"Hey buddy, are you three visiting relatives at the car dealership?"
The driver glanced at Hu Yuan's family in the rearview mirror and asked casually.
Hu Yuan smiled slightly, "I won't ask relatives."
"Not looking for relatives? Are you looking for jobs? But the car market usually doesn't hire, right?" the driver muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled.
Hu Yuan shook his head. "I'm not looking for a job."
"Then what are you going there for?" the driver asked in surprise.
After saying that, he seemed to realize he had said too much, and quickly added, "Buddy, don't overthink it, I meant well. You know, the car market is newly built, and it's a bit out of the way. If you don't have anything else to do, you shouldn't go, since it's inconvenient to come back..."
Hu Yuan was amused after hearing the driver's explanation.
It's said that taxi drivers in Beijing love to chat, but in Hu Yuan's opinion, taxi drivers in many parts of the country share this trait.
After all, driving is a boring job, so when there are passengers, you naturally have to chat a bit more, whether it's true or not, just to relieve the boredom.
The driver in front of me is not bad. Although he talks a lot, he is indeed very kind.
He smiled and said, "I'm not angry, thank you, Master. We're neither going to visit relatives nor looking for work."
"We're going to buy a car."
The taxi driver was taken aback when he heard this.
He glanced furtively at Hu Yuan in the rearview mirror, feeling deeply moved.
You know, cars are really expensive these days.
He works for a taxi company. While he can't be said to be an expert on cars, he certainly knows more than the average person.
Last month, a colleague told him that the cheapest domestically produced Jeep 2023 in the car market cost more than 50,000 yuan, not to mention other high-end cars.
Although Hu Yuan's outfit wasn't bad, it was still covered in mud and looked dirty because the bags he was carrying had rubbed against his body when he arrived.
Looking at his attire, the driver didn't think he could come up with 50,000 yuan.
Unable to suppress his curiosity, the driver continued, "Dude, are you going to the wrong place?"
"Wrong place? What do you mean?" Hu Yuan asked, somewhat puzzled.
"You're planning to buy one of those small vans, right? The auto mall doesn't sell those; you'll have to go to the provincial capital." With a mix of curiosity and goodwill, the driver explained to Hu Yuan.
"No, sir, I just want to buy a regular car."
Hu Yuan didn't try to hide anything and spoke frankly.
"Buy a regular sedan..."
The driver muttered something under his breath and then fell silent, because Hu Yuan's answer had completely surprised him.
"You think you can buy a car? You'd be better off buying a tire!" the driver grumbled inwardly, but didn't say it aloud.
Seeing that the driver didn't want to continue the conversation, Hu Yuan didn't say anything more.
He glanced at the somewhat flustered Wang Man, gave her a reassuring look, and then closed his eyes to rest.
The automobile city in Fengnan City was started at the end of 1988 and was only completed in the second half of 1989.
It has only been a little over six months since it was built and put into use, so the surrounding supporting facilities have not yet been completed.
Aside from people with special needs and local residents, people generally don't come here.
The car city is backed by large capital, so they don't usually solicit customers.
For most ordinary people in Fengnan City, this is a place where only the powerful and wealthy can afford to spend their money.
The driver stopped at the entrance of the car market, pursed his lips, and said listlessly, "We're here. That'll be fifteen yuan in total!"
"How many?!"
Upon hearing the price, Wang Man raised her voice an octave higher and stared wide-eyed at the driver in front of her.
The driver was startled by her shout, turned around, frowned at the two of them, and said impatiently, "What's wrong! You scared me to death! It's fifteen yuan in total, pay up!"
Wang Man realized her voice was a bit too loud, and her face flushed red with embarrassment: "I'm sorry... I just didn't expect it to be so expensive, that's why I only walked for a short while..."
Upon hearing this, the driver immediately became displeased.
"I disagree with that! What do you mean by expensive? It's ten kilometers from the bus station to here, and I used the meter the whole time. I didn't overcharge you, so how is it expensive?!"
"I'm sorry, I don't understand either..."
Wang Man blushed at the driver's words and murmured shyly.
"Alright, that's enough." Noticing Wang Man's embarrassment, Hu Yuan patted her shoulder and comforted her softly.
He then took out a 100-yuan note from his pocket and handed it to the driver.
"Sir, here's your change!"
Upon seeing the money in Hu Yuan's hand, the driver muttered something and stopped complaining. Instead, he slowly pulled out a few bills from the wad of change and handed them to Hu Yuan.
After the family got out of the car, the driver stared at their retreating figures and spat, "If you don't have money, don't come out pretending. Acting all high and mighty..."
However, he had no idea what kind of show this guy, who seemed so important to him, would put on in the car city.
The entrance to the car market.
Wang Man stared blankly at the enormous four-story building, then whispered to Hu Yuan beside her, "This is the car city? It's huge..."
Tuantuan had already woken up by this time. Leaning against Wang Man's chest, she said to Hu Yuan, "Daddy, I want to ride the bumper cars!"
Tuantuan treated the large building in the car city like an amusement park, so she was very excited.
Hu Yuan, amused by Tuantuan's antics, rubbed her little head and said with a doting smile, "Tuantuan, this isn't an amusement park."
"Daddy, where is this if it's not an amusement park?" Tuantuan tilted her little head and looked at Hu Yuan with an innocent expression.
"This is the car city, a place that sells big cars. When Daddy buys a big car, we'll take Tuantuan back to the amusement park, okay?" Hu Yuan coaxed Tuantuan with a smile.
"Okay, Dad!" Tuantuan nodded obediently.
But this heartwarming scene didn't last long before a harsh and sarcastic voice rang out from the side.
"What kind of Tom, Dick, and Harry comes here? They want to buy a car?! They probably can't even afford a car mirror!"
Upon hearing the voice, Hu Yuan and Wang Man immediately turned their gazes in that direction.
The first thing I saw was a plump woman in her thirties, only about 1.5 meters tall, who looked rather short and stocky.
Although the woman was short and stocky, she wore several layers of heavy makeup, making her look very greasy.
She wore a large pearl necklace around her neck, two gold rings on her fingers, and a disdainful look on her face.
Compared to the pure and innocent Wang Man, they are worlds apart.
Beside the fat woman was a man even fatter than her, dressed in a suit, with a greasy face, clearly a nouveau riche.
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