“Brother Peng, I definitely want to run a tobacco and liquor store with you. Just tell me how to do it.”
Du Lei patted his chest and said.
"Brother Lei, why don't you want to work in the renovation business with your dad?"
Wang Peng said seriously, "I want to hear the truth."
Du Lei hesitated for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "It's because our philosophies don't align."
"I want to use high-quality materials to renovate people's houses. As long as the materials are genuine, the business will definitely improve."
“But my dad wanted to make money, so he used cheaper and worse materials to make more money.”
"This can't go on."
At this point, Du Lei gave another wry smile.
Wang Peng nodded and handed him a cigarette.
In his previous life, Lao Du's renovation shop went bankrupt because of shoddy workmanship.
Then Du Lei became a contractor himself, and with his excellent quality, his business grew bigger and bigger, eventually making him a multi-millionaire.
Thinking about this, Wang Peng suddenly felt conflicted.
If he hadn't interfered with Du Lei's life trajectory, he would most likely still be a multi-millionaire.
If I let him work for me and he ends up not doing as well as he did in his past life, then I'll feel really ashamed.
"Don't worry, Peng. I'll personally oversee the renovation for you and make sure it's high-quality and affordable."
Du Lei patted his chest and assured him.
"I know."
Wang Peng had a bit of a headache and said, "Brother Lei, if I can't make something of myself by following me, will you blame me?"
"What nonsense," Du Lei sneered. "Nobody can guarantee they'll make it big."
Wang Peng nodded and held up two fingers.
"I'll offer you two ways to cooperate: either you work for me, and I'll pay you 500 yuan a month."
"Either you invest and we run the business together, and then we split the profits."
"However, I have the right to run the business."
Wang Peng let him choose for himself.
Du Lei lit a cigarette and lowered his head, lost in thought.
After a long silence, he looked up and said, "I only have five hundred yuan on me. Can I invest?"
"Of course," Wang Peng said with a smile. "I don't know the total investment amount yet, I'll calculate the shares for you later."
"Okay." Du Lei took out his wallet from his pocket, took out five hundred-yuan bills and handed them to Wang Peng.
There were only a few dozen yuan left in my wallet.
"Brother Lei, don't you regret it?"
No regrets!
"Alright, I won't let you suffer any losses."
Wang Peng took the 500 yuan and put it into his wallet.
"Brother Lei, I will make a list of all the investments and send it to you later."
Du Lei smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter. If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have given you the money."
"Brother Lei, let's sign a contract about the renovation," Wang Peng said.
The two brothers began discussing the details of the contract.
The main questions are how much the project payment should be made upfront, and when the project will end, etc.
An hour later, the contract was signed.
Wang Peng gave Du Lei 1,000 yuan.
"Brother Lei, it's lunchtime, let's go get some food." He glanced at his watch.
"Let's do it another day," Du Lei waved his hand in refusal. "I'll order the materials for you today, and we'll start the renovation tomorrow."
The two chatted for a few more minutes, then Wang Peng drove away to a nearby farmers' market.
"Mingzhu, let's buy some groceries. What do your parents like to eat?"
"They like to eat dried bean curd sticks, mung bean sprouts, and braised pork."
"purchase!"
The two got out of the car to buy groceries, and then drove home.
Duan Cuilu noticed that her daughter's walking posture was strange and immediately realized something was wrong.
"Young people have so much energy," she said, both amused and exasperated.
"Mom!" Li Mingzhu blushed. "Brother Peng bought you a lot of meat. Let's eat braised pork."
Duan Cuilu glared at her daughter, "Go inside and rest. I want to chat with Xiaopeng for a bit."
"Oh." Li Mingzhu winked at Wang Peng to behave, then turned and went to her room to rest.
Only Duan Cuilu and Wang Peng remained in the living room, sitting on the sofa.
"Xiaopeng, I don't object to you doing that kind of thing, but you must take proper protective measures."
“I know, we use family planning condoms.”
"You shouldn't let Mingzhu get pregnant just for a moment of pleasure. It's definitely not appropriate to have a child now."
“I know, we use family planning condoms.”
"..."
Duan Cuilu rambled on and on, but the core message was to pay attention to contraception.
Having a child at eighteen is indeed inappropriate, Wang Peng listened patiently.
Duan Cuilu was very satisfied with his good attitude.
"Xiaopeng, is the renovation all settled?"
"nailed it."
Wang Peng said, "Old Du's Decoration Company did the renovation for me, and my brother Du Lei personally took charge."
Duan Cuilu nodded, "Okay, I'll have your dad ask for leave tomorrow."
My dad.
Wang Peng smiled.
Duan Cuilu has had a deeper conversation with Li Mingzhu and has already started to treat him as her son-in-law, which is great.
At 7 p.m., Li Kefan returned home from get off work, bringing his younger brother Li Keyong with him.
"Uncle," Wang Peng quickly greeted him.
"Good lad, you already have your own car at such a young age."
Li Keyong patted him on the shoulder and held out his hand, "Take out the key and let me check if there's anything wrong with it."
"Okay." Wang Peng handed him the car keys.
Li Keyong immediately grabbed his keys, went downstairs, and drove off for a spin on the street.
Duan Cuilu pulled her husband into the bedroom and told him about her daughter's progress with Wang Peng.
"Sigh!" Li Kefan sighed deeply. What's meant to happen will happen.
He went out into the living room and watched TV with Wang Peng.
"Xiaopeng, how much does the renovation cost?" Li Kefan asked.
"Four thousand yuan." Wang Peng took out the renovation contract and handed it to him.
After carefully reviewing the materials, Li Kefan began to discuss the pros and cons of each building material.
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