Hearing Lin Yang and Hu Qian's exclamations, Lin Xi finally came back to her senses, laughing and saying it was a joke to ease the awkwardness.
Hu Qian introduced to Lin Yang:
“Lin Yang, this is my childhood friend Lin Xi, a dance teacher.”
Lin Yang greeted her warmly:
“Hello.”
Lin Xi was extremely embarrassed, repeatedly saying, “Hello, hello.”
She thought of what she had just said and wished she could find a hole to crawl into, having told a man she just met that she wanted to have children with him.
Seeing that Lin Yang had no intention of leaving, she had no choice but to lower her head, pick up a bag of fruit from the trunk, and run towards the riverbank.
Hu Qian smiled and said to Lin Yang:
“Don’t mind her, she’s just like that.”
Lin Yang smiled and shook his head:
“It’s alright, she’s quite cute.”
“By the way, the roadside was full of cars all the way here. Is there anywhere else nearby to park?”
Hu Qian thought for a moment and said:
“Drive further ahead, there’s a fork that goes down to the riverbank. You can park your car on the riverbank.”
“Okay.”
Lin Yang responded and returned to his car, pressing the accelerator and driving away.
Lin Xi had been watching Lin Yang and only dared to come back when she saw him drive away.
She pulled Hu Qian’s hand and gossiped:
“Qianqian, be honest, have you fallen for Lin Yang?”
“No way, I only met him one day before you!”
Lin Xi looked disbelieving:
“That’s not right, Qianqian, the way you look at him is different. You can’t hide it from me!”
Hu Qian’s face immediately turned red, and she quickly changed the subject:
“But you said you wanted to have children with him!”
“That’s different, mine was purely an appreciation for a handsome guy!”
...
Hu Qian and Lin Xi chatted and laughed while taking out all the items from the trunk, preparing to move them to the riverbank.
But when they got down to the riverbank, Zhang Jun was nowhere to be seen, nor was their canopy.
Hu Qian and Lin Xi looked around and saw Zhang Jun’s figure in the distance.
He was on the distant riverbank, directing an off-road vehicle stuck in the mud to get out.
The two of them got closer and realized that because the area was all mud, ordinary cars didn’t dare to attempt a rescue, and the tow rope wasn’t long enough, so the driver could only try to get out himself.
Zhang Jun happened to be nearby and enthusiastically took on the role of director.
“Vroom...”
The engine roared, and the wheels spun wildly, splattering large amounts of black mud, but the car seemed to be fixed in place, not moving an inch.
At this moment, the onlookers began to discuss amongst themselves.
“Didn’t they say the land rover was very powerful? How come it can’t get out of such shallow mud?”
A middle-aged man who seemed to know a lot about cars, with a beer belly and a hint of arrogance on his face, said loudly:
“This is a land rover Range Rover SV, almost 3 million, with a 4.4T engine and over 600 horsepower, which is equivalent to half a tank! It’s not comparable to those domestic junk cars!”
A young man next to him instantly became displeased upon hearing this.
If you want to boast about foreign cars, then boast about foreign cars, but what’s the meaning of disparaging domestic cars? You yourself are domestic.
He frowned and responded impolitely:
“Oh, half a tank’s horsepower, huh? How come it can’t even get one wheel out!”
The middle-aged man’s face instantly turned crimson with anger, like a ripe tomato, and he stammered:
“You, you, how do you talk, kid? This mud is so deep, even a tank wouldn’t easily get out if it got stuck, and this driver must be a novice, he doesn’t know how to control it!”
He gestured excitedly with his hands as he spoke.
No sooner had the middle-aged man finished speaking than a bald head popped out of the land rover, with a large gold chain around his neck. He looked considerably older than the middle-aged man.
He pointed at the middle-aged man and roared:
“Who the hell are you calling a novice? When I was driving, you were still playing in the mud with your pants down!”
