in the car.
"Hey, Lily, shall I pick you up later?" Mark said.
"Dad, no need. Zhao Ling said he would take us to the water park tomorrow morning." Ma Li said happily.
"That's okay, please be safe." Mark smiled.
"Dad, why don't you come too?"
"What should I do?"
"Dad, if I call Wang Xiaomi over, will you come?"
"Your name is Wang Xiaomi? How do you know her? Do you have her contact information?"
"Oh, Dad, don't worry about this, I just want to ask you if you are coming?"
"If you can really ask Wang Xiaomi to go, I will consider going."
"Then it's settled, I'll make a date with Wang Xiaomi now."
Mark hung up the phone and said to the driver: "Master, let's change places and go...".
After a while.
Siheyuan.
"Mom, I'm coming."
"Mark is here, why isn't Malimao here?"
"They can't come today. Zhao Ling will take them to the water park tomorrow morning. Zhao Ling will also treat Ma Li and the others to dinner today."
"Zhao Ling has been taking them out to play a lot these days."
"Yes, Zhao Ling cares about them more than I do."
"Zhao Ling did a good job. By the way, Mark, I have a photo of a girl here. Can you take a look?"
"Okay, Mom, I'm hungry, let's eat first."
"Okay, let's start dinner right away. If you don't usually want to cook, just come here and eat."
...
In the afternoon, Mark didn't go anywhere. He was trading stocks in the courtyard and reading a book.
Not a moment later.
Wang Xiaomi actually called.
"Hey, second uncle, what are you doing?" Wang Xiaomi's cute voice sounded.
"Reading a book." Mark said old-fashionedly.
"What books are you reading? Are they the medical books given by Dr. Zhang?"
"Yes, Doctor Zhang gave me three books. I have already memorized two of them, and I have almost finished the third one."
"So awesome? Second uncle, I haven't been idle these days. I checked a lot of information and want to discuss the beauty salon with you. Are you free tomorrow?"
"available."
"Then let's meet at Fugui Tea House tomorrow? It's quieter there."
"We can't talk there. If it's not convenient for us to talk, let's go to the park. Find a place with few people and it's convenient for us to chat."
"Okay, uncle. Let's meet in the park tomorrow morning."
...
Mark made an appointment with Wang Xiaomi here, but naturally he couldn't make an appointment with Ma Li.
Sure enough, after a while.
Marley's call came.
"Dad, Wang Xiaomi has something to do and can't come. I'll help you make an appointment with her next time."
"Okay. Then I won't go to the water park tomorrow. You guys have a good time and pay attention to safety."
"Okay, Dad."
...
Gym.
"Everyone warm up first."
"Okay. Follow me and practice. The first move is to seal the sky with both hands. The second move is to step forward with double palms. The third move is..."
"Okay. Everyone has learned well, now you can practice freely."
Mark was a little tired, and there was sweat on his forehead.
"Teacher, thank you for your hard work. Please wipe your sweat and drink some water." Ding Ming hurriedly handed over a towel and water.
"Mr. Ding, you have done a good job recruiting students. Everyone learns very quickly. Next time, I will teach you a new routine. It should be a little more difficult." Mark said casually. He knows several martial arts routines, and now he teaches Taizu Changquan.
"Teacher, look at the arrangements. The students all say that you teach well, teach seriously, and are meticulous." Ding Ming said with a smile.
"You have to be serious. Although this boxing technique is just a show, if you don't practice it correctly, it can easily hurt your body. Just like fitness, you can't go wrong." Mark smiled.
"Teacher, you are right, so you are the most popular in our gym." Ding Ming said with a smile.
Mark sat down to rest for a while, and when he was about to lead everyone to practice boxing again, several young guys wearing taekwondo uniforms came not far away.
"Trouble is coming." Mark frowned.
Ding Ming also learned boxing from Mark and was practicing boxing next to him. When he saw the young men, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "You are learning taekwondo from Coach Wu. You don't have class today. What are you doing here?"
"Mr. Ding, we are here to challenge Coach Ma." A young man said. His name is Han Feng and he has been practicing Taekwondo for several years.
"Xiao Han, Coach Ma is my teacher, are you trying to get into trouble with me?" Ding Ming frowned. He no longer looks like a girl, he looks like a man.
"Don't dare. Mr. Ding, Coach Ma teaches Changquan. We learn Taekwondo. If we compete with each other, it can also increase the popularity of our gym. Is there no problem?" Han Feng said, neither soft nor hard.
"Discussion? If you want to compete, let your coach Wu find me. You can go now." Ding Ming said unhappy.
"That's easy to say. Mr. Ding, let's go first. Let our coach Wu find you later." Han Feng and the others left in a carefree manner, not forgetting to provoke Mark with their eyes as they left, as if they didn't take Mark seriously.
"Teacher, it's okay. Let's practice boxing first, shall we?" Ding Ming walked to Mark and said.
"Okay. Let's practice boxing first and talk about Taekwondo later." Mark said solemnly. He felt a little regretful at this time. He should have used the money from renting the villa to make money. Otherwise, he didn't have to endure the other party's provocation just now and went straight to the fight and overthrew those young men.
"Come, everyone, practice boxing with me." Mark shouted.
"Yes." The students were a little absent-minded, and the way they looked at Mark changed a little. Although they all knew that the Changquan they learned was just a show and would not be good for fighting, but now they were challenged by someone. Coach Ma sat aside and did not move, which also disappointed them a lot.
...
Finished class.
Mark and Ding Ming went to the lounge.
"Were those people here to challenge just now?" Mark asked.
"Yes, teacher. However, you don't have to worry about this matter, I will handle it." Ding Ming said.
"If I read correctly, they are students of Coach Wu in our gym, right?"
"Yes, he is Coach Wu's student."
"Coach Wu has a problem with me?"
"No. Well..., teacher, maybe you opened a Changquan class, which affected Coach Wu's enrollment. I heard that this time Coach Wu enrolled, not one class was full."
"So that's it. I've affected other people's wealth, so it's only right for them to challenge me."
"Teacher, I will make it clear to Coach Wu and I won't let him mess around."
"He is not a mess." Mark shook his head and said, "It is the duty of martial arts practitioners to compete with each other. As long as they follow the rules, there is no problem in competing with them."
"Teacher, you don't really want to fight them, do you?" Ding Ming said in surprise.
"People come to challenge me, and I can't refuse to fight. But before the competition, you have to make some preparations, buy insurance for both parties, sign life and death certificates, etc. You have to make it clear to Coach Wu and sign a disclaimer." Mark said solemnly. road.
"Life and death? Teacher, isn't this too exaggerated?" Ding Ming said in shock.
"This is just a precaution. It's not usually used. It's just a formality." Mark said with a smile.
"No. Teacher, you are not young anymore. I can't let you compete with Coach Wu." Ding Ming said hurriedly.
