Old George called the doctor, but it was of no use.
Carpenter won the fight, but he was punched by Cheng Hao in the ring and by Claude after leaving the ring. His face was swollen and the corners of his mouth were broken.
He couldn't help but hiss and glared at Claude.
Old George winked at Cheng Hao, asking him to take Claude away. He then said to Carpenter, "Carpenter, my old friend, this kid is a fool. Don't bother with him."
Carpenter and Old George were old friends. Old George had helped Carpenter in the early years, so Carpenter didn't really mind it. However, he said, "I was beaten up here, and you have to pay me for mental damages!"
"No problem!" Old George agreed happily.
Carpenter took the money, but he wasn't very happy: "Really? I was the one who liked Cheng Hao first, but you took advantage of him..."
The corners of Old George's mouth suddenly curled up.
Speaking of Cheng Hao, Carpenter thought of the man who had punched him. Apart from anything else, that punch had been incredibly powerful...
If he could be trained as a boxer...
This thought flashed through Carpenter's mind, but he quickly gave up. Not only was this guy a little stupid, but he also punched him!
Carpenter left with a generous appearance fee. At this time, Cheng Hao and Claude were eating hamburgers together outside the lounge.
Cheng Hao already felt a bit guilty about Claude, and now that Claude had stood up for him and beaten Carpenter, his feelings towards him were even more complicated. He shared a few of the burgers someone had given him with Claude, thanked him earnestly, and then told Claude not to hit anyone casually in the future: "You can fight back when someone bullies you, but don't hit them for no reason, understand?"
Claude nodded, but he didn't necessarily remember it - with his memory, he would probably forget it in a blink of an eye.
At this moment, there were other people competing on the stage, so Cheng Hao watched the game while talking to Claude: "What do you want to do in the future?"
"I want to have a job." Claude thought for a moment.
His thoughts were very simple. Cheng Hao asked, "Why?"
"If you have a job, you have food to eat," said Claude.
"Have you ever had a job before?"
"There was, but it disappeared soon." Claude was very disappointed.
Cheng Hao was not at all surprised by Claude's answer.
Claude was not qualified for many jobs and he couldn't even write his own name.
For him, boxing is really a very rare job that allows him to support himself.
If he didn't learn how to box, and couldn't box, and old George didn't give him shelter and let him live in his home, what would his future life be like?
Cheng Hao pointed at the ring and said, "Boxing is a job. The job content is to compete with others in the ring. As long as you win, you can make a lot of money."
Claude looked towards the ring, his eyes gleaming. "Can I eat meat every day?"
"Of course." Cheng Hao said.
Claude laughed and ate the meat from the burger first, then the bun.
Cheng Hao thought of Chester who had dug out the sausage from the sausage sandwich and ate it first, and also thought of Lin Yuxun who liked to save the best food for last.
Cheng Hao put the tastiest burger in his arms, then went to say goodbye to Old George and get his money for the day.
Although he can only get one percent of the bet share today, a mosquito leg is still meat!
As a result, Old George actually gave him a hundred dollars.
"So much money?" Cheng Hao was a little surprised.
Old George said, "Of course not. Although there were a lot of people betting on your match with Carpenter today, you should only get fifty dollars... The extra money is the commission from the goods you sold."
"Commission from selling things?" Cheng Hao was a little surprised. He knew that he could get commission from selling wine, but he had never sold it.
"The hamburgers in the bar have been selling very well since you came here," said Old George.
Cheng Hao: “…”
Old George asked again, "You're injured, are you sure you want to go back? I remember your home is a bit far away...you can stay at my place."
"My brother is waiting for me at home." Cheng Hao said.
Old George said, "Then go back quickly."
Cheng Hao's match with Carpenter today started late, and he was delayed for a while after the match, so when he left the bar, it was already past midnight.
On the way, he passed by the community entertainment center and saw a large group of young people gathered there, including many minors.
Those people were all dressed very smartly. They wore branded watches, rings and necklaces, double-breasted men's coats, fur shawls, and crocodile leather shoes. They looked out of place in this community.
