A hearty laugh echoed before the person even appeared.
"I'm not even the eldest son. You're the young master... don't deny it; that's even what your employees call you!" Second Brother sat on the sofa with a grin, not even making a move to stand up. This left Zhuifeng unsure whether to sit or stand, his expressions quite varied.
"That's just nonsense from the lower-level employees. In front of you, the second young master of Chongqing's leading automotive group, not many people would dare call themselves young masters, right?" Shen Hong walked into the VIP room, casually picked up an apple from the table, and took a bite. "Why aren't you staying at home or at your company instead of coming here? Have you finished your thesis?"
"Hehe, I think you mainly want to ask about my thesis, right? You're such a hypocrite," Second Brother teased.
"Ahem... You can go now! Don't disturb us unless it's important!" As soon as the door closed, Shen Hong smiled bitterly. "I say, big brother, couldn't you save me some face in front of my employees? You understand in your heart, no need to say it out loud, and so directly! How am I supposed to face them in the future? This affects my reputation and image! Brother."
"Pffft..." Second Brother almost choked on his water. "What? You have a reputation and image now? When did that happen? How come I don't know about it?"
Depression!
Looking at the two people in front of him, Zhuifeng really couldn't associate them with the title of young masters!
"Alright, enough nonsense, let's talk business. If you agree, I can immediately write you a new thesis, or you can copy mine if you want." Finally, Second Brother got serious.
Seeing Second Brother's demeanor, Shen Hong knew he was really going to talk business now, so he straightened up, putting on a very serious face. "Go ahead."
"Actually, the reason I came to find you today is very simple. I just want a job here."
"Hey, big brother, you're not joking with me, are you? You're going to work here?"
"Will you let me finish? It's not for me, it's for my brother."
"I'm dizzy! If you wanted to find him a job, isn't that very simple? Why come to my place? You know my situation, I can't decide on office jobs. But apart from that, there are only driving jobs outside." Shen Hong had never heard a joke more comedic than this. "What are you up to?"
"...He's my beloved brother, Zhuifeng. Do you understand now?"
"Zhuifeng?" His eyes finally noticed Zhuifeng. "So you're Zhuifeng! Haha... I've heard your brother mention you often, we've been acquainted for a long time. Hello!"
"Hello!" Zhuifeng hurriedly stood up.
"No need, your brother and I are incredibly close friends. Don't be so formal! Haha... sit down and let's talk."
"So you want to be self-reliant now? Haha..." It seems his relationship with Second Brother was more than just ordinary.
Zhuifeng, who had sat down, smiled bitterly. "It's not that I want to. From now on, I really have to rely on myself for everything."
"What do you mean? Hey, pig head!"
"Pig head?" Zhuifeng had never heard anyone called by that name. Who was he calling?
"Damn it! You're asking for death!"
Second Brother immediately provided the answer, and Zhuifeng felt depressed again. When did his brother become a pig head?
"Haha, this is payback for earlier, hehe... By the way, Zhuifeng, you don't know about your brother's nickname, right? There's a story behind it, let me tell you."
"You dare! If you tell him, I'll end our friendship!"
Zhuifeng, who originally wasn't interested, became curious due to his brother's reaction. "Go ahead and tell! Brother, if what he says isn't reasonable, I'll seek justice for you!"
"Pig head, you heard it yourself, your brother asked me to tell!"
Second Brother was utterly speechless!
"It was just after we graduated from university. We went to a classmate's house to play, and the classmate's family was very hospitable. They ran a pig farm and insisted on killing a pig to treat us. We were quite excited and went to help chase the pig out. Maybe the pig was intelligent; no matter what method we used, it wouldn't come out. With no other choice, we had to send someone into the pigpen to drag it out! Hehe... Your brother volunteered to crawl in. After a while, a female classmate saw something coming out of the exit. She got extremely excited, closed her eyes, raised the wooden stick in her hand, and gave it a hard whack. Haha... What pig? It was actually your brother. That's how your brother came to be called Pig Head. Gaga... But it turned out well; that female classmate is now your sister-in-law. Zhuifeng, you haven't met your sister-in-law yet, right? She can only be described in one word—beautiful! Who would have thought your brother would win her over using this method? Sigh... It's truly a blessing in disguise!"
