How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 572 - 246: Home (6K, Extra 4/16)

And when Qin Miao was going to the bathroom, he just happened to run into one of his fans.

It was quite a coincidence, the fan was wearing a Mercedes team cap, and coincidentally, it had Qin Miao’s number 66 on it.

From Qin Miao’s understanding of Mercedes caps, the fan’s cap was definitely genuine.

"Holy crap! Qin Miao?!!"

Startled by the fan’s exclamation, Qin Miao quickly put a finger to his lips, gesturing for silence.

Luckily, most passengers on this flight were Chinese returning home. While there are many car fans domestically, considering the large population base in China, only a few actually know Qin Miao.

So even though many people heard the exclamation, nobody really realized who Qin Miao was.

Afterward, it was naturally the usual fan encounter routine—chatting for a bit, giving an autograph, and taking a photo, with the reminder not to spread the news that he was on the plane, fearing misunderstanding and chaos.

The fan nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Then, that Mercedes cap transformed into a cap with Qin Miao’s autograph, significantly increasing its value.

Apart from this little episode, Qin Miao just signed autographs for all the crew members, and the rest of the journey was uneventful.

However, when Qin Miao mentioned to Qimeng that he was planning to buy a plane, Qimeng’s eyes lit up, but she quickly started calculating their current assets. Finally, she suggested buying the plane at the end of the year.

Though Qin Miao didn’t understand why Qimeng insisted on waiting until the end of the year to buy the plane, he was okay with it as long as Qimeng agreed, since she managed the finances at home.

The plane landed in the morning, and besides the folks from Yili, Qin Miao hadn’t told his friends or family that he was returning, wanting to give them a surprise.

On the return trip, Qin Miao brought three suitcases, one large suitcase containing Qimeng’s clothing and such, and half a suitcase with Qin Miao’s clothes and daily items.

The remaining one and a half suitcases were filled with gifts prepared for their relatives and friends.

Also, during this summer break, if all goes well, Qin Miao would officially meet Qimeng’s parents, and their families would begin discussing wedding matters. However, from Qimeng’s perspective, she seemed quite averse to the idea of a wedding.

But those are side matters.

For now, the two of them still had work to complete.

After a brief handover at the airport, Qin Miao and Qimeng left together, boarding the Coaster arranged by Yili.

The following steps were straightforward. Both had taken a nap on the plane; though Qin Miao didn’t sleep well, his strong physique meant he was in good spirits.

Meanwhile, Qimeng had snugly curled up and slept in Qin Miao’s arms, resting peacefully.

Naturally, after landing, Qin Miao was in pretty good shape.

After dropping off their luggage at the hotel, Qin Miao and Qimeng went to the Yili-arranged studio to start shooting advertisements and promotional photos for Yili products.

Although it might seem that the stars on Yili’s yogurt or other dairy products are just a picture, in reality, it’s the best shot selected from hundreds or even thousands of photos.

But Qin Miao was quite familiar with the process; while with Mercedes, he often got pulled into shoots like these.

He was busy with the photo shoot until after ten in the morning, and then started recording the advertisement.

The script and ad plan were prepared long ago. Since everyone was waiting for Qin Miao, he was able to start shooting immediately upon arrival. Plus, the ad shoot was relatively simple, requiring no acting skills, just some actions and expressions.

Qin Miao wrapped it up before noon, mainly because Yili’s ad wasn’t too challenging to complete.

As for variety shows, Qin Miao couldn’t participate due to the domestic environment. Yili had proactively mentioned to Qimeng that variety shows and live events were off the table for the year.

Thus, within one morning, Qin Miao completed nearly a year’s worth of work for Yili.

This meant that while Qin Miao initially thought the summer break would be busy, it actually turned into a real summer break.

They had lunch with the Yili team to build rapport, and in the afternoon, Qin Miao and Qimeng boarded a flight back to their hometown.

Due to timing, it was already dark when they arrived home. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

After landing, they took a taxi to their hometown county.

On the way, they were debating who to visit first, but couldn’t decide, so they finally agreed to go their separate ways today and discuss meeting the parents after waking up tomorrow.

Qin Miao and Qimeng exchanged gifts prepared for each other’s families.

Qin Miao prepared a Schaffhausen watch for Qimeng’s father.

Schaffhausen is also a sponsor of the Mercedes F1 team. It was especially easy for Qin Miao to get a rare watch from them; just a phone call, and he had it.

In fact, Qin Miao could have easily gotten a free watch from Schaffhausen, and they would have loved for him to take one for free.

After all, Qin Miao’s influence speaks volumes. His willingness to use their watches shows his endorsement of their brand, even if it’s just as a gift.