Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Chapter 175 - 142. 4WD competition_2

"Brother Qing Fan, the sign-in is over there!" Lin Wanning burst out with excitement like a newly released lamb, bouncing around with glee.

Xu Qingfan couldn’t bear to watch her hop around like that and pulled her to his side, "There are so many people, be careful not to get lost. You could end up being sold off to some remote holler with no strawberries to eat and starving every day!"

"Hehe~" Lin Wanning giggled shyly and let Xu Qingfan lead her by the hand.

There was a long queue, and by the time it was Xu Qingfan’s group’s turn, more than ten minutes had passed.

"Region, school, and group name," the staff member asked per procedure.

All the girls looked at Xu Qingfan, waiting for him to answer.

"We are from Li City Experimental Primary School’s Barbie Public Group!" Xu Qingfan felt he could die of embarrassment right on the spot.

"What group?" The staff member seemed not to have heard clearly and asked again.

"Barbie Public Group!" Facing the onlookers’ curious eyes, Xu Qingfan said with a red face.

"Pfft~ Haha... This.... cough cough cough.... This is your group’s competition badges, they aren’t recyclable, and you can take them home as a keepsake, Princess Barbie." The staff member tried to hold back a laugh as he handed over five competition badges to Xu Qingfan.

"Okay, thank you." Xu Qingfan took the badges and, with his face covered, turned and left without looking back.

"Xu Qingfan, don’t walk so fast!" Xia Xiaoxiao spoke up.

"Brother Fan, wait for us!"

"Brother Qing Fan, slow down!"

A few little ones chased after Xu Qingfan, giggling.

After finally escaping the rubbernecking crowd, Xu Qingfan spoke irritably, "Next time, whoever picks the group name has to call it out!"

"It’s okay, the name Barbie Public Group is so creative!" Xiao Ruawen said with a laugh.

"It’s better than the ’Strong-Willed People’s Group’ you came up with, Brother Qing Fan!" Lin Wanning also laughed.

"A true man doesn’t fear losing face!" Xia Xiaoxiao grinned slyly and pressed the elevator button to go up.

"Brother, it’s not embarrassing!" Zhang Yiyi clung to Xu Qingfan’s arm and cooed.

Xu Qingfan gave an exasperated look to the four of them, and just then, the elevator doors opened, "Alright, enough. Hurry up and get to the competition!"

"Hehe~" The group entered the elevator with faces full of mischief.

The competition venue was on the fifth floor, and according to the first-come-first-serve rule, Xu Qingfan and his team were scheduled for the next round as soon as they entered the venue.

A massive track for four-wheel drive cars was laid out on the ground, with eight lanes for eight vehicles to compete simultaneously.

Xu Qingfan observed for a while, and the track was indeed impressive, featuring roller-coaster curves with inclines of more than 150 degrees and hairpin bends like those in Qiuming Mountain.

The venue was filled with continuous screams of excitement, and many over-speeding cars flew off the track when turning, sadly signaling the end of their race.

Even though it wasn’t their turn yet, they were already pumped up by the atmosphere of the venue.

"Barbie Public Group, proceed to track three to prepare, Kakashi Group to…."

"It’s our turn, it’s our turn!" Lin Wanning shouted excitedly upon hearing their group name.

"Let’s go!" Xu Qingfan, holding Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi by the hand, headed for track three.

Xia Xiaoxiao pouted and followed behind, holding hands with Xiao Ruawen.

The team had already practiced and cooperated on assembling their four-wheel drive cars before the competition, and as soon as the staff signaled the start, they orderly assembled their assigned parts.

After Xu Qingfan attached the final car shell, the team, ready and eager, raised their hands and shouted, "We are done assembling!"

The staff member in charge of timing their group stopped the stopwatch, "One minute and twenty-three seconds!"

They were the fastest to finish assembling among the eight groups, and since it was the result of teamwork, all the girls seemed very happy.

After handing over their assembled cars for the judges’ inspection and scoring, it was soon time for the final race.

At the referee’s signal, Xu Qingfan placed their four-wheel drive car, already revving at full power, onto the track.

The race started with an extra-long straight track, and it didn’t take long for Xu Qingfan’s car to gain a small lead over the one in front.

However, Xu Qingfan wasn’t worried because they had used large gears, which have a negative correlation with the vehicle’s rotation speed but can also increase horsepower.

Anybody can be fast on a straightaway, but the true speed is in the bends!

