Years ago, after Lu Yibei's father quit his job as a journalist, he was in a career hiatus and bought a used Volkswagen Golf from a secondhand car dealership and heavily modified it.
After they had their fill of fun, they put it back in its original condition and left it in their happy old home, where it would serve as the elderly couple's mode of transportation.
Fang Lanyun glanced at Lu Ming.
Grandpa felt a little guilty, but he still tried to remain calm:
"Not today, but tomorrow."
"What?" Lu Yibei asked.
Grandma bluntly exposed: "That old car hasn't been maintained since it was inspected last year. One of the tires was punctured by a nail. I've been urging your grandpa to fix it as soon as possible, but he kept saying that even if it's fixed, he'll just be using an electric scooter, so it's been sitting there ever since."
"What's your rush?"
Although Grandpa said that, he seemed more anxious to argue. "The insurance hasn't expired, and the annual inspection has passed. Just change the oil and filter and the tires, and I can hit the road!"
Lu Yibei then explained to Ji Qingqian, who hadn't understood:
"My grandfather repaired bicycles when he was young, then switched to repairing motorcycles in middle age, and later even repaired cars..."
He himself is akin to a history of the development of private transportation.
"More than that, he can fix simple appliances and water pipes. That's all the skills your grandfather has ever had..."
Grandma seemed to look down on him, but a hint of a smile appeared on her face as she spoke.
The old man was always proud of the craft he relied on for a living.
Especially her husband, whose skills are highly praised.
Grandma said again:
"I even went to fix the electric bike for the family ahead of me this morning."
Ji Qingqian nodded repeatedly, her heartfelt words, as if revealing her innermost thoughts, expressing her feelings:
"That's amazing."
"Oh."
Grandpa just smiled nonchalantly.
Ji Qingqian felt that Grandpa Abei seemed to disdain her praise.
Then--
…
Are you crazy?!
After Lu Yibei and Ji Qingqian went upstairs together, Grandma scolded her husband, who had quickly found a complete set of repair tools and a jack: "What time is it? Your grandson said he'd stay home tomorrow. Can't you fix it during the day?!"
Grandpa grabbed another powerful flashlight and resolutely headed towards the garage:
"I'll just take a look."
"It's still possible to see it tomorrow!"
"It's too late," Grandpa said.
When we get the car repaired tomorrow, Yi Bei and Qing Qian will definitely be awake. What if we find some difficult problem that stumps him?
His granddaughter-in-law praised him for being amazing, so he couldn't afford to lose face!
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