"It's fine as long as no one's behind me causing trouble. I'm worried that someone might be trying to stir up trouble. By the way, how are you doing with the recent profits?"
"Brother Chen is pretty good. He delivers about a hundred buckets of water every day, and the amount has been increasing recently. I asked the water delivery guy to ask around, and since the office got a water dispenser, everyone's water consumption has increased significantly. An office of about ten people basically only needs one bucket of water a day, and even one bucket of water is not enough!"
Xiami said to Du Chen happily.
"Is the check okay?"
Du Chen asked about the most concerned issue: group business is easy to do, but accounts are difficult to settle. This is a problem faced by all businesses.
"We're a small business, and we agreed from the beginning to settle our bills once a month. We haven't had any problems so far."
Xiami is very strict about accounting issues, and the problems Du Chen is worried about are also his concerns.
"That's fine. I can rest assured knowing you're in charge of the project. By the way, don't forget to send water to the boss's house."
Du Chen reminded Xiami by the way.
"Don't worry, Brother Chen. I have a small blackboard with the date written on it. Every day when I go to the office, I can see when I should deliver water to the leader. I won't forget!"
Xiami said to Du Chen proudly.
"That's not bad, but you won't let anyone see it, right? Otherwise, there will be rumors."
"No, I'll stick to this date. If they're not one of us, they won't know what it means."
"That's great. You've thought everything through. I feel more at ease now!"
Du Chen thought about it and realized that there were indeed no other issues that needed to be addressed. Xiami and Li Dewen were both doing a very good job, and he might not be able to do as well as them if he did it himself.
"Brother Chen, we're home!"
While Du Chen was thinking, Xiami's voice interrupted his train of thought.
"That's pretty fast. I'll go home first. If you need anything, come to me as usual! And drive slowly on the road!"
Du Chen gave some instructions, opened the car door and jumped out.
The car stopped outside the community, and Du Chen walked slowly towards his home. It had already gotten dark, and there were no street lights on the road. As Du Chen walked, he looked up at the stars in the sky. The sky in Yuncheng was still very blue, and he could see the Milky Way by looking up, unlike the days to come, when it was pitch black.
Du Chen thought back on the past ten years since his rebirth and felt pretty good! He was a child from an ordinary family, with ordinary parents. He couldn't say how much had changed, but at least he was much better off than before. He had a car, a house, and savings. His brother and he had both embarked on different paths. The future was bright, and he would always have bread, eggs, and milk. Thinking of this, Du Chen's spirits returned. He cheered himself up and hurried home, ready to read some more, watch some TV, and then go to sleep.
Du Chen slept until around ten in the morning. After taking care of his personal hygiene, he changed his clothes and walked out of the house.
Du Chen first went to the restaurant opposite the glasses store to order dinner, and when the two families came back, they would go directly there for dinner. One reason was that his parents didn’t have the energy to cook after driving back, and the other was to celebrate for Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao.
After the provincial competition, their math intensives came to an end. Du Chen believed that regardless of the test results, they should focus on all subjects. If they didn't do well, the national competition wouldn't matter to them. If they did well, they could just experience the competition. There was no need to devote a lot of time and energy to preparing for it. After all, these were top students from all over the country. Du Chen didn't think Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao had any chance. Instead, focusing too much on the national competition would hinder their other studies.
At noon, Du Chen grabbed a quick bite to eat on the street and prepared to go to the book market to look for books he might like. The afternoon passed quickly, and before five o'clock, Du Chen returned to the glasses store. He estimated that his parents would be back soon.
Du Chen had not been looking at the book he had just bought for long when he heard some noise outside the door. Du Chen looked up and saw that it was his parents who had returned.
"Mom, Dad, Uncle Ding, Aunt, you're back!"
"Well, my waist hurts from driving all the way!"
Comrade Lao Du stretched and said to Du Chen.
"Son, are you okay these past two days? Why didn't you answer my call last night?"
Seeing Du Chen, Ren Surong finally felt relieved. She had been thinking about Du Chen for the past two days. As a result, she called Du Chen last night but Du Chen didn't answer, which made Ren Surong even more worried.
"You called? I had dinner with Li Dewen and the others last night and got home a little late."
Du Chen told the truth. Anyway, his parents now knew about the existence of Li Dewen.
"Why did he ask you to eat?"
Comrade Lao Du was a little confused. After all, there was a big age gap between the two of them, and they probably couldn't play together.
"Last night, I was about to go out for dinner when I ran into Li Dewen. After a few words, he insisted on treating me to a meal. He wanted to thank us for selling him a car that was cheap and of good quality. I didn't think of anything else to do, so I decided to go eat with him. After dinner, he sent me back at around 9:30. Mom, didn't you make another phone call?"
Du Chen explained to Comrade Lao Du and Ren Surong, and then Du Chen asked Ren Surong.
"Hey, don't mention it. There's no phone where we live. If we want to make a phone call, we have to find a small store. Where can we find one in the middle of the night? I was worried all night!"
Ren Surong complained that this was the inconvenience now and it was too difficult to find someone, but it was also good. People in the future would have mobile phones and would not have any personal space or privacy. Du Chen would get annoyed when he heard his phone ringing, which was definitely not a good thing.
"Brother, Sister Miaomiao, how did you do on the exam?"
Du Chen then asked Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao who were standing beside him.
"Not bad. I know most of the questions. Miaomiao and I compared the answers. I think it's okay!"
Every time Du Bin was asked how he performed after the exam, he always felt that he did quite well, but it was hard to say how much of a misunderstanding he had.
"Okay, the exam is over, let's not talk about it anymore! Let's talk about what we're having for dinner first? I just had a quick bite for lunch and now I'm a little hungry!"
Comrade Lao Du didn't want to put any pressure on Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao, and everyone was a little tired after a busy day, so he decided to solve the problem of stomachache first.
"Lao Du, Lao Ding, what do you want to eat? Sister Ren and I are going to go buy some groceries."
At this time, Jia Xiaomin said from the side that Comrade Lao Du and Lao Ding were the only ones driving back and forth, so dinner was left to her and Ren Surong.
"Auntie Xiao Jia, Mom, don't cook tonight. I've booked a table across the street, and it's almost time. Let's go over there! After dinner, go home and have a good rest!"
At this time, Du Chen spoke to Jia Xiaomin and Ren Surong.
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