Chapter 400: Chapter 400

Cai Meina listened to Gong Tao reporting the results of today’s sparring from the next room, "You mean Cai Ming was really so easily knocked down by Wan Qiweng?"

"Well, you said even Wan Qiweng held back a little." Hearing that Wan Qiweng really listened to her advice and held back some strength, Cai Meina couldn’t be happier.

Her own younger brother, Cai Meina knew she couldn’t persuade him otherwise. She heard that this stubborn mule still intended to continue training, and she really didn’t know why her little brother was so obsessed.

Gong Tao noticed that his wife’s face didn’t look as grim as before, which made him breathe a long sigh of relief. Because if her expression remained that unpleasant, he really wouldn’t know what to do.

No, she directly shared a room with Cai Ming, and his wife and Wan Qiweng shared another one. Since there’s no meat to eat anyway, why stick together? It’s really unpleasant to be able to touch but not eat.

"Forget it, from now on, you need to get up early too and practice martial arts with Cai Ming. This will improve your spirits, otherwise you’ll look permanently sleepy every day." Cai Meina suddenly felt it necessary for her man to practice martial arts too.

Oh no, really? Let him practice martial arts? Isn’t this going to kill him? Gong Tao never thought he would ever have to practice martial arts one day, "I’m already old, let’s forget about martial arts."

Practicing martial arts is not a joke; it’s all about hardship. Right now, just having to stay up late reading and then waking up early exhausts Gong Tao. He never expected he’d have so much more to deal with now; surely it’s going to kill him?

"Can I choose not to practice?" Gong Tao looked pitifully at his wife.

Cai Meina gave him a cold snort, "What do you think?"

Alright, there’s no choice but to go. Gong Tao really felt like an outsider, especially when things involved his wife’s beloved younger brother; he just became less important.

Gong Ruini was surprised her own dad would take up martial arts training, "Dad, why would you want to practice martial arts?"

She had never heard him mention it before. Why the sudden change of heart now? What’s going on? Gong Ruini was really puzzled.

Gong Ruini was genuinely worried whether her aging father, Gong Tao, could even manage martial arts. What if he got hurt due to carelessness?

Gong Ruini looked at Gong Tao with a worried face, which moved Gong Tao deeply. If he knew his daughter thought so much of him, he probably would have cried.

See, his wife disdained him in various ways, only caring for her little brother, but his daughter was different, worried about him in every way, "Darling, don’t worry, your Dad will give it his best."

"Dad, I’ll go talk to Mom." Sigh, Gong Ruini could understand why Cai Meina said that, but could her dad even compare to Wan Qiweng in combat ability?

Moreover, Ruini didn’t really believe Wan Qiweng would disregard Cai Ming. She had already gone easy several times today, "Eating our food and living in our place, she shouldn’t go too far."

Gong Ruini felt it would be better to persuade Wan Qiweng rather than Cai Meina. As long as the former said something, Gong Ruini thought her dad could avoid this matter.

Go and talk to Wan Qiweng about this? Then his pride in the future, oh, Gong Tao quickly pulled his daughter back, "I can persist, truly."

"Besides, your mom is right, practicing martial arts is good for the body."

Alright, Gong Ruini, seeing her dad obviously not wanting to practice but continuously urging her not to speak with Wan Qiweng, had no choice but to agree.

It seems being a female in this family is better, as one receives more affection from everyone.

Last time Zhao Guangran asked why she wasn’t practicing martial arts, Zhao Xuran said girls don’t need to learn it, a response Ruini liked. Being a girl, she had the freedom to be willful.

Thinking of Zhao Guangran’s surprised look, Gong Ruini was truly very pleased.

After the news of Gong Tao practicing martial arts spread, Zhao Gang glared at Gong Tao in every possible way, because being the only male not learning martial arts made him feel quite isolated.

Yet, even with that isolation, Zhao Gang stated he wouldn’t practice martial arts; it was too pressuring for him. He would rather have a restful break.

So in the morning, Zhao Gang was doing exercises, with Gong Ruini quietly copying materials while others were either busy making breakfast, doing laundry, or training martial arts. It was genuinely a scene filled with laughter and harmony.

Zhao Guangran would always return to the room after training, seeing Gong Ruini looking invigorated. He couldn’t stand it. It made no sense that he was sweating profusely from practice, yet Ruini could lounge comfortably inside. Incredibly unfair.

"Ban Xia, do you find it tiring?" Since he couldn’t target Gong Ruini, it was okay; Zhao Guangran had found new targets—the two younger brothers. He didn’t believe these two kids could endure quietly.

Zhan Banxia had been practicing for two days, and saying it wasn’t tiring would be a lie. Their eldest brother once said martial arts training was tough and urged persistence, "Not tiring."

"Second brother, enduring hardship leads to becoming superior," Zhan Banxia found this statement quite sensible, "As long as we study hard, persistently, we will definitely become martial arts masters."

Haha, Zhao Guangran could only say his younger brother was too naive. Becoming a martial arts master isn’t that easy. If diligence alone could produce martial arts masters, who knows how many there’d be?

But this is the age of weaponry; even the greatest martial arts master is practically useless against modern firearms.

Zhao Guangran really struggled to understand the insistence on martial arts training. Sure, he understood its health benefits, but did it need to be so rigorous?

Especially since Ruini’s health wasn’t better than his, yet why could she avoid martial arts practice? It puzzled Zhao Guangran greatly.

"If you don’t practice martial arts, you’ll have to copy books. Do you think that’s easy?" Gong Ruini flicked her arm, truly no easy task.

Seeing the thick stack of papers in front of Ruini, Zhao Guangran fell silent because it was a lot of work, at least making one’s arm terribly sore.

Thinking this, Zhao Guangran wasn’t as bitter as before. Why was he paying so much attention to Ruini? Wasn’t it just because he didn’t understand why he had to wake up early to exercise while Ruini could sleep in every day?

Seeing his brother finally relax, Zhao Xuran felt quite exhausted. Why was his brother so foolish? But then again, at least this kid wasn’t causing a ruckus every day, constantly questioning why Ruini didn’t have to practice martial arts.

Ruini flicked her hand again and went back to copying. She honestly wasn’t faking being busy these days; there were tight deadlines and heavy tasks at hand. Even Zhao Gang, who typically didn’t copy sheets, had joined in.

Watching people work hard while he could rest, Zhao Guangran couldn’t help but feel a giddily satisfied heart. Seeing others working hard while he could rest, it was a joy like no other. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs ⓝovelFire.net