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Chapter 244 Let Lu's mother learn to drive too

The group entered the house chatting and laughing, only to be greeted by Chen Haisheng's three children coming out of the living room.

The three children stood in a neat row and greeted each other in unison: "Greetings, Young Mistress; Greetings, Third Young Master; Greetings, Fourth Miss."

Shen Li was amused by this scene and went over to pat each of their little heads, asking, "Who taught you to call them that?"

The eldest boy stepped forward and answered, "Our father taught us to be well-behaved."

"So good." Shen Li praised with a smile, then pulled Nuan Nuan from behind to the front and introduced her, "This is Nuan Nuan, my brother's daughter. She'll be staying here for a while. You can play together when you have time."

The three children looked at Nuannuan with curiosity, but were not at all reserved.

Looking at them, Shen Li couldn't help but feel a little emotional: The older one is called Chang'an, and he's twelve years old this year. This child has been observant and diligent since he was little, and he often helps his mother with chores at home.

When Chen Haisheng took care of Grandpa Yu, his eldest son was only ten years old.

Time flies! Chang'an has grown taller by now.

The second child is named Changping, who is nine years old and one year older than Nuannuan; the youngest is a little girl named Xiuxiu, who is just five years old this year.

Chang'an stepped forward and politely asked, "Young Madam, how should we address her?"

Before Shen Li could speak, Nuan Nuan waved her hand and said crisply, "Just call me Nuan Nuan!"

Chang'an did not respond immediately, but turned to look at Shen Li, clearly wanting to wait for her to make a decision.

Shen Li smiled and nodded: "Yes, let's call her Nuannuan!"

Changping stepped forward first, giving Nuannuan a friendly smile: "Nuannuan, shall we play together?"

Nuannuan's eyes lit up, and she replied crisply, "Okay!"

Xiuxiu quickly ran over, her soft little hand grabbing Nuannuan's wrist: "Sister, come join us! We're playing hide-and-seek!"

Looking at the four children playing happily together, Shen Li instructed Chang'an, "Chang'an, when you've had your fun, remember to take Nuannuan to the courtyard where I'm staying."

"Yes, young mistress." Chang'an replied respectfully, her posture remaining upright.

Shen Li and Lu Zhou walked side by side toward the main courtyard.

At this time of day, most family members are not resting. They are either chatting in the main room or enjoying the cool air under the flower trellis at the gate of the yard. After all, it is summer, and enjoying the breeze and eating some fruits in the yard in the evening is the most pleasant thing.

Sure enough, several elders were sitting around a stone table, on which were cut watermelon and cantaloupe.

Upon seeing Shen Li return, Lu Cheng immediately stood up to greet her: "Have you eaten?"

Before Shen Li could speak, Lu Zhou interjected, "Sister Li ate with us, how could we let her go hungry!"

Lu Cheng ignored him completely, pulled Shen Li's hand directly, pressed her down into the seat next to him, and handed her a slice of watermelon.

Lu Zhou rolled his eyes behind him, but no one saw it except for Lu Nan beside him.

Shen Li looked at Lu Cheng and said, "I brought Nuan Nuan back. Let her stay at home for a few days."

Lu Cheng nodded, his tone natural: "Okay, I'll go and tidy up the room next door in a bit."

"Thank you for your trouble, Second Brother," Shen Li said with a smile.

She then turned to Grandpa Yu and asked curiously, "Grandpa, you've been going out every day these past few days, what have you been doing?"

Grandpa Yu paused for a moment, holding his teacup, then laughed to cover it up: "What can I do? Just go for a walk and play chess with my old friends."

Shen Licai didn't believe this explanation. Her eyes darted around, and she deliberately dragged out her words, "The yard at home is too big. It's lonely living alone. How about... I bring my grandma to stay with us for a few days?"

Grandpa Yu's eyes lit up instantly, and he steadied his teacup a little more, but he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Why are you telling me this? That's your elder. You can accept it if you want."

Seeing his stubbornness, Shen Li teased him deliberately, "Really? But I think it's too much trouble, so let's forget about it."

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Yu's surprised face immediately darkened.

You brat, you're just teasing him.

Shen Li didn't actually know how long the original owner's grandfather had been gone, but she felt that Grandpa Yu and her own grandmother were about the same age and both lived alone, so it would be great if they could have a companion.

However, after "stealing" her own grandmother like this, she couldn't help but wonder: if her grandfather knew in the afterlife, would he come to settle accounts with her in the middle of the night?

Before Lu's mother could figure out the conversation between the grandfather and grandson, the eldest uncle, who was standing to the side, had already seen through the clues—he was home every day, and Grandpa Yu's little thoughts could not be hidden from him at all.

As for the honest and simple-minded second father, he was naturally completely unaware.

Thinking about the car, Shen Li suddenly turned to Lu's mother: "Mom, I'm planning to buy two more cars for the family."

Mrs. Lu was startled and quickly waved her hand, "Two cars? Isn't that too many? One car is enough for us right now, isn't it?"

In fact, Shen Li initially only planned to buy one car, but then she thought that with more and more people in the family going to work and more places needing a car, one car would definitely not be enough, so she decided to buy two.

More importantly, she has plenty of money in her personal space and doesn't have to worry about funding at all.

The most common imported car available on the market right now is the German Santana.

The import price is only 80,000, but the domestic price jumps to 160,000. After being marked up by distributors at each level, it ends up costing 200,000.

In this day and age, buying a car for 200,000 yuan is practically a complete rip-off.

Although she could exchange the money in her spatial dimension for the currency of this era, she couldn't just waste it like that.

So when it comes to buying a car, space is still a factor.

Although there were many good cars in the space, there weren't many older models suitable for this era to choose from—after all, the country hadn't started importing brands like Mercedes-Benz and BMW at that time.

Shen Li patiently explained, "There are many people in our family, and we need the car quite a lot. You see, my eldest uncle, my second uncle, and I all have driver's licenses, so sometimes we inevitably need to use the car together. By the way, aren't Xiao Zhou and the others going to learn to drive? Mom, why don't you go learn with them too!"

Lu's mother pointed to herself, her face full of surprise: "Me? Can I even learn that at my age?"

"Why not!" Shen Li patted his chest and assured him, "It's very simple, and it'll be convenient for you to go out once you learn it. Besides, I'm on summer vacation now, and I'll be keeping an eye on the shop, so you can go and learn without worry."

In truth, she knew that she already owed the Shen family quite a few favors, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

She was initially worried that she wouldn't get along with the Shen family, but she never expected that the entire Shen family would treat her so sincerely.

She always believed in reciprocity and was naturally willing to give back sincerely.

Lu's mother still hesitated: "Wouldn't that be too much trouble for Brother Shen?" She never liked to trouble others.

"Don't worry, it's no trouble," Shen Li reassured her.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was so confident, Lu's mother nodded: "Then... alright."

In her mind, her daughter-in-law was always opinionated, and what she said must make sense.

Although Shen Qingnan was at work, the driving school was not far from his workplace, so when Lu Zhou, Lu Nan, and the other two signed up, they agreed to go to the driving school together after he got off work.

In summer, it gets dark later and the temperature drops in the evening, making it much more comfortable than practicing driving during the day.

Shen Li could wait until they had a basic understanding and then use his own car to take them to practice, but in the initial learning stage, they must use a training car—training cars have brakes in the passenger seat, which makes them safer and allows them to solidify their foundation.

That's how it was settled.