Chapter 114 Buying a car for Long Xiaoyun and meeting an old classmate
"Longji, Longji~"
It was another morning, and the voice of Long Jianchuan's wife was heard at the store door.
Zhang Chi curiously looked over and asked in confusion, "Aunt, Long Ji is not here with me."
Upon hearing this, Long Jianchuan's wife put her hands on her waist and angrily scolded, "This kid has run away again. Every time I ask him to help, he runs away."
Zhang Chi looked at her with amusement.
At this time.
Long Jianchuan's wife suddenly asked with a gossipy look on her face: "Hey, Chizi, who are those two girls living in your house?"
Zhang Chi was stunned for a moment, then blurted out instinctively: "Friend, a friend who is staying at my house temporarily."
"Really friends?"
Zhang Chi raised his eyebrows, feeling that there was something else behind her words.
Perhaps sensing that Zhang Chi was not in a very good mood, Long Jianchuan's wife stepped forward.
"Chizi, don't blame me for being nosy. We are in the countryside after all. Your family suddenly has two beautiful women. People in the village will inevitably gossip about you, especially those who are jealous of your wealth."
Zhang Chi heard this and said in a deep voice: "Aunt, did you hear someone say something?"
Long Jianchuan's wife nodded somewhat awkwardly.
Actually, this is not a big deal in the village.
Who made Zhang Chi the most famous person in the village?
When you are famous, you are prone to gossip. It is inevitable that some people will say nasty things and make up stories.
Long Jianchuan's wife spoke cryptically, and Zhang Chi's expression became increasingly ugly.
"Also, you and Jingshan's Xiaoyun are still seeing each other. Don't hang out with other girls all the time. Go see Xiaoyun more often. School has been so busy lately. When I saw her this morning, she looked thinner."
Zhang Chi was stunned for a moment. He felt that he had indeed neglected Long Xiaoyun during this period of time.
Thinking of the last time he promised to give her a car, Zhang Chi's eyes suddenly lit up.
I took out my phone and checked the time.
Zhang Chi and Long Jianchuan's wife laughed casually, then shouted to Da Guang who was repairing the car in the shop: "Da Guang, I'm going to the county town. You repair the Civic first. I'll teach you the modification part when I come back."
Daguang was lying under the car tightening screws. Upon hearing what Zhang Chi said, he knocked on the ground with a wrench as a response.
Zhang Chi took the car keys and drove Daguang’s Tank 300.
The road on the auto parts street in the county town is not easy to drive on, and the chassis of a Ford Mustang is easily scratched, so it is safer to drive an off-road vehicle.
As soon as I started the car, I felt the engine shaking a little.
Zhang Chi raised his eyebrows, lowered the car window and shouted to Long Jinggang: "Gangzi, when this car was returned, didn't you check the condition of the car?"
Long Jinggang, who was browsing Douyin in the store, ran out, took a look at the Tank 300, and asked in confusion: "Yes, what's wrong?"
Zhang Chi raised his eyebrows and said, "The engine is a little shaky. I'll have to pay more attention to it next time I inspect the car."
Long Jinggang nodded.
Seeing that Zhang Chi seemed to be going out, he asked curiously, "Where are you going? You still have to rehearse in the afternoon."
Tomorrow is the day of the sea opening ceremony.
Volunteers from the village have to participate in rehearsals and preparations one day in advance. Since Zhang Chi won the leading role this year, he has to be present.
Otherwise, all that money would be wasted.
Zhang Chi glanced at the time and said, "I will be back before lunch, and I may go directly to Duntou Village. If I am not back, you and Daguang can go there by yourselves. Remember to lock the door."
"okay."
He waved to Gangzi.
Zhang Chi drove towards the county town.
More than 30 minutes later.
Volvo four sons store.
When Zhang Chi got out of the car and closed the door, he saw two sales staff coming up to him enthusiastically.
"Hello sir, welcome to Volvo, do you have an appointment for sales?"
Zhang Chi was about to wave his hand.
Suddenly he heard someone calling him: "Chizi?"
Zhang Chi looked up, confused for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said, "Chen Xue?!"
Seeing that they were an acquaintance, the two salesmen had no intention of continuing to pester her. Instead, they smiled and nodded at Chen Xue and handed the reception work to her.
Chen Xue walked up to Zhang Chi and said with a smile, "Old classmate, long time no see."
"Yeah, long time no see."
Zhang Chi stretched out his hand and shook hands with Chen Xue politely.
The two were classmates in junior high school, and although they were in the same grade in high school, they did not have close contact.
The reason why Zhang Chi remembered Chen Xue was because Chen Xue and Wu Keli were from the same village and they had a good relationship. In junior high school, it was she who helped Wu Keli deliver several love letters to Zhang Chi.
"Buying a car, old classmate?"
