The next morning, just as the sky was turning pale, Su Zelin, who was still sleeping soundly, was woken up by Su Jianjun, who told him to get up quickly and eat breakfast while it was hot.
Zhao Lixia did not make breakfast. Su Ma was still asleep. She knew that Su Zelin would either sleep in or get up for a morning run and would not eat breakfast so soon, so he usually got up after seven o'clock.
It was a rare occasion for Su Jianjun to cook, but of course he had other intentions than cooking.
Ever since Su Zelin drove the Santana back yesterday, Old Su couldn't sleep the whole night, and couldn't wait to become a man as quick as the wind.
But it was not a good idea to wake up his son for no reason early in the morning, so Dad Su had an idea and made breakfast first, which made it justifiable.
Su Zelin rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned repeatedly, and felt dissatisfied.
He drove for most of the day yesterday, and in the evening his two families had dinner together and drank some wine. He originally planned to sleep in, but man proposes, God disposes.
Dad, you are a real dog!
Can’t you let your son have a good rest? This is not good for the young man’s development. I still want to grow another 5CM!
"What are you doing, Dad? It's not even daybreak yet!"
Su Zelin looked unhappy.
"Son, I'm afraid you'll be hungry, right?"
Lao Su laughed along.
There is no other way. I need your help now, so I have to lower my posture.
"Yesterday I ate half a plate of pineapple fried chicken, a dozen pieces of Dongpo pork, half a braised fish, and a lot of other things, plus three bowls of rice. Do you think I'm hungry?"
Su Zelin rolled his eyes and said, "Let's be frank. Dad, we are not strangers. If you want to go for a drive, just say so!"
"Haha, my son knows me best. I am itching to do something, so go and have breakfast quickly. After breakfast, we can go for a walk with Uncle Qin!"
Su Jianjun also moved Qin Daqing out.
Su Zelin rolled his eyes and sighed, "Dad, the car doesn't have much gas left. The company only subsidizes 200 yuan per month for postage. I almost spent all of it on this trip back."
This kid is starting to cheat his father again...
Su Jianjun knew what his son was thinking, but at this moment he was eager to be the wind chaser.
"Small problem, I'll give you fifty bucks later!"
Gasoline is relatively cheap these days, and fifty bucks can buy you a lot of gas.
However, it is obvious that this still cannot satisfy Su Zelin's wolfish ambitions.
"Fifty dollars?"
The gangster looked at him with disdain.
Dad, you are looking down on things.
If I change to Nazhijie, this pitiful amount of gasoline will not even be enough to go around the gas station!
"one hundred!"
Su Jianjun gritted his teeth and doubled the bet.
"I don't know why I feel a little sleepy again."
Su Zelin was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. He just lay down on the bed, turned over, and pulled the quilt to cover himself.
"Fill you up!"
Su Jianjun was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
If you just borrow the car and drive a few laps, you still have to fill it up with gas. This business is a huge loss!
He was a little suspicious that Su Zelin was so generous yesterday because his car was out of gas and he was waiting for his help to fill it up.
This kid is too cunning and will fall into his trap if you are not careful. What a rip-off!
Dad, if you say that, I'm not sleepy anymore!
Su Zelin opened the quilt, jumped off the bed, and was as energetic as if he had been injected with chicken blood: "Dad, come on, let's go and be a man chasing the wind together!"
Although Su Jianjun doesn't cook very often, he is good at cooking.
For some reason, men are always more talented than women when it comes to cooking.
Some housewives have been cooking for their entire lives but still cannot put the right amount of salt, either making the food too salty or too bland. Zhao Lixia also often makes this mistake, but every time she adds salt too little, she will insist that she forgot to add salt, and then add it again later.
Su Zelin was very puzzled. There were only a few people in the family and the portions were almost the same every time. Logically, the amount of salt should not vary. Isn't it a simple thing? Why did he fail
The chefs in restaurants and the cooks at banquets in rural areas are basically all men, which also explains the problem.
Logically, women are more careful and should be more talented in cooking.
This is very metaphysical and difficult to explain scientifically.
But they didn't have time to savor their father's cooking skills. Under Su Jianjun's constant urging, they quickly filled their stomachs and went downstairs.
