Lin Yue patted the steering wheel: "Is it harder to learn to drive than to learn to cook?"
Yes, as long as you keep up with learning to drive, you can get the certificate in less than a month. How long does it take to learn to be a chef? At least it will take more than half a year. This does not include knife skills or spoon skills, but only superficial skills. He can learn cooking so quickly. Isn't it easy to get a driver's license?
"Hehe, hehe." Feng Qianqian laughed dryly: "It's not difficult."
Lin Yue turned to the side and pushed open the passenger door: "Get in the car."
Normally, she would go home, and taking a car was certainly better than squeezing on the subway, but today she wasn't going home. She had agreed to go to Linyi Road to eat hotpot for dinner.
"Brother-in-law, I'm not going home today. I have an appointment."
"Boy friend?"
"No, colleague."
"oh."
"It's still early anyway, where are you going? I'll see you off."
Feng Xixi hesitated and chose to sit in the car.
Feng Xiaoqin told her family that she was traveling to Nanjing and it was hard to let the Gu family know that she was still in Shanghai. However, this problem was not difficult to solve. She just needed to get off the car near Linyi Road. When it comes to choosing to get in the car, one is because I want to ride in a BMW luxury car, and the other is because I want to know where the new car comes from.
"There is mineral water in the cup holder. Get it yourself if you are thirsty." Lin Yue helped her fasten her seat belt, reminded her casually, and turned around to drive on.
Feng Xixi looked at his hand turning the steering wheel, then looked at the interior of the car, and touched the leather on the center console.
"Brother-in-law, where did this car come from?"
Lin Yue looked forward and said smoothly: "I bought it."
"bought?"
"Yes, sister, didn't she lend us one million? Yesterday, I saw this car was being promoted online. The price of the naked car was more than 200,000. I thought the price was quite suitable, so I went to the 4S store to pick up one today. "
The speaker is relaxed, but the listener is surprised.
Feng Qianqian opened her mouth and looked at him in astonishment.
"Isn't the one million I borrowed from you used to buy a house? What happened to you? Why did you buy a car with it?"
Lin Yue said: "At the critical moment, your sister went to Nanjing for a trip. I said before that I asked your sister to persuade my parents-in-law to sell their house in the suburbs of their hometown and raise some money to buy a three-bedroom apartment here, so that they can live here. , this is a good idea. Not only did your sister not agree, but she left the little tiger to me and my father without saying a word. This child is very sleepy and is often criticized by the teacher for being late. As for me, I want to drive faster and travel. It’s convenient, why don’t I buy a car first, and we’ll talk about the house later.”
Feng Xixi was shocked by his words. She never thought that this guy would use the money to buy a house to buy a car.
Audacious, really audacious.
Feng Xiaoqin started to seek death just one day after he left home.
"Brother-in-law, you...why did you make the decision to buy a car without consulting my sister?"
"What are you discussing? Why didn't she discuss it with me when she went to Nanjing for a trip without saying a word?"
"this……"
Feng Qianqian was speechless. The reason why Feng Xiaoqin did this was very simple. It was to launch a surprise attack on the Gu family. However, the attack failed. Instead, Gu Lei was given the opportunity to seize the opportunity. After his wife left, he was The next day, I spent more than 200,000 to pick up a BMW car from 4S.
"Even if I have to buy a car, why not buy a second-hand car first? Let's drive such a good car right away."
"I like to drive a new car. It's fresh, obedient, comfortable, and has few problems."
"..."
"By the way, you haven't said where you are going yet."
"Oh, just drop me off in Linyi Park."
"OK."
Lin Yue stopped talking and concentrated on driving.
Feng Qianqian looked at the retreating traffic and had many thoughts in her mind.
…
Twenty minutes later, the BMW stopped at the entrance of Linyi Park.
Lin Yue waved to her and told her not to go home too late. The old lady was a light sleeper and was afraid of the noise, so she drove away.
Feng Qianqian followed the location sent to her by Feng Xiaoqin and walked for nearly ten minutes to Liangliang Hotpot Restaurant. As soon as she entered, she saw Sister He praising Feng Xiaoqin for a good job.
