novelzi Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Just how many more surprises do you have up your sleeves?
The speed in which Ren Xingliu made the raft was ungodly, and the quality didn’t suffer too. He was already leading his team by a large margin.
With such a role model like him, the people in his team were too embarrassed to paddle around, so they sold more of their strength one after another.
Combined two together, the speed of the entire team went up a notch with the naked eyes.@@@@
So, while other teams had finally sorted out all the materials, Team One had already started their bamboo raft’s framework.
Even the coach exclaimed in admiration, “I have done team building events for many companies and led countless teams. I have to say, you guys are the fastest to get started.”
The first team members were a little embarrassed by the praise, and everyone knew in their hearts that when the coach said “you”, he was actually referring to the prince specifically.
Members of Team One blushed with shame from the compliment, because everyone knew inside that when the coach said ‘you guys’, he actually referred to the Crown Prince.
Without Ren Xingliu, they would only be half catty eight teals as good as other teams.
Sure enough, after the coach finished praising everyone, he approached Ren Xingliu alone and asked curiously: “Brother, your raft-building skills are really good. Your hometown should be from a water town, right? Have you ever done this at home? ?”
Sure enough, after praising everyone, the coach singled out Ren Xingliu, approached and asked curiously, “Buddy, your raft building skill is really good. You must be from a water town, right? You must have helped out your family on this?”
The saying went, the connoisseur recognized the artistry, the layman simply enjoyed the show.
The coach watched for a while and found that Ren Xingliu was not only quick to do the task, but also skillful in his approach. Moreover, some of his techniques weren’t shown in the demonstration, and actually, the result was better than what was taught to him.
This was usually a level that only came with practice.
So, this was why the coach confidently made this speculation.
However, as soon as he asked, laughter erupted around him. The coach was confused and asked, “What? Did I guess wrong?”
Even if he did, there was no need to laugh that loudly?
“That’s so wrong.” A person next to him patted his shoulder and explained kindly, “Coach, it was our negligence. We forgot to introduce you just now. This is the son of our big boss and the future heir of the group. , so you understand?”
“Yes, and you went way off the mark.” A person next to him patted his shoulder and kindly explained, “Coach, it’s our fault for failing to give an introduction. This is the young master of our big boss, and the future heir of the corporation. Do you understand now?”
The coach: “?!!”
No wonder they filled the area with their laughter!
Two drops of sweat slid down his forehead as he murmured, “M-my bad...”
“Don’t sweat it.” Ren Xingliu calmly waved his hands. The coach couldn’t be blamed for this, since he was indeed cheating in a sense.
The coach still found the whole thing unbelievable and scratched the back of his head, saying, “I’m really not patting the horse’s butt, your work is really outstanding, it’s on par with professional level...”
“I know.” Ren Xingliu was not being unreasonable, but there was really no way to explain this fact. After thinking for a moment, he said politely, “You may not believe me when I tell you. I just look relaxed on the surface, but I’m actually having a hard time behind the scenes. , I have done a lot of work in the past few years, and I have learned from practice...”
“I know.” Ren Xingliu wasn’t being modest, but this was really hard to explain. After thinking for a moment, he cleverly said, “You may not believe me. I may look carefree on the surface, but in fact, I have been living quite a hard life behind the scenes. I have also done a lot of manual labor over the years, and this is but one of many fruits of labor...” few2FW
The coach: “...”
Other colleagues: “...”
One colleague tried to hold his tongue, but he couldn’t hold it in any longer and spat out, “Your Royal Highness, there’s really no need for that.”
As soon as he said that he instantly smacked his forehead.
Gosh, he accidentally shouted out the nicknames carelessly.
Fortunately, Ren Xingliu didn’t take that in mind.
Another person also spoke up, “It’s not suitable to sell us tragedies with your background.”
There was one person with a flash of insight, revealing the truth. “I know, Xingliu used to participate in those wilderness survival activities before, right?”
Wasn’t that how all the TV portrayed? Many wealthy people engage in extreme sports in their private life.
He clicked his tongue between sighs. As he was about to continue working, he felt eyes on him. He instinctively turned his head and collided with Bai Juanqiu’s sight.
Bai Juanqiu was looking at him thoughtfully. When their eyes met, he smiled and said, “I believe you.”
Ren Xingliu was taken aback for a moment before smiling with satisfaction. “That’s great. At least I know you’ll blindly believe me.”
Bai Juanqiu: “...”
After all the fun and laughter, everyone went back to focus on the task at hand.
Under Ren Xingliu’s leadership, the team was unquestionably the first to complete their raft.
Once the coach inspected and tested their bamboo raft to confirm its safety, which was up to the standard for use.
