Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

In the next few days...

Zhang Chaoqiang's progress can be described as tremendous; he has successfully completed the remaining twenty-odd repetitive actions.

By now, his control over spiritual power has reached an astonishing level!

[Spiritual Power Control]: 391! Equivalent to the early stage of a third-tier martial artist!

Having advanced from the peak of the second tier to the early stage of the third tier martial artist, Zhang Chaoqiang is finally able to stop the repetitive synthesis action he used to perform.

Now, even with his eyes closed, he can easily complete the first and second stages of the second-order artificial synthetic crystal core, as if taking something out of a bag.

It's easy to imagine that the dozens of second-stage processes he's undergone in recent days have brought him not only gains, but also a great deal of resistance. He's become somewhat resistant to this synthetic state.

It must be said that Zhongzhou City is quite clever. The museum will provide participants with materials for synthesis for free, but the final synthesized artificial crystal core belongs to the museum. However, the synthesizer will be given some synthesis fees in the process.

All things considered, this is quite a substantial gain.

The day before the competition officially began, I reviewed the training sessions of the past few days.

Zhang Chaoqiang's control ability improved rapidly, advancing from the second tier to the third tier.

And Tan Yue, well... she's also training hard!

Chapter 224 Mentor Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei

While he and Tan Yue were immersed in training.

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei began their own private time together.

No, to be precise, it's a world of four.

Since Lao Chen had returned to Zhongzhou City, he immediately went to find his new girlfriend, Manager Liu.

Previously, due to Manager Liu's work, the two, who were in a late-life romance, unexpectedly embarked on a trend common among young people today: a long-distance relationship...

For this, Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong ridiculed them mercilessly for almost a month, but in return, they were met with the other party's crazy display of affection.

It's as if they really learned the skills and essence of love from Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei, a sweet couple who have remained devoted to each other for ten years.

Therefore, in front of them, the so-called apprentice, Old Chen, also used some corny pick-up lines to make Manager Liu very happy.

Therefore, Lao Chen very cleverly drew a conclusion from Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As long as you and your partner have compatible values, share common interests, and love each other.

So no matter what you say or do, the other person will be willing to listen carefully and will be very willing to accept it.

It's perfectly normal for my mood to fluctuate with your voice.

Meanwhile, the relationship between Lao Chen and Manager Liu gradually warmed up. Originally, Lao Chen was in charge of keeping an eye on Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei, telling them not to cause trouble in the exhibition hall...

I can also bring Manager Liu here for a tour...

However, in the latter half of that evening, it became Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong who were monitoring Lao Chen.

"Old Chen, it's getting late, let's take Manager Liu home..."

Seeing the two gradually moving towards a state of intense intimacy, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei hurriedly urged them on, seemingly secretly worried about something.

Actually, what worried them was that the two had known each other for too long. As Lao Chen's only friend, at least that's what Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong thought...

I can't bear to watch him go astray. We've only been dating for three months, I can't take that step!

Despite their trendy and fashionable attire, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei themselves may not be able to keep up.

However, both of them were rather conservative and feudal in their minds.

They couldn't let Old Chen's small head control the big head, so they abruptly interrupted Old Chen, who, after finishing his meal and riding the Ferris wheel again, was still eager for some alone time with Manager Liu.

The process of having one's thoughts torn apart and shattered is truly unpleasant, especially considering that Old Chen has been stagnant for decades.

He desperately needed this kind of love to rejuvenate his long-dried, stiff, and useless body.

Although this situation was met with unanimous opposition from Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei, after calming down, Lao Chen realized that the two silly couple's thoughts and actions were actually very positive.

Indeed, in an era where everyone is seeking fast food, it is not easy to find a rare kind of happiness, like the happy family of Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong.

Don't be fooled by the grandeur of those so-called martial arts families; the reality is often a mess, no matter how big the family is, or even Tan Yue's family!

They are almost identical, full of open and covert struggles, as well as suspicion and competition.

Let alone brothers and sisters of the same clan, even between husband and wife, there is a lot of suspicion.

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei are such an ethereal couple that they truly allow people to temporarily escape this murky world and enjoy the genuine kindness from the depths of human nature.

Old Chen gradually nodded, admitting that he should listen to Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's opinions.

Although he could be their grandfather, when it comes to feelings, they are his true elders and experienced people.

Therefore, Lao Chen immediately decided that he should not be too impatient in the future. Everything needs to be done step by step. Being too radical may not necessarily lead to ideal consequences.

"It's good that you're willing to listen to us, but then again... Old Chen, we've helped you so much, shouldn't you give us something in return..."

return?

