Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again

Chapter 611 - 226: The Accident While Learning to Ride the E-Scooter (Part 2)

"I met him, he’s quite nice, very straightforward and approachable, no airs at all. We even took his official car back later!"

Qin Shiqing’s dad was a bit proud.

Having dined with people of this level, he felt like his own status had risen somewhat.

After saying this, he added, "The issue with the franchise store space was also resolved by Vice Zhao. It’s at the Rising Sun Mall, the lease ends after the New Year, but Vice Zhao said we could sign the contract early. Just get a call in the next couple of days to visit his office!"

"That’s wonderful."

Liu Sufen was also very pleased, "It’s all thanks to Zelin. Without him, how would we have the chance to meet such officials?"

"..."

Two days later, at the Second High School sports field.

After the holidays, it was usually deserted around here.

However, this morning saw two unexpected guests.

"This here is the throttle; twist it and the scooter will move, but do it slowly, not too fast!"

"The left side is the rear brake, which is usually used for regular braking. The right front brake is only for assistance. You don’t need to use it unless the rear brake fails or on a steep downhill. Don’t use it for sudden braking, or the back of the scooter will wobble, making it easy to lose balance and fall over!"

"If you encounter a special situation and need to push the scooter, remember to remove the key. Many people accidentally activate the throttle while pushing!"

"..."

Su Zelin was teaching Qin Shiqing how to ride a Little Antelope.

In Xia Country in 2003, it wasn’t yet the electric scooter kingdom it would become.

But electric scooters were starting to appear in people’s vision at this time.

The first to get these things were consumers in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai area.

Because the industrial cluster was located there.

The country’s first prototype electric scooter was born in Shenghai, a "Forever" brand trial-produced by Shenghai Bicycle Factory No. 2 in 1983, code-named DX-130. It was also China’s first officially mass-produced two-wheeled electric bicycle, which ceased production in 1991 after 45,000 were produced.

By 1999, Xia Country’s electric two-wheeler industry officially began to take off.

That year, Shenghai’s Chizuru, Suzhou’s Little Antelope, and Jinling’s Daluge all achieved major technical breakthroughs one after another, all being brands from the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai area.

However, the true development of the Little Antelope took place in the New Era. Starting in 2001, due to environmental protection and traffic safety concerns, the "motorcycle ban" began to be implemented in major cities.

Since then, Little Antelope manufacturers began to make great efforts.

By 2003, many cities in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai area were the first to see the presence of Little Antelopes.

This new type of personal transportation was cheaper than motorcycles, more convenient than bicycles, easily controlled by women, and didn’t require a driver’s license. Both the Su and Qin families jumped on the trend and got one for the two housewives as a grocery vehicle.

Zhao Lixia and Liu Sufen hadn’t had the time to learn yet, but Su Zelin was teaching Qin Shiqing first.

So today, the two of them headed to the Second High School sports field.

There were fewer people around to freely practice riding.

Qin Shiqing already had experience riding bicycles and was young, so learning to ride a Little Antelope was quite quick. With just a bit of basic knowledge taught and supervision by Su Zelin, she quickly mastered it and began racing around the sports field.

After practicing for a whole morning and getting familiar with her childhood friend, they were ready to head back home.

"Xiaolinzi, how about I drive on the way back?"

The young girl was eager to try.

"Qin Shiqing, can you do it?"

Su Zelin sounded doubtful.

"Of course I can, I ride very steadily."

Qin Shiqing replied confidently.

"Alright then!"

Su Zelin thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

As he sat at the back, Qin Shiqing enthusiastically got on the scooter, started the throttle, and the Little Antelope began to move. However, it was wobbling a bit.

There’s a difference between riding solo and with someone else.

Su Zelin, sitting in the back, was on edge and ready to jump off the vehicle to escape at any moment.

"Hey, hold the handlebars steady, stop swaying!"

"Can’t be, it’s definitely because you’re too heavy, affecting my control!"

"What do you mean I’m too heavy? You’re just not good at this!"

"..."

Luckily, after a short distance out of the school gate, Qin Shiqing got used to it.

The Little Antelope stopped wobbling, and Su Zelin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This girl wasn’t too dumb, after all.

With his mind no longer tense, his attention naturally shifted to other places.

The seat space on the Little Antelope was quite small, and the two were sitting close to each other. Even though Su Zelin intentionally kept some distance, bumps or brakes would inevitably cause them to come into contact.

Su Zelin suddenly remembered a past life memory: not long after buying a Little Antelope, he took Qin Shiqing for a ride, pretending to be unskilled and frequently switching between accelerating and braking suddenly, causing the Qin Shiqing behind him to press up against him involuntarily due to inertia—a common trick used by many moto-taxi drivers carrying beautiful women.

Back then, I was indeed quite shameless!

Su Zelin thought to himself.

Sitting behind Qin Shiqing, Su Zelin forced himself to keep his mind clear, silently chanting, "I must stay calm, not stray from the path, not fall into an abyss..."

As he was chanting like a monk, the Little Antelope suddenly stopped, and caught off guard by inertia, Su Zelin found himself pressing against Qin Shiqing.

It was because a naughty kid had suddenly dashed out from the roadside, and Qin Shiqing instinctively braked.

"Sorry, sorry..."

Seeing what happened, a parent buying something nearby quickly jogged over, pulled the naughty child back, and apologized to the two.

"It’s alright!"

Qin Shiqing patted Xiong Da.

Fortunately, she braked in time, otherwise, they would have hit him.

Regaining her composure, she seemed to have realized something.

Eh, what was that?

The next second, realizing the answer, the young girl’s face flushed red: "You, what are you doing!"