Chapter 419: Just a Little Pretense

Get out of the car.

Qiche Cheng is quite big.

There are many brands, crisscrossing, and basically all major brands have 4S stores.

Not many people, but lots of cars.

Gu Anran got out of the car, feeling a bit dizzy: "How are we going to wander around?"

Wu An asked: "Do you have a favorite brand?"

Gu Anran shook her head.

She always felt that buying a car was something very distant for her.

It was never within her consideration.

Nowadays, not many people in the village buy cars.

Those families in the village who bought cars did so because of marriage, with the bride's side demanding a car at home.

From chatting with the neighbor ladies, those families who bought cars also just kept the cars at home to look at.

Even when dust settled on the car, they didn't move it at all.

Normally they didn't need it; if they could avoid using it, they would, only driving it during holidays.

She and Wu An got engaged.

Under the influence of this atmosphere, she did not ask Wu An's family to buy a car.

Wu An took her hand and walked into Qiche Cheng.

They walked all the way there.

General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Ford...

Basically they are all joint-venture brands.

Domestic brands are only a few; Wu An said he would cheer on and work hard, but for now he doesn't consider them.

Domestic cars are about to achieve overtaking on a curve.

If he remembers correctly, the state will vigorously develop new energy next year, that is, in 2013, offering very high subsidies for new energy vehicles.

On streets and alleys, there are many voices discussing new energy vehicles; some are optimistic, some are pessimistic.

Most people still hold a wait-and-see attitude.

Wu An knows that in the future new energy vehicles will prevail.

"Unfortunately I don't have much money right now; if I had a lot, I could also chip in and invest a round."

Wu An strolled, his mind wandering with random thoughts.

Knowing a lot isn't necessarily a good thing; in every line of work there can be a top performer.

For Wu An, lying before him are many roads that can lead to financial freedom.

But he has to make choices.

There is plenty of money in the world; one person cannot earn it all.

Gu Anran's voice came from beside him: "We've reached the end."

Wu An looked up.

Buick.

We've walked all the way here.

Then let's go in and have a look.

We got closer.

The glass door opened automatically.

At the entrance, staff seeing that they were obviously a young couple, Wu An and Gu Anran, enthusiastically came up to greet them.

Wu An followed the sales young lady inside.

Inside the 4S store, there are still quite a few car models, basically not much different from the future.

Excelle, Verano, Regal, LaCrosse, GL8, Enclave...

The first two models are compact, with excellent cost-performance, but Wu An doesn't choose them.

Now buying a car is similar to building a house; the trend of keeping up with the Joneses is rampant.

In the village, houses are built better and better, higher and higher, more and more luxurious; though nobody says it, everyone is competing.

Driving this car back, it's inevitable to be talked about several times by the villagers.

The latter two models start at over 300,000; they're good, but exceed the budget, so not considered.

Regal and LaCrosse, Wu An took a liking to the LaCrosse.

The price is neither high nor low, just right.

The sales lady, in her early thirties, a veteran, noticing Wu An looking at the LaCrosse, enthusiastically introduced: "Sir, you have good taste."

"Please take a look."

"This spacious interior..."

"These big headlights..."

"This feel..."

"And this luxurious interior..."

The sales lady is quite capable, not just reciting materials but also having her own talking points.

"Big, great, wonderful..." Holding the LaCrosse steering wheel, from now on life won't be hard, a set of little phrases.

Wu An asked: "How much?"

The sales lady hurriedly replied: "Between 188,800 and 248,800 yuan."

See what configuration you choose.

How about we sit over here, and I'll give you a detailed introduction.

Wu An drank a cup of tea and said, "Introduce the top configuration."

The sales lady sat down closer to Wu An and said, "Heated memory seats, multifunction steering wheel, panoramic sunroof, and the interior sound system is especially good."

Wu An nodded.

The sales lady made tea, asked him to wait a moment, got up and left, saying she was going to get him the biggest discount.

Just as the sales lady walked away, Gu Anran pulled a chair and sat beside Wu An.

Wu An smiled.

Idly looking left and right.

A scene of harmony.

He didn't notice any signs of showing off or getting a slap in the face, nor did the sales lady secretly give him contact information.

That's also normal.

It's just buying a car; there aren't all those messy things.

"Really going to buy it?" Gu Anran asked, "You said later she could get us what kind of discount?"

Wu An said, "I don't know what discount she can get, but I'm sure she'll smell of cigarettes later."

Gu Anran blinked: "Why?"

"Did you see a cigarette pack in her pocket?"

"No, even if she has a cigarette pack in her pocket, she might not smoke later."

"Why are you so sure?"

Wu An smiled without speaking: "Wait and see."

Gu Anran looked doubtful, propping his elbows on the table, chin in his hands, gazing wistfully at the door the sales lady had just exited.

A few minutes later.

The sales lady returned, earnestly explaining how hard she had tried to get the discount approved by her superiors.

Although she tried to mask it with perfume, the cigarette smell still drifted to Gu Anran's nose.

Gu Anran couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He glanced at the sales lady, then at Wu An.

It's truly miraculous.

How did Wu An predict that?

Wu An looked at Gu Anran's shocked, bewildered cute expression, smiled faintly, and felt delighted inside.

The sales lady said she was going to apply for a discount, but actually she just went off to smoke a cigarette.

Life is like a play; it's all about acting and tricks.

He saw the sales lady was a veteran, so this little trick should be easy for her.

On future short videos, this trick has been pointed out eight hundred times.

He saw through it at a glance; it's actually kind of boring, and if his temper were a bit shorter, he'd have turned and left by now.

What's most precious in a person is seeing through life's essence yet still loving to love life.

Look.

What was originally a dull thing becomes interesting when you and Anran lightly pretend like this.

See through but don't expose.

Wu An also knows he has no acquaintances in the store and no connections, but he can enjoy any openly offered discount.

The private ones.

No matter how hard you make it for the sales lady, it's useless.

He also doesn't want to bother with that effort.

Wu An said, "Throw in two years of maintenance, film coating, etc., and I'll pay right now."

The sales lady hesitated a moment and said, "I'll go apply..."

Wu An smiled: "Sis, your cigarette craving can't be that strong, can it?"

"I'm not showing off," he said, "this car is just for commuting; I'm marrying my girlfriend next year and will need a wedding car then."

"If you think it's doable, let's add a chat contact."

The sales lady smiled and said, "Handsome guy, you've put it this far; if I didn't agree, I'd be really clueless."

"Come on, add a WeChat."

"Nowadays WeChat X is just for dating," Wu An shook his head: "I don't have one."

"Add my girlfriend's instead."

The sales lady smiled and gave Gu Anran a thumbs-up.

Gu Anran raised his chin slightly, looking rather pleased.

After adding each other as friends, the sales lady stood up and said, "Come with me; I'll take you to handle the paperwork."