Chapter 34 Swimming and Flower Arranging
According to Geto Suguru, he recently went out to subdue a lot of cursed spirits, so he had another short day off.
Gong Zhili silently noted in his heart: the magic world exploits the labor of students, work (school) is irregular, and students may not be able to ask for leave when they are sick.
Oh my God, will she be able to send her children abroad to study in the future?
The educational environment for sorcerers in China is too bad.
In fact, the weather has been cooler recently, so the number of cursed spirit incidents in various places has gradually decreased, so Geto Suguru skipped class.
As for the reasons for skipping classes and asking for leave, Mr. Yagae should not mind. After all, there have been rumors recently that he is going to become the principal, and he is busy with this matter - Wu played a big role in this, which is also one of the reasons why Geto Suguru complained that he did not let him participate in the plan. If it is about making Mr. Yagae the principal, he is happy to help.
Xia Yujie sat cross-legged beside the pit in the living room, pressing on the stone slab with his hand. "Why stop here and continue repairing? Are you missing some materials?"
Gong Zhili gestured with his hands to indicate the height difference between the stone slab and the floor. "I'm waiting for the clay underneath to dry. When the stone slab and the floor are at the same height, it will be almost there."
Geto Suguru: "Sounds like a long-term job."
He felt a little regretful: if he could have stayed longer, he might have been able to help more, right?
Gong Zhili: "There are things to do while we wait. I want to take them to learn swimming today. Do you want to come?"
The sun is very strong today. After lunch and a short rest, it is a good time to swim. The lake water is not as cold as in the morning.
Geto Xia Yu mused, "But I don't have a swimsuit."
Gong Zhili gave up very decisively: "Then you can play in the village by yourself."
Geto Suguru: ...
He just saw several wardrobes installed in the room on the second floor. Next time he will remember to bring some clothes and put them here.
The twins were well prepared to learn swimming, and the swimsuits and swimming caps that Gong Zhili recently bought for them came in handy.
Gong Zhili referred to the swimming lesson plan given to her elementary school students by the elementary school principal, put on their swimsuits and swimming caps, led them in warm-up exercises, and then stood on the cobblestone beach that had been flattened that morning, tentatively going into the water.
Gong Zhili stood in the sunlight at the lake's edge. Her figure, at fourteen or fifteen, was slender yet brimming with lithe energy. She bent down and gathered her long chestnut hair, twisting it into a fluffy bun. A few strands clung to the back of her slender neck, trembling gently in the refreshing breeze. Her dark indigo one-piece swimsuit hugged her budding curves, a string of small white shells embroidered across the chest. The shoulder straps crisscrossed in a bow at the back of her neck, revealing a large expanse of her fair back.
The mint green mesh material of her sun-protective jacket was casually draped over her shoulders. She held an inflated children's swimming ring in one hand and said to them, "Watch me swim a lap first, and then I'll help you try swimming one by one."
The swimming lesson plan for elementary school is very detailed, but it is not suitable for twins.
Gong Zhili can control the flow of water. She has always hoped that the twins can grow as much as possible, challenge themselves, and gain greater strength, so the same applies to swimming. With her around, she can cover for them no matter what the situation. Her only requirement is that they don't be afraid of water.
Gong Zhili put swimming rings on them and said, "Stay by the lake first and watch me swim."
Gong Zhili shed her sun-protective jacket and dove into the emerald waters. Her arms stretched like arrows as they sliced through the water, curling and releasing like a fish's tail. Sunlight cast a shimmering pattern on her back, her swimsuit flowing with her movements. Occasionally, she would flip onto her back or suddenly dive, leaving only a flickering ring of light on the surface.
Nanako stretched her neck to see where Lord Gong had gone. Mimiko tugged at the swimming ring around her waist and said, "Over there."
She pointed to the reeds and said, "Look."
The next second, Gong Zhili broke through the surface of the water, and the wet reeds brushed against her flushed cheeks. Her indigo swimsuit, soaked with lake water, clung heavily to her waistline, and the water slid down her waistline.
