This summer vacation, Li Qian spent it very comfortably.

  Although he still spends one to two hours every day studying Russian and reviewing his lessons, after all, he is free for most of the day.

  During this free summer vacation, he did three big things.

  The first thing he learned was ten Russian songs.

  Okay, actually singing is not that difficult for him. If it were in Chinese or even English, he wouldn't think much of it, but Russian songs have a certain level of difficulty for him.

  With the purpose of both reviewing Russian and understanding foreign music, he painstakingly looked up every word in the Russian dictionary, translated all the songs on that tape left by Li Qian, and then learned to sing while memorizing the lyrics. Finally, after about half a month, he successfully learned all the songs on the tape.

  He even tried to compose new melodies for two of the songs himself on his guitar, and when he sang them in the restaurant, the effect was surprisingly good. The tips that day were several dozen yuan more than usual! And there were even repeat customers who came back just to hear him sing Russian songs again.

  Unfortunately, the Li Qian back then was more interested in the female singer's face and figure when buying this cassette tape, so most of the songs were just mediocre. After carefully selecting, he could only find two songs that barely fit his taste. So, he had to repeatedly sing these two songs, but his repeat customers didn't like it, took out a 100-yuan bill to urge him to change to another song, which made Li Qian very embarrassed at the time.

  Then comes the second thing, taking the driver's license test.

  Li Qian's last life was when he took the driver's license test, and at that time, the domestic driver's license test had been standardized, so it was impossible to get a certificate directly by giving some money, so he had to learn honestly first. The process was bumpy and difficult, in short: ********!

  So when he learned that in this time and space, you can apply for a driver's license at the age of 16, Li Qian immediately signed up, but had already prepared himself mentally for several months. What he didn't expect was that applying for a driver's license in this time and space would be so easy - not even needing to attend driving school!

  He went to the relevant department, registered, paid the money, left his phone number, and as a result, they called him proactively the next day. After agreeing on an exam time, Li Qian went to the test site, got in the car, started the engine, drove around the large venue, and after getting out, the examiner in the passenger seat told him he had passed and could go to class.

  So-called class, a total of eight classes, for office workers, it may be just one or two weekends, for Li Qian, even two days are not enough, then, send out an exam paper, 100 multiple-choice questions, brush and do, OK, driver's license in hand!

  Li Qian thought this was the easiest certificate he had obtained in his past two lives!

  Yes, the third thing is that Li's family bought a car.

  Actually, when Liao Liao's album started circulating on the streets, Li Qian's pen had already been freed from his father's hands. Because even Li Dad and Li Mom, who didn't understand popular music, realized that their son's songs were quite red-hot. And later, when Liao Liao's album became more and more popular, and her songs and news started appearing on TV, Li Dad and Li Mom had nothing to say anymore.

  Then, according to Li Qian's previous proposal, Li Baba and Li Mama began to seriously consider buying a car for their son.

  If it were for himself, he would definitely choose a car that is easy to modify, considering his habit of wanting to make changes as soon as he gets the car. At the very least, he would get a small but powerful car. However, since this car is for his father, the standards are different - stability, comfort, and safety become the top priorities. As for performance, Li Qian thinks that as long as it's sufficient, it's good enough, considering his father's steady personality.

  He originally planned to choose a high-end compact car from the three major German brands, BBA. As the saying goes, "fine clothes make people know", he has earned some money and wants to buy a car that will make his parents proud. He thinks that German cars give people a sense of stability and safety, and based on Li Qian's past experience with cars, the Germans indeed make the best chassis.

  Of course, the most important thing is that the exchange rate in this time and space is very different from the one Li Qian used to live in. Here, one US dollar can be exchanged for 2.01 Huayuan, so even though he only sold five songs for $400,000, in his previous life, this would have been enough to buy a mid-range BBA car. If he wanted to buy a compact Mercedes-Benz A or B series, or a BMW 1 or 2 series, although there would be some leftover money, it wouldn't be a lot. However, in the present day, an imported Mercedes-Benz B series costs around $80,000 at the starting price, and the top-of-the-line model is less than $150,000. So $400,000 isn't a lot of money, but buying a compact BBA car to give to his father would be completely stress-free.

  But as soon as he mentioned this idea, it was immediately rejected by Li's parents.

  On Saturday, a family of three went to seven or eight 4S stores, European, American, domestic, and joint ventures. They spent almost half a day looking around. Mrs. Li liked every car she saw, but as soon as she asked the price, she frowned. Finally, they went to the Mercedes-Benz store and saw a B180. Mrs. Li was even more delighted, saying that everything about it was great. Later, when she touched the hood, she felt that the paint job was exceptionally smooth.

  After a night of hard negotiation, Dad Li and Mom Li finally decided that buying a Great Wall D0 for around 10,000 yuan would be enough.

  Li Qian was completely speechless.

  Then continued to look at cars on the second day.

  It wasn't until 3 pm that I finally settled on a car, Guangzhou Volkswagen, Jetta.

  The translated name is - Jetta.

  Top configuration, 1.5L displacement, landed at 34,000 yuan.

  Li Qian had been eager to try out his new driver's license for over a month, but after buying this car, he suddenly lost interest in test-driving it. However, the car was bought for his parents to drive, and as long as they thought it was good, that was all that mattered.

  Of course, even in this era, the country has long been reformed and opened up, and economic development has always been quite rapid. However, in 1995, a joint-venture sedan worth over 30,000 yuan can still evoke envy from many people. But out of protection for their son, the old couple, although smiling from ear to ear when asked by others, only said that they bought it with money saved up over the years and didn't mention anything about their son.

  So... okay, the Li family has finally become a car-owning family.

  However, after the car was registered and everything was settled, Li Qian didn't have the heart to appreciate Li's dad spending hours every day admiring his new car downstairs. Although there were only a few days left before school started, Wang Jinglu had returned from Beijing.

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  PS1: The first act is almost finished, and the second act is about to start. To be honest, I've been writing 5,000-6,000 words a day recently, which has left me dizzy and confused. As a result, some plot threads haven't been fully clarified, making it difficult for me to write smoothly.

  That's all for now, I know it's not enough and you guys must be unsatisfied. But my dad is feeling unwell and I need to go to the hospital tonight to keep him company, so I really don't have time to continue writing. Sorry about that for today.