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"Are you also a student of our school?" Tang Xin asked.
"Yes, I want to do some odd jobs before the New Year so that I can have money to use when I go home." She blushed a little, and seemed a little shy about working.
This reminds me of when I was in college, I also went out to work like her to earn money in order not to ask my aunt for money every month. I could earn at least 1,000 or 2,000 yuan a month, which was enough to make a living.
"Then you can only say that you are unlucky this time."
"Doesn't the school have part-time jobs?" I suddenly remembered that I would have to work next semester, otherwise I might not have enough money for food after paying the rent for a house outside, so I asked her about the relevant matters.
"Yes, there are, but the amount given is small, and it's not easy to get a place." Chi Ying shook her head helplessly.
Tang Xin started the car and drove it out of the parking space skillfully. She also interrupted: "It's strange, why are there so many people fighting for it when the price is so small?"
"Work-study programs have very fragmented hours, but they are relatively relaxing, so they are more popular. By the way, what year are you in?"
"Freshman year."
Chi Ying was surprised: "Ah, so I am still your senior? I am a junior now."
After chatting all the way for more than ten minutes, we returned to the entrance of the store on Garbage Street.
At this time, there were already many students gathered outside the cafeteria, and surprisingly, there was also a police car. After we parked the car, we pushed through the crowd and walked in.
Everyone in the room was sitting at a large dining table and talking about this. Three of the policemen were writing something in notebooks.
"Oh, the injured person is here." The boss stood up, looked at us, and his expression looked much better.
"How is it? What did the hospital say?" He came over to us anxiously and asked.
"It's okay. I just need a few stitches. I have to change the dressing tomorrow. There shouldn't be any major problems." Chi Ying said with a wry smile.
Tang Xin took the keys out of her pocket and handed them back to the boss: "Here, the car keys. And these are the change and the receipt."
The boss was slightly startled. "Thank you. Why don't you two wait a little longer? This matter is almost over. After the police have finished criticizing and educating us, we can talk."
Afterwards, the three police officers gave the two boys verbal education. They were originally going to detain them for provoking disturbances, but seeing that the two had a good attitude of admitting their mistakes, and gave Chi Ying 5,000 yuan in financial compensation and obtained her forgiveness, the police also made concessions. After all, they were two students and did not cause serious consequences, so they were given some leniency.
After the police left, the store returned to peace and the crowd dispersed, but the business was definitely not going to continue that day.
"Classmates, thank you so much for today." The boss walked to our table enthusiastically and said excitedly.
"No, no..." Tang Xin waved her hands repeatedly.
"Are you not full? I see you didn't eat much either. Shall I make some for you? Oh, don't worry, your bill today is free, eat as much as you want." The boss solved the trouble and was naturally in a good mood.
"No need, we've almost finished eating." I quickly refused, "It's getting late, it's almost nine o'clock."
"Oh yeah, you guys still have to go back to the dormitory, right?" The boss nodded with his mouth wide open.
Tang Xin and I looked at each other and said awkwardly, "Ah... yeah. We need to go back, or the store will be closed."
"How about this, from now on, whenever you two come to my restaurant to eat, I'll give you a 50% discount. There's no limit to how many times you can come, until you graduate from college. Okay?"
"Okay, we'll promote this store to the boss later. He's a very honest man." Tang Xin gladly accepted.
Chi Ying was hesitant to speak, but finally plucked up the courage to walk over and said, "Um, can you add me on WeChat? I want to treat you to a meal in the future."
Tang Xin turned her head and looked at me, as if asking for my opinion, and I naturally nodded without stopping her. I actually didn't expect Tang Xin to ask for my opinion on such a matter.
……
By the time she walked out of the cafeteria and checked into the hotel, it was already 10pm. After so many things happened, Tang Xin was a little tired and fell on the bed as soon as she entered the room.
"Are you tired?" I took off my shoes, sat next to her, and gently massaged her back and shoulders.
"A little bit?" Tang Xin turned her head and looked at me.
"I have a question..."
"ask."
"Why are you so skilled when you just learned to drive?" As an experienced driver with ten years' experience in my previous life, I could see her driving skills at a glance. Just from the fact that she could reverse into a parking space at night in one go, it was absolutely impossible for a novice driver to do that.
"Hehe, Xiaomeng is really observant." She scratched her head, "Don't be angry if I tell you."
I tilted my head and looked at her: "Angry? Why are you angry?"
"So what did I say?" Tang Xin replied with a smile, "I used to secretly drive my dad's car out for a stroll during holidays. I got familiar with it after driving it so many times."
"???" I was so surprised that I almost jumped out of the bed, "What?"
"Xiao Meng said she wouldn't be angry!" Tang Xin quickly hugged my hand.
"It's not a question of whether I'm angry or not, it's that you didn't have a driver's license at that time, right? You were driving without a license!" I broke out in a cold sweat.
"I was young at the time, so I just wanted to drive my dad's car to pick you up and play..."
"You really scared me to death." I stroked my chest to calm my pounding heart. "Luckily nothing happened. If something had happened, what would I have done?"
"Look, I have a driver's license now!" She took out a black motor vehicle driver's license from her backpack and waved it in front of me.
I took the driver's license and opened it, and the first thing I saw was Tang Xin's one-inch photo. It was very dignified and beautiful, not ugly at all, and it could be said to be the best among ID photos.
"Well... that's good. But this doesn't mean that what you did before was right." I frowned and said, "Don't make such a mistake again, okay? Although you did it for me, I am very touched. But this is based on the danger of others and Tang Xin's life first. I can't be happy at all."
"I know. You clearly said you wouldn't be angry." Tang Xin pouted, looking a little unhappy.