"Don't worry, stretch them for two more days, and then go back when the Gu family is in chaos and your husband, father-in-law, and aunt call you one by one." She said while putting meat on Feng Xiaoqin's plate: "Eat more Order some meat to look radiant these days outside, so they won’t dare to bully you like this in the future.”
"Sissi, here..."
Feng Xiaoqin was about to reply when he looked up and saw his sister standing at the door. He quickly raised his hand and asked her to come over and sit down.
"Oh, Sissi is here."
He Xiaomei pulled out a chair for her very enthusiastically.
"Thank you, Sister He."
This was not the first time that Feng Qianqian met He Xiaomei. When she first came to Shanghai, Feng Xiaoqin was accompanying Little Tiger to a cram school, and it was He Xiaomei who picked her up at the station.
"Look at your face, are you tired from work? Come on, eat some meat first to fill up your stomach."
He Xiaomei and Feng Xiaoqin have known each other for almost ten years. They used to run insurance together. Later, Feng Xiaoqin married Gu Lei. He Xiaomei was not so lucky. She returned to her hometown to find a man, but they divorced within two years. She has the child. I didn’t want to, so I came to Shanghai to work alone. I worked as a nanny, worked in a textile factory, and now I work as a housekeeper, and my income is only average.
"Thanks."
Feng Qianqian smiled politely, lowered her head, picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth. She was indeed a little hungry after walking here from Linyi Park.
"Sissi, what's the current state of the Gu family?"
Feng Xiaoqin didn't even give her sister time to eat two bites of meat. She was anxious to know what kind of chaos the Gu family would become after she left.
Feng Qianqian swallowed the meat in her mouth and put down the chopsticks again, showing hesitation on her face.
Feng Xiaoqin urged: "Are you talking?"
"Sister, brother-in-law...he bought a car."
"What? Buy a car? What kind of car?"
Feng Xiaoqin looked confused. In her impression, Gu Lei had basically nothing to do with cars. What kind of car could he buy with a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan? Battery car or scooter for the elderly? People at this level should just catch the bus and squeeze into the subway.
Feng Xixi said in a weak tone: "Bao... BMW."
"What BMW?" Feng Xiaoqin still didn't react.
He Xiaomei's protruding mouth trembled twice, and she said in a hoarse voice: "That BMW of the Mercedes-Benz?"
Feng Xixi nodded.
Feng Xiaoqin suddenly realized that the reason why she didn't react just now was not that she didn't know what the word "BMW" meant. She would rather cry in a BMW than laugh while sitting on a bicycle. She had heard this joke before.
The main reason is that Gu Lei's level is simply not worthy of a BMW. This is not only reflected in the fact that he can't afford a BMW with a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan, but also because he doesn't know how to drive. But now...
"Your brother-in-law buys a BMW? Can he drive? Where did he get the money to buy a BMW?"
Feng Xixi said: "He was the one who drove me here. As for the money to buy the BMW... he said he took out more than 200,000 yuan from the one million my sister lent him to pay the full price."
Feng Xiaoqin stood up in confusion: "That's the money used to buy a house, how dare he use the money to buy a car?"
The reason why Feng Qianqian looked embarrassed just now was because she was afraid that her sister would be angry, but this matter was too big to be discussed.
"He said that it was money lent to him by my sister, and it was his own business to spend it on his own. If you didn't discuss it with your family and made your own decision about traveling to Nanjing or buying a car, he could decide for himself without discussing it with you. Let's do it. He also said that he was forced to do nothing. Little Tiger stayed in bed every day and was often late for school. The situation became more serious after you left. Now that the family has bought a car, he will not be late for pick-up and drop-off."
Hey...he's pretty good at reasoning.
He Xiaomei lost the pride she felt when she helped her just now, and Feng Xiaoqin was even more confused. She never thought that her desire to mess up the Gu family would lead to such a result. The one million she used to buy a house suddenly lost twenty More than 10,000, one quarter.
She didn't know whether the Gu family was in chaos or not, but her heart was in chaos anyway.
