If Albert planned this and set the kitchenware as prizes, then he had to prepare seven sets.
It was too much. She didn't think it was possible.
Then she thought of the sponsorship money. Did Albert increase the sponsorship for her?
She quickly denied the idea. It couldn't be possible. Albert was silly, but he wasn't a fool.
Because of the prize, she needn't pay attention to the dishwasher discount. The race time was close, but she had not prepared for it.
Then she received a call from Molly. "Boss, did you read the news? It's a dual meet. I have to be in your group, then I will win. I want the dishwasher, cooker and things like that. But I have been reviewing my lessons. The exam is close. I don't have time to prepare for the race."
Sophia said, "But I don't know how they're going to group us. I'm not sure I can team up with you."
Molly was disappointed. "That's right. Everyone wants to be on your team. Then you'll lead them to win. So, for the sake of fairness, there may be a special way of grouping instead of free association. I wish I could make it to the grand final, even if I'm the last."
Sophia couldn't promise her anything at the time. She would love to be on a team with Molly, but it was not for her to decide.
A few days later, Kate came back with Andy and announced a big decision: they were going to get married.
Andy's son was about to come back, and the marriage preparation would start when he came back.
Sophia was surprised by the news. She didn't expect their good news to come so soon. What a surprise!
Kate explained, "We're old. We can't take everything slowly like you, young people. Now that we decided to get married, the sooner the better. You know, we're getting older and older."
Sophia didn't mean to make her explain. She supported her mother's remarriage anyway. After her father died, her mother raised her alone. Then there was a car accident. Life became so difficult for such a weak woman.
If Andy had shown up earlier, maybe Kate's life would have been better.
Sophia smiled. "Congratulations! Then I should call you dad, right, Andy?"
Hearing that, Andy cheered up. "Good, good! Good girl! Dad is not a free word. I have prepared a gift for you."
He took a key out of his pocket. "This is a gift from dad."
The key… Sophia recognized it as a car key for some brands. It was not a luxury car, but it was not cheap.
She hesitated. Although it was a gift from her stepfather, she couldn't accept such a valuable gift.
Sophia didn't take it over but said, "I can't drive. Well, you can drive it."
Andy said, "I have a car. It's a gift for you. I can't drive a car for girls. I know you haven't got a license, so it's in your mother's name for the time being. It would be much easier to go out in a car. Just take it."
Kate also said, "Yeah. Take it."
For Andy, sending someone, a car wasn't a big deal. Before, Kate didn't agree with Andy about buying a car for Sophia, but Andy insisted it, saying that the first gift for daughter must make her happy, and then their relationship would be more harmonious, Kate finally agreed.
Andy had wanted to buy a luxury car, but Kate thought it was too much and talked him into buying an ordinary car.
Sophia had to take over the key. "Thanks, Dad," she said.
One word for such an expensive gift, Sophia felt that she couldn't get used to the rich world.
It looked like she should get a driving license.
While she was thinking, Andy said, "Sophia, I've already signed you up for driving school. It's not far from home, and it's easy to get there. You might get a license in forty days."
"Thank you, dad."
He was so thoughtful.
That afternoon, Sophia went to driving school. It started very early. Although it was just after Christmas, there were already some people practicing driving there.
After she got there, a coach received her and gave her a book, "Keep this book. Read it. Call me when you're ready for the test."
Sophia opened the book. It was not thick. There was an examination process and some exercises. She asked, "Are all the exam questions included here?"
The coach nodded. "Yeah. It's easy. They'll test you these things. You can pass it with ninety points. The test is easy."
Sophia didn't expect the exam to be so easy. She heard that it was difficult.
The coach saw her doubts and said, "Testone is easy, but test two is not. When you pass the first test, there will be a coach teaching to drive."
Sophia nodded, "Yeah. When can I take an exam? Sign me up, please."
"Three days later. Read the book when you get back. And you can also take a test on the Internet. I'll call you later, and you have to be here on time."
Sophia thought about it. She was free three days later.
She went back with the book and read it. In less than an hour, she remembered it all.
The next morning, Andy brought a boy to Sophia's house and introduced him to Sophia, "Sophia, this is Daniel. Daniel, your sister Sophia."
Daniel was not tall, he looked seventeen or eighteen, and his hair was dyed blonde. He said hello with a smile, "Hello! What a beautiful sister!"
Sophia also said with a smile, "I'm so glad to see you."
After the introduction, Sophia chatted with Daniel for a while. After all, he would be her brother, and they should communicate.
"Are you going back?" Asked Sophia.
Daniel shook his head. "No. It's not fun abroad. I had a hard life abroad alone. I don't understand why my father sends me abroad to suffer. I plan to enter a domestic university."
Andy heard that and couldn't help but take a look at him, "Because your grades can't allow you to enter a domestic university. With your grades, you can never enter a domestic university."
Daniel wasn't convinced. "With a high achiever sister, I can enter a university."
But… Sophia was not a teacher.
Daniel had lived abroad for many years and was quite outgoing. Sophia thought this boy was easy to get along with.
"I've known you since I was abroad." Daniel said, "You're very popular. My classmates envy me when they hear that you are my sister."
Sophia was surprised, "Foreigners know me?"
Daniel said, "Yeah. You took part in the Olympic Games. Many of my classmates tried to work out the questions you did but failed.. So they admire you very much."