Chapter 451: Chapter 451: What’s Mine is Yours

The new house had been undergoing renovations for two months, and most of the structural work was complete.

When Shen Zhaozhao arrived, they were already painting the walls, and in another two or three days, it would all be finished, leading up to the arrangement of the furnishings.

She had seen the design draft before, and the entire decoration was basically done according to the draft, more or less.

She arrived just as the designer was also there.

“How is it, are you satisfied?”

Shen Zhaozhao was quite content; She didn’t know much about others but knew she really liked the renovations now.

“The painters should be done by tomorrow, and after airing it out for a couple of days, the furniture can be moved in. You can use these two days to take a look at the furniture market.”

“Thank you, you’ve been a great help.”

“I’m just doing my job for the money, no need to thank me. I have to go now. If you’re uncertain about choosing furniture, you can ask me.”

“Okay!”

After sending off the designer, Shen Zhaozhao thought it was still early, so she decided to stroll through the furniture market.

When she had started, the renovation funds provided by her parents were still half remaining, plus she had saved some money from tutoring over the past two months. Shen Zhaozhao originally thought she had more than enough to buy furniture, but after walking around the furniture market, she realized how naive her idea had been.

The price of a single piece of furniture could range from a few hundred to several hundred thousand, no wonder they say furnishings are a bottomless pit.

Shen Zhaozhao felt that she should draft a furniture budget list first. Otherwise, she might run out of money halfway through the purchases.

When Sheng Chuyi came home in the evening, he saw her sprawled on the desk, looking completely flustered.

“What’s wrong?” Sheng Chuyi walked over and asked.

Shen Zhaozhao lifted her head, her face fell as she said, “I just went to the furniture market, and found that the prices vary a lot. I’m afraid the money might not be enough, so I’m drafting a budget list.” It was just that this task was more challenging than she had anticipated. After all, she had only gotten a rough idea of the prices today.

She feared that when she saw something she liked, she wouldn’t be able to resist buying it.

Moreover, the pieces of furniture she liked today were quite expensive, and her calculations just weren’t adding up; she was hesitating whether to call Ms. Shu Ran to request more renovation funds.

After all, renovation is something that might happen only once in a lifetime, and if she couldn’t buy the furniture she really liked, it would feel like a big regret.

Sheng Chuyi glanced briefly at the list she had drafted, then went to his room and returned with a card in hand, which he placed in front of her.

“What are you doing?” Shen Zhaozhao looked at him, puzzled.

Sheng Chuyi said, “That’s the prize money from the last coding competition. You can use it first to buy the furniture.”

“How can I accept this?” Shen Zhaozhao shook her head in refusal, “We aren’t married yet, I can’t take your money.”

Sheng Chuyi said, “Sooner or later, we’re going to be family. My money is your money. Or, you can just consider that I’m lending it to you for now.”

Shen Zhaozhao was almost persuaded by him, but she eventually insisted, “No, I can’t take it.”

“Then just hold onto it for now. I don’t have any immediate need for spending money anyway. You can keep it for me.”

“Alright then!”

Shen Zhaozhao eventually accepted the card, though she hadn’t planned on using it. Instead, she picked up her phone, opened WeChat, clicked on Comrade Shen Mo’s profile, and began typing, “Dear Dad Dad Dad Dad…”

It suddenly dawned on her, she remembered that the card where her prize money was stored was still with her dad. Now was a good time to use it.