Chapter 29 Harold: I haven't seen the young master smile so happily for a long time.
"My two great scholars, I have brought the camera!" The waiter came to the two of them holding the camera. She was surprised to see that in addition to the elegantly decorated three-bedroom and one-living room, there was a huge garden. The style of the garden was very different from that of Xumi. She didn't know how to describe it, but she felt that the garden was very beautiful, with a kind of beauty that seemed to be created by nature, and it was a completely different style from the large garden of Xumi.
You have to know that the people who come to this tavern to eat are all upper-class people in Xumi. As a waitress, she is occasionally invited to serve them in their private mansions or private cruise ships together with chefs and dancers. The money spent by some wealthy businessmen on a banquet is enough for an ordinary family to eat for five years.
She dared to say that her vision was definitely very high in the entire Xumi, but she had never seen similar room furnishings and gardens in those people's homes.
"Okay, thank you," Kavi took the camera and photographed several rooms from various angles. After taking the display photos for the construction workers' reference, he took several still life photos and interior photos from an artist's perspective.
"It would be better if it had color," said Kavi, rather regretfully.
Harold nodded in agreement. In his previous life, this problem could be solved with PS, but in the current Xumi there was really no way to do it.
"Okay, now that we're done filming, let's build the house," Kavi couldn't wait.
Harold calculated the dimensions and immediately rolled out a bunch of parts such as walls, tiles, and beams. Kavi observed the parts with great interest, and then he discovered the problem.
Kavi asked, "Do you want to use a compromise?"
Liyue-style buildings are divided into classical, retro and eclectic styles, which are respectively using traditional Liyue architectural style from the inside out, traditional Liyue style on the outside and Fontainebleau furniture style on the interior furnishings, which neutralizes traditional Liyue style buildings and Fontainebleau style buildings.
Originally, Kavi thought that the "El Haisen House" they built would be in a classical style.
"Do you want to use the classical style?" Harold asked. He just randomly found a good blueprint from the void. He personally prefers eclectic architecture because he had seen too many classical styles in his previous life and felt a little visually fatigued.
"If it is to match the garden, would the classical style be more appropriate? Or in the eyes of the people of Liyue, should a compromise style be used in this situation?" Kavi asked uncertainly.
He always believed in his intuition in the field of architecture, but he was not so confident when it came to Liyue architecture. It was not that he had not read relevant documents when he was in the Order Academy, but what was recorded in the documents was different from what he actually did.
The architecture of Liyue is completely different from that of Xumi. The construction of Liyue architecture is more inclined to feelings. In Liyue's words, it is called "meaning" and "charm". Only those who have lived in Liyue and been influenced by Liyue culture can experience these. And Harold obviously knows Liyue culture better than him.
"No, I think either is fine. I personally prefer the eclectic style, but considering the garden, I still have to use the classical style," said Harold, and immediately changed a bunch of materials.
Kavi built the house even faster, after all, this was his strong point.
Harold couldn't help holding his breath when he was stacking the tiles. These were all made of rocks, and there was not even any glue between the tiles. Harold was really worried that if Kavi shook his hand, all the tiles would collapse like dominoes, smashing the rooms and gardens they had just built.
But Kavi told him with his actions: your worries are unnecessary.
The pair of hands that could assemble various mechanisms and buildings were very dexterous, and Kavi himself was calm and composed when doing this work. He never thought about the possibility that he would collapse the tiles.
After Kawi finished building the house, he admired it and said, "Well, Al Haisen's mansion is finally completed."
However, in his opinion, there were still some areas that could be changed in the form of the house. After all, the house parts were directly made by Harold according to the drawings, and he couldn't make modifications based on his own understanding. If he asked Harold to change some parts according to his ideas, it would be too much trouble for him, his junior.
"So the owner of this mansion is Master Elhaisen?" the waiter waiting on the side couldn't help but ask.
...El Haisen, sir?
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Kavi and Haroldt couldn't help laughing.
"Harold, I think I understand why you couldn't stop laughing just now," Kavi said with trembling hands, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Right, and when Elhaisen comes, the senior will definitely smile as soon as he sees his face," Harold said with a smile.
Just like now, whenever he sees Kavi, he thinks of "The Gardens of Elhaisen" and wants to laugh.
