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Chapter 266: Chapter 222: What to Do with This Car? (Subscribe Please!)_1
As Liu Qian’s Rolls-Royce Phantom gradually disappeared into the distance.
Holding her breath for a long time, Qin Shiqi took a deep breath and said, "Phew, finally we are back."
Although she had met Liu Qian before, this was after all in someone else’s house, in such a huge, enormous villa where a living room was bigger than their entire house. She dared not be presumptuous, so she quietly ate her meal at the banquet with her sister, Qin Shiyu, occasionally playing with her sister’s curly hair. Qin Shiyu was also used to it. After Shiqi curled her hair, Shiyu would carefully straighten it. The two sisters had a great time.
She listened to the adults’ various conversations on the side. Surprisingly, listening to Tang Kai and Liu Qian, the two business tycoons, was quite interesting, but... she basically couldn’t understand.
"You made a meal seem like a torture, but you were quite well-behaved today. You finally showed some ladylike manners." Tang Qing teased.
"I am a lady, okay? And you were no different, just keeping your head down and eating, hmph." Qin Shiqi glared at Tang Qing and retorted.
"..." Tang Qing was speechless for a moment. Indeed, he hadn’t said much during the meal. Although his and Liu Qian’s collaborations were few, they didn’t talk about their businesses concerning Exchange, Sheng Tang, Sky Eye, and Dream Melody. Liu Qian also wouldn’t flatter Tang Qing by praising his academic performance, which would make Liu Qian feel embarrassed.
So, he just quietly eat, acting like a ’good, quiet student’, contributing a little smile from time to time.
Liu Qian was also curious about why Tang Qing didn’t want him to talk about these businesses. He understood why Exchange should be kept a secret, but he did as Tang Qing requested for a reason.
Even from their conversation, Tang Kai seemed to have no prior knowledge of Tang Qing’s businesses. When mentioned of his controlling stake in Dream Melody Group, Tang Kai showed no reaction. This left Liu Qian baffled. Wasn’t Tang Qing’s money given to him by Tang Kai?
Seeing Tang Qing speechless in disbelief, a triumphant expression appeared on Qin Shiqi’s face. She then said dreamily, "I also hope to live in a villa like that one day. It’s so big, and so nice."
"Silly girl, don’t dream about nonsensical things, it’s not your destiny." Auntie dashed her hopes. She didn’t really believe her daughter couldn’t achieve this, it was just that she was worried about her daughter going astray. The temptations after entering the society are too many. At least at this age, her daughter must not develop the idea of worshipping money.
"Why can’t I? When brother Qing earns a lot of money, he can buy me a big villa too," Qin Shiqi said while looking at Tang Qing with a beaming smile.
"Erm...sure, as long as you’re not afraid to accept it." Tang Qing originally wanted to retort, but he thought about the time when his aunt wanted to give him a house as a wedding gift and stopped himself. As soon as he had money, he planned to gift it to his uncle and aunt, but now was not the right time. Promising it now is good enough, and it will make them accept it easier in the future.
"Humph, if you dare to give it to me, I dare to take it." Qin Shiqi said.
"Such big ambitions for a little girl. If you want it, you should work hard and earn money to buy it yourself." Her uncle touched Qin Shiqi’s head affectionately and chuckled.
Upon hearing this, Qin Shiqi said proudly, "I’m not a fool. I can’t possibly earn that much money on my own. So brother Qing, did you hear that? For the sake of your adorable, pretty, kind-hearted, and virtuous sister’s dream of having a villa, make sure you earn a lot."
"...Remove all the adjectives, or put them on Shiyu instead."
"You’re asking for a beating."
Back at her uncle’s house.
Qin Shiqi jumped back to her room to count her harvests from the day. Even though she refused again and again, Liu Qian gave her and Qin Shiyu a lot of gifts. These past few days, she felt like she was dreaming. The only thing that made her upset was the five thousand dollars that Tang Kai gave, of which she only received five hundred.
Qin Shiyu and Auntie went to clean up first.
At this moment, Qin Yugang suddenly asked, "Tangtang, do you know the background of your second uncle’s bodyguard? Who lent them to him?" He had been holding back this question the whole way. The reason was the astonishing strength displayed by the fighter caught him off guard.
If such a person committed evil deeds, he would be a killing machine completely. At least, among the people he knew who were good at close combat, no one could match that fighter. Anyone who went against him was just there to give away their life. Qin Yugang was a little terrified that such a terrifying guy suddenly appeared next to Tang Kai. If he didn’t know they were on his side, he wouldn’t have held back on reporting them.
"I don’t know, why?" Tang Qing said with a ’clueless’ face. He thought that the fighter’s performance just now was a bit over the top. The intention was to show Liu Qian, but he didn’t expect his uncle to take notice too.
"Nothing much, just thought there might be a chance to have him teach combat techniques to our police." Qin Yugang said. This was indeed his genuine thought. He also wanted to see whether he could figure out who the fighter was based on his movements.
"It seems unlikely in the short term. My second uncle is going back soon, so those two bodyguards will naturally follow him." Tang Qing shook his head and said.
Qin Yugang also nodded and said, "Right, we can only wait until your second uncle comes back next time. This is the first time I have seen someone who is so good at close combat."
"Haha, really?" Tang Qing chuckled awkwardly.
"You rascal, I don’t believe you don’t notice, you also learned martial arts from Han Leng." Qin Yugang glared at Tang Qing and said with a teasing smile.
