"What are you carrying on your back? Why does it look so strange?" Early the next morning, Nurse Joy, sporting dark circles under her eyes, looked at the equally exhausted Liu Qing. Her gaze settled on the bundle on his back as she asked in puzzlement.
"Oh, this? It's a parachute I finally managed to buy after spending most of last night looking. Nurse Joy, look, I even got one especially for you!" Liu Qing smiled and handed her the bundle he was carrying.
"A. Para. Chute." Nurse Joy raised an eyebrow, drawing out each syllable as she stared at Liu Qing. "Are you questioning my piloting skills?"
"No, no! Why would I question them?" Liu Qing hurriedly shook his head, but inwardly he thought, Of course I'm questioning them! You said yourself that you needed to figure out how to fly a hot-air balloon. You obviously have no experience!
"Then are you questioning the hot-air balloon I built?"
"No, no! Why would I question it?" Liu Qing shook his head again, thinking, I'd be crazy not to! Come on, this is your first time building a hot-air balloon!
"Since you aren't questioning anything, we don't need parachutes! All right, enough talking. The competition is tomorrow, so we only have one day to practice. We need to make the most of it!" In a few swift motions, Nurse Joy tossed aside both parachutes, then picked Liu Qing up and jumped straight into the balloon's basket.
What a powerhouse! Pinned down by Nurse Joy's monstrous strength, Liu Qing once again wanted to cry but had no tears.
"Ignition! Takeoff!" With that ringing declaration, Nurse Joy pulled the burner's switch, lighting it. The Togekiss-shaped balloon gradually began to inflate.
"Danger! Nurse Joy, we need to get out!" Hearing the basket creak and