With the car owner appearing and making him lose face, the middle-aged man immediately shut up.
“Look, isn’t that the looking up u8!”
Just then, someone pointed into the distance and exclaimed.
Everyone’s gaze turned towards it, only to see an off-road vehicle even larger than this land rover driving from the riverbank onto the riverbed.
The car, with its massive body and rugged lines, exuded a unique dominance under the sunlight, like a fearless warrior.
The metallic paint of the car body shone with a cold luster, and the wide tires were firmly planted on the ground, seemingly proclaiming its powerful strength.
Someone, seeing that the land rover had been unable to get out of the mud and other cars dared not rescue it, offered advice to the driver:
“The looking up u8 has over 1000 horsepower, truly equivalent to a tank. It’s powerful enough that it shouldn’t be afraid of getting stuck in the mud. Why don’t you go ask him for help!”
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in the driver’s eyes. He hesitated for a moment, then got out of the car, picked up a carton of cigarettes from the trunk, and hurried towards the looking up u8.
At this point, the people around began to whisper.
“Can this looking up u8 really pull the land rover out?”
A young man wearing glasses asked with a puzzled expression.
“Hard to say, this mud is so deep, and the land rover is stuck solid. Although the looking up u8 has a lot of horsepower, it might not work.”
An uncle in sportswear next to him shook his head, sounding uncertain.
Others, however, were full of confidence in the looking up u8:
“I think it can definitely do it. The looking up u8 is no ordinary car; all its performances are excellent. I even heard it can float on water in an emergency, so pulling a land rover should be no problem.”
Everyone spoke one after another, their eyes fixed on the looking up u8 and the land rover deeply stuck in the mud, all anticipating what would happen next.
Aside, the middle-aged man from before said with disdain:
“Domestic cars always exaggerate their specs. Just because it says it has 1000 horsepower, does it really have 1000 horsepower? If it dares to come over, it’ll just be one more car stuck in the mud.”
...
Lin Yang drove slowly along the winding road towards the riverbank.
As soon as he found an empty spot on the riverbank and parked his car steadily, an uncle with a large gold chain and thick gold rings on his fingers came over with a beaming smile.
His nouveau riche attire was particularly eye-catching.
“Young man, can you do me a favor? My car is stuck in the mud and can’t get out!”
The uncle said, eagerly handing over a carton of cigarettes, looking at Lin Yang with anticipation.
Lin Yang subconsciously took the cigarettes and looked closely, realizing they were He Tian Xia brand, which was quite expensive, at least 2000 yuan a carton.
He couldn't help but feel a little surprised, but “one doesn’t hit a smiling person,” and besides, the car he was driving itself had rescue capabilities, which he could also use as an opportunity to test it. So he readily agreed:
“Okay, uncle, I can try, but I can’t guarantee success.”
“No problem, no problem, just give it a try.”
So, Lin Yang got into the car and started the engine.
The uncle led the way, approaching the scene of the incident.
As they gradually approached the scene, the ground conditions worsened. The originally solid ground was gradually replaced by unstable mud. Standing on it, one felt shaky, as if they would sink in the next second, let alone a car weighing several tons.
Lin Yang cautiously drove the vehicle, slowly approaching the land rover deeply stuck in the mud.
He saw that more than half of the land rover’s front left wheel was submerged in the mud, the surrounding mud was churned murky by the wheel, and the car body was tilted, looking extremely disheveled.
The moment Lin Yang’s car drove onto the mud, there was a “gurgle,” and the wheels also began to sink. He secretly cursed, realizing that he had underestimated the power of this mud.
As soon as Lin Yang’s car got stuck, a commotion arose from the surrounding crowd of onlookers.
The middle-aged man who had previously looked down on domestic cars had a mocking expression. With his arms crossed and a slight smirk on his lips, he laughed loudly:
“See, I told you those domestic junk cars wouldn’t work, and sure enough, it got stuck!”