28: Buy Horch, find your first love

The two arrived at the Audi 4S store.

Xu Jia's pink Wuling MINI was parked next to a display of black, white, and gray Audi cars at the entrance.

It was particularly conspicuous, even a bit out of place.

"Are you buying a car?"

After getting out of the car, Xu Jia looked at Chen Qiu and asked curiously.

"No."

"I'm here to pick up a car."

Hearing Chen Qiu's lighthearted words, Xu Jia pursed her red lips.

She always felt that Chen Qiu's current natural tone was like when she casually bought some small trinkets online a couple of days ago.

And then, today, she took some time to go downstairs to the express delivery station to pick up a package.

However.

Thinking that he had even bought a multi-million yuan detached villa just like that.

Now, buying an Audi worth hundreds of thousands.

It really didn't seem that strange anymore.

"What, is your Xiaomi SU7 not driving well?"

"It's alright."

"But I haven't had time to install a charging pile at home, so charging isn't that convenient."

Chen Qiu casually made up an excuse.

"Besides, driving an Audi is more low-key!"

Xu Jia heard this and nodded in agreement.

The three major luxury brands: BBA.

mercedes-benz has the most prestige.

BMW has the best driving experience.

And Audi has always been steadily in between the two!

The simplest practical example.

A black Audi A6L and a white Xiaomi SU7 are parked side by side on the road.

Most people's eyes would immediately be drawn to the Xiaomi SU7.

Even though the Audi A6L surpasses Xiaomi in both brand power and actual price.

Business and low-key.

These are the ingrained synonyms for Audi!

"Hello sir, what car would you like to see?"

As soon as the two walked into the showroom, a sales consultant came up to them.

"Picking up a car."

"Okay, sir, please show me your ID card..."

Chen Qiu handed him his ID card.

The sales consultant took it, flipping through and comparing it with the customer records in his hand.

His gaze paused slightly.

Immediately, his tone and attitude became much more enthusiastic.

"Mr. Chen, please come this way!"

Xu Jia took in all of the other party's subtle changes in expression.

This made her a little curious.

What kind of car did this guy Chen Qiu buy after all?

Passing through the bright front hall.

The Lobby Manager led the two to a dedicated car delivery area at the back of the showroom.

A sedan, completely covered by a protective car cover with an Audi logo, was quietly parked there.

"Mr. Chen, would you like to personally unveil this protective cover?"

The Lobby Manager asked.

Chen Qiu shook his head, indicating no interest.

The former then quickly stepped forward and removed the protective cover.

A brand new, ink-black Audi was revealed before their eyes!

This car exuded an extremely steady yet understated aura.

The body lines were smooth yet dignified.

Every detail revealed the meticulousness of German craftsmanship.

The black metallic paint, under the spotlights of the showroom, reflected a deep luster like obsidian.

"It's an audi a8!"

Xu Jia let out a soft exclamation.

She turned her head, looking at Chen Qiu with some exasperation.

"You're picking up a top-spec audi a8 worth hundreds of thousands."

"You call this low-key?"

It's true that Audi's brand attribute is low-key.

But that's only for models below the A6.

Once it's an audi a8, it really has nothing to do with the words "low-key."

As soon as her voice fell.

The Lobby Manager beside them smiled and spoke.

"Madam, you've misjudged."

"This is more than just an audi a8 worth hundreds of thousands."

Xu Jia raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, her face showing an expression of "don't try to fool me."

As a Relationship Manager in Private Banking, she had seen many important clients driving audi a8s.

Isn't this just an audi a8... Xu Jia was about to retort.

Her eyes, however, slightly narrowed.

She noticed.

The rearview mirrors of this audi a8 were those highly recognizable silver electroplated casings.

On the B-pillar of the car body, there was also an exclusive "horch" logo with a crown on top.

The front grille also seemed different from a regular audi a8.

The entire car body looked wider and longer than the audi a8 she remembered!

"This is..."

Xu Jia's heart suddenly trembled.

A thought surfaced.

The Lobby Manager beside them had already started to explain.

"This is our Audi A8L, horch Founder's Edition."

"The guide price is 1.3 million..."

It really is an Audi Horch!

Xu Jia's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and her red lips parted slightly.

"Most people wouldn't mistake this horch, which costs over a million, for a regular audi a8."

"Isn't that low-key enough?"

