Even Su Chen himself hadn't managed to secure a spot; this one was snagged by his fans and then bought by him.
The uncle parked his minivan next to Su Chen's car.
"Uncle, what do you do?"
With nothing else to do, Su Chen asked the uncle from inside his car. The uncle returned to his own vehicle, and they chatted across the cars.
"Oh, I'm a delivery man," the uncle replied casually, lighting a cigarette and taking a puff.
Delivery man? Su Chen was puzzled. Shouldn't delivery men use three-wheeled vehicles? Why was this one using a minivan?
They chatted idly, and soon it was time for the qualifying race to begin. During their conversation, Su Chen noticed that the uncle's cigarettes seemed to be a premium brand, with English writing on them. However, Su Chen didn't pay it much mind; they were strangers, why should he care what brand of cigarette the man smoked?
The participating drivers were confirmed. Including Su Chen and the uncle, there were twenty-seven in total. The cars used were relatively ordinary. After all, with the rewards offered, it wasn't quite enough to attract serious racing enthusiasts.
"Little brother, when do we go up?"
The qualifying race had already started. The uncle extinguished his cigarette, muttering a curse under his breath, "Damn smoke, tastes awful." He started his car, preparing to move, but then turned to see Su Chen hadn't made a move. The uncle called out to him.
However, Su Chen, still sitting in his car, didn't react. His gaze was fixed on the stands. The uncle was puzzled. What was this kid looking at? Following Su Chen's gaze towards the stands, he realized. So, he was looking at girls! But this girl the kid was staring at... The uncle's gaze towards Su Chen became scrutinizing. This kid...
"Little brother, stop looking. That's President Chen's daughter." After sizing up Su Chen, the uncle offered a reminder. Su Chen snapped out of his daze and retracted his gaze. President Chen's daughter? This woman looked familiar. Su Chen glanced at the stage, and for some reason, President Chen's daughter on the stage seemed like someone he'd seen before.
The race began, and Su Chen and the uncle drove their cars onto the track. The uncle's minivan followed behind Su Chen's car. Su Chen slowed down, letting the uncle behind him keep pace. The idea of a minivan drafting a sedan suddenly struck Su Chen as rather peculiar. But soon, Su Chen discovered something even stranger. The uncle overtook him! On a curve, to Su Chen's right, the uncle passed him on the inside. Su Chen had just braked to prepare for the turn when the uncle's minivan whizzed past, brushing against his Audi A4. The maneuver startled Su Chen; it was incredible! However, Su Chen soon breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had learned a trick from his brother-in-law, otherwise, he might have truly believed he'd encountered the God of Touge, only to be taken down by a simple late brake. As the uncle's car drifted wide, Su Chen yanked the steering wheel and overtook him again on the inside. The uncle, not knowing the braking point, nearly drove his minivan off the track.
"Uncle, stay a little further behind me. When you see my brake lights, hit your brakes." After exiting the curve, Su Chen slowed down, driving leisurely beside the minivan, and said to the uncle.
"Alright, you scared me half to death! I almost rear-ended you just now!" The uncle clearly hadn't recovered from the shock, patting his chest as he spoke. Damn it, this track is really difficult to drive, I, an old driver of so many years, almost met my end here. The uncle cursed inwardly. On the second turn, he learned his lesson and kept a slight distance from Su Chen ahead. As soon as Su Chen's A4's brake lights illuminated, he immediately slammed on his brakes, and the car navigated the turn steadily. Seeing that the uncle didn't dart out from the side again, Su Chen finally relaxed.
Ten minutes later, the qualifying race ended. Su Chen secured third place, starting from the front row. Su Chen was quite satisfied with this result. As for the uncle, he finished in twenty-seventh place, last. Su Chen wasn't surprised by this. While he felt sorry for the uncle, there was nothing that could be done. This wasn't a novel or a movie; even if he had slowed down and let the uncle follow him for several laps, it was basically impossible for a minivan to compete with a car with significantly better performance.
Without paying further attention to the uncle, Su Chen turned his gaze to the first and second-place drivers beside him. Their cars were slightly better than his, but not by much. After all, the performance fluctuations for cars in this price range weren't very significant. The main race would follow immediately after the qualifying session. The main race was about to begin. Su Chen got out of the car and stretched his body, warming up. Besides the race rewards, he had another matter to attend to today. His parents had been feeling restless at home recently, so Su Chen was thinking of buying them a shop, giving them something to do while also allowing them to relax. The shop Su Chen had his eye on belonged to the Chen family, and Su Chen was here to negotiate the price with them.
Sitting in the minivan, Chen Shengping looked disdainfully at the foreign goods in his hand, lit one, and took an unwilling puff, his gaze fixed on Su Chen, who was warming up outside. That kid actually stared at his niece just now. He's got quite the nerve!
"Second Family Head, why didn't you notify me when you came to Modu?" While he was smoking, a young man in a suit and tie suddenly leaned in from outside the minivan window. Chen Shengping glanced at him, somewhat surprised by his appearance, but didn't pay it much mind and replied, "I'm just delivering goods and came to visit. No need to make a fuss. I'll be going home to farm this afternoon."
"How can that be? I'll go tell Miss, and have her come down to greet you." Upon hearing this, the young man in the suit and tie stiffened and quickly replied. They say the family head's brother has a peculiar personality, I didn't expect it to be true... Farming...
"Are you trying to get fired, kid? If you don't want the job, just say so. I'll have Shenglong fire you."
"No! Don't! Second Family Head, I have elders at home, and youngsters..." As the uncle threatened, the young man immediately caved.
"Alright, stop the nonsense. Help me inquire about the identity of that young man in front." After taking a puff of his cigarette, the uncle frowned and pointed at Su Chen ahead, saying, "Hmm?" The young man in the suit and tie glanced at Su Chen ahead. Investigate him?
Two minutes later, the young man returned to the minivan window. "Second Family Head, this young man's identity is quite extraordinary!"
His identity is extraordinary? Chen Shengping was stunned. I just casually asked about someone, and their identity is extraordinary? Is this too much of a coincidence?