Chapter 175
Time was tight and the task was heavy. After seeing off Foreman Li, the father and daughter planned to go buy materials. They had already spoken to Aunt Ye on the phone before, and she said it was okay, so they decided to go ahead and do it.
They didn't go to the market because it was a simple decoration, so the materials used were the most commonly used materials for building houses. Su Yuanzheng probably knew the prices.
But the factory was on the outskirts of the city, so they had to take the bus there. At this moment, the sound of a motorcycle "thump thump" was heard.
Jiang Fengyi rode a military green "Bian San" and stopped at the door of the store. He was wearing a helmet, tilted his head, and said, "Uncle Yuan, Miaomiao, get in the car and I'll take you there!"
Motorcycles are still rare on the streets nowadays. Rich people like to buy cars. Many sidecars are allocated to various units for convenient mobile operations and are not easy to get.
Several people in the store also ran out to take a look out of curiosity. Su Yu patted the iron lump and said, "Great! Ayi! Where did you get this?"
"Hehe! It was discarded by the army, and I replaced the parts myself. It should be no problem to drive it for a few more years."
The neighbors were also attracted to watch, and one child even laughed: "Big brother! Why do I see that in the movies, only the Japanese soldiers ride this bike!"
"Little boy, you don't know this! The three-pack produced in our country is much better than the Japanese ones!"
With a motorcycle, it is convenient to go to the suburbs. Su Yuanzheng sits in the back seat and Su Miao sits in the truck bed.
This was Su Miao's first time sitting on the side bench, and he touched things out of curiosity.
Jiang Fengyi modified the car after he got it. Not only did he paint the old cucumber green, he also changed a lot of the software and hardware. The saddle was soft and didn't hurt the buttocks. He also installed a plastic windshield, so little Su Miao felt safe nestling in it.
The oil-absorbing iron lump made a "thump thump" sound when it was running, attracting the attention of many people on the street, and it was very cool.
It takes more than an hour to get there by bus, but it only takes half an hour by bus. There is no need to take a detour when passing a shallow stream on the way. It just rushes forward in such a domineering manner. It is indeed a good helper in mobile operations.
This is an old state-owned factory that has not yet started reform. Compared with the newly emerging private factories, it seems to lack the stamina.
After they went in and reported the name of Foreman Li, a workshop team leader came out to receive them.
"I have known Lao Li for many years. He introduces customers to us. We will give you the factory price directly and even deliver it to your home. I guarantee it will be more cost-effective than buying it outside."
Su Yuanzheng also came from a factory and had never seen a factory delivering goods to individual customers. He asked, "You still deliver goods? Our factory never provided delivery services before."
The workshop team leader sighed, "The market situation isn't as good as it used to be. Back then, there weren't so many private factories, so if you wanted to buy, you had to come to us. We only cared about shipping and didn't care about anything else. But if we don't change now, we're going to be outperformed."
Su Miao nodded in understanding. This impact came from the differences in the characteristics of the planned economy and the market economy.
The characteristics of a planned economy are that it emphasizes the combination of central and local initiatives under the principle of centralization and unification; it focuses on planned management while also paying attention to market management; it implements a variety of planning types in planned management; and it pays more attention to macro-control and comprehensive balance.
The characteristics of a market economy are autonomy, equality, competitiveness, openness and orderliness.
This competitiveness and openness means that businesses must improve the quality of their products and services, otherwise they will be eliminated.
Su Yuanzheng took out the drawings and stated his needs. The workshop director calculated the area and gave the appropriate quantity and quotation based on the materials they wanted.
The quotation was similar to Su Yuanzheng's psychological expectation, or even a little lower. It was probably the factory price.
Cement, lime, floor paint and the like are all available here, but the bricks for building the kitchen have to be bought from a brick and tile factory, so after paying for the materials, they went to a brick and tile factory not far away.
After running around for an afternoon, I finally bought all the necessary materials. After these materials were delivered to the store, they were temporarily piled up inside the store, waiting to officially start work the next day.
Foreman Li was indeed punctual and professional. He arrived on time at 8 o'clock in the morning with his two apprentices. After giving clear instructions, he praised them and started working!
Su Miao came to the store from time to time to bring water and fruit to the masters. Looking at the visible progress of the store's decoration, his heart was filled with joy.
At noon, she also invited several chefs to the store for lunch, and said that during the renovation period, the store would be responsible for providing lunch and dinner for the chefs.
This was not agreed upon beforehand, but Su Miao saw the dedication of the masters, so he showed some kindness and let them have a full meal so that they would have more energy to work.
Seeing how polite and generous the host was, the masters worked more carefully and attentively.
Opening a hole in the wall would affect the current business of the store, so Foreman Li waited until the store closed at night before taking his apprentices to work. Su Miao felt that they were very tired from working from morning to night, so he gave them an extra midnight snack.
In just eight days, the store was almost ready. Su Miao said she wanted to install a ceiling fan because the weather was getting hot, so Foreman Li asked her to buy one and helped her install it. He also installed a few sockets in the store so that it would be convenient for her to use other electrical appliances in the future.
On the day of acceptance, Foreman Li and his apprentice even cleaned the store and packed up the few remaining decoration materials and piled them by the door.
The renovated store looks brand new, with brand new white walls and three ceiling fans installed to make dining more comfortable for customers in the summer.
The newly paved cement floor is neat and clean. The newly built kitchen is also quite spacious. The stove has been set up and can be put into use immediately.
A two-meter-wide doorway was opened between the two shops, allowing for a wider field of vision and unimpeded movement.
At this point, the new storefront was officially delivered.
The shop has been renovated, and the next step is to arrange tables and chairs inside. There were already three sets of tables and chairs available in the store, and we went to the woodworking factory to select five sets of similar styles to the ones we use now. Suddenly, there are eight more tables with dining seats, and they no longer need to be placed outside the door exposed to wind and sun.
A new big iron pot must be bought for the kitchen, and other tableware and kitchen utensils should also be appropriately supplemented with new ones, and an auspicious day should be chosen to start cooking in advance.
After dealing with these matters, there was still a week before the store anniversary. The doors and windows of the store were not closed and the fans were not turned off every day to ventilate and dissipate the odor. Some green plants from the yard were also moved in to decorate the store.
In fact, today's decoration materials are not that complicated, and there is no need to leave the house for a while before moving in. It is normal for many families to move in directly after the decoration is completed, but Su Miao still thinks it is better to be safe.
In the next few days, we will start preparing for the store anniversary. After all, the store anniversary is mainly for celebration, supplemented by publicity. If we can make customers happy, will they come back next time? To do so, we must learn from the experience of the last event, give customers benefits, and organize some interesting prize-giving activities.
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