Financial crisis, big salary cuts, fresh graduates fighting fiercely for a job paying only 1,200 yuan. Fresh graduate Chen Feng couldn't stand the gap and became a loafer at home, smoking and d...
The relatives were equally surprised to hear this and quickly asked what was going on.
"It's just a beat-up secondhand Wuling van, not worth much, used for panning for gold," Chen Feng said modestly.
"That's fine too. Buying a car now is better than not buying one. Fengzi has really made something of himself now."
"Indeed, look at the eldest son standing here, how presentable he is. Liu Ping really did raise him for so many years in vain, now he has finally made something of himself."
"Of course! Work hard, buy a house, get married, and I'll be waiting to drink your wedding wine."
The relatives all praised Chen Feng, which made Liu Ping beam with joy, and her smile never stopped.
After so many years of not being able to hold my head high, I can finally finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"I also want to attend the wedding banquet, but the problem is he doesn't even look for a partner all day, hahaha," Liu Ping laughed.
"Hey Fengzi, is that your Wuling seven-seater? It'll be perfect for taking all these old ladies along in one trip," Wang Shun's son said quickly, realizing what was going on.
"No way, I modified the back of the car. They made me remove the seats and put in a bed, so I can only pull one car. I also have to avoid the traffic police." Chen Feng said, holding the car keys in his hand.
“Oh right, you use that to pan for gold, then you can take one. Auntie, you can get on Fengzi’s cart and lie down.” Wang Shun’s son arranged for Chen Feng’s great-aunt to get on Chen Feng’s cart.
"Okay, sure." My great-aunt has some joint problems, so she walks with a slight limp.
As soon as everyone came out of the house, they saw Chen Feng's Wuling van and praised it again.
To put it bluntly, at that time, owning a car was considered quite good; most families didn't even have one.
They wouldn't have the mind to be picky, saying this car is good and that car is bad.
"This car is really nice, it's so big."
"Of course, we can bring seven people this time."
"That's impressive, it must have cost a lot of money."
"A little over 20,000, but not quite 30,000," Chen Feng said.
"My goodness, that's really expensive."
The great-aunt limped into the back of the car, and Chen Feng helped her up.
After the group had made most of their arrangements, Chen Feng followed the navigation and set off first.
My great-aunt simply lay down in the back; she had never experienced such a magical feeling before.
Chen Feng looked in the rearview mirror and saw his aunt lying there with her eyes closed, looking like she was asleep, and felt a strange sense of unease.
Iveco Grand Jinbei... Is this what it feels like when you're on a mission?
They soon arrived at the restaurant, and Chen Feng opened the car door to help the person out.
"Ugh..."
My great-aunt covered her mouth and looked uncomfortable as she got out of the car.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Chen Feng asked immediately upon seeing this.
These old ladies all have some kind of ailment. It's a wedding banquet today, so don't have a breakdown when the meal starts, or it will become a mess.
"It's nothing, it's nothing... I've never ridden in a car like this before, I'm a little carsick." The aunt supported Chen Feng and waved her hand as she spoke.
Chen Feng: "..."
Wow, so you were lying so comfortably in the car because you were carsick. I thought you were just sleepy.
The group entered the restaurant, sat down at a table, and finally Uncle Wang Shun went up on stage to say a few polite words before everyone started eating.
Although the banquet was held in the city, the relatives were actually all from the countryside. Chen Feng kept glancing around while eating to see if the situation described online was true.
Before the food was even finished, some elderly women started taking out plastic bags to pack it up.
Chen Feng looked around for a long time but didn't see anything that outrageous. Everyone was sitting at the table eating, and no one started packing up their leftovers before finishing.
They ate incredibly fast, much faster than they usually eat.
"What are you staring at? Hurry up and eat! Meals at banquets in the city are quick, they're over in half an hour. If you keep dawdling, they'll clear the table."
Seeing that Chen Feng wasn't eating, Liu Ping couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"Wow, this place is so fast?" Chen Feng was surprised to hear this.
Even if it's a buffet, it should take at least two hours, right? It's ridiculous to leave after only half an hour.
"What do you think?" Liu Ping rolled her eyes at him.
I don't know what he's been looking at instead of eating. Does looking at things fill him up?
After understanding the situation, Chen Feng picked up his chopsticks and started showing off. No wonder those people ate so fast; it turned out to be because of this.
Why didn't anyone tell me when I came?
Sure enough, when Chen Feng was halfway through his meal, he noticed that some people at the tables had already stood up, and some women at the tables were starting to pack up their leftovers. This was normal; otherwise, it would be a waste to throw them away. Whoever could eat them could take them home to eat.
Chen Feng became even more anxious upon seeing this, and swung his chopsticks even more violently.
Just kidding, I spent two hundred yuan on this meal, I don't want to end up only half full.
"It's alright, it's alright, take your time eating. Don't worry about them, some of them had to go back early because of other things."
When Wang Shun's brother came over and saw Chen Feng's expression, he knew that Chen Feng was anxious, so he quickly spoke up.
"Okay, okay, I'll finish eating soon, it's fine," Chen Feng nodded in reply.
Several people left their table, but some who ate slowly were still eating.
The waiter didn't remove the table even though there were people at it.
But the key is that once everyone leaves, who would have the nerve to eat here? Even if they don't get enough to eat, they'll still have to leave.
When there were still a few people at the table, Chen Feng put down his chopsticks. He saw an old lady at the next table sneakily put half a cigarette in her pocket when no one was looking.
Chen Feng grinned and said, "I thought that someone would definitely carry on the fine tradition. There are still people at the table, and you just took it."
After eating until he was mostly full, Chen Feng took the old lady and his mother back to Wang Shun's house.
After talking for a while upstairs, Chen Feng made arrangements to go home around 4 p.m.
"Stay a little longer, you'll have nothing to do at home anyway," Uncle Wang Shun said, pulling Chen Feng's hand to persuade him to stay.
"No, Uncle, come another day. It'll get dark soon, and the road will be difficult to walk on." Chen Feng patted Uncle Wang Shun on the shoulder.
"Okay, that makes sense. It'll be difficult to get things done after dark. Take care on the road and call me when you get home," Uncle Wang Shun instructed.
"Alright, we'll head back now. Don't bother seeing us off, go on your way." The two said to Uncle Wang Shun as they walked out.
"Slow down."
"Okay."
Chen Feng and her son got into the car, started the engine, and headed home.
"When your great-aunt said she wanted to buy gold, I thought you were going to agree," Liu Ping said with a sigh of relief.
"How could I agree to that? I'd be so stupid. Doing business with relatives is the hardest thing, and the worst part is I don't even make any money. Why would I do that?"
"Don't come around saying the gold isn't pure or something bad and want to return it. That would be too much trouble for me. Who has the time to deal with their problems every day?"
“Since we’ve already bought gold, what’s a few dozen yuan more? Let’s just go to a gold shop,” Chen Feng said, lighting a cigarette.
"By the way, is there any difference between the gold you found and the gold in the jewelry store?" Liu Ping asked, puzzled, as she didn't know anything about these things.
"What's the difference? The gold you bought was also sourced by us. We just refined it before selling it to you. What's the difference between 99% pure gold and 99.99% pure gold? They're the same. You're not doing scientific research; you're just wearing it yourself."
Chen Feng grinned.