Su Jianjun went next door and called Qin Daqing. Although Qin's father had not passed the exam yet, it didn't prevent him from going for a ride together. Moreover, before the exam, he could also let Su Zelin teach him first.
The alley was too narrow for the rookie dad to drive out, not to mention the gas hadn't been added yet, so Su Zelin drove first, Su Jianjun sat in the passenger seat, and Qin Daqing sat in the back seat.
When I got in the car, I saw that the fuel tank was really empty, and the needle was pointing to the reserve oil on the red dashboard.
It seems that this guy refueled on the way home, deliberately driving back just in time, and then tricked me into helping him refuel.
We quickly arrived at the nearby Sinopec, rolled down the car window, and a staff member came over.
Seeing that the driver was a college-aged guy, he was a little surprised, but still asked, "Excuse me, 93 or 97?"
"97, fill up!"
Su Zelin's arrogant tone was like that of a local rich man.
Since it’s not your own money, of course you have to fill up the gasoline as much as possible, and it has to be the best quality.
Su Jianjun, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned green in the face, but Qin Daqing was in the back seat, and he was too embarrassed to curse in front of the future Qin family.
This kid is getting more and more demanding. He is too arrogant.
Otherwise, I'll just say I forgot to bring my wallet
As soon as this thought came to Old Su's mind, Su Zelin fumbled around in his shirt and trouser pockets: "Hey, where's my wallet? Oh, by the way, Dad, you woke me up so early in the morning that I was a little sleepy. When I was changing clothes, I forgot that I had left it on the table last night!"
The scoundrel turned into an Oscar winner and struck first.
Although I have just agreed on the terms with my father, I have to be on guard against his tricks. Besides, I have to pretend in front of Uncle Qin.
Su Jianjun was so angry that he laughed.
Why are you telling me that you feel a little sleepy after waking up
That carp somersault just now was fake, right
The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves in front of them, and the waves in front of them die on the beach!
I am old, and my thinking and routines can no longer keep up with the young people.
Su Jianjun sighed sadly in his heart.
Qin Daqing felt very sympathetic.
He watched Su Zelin grow up wearing open-crotch pants, and he knew what was going on. How could he not understand the neighborhood kid's thoughts
Old Su also has a headache after giving birth to such a cunning son.
Fortunately, Shiqing has been sensible and obedient since she was a child, and never causes any trouble to her parents.
However, sooner or later, such an obedient and sensible little cabbage will probably be eaten away by the neighbor's pig. Thinking of this, Qin Daqing also felt sympathetic.
After filling up a tank of 97 gasoline, the Santana left the gas station with white smoke coming out of the back. Su Zelin drove to a flat open space on the outskirts of the city and then got out of the driver's seat.
Although my dad has passed the test, he hasn’t had the chance to drive a car yet. It would be better for him to get familiar with it here first.
Su Jianjun sat in the driver's seat with great interest and put a CD that he had prepared long ago into the car stereo.
Take a fishing fire
Let it warm my eyes
Leave a true love
Let it anchor by the Maple Bridge
I am helpless
I've distanced myself from that feeling.
Many years later I discovered
Back to you again
…
This is Mao Ning's famous song "The Sound of Waves Remains", adapted from the Tang Dynasty poem "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge", an old song that Su Jianjun likes very much. Although Su was born a worker in a steel factory, it does not prevent him from having some literary and artistic feelings. He occasionally reads poetry collections and has a few books on the bookshelf at home.
Of course, Su Zelin and the girls in the literature club boasted that their names came from the allusion "Good trees grow in the mountains and swamps, and the forests in the middle still stand for a hundred years", which was purely made up by the gangsters themselves. Their dad didn't have that much knowledge.
Listening to old songs with one hand on the steering wheel, the middle-aged man chasing the wind became excited. He stepped on the accelerator and the four wheels of the Santana started turning.
The driving pleasure of a car is completely different from that of a motorcycle, and it is more advanced. Su Jianjun feels like he is riding a horse on the grassland. It's simply awesome.
Lao Su even opened the window a little, not caring about the northwest wind blowing in.
How can it be called a ride if the window is not open? How can you call him a man chasing the wind
The cold wind could not extinguish the burning passion. Lao Su felt as if he had suddenly become a dozen years younger, his whole body filled with energy.
After driving in the open space for an hour, Su Jianjun had become very skilled.
