“I’ll team up with the kid for a PK battle, and the loser will treat everyone to dinner.” The young man walked up to ICE.
The others burst into laughter: "No, Li Yue, you're getting a little cocky. Scoring two goals in a row is just because you're in good form. This kid doesn't even know how to play, you..."
Someone next to him interrupted him, nudging his shoulder: "Li Yue wants to treat us to dinner. He just got paid yesterday, you get it?"
"Got it, got it, let's go."
Li Yue laughed as he watched them fool around, then turned to the children and explained the rules of the game: "See the basketball hoop behind them? You score if you headbutt it, you can't hold the ball in your hands the whole time, and you can't dribble the ball over your shoulder..."
After talking for about three or four minutes, Li Yue asked him again, "It's okay if you can't remember all of this. You'll learn it after playing a few more games."
The competition has officially begun.
ICE stared intently at the basket behind the players, spread his legs wide, and as soon as the whistle blew, he dribbled forward with unstoppable momentum.
As the six opposing players rushed over, the ball was snatched from ICE's hand as they passed by. He was still a little dazed and stood there in place.
"Watch out, kid." Li Yue chased after him, dashed diagonally in front of the player trying to steal the ball, turned around, grabbed the ball, and ran towards ICE: "Catch, kid!"
ICE raised his hand to catch it, but Li Yue made a feint, fooling ICE but not his friend.
The ball was almost stolen before Li Yue finally passed it to him, raising his voice to urge, "Shoot, kid, go try it!"
ICE finally got the ball again. This time he ran very fast, holding the ball with both hands as he ran to the three-point line.
"Don't run with the ball, dribble and shoot!"
In desperation, ICE slammed his fist on the ground, causing the ground to shake.
The ball bounced higher than the apartment building, and everyone stared up at it dumbfounded, practically aligning their noses with the sky.
Before the ball had even fully landed, ICE pushed off with both feet and almost flew up.
He lunged forward and slammed the ball into the basket.
After a long while, the whistle finally sounded.
Li Yue came over, smiling, and patted him on the shoulder: "A great start, was it fun?"
ICE pursed his lips and nodded, his eyes shining brightly, and his face took on the appearance of a young man.
Jiang Shuyin led Heimei and Shui Ning to watch the exercise equipment. The two little ones used the foot pedals as swings and giggled as they swung.
She sent Xie Yin the photos, but he was offline and didn't receive a reply.
The soundproofing in the old residential area was extremely poor, and everyone opened their windows and started waving their spatulas freely. Zheng Lanxiang came over at this time, and her old friends had all gone home to cook.
"Aunt!"
Jiang Shuyin's "Mom" was interrupted by his voice.
Zheng Lanxiang squinted at the young man who called her: "Who are you?"
"I'm Li Yue. My family still lives there. My parents are home today, and they often mention you. It's quite a coincidence; we've prepared some nice dishes today. Why don't you come over for a visit?" Li Yue invited.
Zheng Lanxiang clapped her hands and shouted, "I remember now, Li Yue, we used to live across the street from each other, and you and Xiao Yin even went to the same kindergarten."
“We even went to elementary school together, though we were in adjacent classes.” Li Yue’s face beamed with a smile. “I’m calling home now.”
There should be enough food; he can eat two fewer bowls.
Zheng Lanxiang was about to agree, but...
Looking at his three adorable grandchildren beside him, he hesitated: "Never mind, it's too inconvenient to bring my three kids along. Let's do it another day, I'll definitely go another day."
Li Yue: "I like children. Are they your nephews and nieces?"
He looked at Jiang Shuyin with focused eyes, as if he had been planning this for a long time and was just waiting for this glance.
Jiang Shuyin felt like he was going to pierce two holes in her face, and said helplessly, "It's my child."
Li Yue took a step back, her eyes widening as she couldn't help but compare her appearance with the child's.
Jiang Shuyin was already quite beautiful. She used to be the kind of person who was gentle, weak, and harmless. Her three children inherited some of her genes, which has affected their facial features to some extent.
Especially Heimei and Shuining, their temperament is seven or eight parts like hers before, they have become Jiang Shuyin herself. She is like a rose that suddenly blooms, with many thorns but beautiful.
The boy who played ball with him, perhaps because he was a boy, looked more like his father.
He is unruly and wild, but fortunately someone keeps him in check, otherwise he might take revenge on society at any time.
"You...you're married?" Li Yue still couldn't believe it.
Jiang Shuyin: "......"
Zheng Lanxiang stepped in to smooth things over: "We need to go back for dinner too, Li Yue, you should go back quickly, don't let..."
“Auntie…” Li Yue’s hands clenched so tightly they turned white.
Jiang Shu received a message from the system: [Genetic matching rate is as high as 65.758%, personality is compatible with childcare partners, it is recommended to raise the egg together.]
Zheng Lanxiang didn't know how to answer, so she took a deep breath and asked, "Li Yue, what kind of work do you do now?"
Upon seeing this, Li Yue's friends all turned into birds and fish and scattered.
A blind date in public? Meeting the parents?
Li Yue is confident in his current situation: "I am an engineering master's graduate who returned from overseas. I work in a classified unit and earn 5,000+ yuan a month. I can't change my house for the time being, but we can discuss buying a car together. I only have one pair of parents to support. I don't smoke or drink, so my burden is very small."
His family used the money meant for buying a house to fund his studies abroad, which is why he has never left this place.
"I can't," Jiang Shuyin suddenly said.
ICE gritted his teeth. So this person approached him just to steal his mother. He deserved to die.
Heimei was also unhappy; she didn't want this person to be her father.
Shui Ning had no idea what was going on. She looked at this and that, her face full of curiosity.
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