Li Haochen did not stay at the coconut shop for long. After leaving the pedestrian street, he called Xie Baolian. The shop’s procedures still required her to handle them.
He went to the administrative building and was helped by the same beautiful receptionist, Huo Xiaoyan.
Li Haochen, who came every few days to open shops and buy boats, had long been defined by her as a young and promising young master from a wealthy family, and his heart was already fluttering.
However, limited by the public place, his words and deeds were still relatively reserved, and he could only communicate with his eyes. Unfortunately, the falling flowers had intentions, but the flowing water was heartless.
The process was very fast, and everything was completed in less than an hour.
Seeing that the time was still early, Li Haochen struck while the iron was hot, fearing that Chen He and the others would go back on their word. He immediately called them to come to the administrative building.
Half an hour later, the three of them arrived. Under Li Haochen’s step-by-step manipulation, the two shops were finally transferred to their hands. Of course, Huo Xiaoyan’s cover-up played a crucial role in this process.
“I’ll be leaving then. I have other things to do. Let’s gather at my place tonight.”
Li Haochen indeed had things to do. The driving school coach had been urging him lately. He didn’t know if his long absence from the exam had affected their income, as he received calls every few days. So, he had to go this time.
He arrived at the training ground next to the traffic police brigade, walked up the slope, and entered the registration office building.
“Hello, beautiful. I’m Li Haochen…”
“Mr. Li, you’re here. Did you bring your ID card?” the beautiful customer service representative asked anxiously.
“Uh, yes, I did.”
“Then quickly follow me. The exam starts in half an hour.” With that, the beautiful woman grabbed Li Haochen and ran towards the adjacent traffic police brigade.
“The exam starts?” Li Haochen was also stunned, and then stopped. “Hey, beautiful, what’s going on?”
“Subject One. Hurry up, if you’re late, you can only wait until next week.”
“What, Subject One? I haven’t even completed the check-in, nor have I done any practice questions.”
The woman gave Li Haochen a side-eye and muttered to herself, “I was counting on you, but you haven’t given me any benefits after I’ve worked for you for so long.”
“Mr. Li, don’t worry. I’ve already completed the check-in part for you. You just need to go in and take the exam. Everything is arranged…” The woman whispered into Li Haochen’s ear, lowering her voice. “Remember, just don’t be too flashy. It’ll be fine.”
“Uh… this is allowed?” Li Haochen’s mouth twitched slightly, and he thought to himself, “No wonder they asked for my wax fingerprint when I registered. But this is good, saving me the time to do practice questions and check-in.”
Li Haochen followed her and arrived at the waiting room, which was full of people. The woman led Li Haochen to the side and then went down to talk in a low voice with a man. During their conversation, she discreetly pointed to Li Haochen and a few older men and women not far away, who were probably arranged like him.
Not long after, a large group of smiling candidates walked out of the examination room. They seemed to have all passed. Of course, there were a few unlucky ones who were still waiting at the entrance for their second attempt.
“This batch, follow me and find your seats.”
At this moment, a uniformed staff member led Li Haochen and dozens of others into the examination room. The old Toshiba air conditioner was roaring, but only the air was coming out, not the coolness.
Dozens of Samsung 788 computers surprised Li Haochen. It was rare to see such well-preserved desktop computers in this era. It was estimated that if a component broke, it would be impossible to find a replacement.
All the candidates were seated, and the two invigilators on the stage emphasized the examination regulations.
A few minutes later, the broadcast announced that the exam officially began.
Looking at the questions on the computer, Li Haochen found them quite easy. The first question was about what kind of license is required to drive a motor vehicle. He thought that no one should get such a question wrong.
The next few questions were all simple, and Li Haochen was so confident that he thought he could pass without cheating. However, he was soon drenched in a cold sweat by three incorrect answers.
“This is clearly the correct answer, why isn’t it?”
From then on, Li Haochen dared not act carelessly. If he made three more mistakes, he would have to retake the exam.
He slightly turned his head to look at his own people next to him, who were incredibly fast. They finished in more than 10 minutes.
Seeing Li Haochen look over, the person next to him gave him a look, then crossed his arms and tilted his head to glance at the screen in front of Li Haochen, subtly using hand gestures to indicate the answers.
One question, two questions… As the number of correct answers increased, Li Haochen’s heart settled down.
It is worth mentioning that the two invigilators rarely walked to their area. Even when they did, they left in a hurry. This made him bolder, because it was very difficult to see the answers by constantly looking sideways like this, and his eyeballs were almost pulled askew.
Congratulations! Correct Answer
Five minutes later, the conspicuous green text under the last question made Li Haochen finally breathe a sigh of relief.
With 94 points, he passed smoothly. Just as he was about to thank the man next to him, he saw him turn his head to look at the other side.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to give up.
After leaving the examination room, the beautiful woman from the driving school came over immediately to register. Seeing that he had passed smoothly, she also showed a smile.
Li Haochen exchanged a few pleasantries with her and then left. He had originally wanted to buy something to thank her, but seeing that she was still waiting for some students inside, he had to remember to repay her next time he came to learn to drive.
After leaving the traffic police brigade, the sky was dotted with stars. He checked the time; it was already 7 p.m.
Looking at the dozens of missed calls on his phone, Li Haochen remembered the dinner gathering. He immediately called Murong Yanran back, “My phone was on silent during the Subject One exam. Tonight…”
“Shanshan told me. Don’t worry, just ride your bike slowly tonight.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up the phone, Li Haochen rode his little Aima home.
Passing by the Binhai Plaza, Li Haochen went in and bought two bottles of wine and some snacks.
When he returned home, a large table of delicious dishes was already set up outside the courtyard. Judging by the dishes, they were not prepared by Murong Yanran and Xie Baolian.
As expected, Ruan Shanshan and Zhang Qianqian, wearing aprons, were busy in the kitchen, while Murong Yanran was helping out.
As for Xie Baolian, who had experience, she was pulling Zhang Guifang, teaching her various experiences about pregnancy, postpartum, and childcare. Seeing Li Haochen return, her eyes were full of resentment, wishing she could lock Li Haochen and Murong Yanran in a room for a month of cultivation.
“What are you looking at?”
Li Haochen put down the wine and dishes, squeezed into the circle of the three, snatched Liang Minfeng’s phone, and looked at it. “Baby Naming Website?”
He looked at Liang Minfeng, who had become much thinner, and asked, “Do you know?”
“Yes, Construction Bank.”
“Congratulations, congratulations.”
“Actually, either gender is fine. As long as they are healthy.”
“Alas, that’s what people say, but some ideas in the countryside cannot be changed at all.”
“Indeed.”