Substitute Driver's Notes

Chapter 43 The Zhang Family's Joyful Trivial Matters

The wicked accuse first! If you don't hit me, why would I hit you? How can there be such shameless people in this world?

Li Wei shrugged helplessly to show his innocence, and the police officer ignored the crowd, probably also getting a headache from their commotion.

Soon after, several Iveco police cars and an ambulance arrived almost simultaneously. The officer said sternly, "All parties involved, get in and talk it out back at the station. We'll make a record and then try to contact the family of the person who fainted."

What kind of luck is this? Why do I keep having to deal with police officers lately?

Li Wei mentally complained, went back to his office to grab his personal belongings, and got into the car, only to find that everyone involved in the attack, including Zhu Changfei, had also gotten in.

The police station wasn't far, just a few minutes away. As Li Wei got out of the car, he saw Chen Guojun rushing toward the station chief's office.

No more thinking about anything else, just wait patiently. Then everyone was individually asked about the cause of the incident.

When Li Wei was questioned, it was already noon. After meeting the police officer, he told the whole story as he knew it, signed the papers, and put his fingerprint on them before being told that he could go home.

As Li Wei stepped out of the police station, he sighed. This time, things were much better. Boss Zhu went in, and they didn't even need to unload the goods. The truck was full of goods, and they didn't need to load them back in. They could just go home and wait.

I hailed a red tricycle, which sped back to my neighborhood, billowing black smoke all the way.

When I got home, I realized I hadn't called my wife. Looking at the empty house, I looked in the refrigerator to see if there were any leftovers to eat.

Poor wife, there isn't even a single leftover in the fridge.

Li Wei closed the refrigerator door, too lazy to cook separately. Fortunately, Langya had countless small restaurants with affordable prices.

Looking at the time, it was almost one o'clock. I admired the dedication of the police officers who didn't even have time to eat. I quickly took a shower, changed my clothes, and went out to find a place to eat.

A solitary figure walked along, accompanied by a silent phone, as if forgotten by the world. They arrived at a recently popular whole-pig soup restaurant, where a bowl of large slices of fatty pork and five pancakes cost only ten yuan.

After eating his fill, Li Wei patted his stomach and sighed, "That's right! We're just ordinary people. Emperor Renzong has exempted us from paying taxes and levies for farming. When I returned to my hometown, all the elders praised me. Everyone's busy making money, who has time to chat and gossip?"

Let's just honestly earn money and live our lives, why feel disappointed that no one is contacting us?

After staying up late into the night, it's more important to go home and sleep.

Li Wei was woken up by Lili. He opened his eyes, and the couple looked at each other warmly before opening their arms to embrace.

A startled exclamation interrupted their private moment: "Hey, what are you two going to do if you're not cooking?"

"Please don't do this in front of the children! My brother and I are still kids!"

Li Wei blushed. The little brat had entered the room without making a sound. Was he doing this on purpose?

Lu Lili pinched the soft flesh of Li Wei's waist and said without changing her expression, "Your dad misses his wife, is there a problem?"

Indeed, married women are different. Try it on a young girl if you don't believe me.

Li Wei chuckled awkwardly a few times, quickly got up, and then remembered that he had planned to have Chen Guojun treat him to a meal, wondering if the guy had forgotten.

I was too embarrassed to call him, so I called Lu Feng and asked him what he was doing.

On the phone, Lu Feng's voice was low: "Brother-in-law, we have a mission tonight, we're very busy, I can't talk now, I'll contact you in advance later."

Busy? Yeah, when you're working for the government, your schedule isn't entirely up to you. Let's take our wife and kids out for a nice meal; we'll save ourselves over a hundred yuan.

Thinking of this, Li Wei called his wife and children over and boasted that they didn't need to cook tonight and could eat whatever they wanted, so the whole family went out to eat.

The siblings cheered immediately, then high-fived each other, and at the same time specified that they wanted to go eat something they could afford, like garbage.

Lu Lili's almond-shaped eyes widened: "You're not allowed to go! How much does a meal at a restaurant cost? Do you know how much your dad earns in a day? All you do is show off. I've seen the 'affordable' meals my colleagues buy. Just two slices of bread, a leafy green, a little meat, and some sauce, and it costs several yuan! They call that 'affordable'! I would say it's 'unaffordable'."

The siblings were very dissatisfied and started to whine and act coquettishly towards Lu Lili.

Unexpectedly, Si Yu and Qi Wu, the siblings, actually wanted to eat this. Li Wei scratched his head and pulled Lu Lili aside to persuade her:

"It's okay, we make money quite easily. The boss gives us more money for meals than we can spend. We saved over a hundred yuan on these two trips. We've been married for so long, and every day we see TV shows singing 'More Laughter in the Kitchen'. Both of their brands are equally famous, so you should try it too. Consider it another birthday celebration for you."

"No, it's too expensive. When did you ever celebrate my birthday? What's my birthday?"

Li Qiwu pulled and shook his mother, saying, "Come on, come on, okay, Mom?"

Li Wei pulled Lu Lili along, saying, "Let's go, don't let the child down. Your birthday is written on your ID card, you can see for yourself."

"The three of them are all spendthrifts; they can't even remember their wives' birthdays. They're not allowed to go."

Li Wei laughed and said, "How could I not remember? Let's go!"

After saying that, he bent down and picked up Lu Lili in a princess carry, shouting, "Kids, take your keys, let's go eat!"

After walking a few steps, Lu Lili couldn't help but laugh: "Put me down, I need to change my clothes. How can I go out like this?"

The siblings were overjoyed and busied themselves around as if serving an empress dowager.

Before long, the family went out happily. Li Wei got on the motorcycle, Li Qiwu sat in front, Li Siyu was in the middle, and his wife was at the back.

Kendeqi is located in a bustling area of ​​the city center. Li Wei avoided the police on duty and took a different route to get there.

After locking the car and going inside, I found a long queue at the restaurant, which was right around lunchtime. Among the handsome men and beautiful women, there weren't many families.

Li Wei habitually found an empty table to sit down and waited for the waiter to come and take his order.

Lu Lili pulled him up and scolded him, "Don't embarrass yourself, go and join the queue. You can sit here all day and no one will pay any attention to you."

Wow! How did she know? Li Wei, who had never seen anything foreign before, obediently went to queue up, while the two siblings beside him eagerly awaited.

The line moved slowly until Li Wei's stomach started growling before it was his turn.

The waiter greeted him politely, and Li Wei, like a curious child, asked questions. Upon seeing the portion size and price, Li Wei fell silent.

First, they satisfied the child's needs, ordering two servings of each of chicken wings, chicken legs, fries, popcorn chicken, and cola. When asked what Lu Lili liked to eat, she shook her head and said she had a stomachache and couldn't eat.

Li Wei said gently, "Lili, you should have the same thing too, plus a hamburger. I ate too much at noon, and my stomach is bloated."

"I don't want to eat it, it's too greasy."

Li Wei ignored her and said to the waiter, "Could you please bring me the same thing, plus a hamburger?"

You have to admire international chain brands. The waiters are probably used to families with limited funds who bring their children to try the food. Their polite and sincere service made Li Wei feel much better.

The bill came to a little over a hundred yuan. Li Wei took the food and found a table to sit down. He deliberately let out a burp and watched the siblings eat with genuine joy and playfulness.