Renting a young, attractive woman to take home for the Chinese New Year infuriates the entire villag

Jiangmiao Village.

A group of village-level intelligence officers had already gathered at the entrance of the alley in front of Jiang Chen's house.

The one leading the group was my second aunt.

"You wouldn't believe it, but this morning Jiang Chen and his girlfriend were standing at the intersection trying to hail a taxi, and I thought I'd give him a ride. But they wouldn't let me, and they even made fun of Hao Hao's car."

"Even if it's not the best, it's still better than walking, and better than taking a taxi."

"I bought clothes worth over 100,000 yuan. I don't know if I've really struck it rich or if it's just for the sake of saving face."

"You might say he's doing it to save face, but buying a car would be a good idea."

"Guess what they said? They said, 'What good cars are there for 100,000?'"

"These young people nowadays, they can't even earn a little money outside, but they think they're better than anyone else."

"The person she found is no good either. She doesn't respect her elders. I heard my older brother wanted to kick her out, but she's so shameless, she just won't leave."

My aunt spoke eloquently, and everyone around listened with great interest.

Just then, a pink car carrying chopped chili fish head slowly pulled up next to them.

Jiang Chen and Sun Mengjia got out of the car.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh.

"This car is way too small. I always said we shouldn't buy this car; it's practically undriveable."

Sun Mengjia also pretended to be full of dissatisfaction.

"What can we do? They only have this one car available. Are you expecting me to come back freezing?"

The intelligence center at the entrance of the alley heard this conversation and the air fell silent for a second.

Then, a deafening burst of laughter erupted.

"Hahahaha... Oh my goodness!"

My aunt laughed so hard she couldn't straighten up, pointing at the pink car: "This is the car the rich guy bought! Oh my, I'm dying of laughter!"

"This isn't a car, it's just a tricycle. It's not even as big as my tricycle, it's like my baby's remote control car."

"And they still look down on the general public?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the white Volkswagen Lavida parked on the side of the road.

"Look at that, that's a real car! Yours is nothing!"

The surrounding villagers burst into laughter, discussing among themselves: "Can this even be driven on the road? Don't the traffic police care? I think my old man is even happier than this!"

"Yeah, my old man's electric car has four doors, how come this one only has two?"

"I know this car. Someone on the back street bought one. They said it cost twenty or thirty thousand yuan."

Auntie looked at Jiang Chen: "Chenchen, how much did this car cost?"

Jiang Chen gave a forced, embarrassed smile: "Forty thousand."

"What? Forty thousand! Forty thousand for this piece of junk? You must have been scammed. Can this car even be registered?"

Just then, Jiang Chen's cousin, Jiang Haoran, who was also his second aunt's son, came out of the house.

"Bro, I'm not trying to be mean, but you spent tens of thousands on this car and it's practically unusable. You might as well have bought a used Jetta; at least it's a decent car, and you can say it's a Volkswagen if you drive it around."

"These are all for poor little girls. You've studied and worked for so many years, and this is all you get? If all else fails, ask your uncle to give you some money so you can buy a Lavida. It'll be more prestigious to drive that."

Despite the ridicule from the crowd, Jiang Chen showed no anger on his face.

He patted the pink roof of the car and smiled faintly: "It's just for getting around, as long as it's sufficient. The main thing is that it's fuel-efficient. This car is all electric, and it only costs a few yuan to charge, and a few cents per kilometer."

"And the car is short, making it easy to park. It's convenient for everyday outings like grocery shopping, and I don't feel bad about spending money on gas. Unlike a gasoline car, where every step on the gas costs money, a tank of gas is enough for me to drive for a year."

These are Jiang Chen's honest thoughts.

Of course, he said it on purpose, just to make these people laugh at him.

He suddenly remembered a quote he had seen online.

Owners of domestically produced cars, or ordinary family cars costing tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, often post videos saying: "I bought an XX, and all my friends say it's no good. Congratulations to me, but they're all strangers online."

At that moment, he finally began to understand.

"Saving fuel?"

Second Aunt curled her lip, her face full of disdain, as if she had heard some huge joke.

