Chapter 202 Back on the Ice
The villa is located in the suburbs, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. It has three floors and 1,500 square meters. It is decorated in a new Chinese style, with an elegant small courtyard and a yard planted with flowers and plants. Of course, He Hui's family has more than one villa, and more than one villa in China.
He Hui went down from his room on the third floor to the first floor.
At this moment, a variety of breakfasts were already placed on the table, including Chinese steamed buns and seafood porridge, as well as Western sandwiches and bacon. The aroma went straight into He Hui's nose, arousing the appetite in his stomach.
Strictly speaking, the last meal she remembered was at a chain hamburger restaurant near that mediocre hotel, which was just enough to fill her stomach.
Dad He Jianmu was sitting at the dining table in a suit. Both his face and figure were well maintained.
He is the founder of the He Group and a father who has never owed him anything materially, but has high hopes for him to inherit the position of president.
Seeing He Hui coming, his frown relaxed and his voice became low but attractive.
"Good morning, Huihui." He Jianmu said.
"Good morning, Dad and Mom."
Her mother, Lu Yanfeng, is a professor of economics at Yenching University. She has shoulder-length hair and touched her head gently. "Today is the first day of school. Don't go hungry."
He Hui felt mixed emotions as he looked at his parents who had “rejuvenated”.
Lu Yanfeng thought that He Hui was depressed because she didn't want to go to school, so he patiently persuaded her, "You can meet a lot of new friends and learn a lot of new knowledge in primary school. There are also many interesting extracurricular activities in school to participate in."
The same words as in the previous life made He Hui sigh in his heart: "..."
It's nice to start over, but can't we really skip some steps?!
On the first day of elementary school, He Jianmu and Lu Yanfeng drove her to school.
The pure black Rolls-Royce stopped at the gate of the private school and was instantly drowned in a crowd of luxury cars.
"You must get along well with the other kids." Lu Yanfeng rolled down the car window and reminded them worriedly.
He Hui nodded with a complicated expression.
*
At 3pm, school was finally over and He Hui almost fainted when she got home. It was a real challenge to get along well with children who were two years younger than her in mental age.
Lu Yanfeng had no classes this afternoon and was trimming flowers and plants in the courtyard.
"How do you feel?" She looked at her daughter with some doubts, "Did you encounter something unhappy?"
He Hui shook his head.
How should she say this? Should she say that she found the first grade class so easy that she slept for the whole morning? Or that her deskmate was a chatterbox who loved to show off and made her head hurt?
Seeing that He Hui was unwilling to speak, Lu Yanfeng did not force him.
"How about taking you out for fun this weekend?" Lu Yanfeng asked, "Is there any place in particular you want to go?"
For some unknown reason, He Hui said, "I want to go to the ice rink."
"Ice rink? Figure skating? You have a basic knowledge of ballet, and you can exercise at the same time, which is great."
According to the progress of the previous life, Lu Yanfeng would take her ice skating for the first time during the New Year next year. It was a New Year activity arranged for children together with several sisters.
But she couldn't wait to skate again, firstly because of the soul-searching question from guide Chen, and secondly because He Hui also wanted to see the changes after she, the butterfly, flapped her wings.
"Mom, can we go buy skates first?"
He Hui recalled the ugly black shoes that everyone bought in the last life, and swore in his heart that this kind of accident must not happen again! Absolutely!
Lu Yanfeng nodded with amusement.
Then, she drove another Porsche in the garage and took He Hui to a shopping mall they often visited, and went straight to a world-famous ice skate brand store. Many professional figure skaters use this brand of shoes.
He Hui couldn't take his eyes off the dazzling array of choices.
Especially the pair of pure white ice skates placed in the middle, shining brightly under the lights, seem to have the magic to attract all attention.
When the shoes of your dreams are placed before your eyes, you would be lying if you said you weren’t moved.
"Mom, I want this pair!" He Hui blinked her big watery eyes and acted coquettishly, making full use of the advantage of becoming a child again.
