The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, spilling onto the bluish-gray tiles and the white walls, reflecting a tranquil play of light and shadow.
However, the courtyard presented a busy scene reminiscent of a construction site.
Various building materials were scattered all over the place, bags of cement, brand-new tiles, and lumber of various lengths could be seen everywhere.
Inside the house, shouts of workers moving heavy objects occasionally rang out, accompanied by the "bang bang" of hammers driving nails.
Li Zhenhua, wearing a safety helmet, squinted his eyes into slits, carefully inspecting a freshly paved section of the floor.
He lightly tapped it a few times with the cane in his hand, listening closely for a crisp sound to judge if there were any bulges in the tiles.
Then he picked up the renovation blueprints, compared them with the current state, and exchanged a few words with the construction workers:
