Reborn veteran, lying flat since high school

The civil defense area on Jing Si Road in the provincial capital is an underground commercial street.

The store offers a wide variety of clothes, shoes, socks, and accessories at affordable prices, with trendy and fashionable styles, making it a top choice for students and young professionals to shop.

Two young sisters strolled hand in hand from east to west, carrying about a dozen bags of various sizes.

Most of them are items that Jiang Ruoxi regularly buys.

Zhang Lei only bought a pack of hair ties and five pairs of socks.

This is actually a common occurrence for Jiang Ruoxi and Zhang Lei when they go shopping.

There's an unspoken competition among girls.

It's just that Zhang Lei's desire to compete isn't obvious, and her personality is rather reserved, which is why she became Jiang Ruoxi's regular partner.

"Leilei, let's go upstairs. I'll treat you to some chilled orange juice."

At the westernmost end of the Civil Defense Mall, up is Dawei Second Road, which is the first of the "Five Golden Flowers" of the provincial capital's commercial district, and now the only remaining Grand View Garden.

"Wait a minute, come with me inside and take a look."

Zhang Lei pointed to the shop on her right that sold girls' underwear.

Zhang Lei passed several similar shops along the way, but didn't go in.

The further west you go, the more visitors you'll see, because it's closer to the Grand View Garden.

Therefore, the overall strength and level of the store have also improved slightly.

Of course, prices and the corresponding product quality have also been raised.

Most girls know these things.

Jiang Ruoxi and Zhang Lei, high school students who frequently visit the civil defense area on Jing Si Road, are equally enthusiastic.

"Okay, I'll try them on too. Leilei, this store's bras..."

Jiang Ruoxi was a little surprised by Zhang Lei's suggestion.

Although Jiang Ruoxi was unaware of Zhang Lei's family's misfortunes, from the very beginning of their relationship, when Zhang Lei was not moving and had plenty of money, she was very frugal with her spending.

This store is clearly very high-end.

Is Zhang Lei willing to give it up?

While holding Zhang Lei's arm, Jiang Ruoxi whispered about the quality of the products in this store, silently calculating whether she had enough pocket money to buy a set there.

The reason she helped Zhang Lei "educate" on the quality of the store's products was subconsciously to show that she knew a lot about high-end goods and wanted to be superior to Zhang Lei.

Friendships between girls are always accompanied by comparisons.

Some are just superficial, while others are more deeply hidden.

They're just fake friends, that's for sure.

……

Saturday.

Tang Yisheng went to the designated location to take the theoretical exam.

From the entrance of the vehicle management office to the entrance of the examination hall, a middle-aged woman from Quanshun Driving School warmly greeted us.

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Tang. Take the exam with confidence. Even if you fail, it's okay. It'll just cost you a little more money..."

Before Tang Yisheng entered the examination room, his middle-aged aunt was still "comforting" him.

"Aunt Huang, does paying money guarantee a passing grade?"

"It's possible to take the exam for someone else."

Aunt Huang put her hand to her mouth and whispered.

Tang Yisheng suddenly realized, but did not agree.

With his photographic memory, he felt no pressure at all during the theoretical exam.

Even without studying in advance, as long as you understand the underlying logic of this kind of exam and grasp the common sense and safety aspects, you can answer 70% of the questions correctly.

90 points is passing.

Tang Yisheng was among the first to take the exam and the first to finish.

Aunt Huang was the first to come over, asking expectantly.

"Xiao Tang, how did the exam go?"

Tang Yisheng was unsure whether the other party expected him to pass the exam or not.

"It's alright."

Under normal circumstances, after a batch of exams is completed, the results will be posted 90 minutes after the last person in the exam room submits their paper.

Most of the time, it's the staff at each driving school who receive the results and then relay the information to their respective students.

Tang Yisheng is a person with connections, and the kind who is particularly direct about it.

Aunt Huang was called away shortly afterward, and when she returned, she brought Tang Yisheng's perfect score.

