Jingcheng is roughly divided into four areas: east, south, west, and north. Due to historical reasons, the level of prosperity varies from area to area.
The north of the city is the wealthiest area in Jingcheng, with excellent living conditions. Shen Qian, like many angry young people in the south of the city, used to curse the people of the north for being rich and heartless. However, after learning that Ding Yi actually lived in a detached villa in the north of the city, Shen Qian's mindset became more peaceful.
Why are you saying "it's her home" and "it's my home" are so distant? That's clearly our home.
Wang Yangming is a native of Jingcheng, and his home is in an old neighborhood in the city center. The location is excellent, but it seems out of place surrounded by high-rise buildings.
The old house had poor sound insulation. Wang Yangming had just walked upstairs and hadn't even opened the door when he could already vaguely hear his parents arguing.
"...Old Wang, you better explain yourself today, what kind of bath can wash away a thousand yuan!" came a sharp voice.
"I've said it several times, this is necessary socializing. Do you think it's so easy to do business these days?" This was followed by an impatient male voice.
"I don't care! We haven't even found a cure for our son's illness, and you're out there having a good time. Have you ever thought about this family?!"
"Didn't I go to these social events to make money?! Do you know how much this special medicine costs?! Two hundred thousand... They wanted two hundred thousand from me! Even at that price, you still have to wait in line, and it's not like you can just buy it whenever you want! With our meager savings, if we buy this medicine, we can forget about surviving! I'm asking you, what are we going to do about our son's college tuition? Huh?!"
The man suddenly raised his voice, and the woman fell silent. After a while, the sound of sobbing came from inside the room.
"How about we let him study medicine..."
"That's a woman's perspective!" the man scolded. "As long as he gets into a martial arts university and graduates smoothly, even if he's not doing well, he'll still be middle class. Do you want him to end up like me, groveling for a little performance, even developing fatty liver from drinking so much..."
The man said a few more words, and then the room gradually fell silent.
Wang Yangming waited a moment, waiting for his parents to calm down, and also waiting for himself to calm down.
A moment later, he took out his keys and opened the door. "Dad, Mom, I'm home."
Wang Yangming's father sat on the sofa watching TV, while his mother was busy in the kitchen. Both of them greeted him with smiles, and on the surface, nothing seemed amiss.
Wang Yangming hesitated for a moment, but finally revealed his thoughts during the meal: "I don't want to study martial arts anymore, I want to study medicine."
As expected, he received a severe scolding from his parents.
After struggling to no avail, Wang Yangming finished his meal, locked himself in his bedroom, lay down on the bed, and stared blankly into space.
He hated that his talent wasn't exceptional enough, hated that he was a burden on his family, and hated even more the time and energy he had wasted at the VR arcade...
"Why couldn't I have woken up sooner? If I had used that time to improve my physical fitness, my parents wouldn't be in such a difficult situation now."
Tears of regret welled up in Wang Yangming's eyes. After thinking for a moment, he sent a 500-word message to his good brother Shen Qian, expressing his resolve.
After doing all this, Wang Yangming turned over and was suddenly slapped.
He felt in his pocket and pulled out a small bottle, which was the "AD Calcium Milk" that Shen Qian had given him after school.
Wang Yangming twisted open the bottle cap, and a faint fragrance wafted out.
"Hmm, it smells pretty good. What kind of drink is this... Even if Shen Qian is making fun of me, he wouldn't poison me, would he..."
After thinking for a moment, Wang Yangming tilted his head back and downed the calcium milk in his hand in one gulp.
Five minutes later...
"Dad, Mom! Help me, it hurts so much... ah... it hurts so much..."
Wang Yangming's heart-wrenching screams echoed from the bedroom.
...
"Beep beep!"
The bracelet vibrated, and Chen Qian took it out and glanced at it.
Is Lao Wang going to confess his feelings to me?
Upon seeing the long message, Shen Qian felt a chill run down his spine and quickly turned off the bracelet.
"Kyushu Martial Arts Hall, South City Branch!"
Shen Qian turned his attention back to the building in front of him.
This is a five-story building, covering several hundred square meters, with a garden built around it. Even though land prices in the south of the city are not too expensive, it still looks very stylish.
After breaking the clothesline three times in a row, Shen Qian finally realized that the rooftop was not an ideal place to practice martial arts.
Moreover, his progress in the past few days has been extremely slow, and even the system's help hasn't been effective. Besides the fact that the stamina potion has run out of power, there is another very important reason...
He lacked the necessary professional equipment.
Having tasted the thrill of rapid progress, Chen Qian was already unable to stop.
Given his situation, a martial arts gym is the best option.
Of course, the school's physical testing facility is truly amazing, but unfortunately, the school isn't owned by them, so they have to settle for second best.
According to the information he had reviewed before he went to the gym, apart from those top-tier private martial arts gyms that were impossible to enter, large chain martial arts gyms like Kyushu, which were spread all over the country, could temporarily meet all his needs.
Following the stone steps that extended to the roadside, Chen Qian walked into the main entrance of the martial arts hall.
There were two young ladies at the front desk dressed in simple, elegant exercise clothes. They were of above-average looks, but had great figures and sweet smiles.
"Hello, VIP. Please show your membership card." A petite, pretty girl with dimples greeted us from the left.
"I don't have a card, I'm just here to get one," Shen Qian shook his head. "But I'd like to take a look around first."
"Okay, esteemed guest." The girl smiled sweetly. "This way please. We have quite a few guests today, so let me take you to the reception area for a short while."
The girl led Shen Qian to a meeting room next door, but Shen Qian frowned as soon as he entered.
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