"Ah..." I sighed, "I'm not angry anymore. I really can't do anything about you."
I lay on top of her, put my face close to hers, and closed my eyes. "Then... I'll leave tonight to you as an apology for my anger, okay?"
"Um...wait...I haven't taken off my clothes yet..."
Chapter 50 Buying a car?
The final exams were finally over, but there were still more than ten days until the Chinese New Year. It seemed that this year's winter vacation would be longer than in the past. I had planned to take a bus back with Tang Xin the next morning, but Tang Xin stopped me from buying a ticket and got me up early in the morning to rush to the city.
"What are you going to do?" Although she and I were sitting in a taxi, my spirit was still in bed.
"Go to the 4S shop." She said the jaw-dropping words calmly.
"Huh?" I woke up in shock, "Go to the 4S store?!"
"Well, let's go buy a car. Then drive home." She made a V-sign of victory to me, looking very confident.
"Wait, isn't it too early to buy a car now? And it will cost a lot of money, right?" I was a little nervous.
"We won't buy a very expensive one, just a small car within 100,000 yuan for transportation. I know Tang Xin must be worried that buying a car that is too good will make it too conspicuous to drive around in school, right?" Tang Xin knew me very well and answered my concerns before I could even speak.
"Well……"
Although I was still a little worried, when the taxi really stopped in front of the auto trade store, I became unusually agitated.
Although I drove all the time in my previous life, I eventually succumbed to life and didn't buy my own car. The cars I drove were either those of my friends or my boss.
Even though it was Tang Xin who was going to buy the car, and even though it wasn't my own, I couldn't contain my excitement. We were actually going to have a car of our own?!
"What is this?" I looked up and saw the sign of Auto City and was a little shocked.
"It's big. This whole street is full of cars. There are 4S stores of various brands. Let's go through them one by one to choose." Tang Xin took my hand and strode forward.
"Why not go to BBA?" I suggested when I saw the three largest domestic luxury giants on the road.
"Well, I asked my mom for 100,000 yuan...I still can't afford it even if I go there!" Tang Xin nodded.
Then Tang Xin dragged me into a 4S store of a certain brand. Tang Xin told me that the price of this brand should be acceptable, and the car should be less troublesome and less likely to break down.
As soon as you enter the door, you can clearly feel the difference between the interior decoration of this store and the BBA sales hall. Although the floor tiles are clean and the walls are tidy, the overall feeling is very ordinary. Of course, this has something to do with the goals and positioning of the car brand.
“Why didn’t any salesperson pay attention to us?”
I walked by the car for two minutes, but no one in charge came up to talk to me. Tang Xin was obviously a little aggrieved, her brows were furrowed, and she looked disappointed.
Unable to bear it any longer, she walked to the front desk and knocked on the table. "Um, could you please introduce the car to me?"
The receptionist was a girl who was playing with her phone. She looked up at us, then lowered her head and continued playing. She asked us nonchalantly, "Are you two here to buy a car?"
Tang Xin's face darkened noticeably: "Can't I just take a look even if I don't want to buy it?"
"If you don't want to buy it, don't waste our time. Ask your parents to buy it for you." After saying that, he ignored us.
"You!" Tang Xin was so angry that she turned around and pulled me out of the door.
"I'm so pissed! How can you run a service industry like this!" Tang Xin kicked a roadside tree nearby, and the treetop trembled, dropping a few dry yellow leaves.
I had to comfort her: "Don't be angry! You can only blame us for not being mature enough. The salesperson thought we were just here to look at cars for our parents."
"So what? They have to give us a good introduction so that we can recommend it to our parents, right?" Tang Xin was still indignant.
"Or maybe she just thinks we can't afford it?"
"You look down on people." Tang Xin glared fiercely in the direction of the exhibition hall, then pulled me up and walked away without looking back.
The second store we went to was Feng’s store. Again, no one paid attention to us after we entered. It wasn’t because their attitude was bad, but because there were so many people coming to buy cars, and every salesperson was connecting with one or more customers and was very busy.
"Little girl, are you here to buy a car?" An auntie in cleaner's clothes saw us and asked.
"Yes!" I nodded.
"I'm sorry, the sales staff are too busy. How about you wait a moment? I'll pour you a glass of water and you sit down first?" she said enthusiastically.
Wow, even the cleaning lady has come here to work part-time as a salesperson?
"Oh, thank you, but that's not necessary. If there are so many people, let's go to another one, otherwise we don't know when it will be our turn." Tang Xin refused with a smile, and went out with me again helplessly.
After being rejected twice, Tang Xin was a little frustrated. “Is buying a car so troublesome?”
"After all, it's a big item. Be patient." I comforted her and pointed to a 4S store at the corner of the intersection. "How about that one? Although it's not very popular, it should be pretty good."
"The car logo looks a bit like a sanitary napkin." Tang Xin complained, "Forget it, let's go take a look."
After entering the showroom, my first impression was that it was better than the previous ones. Although the decoration was better, the space was much smaller than the previous ones.
The sales lady immediately ran up to us and said hello: "Miss, are you here to look at the car?"
Although she was very polite, her professional smile and tone made me feel uncomfortable: "Yes, we want to look at cheaper mobility scooters."
"Yeah, okay." She nodded and asked, "Then can you tell me about the usage scenario? Daily commute?"
"Well, almost. We just want to live off campus next semester. If it's far, we'll need to drive to and from school." Tang Xin said.
The salesman's eyes lit up: "Ah, you are still college students! I thought you were so young! Are you from xx University?"
"Ok!"
"I am your senior, but I graduated a long time ago. I am not as good as you who can buy a car right after entering college." She acted a little envious.