“Wen, I’m reminded of the dream I had early this morning. It reminded me of that red chrysanthemum that was almost withered,” Daqi said.
The fairy gently stroked the man's forehead and said, "It's all a dream. Since it's a dream, don't think about it too much. You have important things to do today. Weren't you going to Cheng Renji's villa?"
Oh, right, that's right. I was really bothered by my dream in the early morning.
Daqi nodded and said, "Oh, yes. Thank you for reminding me! Wen'er, let's get dressed, I have to go to the company today."
"We're all sweaty, let's take a shower first. Come on, honey, carry me to the bathroom," Qiwen said coquettishly, wrapping her arms around the man's neck. Daqi smiled and picked her up, carrying her to the bathroom. Both of them were completely naked. Luckily, no one was in the bathroom; Muping and the others were probably still asleep.
The fairy gently helped the man wash his body, while she herself took a refreshing hot shower.
After showering, the two got dressed. While they were getting dressed, Mu Ping also got up and went into the bathroom to wash up. Just then, her mother and Yi Jing returned from their walk, carrying breakfast.
After the whole family had breakfast, his wives kissed him goodbye and went to the clothing store. He took a bus to work alone.
All the way, Daqi kept thinking about Zeng Xiaoli. No, he had to go to Longhai City; he had to see what was wrong with his beloved Xiaoli. Ma Qinglian had been arrested; she must be in trouble too! But today he had something to do—he had to go to Cheng Renji's villa. Otherwise, he really wanted to take a long-distance bus to Longhai City to find Xiaoli right away.
After viewing the villa, we'll go to Longhai. Yes, that's settled! Daqi made his decision.
When he arrived at the company, Suqin, Pingjia, Zhang Jie, and Lao Liu were already there. Daqi went to his office and sat alone in the rocking chair next to his desk, thinking about Zeng Xiaoli. Suqin walked into the office, touched his forehead, and asked with concern, "Honey, you...you don't look well...are you sick?"
Daqi picked her up and let her sit on his lap, but he shook his head, smiled slightly, and said nothing.
Suqin said, "Let me get you a glass of water, or I'll make you a cup of coffee. You seem to have something on your mind."
Daqi said, "Thank you!" Suqin then got up to make coffee for the man. When she brought the coffee in, Daqi said to her, "Please call Lao Liu and Zhang Jie in for me." Suqin nodded and went out.
A moment later, Liu Donghua and Zhang Jie came in. Daqi asked them to sit down at his desk.
Daqi: "Today, the three of us will go to President Cheng's villa together. You guys come with me later, so don't wander off."
Both of them said "okay." Daqi then told them to go outside and wait, saying that President Cheng would arrive soon. The two then left. Daqi, having nothing to do, sat on the sofa in his office and turned on the TV. Actually, his mind was completely blank, and he wasn't paying attention to what was being shown on TV.
A moment later, his mistress Pingjia walked in and said to him, "Sir, President Cheng has arrived."
"Please come in quickly!" Daqi said, and hurriedly got up to greet him personally. Unexpectedly, he had already entered the office.
"Hahaha," Cheng Renji laughed, "Nephew, well done!"
"Hello, Uncle Cheng!" Daqi said with a smile. "Please have a seat! Pingjia, quickly make Mr. Cheng a cup of top-quality Tieguanyin tea." Pingjia smiled and nodded as she went to make the tea.
"I'll have to trouble my nephew to come with me today," Cheng Renji said.
“I must bring the construction worker and designer with me. I will definitely come up with a design plan as soon as possible,” Daqi said. At this moment, Pingjia served Cheng Renji a cup of Guanyin tea, the old lecher staring at her intently. Pingjia seemed to know that Cheng Renji was watching her, she smiled and went out.
“Nephew, your female secretary is quite something, a top-notch one!” Cheng Renji said to Da Qi with a smile.
“Your Secretary Xiao is the real beauty,” Daqi retorted.
“Xiao Xiao, haha. She’s been with me for years! She’s helped me a lot with my career, I’m really… haha,” Cheng Renji said. He then turned to Da Qi and asked, “So? Has your female secretary… you know…?”
Da Qi smiled, not wanting to lie to him. After all, he had given her two beautiful girls, Ye Huan and Zheng Jie, and even arranged for them to stay and pay their tuition. She felt she should be grateful, so she couldn't deceive him.
Daqi nodded and said, "That's only natural."
Cheng Renji laughed and said, "A man who isn't a bit of a playboy in his youth is wasting his life! Not bad, nephew, you have a bright future! You share the same hobby as your Uncle Cheng!"
Da Qi smiled and asked, "So, Secretary Xiao is also with you..."
Sung In-ki: "She is my mistress, and I like her quite a bit."
Sigh, Yulou really is his mistress. I was hoping I hadn't, but it seems I have no chance of getting close to her. After all, she's Cheng Renji's woman, and I don't dare have any thoughts about her. Even if I dared to think about it, I wouldn't dare to do it. Yulou, oh Yulou, we're destined to be apart in this life…
Daqi: "Uncle Cheng, how about we go to your villa now?"
