Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 129 Second-Level Reward

After the lesson ended, Coach Ding's gaze towards Li Zhao changed.

This child is extraordinary!

He especially loves to use his brain.

Every time Coach Ding corrected his movements, he would ask questions to find out why doing a certain movement in a certain way would be better.

Professor Ding responded to some questions with ease, but he really struggled to answer some tricky ones.

For example, the question about "the use of the waist and abdomen during a smash" left Coach Ding deep in thought.

It seems like an easy answer, but in reality, it's not easy to explain clearly when you delve deeper into it.

It's normal, because this is the "flash power generation" theory that Li Zhao later learned from a certain online celebrity coach—whether it's advanced or not is another matter, it's definitely a special thing.

Coach Ding used to play body-based ball games, so some techniques have become purely instinctive for him, and his explanations of theory are not systematic.

So Chen Nian, who had been nurtured by Li Zhao before, also began to shine. He demonstrated Li Zhao's set of physics knowledge to Teacher Ding, who nodded repeatedly and praised Chen Nian, saying, "A primary school student actually understands high school knowledge." Then Chen Nian became embarrassed and dared not continue.

Genius is another one.

Practicing ball skills is very physically demanding, so Li Zhao and Chen Nian each bought a bottle of drink, and Coach Ding also sat down next to them.

He also seemed to be expending a lot of energy, but it was mostly mental.

Li Zhao took a sip of the Orbija capsules and let out a satisfying burp.

This salt soda is really powerful; no other sports drink has been as refreshing as this one.

[Focusing on learning the sport. Happiness +3, Total 28]

Li Zhao is on a whirlwind journey of honing his skills since childhood, learning a great deal and experiencing rapid improvement in his game. Now, during his holiday, he's sitting in the gym drinking a nostalgic childhood beverage.

They are truly very happy.

It's hard not to be happy if you can live like this every day.

"You two, your grades are pretty good, right?" Coach Ding also bought a bottle of water. "From now on, I'll buy water for you, but you can bring your own boiled water."

Li Zhao nodded and pointed at Chen Nian, "He got into New Taipei First Senior High School."

Teacher Ding widened his eyes. "Wow, not bad! New Taipei First Senior High School, it's the best junior high school, right?"

"Yes."

"I told you, Chen Nian, you even know high school level material. You're obviously a smart, high-achieving student. Is it true that high-achieving students are usually bad at sports?"

Li Zhao couldn't help but laugh.

Ding patted him on the shoulder. "What about you? I think you're pretty smart too."

"He was a specially admitted student from New Taipei First Senior High School," Chen Nian said proudly.

"A sports-related special admission?"

"What sports? Special admissions for top students!" Chen Nian was even more anxious than Li Zhao.

"Wow, that's amazing?"

"First place in the entrance exam for junior high school at New Taipei First Senior High School."

"Huh? No way?"

"First place in the National Primary School English Competition." Chen Nian revealed a wicked smile.

If we're not good buddies, what are you so smug about?

Coach Ding's mind couldn't keep up, and he suddenly got a fever.

Are all kids these days monsters?

Handsome, physically fit, great at basketball, quick to learn, and damn, a super academic genius?

Other elementary school students, oh no, other junior high school students, are out of luck!

Teacher Ding suddenly realized something, "You're all from New Taipei Sixth Elementary School, right?"

"Yes." Chen Nian nodded.

"Do you know He Shuyao?"

Li Zhao sat up straight with a "mistake".

Coach Ding glanced at Chen Nian's reaction, then looked at Li Zhao, who looked puzzled, and felt that his guess was pretty much right.

"I was introduced to you by her," Coach Ding said with a smile.

Li Zhao instantly turned to look at Chen Nian, who was still frantically winking and exchanging glances with Coach Ding, but Li Zhao immediately became flustered.

"You little brat, you're not telling me the truth again?" Li Zhao narrowed his eyes.

"Oh dear," Chen Nian scratched his head, "Well, she asked me what my plans are for summer vacation."

As expected, Chen Nian was indeed an intelligence relay station.

"She can just come and ask me directly," Li Zhao said.

She said she was afraid that if she asked you, you would think she wanted to hang out with you and change her original plans.

Do you think about all that?

"When I told her that I was planning to learn badminton from her, she immediately recommended Coach Ding."

Li Zhao then turned his gaze back to Coach Ding.

