Chapter 208 Fear
As soon as December is over, heavy snow begins.

The winter solstice, which symbolizes extreme cold, is no longer far away.

Although the weather is cold, Zhang Yunqi never interrupts his morning exercise. At five o'clock every day, no matter whether it is dawn or not, whether he has a lot or a little to do, he will wear Nike sportswear and go out for a morning run towards the school football field.

There is a saying that goes, "When you reach middle age, you have no choice but to soak wolfberries in a thermos cup."

Why?

I was forced to do it!
The boss forces me during the day and the wife forces me at night.

With so much to do all day long, how can your health not be in trouble?

Of course, little boys may not understand this, but middle-aged men like him really understand this and know that it is very important to have a good body.

It is necessary to keep exercising.

Zhang Yunqi ran for a while and his body gradually warmed up. He exhaled puffs of white air. It was just after five o'clock. The winter nights were exceptionally long. The sky was still dark blue, with a fish-white tint in some places. The lights on both sides of the street corners were still on and there was a warm light. He didn't know since when, but the dry grass on the roadside had been covered with a thick layer of white frost.

Such weather always reminds Zhang Yunqi of his primary school years ago. He would go to the township’s central primary school in groups of three or five friends before dawn every day. At that time, Yunxi Village Primary School only had grades one to four. After finishing the fourth grade, he had to transfer to the Zhaoping Township Central Primary School under the jurisdiction of Longwan Town to study in grades five and six.

Yunxi Village is quite far from Zhaoping Township, with almost 10 miles of mountain roads and three or four small streams without bridges. Some of the mountain roads are very steep and difficult to walk on. In order not to be late, he had to go out at five o'clock. There was no light, and his family could not afford a flashlight. He carried the chopped peppers and sweet potato and corn rice prepared by his mother in advance, lit torches, climbed over mountains and ridges, and climbed for two hours. When he arrived at school, his shameful tattered clothes were covered with white frost and dew, his shoes were always wet, and his hands and feet were always bruised and swollen. Sitting in the classroom with drafts on all sides, he could never feel the warmth.

Zhang Yunqi didn't know how he managed to get through it. Looking back now, the memory of those hard times in childhood is not very vivid. He only remembers the sweet potatoes and corns he roasted on that rugged mountain road, the raspberry and yellow bubble fruits he picked, the crabs and small fish he caught, and the absolutely pure state of reading.

In fact, I was still very young at that time and it was unlikely for me to understand the true meaning of studying. I studied hard simply to get 100 points in the exam so that I wouldn't be beaten by my mother when I got home. It was not until the first grade of junior high school that I began to have self-awareness. Looking at my parents who had to dig in the soil all day with their children and still had no food to eat, I gradually realized that I had to study hard to get out of the mountains, have enough food to eat and wear warm clothes.

It is not easy to cultivate a top student in the Zhang family.

Reminiscing about the good and bad times, Zhang Yunqi had been running on the football field for more than half an hour. When he first saw him, he appeared at the entrance of the football field at six o'clock on time, just like usual.

She stood there for a while before calling Yunqi.

Zhang Yunqi heard the voice and waved his hand: "Good morning!"

"morning."

Chu Jian also waved, with a refreshing smile on her little face, then carried her schoolbag to the classroom for morning reading. Zhang Yunqi stopped to look at her slender back, put on his hood, put his hands in his pockets, left the football field in the opposite direction of her, and went to the fish meal shop at home.

This is a daily routine for the two of them, a simple greeting, a smile, not too enthusiastic, not too much small talk, and then they each go about their own business.

Zhang Yunqi took a shower in the store and changed into his school uniform.

At this time, the elder sister Chunlan was in the store, making fish noodles from Qifengdu. The brother and sister each had a bowl, but they had different tastes. Zhang Yunqi liked it very spicy, while Chunlan didn't like it spicy. This wasn't a problem, but Chunlan had a strong personality and a strong desire to control, just like their mother when she was young. She thought that eating too spicy food was bad for the body, so she didn't add chili to Zhang Yunqi's food. Zhang Yunqi was very dissatisfied with this, and then the brother and sister had a quarrel from breakfast to the way to the teaching building...

Today was fine. Zhang Yunqi didn't argue with the girl. But when eating fish meal, Chunlan looked at her mother who was picking vegetables at the door of the store and whispered to Zhang Yunqi, "By the way, second brother, a few days ago I heard you and eldest brother say that our father's two-year sentence has expired. He will be released before the Spring Festival, right?"

