Chapter 064 Martial Arts School Registration
On the first day of summer vacation, Shi Qiu Shui also took a break.
She did not get up early for morning exercises as usual, but lay in bed and slept until she woke up naturally. When she woke up, the sun was already shining on her butt. She rolled over on the bed bathed in sunlight and continued to lie in bed. It was not until her mother-in-law called her to get up that she reluctantly came out of the bedroom.
"Dad, what are we having for breakfast this morning?"
Shi Qiu Shui asked while rubbing his messy hair.
Shi Yue: "Let's have fried dough sticks and tofu pudding. I bought them this morning and I've finished them all. I've put the rest in the pot to keep warm for you."
"Oh oh!" Shi Qiu Shui grabbed her hair and was about to go to the kitchen to overturn the pot.
"Hey, go wash your face first." Shi Yue handed over the basin: "Wash your face before eating."
Shi Qiushui: "Okay."
She took the washbasin and left the house. It was already around nine o'clock and the yard was quiet with no one around. She glanced around and saw that the doors of Old Lady Yang and Li Xiuying's house were locked. They must have gone out.
The door of Gao Cuifen's house was wide open. She looked through the glass window and saw Gao Cuifen operating the sewing machine inside the house. She must have taken on some private work and was busy making clothes for someone else.
The door to the main house of the Ma family was also open, but it was a bit far away, so he couldn't see what the people inside were doing. However, Shi Qiu Shui guessed that the two elders of the Ma family should be watching Niu Xiaobei reviewing, after all, Niu Xiaobei would have the college entrance examination in about ten days.
The doors of the remaining three families in the east wing were all closed, and it was obvious that none of them were at home. This was not surprising. The Liu family's young couple went back to their parents' home every Sunday for rest, and the Guo family was busy with business. There was only one Kong Jianshe left, and who knew where he went to drink.
There was no one in the yard, which was convenient for Shi Qiu Shui. No one was competing with her for the sink, so she had the faucet all to herself and washed herself comfortably.
After slowly washing up, Shi Qiu Shui hurried back to the house. Shi Yue had already brought the breakfast that was warm in the pot to the table, and greeted her when he saw her come back.
"Come on, Xiaoqiu, come over and have dinner. We should go out after dinner. It will be hot outside if we are any later."
In fact, it is a bit hot outside now. After all, it is the end of June and Beijing has officially entered summer. The highest temperature can reach more than 30 degrees Celsius. Even if the sun is not so strong today, it is still very hot.
Fortunately, the martial arts gym they went to today was indoors, so they didn't have to stay outside for a long time.
Shi Qiu Shui obediently sat down at the table and began to eat heartily, while Shi Yue went into Shi Qiu Shui's bedroom, took out her small schoolbag and began to put things in it.
When going out with kids, you need to pack a lot of things. First, a water bottle. Kids, especially Shi Qiushui, don't drink much water at home, but as soon as they go out, they're immediately thirsty. Put the bottle filled with boiled water in your bag. Next, a handkerchief. The kids are bound to sweat on this day, and if they don't wipe it off and get hit by a cold breeze, they might catch a cold. Then, a change of clothes. I might be taking a trial class at the martial arts gym today, so it's best to pack a change of clothes. And...
When Shi Qiu Shui walked into the bedroom while chewing on a fried dough stick, she saw Shi Yue stuffing her small schoolbag full of all kinds of things.
Shi Qiushui complained a little: "Dad, why do you pack so many things?"
Shi Yue: "I'll carry you."
Shi Qiu Shui immediately shut up.
Of course she wouldn't have any objection if she wasn't the one carrying it.
Shi Yue glanced at her and snorted.
He knew it would be like this.
Shi Qiu Shui smiled ingratiatingly and hugged Shi Yue's waist tightly.
Shi Yue: "Hey, I'm wearing white clothes, don't rub the oil on your hands on my clothes."
Shi Qiushui: "I know——"
After breakfast, Shi Yue put on his backpack and took Shi Qiu Shui out. When they arrived at the Zhao family's backyard, they saw that Zhao Hui and Zhao Ran, father and son, had packed up all their things and were sitting in the house waiting for them.
