388: Nguyen Thi Thuy does good deeds
As the car stopped, Nguyen Thi Thuy had already pushed open the door, jumped out of the car, and run to Luong Thi Thu's side.
"That's right, A Shui, today my older brother is going to his future sister-in-law's house for the engagement, and I need to attend, but I haven't been able to catch a ride."
Luong Thi Thu held Nguyen Thi Thuy's hand and explained why she had taken time off.
Because everyone in her family had gone with her older brother for the engagement at the fiancée's house, no one was available to pick her up, and they were worried about her safety, forbidding her from taking the street motorcycles home.
Since she hadn't been able to catch a minivan going back to the countryside on the street, she had been foolishly waiting by the roadside from noon until now.
Li Qinghe parked the car on the side of the road, got out, and greeted Luong Thi Thu.
"Hello, Brother-in-law!"
Luong Thi Thu was a very polite girl; seeing Li Qinghe get out of the car, she proactively stepped forward to greet him.
Having met him once a few months ago, she had a very deep impression of Nguyen Thi Thuy's tall and handsome brother-in-law.
After only a few months, Nguyen Thi Thuy's brother-in-law had gotten a new car, though this one seemed slightly larger than the previous one.
But Luong Thi Thu felt that the previous red car looked better because she really liked the color red.
As for what kind of car it was, Luong Thi Thu didn't recognize any car brands; to her, any car was a good car.
"Brother-in-law, how about we take A Qiu to her future sister-in-law's house?"
Nguyen Thi Thuy bounced over to Li Qinghe and shook his arm.
"A Shui, you and Brother-in-law should go do your own things..."
"It's fine, A Qiu, we were just going back to see how the house construction was coming along."
Luong Thi Thu felt a bit embarrassed, and before she could finish speaking, Nguyen Thi Thuy had already patted her chest to assure her it wouldn't be an inconvenience.
It was clear that she had deep affection for her good friend Luong Thi Thu, and the two had a great relationship.
"A Qiu, stop declining. If you decline again, A Shui will be sad."
Li Qinghe expressed his stance from the side.
"Then I apologize for the trouble, Brother-in-law."
Luong Thi Thu shyly expressed her gratitude to Li Qinghe.
"It's a small matter." Li Qinghe waved his hand dismissively.
"A Qiu, come on, let's get in quickly. Let me tell you, sitting in Brother-in-law's car is even more comfortable than the last one..."
Nguyen Thi Thuy linked arms with Luong Thi Thu and got right into the car.
To accompany her friend, she immediately pulled Luong Thi Thu into the back seat.
Looking at the luxurious interior of the G63, Luong Thi Thu suddenly had the illusion that she wasn't in Xiangyang County.
Li Qinghe ignored the two girls chattering in the back seat; he just asked Luong Thi Thu for her destination, set the navigation, and started driving.
Nguyen Thi Thuy and Luong Thi Thu, meanwhile, were studying the rear-mounted display screen in front of them, and the vehicle status information left them both amazed.
Not far out of Xiangyang County was a mountain road. The village Luong Thi Thu needed to go to was on the other side of Xiangyang County, but there was also a road from that direction that led to Nguyen Gia Bay.
Nguyen Thi Thuy and Luong Thi Thu sat in the back, swaying gently as if they were riding in a sedan chair.
"A Shui, this car is much more comfortable to ride in than the last one; it's not bumpy like before."
Luong Thi Thu leaned close to Nguyen Thi Thuy's ear and whispered.
"I know, last time, whenever we hit a big pothole, we felt like we were going to fly up."
Nguyen Thi Thuy nodded in agreement.
"This car is definitely better than the last one."
Nguyen Thi Thuy added, and to prove her point, she deliberately leaned toward Li Qinghe and asked him, "Brother-in-law, how much does this car cost?"
"10.8 billion vietnamese dong." (2.91 million dragon country currency)
Nguyen Thi Thuy and Luong Thi Thu's eyes immediately widened.
Was that a price they were even supposed to hear?
"A Qiu, this car costs over ten billion!"
Nguyen Thi Thuy looked excited. She hadn't expected the car Li Qinghe drove back this time to be so expensive.
This greatly satisfied the little girl's slightly show-offish vanity.
Luong Thi Thu also nodded with wide eyes, quickly pulled her hands back, and honestly placed them on her lap.
Now she was a little afraid to touch anything carelessly; anything inside might be more expensive than her.
This car completely shattered Luong Thi Thu's worldview.
In her previous world, a motorcycle costing tens of millions of vietnamese dong was already considered very luxurious.
Cars costing billions or tens of billions were things from another world entirely to her.
Of course, the Toyota minivans used for rural transport didn't count.
Those vehicles had their seats removed and replaced with long wooden benches because they were constantly used for transportation.
They didn't look like anything valuable.
The red car that Nguyen Thi Thuy's handsome brother-in-law had driven back last time, valued at 4 billion vietnamese dong (1.07 million dragon country currency), had already made Luong Thi Thu feel that it was the best car in the world.
Because, in reality, that was the most expensive car she had ever seen.
The red wrangler had even become the subject of Luong Thi Thu's dreams for a time.
She even wistfully wondered why her parents had only given her two older brothers and one younger sister.
If they had also given her an older sister, she could have traveled around in her brother-in-law's luxury car just like Nguyen Thi Thuy.
Now, running into Nguyen Thi Thuy's brother-in-law again, the 4 billion car had turned into a 10 billion car.
This was a price she had never dreamed of, yet now she was sitting on it.
Nguyen Thi Thuy, unlike Luong Thi Thu, didn't have so many worries and excitedly started exploring everywhere.
The 10 billion vietnamese dong car belonged to her brother-in-law, so she could touch it freely.
Hmm, Nguyen Thi Thuy decided that after dropping off Luong Thi Thu, she would lie down in the back seat and experience what it felt like to be lying on 10 billion vietnamese dong.
"A Qiu, look quickly, there's also this button here..."
Nguyen Thi Thuy spent the rest of the trip pulling the somewhat hesitant Luong Thi Thu along to experience the various functions of the back seat.
Li Qinghe saw Luong Thi Thu's unnatural expression in the rearview mirror.
He kindly helped her out of her predicament: "A Qiu, relax a little. I'm your brother-in-law too. Feel free to sit and touch your own brother-in-law's car; you won't break it."
Only after Li Qinghe spoke did Nguyen Thi Thuy notice Luong Thi Thu's hands tightly clasped on her lap and her unnatural posture.
Being quick-witted, she immediately understood.
Nguyen Thi Thuy quickly put her arm around Luong Thi Thu's shoulder: "A Qiu, Brother-in-law said not to be nervous. Relax a little. I can share Brother-in-law with you a tiny bit, but I won't share any more than that, okay?"
Nguyen Thi Thuy pinched her fingers together, making a gesture for 'just a little bit.'
Her action successfully made Luong Thi Thu laugh: "You stinky A Shui, I don't want just a little bit!"
"Oh dear, A Qiu, you can't be too greedy. Brother-in-law belongs to my older sister and me, you can't take him all away!"
Nguyen Thi Thuy continued to be playful.
This made Luong Thi Thu laugh so hard she leaned back and forth, and the previous tension instantly vanished.
The back seat was peaceful, but Li Qinghe encountered a problem.
The navigation seemed to cut out here, and with two mountain roads ahead, he didn't know which way to go.
"A Qiu, which of the two roads ahead should I drive on?"
Li Qinghe still turned back and called out to Luong Thi Thu.
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