Chapter 23
When everyone arrived at the garden, they saw two children hitting some kind of ball with a strange racket in the open space, and several other children were divided into two teams, each playing on one side and cheering for the other.
"come on!"
"come on!"
Liang Qianyi, the daughter of the Liang family, was originally watching the fun. When she saw Old Madam Liang and her mother leading many guests in, she walked over with a smile and saluted to the elders.
Madam Liang glared at her in disapproval, "I said the banquet had already started, but you were nowhere to be seen. So you were just playing around here." Then she asked, "Just now the maid said that your two nephews had a fight with Young Master Huo. What's going on?"
"The maids are making a fuss out of nothing." Liang Qianyi said with a smile, "Axun and Amo are playing ball with the young master of the Huo family. Grandmother, mother, look, the ball they are playing is really fun."
Seeing this, Old Lady Liang smiled and said to Old Lady Huo, "Sister, since we won't have much fun sitting in the hall anyway, why don't we join in the fun here?"
Mrs. Huo smiled and nodded.
Little Huo An, who was clapping excitedly to cheer for his brother, was also brought to the old lady by the nanny.
So Madam Liang Er had chairs brought in and seated the guests.
Luo Chaoyan watched the children playing badminton on the court, and then looked at Huo Rui who was shouting with great joy on the side. What else could she not understand? She thought that this little devil was not convinced by his loss to her that day, so he must have gone out to play in private, and led the other children astray as well. She had a bad idea and hoped that the little devil would lose badly in this game.
"Five to four, Liang Chuxun wins!" shouted the scoring boy.
"good!"
"Chu Xun is awesome!"
The children in the Liang family team shouted.
Liang Chuxun smiled brightly, and he raised his chin to Huo Rui, "Huo Rui, you Huo family lost the first game."
"What are you so proud of? It's only the first game!" Huo Rui glared at him.
"Hmph! Except for you, everyone else in your team is a bunch of nerds. How can they possibly beat someone from our Liang family?" Liang Chuxun laughed.
Huo Rui had to grit his teeth at his words. Their Liang family had always revered martial arts. No matter if they were from the side branches or students studying at the Liang family school, they had to learn some martial arts since childhood. However, most of the people studying at the Huo family school only knew how to recite books of sages, and few people except him liked to wield swords and guns.
Originally Liang Chuxun looked down on the people from the Huo family school, thinking they were all weaklings. If we can't defeat them today, we will probably be laughed at to death by them in the future. No, we have to find a way to win today's game no matter what.
Liang Chumo, one of the Liang brothers, also laughed and said, "Huo Rui, it's not too late for you to admit defeat now. How about you give us your precious toy and we'll stop here?" He had been coveting those novel toys for a long time, especially the one called the Rubik's Cube.
Huo Rui gave him a look that said don't even think about it, and then his mind started spinning rapidly, wondering how he could win. He glanced at Luo Chaoyan, and seeing her leisurely watching the show, he was immediately furious.
This woman has always been full of tricks. Maybe she has a way. Besides, she was the one who taught him how to play ball. Maybe she has some tricks. He made up his mind and whispered in Baimu's ear.
Bai Mu understood, and quietly walked to Luo Chaoyan's side, and quietly told her the whole story of the bet between Huo Rui and the young master of the Liang family, as well as the seriousness of the matter concerning the reputation of the Huo family. However, the young lady was unmoved and looked indifferent. .
Bai Mu suddenly became anxious. He looked up at his young master, and when he saw his eyes looking at Madam Huo, he suddenly felt happy. Hehe, I have to say that enemies still understand enemies.
"Since the young lady is unwilling to help, the young master asked me to ask the old lady for help."
Luo Chaoyan raised her hand and motioned for him to do as he pleased. Anyway, there's no way I could ask her for help or advice. Otherwise, when the little devil wins the game, he will definitely show off in front of her. She must have nothing better to do than do such a stupid thing!
Bai Mu had no choice but to use his trump card and said, "Madam, the young master said that if you don't help, he will tell the old lady to send him to the clan school every day."
What? Send Huo Rui to the clan school? Doesn’t that mean I have to get up early every day? Sure enough, this little devil's evil interest has not stopped.
"Hmph! Threaten me? Okay, let's see if he has the ability to do so." Luo Chaoyan said unhappily. She never compromises, and always has a second chance for everything. What if that guy gets a taste of the sweetness and uses this as a threat in the future? I will never do it!
