“Great! We’ve never seen Dad practice martial arts before.”
Looking into the expectant eyes of his four children, Zhang Shouyi felt incredibly happy. Every father wants to be a hero in his son's eyes. Even the powerful Zhang Shouyi was no exception.
The four of them stared in astonishment at their father on the field. "Great-Grandpa, Grandpa, my dad is amazing!"
"Yes, your instructor A and your father were trainees together. They were both rated as excellent when they graduated. But back then, your father still had to go to school during the day."
In the eyes of the four children, Zhang Shouyi's towering figure became even more radiant.
After about half an hour, the two stopped, and Gu Yaozu hurriedly handed his father a towel.
"Dad, you're amazing."
"Really? You will be even more outstanding in the future, because you are my sons, Zhang Shouyi and Zhang Hongmei."
"Yes, we will become even better."
At this moment, Liu Jingsong arrived with Liu Qiang and another person.
After greeting everyone, they automatically went to stretch their muscles.
The coach watched from the sidelines and said, "You're an hour late today."
Neither of them spoke, knowing what the punishment would be for being late.
Liu Jinsong was a little annoyed; those kids had been too noisy yesterday.
However, he also knew it was his own fault. He knew that Zhenye and the others must not have called him; they must have come to practice on their own.
Because of this, I feel incredibly ashamed that I've fallen so far behind. I'm not even as good as my younger brothers.
An hour later, only Liu Jingsong was left on the field. Liu Qiang was still too young and couldn't be too tired.
"Great-Grandpa, let's wait for our eldest brother to have dinner together."
"No need. His punishment for being late is three extra hours of training and no breakfast. You guys go wash up, and after breakfast, you'll have to go keep your ancestors company."
"Yes, Great-Grandpa."
Ping An and the others were woken up by the nanny. They had to go home after breakfast, as the New Year was just around the corner. It was understandable that they wanted to go home and be with their families.
"Third Brother, when are you leaving?"
"On the evening of the ninth day."
When are you available?
"Go ask your aunt, we don't know. But we're going to keep the old lady company in a bit."
"Brothers, we're going home now. We'll wait for your calls."
"Yes, Ping An, you can't let your skills go to waste. Qingyang and Zhiyu are both better than you."
"I understand, brother. I will definitely go back and keep exercising."
Zhang Shouyi woke Zhang Hongmei up in his own way, which made her so angry that she punched him repeatedly.
I quickly tidied myself up and saw the children waiting in the living room.
"Sorry, Mom overslept. Let's go eat right away."
After the meal, the two elderly people gave red envelopes to all the children, and Ruifeng helped carry Jinsong's envelope.
Zhang Hongmei instructed Lu Jing to distribute the New Year's goods in the house to the three families, and to have Chengzi deliver them to Liu Jingxiang and Zhuzi's families as well.
Everything is arranged; it's already 8 a.m.
The family walked to Zhou Shixiong's house.
It attracted a lot of attention along the way; you would never normally see such a sight.
A group of teenagers, aged seven or eight to over ten, were chasing and playing outside. When they saw the group of children coming, they stopped and looked at them.
They were all spoiled at home, and no one knew them because they had never been taught anything.
The tallest boy, around ten years old, was probably the leader of the gang. "Where are you from? This isn't a place you can just come in and out of here. Get out now!"
Gu Yaozu glanced at them, then turned his head away and ignored them.
"I'm talking to you guys. Why are you still putting more in?"
Today was the day everyone was home, so everyone was at home. When the adults heard the commotion outside, they glanced over and were terrified. Several men from different households ran out.
Especially the father of the boy who just spoke, "Shut up. Leader, sir, I'm sorry. My child doesn't know you and offended you."
"It's okay, it's pretty good." Only Zhang Xingguo said this, and the others didn't say anything at all.
The adults all called the children home, using the same excuse: they were convinced this was the leader and his family. They told the children to be more discerning in the future.
The group arrived at Zhou Shixiong's house. Li Chang'en came out to greet them.
"The leader started waiting at seven o'clock."
Zhang Shouyi nodded, and everyone went into the living room.
The four little ones immediately rushed forward, "Ancestor, Ancestor, we've missed you so much!" Zhang Weiyu ran to Zhou Shixiong's side, sweetly pleading.
"Third brother, I really miss our ancestor."
"That's right, I miss you so much. Once I even dreamed about you. You can ask the three of them."
Zhenye and the other two bowed deeply to Zhou Shixiong. "Greetings, Ancestor!"
"Alright, alright, all of you come to the Ancestor's side."
Zhang Hongmei, Zhang Shouyi, and the other three also came over to greet Zhou Shixiong.
"You guys go do what you're supposed to do, don't bother the five of us."
Seeing Zhou Shixiong's happy expression made Zhang Hongmei feel quite sad; the old man was too lonely.
Li Chang'en stood beside Zhang Hongmei and quietly asked, "What are the plans for lunch, Madam?"
"Secretary Li can handle the arrangements."
"Then can I make four of the young masters' favorite dishes?"
"OK."
Li Chang'en went to make the arrangements, while Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo went to their usual spot to play chess. Zhang Shouyi sat to the side reading the newspaper. Zhang Hongmei, feeling bored, flipped through a book the nanny had brought her.
"Honey, stop reading. Let's play chess. Maybe the kids will like it too."
The nanny brought over a chessboard. The couple began their game.
Zhang Weiyu started to coax Zhou Shixiong, making him laugh out loud.
"Wait a minute, your ancestor will give you New Year's money, but this time it won't be money, it will all be good things from your ancestor."
"Ancestor, please don't give us too much. Can you save it and distribute it to us slowly later?"
“Okay, the ancestor will give you a share every year.” Zhou Shixiong was so coaxed by Zhang Weiyu that he was willing to give the gifts.
"Chang'en, bring down the things I prepared for my babies."
"Ancestor, please don't call us that anymore, we're all grown up now."
"Good, good, you're all grown men now."
Zhou Shixiong now believes whatever Zhang Weiyu says. Even if he says the sun is square, Zhou Shixiong will definitely say it is square.
Li Chang'en ordered his guards to go upstairs, and one of them carried two boxes.
They were given portions, and each one had a serial number on it.
The four children sat to one side and opened their boxes. Inside were twenty gold ingots, and the rest were these gems.
"Ancestor, what is this?"
"They're gold ingots and gemstones. We'll save them for you to find wives in the future."
Zhang Hongmei had been paying attention to this place, and upon hearing their words, she hurried over.
"Uncle, this is too valuable." Zhang Hongmei glanced at the four boxes. Although the contents were about the same, the most valuable one was the third brother's, while the other three's were probably about the same.
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