noffsinger Chapter 33 Xu Pingtao Wants to Recognize His Relatives
Chapter 33 Xu Pingtao Wants to Recognize His Relatives
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao went to the same horse farm they had won the betting on last time, Benyang Horse Farm.
Manager Li Su, whom I met at the prize redemption center that day, still remembered Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao. After hearing about Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao's purpose, although he thought that Shen Yao, who looked to be under twenty, could not pass the jockey trainee assessment, he still personally took Shen Yao to the assessment center.
Shen Yao is actually only seventeen years old, but when Shen Wancheng asked Guo Tao to help her get her ID card, she deliberately registered Shen Yao's age as 19, while Shen Wancheng herself registered her as 20.
Therefore, Shen Yao's age met the horse farm's recruitment requirements.
Li Su is the manager of the prize redemption office at the racecourse. Everyone at the racecourse knows him. Although he didn't ask the people in the assessment department to give Shen Yao special treatment, they still paid special attention to Shen Yao when they saw that she was brought by Li Su.
Shen Wancheng thought that the recruitment and assessment of jockey trainees would be a piece of cake for Shen Yao.
When the actual test came, Shen Wancheng realized she had miscalculated.
Shen Wancheng had anticipated that the interview would definitely ask about the relevant theoretical knowledge of jockeys, so before coming, Shen Wancheng also asked Shen Yao to learn about some theoretical knowledge of this era.
But Shen Wancheng didn't understand the jockey industry either, so Shen Yao tried to learn about it herself, but her understanding went astray.
How desperate this is! It's like cramming for the college entrance exam with all your might.
But none of the exams were tested, and none of the exams were tested.
Shen Wancheng and Li Su watched Shen Yao's interview outside the room, and Li Su couldn't help but ask Shen Wancheng a question.
"Is your sister serious about wanting to be a jockey? You don't even know that?"
Shen Wancheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Seriously, she rides a horse exceptionally well."
Li Su rose from an ordinary employee to a manager, possessing exceptional professional qualities, making him a talent that Shen Wancheng was poaching. Of course, he was a person with considerable experience.
Li Su could tell at a glance that Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao were just ordinary people.
How many opportunities do ordinary people have to come into contact with horses?
In the 80s, even on Hong Kong Island, traveling was not something that ordinary families could afford.
Li Su did not believe what Shen Wancheng said.
However, Li Su brought Shen Yao to the assessment department specifically because he remembered the Shen Wancheng sisters. Their brief encounter was not enough for him to give them special treatment.
Li Su took care of Shen Wancheng and her sister because Mr. Xu from the He Group, a member of the horse racing club, called them yesterday and said that if the Shen sisters came to the racecourse, they should be sure to inform him.
Whether it was because of Shen Yao's eye for horses last time, or simply because he was interested in Shen Wancheng, the fact remains that Mr. Xu had taken a liking to the Shen Wancheng sisters.
Therefore, Li Su took extra care of Shen Wancheng just in case.
Shen Yao's assessment was not over yet, so Li Su made an excuse to leave.
Shen Wancheng didn't care. Li Su had already done enough by sending them over and getting the people at the assessment office to believe that they were people brought by Li Su. Shen Wancheng felt that he had given them enough face and that he had done a good job. Naturally, she wouldn't ask Li Su to wait here for Shen Yao to finish her assessment.
Shen Wancheng waited for Shen Yao outside, but unexpectedly, Shen Yao failed the previous test. Even though others wanted to give Li Su face, they still felt that they couldn't force Shen Yao to pass.
Shen Yao was eliminated before she even saw the horse's rear end.
Shen Yao was confused and aggrieved, and felt that she had let Shen Wancheng down.
Shen Wancheng was only stunned for a brief moment before she immediately went to find the head of the assessment team.
The head of the assessment team stated directly that their recruitment of jockey trainees involves actual horseback riding, and it's not a game. If someone is completely clueless and accidentally falls off a horse, the responsibility still lies with the horse farm.
The assessment team leader's words made sense, but Shen Wancheng knew that Shen Yao was capable and her riding skills were definitely not a problem.
If Shen Yao is allowed to ride a horse just once, her riding skills will prove everything, and the rules can be broken.
