On Monday morning, sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the master bedroom on the third floor of the villa, and Yang Jiulang woke up from the huge bed like a maggot.

I rubbed my eyes, looked around and saw that no one was there, and felt a little lonely.

Thinking to myself, this won't do. The shift has to continue. I need to find an opportunity to get Han Jun onto the shift schedule.

Of course, such a shameless thing should be said by Zhou Wanqiu.

I grinned and ran into the bathroom...

When the handsome young man came down from the third floor, the area downstairs was already bustling with life.

The sizzling sound of frying eggs came from the kitchen.

Zhou Wanqiu was braiding Xinxin's hair, and the little one called out in a childish voice, "Sister Qiuqiu, tight, tight."

Hou Qinqin, however, was clearly still lying in bed.

Yang Jiulang went down to the second floor and walked straight into Hou Qinqin's room: "Get up, you lazybones."

The thing under the blanket stirred and stuck out a finger.

Yang Jiulang walked over and suddenly pulled the blanket off.

I was stunned for a moment.

"Oh dear, Qinqin, why are you sleeping naked?"

Hou Qinqin sat up abruptly, hugging the teddy bear and huffing, "Honey, you're so annoying! This is my room, I can sleep however I want, this bed is so comfortable..."

Yang Jiulang quickly waved his hand and said as he left, "Get up quickly, the kids are all up earlier than you."

The door slammed shut, leaving Qinqin to fiddle with things in the room by herself.

Yang Jiulang strolled into the kitchen and saw Han Jun and Hyori making breakfast for everyone. He greeted them with a "Good morning."

Han Jun's back trembled as he recalled his reckless behavior on that big bed last night. He couldn't lift his head and turned away, not daring to look back.

Lee Hyori glanced at Han Jun, then at Yang Gulang, and gave a mischievous smile.

Yang Jiulang scratched his head and quickly left.

A simple, delicious, and nutritious breakfast was served, and everyone gathered around to eat.

Yang Jiulang, Li Xiaoli, and Hou Qinqin, the three oxen and horses, went out first.

They didn't drive; instead, they walked down the mountain for more than ten minutes, first taking Hou Qinqin to the bus, and then walking side by side towards the construction site.

Lee Hyori was still wearing the same business attire: black trousers with a white shirt and a well-fitting denim jacket. Her red hair looked like flowing flames in the morning light.

They were still far from the construction site when she naturally took Yang Jiulang's arm. "Honey, Even sent a notification in the project group last night saying there's a meeting early this morning. Did you see it?"

"Yes," Yang Jiulang nodded, "The pile foundation construction will be completed before the end of the year, and the preparatory work for the basement construction will begin. Last week, the client found a local consulting firm to fully review our design drawings, and today the three parties will hold a meeting for a joint review. Last night, I also received a notice from our design institute that our mechanical and electrical engineering colleagues will come to review the drawings today, and the civil engineering colleagues will come tomorrow."

"Oh~" Lee Hyori suddenly beamed, "Honey, you're going to meet your colleagues, aren't you excited?"

Yang Jiulang was taken aback, then realized that he had been in Dongguan for almost two months without realizing it, and he had not gone back yet, which meant that he did not want to see them.

She pursed her lips. "Besides my master, there's really no one I want to see."

"Besides," Yang Jiulang glanced around to make sure no one was watching, then suddenly reached out and pinched Lee Hyori's pretty chin, "with you by my side, who would think of anyone else!"

"Ah~" Lee Hyori was startled, her face turning bright red instantly. She said sweetly, "My husband likes me, so I'll always stay with you."

Yang Jiulang felt warm inside upon hearing the girl's purest confession, and a smile unconsciously spread across his face.

"Honey," Lee Hyori asked again, "Will you be very busy these next few days?"

"Today we're going through the mechanical and electrical drawings; I just need to accompany them. Tomorrow we'll be working on the architectural and structural drawings, so it'll probably be quite busy." Yang Jiulang thought for a moment and then added, "Consulting firms, they're always looking for problems; there's bound to be a lot of debate."