She walked towards the shore on the mossy pebbles. The crisp sound of reed stalks breaking mixed with the sound of water stirred up by her ankles. Water dripped from the ends of her hair and seeped into the sunburned skin on her shoulders. When she raised her head, the water droplets on her eyelashes were rolling down. The moment she raised her hand to wipe her face, a stubborn water droplet slid down the bridge of her nose to the corner of her lips, which she gently bit away. Her wet chestnut hair stuck to the side of her neck, and the water marks on her earlobes were like winding silver snakes.
Geto Suguru leaned against a tree with his arms folded across his chest, appreciating the beautiful scenery with pure emotion. The girl's vigorous vitality was like the land, giving people a sense of hope.
The two children were even more innocent. They each hugged Gong Zhili's legs and shouted, "We want to swim like this too!"
With adults giving them good demonstrations, they made rapid progress in learning to swim.
Gong Zhili realized that their athletic talents might involve many aspects, and began to consider whether to take them to the mountains to learn some outdoor knowledge next time.
They had a great time swimming in the afternoon. Gong Zhili felt the wind blowing across her body was cool when she came out of the water, so she immediately took her children home.
They went to take a bath first. Miya Chiri briefly explained to Geto how to make ginger soup and then left the kitchen work to him.
Xia Yujie stood in the kitchen and sighed: He actually hoped that he could be more useful elsewhere, as he was not that familiar with kitchen work.
However, the recipe for ginger soup is really simple enough, so after Gong Zhili took the twins to take a bath, blow-dry their hair, and change their clothes, steaming ginger soup was already placed on the table in the living room.
The two children climbed onto the chairs, picked up the bowls and drank slowly. However, Gong Zhili, as an adult, was dilly-dallying. He tied up his hair, and then looked for a hairband to fix the loose hair that was just blown dry and thus curled up.
Xia Youjie watched the two children finish their ginger soup. The heat from Gong Zhili's bowl was almost gone. He couldn't help but say, "Don't you want to drink it?"
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Gong Zhili sighed and sat down in front of the chair. Looking at the bowl of ginger soup with oil floating in it, he apologized first: "I didn't explain it clearly. When I said 'fry the ginger slices', I actually meant stir-frying them without adding oil--"
Instead of this oily ginger soup, Nanako and Mimiko probably thought it was nothing, but this ginger soup was not to her taste.
Geto Suguru: "...I see. Then I'll make a new one."
Gong Zhili picked up the still warm ginger soup, drank it in one gulp, and said with a bitter face: "It doesn't matter, the effect is actually similar."
Xia Yujie found it interesting: "So there are things you don't like to eat?"
Gong Zhili was drinking water to wash away the taste in her mouth and retorted, "I don't hate the taste of ginger, it's just that this method doesn't suit my taste."
Geto Suguru really only stayed here for one day. He came in the morning light and left in the moonlight.
Gong Zhili: "It's so late, don't you really need someone to take you there?"
There was a hint of pride in Geto Suguru's smile. He summoned the cursed spirit he had just subdued. Even under the cover of the night, one could see its slender and huge body, which was dozens of meters long and had the typical snake-like body of an oriental dragon.
Gong Zhili was truly shocked this time: "This-is this a dragon?! Is it a dragon?!"
What?! There's something like this in the Curse Spirit! She wants to be a Curse Spirit Master too! She wants to be a Pokémon Trainer too!
It was the first time that Xia Yujie saw her so excited, and he felt quite pleased with himself: "Yes, it is a dragon, it is a rainbow dragon, it can fly, I will just sit on it and fly away."
Gong Zhili asked, "Can I touch it?" while extending his hand.
Geto Suguru was wondering whether she would destroy Rainbow Dragon directly like she did to Fly Head last time, when he saw Miya Chiri had already touched Rainbow Dragon's head.
Nothing happened this time?
Xia Yujie asked: "That little fly head before - did you destroy it intentionally?"
