Simple did not mean easy. The traffic law test was not difficult for Zhang Lisheng. After a day of rote memorization, he passed the test on his first try and obtained his driving training permit.
However, the road test that followed made Zhang Lisheng suffer. Since he had never touched a car before, he hired a driving coach who claimed to be a professional driver for newbies on the internet. He practiced for a total of four weeks and passed three tests before he finally succeeded.
However, he was lucky that when Zhang Lisheng got his temporary driver's license, the most important holiday of the year in the US, Christmas, was coming soon. Other than the price of food that began to rise in the market, other goods began to have a huge discount.
In particular, in order to hit the annual sales volume, the car dealers even lowered the price to the lowest. Even the second-hand car market was affected, so it was the best time to buy a car.
Entering December, the temperature below zero had become the norm in New York. Zhang Lisheng, who had been cultivating for the whole night, opened his eyes and saw that there was a thick layer of white fog on the window glass at the head of his bed. He wiped the glass clean with his hand immediately and looked out.
The weather outside the window was a little gloomy, but there was no rain or snow. Zhang Lisheng breathed a sigh of relief and put the wizard worm back into his backpack. He freshened up and walked to the first floor.
Lili, Sullo and the rest were having breakfast together. They greeted Zhang Lisheng warmly when they saw him coming downstairs.
"Hey, Lisheng! You're finally up! How do you feel on your first morning after getting your driver's license?
Now that you have a driver's license, you're considered an adult in America. We're planning to prepare a gift for you to celebrate your coming of age.
Since you finally got your driver's license after three road tests, we finally decided to pool our money to buy you an insurance policy. I hope you like it. "Randy laughed as he ate the meat pie.
"Shut your mouth, Barady. Lisheng finally got his driver's license, you should be congratulating him instead of mocking him," Sullo said while glaring at Barady after putting down the table knife. He then turned his head to Zhang Lisheng and his expression turned pleasant, "Lisheng, are you sure you don't want your mother and me to go pick a car with you?
You know, if we're there, we might give you some extra money if we see a good car, so your budget will be more adequate. "
"Oh, that's not fair, dad. If you were willing to give me 500 dollars back then, I would've been able to drive that 1999 Bull instead of the Hare now.
Do you know that I have to pick a small girlfriend now? Otherwise, the car won't be able to fit two people. "
"I think it's because you need to lose some weight, son.
I remember your Auntie Lili and I paid for your Wild Rabbit at 3,700 dollars. Now that Lisheng is planning to buy a car, he's using the money he earned himself.
As his elder brother who is two years older than him, you should feel ashamed, not unbalanced. "
"Oh dear dad, Lisheng didn't earn that money himself. It's his father's inheritance.
Don't you think you can pay me some of your inheritance in advance so that I can get a new car? " Randy spoke in the hateful tone of a muscle-bound, simple-minded athlete who spoke without thinking.
Hearing that, Sullo's face turned grim right away. He said in his deep voice, "Maybe I should change your Hare to a bicycle. Then you'll know how to talk to your family, Randy."
"Don't be like that, my dear. Randy said that unintentionally," Lili who looked a little upset said softly while holding her lover's hand on the dining table. "It'll be Christmas in a few days, you shouldn't be mad at the kids at this time."
Sullo suppressed his anger and said angrily, "Lili, I'm not mad just because Randy said something wrong today.
Speaking of Christmas, think about his results this semester. Even if he wants to be a professional athlete, he can't not know how to make a long sentence of more than ten words! "
"Stop talking, Randy will study hard in the future, am I right, Randy?"
"Of course, Auntie Lili, of course.
Don't worry dad, I'll definitely work hard in the future, "Randy, who realized that something was wrong, nodded immediately and said.
"Don't just talk about it. Work hard and put it into action. I'll make a promise to you on behalf of your father. If you can successfully enter the university next year.
If you can get into university next year, we'll reward you with a Dodge Bull no older than five years. "
"Oh, oh, oh, Aunt Lili, you're so great," Randy stood up all of a sudden and shouted while waving his fists hard.
After all, blood was thicker than water. Moreover, he did not really hate Randy's reckless personality that was similar to him when he was young. Sullo, who was standing aside, saw his son's uncontrollable excitement, the anger in him disappeared. He forced a smile and whispered into Lili's ear, "Lili, you really spoil your kid."
