"That won't do. You have money, yes, but you can't give it all away. We have to do something too!"
Old Ding explained to Du Chen that he was not willing to take advantage of the other party like this. If he told others about it, others would think that he, Old Ding, was going to sell his daughter.
"No, Uncle Ding, I was originally planning to open a decoration company. Since the real estate market in Beijing is generally rising, the agency fees for second-hand houses are getting lower and lower. Li Dewen and I have discussed it, and we are going to enter the new home market in the spring..."
"New home market? What should we do then?"
Comrade Lao Du asked curiously.
"We plan to set up a team and directly find developers to take over the sales business. This will save the developers a lot of trouble and we can also make a profit. Since we are doing new houses, we will definitely have to do decoration. This way, we can cover the whole process from beginning to end, which will make the business easier and profitable."
Du Chen explained the new plans for the coming year to Comrade Lao Du.
"So I said, if my brother wants to pay for the renovation, then he can pay. I'll pay him the cost price, and he'll have a better renovation and better materials."
"I see. But we're embarrassed as parents because we're not doing anything."
Comrade Lao Du glanced at Lao Ding, smiled wryly and said to Du Chen that in some cases, if a child is too outstanding, it will put too much pressure on the parents.
"Dad, Uncle Ding, isn't it easy to spend money? Just buy my brother and his family another house in the city. You can spend it however you want."
Du Chen shrugged and gave some advice to Comrade Lao Du and Lao Ding.
"Chenchen, buy them another house in the city? Why do they need so many houses?"
Jia Xiaomin sighed as she looked at Du Chen. From a tiny little kid to now, Du Chen had grown to this level in the blink of an eye.
"Aunt, my brother and sister Miaomiao will definitely stay in Beijing for now, but no one knows where they will be in the future. Even if they settle down in Beijing, they will have to come back here. Do they have to live together when they come back? They have to have a house of their own. It's not like they can't buy one..."
Du Chen's last sentence was so Versailles that it really made people feel sick.
"Okay, let's do as you say. We'll buy two more houses, one for you and one for your brother."
Comrade Lao Du made the final decision.
"Sure, Dad, whatever you want, I have no objection!"
Du Chen said to Comrade Lao Du with a playful smile.
"Okay, let's eat. I'm hungry too!"
Seeing that Du Chen had finally finished speaking, Comrade Lao Du suggested that everyone hurry up and eat, as they had already been chatting for quite some time.
"Dad, I haven't finished talking about that..."
Du Chen looked at Comrade Lao Du and touched his nose embarrassedly.
"besides?!"
"besides!?"
Comrade Lao Du and Lao Ding asked Du Chen in surprise in unison.
"Yes, there is more."
Du Chen smiled at the two of them embarrassedly.
"No, how big of a stall have you set up? There's still more?"
Comrade Lao Du suddenly felt the pressure. He opened two large repair shops and a 4S store, and was planning to open another Audi 4S store. He already felt that he was very successful and hardworking, but when compared with his son Du Chen, he felt that he was too lazy.
If Du Chen knew what his father was thinking, he would definitely be at a loss whether to laugh or cry, because he didn't want to do this either, and he was forced to do so.
"Not much else, just the import and export trade and the repair shop."
"You also opened a repair shop? Forget it, just tell me one by one!"
Comrade Lao Du was surprised at first, then gave up saying anything and let Du Chen explain one item at a time.
"Let's talk about import and export first. It's not that big of a deal. We're just middlemen, importing goods from abroad and then selling them at a markup. Currently, our largest category is alcohol. For example, the imported alcohol in our bar is all imported by us. Then there's the aftermarket auto parts and motor oil, and then there are all sorts of small gadgets. We'll contact customers to ship the goods once they place an order."
“How’s the profit?”
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen with great interest.
"Not bad, about a hundred or so a year."
Du Chen kept his words to himself and didn't dare to tell the truth.
"Is the unit ten thousand?"
Ren Surong asked Du Chen cautiously.
"Um!"
Du Chen smiled shyly.
"hiss……"
Except for Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao, everyone present gasped.
Comrade Lao Du rubbed his face with his hands. He had no idea what to say.
"Forget it, you should talk about the repair shop!"
"The repair shop has only been open for a few months. I think it will lose money this year. I've invested over 40 times, but it still hasn't opened."
Speaking of this, Du Chen also felt a little helpless.
"Chenchen, don't you still have a few cars in the workshop?"
Ding Miaomiao told what she saw.
"Sister Miaomiao, those cars were bought back by Li Dewen and Xiami. Now all the money has been spent, and in the end, we haven't seen a penny of return."
"Hey, second brother, tell me what's going on!"
Comrade Lao Du was particularly interested when he heard about his old profession, especially when he heard that Du Chen lost money, Comrade Lao Du's eyes lit up.
Looking at Comrade Lao Du's curious and expectant eyes, Du Chen couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. His father must be hoping that he would be unlucky.
"It's nothing serious. Li Dewen and Xiami bought cars that weren't too badly damaged, then we repaired them and sold them after they were fixed. We haven't opened for business yet, though. That's how I got my BMW. Otherwise, how could they buy a BMW M3 that's only a few years old for 100,000 yuan?"
Although he knew that his father wanted to laugh at him, Du Chen still told his father everything and also talked about the origin of his car.
"So how much did it cost you to repair the car?"
Comrade Lao Du could tell at a glance that Du Chen's car had been modified a lot, and out of curiosity he wanted to know how much the modification cost.
"About 40,000, just the cost price, including the fiberglass hood and fenders, the intake and exhaust, coilover suspension, bucket seats, quick-release steering wheel, audio system, and interior upgrades. That's all."
"You know how to have fun!"
Comrade Lao Du curled his lips and said something enviously, but said nothing else.
"By the way, Dad, speaking of modifications, I'm planning to set up a company in the spring that specializes in modified exhaust brands. I'll produce and sell exhaust myself, including regular stainless steel exhausts and custom titanium alloy exhausts."
Du Chen suddenly thought of the titanium alloy exhaust on his car. As people have more and more money in their pockets, the modification culture will become more and more popular. Conventional car modifications are basically wheel hub shock absorbers and exhaust. Du Chen also wants to get a piece of the pie early. Maybe he will produce wheel hub brakes and other things in the future. It seems that it will still be quite profitable.
"Just think it over carefully. You don't need to tell me these things. My thoughts can no longer keep up with yours..."
Comrade Lao Du said something to Du Chen, because for the first time he suddenly felt that he was old and could no longer keep up with the children's ideas...
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