Shi Yue walked in with an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Brother Zhao, I kept you waiting for so long."
Zhao Hui waved his hand: "No, no, I just packed my things and didn't wait long."
He looked at the schoolbag that Shi Yue was carrying and asked, "Have you packed all your things? Let's go now, shall we?"
Shi Yue: "I've got them all."
"Okay, let's go." Zhao Hui took a few people out and locked the door when they left. Shi Yue saw this and asked hesitantly.
"Brother Zhao, grandpa and auntie are not at home, please lock the door..."
Zhao Hui: "Oh, it's okay, don't worry, my mom and dad took the key with them when they left this morning."
Shi Yue: "Oh, I see."
He asked curiously, "Why did the uncle and aunt go out so early?"
Zhao Hui: "My dad took my mom to the countryside to go fishing. They left early in the morning, before daybreak."
Shi Yue: "Wow, that's really early."
The sun rises early in the summer, usually around four o'clock, and it is bright before five o'clock. If Old Zhao and Aunt Lu go out before dawn, it is really early.
Zhao Hui: "Well, there's nothing I can do. My old man is addicted."
He complained, "My old man is addicted to fishing. He doesn't care if it's day or night, hot or cold, he just wants to fish. As long as he hears that there are fish in a certain pond, he has to go immediately. If this happened in the past, it would be fine if the family was short of food, but the problem is that there is no shortage of food now. It only costs a few dollars to buy a fish at the vegetable market, but he insists on fishing himself. No one in our family wants him to go out fishing because we're afraid that he'll be tired and exhausted. On a hot day like this, he'll be out all day. What if he gets a heatstroke? What should we do?"
His family really didn't want Old Zhao to go out fishing, but there was nothing they could do. The old man had a strong addiction and they couldn't stop him.
In the end, there was no choice but to agree that every time Old Zhao went out, he would let Aunt Lu follow him.
Shi Yue smiled helplessly. As an outsider, nothing he could say would be appropriate in this matter.
He could only pat Zhao Hui's shoulder comfortingly and said, "Hey, Uncle Zhao is so old, it's good for him to have some hobbies. Other old men may not have Uncle Zhao's spirit."
Zhao Hui smiled bitterly: "Well, my old man is always full of energy. He can't catch more than two fish every time he goes fishing, but he's full of energy and doesn't feel tired even after running such a long distance."
Shi Yue: “Oh.”
Shi Qiushui listened eagerly for a while, then became interested and said eagerly, "Dad, I want to go fishing too."
Grandpa Zhao likes fishing so much, it must be because fishing is very interesting, and she also wants to try it.
Shi Yue: “Hiss——”
He looked down at the little girl beside him and said, "Hey, why are you so curious? You want to try everything."
Shi Qiushui: "Dad~"
Shi Yue rubbed the little girl's head and said, "Don't think about it. You will start practicing martial arts in the martial arts hall from today. There will be no time to rest and no time to go fishing."
The reason why he agreed to let Shi Qiu Shui practice martial arts with Zhao Ran was that the martial arts school recommended by Zhao Hui was a full-day school, from 8 am to 5 pm, with no breaks and also provided a lunch.
God knows how excited he was when he heard this arrangement from Zhao Hui.
Isn’t this the summer care class he has always dreamed of?
Shi Yue smirked and said, "Hey, do you want to practice martial arts or go fishing? You choose, but you can only choose one."
He added: "If you choose fishing, then we should go home now."
After Shi Yue finished speaking, he stood still and looked at Shi Qiu Shui calmly, not panicking at all.
He knew that Shi Qiu Shui would definitely choose to practice martial arts.
Sure enough, the next second Qiu Shui spoke without hesitation: "I choose martial arts, Dad, I choose martial arts. Let's not go home, let's go to the martial arts gym."
Shi Yue raised the corner of his mouth, took Shi Qiu Shui's hand, and continued walking forward.
As he walked forward, he did not forget to give Zhao Hui a look of gratitude.