You've helped me so much?

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it, because once it was brought up, Old Chen remembered the techniques and methods he used to express his feelings to Manager Liu during the first two times during the Spring Festival. He had learned them from his two strategists, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei.

I was almost really ruined by those two people back then, leaving Manager Liu speechless twice in a row.

This further fueled the other party's endless resistance. It wasn't until their son, Zhang Chaoqiang, intervened and helped him eventually win Manager Liu back…

Where else could such a wonderful moment happen now?

I've already let it go because of Zhang Chaoqiang's sake, but these two dare to make demands now?

However, out of respect for Zhang Chaoqiang, Old Chen's lips twitched, and he asked in a stiff voice, "What kind of reward do you two want?"

Strange, judging from their usual behavior and personal habits, they don't seem like the type to actively ask others for money.

But today, this unusual and abnormal behavior has occurred.

As the saying goes, there must be something fishy going on when things are out of the ordinary. He wanted to know what kind of wicked scheme Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei were plotting.

At this point, Zhang Huolong immediately had an idea. His eyes kept darting back and forth, while Old Chen patted him on the shoulder, telling him to speak his mind.

"Um, that's how it is, Lao Chen, could you please change your WeChat name...?"

"What the hell?"

"Change my WeChat name? Why?"

What should I change the name to?

Shen Qiangwei gestured for Lao Chen to take out his phone. Then, with a click, she accessed Lao Chen's WeChat app and changed his original name…

秀才

It has been changed to:

The scholar (whose mentors were Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong)

"what?"

Seeing this, Old Chen completely lost his mind...

He was completely driven mad. He asked Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei why they did this, and their answers were even more thought-provoking...bullshit, they shocked Old Chen for a hundred years and left him speechless for nine hundred years.

Through their explanations, Lao Chen learned that he seemed to be out of step with the crowd these past few days.

As everyone knows, on his very first day there, Tie Daren killed Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's son, Zhang Chaoqiang, because he attacked them.

As a result, the slightest bit of contempt and disdain in their eyes disappeared.

But what follows is estrangement, a deliberate estrangement.

More than once, Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong tried to get closer to other parents to discuss parenting tips, but to their surprise, the other parents would always exchange a few polite words with them and then hurriedly leave.

And that wasn't all. Later on, some people would automatically distance themselves from Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei whenever they saw them, for fear that the two would come looking for them.

In Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's eyes, this behavior was considered a tyrannical act.

It is isolated.

It's just a form of domineering and isolation at the parental level, but in essence, it's not much different from that of a child.

Therefore, they suspect that the other party looks down on them.

Then they set their sights on the contestants, namely the students in this competition.

Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong asked the students, who were nearly twenty years old and not much older than them, "Little friends, cultivation must be hard work. Tell me, are you more powerful or is our family's Chaoqiang more powerful?"

"Holy crap, what does that mean?" The contestants who had been questioned by Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei turned pale instantly upon hearing this, their faces eventually turning completely blue with fear…

From Shen Qiangwei's and Zhang Huolong's perspectives, they believed that their statement showed their concern for each other and that they wanted to take the opportunity to get to know each other better.

The difference between my own child, Zhang Chaoqiang, and those urban prodigies.

However, the contestants who heard this sentence gleaned completely different information and emotions from it.

What they heard was the scent of challenge…

The moment the two of them uttered those words, wasn't this just setting the stage for a battle exactly like the one that Tie Daren had fought?

In an instant, their life experiences of less than twenty years flashed through their minds and before their eyes like a slideshow.

"No, I don't think I've ever offended Zhang Chaoqiang's family, have I?"

Those questioned by Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei searched their memories for a very long time, turning the world upside down, but they could hardly remember anything they had done wrong.

So they rushed over in alarm, looking around anxiously, afraid that Zhang Chaoqiang would arrive. After all, Tan Yue's classmate had a powerful backer, Old Chen, and they couldn't afford to clash with him.

Thirty-six strategies are the best.

After distancing themselves from Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong, they inquired with their own families, but still cannot find out what they did wrong to offend Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's family.

This is probably one of Earth's top ten unsolved mysteries.

It all started simply because Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's way of asking questions was a bit strange and odd.

Therefore, from these phenomena, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei developed self-doubt and what appeared to be a rather serious internal conflict, which refers to…

They feel that they are not well-liked by others in the public eye and cannot integrate into the group of parents. Naturally, they attribute the reason to their background and status.

After all, none of the families present were in the tattoo industry like Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong.

They were basically either armor pilots or powerful martial artists, while the two of them were just ordinary people, so it was only natural that they looked down on them.