"Is the child a beginner?" asked the shopping guide.
Lu Yanfeng: “Yes, I haven’t been on the ice yet.”
The shopping guide smiled and led Lu Yanfeng to another wall of merchandise. "These will be more suitable. That pair of skates is too hard. They are more suitable for professional skaters who need to practice jumping."
Lu Yanfeng nodded, held He Hui's shoulders and led him to the novice area.
"We can buy it later, okay?"
"Okay..." He Hui pouted aggrievedly, "Then you must buy it next time."
"It's a deal."
*
At the time, indoor ice rinks were not a popular weekend destination for parents.
At ten o'clock in the morning, He Hui almost booked the whole place.
The staff at the ice rink helped He Hui, who was skating for the "first time", to put on his shoes. They only demonstrated how to put on his left foot, and He Hui quickly and neatly completed the putting on of his right foot.
"How clever!" the staff member praised.
He Hui thought, how could he not be smart? He had done it so many times before that he had muscle memory of it.
In order to ensure the best teaching effect, Lu Yanfeng specially found a retired figure skater as his coach. The coach's surname is Li, he is in his early 40s and was once the third male singles player of the national team. The teaching is careful but strict, and the price charged by the minute makes many people stay away.
He Hui was in a very happy mood as he finally returned to the familiar ice rink.
After putting on her shoes, she couldn't wait to get on the ice.
But before He Hui set foot on the ice, Coach Li stopped him.
"Warm up first to prevent injuries."
He Hui looked in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar middle-aged man. His face was exactly the same as his previous life's enlightenment coach. He taught the jumping and blade very accurately, like a slide.
Coach Li had a stern face at this moment, and was seriously talking about the terrible consequences of not warming up.
"If you don't warm up, you're more likely to get cramps. And if you don't warm up when you first go on the ice, you're more likely to sprain your ankle or get seriously injured if you fall."
Coach Li said this repeatedly during training in his previous life.
He Hui was stunned for a moment. It seemed that nothing had changed since then.
I obediently followed the coach's instructions and completed the warm-up preparations before stepping onto the ice rink.
"Don't be anxious." Coach Li shouted.
"Huihui, be careful!" Lu Yanfeng looked at his anxious daughter, his heart almost in his throat.
It had been a long time since he last went on the ice, and his shoes were brand new and didn't fit his feet well. He Hui first took two steps forward like a walk, and after finding that there was no problem, he boldly skated on the ice.
After seeing this scene, the words Coach Li was about to say got stuck in his throat, and he even rubbed his eyes in suspicion.
After a while, Coach Li turned his head and looked at Lu Yanfeng with a complicated expression, "Your daughter...is this really her first time skating?"
As if in response, He Hui had already circled half a circle along the edge of the field. This speed was faster than any beginner, like lightning.
Not only did she not fall once, but He Hui's skating fluency also improved with constant adaptation. Specifically, after each powerful push on the ice, she was able to skate farther.
Lu Yanfeng was very surprised. She didn't expect that her daughter, who used to get out of breath even when running, could walk on the ice as if it were flat ground.
"It's indeed the first time..." Lu Yanfeng said.
Coach Li carefully watched He Hui's movements and murmured, "The knees are very relaxed, and the key points of skating are all correct..."
Just because of this glimpse, Coach Li's originally cold attitude melted a little. Every teacher dreams of teaching a genius one day, and Coach Li is no exception.
Therefore, his eyes looking towards the ice were filled with desire and expectation.
He Hui slid tirelessly on the ice, moving forward freely, feeling the unique touch of the wind wrapping his body forward. Sometimes the wind would push people forward, and sometimes it would be the opposite.
That strange yet familiar feeling made He Hui greedy.
But to others, this is a self-taught talented girl who is showing off her talent on the court.
