The Speed Wasn't Right!

"What happened?" Shuhang's expression was off, Mom Song also leaned over to look out the window. Then she saw Old Lü and Dad Song climbing onto the tractor. And Lü Tianyou, looking utterly miserable, tragically climbed onto the tractor's trailer...

"These two guys, are they drunk and causing trouble? They deserve a beating!" Mom Song said angrily, taking out her phone and dialing Dad Song's number.

However, the ringing of Dad Song's phone came from the dining table... After answering Song Shuhang's call earlier, Dad Song casually threw his phone on the table and didn't put it away.

"..." Mom Song's anger surged instantly. She yelled at the three people downstairs, "Old Song, stop the tractor for me!"

However, perhaps because the tractor downstairs was making a lot of noise, Dad Song, Old Lü, and Lü Tianyou didn't hear Mom Song yelling.

The tractor started and gradually accelerated.

Thump thump thump... Boom boom boom...

A plume of black smoke rose, and the tractor started up with a roar, quickly leaving Song Shuhang's house and heading far away.

Mom Song: "..."

Song Shuhang: "..."

After thinking for a moment, Mom Song said, "Shuhang, go to the living room and see if your Tianyou has his car keys. That BMW downstairs is his car. If you have the keys, hurry up and drive to catch up with your dad and the others!"

"We can't catch up." Song Shuhang smiled bitterly.

"Huh?" Mom Song asked, puzzled.

"My tractor... its speed is a little unusual." Song Shuhang looked up at the sky—it could easily reach 100 mph with a slight acceleration, and 150 mph was no problem at all. With a lot of acceleration, it could go even faster. How could anyone catch up?

"Wow, this tractor feels amazing, absolutely fantastic!" Old Lü, the driver, laughed heartily, his whole body swaying up and down with the vibrations of the tractor as it started moving, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Ah, the long-lost feeling of driving a hand-operated tractor! It made Old Lü feel as if he had suddenly returned to his youth.

Back in the day, he drove a tractor like this too.

Especially in the dead of winter, he would have a little wine to warm himself up, and then drive his beloved hand-held Mercedes-Benz through the streets and alleys of Wenzhou City. At that time, he had just gotten married and was busy making a living. Although it was hard, he was very happy. If it weren't for his Dad Song, constantly poking at his sore spots, he would definitely have been even happier in his memory.

He accelerated, and at the same time, skillfully pulled the tractor's gear lever to shift into gear.

The tractor sped up faster and faster, and the black smoke billowed out even more powerfully.

"Old Song, which way should we go next? I remember driving on White Whale Road towards the mountains, that's an old road, and there's no one there yet. We won't run into traffic police or anything, right?" Old Lü asked Dad Song.

Things are different now than they used to be. Back then, even if you drank a little and drove a tractor, nobody cared.

But now, getting caught driving under the influence is a serious problem.

"Okay, just drive towards the mountains. Remember, don't take the main road, take the side roads. There's a highway built there by someone who secretly paid for it, I don't know what it's for. Go and have some fun there." Sitting in the back of the tractor, Dad Song felt something was off.

As the tractor's speed continued to increase, the houses and trees on the side appeared to recede rapidly.

"Old Lü, what speed are you going?" Dad Song asked loudly, his voice rising involuntarily because the tractor engine was so noisy.

"I'm not going that fast, I haven't even shifted to the fastest gear yet, don't worry, hahaha." Old Lü was having a blast driving ahead.

Lü Tianyou sensed something was wrong—hadn't he shifted to the fastest gear yet?

Something's not right!

Based on his usual driving speed, Lü Tianyou estimated that the tractor's speed was now close to 60 miles per hour, and it was still increasing.

Are you kidding me? A tractor at 60 mph hasn't reached its top speed yet?

Could it be a modified tractor?

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In Wenzhou City, not far from White Whale Road, there is a mountain called 'Ox Summit Mountain'. There is a winding mountain road here.

Ox Summit Mountain is actually a collective name for several connected mountain peaks. This name cannot be found on a map because it is just what the locals call it.

Long ago, there was a winding mountain path that connected some of the residents of Ox Summit Mountain with the outside world.

However, over time, the residents of Ox Summit Mountain gradually moved down the mountain, leaving only a few households on the mountainside. The mountain road was also gradually abandoned.

However, two years ago, an unnamed tycoon obtained approval from the authorities and then privately funded the expansion of the entire mountain road, which is now quite spacious.

At this moment, at the entrance to Ox Summit Mountain Road, three cool-looking sports cars—one red, one blue, and one white—stopped.

"How about it, isn't this road great?" A young girl with a high ponytail and a youthful, energetic look emerged from the white car. She stretched out her arms as if to hug someone, a smug expression on her face.

