My Dad's Teammates Are All World Champions [The Nineties]

Badminton champion Ran Xinhua has brought home countless world championship trophies, yet is forced to leave the national team.

Her father lies awake night after night, and won't even let Ran Ran touch a racket or attend sports school.

Ran Ran: If he won't let me play, I'll do it in secret.

Before long, a mysterious dark horse appears at the city youth championship.

Her opponents all turn into sobbing wrecks, lining up to cry to their coach after the matches.

They cry as if the world has ended, leaving the coach questioning everything.

The coach, driven to despair yet again, breaks down: "Could you stop beating them without comforting them afterward?!"

Ran Ran hugs her racket, looking innocent. "But I was holding back?"

Ran Ran has always thought she was doing a good job of keeping her talent hidden.

That is, until one day, she is hauled straight into the national badminton team's training base.

The scene suddenly changes:

The stoic captain, a five-time world champion, volunteers to train with her.

The main players line up, waiting for her to pick one.

The most notorious hothead at the world championships personally gives her a technical analysis.

The coaches stand with their hands behind their backs, watching the newcomers stare in shock.

"Do you know who she is? Do you know who her dad is?!"

*

Ran Ran has no idea where the entrance to sports school is, but luckily a stranger comes to her aid.

The handsome, refined man, straight-backed as a pine, hands her a business card.

The faint scent of cedar stays with Ran Ran for years.

Later, Ran Ran meets Song Yu on the national team.

Faced with Ran Ran's hopeful gaze, Song Yu remains cool and distant, denying any connection. "You've got the wrong person."

Ran Ran nods, then turns and grabs the arm of the world champion next door. "Big brother, I'm here to repay your kindness!"

Song Yu: "..."

Wait, what? Is this right? Huh?

*

After joining the national team, Ran Ran sweeps the major competitions, winning so many trophies she runs out of room for them.

A reporter asks, "Who do you most want to thank for winning this championship?"

Ran Ran counts on her fingers. "I want to thank my dad. Watching me play always gives him a heart attack, but he's kept watching all this time. I want to thank my opponents. They always cry with excitement after playing against me, so they must really like me. And finally, I want to thank the stranger who helped me back then. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to get into sports school."

That night, Song Yu grabs Ran Ran by the collar and leans close. "Can you recognize the right person now?"

Meanwhile, in another new story:

"Misadventures at Baisha Bay Prison"

Jiang Que transmigrates into the tragic heroine of a period novel.

The heroine's family falls on hard times. Before her grandfather dies, he takes her hand and says, "Go to the Yu family in Xiangjiang. You're engaged to one of them."

But the heroine's lover is also in Xiangjiang.

The heroine gives up her wealthy marriage contract for love, moves in with her lover, and works like a servant.

But not long after they marry, her lover turns out to be a gold digger who married into a rich family. He even makes her stay home and work as a maid, completely upending her worldview.

The good news: Jiang Que has a System.

The bad news: it's a corrupted System.

Completing missions brings generous rewards, but the tasks are the kind you'd expect in a prison.

[Mission 1: Help a thief escape]

Jiang Que looks at the task, then at the thief.

The next day, the thief successfully escapes prison.

On the third day, the thief crawls back through the prison gate in tears.

"She sent me straight to the house I robbed. The owner chased me for three whole streets with a cleaver!"

[Mission 2: Counsel a murderer and show him some compassion]

On the first day, Jiang Que becomes best friends with the murderer.

On the second day, Jiang Que and the murderer drink together and chat happily.

On the third day: ...

The murderer: "Wait, wasn't I supposed to get ten years? How did I end up with the death penalty?!"

[Mission 3: Arrange a family visit for a sex offender]

The sex offender: I meant my family, not the victim's family!

Soon, Baisha Bay Prison becomes a model prison for Xiangjiang.

All the prisoners behave themselves. Even the violent offenders turn into obedient little cats, lining up to confess their crimes.

The warden: So Jiang Que really is their lucky star!

*

Jiang Que works diligently to complete the tasks assigned by the System.

What the task progress looks like to her:

Beep: Progress 10%

Beep: Progress 20%

What Jiang Que looks like to everyone else:

Prisoner: You're the only one who believes me. I really didn't kill anyone.

Beep.

Prisoner: My friend, you have to believe me. I only killed one person.

Beep.

Prisoner: ...Two. Two!

Beep.

Prisoner: Fine, I killed them all, okay?!

Everyone: ...

A walking lie detector!

*

At the bustling harbor, Jiang Que spots Yu Baizhou, tall and elegant as a breeze beneath a clear sky.

His subordinate speaks up on his behalf, feeling wronged for him. "You're the old master's own son. Why do you have to pick up your nephew's fiancée?"

Looking at that pleasing face, Jiang Que has only one thought:

Even cold, hard cash has a warmth to it.

Theme: Go, go, go!