Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 629 Ferrari Arrives

Xiao Hong pouted and said, "You've gotten quite bold." Then tears started streaming down her face. She wiped them several times but couldn't dry them; the more she wiped, the more tears flowed. She didn't say anything, just sat there wiping her face.

Uncle Wang glanced at his daughter, patted Xiao Wei on the shoulder, and said, "You did the right thing, just think about it more in the future. I'm going to work now." He picked up his briefcase and went downstairs.

Aunt Wang gently patted Xiao Hong to comfort her, then sighed and said, "I never realized before, being a policeman isn't easy."

Xiao Wei said, "At least most police officers have it really tough, they really have to work hard."

Aunt Wang said to Xiao Hong, "Alright, stop crying. Why are you crying for no reason? Xiao Wei did a good job, aren't you happy?"

Xiao Hong said, "I'm not angry, I just can't help it. Just leave me alone for a while and I'll be fine."

Xiaowei said to Xiaohong, "Yesterday, Chief Huang told me that if I stay at the police station for a day, I'm a policeman. I think he's right. Whether it's temporary or not, I'm a policeman now. I have to go when there's trouble and take responsibility. But I promise you, I will be very careful about safety from now on. Absolutely."

Xiao Hong didn't even look up: "Get lost, I don't want to see you right now."

Aunt Wang smiled and said, "Go inside and get some sleep. You haven't slept all night."

Xiao Wei patted Xiao Hong's head, washed his face and rinsed his mouth, then went inside to sleep. He was really tired and couldn't hold on any longer.

I slept so soundly; it felt like every cell in my body was flowing with a comfortable sensation.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon. Golden sunlight shone in through the window, and dust particles floated in the light. Xiao Wei moved his body. He hadn't even turned over in his sleep. Half of his body was sore and numb. Just as he sat up, he heard people talking in the hall outside.

"Are you awake? The snoring has stopped."

Xiao Wei rubbed his face, put on his shoes, got out of bed and went outside. Xiao Hong, Geng Hui, Chen Hui, and Xia Maosheng, four pairs of eyes stared at him.

Xiao Wei touched his face: "What's wrong?"

Xia Maosheng laughed and said, "This is the first time I've ever seen you snore. It's much louder than Chen Hui's! Xiao Hong, how can you sleep like that?"

Xiao Hong blushed, glared at Xia Maosheng, and said, "He doesn't usually snore. Why don't you control your man? Why do you ask him everything?" She pinched Geng Hui. Geng Hui was completely bewildered. What does this have to do with me?

Xiao Wei washed his face and came out, asking, "Why are you all here? Lao Xia, aren't you at work?"

Xia Maosheng said, "I heard you bravely ventured into the tiger's den, so I rushed back to see the hero. You're really something; your snoring is so loud, the people upstairs can probably hear it."

Chen Hui said, "Don't listen to him. The car has arrived. He ran back as soon as he heard the car was coming."

Xiao Wei sat down, picked up a cigarette from someone on the table, took one out, and asked, "Which vehicle has arrived?"

Chen Hui said, "The Ferrari is parked in the yard. The people over there said you have to go and take over. The car is covered up and they won't let us see it. It's making me really curious."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Haven't you been riding it every day lately? Aren't you riding it anymore?"

Chen Hui stretched and said, "Do you think I really love riding? He took my car, so I'm not going to ride a bicycle instead of a sidecar?" He pointed at Xia Maosheng. Xia Maosheng went to work in the provincial capital and now drives Chen Hui's old car to and from get off work.

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, let's go then. To be honest, I've never seen it before either."

A group of people came out and went downstairs to the power company compound. The Ferrari company staff were at the guesthouse, and Chen Hui ran over to call them.

Sure enough, it was that Italian engineer with the big beard who came in person. He gave Xiaowei a big hug and even raised his eyebrows.

The veil was lifted, revealing three sports cars: one red and two silver-gray. They were beautiful. To be honest, Xiao Wei thought the two silver-gray hardtops were much prettier than the red convertible. This car was ranked as one of the ten ugliest cars in the world by a car magazine, but it was still quite impressive in 91.

Xia Maosheng pointed to the red one and said, "I'll drive this one."

Chen Hui looked at the car and said, "I won't let you drive this. Only you like this color; it's too dazzling."

Ferrari has strict delivery procedures. The bearded engineer personally demonstrated the cars to several people, and only after confirming that everyone understood did he hand the instruction manual to Xiaowei. Then he took out documents for Xiaowei to sign. Once signed, the three cars became completely the property of Xiaowei and his two companions.

After handing over the car, the bearded engineer stared at Xiaowei expectantly, looking like he wanted to say something but couldn't. Xiaohong nudged Xiaowei and said, "Foreign exchange certificates." Xiaowei hadn't thought of that at all, and laughed, "Ask him where he is and how much he's counting."

Xiao Hong and Big Beard exchanged a few words. Unexpectedly, Geng Hui's English was also excellent. Although she stumbled a little because she didn't speak it often, she was still able to have a direct conversation with Big Beard.

The bearded man shook his head, walked to the back of a car, and gestured for Xiao Wei to open the trunk. Xiao Wei opened it, and inside were three sturdy suitcases—two large and one small. The bearded man pointed to the small one and said a few words. Xiao Hong said, "This suitcase is to make up for our shortfall."

The bearded man patted the two older men on the shoulder, chuckled, and said a few more words. Geng Hui asked, "He said this place is full of money? Strange money? What kind of money?"

Xiaohong said, "Foreign exchange certificates. Open them and count them, there are quite a lot."

Geng Hui looked around and asked, "Should we count them right here?"

Chen Hui said, "Let's go upstairs to the finance department. They have a money counting machine there. Hurry up."

The group carried their suitcases upstairs.

Upon arriving at the finance office, Chen Hui found someone to help count the money. The large box contained 208 bundles, all in 100-yuan notes, while the small box contained only about 30 bundles of equal-value supplementary notes, along with a few smaller bills.

The accountant came over, glanced at it, and said, "You've got quite a lot, this is good stuff." He called over some people to start counting. There were over two hundred and forty bundles, and after counting for almost an hour, the number was correct. Xiao Wei said to Chen Hui, "Write him a check for two million four hundred thousand."

Chen Hui ran to the accountant to write a check, and the accountant asked in a low voice, "You're exchanging these? How much are you making?"

Chen Hui said, "Yes, how much do you want?"

The accountant said, "How do we exchange it? The market price is 150 now."

Chen Hui said, "No need, we're exchanging 2.4 million for 2.08 million. Just give me the money at this ratio, I won't give you any more." Xiao Wei had already explained the situation to Chen Hui when they went upstairs, so Chen Hui knew what was going on. At this ratio, it's 1.15. The accountant was overjoyed, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll exchange 20,000. I'll give you the money later."

Chen Hui gave the old accountant a serious look: "You're rich, old man. I never would have guessed."

The accountant chuckled but didn't respond. As the chief accountant of the Northeast Electric Power Bureau, no one would believe he didn't have some money on hand.

The check was written and handed to the bearded engineer, who was beaming with joy. He'd just made fifty or sixty thousand dollars in profit. Foreigners are generally not good at hiding their feelings, and everyone could see his excitement.

Old Chen walked over with a document in his hand. He paused for a moment when he saw Xiao Wei, Chen Hui, and their group at the door, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Several people quickly called for help. Xiao Wei pointed to the tall stack of foreign exchange certificates on the table and said, "I bought a few cars. Today, the car factory came to deliver them, and I asked them to exchange some foreign exchange certificates for me. It's a positive amount."

(End of this chapter)