One hundred and thirty-five daughters should strive for self-improvement

Li Wei and Luo Da returned to Jingxiang Garden at just the right time, after most of the guests had already left.

Only the Ding and Luo families, who were relatively close, remained, talking with the old man, the old woman, and Li Zhaoxing. The women were clearly chatting with the old man and woman, while Uncle Luo, Ding Hong, Li Zhaoxing, and Li's father were discussing business on a sofa in the distance.

Luo Da, with Dingding on his head and a stroller in his hand, went upstairs. Cheng Fei had already gone over to take the child. They would be parting ways soon, and she needed to let her parents see their little one.

Li Wei glanced around the house; her two uncles were gone, presumably they had left. Li Lin and Li Lianhui were nowhere to be seen either, who knew where they had gone to play. Ding Anni had probably gone with them too.

Li Wei looked around but didn't see Luo Da's sixth senior brother and the others. She secretly asked her grandfather, who said they had left first.

Li Wei was somewhat disappointed. It seemed she would have to go to the martial arts school to find him. After hearing from Luo Er that Sixth Senior Brother had beaten Luo Da so badly that he ended up in the hospital, Li Wei's confidence in Luo Da had wavered. She felt that Sixth Senior Brother was more reliable.

She secretly tugged at Luo Da aside: "Hey, if you're free, how about we go check out the martial arts gym? I'm thinking of signing up for a class to learn properly."

Luo Da looked Li Wei up and down like he was sizing up merchandise: "It's not that I don't want to teach you, do you know how much suffering I've endured? I injured my arm a few days ago, but haven't you seen how relaxed I've been these past few days? I've just been recuperating."

Li Wei had heard his argument before and was very dismissive: "I don't want to become like you. I just want to learn a few agile moves. To catch people off guard and provide some cover for my escape."

After saying that, Li Wei remembered something and said, "Like that kind of groin kick or something... Didn't you promise to teach me a few moves a few days ago? But then you just talked about it and didn't practice. If you really can't do it, I'll go find Sixth Senior Brother and the others. They're professionals at this, and their level is probably much higher than yours."

Luo Da scratched his chin. After thinking for a while, he said, "Alright, then I'll teach you. But you can't complain and try to cheat later, otherwise we'll just forget about it. Otherwise, I'll lose my temper because I see you're not up to par."

Li Wei was displeased by his words. Who's being unmotivated? Who are you taking your anger out on? She said irritably, "Forget it. If you really train me like Li Lianhui and Luo Er, I really can't stand it. I don't want you to get so angry. I'll go find Sixth Senior Brother instead! Sixth Senior Brother is more skilled than you. He also seems more amiable."

Luo Da looked at Li Wei like she was an ant: "Is that so? If you insist on finding Sixth Senior Brother, I won't stop you. But considering our many years of friendship, don't say I didn't warn you. Don't be fooled by Sixth Senior Brother's easygoing appearance. Do you know why I was injured? Let me tell you the truth. Sixth Senior Brother is very serious about his work. So serious that in actual combat, he won't stop until he breaks your will. A little softie like you, do you really think you can withstand even a single finger from him?"

Huh? Is it that serious? But, "I'm just practicing. Can't I skip real combat?" She doesn't want to go to the battlefield. Why make it all bloody? Besides, getting disfigured would be a huge loss.

Luo Da: "Do you think you can do whatever you want once you get there? Even if you study with them for a day, it'll be embarrassing if you get beaten up when you go out. So, you can go in, but getting out won't be so easy."

They won't let you off the hook unless they skin you alive. That's why there aren't many people at their martial arts school who actually practice kung fu. Most people come to exercise and maybe learn some fancy moves on the side.

Anyway, Uncle Luo didn't expect the martial arts school to make money. He was just happy that the children of his close friends could get a good beating.

In her previous life, Li Wei had seen countless training classes, but she had never heard of anything so forcing people to learn. Therefore, she didn't quite believe Luo Da's words, thinking that Luo Da must find her a nuisance and was deliberately trying to scare her. So, she thought it was safer to learn from her sixth senior brother; who knew when Luo Da might suddenly quit teaching her?

To put it another way, if Sixth Senior Brother were truly that responsible, and if she could grit her teeth and persevere, she might very well become a legendary female knight-errant. If she really couldn't take it anymore, she would just run away halfway; she refused to believe he would catch her and torture her.

Li Wei thought about it more and more and felt that she was right, so she said, "I've decided, I'll train with your sixth senior brother and the others. If I can hold on, I'll consider it training for me; if I can't, I'll consider it tempering. Everyone has their own struggles... Anyway, I'm going all out."

Seeing that Li Wei was determined, Luo Da thought for a moment and said, "Alright, then you can practice with a few new female students. But it won't be Sixth Senior Brother who teaches you; it will be Li Hai, one of his two junior disciples. You can practice with him for now. Sixth Senior Brother usually teaches the boys."

