Reflecting on Zhu Xin's words, my always frugal aunt commented:
"It's indeed quite a waste of money... Why is there a need to redo the signboard? It doesn't affect anything; just being sturdy and recognizable is enough."
"Now they standardize everything, which costs a lot. Many people come and can't find the store for a while."
Though my aunt does business and has a certain understanding of the market, what she said wasn't all praise, but it carried a lot of weight.
Now she's being fair and sincere with her compliments—
"But they do get things done; look at the asphalt road at the entrance, how well it's paved! Tantan said that before when delivering watermelons, they had to pad the bottom of the truck bed or use boxes on the back seat."
"Now that's unnecessary; the road is so smooth and was fixed so quickly and well... This shows that the leaders do think things through from multiple angles."
Old Yang, who listened silently: ...