"Huh?" Lee Hyori asked, confused, "Why?"

"It's their duty to prove to the homeowners that the money wasn't wasted."

"Oh!" Lee Hyori's voice was filled with worry for her husband's employer.

Yang Jiulang smiled slightly: "It's alright. No matter how much trouble we cause, it can't escape the scope of discussing the matter at hand. Besides, referee Even, isn't she one of our people? Hehehe~"

However, Yang Jiulang was too optimistic. The problem didn't lie with the consulting firm, but rather within the company itself.

As soon as the two arrived at the office, Even called Yang Jiulang in.

Even was wearing a dark blue suit today, her short hair tucked behind her ears, her red lips standing out against her pale skin. She leaned back in her chair, her arms crossed over her chest, looking him up and down, her gaze sweeping from head to toe, then slowly back to his face, as if scrutinizing a suddenly unfamiliar blueprint.

Yang Jiulang shifted uncomfortably in his waist: "Boss, let's stick to the last time we met!"

Even paused, then rolled her eyes at him: "Stop trying to fool me. Let me tell you, you need to be serious about today's drawing review meeting. The group is taking this consultant review very seriously. You're sitting here representing the design institute. If a bunch of problems are found, not only will you lose face, but the design institute will also lose face, and I won't be able to explain it to the group."

"Yes, sir, don't worry." Yang Jiulang saluted. "I'll do my best."

Trying your best is just leaving yourself a back door. Sigh, cunning mainlanders.

The design review meeting will begin at 9:30.

At 9:30, in the project's main conference room.

Five people from the consulting firm arrived, led by a short, stout man in his fifties surnamed Gu. He wore thick-rimmed black glasses and spoke slowly but deliberately, his words sharp and incisive, clearly a seasoned veteran.

The design institute hasn't arrived yet.

Yes, I'm late.

Yang Jiulang was getting impatient. Damn it, his three years at the design institute had been nothing short of a long history of being late.

He can't even handle something this simple; he has no idea what the relevant leaders and departments are good for.

Even sat at one end, with Lee Hyori as her assistant, sitting diagonally behind her. Five consultants and their laptops were lined up to her left, while Yang Gu-rang sat alone to her right.

"How much longer?" Even asked Yang Jiulang with a cold expression.

Yang Jiulang hurriedly replied, "Soon, leader, just a few more minutes."

"A few minutes?"

"Uh, just a few minutes~"

Mr. Gu smiled kindly across from me, "The road is difficult to travel, and it's Monday, so traffic jams are indeed common."

Look, everyone's trying to get out of trouble. How classy, ​​Yang Jiulang thought.

"We all leave forty minutes early," Mr. Gu added.

Damn, they're waiting here!

Yang Jiulang kept his head down, frantically tapping on his phone, pretending to urge him...

Sitting in the back, Lee Hyori looked at Yang Gulang with a glistening light in her eyes, full of sympathy.

Finally, finally, at 9:52, the person arrived.

There's Engineer Liu, who specializes in water supply and drainage; Engineer Zhang, who specializes in low-voltage electrical engineering; Xiao Fu, who recently joined the company; and a female designer specializing in HVAC.

Three people walked in casually, carrying worn-out notebooks, without greeting anyone or expressing any apology for being late.

This is the emotional intelligence of technical personnel, and it's why people with even a little emotional intelligence can easily rise to the top in design institutes.

Yang Jiulang quickly stood up to smooth things over and introduced everyone to each other.

Even forced himself to give the technicians the last bit of respect and to save face for Yang Jiulang, and refrained from swearing.

He straightened his back and began coldly, "Alright, everyone's here. The reason I've gathered you all here today is to conduct a comprehensive review of the basement blueprints..."

Yang Jiulang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he picked up the Yibao (a type of Chinese liquor) to take a sip, his phone lit up with a message.

Yang Jiulang picked it up and took a look, and his heart skipped a beat.

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