He never imagined he would be surpassed by a junior so much, he used to be proud of his close combat skills.
Losing to Su Xiaocai was one thing, after all, all the teachers said she was a rare genius. But losing to Wu Qingqing? As a sophomore, whereās his dignity?
"I will keep my promise not to join the school team." Li Shanchun felt hollowed out, resting his forehead against the simulation pod, sniffing.
Heās destined to be a loner, no one will befriend him.
Li Shanchun wallowed in self-doubt for a while, then with a nasal voice said, "Did you call me here just to isolate me?"
Su Xiaocai: "Are you sure it was us who called you?" Perhaps his memory isnāt too great?
Right, it was his uncle who called him here, so whatās his uncleās intention, selling out his nephew?
"Iāve already said, your uncle wants you to train here." Su Xiaocai repeated what she said at the beginning.
"What do you mean?"
"It means, your uncle entrusted my mentor to teach you, to be your coach." Wu Qingqing lifted her chin with pride, saying, "Any questions?"
No daring. The curly-haired boy held back his sobs, squatted on the ground, looked up at Su Xiaocai.
Suddenly, Su Xiaocai seemed tall and grand. Doesnāt she mind him, after all, he was the one who let his friends steal her things?
"Alright, letās start training." Su Xiaocai handed him a confidentiality contract, "Sign it. Your uncle handed you over to me, from now on, Iām your boss. If you donāt behave, Iāll show you why the flowers are red."
Li Shanchun looked at the contract, under ten pairs of eyes watching, he signed it without even looking.
Why did the spy target him, case solved.
This kid, he didnāt even know he was sold and just signed it.
Mouth like a braggart, but lacking in substance. If Su Xiaocai put in a few legal god clauses, set a literary trap, heād cry hundreds more times.
"Enter the simulation pod over there, that pod is temporarily yours. You must not disclose any training content from here. Whatever happens in this room, you cannot talk about it outside. If you dare to say anything, you might not be sad, but your uncle will be."
Su Xiaocai clearly warned him to be careful.
Hu Ping grabbed him by the neck, "Junior, from today, learn to keep your mouth shut, try babbling again..."
Li Shanchun glared, it was too suffocating, he wanted to resist.
Are they that great just because theyāre skilled?
Can they act lawlessly just because they have better conditions than the school team?
Even if they beat him, he would never submit to their tyranny.
"I will definitely become a top-notch Mecha Master..."
About to say something profound, the door to the entertainment area opened.
His mouth was suddenly shut, Chef Liās chubby fingers pinched his weak spot.
"Are you trying to make me angry? I never taught you to be two-faced. Su Xiaocai is your coach, speak respectfully from now on, stop being aggressive, who are you intimidating?"
"Mmm mmm mmm..." He just wanted to talk about his dream, howād that relate to being two-faced?
The chef knew his nephew well, "I donāt care how great your dream is, first learn to shut up. If people here complain about your loudmouth again, Iāll make you eat fish mint and cilantro every day."
"Do we really have fish mint at our cafeteria? Chef, you might want to consider making more, I love it." Hu Ping smacked his lips, family elders loved that odd taste, and his mother loved it too.
Having eaten it from a young age, that taste became home.
Others also didnāt find these things a big deal, fish mint had fewer fans, but cilantro, no one here thought it was bad.
Used as a flavorful spice, cilantro indeed brought a lot to dishes.
Li Shanchun was in collapse, are you all sick?
Fish mint and cilantro, theyāre the hardest foods in the entire universe.
"Let me eat those, Iād rather eat shit."
"Alright, who knew you had such hobbies, if you canāt keep your mouth shut, then eat shit, itās settled."
His uncle sealed the decision.
New teammates were eager, theyād make sure Li Shanchun mouth off once.
They wanted to see what the chef meant by shit.
Li Shanchun hit his head on the ground, itās too bullying, sobbing, he wanted to say, thirty years on the east bank, thirty years on the west, donāt bully the young for being poor.
Pitiful youth under his uncleās threats officially became a temporary team member.
He couldnāt leave Extraordinary Island area, naturally couldnāt agree to the school team.
Contract signed, under ten pairs of evil gazing eyes, he declined Xue Huiyi and the coachās invitation.
Heart aching, he previously swore to be part of the school team, now, all gone.