A Young Woman's Heart

"What, you have a plan?"

"Hmm, I don't know, but I'm not worried." Bai Hao hummed a little tune, seemingly in a good mood and not at all frightened.

"Aren't you too oblivious?" Jiang Ting helplessly put her arm around his shoulder. "Oh no, we've made us late!"

"Ah, let's hurry up and go."

"See you next time, sister!" Jiang Ting waved vigorously. "I'll come visit often!"

"Please don't come," Mo Xueyao muttered, her eyelids drooping. The thought of constantly running into this arrogant little guy gave her a terrible headache.

She even considered avoiding the fruit shop unless absolutely necessary, to avoid being bothered by this guy.

Kids' feelings of liking something come and go quickly; they might forget about it if they don't see it for a long time.

After all, compared to other girls, this guy is more attractive to the girls his age in the class!

Who knows, next time we meet, he'll be bringing his girlfriend with him.

Mo Xueyao thought to herself, then leaned back in the recliner and began to rock back and forth as she drifted off to sleep.

However, she soon experienced sleep paralysis and struggled for a long time before she could barely open her eyes. Her whole body was soaked in sweat, as if she had been pulled out of the water.

Upon closer inspection, the heavy object on his chest was none other than brittle candy.

This guy probably weighs over ten kilograms already...

Its fluffy fur is its last shred of modesty, but when you actually touch it, you'll find that this cat is completely solid!

"You fat cat—you're so heavy!" Mo Xueyao struggled to sit up, patted its butt and shooed it to the ground. The cat meowed a few times with a wronged look on its face, as if it was about to be abandoned.

"Please don't lie on my chest when you sleep, okay? It feels like I'm being crushed by a big rock, I'm having nightmares." She rubbed the cat's head hard, complaining without caring whether it understood or not.

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Chapter 132 An Old Minivan

"Hello? Section Chief Yu, I've found the one you asked me to keep an eye on last time."

"Oh? What?" Yu Liang held his phone, unable to recall for a moment what he had asked the other party for a favor last time.

“A friend of mine just got a new minivan. He had been driving it for five years. Now that his business is booming, he doesn’t need the money. Selling the car is too much trouble and he doesn’t make much money, so he just gave it to me. You can come to my house and drive it away when you see it. Anyway, I didn’t pay any money for it, so you don’t have to pay me.”

“No matter what, I’m definitely going to pay.” Yu Liang frowned warily. “And it will have to be transferred to his name. But this car isn’t for me; it’s for a friend. Name your price, and I’ll ask him if he thinks it’s reasonable. If it is, I’ll let him pay for it.”

"Well... actually, I don't know much about cars either."

"Ha, how could Mr. Yang not know anything about cars? The car you drive is one that only car enthusiasts would buy."

"Haha, I got advice from someone else. The main problem is that I've never bought a minivan before, so I don't know what price to sell it for."

"Then ask someone else, just give me a price."

"Okay, okay, I'll hang up now and go ask my friend what price to ask for."

"Okay, thank you for your trouble."

After exchanging a few polite words, the two hung up the phone.

"I don't think the price will be too high, and Ali has already gotten his driver's license." Yu Liang said to himself, resting his chubby face on one hand. "If he has a van, it will be more convenient for him to get supplies. Let him buy it. I just don't know what the condition of the van is like."

As for whether the van was actually a free gift from Boss Yang's friend, Yu Liang didn't think about it too much, or rather, he didn't believe it at all.

In officialdom, many things are said that are a mixture of truth and falsehood.

Perhaps the other party used an excuse to curry favor with him, or perhaps the other party felt that he might need a more subtle 'bribe,' which is why they said that.

Since Yu Liang didn't accept cash kickbacks, this was the only way he could repay the favor.

In fact, in officialdom, what is often called "human relationships" is actually bribery.

But there's nothing we can do about it; being in the center of this vortex, there's no escaping it.

Fortunately, Yu Liang was not greedy. At least he had a reason for doing so, so it wasn't like he was taking money for nothing, nor was it a bribe.

Moreover, the car was bought by Mo Wenli; he was at most an intermediary.

"It's so hard to do things perfectly... This way, the problem is solved. Phew, although it's a bit of a headache, it's really convenient." Yu Liang shook his head to himself. Just then, his phone vibrated. It was a text message from Boss Yang.

The text message read briefly:

"Section Chief Yu, the market price is 15,000, but I didn't spend any money to get it, so I'll sell it for 8,000."

Yu Liang smiled. Who knows if he actually spent the money?

But he certainly won't expose it; pretending not to notice is the best course of action.

"Okay, are you free today? I'll bring my friend to pick up the car."

"If you have time, let's meet at the vehicle management office; it'll be more convenient."

"Okay, see you later." Yu Liang put away his phone and walked out of the office.

On the way, his subordinates or ordinary civil servants from other departments greeted him.

Some of his classmates jokingly asked him, "Hey, Yu Liang, are you planning to go out?"

"Okay, I'm going to take care of some things. I won't be back for a while."

"Haha, are we going straight home from get off work?"

