Chapter 123 The First One Arrives
After saying that, Chen Baolin swung his arm and left the main hall angrily, leaving Pili kneeling here alone.
Chen Sheng was anxious and distressed: "Cancan, you know your master. If you don't explain this matter clearly, not only will you have to kneel here forever, but he won't accept the money either."
Pili looked at the money on the tea table. This money was earned from her "underground fighting" in the past six months. When she was a newbie, she only earned two dollars per game. Later, as her winning rate increased and she became famous, her earnings increased to twenty dollars per game now.
After more than thirty games, she earned nearly two hundred yuan!
This is definitely not a small amount of money for ordinary people, but Master's wife is now lying in the intensive care unit, and she is almost burning money every day before she can get a kidney.
So she couldn't stop, and didn't dare to stop.
If my master knew that I was making money by fighting underground, he would definitely not agree.
So Pili lowered her head and didn't intend to explain any more. She could bear the punishment of kneeling, it was not like she had never kneeled before.
Seeing her stubborn temper coming back, Chen Sheng sighed helplessly, "No matter where your money comes from or how you earned it, don't go there again. This yard has been handed over to the agent. Once a buyer is found, the money problem will naturally be solved."
After hearing what his senior brother said, Pili suddenly raised his head and said, "Selling the yard? This is the Chen family's ancestral home, how can we sell it? Besides, what will happen to the martial arts school if the yard is sold?"
"Just do what needs to be done, and don't worry about the rest."
Chen Ci and Gu Lianxing could no longer hear the following words, but they heard Pili’s punishment of kneeling clearly.
"Is this the old society? How can there still be such feudal dregs as kneeling as punishment?" Gu Lianxing said indignantly.
Shen Ci naturally didn't understand, but they were outsiders after all, and it sounded like Pili's making money from fighting matches was a serious matter, otherwise she wouldn't have kept silent about it.
Thinking about it, I seem to understand a little bit. Most of the families that inherit Chinese martial arts should be more traditional and have more integrity. Naturally, they cannot accept making money by betting on fighting matches.
If there is any secret manipulation, then this matter is actually illegal in nature, so Pili dare not say it.
There was a knock on the door, and Gu Lianxing went up to open it. It was Chen Sheng.
"Pili may not go back to school today." Chen Sheng said.
Gu Lianxing wanted to speak for Pili but was stopped by Shen Ci. She nodded at Chen Sheng and said, "Then we'll go back later."
Chen Sheng pulled the corner of his mouth with an apologetic look on his face. He knew in his heart that his father's loud voice would definitely not escape other people's ears, and they must have heard what happened just now.
But not saying much is also a form of respect.
"I wanted to plead for Pili." As soon as Chen Sheng left, Gu Lianxing couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
Shen Ci looked at her and sighed helplessly: "We have no right to say more about this matter. If there is a favor to be asked, Senior Brother will definitely rush to speak for Pili before us."
"Then let Pili kneel there?"
"Kneeling is the rule of the Baolin Martial Arts School. Can't you see that? And Master Chen is more worried about Pili than any of us. He's doing this for Pili's own good. After all, betting on fighting matches to make money is not a safe thing. If something were to come to light one day, even if Pili didn't fix the match, her matches would be implicated by gambling, which is illegal."
Shen Ci said as she put on her shoes: "So, it's not too late for Pili to withdraw and stop now."
After listening to Chen Ci's words, Gu Lianxing finally understood some of the truth. Apart from other things, it is indeed not allowed to do illegal things. What if something really happens?
When the two of them left, they passed by the main hall. Pili was kneeling in the hall with his back to them. As if he heard footsteps, Pili turned around to look.
Gu Lianxing had a distressed look on her face. She pointed at the cushion on the chair and then at her knees, signaling Pili not to be stubborn and to use a cushion to put it under his knees to make it more comfortable.
Pili just smiled and shook his head to indicate that he was fine, and then mouthed the words "You guys go back first, don't worry about me."
Judging from her reaction, she was used to being punished by kneeling. Shen Ci nodded with relief, and then left Baolin Martial Arts Hall with Gu Lianxing.
In the evening, Shao Yu received a message from Shen Ci and ran to the girls' dormitory to wait for her.
"Qu Yang has been training these days. The National College League will be held next week." Shao Yu explained to Chen Ci why Qu Yang didn't come.
Shen Ci didn't mind, as long as this thank-you gift could be delivered to Qu Yang.
She handed the shoes in her hand to Shao Yu: "Then please help me pass them to him."
Just by looking at the handbag, Shao Yu recognized at a glance that the shoes were the limited edition co-branded shoes that he had accompanied Qu Yang to queue up for but failed to get.
"Damn, how did you get it, Shen Ci? Did you buy it from a shoe dealer at a premium?" Shao Yu was surprised and happy, happy for his brother.
Shen Ci did not deny it: "Is there any other way?"
Shao Yu grinned and nodded, happier than if he had received a gift himself. Then, in a fit of excitement, he said, "Li Xiao hadn't been back to the dormitory for a long time before the holiday, and he didn't come back after the holiday either."
"You don't need to report his affairs to me. I have nothing to do with him anymore." Shen Ci said calmly.
"I don't mean anything else..."
Chen Ci smiled slightly to show that he understood: "It's okay, I know you mean well, if you have nothing else to do, I'll go up first, thank you for passing it on to me."
"You're welcome. It's just a simple matter."
Chen Ci nodded, said goodbye, and was about to leave when Shao Yu suddenly spoke again: "Chen Ci..."
"Um?"
"You..." Shao Yu pursed his lips hesitantly, and after a while he mustered up the courage to ask, "You have feelings for Qu Yang, right?"
The question was asked suddenly, which made Shen Ci slightly startled.
"I'm sorry, I'm just worried about him. He has a reserved personality and may not be able to express his feelings sometimes, but I know he likes you." Shao Yu explained quickly.
Shen Ci came back to her senses and smiled. She was not angry about it, but responded calmly: "You shouldn't say these words to me."
After saying that, Shen Ci turned and entered the dormitory building.
Shao Yu sighed in frustration, raised his hand and patted his mouth gently: "Why are you so anxious? Qu Yang himself is not anxious. I don't know if I am doing more harm than good."
"Sent it out?"
Back in the dormitory, Gu Lianxing looked at Shen Ci and asked with a smile.
Shen Ci nodded.
"Qu Yang is pretty good. Why don't you give it a try with him? You've already given away your shoes. Maybe it can give him some encouragement to muster up the courage to confess to you."
Shen Ci snorted and shook his head: "I guess he won't."
"So sure?"
Chen Ci nodded, and Gu Lianxing hesitated even more when she saw this: "He's really patient. Isn't he afraid that someone else will get there first?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the first one to arrive arrived.
Tang Song sent a message to Chen Ci: "Let's have dinner together tomorrow night?"
(End of this chapter)
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