Chapter 29 Chen Pan slowly raised his head in the twilight...
"What the hell is going on?"
When Chen Pan and Chen Aiguo looked up at the same time, the bus driver driving in front was already obviously nervous.
"Are they trying to stop us? Lao Wang, drive slower and don't get close to them! If we damage the car in front, we won't be able to pay for it even if we sell everything we have!"
The bus from Chenjia Town to Longcheng was a brand-new one, looking almost 90% new. The couple on board had borrowed a considerable amount of money, including a substantial bank loan, to finally purchase it last year. Seeing her husband nearly hit the black Santana in front of them, the conductor's wife, familiar with vehicle prices, quickly stepped forward and screamed.
"Damn it, I don't even know this, do I need you to tell me? Don't you see that when I slow down, it slows down even more, and when I speed up, it speeds up even faster, and he won't even let me overtake and go around it!!"
The driver had previously worked for a bus company. Knowing the money in this line of work, he'd taken the plunge and quit to strike out on his own. Thinking of the other driver's Santana, which could almost buy three buses like his, he stared ahead with increasing caution.
In order to verify whether the car in front was deliberately trying to avoid him, the driver held his breath and subconsciously slowed down the car.
At this moment, he saw the car in front of him suddenly slow down.
“Oh my god!!”
After confirming they were indeed intentionally cutting in, the driver slammed on the brakes without hesitation. The car seemed to lurch forward due to inertia, and the dozen or so passengers inside all screamed and fell forward.
Amidst everyone's exclamations, the middle-aged driver, looking angry, quickly got out of the car.
But after getting out of the car, he quickly forced a smile and then knocked on the front window very politely.
The driver nodded and bowed in front. Everyone in the car, who had been discussing the situation enthusiastically at the beginning, now looked out nervously. Some people couldn't help but stand up, holding onto the back of the car, and looked out with curiosity.
At this time, no one, including the driver's wife, said anything.
Chen Pan and his grandfather, who were sitting at the back, had already guessed the worst.
Sure enough, under everyone's gaze, the fat driver who had just got off the car returned with two boxes of Moutai and three gift boxes, with a complicated expression.
Almost as he got into the car, the black Santana in front that had maliciously honked at them five or six times had already driven away quickly.
"Well, Uncle Chen Panpan, the young master of the Li family said that he forgot to get these for you just now, and asked me to bring them to you."
The driver felt the soft Zhonghua cigarette he had just quietly stuffed into his oversized jacket, then got in the car and spoke loudly. He held up the item in his hand and delivered it directly to the back seat where Chen Pan and his grandfather were sitting.
"Wow, it's Moutai!"
“There are also Longjing and Pu’er teas!”
"The other gift box is filled with chocolates, right? I know about them. I heard a box costs dozens of dollars."
Before Chen Pan could say anything to her grandfather, everyone around them, looking at the things the driver was carrying, had already started to discuss them. During the discussion, everyone's eyes were full of gossip and curiosity.
"Well, Uncle Chen, Panpan, I've put my things on the seats next to you. Remember to take them with you when you leave. Don't forget."
This was the bus that Chen Pan and his friends had taken before, the earliest departing at six o'clock and the latest returning at six o'clock.
Because Chen Pan and her grandfather had been riding this bus frequently recently, and they had always discussed with the driver and the conductor whether they should buy an extra ticket for the things they were bringing, even though they were not from the same village, they were already completely familiar with each other.
Anyway, when he put the things in his hand next to Chen Pan and Chen Panpan's grandfather, the driver surnamed Wang looked at the fourteen-year-old Chen Pan and smiled strangely.
"We can't—"
Grandpa Chen, completely stunned by Li Chengcai's behavior, was about to speak when Chen Pan held his hand and said with a smile, "Thank you, Uncle Wang. We'll take the things. Previously, Li Chengcai was almost killed while riding a motorcycle near the spring in our village. My family happened to pass by and immediately contacted his parents and the village chief. Even though he almost hit my grandmother, she immediately pulled him out from under the motorcycle without any grudge.
That's why he claimed our family was his savior and that he'd just come to our house to give us a gift. But my grandfather confiscated his gifts and told him we had too much to carry. He had clearly expressed his understanding and followed my grandfather's advice by taking everything back. But he suddenly regretted it and ended up doing this. Anyway, Uncle Wang, everyone, I apologize for taking up your time.
Seeing the driver's special look and smile, Chen Pan understood what Li Chengcai meant in an instant.
On an occasion like today, if they had accepted this thing silently, the people on the bus would have become the best spreaders and rumormongers. But if they hadn't accepted it, it would have caused even greater controversy.
Instead of doing this, it’s better to accept it openly.
Since Li Chengcai wanted to exploit public opinion and gossip, Chen Pan would show him how true gossip can be. Didn't he say his family was his savior? Then let her make everything known to everyone.
"Yes, that's what the young master of the Li family said just now. He said it was a thank-you gift. I was wondering what kind of thank-you gift required him to make such a fuss, so that's how it is." The driver, who had already made his own judgment in his mind and had a strange smile on his lips, immediately changed his attitude and restrained the strange smile on his face.
