After pouring the leftover rice into Liang Liang's bowl, Xu Mei seemed to remember something, and her face turned red.
However, seeing that Liang Liang didn't complain and ate all the food, he was overjoyed.
This proves that Liang Liang doesn't mind her.
"Has your band been rehearsing lately? There are only a few days left until the preliminary rounds of this singing competition."
"There are rehearsals! But because there's no time during the day, we practice at Uncle Gao's house in the evenings."
"Huh? Tonight? How are you going to get there?"
"After rehearsal, Uncle Gao and Ha La Zi drove me back."
Liang Liang frowned. This wouldn't do.
Dapu Village and Liangshuiwan Village are three or four miles apart, with a hill in between. Even if someone can take you back, what about when you go there?
What a pity! He couldn't find Qin Wenju today; her car…
No, that's not right! Even if he finds Qin Wenju today, he can't drive her car anymore. She has a boyfriend now, so it's inconvenient for him to drive her car.
I should have a car now, otherwise it's too inconvenient to get around.
Buying a car?
He bought all sorts of cars, but they didn't seem very practical.
It's ridiculous to buy a car and leave it idle all the time! Spending so much money and leaving it idle for half a year is something only a spendthrift would do. A car sitting there is too conspicuous.
Forget about cars, I'll buy one in a few years! Buying a motorcycle now would be fine.
A motorcycle costs eight or ten thousand yuan, doesn't take up much space, and is convenient to go anywhere. When I go out, I just leave it at home.
Yes! Let's buy a motorcycle first.
Once she made up her mind, Liang Liang immediately put it into action, putting down her bowl and chopsticks and heading outside.
"Brother Liang! Where are you going?" Xu Mei followed him out like a tail.
"Going to town to buy some things, oh! Oh, by the way, I brought you a little gift."
Xu Mei was overjoyed to hear that Liang Liang had brought her a gift.
Liang Liang went into the house and took out a string of beads made of red coral and turquoise from the travel bags that her younger siblings had rummaged through.
"This is for you. I brought it back from the snow area last month."
This was a gift from Zhuoma when he left the snowy area; she gave him several.
He thought they were just ordinary stones, but later he learned that these seemingly unremarkable stones were very expensive and were usually ornaments worn by girls in the snowy areas.
Liang Liang didn't understand why they would give him this thing when he was a boy.
He doesn't even have a fiancée, so where would he put her?
He didn't take it seriously, but Xu Mei was overjoyed and took it to herself, showing it off.
Let's see where it can be worn.
This further proves that men and women have significant genetic differences.
"I'm going to town to take care of some business."
Are you coming back tonight?
"Of course I'll come back, otherwise who will take you to rehearsal tonight?"
Liang Liang left his house, called Ban Ya, and ran to the roadside below, intending to block a tractor on its way to the commune.
To the north, along the Yinna River, many tractors come to haul sand all year round. The road below Liang Liang's house is the only way to get there, and it's the best place to get stuck in traffic.
Luckily, as soon as they reached the roadside below, they saw Jiang Mengchang driving his black guillotine from the north.
This time, there's no need to block the tractors.
As soon as Liang Liang sat in the passenger seat, he took out twenty-five yuan and threw it to Jiang Mengchang.
"Just take me to any department store in the city."
Without saying a word, Jiang Mengchang started the car and drove out of the village.
On the way, Liang Liang and Jiang Mengchang chatted for a while before Liang Liang seriously brought up a matter.
"Brother Jiang! These days, driving a taxi is a high-risk industry. You've heard about taxi robberies, right?"
Jiang Mengchang nodded.
“I travel a lot and know a lot about what’s going on outside. Take my advice, and you’d better listen carefully and take it seriously: never take any job outside of our Yahe area, no matter how much they offer. Remember that?”
"I've got it."
"The second rule is that I will not accept any jobs after 4 p.m., except for those I know well. Don't be greedy for small gains and end up losing big."
In his previous life, this past winter, this guy took a job driving to Songyang, but his vehicle was stolen halfway there, and he was left in the freezing cold and almost froze to death.
He was lucky to survive; at least he survived.
Carjackings and murders were common occurrences during this period.
"Remember these two rules of mine, and they will ensure your lifelong peace."
Jiang Mengchang kept nodding, but it was unclear whether he had truly taken it to heart.
Anyway, Liang Liang had given him advice, and whether he took it to heart or not was up to him.
The distance from Liangshui Bay to the city center is only 35 li (approximately 12.5 kilometers), and it only takes about 20 minutes to reach the destination.
Jiang Mengchang parked the car at the entrance of Yahe Commercial Building.
Yahe Commercial Building is a comprehensive commercial building that opened this spring. It is said to be the commercial outlet with the most complete range of products and services in Yahe, and it is now the most popular commercial center.
Liang Liang had never been here before; this was her first time.
Upon entering the building, Liang Liang headed straight for the car sales area.
His purpose in coming was very clear: to buy a motorcycle. Once he finished, he headed home without stopping at all.
As the saying goes, a newly opened outhouse smells good for three days, so a newly opened building will naturally attract many people.
The Yahe Commercial Building was packed with people, especially on the first floor, where it was almost shoulder to shoulder.
More than half of these people were just wandering around watching the spectacle; they didn't actually buy anything.
Liang Liang didn't have time to wander around; he went straight to the motorcycle shop.
During this period, motorcycle products were very scarce in the Chinese market. Brands included Jialing, Chongqing, Mulan, Changchun Suzuki, Jincheng Suzuki, Tianjin Honda, and Xingfu 250.
These were all the motorcycles on the Chinese market at that time.
Liang Liang had a clear goal, and his choice of motorcycle was also clear: Tianjin Honda was his first choice, and Changchun Suzuki was his second choice. In 1994, the prices of motorcycles from these two brands were about the same, both around ten thousand yuan.
Tianjin Honda: 10,400; Changchun Suzuki: 10,200.
Don't expect any discounts. The reason these shopping malls eventually went bankrupt was twofold: firstly, their prices were inflexible, and secondly, they set excessively large price differences, meaning they were too demanding and ultimately ruined themselves.
Motorcycles were no longer considered scarce items at this time; they were readily available.
Liang Liang issued the invoice and made the payment, and then the staff of the shopping mall carried out a wooden box.
After the staff unpacked the box and Liang Liang inspected it, the staff began installing the front wheel and handlebars.
Half an hour later, the motorcycle was installed.
What frustrated Liang Liang was that they added so little gas to the car, it was like a child urinating.
Liang Liang pushed his motorcycle out of the shopping mall, letting Ban Ya and Jiang Mengchang take a car back while he rode his motorcycle back.
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