From the blue vehicle, a girl with long, slender legs, almond-shaped eyes, and dressed in white emerged. She looked up at the mountain road and smiled gently, saying, "Little Wheat Ear has chosen a good spot this time!"

Finally, in the red car came a stylish woman wearing sunglasses. She stuck her head out, honked the horn loudly, and laughed, "Enough with the nonsense, my car is already at its breaking point, let's have a race!"

"Hehehe, I've been waiting for you to say that, Ase." Little Wheat Ear laughed heartily, "Watch, this time I'm going to speed over 120 mph and show you! On this stretch of road, my fastest speed is 130 mph."

Speeding up to 120 mph?

Wait a minute, is there something wrong with this number? 120 km/h, is that even possible? Even on certain sections of the highway, a hard press of the accelerator would reach that speed, right?

"Hehe, you're not the only one secretly cultivating! I've been training for a long time too. Even on mountain roads, I can maintain a speed of 100 miles per hour. The two of you are definitely no match for me," said the woman wearing sunglasses, 'Ase,' smugly.

A speed of 100 miles per hour is enough to make one feel smug.

That's right... these three girls are the kind who love racing, but their driving skills are absolutely terrible.

They like racing, but normally when others are racing, the speed is too fast, and they can only watch from behind.

Even if they love racing, they wouldn't like constantly being left out and ridiculed.

So, this girl Little Wheat Ear found a way to get the permits and paid to build her own driveways in some very remote places or abandoned mountain roads.

Then, a few of their girlfriends who liked racing but weren't really good at it arranged a time for them to come over and race for fun.

I don't care about speed, I just want to enjoy it.

"Zhao Yaya, get in the car, let's go!" Little Wheat Ear called out to the long-legged girl next to the blue car after getting into his white vehicle.

... The girl smiling broadly as she looked at the track was none other than Zhao Yaya, the daughter of Song Shuhang's uncle.

"I didn't expect Little Wheat Ear to choose White Whale Road in Wenzhou City this time. It's so close to Shuhang's house. After the race, I'll go check on Shuhang. I wonder if he's back yet," Zhao Yaya thought to herself.

Yes, that's right. Zhao Yaya loves racing... She hides this hobby very well; no one in her family knows about it!

Then, the three little girls climbed onto their car.

"I'll count to three, and we'll set off in three seconds!" Little Wheat Ear said triumphantly.

Anyway, it wasn't a formal racing competition; the three sisters were just messing around, so the rules didn't matter.

"Three, two, one!" Little Wheat Ear shouted, pressing the car horn hard, and the three sleek sports cars sped forward.

Sprint on this track.

At first, the three girls were quite impressive, and their straight-line sprint speed was actually quite fast.

However, whenever they reached a turn, the three girls would simultaneously brake hard and slow down...

The coach kept reminding us to slow down when turning!

Well, that's how you have to be when driving—safety first!

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"Yo yo, check it out!" Old Lü drove his tractor, having a blast, humming a tune as he drove along the path towards the mountains behind White Whale Road...

Dad Song, sitting in the back of the truck, frowned slightly. "I feel like this speed is a bit off. We seem to have overtaken several cars on the way here?"

"Don't overthink it. Maybe the car was just slow and we overtook it. Even so, it feels really good to overtake a car like a tractor," Old Lü Lu laughed heartily.

[Wait a minute, Dad, this speed is really off.] Lü Tianyou thought to himself. At the same time, he reached up and scratched his hair—he also had another question in his mind: why is there no wind?

Tractors don't have windshields, so even if they're not going fast, there should still be wind blowing in your face while they're moving, right?

But he'd been sitting in the back bunk for ages, and not a single breeze had touched him.

"Hahaha, Old Song, we've arrived at the place you mentioned. Tsk tsk, what a great spot! The road is so wide, and there's hardly anyone around. If I had a nice car, it would be so much fun speeding around here. But for now, let me show off a bit on this road and show you what I was like driving a tractor twenty years ago!" Old Lü said smugly.

At the same time, he shifted the tractor into the highest gear in one go!

Putt-putt-putt... boom boom boom... The tractor roared as it rushed into the mountain road.

At the same time, the tractor's speed seemed to have increased significantly.

Dad Song said worriedly, "Be careful, this is a mountain road with many bends!"

Old Lü laughed heartily, "What's there to be afraid of on a curve? Back in the day, I was a master at navigating those winding mountain roads in the fastest way possible, even driving a tractor. Watch me, I'll show you how to take a curve smoothly."

Old Lü twisted his waist, grabbed the tractor's tow handle, and slowly tilted it...