Zhang Chi smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, since we've met, I'll ask my old classmate to help me get a discount."
Chen Xue's heart moved. She first glanced at the Tank 300 behind Zhang Chi, and then asked, "No problem. What car do you want to buy? Have you looked it up online before?"
Zhang Chi waved his hand and answered truthfully: "I haven't heard of it. It's the XC90 that Gao Yuanyuan endorsed a few years ago."
“XC90?”
Chen Xue was stunned, feeling somewhat suspicious.
You should know that although Volvo is a second-tier luxury brand, the prices of its cars are generally not low.
After all, it is a world-class luxury brand, and the cheapest model starts at 20.
The Volvo XC90 that Zhang Chi wanted to see was priced at 65 yuan in the store, and the price after adding up all the other factors would be at least 72 yuan or more.
I’ve heard from many classmates that Zhang Chi is repairing cars in Yuhang. Is repairing cars so profitable these days?
Also at the age of 30, she bought a domestically produced Great Wall H6 and is still paying off the car loan.
Think of this.
Chen Xue rolled her eyes and asked tentatively: "I can help you apply for the biggest discount for this car, but do you want to pay in full or in installments? If you want to pay in installments, I can still help you..."
"Don't pay in installments, it's too troublesome, just pay the full amount directly."
Zhang Chi waved his hand indifferently. He actually didn’t care about the discounts.
His savings now exceed 500, and after selling the Lexus LC500 in two days, he will earn another 150.
He no longer cares about the discount of only tens of thousands of yuan.
Instead of wasting time here, you might as well go back and modify a few more cars. Then you can make back all the money.
"What, you, you want to pay for the car in full?"
Chen Xue was shocked, and after she realized what was happening, she quickly covered her mouth.
However, her eyes still looked at Zhang Chi with some surprise.
Zhang Chi was a little speechless. If he had known Chen Xue was here, he would have gone to Haisha City to buy a car. Why did he feel that dealing with an acquaintance was a bit troublesome?
"Well, Chen Xue, why don't you take me to check out the car first? I have something else to do in the afternoon and I have to rush back at noon."
Chen Xue came back to her senses and nodded awkwardly.
"Yes, you, come with me, I'll help you apply for a test drive first, and then we'll go look at the car."
"Okay, thanks."
In the shop of the fourth son.
Zhang Chi sat in the reception area and a beautiful waitress brought him a cup of coffee.
If you look closely, you can see a Volvo logo sprinkled on the coffee with cocoa powder, which is quite interesting.
Zhang Chi picked up the spoon and stirred it, then took a sip of coffee. He added too much sugar and it was a bit sweet.
Chen Xue, who was applying for a discount in the manager's office, glanced at the reception area from time to time with a hint of scrutiny in her eyes.
She really didn't care about Zhang Chi as much as she cared about other classmates. Even if she wanted to improve her performance, she never thought of contacting Zhang Chi.
There was nothing we could do. Zhang Chi was not there at every class reunion. And I heard that he went to repair cars after graduating from college. Anyone would think that this was the end of his life.
Today is unpredictable.
Chen Xue looked at Zhang Chi, who had handsome features and was wearing simple business attire. Heilan Home's men's clothing was quite expensive, costing around one or two thousand yuan a set.
Chen Xue was reluctant to spend one or two thousand yuan to buy clothes for her boyfriend.
Thinking of this, Chen Xue couldn't help but compare Zhang Chi with her boyfriend.
Women, all like to compare with each other.
After this comparison, she was totally emo.
Be it appearance, education, or savings, it seems that her boyfriend, who is a department manager, has nothing to show for himself.
"Xiaoxue, the full payment will cost less, why don't you try to persuade him to apply for an installment plan, the annual payment can give him a 5% discount."
Chen Xue heard the manager's voice, turned around and smiled bitterly: "Sister Li, don't count on it. I know the temper of my old classmate. Even eight horses can't pull him back from his decision."
"Okay then." The manager shook his head in disappointment.
The Si Son Store has many tricks for installment car purchases, which is also the main profit point of the Si Son Store.
It was domineering of Zhang Chi to buy the car in full, but it made them lose tens of thousands of dollars in profit.
Chen Xue took the stamped list and said, "Sister Li, please send me something else. It's my old classmate, a close friend."
The manager glanced at her unhappily, thought for a moment, and said, "You decide for yourself. You have many classmates anyway."
Chen Xue raised her slender eyebrows, said thank you and turned to leave.
Seeing this, the manager looked outside with amusement.
After seeing Zhang Chi, he couldn't help but mutter, "I'm afraid this girl is going to change her boyfriend again."
Chen Xue came to the reception area and handed the final price and the text to Zhang Chi, saying, "It's over 65 yuan, plus purchase tax, insurance, etc., a total of 71 yuan, how about it?"