Gong Zhili wrinkled his nose: "I couldn't control it before, but I can't control it now."
She watched eagerly as Geto Xiayou sat on the back of the Rainbow Dragon and sighed loudly, "I want to play with the Curse Spirit, too!"
At this moment, she was like a girl who couldn't get the gift she wanted, which made Xia Yujie want to fulfill her wish. He said, "I'll ask Nazori to do some research to see if you can eat the Curse Jade - don't eat it secretly!"
Gong Zhili's eyes sparkled: "Okay!"
Geto Suguru: This guy seems to have only heard what he wanted to hear.
Geto Suguru sat on Rainbow Dragon and disappeared into the inky night.
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Today was the day to get the vase and wind chimes. Gong Zhili carried the backpack and the twins followed her.
They were received by Yukari Ekoda, the wife of Mr. Ekoda.
Without waiting for Gong Zhili to ask, she said, "The vase and wind chime are finished, including the bamboo leaf pattern wind chime that you mentioned, Master Gong. I've also tried to make a successful lesson. My daughter, Dana, went out to Kumamoto for further studies yesterday, and packed everything up before she left."
Her husband used to think that porcelain should return to its most essential function and that patterns and designs were not important. However, this time, he went out to study for the first time after a long time.
Gong Zhili nodded to indicate that she understood, and slightly opened the newspaper and sponge wrapped around the vases to take a look. After confirming the quantity and quality, she placed the vases one by one in the backpack, and the two children picked up the box containing the wind chimes.
When she got home, she cleaned the vases of various shapes and heights and placed them on cabinets and low tables throughout the house. She asked, "Would you like to arrange flowers with me?"
The children responded enthusiastically.
The one adult and two children went out carrying their own small baskets.
There are so many kinds of wild flowers outside the house that Gong Zhili is sometimes not sure whether this flower should bloom in September, or whether this flower can grow in this place?
In short, botany and horticulture were completely turned upside down, and over time she learned to ignore the oddities in plants.
But when they are preparing to arrange flowers in a vase, these numerous varieties of flowers and plants give them a lot of choices.
The purple-red or white butterfly-shaped flowers of Lespedeza serrata, dotting the soft branches and cascading like waterfalls, served as a flowing framework. Gong Zhili cut deep purple Platycodon grandiflorum and silvery white Miscanthus for color, then filled in the gaps with clusters of pale purple flowers of Eupatorium striata. Finally, a sprig of Nandina domestica with its bright red fruit clusters was inserted diagonally as the finishing touch.
She placed the bottle on the cupboard in the living room.
The flowers Nanako chose were exceptionally vibrant. The blood-red red spider lilies, with their slender, leafless stems, were visually striking. The small, golden flowers of an unknown species clustered in an umbrella shape, creating a fiery yet gentle contrast with the red spider lilies. Nanako also picked a good amount of fuzzy foxtail grass, interspersed with green spikes, creating a vibrant and vibrant trio of colors.
Nanako placed the bottle on the bedside table in the bedroom.
Mimiko's selection was exceptionally elegant. She picked numerous small, azure blue flowers with translucent stems and leaves by the lake, and unopened jasmine flowers, whose deep purple buds and slender stems looked elegant in the vase. Mimiko, deeply fond of the lakeside flora, also gathered a number of water plantains, whose upright, hollow stems perfectly complemented the vase. The most striking touch of red was a maple leaf she had asked Miyaji to pick from the woods, its edges stained with a faint crimson.
She placed the vase of flowers on the sunflower table at the end of the entrance.
"Isn't flower arranging fun?" Gong Zhili asked with a smile. "When the flowers of this season wither, new kinds of flowers will bloom. You can use different flowers to match every season and every month."
Nanako raised her hand: "When winter comes I want to build a snowman in a vase!"
Mimiko thought for a moment and then asked, "Can I keep a goldfish in a vase?"
Gong Zhili held his forehead and said, "No! You need a fish tank to raise fish!"
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