At her sisters-in-law's invitation, Zhao Xiuqin went to her youngest brother's place to play mahjong. She wasn't planning on coming back tonight.
Zhao Nan swung her car keys and tipped her chin at Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin. "Hey, handsome, gorgeous. Once we've dropped off the elders, how about finding a bar to hang out at? My treat."
Wang Xiaoliang pulled the car door straight open. "Let's not. We're all driving."
Zhao Nan pursed her lips and said nothing more, getting into her own car. She stepped on the gas, and the red Golf shot off with a growl, soon merging into traffic.
Wang Xiaoliang started the car and drove Wei Zijin home at an unhurried pace.
When they entered the residential community, there weren't many cars coming or going, and plenty of parking spaces stood empty on either side of the road.
Wang Xiaoliang drove up to several adjacent empty spaces and stopped.
"I'm going to practice reversing."
Wei Zijin immediately perked up, even leaning over to watch the side mirrors with keen interest, looking just like a driving instructor.
"All the way right... quick, straighten up, straighten up... watch the left! You're about to go over the line on the left!"
She had worked very hard when learning to drive, terrified of failing the tests and having Wang Xiaoliang laugh at her. She had passed both the closed-course and road tests on her first try, and her instructions were clear and precise, her voice crisp.
Under her rapid-fire instructions, Wang Xiaoliang fumbled about, spinning the steering wheel as though he were fighting a battle.
After going back and forth several times, he finally began to get a feel for it and managed to squeeze the car crookedly into the space.
Refusing to admit defeat, he practiced several more