"Xiao Tang, you did really well on the test! I haven't met a student who got a perfect score in months..."

Once Aunt Huang starts praising, it's like she's giving it away for free.

"Hey, by the way, Xiao Tang, you have your parking test next week. Want to practice in a car beforehand?"

Tang Yisheng's eyes lit up.

Song Junying used his connections to get someone registered for the exam, and he paid for it himself.

Tang Yisheng had no idea where he went to practice driving in the middle of the session.

I came here today to take my driving test (Part 1), only to find out that I'm affiliated with Quanshun Driving School.

However, since the other party brought it up first, Tang Yisheng was bound to ask.

"Aunt Huang, where can I practice driving, and when can I start?"

"Our driving school is in Wangguanzhuang, next to Dazhong Square to the west... You know, each car in the driving school has six students, and they take turns practicing during the day. Under normal circumstances, they can only practice once an hour..."

"Oh? Aunt Huang, are there other times for driving practice?"

Tang Yisheng immediately sensed something fishy in Aunt Huang's words.

Aunt Huang immediately beamed with joy.

"If others don't have it, you definitely have to."

Aunt Huang began enthusiastically promoting... oh, no, I mean introducing.

One-on-one coaching during off-get off work hours.

The drivers are all experienced instructors who have taken the exam and can also drive students to and from school.

I will provide practice sessions for both the second and third stages of the driving test until you pass.

Students only need to pay an additional 300 yuan and the driving school's fuel costs.

"If you think it's okay, I can recommend one for you?"

"it is good."

Tang Yisheng felt he definitely needed to get his hands on a car, especially since driving tests used cars with gears.

He hadn't driven in a long time, not even in his two lifetimes.

and……

He'd never even heard of a Jeep 212 being used as a test vehicle in his past life.

According to the normal course of events, Tang Yisheng enrolled in driving school in 02. He initially used a Citroën Fukang for his driving lessons, and later drove a Volkswagen Santana, which was the same type of vehicle, for the test.

Tang Yisheng would feel uneasy if he didn't get his hands on the soft-top convertible vintage jeep first.

Moreover, in the sweltering heat, Tang Yisheng didn't want to have to stand under the scorching sun for an hour just to practice driving for ten minutes.

For a mere 200 yuan, you can enjoy pick-up and drop-off service, complete with one-on-one assistance.

It's definitely suitable.

The purpose of making money is to enjoy life.

When it's time to bloom, bloom without hesitation.

Tang Yisheng felt that using money to solve the problems of time and heat was a very worthwhile deal.

He just hadn't expected it.

At 7 p.m., the old master Tang Yisheng met at the north entrance of Qushuiting Street turned out to be a familiar face.

"Master Zhai, you're really something! How many jobs do you take on?"

Zhai Youhui sat steadily in the driver's seat of the Jeep 212.

If Tang Yisheng had never seen him pedaling a tricycle, didn't know he drove a taxi, and had never heard that he was an employee of the No. 2 Machine Tool Factory.

At first glance, he really does have the air of a seasoned driving school driver.

"It's you."

Zhai Youhui paused for a moment, then grinned, his smile honest and sincere.

"I used to be a driving instructor, and I taught more than a dozen groups of students. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to promise to practice with them until they passed the second stage of the driving test and the road test, right?"

Tang Yisheng got into the car and saw that there were conspicuous small red tapes on the left front hood and the right rear window.

Those are the coordinates of the fixed points for reversing the piles and merging the lines.

"Master Zhai, I can drive, but I've never driven a 212 before. We don't need to go to a driving school, how about we just find a spacious place for me to practice?"

Since he was both a big spender and an acquaintance, and the young man was particularly "reasonable," how could he not "make an exception" if he could earn an extra 150 yuan?

We definitely can't let this business opportunity slip away.

"There's an open space over at Da Liu Hang, let's go there."

Master Zhai stepped on the gas, made a U-turn, and his movements were skillful, powerful, and decisive.