"After the water plant opened, I've been helping Li Dewen and Xiami with their ideas. Xiami stays in charge of production, while Li Dewen goes out to negotiate business deals. That's basically how it is."
"You're not doing something else?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen expectantly.
"I haven't done much else, because my entire focus back in junior high was on getting the water plant done. I didn't have much time for that in high school, as I was busy studying. As for other things, I did, but they were small ventures. One was helping Kiki open a tattoo shop. Tattoo shops are still a niche market here, and while they make money, it's not much. At the beginning, the annual dividends were only around 20,000 or 30,000. I figured it would get better in a few years, and it's steadily increasing now. Also, Xiaofei opened an information consulting company. To put it bluntly, I just make a living by helping people connect with each other."
"That's not bad! No wonder Li Dewen and the others contributed both money and manpower when we were helping to deal with Duan Chang. This was all your plan, right?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen with satisfaction. It was a question, but Comrade Lao Du was very sure that these were all Du Chen's work.
"Yeah, that's right. It's mainly because the other party is too mean. I'm so angry."
Du Chen admitted it with a smile.
"That's not right, Chenchen. I remember Li Dewen and Xiami were both in the capital, right?"
Ren Surong thought about the time when his own 4S store opened, Li Dewen and Xiami rushed back from Beijing. Doesn’t that mean that Li Dewen and Xiami are not at the water plant now?
"Chenchen, you didn't tell me there's also an arcade and a bar!"
Du Bin also quietly reminded Du Chen from the side.
Du Chen slapped his forehead before he realized it. Because the video game arcade and the bar were not his main businesses, Du Chen forgot about them for a while.
"What's going on? What arcade and bar?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen curiously.
"Mom and Dad, I just forgot about it. I'll tell you slowly."
"After my brother and sister Miaomiao finished their college entrance exams, I decided I wanted to go to Beijing to study, too. So I decided to send Li Dewen and Xiami to Beijing to help with preparations. The water plant's business was already pretty stable at the time, so if we kept things running smoothly, there wouldn't be any problems. So, I asked Li Dewen and Xiami to go with us. As for this side of things, I just needed a few trustworthy friends to keep an eye on things. They could contact me if anything came up, but I basically didn't need to get involved."
"So what you're saying is that Li Dewen and Xiami opened an arcade and bar in Beijing?"
Comrade Lao Du had to reconsider how big Du Chen's industry was. After all, he must be quite powerful to be able to open an arcade and a bar in Beijing.
"It's not in Beijing, Dad. I opened the arcade during the winter break of my first year in high school. It was on the second floor below the People's Commercial Building. Li Dewen wanted to make some extra money, and I happened to have some free time during the winter break, so I opened the arcade."
Did you listen to what people say? With nothing to do, he opened an arcade. Old Ding looked at Comrade Lao Du, his eyes red with envy, thinking that he would have to give Comrade Lao Du a couple more drinks later. After more than half a year of exercise, their physical indicators were finally back to normal, and they had both lost weight. Although they were still a little fat, they no longer gasped for breath after running a few steps.
"What about the bar?"
Comrade Lao Du asked with great interest, saying that he had never been to a bar before.
"The bar has only been open for over half a year, so that's not a long time."
"What's a bar like? I haven't even been there!"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen curiously.
"It's a quiet bar, just for people to drink and chat. There are also two resident singers. It's a relatively quiet bar, not the kind that's noisy. If you have time, we can go and experience it."
When Du Chen saw his mother glaring at him, he immediately realized that she had a misunderstanding about the bar, so he quickly explained it to a few people and asked everyone to go over and experience it together.
"That's fine! What kind of alcohol is in it? Any foreign liquor? Remy Martin or XO? I've only seen it in a movie, but I've never tasted it. What does it taste like?"
Old Ding asked Du Chen with shining eyes, saying that he might not be interested in other things, but he became excited when it came to wine, especially since Du Chen was treating him, he was ready to drink whatever wine was expensive.
"Old Ding!"
Jia Xiaomin called out to Lao Ding in frustration. He looked so ignorant and utterly embarrassed. Moreover, his indicators had just returned to normal not long ago, but he was already thinking about drinking again.
"It's okay, Xiao Jia. I'm curious too. I've been watching people drinking foreign liquor in movies all day, but I still don't know what it tastes like. Second brother, do you have any liquor like XO in your bar?"
After Comrade Lao Du helped Lao Ding say a few words, he also asked Du Chen curiously.
"Dad, Uncle Ding, Remy Martin is too expensive. We can't afford it here, so we don't have it in the bar..."
After hearing Du Chen's words, Comrade Lao Du and Lao Ding were instantly disappointed.
"But the bar has other drinks, including whiskey, rum, and tequila. And since you wanted Remy Martin, I brought it back for you!"
Looking at the disappointed Comrade Lao Du and Lao Ding, Du Chen chuckled and told them directly that he had prepared the wine for them without any further suspense.
"real?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen happily.
"Of course it's real. It's in the trunk of my car. How about I bring it up for you now?"
Comrade Lao Du wanted to agree without hesitation, but when he caught a glimpse of his wife beside him, he calmed himself down and almost made a mistake.
"Ahem, there's no rush. Let's finish our business first! Besides the water factory arcade and bar you mentioned, what other businesses do you have?"
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