Having trained real horses, why are we now training racehorse girls after time-traveling?

They really need a rest; what happened today was just too sudden... Who knows what else awaits them tomorrow?

After McQueen and Jinlang had been gone for quite some time, the door to Madam Mejiro's office finally opened again. Mejiro Aldan peeked out and couldn't help but ask:

"Grandmother, did it work?"

"Still nothing. It seems this matter is more difficult than we imagined." Madam Meguro gestured for Aldan to enter the room, a subtle smile playing on her lips as she spoke.

"It seems that although our McQueen has achieved his long-cherished wish in the race, he has not made any progress so far."

"...Then we'll have to activate Plan B. I'm not going to let such excellent fresh blood slip away. It's time to let the other kids give it a try."

Chapter 326: McQueen: You bastards, you can't do this!

"Trainer, please rest in the guest room tonight." At the guest room door, McQueen led Jin Lang there. Her expression seemed to have gradually recovered from her initial embarrassment, and she smiled helplessly at Jin Lang.

“I didn’t know things would turn out this way… I’m so sorry, it seems that Grandmother has made some inappropriate associations because of our trust.”

"I'm so sorry for causing you trouble, trainer."

"No, I didn't mind, McQueen." Jin Lang shook his head upon hearing this. Of course, what he said to Madam Meguro and what he said to McQueen were different. Jin Lang knew very well that McQueen knew he didn't mean to look down on her; it was just that both of them were slightly dissatisfied with this kind of matchmaking by their elders.

Jin Lang is quite old and has traditional views on marriage, but he would never allow his children to marry any other family's daughter, simply because he thinks the girl is good—he respects his children's choices. Otherwise, a marriage without parental support can never be happy.

Moreover, this matter is related to McQueen's lifelong happiness and the continuation of the Mejiro family bloodline. Jinlang doesn't think his bloodline is particularly outstanding, and he really doesn't understand whether the continuation of the racehorse girl bloodline in this world is between humans and racehorse girls, or between male racehorse girls and racehorse girls.

Wait, if there are no male racehorse girls in this world, how do the racehorse girls' bloodlines remain pure? For a moment, Jinlang felt that this was a very contradictory question, so he shook his head and put it out of his mind.

Forget it, these are questions the three goddesses should be thinking about... He's just a transmigrator, and he doesn't care that the interpersonal relationships in this world's horse racing girls are already so chaotic.

"Then I'll take my leave now. Have a good rest tonight, trainer."

McQueen smiled and bid farewell to Jinlang, then slowly walked towards Madam Meguro's office—she felt she should explain this matter to her grandmother.

She was very clear about her marriage from the beginning. The marriage of every racehorse girl in the Megumi family was a very serious matter, after all, it concerned the continuation of the family bloodline. Therefore, the person they were to marry could not be someone who was of no help to the family. Even if they liked the other person very much, if the other person really could not bring any benefits to the family, then their grandmother would definitely oppose it firmly.

Of course, this possibility is very low. After all, although the Mejiro family's horse girls are all easy to get along with, the people they like are not the kind of people who are incompetent and only good at talking. Such people would not be able to deceive the Mejiro family's horse girls, so this point is almost unnecessary to consider.

Even so, does that mean that in order to recruit trainer Iminami into the Mejiro family, we need to tie her down with her life's most important matter? McQueen was very dissatisfied with this. Of course, she also hoped that Iminami could stay in the Mejiro family, but she did not want it to be done in this way.

Therefore, she decided to have a proper talk with her grandmother. She hoped that they could invite the trainer in a sincere manner, instead of using this... honey trap-like method to coerce the trainer into joining the Mejiro family.

What's more, that person is her... Although Megumi McQueen doesn't dislike Izanami, as a potential marriage partner... she hasn't considered that yet.

After such a possibility crossed McQueen's mind, she immediately shook her head and dismissed it. Before she knew it, she had arrived at her grandmother's office, but at this moment, she heard a series of sounds coming from inside.

“Then we’ll have to activate Plan B, Aldan. It’s time to let the other children in our family give it a try.”

"Is this really a good idea, Grandmother? This is McQueen's trainer after all. If we let other children train... won't they have objections? And won't McQueen have objections too?"

Hearing this, McQueen couldn't help but press his ear against the door, listening intently to the conversation between Aldan and his grandmother. Why were they together again? What were they discussing?

"Grandmother, right now, only McQueen has the best relationship with Trainer Jinlang, and she is the most promising candidate to keep Trainer Jinlang in the Meguro family. Giving up at this time... isn't that a bad idea?"

“I know what you’re worried about, Aldan. If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want to either, but if we want such an excellent trainer to serve the Meguro family wholeheartedly, we have no other choice.”

Inside the office, Grandmother's voice slowly drifted over, saying, "At first, I also hoped that McQueen could get Mr. Jinlang to join our Mejiro family, but judging from our conversation just now... at least Mr. Jinlang has no intention of staying with the Mejiro family."

