Du Chen, in high school, was just as he said he would be, diligently attending classes and studying, completely absorbed in the sages' teachings. He didn't participate much in Li Dewen's underlings' trips to the capital, as everything had already been planned. After a semester and a half, Li Dewen took Xiami to the capital, but he didn't care, spending his days in a dull, relentless stream of study.
As the days go by, the weather gets colder. In another month, Du Chen will have his final exams. In about ten days, Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao will also return from Beijing and start their first year vacation.
"Mom and Dad, my brother and the others are going to have their holiday soon, right?"
Dinner time in the evening is the only time Du Chen has to relax. At this time every day, Du Chen will chat with Comrade Lao Du and others.
"Well, they just called a few days ago and said they would be back in about ten days."
Comrade Lao Du's tone was very cheerful. He hadn't seen Du Bin for half a year and missed his child a little.
"I wonder if the two children have lost weight?"
Ren Surong also muttered softly. As the holiday was getting closer, Ren Surong missed her more and more every day.
"Hey, the child will be back in a few days. We'll know then, won't we?"
Ever since Lao Ding was scolded by Jia Xiaomin on the day he took his child to school, his mentality has become completely laissez-faire. Since he can't control it anyway, why bother about it?
"Don't worry, Mom and Dad. My brother and sister Miaomiao are so far away that they might not want to come back. No one will supervise them out there. They can eat, drink, and have fun as they please without having to worry about making money. Do you think they will treat themselves badly?"
Du Chen comforted several parents while eating. At first, Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao called the store frequently, calling once every three to five days. Later, they didn't call for ten days or half a month. From this situation, it was obvious that the two of them should have let themselves go and had no time to call home.
"That shouldn't be the case, right? I didn't give Du Bin much living expenses."
"Tsk, just because you didn't give him money doesn't mean Du Bin doesn't have any. Isn't the royalties from his paintings money? Isn't working as a summer intern for Li Dewen also money?"
Comrade Lao Du was confident that although his family didn't give Du Bin much living expenses, he would definitely have a lot of pocket money. As for Ding Miaomiao, he believed that Lao Ding would definitely not want Ding Miaomiao to be penniless, so the living expenses would definitely not be less.
"Chenchen, how much did your brother earn from his summer job?"
Ren Surong had forgotten about this and turned to ask Du Chen.
"Mom, I don't know either. I've completely forgotten about it and haven't asked Li Dewen about it."
Du Chen lied without blushing or beating his heart.
Comrade Lao Du glanced at Du Chen with his eyes slanted. He could guess with his big toe that Du Chen was lying, but Comrade Lao Du was too lazy to care about these things.
"Dad, Uncle Ding, I haven't even asked, how's the electronics store?"
As the winter vacation is approaching, Du Chen's mind becomes active. He must study, but in addition to studying, Du Chen must also review the development of the past six months during the winter vacation. Of course, he will first take care of his father's business.
"Not bad, what's wrong?"
Comrade Lao Du is now doing business more and more smoothly. He can usually solve most problems by himself. In addition, Du Chen is already in high school and has no time, so under normal circumstances, Comrade Lao Du will not talk about business matters with Du Chen.
"Dad, I'm just curious about how business is going."
"Not bad, about 120,000 to 180,000 a month."
Before Comrade Lao Du could say anything, Lao Ding had already told us the store's profits.
"That's not too much, is it?"
Du Chen felt that the profit was unsatisfactory.
"Isn't that enough? How much does the average worker earn? 1,800 yuan."
Old Ding smacked his lips, he felt very satisfied.
"So what do you say we should do?"
Comrade Lao Du looked at Du Chen, wanting to hear what Du Chen would say.
"It's a sale! Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there's a big year-end sale. I'm going to buy a new TV for the New Year. My parents won't have to worry about leftovers from the New Year's Eve dinner anymore because I bought a big refrigerator!"
Du Chen made up two advertising slogans.
Comrade Lao Du and Lao Ding looked at each other and thought this was a good idea.
"Okay, let's give it a try in two days."
Comrade Lao Du has made the decision.
"Dad, how's things going at the 4S store?"
Electrical appliances are a small business, but Du Chen values 4S stores the most.
"The factory building and everything else have been completed. All that's left is the interior decoration. However, the weather is cold, so I haven't allowed construction to begin. Let's wait until the beginning of next spring."
In fact, it has little to do with whether the weather is cold or not. It’s about the interior decoration work anyway. The main reason is that Comrade Lao Du has no money.
In the past few years, Comrade Lao Du has earned more than 200 yuan in total, but he has only saved 160 or 170 yuan. The rest is for family expenses, rent, water, electricity, labor, and repayment of the shop loan.
The 4S shop spent over a hundred yuan on land, which was located in a remote area, thanks to connections. Then, they built the factory. All of Lao Du's family savings were gone in a flash, including Lao Ding's 300,000 yuan investment. Now, both families are clean. Lao Du is just waiting for the next few months to make some money. He'll start renovating next spring.
"Dad, how long will it take to finish the renovation?"
Du Chen understood Lao Du's predicament, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't just tell Lao Du that he had over 300,000 yuan and that if he didn't have enough, he could have some. Then he wouldn't have to live an idle life. However, the repair shop's cash flow was always healthy, so Du Chen wasn't overly worried.
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