Two or three days later, after school in the evening, Du Chen finished his homework and read a book at the counter. Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao went to evening self-study. My mother was helping out in the clothing store next door, so the glasses store was also very quiet.
"Ring, ring, ring..."
Du Chen, who was concentrating on reading, was startled by the ringing of the phone. He put down the book in his hand and answered the phone.
"Hello, is this Lao Du?"
Du Chen had just picked up the phone and before he could say anything, he heard a question from the other end.
"Hello, my dad hasn't come home yet. May I ask who you are?"
"Is that Chenchen? I'm your Uncle Geng!"
"Hello, Uncle Geng. I'm Chenchen. My dad hasn't come back yet. What do you want to talk to him about? Or should I ask him to call you back when he gets back?"
When Du Chen heard that it was Geng Xinbo, he immediately greeted him.
"No need, Chenchen, uncle called to say that the reflector you want is out of stock. We can only ask you to provide the dimensions and the manufacturer to make it for you, but the price will be a bit high!"
On the phone, Geng Xinbo stated the purpose of his call today. He had asked about reflectors many times in the past few days, but none of the merchants he asked had any. Finally, a glass factory said they could make them to order, and there would be no problem as long as they had the data.
"Excuse me, uncle, but I wonder how much this custom-made one costs?"
Du Chen asked Geng Xinbo if the price was too expensive he might as well just buy a ready-made astronomical telescope. Although the effect might not be as good as one he made himself, it would generally be fine for looking at the moon.
"They can't tell me for sure now because we don't have the size, but it's probably around three to five hundred."
"Excuse me, uncle. This price is acceptable. How about this? I'll have my dad fax you a message tomorrow with all the dimensions of this reflector. Can you ask the manufacturer to take a look?"
"That would be great. Then ask your dad to send me a fax tomorrow!"
Geng Xinbo answered readily on the phone that this was the best way. Only with a blueprint could he try his best to make the reflector that Du Chen wanted. It was hard to explain it clearly, and the manufacturer had never made it before. Having a blueprint would save him a lot of trouble.
As soon as the two hung up the phone, it rang again, and Du Chen picked up the call.
"Hello!"
"Hello, is this Du Chen? I'm your brother Sun!"
"Hey, hey, Brother Sun! What's up? Do you have any good news for me?"
Brother Sun from the magazine was Du Chen's editor-in-charge, and they were in contact quite often, so Du Chen's speech wasn't as polite as Old Geng's. When he heard the call from the other party, the first thing Du Chen thought of was whether the videotape had been found.
"Yes, that Independence Day you wanted hasn't been released in the US for very long, but luckily I found the videotapes for you! There are also some other science fiction movies and blockbusters, maybe 20 or 30 videotapes! I'll mail them to you tomorrow."
Du Chen was very happy to hear what Brother Sun said. He finally had something to kill time on Sundays. On ordinary Saturdays and Sundays, Du Chen either read or studied, or sat in the glasses store all day. It was really boring.
"Okay, Brother Sun, thank you for your help!"
"It's not a big deal, it's just a piece of cake. By the way, Du Chen, did you send me a package?"
"That's right, Brother Sun, did you get it?"
"I received it. I haven't opened it yet. I'm still wondering who sent it to me and what's inside. It looks pretty heavy."
"Nothing, Brother Sun. Just ordering our local specialties. Oh, there's also three hundred yuan inside. Please check if it's there when the time comes!"
Originally, Du Chen was planning to transfer money to the other party, but Brother Sun refused to agree. Du Chen had no choice but to resort to this last resort.
"Look at you, Du Chen. I told you I don't need it, but you still want to give it to me. What should I do with you?"
"It's okay, Brother Sun, just keep it! It's nothing special for friends to give you some local specialties!"
After finishing the business, the two chatted for a long time and discussed the story written by Du Chen before hanging up the phone.
"Chenchen, sure! We're pretty busy with business every day! I don't even get as many calls as you do!"
The mother who had just entered the room was teasing Du Chen, and there was something indescribably strange about a ten-year-old kid talking to friends on the phone.
"Mom, are you done with the clothing store?"
Du Chen ignored his mother's joke and asked his mother instead.
"Yeah, they just got off work over there! It's already past eight o'clock without me noticing!"
"That means our business is doing well!"
You can only make money if you are busy. How can you make money if you sit at home idle every day?
"Not bad, the clothing store is busy every day, and the glasses store is doing good business too!"
When talking about her own business, Du Chen's mother became obviously more excited and smiled.
"Mom, how much money can our family earn every month?"
Looking at his mother's smiling face, Du Chen couldn't help but ask about his family's income.
"Go away, kid, why are you asking this? Anyway, as long as you have enough food and clothes, you don't need to worry about the rest!"
"I'm just concerned!"
"You should focus on your studies. I'm telling you something. Even though your dad doesn't usually care about you, I know he has a little notebook where he records the mistakes you and your brother have made. We'll settle the scores together when the time comes!"
Du Chen's mother spoke to Du Chen mysteriously.
"Is this true? Mom, please don't scare me! Besides, what have I done wrong? I'm such a good boy!"
Du Chen was a little surprised when he heard what his mother said. It turned out that his father was not like this. Who did he learn this bad thing from? He even secretly took a small notebook to write it down and settle the matter together later.
"Hmph, you're being a good boy? Don't think we didn't know about your brother being dragged off to play billiards a while ago. Later, you even dragged Miaomiao along to help your brother out, betting a hundred dollars with them. Am I right? You even lied to me back then, saying you were asking the teacher questions after school. Keep making that up! And you two little bastards even dragged Miaomiao into this, and I didn't even dare tell your Uncle Ding and Aunt Jia!"
Du Chen stared at his mother with wide eyes, feeling that he had no secrets at all. Was his parents' intelligence capabilities so powerful now? How could he not know anything about it?
"Mom, who told you?"
"Who told me that? Why would I tell you? Are you going to threaten others later? I won't tell you!"
Du Chen's mother kept talking in a roundabout way, but she refused to tell Du Chen who had reported the secret.
"Mom, just tell me! I'm just curious who would know about this!"
Du Chen pleaded with his mother, wanting to know who had betrayed him. Logically, only the few people involved, including Du Bin's classmates, knew about this. Lü Wen was the cause. Could it be that Lü Wen had secretly told his parents? Du Chen secretly investigated.
"Hmph, I won't tell you. Go on your own if you want to! I can tell from your expression that you're full of bad intentions again!"
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