Volume 1: When I Was Young Chapter 36: The Mute Eats Rhubarb

  "War!" Xia Fei Han's every word was extremely clear, with a gloomy feeling that made the three people suddenly feel much cooler on this sweltering summer day.

  "Isn't that Brother Han?" Warmed up by the wine, she smiled slyly and decided to stick to her story. Anyway, there was no written evidence or personal witnesses, what did she have to be afraid of?

  "What did you say back then?" Xia Fei Han's expression was now excellent, angry and unwilling, desperate but still a little disbelieving. Why did he have to endure the torture of these ten days, the guilt of these ten days? Wasn't it all because he thought he could have a peaceful summer vacation? What is this now? She was too quick to burn her bridges after crossing the river!

  "I... I've been busy studying lately, and it seems like my brain cells have been overworked. My memory isn't very good." Zhan Zhan's right hand supported her little head as she pretended to be deep in thought, her big eyes glanced up and saw a familiar figure in the distance: "Ah, Xia Zhige, Liqiu, my aunt has come to pick me up, I'm going home today! Hehe, let's chat again another day!"

  Didn't even bother with anything else, immediately ran off like a rabbit.

  "This is the most refreshing farewell ever." Xia Zhi smiled as he watched her back, shook his head and sighed, then looked at Xia Feihan who was furious: "Fei Han, what agreement did you have?" No wonder Fei Han would give Liu Liu tutoring.

  "No!" Xia Fei Han was left speechless, unable to express his frustration. He should have thought of that earlier, shouldn't he? That stupid pig-headed man, believing whatever she said, as if the sun rises in the west! Ridiculous!

  He must be possessed by a ghost!

  Jiang Xinyue, who was also dragged onto the car by Warlord, had a puzzled expression... She hadn't even greeted the three children from the Xia family yet, and here Warlord was again, interrupting them...

  The Zhang family's martial arts hall was not in the city center, but rather on the outskirts of a bustling suburb, located at the foot of Qishan Mountain in a place called Houqiao Town. Although this is considered rural, there are also many wealthy families living here - rich fruit farmers who have contracted several mountain heads, and the Zhang family can barely be counted among them.

  But what makes Houqiao Town most famous and proud is the "Three Tao Martial Arts Hall" founded in the Warring States period. After cultivating all three of his children into national martial arts champions in different categories, "Three Tao" became a pride for the whole town and even the whole Zhejiang Province. Every year, apart from the influx of people during the opening of the two local vocational universities, many people also come to pay homage and learn from the masters. However, the busiest time is still during winter and summer vacations, when there will be several youth training camps.

  The Warring States were influenced by the old master, and never regarded the martial arts hall as a tool for making a living, but aimed to spread martial arts ideas and strengthen the physical fitness of citizens. Therefore, whether it is long-term apprentices or short-term training classes, except for food and accommodation fees, only a small amount of symbolic training fee is collected. Fortunately, Jiang Xinyi, the mother of Zhan Wanjun, had a relatively shrewd business mind, contracted a large orchard, and after a period of hard work, made the life of the Zhan family comfortable, with enough surplus to support the martial arts hall.

  "What? You want to travel with Xia Zhi for a month?" As soon as his daughter said this, War Country's eyebrows were suspected of rising: "What about the martial arts school? Summer vacation is coming, and your senior brother has just taken on several classes!"

  "This is your daughter, not your apprentice!" The petite Jiang Xinyi was not afraid of the tall and imposing Warlord at all. Being afraid of one's wife was a tradition in the Warlord's family: "However, Doudou, isn't it a bit inconvenient to go like this?"

  Only the mother knows her daughter best, and it's really embarrassing for parents to see their little girl being so clingy. Moreover, the Zhang family is only considered upper-middle-class, far from the wealthy and influential Xia family, making them not quite a match, and they fear being gossiped about.

  "Heh heh, and Lì Qiū is going too!" Zhàn Dòu Dòu didn't dare to show off his affection in front of his parents: "They're graduating, we're also graduating! Leaving a graduation memento is good too!"

  "Why don't you let your aunt take you out for a trip?" Jiang Xinyu suggested. The martial arts idiot would definitely not abandon the training class, and once she left, this family and the martial arts hall would probably be in chaos, so her daughter had been spoiled for so long.

  "No way, sis, I'm seriously behind on my work, and every day is a struggle to keep up." Jiang Xinyue hugged the watermelon while staring at the computer screen, brushing it off with a flick of her wrist. There was no choice, she had already been bribed by Doudou in the car.

  "Ah, ah! Your grandfather is coming back soon, and you can't even see your whiskers. The Warring States also want to keep the daughter-in-law by all means. Alas, thinking of the daughter's heartthrob, it's a big deal. If it weren't for the relationship between parents, the two families wouldn't be related at all. It's not that I look down on my own daughter, but she really doesn't deserve it!"

  Zhan DouDou shook her head and waved her hand: "Hmph, that old man, seeing his great-grandchildren can't even walk on the road. He's called sister and said grandpa will stay for another month. I suspect he wants to use up all six months of his visa before returning." Zhan LaoYe went abroad to see Zhan Zhuo's family with mixed-blood little treasures.

  Ha ha, persuade her? Before she even came back, she had already thought of all the reasons.

  "And besides, Dad, I have a good chance of getting into the top ten in my grade this time. Don't you want to reward me?" Zhang Li turned defensive: "Do you know how hard I've been studying lately? Do you understand the importance of balancing work and rest? I need to relax a bit before I can lay a solid foundation for high school."

  "Can you get into the top ten in your grade?" The Warring States were incredulous, didn't he know what kind of virtue his own daughter had? If it weren't for his high-pressure policy, she might have become the worst in her grade by now: "You cheated!"

  "Pah! Pah! Pah!" Zhang Tiezhu was so angry that he almost spat, his hands on his hips and his body bent in a gesture of frustration: "We are martial artists, will we do such despicable things?"

  ... Despicability is not his style, Zhan Guo muttered to himself, the people he cultivated were mostly straightforward and honest, but this one... wouldn't stoop to despicability, would be shameless instead.

  "Alright, alright. Your daughter is working so hard, you should show some appreciation." Jiang Xinyu still stood on her daughter's side. From young to old, her concern for the child had been taken away by the martial arts hall, so it was better to trust the child and give her freedom rather than pretending to care about her verbally.

  "When are you going on a trip?" The Warring States pondered for a moment, and had no choice but to agree - what's the use of not agreeing? When has he ever been able to get his way with these two women at home? "Before you go, help me take care of the kindergarten class first."

  "Dad!" Zhan Yu yelled in a shrill voice: "You're hiring child labor!"

  "I'm not paying you a salary, so it doesn't count as employment!"

  ……

  The trend of shamelessness has been around for a long time.

  Digression

  Hehe, won't you stay in the mountains honestly... Who brought you to me... Mountain child mountain child...

  Suddenly found out, the fan year-end voting has over 70 votes? Who voted for me? Haha, fan 180° bowing in gratitude! Also thanks to the girls who sent flowers and messages, every day when fan sees you, feels full of motivation to code! These two days fan is busy moving house, next week will stabilize and strive to code more and update more