Ever since I started working on 'FL' on the first of this month, I've been exhausted beyond recovery. Fortunately, it'll finally be finished tonight, and I'll try to resume two updates tomorrow.
As the stars shifted and time passed, it was once again the regular day off.
That morning, Sun Shaozong carried his daughter in his arms and followed the keenly interested Xiang Ling as she inspected the two small courtyards that were about to be redecorated.
Women seemed to possess an interest in home design that defied all reason, especially a somewhat artsy young woman like Xiang Ling.
Ever since the second day of the month, when he had put her in charge of designing the interiors of the two courtyards, astonishing energy had burst forth from Xiang Ling's petite body.
Over the past few days, she had drawn countless stream-of-consciousness sketches and even asked someone to buy professional books such as the "Mu Jing" and the "Yingzao Fashi," clearly intending to study the matter in depth.
It was only after Sun Shaozong tactfully reminded her that he would take Ping Er into the household by the end of the year at the latest, and that Xing Xiuyan would not be much later than next spring, that she reconsidered.
Besides, he merely wanted to redecorate, not tear everything down and rebuild it. It was enough to refer to some interior styles; there was no need to systematically study civil engineering.
Only then did Xiang Ling revise her plans, intending to arrange things according to local conditions in imitation of the Grand View Garden at Rongguo Mansion—though in terms of extravagance, it naturally could not compare with the Grand View Garden.
It was not that the Sun family could not afford it. Their gains in Wuxi Prefecture had been substantial,