Wan Chu’er smiled faintly, "Thank you for the complint."
Faced with Wan Chu’er’s indifference, the old man didn’t mind, he just continued to smile and said:
"Sorry to disturb you, young lady. My surna is Ge, and I live in the nearby neighborhood. I co to this park to exercise every day. It’s the first ti I’ve seen you today. Do you live nearby?"
How co it all sounds like so rascal trying to flirt with a young woman?
Wan Chu’er lifted her eyes to scrutinize the old man Ge, white hair, ruddy complexion, about sixty years old, with a face that looked honest and sincere.
She smiled and said, "Grandpa Ge, just say whatever you want."
"Hehe, straightforward young lady." Old Man Ge touched his head and said:
"I have a ten-year-old grandson. If you co to this park often, I want my grandson to practice martial arts with you. First, it strengthens the body, and second, it’d be great if he could learn so self-defense skills too.
Don’t worry, I won’t let you teach him for free. I’ll pay you a tuition fee.
Young lady, what do you think?"
Old Man Ge looked at Wan Chu’er eagerly.
After hearing Old Man Ge’s words, Wan Chu’er blinked. Is her luck that good? What she needs cos to her.
But Wan Chu’er is not really an eighteen-year-old girl who knows nothing, imdiately pouncing on benefits as soon as she sees them. She looked around at the elders strolling leisurely, smiled, and said:
"Grandpa Ge, please pardon my directness. There should be a lot of martial arts training classes in Beijing, right? Why don’t you send your grandson to a training class? Those classes are more professional than I am."
After hearing Wan Chu’er’s words, a trace of sadness flashed in Old Man Ge’s eyes. He nodded and said:
"Young lady, you’re right. Beijing doesn’t lack training classes. There’s one nearby. It’s just that my grandson doesn’t like crowded places. One-on-one with you would be just right."
Doesn’t like crowded places?
Wan Chu’er chuckled. Isn’t school crowded? Your grandson doesn’t go to school?
This old man isn’t telling the truth.
The complexity of society was sothing Xiao Bai repeatedly reminded her about before she left Wutong.
Wan Chu’er smiled apologetically and refused, "Grandpa Ge, I’m still a student, I don’t have enough ti to take on another student."
Seeing Wan Chu’er about to leave, Old Man Ge got anxious, "It won’t take much of your ti. Just Saturday and Sunday mornings will do. Just let him practice alongside you and casually guide him. Every session, I’ll give you 20 yuan."
This made Wan Chu’er a little tempted, 20 yuan in ’98 was quite a bit.
In the school cafeteria, a bowl of rice was ten cents, a portion of at dish was one yuan, and a vegetable dish was 50 cents.
If she ate at the cafeteria, 20 yuan would be enough for her to eat for a week, and it seed easy to earn.
She stopped, looked at Old Man Ge, and seriously asked, "Can you tell about your grandson’s situation? I hope you’re not hiding anything."
Old Man Ge sighed at the girl’s cleverness and had to honestly say:
"Actually, my grandson is a bit timid and always bullied by classmates at school. His parents have approached the school, but unfortunately, not much has changed. My grandson is also quite dense. He got beaten up yet doesn’t say anything. Asked intensely, he shuts himself in, doesn’t eat, doesn’t go to school, causing us great worry and anxiety.
We tried sending him to a training class, but the child usually goes once and doesn’t return, without even saying why he doesn’t want to go. We’ve paid a lot for nothing. So, we wanted to give you a try."
Isn’t this just like her before sixteen, being bullied yet not telling her parents? After hearing this, Wan Chu’er already wanted to interact with Old Man Ge’s grandson.
She pondered, "Grandpa Ge, how can you be sure your grandson wants to learn from ?"
Hearing Wan Chu’er’s words, Old Man Ge paused, his face slightly red.
Seeing this, Wan Chu’er blinked. Is there so other hidden reason?
"Uh... To be honest, my grandson... likes pretty girls."
Old Man Ge finally said this with difficulty, feeling sowhat embarrassed about his grandson being such a flirt.
Uh... Wan Chu’er’s heart skipped a beat, thinking this was a complint to her appearance. As for a ten-year-old kid liking pretty girls, she didn’t take it seriously. It’s just about appearance.
"Grandpa Ge, I’ll co here every weekend morning at 6:30 to exercise, and start martial arts training at 7:20. Next Saturday, you and your grandson should be here by 7:20. We can try once first and see if there’s any chemistry between and your grandson."
She didn’t finalize things.
But Old Man Ge was already smiling, confident that his grandson would like this girl, and seeing her straightforward nature and kind heart might improve his grandson a bit.
After asking for Wan Chu’er’s na, they parted ways.
But a few steps later, they realized they were heading in the sa direction. Upon asking, it turned out they lived in the sa neighborhood, just in different buildings, which made Old Man Ge even happier.
After taking a bath and having breakfast, Wan Chu’er headed to the bookstore, planning to buy so books to read.
That evening, Wan Chu’er, with a newly purchased book, went to school. She still didn’t know the school’s plan for the upcoming days. After military training, they all went ho, so she naturally had to return to school early to find out the news and keep each other inford.
It wasn’t like the 21st century where everyone had a smartphone and could know everything from ho.
At the school gate, she t Mai Qiqi.
"Chu’er!" Mai Qiqi waved and laughed at Wan Chu’er from afar.
"Oh wow, what a coincidence, didn’t expect we’d run into each other. How did you get here?" Mai Qiqi wrapped her arm around Wan Chu’er’s and asked cheerfully.
"I ca by bus."
Mai Qiqi said, "I figured you’d return today. The counselor will give us the course schedule tonight. Tomorrow we’ll have a class eting to get our textbooks, but there will be no classes."
Wan Chuer looked at her, thinking that Mai Qiqi’s information was indeed quite accurate.
Seeming to read Wan Chu’er’s mind, Mai Qiqi laughed and said, "Hehe, I know a lot of seniors at our school. A lot from my middle school co here every year."
Wan Chuer understood; this was probably the advantage of having connections.
Laughing and chatting, they soon arrived at the dormitory. The door was locked, indicating Lin Yufei and Ma Tianjiao hadn’t returned yet.
Once inside, Wan Chuer quickly noticed that her desk had been tampered with. The things on the desk were a bit ssy, not arranged the way she usually did.
She hesitated and opened the drawer, finding the things inside also in disarray. She imdiately noticed the paper wrapping the jade pendant. She reached out to touch it; the item inside was gone.
Wan Chuer’s heart skipped a beat. The tiger’s roar, which Bai Zhixi left for her to find soone, wasn’t sothing she’d given much importance to, but losing it like this still made her uncomfortable.
Mai Qiqi noticed Wan Chuer’s heavy expression and curiously asked, "What happened, Chu’er?"
"My desk was tampered with, and I’m missing sothing."
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