"Then we have no choice but to resort to this measure. Aldan, go and call Dober and Bright here later."

Dober and Bright? Why are you looking for them? McQueen, standing outside the door, was puzzled, but a moment of tension followed, as if she had already figured it out.

"Hmm? Grandmother, why are they called Bright and Dober?" Aldan asked the same question.

“They’re almost old enough to run races, aren’t they?” Grandmother’s words confirmed McQueen’s unease. She said to Aldan, “Try to persuade them to join Mr. Jinlang’s team. I believe they won’t let us down.”

"Sending Guangming and Dober...is that really going to work?" Aldan's worried voice slowly came over, "And with such a purpose...I think they might be disgusted."

"Who said I sent them to seduce Mr. Jinlang? What if they fell for him themselves?" However, Madam Meguro smiled slightly upon hearing this, her words constantly provoking McQueen's nerves, speaking with a certain certainty and naturalness:

"They are all young ladies from secluded families, naturally bright and sensitive. They have never had much contact with men since childhood, so the most likely scenario is that they will fall in love with their trainers."

"I think this is a good opportunity to let them get in touch with Mr. Jinlang. We don't need to explain our purpose to them. We just need to wait for a while until they show their goodwill towards Mr. Jinlang. Then, wouldn't it be a mutually beneficial thing?"

"Although Guangming and Dober are young, they are much more perceptive about love than McQueen. I believe that if they spend more time with excellent trainers, they will understand their own feelings."

"...But isn't that a bit unfair to McQueen?" Aldan seemed to have been persuaded by his grandmother, but his words still carried a hint of unease as he said, "Actually, I think McQueen prefers Mr. Jinlang."

“But it’s too difficult to wait for McQueen to realize it himself. We’ve been waiting for a year and a half, and McQueen still doesn’t know his own feelings.” Grandmother sighed with a touch of melancholy and said, “Aldan, I’m getting old. I can wait a little longer. I hope that before I go, I can see that the Mejiro family has a truly reliable pillar.”

“There are some things that even the strongest racehorse girl can’t handle; only a man can do them. This isn’t just a difference in physical ability, but a societal necessity, Aldan.”

"Sometimes, a family with a man and a family without a man are completely different concepts."

However, at that moment, McQueen, standing outside the door, overheard the two women's conversation clearly. After a long while, McQueen took a few steps back in disbelief, his eyes trembling slightly, and leaned against the wall, muttering to himself:

"Dober and Light... joined the trainers' team... and then..."

Unconsciously, a scene flashed through McQueen's mind—one day in the future, with Hikaru holding his left arm and Dober leading his right, he walked to the Mejiro family home and, facing his smiling grandmother, decisively said:

"I am willing to marry into the Meguro family, Grandmother. Please allow me to marry your two children."

This kind of thing, this kind of thing.

This absolutely cannot happen!

"Absolutely not, absolutely not."

McQueen muttered to himself, the light in his eyes dimming slightly. It was as if a thread in his mind had snapped at that moment. He repeated the phrase over and over as he walked back.

After McQueen left, the office door slowly opened, revealing Aldan's slightly cunning gaze.

McQueen, I'm sorry, I lied to you a little, but it was so you could understand your own feelings.

Chapter 327: Jin Lang's true thoughts are...

"What happened today is really strange. The matter that Old Madam Mejiro brought up with me... Why is she so insistent on me marrying into the Mejiro family? Or is a simple employment relationship not enough to gain the trust of the head of the Mejiro family?"

"So, is the head of the Mejiro family trying to find a pillar for the Mejiro family by focusing on the issue of being from the same clan and family?"

Jinlang lay on the bed in the guest room, his mind replaying the events of the evening. The old lady's reaction, and the unprecedented urgency in her words, made Jinlang feel somewhat suspicious.

He was also an elderly man himself, so he naturally understood what worried the elderly. Most of the concerns revolved around a few topics. One was the passing of their own lives, and the other was matters concerning their descendants.

As the elderly live longer, they can feel their bodies aging day by day. With this gradual decline in physical strength, most elderly people begin to feel anxious about the passing of their lives, and then they start to want to complete everything they can before they die.

Therefore, elderly people at this stage tend to become more talkative and urge others more than before, doing everything they can to get things done. I can understand Madam Meguro's current mindset.

Old Madam Mejiro probably sensed her declining health and began to plan to find a good husband for the Mejiro family before she passed away, a strong support for her children, and a man who could support the Mejiro Ranch after her death.

Why must it be a man? Because there are some things that are indeed easier for men to do—this doesn't mean women can't do them, but in modern Japanese society, many things still need to be done by men, and women, even Uma Musume (horse racers), are still at a disadvantage in many situations.

Coincidentally, Jinlang is capable, young, and has a promising future, while also being experienced. In addition, he has proven himself to be able to win over the Golden Family's influence through the Shetai incident. All these factors combined make Old Madam Mejiro feel that Jinlang is the only choice to marry into the Mejiro family.

