When Lin Zheyun suddenly learned of the devastating news, he felt as if the sky had fallen.
Even when eating, he didn't wolf down his food as usual. Instead, he started counting the grains of rice one by one, his little eyebrows drooping, looking like a little puppy that had been beaten up.
After all, Xuefu was a mother, and seeing her son like this, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.
But since her father-in-law had only returned after so many years, she was too embarrassed to contradict him in front of him, so she could only silently feel sorry for him.
In the evening, Xuefu went to Lin Zheyun's room and massaged his legs with safflower oil. Seeing that he was so tired, he fell asleep almost immediately.
“Weiming…” Xuefu burst into tears as soon as she returned to her room. She said to Lin Weiming, “I think we should postpone the matter of Zheyun practicing martial arts for a while.”
"Huh? Why are you crying all of a sudden? Don't cry, don't cry." Lin Weiming saw his wife's tears and quickly hugged her to comfort her. "Practicing kung fu is not something that can be done overnight. It takes time and effort to accumulate knowledge and skills."
"Now that his father is teaching him, he's much better than I was back then. Even if he can't defend himself, it would be a good thing if he could find a job as a guard."
Seeing that he refused, Xuefu shook her head and cried, "But as his mother, it breaks my heart to see him like this. You don't know, this child has been practicing martial arts under the scorching sun for several hours. When I went to his room just now, he was already snoring from exhaustion."
“He only ate a little bit at dinner, he can’t even eat much rice, how much growth can a child have? Like you said, it takes time, you can’t force growth like this! The child is still young, just take it slow, don’t push him like this.”
"Alright, alright, I'll go talk to Dad, so don't worry." Seeing her crying so sadly, Lin Weiming could only try to comfort her first.
But he didn't intend to tell Lin Xiangwu.
He himself had practiced martial arts and knew that it was indeed painful to increase the intensity of practice at the beginning, but once you got used to it, you could reach a higher level.
But he didn't expect that Lin Xiangwu's kung fu was indeed much better than his.
Now that it has become a ghost, it can appear anytime, anywhere, with ease.
Lin Xiangwu swore that he had absolutely no intention of eavesdropping on his son and daughter-in-law's private conversations, but he still overheard what Xue Fu said to Lin Weiming.
no way……
Your hearing is amazing!
He sighed inwardly, utterly bewildered. He had clearly halved the number of drills the army was using, so how could he still drive his child to the brink of collapse?
He hesitated, wondering if... he could halve it again tomorrow?
But who knew that the next day, without him even having to urge him, Lin Zheyun jumped up on his own as soon as he heard the rooster crowing outside.
After Lin Xiangwu became a ghost, he no longer needed to sleep at night. He guarded Liu Junlan for most of the night and then came to Lin Zheyun's place in the second half of the night.
He pondered how to change his strategy in teaching Lin Zheyun kung fu.
"Zheyun." Seeing that Lin Zheyun was up so early, Lin Xiangwu hesitated and asked, "It's still early, why don't you sleep for another half an hour?"
"No need, Grandpa! I'm already awake, it's time to practice my kung fu!" Lin Zheyun casually threw on some clothes, went outside to wash his face with cold water, and felt much more awake.
He stood in a horse stance and chatted quietly with Lin Xiangwu: "My eldest brother also gets up early every morning to read books and doesn't go to bed until very late at night. Now, the fourth brother in the family is the same."
"The medical books he reads are even thicker than my eldest brother's, and I can't understand any of them! I can't be like the third brother, always falling short of the best and worst, can I? So even if it's tiring, I can't hold our family back!"
Let the third brother handle the task of holding everyone back!
Lin Zheyun thought to himself.
"..." Lin Xiangwu's face showed a gratified expression, and he nodded and said, "Not bad, you are a good kid too, keep practicing your kung fu."
He didn't tell the children this, because he felt that the world was changing so fast, and it didn't seem like a good thing.
Decades ago, when he was still alive, the imperial court was in complete chaos. Now, seeing the lives of ordinary people getting harder every day, it doesn't seem like a change of enlightened ruler.
It's a good thing that family members have more skills to protect themselves.
Lin Weiming and Liu Junlan were busy going to the shop, so they got up early, before dawn.
Hearing Lin Weiming get up, Xuefu also got up to make breakfast.
Since the roasted sweet potato noodles sold at the Lin family shop are the breakfast for most people, Lin Weiming and Liu Junlan don't need to eat at home. They can just grab something from the shop to fill their stomachs. They can't let their business be delayed so early in the morning.
Xuefu mainly cooks for her children.
She lit the lamp and got up, only to see Lin Zheyun practicing kung fu in the yard. A pang of sadness shot through her heart, and she could only hurry to the kitchen, not daring to look any longer.
Lin Xiangwu noticed his daughter-in-law's unusual behavior. He sighed inwardly and said to Lin Zheyun, "Your mother and grandmother are women who are easily moved to pity. I'm afraid you're making them feel bad by working so hard."
"No, Grandpa, don't worry. I'm so strong! My parents would love for me to suffer more," Lin Zheyun said in a simple and honest manner.
Lin Xiangwu didn't say anything more.
Xuefu prepared breakfast and woke up the children.
To be precise, besides herself, the only other people who ate at home were her second brother Lin Zheyun, her third brother Lin Zihan, and her fourth brother Lin Ziqiu.
Xuefu steamed a bowl of egg custard for each of the children. While Lin Xiangwu was at the shop, she quickly said to the second child, Lin Zheyun, "You're too honest. He's your grandfather after all. If you sleep a little longer and get up later, no one will say anything. Your father and I won't say anything either. You don't need to work so hard."
"Mom, I don't feel tired at all! Grandpa said that if I practice my skills well, I can fly over rooftops and walk on walls just like him, which is so cool and powerful." Lin Zheyun waved his hand and said happily.
Besides, Mother, which general on the battlefield isn't incredibly powerful, capable of taking on a hundred enemies single-handedly? I can't be a useless general; I want to be the most powerful general, to become the leader of everyone, the most powerful one!
Seeing her son's ambition, Xuefu was also happy and nodded, saying, "Alright, your grandfather is very capable, so you should learn from him from now on."
"Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely study hard!" Lin Zheyun may not be good at other things, but she still has a lot of enthusiasm for the things she likes.
Moreover, he has always been strong; even back in the village, he was as strong as an adult.
Now that Lin Xiangwu, a former general, is teaching him step by step, Lin Zheyun feels that his strength can achieve the effect of using minimal force to achieve maximum effect!
After practicing for more than half a month, Lin Xiangwu discovered that although his second grandson was simple-minded, he was physically strong and was born to practice martial arts.
Lin Xiangwu grew increasingly fond of Lin Zheyun, and couldn't help but secretly praise him to Liu Junlan: "If this child were to encounter a better time, he might be far more capable than me."
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