"No, I have to go back."
She stood up and walked out. He Xiaomei quickly stopped her.
"What do you say when you go back now? Little Tiger's grandfather called just now and said he was in Nanjing and would be in Shanghai in less than an hour?"
Feng Xiaoqin thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, but she was extremely anxious.
Feng Qianqian was no longer in the mood to eat hot pot. She looked at her sister and said, "Sister, what on earth did he say to you that night?"
Regarding the above issue, she had heard a general idea on the way here, but she is still confused until now.
Feng Xiaoqin only said that she would go out for a few days to take care of the Gu family. She did not tell her sister that Gu Lei wanted to upgrade the house and asked her to persuade her parents to sell the house. The story of Qian Wuguo was told from beginning to end.
The two of them understood after listening.
They thought Feng Xiaoqin ran away from home because Gu Shihong didn't help raise money, but they didn't expect that Gu Lei was also involved in asking the Feng family to contribute part of the proposal.
Feng Qianqian was silent after listening.
He Xiaomei thought for a moment and said, "Is your hometown house really worth that much?"
Feng Xiaoqin said: "It's more or less the same. The demolition of my hometown is to make up for each flat. Last year, someone paid 800,000 yuan, but my parents didn't sell it. They said that if they sold it, there would be no place to live."
He Xiaomei approached her and said, "If I were you, I would promise him."
"Why?"
Feng Xiaoqin didn't understand. Her idea was to let the Gu family pay for it. After working as a free nanny for eight years and helping the Gu family give birth to a son, wasn't it worth a house? In her opinion, it is certainly worth it. Even a house worth more than 2 million yuan is not enough to compensate for her efforts over the years.
"Think about it, he has said that after the house in your hometown is sold, he will ask you to bring your parents here. There will be a total of five people in your family. Then you will share a room with him, and Danian and Xiaohu will share a room. Your Your parents share a room. If you don't want to live in the house in Wanziyuan Community, you can give it to Qian Qian. She leaves early and comes home late, and she doesn't have much interaction with the Gu family. If the old lady and the old man of the Gu family die in the future, if you move back with him, then Doesn’t the newly purchased three-bedroom and one-living room belong to your family? By then, not only will you have settled down in Shanghai, but the living conditions will not be too good.”
Feng Xiaoqin's eyes lit up when he said this.
"That's right, Sister He, you have such a bright mind."
He Xiaomei was quite proud: "You promise him first, how to negotiate with his parents, whether it can be achieved or not is a matter later. Otherwise, like today, buying a car is not a bad idea. What if he is not caught one day and is deceived?" If you go gambling or something, you’ll lose all your millions of minutes.”
Feng Qianqian also said on the side: "Yes, sister, I think what Sister He said is very reasonable. Just stabilize him first, and then do the work on the parents' side. Whether it succeeds or not is another matter. Otherwise, I am afraid of the work on the parents' side." If it works out, my brother-in-law has lost all the one million here. When the time comes to borrow money to buy a house, will Gu Qingyu still lend it to you?"
Feng Xiaoqin nodded repeatedly as he listened.
"But... how ugly would it be to just go back like this?"
Feng Xixi said: "For such a big thing as buying a car for the family, you heard me saying, isn't it normal to rush home to ask for an explanation?"
This... He ran away from home full of anger, waiting to see Gu's family in chaos and Gu Shihong's jokes. As soon as Gu Lei bought a car, he couldn't stand it anymore. It was embarrassing to say that it was anticlimactic, but what could be done? , keeping the money to buy a house is more important than face.
…
Feng Xiaoqin returned to Wanziyuan Community with her suitcase the next day. Of course, she was considered a teacher. After all, Gu Lei bought a BMW without consulting her. This was a big problem for most families. Not a trivial matter.
She also made a scene in front of Gu Shihong, but Lin Yue also had something to say. The little tiger used to be late often. Now that she has given up her choice and left, the child is even harder to manage. In order to reduce the lateness rate, it is very important to buy a car. It was necessary, so the person who stimulated him to buy a car was none other than her.
