Meanwhile, Shang Zhengxin and Chen Bing's parents were talking about this detached villa with a yard. It was his first time here, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "This villa is really nice. How much would it cost to buy one?"

After inviting the other person inside for a cup of tea, Chen Shichao continued the conversation on this topic.

"This is called a villa, but it's actually just a four-story building. The real estate company sold it in four different styles. The full price for one floor was between 800,000 and 900,000. We spent about 3 million to buy it all."

Upon hearing this, Shang Zhengxin nodded. He genuinely liked the villa's yard. If he only bought one floor for 800,000 or 900,000 yuan, given his family's savings and the benefits of being a government employee, acquiring it wouldn't be a major problem.

Overall, it's just a bit tough, taking on a loan for eight to ten years, but since Xiaoxuan and I both have housing provident funds, the pressure won't be too great.

Of course, while I'm tempted, buying a house is a big decision, and I can't make it alone. But then again, I currently work in the county town, and my daughter will be coming here for high school. As for my wife, I can use my influence a few years later to transfer her to the county's junior high school.

With these thoughts in mind, Shang Zhengxin couldn't help but become even more tempted. He thoughtfully toured the entire villa under Chen Shichao's guidance, and by the time he came to his senses, it was already quite late.

So, he gathered up his miscellaneous thoughts, took his daughter, and said goodbye to Chen Bing and her family.

After waving goodbye to the departing vehicles, Chen Bing stretched and, despite feeling a bit sleepy, warmed a cup of high-calcium milk. After drinking it, she did some light pre-sleep exercise before returning to her bedroom to sleep.

The next morning, he woke up to a light drizzle. After lingering in his warm, comfortable bed for a while, Chen Bing mustered his energy and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After fixing her hair, which had become messy from sleeping, and having breakfast, Chen Bing began to think about what she needed to do today.

"What are your plans for today? Don't just stay home and do nothing just because it's the weekend."

After hearing Liu Yue's well-intentioned advice, Chen Bing nodded and erased the idea of ​​playing games all day from his mind.

Or should I go see Teacher Su? It's been almost a month since I last visited her. But I've already gotten my Grade 10 violin certificate, and I don't plan to make a living from it in the future. So I think I'll pass. She just got married recently, so I shouldn't bother her.

Afterwards, Chen Bing thought about other things in turn: exercising, reading, practicing calligraphy, painting...

Sigh, come to think of it, didn't I make plans with Liu Xiaoxiao to hang out this weekend? How could I have almost forgotten about that?

Feeling guilty, Chen Bing quickly checked the chat history and confirmed that what they had talked about was today.

Honestly, this little girl didn't even remind me. If I hadn't remembered, wouldn't I have become the one who broke my promise?

With a jumble of thoughts in mind, Chen Bing quickly arranged to meet Liu Xiaoxiao.

After glancing at the continuous drizzle outside the window, Chen Bing decided to meet at the county gymnasium.

After putting on a white tracksuit, light-colored sneakers, and carrying her badminton bag, Chen Bing greeted Liu Yue and hailed a taxi to head to the stadium.

When Chen Bing arrived, Liu Xiaoxiao had been waiting for quite some time. It seemed that she had also come by car, but Chen Bing had no idea whether she had taken a taxi or been dropped off by her parents.

Liu Xiaoxiao, a sixth-grader, was wearing a light green jacket over a plain white t-shirt. Her short hair was tied into a small braid, peeking out from behind her black baseball cap.

Upon seeing Chen Bing arrive, Liu Xiaoxiao put away her phone, which she was playing with, and took a few steps to greet her.

Without much talk, the two of them each picked up a badminton racket and chose the nearest court to begin their match.

Although Chen Bing is terrible at video games, and esports has been recognized as an official sport, this doesn't mean he's bad at traditional sports. On the contrary, he's quite talented in those areas.

Whether it's ball sports like badminton, table tennis, football, and basketball, or sports like shooting, swimming, cycling, and long-distance running, his skills and talent are quite impressive.

From this perspective, even if Liu Xiaoxiao, a homebody who has lacked exercise for many years, is highly talented, she cannot compete with him in the face of absolute physical superiority.

In just over twenty minutes, Liu Xiaoxiao was too tired to swing her racket anymore.

She rested her hands on her knees and waved to Chen Bing from a distance, indicating that she couldn't go on.

Seeing this, Chen Bing, quite satisfied, walked around the net to Liu Xiaoxiao's side and kindly said, "If you're tired, go and rest on that chair over there for a while. I'll go buy you some water."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoxiao waved her hand and pointed to the young woman sitting on the chair next to her, who had been playing on her phone from the beginning, and said, "Let my Aunt Ying play with you. I'm going to rest for a while. She brought water."

Aunt Ying?

Looking at the long-haired woman playing on her phone and wearing a white baseball cap, Chen Bing superimposed her image on that of Liu Xiaoxiao's stepmother from her memory.

Oh my god, it's true! I hadn't noticed it at all from the beginning! Auntie, if you were here, you should have said something, otherwise it would seem like I'm being very rude.

On the other side, Su Ying heard the two children talking about her, so she raised her head and looked over with a puzzled expression.

She saw her stepdaughter release her hand from the boy's shoulder, then walk up to her with a badminton racket.

"Aunt Ying, why don't you go and play with my brother for a while? I'm tired."

"But, but I don't know how..." Upon hearing this sudden request, Su Ying instinctively refused.

Saturday, light rain. Su Ying thought today would be another lazy, uneventful day, but unexpectedly, during breakfast, her stepdaughter suddenly told her that she wanted to go to the gym to play basketball with her brother and asked her to take them.

"Go ahead, I don't have anything else to do anyway. I can go early and come back to bed early." But just then, the sugar daddy who had been listening nearby suddenly said, "That's great. You're getting restless staying at home all day. Go out and play some ball with your daughter."

So, she reluctantly drove Liu Xiaoxiao here, then sat down alone on a chair, thinking she would play on her phone for a while and then go home to lie down after they finished their fight.

Unexpectedly, they were actually going to be conscripted.

She quickly waved her hand, indicating that she couldn't. She had seen the two of them playing ball earlier; they were so fierce. If she, a female college student with only rudimentary skills, were to go up against them, wouldn't she be bullied to death?