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Faced with the two students' requests, Teacher Zhang had no choice but to agree.

Both children have good grades and are also very sensible.

Teacher Zhang looked at Huo Ruimin, who was shaking her arm and acting coquettishly, and couldn't help but laugh. She said, "Alright, since your parents are willing for you to take leave, then have your father or mother come over to complete the leave application procedures."

"Yes, thank you, Teacher Zhang," Huo Ruihua and Huo Ruimin said at the same time.

When He Tiantian got home that evening, she told her father, Huo Yingjie, about taking leave.

"Are you all going to Nanshi?" Huo Yingjie asked, somewhat tempted. His wife and children were going to Nanshi, and he was so bored being alone in Yanjing.

“Yes. Dad, if you’re not too busy with work, why don’t you come with us?” Huo Ruimin said. “We can travel as a family. We can not only watch the game, but also visit Grandpa and Grandma. They will be very happy.”

Huo Yingjie thought for a moment and said, "I only have a week's vacation at most, so I can't watch the whole game with you guys."

“That works too.” Huo Ruimin said with a sly smile, “Dad, let’s give Mom a surprise. Let’s say you don’t have a holiday, but you’ll show up in the audience when Mom has her competition.”

"Hmm, that's a good idea," Huo Ruihua said. "Dad, let's give Mom a surprise."

Huo Yingjie thought about it. Since he couldn't travel with He Tiantian anyway, doing this would indeed give He Tiantian a surprise.

"Great!" Huo Yingjie laughed. "Let's all go to Nanshi together as a family."

The next day, Huo Yingjie asked for two weeks of leave for his two children.

That evening, Huo Yingjie said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I have an important project and can't go to Nanshi to watch your competition."

He Tiantian knew that Huo Yingjie had been very busy lately, so she nodded and said, "It's okay. After all, you used to spend your holidays during the summer vacation, so it's normal that you can't find time for this. Don't feel guilty, you've already done a great job."

He Tiantian hugged Huo Yingjie and kissed him passionately.

Huo Yingjie sensed He Tiantian's enthusiasm and responded accordingly.

However, considering that He Tiantian was going to compete, the location of the kiss was changed so as not to leave a mark of love on He Tiantian's body.

This is the madness of parting.

It was also very long and very exciting.

The next morning, He Tiantian packed her bags and went to the Sports Bureau with Wei Yuanyuan and Cui Ying. Everyone gathered together and took the train to Nanshi.

Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian boarded the train at different times. Two hours after He Tiantian's train left, Huo Yingjie took the child, Grandma Wang, Lu Wanxia, ​​Zhang Ning, and Xie Wu with him.

On the train, they were in ordinary hard seats.

He Tiantian was somewhat speechless. Was the budget really that tight?

This is a long journey, and sitting in a hard seat is very tiring!

They still have a competition!

This time, Coach Xia and Zhu Zhitao led the team, which consisted of a total of twelve athletes.

The seat numbers are consecutive. Because Wei Yuanyuan and Cui Ying aren't from the Sports Bureau, they need to buy their own tickets. He Tiantian had someone book sleeper berths for them, but she herself wanted to sit in a hard seat.

With the coach and Zhu Zhitao there, He Tiantian wouldn't leave the group, so she had to sit in a hard seat.

To protect He Tiantian, Cui Ying and Wei Yuanyuan exchanged their sleeper tickets with those of people in hard seats not far away.

Seeing this, He Tiantian felt a little guilty, but Wei Yuanyuan and Cui Ying didn't care. They thought the hard seat was nothing and told He Tiantian to get some rest.

Jiao Lihong noticed that He Tiantian was always accompanied by people, and said with a sneer, "Hehe, what a pampered young lady, she has people serving her wherever she goes!"

Cai Fenfang chimed in, "Yes, but she's probably not a rich young lady. I heard she had a child last time. She must be the eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family. She's already had a child and is so old. I don't know what she's after in this competition."

Xie Feifei sat opposite them and said softly, "The competition is about speed, not age. Don't say that."

"What's wrong?" Jiao Lihong said. "Can't we just talk about it? It's better than you muttering to yourself."

"You!" Xie Feifei said angrily, "When did I whisper? It was clearly you who were whispering. I already told He Tiantian that when we compete, we should compete against each other, unlike some people who whisper and then refuse to admit it, trying to pin it on others."

"Xie Feifei, do you not want to stay in the team anymore?" Jiao Lihong squinted and threatened. If you offend her, you won't have a good time in the team.

This time, if she can get into the top three in the breaststroke, she can make it into the national team.

Jiao Lihong was very confident, and with her uncle backing her up, she was not afraid of anything.

Xie Feifei blushed slightly. Although she wanted to say more, she thought about the upcoming competition and worried that Jiao Lihong might use underhanded tactics to disrupt her performance. If that happened, she wouldn't achieve good results, wouldn't be able to join the national team, and her ambitions would be thwarted.

Seeing that Xie Feifei remained silent, Jiao Lihong felt quite smug.

If Xie Feifei doesn't know what's good for her, Jiao Lihong wouldn't mind teaching her a lesson. Although they aren't competitors, Jiao Lihong always knows how to take action against those who don't know their place.

The others dared not look at Jiao Lihong and all lowered their heads.

Xie Feifei also lowered her head. Sigh, she should have kept quiet.

But she just couldn't control her temper.

Zhu Zhitao sat closer to them and overheard their conversation. Thinking about the information he'd researched, he was speechless. So what if his uncle works for the national team? Why are they acting so arrogant?

If you're so arrogant, do you think the gold medal will automatically come to you?

Zhu Zhitao privately decided to pay more attention to Jiao Lihong to prevent her from doing anything that could affect team unity and performance.

At that moment, Zhu Zhitao and Coach Xia exchanged opinions while smoking by the side of the carriage.

"Coach Xia, Jiao Lihong is really domineering in the team," Zhu Zhitao said. "Haven't you heard about it?"

Coach Xia looked embarrassed and said with a wry smile, "That Jiao Lihong is Director Jiao's niece. As long as she doesn't go too far, I won't say anything to her. She's so proud and arrogant. If I say anything to her, Director Jiao will call me in for a talk within a few days. After a few times, I just stopped bothering to say anything to her."

Coach Xia was also helpless.

A higher-ranking official can crush you.

It's like this everywhere, it's infuriating!

"Sigh, I hope she doesn't do anything too outrageous." Zhu Zhitao sneered. Head Coach Wu had long been dissatisfied with Director Jiao, feeling that the man was incompetent and narrow-minded. He didn't expect his niece to be the same way, unable to tolerate others.

"Fortunately, her grades are good. As long as nothing unexpected happens this time, she should be able to make the national team, and I can finally get rid of this hot potato," Coach Xia sighed. "Sigh, I hope it goes smoothly this time!"

Zhu Zhitao smiled and said, "It's just like the monsters in 'Journey to the West.' After they were caught causing trouble, those gods and masters came to their aid."

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I recommend my friend Tianqingdibai's "A Good Prince Consort in the Tang Dynasty". Being a prince consort is not easy, being a prince consort in the Tang Dynasty is even more difficult, let alone a good prince consort!