Chapter 144: Sky Screen Live Streaming System (19)

"If you've decided, then we can do it at any time!"

Zhou Li immediately became lively, his enthusiasm a complete change from before.

Xie Yang did not call him out on it; in any case, this apartment was indeed quite good.

Although it was a secondary-market home that had been delivered for two full years, the owner had never moved in after finishing the renovations. The quality of both the hard and soft furnishings was good, and the floor heating, air conditioning, and ventilation system were all complete.

The laundry room was equipped with a large-capacity washing machine and dryer;

The kitchen was reasonably fitted with a double-door refrigerator and various kitchen appliances;

The master bedroom even had the bed and furniture already arranged, and they were indeed all international top brands. She only needed to furnish the two guest bedrooms as children's rooms to be able to move in.

Zhou Li was even more eager than her for this deal to close as soon as possible.

That very afternoon, he fully entrusted the owner to sign the purchase contract with her, and then accompanied her to the local government service hall to handle the transfer.

The new property certificate would take at least a week to be processed, but the keys were obtained as soon as the contract was signed and the money paid.

Xie Yang contacted the residential complex's property management to come and change the digital lock, then drove the children straight to the furniture mall to pick out the children's beds and desks they liked.

She went to the largest furniture mall in Beijing, where the children's furniture section alone spanned two floors.

Every counter had its showroom set up like a child's room, with sky-blue furniture series that boys liked, as well as pink series that girls liked.

One could lie on the children's beds to get a feel for them, and the desks and chairs could also be adjusted in height;

The bookcases and wardrobes also had many functional styles, and there were bunk beds with beds on top and bottom or beds on top and desks below, high-low beds with stairs and slides, cute bedside tables, and so on.

In short, it was a dazzling array, and one could find whatever they wanted.

It was just that the prices for big-brand children's furniture were also quite "delightful"—

A tiny height-adjustable desk paired with an ergonomic chair cost several thousand to ten thousand;

A children's bed, excluding the mattress, cost several thousand, and adding a rebound mattress that fit the curvature of the human spine made two or three tens of thousands seem cheap.

Xie Jilin was already familiar with Arabic numerals. At a glance, he saw the price tag on a mattress, his little brows furrowed, and he tugged lightly on Xie Yang's sleeve. When Xie Yang squatted down to ask him what was wrong, he whispered:

"Aunt, you spent so much sil... money on the house. These pieces of furniture don't need to be this good, or you can just buy one for my sister, and I'll sleep on the couch... the sofa. I'm still small, the sofa is big enough."

Xie Yang rubbed his head: "What are you thinking! Aunt isn't short on this bit of money. Even if I had no money left, Aunt could sell that small apartment, and it would be enough to raise you both until you're adults. Alright, don't frown at such a young age. You don't need to worry about money; you and Jinbao growing up happily is the best reward for Aunt."

Xie Jilin sighed in his heart: Aunt is already considering selling the house, which shows she really doesn't have much money left.

He hated that he was too young; if he were a bit older, he could help people copy books... wait, the books people here read don't seem to be copied.

Now he was even more worried. What could he do to help Aunt earn money?

"Linbao, let's go!" Xie Yang walked a few steps, and seeing that her nephew hadn't caught up, she stopped and waved at him, "We'll browse through every shop. If you see something you like, make a note of it, and once you've decided, Aunt will come to pay. I said don't frown..."

Seeing him so worried, Xie Yang felt both touched and helpless. She simply opened her stock account to show him, since he couldn't tell the difference between stocks and savings anyway: "See? Aunt has money!"

Only then did Xie Jilin perk up: Aunt really isn't short on money?

He pursed his lips and smiled at Xie Yang: "Don't worry, Aunt. When I grow up, I will earn money for you to spend!"

"Fine, fine, fine. I'll raise you when you're young, and you'll support me when I'm old! Can we start browsing now, little housekeeper? It's getting late, we need to hurry up!"

"Okay!"

The aunt and her two nephew/niece dove into the ocean of children's furniture.

【Is a real estate agent the same as a broker? Do brokers wear uniforms when they work? How particular!】

【A house with only three bedrooms in total, without even a front or back yard, actually costs thirty-five million! The houses in the Sky Screen are truly expensive!】

【Didn't you hear the broker say this is a school district house? As the name implies, it's close to the school, and the house is well-preserved, so naturally, it's expensive.】

【Is Aunt planning to provide for the Little Marquis to go to school?】

【Not just the Little Marquis; the Princess will also go to school when she's of age.】

【Aunt is so good to the Little Marquis and the Princess. Not only does she provide for their schooling, but she also takes them to pick out the beds and desks they like.】

【I raise you when you're young, you support me when I'm old... these words are truly well said!】

【Even if one has money, it's rare to see an aunt so generous to her nephew and niece!】

【Those who survive a great disaster are bound to have good fortune! The Little Marquis and the Princess have blessings upon them!】

【By the way, the shops in the Sky Screen that sell tables, stools, beds, and cabinets are so magnificent; it's truly fascinating!】

Daliang, Ping'an Town—

"Father! Father! Business is here!"

The old carpenter's youngest son ran excitedly to the workshop in the backyard where his father did woodwork:

"Wu Laosi, who sells Pork on East Street, came to ask if our family can make those double-decker beds from the Sky Screen. He said he has many children and can't afford to build more houses, and he's worried about not having extra space for beds. The double-decker beds from the Sky Screen solve his urgent problem. If our family can make them, he'll order two from us."

The old carpenter had naturally also watched the process of Aunt taking the Little Marquis and the Princess to browse the furniture mall in the Sky Screen. Hearing this, he nodded happily: "I can make them! I can make them! Why wouldn't I be able to? It's just an extra layer of bed board!"

The old carpenter welcomed the first high-low bed order of his life.

Similar conversations were also happening in other towns in Daliang—

Those with scholars in the family came to find carpenters to custom-make the combination desks like the ones in the Sky Screen;

Those with upcoming weddings came to find carpenters to build the multi-functional combination wardrobes like those in the Sky Screen;

Those who didn't have many rooms but had many children and couldn't fit so many beds came to find carpenters to build high-low beds...

For a time, carpenters everywhere became popular figures.

To build furniture, one inevitably needed a large amount of wood, and the wages of lumberjacks also rose with the tide.

Even the beggars on the street were fortunate enough to find work carrying and transporting wood.

Those craftsmen skilled in weaving were inspired by certain rattan basket ornaments in the furniture mall. Using the bamboo strips and rattan at hand, they wove bamboo and rattan baskets no worse than those of later generations, and when they went to the market, they carried them to the towns to sell, and business was much better than before.

Xiao Yanze received the memorial submitted by the lower-level officials. He felt surprised, but upon careful thought, it was within reason.

Even he, the monarch of a country, was itching to send craftsmen to spruce up the Imperial Study and his sleeping quarters, adding a few pieces of novel furniture imitating those in the Sky Screen, let alone the common people.

Xie Yang naturally didn't know that by taking her nephew and niece to the furniture mall, she had stimulated the GDP of Daliang.

She placed orders for the children's beds, children's bookcases and wardrobes, height-adjustable desks and chairs, and floor lamps that the children had chosen, opted for home delivery, and then took them to the food court on the basement level to reward their stomachs.