Chapter 135 The Future

In the first month of 1998, the temperature in Shenzhen was higher than in previous years at this time, and the hot-tempered young men had already put on short-sleeved shirts and flip-flops.

Lin Qiu looked at the bright sun in the sky. "The weather this year is a bit abnormal. The weather forecast said it would be 29 degrees Celsius today! You are sweating all over. Come in and drink some water to cool down."

Wang Xiuren was holding a hammer and repairing the shelves of the newsstand outside the counter. He was dizzy from the sun. He wiped his face with his hands and shook off the sweat on his hands. "It's okay, I'll come in after I finish nailing this!"

He then instructed, "You should stay at home with Shanshan in the afternoon. It's cooler at home. I'll come over to the newsstand!"

The weather is really terrible, it's so hot. I want to turn on the fan, but I'm afraid I'll catch a cold. If I catch a cold, it's okay for adults, but children will suffer.

Lin Qiu nodded, "Come in right away when you're done nailing, don't get a heat stroke!"

Wang Xiuren quickly sped up, trying to get in and rest as soon as possible.

In the newsstand, Wang Shan was drawing on a small table.

She was drawing in a sketchbook with a pencil, and a copy of "The Story King" was spread out in front of her.

Lin Qiu looked at his daughter who was concentrating attentively with satisfaction, took a tissue and wiped the sweat off her forehead.

“Thank you, Mom!”

Wang Shan looked up and smiled sweetly.

Lin Qiu fanned her with a cardboard and said softly, "Be good, continue painting."

Wang Shan lowered her head and continued to outline the lines.

After Wang Xiuren came in, he saw his daughter's serious look and he also slowed down his movements.

He himself did not have much education, but he had high expectations for his daughter and hoped that she would study hard and get into university. This way she wouldn't have to do as hard work as she and Lin Qiu had to do.

At the end of last year, when Wang Shan came back with perfect scores and a "Three Good Students" certificate, Wang Xiuren secretly lit a stick of incense to thank the gods of heaven and earth and the ancestors for their blessings.

The couple rarely interfered with their daughter's study and painting. At this moment, neither of them spoke. One of them sat aside and read a magazine.

"Oh, the whole family is studying?"

The sudden sound startled the family of three. When they looked up, they found it was Ah Xing's family.

The two families greeted each other.

"You scared me!" Wang Xiuren stood up. "It seems like your family of three has gained a lot!"

Ah Xing held shopping bags in both hands. "It's so hot that we can only wear short sleeves. Ah Hao's clothes and shoes from last year are all too small, so we have to buy new ones."

Lin Qiu smiled and handed two bottles of mineral water to Ah Xing and his wife, and took a can of Pepsi Cola to Ah Hao, "The weather is too hot, drink some water to quench your thirst!"

Ah Xing and his wife didn't bother to be polite with Lin Qiu. They just unscrewed the bottle cap and poured the water into their mouths.

Ah Hao smiled at Lin Qiu and said, "Thank you, uncle and aunt!"

"Ahao is growing so fast! He should be about 1.5 meters tall now, right?" Lin Qiu sighed. He was a chubby little boy before, but now he is as tall and thin as a bamboo pole.

"Just measured, 1.52 meters tall!" Ah Yun replied, "Now his grandfather and grandmother are very worried, he only grows vertically, not flesh at all."

Wang Xiuren looked at Ah Hao carefully. "He's not skinny, he's strong. The muscles on his arms show that he exercises a lot!"

Ah Hao turned his head away shyly because he was being stared at.

Ah Xing pinched his son's arm and said, "Ah Yun, it seems that the money paid for my son's martial arts interest class was not in vain!"

"It doesn't matter whether it's money or not, as long as he is in good health!" Ayun said calmly.

She glanced at Wang Shan who was still coloring a picture with watercolor pens and asked casually, "Sister-in-law, has Shan Shan signed up for any art classes?"

"No, she usually draws by herself!" Lin Qiu replied.

Ah Yun walked closer and looked at Wang Shan's painting. "Shan Shan's painting is pretty good. Why don't you let her go to the Youth Activity Center to learn from a professional teacher?"

When Wang Shan heard the word "activity center", she shook her head like a rattle.

"Mom, I don't want to go to the activity center!"

Wang Shan sounded like she was about to cry.

A Xing's family looked at each other in confusion. Why was she so afraid of the Children's Palace?

Lin Qiu hurriedly comforted her, "Mom won't take you there, don't be afraid!"

"What's going on?" Ayun looked at Lin Qiu curiously.

"That's what happened." Lin Qiu slowly explained the reason.

In fact, when Wang Shan was five years old, Lin Qiu took Wang Shan to a youth activity center.

She also heard from others that there were dance classes in the activity center, so she wanted her daughter to move more and practice her body shape at the same time.

I didn’t have the conditions in my previous life, so now that I have them, I want to arrange these for my daughter.

Who knew that when they went there, the mother and daughter stood at the door and watched for a while, and happened to run into the children in the dance class who were practicing stretching their legs, and they were howling in pain.

Wang Shan was afraid of pain to begin with, and when she saw this situation, she held on to the door tightly and refused to go in. No matter how Lin Qiu tried to persuade her, it was useless.

Lin Qiu couldn't stand being looked at by his daughter's tearful eyes and had to give up the option of dance class.

Later, seeing that his daughter liked painting, Lin Qiu thought about sending her to an art class. However, when she heard that she was going to a youth activity center, her face turned pale and she refused to go no matter what.

Ayun didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. What a huge shadow this dance class brought to Shanshan!

But she felt that this incident should not affect Wang Shan's growth.

So she sat next to Wang Shan and asked softly, "Shan Shan, Auntie wants to ask you a question. Do you like painting?"

When Wang Shan was very little, she liked to take a pen and scribble on paper. When she was a little older, she would print out pictures in picture books and trace them. How could she not like them?

She thought about it and nodded: "I like it."

"Then why don't you go to an art class and let the teacher teach you how to draw? There are teachers who are good at drawing at the activity center, and there are many students who like to draw."

Wang Shan shrank back, half believing and half doubting: "Isn't there a place for dancing?"

"Of course not! There are many interest classes there, such as painting, chess, singing, martial arts, etc." Ah Yun persuaded patiently, "Brother Ah Hao also takes martial arts classes there."

Ah Xing pushed Ah Hao gently.

Ah Hao quickly said, "I am taking a martial arts class at the activity center."

After thinking for a while, he added, "There are also students in our class who take art classes."

As a person of the same age, Ah Hao has a lot of credibility with Wang Shan. After listening to him, she thought for a long time before nodding.

"Shanshan is awesome!" Ah Yun praised loudly, "If any classmates bully you at the activity center in the future, go find Brother Ah Hao!"

Lin Qiu bowed to Ayun with gratitude, his gratitude was beyond words.

Wang Xiuren was also very happy, "Let's have lunch together at noon today!"

"I came here just to have a meal together, hahaha!" Ah Xing laughed heartily.

It was on this day that Wang Shan's future changed.