My Taoist nun girlfriend is from the Republic of China era, 1942.

Chapter 188 Lu Yang and Jasmine's Deal
The next day
At the breakfast shop at the entrance of the residential area, three children each chose their own flavor of steamed buns.

Lu Yang skillfully took out his phone, brought up the payment code, and pointed it at the machine. With a "beep," the transaction was completed.

Zheng Qingtong followed behind, imitating him.

When it was Zhao Moli's turn, she stood on tiptoe, placed the red bean bun in her hand on the table, then looked up at her little face and said in a childish voice, "Auntie, I don't have a cell phone."

She rummaged around in her teddy bear backpack for a long time before finally pulling out a few crumpled coins and spreading them out in her palm.

The clerk was amused by her serious expression, took the money, and gave her change.

Stepping out of the breakfast shop, a cold wind hit her face. Zhao Moli took a small bite of her steamed bun, her eyes constantly glancing at Lu Yang and Zheng Qingtong's phones.

Those two small squares seemed to separate her from a world she couldn't enter.

"Yangyang..." With a steamed bun in her mouth, her voice was sticky and she sounded very aggrieved: "I want a cell phone too."

"No."

Lu Yang refused decisively.

"Why?" Zhao Moli was indignant, her cheeks puffed out like a cute little hamster: "Qing Tong already has it."

Lu Yang turned to look at her, his tone calm: "You can't control yourself."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qingtong silently put her phone back in her pocket, not wanting to upset Zhao Moli.

Zhao Moli turned her head away in a huff, giving a soft snort, as if to say, "You just wait and see!"

Lu Yang immediately guessed what she was thinking and said ruthlessly, "If you dare to cause trouble for my parents, I will call your parents and have them take away all your New Year's money."

"Yangyang, you're so mean!" Zhao Moli stomped her foot angrily, "I'm ignoring you now!"

Seeing the atmosphere become tense, Zheng Qingtong quickly stepped forward and gently acted as a peacemaker: "Jasmine, don't be angry. How about we go get some milk tea? It's on me."

Upon hearing "milk tea," Zhao Moli's attention was immediately diverted, and her unpleasantness was instantly forgotten.

"Okay, okay!"

Arriving at a nearby bubble tea shop, the three found an empty seat by the window and sat down.

Zhao Moli held a cup of hot bubble tea, slurping it down with loud "slurping" sounds, her bad mood instantly gone.

She looked at Zheng Qingtong, who was examining the new phone, and her curiosity resurfaced: "Qingtong, why do you always have so much pocket money? I'm so envious... My mom never gives me any pocket money!"

Zheng Qingtong abruptly stopped fiddling with her phone, took a sip of her milk tea, and didn't answer.

Every time her parents argued fiercely and the atmosphere at home turned icy, her father would pull her aside, give her a wad of money, and tell her to go out and play and buy whatever she liked.

It's as if giving money can erase all the debts owed to the family.

Lu Yang noticed Zheng Qingtong's low spirits and subtly changed the subject: "Jasmine, do you really want something that can contact us?"

Zhao Moli nodded like a chick pecking at rice, her eyes full of longing.

"A cell phone is out of the question." Lu Yang first dashed her hopes, then changed the subject slightly: "But a children's smartwatch is something we can consider."

"Children's watches?"

Zhao Moli had seen that thing before; many children in kindergarten wore it, but it was still far from being a mobile phone.

However, what Zhao Moli wanted was the security of being able to contact Lu Yang and Zheng Qingtong anytime, anywhere, and not being "abandoned" by them.

"Fine, a watch it is..."

"Don't be too happy yet, I still have three rules to set."

"Okay, okay, as long as it buys a watch, I'll take thirty chapters!"

Lu Yang cleared his throat and held up three fingers: "First, you must get up and exercise every morning as required."

Second, no snacks are allowed after dinner, especially chocolate and candy.

Third, during the Chinese New Year, you are not allowed to eat large amounts of meat and fish; you must eat vegetables and fruits every day.

If you can do that, I'll buy it for you with my New Year's money before school starts!

Zhao Moli touched her round little belly.

Almost five years old, she can't control her eating and doesn't like to run and jump like other children, so her figure is already showing a tendency to become "chubby".

Exercise... diet control...

This means you can't sleep in late, and you can't eat fried chicken, fries, and chocolate whenever you want.

Zhao Moli's face scrunched up like a bitter gourd.

After a long silence, she finally made up her mind, gritted her teeth, and nodded: "Okay, I agree!"

"Have you thought it through?" Lu Yang asked again, "No snacks allowed along the way, and you absolutely cannot give up halfway through."

"I've made up my mind!" Zhao Moli nodded vigorously and extended her little finger: "Yangyang, pinky promise!"

"Pinky promise, for a hundred years, no take-backs!"

A child's innocent voice rang out in the noisy milk tea shop, and two tiny thumbs solemnly pressed together, completing a sacred covenant.