But Shen Yao was eliminated before she even reached the test ride stage.
Shen Wancheng tried her best to persuade the head of the assessment team to give Shen Yao a chance to try riding.
The head of the assessment team strongly disagreed.
As the two sides were locked in a tug-of-war, a familiar voice rang out.
"Why are those two girls at the racecourse today when there's no horse race?"
Shen Wancheng turned around and saw Xu Pingtao walk into the room.
Such a coincidence?
Why did her adoptive grandfather come?
Shen Wancheng was puzzled, but her expression remained unchanged.
"Hello, Mr. Xu, it's nice to see you again."
"Girls, what brings you to the horse farm today?"
Shen Yao said listlessly, "I came to take the jockey trainee exam, but I didn't pass the interview."
"Who among you knows how to ride a horse? If not, you'll need to go to a specialized horse riding school to learn first."
"I can ride."
Shen Wancheng also chimed in, "Yaoyao is very good at horseback riding."
Xu Pingtao asked, "Didn't you just arrive in Hong Kong Island? When did Shen Yao learn to ride a horse?"
Didn't you just arrive in Hong Kong Island?
Why did Xu Pingtao ask that question?
Shen Wancheng immediately noticed the flaw in Xu Pingtao's question.
Did Xu Pingtao investigate the sisters?
Then... he probably also knows that she and Shen Yao are both his granddaughters.
Therefore, Xu Pingtao's appearance at the horse farm was not a coincidence; Li Su had tipped him off.
Li Su had just said they were at the horse farm when Xu Pingtao immediately came over, which shows that Xu Pingtao cares about them and probably wants to reunite with them.
After thinking it through, Shen Wancheng felt more confident.
“We met in Yue City, and Yao Yao is very talented. If I hadn’t seen her riding a horse, I would never have let her try, after all, Shen Yao is my only family member.”
Shen Wancheng deliberately mentioned that the two sisters only had each other, and Xu Pingtao was clearly moved.
Xu Pingtao turned to Shen Yao again and asked, "Can you really ride?"
Shen Yao nodded repeatedly, "You really know how."
Xu Pingtao glanced at the assessment team leader, who was standing there at a loss.
"Alright, I'll take you to the stable and have someone choose a gentle horse for you to try riding."
"Great, thank you, Mr. Xu."
Xu Pingtao took Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao to the stable again, with Li Su and the staff of the assessment team following along.
Shen Yao was already very happy to be able to try out the horse. She didn't pick and choose any horse the staff picked out for her.
A white horse was led to Shen Yao. Instead of mounting the horse immediately, Shen Yao reached out and stroked its head, showing affection to the horse first.
Shen Yao's action reassured the assessment team somewhat. They were the most nervous people at the moment. Xu Pingtao was a major client of their horse farm and a prominent figure in Hong Kong. They dared not object, but if Shen Yao had an accident while riding, they would definitely be the ones to take responsibility, because they were the only professionals on site.
Fortunately, Shen Yao really does know how to ride a horse.
After getting close to the horse, Shen Yao mounted it. The white horse did not resist at all and gently lifted its hooves.
Shen Yao pulled on the reins and rode off, skillfully completing two laps around the kilometer track.
Shen Yao returned to Xu Pingtao and the others, and said smugly, "See? I told you I could ride, didn't I?"
Xu Pingtao laughed and exclaimed, "Well ridden!"
Shen Yao happily returned to Shen Wancheng's side, and Shen Wancheng said to her, "That's great."
Xu Pingtao then suddenly asked Shen Yao, "Would you like to ride a black horse for a thousand miles?"
Shen Yao's eyes lit up. "Of course."
Xiao Hei was originally a top-class racehorse owned by a horse owner, not something that ordinary jockeys could ride casually. Having won the races before, it was a horse that ordinary jockeys rarely even saw.
Xu Pingtao then ordered someone to bring out Xiao Hei, but Shen Yao said she would go by herself.
When Shen Yao left temporarily, Xu Pingtao took the initiative to ask Shen Wancheng about their experiences.
Shen Wancheng became even more certain that Xu Pingtao already knew they were his granddaughters and wanted to acknowledge them back.