The vote for her dream lover in the college forum did not cause any ripples in Wen Xinya's life. She was busy with her studies and the decoration of the Lanxin store every day.
She had mentioned before that the store decoration required some high-quality imitation Tang Dynasty porcelain. It turned out that the master of the decoration company had channels in this regard. Wen Xinya quickly copied down the address and asked Si Yiyan to take her there after school.
"Are you planning to open your store before the New Year?" Si Yiyan asked while driving.
Wen Xinya said as a matter of course: "Of course, the end of the year is the peak period for shopping and beauty, so I naturally cannot miss it. In addition, I have previously agreed on a contract with Huayuxuan regarding the content of cooperation. Huayuxuan has already been recommended in their beauty magazines, and the advertising is sufficient. In addition, with Huayuxuan's authority, I am not worried about sales. In this case, of course, the sooner the opening, the better."
Si Yiyan nodded. She was always organized and knew how to plan ahead. She brought Hua Yuxuan on board with her. She neither really shared the profits from the Chinese medicine nursing care with Hua Yuxuan, nor could she form a virtuous cooperative interest chain with Hua Yuxuan. It was a good plan.
The address of that high-end imitation antique shop was in a courtyard house in the southern district of Beijing. When Si Yiyan and Wen Xinya arrived, they knocked on the door according to the secret code Li Mengjie told her. The first three knocks should be short, with one second interval in between, and the last two knocks should be continuous.
After knocking on the door and waiting for about five minutes, the door was opened from the inside and a middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit came out.
Wen Xinya smiled politely and said, "Hello, uncle! We are customers introduced by a company called Chaoyang Decoration Company. We want to discuss a deal with you."
"Oh, then please come in!" The middle-aged man stepped aside and went into the room.
Si Yiyan brought Wen Xinya into the house. The middle-aged man took them into a shop, then turned and left.
There were only two people in the shop, Wen Xinya and Si Yiyan. Wen Xinya looked at the shop in amazement as it was filled with all kinds of antiques, calligraphy and paintings. The items inside were so real that if she didn't know that this was a high-end imitation antique shop, she would almost think it was an antique shop.
The things here are much more exquisite than those at Gu Junlin's place.
Si Yiyan glanced around the shop and said, "The things here look good. I guess you can get all the furnishings you need for your store here."
Wen Xinya suddenly looked at Si Yiyan and said, "Tell me the truth, what is the relationship between you and Chaoyang Decoration Company? Do you think I don't know that the wood and many other materials used in our store decoration are from Xia Si's company?"
Li Mengjie had told her before that the wood used in the store's decoration was of excellent quality, and all the elm wood was fifty years old. She had seen the quotation sheet, which was nearly 40% lower than the market price. Even if there was a decoration company acting as an intermediary, it would not be possible to get such a low price.
Xia Sishi controls nearly 70% of the domestic top-grade timber market. A mere fifty-year-old elm might be difficult for others, but it is a piece of cake for Xia Sishi.
Si Yiyan was helpless. He had been very careful, but he still couldn't hide it from her. "The boss of that decoration company used to be my father's subordinate. I asked the Gu family to recommend him to you. As for the materials used for decoration, Xia Si's sold them to you at a price 10% higher than the cost price. Xia Si's didn't lose money."
Wen Xinya showed a look of as expected, but she felt mixed emotions. Si Yiyan understood her and knew where her bottom line was, so he would use this method to help her. Such good intentions were really touching. He always did more for her than she imagined: "So, this high-end imitation antique shop is also related to you?"
Si Yiyan nodded and said, "This is one of the scattered businesses under my name!"
"Si Yiyan!" Wen Xinya suddenly called him.
"Hmm?" Si Yiyan looked at her and asked with his eyes.
"Si Yiyan!" The smile on Wen Xinya's lips slowly widened and she called out again.
"What's wrong?" Si Yiyan's eyes were full of smiles. He saw his own figure in Wen Xinya's bright eyes. It was so clear, as if he was the only one in her eyes, heart and the world.
Wen Xinya suddenly threw herself into his arms, her hands tightly around his waist: "Si Yiyan, have I ever told you that I like you very much, and you are the best man I have ever met?"
"No! But you can say it again." Si Yiyan gently put his arm around her waist. Wen Xinya rarely took the initiative, which filled his heart with unspeakable joy.
"I won't say it. I won't say nice things a second time." Wen Xinya's awkward mood came up again. She puffed up her cheeks and looked at Si Yiyan, her eyes rolling around with a hint of cunning smartness.
"Say it again, huh?" Si Yiyan couldn't help but kiss her lips gently, without any hint of sexual desire, just cherishing and caring for her.
Wen Xinya pushed Si Yiyan away and raised her eyebrows at him, saying, "I want to pick out high-end imitation antiques, you have to help me!"
Si Yiyan was helpless, but not disappointed. What she said to him today was beyond his expectations. She was still young... He couldn't push her too hard. It was better to take it slow and gradual.
"What do you think of this?" Wen Xinya was looking carefully at a Tang Sancai Yan Qunfang flower vase. The tall flower vase was one meter high, with yellow, red and green as the main colors, and green, blue and gray as the secondary colors. The glaze was bright and colorful, and looked particularly luxurious.
Si Yiyan said pertinently: "Yes, the figures on the vase, whether laughing or cursing, drinking or reciting poems, are all lifelike and full of spirit. This theme of women reflects the extravagant life of the noble ladies in the ancient palace. It is very suitable for your store display."
"I think it's good too!" Wen Xinya said happily.
Then Wen Xinya ran over to look at calligraphy and paintings. Most of them were pictures of ladies, which were just right for hanging in the shop's bakery. There were so many pictures of ladies in various poses that Wen Xinya quickly picked out many satisfactory paintings.
"By the way, how are the twenty or so paintings I asked you to draw for me going?" Wen Xinya suddenly thought of this. She had already given the sketches to Si Yiyan, but he had forgotten about them because he was busy with work.
"It's almost finished." Si Yiyan replied. The paintings that Xinya asked him to draw were all scenes of ancient palace ladies taking care of their appearance. They were to be hung in the palace for guests to appreciate. Although she gave him sketches, he still checked a lot of relevant documents, striving to restore the most realistic scenes of ancient palace ladies taking care of their appearance.
"Oh, I'm just asking casually. I'm not in a hurry." Wen Xinya knew that he was very busy at work and already regretted asking him to help draw those pictures.