Chapter 100 Worlds Oldest Rodeo (1/2)
Chapter 100: World's Oldest Rodeo
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The Iron Knight cost 120,000 dollars before taxes. And the price didn’t include the semi-trailer that they would need to get as well.
A high-end Mercedes-Benz limousine S-600 cost no more than 140,000. Getting the Iron Knight was similar to buying a luxury car.
Li Du gave this some thought and decided to get it.
Natalie was taken aback. ”Wow, are you really going to spend 120,000 dollars to get a truck? That’s crazy.”
Hans gave Li Du a bear hug. ”Li, if we were the same color, I would definitely do a DNA test. We could be long lost brothers!”
Sophie giggled and teased, ”Aww, even if you guys are not brothers, maybe you two can be a couple.”
”As long as he is willing.” Hans pretended to look at Li Du lovingly.
”Stay away from me!” Li Du laughed.
Li Du made the payment in cash just like the time he bought the BMW Z4 for Hannah.
Li Du chose to make the payment in cash not because he was rich, but because he had calculated that if he chose to pay in installments, he would finish paying in three years; although the US dollar wouldn’t fluctuate much in three years, the amount of interest that would build up could be substantial, and therefore it wouldn’t be worth it.
Since he had enough funds, he would not accept any short-term loans.
Most Americans took up loans when they purchased a car; unlike Li Du, they did not have much in savings.
Hans was the typical kind of American who did not have much savings. When they were about to make the payment, he told Li Du that he only had 20,000 dollars left.
”Sh*t, didn’t we make a huge sum selling the mammoth ivory?” Li Du was shocked to hear this from Hans.
”Yeah, but I sent half of it to the welfare home, and the night I stayed over at Las Vegas, I went to the casino. That’s how it happened.”
”Very well. From now on, I will pay for the expenses incurred in our line of work.”
”Really? Wow, my brother, you are a really good person,” Hans said, pleasantly surprised.
”Of course, but that also means I will be the leader as well,” said a cheeky Li Du.
Hans blinked and raised his hands. ”Deal, Big Li.”
And so, the purchase agreement was made in Li Du’s name. Hans happily hopped into the Iron Knight, with Natalie sitting in front beside him, while both Li Du and Sophie hopped into the spacious rear seats.
Hans accelerated as they drove along the highway, and in just eight seconds, they were moving along at a speed of 60 miles an hour.
”This is really amazing,” Li Du said.
”Oh yeah, this beast has a horsepower of 2,400! Do you know what it means? The 1000 meter record holder, ‘The Wild Viking’, had a horsepower of only 1,600!”
Hans took them for a spin before sending the girls home.
”I enjoyed the drive around the city, and thanks for dropping me off,” Sophie smiled.
”Oh, er, the drive? I was afraid that it might be too old-fashioned.” Li Du appeared a bit flustered and shy.
”Why would it be? That’s a drive in a Volvo worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Ah Meow also agreed with Sophie, ”Meow meow!”
Sophie immediately noticed Ah Meow’s behavior. ”I think Ah Meow’s getting more intelligent. Pets thrive with good owners.”
Owner? Who’s the owner? Ah Meow looked at Sophie disapprovingly.