After going downstairs, Chen Yishou and his wife got into their newly purchased car.
Chen stroked the steering wheel with one hand and took a deep breath through his nose, as if trying to retain the scent of the luxury car.
"Ah, that feels so good! This is what I call enjoyment! My old car was such a piece of junk, it can't compare, it really can't compare!"
Su Liting fastened her seatbelt and subconsciously retorted, "Alright, alright, look at how smug you are. It's not like you bought it; it's our son's money that's being spent."
"So what? Our son's money is our money! It's not much different from what I bought."
Su Liping rolled her eyes at him.
"Okay, let's set off quickly. The Taoist priest said to keep heading east."
Chen started the car with a single button press.
“Don’t worry, I have a general idea of what’s going on. Ping, you know our son is really something, he can actually afford to buy me a car like this. I never even dared to dream of it before.”
"Hehe, before that you kept advising him not to learn massage, saying it had no future. If you ask me, there are 360 professions, and every profession can produce an expert..."
"You're just being wise after the event! You agreed to stop him from studying back then, didn't you? You also thought college students would be better, didn't you?"
"How was I supposed to know that massage is so lucrative these days?"
“Oh right! I was wondering the same thing. Is massage really that lucrative? How come I didn’t know that before? My dad never told me either. Ping, do you think we could change the way we do it? I want to earn more money too.”
"I don't know, how do you want to change it?"
"Well... we'll ask Xiao Zhe later. He's a boss now, so he should have experience."
"We'll talk about it later. Alright, stop thinking about this and let's go!"
"I'm walking, aren't I? This big city is so congested, I can't move an inch even after moving for ages."
It took an hour.
The two of them had just left the city.
Why didn't you take the highway?
Su Liping found it strange that her husband wasn't taking the highway.
"Why take the highway? Can't we take the national road? That way I can drive a little longer..."
Su Liping panicked; "We're here to find our daughter, not for you to test drive the car!"
“Taking the highway doesn’t guarantee we’ll keep heading east. The Taoist priest said we should keep heading east.”
"You're not lying to me?"
Why would I lie to you? Don't I want to find my daughter?
"Who knew you! You were the ones who said you wouldn't raise it!"
Su Liping brought up old grievances.
Chen Yishou felt a little guilty upon hearing this; "Weren't we in financial difficulty back then? And..."
"Alright, alright, I don't want to hear any more of this. All I want to do now is find her and explain the past to her properly."
"Honey, don't worry!"
Chen patted the steering wheel with one hand.
“Now that we have money, she will definitely forgive us. If she still doesn’t forgive us, then we’ll have Xiao Zhe buy her another car. Such an expensive gift will surely make her feel our sincerity.”
Su Liping had some doubts, but she wasn't worried about whether her daughter would be interested; she was worried about whether her son could afford it.
"Is Xiao Zhe willing?"
"Why wouldn't we want to? If it weren't for supporting him, we wouldn't have abandoned his sister. After all, he still owes his sister. Why can't we buy her a car?"
Su Liping nodded.
"That's true. I'll talk to Xiao Zhe again later. With his current income, buying another car shouldn't be difficult for him."
"That's it! That's it! Hahaha!!"
Chen Yishou became smug, and in his smugness, he forgot to look at the road ahead. He pressed the accelerator too hard and crashed into the car in front of him.
Clang.
Upon feeling the impact, Chen Yishou immediately slammed on the brakes and came to a stop.
Su Liping was startled; "Old Chen, what's going on?"
Chen Yishou said in frustration, "We rear-ended each other!"
He opened the car door and got out. The car that had been hit in front of him was also parked on the side of the road, and he got out as well.
Chen Yishou's first concern was whether his newly bought car was damaged. When he saw that the headlights were broken, he was heartbroken.
He didn't notice at all that the car owner had already arrived beside him.
The car owner was a young man wearing glasses.
He has a somewhat scholarly air about him.
He nudged Chen Yishou's shoulder; "Sir, you bumped into me."
Chen glanced at the other person and saw that he was a young man. He then looked at the other person's car.
When he saw that the other car was a brand he recognized, he had an idea.
"Oh, I see."
After saying that, Chen Yishou continued to inspect his car.
The young man with glasses smiled; “Sir, you should apologize to me and then call your insurance company.”
He reminded him.
In the past, Chen Yishou would definitely have apologized first, but now he's a bit arrogant, and he's also a little upset that his newly bought luxury car was scratched.
"What apology? Driving so slowly isn't entirely my fault. Your car doesn't look like it's badly damaged, but look at mine, my headlights are broken, and I haven't even asked you for compensation yet."
"ha?"
The young man chuckled speechlessly when he heard him say that.
