The cost of the direct-operated store model adopted by Li Mai is very high, and the payback period is very long.

First of all, the rent, manpower, vehicles, etc. of the store need to be directly invested. Not to mention the rest, the vehicle alone is a big investment.

According to the company's classification of the scale of directly operated stores, it is divided into three levels of stores. First-level stores are generally opened in central-level prefecture-level cities, and the location has the advantage of regional centers. This kind of store usually has several branches underneath, equipped with hundreds of vehicles. In other words, if a new store were to open one of these stores, the company would have to buy hundreds of vehicles.

Of course, with the exception of rare models, the vast majority of vehicles come from the used car market. There is a dedicated vehicle purchasing department that is responsible for doing things, and there are strict requirements and regulations. Ensure that there is no problem in the process of procurement, and at the same time ensure that there is no problem in the quality of the purchased vehicles.

Below the first-level stores are the second- and third-level stores, which are usually opened in non-central prefecture-level cities, urban areas and county-level administrative areas according to the level. The number of vehicles rationed is between 50 and 100 for Level 2 stores and less than 50 for Level 3 stores, but not less than 30.

It can be seen that the investment is considerable. Let's say that the hundredth store, opened in the provincial capital, is full of 180 vehicles, and there are five branches under the flagship store according to the distance, plus branches at the railway station and airport. The purchase cost of the vehicle alone exceeded 20 million.

Zhan Tianqi insisted that Li Mai attend the opening ceremony, which also made sense. The Gun Regiment Car Service Company entered the provincial capital and competed for market share with several predecessor companies of car rental services, which indeed required the momentum of the big boss.

Li Mai can only put the blind date on hold for the time being, and let Ji Rui seriously look for a more suitable partner and continue the blind date later. The concubine selection meeting has actually come to an end, but for a big boss like Li Mai, the Yuelao Marriage Company will completely extend it for him alone - there is no problem at all in operation.

This morning, Li Mai sent Haohao to the school gate, hugged him down, and said, "Son, what about you go to class today, I will let Aunt Rava pick you up at noon, and Aunt Rava will send you to school in the afternoon, and she will pick you up after school, and then have dinner." Daddy will be back later tonight, you know?"

Hao Hao nodded and said, "It seems that you plan to let Aunt Rava serve as my mother for the time being, right?"

"Ugh. Li Mai said, "It's just today." Aunt Rava is good, but she's a foreigner. ”

"I know. That's what I asked, and I could see that you liked Aunt Rava very much. Hao Hao said, "However, you give me this and that all day long, which makes me very insecure, you know?"

The child's outspoken words actually didn't contain much meaning many times, but this sentence stopped in Li Mai's ears, but it made his heart ache for a while.

Li Mai couldn't help but think that since he brought Hao Hao back, he had experienced many things. He worked hard to give his son a better life, and he did it. Everything that can be exchanged for money is no longer a problem. But only the most important "mother" thing is still in vain.

From the beginning to the present, the women who have brought Haohao have come one after another, one by one, and there is no steady dìng. No wonder Hao Hao would say that he was insecure, even if he was an adult, he couldn't stand pushing back and forth like this.

Li Mai said in a deep voice, "Son, Dad is sorry for you. You can rest assured, when Dad comes back, he will immediately put everything aside and concentrate on finding you a mother you like. In the future, we will be happy together as a family. Okay, okay?"

Hao Hao nodded heavily: "Okay! Don't forget!"

"Daddy won't forget!"

Watching Hao Hao walk into the school step by step, and seeing Zhao Yiya receiving Hao Hao taking his hand and walking in, Li Mai thought of Zhang Xiaoyu again, and his heart was entangled for a while-Is he really true to Zhang Xiaoyu? Is it really like what Zhang Xiaoyu said, the relationship that continues from Zhai Xiaoyu?

He still couldn't figure it out.

Shaking his head and sighing lightly, Li Mai turned around and got into the car, drove to the special flight base of Lunan Airlines, took a chartered jet business plane and flew directly to the provincial capital, attended the opening ceremony, met with several leaders and guests of the provincial capital, and flew back in the evening.

When Li Mai left the No. 1 Elementary School, he didn't notice that in the store across the road, a man with a blank face was watching Hao Hao enter the school through a transparent window.

Obviously, he is Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao saw that when Hao Hao was led into the school by a female teacher, a female doll of the same age as Hao Hao trotted up and caught up, holding Hao Hao's hand, and the two children walked in very affectionately with talk and laughter.

Ling Xiao's gaze stayed on Duoduo's flowery schoolbag for a while, thoughtfully, took a bottle of drink casually, walked over to pay and left.

......

When Li Mai sent Haohao to school, at the café where Zhang Xiaoyu often came, Zhan Tianqi sat face-to-face with her in business clothes.

"In a moment, I will attend the opening ceremony of the 100th store of the car service company with Li Maifei in the provincial capital. Zhan Tianqi said.

Zhang Xiaoyu nodded, "Oh, I opened the hundredth store so soon, I knew you were very powerful." ”

Zhan Tianqi rolled his eyes, "Please, can you figure out the point?"

"What does that mean?" said Zhang Xiaoyu, slowly stirring the coffee.

"Li Mai is on a blind date, and I heard that he is about to lose patience, and if he loses patience, he will find a random one to marry. Zhan Tianqi said sternly, "The group has more important things than the opening ceremony of the 100th store, and the reason why I insist on asking Li Mai to attend is to buy you time." I said, Miss Zhang, what are you thinking about?"

Zhang Xiaoyu glanced at Zhan Tianqi and said, "Why are you talking so fast, you told my mother everything." ”

"Hmph, if I don't tell my aunt to put some pressure on you, I really don't know when you'll think about it. Hurry up, have you thought it through? You drag it like this, and he can't think clearly, it's okay for you to be so deadlocked, but Hao Hao can't wait, if he can't wait, Li Mai will have to be led by his nose. Don't you understand, kids, that if you say you like it today, you'll hate it tomorrow. Do you want to watch Li Mai find him a mother who will treat him badly in the future?" Zhan Tianqi said cracklingly.

Zhang Xiaoyu was worried, but said, "By the way, Li Mai went to the provincial capital, who will take care of Haohao?"

"Heh, do you know you're worried?" Zhan Tianqi sneered, "Li Mai has arranged it, let that Ukrainian vixen pick up Haohao from school and send him to school or something." It is estimated that Li Mai will rush back at nine o'clock or ten o'clock tonight. Tomorrow is estimated to be a blind date again. I said, the fire is burning your eyebrows, can you hurry up?"

Zhang Xiaoyu put down the spoon, picked up the bag, and said, "I'll go to the school to see Haohao." Go to the airport too, don't be late for a while. ”

Zhan Tianqi shook his head helplessly and looked at the time, "I really convinced you, you are really calm enough." I won't send you, the plane has half an hour to take off, and I have to fly over. ”

"I'll take a taxi by myself, you can go quickly. ”

The two broke up, one went to the airport and the other went to the first elementary school. None of them knew that this breakup almost became a farewell.