After having a mall, Xia Zhi naturally wanted to open a chain, Xia Zhi because he opened too many chain stores, so the funds were a little insufficient, but the country encouraged loans at this time, so Xia Zhi borrowed 5 million from the bank and planned to open a few more malls.

After all, the land is still relatively cheap now, and after a few decades, the land in the third and fourth rings of the capital is simply an inch of land, especially if you want a large place to build a shopping mall, it is not easy.

Xia Zhi has been busy until June, and this year, Little Monkey and An An are going to take the college entrance examination, and Xia Zhi has deliberately taken time to go home these days to accompany his two sons.

Duoduo has not been to school, but at the suggestion of Xia Zhi, Mr. Zhao will also take the time to teach more knowledge, Mr. Zhao has retired, occasionally takes a few classes, and most of the time is teaching Duoduo to draw.

Duoduo's paintings have also become famous, and even many people hope to buy a painting of Duoduo, but Mr. Zhao has been holding it down, feeling that Duoduo has not yet reached the time to leave the school.

The two children are going to take the college entrance examination, although the people in the family have not put too much pressure on the two children, but the two children are fighting for themselves, and they have been reviewing at home for the past few days before the exam, and they have been making soup for the two of them every day on the summer solstice.

When Old Man Gu arrived to eat, the two grandsons came out of the room and said with a smile, "Although the college entrance examination is important, you should also pay attention to your body, you are still young, but don't burn your body." ”

The two children hurriedly agreed, and the little monkey took the summer solstice and served him soup, and the little monkey smiled and said to Old Man Gu, "Grandpa, don't worry, with my grades, the university entrance examination is not a matter of hand." ”

Old man Gu couldn't help laughing when he saw the little monkey's face being flamboyant and confident, the old man was old, and he liked to see the little grandson's energetic appearance the most.

On the day of the exam, Gu Beicheng was in the army, and Xia Zhi sent his two sons to the examination room, the two were in the same place, but the examination room was different.

The door of the examination room has not yet opened, and many candidates and parents have gathered outside the examination room, and the parents have told their children over and over again not to panic during the exam, and to be sure to get a good score, or let the children check whether they have missed anything.

Xia Zhi patted the shoulders of the two sons, now the two sons are taller than her, Xia Zhi smiled and said to the two, "Finally, check again, have you brought the admission ticket, and has the pen been broken?" ”

Although Xia Zhi had already said these words several times, An An and the little monkey did not have the slightest impatience, they still obediently checked again, and then said to Xia Zhi, "Mom, don't worry, my brother and I have checked it several times, and it won't be wrong." ”

An An also said, "Mom, it's good for me and the little monkey to go in, you still have something to do, go and get busy." ”

At this time, the door of the examination room also opened, and the candidates entered the examination room with their admission tickets, and Xia Zhi said to the two, "Okay, you take the exam well, and at noon, I will pick you up and go home for dinner." ”

The two nodded in unison, and Xia Zhi turned to leave.

Although Xia Zhi is now rich, she still rides her bicycle to work.

After arriving at the mall, Xia Zhi saw at a glance that Yan Qingyi was anxious at the entrance of the mall.

Yan Qingyi saw Xia Zhi, and hurriedly got out of the car and walked over, Xia Zhi parked his bicycle at the entrance of the mall, Yan Qingyi leaned over to Xia Zhi and whispered, "Boss, several brands of TVs have announced price reductions today." ”

"Oh?" Xia Zhi looked at Yan Qingyi and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Yan Qingyi sighed first, and then showed a little smile on his face, and said to Xia Zhi, "Boss, you don't know, during this time, the sales volume of our Xiacheng home appliances has been rising, and the sales volume of our Xiacheng store has been high, and the sales volume of other brands of household appliances has naturally declined, so they have reduced the price in order to win over customers." ”

Xia Zhi asked Yan Qingyi, "Have their prices dropped too much?" ”

Yan Qingyi thought for a while and said, "It's half a percent." ”

Yan Qingyi asked Xia Zhi again, "Boss, are we going to lower the price?" ”

Xia Zhi thought for a while and said, "Don't fall." ”

Yan Qingyi was a little worried, "They all cut the price, if we don't reduce the price, will the customers be?" ”

Xia Zhi smiled, "No, first of all, the price of our TV is lower than theirs, and second, the quality of our TV is better than theirs." ”

"Ordinary people are not stupid, whose products are good and whose products are bad, it is clear at a glance, and I believe that they will have judgment."