Zhang Chi took it, looked at it, and nodded, "Okay."
As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and said, "By the way, the owner of the car is not here. I have a photo of her ID card here. Can I do it?"
"Uh, what do you mean, aren't you the one buying the car?"
Chen Xue's expression became visibly tense.
Zhang Chi replied somewhat embarrassedly: "I bought the car, but I bought it as a gift."
As he spoke, Zhang Chi opened the photo gallery on his phone and found the photos of the front and back of Long Xiaoyun's ID card that he had secretly taken.
Chen Xue raised her eyebrows and looked down.
Exclaimed: "Long Xiaoyun!"
"Yes, can this be done?"
Chen Xue looked at Zhang Chi with her mouth open in disbelief.
It took me a long time to come up with a question.
"You, are you dating?"
Zhang Chi scratched his forehead. This question was a bit sharp.
However, thinking of Long Xiaoyun's reaction when he saw the car, he nodded happily and said, "It's about the same. My family arranged for me to meet her."
"what?"
Chen Xue's eyes widened, and she said in a surprised tone, "You gave her a car worth over 70 yuan just for seeing her?"
Zhang Chi nodded.
Seeing this, Chen Xue felt mixed emotions.
"I heard that she is a teacher in Haisha City?"
"I was before, but now I have returned to the village to serve as a preparatory principal."
Chen Xue was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "Principal, that's great. There aren't many people doing well in our class, and she is one of the best girls. Um, do you still remember Lily?"
Zhang Chi frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and nodded: "Remember, I met her husband last week."
"Have you met Chen Jingyu?"
"Then did you know that his house was raided?"
Chen Xue was also from Duntou Village, so she knew basically everything that happened in the village, including the rumor that Wu Keli had absconded with the money.
Zhang Chi recalled the conversation he had with Chen Aihua that day and nodded, "I know a little bit, but I'm not very clear about the details."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xue opened her mouth to speak.
But she took the words back when they reached her lips. After all, she and Wu Keli were good friends, and it didn't feel right to talk about being good friends in front of Zhang Chi.
"Well, my mom told me that Lily hasn't been doing well lately. If you see her, please help me comfort her."
Chen Xue sighed.
Zhang Chi asked puzzledly: "Aren't you and her good friends? You haven't been in touch?"
Chen Xue smiled bitterly and said, "She was a wealthy lady before, and I was just a car salesperson. She didn't mind taking me out to play, but I couldn't always take advantage of her, so over time we had less contact."
Chen Xue said, feeling unhappy in her heart: "Every time they go shopping, they spend hundreds of thousands of real money. My annual income is not as much as what they spend in one go. No matter how good our relationship is, we can't hang out together."
Zhang Chi nodded thoughtfully.
However, he still prayed in his heart that he would not meet Wu Keli.
This woman has a bit of a crazy nature. It would be bad if she got entangled with me.
soon.
The handover procedures have been completed.
"You can pick up the car in about a week. When the time comes, just ask Long Xiaoyun to come over and sign for it."
"Okay, thank you for today."
Chen Xue heard this and wanted to say, "What's the point of just saying thank you if you don't treat me to a meal?"
But when I thought about the fact that he had bought a car for Long Xiaoyun, I guess he had someone in his heart, so I stopped talking nonsense.
I can only sigh: all the good men are already taken!
"Thanks for nothing, it's strange for an old classmate to say something like that."
"Haha, okay, I'll treat you to a meal later when I have time."
Zhang Chi left an invitation without a date and drove directly away from the Si Son store.
Zhang Chi left not long ago.
Chen Xue was registering her information when she heard a colleague next to her exclaim, "Sister Xue, your classmate is a genius!"
Chen Xue was stunned and looked at the new female colleague in confusion.
I saw her handing me her cell phone.
"Look, Binhai Car God, I heard that any car in his house is a million-level supercar."
"Wow, is this true? Sister Xue, is he really your classmate?"
Chen Xue took the phone and watched the video, her mouth had already turned into an 'O' shape.
"No, this person is really Zhang Chi?"
How come all kinds of things that subvert her cognition happen day by day?
A colleague shouted excitedly: "Sister Xue, you don't know how awesome your classmate is. Let me put it this way, you know the richest man in Haisha City, and I heard that he is a sworn brother of your classmate, and... "
Listening to her colleagues bragging about everything, Chen Xue felt completely numb.
It took me a while to react.
Chen Xue sighed and said, "Maybe this is fate. At first, so many people said he had no future, and Chen Jingyu even belittled him at the class reunion. But now... Tsk tsk, Lily is still good at judging people."
Thinking of this, she took out her cell phone and clicked on the WeChat profile of the person she hadn't contacted for a long time.
After hesitating for a moment, he took a photo of the car purchase contract that Zhang Chi had just signed and sent it over.
(End of this chapter)
