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It's that time of year again when it's the hottest.
He Tiantian makes use of the family's swimming pool, swimming in it every morning, noon, and night.
It's as if in summer, one craves water even more.
At other times, as long as it doesn't freeze, there's always water in the swimming pool.
Even if the child can't come swimming, He Tiantian can.
Even though the weather was cold and the temperature was low, it couldn't stop He Tiantian from swimming and enjoying the refreshing feeling in the water.
Huo Yingjie always accompanies He Tiantian, and he is happy to do so as long as his wife is happy.
Qi Xiaoyan is now a teacher at Huaxia Conservatory of Music. She usually teaches classes, but now that she has some free time and the weather is hot, she brought her swimsuit to go swimming.
Since she was at home, Qi Xiaoyan wore a revealing and sexy bikini.
"Sister Tian, this is so refreshing!" Qi Xiaoyan swam a lap and came out of the water. "I can't come during the week because I have classes, so I can only come on weekends."
He Tiantian smiled and said, "Yes, swimming in the summer is very refreshing."
"Sister Tian, let's have a swimming race later and see who can swim faster," Qi Xiaoyan said with a smile, picking up a juice bottle and taking a few sips, wanting to race He Tiantian.
“You’ve never beaten me,” He Tiantian said with a smile. “Let’s not compete anymore.”
"No, let's have a race," Qi Xiaoyan insisted. "Go all out and let me see for myself. I heard from Wang Ying that you swim incredibly fast, but I've never seen you swim like that before."
"Hehe!" He Tiantian laughed. "No wonder you want to compete with me. Okay, you can rest for a while first."
As they were talking, Jiang Wenwen, Wang Ying, and Yuan Hua arrived one after another, bringing their swimsuits to swim.
"So you guys have arranged to come to my house for a swim this weekend?" He Tiantian laughed. "With so many people, I'll have to charge admission."
"Sure, monthly or yearly?" Jiang Wenwen laughed. "No matter the price, I won't pay."
Jiang Wenwen wrinkled her nose, looking like a rogue.
“I won’t give it to you either,” Yuan Hua said with a smile. “I’m sure the teacher would be too embarrassed to ask me for it.”
Seeing her mischievous friends, He Tiantian shook her head and chuckled, saying, "Who wants to race me in swimming today? You can take turns, and we'll swim a thousand meters. Whoever loses treats everyone."
"Okay!" Qi Xiaoyan agreed. "Let's go out for lunch today."
As for the children, they were all left at home to play by themselves.
"Then you guys do some warm-up exercises first," He Tiantian said with a smile. The four of them only needed to swim back and forth four times, but she had to swim back and forth sixteen times.
Even so, none of the four of them ever beat her.
After everyone finished their warm-up exercises, He Tiantian also stood to the side.
"Ready, go!" Qi Xiaoyan shouted from the side. He Tiantian and Jiang Wenwen jumped into the water.
Although they started at the same time, He Tiantian clearly jumped faster, quickly entered the water, brought her legs together, and swam forward while splashing the water.
As for Jiang Wenwen's movements, they weren't as smooth as He Tiantian's, but they weren't slow either.
He Tiantian wasn't using her full strength; she was just swimming slowly, keeping a body length ahead of Jiang Wenwen.
After two round trips, He Tiantian was still leading by a body length.
Next up is Yuen Wah.
Yuan Hua grew up in a place with abundant water and grass, and there were many rivers in his hometown. Yuan Hua learned to swim from a young age. Although he was untrained, he was faster than Jiang Wenwen by splashing water with his long arms and legs.
He Tiantian increased her speed slightly, but still maintained a body distance.
The third is Wang Ying, and the fourth is Qi Xiaoyan.
He Tiantian maintained this distance throughout, but on the last trip, she sped up, like a dragon swimming across the river, and in just a few blinks, she had reached the end.
"Hehe, how about that?" He Tiantian said smugly, "I won again this time, didn't I?"
Qi Xiaoyan smiled and said, "Alright, you win. It's my treat today."
"What do you mean I won? I won from the start!" He Tiantian smiled smugly. "A bet is a bet, and you all have to accept it!"
Yuan Hua smiled, sipped his juice, and said, "Teacher He, I watched a swimming competition in Nanshi before, and I felt that I couldn't swim as fast as you. Since you like swimming, why don't you become an athlete?"
He Tiantian was taken aback, then chuckled awkwardly, "I'm already a mother of three, how could I have time to be an athlete?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Xiaoyan asked, "Sister Tiantian, do you like swimming?"
"I like it." He Tiantian nodded. "I really like it!"
"Then why don't you participate in swimming competitions?" Qi Xiaoyan asked. "Maybe you could actually become a swimmer."
"Hehe, I like swimming, but becoming a professional swimmer isn't that easy, especially since I'm already this old," He Tiantian said with a wry smile. She had previously dreamed of becoming a professional swimmer because she loved water so much. The swimming pool at home was a bit too small; she couldn't swim to her heart's content.
“Sister Tian, back when I was still a primary school music teacher, I was unwilling to accept my fate. I didn’t have the courage to come to Yanjing. It was you who encouraged me and supported Brother Dajun’s career that enabled me to get into the Yanjing Conservatory of Music, become a singer, and have the opportunity to become a teacher at the highest music academy in China. If you don’t try, you’ll never know if you can do it.”
“Yes, yes!” Jiang Wenwen echoed repeatedly, “Sister-in-law, without your encouragement, I wouldn’t have dared to try fashion design, and I wouldn’t have achieved what I have today. I would just be a conventional high school art teacher. You’re such a good swimmer, and you have talent too, why don’t you give it a try?”
Yuan Hua walked over and gently hugged her, saying, "Teacher He, I also remember how you encouraged our class back then, saying that you'll never succeed if you don't try, but if you try, and with our efforts, we might succeed. You like it now, why don't you give it a try?"
He Tiantian smiled and said, "Okay, I've got it. I'll consider it. Let's go eat, Xiaoyan, it's your treat."
While the children were playing at home, He Tiantian had the yard where the swimming pool was located locked so that the children couldn't sneak over to swim.
With Lu Wanxia helping with cooking at home, the children wouldn't go hungry, so everyone felt at ease leaving to go out and play.
Qi Xiaoyan treated everyone to a meal at a Northeastern Chinese restaurant.
During the meal, the group tried to persuade He Tiantian again.
He Tiantian reiterated that she would consider it carefully.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Jiang Wenwen and Yuan Hua went home separately.
Qi Xiaoyan and Wang Ying were at He Tiantian's house with their child, so they went back together.
That night, He Tiantian kept thinking about this problem, but what stood in her way was not only her age, but also her family and children.
Although her youngest child is one year old and has been weaned, He Tiantian is reluctant to leave her child to participate in the competition.
As for liking swimming, let's just consider it a quiet, unspoken enjoyment.
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