"No, something really happened."

"Okay, I'll help you if you ask me about it later."

"Yes, if the director asks, just say it's about Boss Yang."

"Oh, I see." The section chief seemed to know something too. He nodded, smiled, patted Yu Liang on the shoulder, and then turned to look at the other ordinary civil servants with a stern face.

Yu Liang drove his Santana to the gate. The security guard remotely opened the electric gate and greeted him with a smile, "Section Chief Yu, out on business?"

"Yes, thank you." Yu Liang smiled at him. Among all the section chiefs, he seemed to have the best temper and was the kindest to everyone, which is why everyone liked to greet him.

After leaving the Agricultural and Forestry Bureau, the black Santana drove onto the wide highway, and after passing several traffic lights, it stopped in front of Mo Xueyao's fruit shop.

"Godfather?" Mo Xueyao, who had just woken up, waved to him.

"Xiaoyao! Haha, it's so hot here, why don't you come to my house?"

"No one's home. Isn't Xiaoyu supposed to be at her extracurricular class?"

"It's alright, just ask me for a key and go cool off by yourself."

"That would be so embarrassing."

"Haha, you little... why are you being so polite with me? We've been following me around since we were kids!" Yu Liang chuckled twice and beckoned to Mo Wenli, "Ali, come here."

"What's up? Want some watermelon?"

"We haven't finished eating the food that was delivered last time."

"You haven't finished eating yet? It'll spoil in the fridge!" Mo Wenli leaned halfway down the half-rolled-down car window and said to Yu Liang inside, "Hey, it's so cool in your car."

"Don't worry, you'll have a car soon too."

"What?"

“My friend has an old minivan to sell. It’s been driven for five years and the mileage is probably a bit high because it’s used for hauling goods, but it’s cheap, eight thousand yuan. Do you want it?”

"Eight thousand...?" This price is tempting, but it also makes people hesitate.

To put it bluntly, it's not a lot for a car, even a minivan. But to put it bluntly, eight thousand yuan is not a small amount either. After two months of running a fruit shop, after deducting food, drinks, and costs, that's probably all the money you can save, and sometimes you might not even save that much.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems," Yu Liang assured him. "I've already spoken to him, and he's already driven the car to the vehicle management office. We just need to go to the vehicle management office on Yintu Road."

"Wife—" Mo Wenli shouted as he turned around, "The minivan, eight thousand, shall we buy it?"

"Eight thousand? Is that reliable? Isn't that enough for your tricycle to haul goods? After buying it, there are insurance fees, fuel costs, and other miscellaneous expenses. Can you afford to maintain it?"

“Minivans don’t require as much maintenance, and they run on diesel, which saves money.” Mo Wenli coughed twice. “It’s convenient. Minivans can not only carry goods, but we can also drive when we go out. Look, when we go to your parents’ house, we won’t have to rush to catch the train. It’s troublesome to change vehicles all the time.”

"Buy a minivan?!" Mo Xueyao stood up in surprise. "I want to go too!"

“Look, my daughter wants to buy it too.”

"Come on, your daughter just likes going for drives." Yang Xiaoyu pondered for a moment. "Then you guys go take a look. If you like it, buy it; if you don't, don't buy it, understand?"

"Don't worry, Ah Liang's here, he knows cars!"

"Yes, don't worry, I'm here." Yu Liang smiled. "Come in!"

"OK, is it okay if I go like this?"

"It's alright, it's alright." Yu Liang looked at Mo Wenli, who was covered in sweat. "Let's go, let's go."

"Me too! Wanyan, are you coming?"

"No, thank you." Li Wanyan shook her head gently. "I'll help out at the shop; otherwise, my godmother won't be able to manage it all by herself."

"Yan Yan is so much better! Sigh, I've raised this daughter for nothing!"

"Tch." Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes. "Then I'll go by myself!"

After the father and daughter got into the car, Yu Liang turned the car around and drove towards Yintu Road.

Along the way, the most excited person was Mo Wenli. He was like a big kid looking forward to receiving a birthday present, constantly asking about the vehicle. However, Yu Liang had never actually seen it, so how would he know what the car was like?

However, since the other party intends to continue 'cooperating' with him, they certainly wouldn't try to fool him with a shoddy product.

Therefore, there is a high probability that this thing will be very cost-effective.

Hangzhou is not a large city, and with the roads clear, we arrived at the vehicle management office in no time.

In the parking lot at the entrance, there were several cars and trucks parked, including a van that looked like it had just been turned off.

"Section Chief Yu!" Boss Yang recognized Yu Liang's license plate, jumped out of the van, and waved vigorously at him.

"Hello, Mr. Yang." Yu Liang parked his car next to him, got out, and shook hands with him in a respectful but not arrogant manner.

"This must be the friend you're buying a car from, right?" Mr. Yang asked Mo Wenli, who was dressed in cheap clothes, but he was still very polite.

"Yes, it's me. Is this the car?"

"Yes, I already asked before. The total cost for the car after the transfer of ownership is eight thousand yuan."