Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn-Chapter 244 - 36: Trouble Among Three (Part 2)

Xiao Xian walked over a hundred meters before suddenly turning his head back: "Zeng Xuerou, thank you for taking us to school today."

A smile quietly appeared on Zeng Xuerou’s cheek, and she softly responded: "You’re welcome."

After the game with Shunde Middle School, Wang Ke’s outstanding performance made some of the older team members lean towards her, and her arrogance within the basketball team grew. Several times, she even declared in front of the team members that her current skills definitely qualified her to be the next team captain candidate.

Xiao Xian and Zhang Yiyi didn’t know how many times they despised her for that, but the opportunity for revenge came very soon.

In the fourth month after Xiao Xian joined Sacred Heart Middle School, which was two weeks before the final exams, Zhang Yiyi discovered something—Wang Ke had a crush on Qu Yang.

During winter, it was difficult to hold basketball practice on the field, and the training grounds for the junior and senior high boys and girls basketball teams became even scarcer.

Several times the boys from the senior high came to borrow the junior high field, with Bai Xue and Mao Yi not caring about such matters, leaving their respective vice-captains, Wang Ke and Qu Yang, to handle it.

Every time Qu Yang flashed his teeth, rivalling a black man in a toothpaste commercial, Wang Ke would, despite the protests of the female basketball team members, allocate part of their rightful training ground to the senior high basketball team. Once might be incidental, but after two or three times, rumors began that Wang Ke had a crush on Qu Yang.

"See, Wang Ke deliberately hit the ball over there again," Zhang Yiyi pointed out Wang Ke’s small action, "Exactly, she must have a crush on Qu Yang."

"A crush?" Xiao Xian was quite interested in this strange matter.

"Definitely a crush. Look at Wang Ke drooling over him, I really want to see Qu Yang give her a lesson," unfortunately, Zhang Yiyi wasn’t close with Qu Yang, and besides, Qu Yang was always nice to female classmates. Just then, Qu Yang came over to them with a big smile.

"Little Xiao Xian, your shooting posture just now was wrong. Let me teach you," both Zhang Yiyi and Wang Ke looked towards Xiao Xian, one interested, the other full of envy.

On closer inspection, both Wang Ke and Zhang Yiyi noticed that Xiao Xian had recently grown taller and more beautiful.

Standing closer, Zhang Yiyi made a comparison; maybe because of playing basketball, Xiao Xian had grown at least five or six centimeters in these three months, now probably over 1.6 meters. Due to regular exercise, her fair skin glowed a rosy hue, and her long limbs made her moves in basketball seem agile and effortless.

Because of the better effects of absorbing Spiritual Energy in the Copper Space than the Iron-grade, Xiao Xian exuded Spiritual Energy all over. Coupled with her clear black and white eyes, delicate features, and a habitual smile on her face, she radiated a warm, pleasant vibe in the harsh winter, making anyone instantly like her.

"No need, thanks for your concern, Vice Captain Qu, but the shooting techniques of males and females differ. Please don’t misguide our young team members," at the critical moment, Bai Xue came forward, gave Qu Yang a stern look, and guarded against any unwarranted kindness which could spell ulterior motives.

She emphasized the word ’young’; Xiao Xian was only ten years old. The fact that Qu Yang was trying to mix with her was tantamount to endangering a national young seedling.

Rebuffed again, Qu Yang touched his nose and laughingly went off to play ball on his own.

"Wang Ke is glaring at you, but with the captain here, all demons and ghosts dissipate," Zhang Yiyi muttered on the side. freeweɓnøvel~com

"Today’s practice is over. The weather is too cold this weekend; let’s pause the training for a while," Bai Xue conveyed the notice from Coach Ni Shahe.

After hearing this, Xiao Xian and Zhang Yiyi cheered "Long live!" Today was Saturday, and Grandma Zeng had invited them for dinner, promising to make her specialty—tube bone stewed with river crab. In the heart of winter, the thought of a pot of warm, delicious seafood soup was quite beautiful. Both were already hungrily anticipating it during training.

After the announcement, the basketball team members dispersed. Just as Wang Ke was about to leave, Bai Xue stopped her. Xiao Xian and Zhang Yiyi, pushing the basketball cart, returned the basketballs.

After returning the basketballs, when passing by the basketball court again, they heard a dispute between Bai Xue and Wang Ke.

"Bai Xue, what do you mean by that? Are you suspecting me of using steroids? My performance is all from hard work, don’t accuse me without evidence."

"Wang Ke, I’m just kindly reminding you not to take the wrong path. Grounded practice could also make you stand out."

"Hmph, you’re worried about me taking your spot at Duke University, aren’t you?"

"What are you talking about? High school is still far off, we’re not even in the same grade, there’s no competition to speak of. I just don’t want you to ruin your future basketball career."

"Speaking nicer words than singing, besides being tall and strong, what other advantages do you have?" Wang Ke spit disdainfully, leaving the sports hall without looking back.

Bai Xue, seeing the two of them, reluctantly said: "You two practice well, perform well in next year’s junior high competition."

Leaving the sports hall to meet up with Zeng Xuerou at the school gates, Xiao Xian remembered something, "Yiyi, did the people at the beauty salon you went to last time say they had a drug that could enhance one’s physical energy?"

"It seems so, I mentioned I play basketball, and they said something about jumping higher and having endless energy," Zhang Yiyi had a vague impression.

When they reached the school gate, the usually punctual Zeng Xuerou was unexpectedly late. Ever since their last visit to Grandma Zeng, Xiao Xian and Zhang Yiyi had been dining at the Zeng family’s home every two weeks. After visiting so often, Xiao Xian and Zhang Yiyi had figured out Zeng Xuerou’s temperament. Like her driving, she was precise in her dealings and never late for appointments. What went wrong today, why was she suddenly late? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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