"You might not know this, but Director He likes to play badminton." Coach Ding smiled broadly. "His unit organizes badminton competitions and pays close attention to the badminton results at the sports meet, so he recruited some badminton experts."

That's right. In the early days, some organizations within the system would spend money to support a few young retired athletes as their sports representatives to win gold and silver medals at various sports competitions within the system.

Later, there were fewer and fewer of them.

"Are you in the team?" Li Zhao asked.

"The Planning Bureau's team has always performed well, even qualifying for provincial and national competitions. Director He simply found a champion to be their coach." Coach Ding was still working on it.

"You're the coach?" Wait a minute, didn't he say he was a Level 1 coach?

"That coach is my dad."

—That's quite a convoluted story, bro.

But then many things became clear: no wonder they only charged 800 yuan for eight lessons during the summer vacation, no wonder their attitude was so good.

It really is a case of connections, except that it's He Shuyao's connections.

"Why isn't Shuyao joining us in the fight?" Li Zhao asked.

"She doesn't like exercise," Coach Ding said. "Director He is very worried about this. He said that Shuyao eats all day long and if she doesn't exercise, she will definitely get fat in the future."

No, this girl ate snacks for six years during junior and senior high school, but instead of gaining weight, she grew more and more beautiful.

It's probably a gene mutation.

However, Coach Ding, it's dangerous for you to go back after saying this in front of outsiders.

"I'm thinking," Coach Ding put his arm around Li Zhao's shoulder, "why don't you try playing mixed doubles?"

"what?"

"I think if you played mixed doubles, she might be more willing to come and learn," Coach Ding said, blinking wildly.

"I'll ask about it later."

"That's more like it! If you can get her to play ball with me, I'll waive her tuition."

"Holy crap!" Chen Nian exclaimed.

"No need for that—" Li Zhao wanted to refuse.

"Dude, you don't understand. The profit I make from getting Shuyao to learn from me is much higher than your tuition fees. I should be treating you to a meal," Coach Ding said with a hearty laugh.

In just a few words, they went from being children to brothers.

Super-generational.

Back home, Li Zhao first took a shower, then took an ice pop from the refrigerator, turned on the computer with the fan blowing.

He Shuyao is online.

When are you coming back?

[What's wrong?]

Without specifying a time, it seems to be something I can decide myself.

[I was wondering if you'd like to learn badminton together?]

[No]

Is she so resistant to sports? But Li Zhao remembered that He Shuyao performed quite well in PE class, much better than the average girl.

Oh, that's alright then.

[Why did you ask me if I wanted to learn to play ball together?]

After thinking about it, Li Zhao decided to help Coach Ding: [I want to play mixed doubles]

[Are you going with Chen Nian?]

[Mixed. Male and female.]

Emperor Shuyao has been logged off.

what?

Li Zhao was dumbfounded. Had those words just provoked her?

Is the innocent and adorable Shuyao the Great Emperor from elementary school already entering the sensitive version of puberty ahead of schedule?

Oh, right! That's the taste!

Sensitive and delicate, moody and unpredictable, testing each other!

This is youth, this is the feeling of interaction in campus novels!

Ten minutes later, as Li Zhao was jotting down inspiration for his youth novel, Emperor Shuyao sent him a message:

[When is the next class?]

Li Zhao looked at the character description of He Qianxia that he had just recorded: arrogant, easily angered, unable to speak properly, and awkward and timid.

It's okay, who said this was He Shuyao? Hmm?

[Five days later]

See you then!

[Why are you able to use a computer?]

[What a boring question!]

Li Zhao was suddenly speechless.

Goodness, can such a polite, adult-like conversation be so accurately captured?

Li Zhao also wrote "sharp-tongued (not serious)" on He Qianxia's character profile.

I never expected that my first meeting with He Shuyao would be at a badminton court—we were planning to spend the summer exploring and finding inspiration together!

Without further ado, mixed doubles seems like an interesting starting point.

If we're going to fight, then this is how it's set up.

Some scenes appeared in Li Zhao's mind, and he naturally started typing on the keyboard.

This long-conceived youth campus novel has finally been written with its first line.

What are you doing right now?

As darkness fell, Shuyao Chengdi, who had been offline for quite some time, suddenly sent a message.

I'm weaving the lives of some people.

[Create a world. Happiness +3, Total 31]

[You can spend 30 Happiness Points to redeem a Level 2 reward: Increased Energy Cap]

Ok?