Su Zelin inherited many characteristics from his father, such as a good brain, boldness, carefulness, and strong psychological quality. It is easiest for such a person to learn to drive.
When Su Jianjun took the exam a few months ago, he was the only one in the class who passed all the exams without having to pay a make-up exam fee. He already had his driver's license, and the only thing he lacked was a little bit of experience.
This piece of open space could no longer satisfy Old Su's urge to gallop on horseback. The road was already calling him, but Su's father still got off the car reluctantly.
He hasn't driven enough, but he has to let Qin Daqing have a taste of it. He should take this opportunity to practice driving. He can't let his future relative sit in the back seat and suffer the wind.
Under the guidance of Su Zelin, Qin's father also practiced driving in the open space. Qin Daqing looked taciturn, but he was actually a wise man. He was not slow in learning to drive and soon got the hang of it. However, he only dared to drive slowly in the open space in second or third gear.
Happy times always pass quickly, and the morning was over in the blink of an eye.
Su Jianjun drove as hard as he could. He had to drive the oil back so that he wouldn't feel so bad.
Su Zelin didn't care.
My son has taken advantage of me.
Dad will be addicted to driving the car once. When the car is at home, he will want to drive it again. Even if the tank of gas is empty, I will have to help fill it up sooner or later.
If I spend a penny on gas during this winter vacation, I’ll lose!
It was not until Zhao Lixia called several times, urging them to go home for lunch, and the tigress was about to lose her temper, that the three grown men leisurely drove their Santana home.
Before going upstairs, Su Jianjun stopped, coughed, cleared his throat, and said, "Son, let's discuss two things!"
"Dad, you can borrow the car, but you have to pay for the gas during the winter vacation!"
Su Zelin revealed the first thing about Su Jianjun in one sentence, without any room for negotiation.
This kid is still as smart as a devil. I originally wanted to help him bear half of the responsibility, but now it seems there is no way and I can only continue to be cheated by my father.
"It's not easy to persuade mom to let you buy a car. You know Ms. Zhao's temper."
Su Zelin then revealed the second thing about Su Jianjun.
This time, Lao Su was really surprised.
As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. How come this kid has become a worm in my stomach
In fact, it is very simple. His personality is similar to that of his father. Su Zelin understands the feeling of letting go when he drives a car for the first time. Now that the family has the conditions, his father must want to buy a car as soon as possible.
"I do want to buy a Santana, it's comfortable to drive. It's not easy for my dad to run business outside every day, exposed to the wind, sun and rain, all for this family. And it's easier to do business with a car, but your mom just doesn't understand!"
Su Jianjun started to play the sympathy card with his son and complained bitterly.
He had discussed this matter with the tigress before, but was rejected.
Su's mother felt that more than 100,000 yuan was enough to buy a house, and a car would have to be maintained, so she was reluctant to spend the money.
Old Su was unable to convince his wife, so he had to turn to his son for help.
As the saying goes, there is always someone to conquer. Although Zhao Lixia is the head of the Su family and Su Zelin is afraid of his mother's power, he has many clever ideas and sometimes Zhao Lixia really listens to him. For example, the last time Su's mother agreed to allow her husband to invest in stocks, it was Su Zelin who mediated and he should be credited with a great achievement.
"Dad, I understand you, but this matter is not easy to handle. It's really not easy to handle!"
The bastard sighed.
In fact, he was confident that he could convince Zhao Lixia, but he couldn't just help her for free.
Su Jianjun stretched out a finger.
Father Su knows the character of the gangster and he will definitely not help him unless he gets a bargaining chip.
"As long as you can convince your mother, I'll give you a thousand dollars!"
"Dad, what are you talking about? It's too polite for us to talk about money!"
Su Zelin said unhappily.
"Good son!"
Lao Su was touched.
However, he didn't have time to be happy for three seconds.
The bastard added: "But can I borrow ten thousand from you?"
"Borrow ten thousand?"
Su Jianjun was a little confused: "Where's your own money?"
Su Zelin sighed: "Oh, don't say it. I bought some stocks some time ago and put all my money into it. Who knew I got stuck. I'm very tight on money now."
But Su Jianjun didn't believe it.
This guy is very slippery. Last time he bought B shares, he used the money he had to buy several shares separately, and he also said that one should not put all eggs in one basket.
