Urban Life: Our Youth

The afternoon of the third day.

"Hello, brother, your car has been repaired, you can come over and drive." Zhao Zhenglong sent me a message.

After get off work, I scanned the QR code and rode a Hello.

After meeting Master Zhao in the repair department, I said: "Master Zhao, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard, we are all brothers." Master Zhao said.

"How much is the total?"

"Please wait a moment, let me do the math."

"Ok." I said.

"Brother, the clutch is 520 yuan, the flywheel is 440 yuan, the labor cost is 240 yuan, the camshaft sensor is [-] yuan, and the three-way catalysis is [-] yuan, a total of [-] yuan." Zhao Zhenglong said.

"It costs so much? Didn't you say it's just a three-way catalytic problem?" I asked.

"Yes, at the time I thought it was simply a problem with the three-way catalysis. Later I took it apart and found that there were other faults. If these problems are not solved, you can't drive. I must be responsible for your safety. Yeah." he said.

"Then why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"Sorry, I happened to have other goods to order together at that time. I think we brothers are so familiar with each other, and these accessories are not too expensive, so I didn't say hello to you." Zhao Zhenglong said.

"Okay, can I swipe my credit card?" I asked.

"Okay." He said and took out a POS machine.

So I gave him [-] yuan.

"Brother, I have already given you a maintenance service. Do you still want the old three-way catalytic converter?" he asked.

"No, there's no point in keeping it." I said.

"Okay, nice to cooperate." He said and handed me the car keys.

So I got in the car, fastened my seat belt, started the engine, and put it into first gear. However, as soon as I let go of the clutch, the car would choke to death. I repeated this no less than ten times and couldn't move a step.

"Master Zhao, is there anything that has not been repaired? This car always stalls on its own." I asked.

"No, I have eliminated all the faults and replaced you with a new clutch. Maybe you released the clutch too quickly and choked the car." He said.

"Probably not. I rarely stall when I start driving this car. You are a master, so why don't you give it a try." I said and got out of the car.

"Okay." So Zhao Zhenglong sat in the driver's seat. He turned off the engine four or five times in a row, but finally drove away.

He drove the car for two laps on the road, then came back and said to me: "Brother, you can repair the car here. Don't worry, there is nothing wrong with the car now. It's just that the parts have just been replaced and they need to be run in." If you drive it for a few more days, it will go smoothly."

"Master Zhao, is what you said true?" Seeing how sure he said it, I felt a little confused.

"Of course it's true. Which of our brothers is following the other? Can I still lie to you?"

"Okay, then I'll drive back and try." I said.

I drove the car home and felt that the car had no power and was noisier.

The evening of the second day.

I got off work and drove home.

I prefer music, especially some dynamic and exciting rock music. When driving, I like to close the windows and play the music loudly in the car.

I was driving and listening to music when I suddenly noticed a black dog running from the right side of the road to the middle, right in front of the front of my car.

Seeing that we were about to hit it, I slammed on the brake and the car stopped.

I just heard a "pop" sound, and at the same time, I also felt that the front of the car hit something fleshy. I thought to myself that the black dog must have been killed. If that were the case, then I would be guilty of a serious crime.

My heart was beating "dong dong".

I craned my neck in the car and looked left and right.

Unexpectedly, the dog jumped up from the ground, barked at me "Woof! Woof!" twice, and ran away.

When I saw that the dog was okay, I felt relieved and continued to drive forward without getting out of the car.

Unexpectedly, within a few minutes of driving, I heard a noise mixed with the music. After listening carefully, I found out that it was the sound of a fan rotating rapidly.

According to my experience, generally only when the water tank is short of water, the fan will start to cool down due to the high temperature. Why does the fan start at this moment?

I was worried and parked the car on the side of the road.

I got out of the car and turned to the front of the car. The first thing I saw was that the bumper was broken. Then, I looked down and found that the nut at the bottom of the water tank was gone. The water tank was leaking. No wonder the fan started. It turned out that the water tank There is almost no water in it.

I thought about it, and it seemed that I didn't hit anything along the way. Why was this?

After thinking about it, I remembered, could it be that the black dog was to blame?

Just now, my car collided with the black dog. The dog was fine and ran away wagging its tail, but it damaged the bumper and water tank of my car.

I was very depressed. I didn’t expect that this car couldn’t hit a dog!

As the saying goes, blessings never come in pairs and misfortunes never come singly. The more you are in an "economic crisis", the more money you have to spend.

Seeing that the water in the water tank was about to leak out, I quickly got in the car and started the engine again, and found a nearby Honest Auto Repair Department for repairs!

"Hello, master! Please help me repair the car." I said.

"Okay, you're welcome." The person who received me was a master who was about 60 years old. "What's the problem with your car?"

"The water tank is leaking." I told him about the black dog I accidentally hit.

"So that's it, I need to check it out," he said, lifting the hood.

"Master, please take a closer look to see if there are any other problems." I said.

"Okay." The master stared at the various accessories in the hood with bright eyes.

"Master, do you have any questions?" I asked.

"Little brother, let me ask you, when did you replace this three-way catalytic converter?"

"I just changed it yesterday." I said.

"Why change?" he asked.

"The man who repaired my car said that the three-way catalytic converter was clogged and needed to be replaced," I said.

"Which master said that?"

"Zhao Zhenglong." I said.

"Him?" When the master heard his name, he shook his head like a rattle, "Little brother, what was the original fault of your car? What parts have been replaced?"

So I told him what happened.

"Little brother, my surname is Zhen and my first name is Renyi. I have been repairing cars here for almost 30 years. The purpose of my business is not to harm customers. I will spend what should be spent and what should not be spent. In addition, I never like to slander Colleague," he paused and said, "However, regarding your matter, I can tell you clearly that you were fooled and your direct economic loss was as high as 5000 yuan."

"Master Zhen, how do you say this?" I asked.