In the spring of the next year, Benjamin started construction again, and Xing Shuang went to see it a few times in order for her daughter to live comfortably in the future.

Benjamin's house is an all-English building, completely according to English customs. Because most of the houses here are merchants, and the houses built have many Western appearances, so it is not abrupt.

When Xing Shuang went, there was nothing in the house, so it seems that this Western building is still a bit nondescript. Xing Shuang asked Benjamin, "How are you going to dress up here?" ”

Benjamin said: "I don't care, just follow the habit of welcoming spring." ”

Xing Shuang asked him with a smile: "You haven't asked her opinion, how are you going to follow her habits?" ”

Benjamin was stunned for a moment, only to realize that he was just wishful thinking that Yingchun liked Chinese style, but he never asked her which style she liked.

"But Mr. Jia won't let me see Yingchun now." Benjamin said pitifully, since the beginning of spring, Jia Liang has temporarily not allowed Benjamin and Yingchun to meet on the grounds of bad influence. At this time, Benjamin can't wait to build the house as soon as possible and marry Yingchun as soon as possible.

Xing Shuang covered her mouth and laughed: "That's it, I'll go back and help you ask." ”

That night, Xing Shuang had dinner, left her daughter down, and asked her if she wanted to live in a Western-style or Chinese-style house in the future.

Tanchun and Daiyu didn't leave, and when they heard Xing Shuang say this, they asked curiously: "Our family is going to build a new house?" ”

Xing Shuang leaned back in her chair and said with a smile: "What's the matter with you two, curious like this." That's your sister's house in the future, so naturally your sister should be the main one. ”

Yingchun suddenly understood, her cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head and stopped talking.

Tanchun and Daiyu also understood, and laughed, Tanchun teased her sister and said: "He really respects his sister everywhere, and even the house has to be built according to his sister's habits." ”

Daiyu also smiled and said: "You are still hiding what you are doing, quickly tell your preferences, so that he can quickly build the house and welcome you through the door." ”

Yingchun raised his head and took a sip of them, and whispered in his mouth: "I'm used to playing tricks on people, can't I live alone in that house?" ”

After that, she said to her mother: "I actually adapt to the habits of both sides, it just depends on how he is." ”

Xing Shuang saw that these two little ones had accommodated each other before they got married, and she was also relieved, and said to Yingchun with a smile: "You just say what you want, why bother with him." He's been here since he was sixteen years old, and he's used to it.

"I'll just say a few more words and give you an idea. His house was built next to the foreign bank, and now the foreign bank has not yet been built, and he has not yet felt it, but once the foreign bank is built, he is afraid that it will be noisy in the future. If you want to translate, you are only afraid that you will spend the most time in the study on weekdays, and the rest is enough, and the sound insulation of the study is the most important thing. ”

Yingchun smiled lightly, stood up and said: "What my mother said is very true, I originally liked the study when I was in England, and his house is the shape of England, so it is all arranged according to the habits of England." ”

Xing Shuang nodded, her heart said that this is not bad, in fact, she knows very well that her daughter is doing this to accommodate Benjamin, but they are willing to accommodate each other, and she doesn't want to intervene too much.

After Benjamin's house was all arranged, Xing Shuang went to see it again. Seeing the furnishings and sofas inside, it made her envious. When I asked about it, the sofa was not shipped from England, but was made by local craftsmen.

"There are many merchants in this **, and there are already craftsmen who will have Western furniture." Benjamin explained to his mother-in-law: "I had been to the homes of several merchants in the surrounding area earlier, and I saw that although their furniture was Western-style, the surface material was really fine silk, not leather. After asking a little more, I realized that our craftsmen here can also make sofas. ”

Xing Shuang also wanted a sofa, so she asked Benjamin: "How much does it cost to make a sofa like this?" ”

Benjamin listened and said, "Madame wants?" That's convenient, anyway, my house has to make furniture, and I asked someone to go to Mrs. to measure the size, and I gave Mrs. a call. ”

Xing Shuang was still a little embarrassed, but Benjamin insisted again and again, and Xing Shuang didn't even have a chance to shirk. By the time she got home, the craftsmen had already come to the house and started to measure them.

I heard that my wife was also going to move Western furniture to the house, and many maids were very curious. When the Western sofa was moved, many people gathered around the wife's room to see the rarity, and after looking at it for a long time, the bold one went up and sat down, and everyone was very envious.

"It's really soft, such a chair, it's not easy to move. It's excellent for entertaining guests, think about those wives and grandmothers, who has this family? Ah Ling said a little proudly, as if the sofa had become hers, and said to Jin Chuan: "I'll go back and tell my grandma to tie a cushion to my stool." ”

Jin Chuan was amused by her, and thought for a while: "Not only your family has to be tied, can't we also tie it?" Tie a mat and put a cover on it, it's not all so soft. ”

Xing Shuang came out of the inner room, and when she heard this, she hurriedly stopped: "Come on, take a good chair, if you are tied up, it will be indecent." If you want to be comfortable, don't we have the smart ones here who know how to cover the chair with cotton wool?

"But why hasn't anyone put a cover on the chair after so many years, and you don't want to think about it? Once the mat is put up, it can be removed at any time for easy cleaning. Second, our furniture is carved and shaped, once the cover is up, where can we see these things?

"The Western things, the carving is not as good as ours, and the shape is not as good as ours, so naturally we have to rely on comfort. This sofa seems comfortable, but the cushions inside are not easy to disassemble, and after sitting for a while, the cushions are deformed, and they are useless.

"Speaking of which, it's better to have our own furniture, don't learn these things."

Xing Shuang's interruption was not because she looked down on the sofa, but because she didn't want to be too public. There is Western furniture in the governor's palace, although it is not a mistake, but it is not good for people to hear it.

Fortunately, people here in Guangzhou seem to be accustomed to businessmen, and Xing Shuang is so cautious, but in the eyes of people here in Guangzhou, it is not an uncommon thing.

After further inquiry, many officials' homes actually have sofas and other objects, not only sofas, but even coffee tables, coffee tables and Western carpets are common objects.

After Xing Shuang heard about it, she became curious, and went out as a guest for the first time in two years, and went to her subordinates' homes to take a look, and saw that other people's sofas and coffee tables were complete, and she didn't have to be so careful when she came back, and even asked someone to make a few more sets of sofas, and each room sent one set.