"Elhaisen's Garden" is like the plaque hanging in Baicao Garden that reads "Xun Ge'er's Garden" and the plaque hanging in Sanwei Book House that reads "Shou Jingwu's Private School".
Oops, this is even funnier now that I think about it.
My weird sense of humor.
Kavi: “That’s for sure, it’s hilarious!”
"...Excuse me, did I say anything ridiculous?", the waiter asked hesitantly.
"No, no, it was just something happy that suddenly occurred to us," Harold said with a smile.
"Yes, that's right," Kavi couldn't stop laughing.
"That's great, I thought I said something wrong," the waiter breathed a sigh of relief.
Then Kavi adjusted the positions of several rockeries and plants in the garden according to the main house. When he was holding a pine tree and thinking about whether to put it behind the main house or next to the pavilion, Elhaisen walked towards them with a book in his arms.
Seeing Al Haisen's face, Kavi: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha——"
His hands shook with laughter, and he inserted the pine tree upside down into the gap of the rockery.
"My tree!", Kavi exclaimed, pulling out the pine tree with heartache and wiping its tip with his hand.
Elhaisen looked at the buildings that almost covered the entire table and said, "What are you doing? Are you bored waiting and want to amuse yourself?"
"Yes, Master Alhaisen, this is the 'Alhaisen House' that Harold and I carefully designed for you. Come and check it out," said Kavi.
"Ding ding (male version of Linnette's voice)," Harold stretched out his hands to show it.
Kavi: "If you come a little later, you can add a few pavilions to your yard."
"Is this the owner of this mansion, Master Alhaisen?" the waiter finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked softly.
It was the first time she had seen such a young "master".
Kavi and Harold: "Haha ...
El Haisen's expression: =-=
El Haisen's expression: =v=
Harold choked and could no longer laugh.
Elhaisen actually smiled, and it was a smile with the corners of his mouth raised three pixels.
Harold (Butler version): I haven't seen the young master laugh so happily in a long time.
"Don't you think that calling me 'Master' is allowing me to take advantage of you?" Elhaisen said with his arms folded.
Kavi: "So what? Master Alhaisen, do you think this title will soon spread throughout the House of Lords, just like the reputation of Junior Brother Harold, 'Master Alhaisen'?"
The reputation of Harold that Kavi mentioned was naturally the reputation of successfully obtaining a large amount of research funds from the great sage.
Elhaisen raised his lips: "The virtuous name of 'Amirita God of War'?"
Harold: ...
Help, who doesn't know this name?!
Is it that funny? It almost made the angle of Elhaisen's mouth rise from three pixels to three and a half pixels.
Kavi's eyes widened: "What?! Amirita God of War? What is that?"
These days, Kavi is either drawing blueprints at home or following up on the construction progress at the construction site. He knows nothing about the rumors about the House of the Fatwa.
As if he hadn't noticed Harold's pleading look, Elhaisen said, "Why don't you ask your junior yourself?"
Kavi looked at Harold, then at Elhaisen, and narrowed his eyes in dissatisfaction: "What are you talking about? Why do I feel like you are hiding something from me?"
"How could that be?" Harold smiled stiffly.
"Oh - really? You don't want to tell me? You're hiding it from me? I can find out myself, you don't have to tell me!" said Kavi.
"Senior, can the food be served? I'm hungry," Harold quickly changed the subject.
"Okay, I'll let you go today and eat first. Miss, you can serve us the food now," Kavi said, and couldn't help but look at the complex of buildings on the table.
In a moment, it will turn into dust. This is the first time he has designed a Liyue-style house. Although it is limited by tools and materials and there are many irreparable regrets, Kavi still has feelings for this project that he has poured his heart and soul into.
But there was nothing that could be done about it. After all, this was in a hotel, and it was impossible for him and Haroldt to move such a large model back.
"Okay," the waiter tucked the menu under his arm, bowed to the three people and left.
"Senior, do you want to take a few more photos? If not, I'll clear the room," said Harold, looking at the architectural model in front of him.
"...Wait a minute, let me take a few more pictures," Kavi held the camera in his hand reluctantly. He believed that he would design even better Liyue-style buildings in the future, but he was a very nostalgic person, and every "first time" had a special meaning to him.
Kavi took a bunch of photos around the dining table from various angles. Some were simply to record the overall view of the house from different angles, some were to show the details of their design through various lenses, and some were to take advantage of the light and shadow in the store at the moment.
