The sound of a bank card notification "ding" rang out.
The thirty thousand signing bonus from Tongxin Web quickly arrived in Lin Chen's account.
This money was still subject to taxes, but he didn't need to pay them immediately. He could settle the tax in the annual tax return using the tax app.
"That was pretty fast."
A faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.
He had earned tens of thousands of yuan from translating, and with the thirty thousand signing bonus, buying a car for around thirty thousand yuan was no problem.
In the future, he would have more money and could buy a better car, but a car for around thirty thousand yuan already met his needs.
Cars at the 300,000 yuan level offer excellent safety and features. Anything more is mainly about boosting your image.
"What car should I buy?"
Lin Chen wondered to himself.
If it were just him, he'd choose an electric car, for its quick acceleration and fun driving experience. But he also had Lin Xiaoxi to consider, and the safety of electric cars still needed time to be proven.
"Volvo, then."
After some online research, Lin Chen decided to buy a Volvo XC60. The price was right, and Volvo's safety record was good. He wasn't particularly concerned about the brand.
Besides, at the 300,000 yuan level, it was just an everyday car. Buying a BMW, Mercedes, or Audi wouldn't necessarily impress anyone.
He didn't need a car to show off.
He has the Nanny System; if he takes good care of Lin Xiaoxi, he'll be invincible.
"Wahhh—"
Lin Xiaoxi's cries echoed from the master bedroom.
Lin Chen hurried into the master bedroom.
"Xiaoxi, Daddy's here. Why are you crying?"
Lin Chen quickly embraced Lin Xiaoxi and asked.
He reached out his hand, and it was wet.
Lin Xiaoxi, with tears in her eyes, said, "Daddy, I wet my pants. I'm not a good baby anymore, wahhh—"
Lin Chen quickly coaxed, "Xiaoxi, who said that? It's perfectly normal for a child like you to wet your pants occasionally. Some kids still wet the bed at five or six."
"Daddy will change you, okay?"
Lin Xiaoxi said pitifully, "Daddy, really? The nanny said that kids who wet their pants aren't good kids."
Lin Chen frowned inwardly.
Lin Xiaoxi's nanny definitely didn't want to work too hard, but Lin Xiaoxi was still so young that she would definitely wet the bed sometimes.
"Xiaoxi, of course, what Daddy says is true. Your nanny may have looked after older children before, and she doesn't understand. Our Xiaoxi is only a little over two years old."
Lin Chen kissed Lin Xiaoxi.
Soon, Lin Chen cleaned Lin Xiaoxi up and changed her clothes.
The sheets needed to be washed, of course.
But that wasn't too much trouble. The washing machine was a washer-dryer combo, so the sheets would be clean and dry in no time.
"Daddy, you worked hard."
"Give you kisses!"
Lin Xiaoxi kissed Lin Chen on both cheeks.
"Xiaoxi, we're going to buy a car this afternoon."
Lin Chen said with a smile.
Lin Xiaoxi shook her head. "Daddy, I don't like cars. I like dolls. Daddy, can we buy dolls instead?"
Lin Chen gently pinched Lin Xiaoxi's nose.
"Daddy wasn't talking about a small car, but a big car. Taking a taxi to the amusement park and other places isn't very convenient. And taxis don't have child safety seats."
"Daddy, Mommy has three big cars, we can drive Mommy's cars! Mommy said she'd share."
Lin Xiaoxi looked puzzled.
Her little brain couldn't understand why Daddy needed to buy a car when Mommy already had three.
"Mommy has three cars?"
Lin Xiaoxi nodded. "One car is low, one is long, and one is tall. I often ride in the tall car, and I've ridden in the long one too, but not the low one."
Lin Chen figured the low car Lin Xiaoxi was talking about was a sports car.
A sports car simply couldn't accommodate Lin Xiaoxi.
"Xiaoxi, Mommy likes different cars than Daddy does. Go put on your little shoes, and let's go."
Lin Chen said with a smile.
More than half an hour later, Lin Chen arrived at the 4S store. After seeing the actual car, Lin Xiaoxi also liked it, so Lin Chen bought it directly.
The car was in stock, and they could drive it away after printing a temporary license plate.
"Xiaoxi, Daddy has to drive in the front. You sit quietly in your car seat, or it will be dangerous, okay?"
Lin Chen carried Lin Xiaoxi into the car seat.
The car market wasn't doing well these days, so car prices were cheap. This decent-quality car seat was also a gift from the store.
"Daddy, Xiaoxi is the best!"
Lin Xiaoxi said in a childish voice.
"Mr. Lin, your daughter is so adorable. I wish I had a daughter. My wife gave birth to twin sons."
The sales guy said with envy.
Lin Chen chuckled, "Try again. Maybe the third child will be a daughter."
The sales guy shook his head helplessly, "Two sons are already killing me. What if I get another son?"
"Mr. Lin, feel free to contact me if you have any questions."
Lin Chen nodded and drove the Volvo XC60 away steadily.
"System, can I improve my driving skills like this?"
Lin Chen asked in his mind.
The System replied: "Host, of course, you can. Accumulate ten hours to Grandmaster Level, and twenty hours to Great Grandmaster Level."
"Forty hours to Legendary Level, and eighty hours to Mythic Level."
Lin Chen inquired, "And after Mythic Level?"
He often needed to drive when going out, so accumulating eighty hours wouldn't be difficult.
The System said, "Host, the limits for different skills vary. The limit for driving skill improvement is one hundred hours. Once you reach one hundred hours, your driving skills will no longer improve."
"Okay."
Lin Chen was quite satisfied.
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In twenty hours, he would reach Great Grandmaster Level. The most skilled car expert on the entire planet was only at Great Grandmaster Level.
His driving skill improvement would take a hundred hours.
Once he was done improving, those car experts would be nothing in front of him.
"Daddy, where are we going?"
Lin Xiaoxi, sitting obediently in the back, asked.
Lin Chen smiled, "Xiaoxi, we're going to the supermarket. Now that we have a car, we can buy things we couldn't conveniently buy before. What do you want to get?"
"Mm-hmm."
Lin Xiaoxi said obediently.
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Entering the supermarket, Lin Xiaoxi sat in the shopping cart while Lin Chen pushed her along. Lin Xiaoxi looked around, glancing here and there.
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Before long, Lin Chen had filled half the cart.
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"Beep beep!"
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Lin Chen's phone rang.
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He took out his phone and saw that it was a call from his mother, Chen Mei.
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It's time to tell the family. Lin Chen thought to himself.
Even though the apartment was still rented, at least it was a new one. Even if his parents came to Modu, they'd have a place to stay.
And now he'd upgraded his car. If his parents visited, he could take them and Lin Xiaoxi out for a drive.
Lin Chen quickly answered the phone.
Chen Mei said on the other end, "Son, are you unemployed now?"
Lin Chen frowned. "Mom, did Zhou Wei tell you guys?"
Zhou Wei was from his hometown and worked in a different department at the same company. Lin Chen had been laid off, but Zhou Wei hadn't.
"Yeah."
"He called home and said you were laid off. His mother just stopped by. She pretended to be concerned about you, but really, she wanted to brag about how successful her son is."
Chen Mei said.
Lin Chen shook his head inwardly.
This phenomenon was normal in rural areas. Some rural people were very simple and honest, but there were also many gossiping women.
"Mom, let's just live our own lives."
Chen Mei said, "Well... Son, since you lost your job, do you have any money? If you don't, Mom will transfer some to you."