Looking at Hu Bingbing's sincere expression, the receptionist already believed most of it when Hu Bingbing could actually tell her about Jiang Xu, and now she believed it even more. Besides, a coach wasn't a big deal. "Who is your coach?"
Hu Bingbing's brows relaxed, and she smiled with a relieved expression. "It's Coach Zhang Ziran. Thank you so much, sister," she said, then took a lipstick out of her skirt pocket. "I just opened this package; it's brand new." She handed the lipstick over.
The girl paused abruptly, "No need, it's nothing serious, you can use it yourself."
Hu Bingbing smiled and said, "I just received it and felt that the color was not very suitable for me. But as soon as I saw it, I felt that I had found its owner. It will definitely suit you."
The girl held the lipstick that had been handed to her. "Is...is that how it is?"
Hu Bingbing nodded, her expression serious. "Of course, I have a very good eye." But inwardly she scoffed, "Of course it's fake."
The girl looked at it and said, "I'll transfer the money to you. I'm really sorry to do that."
Hu Bingbing glanced at her phone and pretended to be busy. "My roommate has something to do, I have to go right away. Don't worry about it, sister, I'm counting on you." After saying that, she jogged away from the driving school lobby, a slight triumphant smile playing on her lips.
On Wednesday evening, Jiang Xu remembered to open the app to check. The assigned coach was listed as 'Zhang Ziran', and there was a group number below. He opened WeChat, entered the number, and added the group.
There are quite a few people in the driving school group. The way to schedule driving practice is to grab a time slot in the group. Two or three people can practice driving together in one time slot.
There were no classes during the first period on Thursday afternoon. Jiang Xu thought for a moment and looked at Gu Li, who was propping her head up and seemed to be listening to the lecture or just spacing out. He patted Gu Li on the shoulder and said, "Little Li, Little Li, are you there?"
Gu Li turned around with a somewhat dazed look in his eyes, clearly lost in thought. "Hmm?" he asked, puzzled. "I'm here." His gaze cleared a little, but not much.
Jiang Xu and the other person looked at each other. "Shall we have a friendly competition at the gym tomorrow?"
Gu Li's amber eyes slowly began to clear. "If I win, will you say something I want to hear?"
Jiang Xu's eyes shone with light. "If I win, I'll say what you would say, and I think I will too."
Gu Li said, "Then let's have a competition. It's a friendly thing to do."
Jiang Xu replied, "Yes." After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and wrote his name on the 1:30 PM driving practice area.
This time slot was clearly not ideal; with everyone else having one or two choices, Jiang Xu was the first to place his name there.
He then followed Hu Bingbing, and Hu Bingbing then followed Liu Xian.
The next day, Jiang Xu arrived right on time. He found the car by following the license plate number sent by the instructor and spotted it at the very edge of the garage.
When Jiang Xu walked to the car, the instructor was sitting in the passenger seat and someone was sitting in the driver's seat. He went to the back seat to open the door and then saw Hu Bingbing.
Hu Bingbing had already seen Jiang Xu inside the car, but she only pretended to have just noticed him when Jiang Xu opened the car door. She adjusted herself to what she thought was the best angle and greeted him with a smile, "It's you! What a coincidence!"
Jiang Xu got into the car, turned around and looked at him in confusion, "Are you talking to me?"
Hu Bingbing's perfect smile froze for a moment. "Classmate, you're really joking. We just met during the club recruitment."
Jiang Xu didn't look at her again, and rolled down the car window a little. "Really? I don't quite remember."
Hu Bingbing was a very thoughtful person. She thought that Jiang Xu was so cold because he had a bad impression of her that time. Otherwise, how could anyone not remember her? Her smile was still on her face. "That's okay. Let's pretend it's our first meeting and make friends. My name is Hu Bingbing, and I know your name is Jiang Xu now."
Jiang Xu glanced at Hu Bingbing, who winked at him. "Are your eyes bothering you?"
Hu Bingbing's eye twitched. "I'm fine. We'll practice driving together sometime. I hope we can get along well."
Jiang Xu said, "There's no need. I'll only do this once. You can practice hard on your own."
Liu Xian was already getting restless and wanted to interject, and when he heard this, he couldn't hold back any longer. "Jiang Xu, you're putting on such an act on your first visit. The coach is still sitting here. Why don't you be the first to demonstrate?"
Coach Zhang frowned upon hearing Jiang Xu's words. His commission was directly linked to the students' pass rate. Of course, he wanted his students to pass quickly, but he didn't want such a perfunctory and indifferent attitude.
Although Coach Zhang was somewhat dissatisfied, he still spoke up, "Liu Xian, you go through all the events first and show them to Jiang Xu. Then Jiang Xu, you can just walk around the field once. Young people shouldn't make promises they can't keep."
Hu Bingbing tried to smooth things over, saying, "Jiang Xu, what the coach said makes a lot of sense. I know you might have some of it, but you still need to practice more."
Liu Xian said, "Bingbing, don't talk to him too much. He'll find out once he sits in the driver's seat that empty promises aren't so easy to keep."
Liu Xian and Hu Bingbing had started practicing for the second part of the driving test before. Liu Xian failed the first time, while Hu Bingbing had never passed the test before.
Liu Xian has mastered most of the driving skills he's learned, and he and Hu Bingbing have also registered for the upcoming exam.
Seeing that Hu Bingbing still wanted to say something to him, Jiang Xu made a 'shh' gesture. "He's right. I'm not as prone to boasting as him. Don't talk to me anymore."
Hu Bingbing: "I won't say much, I'll just tell you some tips. You don't need to reply to me, I'll just consider it a review for myself, okay?"
Jiang Xu said, "Your mouth is your own, say whatever you want." After he finished speaking, he opened the car window a little wider. For some reason, Jiang Xu hadn't seen a single car with its air conditioning on along the way. He was a little hot and could only tell himself that calmness would cool him down.
Unfortunately, Hu Bingbing kept nagging beside him, preventing him from having a moment of peace.
Liu Xian's driving skills are mediocre. If it were his first time practicing, Jiang Xu would think it was passable. However, since he has practiced for quite a while and still makes mistakes from time to time, it can only be said that he still needs more practice.
After walking around all the projects, more than half an hour had passed. The other party had stalled twice at the parking spot on the hillside, which Jiang Xu found utterly appalling.
Liu Xian asked the coach with a smug look on his face, "Coach, how was my training?"
Coach Zhang, adhering to the principle of encouragement, said, "It's alright, but you keep stalling on the hill. How are you going to pass the test like this? You failed last time for the same reason."
Liu Xian blushed slightly and explained, "It's because it's hot and the engine is prone to stalling. I'll be more careful next time and it will pass."
Coach Zhang nodded. "You can go back now. Let the next person come up."
Liu Xian didn't want to leave. "I'm free today, so I'll stay and learn a bit more, and also see how well the new students are driving."
Coach Zhang said, "Then go sit in the back." After he finished speaking, he looked back and asked, "Jiang Xu, would you like to go first, or Hu Bingbing?"
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