Sorry, New Driver

"Yeah, I want a van." Lin Li said to Wang Xiaoming.

"Mr. Lin, our vans come in four colors: black, yellow, white, and silver. Take a look and see which one you want."

As he spoke, Wang Xiaoming picked up a document from the table beside him and handed it to Lin Li.

After flipping through the document, Lin Li, who was determined to keep a low profile, naturally chose the most common color—silver.

This car rental company, called "Jixing Car Rental," had only opened recently, but its efficiency was remarkably high.

After registering his ID number and filling out a form, Lin Li paid the rent and deposit, then immediately received the car keys from the clerk. The entire process took less than fifteen minutes.

"Rumble..."

A silver van drove out of the parking lot of "Jixing Car Rental." Although it was a secondhand vehicle, it was still quite new.

"Starting today, I count as one of those people with a car, right?"

It had been several years since Lin Li had gotten his driver's license, and he had not touched a car since. After taking the silver van onto the road, he immediately reduced its speed to a level so slow it was jaw-dropping.

A car following behind the van could not stand this sluggish vehicle any longer, so it changed lanes and overtook him.

When he drew level with the van, the driver, a man in his forties, angrily shouted at Lin Li, who was driving with a tense expression.

"Hey, do you even know how to drive? You're going so slowly—you might as well ride a bicycle!"

Lin Li was not an unreasonable person. Knowing that he was in the wrong, he said apologetically to the driver, "Sorry, I'm a new driver."

"..." The irritable driver fell speechless when he heard that Lin Li was a new driver. Then, he kindly reminded him, "You should find somewhere to get familiar with the car first! Otherwise, you might have an accident on roads with more complicated traffic conditions."

"Okay, thanks for the reminder."

After reminding Lin Li, the irritable driver drove away.

As a new driver, Lin Li drove the van to a stretch of road with little traffic. He went back and forth several times, gradually regaining the feel of driving, and his speed returned to normal.

"Phew... That should do it. Next, I need to go grocery shopping at the supermarket." Having regained his feel for driving, Lin Li stepped on the accelerator and drove toward the large supermarket he often visited.

"That comes to 520 yuan, sir. Do you have a membership card?"

"No. I'll pay directly by phone."

"Okay, please show me your payment code."

"Beep."

After paying, Lin Li carried two large bags stuffed full of things out of the supermarket.

"Click..."

"Bang."

After placing the two large bags on the front passenger seat and closing the door, Lin Li drove toward the pharmacy.

On the way to the pharmacy, when the van entered a deserted stretch of road, Lin Li slowed down, then reached out with his right hand and touched the two large bags on the front passenger seat.

With a thought, the two large bags stuffed full of things vanished from the passenger seat. Lin Li had stored them in the Mysterious Small Island.

The mountain of things he had just bought consisted of convenient food Lin Li had prepared for his subsequent wilderness operations. Everything had a shelf life of at least several months, so he did not need to worry about it spoiling in the Mysterious Small Island.

Of course, Lin Li had never planned to spend the night when venturing into the wilderness. Even fresh ingredients could be stored in the Mysterious Small Island.

As long as it was not exotic-beast flesh that had been fresh for less than an hour, it could be stored safely in the Mysterious Small Island.

After buying another tube of Healing Ointment at the pharmacy, Lin Li went to the produce market to buy vegetables.

10:20 a.m.

Lin Li drove his rented van into Ping'an Garden Residential Area.

When entering the residential area, he also registered his vehicle information at the security booth.

"Screech."

After parking the van in a parking space, Lin Li opened the door and got out.

Looking at the parking space where he had parked, he could not help muttering inwardly, "After sitting unused for so many years, this parking space is finally being put to use today...

"I had even considered selling or renting it out since I wasn't using it anyway. Fortunately, I didn't make that decision back then. Otherwise, I'd have to find the property management office now and pay to rent a parking space."

After grumbling to himself for a while, Lin Li headed toward home.

"Huh? Little Lin, did you buy a car?"

A somewhat familiar voice rang beside Lin Li's ear. When he turned around and saw who had spoken, he thought in astonishment, Why is it Auntie Wang again? I've run into her three times in two days!!!

"Hello, Auntie Wang." Lin Li smiled and greeted her. "I didn't buy this car. I rented it..."

"Rented it?"

"Yeah." Lin Li nodded, without explaining why he had rented a van.

Just as Auntie Wang was about to ask Lin Li why he had rented a car, the phone in her pocket suddenly rang.

One of Auntie Wang's family members probably needed her for something, because after answering the call, she hurried away.

"What's with Auntie Wang? We're far too fated to keep meeting like this!" Lin Li watched Auntie Wang leave and muttered inwardly before walking toward home.

This time, Lin Li did not have to climb the stairs to get home, because the elevator had already been repaired. It really should have been fixed by now; after all, so much time had passed. If it still was not repaired, the residents living in the building would probably have called to complain.

"Ding."

Upon reaching the sixth floor, the elevator doors opened.

After stepping out of the elevator, Lin Li took the key from his pocket. Just as he was about to open the door, he heard a door opening behind him.

"Click."

Two figures, one large and one small, walked out of the doorway. They were the neighbors next door.

"Hello, Mr. Lin!" Xia Qing, a bag slung over her shoulder and her daughter Zhou Tongtong's hand in hers, greeted Lin Li as soon as she saw him.

Hearing the voice behind him, Lin Li opened the door, then turned around.

Xia Qing had long hair falling over her shoulders and an oval face. Today, she wore a floral dress and low-heeled sandals.

Her daughter, Zhou Tongtong, was also wearing a floral dress in the same style. Judging by the look of them, the two dresses were mother-daughter outfits.

"Hello. Are you heading out?" Lin Li replied with a smile.

"Yes! I'm taking Tongtong to her swimming lesson." Xia Qing smiled and nodded.

"It's almost lunchtime. You're going to swimming class now?" Lin Li asked in puzzlement.

"Tongtong's swimming lesson is this afternoon. I'm taking her out to walk around the street first, then I'll take her to swimming class after we have lunch outside," Xia Qing explained.

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