Zhang Yunqi ate fish noodles and glanced at Chunlan. He found that this little girl was good in every way except that she always loved to secretly listen to adults talking. His father's sentence would be completed in two months, and he would be released from prison before the Spring Festival. To be honest, he was both excited and nervous. Sometimes when he thought about this at night, many thoughts would surge in his mind and he would not be able to sleep well the whole night.

There was no way to express these thoughts. Zhang Yunqi put down the half-eaten fish meal and said to Chunlan, "So you have to keep working hard and try to get 100 points in all nine subjects in the final exam. Then you can make our dad happy."

Chunlan curled her lips and said: "It's no problem for me to get full marks in all nine subjects, but brother, you have to get full marks in six subjects as well. Can you do it?" Zhang Yunqi was choked to death.

This is what happens to the cheap nerd who tries to show off in front of the super nerd.

Chunlan is the top student in the first grade of high school at the No. 1 Middle School in the city.

Zhang Yunqi had no choice but to accept the result.

But to be honest, if it were in his previous life, he would be better than Chunlan in studying. Now, it is necessary to study hard, but it is impossible for him to study as hard as he did in his previous life, running to the toilet in the middle of the night with no lights on, and studying by the light facing the toilet. It is impossible even if he is beaten to death. Life is rich and colorful, and countless money is waiting for him to make, but he is not interested in wasting his youth on XYZ.

After breakfast, go to school.

There was a physical education class in the morning. Zhang Yunqi, Ji Lingchu and the other two played badminton together. It was a best-of-seven game. The loser would be eliminated, and the person who lost the most would have to buy juice.

The rules of this game were set by Ji Ling, and they still had a lot of fun playing it after a year. Lao La played with her when he first met her.

In fact, this girl has a special quality, purity.

She likes people and things she likes, and she hates people and things ten thousand times more. For example, she likes to eat Jiangchuan rice dumplings from Yu Nainai's shop next to the school, so she would drag Zhang Yunqi to patronize it after school. She likes to drink juice, but Zhang Yunqi has never seen her drink other beverages. Of course, if the beast in the school dares to mess with her, it will be a very tragic story. This also led to this beautiful girl, from the first grade to the second grade of the city's No. 1 Middle School, no boy seemed to dare to pursue her for so many years. It was probably because as soon as she showed this sign, she was rebuked and felt hopeless about her future life.

Ji Ling has been playing badminton since she was a child, and she is very professional. Zhang Yunqi is also not bad, but he has never won, and he has no intention of winning. He always loses more than he wins when playing against Chu Jian, who doesn't play badminton much. So most of the time he sits like a big boss under the shade of a tree, crosses his legs, and happily drinks Ji Ling's juice. There is no need for him to sneak around like a thief like other animals. He looks at the two girls openly with an appreciative eye.

The two girls are poles apart in appearance, dress and personality. One is quirky and ruthless, while the other is kind, cold and stubborn. The only thing they have in common is their height. They are both tall, with long and white legs, which is particularly prominent when they swing their rackets and jump. Under the warm winter sun, with their clothes fluttering, the lines from their calves to their hips are so beautiful that it makes people tremble with fear.

After school, Zhang Yunqi returned to the fish meal shop.

As soon as he entered the door, his mother said to him: "Gui Bing called this morning and said he has something to talk to you about. Please call him back and see what it is."

Zhang Yunqi said yes, picked up the phone and called Wang Guibing's mobile phone. Wang Guibing bought this thing not long ago. He always wears it on his crotch, wearing sunglasses and looking up at the sky, looking like a millionaire. If he had a big gold dog chain, he could probably make his debut as a coal boss. He also said he would buy one for Zhang Yunqi, but Zhang Yunqi felt uncomfortable and refused.

After the call was connected, Zhang Yunqi asked Wang Guibing what was going on.

Wang Guibing said on the phone: "The registration of the new company is almost done. I looked at several office locations and I think Yanquan Building is very good. It has complete facilities and a good environment. It is next to Chunjiang River and is on the sixth floor, next to Lianzhong Trade. It is a large office."

"How big?"

"Two hundred and fifty square meters."

Zhang Yunqi felt that Wang Guibing's efficiency had increased recently, which made him less tired: "Then let's just start the renovation, and speed up the process. Follow the renovation standards of Lianzhong Trade, but the styles must be different."

Wang Guibing said, "By the way, there is one more thing, Boss. Huo Jianzhong came to see me today."

"What are you looking for?"

"He said Mayor Yang Jiarong wants to see you."

(End of this chapter)