Chapter 29: Wings
August 28th is the last day left until the re-examination.
Chen Chuan hadn't been to the Boxing House for the past two days, but was preparing for the upcoming retest at home. Every morning, he would practice the free-hand fighting technique over and over again in the yard.
His movements were smooth and powerful, with appropriate movements and stillness, making the originally highly aggressive free-hand techniques quite aesthetic.
Yu Wan came out wearing an apron and watched him boxing with a smile. Even though she didn't understand, she felt that the power and rhythm conveyed by Chen Chuan's moves made her feel very comfortable.
She seemed to see a figure on Chen Chuan's body, who was also doing boxing in the yard like now, and couldn't help muttering: "Second sister..."
After Chen Chuan had beaten her several times, he suddenly smelled a fragrant aroma. He stopped and said, "Auntie, have you made chicken soup?"
Yu Wan was a little surprised. It had only been stewing for a short time. She smiled and said, "You have a keen nose, just like my second sister. You have a retest tomorrow, so I'll make you some chicken soup to nourish you."
To be honest, a bowl of chicken soup can't really replenish Chen Chuan's training, but this is Yu Wan's kindness and concern for the younger generation. Besides, he has been eating black meat pumpkin rice and nutritional paste every day these days, and he has almost forgotten what normal meals taste like.
He was in a good mood and said, "Thank you, Auntie. I've been eating out these days. I haven't tasted your cooking for a long time. I miss it."
Yu Wan was very happy to hear him say that. "It'll have to stew for a while. You've been consuming a lot of energy practicing martial arts. Would you like to eat a few pancakes first?"
Chen Chuan smiled and said, "I'm going to save my stomach for the chicken soup my aunt makes."
Yu Wan smiled and walked inside. "I'll go watch the stove. I'll call you when it's ready."
Chen Chuan practiced alone for a while, and when he felt refreshed, he returned to the living room.
Because today is a holiday, the whole family is at home, and the young and energetic one is also at home. He has untied his belt and is reading a newspaper. Next to him is a radio, which is playing a Zhangshan folk song.
Chen Chuan came into the room, picked up the thermos and poured water into the cup. Seeing that the tea on Nian Fuli's table was half empty, he took it and filled it up for him.
Nian Fuli looked up at Chen Chuan, then seemed to remember something. He put down the newspaper and said, "Xiao Chuan, that matter has been resolved. There are still some connections involved, but don't worry about the exam. Don't ask too many questions. Your uncle will take care of everything for you."
Chen Chuan realized that this was referring to the time he was attacked, and he said, "Thank you, uncle."
Nian Fuli asked again: "How is it? Are you sure?"
Chen Chuanshuo said: "Mr. Yu is a good teacher. I have learned everything I need to learn. This is also thanks to my uncle."
Nian Fuli saw the confidence in his eyes. He nodded, picked up the newspaper to cover his face and continued reading, but the toes of his crossed legs began to tremble.
Chen Chuan smiled, he returned to the room with the cup of water, put it on the table and opened the window a little. It had rained a little last night, and the air was still very fresh. The sounds of birds could be heard from outside.
After standing for a while, he turned around and took the book "The Great Development" from the bookshelf. This was his favorite book and he had been reading it for a long time.
The background of the great development was during the third national development period sixty years ago. At that time, Yangzhi City was just a small county town. It gradually developed because it became a logistics transfer hub for the development army.
However, the book is not primarily about military life, but rather about the bizarre stories encountered during the pioneering journey from the perspective of civilians in three pioneering groups. It is more like a bizarre biography and adventure diary. The book describes the local customs and people in every place in detail, and he read it with great interest.
In fact, Yangzhi City itself has all kinds of strange urban legends, such as the skull-splitting monster. Every time at the crime scene, the victim's skull is cracked open, and the brain inside is said to be missing.
Because the style is rather bizarre and the victims are not ordinary people, it has spread widely.
Similarly, there were the disappearances of an entire village deep in Zhangshan Mountain, the phantom of Jiaoshan Mountain, the human-faced kite, and other legends. He privately asked Nian Fuli about this, but Nian Fuli scoffed at the rumors, saying that the police had investigated these incidents and that, while some were indeed difficult to explain, most of them actually had traces of human intervention.
He also said that even if such a strange thing existed, it would be nothing compared to muskets and cannons.
In the living room, before dinner time, the aroma of chicken soup wafted out. The two cousins who were playing smelled it and immediately started shouting.
“It smells so good.”
"I want to eat chicken, I want to eat chicken."
"That's for my cousin, not for you. You didn't eat it."
"I want to eat too, I want to eat too..."
"You don't have it, you just don't have it!"
