Chapter 190 Driving (Two in One) Yu Jingmo suppressed his laughter: "I don't...
The mountain road did not have eighteen bends, but it did have seven or eight. The jeep was quite stable, and Lu Qiuyan was a good driver. Tian Ruan sat in the passenger seat and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the American countryside.
The fields are vast, with a few villas dotted here and there, and the lawns are very neatly trimmed.
The environment is really good and there are really few people. Tian Ruan only saw more than a dozen people along the way, all of them old men and women.
After driving onto the coastal highway, the situation became a little better. A young car flew by, performing a real-life version of Fast and Furious. When flying over, they would whistle at the jeep and shout "wow".
Looking from afar, colorful parasols stand on the golden beach, like mushrooms in the forest, and under each mushroom lies a handsome man or beautiful woman.
When Tian Ruan saw the topless men and women, he almost dropped his jaw in shock, "Wow..."
Lu Qiuyan's eyebrows twitched. He really couldn't appreciate such openness.
Suddenly, a car rushed out in front, moving like a slippery snake, but suddenly stopped. As soon as Lu Qiuyan stepped on the brakes, Tian Ruan was swayed forward by the seat belt on his chest.
Several masked men got out of the car in front, holding various tools in their hands, knocking them on the ground, and walked towards the jeep.
Tian Ruan opened his eyes and looked carefully, "...are we being robbed?"
Lu Qiuyan: "Or did you encounter charity?"
“…”
Lu Qiuyan glanced in the rearview mirror and saw the bodyguards' car was about fifty meters away.
Several masked men walked up to the car, two of them surrounded the driver's seat and knocked heavily on the window.
Lu Qiuyan rolled down the car window and glared at those people coldly.
"Hey, little guy from China, get out of the car."
Apparently, they wanted not only to rob people, but also to steal cars.
Tian Ruan blinked his eyes. After being kidnapped once, he was no longer afraid of these big and strong foreigners. He said, "Look behind you. You can go and rob those two cars."
"Those two cars are not as valuable as the jeep. Get out and leave your wallets behind. We will let you go for the Lord's sake."
Tian Ruan: "How about this, I'll buy one and get two free. In addition to the Jeep, I'll also give you the other two cars at the back, okay?"
The big men laughed: "Where did this fool come from? He is just a fat sheep - you are really great."
Tian Ruan stretched his hand out of the window and waved. The bodyguards' car slowly approached and stopped. When the door opened, they were fully armed and their footsteps were as fast as meteors, each holding a gun in their hands.
The sound of bullets being loaded mixed with the cries of seagulls, and for a moment there was only the clear wind, bright sun, and roaring waves.
Robbers: “…………”
The bodyguards confronted him silently with guns drawn.
The robbers dropped their weapons and raised their hands: "Hey, guys, calm down, we're going to get out of here, OK?"
Mao Qi suddenly fired a shot into the air, the shell falling at his feet, and said, "Get lost."
Tian Ruan leaned against the window and watched them roll away, leaving behind a trail of exhaust fumes as they disappeared without a trace. He sighed from the bottom of his heart: "All the fear comes from insufficient firepower. It's true."
"It's rare to find a fat sheep like you with bodyguards." Lu Qiuyan started the car, stepped on the accelerator, and a slightly fishy and salty sea breeze rushed in, and a town appeared before his eyes.
Tian Ruan was still leaning against the window, feeling the wind on his face, feeling very comfortable. He suddenly asked, "Aren't you carsick? You don't get carsick when you drive?"
"If you still feel dizzy while driving, we are not on the road now, but in the sea."
"Then we're going to act out Adrift at Sea."
The two chatted casually, and Tian Ruan pointed to a small cart on the beach and said, "That's selling ice cream."
Lu Qiuyan ignored it and drove straight into the town, checking each store to see if there were any recruiting opportunities and what the salary packages were.
"This one is 15 dollars an hour, this one is 20 dollars an hour..." Tian Ruan helped to choose, "This one, this one, 30 dollars an hour."
Lu Qiuyan: "If you get so much money for serving dishes, I'm afraid you'll have to provide some free service."
"A groping service?"
"If you have breasts, touch their breasts. If you have butts, touch their butts."
“…No way?”