Yan Qingyi nodded in agreement.

The reason why the sales of Xiacheng brand household appliances have soared, price is one thing, but more importantly, compared with the quality of the same products on the market, Xiacheng brand is undoubtedly the best, even compared with those big foreign brands, Xiacheng brand is slightly better.

Xia Zhi walked into the mall and found that there were quite a lot of people in the supermarket, most of them were in the food area and vegetable area.

When the mall first opened, some people tried to bargain, but after learning that the supermarket did not counteroffer, the people gradually got used to it.

Yan Qingyi had already reported the situation to Xia Zhi's side, "Boss, the piece of land you asked for has been approved, but the price is much higher than last year." ”

Xia Zhi said in a calm tone, "No matter how much the price is, you have to take it down." ”

Yan Qingyi hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes." ”

In the past, most of the shops in the capital were state-run, and only two years ago did individual businesses appear, but this year, there are more shops on the streets.

Only Xia Zhi knows that after the reform and opening up, the Huaihe economy can almost be described by the word take-off, so the current land price is simply given for nothing from the perspective of future generations, so even if the price rises, Xia Zhi will not hesitate to buy it.

Then Xia Zhi said to Yan Qingyi, "Now that we have sufficient funds, we can consider opening chain stores in other big cities." ”

Yan Qingyi asked Xia Zhi, "Then in which city do you plan to open a chain store first?" ”

Xia Zhi didn't think about it and said, "Shanghai." ”

Xia Zhi thought about it, and said to Yan Qingyi, "After the college entrance examination, you and I will go to Shanghai, and we will choose a few places and make plans in advance." ”

Yan Qingyi nodded hurriedly.

Although Shanghai is also a metropolis now, there are many well-developed areas in the city, and they are still very dilapidated, Xia Zhi plans to buy a few pieces of land first, and then she will build a factory after a few years of better economic development.

Xia Zhi walked around the mall, and then rode a bicycle to the home power plant, at this time some scientific researchers hired by the factory were developing a soymilk machine.

The researchers in the factory are either recent college graduates or professors in school, and they signed an agreement with Xia Zhi and their factory to engage in research and development in the factory.

Xia Solstice took a turn in the field and then left.

After the first exam, Little Monkey and An An came out of the exam room and saw Xia Zhi waiting for them outside.

Xia Zhi saw that the two of them were relaxed, and knew that the two of them should do well in the exam.

The little monkey and An An ran to the side of the summer solstice, and the three of them went home together, on the way, the little monkey and An An discussed the exam questions in the morning from time to time, and the answers of the two were basically the same.

Xia Zhi saw them talking and laughing, and there was no trace of nervousness, it seemed that the two of them were really confident that they could do well in the exam.

After returning home, the nanny had already cooked the meal, and Mrs. Gu specially asked the nanny to make a large table of delicious food.

Although Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu did not say it explicitly, the two old men also hoped that Little Monkey and An An could get good results in the exam.

After An An and the little monkey finished eating, Xia Zhi said to the two, "Go and sleep, and your mother will wake you up in a while." ”

There was another exam in the afternoon, and both of them nodded and went back to their rooms to sleep, and the people in the family also felt light and didn't make too much noise, for fear of making noise to the two of them.

The college entrance examination passed in the blink of an eye, and when the exam was over, Xia Zhi could clearly feel that the two children were a lot more relaxed.

And the little buns and little fish are about to go on vacation, and when they eat at night, Xia Zhi can't help but ask a few children, "Do you want to go out to play during the summer vacation?" ”

An An and the little monkey finished the college entrance examination, they felt relaxed, and they were bored staying at home, and they immediately became interested when they heard the words, "Mom." Where are we going? ”

Xia Zhi said, "Abroad, are you interested?" ”

An An's little monkey's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded, "Interested, interested." ”

Even Xiao Baozi and Xiao Yu'er, who were sitting on the side, looked at Xia Zhi expectantly, and Xia Zhi said to the two younger sons, "After your college entrance examination next year, my mother can also arrange for you to go abroad to play." ”

Xiao Baozi and Xiao Yu'er were suddenly a little disappointed, but they thought that they were just waiting for another year, and the two of them cheered up again.