Nian Fuli's head was aching from the two little guys' quarrels. He put down the newspaper and said to the kitchen, "Hey Yu Wan, let's stew another one."
"I want to eat this one, I want to eat this one..."
"This child is not obedient at all..." Yu Wan ran out from the kitchen, grabbed Nian Mo's ears, and slapped his butt twice. Nian Mo started howling.
Chen Chuan heard the sound in the room and couldn't help but smile.
The family had lunch together at noon and in the evening.
Before dinner, Nian Fuli said to Chen Chuan: "Don't be too nervous tomorrow. When your uncle first went to the battlefield, I didn't know what fear was."
Yu Wan said, "Your uncle wasn't exaggerating. He was quite brave back then. But he always came back later saying that if one of the bullets had missed the target by a little bit, it wouldn't have been a hole in his helmet, but he would have been unable to see the person."
Nian Fuli stroked the stubble on his head and sighed, "Before joining the army, I was able to feed the whole family and didn't have to worry about anything. Later, after I started a family, I became less courageous. I always feel that I was too reckless when I was young. However, if I don't fight hard when I'm young, I will regret it when I'm old."
He looked at Chen Chuan and said, "Boy, take the test seriously. To be frank, whether you will drink wine and eat meat or eat bran and vegetables will all be decided tomorrow."
Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Uncle, aunt, I have confidence."
"Okay, no more words, let's eat. Eat more, eat well, and have a good rest so that you will be more energetic tomorrow." With that, Nian Fuli picked up the chopsticks, and the family started to eat.
After dinner, Chen Chuan took a walk outside. After returning to the room, he put the alarm clock on the table. He thought of the second me and it instantly reappeared in his body. He began to count silently.
When he opened his eyes and looked at the second hand, two minutes had passed. This was the result of his hard work during this period.
A true life-and-death fight would only take a few seconds or even ten seconds to decide the outcome, so if you were just dealing with a one-on-one fight, that would be enough.
In any case, he has done the best he could in the past three months, and now he just has to wait for tomorrow's test.
He checked again what he needed to bring tomorrow, then went back to read a book in a relaxed manner. When the clock struck ten, he turned off the lights and went to bed as usual, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
A night passed, and around five in the morning, he woke up full of energy. However, Yu Wan had gotten up earlier than him, had already prepared breakfast for him, and told him not to be nervous.
Chen Chuan was not really too nervous, which was also due to his confidence in his own abilities.
Because the specific test time for the re-examination was not notified, candidates were only required to arrive before 8 o'clock. However, in order to avoid appearing too rushed, he decided to arrive at school early.
After going out, he saw that the sky was blue and the sun had just risen, and there were not many people on the road.
He rode all the way, passed the city center square, and successfully turned onto the main road leading to Wuyi University, but he saw security personnel maintaining order on both sides of the road, with short sticks and daggers on their waists.
These should be people sent by Wuyi University to maintain order. After all, with so many students gathered together, and they are all young and energetic candidates with martial arts skills, problems will easily arise if proper arrangements are not made.
After riding a little further, he could already see the school gate, but a barrier rope had been set up on the open space in front of the gate. A security guard standing at the intersection came out and waved to him, indicating that he should park his bicycle in the designated place.
He got out of the bike and pushed it towards the open space where several rows of cars were parked. After parking the bike, he walked into the passage reserved by the barrier cable.
There were already quite a few early arrivals queuing up ahead. Applicants were required to verify their identities one by one, and those without student ID cards would not be allowed into the academy. If your ID card was damaged, forgotten, or lost, you would be turned away without any explanation.
Guarding the gate were two college teachers and three assistant teachers, each with a serious expression. Coupled with the security guards patrolling back and forth, the atmosphere was very tense.
This time, Chen Chuan entered through the side door again. He compared the number and photo at the door, and after confirming that it was him, he checked his personal belongings. Except for drinking water, toilet paper, and things like washing towels, nothing else was allowed to be brought in. Finally, he had to sign in person before he was allowed to enter Wuyi University.
As they were queuing up to enter the school gate, a car slowly drove over. The teacher took the initiative to get up and asked a few questions. The students inside did not get out of the car, but just took out their student cards and gestured, and were immediately let through.
None of the students who entered the school from the side doors thought there was anything wrong. Instead, most of them looked at them with envy and longing.
At this time, a few bird calls were heard overhead. Chen Chuan looked up and, with the help of the bright sunlight and the clear sky, he could see a few birds circling and flying high.
"Classmate, here's your student ID."
Chen Chuan came back to his senses, said thank you, took it, put it away, tightened the bag on his shoulder, and walked through the gate of Wuyi University.
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(End of this chapter)
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