After looking at the car online and at the 4S dealership, the two of them booked the car on Saturday.
Because Li Jing said, "I don't care about anything else, but the color must be red."
What I bought was not the original T3, but another model of a different brand, which was still a small hatchback priced at around 120,000 yuan.
Zhou Yang feels that the performance of this model is not as good as T3, but its appearance is good, and the red color is especially suitable for women, and it sells very well in the market.
Chen Xinyi didn't know much about the performance of the car, but after looking at it from left to right, she thought it looked good, so she happily accepted it.
After completing the formalities, the car was taken away.
On Sunday, Shen Xinyi drove the new car, and Zhou Yang sat in the passenger seat, accompanying her to practice for a whole day.
Because parking was inconvenient at Chen Xinyi's company, Zhou Yang parked the new car back at Zhou's house. On Tuesday, Zhou Yang took half a day off to get the license plate registered.
The car issue is officially settled.
The car was bought and the date for the wedding banquet was also booked. On a weekend in late August, because Lin Xiaoman asked for leave from Grandma Sun, one of Grandma Sun's granddaughters who was in college came to accompany her. While Grandma Sun was accompanied by someone, Lin Xiaoman and Shen Xinyi went back to their hometown together.
After work on Friday, Chen Xinyi first took a taxi to Zhou's house, had dinner, stayed overnight, and got up and set off at around 4 o'clock the next morning.
In the August weather, it was already dawn at around four o'clock. Because there were not many cars on the road, the road was smooth all the way to Mrs. Sun's community.
Lin Xiaoman had been waiting for people on the side of the road for a long time. After getting in the car and turning on the navigation, the two of them set off on the journey back to their hometown.
My hometown is more than 300 kilometers away from Wu City. I drove for dozens of kilometers, got on the highway, drove more than 200 kilometers on the highway, and then drove dozens of kilometers on the ground road. At noon, I finally arrived at my hometown - Shenjia Village.
It is completely incomparable with the rural areas in economically developed areas. Shenjia Village looks quite backward, as if it is stuck in the 1990s, with red brick and tile houses everywhere. There are no roads in the village, and they are still small dirt roads.
The car can only be parked in an open space one kilometer away from the village entrance.
Shenjia Village, as the name suggests, most of the families here have the surname Shen. They are all related and may have the same ancestor for five hundred years.
Lin Xiaoman came back this time to invite everyone to the wedding. Although they had been away for a long time and their relationship had become distant, it was still necessary to invite everyone to attend such a big event as a wedding.
When Chen Xinyi gets married, at least half of the village will attend the wedding.
But don't go to Wu City to drink
For a wedding banquet, it is obvious that only a few close relatives need to send a representative.
Nowadays, most people have WeChat. Lin Xiaoman had actually sent messages to his relatives in advance. The reason he came back was to show that it was formal. Moreover, he had to invite the chef and other people in advance. After all, it was busy during the New Year. If he didn't invite them in advance, he might not be able to find them.
After parking the car, the two were carrying things out of the trunk when a man riding an electric scooter passed by on the dirt road. He obviously saw them and stopped.
After staring at the two for three seconds, the man slapped his thigh and shouted, "Hey, aren't you Yan Ying from the Fuqiang family?"
As soon as this person stopped, Lin Xiaoman also stared at her, quickly searching through her memory. After she finished speaking, she had already matched the person, "You are... Sister-in-law Lai Di! It really is you, what a coincidence! So, are we going back?"
"Yeah, I just got off work and went back to have lunch." Zhang Lai Di smiled, her face showing the joy of reunion after a long time. After saying something to Lin Xiaoman, her eyes fell on Chen Xinyi, "Is this Xinyi? I haven't seen you for a few years, and you've grown so big! Oh, Xinyi has even bought a car, she's really promising!"
"Hello, Aunt Zhang." Shen Xinyi smiled politely and greeted her politely.
"Hey! Xinyi is getting more and more beautiful. Her temperament is just like those white-collar workers in TV dramas. Yes, white-collar workers in the city. She looks like a person from a big city!" Zhang Lai Di joked with a bit of envy.
"By the way, Yanying, I met your sister-in-law a few days ago. She said Xinyi is getting married? Are you coming back to invite her to the wedding?"
"Yes, they have already obtained their marriage certificate and are planning to hold a wedding banquet during the Chinese New Year."
"Oh, that's great! I heard the economy there is great, with rich people and tall buildings everywhere. The town is like a city here. Xinyi is so lucky. I told you, she'll definitely have a bright future if she can go to college." Zhang Lai Di was obviously a chatterbox. Once she started this topic, she couldn't stop like a faucet. She chattered on and on, and finally asked curiously, "By the way, Yanying, how much is the bride price from the man's family? It must be a lot, right? About 200,000?"
Lin Xiaoman: ...
This is heartbreaking.
Maintaining a polite smile, Lin Xiaoman didn't talk about this topic. Just as she was about to evade the topic, Shen Xinyi said, "Auntie, they bought this car."
"Ah, the man bought the car, how generous! Xinyi has found a good family! By the way, how much did this car cost?" Zhang Lai Di asked curiously.
"120,000."
"120,000..." Zhang Lai Di blurted out in surprise, "That's a bit too little. Xinyi, do you still remember Xiaoxiao, the girl you played with when you were little? She went to work in town after graduating from junior high school and found a family there. When they got engaged last year, the man gave her a betrothal gift of 188,000 yuan. Those stacks of red bills were piled high. And you're a college student!"
"Sister-in-law, the rules there are different from ours. My son-in-law's place doesn't have the concept of betrothal gifts. You have to follow the local customs."
"Ah, no betrothal gift? They don't accept betrothal gifts when they marry off their daughters?" Zhang Lai Di looked puzzled.
"Over there, the man buys the car, the house, the ring, and the three golds."
"House? Houses over there are very expensive, right? How much is it per square meter?" Zhang Lai Di's attention was immediately shifted to the house.
"12,000, but I bought a new house worth nearly 2 million."
"So expensive!" For a small county where housing prices are still only a little over 1,000 yuan, five-digit housing prices are something they can only dream of. "Oh my god, houses in big cities are really expensive. I work for a year and even without food and drink, I still can't afford to buy a two-square-meter apartment. There's not even enough for a toilet. Oh my, Xinyi found a good husband. Yanying, you will enjoy the good life with him in the future..."
In her hometown, there is no requirement for a house when getting married, so there is no concept of whose name the house should be in. When Zhang Lai Di heard about the house worth 2 million yuan, she was completely confused.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Zhang Lai Di's curiosity was completely satisfied, so she rode her electric bike into the village first. Lin Xiaoman and Shen Xinyi, carrying large and small bags, also went back along the small dirt road.
Fortunately, it is hot and not raining, so the road is flat.
If it rains... I can't even imagine it.
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