Chapter 368_1

"If that's the case, would my visit be enough to persuade him to come?" Lin Yue questioned, already sensing Master Chen's attitude and knowing that Old Lu had an eccentric personality, which might be even worse.

"I'm not sure about that," replied Master Chen, "but I've heard that Old Lu is interested in intricate and complex designs and constructions. Your drawings look quite sophisticated, so perhaps he might be intrigued." Lin Yue's drawings were very vivid and also meticulously annotated, so much so that even Liu, the shopkeeper who was a layman, could understand them and felt the house would definitely turn out well. As for Master Chen, being a man of considerable pride, he promptly refused upon hearing that the job was to build a house for a farmer in the countryside without even glancing at the drawings; otherwise, he might not have declined so easily, since a well-built house would benefit his own reputation.