Chapter 214 All the way south
Xie Bingran followed Xu Chen, quickly passed through the security check, and returned to the departure hall.
The two went to the counter of China Southern Airlines and changed their flight to the same flight tomorrow night before the plane took off.
Xu Chen turned around and looked at Xie Bingran:
"Done!"
Xie Bingran couldn't hide her happiness, but she said something incomprehensible:
"Thank you..."
Xu Chen said with a smile: "What else do you want to eat or play, I will take you there tomorrow."
Xie Bingran: "Whatever you want to eat or play, I will accompany you..."
Xu Chen smiled happily: "Okay, then I will take you to play."
Xie Bingran thought for a while:
"Wu Feifei and the others..."
Xu Chen thought for a moment: "It doesn't matter. I can just send a message to Teacher Fang Jun. I also have to send a message to my dad. He thinks I'm going back tonight."
Xie Bingran: "Where are we going now?"
Xu Chen thought for a while: "This is a good question..."
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The two sat in the rest area, and Xu Chen sent a text message to Fang Jun first.
Before the plane took off, Fang Jun received the text message and replied with a series of ellipses, which represented his inner speechlessness.
I sent another message to my father, Xu Zhiquan, mainly because I was afraid that he would be worried.
Xu Zhiquan is a very open-minded father and just replied:
[Then be safe and have fun. Do you still have enough money? 】
[You have enough money, dad, don’t worry! 】
[Be sure to rush back with Ran Ran before noon on the 2nd. I have already greeted several important leaders at the celebration banquet in the afternoon! 】
[No problem, I’m guaranteed to show up at noon on the 2nd! 】
【Don’t bully Ran Ran! 】
【……】
[One more thing, the decoration of the celebration banquet seems to have invited the media...
Director Feng from the Propaganda Department originally said that he would discuss this with you in person tomorrow.
Then I'll tell him and let him contact you by phone first. 】
【No problem...】
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Xie Bingran kept staring at Xu Chen, Xu Chen asked with a smile:
"Are you hungry?"
Xie Bingran: "It's okay."
Xu Chen: "I'll take you to a delicious Japanese restaurant, but I'm not sure if it's open now."
Xie Bingran: "Oh."
What Xu Chen was talking about was a Japanese restaurant in a small alley on Jianliu Road in Laoyang City. He had eaten there in his previous life and was astonished.
Later, many branches were opened in Yangcheng, but the taste was not that good...
But now in 2006, I really don’t know whether that old store has opened.
"It's quite a long way back to the city. It would be nice if I had a car."
He thought for a moment, then suddenly opened the zipper of his backpack and took out a black notebook from the innermost pocket.
Then he waved it in front of Xie Bingran.
Xie Bingran: "What is this?"
Xu Chen: "Driver's license! Let's rent a car so we can save a lot of time on the road."
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Xu Chen ran to the information desk, asked a few questions to the staff inside, and then took Xie Bingran downstairs.
They went straight to the underground garage, and after searching for a few times, they found the office of a car rental agency at a certain elevator entrance.
The staff at the information desk just introduced several car rental companies.
There are travel agencies and unknown car rental companies.
There are still many "pitfalls" in renting a car, and Xu Chen doesn't dare to look for a car rental company he has never heard of.
Being defrauded of some money is a trivial matter, but incurring unsafe factors is not a good thing.
The car rental company in front of us is the earliest Internet car rental platform in China. It was established in early 2006 and has always been a direct operation model.
Later, its car rental business steadily developed into one of the top three in the country. Comparatively speaking, it is still more assured than other unknown car rental companies that are purely offline.
Xu Chen briefly communicated with the clerk and then selected the cars in the warehouse on the computer.
"This is the Camry." Xu Chen pointed at the screen and said.
"It just so happens that this car is a new one that just arrived at the store, with a mileage of only two to three hundred kilometers!"
The clerk carefully checked Xu Chen's ID card and driver's license before issuing a rental receipt.
A few minutes later, another clerk drove a black Camry to the door.
Xu Chen checked it carefully, signed the form and got the key.
Xu Chen opened the passenger door:
"Brother Bing, please!"
Xie Bingran smiled and got into the car.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Xu Chen looked back and forth, readjusted the seat, rearview mirror, and steering wheel, and then confirmed the gear position and the positions of various buttons.
After confirming that Xie Bingran's seat belt was fastened, he helped her adjust her seat backwards.
"Brother Bing's legs are really long...
In terms of body proportions, your legs may be as long as mine. ”
He suddenly showed a wicked smile:
"I'll measure it with you later."
Xie Bingran's expression remained normal, but she just said "oh".
After everything was arranged properly, Xu Chen released the handbrake and drove out slowly.
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A few minutes later, the car was on the highway.
Xie Bingran turned to look at Xu Chen who was calm and composed, and couldn't help but said:
"Didn't you just get your driver's license? Why do you feel so familiar with driving?"
Xu Chen: "I have been practicing on my dad's car at home for a long time, and I am considered a half-experienced driver."
Xie Bingran: "Oh..."
Xu Chen: "We are going to stay in Baiyun Mountain tonight. The restaurant where I sent you a photo last time is in a very good hotel.
Tomorrow morning, we can get up early and go to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise! ”
Xie Bingran: "Okay..."
Xu Chen: “Let’s check in first and then drive out.”
Xie Bingran: "Oh."
Xu Chen: "Then we'd better live in one room, is that okay?"
Xie Bingran was startled and said timidly: "No problem..."
Xu Chen: "We will arrive in Tiancheng tomorrow night. Where do you want to stay?"
Xie Bingran thought for a while: "I need to go back to my old house in the village. The household registration book is still there. I have to take it out.
I'll stay in the old house tomorrow night, and I'm afraid I won't have the chance to go back there in the future. ”
Xu Chen: "When you go to university in Shanghai, can you transfer your household registration to the school?"
Xie Bingran: "Yeah."
Xu Chen: "Then move out. You should have nothing to miss in your hometown..."
Xie Bingran lowered his head: "Yeah."
Xu Chen suddenly smiled: "Anyway, I will be studying in Shanghai later."
Xie Bingran then smiled.
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The journey was smooth.
Xu Chen, who hadn't driven for a long time, actually found some driving pleasure in this 2.0-displacement Camry.
The radio program in the car happened to be playing "All the Way North" by Jay Chou.
"Initial D" was released in 2005, and this song "All the Way North" can be considered a semi-new song "a year ago".
Although the car was heading south, it was still very suitable for the occasion...
However, at high speeds, the disadvantages of Japanese car chassis tuning are still fully exposed, and the vague "floating feeling" also makes Xu Chen afraid to speed up freely.
After a full hour, we finally arrived at the door of the "Mid-Levels Hotel" along the night mountain road.
(End of chapter)