Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 164 Full Payment for Car Delivery (Part 2)

The three of them returned home with a large bag of lychees, where Li Xunli was already sitting on the sofa watching TV.

"Where did the lychees come from?" Li Xunli asked curiously as she saw the two children, each carrying a bag with one end hanging from the handle, walking in.

Generally speaking, they rarely buy fruit at the end of the season, let alone such a large bag.

Shen Qingqing walked in and flopped onto the single sofa, saying lazily, "These are the lychee trees I picked today with my grandma at her parents' lychee orchard. They said this is the last batch."

After putting down the lychees, Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong sat down on the ground.

Shen Yangyang turned to look at Li Xunli and, seeing that she seemed to be in good spirits, began to chatter and share what she had seen and heard that day.

After a long and winding journey by tricycle to the lychee orchard, and then the lychee feast we had for lunch, I felt like I wanted to connect my brain to Li Xunli's.

Of the Shen family, Shen Yangyang is the most talkative. She loves to talk, and Li Xunli listens patiently, occasionally asking questions of the silent Shen Hong and Shen Qingqing beside her.

Shen Qingqing could answer once or twice, but after talking for a while, she felt tired and didn't want to continue. She simply waved her hand and said she was going to take a shower.

Only after she said that did Li Xunli notice that the three children were all dirty. Remembering that Shen Yangyang had said that they had played in the lychee orchard, she quickly told them to take a bath.

As soon as Shen Rongzhou returned, he went straight into the kitchen. Whenever he was on vacation at home, he would cook all the meals.

Because Li Xunli was still sick, Shen Hong took care of his own bath. At six years old, he had no problem bathing himself. After all, he would be going to elementary school next year, so how could he not take care of his personal hygiene?
At first, Li Xunli said that he was still young and would spend a lot of time at home, but unfortunately, they had already delegated the authority to manage their younger siblings to Shen Qingqing, and after they started their own careers, they could no longer stay at home to take care of their children for long periods of time.

Shen Qingqing was even less likely to act as a caregiver for Shen Hong, taking care of him and bathing him, so she could only reluctantly let Shen Hong learn to handle his own personal hygiene at an early age.

Now all three children can wash themselves on their own, and after taking a bath, they can wash their clothes briefly before putting them all in the washing machine after Li Xunli finishes her bath.

This greatly relieved Li Xunli of the busy time of bathing and washing the children. After experiencing this convenience, Li Xunli no longer had any objection to Shen Qingqing's behavior of asking Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong to "do their own things".

They even joined forces with Shen Rongzhou to give Shen Qingqing more authority over managing her two younger siblings, and they no longer worried about her homework.

Shen Qingqing finished showering first, dried her hair, and sat down next to Li Xunli. She was covered in dirt, and Li Xunli was sick, so she didn't sit down next to her.

"Mom, how are you feeling? Does your headache still hurt?"

Li Xunli smiled and shook her head: "I'm much better now. I took my medicine and painkillers this morning, ate something at noon and took my medicine again. There's no major problem now."

"Then let's find some time for our whole family to get a full body checkup?" Shen Qingqing took the opportunity to express her plan.

Li Xunli retorted instinctively, "Why do that? If you're not sick or injured, why would the whole family do it? Even if you have money, you shouldn't spend it like that."

The older generation has a mentality of "as long as I don't get checked, I'm not sick," but Shen Qingqing can't let that go on.

She didn't know exactly when Li Xunli's lung cancer appeared, so she could only have a physical examination every year to prevent it.

"Whether you have any illnesses or ailments, you'll only know after a full physical examination. People's senses aren't always accurate, and some illnesses can't be detected by the body. By the time you can feel them, it's too late."

Shen Qingqing retorted, "Besides, if the tests show that there's nothing wrong, wouldn't that put my mind at ease?"

"Even if the tests do find something wrong, you're still so young and have money, you can get it cured in one go!"

"So that I won't suffer so much when I get older and my illness gets worse!"

Li Xunli's face grew darker and darker as she listened: "Pah, pah, pah, who are you cursing!"

Shen Qingqing quickly said, "I was just hypothesizing! The point of getting checked is to have peace of mind!"

"If you're worried about the money, then I'll pay for it!"

"Anyway, I'll be free during the National Day holiday, so I'll get a full body checkup during that time!"

