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Chapter 742: Never Stand on the Wrong Side!

Chapter 742: Chapter 742: Never Stand on the Wrong Side!

Zhu Qianying and Yan Bo, husband and wife, took turns explaining to their son the rules of the Dragon Boat race, including its origins.

From this point, of course, they also instructed him about the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Mommy, you’re so cool, you even chose such a lively day to be born."

Zhu Qianying felt flattered and didn’t know how to respond. She could only say that children’s thinking is often beyond the understanding of adults.

The racing river was not within the line of sight of the spectator stands. As they were talking, the big screen above the opposing stand suddenly lit up.

The screen displayed the teams who were rushing to the starting point. Zhu Qianying turned her head to look behind, and sure enough, a big screen behind them had also lit up, showing the same thing as the screen opposite.

While the teams were steadily taking their places, the spectators, Yan family and their line of bodyguards were still the only ones there.

A gunshot was heard from the starting point, and the drumming began. The members of the twelve teams swung their strong arms synchronously to paddle.

The team members on the dragon boats were generally all sturdy and fit, with broad waists and strong arms, extremely powerful.

With the sound of the gunshot, twelve dragon boats shot off like arrows, their oars rising and falling in unison, splashing water.

The audience along the banks raised a deafening cheer.

Before the race, the screen had indicated that the race course was three kilometers long. However, according to Mrs. Yan, when she was young, the dragon boat races would last for several rounds, even several hours, and were as much a test of wisdom as they were of strength and speed.

After a dragon boat race, those burly young men would end up like they had collapsed, numb in arms and legs.

"Mommy, why is there one uncle in each team who stands in the front and doesn’t have to paddle?"

The child pointed at a figure on the screen with a puzzled look.

Before Zhu Qianying could answer, Yan Bo took over with an explanation, "The person standing at the bow of the boat is the commander of the whole team. He needs to be flexible and adaptable, commanding the team according to the actual race conditions and the strengths and weaknesses of the competitors."

"So, is this uncle like a general?" The boy was very bright, he quickly made a connection between this stranger and a figure he was familiar with.

"You’re clever, baby boy! That uncle is indeed like a general!"

The little boy became excited when his grandpa praised him, and he cheerfully pointed at the drummer.

"I know who the drummer uncle is; he’s there to boost morale!"

This was something Zhu Qianying had just explained to him, so he excitedly showed off his understanding.

"Smart boy! The drumming needs to be rhythmic and powerful to boost morale. Now baby boy, look at all the uncles in the boat. Who do you think is the most impressive?"

The little boy took a look at the clearest team on the screen, "Grandpa, is it this one?"

His little hand was pointing at the person lost frontward, the furthest away from them.

Yan Bo laughed and patted his head, "Yes, you are right again, baby boy! That uncle is usually the strongest person on the team. The rhythm of the entire team is usually led by him, and the whoever is steering in the back is also important as he controls the direction of the dragon boat. So even though it seems like they are just paddling with all their might, but in fact, they’ve practiced to be perfectly in sync. They must cooperate to be able to win."

After hearing Yan Bo’s explanation, the little boy seemed even more fascinated by the dragon boat race. In the end, he climbed up on Yan Bo’s thighs, and the two of them enjoyed the rest of the race, completely leaving Zhu Qianying and Mrs. Yan out of their conversation.

Seeing this, Zhu Qianying whispered to Mrs. Yan, "Mom, it looks like next year we’ll have to sponsor a junior or children’s dragon boat race."

Mrs. Yan, seeing the grandson and his grandfather engrossed in the match, sighed resignedly.

"It looks like we won’t be sparing this expense."

Zhu Qianying was not worried about the money at all. Besides, from Mrs. Yan’s tone, it was clear she also didn’t mind the amount at all.

The thing Zhu Qianying cared about the most right now was that her little boy finally seemed to be overcoming his fear of water.

Could this be a sign that he’s slowly moving on from the trauma he had experienced?

Compared to the therapist’s suggestion of hypnosis or the unidentified treatment method from the doctor, Zhu Qianying naturally preferred her son to overcome his mental block on his own.

Of course, she knew that expecting such a thing from a not-5-year-old child might be too much to ask, almost a luxury.

"Wow, they’re amazing! Can you see them?"

The little boy suddenly exclaimed, jumped out of Yan Bo’s arms, and lay on the desk of the VIP platform, pointing at the river in the distance.

Zhu Qianying followed his finger and indeed saw a dragon boat crew dressed in red uniforms rowing swiftly like an arrow through the river.

"Go red team, go red team!"

Most of the spectators on the banks were neutral, cheering for whichever team was in the lead at any given moment.

Little boy, along with the audience at the banks, also started cheering loudly, "Go red team, go red team!"

Zhu Qianying looked at her little boy kneeled on the table waving his arms and cheering for the leading dragon boat team, the more she saw, the more she could not help laughing.

"This kid, not afraid of picking the wrong side!"

Mrs. Yan glanced at her and blurted, "He’s smart, he won’t pick the wrong side!"

Zhu Qianying looked at her mother-in-law doubtfully, "Huh? Why? Did he do some investigation beforehand?"

Zhu Qianying had assumed that the decision to watch the boat race had been made on a whim by the couple.

But now it seemed as if they’d planned it.

Mrs. Yan chuckled, "Didn’t he ask a lot of questions just now? I thought, after watching for so long, he’d picked a side!"

For some reason, Zhu Qianying felt something off about Mrs. Yan’s laughter, but as they’ve always had a close relationship like mother and daughter, she didn’t make too much of it.

She just thought maybe she was overthinking it.

"Oh no, they’re catching up fast! Go red team!"

As the conversation wrapped up, some excited shouting from the little boy once again caught Zhu Qianying’s attention back to the river.

Indeed, as their son had shouted, the team in black trailing behind was paddling hard, gradually getting in radian slowly catching up with the red team.

"Go black team, go black team!"

The spectators on the river bank, meanwhile, started to cheer for the underdog.

However, this time, the little boy did not join in the cheers. Instead, he furrowed his brows.