One hundred and sixty-nine pats feel more comfortable

The atmosphere at the dinner table today was very strange.

The children all ate in silence, none of them speaking. Even Uncle Luo found it strange and put a piece of chicken on Xiao San'er's plate: "What's wrong with you all? Who's arguing?"

Grandma Luo looked at the children kindly and said, "Talk things out, don't fight, have fun."

Aunt Luo, being rather slow to react, said, "Really? I've been watching the videotape, and everything seems fine." However, upon seeing her eldest son's gloomy face, Aunt Luo shut up.

The younger ones were watching the video the whole time, so naturally no one noticed that they had gone to spy on each other, or more accurately, eavesdrop.

The result was disappointing; they had gotten carried away with their enthusiasm for nothing.

The adults looked at this child and that child, realizing they were all so big now, and couldn't be appeased like when they were little by offering them fun treats or delicious food. So they went around serving them food and trying to liven up the atmosphere. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal, and they would be fine in a while.

After dinner, Li Wei said goodbye to Grandma Luo and Uncle Luo and his wife, planning to go home to change clothes and get her things before going to class.

Li Wei's mind was also in turmoil. Seeing Luo Da's expression made her feel really uncomfortable, as if he had suffered some kind of blow. It was the first time she had ever seen him with such an expression.

The group planned to hail a taxi outside the neighborhood, but Ding Anni secretly chatted with Li Lin, asking to borrow Li Lin's sportswear, as she also had to go to class that evening.

As the four were walking, a car silently approached them and stopped a little ahead of them. The window rolled down, and Luo Da's black head popped out: "Get in, I'll give you a ride."

Li Lin cheered and called to Ding Anni as she got into the car. Li Lianhui followed. Li Wei glanced around and then followed Ding Anni into the back seat.

Luo Da escorted the four of them home. After they collected their belongings, he went back to the martial arts school with them.

Upon arriving at the martial arts school, Luo Da went straight upstairs to his training room. Li Lianhui followed him to the boys' classroom.

Li Wei and the others had changed their clothes earlier today. They put on their coats. Li Lin and Ding Anni took the three coats to the office.

Ever since Li Lin brought the fur coat into the office last time, she refused to bring it to the changing room again. It wasn't for security reasons; it just made her seem like she had special privileges—

Li Wei quietly did her warm-up exercises. After Li Lin and Ding Anni returned, they also started moving their arms and legs while talking quietly.

Li Wei was annoyed: "If you two want to talk, speak louder and more properly. You're acting like thieves, sneaking around like this."

The two glanced at Li Wei, then looked at each other, stuck out their tongues, and fell silent.

Today marks the first day of winter break classes. The necessary promotional activities have already been completed, and Li Wei even saw an advertisement for the martial arts school on TV. She also heard from her third uncle, Luo, that the school plans to expand its enrollment next year, adding fitness programs and equipment, and hiring more instructors.

Therefore, Li Wei estimated that the martial arts gym would become more and more lively.

Several unfamiliar faces appeared today. Li Wei glanced at them and realized they didn't look like students. They seemed more like office workers, all young and pretty women.

Xiao Hei Shou and Li Hai won't be going back to Shandong for the Spring Festival. They will be in charge of the martial arts classes at the martial arts school. Actually, there were a few other fitness classes before, but because Uncle Luo San didn't pay much attention to them, they weren't really implemented. The coaches they hired were just paid a salary and didn't have many classes.

At the beginning of winter, Uncle Luo went on a trip with some people. It was supposedly a business trip, and he even brought back a necklace for Li Wei. However, Li Wei always suspected that Uncle Luo had just gone out for fun. People often use the excuse of a meeting or business trip to deceive others.

However, it is clear that there are some effects; at least it seems that the operation of the martial arts school is changing.

Today, because there were five or six new students, Li Hai didn't teach any new lessons besides some basic training and demonstration exercises. However, near the end of class, he found four girls and did some practical exercises with them.

Li Lin is one of them, and she's now considered one of the top students in the class. That's a consensus among everyone.

In fact, Xiao Li Hai did consider Li Wei; she could serve as a role model for escaping adversity. The problem was, if she didn't perform well and ended up being harmed instead of escaping, it would backfire and make the new recruits look bad.

Li Lin dealt with her opponent as swiftly and decisively as ever. Everyone knew she would use that move, but there was no way to dodge it. Ding Anni, who had never seen it before and found it fascinating, watched with shining eyes. This… she absolutely had to learn it!

After the last practical battle, Li Lin improved her signature move, which was originally not very aesthetically pleasing. She practiced it with Li Lianhui and, based on his suggestions, not only increased its power but also enhanced its visual appeal, giving it a distinctly female knight-errant feel.

Not to mention Ding Anni, even the new trainees were quite impressed. Xiao Li Hai was also very pleased, it seemed that his decision to bring Li Lin out was a wise one. He turned his head and glanced at Li Wei, who was watching the competition intently. In fact, Xiao Li Hai felt that if Li Wei performed well, she would have an even greater exemplary effect.

After all, weakness always evokes sympathy, and the victory of the weak resonates more deeply.

After class, Li Wei and her friends took a shower in the martial arts gym's shower room for the first time. There was no other reason than that Ding Anni was there today, and it was too inconvenient to squeeze into the bathroom at home, so they had to take care of things nearby.

