Chapter 107: License Plate Restrictions?

"Damn it, you only stayed for a short while. If I had to stay for a while, I’d be driven insane even if I weren't already." Chen Yun was furious; if he hadn't been forced, who would be happy to come to this place?!

"Ma'am, do you have anything else to say now?" Returning to the scrap yard, Chen Yun said triumphantly.

Fan Bingbing looked dizzily at the certificate of mental health stamped with the official seal of the Municipal People's Hospital. After a long while, she shook her head. "I... I have nothing to say. This car of yours is new, so I'll give you a discount of 10 silver coins; consider it my purchase. Even if you have a certificate, in my heart, you're still a lunatic."

"..."

Back in the hotel garage, Chen Yun looked at the neglected Maserati and felt a wave of emotion. To be able to drive this four-wheeled vehicle, he had gone through so much trouble, endured so many cold stares, and wasted so much money. Now, at last, it had paid off.

However, there was one more thing to do before driving.

Chen Yun took out the hotel walkie-talkie and tuned it to channel 7, which belonged to Secretary Wang.

In the hotel, walkie-talkies were divided into 18 channels. Channel 1 was for the General Manager, channel 2 was for Chen Yun, channels 3–6 were for the four deputy general managers, and the rest were for the various departments below.

Of course, given the hierarchy, those on channels 7 and below were not allowed to call the first 6 channels casually.

The walkie-talkie was not a long-distance communication device, so the system defaulted to it being a non-graded item.

Lanyu City, Yehua Hotel Branch – General Manager's Office.

"Manager Zhang, this is the hotel's revenue from yesterday. Please take a look." Secretary Wang handed a spreadsheet to Zhang Lang.

"No need. I trust your work. Just merge it into the master spreadsheet."

"Very well, then I'll get back to..." Before Secretary Wang could finish, Chen Yun's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Secretary Wang, arrange for someone to help me buy 800 toy cars—the kind without toy figures inside—and have them delivered to my garage."

"Er... Very well, Master Chen, I will arrange it right away." Secretary Wang was stunned but agreed immediately.

"What is Xiao Chen up to now?" The walkie-talkie was loud, and Zhang Lang heard every word. He slapped his forehead, speechless.

"Master Chen's hobbies are truly... very... unique..." Secretary Wang’s mouth twitched.

"Since Xiao Chen has requested it, just do it. Don't buy cheap junk; cheap goods will make it seem like we don't value him. Buy name-brand ones, and have the finance department reimburse the cost," Zhang Lang said, waving his hand.

"Understood."

At the hotel's procurement department, the purchaser who received the order for 800 toy cars was completely baffled.

This had nothing to do with their usual procurement. Usually, it was food or supplies—things that were actually useful. But this...

Could the hotel be starting a new business? Or launching a new event?

"The boss's ideas are really impossible to figure out. Whatever, I'll go buy them. With a quantity this large, I guess I'll have to take the big truck."

At the Shen residence.

Ah Qi clicked the mouse, looked at the screen displaying "Ticket successfully purchased. Please scan your card at the Underwater World ticket kiosk to collect your tickets," and said happily, "Finally got them! People are so crazy these days. Isn't it just a new batch of marine life at the Underwater World? Is it really worth being this crazy, making people fail to grab tickets for three days? Hmph, I'm going to go find Master. Right, I'll sneak out this time and tell no one, give Master a surprise, hee hee!"

"Master Chen, these are the 800 toy cars you requested." Secretary Wang directed the purchaser to place the toy cars in Chen Yun's garage and said to Chen Yun.

"Thank you, Secretary Wang. Deduct the cost from my salary," Chen Yun said happily, picking up a toy car to play with.

"Manager Zhang gave instructions that this is a small expense, so it should be charged directly to the hotel's accounts. If you don't have any other instructions, I'll go back to work."

"Go ahead, thank you."

"You're too kind." Secretary Wang had only taken two steps before turning back. "Master Chen, I forgot one thing. When I arrived, a girl who called herself Ah Qi was asking about you in the hotel lobby. For the sake of your privacy and safety, I didn't say you were here. Do you know her?"

"Ah Qi? Why is she here? Where is she now?" Chen Yun asked urgently.

"She should still be in the lobby."

"I see. Please close the garage door for me." After saying this, Chen Yun grabbed a toy car and ran toward the hotel. Ah Qi wouldn't come looking for him without a reason; something must be up. It couldn't be a relapse of her old illness, could it? That was impossible; although the system was tricky, its work was impeccable.

As soon as he entered the hotel lobby, Chen Yun saw Ah Qi standing in front of the giant fish tank, watching the fish.

"Ah Qi, why are you here?" Chen Yun walked over quickly and asked.

"Chen Yun!" Ah Qi turned around and saw her master, Chen Yun, and said happily, "I finally grabbed two tickets to the Underwater World online. I came to find you so we could go together!"

"Underwater World?" Chen Yun was stunned.

"Yes! The Lanyu City Underwater World. They just got a batch of very strange marine creatures, and there have been so many people going lately. Chen Yun, will you keep me company?" Ah Qi looked at Chen Yun with expectation. Her gaze made Chen Yun feel a bit embarrassed.

"Okay," Chen Yun nodded, then asked, "How did you get here?"

"I... I took a taxi," Ah Qi said, sticking out her tongue. "I snuck out, but I left a note at home. Oh, Chen Yun, you're so big, yet you still play with toy cars?" Ah Qi laughed when she saw the toy car in Chen Yun's hand.

"Er..." Chen Yun looked down and broke into a cold sweat. How could he have forgotten that? He quickly stuffed it into his pocket and shook his head.

In the taxi, the driver used that universal skill of chatterbox drivers, rambling on until Chen Yun and Ah Qi were both dizzy. Suddenly, the driver slapped his head and shouted, "Oh! I'm sorry. My apologies. Look at my brain—I forgot about the road odd-even traffic restrictions today. From this location to the aquarium, only even-numbered plates are allowed today, and my car is odd-numbered. I am so sorry."

Ah Qi knew about this rule in Lanyu City—it was her father who had implemented it—but she had forgotten. Hearing this, she hurriedly asked, "What should we do then, driver? Can you find a route that isn't restricted?"

The taxi driver shook his head quickly. "No, the traffic restrictions in Lanyu City are enforced citywide."

Ah Qi was dejected. "What should I do? Does this mean we can't go today? I worked so hard to get these tickets."

"It's not that you can't go. You just need to switch vehicles. A large number of tourists visiting Lanyu City come to see the Underwater World, so the staff there came up with a way to deal with the restrictions. They prepared a fleet of shuttle buses. When it's an odd-numbered day, the odd-numbered buses come out, and on even days, the even-numbered ones. They have several designated pick-up points in the city. I just need to take you to their pick-up point, and you can take their bus to the Underwater World," the taxi driver said, his eyes flickering.