Chapter 130: The Veteran Driver’s Downfall

Su Qinghu’s eyes narrowed.

What’s this? Looking down on a newbie woman driver?

Too bad for them—she’s actually a veteran driver~~~

“Dad,” Su Qinghu turned to her father-in-law, Chen Bai, smiling innocently. “You came here with Xiao Huang driving you, right?”

Chen Bai suddenly had a bad feeling. “…Yes.”

“There’s still quite a while before dinner. How about… I take you all for a spin?” Su Qinghu smiled sweetly, her eyes full of anticipation—just like a new recruit eager to show off her freshly learned skills to her superior.

Chen Bai was hesitating when his younger daughter-in-law, Su Qinghu, added, “Anyway, I’ll be the one driving them around next weekend. Why not experience it now, so you won’t have to worry and wait anxiously at home that day?”

Chen Bai: “…”

Su Qinghu already had the advantage of good looks, and now her voice was soft and sweet. With that bright, lively expression, she looked to Chen Bai like a mischievous kid trying to charm her parents.

He finally sighed and nodded. “Let Xiao Huang drive us somewhere with wide, empty roads first. Then you can take over.”

After a moment’s thought, he added, “While you’re driving, Xiao Huang must sit in the front passenger seat. Only when he says your driving is completely fine can you take us for a spin.”

Su Qinghu nodded with a little smugness, “Just wait—you might be surprised by my driving skills.”

How could a veteran driver let others look down on her? Enmmmm~~~

Er Dan cheered—car ride! Another car ride!

Da Dan glanced at Er Dan and snickered to himself. Sure, you’re happy now. Just don’t get scared and throw up later…

No sooner said than done, Su Qinghu put the local specialties she’d brought into the car, locked the door, and hopped right into the front passenger seat.

Xiao Huang saw Su Qinghu sit down and smile at him, and suddenly felt a bit uneasy. What was she planning?

“Xiao Huang, find a place with wide, empty roads,” Chen Bai instructed.

Xiao Huang nodded and, after a quick mental search, drove them to a suitable spot.

The place had wide, empty roads, but the road surface wasn’t great. Still, it was good for practice, so Chen Bai didn’t say anything.

Everyone got out. Su Qinghu immediately opened a large umbrella for her father-in-law, Chen Bai, so he could shade her mother-in-law and the kids.

Chen Bai looked at the oversized umbrella, then at his wife, Mrs. Meng, and shook his head with a helpless smile. He walked over to her, holding the umbrella to shade her and the children.

Su Qinghu headed straight for the driver’s seat, got in, and smiled at Xiao Huang. “I’ll be counting on your guidance.”

“Not at all,” Xiao Huang replied, discreetly taking a deep breath. For some reason, he felt like the boss’s daughter-in-law was smiling at him in a rather provocative way.

From the moment Su Qinghu sat down and gripped the steering wheel, Xiao Huang felt like he was seeing his old driving instructor. As she started up smoothly, then executed a series of maneuvers—straight driving, lane changes, U-turns, curves, emergency stops—all in one go, Xiao Huang was certain of his earlier hunch. This wasn’t just a little provocation.

He glanced at the faint smile on Su Qinghu’s lips and took a deep breath. This wasn’t provocation—this was the swagger of a veteran driver!

“Come on, let me show you a few more tricks.” Su Qinghu was having fun. Spotting a car ahead, she sped up. “I’ll show you overtaking and passing on a narrow road, then a U-turn and reverse parking.”

Xiao Huang was stunned: …You’re supposed to be a newbie! What kind of newbie drives like this?!

Before he could protest, Su Qinghu had already floored it.

Xiao Huang almost instinctively reached for the steering wheel, but halfway there, he remembered what they were doing. His heart pounding, he feebly protested, “Isn’t this… isn’t this racing?”

“At my current speed, if I want to catch up and pass on a narrow road, I have to accelerate,” Su Qinghu replied, her hands moving with practiced ease.

Her father-in-law’s car was nothing like the training cars she’d used before—much more powerful and agile. She might only get to enjoy this today.

Xiao Huang: …I can’t believe this!

She sped up and caught up to the car in front, made a quick adjustment, and whoosh—passed it.

Xiao Huang: “!!!” Other than in the army, he’d never seen a woman drive so aggressively!

It was like… like she was about to make the car fly!

The driver of the other car, easily passed by Su Qinghu, was still in shock when she came back around and passed him again at nearly the same speed, then sped off in a cloud of dust.

Seeing the license plate in his rearview mirror, the other driver cursed under his breath. Still, she hadn’t broken any traffic laws.

Su Qinghu executed a beautiful reverse park, stopping right in front of her in-laws and the kids.

Getting out, she beamed, “Dad, what do you think? Not bad, right?”

Chen Bai regarded her thoughtfully, saying nothing.

Mrs. Meng looked at her husband, then at her daughter-in-law, who’d nearly made the car fly, and sighed quietly.

Su Qinghu heard her mother-in-law sigh and looked over, puzzled. Before she could figure it out, Chen Bai spoke up, “Unless you have a veteran driver with at least three years’ experience in the passenger seat, you’re not allowed to drive this year.”

Su Qinghu was stunned. What? Why? Didn’t she drive well enough? Wasn’t she skilled enough?

Xiao Huang, who’d followed her out of the car, breathed a sigh of relief. That’s how it should be. With her kind of swagger, she might not have technical problems, but she could easily get into trouble with other aggressive drivers!

“…Why?” Su Qinghu pouted, and seeing her mother-in-law ignore her silent plea for help, she reluctantly asked Chen Bai, “I’m not bragging, but I think my driving is flawless.”

Her skills were so good—even a driving instructor would have to praise her…

“Because you’re too good,” Chen Bai said seriously, “and when you’re too good, you get cocky. When you get cocky, you get reckless. And when you get reckless, accidents happen.”

Before Su Qinghu could argue, Chen Bai delivered the fatal blow, “Be honest with yourself—aren’t you feeling a bit cocky right now?”

Su Qinghu: “…”

No matter how annoyed she was, Su Qinghu still did a quick self-check in her head—and her spirits deflated.

He was right! She wasn’t just cocky, she was downright smug!

But—

Dad, let me explain!

Su Qinghu smiled sweetly and innocently. “Dad, I was just showing off a little. I wouldn’t drive like that normally.”

Chen Bai: …Really? Your eyes tell me you’d do it anyway.

But he didn’t say that out loud.

Instead, he looked at his wife, hoping Mrs. Meng would say something.

Mrs. Meng cleared her throat and tried to help, “Xiao Huang has next weekend off, so he can come with us. He’ll supervise you then.”"