The Wolf and the Fox engage in swordplay
Over the next few days Xiao Zai doesn't know a moment of peace.
There were people constantly walking in and out of the estate, getting everything ready for Chu Yun's impromptu feast.
The estate needed extensive work, more than could reasonably be accomplished in a week, but Chu Yun didn't need to fix up the whole estate in that time. He just needed to have the common areas, and the outside of the estate's buildings fixed up. Guests weren't supposed to make it into their private quarters, so the narrative would still be that Xiao Zai and Chu Yun had managed to restore their derelict estate in record time.
At the moment Chu Yun's priority was fixing up the courtyards. He wanted the little lake cleaned and the viewing bridge fixed and restored.
Xiao Zai watched with some consternation as the master builder informed him it was all very short notice.