"Uncle, what you're saying isn't right. I was driving at the speed limit. It's your responsibility to suddenly rush up and hit me."
Chen Yishou snorted; "What do you mean my responsibility? Please look carefully, my car cost more than 500,000 yuan, while your car only cost a little over 100,000 yuan, and it looks like it's second-hand. My car is much more expensive than yours."
The young man corrected him again: "Uncle, this isn't about whether the car is expensive or not. You were speeding and hit me, so this is your responsibility."
"You're ridiculous. Which eye of yours saw me speeding? Maybe you were just driving too slowly."
"No, there's a camera in my car, and I control the speed."
"I don't care about surveillance cameras, this car is a GLC! It's very expensive!"
“Uncle, look, you’ve come full circle again. I already said it has little to do with the car’s value. You just need to file an insurance claim, make a call to the insurance company, and we’ll drive there ourselves. It won’t waste your money or time.”
Su Liping saw the two of them talking for so long from inside the car, so she opened the door and got out.
"Old Chen, why did it take so long?"
“This guy insists that I pay him back. I’ve already told him that my car is much more expensive than his, and the repairs will cost more than his. I’m not even complaining, but he still insists.”
Su Liping was also somewhat dissatisfied after hearing this.
"Young man, my husband is right. Our car is so valuable, it will cost a lot to repair! Let's just let this matter go."
The young man was speechless.
Just then, the back window of his car opened, and a woman's voice came from inside: "Xiao Li, is it ready yet?"
The young man quickly ran over.
"District Chief, that person refuses to claim insurance."
The woman sitting in the back seat was wearing a black uniform. She was probably between 40 and 50 years old, with fair skin and a beautiful face that was also somewhat dignified.
She frowned slightly; "Forget it, I'll fix it myself from now on, and I'll use my own private account."
"District Chief, isn't this inappropriate? We're on official business, so we can apply for government-funded expenses."
"Isn't public money money? There's no need to keep public accounts for such a small matter. It's not much money. Just do as I say."
"OK!"
The young man approached Chen Yishou again.
"Alright then, let's fix this privately and pretend it never happened."
Seeing that the other party had backed down, Chen Yishou immediately straightened his back.
[Driving a luxury car really makes a difference!]
He thought to himself, then looked at the headlight of his car.
"No, you have to fix it for me! I just asked about this car, and the headlight costs several thousand yuan."
"What??"
Xiao Li was stunned when he heard this.
"Uncle, don't you understand? You hit me, and we let it go, but you still want me to pay you money?"
"Otherwise what? Young man, I'm not afraid to tell you, my son is General Manager Chen of Linglong Club. If I call him, you might lose even more money."
"Mr. Chen from Linglong Club?"
Xiao Li raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, Linglong Club is really impressive, haven't you heard of it?"
"I've heard of that before..."
Upon hearing that the other party had heard of it, Chen Yishou knew he had made the right bet.
"So, if you're smart, you'll help us fix the car, otherwise I'll call my son."
Xiao Li hesitated for a moment, then returned to his station and sat next to the back seat.
"District Chief, what a coincidence, those two people said they were the parents of Mr. Chen Zhe, the general manager of Linglong Club."
"Um?"
Wan Ya was also a little surprised.
She had just taken office as the head of the East District today, and the thing she heard most about was Linglong Club. Of course, she remembered Chen Zhe's name and was planning to find him another day to have a good chat about the development of the East District. Unexpectedly, she ran into his parents.
"I heard that Mr. Chen is a very proper person. The previous district head, including District Head Guan of the North District, all praised him highly. How could his parents be such unreasonable people?"
"I'm not sure either, District Chief. Should I call and verify?"
"No need for now. Just write down the license plate number, and I'll ask about it another day when I have time."
"Then he's demanding compensation from us..."
"Give it to him, we have other things to take care of."
"Well... okay."
Xiao Li came to Chen Yishou again.
Upon hearing the price quoted as 5,000 yuan, he hesitated for a moment before taking out his phone and paying.
This made Chen Yishou extremely happy; after a lifetime of bending over, he finally straightened up at this moment.
After Xiao Li got back into the car and drove away, he looked at his wife with confidence.
"See? I told you we had to have a luxury car. People won't dare to stage an accident when they see our luxury cars!"
Su Liping rolled her eyes at him.
"Alright, alright, maybe they're not going to hold it against you because of Xiao Zhe."
"That's because of the car I drive. If I were driving my beat-up old car and said I was Mr. Chen's father, would he believe me?"
"That's true. Alright, you did the right thing this time. Let's go, let's go, let's set off quickly."
"OK!"
The two happily returned to the car and set off again.
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