The Era of Hard Work

   Chapter 232 Fast progress (seeking monthly ticket)

   At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Dong went into the warm warehouse with a handbag from the outside. It happened that someone who bought something in the store came to check out and stood by the side and waited for a while.

   Waiting for Song Na to settle the bill, Lu Dong asked casually, "Are your parents here?"

  Song Na glanced at the bag in his hand and said, "I went to the north market to buy vegetables."

  Lu Dong came to the counter and put the tote bag on it: "Black eggs, for you."

   "What?" Song Na took it and looked at it: "It's mysterious."

   She took out a box from her handbag with an image of a mobile phone: "Mobile phone? How much does this cost?"

   Lu Dong said: "I remember your birthday coming soon, but I don't know the exact date, so I will give it to you in advance as a birthday present."

   Song Na opened the box, and inside was a cell phone about ten centimeters in length, and asked, "How much did it cost?"

   Lu Dong is vague: "Not much."

  Song Na asked, "There must be a number."

   Lu Dong scratched his head: "More than 3,000."

   Song Na kept it in mind, opened the box and took out her phone to look at it

   Lu Dong reminded: "I'm ready to join the network, you can see the number for yourself, I just thought, it's convenient for us to make calls if you have a mobile phone, so you don't have to run out at night to make official calls."

  People came to check out one after another, Song Na received the phone first and was busy collecting money.

   Waiting for the others to leave, she picked up her mobile phone, dialed Lu Dong's number, waited for Lu Dong's phone to ring, and said without the slightest pretense, "I'll take what you gave it, and don't buy such an expensive one in the future."

   Lu Dong smiled: "The main contact is convenient. If I have anything to look for in the future, I can find you with a phone call."

  Song Na's phone was in the bag, put away the rest, and put it upstairs.

  Lu Dong looked at the time and reminded: "When your parents come back, go to the south to find me, let's go to Sister Juan's place, I've bought everything."

   "Okay." Song Na responded.

   Someone came to check out again. Lu Dong didn’t say much and went to the two new stores in the south.

   While no one was around, Song Na sat in the chair and was happy. Of course, she was happy when her boyfriend gave her a birthday present.

   But things are a bit pricey.

   Did you also give Lu Dong a gift? What to send?

   Go back and ask Huang Juan? No, this guy's so-called expert is self-proclaimed.

   When the old Song couple came back, Song Na picked up her bag, put on her hat, and went to the new store on the south side to meet Lu Dong. She didn't have to go to the south gate of the community. The back door left from the previous kitchen went directly to Wenyuan, a school.

  Song Na took Lu Dong's arm and looked at the long cardboard box in his hand: "Is this a tea set?"

   Lu Dong said: "Warm pot, we can't come to the door empty-handed. I think Brother Qian is a good tea drinker, so I bought a set that is popular now."

  Song Na nodded: "Alright."

  The two came to Building 3. Lu Dong knocked on the small iron door on the south side, the door opened from the inside, and Zhao Juanjuan welcomed him out.

   "Dongzi, Xiao Song, fast forward! Fast forward!" Zhao Juanjuan looked at Song Na and said, "Xiao Song, I haven't seen you for more than a month, you are getting more and more handsome."

  Song Na smiled and said, "Sister Juan, you are beautiful."

   Zhao Juanjuan's eyes fell on Song Na's hand holding Lu Dong's arm, and asked, "Are you two dating?"

   Lu Dong responded: "Yes."

   Zhao Juanjuan seems to be very happy for the two of them: "How good you two are together, how well matched."

  Song Na was a little embarrassed and said, "Sister Juan, let's go in and talk."

   "Oh, look at me!" Zhao Juanjuan hurriedly let people into the room: "I'm happy to patronize."

   Entering the room, Qian Rui was on the phone at the restaurant in the north. Seeing Lu Dong and Song Na coming in, he quickly said a few words and hung up the phone.

   "It's all from my own family!" Qian Rui saw the box that Lu Dong put down: "I still bring something!"

   Lu Dong said deliberately: "Just this time, I will definitely not bring it next time!"

   The four of them were very familiar. They were sitting on the sofa talking, saying a few words to Lu Dong and Song Na, and the topic turned to Zhao Juanjuan's child.

"I just thought, it's close to the university and the atmosphere is good." As soon as a woman becomes pregnant, her thoughts will change, and Zhao Juanjuan's head is full of children: "This child has felt the university atmosphere from her mother's womb, and will be able to study hard in the future, don't be like Like Lao Qian, I have suffered so much."

   Lu Dong answered: "It's just right from here, primary school, middle school, college, all the way."

  Qian Rui laughed: "No! Juanjuan and I will settle down here in the future! Dongzi and Xiao Song will come to play often in the future."

   Zhao Juanjuan said, "Song Na, do you have a lot of pretty gadgets in your store? I'll go take a look when I have time in the past two days."

  Song Na replied, "Okay, call me someday."

   She and Zhao Juanjuan exchanged mobile phone numbers.

   Zhao Juanjuan disliked it. She didn't invite more people, and her business partners didn't bring her home. Tonight, only Lu Dong and Song Na were invited. When it was almost five o'clock, she went to the kitchen to cook, and Song Na went to help.

   Lu Dong and Qian Rui stayed in the living room to talk.

   "I heard that a group of foreign businessmen came to investigate." Qian Rui poured tea for Lu Dong: "This university town has many opportunities."

   Lu Dong said: "If you invest in building a factory, Brother Qian can find a way to take on more projects."