Li Wei was in a bad mood today and didn't bring many clothes, so she had to wear her old clothes. She felt awkward and thought that the shower was a waste of time and that she would have to take another shower when she got home.

The students had all left, and Li Wei sat on the floor of the practice room waiting for Li Lin and the others to go find Li Lianhui. She didn't know why Li Lianhui was so late getting off get out of class today.

After waiting for a while, Li Linding Anni returned and plopped down next to Li Wei: "Your brother is still practicing with the sixth senior brother. It will take a while. I can't take it anymore. It hurts to watch."

Li Wei suddenly looked up: "Huh? Wasn't Xiao Hui training with Xiao Hei Shou? Why did he go with Sixth Senior Brother? What about Luo Jianhua?"

On her first day there, Ding Anni shrugged and said, "How would I know? Luo Jianhua was watching from the side. But I feel something is strange. Your brother doesn't seem as powerful as Sixth Senior Brother, but it seems that Sixth Senior Brother has an injury on his face today. I wonder if your brother did it, which made Sixth Senior Brother more ferocious and beat him to a pulp."

Li Wei couldn't sit still any longer. Only that freakish Luo Da could withstand Sixth Senior Brother's iron fists and feet. Her Xiao Hui... I hope he won't get hurt.

Without saying a word to Ding Anni, he got up and ran upstairs.

Pushing open the wooden door of the training room, Li Wei went in and looked into the middle of the arena. It seemed she was late; her sixth senior brother was nowhere to be seen. Li Lianhui was lying in the middle of the arena, panting, with Luo Da massaging his thighs and Li Lin massaging his arms, just like a boxing match halftime break.

Li Wei ran over and squatted down: "How are you? Are you hurt? Why did you get into a fight with Sixth Senior Brother? Little Black Hand isn't enough for you to mess with!"

Li Lianhui's chin was a little bruised, but otherwise he was fine. He turned his sweaty head to look at Li Wei and smiled, "It's okay, don't call him 'Little Black Hand' anymore. Actually, Brother Meng's hands aren't black. Compared to Sixth Senior Brother, they're quite fair, hehe."

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Li Lianhui could still smile. She took his arm and began to massage him as well.

For a moment, everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive. Li Lin, in particular, could clearly sense that her brother Hua seemed a little unhappy. It seemed that Hua hadn't been happy since the beginning of the evening, and now it was even more so, which made her afraid to speak.

While kneading, Li Wei complained to Li Lianhui: "Actually, you and Xiao Meng are doing quite well, so why did you have to argue with Sixth Senior Brother? Didn't you see the lesson learned from the past?"

Li Lianhui also felt a bit depressed, so he tried to distract himself by talking to his sister: "I only realized today that it wasn't enough with Brother Meng. It's much better with Sixth Senior Brother. After that fight, I felt completely transformed, my body was cleansed and my marrow was refined, hehe..."

Li Wei saw that her younger brother seemed genuinely happy, not like he was forcing a smile. She tilted her head and looked at Luo Da, who was now using the other leg to ravage his body. This guy had been working on his marrow for so long, he should have mastered martial arts by now.

Upon further observation, Li Wei noticed something else: Luo Da's face seemed perfectly clean today, without any injuries. How strange! She seemed to have just heard Ding Anni say that Sixth Senior Brother was injured. Xiao Hui shouldn't have that kind of skill, so it must be Luo Da. But it's unbelievable that this guy isn't injured. Could it be internal injuries?

I glanced at Luo Da's body again, which was wearing a vest and baggy pants. There was nothing on it except for sweat. However, upon closer inspection, I noticed that the exposed parts of his body were much whiter than his face. One was a light tan and the other was a light brown. I don't know how it happened. Usually, their faces and bodies are about the same color. At most, some people have a white face and a dark body. But this... what's going on? Did he sunbathe too much? And only his face?

Luo Da felt extremely uncomfortable under Li Wei's gaze, his hair standing on end. He moved to the side, but still felt uneasy, so he simply went to meet her and asked, "Is there something you need?"

"Huh? Hmm... a bit. Well... look at Xiao Hui and Sixth Senior Brother fighting like that, is he sure he can hold his own? He doesn't seem as strong as you, does he?"

Luo Da sneered: "He just wants to experience it today, no problem. Of course he can't compare to me, I'm Xiaoqiang!"

Li Wei laughed awkwardly: "Who started this rumor? How could they say that... Who would dare say you're Xiaoqiang? Can Xiaoqiang compare to you... Oh no, I mean, you're so brilliant and powerful! What a ridiculous analogy! Anyone who says you're Xiaoqiang has no taste." It seems you're not Xiaoqiang, you're Daqiang.

Luo Da looked at Li Wei with a half-smile: "Is that so?"

Li Wei nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, you are the hope and pillar of the country's future, a white jade pillar supporting the sky and a purple gold beam spanning the sea, a dragon among men and a king among tigers, capable of governing the country with both literary and martial skills... That's the right way to describe you, hehe." Li Wei had long known that everyone loved flattery, and she knew she had to use it when necessary.

Luo Da's complexion had improved considerably, and his smile was much more normal: "It's best if you think that way. Actually, I think so too."

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