Old Man Gu looked at Xia Zhi, "Why did you think of letting them go abroad to play?" ”

Xia Zhi said, "I just want to broaden the children's horizons, Western countries are the latecomers, more advanced and developed than us, this is a fact, I want to take advantage of this time, let these two children go out for a walk, let them see what the developed countries in the West are like, and what our country is like." ”

Xia Zhi said to the two children, "Western countries must have their reasons for being developed, and my mother hopes that after you come back, you can summarize and see the differences between the East and the West, and there are places we can learn from." ”

Speaking of this, Xia Zhi couldn't help but remind, "Western countries are advanced and developed, and there must be places for us to learn, but you should not be unconfident in yourself and your country after seeing the development of the West." ”

"Some cultures in Western countries are not necessarily good, we have to take the essence of it, get rid of the dross, we will leave the good ones, we will abandon them, you know?"

The two children nodded in unison, indicating understanding.

Old man Gu sat aside, looked at it with a smile, and did not stop it, the ancient literati also paid attention to reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, and after the ancient students learned from the teacher, they would go on a study tour, which was also a way to increase their knowledge, so the ancient scholars were not all nerds.

Even in the Song Dynasty, many literati were able to write and martial arts, not to mention those literati before the Song Dynasty, they were all able to govern the army on the horse and govern the country when they got off the horse, but they slowly changed their taste later.

The little monkey excitedly asked Xia Zhi, "Mom, which country are we going to?" ”

Xia Zhi thought for a while and said, "I will arrange a tour guide for you, as well as bodyguards, as long as you have your own energy, you can go wherever you want, there are so many Western countries, walk more, see more, there is no harm, just don't learn a bad habit and come back." ”

After all, the two children are still young, just 15 years old, and the little monkey is only 14 years old.

However, this matter still has to wait for the results of the two children to come out and apply for the school before they can go.

However, during this time, Xia Zhi can just get passports for the two children, and in addition, Xia Zhi has to recruit a translator for the two children.

The two children have good English, but they have not been abroad, they are not familiar with foreign countries, and they have to arrange a tour guide for them on the summer solstice, as well as bodyguards, the children are young, in case something happens, the summer solstice abroad is also out of reach.

Old Man Gu asked his two grandsons, "Which university do you plan to attend?" ”

An An didn't think about it, "Mizuki University." ”

The little monkey scratched his head and said to Old Man Gu, "Grandpa, I want to be admitted to the National Defense University." ”

Xia Zhi listened and couldn't help but say, "The little monkey is only 14 years old, he is in a military school, and the training task is relatively heavy, is it a little early?" ”

Old Man Gu listened, thought about it and said, "It's okay, when I was young, didn't I join the army at the age of three or four?" ”

Since the old man said so, then Xia Zhi naturally will not object anymore, and this is the little monkey's own choice.

A few days later, the results of the college entrance examination came down, with a total score of 710 points in the college entrance examination, An An scored 672 points, and Little Monkey scored 688 points, which was the top science student in Beijing.

An An and Little Monkey did so well in the exam, no matter which university they went to, they would be admitted, and the Gu family was also relieved.

Old Man Gu was so happy to see his two grandsons so competitive, so he had to hold a feast.

In this college entrance examination, the grandchildren of several of Mr. Gu's friends also took the college entrance examination, but the test results were far worse than his two grandsons, and the old man felt very proud.

When the exam results came out, Xia Zhi called Gu Beicheng, Gu Beicheng was also very happy to learn that his two sons were so good, he was calm and introverted, and when he heard that the old man was going to have a big banquet, he also agreed again and again.

After all, in this era, the number of people admitted to universities is small, and if you want to go to university, it can really be said that thousands of troops have crossed a single-plank bridge, and there are really not many people who can be admitted to a good university.

Xia Jianye got these two grandsons to do so well in the exam, and he also came to the door to celebrate, and Xia Aiguo also made a call.

Xia Aidang was married, and when he learned that his two nephews had done so well in the exam, he used the accumulated salary to buy a watch for each of his two children as a gift.

The college entrance examination has come to an end, the two children are still more than two months away from the start of college, Xia Solstice has already given them passports, recruited a translator, the translator is proficient in many foreign languages, the words of the tour guide have not been found, when the time comes, let them explore it by themselves,

There is also a bodyguard.

The bodyguards were arranged by Gu Beicheng, the two sons went abroad for the first time, and Old Man Gu and Gu Beicheng were also very worried, afraid that something would happen on the way, so they introduced a retired military expert.