The meal lasted until half past nine. Gu Yue was almost falling asleep while sitting there, and Du Bin no longer had the energy he used to have.
Seeing this, everyone quickly dispersed as they had to continue working tomorrow, so they went back to wash up and go to bed.
Early the next morning, Lao Du and his group drove to the city again.
"Old Ding, is it okay for you to not go to work every day?"
On the way, Comrade Lao Du, who was free anyway, asked Lao Ding.
"It's okay. The office isn't busy these days, so I'll just take a couple of days off. I'll be fine after these few days anyway. When things get back on track, I'll rely on Sister Ren to run the store!"
"Old Ding, after you start making enough money this year, you should buy a car, right? It'll be a hassle running back and forth between the city and your living area after school starts!"
Hearing what Comrade Lao Du said, Jia Xiaomin and Ding Miaomiao both looked at Lao Ding expectantly. Now in the back row, Ren Surong was holding Du Chen, Jia Xiaomin was holding Ding Miaomiao, and Du Bin was sitting on the side. There were seven people crammed into a 212. It was only these days that there were not many traffic police on the road. In another ten years, the traffic police uncle will let you know what it means to be cared for by a traffic police uncle.
"I'm just waiting for you, Boss Du, to make a fortune. Then I'll buy a car too!"
When Lao Ding saw the expectant eyes of his wife and daughter in the rearview mirror, his heart was also burning with excitement. He had been coveting the car for a long time. Which man doesn't like this thing!
"Now that I've made some money, I want to change this car next year!"
Comrade Lao Du patted the steering wheel and also thought about replacing this car.
"It's good, why change it?"
Lao Ding asked Comrade Lao Du curiously.
"This car feels a bit small now. I want to get a bigger one. Also, the repair shop is very busy right now, and there are still many cars that need to be modified. Those who play with cars are all rich people. Sometimes when they see my 212, they always doubt my ability!"
Comrade Lao Du explained to Lao Ding, and also to Ren Surong in the back row, because he could see the meaning in his wife's eyes through the rearview mirror: "You're getting carried away just because you had some money!"
"Times have changed. Back then, having a bicycle to go to work was a plus. Now it depends on what kind of car you drive."
Old Ding also sighed.
Soon, Lao Du had parked his car in front of the clothing store. The store was already open, and the manager was cleaning with a few sales staff.
"Everyone, thank you for your hard work yesterday! Keep up the hard work today. If your performance this month is good, I'll give you all bonuses!"
Under the influence of Du Chen, Ren Surong also learned to paint a pie in the sky. The pie is painted for you, and whether you can eat it depends on your own ability.
Around ten o'clock, customers began to come into the store one after another. Each salesperson took the initiative and looked for their own targets.
Du Chen observed for a while and found that some people around 50 years old looked at the price tags and basically walked out directly, while some younger people basically looked at the style, material, etc. of the clothes first, and did not pay much attention to the price.
"Second brother, what are you looking at?"
While Du Chen was observing the customers, Comrade Lao Du walked up to Du Chen and asked him.
"Dad, take a look at the customer base and see if our store's positioning is correct."
"Oh, so what did you see?"
Comrade Du was quite interested in Du Chen's words.
"Dad, I've taken a look and most of the people staying in our store are still young people. Look at that man getting ready to go out!"
Du Chen pointed obscurely at a middle-aged man who was about to go out.
"Yeah, I saw it, what's wrong?"
Comrade Lao Du looked carefully at the man who had just left the house and felt that he could not see anything.
"I've noticed every customer who comes in. The one who just came in didn't look directly at the style or quality of the clothes. He glanced at the price tags at the door, walked a few steps inside, looked at our price tags again, and then, without saying a word, turned around and walked out."
"He thinks our clothes are too expensive, right?"
"Well, look at his age, he looks to be in his fifties. The style and quality of his clothes mean nothing to him..."
"I won't talk about the style, but why is the quality meaningless?"
Comrade Lao Du interrupted Du Chen. He always believed that quality was the most important thing.
"Dad, generally speaking, people in their fifties are close to retirement. Except for those whose families are short of money, who would still work in their fifties? Some people can wear out clothes of poor quality."
"That makes sense, go on."
"Nothing else, I just want to see if our customer base is what I originally expected. I've observed a few customers and they're pretty much what I initially expected."
"Hey, I thought you had some good ideas."
At first, seeing Du Chen observing the customers so seriously, Comrade Du thought that his second son had some good ideas again, so he came over excitedly to ask, but he didn't expect that it had nothing to do with what he thought.
"Dad, I have so many ideas, but do you think our family has the money, time, and people to do them now?"
Du Chen asked Comrade Lao Du a question in return.
"Hey, let's not talk about anything else for now. Just tell us about your ideas that we can realize with our efforts."
Comrade Lao Du's words were quite confusing. Du Chen took a moment to understand what he meant.
"I want to buy a piece of land in the living area and build a house."
Du Chen thought for a moment and said to Comrade Lao Du.
"Build a house? What's it for?"
"Stop!"
"Live? You mean build a house for us to live in?"
Comrade Lao Du confirmed it to make sure he didn't hear it wrong.
"Yeah, we'll live on our own!"
Du Chen's words confirmed to Comrade Lao Du that he had not heard wrongly.
"Second brother, what are you thinking? I'm a little confused!"
"It was you who suggested buying a house in the city, right? We bought two apartments for 150 square meters each, and now they've connected them to make 300 square meters!"
"Now our house has six bedrooms, four living rooms, and four bathrooms! Isn't such a big house enough for us to live in? Are you still thinking of building your own house? Besides, isn't the city better than the residential area?"
"Second brother, what do you think?"
Comrade Lao Du was at a loss as to what Du Chen could do, so he asked Du Chen a series of questions.
"Dad, let's go to the optician's shop. We're not needed here right now! Let's talk while we walk."
Du Chen was not in a hurry to explain to Comrade Lao Du. He planned to go to the glasses store to take a look. Besides, it was quiet there. Du Chen planned to have a good chat with Comrade Lao Du.
Comrade Lao Du listened to Du Chen's words and did not object. He knew that his second son always had his own opinions and would definitely explain what was going on to him.
When we arrived at the eyewear store, there weren't many people inside, only six or seven. They looked like parents bringing their children to get glasses.
Du Chen and Comrade Lao Du went upstairs for some quiet time. As soon as they sat down, Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen.
"Second brother, tell me, why do you want to build your own house? Isn't it good to live in the city?"
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