"There's no such thing as a free lunch." Lu Qiuyan continued driving around and saw a store selling swimming gear that had casually posted a recruitment notice on its door.
Tian Ruan read aloud: "My wife is about to give birth, and I have to go back to accompany her. I am looking for a clerk to help me run the store. The basic salary is 10 US dollars a day, and the money from the sale of swimsuits will be split in half. If you are interested, please call——"
Lu Qiuyan took the mobile phone in the car and dialed the number.
After a while, the call was connected, and a lively young man's voice came from the other end: "Hey~"
Lu Qiuyan said, "I'll help you run the store. Are you free to come over and talk?"
"I'm free. Are you at the door of the store? I'll be there in about half an hour. You can look around first."
"good."
Tian Ruan had already opened the car door and got out, leaning on the glass window of the store to look inside. "Not bad, but a little small."
Someone walking his dog passed by and looked at them suspiciously.
Lu Qiuyan: "Thief, stop looking."
Tian Ruan turned his head and said, "Thief? Where is the thief?" He met the gaze of the woman walking her dog, "...I'm not a thief. I'm here to help watch the store. The owner will be here soon."
Foreigners attach great importance to privacy, and if they just stay in one place long enough, such as at someone else's doorstep, they will be considered an illegal person and the police will be called at any time.
Of course, the police may not necessarily come even if you call them. They will just serve as a scare tactic.
Tian Ruan and Lu Qiuyan strolled around the town and looked around. Among the limited shops and various types of part-time jobs, working in a swimming gear store was indeed the best option.
The store owner arrived after a full forty minutes. Just like the person on the phone, he was a young man with curly brown hair and deep eyes, about twenty years old, with a full set of white teeth when he smiled. "Hey, hello, come in and sit down. Would you like some coffee or orange juice?"
Lu Qiuyan: “Thank you.”
The location of the store is very advantageous. Looking from another window of the store, Tian Ruan can see people walking on the beach along the coast. The sparkling sea water is sandwiched between two houses with white walls and red tiles, like a natural landscape painting.
"This is the shop my grandfather left to me." The owner poured orange juice and introduced humorously, "It has a long history and is a must-visit spot for tourists."
Tian Ruan said: "It is very good."
"It's a pity that there are too many swimsuits to choose from now. I'm lucky if I can sell more than a dozen sets a month. If it wasn't left to me by my grandfather, I would have wanted to close the shop long ago."
"More than a dozen?" Tian Ruan smiled, "We promise to sell you thirty sets, at least."
"Oh, the two of you?"
"right."
"Okay, if you can sell thirty swimsuits, I'll give you each a salary, how about that?"
"make a deal."
The shop owner briefly introduced the styles and prices of various swimming gears and said, "This is double the price, so I'm giving you half. Don't sell it too low, I can't make much money at all."
Lu Qiuyan crossed his arms and said, "It's too cheap. I can double it."
“Everyone around here is selling at the same price. Even if I double the price, I still won’t be able to sell it.” The owner shrugged.
"Whether we can sell it or not is up to us."
The shop owner smiled and shook his head, "Well, I'll wait and see."
After handing the spare key to Lu Qiuyan, the owner drove away. Next, Tian Ruan categorized and organized the swimming gear and wrote down their original prices. After deducting wages, utilities and other expenses, if he sold them at double the price, with more than ten sets a month, he would just break even.
If you want to make big money, you have to increase profits.
And despite such a great location, not a single customer came the entire afternoon.
Tian Ruan: "...Isn't this store blocked on the map?"
Lu Qiuyan took the key and said, "Come back tomorrow."
The two drove back to the Du family manor and drove all the way to the absurdly large main house. The servants bowed 90 degrees and said in a loud voice: "Welcome home, Master Ruan!"
Tian Ruan felt a little torn - he finished his work and returned to his own mansion which covered an area of more than 10,000 square meters.
The cost of a meal here is more than he can earn in a month's work.
"Xiao Ruan." Madam Du came over on a balance bike. She was wearing high heels, which made her taller than Tian Ruan. She stopped in front of Tian Ruan like a fragrant breeze and asked, "I heard that you were robbed this afternoon? Are you injured?"
Tian Ruan looked up at his dear mother, then looked down at the balance bike on her feet, "...Mom, why are you riding this?"
