Back to the prime of life

Chapter 115: Just like a person drinking water, he knows whether it is warm or cold.

During the renovation and construction of the swimming pool, Lu Changge didn't need to worry about the overall style and routine decoration such as floor tiles, because he already had someone keeping an eye on the decoration company.

The man from the decoration company was named Li Shanfeng, almost fifty years old. Lu Changge had met him twice.

He also filed two complaints with Wang Hongcheng.

What I mean is that the owner of the swimming pool hired a shrewish woman who doesn't know anything about the business. She bothers him every day, asking him all kinds of questions, which really affects his work.

Wang Hongcheng and Lu Changge also mentioned it, but Lu Changge ignored him.

He later went to talk to Li Shanfeng in person to make him clear who was the payer and who was the worker. The contract had already been signed, so he couldn't just make demands on Party A because he was annoyed, right?
Is there anyone in this world who doesn’t have annoyance? Let’s find one and see.

Li Shanfeng had no choice but to accept it.

Lu Changge is now gradually mastering some rules. Because he is too young, he still needs to be tough when interacting with people in society. Basically, he has to be tough at least once, otherwise there will be a lot of people who will take advantage of him.

Of course, he also talked to Lu Xiaohui about this. On-site supervision should focus on the big things and let go of the small details. One should not pursue perfection too much. People come here to make money, and it is unlikely that they will not get a penny.

That's how it is anyway. It's the first time, so just keep moving forward with some bumps and bruises.

However, his aunt's knowledge of the equipment related to constant temperature swimming pools is not enough, and he himself has also asked for advice. There are about ten well-known brands including Yiwanshi, Hengwo, Faustia, etc. In addition, some domestic manufacturers such as Jintai and Hengtai have also entered this field.

Lu Changge asked Li Fuchun, held a meeting with the design team, and later called Ji Shi to collect information.

Overall, he thinks it is still better to buy foreign brands.

At the end of 2007, there was no concept of the rise of domestic products. A large number of consumers did not even want to know the specific information of the products and blindly recognized foreign brands.

This is not because everyone is unpatriotic, but because many domestic products are indeed not made well.

Since his goal is to build a mid-to-high-end swimming pool, he cannot be stubborn and just use original imported products, and then there will be no problem with how he promotes it.

Buying a domestic brand will significantly impact the "face" factor that high-end consumers value. Also, don't be naive about commercial competition. If another swimming pool notices this and launches a malicious PR campaign against you, your business could collapse in an instant.

This was a decision made by Lu Changge in a meeting. Lu Xiaohui didn't understand and could only listen.

The specific purchasing person was recommended by Ji Shi. Although she lost money, that was an operational matter and had nothing to do with the quality of other people's equipment.

On January 2008, 1, the decoration workers did not have a holiday. The Chinese New Year was approaching, and everyone wanted to earn more money to go home for the New Year. Resting was not what the migrant workers wanted, but working more.

Lu Changge specially called Lu Xiaohui and asked her to buy a few packs of cigarettes and give two packs to each worker as a New Year's greeting.

He himself was not free, because he had two exams on January 1th. One was Mao Zedong Thought, which he had skipped many times. The discourse system in the era when he worked was all about the new era. Now when he went back to study Mao Zedong Thought, sometimes the flavor was mixed up. The other was web database technology. This one was okay. He listened carefully, but he had not done any questions, so he had to cram for it at the last minute.

Only when he had some time to spare from his busy schedule did he learn more about Lao Tang's situation.

An Min and Lao Tang have been dating for several months, but before they could enjoy the sweetness of campus romance, some problems began to weigh on Lao Tang.

But Tang Huaicheng's situation was more serious than Qin Jun's, because An Min was a senior student who was one year older than them. As soon as the bell rang in 2008, their sense of urgency became even stronger.

Tang Huaicheng said to Lu Changge, "You know our family situation well. My parents are ordinary people, and I think my dad has worked very hard to bring me and my mom to the county town. But now it's too difficult to gain a foothold in Jiangzhou. An Min is also a very planned person. She is very anxious. She has said it several times. After all, it's almost the second semester of her junior year. There are no classes in the senior year, and many people will go out for internships and find jobs, which is not much different from graduation. But the situation outside is not very good now. So, basically, we will face a very difficult life as soon as we graduate."

Lu Changge understood that when one party was in a relationship, anxiety would inevitably be passed on to the other party.

"What do you think?"

Tang Huaicheng was a little distressed. "I don't really have any ideas. To be honest, I feel like I'm only a sophomore and still a long way from graduation. I haven't thought about these things before. Sometimes she talks too much, and it gets annoying for me."

Lu Changge said, "Men and women are somewhat different in this regard. Boys are more adventurous, while girls want more certainty. You are her boyfriend now, so she can only ask you for this certainty."

As he said this, he found a pack of cigarettes from the living room and handed one to Lao Tang.

He himself doesn't like smoking, but he knows that if a man faces this kind of pressure, smoking a cigarette can make him feel a little better.

Lao Tang also lit up his cigarette, the red light on the butt flickering. "How can I give her the certainty she wants now?"

Lu Changge said: "It's okay if I can't give it now, but if I really can't give it in the end, the result will be very tragic."

When Tang Huaicheng heard this, he hung his head.

"It's not nice to say, but that's how society is today. They say money is evil, but everyone's trying to get it. They say beautiful women are a curse, but everyone wants them. They say heaven is beautiful, but no one wants to go there. They say it's lonely at the top, but everyone's trying to climb up."

"If I had known this, I would have found a schoolmate."

"That's bullshit. Just say it once. Don't ignore it just because people can't see straight. If you're dating a schoolmate, don't you have problems like that?"

Old Tang hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "She recently told me that Li Ming and Qin Jun both have serious jobs, and as for me, I haven't achieved anything playing around, and I haven't accomplished anything working."

Lu Changge was a little surprised. He opened his mouth but still couldn't say anything.

To him, what his girlfriend said was indeed a bit cruel, but they were a couple, and they quarreled at the head of the bed and made up at the foot of the bed. Lu Changge could not say anything bad about An Min. After he finished speaking, Tang Huaicheng would repeat it to An Min when he was in sage mode.

But he felt a little sad for Tang Huaicheng. In his previous life, when he didn't earn as much as his wife, he also suffered similar pressure.

In fact, what's the serious business of looking at a Taobao store? These kids just know how to compare with each other and have no idea of the actual situation.

"No matter what, a man's emotions cannot be controlled by a woman. Sometimes you have to ask yourself, what do you want to do most?"

Tang Huaicheng said: "My father has always hoped that I would have a stable job and not have to endure the hardships of their generation. I also don't like Hui Chuankun's stubborn attitude, which makes him exhausted. So I want to find a stable job."

"Then strive for that goal. As the saying goes, only you know whether the water is hot or cold after drinking it. Whether you are living a good life or not, only you know it."

Lao Tang had never asked him to do anything with him. Not everyone wanted to make their life so tiring.

But if he really wanted to mention it, Lu Changge would help him think of a solution. He also took the initiative to help in the Zhou Chunjin incident. He remembered all this.

(End of this chapter)