Someone in the car who knew about this immediately said, "I know about this. It happened during the Little New Year, right?"
Some people also showed an expression of disappointment and sudden enlightenment: "So it's because of this incident. So, your family is his savior?"
"Yes, my grandmother was walking in front, and my grandfather and I were following behind her. The man fell right at my grandmother's feet. It was my grandmother who quickly went over to help him. Our screams alerted everyone around us, and then someone immediately called the village chief and his parents."
Fourteen is a very special age. In winter, Chen Pan wears thicker clothes, a headscarf and a cotton hat on her head, and she can pretend to be a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.
At the same age, she is now wearing the pink spring dress that her grandparents bought her for the Chinese New Year, and the red silk hairband that she has always used, which was only used by children and students.
Anyway, at this moment, she was just a little girl in the eyes of others.
In the eyes of most people, what children say is many times more credible than what adults say.
Sure enough, after Chen Pan explained a few more words, everyone who had heard about these things before all showed expressions of understanding and wonder.
"To be precise, we were the first to see him in trouble and the first to rush over to help him. It was our screams that attracted more and more people, and then some went looking for Director Li and the village chief. But even so, I don't think we saved him. That's why I didn't accept these things when they offered them to me.
I didn't expect this kid to change his mind midway through and use such a trick to get these things into my hands. Anyway, these things are so valuable, it would be hard to explain to Xiao Wang if I refused them outright. So I'll shamelessly accept them for now, and then when I go back next time, I'll personally deliver them to his house.
Chen Aiguo didn't know what his granddaughter was thinking, but he also knew that he had to be frank and not shy at this time. So he subconsciously explained it and also gave a brief account of the follow-up and how he would deal with the things in his hands.
"Uncle Chen, since they gave it to you, you should just take it generously. You feel that these things are too valuable and dare not take them, but in their eyes, these things are nothing compared to their lives."
The driver had already returned to the front and started the car again. Seeing this, the proprietress who had just screamed excitedly sat down in a seat at the back and immediately shouted out her suggestions.
"this--"
Chen Aiguo, who took the initiative to buy an extra seat after getting on the bus, continued to appear honest and loyal.
Seeing him like this, a man of about the same age immediately said loudly, "Yes, what Xiao Wang's wife said makes sense. You feel that you haven't done anything wrong, so it's embarrassing to accept their money and gifts. But in the eyes of the Li family, maybe they just don't want to owe you a favor, so they want to use these things to show their gratitude, and then everyone will keep their distance. Anyway, they gave it to you, so you should take it openly. It's not good to keep giving things like this back and forth."
"Yes, if you continue like this, it will seem a bit petty!"
"Yes, this little bit is indeed very valuable to us, but it means nothing to their family. Since he has given it to you repeatedly, you should just take it openly. If you keep refusing it, they might give it to us ordinary people, and we will look down on them and give them a bad impression."
"Yes, I heard about what happened that day. I heard that after he was injured, you immediately contacted his family, and they immediately contacted an outside hospital. Anyway, according to the situation at the time, you contacted his family first and helped him from under the motorcycle to the side. You are his great benefactors, and he deserves to thank you like this. It's really inappropriate for you to give such a small amount of things to others."
"is that so?"
“That’s it!”
Later, almost everyone on the bus was talking about this incident.
Because Chen Pan is relatively childish and they are particularly frank.
Everyone stopped thinking about it and completely believed what Chen Pan and his grandfather said.
Everyone chatted back and forth, with words like "be generous," "be open," and "don't be petty," and Grandpa Chen's repeated "yes," their car finally arrived at Liuping Town at 5:40.
Because the car was later than usual, after dropping off Chen Pan and her grandfather, it drove away at lightning speed.
Seeing the shuttle bus leave, Grandpa Chen, who had been feeling suffocated and helpless on the bus for a long time, immediately said, "Panpan, you take care of these things first. Grandpa will go to the store and push the cart."
"Yeah!" Chen Pan, who felt like he had been sitting in the car for several hours, nodded immediately.
After his grandfather left with two cartons of Maotai, two cartons of tea, and a box of chocolates from the Li family, Chen Pan sighed and looked down at the four flour bags and a large bundle of clothes at his feet.
There are pedestrians coming and going all around. Many people are waiting for the bus here, and many people are getting off the bus here.
Chen Pan stood in the crowd and felt confused.
"Chen Pan?"
Just as Chen Pan was standing under the bus stop sign in a daze, she heard a familiar voice from a distance.
Chen Pan slowly raised his head in the twilight, and immediately saw Qin Yang walking towards him from the opposite side of the street, carrying a stainless steel insulated lunch box and an extra-large handbag.
This was the first time Chen Pan saw Qin Yang with a haircut. He looked serious and walked steadily.
For the first time, Chen Pan felt that the other person was really the same person as Doctor Qin in his previous life.
Seeing the other person's maturity, steadiness and seriousness beyond his age, Chen Pan's confused and flustered heart suddenly felt a little better.
As the other person walked over quickly, Chen Pan immediately put on a smile and said quickly: "Brother Qin Yang, where did you come from? Is it the hospital? Is Auntie okay?"
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