The taxi driver's face flushed red in an instant, and he hurriedly said, "How about one thousand five hundred dollars, then?”
Mason wanted to continue haggling with the taxi driver. However, Carvalho interrupted him at this time as he said indifferently, "Alright, then. We will give you two thousand dollars for the ride. Mason, pay up."
Mason subconsciously said, "Grandpa, he just said that he will only charge us one thousand and five hundred dollars...”
Carvalho said decisively, "Have you already forgotten what I told you earlier? Pay him the two thousand dollars."
Mason suddenly quivered before he nodded immediately before he counted and took out twenty pieces of hundred-dollar bills from his wallet before handing it over to the driver.
In fact, Mason was not a stingy person, nor was he unable to afford two thousand dollars. However, he simply felt that he could not accept it when he obviously knew that the taxi driver was trying to make more money out of them.
However, when he thought about what his Great-
grandfather had said about being patient and not engaging in a confrontation or quarrel with others, he immediately came to his senses and willingly paid for it.
The driver happily took the money and counted it carefully before he hurriedly said, "Sirs, please get into the car!"
Mason helped Carvalho get into the car before he ran around to the other side to get into the car.
As the driver drove out of the railway station, the driver asked, "The both of you should be from abroad, right?”
Mason asked curiously, "How did you know that?"
The driver smiled as he said, "There are very few Oskians who would still carry thousands of dollars worth of cash when they go out nowadays. Most people would use electronic payment, which is safer and easier."
Mason nodded before he said, "That is true. The electronic payment system in Oskia is indeed very good and is so much more advanced compared to that of any foreign country."
The driver replied proudly, "Of course! We are advancing into becoming a cashless society! Look! There are also fewer thieves now after we implemented the electronic payment systems."
With that said, the driver asked, "So, where would your first stop be?"
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