Originally, the top leaders of the business department did not participate in the actual competition, but after being stimulated by Ren Xingliu, Chen Zhi personally returned to their department to supervise the competition.
As soon as that was out, everyone burst out laughing. They instantly knew the speaker was an eaten good.
The coach chimed and joked, “Too bad there’s no fishing gear, otherwise, this would have been added to tonight’s menu.”
As soon as he said that, Ren Xingliu suddenly jabbed the bamboo pole downward and chirped, “I got it.”
The coach was puzzled. “Got what?”
Ren Xingliu brought his bamboo pole out of the water and replied, “I got the fish.”
Then he showed that at the end of the bamboo pole, there was a large black fish, a bighead carp.
Correct, if asked, this was a survival skill he picked up during the chaotic experience.
The coach: “...”
Other colleagues: “...”
Just how many more surprises do you have up your sleeves that we don’t know about?
The wind blew everyone into a mess, which Ren Xingliu was completely oblivious to. He threw the fish onto the raft. When he raised his head, he found that Bai Juanqiu was looking his way.
When the two met eyes, Ren Xingliu saw Bai Juanqiu’s eyes were dark and mysterious, hard to tell what was going on in his head.
After pondering, Ren Xingliu asked, “Xiao Bai, do you want to stick fish as well?”
No, he didn’t, but with how bright the youth was smiling, Bai Juanqiu said after a moment of hesitation, “Yes, I do.”
“Then I’ll teach you.” Ren Xingliu instantly walked over.
The coach panicked. “Don’t move around, you might capsize the raft.”
“Don’t worry, I have experience.” Ren Xingliu waved his hand and sure enough, he quickly got to Bai Juanqiu’s side.
“Use this.” He exchanged his bamboo pole with Bai Juanqiu and explained, “First, observe the speed of the current...”
The two of them were very close, with most of Ren Xingliu’s body pressing against Bai Juanqiu’s back. Looking from the side, it looked as if the youth was hugging the young man from behind, which was not a lie.
In order to maintain balance, Ren Xingliu looped one arm around Bai Juanqiu’s waist without realizing it.
Bai Juanqiu stiffened at the beginning, but he soon relaxed, showing an eager to learn attitude. “Like this?”
“Yes, just adjust the angle a little bit.” Ren Xingliu praised, Xiao Bai learns things very quickly, but the newbie is a bit rusty, so he simply reached out and grabbed Bai Juanqiu’s palm, “Like this...”
“Yes, just adjust the angle a bit more.” Ren Xingliu praised and instructed. Xiao Bai was really a fast learner, but it didn’t change the fact that he was a beginner. He decided to grab Bai Juanqiu’s palm and said, “Like this...”
Bai Juanqiu felt a hand covering his own, and the smile on his face widened. Before he could react, a sigh was right next to his ear, “Xiao Bai, your hands are also very big!”
Bai Juanqiu: “...”
So, what if they were big? And what’s with the ‘also’?
Half an hour later, the group successfully arrived at their destination—an RV ground located at the foot of Pinghe Mountain.
A few members from the planning team had driven there to welcome the arriving members, including Ruan Shao.
When they saw Team One coming ashore, they were godsmack.
Wasn’t this too fast?
They have done reference and design for these competitions, and have a rough grasp of the time. The entire rafting swim is quite difficult and has always been one of the more time-consuming team building activities.
They have often used references to plan these competitions and have a rough estimate of the time. The difficulty of building a raft and crossing water with it wasn’t small, and it had always been a more time-consuming one in the team building activities.
Under normal circumstances, even the fastest group would take an hour at least to finish the race.
Ruan Shao was inevitably skeptical and asked, “Did you guys get the coach to assist? That’s a foul.”
“Not at all, absolutely not.” The coach quickly waved his hands. “Even if I wanted to help, the other groups wouldn’t agree to it.”
Upon second thought, Ruan Shao realized that the rafting was done in the presence of other groups, with each divisions’ leaders on the side; cheating was clearly not possible.
As for on the water, the coach would usually help out, and the same with the other group, so it wasn’t a big deal.
In other words, Team One took the first competition’s victory with their own strength; they rode on horses and disappeared into the dust.
This was not over yet. Immediately afterwards, a member of the first team picked up a few fish that died peacefully from the bamboo raft and handed them to her: “Here, let’s see if we can use them for dinner.”
It was not over yet. The next thing she knew, members of Team One picked the few fish that didn’t die in a peaceful death and handed them over to her, saying, “Look, do you think we can include them in today’s dinner?”
Ruan Shao gawked and asked, “Where did they come from?”
The person made a stabbing gesture with his bamboo pole and replied, looking very calmly, “The Crown Prince got them with the pole.”
Ruan Shao: “??”