Chapter 477: Chapter 180: The Empress Dowager’s Order—Becoming Qing Mei’s Dedicated Driver (Part 3)

"I really want to buy a Santana myself. This thing is comfortable to drive. Is it easy for Dad to run around outside every day for business? Wind, sun, and rain, it’s all for this family. And having a car makes business negotiations easier, but your mom just doesn’t understand!"

Su Jianjun began to play the sympathy card with his son, pouring out his woes.

He had already mentioned this to the tigress before, but was rejected.

Granny Su felt that a couple of ten thousand could buy a house, and a small car would need maintenance once bought, and she couldn’t bear to spend this money.

Old Su couldn’t persuade his wife, so he could only turn to his son for help.

As the saying goes, set a thief to catch a thief. Although the Su family is under Zhao Lixia’s rule, Su Zelin also fears his mom’s authority, but he’s cunning, and sometimes Zhao Lixia really listens to him. Like the last time Granny Su agreed to let her husband speculate in stocks, it was Su Zelin who mediated, truly a great contribution.

"Dad, I understand you, but this is a tough matter, really tough!"

The loafer sighed.

Actually, he was confident he could persuade Zhao Lixia, but he couldn’t help for nothing.

Su Jianjun raised a finger.

Su’s dad understood the loafer’s behavior. He wouldn’t help without getting something in return.

"As long as you can persuade your mom, I’ll give you a thousand bucks!"

"Dad, what are you saying? We’re father and son, talking about money is too distant!"

Su Zelin said unhappily.

"Good son!"

Old Su said emotionally.

However, he hadn’t had time to rejoice for three seconds.

The loafer added another sentence: "But can I borrow ten thousand from you?"

"Borrow ten thousand?"

Su Jianjun was a bit stunned: "What happened to your own money?"

Su Zelin sighed: "Ah, don’t mention it, I bought some stocks a while ago, put everything in, who would have thought it got stuck, I’m really tight now."

Su Jianjun didn’t believe it.

This kid is slippery. The last time he bought B stocks, he divided his money to buy several, saying that eggs shouldn’t be in one basket.

Since he understands such a big principle, how could he possibly be stuck completely?

Backdoor negotiation! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

If this money is really borrowed, it’s like sending a pork bun to beat a dog — gone forever!

Old Su’s facial muscles twitched a few times: "Don’t try to fool me, you can’t be this broke!"

"If you don’t believe me, forget it, I’m your son, and you’re suspecting me, what kind of dad is this!" Su Zelin got angry and turned to leave.

"Stand there, I’ll give you two thousand!"

"Two thousand isn’t enough for me to do two maintenances, eight thousand!"

"Three thousand!"

"Seven thousand!"

"..."

The father and son haggled for a while, and finally, Su Zelin settled on five thousand, absolutely unwilling to compromise.

"Five thousand it is!"

For a chance to gallop, Su Jianjun took the plunge.

Nodding, Old Su felt his blood pressure rise a bit.

Five thousand is gone just to have the loafer as a spokesperson.

Such misfortune!

It would’ve been better to have given birth to a piece of char siu than to raise this brat!

Having reached a consensus, Su Jianjun believed it was settled, not expecting that while Su Zelin was going upstairs, he was still planning in his heart.

Dad is so generous, offering five thousand to persuade Mom, but I must help, but can’t persuade too quickly, or he’ll get the car by winter break, and no one will help me with fuel then.

It’s better to wait until the holiday is almost over to talk.

Better to keep him hanging until then.

...

Just a few days after returning home, suddenly quite a few people in town learned that the Su family’s boy came back driving a company car.

A small car is still a luxury now, especially when driven by a young boy. That’s not small news and quickly spread.

After all, Jianglan is a tiny place, and the network and mobile devices aren’t so developed yet. Those grandpas and grandmas, instead of idling after meals with mobile phones like later generations, took a chair to the alleys to gossip, spreading various rumors.

The first to know about this were the neighbors on Willow Branch Lane, and on the first day Su Zelin drove back home, Granny Su was bustling around the alley, telling everyone, causing the entire alley to come over to see the novelty.

Then, the tale was spread by the uncles and aunties from the alley, ten then spread to one hundred, and Su Zelin, after becoming the top scorer in the English subject for the college entrance exam, became quite a celebrity in the small town again, enjoying the "other people’s child" treatment in many parents’ mouths.

"Look at the Su family’s son from East City District, Willow Branch Lane, who scored full marks in last year’s college entrance English exam. He’s only just a sophomore and already became a store manager at a big company, with a company car, while you, all you know besides playing games and surfing the internet is what?"

"You’re in your junior year and still failing courses over and over, how will you graduate senior year and find a job? Aunt Zhao, Mom’s classmate whom you know, their son does a part-time job in university and became a manager, was even given a ten thousand dollar car, bringing it home for New Year, so successful. Why can’t you learn from him?"

"Su Jianjun’s son, returned from school with a small sedan during winter break, truly a tiger father without a dull son — amazing!"

"..."

Zhao Lixia felt extremely proud, and even at the farmer’s market buying vegetables, the fish stall owner asked if it was true. Granny Su could wake up at night laughing from dreams.

Parents always wish their daughters to be phoenixes, and sons to be dragons; despite Su Zelin being a loafer for seventeen years, after entering university, he suddenly awakened, not letting his parents down.

City center Shopping Mall, "Corner Encounter Love" relaxation bar.

At some seat by the window on the second floor, a few university girls home for winter break were chatting away.