Li Xunli couldn't persuade Shen Qingqing, so she had no choice but to agree.

During the meal, Shen Qingqing also informed Shen Rongzhou about this matter. Shen Rongzhou first glanced at Li Xunli and found that Li Xunli did not give him a single look, so he knew that this matter was definitely true.

The next day when they went to look at the car, Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunjin both went.

After all, this car was carrying their wife and children, so they had to help check on it.

When I arrived at the 4S store, the two cars I had come to see last week were already on display.

The side door of the 4S store was also open, as if you could take those two cars out for a test drive at any time.

Last week they only saw pictures, but this week they can see the actual car, so the four parents are looking at it much more carefully this time.

Shen Yangyang and Li Chunchun didn't get carsick, nor did they find the smell in the car unpleasant, so they went along to join in the fun. Shen Qingqing and Shen Hong looked at it from afar, compared it with the picture book they remembered, and found that there wasn't much difference, so they sat back down with peace of mind.

The car will mainly be driven by two ladies in the future, so after the two men tested the performance, they let the two ladies take turns going up to test the height adjustment of the position.

They ultimately chose the slightly cheaper one because its seats were more comfortable for the two ladies to operate.

Then I asked the store manager if their shop included interior modifications for cars.

The store manager politely said, "We can undertake interior modification projects for cars, but only for cars that have already been purchased. If you are not satisfied with the modifications and decide not to buy the car, then we cannot do business with you."

"Alright, let's sign the car purchase contract first," Li Xunli said directly after understanding the store manager's words.

The store manager's smile deepened considerably. "Okay, this way please."

Li Xunli discussed it with her aunt and they finally decided that the car would be registered in Li Xunli's name, and the two families would each pay half of the cost. Shen Qingqing stood by and watched the car purchase process.

Li Xunli and her colleague didn't understand the intricacies of the contract, and Shen Rongzhou had only heard a little about it. He relied more on his work experience to read many contracts and subconsciously scrutinized the wording.

Of the four adults, only Li Xunjin had actually bought a car.

He and Shen Rongzhou studied the car purchase contract for a long time, and after confirming that there were no problems, they handed it to Li Xunli to sign.

After paying in full, the 4S store wanted to hold a ceremony, but Li Xunli refused. They just wanted to quickly plan and modify the car so that she could seamlessly pick up and drop off her children after she got her driver's license.

After the unremarkable car buying process ended, the parents quickly turned their attention to offering suggestions on how to modify the car.

Shen Yangyang and Li Chunchun climbed onto the car to try it out and didn't feel any discomfort. After getting off the car, they ran towards Shen Qingqing and Shen Hong, pulling them along and wanting them to get on the car and try it out too.

Shen Qingqing and Shen Hong both suffer from motion sickness. For them, it doesn't matter what kind of car it is, they get carsick as soon as they get in, so neither of them wants to get in a car.

Unfortunately, Shen Yangyang and Li Chunchun were too persistent, and Shen Qingqing and Shen Hong were unable to escape and were pushed into the car.

Shen Qingqing held her breath and refused to breathe. As soon as her buttocks touched the seat, she immediately jumped up and jumped off the car. Only after running to a safe distance did she say that she thought the car was okay and there was no problem.

Shen Hong was too young to know Shen Qingqing's trick, and was hit hard by the smell of the new car, leaving him completely stunned.

Communicating the details of the car's interior modifications is very time-consuming. Li Xunli and her team don't understand cars, so they can only rely on their own feelings to describe them. The shop manager has to be there to disassemble the car for them, explain why there are any unreasonable parts, and then tentatively suggest alternative solutions.

Shen Qingqing never interfered in things she wasn't familiar with; she would just sit nearby and listen, occasionally getting up to walk around.

At that time, mobile phones didn't have many fun features, and Shen Qingqing had long since lost interest in games like Fruit Ninja.

Shen Qingqing really likes Plants vs. Zombies, but that game hasn't been released yet.

So, besides the built-in games, Shen Qingqing's phone only had QQ and WeChat, which she had registered long ago but hadn't used much.

Just then, her phone screen lit up, drawing Shen Qingqing's attention to a friend request on QQ.

Shen Qingqing opened QQ and only saw the friend request's note when she went to the friend addition page: "[I am Wu Fangyi.]"

