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Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 649 - 648: I Really Dare Not Take On This Job
Chapter 649: Chapter 648: I Really Dare Not Take On This Job
When Zheng Shan leaned into Lin Nianhe’s ear and told her she was going to stay in the provincial city, the little girl’s face turned red.
She cast her eyes downward, not daring to look at Lin Nianhe.
She felt like she had betrayed Sister Lin.
Lin Nianhe, on the other hand, didn’t feel betrayed; she was just surprised.
The provincial city held the most painful memories for Zheng Shan, and Lin Nianhe thought she would never return to study.
Could it be because she couldn’t bear her younger brother who always wanted to stuff bizarre and questionable things into her mouth as if they were food?
"Can you tell me why?" Lin Nianhe embraced her, asking in a soft voice.
Zheng Shan blushed, she glanced at Zheng Lirong, and seeing that her mother wasn’t looking, whispered: "I want to be a champion."
Zheng Shan didn’t know what a champion was like, nor did she understand what it meant.
But she knew her mother didn’t like the black market; she had no choice; she had to provide for herself and her little brother.
She also knew that her senior, Sister Cailan, was respected since she was top of their class, and even the most brash people would say enviously when they saw Cailan’s mother, "Cailan is promising, you are going to live a good life in the future."
She wanted people to envy her mother too.
She wanted her mother to live a good life.
That was all.
Lin Nianhe read something in her eyes.
She nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I also think you can be a champion. You’ve played all over the village unbeaten after just one month of table tennis. With a few more years of practice, you can certainly be the national champion!"
Hearing Lin Nianhe’s encouragement, Zheng Shan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as if a heavy load had been lifted.
The little girl’s smile was radiant, her eyes curving into crescents.
Zheng Shan extended her little finger toward Lin Nianhe: "When I get a gold medal, I’ll give it to you."
Lin Nianhe also extended her finger and hooked it with hers.
"Alright."
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Zheng Shan left the Ten Miles Team, and the most bewildered person was Bai Xiaojun. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
He just took an exam, and his sister went home?
What about him?
Was he also supposed to go back?
Bai Xiaojun didn’t want to.
The village was so much better, with countless fun things, and there was Brother Niuwa.
He didn’t want to go back, and Zheng Lirong didn’t force him, as at his age he couldn’t go to school in the city, whereas in the village school he was learning properly.
Anyway, with Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian looking after him, Zheng Lirong wasn’t worried.
Lin Nianhe and Zheng Shan left together, and she came back alone.
Uncle Team Leader almost thought she had lost the child.
"Shanshan has gone to the provincial team to practice table tennis!"
Lin Nianhe, with her hands on her hips, walked from one end of the village to the other. No one loitered outside during the biting winter cold, so she had to go to the team headquarters and announce the good news three times over the public address system.
"Good gracious, Shanshan kept quiet and did something big!"
"Miss Lin, come inside... come tell Auntie, how did Shanshan get on the provincial team?"
Lin Nianhe hadn’t stopped talking since she got back.
Aside from being happy for Zheng Shan, some villagers started to ponder—a few children really weren’t cut out for studying; they never seem to slack off yet can’t outperform those who play and learn simultaneously.
With more people having ideas, Li Dahe could hear it eight times a day and couldn’t help but ponder as well.
"Miss, do you think the kids in our village could also go for sports training? They do run very fast when getting a beating," Li Dahe asked.
"This..." Lin Nianhe thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth, "Uncle Team Leader, actually training in sports is not simpler than studying. With so many people in the world, there is only one champion. You think about it, isn’t the competition even fiercer than getting into college?"
Li Dahe: "What about letting them play soccer? A whole team can be champions."
Lin Nianhe thought about that unresolved mystery, and involuntarily gasped: "You’re not thinking about getting the kids to form a soccer team, are you?"
"How about that?" Li Dahe’s eyes sparkled, eager to try, "Let’s give it a shot, they always run around anyway."
Lin Nianhe tentatively said, "How about we form a women’s soccer team?"
"What? The girls in our village are not bad at studying. I’m talking about those stinky boys."
Lin Nianhe: "I really don’t dare take on this task."
"With dozens of stinky boys in the village, can’t we put together a soccer team?"
"Look at you, if 700 million people can’t pick eleven who can play soccer, how do you expect me to pick from a few dozen? You are really putting me in a tough spot."
Lin Nianhe’s snark was lost on Li Dahe, who, furrowing his brows, muttered something about "what a mess" and, undiscouraged, asked again, "Really not possible?"
Lin Nianhe stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "Sports talents are really important. Like me, unless you bring over a tiger to chase me, I can’t even be last in running..."
Li Dahe: "Yeah, I know."
Lin Nianhe pretended not to hear and continued, "A few days ago, I mentioned to Uncle Wong the idea of holding a sports event, and he suggested I shouldn’t bring this up. What if we wait until spring and organize a sports event with all the elementary and secondary schools together?"
"And then?"
"We get Mr. Xie to invite the coaches from the city team, professionals should take care of professional matters!"
Li Dahe thought it over for a bit and felt it could work.
"That’s great! I’ll go talk to Wong Xiaokou about it right now."
After saying that, Uncle Team Leader walked away with his hands clasped behind his back.
Lin Nianhe was also heading back to the Educated Youth Corps, trailing far behind him.
She was now only responsible for brainstorming ideas, not for any actual implementation.
In fact, much of the time, they didn’t even need her for ideas.
"I feel my sense of participation has been a bit low lately..."
Comrade Xiao Lin felt a bit lonely.
Wanted to stir things up.
Ah no, wanted to be involved in the vigorous development of the Ten Miles Team.
...
"Aunt Wang, I went to the Great Northern Wilderness recently. They have picture frames made from birch bark there, really beautiful. What do you think about making that into an industry?"
"Have you lost your mind?"
"No, I’ve been feeling quite normal lately."
"There’s a saying, ’A man lives for his face, a tree for its bark’. Have you heard of it?"
"Uh-huh, I’ve heard it."
"If you strip the bark off, won’t the tree die? For some lousy frames, would you sacrifice a whole forest?"
"Ah, then forget it..."
...
"Help, wah wah wah! My mom is going to beat me to death!"
"You little bastard, don’t run!"
"Ouch, Aunt Zhang, what are you doing? Don’t hit the child, you can talk it out nicely. Tiezhu is big enough to understand reason, you take your time and talk to him..."
"He glued his grandpa’s butt!"
"..."
"Be careful not to hurt your own hand... Should I get you a rolling pin?"
...
"Uncle, I’ve noticed that recently I’m not good at anything I try, except I have a good appetite and sleep well. It feels like I’ve suddenly become useless."
"Silly girl, why think about all that? There’s still a long life ahead of you!"
"Are you saying a temporary setback is nothing, and after some time to settle, I’ll certainly make something of myself?"
"What I’m saying is, life is long, you’ll get used to it over time."
"..."
(Nothing much, just wanted to tell the darlings that you can insert pictures in the text now... Web image, will delete if it’s infringing.)
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