Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

In fact, Zhao Shanhe did it on purpose just to attract the coach. He knew his strengths, which was that his physical fitness was much better than others. He also knew his weaknesses, such as starting, breathing, acceleration time, pace, etc., which only professional coaches understood.

At that time, there were hundreds of people coming to the factory to participate in training and selection. If he didn't show his skills, why would the coach look at him with high regard and give him special treatment?

A coach instructed more than a hundred people one by one, but by the time he got there, the opportunity was already gone.

So when Coach Dai came over and started a conversation, he responded very politely.

"Hello, Coach Dai. This is my first time here. Everyone else in the department is busy with work, but the leader sent me here because I'm the only one who has time. By the way, I'm Zhao Shanhe from the Purchasing Department."

Dai Zong knew that this kid must be here for the first time. He has been training this group of people here for two months, and he has already figured out who comes early and who comes late.

"Xiao Zhao, I wrote down your results just now. Your speed is not bad, but your start is too amateurish. You haven't received any professional training, right?"

"Yes, Coach Dai. I'm just a purchaser. I'm usually too busy going to the countryside to make purchases. I don't have the time or opportunity to participate in training. But I see that many people in the factory are running well. Is this all because of what you taught me?

Look at the starting movement over there, I don’t know how to do it at all, I’ll have to trouble you to teach me more about it.”

Dai Zong had finally come across a rough diamond, and he wanted to teach Zhao Shanhe all his skills immediately, but he also knew that haste pays off, and there is no shortcut in track and field.

"That's easy. I'm a professional at this. Come here at 6 o'clock every morning. We'll train for two hours in advance. I'll teach you step by step and make sure you learn all the essentials of sprinting before the trials. But you can't be lazy. There are many experts here this time. Whether you can stand out depends on your performance.

But as long as you can maintain your current level and perform professional track and field moves, no one else should be your opponent."

The two of them got along better and better, and for a while, no one cared about the other projects that were not being trained. Other people who were training and participating in the selection were also eager to take a break. Who really thought they would be willing to come? Wouldn't it be better to sit in the office and read the newspaper?

At noon, the two went to the nearby factory canteen to have a meal. After the meal, Lao Dai returned to the Physical Education College for class, while Zhao Shanhe continued to slack off. This was the end of the first day of training.

From that day on, Zhao Shanhe entered into a daily routine of training in the morning, slacking off or visiting Chen Xueru in the afternoon, and tidying up his small world in the evening.

May Day came in a blink of an eye. After more than a month of training, Zhao Shanhe's sprint results had improved greatly. At least those people in the factory who wanted to participate in the selection had given up on the 100-meter and 200-meter races. They couldn't outrun Zhao Shanhe, so why waste that time?

His relationship with Chen Xueru has also taken a step further. As they have already confirmed their romantic relationship, it feels like something is missing in their life if they don't see each other every day. Just as Zhou Shuren said, when a man and a woman in love are together, even the air smells sweet.

(Lu Xun: Did I say that?)

And Qiao Laoliu is ready to close the net on Fan Jinyou.

Street cadre Fan Jinyou has been very successful these days as he has finally found his romantic luck.

Half a month ago, he saw a female comrade in Lenin suit whose bicycle chain fell off at the foot of Daqianmen. After going forward to help, he found that the other party was not only elegant and well-spoken, but also a great beauty. He was so bold and lustful that he immediately forgot about Chen Xueru. After a lot of pestering, he finally found out the other party's name, Sheng Yuzhen.

Through the conversation while repairing the car, he learned that the other party had just come from the Northeast and was currently renting a house in the Daqianmen area.

Isn't this just like a mouse falling into a rice jar or a weasel running into a chicken coop? Fan Jinyou seemed casual, but he actually deliberately said that he was a cadre of the Daqianmen Street Office, and Miss Sheng could ask him for help at any time if she had any problems.

What followed was a series of chance encounters for more than half a month. Fan Jinyou learned from Sheng Yuzhen that the other party was the great-granddaughter of Sheng Xuanhuai, a wealthy man in the late Qing Dynasty. He became extremely jealous. Although the other party said that she was a widow, old Fan did not care about that. His first target was the other party's property, and second was her beauty. As for whether she had slept with other people, so what?

Chen Xueru was also divorced twice, and he also became her third husband. It can be seen that Fan Jinyou really has no feelings for that kind of thing.

Today is May Day, and Fan Jinyou took the initiative to invite Sheng Yuzhen out shopping.

Sheng Yuzhen was also very considerate and changed into a plain casual outfit, wearing a set of jade necklace and earrings, and followed Fan Jinyou to the square with a fragrant smell.

During the Labor Day, all kinds of activities are held in the city. There are grand parades in the squares and rich cultural and artistic activities in major parks. Especially on important holidays like today, many veteran artists come specially to perform their unique skills for the masses.

Fan Jinyou treated Sheng Yuzhen to a meal at Quanjude at noon, and they went shopping together in the afternoon and bought a lot of things for each other. Seeing that it was already past four o'clock, he said.

"Yuzhen, what do you want to eat tonight? How about we go to Donglaishun for hotpot?"

Sheng Yuzhen frowned and spoke slowly.

“It’s a little hot to eat hot pot today, why don’t we go buy some vegetables and come to my house and I’ll cook it for you.

We have known each other for such a long time, let me let you have a taste of my cooking skills."

When Fan Jinyou heard that the other party invited him to dinner at his home, his soul almost flew to heaven. Does this mean that his efforts during this period of time have impressed the other party?

When they arrived at the vegetable market, Fan Jinyou used up all the meat coupons he had on him, carrying nearly a pound of pork and some vegetables, and followed Sheng Yuzhen to her home. The other party's residence was also a courtyard house, but it had only two entrances. All the people living here were merchants from Daqianmen or relatives and friends of merchants, so Fan Jinyou knew most of them.

"Hey, isn't this Officer Fan? What's going on? Are you and Sheng Yuzhen in love? Are you coming to have dinner at their house?"

"Officer Fan, you're pretty quick. Miss Sheng is very generous. You've got what you pay for this time."

"Fuck, what kind of person is Fan Jinyou? He is like a flower stuck in cow dung."

Fan Jinyou greeted the neighbors proudly, then followed Sheng Yuzhen into the house. He didn't dare walk around in the house, after all, women's rooms could not be entered easily.

After pouring a glass of water for Fan Jinyou, Sheng Yuzhen asked him to wait in the living room for a while. Then she went to the kitchen and started working. In a short while, she had prepared four dishes and called Fan Jinyou to come and serve them to the table one by one.

The four dishes were all classics: stir-fried pork, scrambled eggs with green onions, cabbage with vinegar and stir-fried shredded potatoes. Fan Jinyou pretended to be shy and refused to eat meat at first, but after Sheng Yuzhen picked up meat and eggs for him, he revealed his true nature and started to eat more.