Since he understood such a big truth, how could he be trapped
A disguised form of beating the bamboo pole!
If we really borrow this money, it would be like throwing meat buns at a dog - it will never come back!
The muscles on Lao Su's face twitched a few times: "Don't try to fool me, you can't be that poor!"
"If you don't believe me, then forget it. I'm your son. How dare you doubt me? How can there be such a father!" Su Zelin was angry and turned away.
"Stand still, I'll give you two thousand!"
"Two thousand is not enough for me to do two maintenances, eight thousand!"
“Three thousand!”
"Seven thousand!"
"… "
The father and son bargained for a while, and finally Su Zelin insisted on five thousand and refused to give in no matter what.
"Five thousand is five thousand!"
In order to gallop on horseback, Su Jianjun gave it his all.
As he nodded, Lao Su's blood pressure soared a little.
Let that brat be a lobbyist and another five thousand dollars will be gone.
What a sin!
A piece of barbecued pork would have been better than this!
The father and son reached a consensus, and Su Jianjun, who was cutting meat to feed the wolf, thought that everything was safe. Unexpectedly, while Su Zelin walked upstairs, he was still thinking of something else in his mind.
My dad is so generous that he offered me a reward of 5,000 yuan for me to persuade my mom, so I have to help. But I don’t need to convince her too quickly, otherwise he will pick up the car during the winter vacation, and there will be no one to help me fill up the gas tank.
Let's wait until the holiday is almost over.
Just hang on until then.
…
A few days after returning home, many people in the city suddenly learned that the young man from the Su family had returned in a government car.
Small cars are still a luxury nowadays, especially when the person driving the car is a young boy. This is no small news and it quickly went viral.
After all, Jianglan is a very small place, and the Internet and mobile terminals were not very developed at that time. The old men and women who had nothing to do after eating did not hold their mobile phones and watch Douyin like in later generations. Instead, they moved a stool to the alleys to chat, and all kinds of gossip spread in that way.
Needless to say, the first people to know about this were the neighbors in Liuzhi Lane. On the first day Su Zelin drove back, Su Ma was running around the alley all day, telling everyone she met, causing everyone in the entire alley to come over to see what was new.
Then, word spread among the gossips in the alley, and Su Zelin once again became a celebrity in the small town after becoming the top scorer in the English subject in the college entrance examination. In the eyes of many parents, he was treated as "someone else's child."
"The son of the Su family in Liuzhi Lane in the East District, Su Zelin, got full marks in English in the college entrance examination two years ago. He is only a sophomore in college and has become a store manager for a large company. The company even gave him a car. And look at you. What do you know except playing games and surfing the Internet all day long?"
"You are already a junior in college, but you are still failing classes and having to retake them. How are you going to graduate as a senior and find a job? Aunt Zhao, the businesswoman, is my mom's classmate, and you know her. Her son worked part-time in college and became a manager. He even got a car worth more than 100,000 yuan and drove it home during the Chinese New Year. He is so promising. Can't you learn from her?"
"Su Jianjun's son actually drove a car back from school during the winter break. Like father, like son. This is incredible!"
"… "
Zhao Lixia felt so proud that she went to the farmers' market to buy vegetables. The fishmongers at the stall asked her if this was true. Su Ma would even wake up laughing in her dreams at night.
All parents want their daughters to become successful and their sons to become successful. Although Su Zelin had been in a slump for seventeen years, he suddenly woke up after entering university and did not disappoint their own expectations.
In the city center commercial city, there is the "Love at the Corner" leisure bar.
At a window seat on the second floor, a few girls who had just returned from college during the winter break were chattering.
There was nothing to do during the New Year holidays, except for playing and partying all day. Qin Shiqing's high school roommates had all come back, so they took some time to have a small get-together.
"Shiqing, I heard that Su Zelin became a manager at the place where he worked, and even got a car. Is this true?"
Dong Ying, the most gossipy little loudspeaker in the class asked.
"Yes, yes, yes, I heard from my dad too, it seems to be called something like Sang Na, and it costs hundreds of thousands!"
"Oh my god, hundreds of thousands of dollars. How long will it take us to work after graduation to earn such a large sum of money?"
Qin Shiqing casually poked the hot milk tea that had just been served with a straw. The pearls inside were slippery and kept rolling around in the cup unruly.
