Children are more adaptable than adults!
In just two days, the Cao family's three children have already integrated into the group of children in the residential compound.
To Liu Jiu's delight, Cao Shengnan was very capable; she was a formidable fighter.
Ten-year-old Cao Shengnan is over 1.4 meters tall, about the same height as Liu Jiu. She has also been trained since childhood and has learned various military skills. Her moves are quite impressive.
Liu Jiu and she had a real contest once. Because of her natural strength, Liu Jiu won slightly, which made her extremely excited!
Among the many children in the family compound, there aren't many who can match Liu Jiu's skill level, unless they are much older.
This time, Liu Jiu can unleash his full potential. The two of them sparring together can improve their combat skills; otherwise, one-sided domination is meaningless.
Cao Shengnan was also very happy; she hadn't expected her new friend to be so capable.
"Mom, Liu Jiu next door is really good at fighting, he's very strong. We had a match, and I lost." Cao Shengnan's tone was very excited; she hadn't met a worthy opponent in a long time.
"Really?" Deng Yingzi was quite surprised. Her daughter, Shengnan, had been training since she was a child, and her skills were far superior to those of her peers.
"Really! We had a great time playing together and agreed to spar often in the future."
After Cao Shengnan finished speaking, she went to wash up. She had to get up early for morning exercise the next day, as she had already made plans with Liu Jiu.
Deng Yingzi returned to the bedroom, where Cao Wenze was applying medicine to his injured leg; it was a plaster he had made himself.
Cao Wenze studied Western medicine and became a surgeon. However, by chance, he met a traditional Chinese medicine master and learned excellent TCM techniques, especially acupuncture, in which he surpassed his master.
"What is Shengnan saying? She seems very excited?"
"They say the girl next door, Liu Jiu, is really good; she even beat her." Deng Yingzi hadn't expected the little girl next door to have such skills. She looked like a tomboy, and was dark-skinned, much darker than her younger brother.
On the contrary, the little boy was fair-skinned and very particular about his every move.
"Really? There aren't many who can defeat our Shengnan. Gu Ye has been trained since she was a child. We'll ask her about it sometime."
Cao Wenze packed up his tools; his leg had almost fully recovered.
"It seems like they are naturally strong."
"Really? Gu Ye is quite strong, and he's especially daring. At twelve years old, he dared to confront his father with a knife, his eyes practically spitting fire. His older brother was worried that he would lose control of his emotions and things would get out of control, so he didn't agree to let him join the army. He secretly applied to a military academy on his own."
This time when we met again, I almost didn't recognize him. He had changed so much, not in appearance, but in personality. He had become warmer and more vibrant. Back then, he was determined to die on the battlefield like an ancient warrior, his body wrapped in a horse's hide. His brother lived in constant fear, never knowing when he would receive news of his sacrifice.
Although Cao Wenze left, one can imagine Gu Ze's reaction; in those years, he couldn't sleep peacefully.
"That's true. With a father like that and their mother having passed away, the two brothers must have been under a lot of pressure."
Deng Yingzi's father was also a veteran revolutionary who later held an important position. His only regret was that he had no son.
Back then, her grandmother almost forced her parents to divorce and remarry so that she could have a grandson.
Her father almost wavered as well. It wasn't until someone abandoned his wife, forcing her to take her children and die by drinking poison outside the military compound in the middle of the night, that the matter became a big deal and her father got scared and gave up on the idea.
She has three sisters, three of whom are currently serving in the military and are all quite capable. Only the second sister, due to health reasons, cannot join the army and stays at home, where she has a son-in-law who lives with her family. They don't say this publicly, but that's the reality. Their two sons and one daughter all take their mother's surname, which makes her father very happy.
Every family has a story; in the darkness of night, each little home is enacting its own tale.
Liu Jiu was equally excited, telling her parents about Cao Shengnan next door. Bao Ni also knew that her daughter had met an evenly matched opponent, which was good, as they could improve together.
"Did Liu Jiu and San Qi go to sleep?"
"Yeah, we've arranged to do morning exercises with Shengnan from next door tomorrow. Didn't you see how excited Liujiu is and how incomprehensible Sanqi looks? Honestly, the two kids have completely opposite personalities, they're not alike at all."
Gu Ye thought about it and realized it was true. His Sanqi was like a young gentleman from the Republican era, a true playboy. Liujiu, on the other hand, was a typical greenhorn, not interested in girls, but rather in things like swords and guns.
The two didn't say much. They were tired after a long day and wanted to go to bed early because they had to go to work tomorrow.
Bonnie is going to work tomorrow, and she's a little nervous, wondering if she can do a good job.
Fortunately, the students who came to class on Saturday were adults, diving enthusiasts, mostly girls in their early twenties.
After finishing their meal, Gu Ye left with his briefcase, Liu Jiu and San Qi also picked up their schoolbags to go to school, and Bao Ni also carried her cloth bag and pushed her bicycle to leave.
"Mom, you can do it!" Sanqi knew her mother was starting work today and wanted to cheer her on.
"Mom is the best!" The subtext of Liu Jiu's words is that Mom is already amazing, so there's no need for encouragement.
Bonnie locked the door and rode her bicycle to work.
Upon arriving at the Children's Palace, Bonnie locked her bicycle and went to her office.
"Comrade Lin has arrived."
A colleague in the office greeted her; Bonnie knew this was the teacher in charge of scheduling.
"Good morning, Teacher Liang. It's my first day at work, and I'm a little nervous."
"It's okay, you'll get used to it after a few classes. Everyone goes through this. Now that the country is paying more attention to the development of sports, we'll be getting busier and busier."
Teacher Liang participated in the entire interview process for Bonnie and knew that she was very capable, both in theory and practice.
The two exchanged a few words, and then the others arrived one after another.
Bonnie's first class starts at 9:30, so she has some time to tidy up her desk first. She can fix any loose parts, since students 69 and 37 will be doing their homework here from now on.
On Monday, Bonnie had already picked up her office supplies. There wasn't much to it—a swimsuit, a notebook, a pen, and that was it.
The table has drawers, and Bonnie brought her own locks so she can put things in and lock them up.
Bonnie changed her clothes and arrived at the diving training center ten minutes early.
There are only eight students today.
After all, it's a newly launched project, so not many people know about it.
Bonnie introduced herself and the class began. People these days are quite eager to learn; no one was distracted during the entire class. Bonnie was a little nervous for the first few minutes, but she quickly adjusted.
The leaders observing from outside nodded repeatedly; Bonnie had passed the test.
Bonnie had another class in the afternoon, and she was already quite proficient and no longer nervous.
At five o'clock, as soon as it was time to leave work, Bonnie packed her things, rode her bike home, and her first day at work went pretty well overall.
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