"Dad, why did you suddenly think of changing the car?"
Du Chen asked Lao Du curiously. He thought the 212 was okay. The only better cars on the market now were the Santana and Jetta, but Du Chen didn't think those were anything special. He liked Mercedes-Benz and BMW, but even if he couldn't afford them, his mother would never agree to buy such an expensive car.
"You and your brother are both grown up, and it's too crowded to go out and play. There's not even room for luggage, and the suspension is too stiff. It's not comfortable at all."
"Dad, I think you're just tired of playing and want to change cars!"
Du Chen hit the nail on the head. He and his brother Du Bin could only take a car a few times. They would go out for fun twice a year at most. Comrade Du usually drove such a big car himself, so there was nothing wrong with it.
"Hey, I'm just asking if you want to change your car!"
Perhaps feeling guilty, Old Du kept asking Du Chen questions and didn't mention anything else Du Chen said.
"Dad, don't ask me, what kind of car do you want to change?"
"213 What do you think?"
"It's okay, do you like it?"
Du Chen likes all the square cars of this era, and 213 is also within his aesthetic taste.
"Yeah, I quite like it. It has a lot of space and a large displacement."
"Dad, my mom allowed you to change the car? Logically speaking, Mom is so frugal that she definitely wouldn't be happy for you to change the car, right?"
"Your mother only gave me a budget of 60,000, and I'm having a headache now!"
Comrade Lao Du is also depressed. There are not so many second-hand cars nowadays. He may not be able to buy one even if he wants to!
"Sixty thousand? Then I can only buy a used car! Is there anyone in our city who sells used cars?"
"I've never heard of that. There are only a few private cars in the entire city. Most of them belong to companies. There's no place to buy a used car."
"Hey, Dad, that reminds me. How about we do a used car deal? We've rented the Public Security Bureau now, and there's a huge yard. We can collect the cars ourselves, fix them up, and then sell them! What do you think of this business?"
Hearing Comrade Lao Du mention used cars, Du Chen's eyes lit up. In his plan, he would make good money for another two years, and around 1999 or 2000, he would persuade Comrade Lao Du to become an agent for a car brand and open a 4S store. If he chose the right brand, he wouldn't have to worry about not making money for at least 20 years. Now, he could get a used car to practice, and the profit from used cars was sometimes greater than that from new cars.
"Selling used cars? The problem is where can we find so many used cars? And we don't have that much capital!"
As a mechanic, Lao Du believes that second-hand cars can definitely make money, but there are also difficulties. First, there is a lack of second-hand cars, and second, the capital is not enough. Dealing in second-hand cars will definitely put a lot of financial pressure.
"Dad, have you forgotten Uncle Geng?"
"Geng Xinbo, Old Geng?"
"Yes, Dad, we don't have any cars here. Have you forgotten how many cars there are on the streets of Guangzhou? With so many cars, the prices must be cheaper than here! Oh, isn't Uncle Geng at the customs? Ask him if he has any smuggled cars seized by customs. Those cars are usually very cheap!"
Du Chen became more and more excited as he spoke. He had also heard from Comrade Lao Du that Uncle Geng's customs was preparing for reform, and many of the seized items would be handled by themselves, unlike before when they had to hand them in, nor like later when they had to auction them off. Now was a golden period, and if they seized this opportunity, maybe their Lao Du family could also achieve a class leap!
"Is this true? Isn't smuggling cars illegal?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen with both surprise and confusion.
"Dad, smuggling cars is illegal for those who smuggle them in, but we bought them from the customs and paid money to the country, so how can it be illegal?"
Du Chen couldn't explain the twists and turns, but he remembered that everything that came out of customs was legal and compliant. After all, the confiscated smuggled cars couldn't just be destroyed as scrap, right? The country wasn't that rich yet!
"I spoke to Lao Geng on the phone a while ago and he mentioned that the company needed to reform. How about I call him now and ask him?"
Comrade Lao Du was getting impatient and was ready to call Lao Geng directly to ask.
"Dad, don't you see what time it is? Call me tomorrow during the day. First ask about used cars, then ask Uncle Geng if he has any smuggled cars! That Toyota Hiace we talked about last time was probably a smuggled car!"
Du Chen was certain that the Toyota Hiace that picked them up last time was a smuggled car, so Uncle Geng must have quite a few smuggled cars!
"Okay, I'll ask Lao Geng tomorrow!"
Comrade Lao Du said excitedly that maybe he could even buy an imported luxury car. These days, most smuggled cars are luxury cars, so the profit would be huge.
"Dad, if Uncle Geng has a lot of luxury cars, we can definitely sell them to wealthy people like Liu Yuying!"
Du Chen accidentally said something rude and used a word from later generations.
Comrade Lao Du didn't notice the new words coming out of Du Chen's mouth and was joking with him.
"Second brother, Liu Yuying has already spent a lot of money at the repair shop. We can't just grab a sheep and pull it out!"
"Nonsense, if we don't fleece him, who else can we fleece? The only rich person we know is Liu Yuying, and at most there's Lu Shengbao!"
"Oh, Dad, I almost forgot about Lu Shengbao. We can sell it to Lu Shengbao too!"
In the past two years, Lu Shengbao has been in contact with Comrade Lao Du. Lu Shengbao made a lot of money through the game hall and then set up gambling machines. However, recently he is planning to sell the gambling machines and set up a billiard hall and a karaoke hall. I think he heard some rumors, otherwise he would not be willing to sell the gambling machines, which are his money-making machines.
"Second brother, you're the best. Don't let any rich man you know go unpunished!"
Comrade Lao Du smiled and said to Du Chen that he actually had many wealthy clients, all of whom were introduced by Liu Yuying. When the time comes, he must learn from Du Chen and not let any rich client escape!
"That's right, Dad. Otherwise, who would we earn money from?"
Du Chen said proudly to Comrade Lao Du. After that, Du Chen looked at his mother who was still chatting with Jia Xiaomin, while Lao Ding and Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao were still playing with the astronomical telescope. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him and his father, Du Chen quietly said to Comrade Lao Du.
"Dad, if Uncle Geng has a luxury car, I'll sponsor you 15,000 yuan if you want to buy one!"
"What? You have so much money?"
Comrade Lao Du also lowered his voice and spoke to Du Chen.
"Dad, this is the money I've saved over the past two years. It includes my royalties, New Year's money, and pocket money you gave me!"
"That's not that much, is it?"
"Dad, I'm telling you something in secret. Don't tell Mom. I just published a 100,000-word short story. The royalties are 12,000 yuan! I haven't had time to tell you yet! If you don't have enough money to buy a new car, I'll sponsor you for the entire thing!"
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