Ms. Mao adjusted her breathing to calm her heartbeat after the intense exercise. Only now did Stan have time to carefully observe Ms. Mao. Stan had seen her before at his own wedding with Fang Lu. She had curly hair and wore a green coat with a large floral decoration on the chest, green pants, and leather shoes. She seemed like a typical plump, bossy Chinese auntie who didn't look easy to get along with. However, Fang Lu had mentioned that once a Chinese auntie truly considers you as family, her attitude changes significantly. Today's actions of Ms. Mao proved Fang Lu's words right.
In Stan's eyes, Ms. Mao seemed much gentler today, even reminding him of his own mother, although her recent actions were far from gentle. The sunset in Stan's small town of Riverside was beautiful, and the area around the airport was very open. By this time, the sun had completely set below the horizon, but the light emanating from it was still illuminating the wobbling delivery drones.
Ms. Mao pulled on her red jacket and asked Stan, "Where is your car?" This question pulled Stan back to reality from his post-survival relief. Stan explained to Ms. Mao what had happened on the way to the airport, then pondered for a moment and said, "With all these things happening one after another, I think it's better not to take a self-driving vehicle home today."
"Then just drive yourself!" suggested Ms. Mao.
Stan shrugged, "I don't have a driver's license. Nowadays, it's all self-driving vehicles, so very few people get a driver's license. I can contact the taxi company and request a manually driven car to pick us up. Such services are usually used for transporting valuable goods, with the driver also acting as the cargo custodian."
Ms. Mao waved her hand, "Why spend that money? I have a driver's license. I've been driving for 30 years, I can drive any car, I have an A1 license!!!" Stan thought for a moment, "Getting a car is easy, there's a car rental company nearby since we're at the airport, but your driver's license is from China, right?"
"Uh..." It seemed that Ms. Mao, who could do everything, was stumped. However, Stan finally decided to go to the car rental company first. Firstly, calling for a manually driven taxi was indeed expensive. Secondly, regarding the issue of using a driver's license internationally, he wanted to see if the car rental company could help. After all, now you can take a driving test directly through a simulator. If you already know how to drive, you can pass the test on the simulator and get a license on the spot.
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