Chen Qiu joked.

Xu Jia opened her mouth.

It seems... that's actually true!

This car is the highest-end executive model in the Audi brand.

Originally, Audi released it to compete with the mercedes-benz Maybach S-Class.

But for some reason, perhaps a problem with Audi's marketing strategy.

This "horch" model has never made much of a splash in China.

Many people don't even know that Audi has such a top-tier model!

It's clearly a luxury car worth over a million.

Yet, it's always mistaken by passersby for a regular audi a8.

Only those who truly understand cars know.

These are completely different classes of cars!

From this perspective.

This thing is indeed quite low-key!

Xu Jia stood aside, watching the Lobby Manager introduce various functions of the car to Chen Qiu.

A popular meme from last year suddenly came to her mind.

In a car review program, a boy insisted on buying an audi a8 horch after becoming rich, to go back and find his first love.

This also sparked a meme that brought the horch model a bit of attention.

"Buy a horch, find your first love!"

Thinking of this.

Xu Jia's beautiful eyes involuntarily shifted to Chen Qiu.

Her heart started to pound without reason.

During middle school.

It was the budding stage of a girl's first crush.

At that time, Chen Qiu, as her closest male friend.

Xu Jia had indeed developed a vague, innocent romantic feeling for him.

However... Chen Qiu at the time was like an uninitiated block of wood.

He simply didn't pick up on her various hints.

Later, when they went to high school and separated, attending different schools.

That vague, innocent feeling gradually faded away.

Now.

Chen Qiu bought a horch.

And he even brought her along to pick up the car.

Could it be... is he hinting at something?

Did he actually like me back then?

Does he still consider me his first love?

Xu Jia's mind began to wander.

Her eyes sparkled.

Her pure face, unnoticed by anyone, quietly flushed a faint crimson.

"What are you spacing out for over there?"

"Come here and take a picture together!"

Chen Qiu's voice reached her ears.

Only then did Xu Jia suddenly snap back to reality.

She took a deep breath.

Her slender fingers quietly pinched her thigh, which was clad in dress pants.

"Xu Jia, wake up!"

"Do you still think you're a middle school girl reading CEO and Mary Sue novels?"

"What are you fantasizing about!"

She took another deep breath, calmed her mind, and walked to Chen Qiu's side.

Xu Jia is 168 cm tall, and with a pair of 5 cm high heels, she reaches 173 cm.

Standing next to the 180 cm Chen Qiu, they exuded an atmosphere of a perfect match... After completing all the car pickup procedures.

Chen Qiu drove the brand new horch slowly out of the 4S store.

"You can come back and drive your car later."

Chen Qiu said to Xu Jia in the passenger seat.

Sitting in the driver's seat, this car didn't give the same intense urge to step on the gas as the Xiaomi SU7.

Instead, it had an extremely steady, smooth, and weighty feel.

The interior of the horch also continued Audi's consistent style.

Luxurious, yet understated.

However, in Chen Qiu's opinion, no matter how magnificent the interior, it couldn't compare to the beautiful legs in black stockings in the passenger seat.

Hmm.

Chen Qiu glanced.

Unfortunately, Xu Jia was wearing black dress pants today.

"By the way, Xu Jia."

"Have you heard that meme?"

"Buy a horch, find your first love."

Chen Qiu asked.

Xu Jia's heart, which had just calmed down, instantly sped up again.

She glanced at Chen Qiu, who was driving, out of the corner of her eye.

But she couldn't tell what his expression meant.

"What's wrong."

"Are you thinking of your first love?"

Xu Jia asked back, feigning an indifferent expression.

"My first love was the ex-girlfriend who optimized me out."

"Wouldn't I be a fool to miss her!"

"I just regret that in middle and high school, I only knew how to play and didn't have a sweet, bittersweet, and passionate early romance."

"Otherwise..."

Hearing Chen Qiu's wistful words.

Xu Jia lowered her head slightly.

A strange sense of loss welled up in her heart.

Sure enough.

She was just imagining things.

"Otherwise, what?"

She still couldn't help but finish Chen Qiu's sentence.

"Otherwise."

"The person sitting in my passenger seat now would be my first love wearing a black silk miniskirt!"

Xu Jia: "..."

She looked down at her straight, smooth dress pants.

My emotions were all over the place.

After all that, you just wanted to see black stockings?