Sung In-ki: "Okay, okay. Let's go!"
Daqi invited Lao Liu and Zhang Jie to go together. They all went in the same car, Cheng Renji's Mercedes. Yulou happened to be in the car as well; she drove, Cheng Renji sat next to her, and Daqi and his two employees sat in the back.
The car started, and Daqi's mind was full of thoughts about Xiao Li. He planned to set the design points for Zhang Jie after viewing the villa, and then let Zhang Jie design it, since he already had a rough overall design. This way, he could free up some time to go to Longhai.
After about 40 minutes, the car finally pulled into the gate of a garden. Cheng Renji said, "We've arrived at my home." It turned out that his villa was located in the southern suburbs of Rongzhou.
His villa was huge; it took the car two or three minutes just to get from the gate to the residential area. Once we arrived at the residential area, everyone got out of the car.
What a huge villa! It's a five-story building in a completely European style.
Daqi and Zhang Jie quickly took out paper and pen and began to take notes. Cheng Renji and Xiao Yulou led the three of them into the villa, which was still a bare shell, completely unfurnished.
After everyone had taken a look at the villa, Daqi said to Cheng Renji, "Uncle Cheng, I can come up with a complete design plan in a week at most. You can take a look at my plan then, and if you're not satisfied, I'll revise it until you are."
Cheng Renji: "Of course, of course. I deeply admire your design abilities, my nephew. Just go ahead and design. Generally, I won't interfere with the designer's ideas. Whatever you decide is what it is. After all, you're the expert!" Daqi nodded with a smile.
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In fact, designers are very afraid of outsiders interfering with their design ideas. Cheng Renji's ability to think of this is enough to prove that he, as a leader in the real estate industry, is indeed insightful and broad-minded!
Daqi jotted down several key design points of the villa in his notebook, then put away his pen and paper. He then said to Cheng Renji, "Uncle Cheng, you must give me a key to the main gate so I can arrange for workers to start construction as soon as possible."
Cheng Renji: "Of course, there's no need to make a copy of the key to the garden gate we just came in through. There are security guards there every day. Just tell your workers that it's for renovations, and they'll let them in. I'll have Yulou deliver the keys to the villa to you when I have time."
Daqi said, "It would be best if I could have two. I'll give one to Lao Liu, who is a construction worker at my company; and I'll keep one for myself, as I often come down to check on the construction progress." Daqi also introduced Liu Donghua and Zhang Jie to Cheng Renji, and they greeted Cheng Renji.
Cheng Renji: "No problem, two is fine. Yulou, deliver the keys to Xiaotong's company tomorrow." Cheng Renji also said to Yulou. Yulou looked at Daqi, smiled slightly and nodded.
Yu Lou's smile was truly captivating, making Da Qi's heart flutter! He said to her, "Thank you for your trouble, Secretary Xiao!" She replied, "It's nothing, don't mention it!"
In front of Cheng Renji and Xiao Yulou, Daqi said to Liu Donghua, "Old Liu, please arrange for the workers to prepare to move into the construction site in a week. If you need anything, just let me know. If I'm not at the company, I'll tell Secretary Xu. Report all necessary expenses to me first, and I'll arrange for the accountant to reimburse you."
Liu Donghua said, "President Tong, don't worry, there won't be any problems."
Daqi added, "The workers we assign must be of good character, and it's best to assign them workers with families. We absolutely must not assign those who are like vagrants and constantly give orders. I have to consider General Manager Cheng's safety!"
Liu Donghua: "Don't worry, Mr. Tong. I know all the workers I've arranged very well. Besides, I'm on-site supervising at all times, so there won't be any problems." Da Qi nodded.
Cheng Renji laughed and said, "Nephew, you're so thoughtful, even considering safety issues."
Daqi laughed and said, "These days, there are indeed too many migrant workers. The vast majority of them are honest and law-abiding people, but we can't be too careful about a few extremists. After all, this is your villa, and you'll be living here in the future."
Cheng Renji nodded and gave Daqi an approving look. He said, "Young man, it's rare to see someone so thoughtful at such a young age! It seems you have quite a bit of life experience." Daqi smiled but didn't say anything.
Yes, Cheng Renji is right. He has a wealth of social experience. Although he is only in his early twenties, he has experienced things that most people cannot experience in forty years, especially his childhood experiences. These experiences naturally enrich his social experience.
When I was a child, I worked with my mother washing dishes at a hotel and interacted with many migrant workers. The vast majority of them were good and kind people. However, some did tarnish the reputation of migrant workers. The high crime rate in today's society is largely related to the misdeeds of some of these criminals.
The intention to harm others is not
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It's possible, but one can never be too careful! We must consider the safety of both the construction site and the customers!
After viewing the villa, Daqi asked Cheng Renji to drive them back to the company.
Cheng Renji: "It's rare that you've invited the designer and construction workers over. Let's have dinner together tonight."
