482: The air of my hometown

"Let's go!"

Hanging a Lucky Stone pendant on the rearview mirror and setting the navigation to his home, Ye Su started the engine, setting off towards his hometown with a longing for home-cooked meals.

Whether it was the [Lucky Stone] working its magic, or simply because it was the weekend and people were unwilling to go out in the sweltering July heat of Guangzhou, Ye Su didn't know.

To his surprise, Ye Su didn't encounter any traffic jams along the way and reached the highway entrance with ease.

Once on the highway, the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine of the Lamborghini Urus roared to life. With a press of the accelerator, Ye Su easily reached a speed of 100 km/h.

Accompanied by the roar of the engine, Ye Su pressed down on the accelerator again, stabilizing his speed at around 130 km/h.

Since getting this car, Ye Su had only ever driven within the city limits and had barely driven at high speeds.

Now that he was on the highway, he could finally put the performance of the V8 engine, capable of reaching speeds of over 300 km/h, to the test.

"This kind of speed and passion is what a four-million-yuan luxury car should feel like."

Driving swiftly all the way, he only stopped once at a rest area to use the restroom and fill up the gas tank before continuing his journey.

The second half of the trip was smooth sailing, and just past five in the afternoon, Ye Su exited the highway at Yang County.

The stretch of road between the highway exit and the main road was desolate countryside.

On both sides of the road were rectangular ponds partitioned by fish farmers, with water wheels constantly spinning to provide oxygen for the fish.

Having been away from home for over four months, everything in Yang County felt familiar and dear to Ye Su, so he simply rolled down the car windows.

"Ah—"

Feeling the cool, moist air blowing in from outside, Ye Su let out a contented sigh inside the car.

"Right, I haven't let those two in Guangzhou know yet. Can't have them worrying for nothing."

Seeing no cars around and knowing he wouldn't obstruct traffic, Ye Su pulled over to the side of the road and took out his phone to record a video.

"I've exited the highway. I'll be home in about ten minutes."

After recording the video with his voiceover, Ye Su sent it to the group chat with Chen Xinyi and Yan Ran.

[Sister Ran: That's good. Let us know when you've arrived home safely.]

[Chen Xinyi: Your hometown environment is actually quite nice. It looks like it has beautiful mountains and clear waters.]

[What, are you interested?]

[Why don't you two buy tickets and come over for a couple of weeks? When it's time to go back, I'll drive you back together.]

[Sister Ran: I don't have that kind of luck to just leave for half a month and ignore everything.]

Chen Xinyi felt that if Yan Ran didn't go to Ye Su's hometown and she went alone, it would look a bit like she was trying to take the position of the "main wife," so she had to decline as well.

[Chen Xinyi: If Sister Ran isn't going, then I won't go either.]

[Chen Xinyi: Since we aren't by your side, you better behave yourself during this time and don't go flirting with others!]

[I'm only back for two weeks total, how much trouble could I possibly get into?]

[Sister Ran: Two weeks isn't enough? I was won over by you in just a few days back then.]

[That's completely backwards!]

[It was clearly me who was won over by you, okay!]

[Sister Ran: That's your problem too.]

[Chen Xinyi: That's right, it's all your problem.]

[I give up...]

[Can't be bothered with you two, I'm going home to eat.]

The side of the road was no place for chatting.

Ye Su couldn't win an argument against the two of them, so after dropping that message in the group, he started the car.

Once in his hometown, Ye Su knew the way and didn't need navigation, so he pressed the accelerator and drove off.

His hometown wasn't like Guangzhou; the roads were narrower, and many were only four lanes wide total.

Because motorcycles weren't banned, there were many on the road.

Occasionally, some "pure-blooded" reckless scooter riders would suddenly pop out from who knows which intersection.

Therefore, Ye Su didn't dare to drive too fast and could only maintain a speed of thirty or forty kilometers per hour, moving slowly towards home.

This allowed some passersby to notice the Lamborghini that had appeared in the county town.

"Holy crap, a Lamborghini!"

While Ye Su was waiting at a red light, one of three youths wearing flip-flops, sporting dyed yellow hair, and smoking while sitting on two motorcycles by the roadside, suddenly pointed at Ye Su's car and shouted.

At this, passersby who heard the commotion looked in the direction the youth was pointing, towards the Lamborghini waiting at the red light in front of the crosswalk.

Here in Yang County, most people's salaries were only a few thousand yuan, and the price per square meter for commercial housing was mostly between six and eight thousand.

Many of the cars on the road were under 100,000 yuan, and even mid-range BBA cars were not common.

A Lamborghini, associated with [sky-high prices], only existed on the internet in Yang County; many people had never even seen one in real life.

Therefore, it was no surprise that the yellow-haired youth shouting [Lamborghini] attracted the attention of a crowd of passersby.

"Where is there a Lamborghini? Are you messing with me?"

Seeing his companion didn't recognize it, the youth anxiously kept pointing at Ye Su's car: "Are you blind? That matte black one right there!"

"What Lamborghini? Isn't that an SUV?"

"That's where you don't know anything."

Seeing his companions didn't recognize it and a few passersby were sizing him up, the yellow-haired youth instantly puffed out his chest and said smugly:

"This is also a Lamborghini. Look at the car emblem, isn't that a golden bull?"

"It really is." The companion looked puzzled: "But aren't all Lamborghinis sports cars? How can there be an SUV? Could the owner have changed the emblem himself just to show off?"

"I told you to read more, but you wouldn't listen." The yellow-haired youth, who had also dropped out of high school, now looked down on his companion for not reading enough:

"Besides sports cars, Lamborghini also has an SUV, and this is it. Don't let it being an SUV fool you; this car uses a 4.0T V8 twin-turbo engine. It can even handle the racetrack."

"If the driver just presses the accelerator a little deeper, our motorcycles wouldn't even be able to smell their exhaust fumes."

The yellow-haired youth spoke convincingly, and his two companions were already listening in stunned silence:

"Being a Lamborghini, this car must be very expensive, right?"

"Very expensive, right?" The yellow-haired youth looked disdainful, as if that Lamborghini were his own:

"Drop the 'right.' When this car is bought new, it costs at least over three million."

"Over three million!"

Not only his two companions, but even the surrounding passersby gasped.

Their monthly income was only about three thousand.

If this car costs over three million, wouldn't they have to work for a thousand months without eating or drinking—a total of over eighty years—just to be able to afford it!

A commercial apartment in the county generally only costs a few hundred thousand.

So the owner of that car was essentially driving six or seven apartments down the road!

"Oh no!"

After showing off, the yellow-haired youth remembered to take out his phone to snap a few photos for his social media.

But just as he unlocked his phone, the green light turned on, and Ye Su's car accelerated faster than everyone else, driving off first.