Zhuifeng couldn't help but laugh along. "Haha... Second brother, why didn't you use the door at that time? Why would you compete with the pig for that exit?"
"You think I wanted to? I was chased out by the pig!" He was really depressed! His voice was weak and powerless.
"Ah... Hahaha..." The two burst into laughter again.
"Laughed enough? Let's get down to business, Shen Hong. Can my brother work here?" There was no choice; feeling really embarrassed, he had to change the topic.
"Alright, I'll ask straightforwardly then, don't take it personally! You know, driving a taxi involves people's lives. Even if our relationship is close, I can't be careless about this. Zhuifeng, can you drive?"
"Isn't that a silly question? Would I dare to bring him here if he couldn't? I understand what you're saying. Don't worry, I wouldn't be so unprofessional." Second Brother glared at him.
"Brother, it's right for Brother Shen to ask this. It's okay. Brother Shen, I can drive."
"You're only 18 this year, right?"
"I started learning when I was 12!"
"..."
The two were stunned, their mouths hanging open. After a while, Second Brother finally spoke. "You started learning when you were 12?"
"Yes, but because I was too small then, I didn't have much strength, so I only studied for 2-3 hours a day at that time!" This doesn't seem strange, does it?
"Where did you get a car, and where did you learn? You were so small then, how could you drive? I thought you only started a couple of years ago." Second Brother started to sweat.
"At that time, I used my extra money to buy myself a second-hand car. I wasn't tall enough, so I put some wooden blocks on the brake, clutch, and accelerator. No one taught me; I just figured it out on my own, hehe..." He felt a bit embarrassed.
Readers: Is this even possible?
Zhuifeng: Of course it is!
Readers: Says who?
Zhuifeng: It's a novel, shhhh. Hehe...
"Impressive!... So how are your driving skills now?" Shen Hong made a funny face.
"It's alright."
"So it's not bad then? Do you have a driver's license?"
"Just got it!"
"Then..."
"Hey, Shen Hong, can you speak in one sentence? Don't keep asking like a girl." Second Brother was getting a bit annoyed.
"Ahem... if you hadn't interrupted me, I would have finished." He could only smile bitterly because he knew Zhuifeng was his brother's 'darling'.
"Do you agree?"
"Do I have a choice? So... what about the thesis?"
"Damn! I keep my word. I'll give it to you in a few days! But why are you so lazy? What have you been doing these days?" Second Brother gave him a look. "You don't even have that little time?"
"Hehe... I was just messing around before, but these days I'm going to do something big."
"Something big?"
"You, it's a shame your family is in the car business, and you haven't even heard about this?"
Severely insulted, Second Brother actually got a bit interested. "What is it? Is it sensational?"
Shen Hong now had his moment to shine. "Of course. Today the entire Chongqing auto world is talking about this, not to mention us street racers. Did you know? Just last night, the street racers on Chongqing's Death Route were challenged, and they willingly admitted defeat. Even Liu Tang is calling the challenger boss now apparently."
"Liu Tang? Didn't you say he was a big shot? Even he submitted? What's the name of the guy who challenged?"
"How could they not submit? His skills are undeniable." He seemed to be savoring something and even closed his eyes.
Zhuifeng couldn't help but shudder. "Brother Shen, were you there at the time?"
"Hehe, I wasn't! But I heard his skills were insane. Liu Tang himself admitted that he and Wind God aren't in the same league, saying it's normal to lose to him."
"Wind God?"
"The people who were there, for some reason, are calling him 'Wind God'."
Wind God? Wind God! This should be referring to me, right? Wow! It sounds so cool. Zhuifeng was secretly delighted ^_^...
"He didn't challenge your group, so what are you busy with?" Second Brother wasn't very interested in this
matter.
"Come on! You know that Liu Tang is actually the boss of Chongqing's street racers. All of us street racers who have been picked on by Liu Tang in the past want to meet this hero now. Who told him to be so rampant back then?"
Hero? Come on! If this goes on, am I going to become a savior?
