r18novel Chapter 42 Anxiety Before Enrollment
Chapter 42 Anxiety Before Enrollment
In the afternoon, after my nap.
The two of them would go to the training room next door to practice sparring.
After mastering the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands, Chen Lang completely altered those ruthless moves that were designed to strike vital points.
Today they create their own move, "White Crane Spreads Wings," and tomorrow they'll be using "Shadowless Kick."
It was less like martial arts training and more like a playful game.
In playful interactions, physical reactions during combat are transformed into instinct.
That afternoon, Liu Xiaoli returned.
She looked exhausted, but there was a hint of joy in her eyes.
She has no performances scheduled for the next few days.
She was running around trying to find a school for her two children.
She wanted to send her two children to the best primary school in WH City.
Poyang Street Primary School.
In the hearts of Wuhan residents, this primary school is equivalent to the Imperial City Primary School in Beijing.
It's not something you can get in just because you have money or connections.
She went to great lengths to get this done.
They even dragged in An Shaokang, whom they rarely contacted.
Yao Feng's family also went to great lengths, using a lot of connections.
Even Shen Jingfang, who had been out of contact for a long time.
His secretive department also played a role in this matter.
Several families went to great lengths.
Finally, this matter has been settled.
Liu Xiaoli took out two admission notices.
September 1st.
"You two are going to school now."
She looked at the two children in front of her, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
These two little guys have been practicing at home for two years.
This situation is finally coming to an end, and we're returning to normal communal living.
Dinner in the evening.
Liu Xiaoli was at home today, and her grandmother specially cooked a few extra dishes. The whole family sat around the table and ate a lively meal.
At the dinner table, Liu Xiaoli recounted in detail how many places she had visited and how many people she had contacted in order to get into school.
The message was clear: this opportunity to go to school is hard-won and should be cherished.
Chen Lang listened quietly.
Liu Qianqian buried her head in her bowl and poked at the rice with her chopsticks, clearly in a bad mood.
After finishing the meal, I washed the dishes.
Liu Xiaoli was tired after a long day and went back to her room to rest.
Grandma and Grandpa also went to watch TV.
Only the two little ones remained in the room.
"Let's go practice our skills."
Chen Lang tugged at her hand.
Liu Qianqian didn't move.
"I don't want to move."
"Shall we watch TV?"
She shook her head.
"Cartoons are not good."
Chen Lang understood.
This girl has something on her mind.
Tomorrow I'll be going to a completely unfamiliar environment and facing a group of completely unfamiliar people.
This is indeed a challenge for someone like her who is extremely reliant on familiar surroundings.
"Then let's go fight."
Chen Lang rephrased it.
Liu Qianqian then raised her head, a glimmer of light appearing in her eyes.
"Fight if you want, who's afraid of who?"
……
Inside the dance studio.
The air conditioner was blowing cold air.
The two of them took off their shoes and walked barefoot on the rubber floor.
Yao Beina didn't come today.
She's started school now, a five-four system school, going into the second year of junior high. She still has some summer homework to finish, and her aunt Li Xinmin is keeping her locked up at home, making her work hard to catch up.
This is the fate of students; even child stars are not immune.
Without her sister who always protected Chen Lang, Liu Qianqian seemed unusually aggressive today.
"Take this!"
She gave a sharp shout and rushed over with small, quick steps.
She immediately unleashed her most signature move.
"White Crane Spreads Its Wings!"
Chen Lang dodged to the side.
"Is that a white crane spreading its wings? That's a hen fluttering its wings like a moth."
He complained, but his hands moved quickly.
"Watch this, Black Tiger Claws Out the Heart!"
"I'll block it!"
Liu Qianqian shouted angrily and kicked him in the shin.
The two of them playfully wrestled and joked around in the empty dance studio.
He kept chanting those nonsensical move names.
The two of them were making a ruckus and both broke out in a sweat.
Liu Qianqian got tired and immediately wilted.
Sitting on the floor mat, hugging her legs and resting her chin on her knees.
She looked out the window at the night without saying a word.
Chen Lang shook her head. It seemed that going to school was quite a shock for her.
He sat down next to her.
"Don't you want to go to school?"
Liu Qianqian didn't look at him, but simply hummed in agreement.
Why?
Chen Lang nudged her and continued to press her for answers.
"Isn't it good the way it is now?"
Liu Qianqian turned her head to look at him, pouting.
"We study at home every day too."
"We can play together, dance together, practice together, sing together, and play the violin together. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Chen Lang sighed inwardly; of course he knew things were better now.
This elite education, similar to a private school, is highly efficient and fast-paced.
There aren't any of those messy interpersonal relationships like in school.
Peaceful and free.
For these two Virgos, it was simply paradise.
Liu Qianqian continued to explain her reasons.
"Sister Beina told me everything."
"There are so many people in the primary school, even more than in the kindergarten."
"There are over forty students in their class, and it's very noisy!"
She also said that her deskmate would draw a line down the middle of the table, and no one could cross it.
"We already know the letters a, o, e that we learned in first grade."
"I only started learning English in third grade, but I already know so many words."
"And another thing, we can't even watch TV at school."
She listed them off one by one.
His tone was full of resistance to that unknown environment.
Chen Lang felt a little amused as he listened.
Yao Beina previously attended Wuchang Experimental Primary School.
That's one of the top schools in the entire Wuhan city.
Those who can get in are either rich or powerful.
They are either children of leaders in municipal government departments or descendants of cadres in military compounds.
Or they might be children of university professors, celebrities in the arts, or executives of large state-owned enterprises.
Having money and a household registration is not enough.
You also need a letter of introduction from your employer and strong connections.
Even in schools like that, it was common to have more than forty students in a class.
Judging from what Liu Xiaoli said...
This time, in order to secure Liu Qianqian's place in school, both the An Shaokang and Liu Xiaoli families used every connection they could.
Chen Lang himself had the hardest time at the beginning.
Because his household registration is under Chen Qin's name, he is now the only one registered under his name.
But later it was also the simplest.
With a try-it-and-see attitude, Liu Xiaoli dialed the phone number that Shen Jingfang had left behind.
Not two days later.
A letter of introduction bearing a bright red official seal was delivered directly to my home.
That's how the matter was settled.
Chen Lang couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.
Little did this girl know what a truly ordinary primary school looked like in this era.
There are fifty or sixty students in a class, and three people squeeze onto one long table.
The desk was pitted and uneven, covered with various marks carved with a knife.
What genius? The Three Flavors Study is the best in the world…
There's no such thing as a 38th parallel.
Elbow to elbow is the norm.