"It's okay, Dad. It's just like playing. I've already finished my homework at school, and I don't have anything to do after school. Aunt Fourth and Mom are looking after the store, so it doesn't matter whether I'm there or not!"
"And there are only about a hundred machines. If we're quick, we can finish one in ten minutes, or about fifteen in two hours. That means we can finish the modification in less than a week!"
Du Chen thought about it carefully, and when he felt there was no problem, he talked about it with Comrade Lao Du.
"Chenchen, is that difficult? If not, I can go over and help out."
At this time, Fourth Uncle said from the side.
"Okay, Fourth Uncle, just work with my dad to remove the panel, and I'll solder the wires. I think it'll be even faster that way."
Du Chen thought about it and felt that his fourth uncle’s suggestion was good.
After dinner, Du Chen's family stayed in the store until after eight o'clock before going home. His fourth aunt and uncle planned to wait until half past nine before closing the store.
"Little sister, there aren't many people here at night, so you should close the shop and go to bed early."
Du Chen's mother said this to her younger sister before leaving.
"Sis, we're living here anyway, so why not close the door before bed, just in case someone stops by to buy something."
Ren Suping was not planning to close the shop early. The business belonged to her sister. She was going to stay there anyway, so she might as well keep the door open and wait.
"Fourth Uncle, you and Fourth Aunt should be careful at night. I'll ask my dad to get a TV for the store when he has time, so you don't have to do anything at night and can watch TV."
Du Chen asked his fourth uncle to be careful. These days, you can never be sure that bad guys will come in and rob or something. In the past, there was no one in the store and they were not afraid, as they would just lose some things. But now, his fourth uncle's family lives in the store, so they have to be careful.
Fortunately, Du Chen had never heard of any incidents of injury or robbery. After all, the living area was too small, and everyone would notice if there was an outsider.
On the way home, Du Chen remembered what he had just said to his fourth uncle, so he asked his mother.
"Mom, is our family rich now?"
"Why are you, a little kid, always asking if the family has money? You have to worry about everything."
Du Chen's mother rolled her eyes at him, indicating that she didn't want to talk to him.
"Mom, I'm thinking about getting a bigger color TV. The current one is too small, and if we replace it, we can put it in the store so that Fourth Aunt and the others can watch TV in the evening."
"That's right, wife, my little sister and her husband have nothing to do there at night, so why not put a TV there for them to watch. Besides, Linlin is still young, and having a TV to watch cartoons can also keep her entertained."
Comrade Lao Du also wanted to replace the TV with a large color TV. After all, he could enjoy watching TV at night, so he also fanned the flames.
Du Chen's mother thought about it and was a little tempted, but when she thought about how much money it would cost to buy a large color TV, she hesitated again.
"Du Bin, do you want to watch a big color TV?"
After hesitating, Du Chen's mother asked Du Bin to see what Du Bin thought.
"Mom, I have no objection. You usually don't let me watch TV anyway."
When Du Chen's mother heard what Du Bin said, she became even more hesitant.
"But it would be nice to get a big color TV, too. It would look more impressive!"
Then, Du Bin said another sentence.
"So are you going to buy it or not?"
"Buy it, Mom! It will be so relaxing for you and my dad to watch big TV at night!"
Du Chen’s best strategy is to win over the heart.
"Wife, buy it. We earn money to spend it."
Comrade Lao Du was also instigating people.
"How about going to the city this week?"
Comrade Lao Du and Du Chen talked back and forth, and Du Chen's mother felt that what they said made sense, so she decided to go to the city on Sunday to have a look. If the price was right, she might be able to bring him a TV.
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The next night after school, Du Chen returned the schoolbag to the store and then walked to the repair shop.
"Xiao Li, look at this place, just take it apart slowly, remove this component, and I'll tell you the principle behind it later..."
As soon as Du Chen entered the repair shop, he saw his father and fourth uncle repairing a car. Comrade Lao Du was mainly giving instructions, but it was mainly Du Chen's fourth uncle who did the work himself.
"Dad, Fourth Uncle, I'm coming."
Du Chen walked up to the two of them and greeted them.
"Xiao Li, you take it apart first. Chenchen and I will go see how to fix the Santana. If you don't know how to fix it, come and ask me."
Comrade Lao Du gave some instructions, and Xiao Li said okay and bent down to continue working.
"Son, look, the door panels on this Santana are a little different from those on that Jetta. See how you can modify them to make them look better."
Comrade Lao Du pointed at the door panel of Santana and said to Du Chen.
"Dad, look, this is even simpler than the Jetta! The Jetta's door panels had to be cut out entirely, but for the Santana, you only need to make a long strip at the bottom to form a mold. The rest is the same as that car. The door panels are covered with leather. We have plenty of time this time, so let's cover the seats as well. We must make this car better than the Jetta!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you!"
"Dad, let me see the speaker coming in."
Upon hearing this, Lao Du led Du Chen into the office. Du Chen took a look and found that everything was of good quality. There was also a Pioneer music console, but the speakers that came in were all coaxial. Du Chen was not sure if two-way speakers were available in this era. When he had time, he would ask his father to ask Geng Xinbo if he had any.
"Dad, look, this speaker is a coaxial speaker, and this one is a two-way speaker. Let's replace the speakers in the back row as well. The effect will definitely be better than the Jetta's! By the way, do you want to replace the main unit?"
"Let's do it! Mi Duan didn't say anything, but let's change it up! Then let Mi Duan promote it to us!"
The father and son agreed that Du Chen and Comrade Lao Du would dismantle the car together. This time Du Chen was also ready to take the lead because there were too many things to do recently and he would have to get busy with other things if he finished it early.
"Dad, I don't know what Liu Rifei's father thinks. Can you and your fourth uncle handle it?"
While Du Chen was dismantling the door panels, he chatted with Comrade Lao Du.
"The two of us are still a bit stretched. If we have three of us, we can spread our wings. If we have four of us, one of us can fight guerrilla warfare at any time."
Comrade Lao Du spoke truthfully.
"Dad, then you should find a way to take care of two more apprentices. Let my brother go back and ask Liu Rifei's father what he thinks. If you can teach Fourth Uncle personally, he will probably learn some small tasks quickly. When the time comes, you can take care of Liu Rifei's father. You two masters can take two apprentices, and with Fourth Uncle, I think we will have enough people."
"Where are you going to take care of your apprentice?"
Comrade Lao Du also has this idea, but he really can't find a reliable apprentice for the time being. There are many people who want to learn how to repair cars, but he doesn't dare to recruit anyone casually.
"I'll ask my fourth uncle later to see if there are any young people in his village who want to learn how to repair cars. The fourth uncles in the same village will also know their character."
"Okay, let's ask on the way back!"
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