Chapter 426: The First Car

At 9:00 AM the next day, Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao arrived as promised at the entrance of "Iver Motorcars."

On the way, the two were still discussing what kind of car would be appropriate to buy. The preliminary consensus was to buy an SUV; after all, they planned to go out and play, so an SUV was more suitable.

"We'll just look and choose the rest."

Song Yao glanced at the used cars parked outside the dealership—red, black, white, purple...

Huh~

Song Yao's gaze lingered on the two off-road vehicles in the corner, feeling they were very domineering. Xu Qingzhou followed Song Yao's line of sight, nodded slightly.

This was a man's true favorite.

"Hi~"

At the entrance, Kaelier, wearing large sunglasses, waved.

The three greeted each other.

"You are very lucky. Massachusetts just lifted the restrictions on foreign driver's licenses last July. You can use short-term Xia driver's licenses. Of course, you still need a translation." Kaelier was familiar with the process and led the two into the dealership.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao nodded with a smile; they had learned about this information in detail last night.

Xia was not a signatory to the international traffic convention, so they couldn't obtain an IDP, which is an international driver's license.

But they could get a short-term translation. What was more convenient was that if they bought a car, the dealership could provide free driver's license certification.

The layout here was somewhat similar to a 4S shop in the country.

As the three walked, a woman with a massive build approached them.

"This is Greta Jones."

Kaelier introduced the African-American woman walking toward them to Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao.

"Hello."

The two greeted her.

Greta Jones: "Mr. Xu, Ms. Song, hello. Let's go, let's handle the translation first. I'm very glad you chose Iver. In Boston, there are absolutely no dealerships with our level of service."

Kaelier said with a smile: "Both of my cars were bought here. Besides the current one, the one I bought in '12 right after graduation was a '10 X3, 16,000, basically no problems."

"You sold it back two years later for 9,000 dollars. You economics students are terrifyingly shrewd." Greta Jones sighed.

Kaelier said: "Facts prove my quote was correct. Didn't you make 1,000 dollars using it?"

The process wasn't actually complicated, the review was simple, and with Kaelier, this social butterfly, present—plus one was a top student from Harvard and the other was a long-famous young mathematician—foreigners also had filters in their eyes.

Then, it took half an hour to get the translation done.

The four people came to the parking lot outside the dealership. Kaelier had work to handle and was making a call on the side, while Greta Jones took the two for a tour of the parking lot.

"Accord 1.5T, 25,000 dollars."

Looking at the domestic price, this Accord was robbing people. But this was also normal; the value of cars in different regions was different.

"Yes, for used cars, the condition and price are directly proportional... This model is an Acura TLX, 3.5L, V6..."

"You could actually also choose this Accord; it's quite suitable for both men and women to drive."

After looking around, Xu Qingzhou still preferred off-road vehicles—the white Wrangler, the red Ford Bronco.

However, the Ford Bronco cost 58,000 dollars.

Xu Qingzhou asked Song Yao: "What do you think?"

"I like that one; it's just within the budget." Song Yao felt the sedan was too small and pointed to the Wrangler in the distance.

Xu Qingzhou turned to Jones and said: "We'd like to see that Wrangler."

40 minutes later.

Kaelier finished her call, returned, and after learning which car Xu Qingzhou and the others bought, she showed a surprised expression: "You bought that Wrangler?"

"Mm."

Xu Qingzhou nodded. He and Song Yao had both test-driven it. Although the mileage was slightly high, the car's condition was quite good, and everything totaled about 31,000 dollars.

"Completely unexpected, you actually chose this one." Kaelier was still a bit surprised.

Xu Qingzhou asked with a smile: "Don't think it matches our temperament?"

Kaelier nodded.

"That must be your illusion."

Xu Qingzhou shrugged. Don't look at the school beauty as cold and aloof, with an expression of loving no one; in reality, she had a wild heart.

Seeing that handling the paperwork would still take time, Xu Qingzhou invited: "Kaelier, as a thank you, we'll treat you to a meal."

"Although I really miss the Sichuan cuisine you make, unfortunately, I have arrangements in a while."

Kaelier said regretfully.

"Alright then, let's meet next time."

"Mm, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Kaelier left first.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao had nothing to do, so they planned to go out for a stroll. It wasn't until 4:30 PM that they received a call from Jones saying all the paperwork was completed.

At 5:00 PM, the two got the keys to the Wrangler.

"Our first car." Xu Qingzhou was eager to try it out and asked Song Yao, who was holding milk tea: "Go for a drive to the beach?"

"Okay."

Xu Qingzhou drove all the way south, stopped at Head Island, and found an Italian restaurant to eat.

By the time they finished eating and came out, it was already past 6:00 PM.

"It's over, I'm so full. It's all your fault, dragging me everywhere to eat. If I eat all this, I'll gain at least a pound."

Song Yao touched her lower abdomen with a sense of guilt.

During her business trip a while ago, she often ate late at night, and her weight-loss plan had long been thrown to the back of her mind. Since returning these two days, Xu Qingzhou had made a lot of food.

Xu Qingzhou squeezed Song Yao's hand and said: "If you're not afraid of the cold, shall we go for a walk on the beach?"

Song Yao agreed immediately. They had been homebodies for a day yesterday, and counting it up, she and Xu Qingzhou hadn't walked outside for over twenty days. Today the weather was good, and the evening glow had already appeared. Walking along the beach after dinner sounded romantic just thinking about it.

The two drove back a stretch along the coastline, parked the car on the side of the road, and decided to get out and walk on the beach.

The sun gradually sank in the west, the sky was dyed fiery red, and the golden beach met the sparkling sea.

It looked quiet and beautiful.

Taking photos, checking in.

At this time, the temperature was already a bit low, and Xu Qingzhou carefully helped Song Yao zip up her down jacket.

The school beauty, however, couldn't sit still, looking up at the car in the distance: "White model, good-looking exterior, and the space is big too."

"What's the use of big space?" Xu Qingzhou was helping Song Yao tie her scarf.

"Good for activities."

Xu Qingzhou tidied her scarf, thinking of certain images. "What kind of activities?"

"What kind of activities are you thinking of?" Song Yao raised her eyebrows. Needless to say, this guy must be thinking of certain lewd things again.

"What activities could there be?" Xu Qingzhou retreated half a step without a trace, maintaining a safe distance.

Song Yao bit her lip, her eyes glistening, her tone still soft and sticky: "Come closer, and I'll tell you."

Xu Qingzhou suspected a trap. "You..."

"I promise I won't use my hands." Song Yao saw her boyfriend hesitating.

"Really?"

"Mm."

"Alright, then I'll trust you one more time." Xu Qingzhou leaned over, and then saw Song Yao's hand placed on his waist, and the sour, refreshing feeling struck again.

(End of chapter)