This is one, and there are two more.
No, they want to buy a house outside. The distance between a bowl of soup is at least two stops, and walking will make you out of breath. In ten years, they will also be running for five days. Is it possible that their legs are tired every day? Go back to Wanziyuan to take care of your father and grandma? You see, isn’t it reflected in the convenience of buying a car? This has a very good effect on improving the quality of life, and this is the money lent to him by his sister. Of course, he can arrange it however he wants.
Feng Xiaoqin left him speechless. Gu Lei's salary was stuck in her hand. In the past, when he paid his salary, he always took out one or two hundred to give him pocket money. This time, the one million that Gu Qingyu called was placed in his other pocket. On the card, the impression is that Gu Lei neither smokes nor drinks, and the most extravagant consumption is watching movies. This kind of consumption habit has become a fixed mindset for the past eight years. Who would have thought that he would suddenly become a big monster and do two things in one day? More than 100,000.
She was very regretful and angry, but what was the use? The car has been bought and cannot be returned. The only thing I can do now is to ask for a bank card to put the money. Unexpectedly, this will also encounter obstacles. Gu Lei refuses to give it and says that if she wants to retaliate against him for buying the car, she will turn around and buy it. What should I do if my diamond ring, pearl necklace, and Omega watch come back? With a car, everyone benefits, but she can only wear luxury jewelry.
Feng Xiaoqin was almost furious with him. In the end, the two of them took a step back and handed the bank card to Gu Shihong for safekeeping until they signed the house purchase agreement before using it.
Of course, in exchange, she would persuade her parents to sell their house to raise money for a three-bedroom apartment.
Gu Shihong had nothing to say about this. Honor your parents. As a people's teacher, how could he object to such a big stick hitting his head? Even if you don’t want to, you can’t.
…
One month later.
The weather is getting colder, and it's time for the biweekly family dinner - everyone says that mother is at home, the old lady lives in Wanziyuan, and the eldest son and youngest daughter naturally have to visit regularly.
Gu Shihong is the second son of the old lady. His wife has passed away. He has two children, Gu Qingyu and Gu Lei. They are twins, just a few minutes apart, but two days apart. This is why Feng Xiaoqin jumped to scold Gu Qingyu for sucking Gu Lei's luck. Reason for leaving.
Gu Shihong has an eldest brother named Gu Shihai, and Gu Shihai's wife is Zhang Zhihua, who is from the Northeast. They have a son named Gu Xin, who now works in the District Relations Working Committee.
Gu Shihong also has a younger sister named Gu Shilian. Gu Shilian was infertile. Later, she and her husband Gao Chang, who was six years younger than her, adopted a daughter named Duoduo. She just graduated from high school this year and was admitted to the Vienna Conservatory of Music.
So on this day, all eleven members of the Gu family plus Feng Qianqian arrived.
In the kitchen, while Feng Xiaoqin and Feng Qianqian were choosing dishes, they glanced at the Gu family in the living room with displeasure, especially Lin Yue, who was listening to Duoduo's lecture on music.
"I'm asking you everything. Do you understand me? I don't know how much I weigh."
"That's right." Feng Qianqian pouted and said, "Isn't he a great cook? Now that their whole family is coming over for dinner, he has left us alone and let us work here."
The more Feng Xiaoqin thought about it, the more aggrieved she became. The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became. She threw the chosen vegetables into the basin and said, "I told him to go."
She turned around and came to the living room. She was about to ask Lin Yue why he didn't go to the kitchen to help. She also stopped by to point out the eldest aunt who had been playing with the potted flowers on the balcony since she came back. Unexpectedly, before she could open her mouth, her aunt Zhang Zhihua spoke.
"Gu Lei, I heard that you bought a car, and it was a BMW. How much do you think your salary is? How dare you think of buying a car? For this brand, you need to pay a thousand less for every maintenance. Fees, parking fees, insurance fees, taxes, if there is another bump in the road, there will be more places to spend money. If you ask me, given your own conditions, buying a car is a waste, it is better to rush Catch the bus and squeeze into the subway.”
(End of chapter)
