Chapter 276 My name is Shi Jingming
Soon someone came out. He was a man who looked to be around fifty years old.
"Why are you here so late?"
Uncle Li was also a little surprised to see Shi Jingming and asked casually, "What's wrong? Is your bicycle broken?"
Shi Jingming smiled and nodded: "My classmate's bicycle is broken. I don't know who kicked it and the rims are all cracked. Can you fix it for me?"
"Okay, then we have to get the car inside. It's too dark outside now."
So Shi Jingming ran up again, picked up Shen Xing's bicycle, looked at him and smiled, "Let's go in and wait. It's too cold outside."
The repair shop was very small, with a noticeable smell of dust and oil, and various repair tools and car parts piled everywhere.
Uncle Li had been repairing bikes for decades, so he still had a good eye. When he saw Shen Xing's bike, he was subconsciously surprised: "Wow, it's a Trek!"
Seeing this, Shen Xing stepped forward and said, "Uncle, please help me. This car is very important to me. You must help me fix it."
"Don't worry, Uncle Li has been repairing cars for half his life and his skills are very good." Shi Jingming patted Shen Xing's shoulder to reassure him.
Uncle Li first checked the car body, then took out professional tools and began to disassemble and reposition it.
Shen Xing and Shi Jingming stood by and watched. After a while, Shi Jingming said, "Although your car is new, it was damaged by human hands. The dealership will definitely not provide warranty. If you want to send it back for repair, you will probably have to wait for a month or two. By then, you will be almost taking the college entrance examination."
Shen Xing nodded in understanding.
Then Shi Jingming asked curiously, "How much did your car cost? Your parents are really willing to spend money on it!"
"My sister bought it for me." Shen Xing whispered, "It's very expensive, so I feel bad about it."
Shi Jingming raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Then your sister is really good to you, so you have two children in your family?"
"Three. I have two sisters."
"ah?"
Shen Xing looked at him and nodded.
The car was repaired in about half an hour. As expected, every profession has its own expertise. Uncle Li did not use much brute force throughout the process. After disassembling the car, he rearranged all the parts and reassembled them to correct the front of the car.
But a broken rim is irreversible damage.
"Your front rim can't be completely straightened. It's the most vulnerable part of a bike and the most susceptible to damage." Uncle Li looked at Shen Xing and said, "But I've tried my best to fix it. There's no doubt it'll ride fine. But if you want it to be like before, you'll have to order a new rim from the manufacturer. Then, bring it to me and I'll replace it for you."
"Okay, thank you, uncle." Shen Xing thanked him gratefully and quickly asked, "How much is it?"
Uncle Li chuckled and said, "If you don't use my parts, just give me five cents."
Shen Xing paid the money readily and thanked Uncle Li before leaving the repair shop with Shi Jingming.
"Okay, the car is fixed, stop looking so sad."
Back to the roadside, Shi Jingming smiled at Shen Xing and said, "Hurry back, I'm going back to get the car too."
Seeing this, Shen Xing quickly said, "Thank you for today. I was in a bad mood just now. I'm sorry."
He is a very expressive person. He can always speak frankly when he has something on his mind without feeling embarrassed.
Shi Jingming was a little surprised that he could apologize to him so frankly, and immediately nodded to express his acceptance: "I understand. If it were me, I would have exploded a long time ago."
"I'll call a taxi to take you there."
"No need. I can walk two kilometers in ten minutes. I didn't even take an extra taxi when I came here. Wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse to take a taxi back?"
But Shen Xing felt bad. People helped him find a repair shop, so what happened if he left after the repair was completed?
It’s just that my bike doesn’t have a rear seat, so I can’t carry anyone on the back.
Until he saw the beam in front of the bicycle seat: "How about... you sit in the front and I'll take you back?"
"ah?"
Shi Jingming glared at the beam, then looked at Shen Xing: "Come on, I won't sit on it."
What is the difference between sitting on the front bar and sitting in his lap?
It's so ugly!
"So what? I can ride!" Shen Xing still thought it was nothing. Seeing Shi Jingming was about to leave, he reached out and grabbed him: "Come on up."
"I won't sit, go home!"
"It's really okay."
Seeing how stubborn he was, Shi Jingming couldn't help but look back at him: "If you want a ride, I'll give you one!"
"No problem!" Shen Xing nodded without hesitation.
He regretted it ten seconds later.
A 1.77-meter tall man sat diagonally on the beam of a bicycle, trying to tighten his body. Behind him was Shi Jingming's arms. The whole scene was extremely strange, as if he was curled up in Shi Jingming's arms.
However, Shi Jingming had long arms and legs, so even with Shen Xing sitting in front of him it did not hinder him from riding the bike.
"You're very familiar with the mechanic?"
Shen Xing took the initiative to find topics to try to ease the awkwardness.
"I've always had my bicycle repaired by Uncle Li. In the past, you could always see a few repair stalls or shops outside old residential areas like this, but later on, there were fewer and fewer of them. Now Uncle Li's is the only one I know of around here."
"Are you cold? Should I ride slower?"
The wind is strong if you ride fast.
"It's not cold, just ride faster." Shen Xing said, he just wanted to get off the bike quickly.
After pedaling hard for a few kilometers, they soon arrived at the destination. Shen Xing jumped out of the car immediately and turned around to see Shi Jingming looking at him and smiling.
His face wrinkled: "What are you laughing at?"
"Laugh at you, look at you like that!"
Shi Jingming returned the bicycle to Shen Xing, then raised his hand and pointed to the corner of the roof at the far end of the parking shed. Shen Xing looked over and found a device with a flashing red light there.
It's surveillance!
"There are surveillance cameras there. You can check the surveillance footage at school tomorrow to see which wicked person smashed up your car."
"But I don't think it was a student from our school. It could have been someone passing by, or a thug from the school area. Your car is very expensive. If it's damaged, you can call the police. The person who smashed it must not know the value of the car. They probably just saw that your car is new and conspicuous. If they knew the price of the car, who would touch it?"
After hearing this, Shen Xing felt that what Shi Jingming said made sense.
"Okay, I'll go check it out tomorrow. It's getting late, so you should hurry home. I'll find a chance to thank you for what happened today."
Seeing his serious expression, Shi Jingming smiled heartlessly again: "No need to thank me, you're lucky to have met me today. By the way, what's your name?"
"Shen Xing."
"My name is Shi Jingming!"
(End of this chapter)
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