Taking Lin Xiaoqian to Buy a Car

"Ding—"

An SMS Alert from his Bank Card sounded.

The 300,000 Signing Bonus from Childlike Heart Network was quickly deposited into Lin Chen's account.

This money would still be taxed, but he did not need to pay it now. He could simply make up the payment through the Personal Income Tax App during the Annual Tax Reconciliation.

"That was pretty fast."

A faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.

He had earned tens of thousands from translation work, plus the 300,000 Signing Bonus. Buying a car worth around 300,000 would not be a problem.

He would have more money after a while and could buy a better car then, but a car in the 300,000 range already met his needs.

At the 300,000 level, cars had pretty good safety and features. Beyond that, the main thing being improved was Prestige/Class.

"What car should I buy?"

Lin Chen muttered to himself.

If he had been alone, his first choice would have been an electric car. They accelerated quickly and were fun to drive. But he also had Lin Xiaoqian, and electric car safety still needed time to be proven.

"Volvo, then."

After looking Online for a while, Lin Chen decided to buy a Volvo XC60. The price was right, Volvo's safety was decent, and he did not care much about brands.

Besides, at the 300,000 price point, it was just a grocery getter. Even if he bought a BBA, no one would think more highly of him because of it.

He did not need a car to show off.

He had the Daddy System. As long as he raised Lin Xiaoqian well, he would be invincible.

"Waaah—"

Lin Xiaoqian's cries came from the Master Bedroom.

Lin Chen hurried into the Master Bedroom.

"Xiaoqian, Daddy's here. Why are you crying?"

Lin Chen quickly picked Lin Xiaoqian up and asked.

The moment he reached out, his hand got wet.

With tears in her eyes, Lin Xiaoqian said, "Daddy, I Wet Pants. I'm not a Good Baby anymore, waaah—"

Lin Chen hurriedly comforted her. "Xiaoqian, who said that? For a child like you, occasionally Wet Pants is perfectly normal. Some children still Wet Pants when they're five or six."

"Daddy will just change you."

Looking pitiful, Lin Xiaoqian said, "Daddy, really? Nanny said children who Wet Pants aren't good children."

Lin Chen secretly frowned.

Lin Xiaoqian's nanny definitely did not want the extra work, but a child as young as Lin Xiaoqian would naturally still Wet the Bed.

"Xiaoqian, of course what Daddy says is true. Your Nanny may have looked after older children before, so she doesn't understand. Our Xiaoqian is only Over Two Years Old."

Lin Chen kissed Lin Xiaoqian.

Before long, Lin Chen had cleaned Lin Xiaoqian up and changed her clothes.

The bedsheets naturally had to be washed as well.

But it was not much trouble. The Washing Machine was a washer-dryer combo, so he could just toss the sheets in, and they would come out clean and dry.

"Daddy, you worked hard."

"Let me kiss you!"

Lin Xiaoqian kissed both of Lin Chen's cheeks.

"Xiaoqian, we're going to buy a car this afternoon."

Lin Chen said with a smile.

Lin Xiaoqian shook her head. "Daddy, I don't like cars. I like Stuffed Animals. Daddy, can we buy Stuffed Animals?"

Lin Chen tapped Lin Xiaoqian's little nose.

"Daddy isn't talking about a Little Car, but a Big Car. When we go to places like the Amusement Park, we need to take taxis, which is a little inconvenient. Taxis don't have Safety Seats either."

"Daddy, Mommy has three Big Cars. We can drive Mommy's Big Cars. Mommy said we should share."

Lin Xiaoqian asked in confusion.

Her little mind could not understand why Daddy wanted to buy a car when Mommy had cars—three of them, no less.

"Mommy has three cars?"

Lin Xiaoqian nodded. "One car is really short, one is really long, and one is really tall. I often ride in the tall car. I've ridden in the long car too, but not the short car."

Lin Chen guessed that the short car Lin Xiaoqian mentioned was a Sports Car.

