Xia Qingqing replied with a somewhat unfocused look in her eyes, "Ahem...ahem, since you've made such a sincere request, I'll reluctantly grant it."
It's not that she lacks self-control; it's mainly that her enemies went too far. What decent person could withstand the test of eight-pack abs?
Song Ze let out a low chuckle: "Let's go, I'll satisfy you in the water."
Xia Qingqing stared wide-eyed at Song Ze; this guy seemed unusually sly today.
The two first went to the shallow water area to wet themselves and get used to the water temperature.
This swimming pool is an outdoor pool after all, and after being in the sun for half a day, the water temperature is just right, neither too cold nor too hot.
Xia Qingqing realized that she hadn't swum for several years. Standing in the water, she recalled for a long time the breaststroke techniques her swimming coach had taught her: pull in, flip, kick, and squeeze.
After mentally rehearsing the movements, Xia Qingqing confidently plunged into the water. However, due to excessive nervousness, she forgot to bring her legs together after kicking, and sank directly into the water.
Fortunately, Song Ze reacted quickly and pulled her out of the water.
"Phew~, I almost choked to death," Xia Qingqing patted her heart, her face showing lingering fear.
Song Ze quickly patted her back and frowned as he said, "How about I teach you first?"
Xia Qingqing readily compromised: "Okay, teach me again."
"Actually, I really can swim, it's just been so long that I've forgotten how," she said, trying to save face at the end.
Song Ze smiled and nodded: "I can tell you've studied this."
It's hard to say how well he's learned.
After Song Ze's intensive training, Xia Qingqing was finally able to swim a distance on her own.
While Song Ze was teaching her to swim, she didn't forget to fulfill Song Ze's wish: it was hard and felt pretty good.
On the other side of the pool, Yuan Xin burst into laughter at Gou Dan's doggy-paddle swimming: "Lele, who taught you how to swim?"
"My dad taught me, what's wrong with that?" Gou Dan didn't understand why Brother Yuan and Brother Ning were making fun of him, and he pouted unhappily and snorted.
Seeing that he was angry, Yuan Xin immediately apologized to him: "Brother was wrong. I was not making fun of you. I just thought your swimming style was quite cute."
Dog Egg didn't believe it at all: "You're lying, you just think I'm funny."
When he and his friends swam in the river, they never paid attention to swimming techniques. Wasn't it enough to just swim?
But just now, as his gaze swept over the few scattered people in the pool, their swimming styles were all over the place, and there were even some swimming on their backs.
Simply put, other people's swimming is somewhat beautiful, but his swimming is somewhat funny.
"I'm not lying to you. Otherwise, how about Brother Yuan teaches you a new swimming style?" Yuan Xin said to Gou Dan ingratiatingly.
Dog Egg thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
Because Gou Dan already had a foundation, he learned very quickly. Yuan Xin taught him for less than half an hour, and he mastered the technique of breaststroke.
After learning the breaststroke, Gou Dan was pleasantly surprised to find that swimming it was much easier.
Previously, when he used the dog paddle, he had to keep paddling to move forward, but now, after kicking his legs with the breaststroke, he can go quite far, and when he runs out of momentum, he can kick a second time, saving a lot of energy.
"Thank you, Brother Yuan," Gou Dan said happily to Yuan Xin.
Yuan Xin said with a smile, "No need to be so polite with me, how about a race to see who swims faster?"
When Gou Dan heard that Yuan Xin wanted to compete against him, he immediately nodded excitedly: "Okay, Brother Ning will be our referee."
Xia Qingqing, who was not far away, saw the three of them start the competition and temporarily took on the role of cheerleader: "Go Lele! Go Lele!"
Because he was using the newly learned breaststroke, Gou Dan was no match for Yuan Xin, an experienced swimmer, and lost the first round.
Dog Egg was very unwilling and immediately launched a second challenge against Yuan Xin. This time, the gap between the two narrowed to just one body length.
"Brother Yuan, let's do it again. I'm sure I can beat you this time," Gou Dan said, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Yuan Xin.
Yuan Xin tried to calm his breathing and looked helplessly at Gou Dan, saying, "Do you kids all have an extraordinary amount of energy? Aren't you tired?"
Of course Gou Dan was tired, but he was only a little bit away from catching up with Yuan Xin, so he had to give it his all.
"Xin, you're not going to be impotent, are you?" Ning Zhiyuan teased with a smile.
These words ignited Yuan Xin's competitive spirit; a man can't be told he's no good.
He raised an eyebrow at Gou Dan and said, "Then let's play one last round. Don't cry if you lose to me again this time."
"No way," Gou Dan snorted arrogantly, looking down on whoever he thought he was.
As Ning Zhiyuan gave the starting signal, Gou Dan swam forward with all his might, and finally reached the finish line at the same time as Yuan Xin.
Yuan Xin chuckled and ruffled Gou Dan's short hair: "Not bad. If you practice for a while longer, you might really surpass me."
Gou Dan looked at Yuan Xin, panting, with a happy smile on his face: "Thanks to Brother Yuan for teaching me so well."
At this moment, Xia Qingqing and Song Ze also came over. Xia Qingqing gave Gou Dan a thumbs up: "Lele is great! You are improving more and more each time."
"Hehe, it's alright," Gou Dan said, a little embarrassed by the praise, scratching the back of his head shyly.
Yuan Xin turned to Xia Qingqing and said, "I think Lele has quite a talent for swimming. Why don't we send him to swimming school? He could become a swimming athlete in the future and maybe even win glory for the country."
Upon hearing this, Xia Qingqing was taken aback, not expecting Yuan Xin to suddenly bring up this topic. She smiled faintly and replied, "That depends on his own wishes."
"Are swimmers just people who compete in swimming competitions?" Gou Dan asked, puzzled, as he knew nothing about this.
Yuan Xin nodded with a smile: "That's right, you can participate in national competitions in the future, and if you are very good, you can even go abroad to compete."
Upon hearing about going abroad, Gou Dan's eyes lit up: "Then we can take an airplane too."
That sounds really impressive; I have to say he was definitely tempted.
“Yeah, of course you have to take a plane to go abroad, why don’t you give it a try?” Yuan Xin encouraged.
Xia Qingqing chuckled; she didn't think Gou Dan was suited to be an athlete.
Putting aside whether Gou Dan has the talent for it, he probably wouldn't be able to endure the hardships that athletes have to endure.
There is no such thing as extraordinary talent in this world; all that exists is hard work day after day.
It can only be said that no one knows a brother better than his sister. Xia Qingqing and Gou Dan didn't even need to tell him how hard athletes work. Once he learned that athletes have to stay in the dormitory for a long time before they can go home, he immediately gave up the idea.
"I think I'll pass. I'll stay home with my parents and sister."
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