishi Rika.
However, Xia Zhi feels that this is not a bad thing, at least not for Shiraishi Reika. Xia Zhi has not forgotten that Shiraishi Reika is the eldest lady of the Shiraishi family. After all, this is reflected all the time.
As Shiraishi Rika, she must grow into a girl who can inherit the family business, and she has been working hard towards this goal until now. This is what the future Shiraishi Rika will look like, and Xia Zhi can imagine it.
However, this is different from the Shiraishi Rika that Natsuki is familiar with. Shiraishi Rika is a girl who works hard but has a gentle personality. She is helpless in the face of unrepentant friends. The slightest intimate gesture will make her very shy. This
It's Rika Shiraishi in Xia Zhi's mind.
Perception and reality are divided into two different entities, which makes Xia Zhi feel a little troubled.
"When facing something, you must face it with a corresponding attitude, so that you can achieve better results. This is one of the family mottos of the Shiraishi family." Manager Imaizumi said this and let out a sigh of relief.
, with a look of deep emotion: "This sentence makes sense, doesn't it?"
"is that so?"
"I think this is correct, but it is not an important thing. Even if it is like that when discussing things with others, the eldest lady is still the eldest lady after all, and nothing will change internally."
"That's true." Xia Zhi scratched his head.
"It's almost time to go back."
"...Where's the tea?"
"I almost forgot about this." Manager Imaizumi stopped, looked around, and finally turned to look in the opposite direction: "I've gone too far. There is a vending machine over there. Let's buy it somewhere."
The vending machines are a little too unfashionable. I guess Manager Imaizumi’s real purpose of coming here was never to drink tea.
After buying canned tea at the vending machine, I returned to the reception room and found that Shiraishi Reika had already finished chatting with the two designers.
"Xia Zhijun, come and take a look, what do you think about this change?" Baishi Lihua called Xia Zhi over to take a look. Xia Zhi couldn't see anything inappropriate, so she pretended to look at it for a while and nodded: "That's it.
.”
"Then it's decided." Shiraishi Reika closed the design book and pushed it in the direction of the two designers: "Then I'll trouble you about the construction. How long will it take to complete?"
"The amount of the project is not small, but we also have a lot of manpower. According to a rough estimate... it should not take more than half a month. After all, a lot of furniture and appliances need to be specially customized." The male designer held his chin.
Think about it.
“You may need to advance some funds in advance.”
"This is not a problem. You can start preparing first. I will call the other party later to provide funds, but you need to give me an evaluation report first, including cost and time-consuming. Please take this work seriously.
Treat it." Shiraishi Lihua tapped the table twice.
"Please rest assured that we will take every job seriously."
"Very good." Shiraishi Lihua nodded with satisfaction and stood up: "Happy cooperation."
“A pleasure to work with.”
The two parties shook hands, and Natsuki stood up and left with Shiraishi Rika. Manager Imaizumi seemed to have something to say to the two designers, so he briefly said goodbye and stayed in the reception room.
After returning the same way and entering the elevator, Shiraishi Reika suddenly seemed to relax and let out a breath: "Huh... I feel so tired talking to serious people."
"Thank you for your hard work." Xia Zhi handed her the tea that was not given to Shiraishi Lihua just now, and Shiraishi Lihua took it with both hands: "Thank you..."
"Lihua is so amazing. When talking to them, she already looks like a...successful person?" Xia Zhi tried to find a suitable adjective in his poor vocabulary, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't think of a suitable adjective.
, and finally chose an extremely mysterious word.
"It's just that they look similar on the surface. If I want to become a capable person, I still have a lot to learn." Shiraishi Lihua shook her head.
"I think Lihua is already very good. It's actually quite good just like this." Xia Zhi stretched and then put down his hand: "So, where are we going now? Is there anywhere else you want to go?
?”
"For today, let's do this for now. But I have to call Mengmeng first. Although the price is relatively cheap, it's still a lot of money. We can't take it seriously."
"Let's fight again when we go back." Xia Zhi glanced at the time: "It's almost time to start preparing dinner when we go back now, and we have to prepare it in advance. I don't know what ingredients Cai bought. If it's her, I think she
Maybe he'll come back with a big bag of baby potatoes."
Shiraishi Lihua imagined it for a moment and burst into laughter: "It is indeed possible."
Xia Zhi spread his hands: "So let's go back first."