Mrs. Du turned around gracefully, her shawl tassels flying. "Jingmo was specially flown in from China. It just arrived this afternoon. With this little cart, Mom can walk very fast."
Tian Ruan: “…He is indeed very fast.” And taller than him!
Mrs. Du didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all. She just thought her little son was cute with his small head and face and delicate features. "It's only been an afternoon and you've already gotten tanned. Do you really want to go to work?"
Tian Ruan: "It was dark when I came, did you just notice?"
Mrs. Du did realize that when they first met, it was the mother who saw her son as handsome. Now that she has calmed down, her son is still handsome, just a little darker. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go have afternoon tea."
Tian Ruan and Yu Jingmo looked at each other and said, "Mom, you go first. I have something to say to Mr. Yu."
Mrs. Du smiled and said, "Okay." She waved her hand, and Yu Shang and Lu Qiuyan followed.
The servants stepped aside consciously.
Tian Ruan came up to Yu Jingmo and said, "Let's go out and talk."
"Yeah." Yu Jingmo walked out of the main gate of the house side by side with him and walked to the side. Because the house was too big, it took two minutes to reach the end.
Tian Ruan pulled Yu Jingmo to hide behind the pillars, and could not wait to lean on Yu Jingmo's solid chest, holding his waist tightly with both hands, took a deep breath and said: "I miss you."
Yu Jingmo let him hold him, raised his hand and covered the back of the young man's round head, stroking his soft and refreshing hair, "Are you scared?"
"What?"
"robbery."
"No."
"You are very brave, I don't think you will be scared."
Tian Ruan rubbed his shoulder with her cheek, opened her mouth and bit it.
Yu Jingmo chuckled, his voice low and shaking his chest: "Be like a spoiled child."
"No." Tian Ruan's ears felt numb.
"Um."
"Don't you miss me?" Tian Ruan asked, "If you don't miss me, I won't miss you either."
"I do." Yu Jingmo hugged the young man tightly, absorbing the soft and warm breath from his body.
The sun was shining brightly in the afternoon, and the manor was peaceful and leisurely.
After dinner, Tian Ruan finally remembered to ask, "Mom, when will Dad be back?"
Mrs. Du: "He said it would be in these few days. It doesn't matter whether he comes back or not."
"It's different. Dad is back and can talk to you."
"He's only very smart when he's talking business with people, but he's silent to me all day."
"If Daddy farts in front of you, he'll be humiliated."
"Then he would have lost face in bed a long time ago. When he was young, he farted in the bed and I heard it."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Mrs. Du scooped up some bird's nest and ate it gently. She said in a gentle voice, "Come to think of it, your eldest brother hasn't called for a few days. He's a workaholic like your father. He doesn't even call when he's busy."
dew brought the landline phone. Mrs. Du put down the small cup of bird's nest, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, picked up the landline receiver, and dialed a number.
"Xiao Zhou, is Hatebie still here?"
"Mr. Du went to France."
"France?" Mrs. Du was stunned. "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, she dialed another number, but no one answered. So she dialed again, "Old David, has Xiao Du gone to your place?"
The old housekeeper said: "The young master hasn't been here recently."
Madam Du looked solemn and dialed Du Danren's number again, "Danren, have you seen Henbie recently?"
Du Danren was puzzled: "Isn't he in the country?"
"No, he's in France. But old David hasn't seen him either."
"Then call him."
"If I can get through, I'll call you?"
“…”
Mrs. Du said calmly, "Forget it, I'll find it myself."
Du Danren: "Madam, I will help you look for it."
"What do you mean by help me? Hate him if he's not your son?"
“…”
Tian Ruan said hurriedly: "Dad has good intentions too. He is not good at talking. He should be more tolerant and less quarrelsome."
Mrs. Du hung up the phone and said to Dew, "Call all the real estate companies in France. He is so serious. He can't disappear out of thin air. His phone must be out of battery. Who is the assistant he brought with him?"
Dew said: "Madam, don't worry. I will start by checking the people around Mr. Du and I will find out."
"good."
Tian Ruan raised his hand, "There is a possibility that I don't know whether I should mention or not."
"What?" Mrs. Du's eyes widened. "Xiao Ruan, do you know? Tell me quickly."
Tian Ruan: "My eldest brother went to see my eldest sister-in-law. They are having sex now and have no time to answer the phone."