But they are indeed people in this community.
They are all thieves or scammers in this community.
They would go to other communities to steal things, and after selling them, they would spend all the money on food, drink, and entertainment, wearing colorful clothes and parading around the streets... They liked others to look at them with envy.
Cheng Hao knew that they were not good people, but he also knew that they didn't want to be like this.
The main reason why they are like this is the lack of education, whether it is family education or school education.
Not long after Cheng Hao passed by the gathering point of those people, he saw a lot of people rushing out from that gathering point. These people were all driving motorcycles. They turned the handlebars suddenly and stepped on the accelerator to the extreme. Finally, the whole car made a "humming" sound and whizzed through the streets at night.
While driving, they even threw stones at the windows of surrounding houses.
When Cheng Hao arrived near his home, he looked up and found that there was still light coming through the window of the house where he lived.
Lin Yuxun probably hasn't slept yet.
Cheng Hao touched his injured nose, tiptoed upstairs, and after entering the room, he noticed a fragrance coming from the house.
Lin Yuxun was sitting at the dining table, reading a book and writing something. Beef soup was cooking in the pot next to him.
"Cheng Hao!" Hearing the voice, Lin Yuxun raised his head happily, and then his expression changed again.
Cheng Hao's face was blue and swollen...
"Old George arranged for me to fight Carpenter today, and I got punched in the face," Cheng Hao explained.
Lin Yuxun bit his lip.
Cheng Hao took out the hamburger he had saved and the hundred dollars given by Old George and gave them to Lin Yuxun: "Come, have a hamburger! A lot of things happened today, and I want to tell you about it."
Hearing Cheng Hao's words, Lin Yuxun raised his head and looked at Cheng Hao.
Cheng Hao filled two bowls of soup and handed one to Lin Yuxun. While drinking, he told Lin Yuxun about Claude.
When Lin Yuxun heard that Chester's mother had died, his expression changed: "She's dead?"
"Do you know her?" Cheng Hao asked.
"We used to be neighbors," Lin Yuxun said. "My mom was broke at the time, so we found an abandoned building to live in, and they lived there too."
"Abandoned building?" Cheng Hao was a little curious.
Lin Yuxun pointed to the west and said, "There are a few dilapidated houses over there. They no longer have water or electricity. If someone couldn't pay the rent, they would go and live there. But we didn't live there for long... Later, my mother made some money."
When talking about "making money", Lin Yuxun's expression was not very good.
Cheng Hao knew what he was thinking. He smiled and said, "Have you ever met Claude before?"
Lin Yuxun said, "Yes, he was stupid. He was quite old at the time, but he was always looking for his mother. People often bullied him, but he usually ignored them. But if someone made him angry, he would grab them and throw them out."
Cheng Hao finished his soup and felt warm all over: "Let's go to bed early."
Lin Yuxun's illness has been cured, and he has secretly returned the thermometer he borrowed from Beverly. But even if he has recovered, the disease is still contagious for a period of time, so Danny still sleeps alone.
Cheng Hao took a shower and got into bed, asking, "When will the heating be turned on?" It's strange that in this slum community, many people don't even have jobs, but the houses they rent basically have heating, as well as appliances such as televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines.
"It should be available in a few days." Lin Yuxun said.
Cheng Hao responded and fell asleep in a daze.
The next day, when Cheng Hao woke up, it was already past eight in the morning.
He got up, washed up quickly, then hugged Danny, threw Danny into the air, and caught him when he fell.
Danny laughed, a little out loud.
"Danny looks so good when he smiles." Cheng Hao kissed his forehead and said to Lin Yuxun, "Lin Yuxun, you are becoming more and more handsome now!"
Lin Yuxun blushed when he heard this.
Cheng Hao spoke to them for a few words and then went to Old George.
When he arrived at Old George's house, Arabella was cleaning the yard. Seeing him, Arabella opened the door: "Good morning, dear Cheng!"
"Arabella, good morning." Cheng Hao asked, "Is Old George up yet?"