Daqi smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Uncle Cheng, but I have something to take care of. Let's do it another day. I'll go back to the company first to help you with the design. I'm about to go on a business trip to Longhai City."
Sung In-ki: "Oh, you're going on a business trip?"
Daqi: "Don't worry, it won't delay your business. I've already finished the rough draft of the interior design for your villa."
Cheng Renji: "That's good, that's good! Okay, then I'll take you back first!"
And so, Daqi and the other two returned to the company in Cheng Renji's Mercedes, while Cheng Renji and Xiao Yulou went off to attend to their own business.
Back at the company, Daqi called Zhang Jie into his office alone to discuss the design with her.
Daqi took out several drawings from the drawer and handed them to Zhang Jie, saying, "Xiao Zhang, I've finished my design concept. You just went to the construction site to check it out. Just design the drawings according to my concept. Three days should be enough, right?"
As Zhang Jie looked at Da Qi's drawings, she nodded and smiled, "That's enough. Wow, President Tong, you're truly a design master! The design is so beautiful, and your thinking completely departs from the textbook approach! You're really bold; I truly admire you!" Da Qi smiled slightly but said nothing.
Zhang Jie continued, "President Tong, I have a request."
Daqi: "You tell me!"
Zhang Jie: "After the design drawings are completed, could I also sign my name on the designer's signature page at the back of the design drawings? I would like to put my name after yours."
Daqi: "This is a rough draft. You can finish the details. Of course you can sign your name, no problem! Put both of our names on it."
Zhang Jie was overjoyed. She said excitedly, "Thank you so much, Mr. Tong! You're so kind! I'm so grateful to you. If my teachers and classmates knew that I had designed a project with you, a master interior designer, they would be so envious of me!"
Daqi laughed heartily and said, "Xiao Zhang, you're one of my company's employees, and I, Tong Daqi, treat you like one of my own. From now on, if you've participated in the design of my work, you can put both your names on it without asking me anymore. Do a good job, and if the company can afford it, we'll even send you to further your studies. It's just university, it won't cost much!"
Zhang Jie smiled at the man, clearly overjoyed to have met such a good boss. She asked Da Qi, "Mr. Tong, are you really a vocational school graduate?"
Daqi laughed and said, "Really? I'm not kidding you, I even have a vocational school diploma! How about I bring it over for you to see another day!"
Zhang Jie chuckled and said, "President Tong, you're so funny. I mean, your designs are so much better than what my former teachers designed. No wonder you won first prize in the design competition, and no wonder President Cheng of Wan'an Group values you so much. But if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't believe that you are the designer Tong Daqi."
Daqi was intrigued by Zhang Jie's words and asked with a smile, "Oh, what do you mean?"
Zhang Jie smiled and said, "Then I'll be frank, Mr. Tong, please don't mind!"
Daqi: "Speak freely!"
Zhang Jie slowly said, "We actually knew Tong Daqi's name a long time ago. We've seen news about you in the newspapers, and our teachers have also mentioned you. Mr. Tong, you don't know, but you're a big name in the interior design industry. Everyone in Rongzhou who works in this field knows you. However, we always thought you were a top student from a famous art academy, like the China Academy of Art or the Central Academy of Fine Arts. We really didn't expect you to have graduated from Binhai Architectural Engineering School. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that you graduated from such a small school."
Daqi smiled and said, "You flatter me, Xiao Zhang!"
Zhang Jie smiled and said, "I'm telling the truth. Putting design aside, just look at your manner of speaking. It's not the manner of a vocational school graduate. You talk like a politician giving a speech. I always feel really happy working for your company! In fact, I would be willing to work for you even if you paid me half the salary. You don't seem like a capitalist, you're more like an artist."
"Hahaha," Daqi laughed loudly, "Xiao Zhang, are you praising me or insulting me? If you don't act like a capitalist when running a company, the company will go bankrupt."
Zhang Jie smiled and said, "Our company will definitely grow bigger under your leadership. Look how big this first business deal is; there will definitely be even bigger deals in the future."
After chatting and laughing for a while, Daqi urged Zhang Jie to hurry up and design according to his ideas. Zhang Jie nodded with a smile and left the office.
Daqi then called Yu Nu Suqin and "Xiao Mi" Pingjia into his office.
Daqi said to the two of them, "Qin'er, Jia'er. I need to go to Longhai when I have some free time. I won't be at the company for the next couple of days, so please keep an eye on things at the company. Tomorrow, Ms. Xiao, Mr. Cheng's secretary, will bring over the keys to his villa. Jia'er, please keep them safe for me." Pingjia replied, "Yes, sir, Jia'er understands."
Suqin was very concerned about men, and she asked, "Daqi, what are you doing in Longhai?"
Daqi said to Suqin, "I have some personal matters to attend to, so I'll leave the company to you for now. Jia'er, please help Qin'er a lot while I'm gone. I'll be back soon."
Pingjia said, "Sir, don't worry! I will follow Sister Qin'er's orders in everything I do!"
Daqi laughed and said, "That's a good boy! Come here, I'll give you a kiss!"