Du Chen simply asked about the shop and did not express his opinion too much. Now that his family has initially achieved a comfortable life, he does not want to interfere too much with his parents' decision.

Anyway, this is a good thing. Mom and Dad have their own ideas and no longer have to worry about everything like Du Chen used to. Business, after all, slowly becomes more skilled, and in this era, those who are daring and daring are generally not bad.

…

Comrade Lao Du has been very busy these days. He is busy inquiring about the property rights of the shop and looking for sources of goods. He has now become interested in scooters and has started preparing to make them.

Comrade Lao Du has undergone this change because the hottest thing in the living area in recent days is that you can often see children playing with scooters. One is Gu Yue and the other is Liu Yi. Du Chen, on the other hand, has hardly played with a scooter.

When the children in the living area saw the scooters, they started crying and asking their parents for scooters. After asking around, they found Du Chen’s store.

Comrade Lao Du must have taken this seriously when he saw this. He started contacting sources of goods in the past few days and prepared to start making scooters.

"Boss, have you solved this problem of my steel plate?"

Comrade Lao Du asked his supplier, who had been supplying steel plates to the unit's repair shop. After Comrade Lao Du contracted the repair shop, he also took over this channel.

"Director Du, you originally wanted the steel plate just to patch up the horse trough. What's the point of having such a small plate now?"

This person was very curious about why Comrade Lao Du needed so many small steel plates, so he asked directly.

"Why are you so curious? Just tell me if you can provide it!"

Comrade Lao Du said unhappily to Mr. Huang, the boss of the steel shop in front of him.

"Blame me, blame me. Yes! I contacted the manufacturer and they can provide it, but the quantity is quite large. If it's less, it's not worth it for them to cut it for you!"

Boss Huang lied. With his size, he couldn't contact the manufacturer. This time he contacted his supplier, who was a big dealer in Longcheng. He had his own factory and could provide cutting and welding services.

“How much does it take?”

Comrade Lao Du frowned and asked, saying that if he imported too much, he was afraid he would not be able to use so many goods.

"Minimum order size is one thousand yuan!"

"So much? How much is one piece?"

Comrade Lao Du frowned even more deeply.

When Boss Huang saw Comrade Lao Du frowning, he became very worried. He was also afraid that the deal would not be done.

"Alas, it wouldn't be suitable without the manufacturer. I had to persuade them to give me a good one. Director Du, you have to understand. The price is five yuan per piece, and I only make 20 cents per piece!"

Boss Huang quickly explained to Comrade Lao Du.

"Let me think about it! Oh, and what about the steel pipe?"

Comrade Lao Du doesn't believe that he can earn a dime from one dollar.

"The steel pipe is fine. Director Du, we have the stock you want. And with the accessories you requested, a set will only cost you a little over twenty yuan!"

"Okay, I'll go back and think about it!"

Comrade Lao Du turned around and walked out of the textbook market. He still had to go to buy some small commodities. Although it was summer vacation, the store was still quite busy, which made Du Chen's mother very happy.

…

"Brother, what are you doing?"

In the shop, Gu Yue watched Du Chen chopping bamboo with a knife.

There is no bamboo in Shanjin. This bamboo was found by Du Chen in a repair shop a few days ago. It was an unused bamboo basket. He took a long time to pick out a few better bamboos.

"Sister, I want to make a kite."

Du Chen was busy with the work at hand while talking.

"Chenchen, there's no wind in this hot summer, what are you doing with your kite?"

Ding Miaomiao, who was also standing aside, was trying to make conversation. While Du Bin was drawing illustrations, she was playing with Gu Yue, playing checkers and tumbling. She was bored at the moment, so she had to join in the fun.

"If we can't fly kites now, we can fly them in autumn. Besides, if the weather turns bad and the wind picks up, we can still fly kites!"

Du Chen was also bored and happened to have the materials on hand, so he wanted to give it a try. However, this was also his first time making a kite, so he had no idea whether it could fly or how high or far it could fly.

But everything has a first time. If you don’t do it well, you can do it again, or make some modifications. Du Chen is still confident in his hands-on ability.

"That's right. What kind of kite are you going to make?"

Ding Miaomiao asked Du Chen curiously.

"Dragonfly, right? Dragonfly kites fly far and are beautiful too."

"Why don't you make a triangular kite or a quadrilateral? That's easier!"

Ding Miaomiao asked Du Chen persistently.

"It's so ugly. And it's so shameful for a talented person like me to make such a simple kite."

Du Chen said arrogantly.

"Brother, I want to do it too! Please teach me!"

Before Ding Miaomiao could speak, Gu Yue was already staring at the bamboo sticks in Du Chen's hand with curiosity.

"Sister, you have to wait a moment. I'll split the bamboo first. You and Sister Miaomiao can work together. You two can discuss what kind of kite to make."

Du Chen didn't care. He was even happier that Gu Yue wanted to make a kite. Otherwise, he would have to play house with Gu Yue or jump rope.

Du Chen was indeed excited for the first two days after Gu Yue arrived, but after a few days, Du Chen wanted to avoid Gu Yue. He didn't want to play the games Gu Yue wanted to play. It was too childish and embarrassing! Just thinking about asking a man who's almost 40 years old to jump rubber rope gives me goosebumps.

So Du Chen has been racking his brains these days to think of what kind of handicraft he can make to divert Gu Yue's attention.

"Sister Miaomiao, what kind of kite do you think we should make? I like butterflies. How about we make a butterfly kite?"

When Gu Yue heard Du Chen asked her to discuss it with Ding Miaomiao, she immediately happily expressed her opinion to Ding Miaomiao.

"Ah, wouldn't the butterfly kite be too difficult..."

Ding Miaomiao hesitated a bit. She actually liked butterfly kites, but she didn't know how to make one! She thought a triangular kite would be fine. After all, it would be hard to see clearly when it flew.

Du Chen ignored the two people chatting. He was still chopping bamboo carefully. He had already broken several bamboos, either because they were broken or too thin or too thick.

"Son, I've bought you the Dacron and kite string you requested! I think you might as well just buy a ready-made kite!"

Comrade Lao Du went to buy small commodities as soon as he got the textbooks, and bought the things Du Chen wanted as well.

"Dad, what's the point of buying something? It's more interesting to do it yourself."

Du Chen took the things from Comrade Lao Du and said to Comrade Lao Du.

"Brother, come and help me!"

Du Chen called out to Du Bin who was drawing illustrations at the counter.

"What do you want me to do?"

Du Bin put down the paintbrush in his hand and came to Du Chen.

"Hey, brother, can you help me draw a dragonfly on this cloth? I want it to be this big!"

Du Chen gestured to Du Bin and told him how big a kite he should draw.

"Brother Binbin, can you also draw a butterfly for me?"

At this time, Gu Yue also came to Du Bin's side.