"He hasn't gotten up yet, but Claude is," said Arabella, and just as she finished her words, Claude came out.
Old George's old clothes seemed a little tight on Claude, but when he saw Cheng Hao, he immediately raised his hand and a big smile appeared on his face: "Cheng!"
"Good morning, Claude." Cheng Hao greeted him with a smile.
Claude was obviously happy: "Good morning!"
They had to wait until old George woke up for breakfast, but Arabella gave them each a bacon sandwich. Cheng Hao ate the sandwich and then took Claude to exercise.
After one night, Claude had forgotten most of what Cheng Hao taught him yesterday: "What are push-ups?"
Cheng Hao just lay down and showed him.
Although Claude was a little stupid and his brain wasn't very good, he could still do it by following others. When he saw Cheng Hao doing it, he lay down and started doing push-ups.
Seeing this, Cheng Hao started training with him.
When Cheng Hao finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell down... Claude also fell down.
Cheng Hao, who was lying on the ground, looked at Claude, who was also lying on the ground but his face was not red and he was not out of breath. He asked while panting: "Why... don't you... stop? Are you tired? Huh..."
Claude looked at Cheng Hao blankly: "I'll learn from you."
Cheng Hao: "..."Okay...
Cheng Hao has always been very satisfied with the original owner's physical condition. Although Cheng Jinhao has never experienced high-intensity training before, his physical fitness is considered good.
But now he met Claude.
Cheng Hao discovered that the amount of training that exhausted him only made Claude gasp for breath.
So jealous...
While the two were training, Old George finally came down from upstairs and they could officially have breakfast.
Then, Old George drank black coffee and ate a sandwich with just a little bacon on it. He looked at the three people in front of him who were devouring plates full of bacon with a troubled look on his face: "You three! Pay attention to your body shape, okay? Body shape!"
Arabella pretended not to hear. Cheng Hao said, "Old George, I'm very thin. I need to eat more."
Cheng Hao was indeed not fat, so Old George didn't know what to say. But then Claude asked, "What is body management?"
Old George: “…”
It was not convenient to jump rope right after breakfast, so Cheng Hao went to play sandbags with Claude.
The feel of the sandbag is different from that of a person, but throwing one punch after another made Cheng Hao more and more familiar with his own strength, and his strength became stronger and stronger during training.
Cheng Hao likes this feeling.
But when he turned around and saw Claude punch the sandbag far away, he felt a little depressed.
If he had Claude's strength, he would have been able to knock Carpenter down last night!
Claude had no rules when boxing, which made it easy to hurt his bones. Seeing this, Cheng Hao walked towards him and guided his movements.
Although Claude may forget the instructions after a while, he still needs to be instructed.
Besides, boxing is a sport after all, and it is relatively simple. Once Claude forms muscle memory, he will definitely be able to do it well.
Thinking of this, Cheng Hao recalled the year when Claude appeared in the boxing ring in his previous life.
He seemed to have suddenly appeared on the field in 1985, and then in 1986, he was paralyzed and disappeared...
Come to think of it... Claude, who is in very good physical condition and can start boxing right now after becoming familiar with the rules, will need at least five years to figure out boxing?
When Cheng Hao thought about how long it would take for Claude to understand what boxing was all about, he immediately prepared himself mentally, and then his attitude became gentler when facing Claude.
It’s already like this, so let’s take it slow!
Of course, no matter how slow it is, training is essential.
Cheng Hao took Claude to train together, and perhaps because his expectations of Claude were too low, he was very satisfied with any little thing Claude did.
"Excellent, Claude, you are very strong!"
"You should exert force like this. Remember, do it again."
"Great! That's it! Wait, I'll show you one more time."
…
Cheng Hao was quite patient, but Old George was dissatisfied and said to Cheng Hao, "Are you going to waste all your time on him? Go train!"
"I'll be there right away!" Cheng Hao went to the side to train and handed Claude to old George.
Soon, the only sound in the room was Old George's roar: "I told you to punch like this, punch like this, why don't you punch like this?"
"I've said this dozens of times! Dozens of times!"
