"Brother Zhang is back!" Upon hearing the news of Zhang Junping's return, Huang Juan walked out of the west wing and greeted him.
"Sister-in-law, you're back. Did they disturb your rest while they were working?"
"It's okay, I'm not that delicate, and I can't sleep during the day!
My old Liu, I guess the thunder won’t wake me up right now!” Huang Juan said with a hearty smile.
"Sister-in-law, look at what you're missing, and ask my sister-in-law to accompany you to buy it later!"
"You are busy with your business. Don't worry about me. Whatever you need, I will ask Lao Liu to take me to buy it when I get back!"
"By the way, let Lao Liu take you to the neighborhood committee tomorrow to register!
Also, if someone asks, just say you are staying here, there are still some restrictions in the policy!" Zhang Junping recalled what Aunt Wang had reminded him just now and explained to Huang Juan.
"I understand, brother Zhang, don't worry! I'm very grateful that you took me in. I can't cause you any more trouble!" Huang Juan nodded in agreement.
Zhang Junping didn't talk much, especially to women. After getting down to business, he didn't say much and continued to make models of mortise and tenon structures.
"Brother Zhang, what are you doing?"
"I made a model of the mortise and tenon structure. My sister-in-law can learn from it later and learn more about furniture making. It will also be helpful for selling furniture. At least when customers ask, they won't know everything!"
"That's the truth. Then I have to learn from it! It's just that I'm stupid and slow to learn things. Brother Zhang, just don't think I'm stupid!"
"Sister-in-law is not stupid. If you don't understand anything about furniture in the future, just ask me or my elder brother-in-law, third brother or the others!"
After Zhang Junping finished speaking, he picked up the wood with the lines drawn on it and walked to the electric plane.
Turn on the electric planer and start cutting.
The electric planer is multi-functional. It can be used for planing, sawing, and drilling holes by pressing the drill bit.
As soon as he turned on the electric plane, Zhang Junping was completely immersed in his work.
The chainsaw whirled and wood chips flew into the air, and Zhang Junping soon cut the scraps into the size he needed.
Carrying the finished materials to the workbench, Zhang Junping began to draw the line for the second time.
The lines drawn this time are the lines for making the mortise and tenon joints.
Every piece of wood that becomes a furniture component needs to be drawn at least twice.
The first time is the blanking line, where the wood is cut into the sizes required for furniture parts. The second time is the line for processing mortise and tenon joints.
"Is Master Zhang here?" the fat aunt's loud voice came from outside the door.
"Aunt Lin, I'm here!" When a customer came to the door, Zhang Junping had to stop what he was doing and stood up to greet him.
"Hey! Are you busy?" Zhang Junping just stood up, and the fat aunt had already walked in.
The fat aunt didn’t come alone, she was accompanied by three people.
An old lady in her sixties and two young men and women.
"Aunt Lin, are you done? Let's go measure the area now?"
"No hurry, no rush! I'm bringing you business! This is Sister Zhao and my wife are from the same company. This is Sister Zhao's youngest son and future daughter-in-law!
They are also planning to buy furniture for their wedding, but they heard that I ordered furniture from you, so they asked me to take them to see it!" Aunt Lin spoke very quickly, and Zhang Junping found it difficult to listen to Old Beijing's words.
"Thank you, Aunt Lin!
Aunt Zhao, brother and sister, there is a bit of chaos and noise in the back, so let’s go to the front to talk!” Zhang Junping led Fat Aunt, Aunt Zhao, and her son and daughter-in-law to the front shop.
There were only a few tables and chairs left in the empty shop.
Zhang Junping took out the renderings and put them on the table for Aunt Zhao and her family to choose.
"Here, I chose this set, but the colors are different. Master Zhang changed it to light gray and white..." The fat aunt familiarly introduced the furniture on the renderings to Aunt Zhao.
There is no need for Zhang Junping to speak.
Zhang Junping was listening nearby and secretly admired the fat aunt for having such a good memory. He told her the story once and now it is really clear and logical.
If the fat aunt were to work as a salesperson in the store, she would probably be able to sell a lot more furniture.
The three ladies looked at the renderings, listened to the fat aunt's introduction, and discussed a few words from time to time.
Zhang Junping stood aside the whole time.
"Master Zhang, I want this set of furniture, plus a set of double-door wardrobes, a 1.5-meter-wide double bed, a writing desk, a chair, and a bookcase.
Can the color be changed to something more festive?”
"A more festive color?"
"Yes, wedding should be more festive. I think bright red or dark red are both good!" Aunt Zhao said first.
Zhang Junping glanced at Aunt Zhao's son and daughter-in-law standing next to him, and saw that their faces were a little ugly.
Zhang Junping also heard the discussion between their three mothers just now. Neither his son nor his daughter-in-law liked bright red or dark red, but Aunt Zhao strongly advocated choosing bright red or dark red.
Zhang Junping secretly thought, this mother-in-law is a bit strong!
However, it is none of his business, he is only responsible for selling furniture.
"Aunt Zhao, if you want something more festive, I suggest you choose brown!
Both bright red and dark red are pretty good-looking, but bright red is more visually stimulating, and over time, it can easily affect people’s sleep quality!
Moreover, Aunt Zhao, we ordinary people pay attention to living a plain, warm and peaceful life. This kind of life will last long!
You have rich experience and have eaten more salt than I have eaten rice. You should understand that vigorous work often means short-term success.
So I don’t recommend that you choose all bright or dark reds. You can choose one or two pieces of furniture as embellishments!
Or, choose brown that is similar to dark red. Brown is the original color of wood and land. It can make people feel safe and friendly, and can achieve a comfortable and gentle effect. In a room with brown furniture, it is easier for people to feel
Really feel the warmth of home.”
Zhang Junping finished speaking in one breath and thought to himself: Brother, sister, I can only help so much, the rest is up to you to fight for.
Aunt Zhao's son and daughter-in-law looked at Zhang Junping gratefully.
Aunt Zhao's face was not so pretty. How could a person who was so powerful that he even decided on the color of the furniture for his son and daughter-in-law's wedding room be willing to listen to the advice of an outsider, Zhang Junping?
It is estimated that if it were not for the fat aunt's face, it is very likely that Aunt Zhao would scold Zhang Junping and then walk away.
"Sister Zhao, I think what Master Zhang said makes sense. After all, furniture will last a lifetime..."
"Sister, I'm troubling you today. Let's discuss the furniture with the old man when I get home! Let's do this for today. I'm troubling Master Zhang too!" Aunt Zhao couldn't bear it after all, and left with her son and daughter-in-law.
Already.
Looking at Aunt Zhao leaving in a hurry, Zhang Junping couldn't help but shake his head.