Zhao Hui's recommendation of a martial arts gym had truly solved a lot of problems for him. Firstly, it had helped him find a suitable place to look after Shi Qiushui during his summer break. Furthermore, martial arts training had given Shi Qiushui a way to channel his uncontrolled energy. Most importantly, the gym's rules had helped him avoid the sporadic whims that plagued him today.
Zhao Hui is indeed his good friend!
Zhao Hui, who suddenly became Shi Yue's best friend: ???
The four people from the two families chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at their final destination - Fu Qiang Martial Arts School.
The name of the martial arts gym is directly named after the owner Fu Qiang. As soon as Zhao Hui and his friends entered the gym, the owner Fu Qiang came to greet them.
"Hey, Huizi, you're here!"
Shi Qiushui and Shi Yue looked over at the sound and saw a man who was not very tall, only about 1.7 meters tall, with a thin build. He wore a white short-sleeved shirt that had been washed a bit yellow, and black trousers. At first glance, his exposed forearms showed his toned muscles. The well-defined muscles, combined with his bronze skin, gave off a sense of his extraordinary strength.
Just by meeting him once, Shi Yue knew that Zhao Hui was right. This man was truly a martial artist.
As to whether he came from Wudang Mountain, he didn't know, but he was sure that he had practiced it.
Shi Qiu Shui's eyes were even brighter, she blinked, emitting a look of admiration.
This guy looks so powerful. Is she going to practice martial arts with him in the future?
Zhao Hui walked over and exchanged a few words with Fu Qiang, then introduced the two people: "Qiangzi, this is my buddy Shi Yue and his daughter Shi Qiushui. My buddy also wants to send his daughter here to practice martial arts, so I brought them here today to have a look."
He turned around and said, "Shi Yue, this is Fu Qiang, the owner of the Fu Qiang Martial Arts School here."
"Ah, hello, Director Fu."
"Hello, Comrade Shi."
Shi Yue and Fu Qiang greeted each other, then Fu Qiang turned to look at Shi Qiushui and asked Zhao Hui, "Is this the girl who wants to come and practice martial arts?"
Zhao Hui: "Yes, yes, yes."
Shi Yue could see that Fu Qiang looked hesitant, so he asked, "Director Fu, is there anything wrong? Is there anything inappropriate about a young girl practicing martial arts?"
Fu Qiang: "Ah, that's not the case. There are some girls practicing martial arts here, but not many. And practicing martial arts, even if you start from the most basic, will be hard work. I don't know if these girls can bear it."
This time, Shi Yue didn't need to answer. Shi Qiushui stood up on her own. She clenched her fists and said seriously, "I can do it. I'm not afraid of hardship!"
Fu Qiang smiled: "Well, not bad, the little girl is quite courageous, and is a good candidate for martial arts training."
Shi Qiu Shui was delighted by the compliment and a bright smile appeared on his face.
Fu Qiang glanced at Shi Qiu Shui who looked happy, then looked at Shi Yue who looked a little worried, and said sympathetically.
"Comrade Shi, it seems you're still a little worried, right? Well, let me take you to our martial arts gym to have a look. It just so happens that another class of children is in class right now, so you can see for yourself."
Shi Yue nodded in agreement.
Fu Qiang led them into the martial arts hall. The layout of this martial arts hall was specially designed by Fu Qiang. Outside was a separate small reception room, where the front desk was located and where Shi Yue and his group had just been.
After passing through the reception room and opening the back door, there is a long corridor. At the end of the corridor is the large training room of the martial arts school. Next to the large training room are several separate rooms which are small training rooms.
Shi Yue and his group of four followed Fu Qiang through the long corridor and first arrived at the large training room.
When you arrive at the large training room, the first thing that catches your eye is the various weapons hanging on the wall, including swords, knives, sticks, halberds... Props of different types, sizes and scales are lined up on the entire wall.
Next are the wooden stakes placed in front of the wall. The wooden stakes here are not bare pieces of wood, but have arms and legs sticking out, shaped like human figures. In front of each stake, there is a young apprentice with a bare upper body and muscular body practicing martial arts.