Thinking this way, Jinlang's slight resentment towards Madam Meguro had vanished, and he even felt a little sympathy for her. After all, the last wish of an old woman nearing the end of her life was not to relax and live a few more years, but to devote herself to the family she loved. This was indeed enough to earn her respect.

However, despite his respect, Jinlang clearly could not agree to the suggestion made by the old lady of the Megumi family that McQueen should marry him. He found it difficult to accept, both morally and socially.

How old is McQueen? Sixteen? Seventeen? He's already in his seventies or eighties—well, this body looks at most 22, but it's a bit too much to ask him to prey on high school students.

Furthermore, McQueen is also his assigned racehorse girl, which is also an obstacle—although it is said that nine out of ten trainers at Treson Academy are seduced by their assigned racehorse girls, Jin Lang still believes that trainers should maintain a pure relationship with their assigned racehorse girls.

After all, the best way for a trainer to have a long career is to maintain a healthy relationship with their assigned racehorse girl. I've heard of quite a few trainers who, because of their overly close relationship with their assigned racehorse girl, indirectly led to the racehorse girl graduating, taking the trainer back to her hometown to get married, and then never letting the trainer continue in the profession.

The reason is simple: it is too dangerous for a trainer to be with one or even a group of young racehorses who are just beginning to experience love. Most proud racehorses are unwilling to share their mates with other racehorses, so ending their career becomes the simplest and most direct method.

Many inexperienced rookie trainers end up like this, their dreams of becoming top trainers shattered, and they become just ordinary racehorse girls'...husbands.

It would be more accurate to call them "possessions." Many trainers have heard that after marriage, their status at home is extremely low, serving their racehorse wives hand and foot, and truly submitting to their every whim.

Although every racehorse girl is a very kind being under the protection of the three goddesses, while they are indeed kind in other aspects, family relationships are something the three goddesses cannot interfere with. After all, whether the racehorse girls have a trainer alone or share one is a manifestation of harmony, and they cannot promote the idea that polygamy is correct.

Therefore, the three goddesses couldn't interfere with this matter. As a man who lived through the Showa era in Japan, Jinlang still held traditional, patriarchal views and couldn't accept that as a man, he couldn't have the final say at home.

Therefore, it is impossible for a man to marry into another family. Marrying into another family would even require changing one's surname, which would be a complete loss of a man's dignity. Of course, it is impossible to agree to that.

Thinking this, Jinlang slowly closed his eyes, planning to have a proper talk with Madam Meguro tomorrow about his thoughts and McQueen's thoughts.

If the old lady remains stubborn... then Jin Lang will have no choice but to refuse her firmly—even if it will make McQueen feel bad.

However, Jinlang doesn't want this incident to affect McQueen's performance. The Autumn Emperor's Prize is approaching, and it would be better if they could find a fair and square way to win. If not... perhaps they should prepare themselves for not winning this Autumn Emperor's Prize.

Just as Jin Lang was about to drift off to sleep, a sound from outside the door made him unconsciously open his eyes.

"Who is it?" Jinlang didn't think that a thief would break into the Mejiro family, but he still couldn't help but become more vigilant.

"Click".

However, no sooner had Jin Lang finished speaking than the door opened, and in the dim moonlight, Megumi McQueen's familiar hair color slowly approached Jin Lang, softly saying:

“It’s me, trainer… I have something very important to tell you.”

"Important things... let's talk about them tomorrow, McQueen. We're all very tired today." Jin Lang, who had just started to feel sleepy, rubbed his eyes and said softly, "Let's get some rest today, otherwise we won't have any energy tomorrow, and it will be tough to get up early."

"No, you must say it now."

However, this time McQueen's attitude was so tough that Jin Lang was somewhat puzzled. In front of Jin Lang, he could only see McQueen slowly approaching step by step. In the pitch black, or perhaps it was Jin Lang's imagination... McQueen's eyes were devoid of any light, unexpectedly empty.

This state was definitely different from the usual McQueen, but before Jin Lang could react, he heard McQueen speak calmly:

"Trainer, please stand up."

"...McQueen?"

"Please stand up, trainer. Don't make me say it a third time."

McQueen's words at this moment truly carried the air of a family head, his majesty naturally emanating from him. Driven by this majesty, Jin Lang, who was sitting on the bed, moved uncontrollably from the bed to stand up in front of McQueen.

However, the next moment, he felt an unexpected force that pushed him down.

"boom!"

Just then, McQueen, who had pushed Jin Lang down, immediately took off his shoes and pressed down on him without saying a word. Before Jin Lang could react, he saw a strange glint in McQueen's eyes as he smiled and said:

"Trainer... I'm sorry, I didn't want to do this either, but it seems I have no choice now."

"Now I understand why I was so unhappy when the Empress joined the team, and why Grandmother and Aldan want to bring Radiant and Dober into our team as well."

“But I don’t want that, my dear trainer… I want to have it all to myself.”

"Now, please focus only on me. I want them to know that the trainer is my personal trainer, not anyone else's."

Chapter 328: The Elusive Golden Ship