The group then went to the ice rink, where the children played by themselves and the girls played by themselves.
It was Zhang Yan's first time trying this, and she got scared as soon as she put on the skates, unable to even stand up. Yu Jiu, on the other hand, was very skilled, having done it before. She skating over to Zhang Yan with a smile and extending her hand to her.
"Come on, I'll teach you."
"Hurry up and help me up, otherwise I won't even dare to stand up, let alone slip."
Zhang Yan clung to the railing and refused to let go. Even when Gouzi tried to help her, she wouldn't let him, because it was Gouzi's first time sliding down the railing, and she was afraid that if Gouzi fell, she would fall down with him, and they would both end up with bruises and swelling, which would be ridiculous.
"Don't be afraid, I'm holding you. You're not heavy, I'm sure I can support you. Come on, stand up."
Yu Jiu grabbed Zhang Yan's arm and made her let go of the railing, then placed her hand on Zhang Yan's body. Although Zhang Yan was scared, she did as she was told, slowly placing her hand on Yu Jiu's waist. Once she was sure Zhang Yan wouldn't fall, she slowly straightened up.
She was still wobbly when she stood up because of fear; it's hard to maintain balance on those roller skates.
"Don't be afraid, you won't fall. Hold my hand, and I'll guide you on your skate."
Yu Jiu kept comforting her.
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Zhang Yan grabbed Yu Jiu's arm, and Yu Jiu pulled her forward two steps. Zhang Yan closed her eyes in fear, but seeing that she didn't fall, she slowly opened her eyes again, as if it was quite fun.
"Isn't it fun? I'm not kidding you. Open your eyes. Come on, follow me. First, hold my hands, then move your left and right feet like this. Once you've learned to maintain your balance, you can slide forward. I'll let go of you once you can slide."
Yu Jiu patiently taught Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan listened. After overcoming her initial timidity, she did quite well and gradually became more confident.
One taught and the other learned, both of them very seriously. On the other hand, Gouzi and Xu Zijiang stood aside doing nothing. Gouzi slipped and fell flat on his face. After that, he was too scared to move and looked to Xu Zijiang for help.
"Captain! Teach me how to skate, I'm too scared to skate by myself, and it hurts when I fall."
Even with knee braces on, the dog still felt a bit of pain and didn't dare to try again easily. He needs a coach; he's not as resilient as the other kids, and he's afraid of pain now.
"What are you whining about, you're a grown man? How do you expect someone to teach you? Just fall a couple more times and you'll learn. I don't have time to teach you. If you don't like it, wait until Gou Dan and the others have learned, and then let them teach you."
Xu Zi refused Gouzi's request, as he was busy looking after his wife and didn't have time to deal with him. They had originally planned to have some alone time, but seeing that Zhang Yan was in a low mood, Yu Jiu brought everyone along to play. Otherwise, it would be the two of them having a sweet time together right now.
Xu Zijiang was in a bad mood and had no time to pay attention to Gouzi. After being scolded by Xu Zijiang, Gouzi had no choice but to withdraw his pleading hand in disappointment and slowly learn by holding onto the railing. He had to learn to ice skate before these little brats could, otherwise, how could he not save face if these kids taught him?
The dog was also very proud and didn't want to lose face in front of the child. Yu Jiu taught Zhang Yan very seriously, and it took her more than half an hour before she dared to reluctantly let go of the handrail, but she quickly went back to hold onto the railing.
She still needs to practice more. Yu Jiu gave her a few instructions and told her to practice on her own first. Then she skated over to Xu Zijiang.
"What are you doing? Pretending to be a statue? Move around a bit, are you just here to stand around in a daze?"
Yu Jiu jokingly teased him, "Since you're already here, wouldn't it be a waste of your ticket money not to have some fun?"
"I don't want to move unless I'm in bed."
Xu Zijiang looked at Yu Jiu with a resentful expression, his thoughts completely on full display. Yu Jiu blushed under his gaze and quickly went over to hit him.
"Stop talking nonsense, we're outside! When you're out having fun, be serious. We'll make it up to you for some alone time next time, okay? Can't you see Zhang Yan is in a bad mood today? Just bear with it."
The remaining wine comforted him.
"Zhang Yan is in a bad mood, why can't Gouzi comfort her? Why do we all have to come out together? If Gouzi can't even comfort his wife, what use is he!"
Xu Zijiang was still full of resentment. He always had to take his two children with him wherever he went, so he didn't have much time to enjoy time alone with his wife. He finally managed to find some free time.
The two children had somewhere to play, and they thought they could sneak out for a little time alone, but their plans were ruined again. No wonder Xu Zijiang was unhappy.
"I already said I'd make it up to you, I'll make it up to you tomorrow, okay? You can do whatever you want when you get home tonight, that should make you happy, right? How old are you? Why are you still thinking about these messy things every day? You're not some teenager or twenty-year-old kid anymore."
Yu Jiu found it both funny and speechless. She made many promises to appease Xu Zijiang, and then pulled him forward a little.
"Come on, teach me how to skate. Your technique is better. I'm tired from teaching Zhang Yan. I've been bending over the whole time, and my arms are sore."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yu Jiu acted coquettishly, and Xu Zijiang indeed took her skating all over the rink, no longer finding it boring. He loved it when Yu Jiu acted coquettishly towards him and relied on him for everything; it made him feel especially useful.
"Sketch faster, be careful, don't bump into anyone!"
Yu Jiu felt it wasn't fast enough and kept urging him on. Xu Zijiang then put his arm around Yu Jiu's waist and slid forward faster. The two even spun around a few times, looking like a perfect couple.
It's truly the envy of everyone.
Zhang Yan had barely managed to learn to skate a few steps. Seeing Yu Jiu and Xu Zi skating beautifully, and then seeing Gouzi still holding onto the railing, shivering, she couldn't help but feel disgusted with him.
"Look at you, and then look at the captain! It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!"
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"Honey, you can't say that. The team leader and Yu Zhiqing came before and they've already learned how to skate. This is our first time here, and we don't know how to skate. It's not shameful for us to skate like this. Look, many of you don't know how to skate either!"
"Once we learn, next time we come to skate, everyone will be just as envious of us. Then I'll teach you how to skate, and we'll be flying all over the rink!"
The dog's only special skill is its mouth; it immediately cheered Zhang Yan up again. Come to think of it, this is their first time skating; once they learn, everyone will surely envy them.
"Come on, let me teach you how to skate. Yu Jiu taught me some techniques, maybe we can learn together."
Zhang Yan slid over and grabbed the dog.
"Okay, I'm counting on my wife now. We'd better learn quickly so we don't fall behind, or those two brats of ours will laugh at us!"
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