Of course, Shi Qiu Shui's attention was not on their beautiful muscles, her attention was all on these people's moves.
A guy over here performed a flying kick, a guy over there threw a long punch, and a guy not far away threw out a palm.
"Wow——" Shi Qiu Shui watched without blinking and kept exclaiming.
The moves these people make are not particularly fancy, but somehow, their movements, whether light or heavy, fast or slow, carry a beauty of hardness and softness.
The most important thing is that Shi Qiu Shui saw clearly that their seemingly gentle movements actually contained deep power, which made her admire them very much.
It’s really amazing!
Shi Qiu Shui couldn't wait to become like this!
However, to her regret, Fu Qiang did not stop in the large training room, nor did he explain anything to them. Instead, he walked directly along the unpadded path along the wall of the large training room and came straight to the doors of several small training rooms on the side.
He stopped at the door of the small training room and muttered, "Which classroom is the children's class in today? Hiss——"
He thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be the one on the left."
He pushed open the training room on the far left, saw the people in the training room, nodded, and said, "Yes, it's this classroom."
Fu Qiang greeted the teacher who was teaching in the training room, and then led Shi Qiu Shui and his group in.
This training room has the same decoration style as the large training room outside, with white walls on top and yellow walls on the bottom. The white parts are covered with stickers of various martial arts moves, and the floor is covered with the same army green cushions as outside.
However, the small training room was empty. There was no display wall filled with weapons outside, nor were there wooden stakes for practicing martial arts. There was only a young male teacher with a round face and a very youthful appearance, and a group of little kids who were being led by him to do horse stance.
Fu Qiang: "Comrade Shi, this is the kindergarten class of our martial arts school. The teacher teaching now is our kindergarten teacher, Mr. Xiaoyang. Don't be fooled by his young age. He has been practicing martial arts since he was three years old. He has been practicing for more than 20 years. He was also the champion of the National Wushu Competition last year. His strength is just amazing."
Teacher Xiaoyang, who was teaching children, heard her name and smiled at this side.
Shi Yue smiled at him too.
Fu Qiang waved to Teacher Xiaoyang and called her over.
He said, "Mr. Xiaoyang is in charge of the kindergarten class now. Let him tell you about the teaching content of the kindergarten class."
Teacher Xiaoyang, who came over, heard this and said, "Well, let me explain. Our martial arts school has this arrangement for the kindergarten class. Since we have all-day classes during the summer, our activities are divided into two parts, morning and afternoon. The morning starts with warm-up exercises, which are running and horse stances, practicing basic skills. Then they learn martial arts exercises, which are of course the children's version of martial arts exercises. They are relatively simple and not difficult, with only fist and palm movements. At the end of the martial arts exercises, there are stretching exercises. This is to prevent the children's muscles from feeling uncomfortable during the exercises, so they need to relax."
Shi Yue nodded. It seemed that the morning schedule was quite full, but the training intensity was not too excessive, which was quite suitable.
Teacher Xiaoyang continued, "We have a three-hour break at noon, an hour for lunch, and a two-hour nap. After the nap, we have afternoon classes. In the afternoon, we mainly practice some flexibility exercises, such as forward and backward rolls. These movements may be a little difficult, but don't be afraid. As a teacher, I will be watching these children throughout the whole process and I can ensure that they will not get injured due to improper operation."
"Hmm..." Shi Yue nodded again. This sounded pretty good.
He lowered his head and asked, "Xiao Qiu, what do you think?"
Shi Qiushui nodded vigorously: "I think it's great! Dad, I want to come here to take classes!"
The teacher who teaches here is actually the champion of the national martial arts competition!
How could she not be moved to have such a teacher teaching her?
After listening to Teacher Xiaoyang's introduction, Shi Yue was quite satisfied with this martial arts school. In addition, Shi Qiu Shui himself also agreed, so what was there to hesitate about?
Shi Yue directly said to Fu Qiang: "Director Fu, my family has made a reservation and Xiaoqiu wants to come for classes. Where can I go to complete the registration procedures?"