  Qian Rui said with a smile: "This project I've done is not small in size. It is subcontracted layer by layer, and the profit is limited. It's not as busy as your two stores for a year."

   He asked, "I heard Juanjuan say, are you going to follow the chain business model?"

   Lu Dong said simply: "With this consideration, the main thing now is to stabilize the two stores in the university town, and then open a store in the county town."

  The two men were doing business outside, and the two women in the kitchen were not idle.

   Zhao Juanjuan picked vegetables and asked, "Song Na, I think you were interested in Lu Dong last year?"

  Song Naguang smiled, not admitting it, but not denying it either.

Zhao Juanjuan continued: "I tell you, if you like it, just grab it and don't let it go! You two are a good match! You are the same age, you are both good-looking, and your family conditions are similar. Is it better than this?"

Song Na smiled: "I just feel happy with him, happy, and full of energy to do anything." She suddenly thought of something, and she could ask Zhao Juanjuan: "Sister Juan, Lu Dong just gave me a mobile phone, I want to give him some I don't know anything about it, what should I give?"

   Zhao Juanjuan has a general understanding of the actual economic situation of the two: "The two of you are not short of money, and giving each other something for daily use can deepen your relationship. Generally speaking, wallets, belts and watches are the first choices for men's things."

   She had an idea: "I'm going to Quannan on the weekend, why don't we go shopping together?"

  Song Na thought for a while and said, "Okay, you can call me then."

   At half past six, six dishes were placed on the table, and the four people were talking and eating, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

   Pregnant women get tired easily. Before eight o'clock, Lu Dong and Song Na said goodbye and left.

  The two held hands and walked inside the Wenyuan of the academy, deliberately turned a long way, and came out from the main entrance of the Wenyuan of the academy.

  There are many people on the way to the east-west colleges, and many of them are college students in pairs.

   The two of them were just walking west when Du Xiaobing wearing a Nike sports suit came towards them, and someone from behind called out, "King Xiaoyao, wait for me!"

   Xu Man eagerly followed.

  Du Xiaobing glanced at Lu Dong and Song Na: "You continue, I won't disturb you, and I will talk about it tomorrow."

  He walked towards the Art Institute.

   Xu Man grinned at the two of them and quickly followed.

   After Lu Dong and Song Na walked together, they always let nature take their course to their friends.

   Big guy knows it too.

  Du Xiaobing said to Lu Dong two days ago: "I knew you were going to get together."

   Lu Dongxin said, is it so obvious?

   At night, the two stores are crowded with people. There are more than a dozen regular employees, and they are still very busy.

  Lv Dong recently inspected that there are stalls selling Mala Tang in the greenhouse market, and shops in the Huayuan community in the south and the north community in the Innovation Harbor also have stores similar to Lv's Mala Tang.

   But these will not affect the business of the Mala Tang shop at all.

  The only shop in the university town that can really compete with the Mala Tang shop in business is Burger King.

  Lu Dong is planning to launch membership card and stored-value card business, but since the store is newly opened, it needs to gather popularity again, so that customers can build confidence in the store.

  …………

   Night shrouded the Sports Academy, and an indoor venue was brightly lit.

  More than 20 students gathered around the half-basketball court-sized field, watching the two people inside dodge and move.

  The two were wearing protective gear, one was born evil and the other was a bit stocky.

  People born with evil looks are young, nimble like a monkey, and have a very fast pace under their feet.

   The sturdy man is in his thirties. He has repeatedly punched and told him to dodge easily.

  Yuan Baoshan acted as the referee, and most of his thoughts were on people who were born evil. This Qiao Weiguo was a good material, but it was a pity that it was delayed.

   A lot of people who practice martial arts are really cheating.

   The sturdy man frequently missed his punches and was a little too impatient.

  Qiao Weiguo grabbed his leg and pushed him forward, and the sturdy man fell to the ground.

  Yuan Baoshan immediately stopped between the two.

   The sturdy man got up from the ground, stopped fighting, and said, "You won."

  Someone came to help him take off the protective gear, and the solid man went over to shake hands with Qiao Weiguo: "You are progressing too fast."

  Qiao Weiguo also took off his protective gear, wore a bald head, and said, "I accept it."

  Yuan Baoshan came over, commented a few words with each of them, and announced the end of today's class.

  Qiao Weiguo went to change his clothes, carried his bag out of the gymnasium, and walked towards the school gate. The sturdy man led the two of them and chased them from behind.

   The sturdy man walked side by side with Qiao Weiguo and said, "Qiao Weiguo, I don't think you are a student of the Physical Education Institute. I heard that you are working outside, which is too wasteful. Why don't you just follow me!"

  Qiao Weiguo didn't know what euphemism was, so he refused directly: "No, I have a job!"

   The sturdy man asked, "Why don't you listen to me, how much salary will I give you?"

   Comrade Wei Guo gave up his mind: "No need, I won't go there for any amount of money."

   Sturdy and happy: "Be me a bodyguard! I'll pay you 2,000 yuan a month!"

   "Thank you!" Qiao Weiguo imitated Lu Dong's tone: "No need."

   The sturdy man stopped and watched Qiao Weiguo walk away: "This man is interesting."

   came over and said, "Boss..."

   The sturdy man waved his hand: "These days, there are few such people, and I don't know where they came from."

  Qiao Weiguo walked forward resolutely, without turning his head back, he said to follow Lu Dong, he would follow Lu Dong.

Behind   , the sturdy man got into a Mercedes-Benz, and the car went around the north gate and left from the south of the greenhouse market.

   (end of this chapter)