When Li Wei heard that there was a chance, she was quite happy and immediately urged Luo Da to go to the martial arts school. Luo Da said helplessly, "It's not like we have classes every day. I'll pick you up when we have classes. People need to rest on weekends too."

Li Wei also felt that she was being a bit too hasty, but she had no choice. Since she couldn't start her journey as a female knight-errant right away, she could start by going for a run at home whenever she had free time.

That evening, the women all left first. Cheng Fei took the child home first, Ding Anping took his parents-in-law home, and Cheng Min and Li Wei also went back together. They hadn't brought back the things they brought yesterday yet. She wanted to take a few clothes she liked and some odds and ends, especially the snacks from home.

Moreover, Li Lin and the others might not have gone home either, so they might have brought their belongings back to the three-person home as well.

Aunt Luo also left in Luo Da's car, but the men stayed behind and went to find a place to have a private talk.

Li Wei was a little confused. Her father and Uncle Luo were alright, at least they were both in business, but it was strange that Ding Hong was coming along. Could it be that Ding Ding's grandfather was also going to start a business? That was impossible!

As for collusion between officials and businessmen, Ding Hong works for the Public Security Bureau. If others conduct business lawfully, how could there be collusion? It's possible that Uncle Luo might do something illegal or disorderly, but as for Dad, he's such a legitimate businessman, how could he possibly be involved with Ding Hong?

Therefore, Li Wei really couldn't figure out the mystery behind the three of them disappearing together.

Upon arriving in town, Li Wei and her mother got off the bus and went home first. Li Wei went upstairs to pack her things, but after looking around, she found that Li Lin and the others had not returned. Soon after, while Li Wei was packing, her mother relayed a message that Li Lin had called and gone to Luo Sanjiu's house with Luo Erding and Annie, and asked Li Wei to take their bags back from the house.

Li Wei carried the four bags she had packed downstairs in two trips. Ding Anping happened to walk in and saw the row of bags on the sofa. He laughed and said, "Why do you look like you're going on a long trip? Don't you come back often?" After saying that, she politely declined the drink that her sister-in-law offered.

She picked up a few bags and said, "Since Xiaoming has finished packing, I'm leaving now. I have an appointment to take Dingding to get her vaccination later. Chengfei is waiting for me at home."

After seeing her daughter and brother-in-law off, Cheng Min stood in front of the door for a long time, until Ding Anping's car disappeared from sight, before turning back into the building.

When Li Wei returned to her home, Li Lin and the others hadn't come back yet. Li Wei guessed they had probably already eaten dinner at Uncle Luo's house, so she didn't bother them. She tidied up her things and called Aunt Gao to tell her not to come. She made herself a bowl of noodles with an egg and some bok choy, poured some chili oil on top, and ate it while sweating profusely.

After cleaning up the dishes, I took a quick shower, changed into my pajamas, and started reading.

Li Wei felt that her reading efficiency was quite good. She didn't have any distracting thoughts, and while studying, she could actually feel a faint sense of happiness welling up inside her. Each time she answered a question correctly, this happiness increased by a little. And with each completed worksheet or exercise book, this happiness would grow even stronger.

Therefore, whenever Li Wei sits down at her desk to read and study, she feels very peaceful. The content of the books is not only not boring, but also very interesting.

Li Wei feels she enjoys this kind of life, so she is happy to read and study, sometimes even more so than to take the college entrance exam. She thinks it would be nice if things could continue like this.

As dusk settled, Li Wei packed up her books, changed into a pinkish-gray tracksuit, put on the running shoes she had specially bought, hung her room key around her neck, and went to run on the high school's track.

This time, she was truly determined to put the slogans from the sports meet—"Develop sports and improve people's physique"—into practice in daily life. We can't be outrun even an old man watching over grapes!

Now, I warmed up by stretching my legs on the parallel bars and horizontal bars in one corner of the playground, and then started running around the 400-meter track.

The school playground was really lively in the evening. Boarding students had all returned to school. After dinner, they came out for a stroll in twos and threes. Many teachers also took the children to play badminton or take a walk.

As Li Wei ran, she kept an eye on the people around her, greeting those she knew well to avoid being considered impolite. If she were nearsighted, it would be better; familiar people would automatically forgive someone with poor eyesight, especially in a place like high school where nearsightedness was common. As long as you were wearing glasses and couldn't see someone a meter away, everyone would be understanding.

But Li Wei's eyes were sharp and bright. Although her eyes weren't particularly big, they were dark and gleaming, darting around with a thieving light. It was clear that she had excellent eyesight.

If you look at someone with that kind of gaze and don't greet them when you see someone you know, you're likely to offend them, especially if you're a student with poor eyesight, like Zhou Xiaoyan, who has a slight nearsightedness of over 200 degrees and doesn't like wearing glasses.

Li Wei was looking around when suddenly someone pounced on her from behind and hugged her tightly: "Oh, so your eyesight is bad too? You actually ran right past me pretending not to see me. What do you suggest we do now?"

Li Wei —

Who else could it be but Zhou Xiaoyan? This person is truly unbelievable.