Sure enough, as they approached the first climb, the leading cars slowed down due to insufficient horsepower, while Xu Qingfan’s Barbie Public Group wasn’t affected at all, breezing past the former first place.

"Yay!" Seeing this, the little ones started celebrating halfway through the race.

On the downhill, the original top three cars flew off the track due to excessive speed, completely losing their chance to compete.

The champagne jinx did not hold true, and their Barbie Public Group dashed triumphantly across the finish line.

"Yay!!!"

Xu Qingfan reached out to take back their four-wheel drive car and high-fived the four girls to celebrate.

The result of the competition would be announced after school resumed, so they were free to leave once it was over.

The group jovially discussed the highlights of the recent competition, completely unaware of several primary school students glaring at them with resentful eyes from behind.

"Brother Fan, I need to go to the bathroom!" Xiao Ruawen said as they reached the restroom entrance.

"I’ll go with you."

"Ningning will go too!"

He shook his head, smiling lightly, "You all go, I’ll wait here for you."

Leaning against the rails on the fifth floor, Xu Qingfan whistled idly, as five primary school students emerged from the competition venue’s entrance, pointing and whispering about him, though it was unclear what they were saying.

Xu Qingfan didn’t take it seriously; after all, being handsome meant it was normal for people to point and talk.

"Is there a problem?" Xu Qingfan asked, puzzled, as a few students about his height approached.

"What were you just laughing at?" one of the students demanded, pointing at him.

"Just now? What just now, what are you talking about?" Xu Qingfan asked, genuinely confused.

"Laugh at your mom, beat him up!" Another one lunged forward to push Xu Qingfan.

"Are you crazy!" Xu Qingfan stumbled back to create distance between him and the group.

But the crowd, seemingly frenzied, swarmed towards him, and realizing things were bad, Xu Qingfan turned and ran.

However, they had cut off all escape routes, and as one grabbed Xu Qingfan’s arm, he reacted with a kick, sending the attacker sprawling.

"Bloody hell, you dare fight back, beat him!"

Xu Qingfan parried and retreated, but it was difficult to fend off so many hands, and he was quickly cornered.

"Brother Fan!"

Xiao Ruawen quickly emerged from the bathroom and saw Xu Qingfan being cornered and beaten by a group.

Without a second thought, the little girl ran at them and delivered a flying kick airborne, sending one of the primary students flying four to five meters away.

The remaining four were stunned momentarily, and seizing the opportunity, Xu Qingfan landed a left high kick and a right roundhouse, sending two more flying.

"Brother Qing Fan!"

"Xu Qingfan!"

"Brother!"

The three youngsters, hearing Xiao Ruawen’s voice, ran out without even washing their hands, just in time to see Xu Qingfan being ambushed.

By the time they wanted to rush over to help, the last two attackers had already been taken care of by Xiao Ruawen with a kick each.

"Awesome!" Xu Qingfan bent over and rubbed his slightly bruised knee, giving Xiao Ruawen a thumbs-up.

"Letting you bully Brother Fan, letting you bully Brother Fan!" Lin Wanning’s face shifted from worry to anger, and she gave each of the students trying to stand up another kick.

After kicking them, feeling that her actions weren’t very ladylike, she scratched her face and shyly smiled at Xu Qingfan, "Hee hee~"

The commotion soon caught the attention of the staff, but Xu Qingfan, with his gift of the gab, quickly explained the situation.

Upon inquiry, the adults found out that these primary students were upset because their cars had flown off the track during the race, thinking Xu Qingfan and his friends were mocking them, so they came over for revenge.

Xu Qingfan felt as if three crows flew over his head and wasn’t sure what to say, only that one should steer clear of being overly sensitive.

The first student Xiao Ruawen kicked was feeling nauseous and threw up, while the others, beaten to a bruised face by Xiao Ruawen, lamented that in China, once you fight back, it’s considered mutual assault.

In the end, the organizers disqualified those few primary students, and the matter was dropped.

...

On the way back, Wu Lingyu took the passenger seat while Xu Qingfan sat bare-chested in the backseat, enjoying the service of the four youngsters as they massaged and applied medicine on him.

"Ouch~ be gentle!"

"Brother Fan, you should take off your pants too, your thigh still needs medication!"

"I can apply that myself when I get home!"

"Come on, Brother Fan, don’t be shy~"

"Ah~ what are you trying to do!"

"No, stop!"

"Hahaha~"

"..."