The God of War Returns and Spices Up Life With Ma…
Chapter 40 Table of contents

Just how many more surprises do you have up your sleeves?

The speed in which Ren Xingliu made the raft was ungodly, and the quality didn’t suffer too. He was already leading his team by a large margin.

With such a role model like him, the people in his team were too embarrassed to paddle around, so they sold more of their strength one after another.

Combined two together, the speed of the entire team went up a notch with the naked eyes.

So, while other teams had finally sorted out all the materials, Team One had already started their bamboo raft’s framework.

Even the coach exclaimed in admiration, “I have done team building events for many companies and led countless teams. I have to say, you guys are the fastest to get started.” 

The first team members were a little embarrassed by the praise, and everyone knew in their hearts that when the coach said “you”, he was actually referring to the prince specifically.

Members of Team One blushed with shame from the compliment, because everyone knew inside that when the coach said ‘you guys’, he actually referred to the Crown Prince.

Without Ren Xingliu, they would only be half catty eight teals as good as other teams.

Sure enough, after the coach finished praising everyone, he approached Ren Xingliu alone and asked curiously: “Brother, your raft-building skills are really good. Your hometown should be from a water town, right? Have you ever done this at home? ?”

Sure enough, after praising everyone, the coach singled out Ren Xingliu, approached and asked curiously, “Buddy, your raft building skill is really good. You must be from a water town, right? You must have helped out your family on this?”

The saying went, the connoisseur recognized the artistry, the layman simply enjoyed the show.

The coach watched for a while and found that Ren Xingliu was not only quick to do the task, but also skillful in his approach. Moreover, some of his techniques weren’t shown in the demonstration, and actually, the result was better than what was taught to him.

This was usually a level that only came with practice. 

So, this was why the coach confidently made this speculation.

However, as soon as he asked, laughter erupted around him. The coach was confused and asked, “What? Did I guess wrong?”

Even if he did, there was no need to laugh that loudly?

“That’s so wrong.” A person next to him patted his shoulder and explained kindly, “Coach, it was our negligence. We forgot to introduce you just now. This is the son of our big boss and the future heir of the group. , so you understand?” 

“Yes, and you went way off the mark.” A person next to him patted his shoulder and kindly explained, “Coach, it’s our fault for failing to give an introduction. This is the young master of our big boss, and the future heir of the corporation. Do you understand now?”

The coach: “?!!”

No wonder they filled the area with their laughter!

Two drops of sweat slid down his forehead as he murmured, “M-my bad…” 

“Don’t sweat it.” Ren Xingliu calmly waved his hands. The coach couldn’t be blamed for this, since he was indeed cheating in a sense.

The coach still found the whole thing unbelievable and scratched the back of his head, saying, “I’m really not patting the horse’s butt, your work is really outstanding, it’s on par with professional level…”

“I know.” Ren Xingliu was not being unreasonable, but there was really no way to explain this fact. After thinking for a moment, he said politely, “You may not believe me when I tell you. I just look relaxed on the surface, but I’m actually having a hard time behind the scenes. , I have done a lot of work in the past few years, and I have learned from practice…”

“I know.” Ren Xingliu wasn’t being modest, but this was really hard to explain. After thinking for a moment, he cleverly said, “You may not believe me. I may look carefree on the surface, but in fact, I have been living quite a hard life behind the scenes. I have also done a lot of manual labor over the years, and this is but one of many fruits of labor…” few2FW

The coach: “…”

Other colleagues: “…”

One colleague tried to hold his tongue, but he couldn’t hold it in any longer and spat out, “Your Royal Highness, there’s really no need for that.”

As soon as he said that he instantly smacked his forehead.

Gosh, he accidentally shouted out the nicknames carelessly.

Fortunately, Ren Xingliu didn’t take that in mind.

Another person also spoke up, “It’s not suitable to sell us tragedies with your background.”

There was one person with a flash of insight, revealing the truth. “I know, Xingliu used to participate in those wilderness survival activities before, right?” 

Wasn’t that how all the TV portrayed? Many wealthy people engage in extreme sports in their private life.

He clicked his tongue between sighs. As he was about to continue working, he felt eyes on him. He instinctively turned his head and collided with Bai Juanqiu’s sight.

Bai Juanqiu was looking at him thoughtfully. When their eyes met, he smiled and said, “I believe you.”

Ren Xingliu was taken aback for a moment before smiling with satisfaction. “That’s great. At least I know you’ll blindly believe me.” 

Bai Juanqiu: “…”

After all the fun and laughter, everyone went back to focus on the task at hand.

Under Ren Xingliu’s leadership, the team was unquestionably the first to complete their raft.

Once the coach inspected and tested their bamboo raft to confirm its safety, which was up to the standard for use. 

Originally, the top leaders of the business department did not participate in the actual competition, but after being stimulated by Ren Xingliu, Chen Zhi personally returned to their department to supervise the competition.