Hearing this, she looked up: "Ah, that's true."
Xiaoyanzi added: "Shiqing and I came back in Su Zelin's car. It's so high-end, with soft seats and a CD player inside, so we can listen to music anytime! This is a business car, so Su Zelin doesn't have to spend his own money. Insurance and gas are all reimbursed by the company!"
"I'm so envious. Su Zelin wasn't that good in high school, but he's getting better and better in college."
Xiao Laba took a sip of milk tea and said half-jokingly, "Shiqing, do you want to come up or not? Even if you don't, I want to come up too. It's good to keep it in the family!"
Tang Yan glanced at the freckles on her face and thought to herself, "Do you think Su Zelin would be interested in your conditions?"
Even if Shi Qing and Su Zelin don't get together, there's still Huang Panpan waiting behind them, and there must be quite a few girls queuing up at the Finance College!
"Hey, I also want to find a boyfriend who is handsome and has a car while in college!"
"It's not that easy. I don't need a car, I just want to be as handsome as Su Zelin!"
"… "
Several girls in the dormitory talked about Su Zelin endlessly.
"Hey, hey, sisters, this is our dormitory party, are you guys done yet?"
Qin Shiqing felt a little helpless. Her childhood sweetheart didn’t have much presence in high school, so how come he has become the topic of conversation now
As I was thinking this, the cell phone rang.
The caller contact note is "Pig Head"
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
As soon as the call was connected, Su Zelin said, "Qin Shiqing, are you done with the party? When will you be back?"
"Not yet, what for?"
"What else can I do? My mom asked me to pick you up later. She said it's not safe at night. You better finish your work there quickly."
Su Zelin's tone was a little depressed.
Qin Shiqing is having a party with the girls in the dormitory tonight. My mother asked me to take Qin Shiqing to the milk tea shop and pick her up when she leaves.
After all, I am a store manager and I have to maintain my reputation. How can Ms. Zhao let me be someone else's driver? This is too much!
"Is that so? Well then, it's almost time. Come over now and I'll tell them and leave!"
"Okay, okay, then hurry up!"
"Got it, see you later!"
After hanging up the phone and putting the phone back into her bag, Qin Shiqing stopped poking Pearl and said, "Sisters, let's stop here tonight. Let's get together again next time."
"It's not even ten o'clock yet, Shiqing, why are you going back so early?"
A roommate couldn't help but ask.
"It must be related to the phone call just now. Is the flower protector here?"
The little trumpet keenly smelled the gossip and asked.
"Someone will come pick me up later. That guy is very impatient!"
Qin Shiqing curled her lips.
"I knew it, Shiqing, you still don't admit it. It seems that you two have been secretly working on this plank road for a long time!"
The little trumpet smiled ambiguously.
Hearing these two idioms, Xiaoyanzi's face turned slightly red.
On the opening day of the Gongda branch, she went to look for Lu Haoran and ran into Su Zelin by chance. The gangsters also teased her in the same way at that time.
"If I had known I wouldn't have come here on my bike tonight, I could have ridden Su Zelin's bike instead!"
"Me too, I regret it so much, I don't know when I will have the chance to ride on a car with four tires again, 55555..."
"Even if I can't get a ride, I'll at least get on one later, just to experience it and satisfy my craving!"
"… "
Ten minutes later, Qin Shiqing's Nuojiya 3310 rang again.
It was Su Zelin who called again.
She didn't answer. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be her childhood sweetheart who arrived.
No need to waste phone bills, roaming + long distance calls are very expensive.
I stood up and looked out the window, only to see that the Santana had parked outside the milk tea shop, so I hung up and went downstairs.
The other girls did not leave immediately, but followed Qin Shiqing over. They all wanted to see what the car looked like.
"Hi, handsome guy, long time no see!"
"Your car is so cool. When are you going to take us old classmates for a ride?"
"Manager Su, if I can't find a job after graduation, I'll come to you for help. Please take me in!"
"… "
After finally dealing with a few girls, the Santana started.
Su Zelin was complaining in his heart while shifting gears.
This woman Qin Shiqing, can't she choose to hold the party during the day? She caused me so much trouble and even the Queen Mother asked her to be a full-time driver.
By the way, it seems that her relatives are visiting these days. She is running around in such a cold night.
I wish she can stop menstruating soon!
…