"Bah! I think you guys want to challenge him, right? You're talking so high and mighty, but you can't even beat Liu Tang. Challenging him? I think you should forget about it." He looked at Shen Hong with a 'you're an idiot' expression.
"Ahem... can't explain it to a racing idiot like you. Let's drop it. By the way, Zhuifeng, can you drive a taxi?"
"I can drive a car."
"I'm dizzy! I know you can drive, but I'm sure the car you're driving now isn't a Lingyang, right?"
"Aren't all cars the same?" Second Brother didn't understand.
"That's right, aren't they all the same?" Zhuifeng was also a bit confused. "Don't tell me taxis don't have steering wheels or something?"
"I'm going to faint! How can you drive without a steering wheel? Damn! I really can't with you two. Forget it, I'll take you to see for yourselves." He rolled his eyes several times.
"This is the garage, right? Wow, it looks so cool with all the cars in one color!" Zhuifeng exclaimed, looking at the thousands of yellow taxis neatly arranged in front of him.
"Haha... it's just ordinary!"
Looking at the motionless, neatly arranged taxis that made one's eyes red, the three of them felt their hearts boiling, as if they had returned to ancient times and were generals inspecting troops. Zhuifeng even involuntarily returned to last night's racetrack in his mind...
"Shen Hong, didn't you say these cars are different from the ones we drive? I don't see how."
Second Brother crawled out of a car and asked curiously. Zhuifeng looked too and didn't notice anything different, also looking at Shen Hong.
"Damn! Do you really think it's missing arms or legs or something, so you can see it just by looking? I'm going to faint! Zhuifeng, are you familiar with your own car?"
"Yeah, I guess so!"
"What about other cars?"
Zhuifeng looked at his big brother and hesitated for a moment. "Not too familiar."
Shen Hong thought for a moment. "Here, go see for yourself what's different about this car."
"This...?" Looking at his big brother, unsure whether to take the car keys handed over!
"What are you afraid of? Brother has ridden in your car. I trust you. Try it." He grabbed the keys from Shen Hong's hand and stuffed them to Zhuifeng. "Even if you wreck his car, I'll compensate you, haha... be careful!"
Anyone would feel itchy inside when they know that something they're familiar with suddenly becomes unfamiliar. Zhuifeng took the keys and immediately got excited.
Sitting in the car, he roughly looked over the body. "It's basically the same as those, nothing special. Let's see if you've been modified..." He turned the key, closed his eyes... "Damn! It's still the original Lingyang..."
"What's wrong, Zhuifeng, aren't you going to test drive it?" Shen Hong saw Zhuifeng start the car but get out after a short while, very confused.
"I've finished testing it. This car is no different from when it left the factory: 993cc 4-cylinder 16-valve engine, 49kW power, nothing special. If you want to say what's special, it's two words: garbage!" Zhuifeng glanced at the car, saying uninterestedly.
"How do you know?"
"Don't you know I'm poor? My first second-hand car was this, how could I not know? But isn't this car being phased out now? Seems like its production line has stopped. Why are you still using this car?"
"Bingo! That's what I said too, but the old man and the others don't agree. They still insist on using this thing. Can't help it." A face full of helplessness.
"Is this car really that bad?" Second Brother didn't believe it, after all, it was their family's product.
"Second brother, it's true. Cars like this can't go on Chang'an Street in Beijing now, can't go on elevated roads in Shanghai, and in Guangzhou, they've even stopped issuing plates. By the way, big brother, don't you know all this?"
"I... hehe, you know about cars. I'm not interested," he replied, a bit embarrassed.
"I really don't understand how a car idiot like Pig Head could be born into a car family like yours." Shen Hong would never miss a chance to insult Second Brother.
"... Aren't you still in school? Then why aren't you writing your own thesis?"
"I say, you two brothers, can you not bicker?" Every few sentences and they would start fighting again.
"I say, Brother Shen, am I going to drive this car in the future?"
"Tsk! I won't stoop to your level." Turning around: "Oh, of course not. You just called me brother. I like the sound of that, haha. Of course, I wouldn't give you this kind of car. Come with me."
If calling him brother a few times gets me such benefits, won't I be blessed in the future? Haha...