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He Tiantian put on the swimsuit her mother had custom-made for her—a one-piece black swimsuit, along with a swim cap, goggles, and a complete set of sports equipment.

Huo Ruihua and Huo Ruimin sat beside their father, anxiously waiting for their mother to appear.

The announcement finally came over the loudspeaker that the competition was about to begin, and the contestants arrived one after another.

They had already warmed up and were standing in their respective positions.

He Tiantian stood there, looking around, searching for her family in the crowd.

Between them, Huo Ruihua was blowing a small trumpet, and Huo Ruimin was holding a small red flag, shouting loudly, "Go, Mom! Go, Mom!"

Perhaps the two children were so conspicuous that everyone was watching them.

People were still very conservative back then, so their enthusiasm before the competition even started surprised them, but they weren't offended.

Niu Da, Niu Er, and Huo Ruixiang also joined in the commotion, completely ignoring everyone's stares.

He Tiantian saw her child, husband, family, and friends, and smiled to herself.

They are watching her.

He Tiantian was filled with excitement. Although it was just an ordinary amateur competition, she would swim her best and not let them down.

As the starting pistol fired, He Tiantian jumped into the water.

This is her specialty, freestyle. With improved technique and self-training during this period, her speed has increased. She swam 100 meters in 53.67 seconds.

He Tiantian has been in the lead since she entered the water.

Aside from Huo Yingjie, Yuan Hua, Qi Xiaoyan, and Jiang Wenwen, everyone else thought He Tiantian was a sports enthusiast and wouldn't swim very fast. Unexpectedly, she easily won first place.

They didn't remember the exact time; as long as they came in first place, that was good.

But when Zhu Zhitao saw the time, he really wanted to take He Tiantian away from the arena and take her to a professional competition.

When the results came out, the staff member in charge of compiling the scores could hardly believe their eyes.

He Tiantian's results are even faster than those of professional athletes.

The staff behind them started talking amongst themselves.

He Tiantian's family and friends all cheered her on.

Every time He Tiantian goes into the water, she can energize the atmosphere in the stadium, with cheers erupting.

One morning and one afternoon.

He Tiantian made it to the finals in the semifinals, 100m, 200m, and 400m freestyle, as well as the 100m and 200m butterfly and breaststroke.

There weren't many participants to begin with, only a little over 250 people in total.

With only about twenty people assigned to each project, progress has been very smooth.

The final round will be held tomorrow morning.

When they got home that evening, everyone celebrated with He Tiantian.

However, because of the competition, He Tiantian couldn't eat and drink with everyone and could only eat according to the athletes' diet.

"Mom, you're amazing," Huo Ruihua praised.

“Mom, you’re like a mermaid,” Huo Ruimin said. “I love how beautiful you look in the water.”

The music ended, the party was over, and everyone went home.

However, we still agreed to go watch the game together tomorrow.

That evening, when the two were alone, He Tiantian hugged Huo Yingjie tightly around the waist and said, "Brother Yingjie, I think I've found a new interest in life."

"Hehe, I can see that. If you want to do it, then do it. I support you," Huo Yingjie said. He had already seen it in He Tiantian's bright and shining eyes.

He Tiantian likes swimming.

At the same time, she also enjoys the tension and excitement of the competition.

He Tiantian was very happy to hear this.

“Brother Yingjie, I enjoy the fun of swimming and the feeling of competition,” He Tiantian said. “If the swimming team invites me to join, I will consider it.”

"Yes, no matter what, I support you," Huo Yingjie said. He has a career he loves, and he hopes He Tiantian has one too, instead of always revolving around others and considering her own thoughts and feelings.

"Thank you," He Tiantian said. "There's just one thing that's quite annoying: their training camp is a closed-off place. But I'll try my best to be able to go home every day."

After the competition, He Tiantian has once again confirmed her feelings.

"Okay, I'll try my best," Huo Yingjie said with a smile.

A sweet and warm conversation between husband and wife at night.

That evening, Zhu Zhitao received all of He Tiantian's preliminary and semi-final scores and went directly to the leader's house.

Head Coach Wu is the captain of their swimming team and is in charge of all the athletes.

"Xiao Zhu, it's the weekend. Why aren't you chasing after your great poet girlfriend? What are you doing at my house?" Head Coach Wu said with a smile. "Cuifang, make some snacks to go with your drinks. Xiao Zhu and I will have a drink."

Zhu Zhitao smiled and said, "Coach Wu, I've discovered a promising talent."

"Now that we've discovered some promising talents, let's bring them into the team. As you know, swimming is a major sport, and only by discovering more promising talents can we achieve breakthroughs," Captain Wu said with a smile. It was a very simple matter.

If it were anyone else, Zhu Zhitao would have been accepted into the swimming team long ago.

But Teacher He is no ordinary person.

Putting aside his experience, his age alone would probably be a major obstacle!

"Why don't you take a look at the grades first?" Zhu Zhitao didn't know how to explain, so he decided to let Captain Wu see He Tiantian's grades first, and then discuss He Tiantian's current situation.

Head Coach Wu was curious. He thought that Zhu Zhitao, one of his assistants, was usually a hard-working and excellent assistant coach. Given time, he was sure that Zhu would grow into a very outstanding coach.

Therefore, he attached great importance to the materials that Zhu Zhitao personally delivered.

"Okay, I'll take a look first." Captain Wu smiled. "If there are any promising talents, they can come over and be placed under your supervision. Only by training more talents can we achieve results."

He was stunned when he saw the results.

"Is this...is this result real?" Head Coach Wu asked in surprise. If there were such good results, he, as the head coach, couldn't possibly not know.

“Of course it’s true, I personally supervised it,” Zhu Zhitao said. “And the person I know so much about is my girlfriend’s university professor. But she’s no longer a teacher, she’s a full-time housewife, and she’s thirty years old this year. That’s why I hesitated, but I had to come.”

"Oh dear, that's a pity," said Head Coach Wu. "She's a bit too old. If she were ten or six years younger, that would be fine too. She's already thirty."

"Yes, it's a pity, but her speed is really incredible, even faster than our professional athletes. With a performance like that, she could win a gold medal at the Olympics," Zhu Zhitao said excitedly. "Head Coach, whatever I say, you think it's all an exaggeration. Why don't we go watch the competition together tomorrow?"

Based on these results, Head Coach Wu will definitely go. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll see for myself tomorrow. If the results are really that good, I'll consider recruiting her into the team so she can bring glory to the country."