Chapter 24, Nan'an Station: A Perfect Ending
Seeing the reporter's expression, Wu Shi realized that he had made a joke that no one understood at the moment.
After all, Shu Chewang is still healthy and enjoying his retirement.
To make amends, he said directly, "Because it's easy to get injured."
Zhi Shiwei looked at Ling Kang's expression and understood.
"By the way, why did you come at this time?" Wu Shi asked Ling Kang. The competition was over, did you rush over just to see a leader give a speech?
Before Ling Kang could answer, Zeng Tianyi walked over after weighing himself and said frankly, "Boss! You're really strong!"
"Yo yo yo! You're calling me boss now?" Ling Kang's grin was full of smugness.
"If it weren't for the fact that your hand was hanging, I wouldn't have been so polite." Zeng Tianyi was helpless against his chattering companion.
"Were you yielding to another car?!" Ye Zhaohui's voice came from behind.
"I!"
When Zeng Tianyi saw the person approaching, he was speechless for a moment. He hadn't given way to the car, but he was too embarrassed to admit that he had been so frightened that he had mishandled the vehicle.
"They were pushing too hard and just slipped," Wu Shi chimed in.
"Hmph." Ye Zhaohui said with dissatisfaction.
After the race, when he heard his technician say that Wu Shi had overtaken Zeng Tianyi on a single turn, he felt that it was intentional.
"Wu Zhaohui, what are you humming about!" Wu Shi said displeased.
"What?" Ye Zhaohui was taken aback.
"You said you'd take my surname if I won this round." Wu Shi finished speaking and then emphasized again, "Hello, Wu Zhaohui."
"You, you, you, me, me." Ye Zhaohui's face turned bright red.
"Oh, so you're saying others deliberately let you pass? I feel like you were also letting someone pass you when you were overtaken, weren't you? Or was the gap between you so big that people mistook overtaking for letting someone pass you?"
Ling Kang spoke up sarcastically, "Losing is losing, why start looking for other people's faults as soon as you step off the field?" He just couldn't stand Ye Zhaohui; he was too stubborn, even more stubborn than Zeng Tianyi.
"You! You! You!!!"
Ye Zhaohui's face turned even redder. He was fearless when arguing with others when he was in the right, but when he was in the wrong, he always found it difficult to speak.
"Brother, stop picking fights all the time," Ye Ningning said, sniffling.
"I... Oh dear!" Ye Zhaohui left in a fit of anger.
"Ningning, go and see your brother," Wu Shi said.
"Hmm." Ye Ningning nodded. Seeing Ye Zhaohui's anger, she was worried that something might happen to her brother and regretted what she had just said.
"This Ye Zhaohui, really is something else." Ling Kang shook his head, still saying the same thing, he's too contradictory.
"Alright, kids, get ready to go present the awards!"
Zhi Shiwei said that she doesn't like to get involved in children's arguments, mainly because she is a reporter at the time and it's not good for her to take sides.
The podium setups are pretty much the same everywhere: a platform is set up, and a light blue cloth is placed behind it with the theme words written on it.
Amidst the uplifting melody, the competition staff announced the final results.
"NCJ-A Group: Third Place Zeng Tianyi, Second Place Ye Zhaohui, and Champion Wu Shi! Let's invite the winners to the stage!"
Wu Shi and several others ascended the podium as majestic and powerful music played.
"Next, please welcome Ye Lan, Deputy Director of the Nan'an Sports Bureau, to present awards to the athletes!"
As soon as the event staff member finished speaking, someone in the audience gasped in surprise.
"What's going on? Are the city bureau leaders here?"
"That's really rare!"
A leader dressed in a white women's suit walked onto the stage, followed by etiquette ladies carrying trophies on trays.
She first presented the award to Zeng Tianyi, offering a few polite compliments, and then to Ye Zhaohui.
"Zhaohui, congratulations on winning the runner-up title," Ye Lan said.
"Thank you, leader!" Ye Zhaohui's eyelids twitched, and he addressed him respectfully.
"make persistent efforts."
Ye Lan smiled encouragingly, then went to Wu Shi's side, handed him the championship trophy, and said:
"Congratulations on winning the championship, Wu Shi! You delivered an absolutely fantastic race! Even I, an outsider, felt the passion and excitement of racing!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Director Ye. As a race car driver, this is what I should do." Wu Shi accepted the trophy.
"Hmm, not bad!" Ye Lan commented after looking him up and down.
According to the procedure, the next step was to take photos as souvenirs, but suddenly loud noises came from the audience.
Wow!
"The champion is awesome!"
*Smack! Smack! Smack!*
Some people shouted, and some people clapped.
His outstanding performance clearly left a deep impression on many people.
This was something Wu Shi hadn't expected. After all, low-level karting races are like playing a single-player game; nobody cheers for you, and not many people care.
He held the trophy high, a broad smile on his face.
Click~
The photographer took the picture.
The Nan'an Station event has come to a successful conclusion.
In this era without high-speed rail, it still takes quite a while to get back to Shenzhen from Nan'an.
"Uncle Li, thank you, I can go up by myself." Wu Shi thanked the technician who escorted him to his door.
"Okay, then I won't go up. I'll go home and get some rest." The technician waved her hand.
Wu Shi stretched, feeling uncomfortable lying in the sleeper berth on the old-fashioned green train. He decided to go home, take a shower, and go to sleep.
Click.
I opened the door; the lights were on, and I could hear the sound of running water.
"Dad? You're back?"
No one is responding. Are they taking a shower?
Wu Shi didn't pay any attention, just grabbed a bottle of cola from the refrigerator and sat on the sofa to wait.
After a while, the sound of water gradually subsided.
Snap~ Snap~
The footsteps sounded strange, and Wu Shi subconsciously looked over, only to see Louise walking out casually with a bath towel draped over her shoulders, her wet hair hanging down.
The two looked at each other.
"Ah! Wu Shi?! When did you get back?!" (English)
Louise called out, and because her towel was wrapped haphazardly, she immediately went back to the bathroom.
Wu Shi was speechless. He picked up the landline on the coffee table and dialed his father's number.
"Hey, Dad, why aren't you back yet?" There was a hint of accusation in his voice.
"Son? You're back! Martina and I were out buying some things."
"Going shopping so late?"
"Ahem." Wu Zhenlin coughed.
Wu Shi was speechless and said, "You didn't even tell me beforehand."
"Oh dear, little Wu Shi, how is Louise?" Martina's voice rang out.
"Okay, I'm a little tired, I'll hang up now, bye-bye."
Hearing Aunt Martina's voice, Wu Shi knew that Louise would definitely be staying here, and he sighed.
Louise is cute, but sometimes she's too annoying; being noisy and disruptive makes her anything but cute.
Wu Shi hung up the phone and called out to the bathroom, "I'm going back to my room now."
He initially thought his dad was taking a shower, so he waited in the living room to take over, but he never expected it to be Louise.
A moment later, the sound of a hair dryer came on.
Wu Shi didn't know if Louise was dressed yet, so he could only turn on his computer and look at some interesting information.
After glancing around, I saw a report on CKC Nan'an Station on Daye News. The front page photo featured him smiling and holding the trophy high.
hiss!
You know what, he's actually quite handsome.