Chapter 399: Chapter 399

Zhao Guangran felt that his big brother had been acting really strange lately, "Big brother, you’re getting up early every day to practice punches and horse stance?"

Although Cai Ming was teaching them martial arts, they weren’t really cut out for it, so their practice was just so-so; as long as it wasn’t just for show, it was fine.

Zhao Guangran remembered that his big brother wasn’t so enthusiastic about martial arts before, so now it was really puzzling to see him so proactive.

What? Zhao Xuran was actually enthusiastic about martial arts? Gong Ruini looked up at Zhao Xuran. Could it be this guy knew he’d become a rich mogul in the future, so he started practicing martial arts now?

Of course, Gong Ruini was just joking. There was no way Zhao Xuran had that kind of foresight.

Gong Ruini thought that Zhao Xuran suddenly became so keen on martial arts probably because two martial arts masters came to their home. He couldn’t just give up the opportunity—free masters, might as well study hard.

If it wasn’t so grueling, and if she had any talent, Gong Ruini would also want to put in some effort and become a master. It’s not just a man’s dream, but also a girl’s dream.

Gong Ruini didn’t think women should rely solely on men for protection. Women need to have their own self-defense skills. After all, there’s a time for being a little princess and a time to be a strong woman.

"Xuran Big Brother, practice well. When you go to Beijing in the future, if anyone bullies me, you can avenge me." If Xuran was going to practice martial arts, we had to fully support him.

"Don’t worry." Zhao Xuran was so enthusiastic about martial arts, not only hoping that Gong Ruini would treat him kindly but also planning to visit Gong Ruini’s class in the future to give those little boys a good scare and let them know Gong Ruini isn’t to be messed with.

"I will definitely protect you," Zhao Xuran seriously promised.

"Big brother, don’t forget about me." Zhao Guangran certainly didn’t want to be left out of such a great thing, and reminded Zhao Xuran not to forget him.

Take care of Zhao Guangran? Zhao Xuran hadn’t even considered it, "Can’t you practice martial arts yourself?"

"You’re also a guy. You can’t always rely on big brother to help with everything. You need to learn to protect yourself so you can protect others in the future." Zhao Xuran didn’t have the time to help Zhao Guangran.

Currently, he was already lazy enough. If he had someone to rely on, who knows how much he would slack off, so to avoid more expectations from his brother, Zhao Xuran made it clear he couldn’t give Zhao Guangran any hopes.

This is your own brother, after all. Though Zhao Guangran knew the odds were low, he thought that after going to Beijing, if nothing unexpected happened, he’d be in the same class as Ni Zi. There’s no way his big brother would stand up for Gong Ruini if she gets bullied but ignore his own little brother, right?

But given the current situation, his big brother really seemed capable of doing that. Zhao Guangran’s face fell. The source of this content ɪs NoveI~Fire.net

Regarding Zhao Guangran’s dissatisfied look, Zhao Xuran pretended not to see it, "Starting tomorrow, Zhao Guangran, you can’t slack off. You must train earnestly and follow Aunt Wan’s instructions."

"Ban Xia and Zisu, even though you’re young, you also need to study diligently so you can protect those you want to protect in the future." Zhao Xuran didn’t forget to include his youngest brothers.

"Okay." Zhan Banxia and Zhan Zisu were excited to hear they could practice martial arts. As males, regardless of their age, there’s a love for martial arts ingrained in their bones. Before, considering they were too young, it wasn’t allowed.

Although Zhan Banxia and Zisu felt a bit dissatisfied, since big brother said so, what could they do but listen? They hadn’t expected him to agree, which made them shout with joy.

"Big brother is the best."

"Big brother, I like you the most."

Both of them hugged Zhao Xuran and started kissing him. They picked this up from Gong Ruini. Even though Zhan Jing had twins, since they were well-nourished, the two kids were as plump and white as snowballs, which Gong Ruini really adored, having loved nibbling on them since they were little.

As Banxia and Zisu grew, even though Gong Ruini restrained herself, the two kids liked it whenever they did something right, Gong Ruini would kiss them. Though as Gong Ruini grew older, this gradually decreased.

But that didn’t stop the two youngsters from learning to nibble others; Gong Ruini was their favorite target. As for others, it depended on their mood and whether they did things that made them happy.

Watching those two silly boys get so easily deceived by big brother, Zhao Guangran really wanted to ask if they thought martial arts were easy?

In the past, Zhao Guangran thought martial arts masters were so cool and handsome; no one would bully him once he mastered it. But all those thoughts almost vanished after endless horse stance practice, not to mention the other basic moves.

You could say Zhao Guangran truly regretted the mindless decision to agree to martial arts at first—crying over the fact that there was no turning back. They could have opted out, but how come two who didn’t have to join ended up doing so? Zhao Guangran really didn’t understand why.

But letting the two youngsters suffer a bit also wasn’t a bad thing. Otherwise, they always thought they were great at everything, thinking he, the big brother, was useless and always looking to slack off.

"In the future, you need to train hard and see if you can catch up with Brother Guangran." Hmph, did they really think he just agreed for Zhan Banxia and Zisu to practice martial arts? It was to motivate Zhao Guangran to work harder.

So what if they lacked talent? Talent is important, but hard work is also essential. Zhao Xuran intended to use Zhan Banxia and Zisu’s efforts to pressure Zhao Guangran.

Ah, my second brother is too much, hmph. It must be because Gong Ruini is too close; otherwise, how could he come up with such ideas?

Zhao Guangran looked resentfully at Gong Ruini. It was bad enough to be tricked by her; now even his big brother’s setting him up. How could life go on?

Gong Ruini already knew Zhan Banxia and Zisu wanted to practice martial arts. Unfortunately, Cai Ming and Zhao Xuran stopped them. The two little ones could only secretly learn a bit here and there, learning so much even without a master. After formally taking a master, who knew how enthusiastically they’d practice; Gong Ruini was really looking forward to it.

As for Zhao Guangran’s disgruntled protests, Zhao Xuran and the others felt that someone with mediocre martial prowess had no right to complain.

"We will work hard. The second brother is just too lazy. In the future, we’ll get up early to train and drag the second brother along." Zhan Banxia wasn’t like Zhan Zisu, who thought big brother let them practice because they were old enough; it was to rile up the second brother.

Stimulating Zhao Guangran was something Zhan Banxia and Zisu often did, and they would certainly get this done.

Ahhh, two little troublemakers, "Isn’t Ni Zi also here?" Since his family wasn’t having a good time, Gong Ruini shouldn’t get away—the same rule should apply.

"Why drag Ni Zi into this, you’re a guy!" Zhao Xuran glared at Zhao Guangran, who could only reluctantly keep quiet.