Bai Mu advised earnestly: "Madam, if you help the young master win the game, I believe he will get along well with you in the future and respect you as an elder."
"Bai Mu, you are indeed your young master's lackey. Your ability to lie with open eyes amazes me. With his personality, it would take a miracle for him to respect my stepmother." Luo Chaoyan did not give him any chance to negotiate.
"Madam, what if the young master can convince the old lady to let you visit her less frequently in the morning and evening?"
Luo Chaoyan raised her eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?"
"The young master said that he can convince the old lady to let you pay your respects to her in her courtyard once every five days." Seeing that the young lady was not fooled by his threats, Bai Mu threw out the temptation.
Luo Chaoyan asked half-doubtingly, "Does he really have this ability?" It must be said that this temptation really won her heart. The Huo family had strict rules and regulations, and they had to pay respects to their elders every other day. For her lazy personality, that was really a chore.
However, if the little devil can really help her get a five-day stay, it would be a good deal.
Bai Mu nodded and said, "Young Madam, you also know how much the old lady loves the young master. As long as he asks for something, she will rarely refuse."
Luo Chaoyan thought for a while and said, "What if I help him and then he denies it?" She remembered that this little devil had a criminal record.
Seeing that her expression seemed to be softening, Bai Mu hurriedly said, "Madam, the young master said that he swore that if you can help him this time, he will keep his word and never break it."
"Madam, for the dignity of the Huo family and for the young master, please be kind and help me think of a solution."
"Okay! I'll trust him again this time." In order to be able to sleep in in the future, she decided to trust him again.
Luo Chaoyan asked Bai Mu to explain in more detail the skills of the two teams of children. It was obvious that the Huo family's children were not as skilled as the Liang family's. She raised her hand and touched her chin, lowered her eyes and thought about it, and suddenly thought of an allusion from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. She smiled and said, "Tell him about Tian Ji's horse race!"
Bai Mu was puzzled, "Young Madam, this?"
Luo Chaoyan rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily, "Tell him that if he can't figure it out, he should just admit defeat."
Bai Mu touched his nose awkwardly, then quietly walked to Huo Jin again and whispered the young lady's words in his ear.
Tian Ji's horse racing? Huo Jin looked at the people from the Liang family and fell into deep thought. The game is divided into five games. They have already lost one game, so they have to win three games next, otherwise they will lose. But if they were to go head-on with those martial artists from the Liang family, they would have no chance of winning.
He had heard the story of Tian Ji's horse race from an old teacher in the school the day before yesterday. He had been dozing off at first, but became alert after hearing this story.
After returning home, he made a scene and had the horses in the stable graded so that he could watch the horse race. But he didn't get to watch it later because the old teacher came to his house to complain, and then with the instigation of that woman, he was punished to copy books.
Now, apart from him, the only other member of their team left is Huo Yu, who is the strongest. If the worst member of their team were to face off against the strongest Liang Chumo, and then he and Huo Yu were to face off against the two middle-level members of the Liang family, then no matter how weak the member of their team was, they would definitely be able to defeat the worst short member of the Liang family. It is exactly the same as Tian Ji's strategy of horse racing.
Thinking of this, the corners of his lips slightly raised. Tsk tsk, as expected, that woman is still as cunning as ever.
But Huo Yu is a nerd with nothing to hang on to. I think he will just deal with things in a perfunctory manner and won't care about winning or losing. Therefore, the Liang brothers did not know Huo Yu’s true strength. This is also their weapon to turn defeat into victory.
Huo Rui looked at Huo Yu and said, "Huo Yu, if you win this time, I will give you my Rubik's Cube, how about that?"
"Really?" Huo Yu crossed his arms lazily. When he heard Huo Rui's words, his eyes lit up.
He had coveted the Rubik's Cube for a long time, but Huo Rui treasured it so much that he wouldn't even let him touch it on weekdays.
Seeing Huo Rui nod, fearing that he would go back on his word, he quickly said, "Then we have a deal. A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!"
Liang Chumo was already impatient when he saw Huo Rui and the others mumbling to each other. He shouted, "Huo Rui, have you guys discussed it? If it doesn't work, just admit defeat."
"Ha ha!"
"that is!"
The children of the Liang family school laughed and agreed.
Huo Rui said: "Liang Chumo, most of the people in your school have some basic knowledge of martial arts. It is indeed unfair for them to win against the nerd from our Huo family." In order to win the game, he reluctantly accepted the nickname of nerd.
"How about this, for the sake of fairness, and so that we can lose with a clear conscience, how about we pick our opponents?"