At first, the leaders of the business divisions didn’t participate in the actual competition, but after being rattled up by Ren Xingliu, Chen Zhi personally supervised his division.

No matter what, Ren Xingliu must not take the victory.

He forked out that twenty hundred thousand to disrupt Team One’s morale and create friction in their division, not to unite them! 

Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. Even under Chen Zhi’s personal supervision, cheers still arrived first from the side.

Team One got their bamboo raft in the water.

Chen Zhi: “!!”

He felt another suffocating pain in his chest and urged his subordinates, “Can’t you guys hurry up? Team One is about to set off. Don’t let my prize money go down the drain!” 

It would have been fine if he had stayed silent, but he had to bring it up verbally.

When the other leaders were clearly watching from the sidelines and offering encouragement at most, Chen Zhi was here directing at them with his finger.

Even if he made it sound so simple, it wasn’t like he was doing it himself.

Don’t even look at it. The reason why a team can attack so fast is not because the prince leads it well. If Chen Zhi was really in a hurry, he should have done the same as Ren Xingliu and built half of the bamboo raft for them. 

He should also take a good look. Wasn’t it the Crown Prince’s good leadership that Team One was able to be so far ahead? If Chen Zhi was in such a hurry to catch up, he should be just like Ren Xingliu and tie half of the raft for them.

Speaking of the prize money, which was even more baffling. If Chen Zhi really wanted to motivate them, he should have directly given them the money, instead of sponsoring the event.

It was really unreasonable for him to turn around and blame them.

Everyone was fuming inside but dared not say anything. They could only endure this and increase their speed. 

The assistant saw the situation and quickly stepped in to mediate, “Mr. Chen, everyone is actually doing it as fast as they can. This is just a team building event, there’s no need to be so serious…”

“How dare you say that?” Chen Zhi glared at him and went off at him, “What did you tell me earlier? How Team One will definitely allocate their manpower to look after him. What I can see, that small one is very robust!”

“…” The assistant felt unjust from being scolded.

He was only saying what Chen Zhi wanted to hear, because the man usually talks about the boy with great disdain.

Who would have thought the Crown Prince would be different from what he had predicted, being very capable.

The assistant complained inside but dared not refute. He could only jump in to help out the construction in a dull gray manner.

At the same time, Team One had already set sail and officially started their journey.

By this time, Ren Xingliu’s image in the eyes of his colleagues had changed from a spoiled young man to a sporty rich young man who was proficient in outdoor skills. The team members unconsciously began to focus on him. 

By this time, Ren Xingliu’s image in his colleagues’ minds had shifted from a pampered young master to a sporty rich young master who was proficient in survival skills. Unknowingly, they also began to center around him.

Ren Xingliu didn’t lose people’s expectations. After getting on the bamboo raft, he noticed that his colleagues were willing to listen to his plans, so he took the initiative to take on the job of leading the team.

He first calmed down a few colleagues who were afraid of water, and then explained the techniques of pole support to everyone, and also pointed out some problems that novices are more likely to make in advance. Finally, he also gave everyone an appropriate division of labor according to each person’s situation.

He first soothed the colleagues who were afraid of water, then explained the way of sailing on a raft with poles; he even pointed out the problems that beginners were more prone to make. Finally, he delegated jobs to everyone based on their experience. 

Nowadays, people hardly ever sit on a raft, let alone row with a pole. The coach had been employed for many companies’ team building events. Usually when his clients get on their bamboo raft, they would be all hands and feet on board, and oftentimes, rowing the raft in circles without making any progress.

So, after getting on the bamboo raft this time, the coach was ready to deal with any unexpected situations.

Actually, there were indeed many problems, but before he had the chance to assist, the young master was able to solve them easily.

In no time, the bamboo raft set off, too smoothly in fact. 

The coach began to question everything—

So, what exactly was his role here?

Safety was included in planning for team building activities, so a gentle and shallow stream was selected. The deepest point being only about the height of an average adult.

As they rowed, the water surface gradually widened, making the bamboo raft steadier. They gradually relaxed and even took out their phone to start snapping pictures. 

The scenery in the tourist area is very beautiful. There are vast mountains and green areas on both sides of the river. Water plants are swaying along the stream. When you pass through the shallow part, you can also see the fine sand and stones on the bottom of the water.

The scenery of the tourist area was very beautiful, with vast mountains and greenery on both sides. There was grass swaying by the stream. When they paddled through the swallow area, they could see the fine sand and stones at the bottom of the water.

It was rare for people living in big cities to come this close to nature, so everyone was excited and exclaimed along the way.

“Look, there are fish in the water!” One of them said while holding up her phone and taking pictures. 

As soon as she pointed it out, everyone else also looked into the water. There were indeed many fish swimming below them.

However, they could barely recognize the fish when served on their dining table, so it was even harder for them to name the fish in water.

