The day after his welcome banquet, Huang Chong had to bid Du Wei a complete farewell and move into the dorms at the Cycling Sports Management Center, eat at the cafeteria, and begin closed training.
For him, moving was easy. He had little luggage to begin with, and with the system storage space, Du Wei did not even need to make a special trip to see him off.
Before he left, however, Du Wei told him to stop by the bike shop, saying he had a gift for him.
When Huang Chong arrived, he found that aside from the back pay Du Wei had given him, two top-tier UCI WorldTour road bikes were displayed in the center of the shop.
One was a white Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7.
The other was a black Specialized S-Works Shiv TT.
With this black-and-white pair holding down the fort, it was practically the same as having the bike setups ridden by members of Soudal Quick-Step and Bora.
"What does this mean, Old Du? The gift you mentioned can't possibly be these top-of-the-line Specialized road and TT bikes, can it?"
Huang Chong had already guessed the answer, but he still asked with an incredulous expression.
He was not pleasantly surprised or overjoyed. He simply felt too embarrassed to accept such an expensive gift from a friend.
As an all-around mechanic, he could tell at a glance that both bikes were fitted entirely with top-tier components.
They were incredibly expensive, totaling nearly 200,000 RMB.
"To be honest, Old Du, I can't accept such a generous gift. This is 200,000! Have you lost your mind? If Wu Fang finds out you're spending money so recklessly, she definitely won't approve."
"Enough nonsense. Hurry up and hand over your Giant Ninth-Generation TCR ADV 3."
With a broad wave of