"No need. Although walking for a long ti is a bit uncomfortable, it won’t stop from beating him." Yi Luowa pursed her lips and smiled, "Shall we start now?"
"Let’s go!" Tong Aino had been holding in frustration for several days, and finally, today was the day to get her revenge. Excited, she marched out first.
Tong Airui wrapped his arm around Yi Luowa’s waist and said with concern, "Wife, you absolutely have to win!"
Yi Luowa giggled and said, "I’m a woman, right?"
"Uh-huh!" Tong Airui looked at her suspiciously.
Yi Luowa grinned mischievously and said, "You can’t trust what won say. If I win, he has to call ’Fourth Sister-in-law.’ If I lose, he still has to call ’Fourth Sister-in-law.’"
"Smart!" Tong Airui smiled and ruffled her hair. "Co on, let’s entertain him for a bit. Just rember to watch your leg. Losing isn’t shaful; after all, you’re injured."
Tong Aini looked at her fourth brother with utter disdain. She didn’t recognize this guy! Where did such wife-pampering behavior co from?
You Jia smiled and nudged her lips, "I’ll pamper you like this in the future too."
Tong Aini shook her head hurriedly, "You better not be as shaless as my brother—I can’t take it."
"Haha... Fourth Brother, Sixth Sister says you’re shaless!" Mi Chenshuo hooked his arm around Mi Chenxuan’s shoulder, and the two brothers laughed as they walked out ahead.
Tong Airui glanced back at his sister, "What do you even know? I’m setting an example for You Jia here!"
"I’ll make sure to learn from Big Brother!" You Jia gestured for them to leave the room first.
Mai Zekai waited until everyone else had left, then sluggishly put on his socks. Seeing Tong Yehua still waiting for him, he asked, "Are you going to watch?"
"Let’s head over together. Few people can beat Aino." Tong Yehua smiled warmly, "But if you want to watch, you’d better speed up. If you take too long, they’ll finish the race before you get there."
"Oh." Mai Zekai responded, adjusted his socks again, and finally stood up.
After everyone had gone downstairs, Shiqing stepped out of Tong Airui’s bedroom, peeked down at Yi Luowa who was greeting Tong Jiaqi, chuckled, and headed downstairs.
Tong Yao and Yan Zi had heard about the upcoming showdown between Tong Aino and Yi Luowa, sparking their interest. Soon, the entire family headed to the neighboring yard.
Tong Airui personally helped Yi Luowa gear up, patting her cheeks gently, "No pressure, win or lose, you’ll always be my wife."
"If your dad doesn’t watch, then I won’t feel pressured." Yi Luowa teased with a playful grin.
This yard originally belonged to Tong Airui’s great-uncle; the front yard had been converted into a mini racetrack. As soon as Yi Luowa finished speaking, Tong Aino and Mi Chenxuan drove two racing cars into the yard.
Round one: Flat-ground drifting. The goal was to complete ten drifts in the shortest amount of ti—winner decided by speed.
Yi Luowa got into the car calmly. As soon as Mi Chenxuan’s hand dropped, both she and Tong Aino simultaneously started their engines.
Tong Airui stared intently at her, watching her execute each drift with exceptional precision, as a smile of pride spread across his face.
"...Eight, nine, ten!" Mi Chenxuan pressed the stopwatch. "Beautiful! The young lady won!"
As soon as Yi Luowa parked her car, Tong Aino stopped hers right after. Looking at Mi Chenshuo, who had tid her, Tong Aino asked, "How far behind?"
"0.3 seconds slower."
Tong Aino slapped her steering wheel in frustration, rolled down the car window, and looked at Yi Luowa, "Next round!"
Yi Luowa gestured an "OK" sign, backed her car to the starting line, and asked, "Together, or do you want to go first?"
"Together. Let’s see whose car stays on two wheels longer."
"OK!"
Both cars smoothly drove a short distance before Yi Luowa’s car steadily tilted onto two wheels, followed closely by Tong Aino’s car, which also rose onto two wheels.
"OMG, Luowa’s amazing!" Tong Aini’s eyes widened as she turned to look at Tong Yao, who was smiling brightly. "Mom, did you ever drive like this before?"
"A couple of tis, but my driving skills were far worse than hers." Tong Yao turned her head to spot Long Che, Mi Xiaotian, and Ning Mingxi with his wife approaching, and said with a grin, "Xixi, co over and watch. I think Aino will lose again this round."
"This young lady is incredible. Her driving skills are so much better than ours!" Ning Mingxi smiled as he watched the two cars on the track.
"Auntie, won’t it be dangerous for girls to play this?" Shiqing asked nervously.
Tong Yao shook her head, "It’s fine. Luowa must have trained a lot; otherwise, she wouldn’t keep insisting."
"I always feel like girls playing this sort of thing isn’t great," Shiqing mumbled quietly.
Tong Yao’s lips twitched slightly but she said nothing.
Long Che hugged her shoulders and laughed, "You used to win over with your driving skills—you and your daughter-in-law will probably have plenty to bond over in the future."
Shiqing’s smile stiffened slightly. How had she forgotten Tong Yao was also a woman who loved cars?
"Back then, when we were in the sa car, if I had been the one driving, would you have fallen for ?" Ning Mingxi chuckled.
"If there were only one woman left in the world, I still wouldn’t fall for you! My brother just settled for you."
"Pft! Your brother and I are ridiculously happy together—you don’t know the first thing about love!" Ning Mingxi shot Long Che a glare.
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