The day after the contract was signed, it was still dark.

The doorbell rang at Zhao Moli's house.

Qi Lili opened the door sleepily and was stunned to see Lu Yang standing there, dressed neatly.

"Godmother, I've come to train with Jasmine."

"exercise?"

Qi Lili was still a little dazed. She looked at the gray sky outside the window and then at her watch. It was only 6:30.

"So early?"

"Yes, I made an appointment with Jasmine yesterday."

Qi Lili wanted to ask more questions, but Zhao Moli's door creaked open.

The little girl, wearing pink coral fleece pajamas, her hair disheveled, rubbed her eyes. "Yangyang... good morning!"

She yawned, her voice soft and gentle.

"Go change clothes."

Lu Yang's words were concise and to the point.

"Oh……"

Zhao Moli nodded obediently, turned around and went back to her room to change her clothes.

After Lu Yang gave a brief explanation, Qi Lili finally understood the whole story and, with a mix of laughter and tears, prepared warm water and a towel for her daughter.

However, with Lu Yang helping to take care of things, it did help alleviate her concerns about her daughter's obesity.

Lu Yang led Zhao Moli out of the building, the little girl still looking sleepy.

There was a woman wearing sportswear in the open space in front of the apartment building.

She was in her early thirties, with a neat ponytail, an upright posture, and a friendly smile on her face. She was doing simple stretches in rhythm with her breathing.

"Good morning, Teacher Sun." Lu Yang took the initiative to greet her.

"Good morning, Yangyang." Sun Wan stopped what she was doing and turned her gaze to Zhao Moli: "This must be little Moli, right?"

Zhao Moli was a little shy, and subconsciously hid behind Lu Yang, only peeking out half her head to greet him softly.

"Hello, Teacher Sun."

"Hello, Jasmine."

Sun Wan was very patient. She squatted down to be at Zhao Moli's eye level and said in a light tone, "My name is Sun Wan. Your godfather invited me to exercise with you."

From today onwards, we're friends!

Children's exercise involves more considerations than adults'.

Lu Yang didn't understand, but he knew that professional matters should be handled by professionals, so he asked Lu Yuan to help him find a professional children's sports teacher yesterday.

"Teacher Sun, what are we going to do?"

"Before we begin, let's play a little game so I can get to know your physical condition, okay?"

Over the next ten minutes, under Sun Wan's guidance, Zhao Moli completed several simple physical fitness tests, including standing long jump, standing on one leg, and shuttle run.

The process was less of a test and more of a game.

Sun Wan always manages to guide Zhao Moli in the most interesting way, allowing her to complete all the projects while playing around.

"Alright, Jasmine, I have a general understanding of your physical condition. The main problems are high body fat, insufficient core strength, and the need to strengthen your cardiopulmonary function."

This winter break, let's lose weight systematically, develop exercise habits, and be healthy kids, okay?

"it is good!"

"Let's start with some warm-up exercises. Follow me, let's loosen up our ankles, one, two, three, four..."

Her voice was full of energy and quickly set the mood.

Zhao Moli, on the other hand, was like a wind-up doll, moving slowly and limply. It was more like she was sleepwalking than warming up.

After a five-minute warm-up, the formal training begins.

Sun Wan took a jump rope out of her bag and handed it to Zhao Moli: "Moli, do you know how to jump rope?"

"No, but I can try."

After saying that, Zhao Moli began to swing the rope in a very professional manner.

However, either the rope swings halfway around and hooks your foot, or you jump at the wrong time and the rope snaps against your calf.

"It's okay, we'll take it slow."

Sun Wan gently took the rope, stood in front of Zhao Moli, and slowed down her movements to demonstrate: "Look, use your wrist to make the rope draw a big rainbow."

As the rainbow was about to reach my toes, I gently pushed off with my calves and hopped up like a little rabbit…

With Sun Wan's step-by-step instruction and encouragement, Zhao Moli finally got the hang of it. Although she was still stumbling, she was able to manage to jump two or three times in a row.

"Yes, that's it! Jasmine is wonderful!"

Receiving the praise, Zhao Moli jumped even more energetically, and fine beads of sweat quickly appeared on her forehead, and her breathing became heavy.

Lu Yang watched quietly without saying a word, when suddenly he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

Zheng Qingtong, wearing a beige down jacket and carrying a schoolbag, walked slowly over.

Lu Yang asked, puzzled, "How did you get here?"

"I came by bus."

Zheng Qingtong walked up to her and her gaze fell on Zhao Moli, who was panting heavily.

"How's Jasmine's workout going?"

"This is just the beginning."

Don't you exercise?

“I’m a year younger than you, and my body still needs to develop. It’s not the right time for me.”

"Oh……"

After a brief silence, Lu Yang suddenly spoke again.

"I'll call ahead tomorrow, and we'll come together by car."

Zheng Qingtong gripped the strap of her schoolbag, her fingertips applying slight pressure, lowered her eyes, and gave a faint reply.

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)