"God! How could there be someone as stupid as you?!"
"Try again! Do as I say!"
Old George's voice was very loud, but precisely because of his loud voice, Claude was frightened and didn't dare to punch again.
Finally, amidst Old George's roar, he cautiously and gently extended a completely powerless fist.
Old George slapped his fist and said, "I can't teach you! Get out of here!"
Claude burst into tears: "Please, please don't kick me out..."
"Old George, let me teach you." Cheng Hao stepped forward.
Old George said, "You teach me! I never want to see him again."
Old George left after he finished speaking, but Claude stood there uneasily.
Cheng Hao patted Claude's tall shoulder and said, "It's okay, Claude. Old George won't really drive you away."
"Really?" Claude looked at Cheng Hao.
"Of course it's true."
"But I don't know how to do anything. I can't do anything well..." Claude was very uneasy. "He will definitely drive me away. They will all drive me away."
"No, you're amazing!" Cheng Hao said, "You're very strong. You're a natural boxer. You'll definitely become the world's strongest heavyweight boxing champion!"
Claude stared at Cheng Hao blankly.
Cheng Hao said: "Come, let's train!"
Claude was stunned by Old George's scolding and was a little afraid to punch, but Cheng Hao praised him and he slowly recovered.
"Great! That's it!"
"Claude, you are so strong, you are amazing!"
“You’re amazing!”
…
Cheng Hao taught Claude for a while, then let him jump rope and continued his training.
Old George walked over with his hands behind his back. "I didn't expect you to be so flattering to a fool! Just by listening to your voice, I'd think the person you're teaching isn't the same one I'm teaching!"
Cheng Hao said: "Children need praise."
Old George sneered: "You are three years younger than him!"
Cheng Hao: “…”
Old George continued, "Also, didn't you say you would be the most powerful heavyweight boxing champion in the world? Why are you saying he would be the most powerful now?"
"..." Cheng Hao said, "Old George, you trained the two most powerful heavyweight boxers in the world. How exciting it is! You must be very happy, right?"
Old George looked at Cheng Hao. He stared at Cheng Hao for a while and suddenly laughed.
Old George rarely smiled, and Cheng Hao was a little uncomfortable seeing him smile: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," said Old George. "There's a great competition in a few days. I'll take you there. You should prepare."
"Okay, no problem!" Cheng Hao said, "By the way, where is the competition held?"
Old George mentioned a location.
"That's a bit far." Cheng Hao said.
"So we'll stay there for one night," said Old George.
Cheng Hao suddenly thought of something: "Old George, can I bring my two younger brothers with me?"
"What did you take them for?" asked Old George.
"I want them to experience the prosperity of a big city. Also, my brother might want to buy some books there," Cheng Hao said. Lin Yuxun read very quickly, and Cheng Hao thought he might want to buy a few more books.
If he had time, he could also take Lin Yuxun to see the school there.
Old George glanced at Cheng Hao and said, "I'm driving there myself. There are seats available. You can bring them with you."
"Thank you, Old George." Cheng Hao looked at Old George gratefully: "You are such a good person!"
Old George felt a little uncomfortable and said fiercely, "I haven't finished what I was saying! Listen, since you've brought these people over, you have to keep them under control. You must not let them cause any trouble for me. I hate trouble!"
"Don't worry, they are all very well-behaved people and very obedient," said Cheng Hao.
Old George chuckled twice and wanted to say that Cheng Hao thought a fool like Claude was very smart and praised him endlessly. His words were really hard to believe.
But he didn't say it.
He stood by and watched Cheng Hao teach Claude with all his heart, feeling mixed emotions for a moment.
Is this guy stupid? He's so open with his heart to his competitor!
Claude's physical condition is the best among all the boxers he has ever seen, but he has mental problems. If no one teaches him, he will definitely have no future. Even if someone teaches him... most people will not be able to teach him because of his bad temper.
But there happened to be a Cheng Hao who taught him so seriously.
Old George took a deep breath and suddenly felt full of hope for the future.
There is never a shortage of beautiful people and things in this world.