"Hehe..."
...
Sunday morning.
At the entrance of Tianfu Hotel.
All of Tang Qing’s family came to say goodbye to Tang Kai. Liu Qian and his party were also there as he too would be leaving for Province City that day. At the moment, he was talking to Wu Zhengfeng, who was constantly nodding respectfully.
"Big brother, this car will be yours to use during my stay abroad." Tang Kai handed the keys to the shiny new Mercedes-Benz to his father.
Tang’s father held up the car key in surprise and said, "This, but we don’t know how to drive."
"Haha, you guys might not know how to drive, but Tangtang does. It should make it easier for you when you go out. Last night, when I was chatting with Liu, he said that he would return to the city this morning, so I thought I might as well hitch a ride, or otherwise, this car would be wasted and incur storage fees back in the city." Tang Kai laughed.
This Mercedes-Benz was actually prepared to be left for Tang’s brother’s family when it was first purchased. Otherwise, he would not have bought such an expensive top-of-the-range Mercedes. The plan was similar to what he thought of, and with Liu Qian’s assistance now, he saved a lot of effort on persuasion. The night before, he and Liu Qian had already discussed this intention over tea, and Liu Qian agreed to help Tang Kai set up the act.
"But Mr. Liu’s car wouldn’t fit us all either." Father Tang stated, glancing at Liu Qian’s Rolls-Royce.
"Don’t worry, the general manager of one of their group’s branch companies is going back with Mr. Liu, I’ll let the bodyguard ride with them." Tang Kai pointed to the Audi A6 behind the Rolls-Royce.
"This..." Father Tang was at a loss for words. At this point, he had a vague idea of his younger brother’s plan, but what Tang Kai said was also true - wouldn’t they have to pay for storage if they drove the car back to Province City?
Tang Kai hurriedly continued: "Big brother, what’s with the hesitation? I’m not giving you the car, just lending it to you. There’s a lot to deal with this time, and by the time I come back, I guess Tangtang will have finished his National College Entrance Examination. We can then come back and celebrate properly."
After saying this, Tang Kai gave Tang Qing a meaningful look.
Tang Qing immediately understood and said, "Thank you, Uncle. Dad, you shouldn’t worry. Finally, we have a luxury car to drive." He took the keys from Father Tang’s hands and put them in his pocket.
"Smelly boy, don’t mess around!" Father Tang warned with a stern look, not knowing what else to say now that ’the die is cast’.
"I know, I definitely won’t fool around." Tang Qing replied with a grin.
By this time, Liu Qian had also finished his business and came over. Father Tang said, "Alright then, Xiao Kai, be careful on the road. Mr. Liu, sorry for the trouble today."
"Haha, Brother Tang, you’re being too polite. We’re all friends. It’s nothing really." Liu Qian waved his hand and laughed.
In the last two days, he had used some connections and finally found out what crime Tang Kai had committed years ago and understood Tang Kai’s current situation. However, he was surprised to learn that Tang Kai’s domestic enemies had suddenly become comatose and Lei Peng didn’t seem to want to retaliate.
Tang Kai’s foreign rivals had also been assassinated at home in the past few days. He couldn’t help but think about the connection between these two incidents. Was it a coincidence, or was it Tang Kai’s doing? If it had been Tang Kai... Liu Qian looked at the fighter standing next to Tang Kai. It was a possibility that couldn’t be ignored.
Liu Qian felt confused too.
"Wishing you a smooth journey." Father Tang said.
"Alright, we’ll go first. Shiqi and Shiyu, study hard. This summer vacation, I’ll take you to Bangkok. Jia Xue, after the National College Entrance Examination, you and Tangtang should also come." Tang Kai said.
"Alright, thanks, Uncle. Safe trip."
"Thanks, Uncle."
"You’re welcome. Brother Qin, Brother Lin, sister-in-law, take care. If there’s anything, call me."
"You too, be careful over there."
"Alright, goodbye."
...
The two cars of Liu Qian disappeared from sight.
"Wife, what should we do with this car?" Father Tang asked, looking at the car next to them.
"What do you mean, ’do with it’? Can you drive?" Mother Tang said rather irritably.
"No," Father Tang replied with a bitter smile.
"Then that’s settled. Tangtang, drive the car to your uncle’s place. When we need it, we’ll call you." Mother Tang told Tang Qing.
"So, I’ve become a driver now," Tang Qing pretended to grumble.
"What, you don’t want to drive your mother around?" Mother Tang glared at Tang Qing.
"I’m willing to, very much so," Tang Qing said with a grin.
"Alright then, I’m going with your Uncle Lin to check on the shop. It’s not far from here, we’re gonna walk. You take your uncle’s family and Jia Xue home, and remember not to go out and mess around, understand? You still don’t have your driver’s license," Mother Tang reminded him.
"Got it," replied Tang Qing.
After that, Tang Qing dropped off his uncle’s family first. Qin Shiqi was still yelling for him to take her for a spin in the car, but she was easily silenced by a few words from his aunt. She could only look at Tang Qing pitifully, her eyes darting around, probably thinking of a way to trick Tang Qing into taking her out to play.
With an extra car available, Tang Qing found it quite convenient. He didn’t have to borrow the Audi A6 anymore under false pretenses. However, he didn’t feel as if Sun Chao was superfluous at all. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
Because, he really didn’t like driving.
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