Chapter 1226: The Fool's Daughter (5)

“If my mom went grocery shopping alone, she'd definitely haggle over the prices. Even if she didn't buy the cheapest things, she'd at least choose practical ones and only buy enough for everyone to eat. She wouldn't spend too much.”

“But if Liu Chunyue tags along, she'll definitely keep telling my mom, ‘This one's good, that one's good.’ Mom won't know how to refuse, so she'll end up buying everything. Liu Chunyue will pretend to pay, but Mom will rush to pay first. Just wait and see—they'll come back carrying fish and meat, and if there's anything left over, Liu Chunyue will probably take it home with her.”

System: People can actually do that?!!

“Cousin, I heard you're planning to go on a road trip?” Tang Guo sat down beside Tang Zhiming. “A lot of people say road trips are exhausting. You have to make all kinds of plans beforehand. Honestly, if you're taking your girlfriend, wouldn't joining a tour group be better? Less tiring and safer too.”

Tang Zhiming smiled. “You don't understand, Xiaoguo. Road trips are fun. Group tours are troublesome. I just want to take your sister-in-law out and enjoy ourselves freely. Besides, she wants a road trip too. It's just a small request—how could I possibly refuse her?”

Tang Guo thought to herself that he could indulge his girlfriend all he wanted, but she wasn't her girlfriend.

Besides, borrowing someone else's car was already a sensitive matter, let alone using it for a road trip. If something happened, wouldn't the responsibility fall on the car owner? Taking advantage of someone had its limits.

She didn't voice those thoughts. There was no point reasoning with thick-skinned people. As for saying all this to Tang Zhiming, it was merely a polite attempt to persuade him. If he listened, that would be his good fortune. If not, then he deserved whatever came his way.

She always gave people a chance to correct themselves.

But judging from the situation, he intended to throw that chance away, and all she could do was express her sincere regret. Unfortunately, she was a cold-hearted and indifferent person. She wasn't responsible for anyone else's life.

“Cousin, road trips really aren't safe.”

Tang Zhiming frowned in displeasure. “Xiaoguo, do you just not want to lend me the car? Mom already told me that we had to come over and discuss it personally. We're family, aren't we? Don't you think you're being a bit unfair? Have you forgotten how I protected you when kids from the neighboring class bullied you?”

Tang Guo thought back on it and was left speechless.

The truth was that Tang Zhiming had offended the class bully next door. When they found out she was his cousin, they came looking for trouble with her.

In the end, they found Tang Zhiming and beat him up. Yet somehow the story that spread became that Tang Zhiming had been beaten by the bully from the neighboring class because he'd protected her.

That incident had firmly established Tang Zhiming's image as a good person in the eyes of the entire Tang family, especially Tang Lide and Song Jinghua.

Tang Zhiming had a silver tongue and knew how to flatter people, making him especially likable. Whenever anything happened to him, Tang Lide and his wife rushed over even more eagerly than his own parents.

Even if the original host fell ill, she was never as important as Tang Zhiming.

“Cousin, I just think lending out a car is troublesome,” Tang Guo said with a slight frown. “And honestly, the longer I own one, the more I feel buying a car wasn't necessary. If I don't wake up early enough, the roads are completely clogged.”

“I've nearly been late several times already.”

Tang Zhiming immediately said, “Then if you don't really need it, why not lend it to me for a few days? It won't affect you anyway. Besides, taking the bus and subway to work is actually more convenient.”