Chapter 56: The Old Man
Chen Lin is finally going to buy a car, and Chen Lin has a certain psychological complex for such things that only high-level people in China can enjoy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info In China in the 90s, the car for private use was still a very rare thing, and it was generally enjoyed by people with status, which was a symbol of social status. Chen Lin once saw Yin Mei's father watching him drive in a car, and since then he has understood the huge gap between himself and Yin Mei.
I didn't buy a car before, in addition to the fact that last season was all kinds of waste and had to spend money everywhere, another reason is that he can't drive. It is not difficult to imagine that it has only been more than a year since the night that changed the trajectory of his life, and for a person who is struggling with food and clothing, learning to drive is really a lofty thing.
During this period of time, everything went smoothly for the club, and after the division of club functions, his workload was greatly reduced, and he finally learned to drive. And this season, the club's financial situation is good, and he finally made up his mind to buy a car, in addition to his own use, the club staff are busy, but also need a few official cars.
Italy's largest car company is the Fiat Group, which owns brands such as Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Lancia. Originally, Lamborghini was also an Italian brand, but at this time it was acquired by the American Chrysler Automobile Company.
Chen Linxiang's brand is Maserati. Of course, Ferrari and Lamborghini are also very good, and the brands are loud enough, but they are too ostentatious in terms of color and shape, and Chen Lin, who has always had some old-school ideas, believes in the golden mean in such things. Another reason is that Maserati's crown-like trident logo is very much to his liking and is reminiscent of a champion.
Since there were no cars available at the dealership in Prato, Chen Lin and several club staff members planned to visit the dealership in Florence the next day.
Meanwhile, more than a dozen kilometers away in Florence, Zhang Cuifang and her daughter Li Youyue were sitting in their old-fashioned apartment for dinner.
The house is still the same, two bedrooms and one living room, more than 4o square meters, the furniture is dilapidated, but it can still be used.
Recently, Zhang Cuifang lost his job, and the garment factory where he used to work closed down, and he stayed at home for two months. estimated the approximate arrival time of her daughter, looked at the watch, and after finishing the housework, she fried a dish with the vegetables at home, and made two bowls of green vegetable and shredded pork noodles.
Zhang Cuifang is a diligent and thrifty housekeeper who is very good at living. Although her husband died early, she still pulled her daughter to grow up. Although her daughter's personality is a little different from her, she is always a little bitter and mean to people, but she is very good and filial to herself. So although the life is poor, it is very warm.
However, recently, even if her daughter doesn't say it, she is full of sorrow. My daughter grew up and needed her own space, so the house was not rented out, but I didn't expect that she would suddenly lose her job again, her eyes were not good, and the matter of finding a job has not been settled.
But look at the days, my daughter should have to pay her college tuition this year, and she is only one year away from graduating from college, so she can't let her drop out of school in any case. For their older generation, their daughter can be admitted to an Italian university, but she will have the face to see her husband when she dies in the future.
She knew that her daughter had been working part-time in a car dealership for the past few months, but that little income was at most enough for her daughter's living expenses, and facing a huge amount of tuition fees was tantamount to a drop in the bucket.
Zhang Cuifang also wanted to borrow a little from relatives and neighbors, he has been kind to others all his life, as long as he opens his mouth, most others will not be able to wipe off his face. But he knows the situation of his relatives and these neighbors, almost all of them are barely making ends meet, and the family is basically burdened, when his husband died, he had already borrowed money once, although the money was repaid, the favors owed had not been repaid, so Zhang Cuifang did not open his mouth.
During this time, he had been wondering who could lend her such a sum of money, and on several occasions, he heard from his neighbors that the young man who lived in their house was now prosperous. It is said that he became a big boss of a football club, with hundreds of people under his hands and tens of millions of assets. She didn't dare to believe it, when Chen Lin left, he made up all the rent he owed, and gave her an extra year's rent, Zhang Cuifang knew that he should have an opportunity.
But back then, Chen Lin was poor and destitute, and she had seen it as a meal, and it had only been more than a year, why could she make it so fast? Don't be right, for such people, Zhang Cuifang has always believed in hiding as far as she can, so she didn't tell her daughter once.
in the living room.
Zhang Cuifang took off her apron and asked her daughter who was washing her hands in the bathroom: "Why is it so late today?" ”
Li Youyue wiped her hands with a towel, and said without looking back: "The company has a meeting." ”
"Meeting?" Zhang Cuifang asked in surprise: "Until now?" ”
Li Youyue sat down at the dinner table, picked up chopsticks and said, "I said that a big customer will come tomorrow to explain some precautions." “
"I've heard people say that your car dealership is the largest car dealership in Florence, what kind of customers are considered big customers."
Li Youyue ate the noodles and said expressionlessly: "I don't know, someone else introduced it, anyway, it's not my turn to get a commission." “
Zhang Cuifang was silent for a long time when she heard this, and then asked cautiously: "When will you have to pay your tuition at the latest?" If you're in a hurry, I'll go to your uncles again......"
"No need!" Li Youyue buried her head in eating noodles without raising her head and said: "I will solve it myself, it's a big deal to take a two-year break and then study." “
"How can I suspend my studies...... Zhang Cuifang was a little anxious when she heard this, but she didn't expect Li Youyue to suddenly stand up at this time and say, "I'm full!" After that, he put down his chopsticks and went back to his room.
This night, Zhang Cuifang tossed and turned, and did not fall asleep until more than two o'clock. And in the other room separated by a wall, Li Youyue simply lost sleep.
The 21-year-old is a student at the Faculty of Business Administration in Florence and is fluent in Chinese Chinese, English and Italian. At the same time, she also serves as the "courtyard flower" of the School of Business Administration, with a height of 1.74 meters, she stands out even in front of the generally tall Western girls, melon seed face, willow eyebrows, although the lips appear thin, but with a firm jade nose, it gives people a heroic spirit, so that men have a strong desire to conquer, and the fair skin, bumpy figure, especially the slender legs, make her have many suitors in college.
However, she is disdainful of those Western boys who love to be handsome and show off, and she is very precocious since she was a child, and she already knows what she wants. The boys who had to feed themselves in their own homes and only thought about playing all the time could not satisfy her, and in her opinion, they had not grown up yet.
After going to college, she has actually been working part-time behind her family's back, Zhang Cuifang's eyes are broken by staying up late and working overtime to support this family, and she doesn't want to add to the burden on her family. And she has long understood this society, her mother's tiring work has no future, and her mother is old, and she must give her mother a living guarantee. She also knew what the men meant by the gaze they looked at her. She knows her capital very well, and she doesn't mind using it to get what she wants when necessary, but it's all worth it. She hopes to get a lifetime of security with one effort.