Da Si Ma Kelly

75 Choosing a Car

 In the morning, my mom introduced me to all the employees in her office and held a small meeting, instantly transforming me from someone no one cared about into a young master. It was a bit overwhelming.

 After lunch at the restaurant, I went straight to find Wang Rui, and I arranged to meet her at her workplace, which was Old Wang's company.

 I took a taxi, also in preparation for picking up the car.

 When I arrived, Wang Rui didn't come down but told me to go up and find her. The company was quite large, but not comparable to Pei Shiyu's. I went straight up.

 Wang Rui was waiting at the office door. I deliberately glanced at the working conditions of the other staff. Compared to them, she seemed the most idle.

 Before I went in, I looked at her title. It was the design department, and it was a public office area. Although there weren't many people, Old Wang hadn't even given her a separate office.

 I didn't go in but stood at the door and said, "Wouldn't it have been easier for you to come down? This is unnecessary."

 "I deliberately had you come up to take a look at the girls in our company. If you see someone you like, I can introduce you."

 "Don't joke around. Let's go."

 I said "Let's go," but my eyes glanced inside. Maybe they heard Wang Rui's voice, a few of the women looked over at me, followed by a burst of laughter. I quickly hid.

 I took the elevator back to the first floor. Five minutes later, she finally came down. I said to her with a bit of annoyance, "Don't do such stupid things in the future."

 "You're a man in your thirties, why are you still so shy!"

 Shy? Hearing that word, I found it ridiculous. After being around women for so many years, she actually used that word on me. Clearly, this was a sign that she didn't understand me.

 After getting in the car and putting on the seatbelt, Wang Rui asked me, "Have you decided what car you want to buy?"

 "No, let's go around and see."

 "I don't like wandering around aimlessly. Once you've decided, just pick it up. There are so many brands, you could wander around for days and still not decide."

 "So, what do you mean?"

 "Save time, decide decisively."

 I quite liked this personality. I remembered when I bought my first car, I decided on it as soon as I saw it.

 The main problem now was that the money wasn't coming out of my own pocket. Buying a cheap one wouldn't be worth the upgrade, but choosing an expensive one would seem greedy.

 On the way, I received a call from Xiao Wu. It seemed she hadn't forgotten me. As soon as the call connected, she started belittling me: "It must be nice staying at home. I'm swamped."

 "I'm so bored I'm broke. Why don't you send me a red envelope first?"

 "Pay hasn't been issued yet. Even if it was, it wouldn't be enough to pay off my debts."

 "Then I might as well stay at home."

 "I'll treat you to a meal when I get paid."

 "Okay, I'll take that seriously."

 "I can still afford one meal."

 After chatting for a while, Wang Rui had already driven the car into the auto city. I looked up and saw that she had parked directly in front of the Porsche dealership. I quickly hung up Xiao Wu's call and said anxiously, "I don't want this car. Let's go to a more mainstream 4S store."

 "Why?" Wang Rui looked at me curiously, with no intention of moving.

 "It doesn't match my status. It's better to be low-key."

 "What doesn't match? Your net worth is higher than mine now. Did you see where I work earlier?"

 "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not joking with you."

 "Let's go in. I know people here."

 "That's another matter. My mental price range is around three hundred thousand."

 Wang Rui didn't argue with me but calmly told me, "Li Rui is the general manager here. You can bargain hard later. For my sake, he won't let you be embarrassed."

 "Then why doesn't he just give me one? Bargaining down a few thousand dollars still means owing someone a favor. What's the point?"

 "Let's go in. Anyway, it's not your money. I discussed it with Mom before we came. She told me to make the decision."

 I took out the card she gave me this morning from my pocket and said with some surprise, "Are you saying this card has over a million in it?"

 "Who gave you the card?"

 "My mom gave it to me."

 "Isn't that obvious? If she didn't, she wouldn't have said that to me."

 After Wang Rui finished speaking, she was about to get out of the car. I quickly stopped her: "Wait a minute. The car is for me to drive, so I'll decide. I'll buy a three-hundred-thousand-dollar car, and we can save the rest to spend slowly. Wouldn't that be nice?"

 "I can tell you're still afraid of being poor. You need to look further ahead now. Do you know what your net worth is now?"

 "Don't mess with my head..."

 "I'm not joking with you. The car represents your status. You're going to be someone who makes a lot of money in the future."

 Just as I was starting to find her annoying, Li Rui suddenly appeared at the front of the car and waved at me. I immediately opened the door and got out. Before Wang Rui could get out, I whispered, "The price range of this car is very high, right?"

 "It depends on which model you choose."

 "My price range is three hundred thousand."

 Perhaps it was because of his service-oriented profession, Li Rui maintained a friendly demeanor throughout the conversation. The smile was plastered on his face the whole time, which I found to be stiff. So, I asked, "Are you tired?"

 "What?"

 "Aren't you tired of smiling all the time? Or is it seeing Wang Rui that makes you smile like this?"

 "If you eat this bowl of rice, you have to provide the best service."

 "Alright, I'm not buying this car."

 As I was about to turn around and get in the car, Li Rui's voice rang out again: "If you add half the money, you can drive away a newly launched SUV. Do you think it's worth it?"

 I immediately stopped pulling on the car door and immediately changed my tune: "Then let's go in and take a look."

 Wang Rui got out of the car just in time to hear this and looked at Li Rui with an admiring expression, saying, "You really have a way with words. I talked all the way here, and it's still not as effective as your few words."

 Li Rui confidently patted the label on his uniform and said, "How else would I have climbed to this position?"

 "Go park my car."

 Li Rui looked at the spacious corridor and replied, "Just park it here, it won't be in the way. I'll just give them a heads-up."

 In the shiny hall, various models of new cars were displayed. Li Rui took me directly to the model he had mentioned. To be honest, I liked it at first sight. The black car's paint finish was very bright. I excitedly got inside and took a simple look before getting out of the car.

 "Let's go with this one. Can I pick it up this afternoon?"

 "Then you guys wait here, and I'll go see if there's one in stock."

 "There has to be. It's rare that I'm satisfied with something."

 "I'll do my best." Li Rui replied with a smile.

 "I really don't understand your personality. You were firmly rejecting it just now, but now you're so impatient. According to psychology, you won't achieve great things."

 "Get lost! What kind of man doesn't have drive?"

 "That's impulsiveness."

 I deliberately acted like I was backing down: "Then let's go. Maybe it was a bit impulsive. Actually, all cars are pretty much the same. I'd like a three-hundred-thousand-dollar car too. For example, a friend of mine drives a Dodge, and the model is even bigger than this."

 "It's good, just a bit of a niche brand."

 "Who cares if it's niche when you're driving it yourself."

 Wang Rui really thought I didn't want it and said with a straight face, "You really don't want it? Then I don't care anymore. Go look for yourself."

 "I'm starting to think you and Li Rui are in cahoots. You had to drag me here. You wouldn't happen to be a scalper, would you?" I deliberately stared at her face.