Coach Li was still praising He Hui at first, but seeing that He Hui had no intention of stopping, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
The middle-aged man next to him was another coach at the rink, his last name was Pei, and he had always been at odds with Coach Li. In addition, seeing that he had such a talented new student, he couldn't help but be sarcastic.
"Don't just keep moving forward without braking, or you'll fall on your butt and that will be hilarious." He snorted coldly.
Lu Yanfeng was startled by what Coach Pei said, and shouted loudly outside the fence: "Huihui! Skate slower!"
He Hui was originally immersed in her own free and easy world of ice and snow, but she finally came back to her senses when she heard her mother calling her.
She didn't understand what was going on at first.
Coach Li responded unhappily, "Do you think they are all like your wrestling students?"
He Hui:? Are they arguing?
Another half circle and she would have slid back to her starting position.
"Bend your knees and squat!" Coach Li said she was lying when she said she was not afraid that He Hui could not brake. In the blink of an eye, she slid to her side.
But He Hui's movements were faster. She quickly and smoothly completed the subsequent hip rotation, and then turned her feet. The inner edge of her left skate instantly rubbed against the ice. This was a perfect brake.
Ice chips flew everywhere, and He Hui deliberately glared at the pessimist's face.
Coach Li came to Coach Pei with a proud look on his face and said, "How come you don't have such a talented student in your hands?"
"You... humph!" Coach Pei was so angry that his face turned blue, and he turned around and walked away.
Lu Yanfeng, who was outside the barrier, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that He Hui was safe. But when his worries faded, doubts came to his mind, "Huihui, when did you learn to skate?"
He Hui's body stiffened.
Oops! I was so excited to get on the ice that I forgot about these logic questions.
"Well..." He Hui decided to make up an excuse, "I learned it when I was watching the game on TV."
Just as He Hui was worrying about how to continue making up stories, Coach Li, who had just won the verbal battle, clapped his hands excitedly and praised, "This is a genius! Your daughter is a genius!"
He Hui's lips curled up. Well, that's right, she is.
"Then let's just learn the pre-gourd step today?" Coach Li looked at Ms. Lu who was paying the bill.
Lu Yanfeng was puzzled: "Gourd Step?"
"This is a basic footwork exercise, which involves using the back inside edge to continuously open and close the ice to create a gourd shape," Coach Li explained and demonstrated.
He Hui thought, she is quite familiar with this.
"Open your toes in a V shape, bend your knees and push yourself out..." Coach Li was still explaining the key points carefully, while He Hui next to him had already completed the pushing part and was successfully moving his feet into a figure eight position.
Not only that, He Hui also went on to draw the other half of the gourd.
The marks on the ice are clear and smooth, carving out He Hui's bright future.
After all, everyone says she is a genius, so she certainly won't let everyone down.
"Why don't you try the back gourd step?" Coach Li asked tentatively.
He Hui shrugged slightly and slid back backwards from where he was standing.
The most surprising thing was not He Hui's ability to draw inferences from one example, but that the trace left by this step perfectly overlapped with the curve just now.
It was as if the video had pressed the reverse button, and the line of the ice skates was aligned perfectly.
Coach Li was stunned and didn't even know what words to use to praise He Hui or describe his inner shock.
He Hui's movements were very standard. If one had to find fault, "You could try to use the blade a little deeper."
He Hui suddenly remembered the problems she had encountered before. Her edge was too shallow and her skating ability was average, which led to a slightly low artistic score. Strictly speaking, this was also one of the reasons why she did not win the gold medal in the National Youth Competition. This time, she must practice skating well in the foundation-laying stage.
In one hour, Coach Li taught almost all the basic steps.
Seeing that He Hui made almost no hesitation or mistakes, Coach Li felt as if he had discovered a new continent after years of sailing and was just about to announce it to the world.
"Your daughter is the most talented one I've met in all these years of teaching. You must let her try to learn figure skating!" Coach Li advised worriedly, "She is truly a once-in-a-century talent!"
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