After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1145 New House
While the Hai family spread out Haitang's dowry in the main courtyard of the Jin family and showed it to everyone, they were not idle either.

Haijiao and Zhuang Minyi, a couple, took their sister's dowry and hired people from Jiyuan, and first delivered the furniture to the main house in the main courtyard and arranged them.

Jin Jiashu moved out of his main courtyard more than a month in advance and temporarily lived in an empty courtyard next to it. After all, he was the only owner of the house and there were many empty courtyards in the house, so he could live anywhere. The main courtyard was vacated in order to renovate it before the wedding and prepare the furniture and furnishings for the bride's dowry. The Hai family sent someone to measure the size of the new house in advance and asked craftsmen to customize the furniture. As for the side rooms on the east and west sides, they would be used as temporary storage places for the bride's dowry before and after the wedding.

Now that the furniture has arrived, Haitang has drawn the blueprints in advance. Haijiao and Zhuang Minyi only need to follow the blueprints and have the corresponding furniture placed in the predetermined positions and make slight adjustments. Thanks to the thorough preparations in advance and the reliable craftsmen hired by the Hai family, the size of the furniture fits perfectly and fits perfectly into the main room of the Jin family's main courtyard. In less than half an hour, this empty main room has been furnished with all the necessary furniture, and then the servants wiped it, added the furnishings and curtains, so that people can move in at any time.

Haijiao walked around the room twice with satisfaction, inspected it, and nodded, saying, "Very good, everyone has worked hard, everyone can take a reward." Zhuang Minyi then ordered Mother Li beside her to distribute the red envelopes that had been prepared in advance, and everyone who participated in moving the furniture happily thanked for the reward.

After everyone left the main room, Zhuang Minyi walked around the house with peace of mind, and asked her husband with some doubt: "Isn't it a bit strange to arrange these furniture like this? The furniture in our house is not arranged like this. I have never seen the tall cabinets and bookshelves in my relatives' homes arranged like this..."

The current arrangement of furniture is based on the blueprint drawn in advance by my aunt Haitang. Zhuang Minyi looked at the blueprint at first and didn't think anything of it. She thought it was quite convenient to use furniture to separate a small study room from the main room. But when she saw the actual arrangement, she felt strange - why didn't the desk go straight, so that the back of the desk faces south? Placing it sideways certainly saves some space, and you can put in a few more bookshelves and treasure chests, but doesn't it make the study room a little crowded?

Hai Jiao had no objection to this, and even guessed why his younger sister wanted to arrange the furniture in the new house like this: "When Xiao Jin lived in Chang'an before, the study room in his house had this layout. He was actually used to it, but after coming to Beijing, he had no say in many things, and even this new house could not be arranged according to his wishes. Even though the study room is much more spacious than before, he still feels a little uncomfortable. Maybe it's because he complained to my younger sister, so my younger sister plans to arrange the study room in the new house according to the layout of his old house in Chang'an? In fact, it's nothing. If they don't like it in the future, the worst that can happen is that they can change the arrangement."

That's it!

Zhuang Minyi pursed her lips and smiled: "My sister-in-law usually looks calm and composed, but in fact she cares about her husband very much. She has already thought about how to decorate the new house. Is she going to give brother-in-law Jin a surprise?"

Haijiao curled her lips and said, "She has prepared more surprises for Xiao Jin than just this one. I am too lazy to tell you, just let Xiao Jin discover it by himself. Why should I interfere with their little game?"

Zhuang Minyi glanced at him and covered her snickering mouth with a handkerchief: "Husband, don't be jealous. It's a good thing that Jin's brother-in-law and my younger sister can love and live in harmony. If they are still cold and polite to each other after they get married, even if you can say that they are respectful to each other, can you not be panicked in your heart?"

Haijiao snorted: "I won't panic. I will just grab Xiaojin and give him a good scolding. Then he will be the one who panics!"

Zhuang Minyi smiled but said nothing, nor did she expose her husband's stubbornness. She just turned around to greet Jin Jiashu outside the main door and bowed: "Brother-in-law Jin is here? Take a look at how this house is decorated? Is it to your liking? These furniture are arranged according to the drawings I drew in advance. They are different from the common furnishings in today's houses. I wonder if you can get used to it." Jin Jiashu was looking at the desk with surprise. It was wider and more solid than the study in his old house in Chang'an, just in line with what he had complained to Haitang before: "It would be better if the desk was wider." Then he turned his head to look at the bookcases and bookshelves around the desk. They were all taller and wider than those in the old study, and could store more books, stationery and scrolls. There was even a hidden space behind the bookcase to hold more book boxes, all prepared according to his previous wishes.

Although the layout of the study in Chang'an's old residence is the same as that of the study in the new house, it is actually much smaller and has many shortcomings when living in it. But now that the new house is furnished with new furniture, he sits at the desk and feels that everything is at his fingertips, and it is more spacious and convenient than the previous study. The study he dreamed of in the past is now in front of him!

This is exactly what Sister Hai would have thought of. She was worried that he would not feel comfortable living and studying at home, so she took the opportunity to move into the new house and rearranged the residence for herself. In this way, even if he stayed in the Jin family mansion instead of moving into the villa designed and built by herself, he would not feel uncomfortable and could settle down and concentrate on studying!

Jin Jiashu was delighted and touched. When he remembered that he had not answered Zhuang Minyi's question, a long time had passed. Haijiao was looking at him with dissatisfaction, obviously disliking him for neglecting his wife.

Jin Jiashu stood up and bowed, saying, "Brother Hai and sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work. This room is well decorated and everything suits my taste. I feel very comfortable with it. When you meet sister Hai later, please tell her that I like it very much and thank her for her good intentions. I understand everything in my heart and will never let her down!"

Hai Jiao frowned again: "My little sister, you decorated the new house like this. Apart from using the layout of your old residence in Chang'an as the study room, what other good intentions do you have?"

Jin Jiashu smiled and said, "Brother Hai, don't ask me. This is a matter between me and Sister Hai. It's enough for us to know what's going on."

Haijiao suddenly felt that he was hateful.

Zhuang Minyi coughed lightly and held her husband back to prevent him from saying anything rude. She then said to Jin Jiashu, "I also made a pair of new boots for you, my brother-in-law. I said it was a surprise for you in advance. Now Xiangcao is keeping them. You should go and have a look to see if they fit you well?"

"New boots?!" Jin Jiashu's eyes suddenly lit up, "I'll go ask Xiangcao for them right now!" After saying that, he left Haijiao and Zhuang Minyi and his wife and went out.

Zhuang Minyi didn't really understand why her aunt had to make a pair of new boots for the groom before the wedding. She only knew that she had worked on it for several nights. Now that she saw Jin Jiashu so happy, Zhuang Minyi finally felt relieved: "It's not in vain that my aunt has worked so hard for several nights."

"He dares?!" Haijiao sneered, "He asked for the boots, and he even used his wits to act coquettishly to me! If he doesn't like it, I'll show you how I'll deal with him when I get back!"