Fu Qiang: "Ah, you need to go through the registration procedures, right? Then come with me to my office to do it."
Shi Yue led Shi Qiu Shui to follow, and Zhao Hui also led Zhao Ran to follow.
Shi Qiu Shui still has a choice, he can choose to come or not, but Zhao Ran has no choice at all, he must come here to practice martial arts.
Because he had demolished the house during the last winter vacation, which aroused Zhao Hui's anger, Zhao Hui decided early this summer to send him here.
Zhao Ran followed Fu Qiang to his office, his face expressionless as usual, but Shi Qiu Shui could sense that he was more unhappy than usual.
Shi Qiushui quietly tugged at Zhao Ran's sleeve: "What's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"
Come to think of it, Zhao Ran seemed to be acting strangely since we met this morning?
Zhao Ran shook his head: "It's okay."
Although he said so, his tense little face made it obvious to others that he was lying.
Shi Qiushui thought for a moment and said, "Don't you want to come to the martial arts gym to practice martial arts?"
Zhao Ran looked at Shi Qiu Shui steadily with his dark eyes. Shi Qiu Shui blinked, but still looked at Zhao Ran curiously.
Zhao Ran, on the other hand, had a slight thought of backing out. He said honestly, "Well, I don't really want to come."
He actually doesn't like exercise, nor does he like the sticky feeling of sweating after exercise.
Of course, what he disliked most was that his father sent him here so that he wouldn't have to dismantle the appliances at home during the summer vacation like he did during the winter vacation.
What's wrong with him taking apart electrical appliances? Like his grandfather's radio, he took it apart and put it back together again! Not only did he put it back together, he even reinforced the unstable connection. Not only did his dad not praise him, he even sent him to a martial arts school. That's way too much!
Zhao Ran didn't explain so much to Shi Qiu Shui, and Shi Qiu Shui, who felt that he was unhappy, didn't ask any further questions without any tact.
Instead, he said, "If you really don't want to come, I'll talk to Uncle Zhao for you. Uncle Zhao is very reasonable. If he knew you didn't like it so much, he wouldn't force you to come, right?"
"No!" Zhao Ran shook his head angrily.
The main reason why he was unhappy was that his father did not trust him, and not wanting to come to the martial arts gym was actually only a small part of the reason.
He was already angry with his father, how could he possibly go and beg his father for help!
Shi Qiu Shui scratched his head, not understanding. Was Zhao Ran having a quarrel with Uncle Zhao?
Zhao Ran: "Anyway, don't tell him. If he wants to sign me up, then he can sign me up."
Shi Qiu Shui couldn't understand why Zhao Ran was so stubborn, but since Zhao Ran said so, it would be better for her not to look for Uncle Zhao.
Shi Qiu Shui closed her mouth, but was thinking in her heart that when she had time, she would find Zhao Ran and ask him what was going on between him and Uncle Zhao.
Because of Zhao Ran's request, Shi Qiu Shui did not look for Zhao Hui. Zhao Hui and Shi Yue completed the registration procedures smoothly. After paying the fees, Shi Yue and Zhao Hui each received a set of white training suits, which were the uniform of the martial arts school.
After picking up their clothes, Shi Yue and Zhao Hui led the two children home. The course would start tomorrow, so they could go home first today.
Shi Yue thought that he would have to wear this training suit tomorrow, so he hurried home. If he went back early, he would still have time to wash the clothes. If he went back late, he was afraid that the clothes would not dry well. The weather forecast said that it would rain tonight!
Zhao Hui was thinking the same thing. They walked home in a hurry with their heads down. When they reached the entrance of the alley, they almost bumped into someone coming from the other side.
Shi Yuexian noticed someone on the other side, stopped, and apologized: "Ouch, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
"fine……"
Hearing the other party's response, Shi Yue felt that the voice was unusually familiar. He looked up and said in surprise: "Oh, Aunt Yang, hiss, Aunt Yang, what's wrong with you?"
The person who almost bumped into Shi Yue was Shi Yue’s neighbor, Old Lady Yang.
But at this time, Mrs. Yang’s condition was not very good.
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