“…”
Yu Jingmo nodded: "This is probably 99% possible."
Lu Qiuyan and Yu Shang both had blank expressions on their faces, pretending not to hear anything - the adult world is so dirty.
Mrs. Du coughed dryly: "In that case, then I won't call."
However, ten minutes later, Du Danren called and said, "Madam, I found Henbie. He and He Lans are in a hotel in Paris and are not in danger."
Mrs. Du: "...How did you find it?"
Du Danren: "I located his phone and asked a private detective to take a look. It turned out that the detective was beaten for no apparent reason. I also had to compensate him for mental damages. Why?"
Everyone: “…”
Mrs. Du: "You should go in person, so the detective won't get beaten."
Du Danren: “?”
Knowing that Du Henbie was fine and was still having an intense fight with Helans, doing it over and over again, Tian Ruan felt relieved. The couple he supports will never be BE.
When it was time to go to bed, Tian Ruan suddenly became a little excited and couldn't wait to pull Yu Jingmo to the bathroom.
"Wash together?" Yu Jingmo asked in a low voice.
Tian Ruan nodded, her face flushed.
Then Yu Jingmo fired Tian Ruan over and over again.
Tian Ruan was satisfied, but her legs were too weak to stand. Shower gel mixed with other white stuff hung on her ankles.
Yu Jingmo held him, refusing to let go, and walked...
The quilt is wrinkled, the sheets are messy, the plum blossoms are blooming, and the kitten is meowing.
The next day, Tian Ruan got up and ate breakfast as if nothing had happened. He was now really used to Yu Jingmo's size. As long as it was not a wooden stool, his butt would be fine.
There were tea eggs for breakfast, and Tian Ruan suddenly had an idea: "Can you bring these tea eggs that I can't finish to the swimming gear store?"
Mrs. Du was confused: "Why did you bring tea eggs to the store?"
A plan took shape in Tian Ruan's mind, "Small things, big use - let those foreigners feel the charm of Chinese food."
There were not many tea eggs, just about twenty, and they were put into the rice cooker along with the soup and eggs and taken away.
Tian Ruan looked at Yu Jingmo reluctantly, "Mr. Yu, we can only meet at noon."
Yu Jingmo: “Yeah.”
Tian Ruan blew a kiss, "Goodbye."
Yu Jingmo raised his index finger and gently pressed it on his beautiful lips, saying, "Wait for you."
Tian Ruan was shy.
Lu Qiuyan was so embarrassed by the words that he shook his shoulders and ordered Yu Shang to work: "Bring the steamed buns with you too."
Yu Shang resigned himself to being a servant, because he was of a younger generation... He wanted to see what these two could come up with.
Sitting in the back seat of the jeep, next to Xiao Long Bao, Yu Shang had a wonderful expression on his face, "Are you going to do this every day from now on?"
Tian Ruan: “If the effect is good, that’s it.”
When he arrived at the shop, Lu Qiuyan first heated the tea eggs and steamed dumplings in the pot and placed two stools next to the shop door. As soon as the power was turned on, the aroma of traditional food immediately drifted in this seaside town.
All the way to the beach.
Tian Ruan put price tags that were four times the original price on each of the swimming gear, and gave small items such as sun hats, sunglasses, and sun-protective clothing as ordinary gifts.
Tea eggs and steamed dumplings are gifts for the advanced version.
In less than ten minutes, the first customer was attracted by the aroma of the tea eggs and asked, "Hey, how much is this?"
Lu Qiuyan said coldly: "Not for sale."
"?"
Tian Ruan came out quickly and greeted him with a smile: "This is a gift. It will only be given if you buy any item in our store."
The girl walked into the store and was shocked: "Oh my God, this swimsuit is too expensive."
Tian Ruan: "You can pick two gifts here, plus a tea egg and a steamed bun. If you buy a swimsuit, you can get five things. Have you ever seen such a discount?"
The girl was moved when she heard that: "Really? I can choose whatever I want?"
"Yes."
"Okay then, I'll take this one."
“Thank you for your patronage, welcome to come again next time~”
Ten minutes later, several more young people were attracted. “Oh my god, is this an egg? It’s a magic egg. It smells so good.”
Tian Ruan followed suit.