The Liang brothers looked at each other and then sneered, "Okay! The result is the same anyway, so let you pick your opponent."
"Then in the second game, I will play, who will your team send?" Liang Chumo said.
“I…I…I’ll do it!”
Huo Ze stepped forward tremblingly. He was the worst player in the Huo team. He didn't know what the boss was thinking to let him play against Liang Chumo, who was so powerful.
Seeing that he stuttered and acted like a coward, the Liang family members couldn't help but laugh at him again.
"I say, Huo Rui, are you so afraid of losing to me that you sent such a weakling to fight me?" Liang Chumo said with a smile.
Huo Ze pursed his lips. The boss said that it is better to lose the fight than the battle, so he must show enough aura. He straightened his body and shouted at him courageously, "You... I was not as good as you before, but that doesn't mean I will always be inferior to you. Don't look down on me. If you underestimate me, you might lose to me. Don't cry when the time comes."
Liang Chumo said, "Haha! You are so arrogant. Well, if I don't beat you till your teeth are all over the floor, you won't know how powerful I am."
After both sides walked to their respective camps on the field, the scorekeeper announced the start of the game.
Huo Zexu was too nervous. His hands were shaking when he served, and he failed to hit the ball to Liang Chumo even after serving twice. This caused another round of ridicule.
Later he succeeded in hitting the ball, but the force was not enough and Liang Chumo smashed it hard, causing him to lose points.
"One to zero!"
The scorekeeper shouted.
When it was Liang Chumo's turn to serve, Huo Ze lost the point without even touching the ball.
Behind him, Liang Chumo made Huo Ze run all over the floor like he was teasing a kitten. If you see him near the net cable, hit him from behind; if you see him behind, hit him from the front.
The kids from the Huo family team were so angry that their faces turned red and their necks became thick! This Liang Chumo is really a bully! He could have ended the battle quickly, but he insisted on enduring Huo Ze.
Seeing Huo Ze running back and forth with sweat all over his forehead but not giving up, his teammates were deeply moved and they all cheered for him excitedly.
"Come on, Huo Ze!"
"Hozer, knock him down!"
"Hozer..."
Not only the children, but even the women present were infected by his unyielding tenacity, and they all nodded and praised the child for his promising future. He also said that the spirit and demeanor of the Huo family school was indeed well-deserved.
Old Madam Huo was originally worried that the Huo family children would lose, and her face looked a little unhappy, but she was happy to see this.
She smiled and said to Mrs. Liang, "These kids just love to compete."
"That's right!" Old Mrs. Liang also laughed.
On the court, Huo Ze was concentrating on the ball coming from the opposite side. He knew that the opponent was teasing him, but he knew that his spiking power was not as good as Liang Chumo's, so losing was inevitable. But he wanted to win a ball from him anyway and definitely not let this kid look down on him.
Liang Chumo hardly moved his position, probably because he was sure that the ball he hit back would be in the same direction. If he could use all his strength and hit it from behind, he would definitely not be able to expect it with his current attitude of underestimating the enemy.
"Huo Ze, I didn't expect you to have such good physical strength that you can keep running back and forth for so long." Liang Chumo easily returned his ball and teased.
The ball is coming! High lob!
Huo Ze ran to the back, jumped with all his strength, and hit the ball behind Liang Chumo.
Liang Chumo really didn't expect him to do this. It was too late for him to move to the back. The ball was already lying quietly on the ground.
"Four to one!"
"good!"
"Well done, Huo Ze!"
Teammates cheered.
Seeing that his cousin actually lost a game to the weakling from the Huo family, Liang Chuxun angrily said, "Ah Mo, what are you doing!"
"I..." Liang Chumo pursed his lips. He had indeed underestimated his enemy.
Huo Ze collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath because he had exhausted all his strength! But he smiled, his eyes were bright, as dazzling as the morning sun. He finally beat Liang Chumo by a ball.
The competition ended with a score of five to one, and Liang Chumo won.
Even so, the children of the Huo family happily surrounded Huo Ze and praised him.
Huo Rui smiled and said to him: "Huo Ze, although defeated, it is still an honor, you are indeed a member of our Huo family!"
"Hehe! Thank you for the compliment, boss!" Huo Ze said shyly.
Seeing that they lost the game, but were still gloating, Liang Chumo said unhappily, "For the third game, we'll send Li Ke, who will you send?"
"Of course it's me." Huo Rui stepped forward and said.
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