A Sports Car could not carry Lin Xiaoqian at all.

"Qian Qian, Mommy likes different cars from Daddy. Go put on your little shoes. We're setting off."

Lin Chen said with a smile.

More Than Half an Hour later, Lin Chen arrived at the 4S Dealership. After seeing the actual car, Lin Xiaoqian liked it too, so Lin Chen bought it on the spot.

The car was in stock. Once they printed the Temporary License Plate, he could drive it away.

"Xiaoqian, Daddy needs to drive in the front. Sit nicely in the Safety Seat, or it could be dangerous."

Lin Chen carried Lin Xiaoqian into the Safety Seat.

The car market was sluggish now, and car prices were cheap. This decent-quality Safety Seat had also been a gift from the dealership.

"Daddy, Qian Qian is the Good Baby."

Lin Xiaoqian said in her sweet little voice.

"Mr. Lin, your daughter is so adorable. It'd be wonderful if I had a daughter too. My wife gave me a pair of Twins boys."

The young salesman looked envious.

Lin Chen chuckled. "Try again. Maybe heaven will give you a daughter with your third child."

The young salesman shook his head helplessly. "Two sons are already killing me. What if the third one is another son?"

"Mr. Lin, contact me anytime if you have any questions."

Lin Chen nodded, got into the car, and drove away smoothly.

"System, can driving like this improve my Driving Skill?"

Lin Chen asked In Her Mind.

The system replied, "Host, of course it can. Accumulate ten hours to reach Master level, and twenty hours to reach Grandmaster level."

"Forty hours to reach Legendary level, and eighty hours to reach Mythical level."

Lin Chen asked, "What happens after Mythical level?"

He often needed to drive when going out, so accumulating eighty hours would not be difficult.

The system replied, "Host, the limits of different skills vary. The limit for improving Driving Skill is one hundred hours. Once you reach one hundred hours, your Driving Skill will no longer improve."

"Mm."

Lin Chen was quite satisfied.

In twenty hours, he would reach Grandmaster level. Even the best Car God on Earth was only Grandmaster level.

His Driving Skill could improve for a hundred hours.

Once he finished improving it, Car Gods would be trash before him.

"Daddy, where are we going?"

Lin Xiaoqian, who was sitting obediently in the back seat, asked.

Lin Chen smiled. "Xiaoqian, we're going to the supermarket. Now that we have a car, we can buy things that were inconvenient to buy before. Think about what you want."

"Mm-hmm."

Lin Xiaoqian answered obediently.

After entering the supermarket, Lin Xiaoqian sat in the Shopping Cart while Lin Chen pushed her along. Lin Xiaoqian looked here and there.

Before long, Lin Chen had filled half the Shopping Cart.

"Beep beep!"

Lin Chen's phone rang.

He took out his phone and saw that it was a call from his mother, Chen Mei.

It's time to tell my family.

Lin Chen muttered inwardly.

Although the house was still rented, he had changed apartments. Even if his parents came all the way to Magic City, they would have somewhere to stay.

He had changed cars now too. If his parents came, he could take them and Lin Xiaoqian out for a drive together.

Lin Chen soon answered the call.

Chen Mei said from the other end, "Son, you don't have a job now?"

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow. "Mom, did Zhou Wei tell the family?"

Zhou Wei was from the same village as him. They worked at the same company but in different departments. Lin Chen had been laid off, but Zhou Wei had not.

"Mm."

"He called home and said you were laid off. His mother just came over and sat for a while. On the surface, she was concerned about you, but really, she wanted to say her son was more capable."

Chen Mei said.

Lin Chen secretly shook his head.

This was normal in rural areas. Some rural people were very simple and honest, but there were also quite a few Gossipmongers Inside the Village.

"Mom, we just need to live our own lives well."

Chen Mei said, "Mm... Son, now that you've lost your job, do you still have money? If you don't, Mom can transfer you some."