"Saving fuel is something poor people worry about. What do we buy cars for? We buy cars for status and for safety."

"Besides, this car is so small. What will we do when we have children? The whole family will be crammed in like sardines in a can. It'll be so cramped."

"Oh dear, look at my memory! You're not even married yet. No car, no house, no dowry, you can't even get a wife, let alone have children."

Just then.

Sun Mengjia slammed the car door shut.

Although she was wearing that expensive Canada Goose jacket and dressed like a female celebrity, the expression on her face at that moment was as if she had swallowed a fly, full of resentment.

"It's all your fault!"

She stomped her foot hard at Jiang Chen, her acting skills exploding at that moment.

"I told you not to buy this piece of junk, not to buy this piece of junk, but you wouldn't listen. It's so embarrassing!"

"This car is so small, I can't even stretch out my long legs, and it's pink, so ugly, how am I supposed to go out?"

As she spoke, she pointed to her second aunt's white Lavida, which was covered in mud, and said with envy, "Look at my second aunt's car, it's so big and impressive, that's a real car."

"Your brother is right. Even if it's secondhand, it's still a Volkswagen, it still has the brand logo."

"You just don't have any money, yet you say this is for your parents and you'll buy me something better later. I never believed you."

Upon hearing this, Auntie's face broke into a wide smile, and she looked incredibly relaxed and happy.

Although she had a very bad impression of Sun Mengjia.

But that doesn't stop me from agreeing with Sun Mengjia's words at this moment.

"Chenchen, you don't understand things as well as your boyfriend. Such a good girl is suffering terribly by being with you."

The second aunt came over feigning concern and took Sun Mengjia's hand: "Girl, don't be angry. Chenchen has no choice. He probably isn't doing very well out there and is just barely hanging on because he's broke."

"If you ask me, if you don't have money, don't force yourself. What's the point of buying this junk besides making people laugh at you? You might as well take a taxi."

"Look at my Hao Hao, he may not be very capable, but when he drives this car, he makes people look good."

She then glanced at Jiang Chen and said, "Look at you, you insist on saving face by buying such expensive clothes. They're not even good for eating or drinking. Now you've bought a car, and you're broke."

Sun Mengjia withdrew her hand, snorted, and turned to glare at Jiang Chen.

"Did you hear that? Even Second Aunt said that!"

"I'm so angry! I knew I shouldn't have come back with you. This lousy bus has broken my back."

Jiang Chen watched Sun Mengjia, who was acting wildly, suppressing a smile from the corner of his mouth. He lowered his head awkwardly and tugged at her clothes.

"Um... let's go home first. It's cold outside, and my parents are waiting for us."

"Going home?! You've made a complete fool of yourself!"

Sun Mengjia cursed and swore as she got back into the car, slamming the door shut with a loud bang.

Jiang Chen quickly climbed into the driver's seat and started the car.

Amidst laughter and pointing fingers, the pink-skinned chopped chili fish head slunk through the crowd and headed deeper into the alley.

In the rearview mirror.

My second aunt was still gesturing with the neighbors, laughing so hard she was doubled over, as if she had won a great victory.

My cousin stared intently at the chopped chili fish head, lost in thought.

At this moment, Jiang Chen finally couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Director Sun, your acting was pretty good!"

The energetic young woman laughed heartily: "Jiang, screenwriter, your acting is superb! Why don't we go to Hengdian and act together? I actually want to be an extra there."

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. "Hey, with your acting skills and your aura, you'd be a lead actor even if you were wearing an extra's clothes. You'd overshadow the main characters."

The young woman glanced at her aunt, who was spitting as she spoke, in the rearview mirror and laughed, "Your aunt and cousin really humiliated your car in front of so many people today. You said you'd pick up your car in a couple of days. When they see you bought a car worth over 300,000 and another worth 600,000, will they be ashamed or furious?"

Jiang Chen glanced at it as well, and said seriously, "Perhaps, it's both?"

The two looked at each other and laughed so hard that even the pink chopped chili fish head trembled.