Subsequently, he straightened his body and knocked on the table in all seriousness. He said while raising his voice, "Randy, don't be too happy just yet.
Your Bull is still hanging in the air. It's not that easy to get into university. You're not good enough at football that the university would accept you if you don't even know how to make a sentence. "
"Don't worry dad, going to university won't be a problem as long as I work hard," Randy stopped eating his breakfast as he spoke. He left the dining table in excitement and walked upstairs.
He patted Zhang Lisheng's shoulder when he passed by him, "Hey, brother. I was going to pick a car for you today, but it seems like I'll have to go back to my room to study now.
Actually, if you don't mind waiting for another half a year, you don't have to buy a car just yet. I'll let you drive my Hare after I get my Bull.
Trust me, I've modified it into a rabbit that can only run on the road. "
"Thanks for your kindness, brother, but there's no need for that.
I've said it before, I'll pick the car myself. As for your 'Wild Rabbit', leave it to Harry. "
"Heh, I don't want that pile of garbage that can only spit black smoke and move around on the road.
I've been saving money since a long time ago. I'm planning to buy myself a new car when I'm 16, "Harry who was standing aside said with a smirk.
Randy could not threaten his brother in front of his parents. He could only shrug in embarrassment and gestured for him to shut up, "Kid, you're only 14 years old. You don't know what a car is," He walked upstairs in big steps.
After he left, Zhang Lisheng said immediately, "Mom, Uncle Lavin, I'm going to pick a car. Bye." He walked out of the house before Lili could react.
New York's used car sales were divided into black market and regular stores. Of course, Zhang Lisheng was going to the latter.
He walked out of the house and hailed a yellow cab on the main street. In less than twenty minutes, he arrived at the largest second-hand car trading center in Brooklyn, then starting cars.
Apart from a transparent glass building that looked like an office building in the middle, there was empty space around it. All sorts of used cars were placed in the open according to their prices.
The cold weather did not stop the temptation of discounts. Many parents brought their children who had just turned 16 years old to stand in front of a used car in the garage. They could not stop pointing and haggling with the sales representatives.
Of course, there were practical adults who wanted to take advantage of the discount to pick a suitable second-hand car for themselves. They walked around the garage looking for a car.
Zhang Lisheng, who wore an inconspicuous but warm black down jacket and heavy leather shoes, did not attract any sales representatives' attention when he appeared at the then starting cars.
Usually, a young man like him who came to the garage alone was here to look at the cars instead of spending money.
Zhang Lisheng, who was ignored, walked around the garage. He paid special attention to those SUVs that looked huge.
He had no idea how huge his second wizard worm would be after it was refined.
On the other hand, LS Slaughterhouse had brought him close to 30,000 dollars after tax in less than a month. Zhang Lisheng had greatly expanded his car purchase budget and set his target to be a huge SUV.
Unfortunately, although he had crammed a lot of knowledge before he came to buy a car, he still had little knowledge about cars. Therefore, he could not decide which one to buy.
At that moment, a middle-aged man in a cheap suit happened to have a dusty face. He turned his head dejectedly and saw Zhang Lisheng who looked a little lost after a deal fell through. He asked casually, "Hey, young man, are you looking to buy a car?"
"Yes sir, I've just gotten my driver's license. I'm looking to buy a second-hand large SUV that's less than three years old. It's okay if it's expensive."
"Oh, is that so?" The middle-aged man looked at the serious young man in front of him and smiled nonchalantly. He pointed at the glass showroom in the middle of the garage and said casually, "Those premium second-hand cars that you mentioned won't be sold in the open.
Go look in that glass room. I remember there's a Ford Explorer that's sold for 45,000 dollars a year and a half ago. It fits your requirements. "
"Thanks," Zhang Lisheng thanked him and walked to the glass showroom far away while blowing on his hands.
"What a pretentious kid." The middle-aged man looked at Zhang Lisheng's silhouette that was getting further away and mumbled. He then proceeded to look for his favorite customer in the cold wind.
More than ten minutes later, when the middle-aged man looked around in frustration after another deal fell through, he inadvertently saw the brand new Ford Explorer seven-seater SUV that looked like it had just left the factory being driven out of the glass exhibition hall and slowly headed to the gate of the garage.
The SUV stopped all of a sudden when it was getting out of the gate. A young man who looked like he could barely reach the steering wheel shouted at him after the window was rolled down slowly, "Thank you for your introduction, sir. Goodbye."
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