"Harold, as one of the designers of 'Elhaisen House', do you want to take a photo with me and it?" Kavi asked, holding the camera.
Harold: "Okay."
Kavi happily moved closer to Harold, high-fived him, and captured this scene and the model behind them in the photo.
Kavi pushed El Haisen and "placed" him behind the main house of the "El Haisen Mansion": "Master El Haisen, as the owner of this mansion, come and take a photo with it. Come on, smile."
After saying this, without waiting for Elhaisen to say anything, Kavi quickly raised the camera and took a photo, capturing Elhaisen and the "Elhaisen House" in the photo.
"Okay, that's enough, junior, let's clear the room," Kavi stared at the building in front of him without blinking. In a moment, this work of art would turn into dust in the air, and he wanted to witness this final scene.
Harold nodded. Originally, he only needed a thought and a breath to make all the rock elemental creatures disappear, but this time his action included a forward swing.
"Please wait a moment!" The waiter who had just left trotted over, followed by two middle-aged women wearing gorgeous gold jewelry on their heads.
Harold immediately withdrew his action.
"What's going on? Is there anything wrong, ladies?" Kavi was very surprised.
"It's about your work, I like it very much, so I have a humble request," said the middle-aged woman in a purple robe.
"Actually, I'm the owner of this hotel. My name is Rukani, and this is my partner, Lima. Her mother is from Liyue, and she has been living in Xumi since she married a Xumi. She misses Liyue very much, but her body can no longer support her long journey, so we have always wanted to build a Liyue-style house for her..."
"So you want us to design a house for you?" Kavi pointed at himself and then at Haroldt.
"I am very sorry to disturb the three of you who are dining here. I will waive your bills and give you an extra bottle of wine. And Mr. Alhaisen, the owner of the mansion, we have no intention of competing with you for these two excellent designers. We are willing to wait until your project is completed. I also know that my request is too presumptuous, but we are really eager to build the house," said Rukani.
Kawi said awkwardly: "But designing Liyue-style buildings is not my specialty. If you want authentic Liyue-style buildings, it is best to hire a professional architect from Liyue."
Lima: “It’s not that we haven’t tried, but there are no good Liyue architects willing to travel thousands of miles to Xumi just to build a small private residence.
We could only try to find some Liyue people who claimed to be good at building Liyue-style buildings, but what they made was completely different from our expectations, and my mother was very disappointed about this - although she didn't show it on her face, I could feel it as her daughter.
So we told her the first few times when we brought architects back from Liyue, but later we just stopped telling her because we were afraid that her expectations would be dashed every time."
After hearing this, Kavi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he stopped himself.
"If you are worried about money, that's no problem at all. There is no upper limit to our budget. If you want to build a garden behind the house, we can accept that. The design fee can be three times the highest standard on the market. Or, you can set a standard and calculate it based on the building area or the number of trees used," Rukani said eagerly.
“It’s not about money,” Kawi shook his head like a rattle. “I’m really not good at designing Liyue-style buildings, and I don’t understand Liyue culture. I almost made a big mistake today. Besides, my single issue is already scheduled for half a year later.”
Actually, Kavi really wanted to try to build buildings in different styles, such as Liyue-style buildings, Fontaine-style buildings... But in his opinion, he was not qualified to take orders for Liyue-style buildings now. He felt that before he could take orders for Liyue-style buildings independently, he had to study under a local architect in Liyue for at least two years. The first time he cooperated with the engineering team, he had to be supervised by a Liyue mentor to prevent him from making mistakes in the design of the building due to his lack of understanding of Liyue culture.
If he didn't care about these, he could certainly take the order now and make a fortune from the two rich women, but he cared. He felt that money was not earned in this way. He couldn't treat the customer's order as an opportunity to practice. This was irresponsible. Before serving customers, he had to ensure that he had accumulated enough practical experience.
"But you clearly designed this mansion for Mr. Elhaisen today," the waiter at the side cast an envious look at Elhaisen.
Harold: ...Oh no, this is a joke.
Lima and Rukani had already lost hope, but their eyes brightened when they heard the waiter say this. They also cast eager glances at Elhaisen.
"Master Elhaisen, how did you convince these two great architects to work for you?"