Unable to resist the temptation of tea eggs, they also bought swimsuits.
After half a day, the store sold a total of ten swimsuits, which was much better than expected.
There were a few tea eggs left, and Tian Ruan ate them while reporting the good news to the owner.
The owner shouted "Oh my god" several times, as if he was going crazy with joy: "Brothers, you are so capable, my god, long live Chinese cuisine!"
On the way back to the manor, Yu Shang suddenly said, "The cost of an egg is 60 cents each, and the tea leaves for a pot of tea eggs cost about five yuan. Twenty tea eggs a day cost eighteen yuan, which adds up to twenty-three yuan. The cost of flour and meat for a basket of steamed buns adds up to about twelve yuan, which makes a total of thirty-five yuan. And that's without adding water and electricity."
Tian Ruan: “…”
"If there are too many people, you will have to work at your own expense of 100 yuan a day."
Tian Ruan counted on his fingers, "Even if I spend a little out of my own pocket, it's still a profit."
Yu Shang: "You should explain the cost of the ingredients to the owner. Even if you pay for the ingredients, it would be bad if the owner thinks you are making extra money from him."
Tian Ruan nodded, "This money was paid by my family, so we should make it clear."
Moreover, the Du family used good meat and flour, and eggs were definitely more than 60 cents each, and tea was also expensive. If you don't understand clearly, you might end up losing money on this job.
After returning to the manor, Tian Ruan told Dew about this. The implication was that they should make the most ordinary tea eggs with ordinary tea leaves, and not make them into golden eggs, as it would be a pity to lose money.
Tian Ruan couldn't go to work with Lu Qiuyan in the afternoon because he still had to learn how to drive.
Dew has already completed all the documents and registered him. From now on, as long as he prepares for the test and practices driving, it will not be a problem to get a driver's license in half a month.
The coach will come to your home for instruction, and there is a large driveway in the manor where you can freely practice driving straight, turning, and pulling over.
Mrs. Du looked at the green lawn dotted with flowers and the long winding cement road and said, "This was opened up for me to practice driving. Who knew that I would never have the chance to drive even after getting my driver's license?"
Tian Ruan: "...Mom, you are destined to enjoy happiness."
Mrs. Du smiled softly: "You too."
Tian Ruan thought that although he had little chance to drive when going out now, it would still be good to have a skill at hand just in case. If the driver has diarrhea in the future, or the driver quits halfway, he can grab the steering wheel domineeringly and say to Yu Jingmo: "Mr. Yu, don't be afraid, I will take you home."
Thinking of this, Tian Ruan chuckled.
Mrs. Du said to Yu Jingmo worriedly, "This child is so stupid, can he really drive?"
Yu Jingmo said: "He drives very well already."
Mrs. Du: “?”
Yu Jingmo put his fist to his lips and coughed: "What I mean is that he usually watches the driver drive, so he learns a little bit from him."
Madam Du nodded and squinted her eyes in the sunlight. Her pupils had the same amber luster as Tian Ruan's, warm and translucent. "That's good."
Yu Jingmo watched Tian Ruan and the coach negotiate intently. He didn't understand some of the professional terms, so he looked at him for help. Yu Jingmo curled the corners of his lips and explained to him.
Tian Ruan nodded, his eyes sparkling, then got into the car and followed the coach's instructions.
The car started and moved slowly along the road.
The coach said, "Good, keep it up. You can speed up a little bit."
Tian Ruan imitated Lu Qiuyan and stepped on the accelerator——
Coach: “Step on the brakes!!!”
The car crashed into a big tree.
Tian Ruan was strangled by the seat belt and kept coughing, "Ah... cough cough..."
Yu Jingmo came quickly and knocked on the window, "Tian Ruan, are you okay?"
Tian Ruan unbuckled his seat belt, opened the car door, and rolled and crawled into Yu Jingmo's arms, "Mr. Yu, this is so scary..."
The coach's cheeks twitched and he swallowed his words - this young man is the scary one.
Yu Jingmo patted Tian Ruan's back soothingly and coaxed her, "It's okay. It's always like this when you first learn to drive."
Tian Ruan asked eagerly, "Did Mr. Yu also hit the tree like me?"
Yu Jingmo suppressed a smile: "I'm not a rabbit, I won't bump into a tree."
Tian Ruan: “…”
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