"Stop tempting me! Let me go back to my parents' home in style! I think you just want to buy a car to show off!"
The scene that Du Chen's mother asked Comrade Lao Du to describe suddenly made her heart surge with emotion, and she almost agreed to Comrade Lao Du's request on impulse.
But then, rationality took over. After all, he had been through hard times, and with two sons at home, he had always lived frugally. His impulse was only momentary.
"I'm so panicked right now. How can I make a decision on such a big thing all at once?"
"Besides, what's the point of buying a car for our family? I'm not afraid of spending money if it can be used, but I'm afraid we won't be able to use it normally."
In order to convince Comrade Lao Du and also to convince herself, Du Chen's mother raised a new question.
Comrade Lao Du was speechless. Yes, what could one do with a car? If he said it was just for show, he would probably get a lecture from his wife.
"Dad, Mom. I'm back!"
While Comrade Lao Du was racking his brains to think of an excuse, Du Chen just came back from school and went into the inner room to greet his parents.
"Hey, why are you back so early?"
Comrade Lao Du asked Du Chen curiously.
"Dad. It's almost twelve o'clock. We're already out of school, just like usual."
"Ah, it's almost twelve o'clock? Hey, I was so engrossed in chatting with your mom that I forgot the time."
Comrade Lao Du then realized that the two had been chatting for more than half an hour.
"Mom and Dad, what are you guys talking about? You've been chatting so much that you've forgotten the time."
Du Chen asked casually while washing his hands.
"Son, do you want a car?"
Comrade Lao Du has gone a little crazy and can only say this sentence now.
"What the hell? Dad, I'm already old enough, I don't want a toy car. Look how long it's been since I last played with toys!"
Du Chen didn't react at all and thought that Comrade Lao Du was going to buy him a toy car.
"Haha, no, Chenchen, your dad wants to buy you a car, not a toy car."
Du Chen's mother was amused by Du Chen's appearance. She hadn't seen Du Chen look so silly for a long time. He always acted like a little adult, which made her lose the fun of taking care of the child.
"Buy a car? Dad, didn't we agree to wait a few years until we have more money before we do it? Why did you suddenly think of buying a car? Cars are so expensive now!"
Du Chen was not against buying a car, but the main reason was that a car now costs at least hundreds of thousands of yuan, which his family could not afford.
"The car is not expensive, only ten thousand yuan..."
Comrade Lao Du patiently told Du Chen the whole story again.
"Oh, that's great, Dad. If it's in such good condition as you said, let's buy it!"
"Where's the money? Besides, what's the point of buying it?"
Du Chen's mother questioned Du Chen's decision.
"We still have 5,000 left to modify the game console. I bet our family can come up with the money for the remaining 5,000."
"Okay, let's not talk about the money for the car. What use will it have for us if we buy it?"
"It's usually more convenient for our family to go to the city!"
Du Chen said as a matter of course.
"We don't have to go to the city every day, and your dad's company has a car we can use."
"Mom, you see, you and Dad are getting busier and busier. We don't know how much we'll have to do in the future! Buying a car would be convenient, and even if the store is short of something, Dad can just drive to the city. It wouldn't be that much more convenient, and it wouldn't affect our earnings."
"Do you think our leaders would have any problem with us frequently using the company car? Would other colleagues have any problem with us seeing this? That would have a bad influence, right?"
"Wouldn't buying a car have a bigger impact?"
"Mom, if anyone objects to our family buying a car, just tell them that I made seven or eight thousand dollars writing books, and I put in some extra money for the rest. I made my own money, and you're not letting me spend it?"
Du Chen was really not convinced. It didn't matter if he couldn't hear the gossip behind his back, but whoever dared to say it to his face, would see if I could tolerate him or not. Reborn once, finally able to fulfill his father's dream, who dared to object?
"I've seen it, and you have to have ten reasons to wait for me when I ask a question!"
Du Chen's mother said unhappily.
"Haha, Mom, I think this is a really good opportunity. It will be convenient for me to do things in the future, and I will have many places to use the car."
"Forget it. I can't argue with you two, father and son. You guys can do whatever you want."
Du Chen's mother also wanted to buy a car for her own family, so after Du Chen gave a bunch of seemingly plausible reasons, she comforted herself and told herself to just buy it!
"Dad, how about I go with you after school tonight to check out the car and see if there's anything wrong with it? I've been cheated."
"Okay, even if you don't tell me, I'll check it out!"
"Mom, why don't you come with me tonight and take a look? Do you like it?"
Du Chen came up with another idea and wanted to ask his mother to go and take a look. After all, buying a car is a big event in the family, and his mother must feel involved.
"There are a lot of students after school..."
Du Chen's mother was obviously tempted, but she couldn't let go of the store.
"It's okay, Mom. Auntie Four is here!"
Du Chen continued to persuade his mother.
"That's right, wife, let's take a look together then. If it's really not good, we won't buy it! You should go and take a look too!"
"Okay then, Chenchen, come back to the store after school, and then we'll go to the workplace together!"
"Okay, Mom. I'll go back to the store after school tonight."
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"Mom, let's go, let's go to the repair shop!"
After school in the evening, Du Chen hurried back to the store. He was also anxious to see how the 212 looked.
"Okay, I've packed it up and will be waiting for you after school."
"Little sister, I'm going to your brother-in-law's workplace first. You can look after the store by yourself."
Du Chen's mother gave Ren Suping some instructions while quickly walking out of the store.
Du Chen and his mother didn't say a word on the way, they just kept on walking. They both wanted to get to the repair shop as soon as possible to see what happened to the car.
When we arrived at the office, Comrade Lao Du was still modifying the Santana's audio system, with Xiao Li helping him. Liu Zhenzhong left first because he had to catch the evening bus.
"Oh, you guys came so quickly. I thought you'd be here for a while."
"Stop talking nonsense and take us to see the car."
Du Chen's mother urged Comrade Lao Du. Since he was determined to buy a car, Du Chen's mother had been thinking about it all afternoon. She knew that the 212 was square and seemed to be green, but she had no idea about its specific features.
"Let's go then. I'll get the garage key this afternoon. I've taken a look around and I think it's pretty good."
Comrade Lao Du led the way, Du Chen and his mother followed behind, and Xiao Li said he was going to disturb the workshop and would not join in the fun.
Within two minutes, Comrade Lao Du brought the mother and son to a warehouse. Comrade Lao Du opened the door of the warehouse and saw a green car parked in a corner.
Du Chen could clearly see the car from outside the warehouse door and sighed inwardly.
"It's been so many years, and 212 has never changed!"
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