“Wow!” Someone exclaimed, “That one is huge. What kind of fish is it?”

Bai Juanqiu happened to close by, so he took a look. “That’s a flower carp, or bighead carp as we usually refer to it.” 

Someone instantly responded, “I know this one, it’s delicious!”

As soon as that was out, everyone burst out laughing. They instantly knew the speaker was an eaten good.

The coach chimed and joked, “Too bad there’s no fishing gear, otherwise, this would have been added to tonight’s menu.”

As soon as he said that, Ren Xingliu suddenly jabbed the bamboo pole downward and chirped, “I got it.” 

The coach was puzzled. “Got what?”

Ren Xingliu brought his bamboo pole out of the water and replied, “I got the fish.”

Then he showed that at the end of the bamboo pole, there was a large black fish, a bighead carp.

Correct, if asked, this was a survival skill he picked up during the chaotic experience.

The coach: “…”

Other colleagues: “…”

Just how many more surprises do you have up your sleeves that we don’t know about?

The wind blew everyone into a mess, which Ren Xingliu was completely oblivious to. He threw the fish onto the raft. When he raised his head, he found that Bai Juanqiu was looking his way. 

When the two met eyes, Ren Xingliu saw Bai Juanqiu’s eyes were dark and mysterious, hard to tell what was going on in his head.

After pondering, Ren Xingliu asked, “Xiao Bai, do you want to stick fish as well?”

No, he didn’t, but with how bright the youth was smiling, Bai Juanqiu said after a moment of hesitation, “Yes, I do.”

“Then I’ll teach you.” Ren Xingliu instantly walked over. 

The coach panicked. “Don’t move around, you might capsize the raft.”

“Don’t worry, I have experience.” Ren Xingliu waved his hand and sure enough, he quickly got to Bai Juanqiu’s side.

“Use this.” He exchanged his bamboo pole with Bai Juanqiu and explained, “First, observe the speed of the current…”

The two of them were very close, with most of Ren Xingliu’s body pressing against Bai Juanqiu’s back. Looking from the side, it looked as if the youth was hugging the young man from behind, which was not a lie. 

In order to maintain balance, Ren Xingliu looped one arm around Bai Juanqiu’s waist without realizing it.

Bai Juanqiu stiffened at the beginning, but he soon relaxed, showing an eager to learn attitude. “Like this?”

“Yes, just adjust the angle a little bit.” Ren Xingliu praised, Xiao Bai learns things very quickly, but the newbie is a bit rusty, so he simply reached out and grabbed Bai Juanqiu’s palm, “Like this…”

“Yes, just adjust the angle a bit more.” Ren Xingliu praised and instructed. Xiao Bai was really a fast learner, but it didn’t change the fact that he was a beginner. He decided to grab Bai Juanqiu’s palm and said, “Like this…”

Bai Juanqiu felt a hand covering his own, and the smile on his face widened. Before he could react, a sigh was right next to his ear, “Xiao Bai, your hands are also very big!”

Bai Juanqiu: “…”

So, what if they were big? And what’s with the ‘also’?

Half an hour later, the group successfully arrived at their destination—an RV ground located at the foot of Pinghe Mountain. 

A few members from the planning team had driven there to welcome the arriving members, including Ruan Shao.

When they saw Team One coming ashore, they were godsmack.

Wasn’t this too fast?

They have done reference and design for these competitions, and have a rough grasp of the time. The entire rafting swim is quite difficult and has always been one of the more time-consuming team building activities. 

They have often used references to plan these competitions and have a rough estimate of the time. The difficulty of building a raft and crossing water with it wasn’t small, and it had always been a more time-consuming one in the team building activities.

Under normal circumstances, even the fastest group would take an hour at least to finish the race.

Ruan Shao was inevitably skeptical and asked, “Did you guys get the coach to assist? That’s a foul.”

“Not at all, absolutely not.” The coach quickly waved his hands. “Even if I wanted to help, the other groups wouldn’t agree to it.”

Upon second thought, Ruan Shao realized that the rafting was done in the presence of other groups, with each divisions’ leaders on the side; cheating was clearly not possible.

As for on the water, the coach would usually help out, and the same with the other group, so it wasn’t a big deal.

In other words, Team One took the first competition’s victory with their own strength; they rode on horses and disappeared into the dust.

This was not over yet. Immediately afterwards, a member of the first team picked up a few fish that died peacefully from the bamboo raft and handed them to her: “Here, let’s see if we can use them for dinner.”

It was not over yet. The next thing she knew, members of Team One picked the few fish that didn’t die in a peaceful death and handed them over to her, saying, “Look, do you think we can include them in today’s dinner?”

Ruan Shao gawked and asked, “Where did they come from?”

The person made a stabbing gesture with his bamboo pole and replied, looking very calmly, “The Crown Prince got them with the pole.”

Ruan Shao: “??” 

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