Shen Qingqing immediately accepted the friend request, filled in the nickname, and started a chat: 【Sister Fangyi? Did you buy a phone?】

[Wu Fangyi: Yes, I just bought it. My parents found out I had no one to pick me up from the hospital last weekend, so they gave it to me as compensation.]

After reading this line, Shen Qingqing sighed helplessly in her heart. Even something as simple as buying a cell phone required using the fact that Wu Fangyi was hospitalized to obtain compensation.

I can't imagine how long it would have been before anyone noticed that Wu Fangyi was sick at home alone if she hadn't chosen to live on campus when school started.

[Qing: Then it'll be easier for you to contact me in the future. Let's exchange phone numbers. My number is 131xxxxxxxx, what's yours?]

[Wu Fangyi: 180xxxxxxxx, I've saved it for you.]

[Qing: OK, OK, I've saved it too. Are you going back to school this afternoon?]

[Wu Fangyi: Yes, I'm packing at home right now. Yesterday when I went to my part-time job, the shopkeeper gave me some kind of candy, it was really delicious. I bought some when I bought my phone today. I'll take you to try it tomorrow.]

[Qing: Okay, okay! But are you really going to do a part-time job on Saturday, your only day off? You're not even fully recovered from your illness.]

[Wu Fangyi: Wearing a mask is fine. I want to save more money. Junior high school is still compulsory education, and the tuition and fees are only a few hundred yuan. But high school seems to cost one or two thousand yuan, plus the accommodation fee. I'm afraid I won't be able to go to school if I don't have the money.]

Seeing Wu Fangyi so frankly telling her about her situation, Shen Qingqing remained silent for a while, and an idea that she had never had in her previous life suddenly sprouted in her mind.

However, she still needs to plan carefully, because she is not able to do it right now, nor does she have enough hype to support that plan.

While chatting with Wu Fangyi, Shen Qingqing refined the idea in her mind and wrote it down little by little in her phone's notes.

The whole process of Li Xunli and her team discussing the car modifications took almost two hours. As they were getting ready to go home, Wu Fangyi said goodbye to Shen Qingqing, telling her that she was going to take the bus back to school.

As the two families were chatting and laughing as they came out of the 4S store, they ran into the former owner of the clothing factory, now a street sweeper, who was sweeping the road in front of the 4S store.

Upon hearing the sound, both sides looked over simultaneously.

Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli stood on the steps, their faces full of satisfaction with their newly purchased car, and they were talking enthusiastically about the modified car.

The people below the steps were holding large brooms made of tree branches. Their faces, weathered by wind and sun, were covered in frost. When they saw Shen Rongzhou and his group, their cloudy eyes showed expressions of utter surprise.

“Rongzhou, Xunli…you, you all, this is…” He looked at Shen Rongzhou and his large group of people, then at the luxurious and imposing 4S store behind them, his mouth trembling as he could no longer speak.

Neither Shen Rongzhou nor Li Xunli were mean-spirited people. Seeing that he had ended up in the way he deserved, they had already vented their anger. There was no need to dwell on other people's mistakes and make themselves miserable.

But that doesn't mean I'd feel uncomfortable seeing disgusting people doing well, with that incredulous and disgusted expression like they'd eaten a dozen pounds of shit. On the contrary, I'd feel incredibly happy.

"Isn't this the owner? We're just here to take a look." Shen Rongzhou felt there was no need to show off; the Chinese people's values ​​of moderation and humility were still deeply ingrained in the minds of most people in Chaocheng.

The former owner of the garment factory looked at their obviously different demeanor, but after hearing this, he still deceived himself in his heart: they might not even have the money to buy a car, they just came to feast their eyes. Otherwise, who would come with so many people to buy a car?

"Madam! Ms. Li! I forgot to give you your gift! This is a special member gift for customers who spend over six figures at our store and pay in full for a car. After you take delivery of the car, you will also receive three free car washes and repairs every month as a permanent service. This is also written in the contract!" The store manager chased after her from the store, carrying a gift bag in both hands, and handed it to Li Xunli with great respect.

Six figures, cash payment for the car... Hearing these words, the former owner of the garment factory was so jealous he was practically bleeding; the envy and resentment in his eyes were almost tangible.

But he couldn't do anything to vent his anger because he was still wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet and was being monitored in real time by the community.

See you tomorrow night~