Chapter 34  

"Ao......wu......wa......yi......"

"He......xi......ge......oh......"

On the sofa, the two people, an adult, and a child were talking to each other in a language only they themselves understood. Facing each other, they laughed foolishly, one showing two rows of big teeth while the other was toothless.

Jia Shao reached out her hand to tickle the thick waist of the little doll. The toothless child revealed two rows of gums as he giggled and rolled on the soft cushions. Tenderly he lifted up his face with his dark pupils shifting around. Wriggling his fat ass, he climbed up to Jia Shao's lap and then with his head lowered he threw himself into her arms.

She picked up the little doll and hugging him like a pillow, she turned around in circles. Then she pinched his face and patted his ass.

The chubby little doll was wrapped up in a diaper and his round body was layered with fleshy folds. He was laughing so much that saliva dripped from his mouth and clung to Jia Shao's body.

Jia Shao was pinching the face of the little doll. "Little guy, there is only you and me who have nothing to do now. Let's us play to our heart's content otherwise when you are grown up, I will not be interested to play with you anymore."

Since she came back, Jia Shao had boringly stayed at home doing nothing. Other than going to work, the remainder of the time Jia Papa contributed his attention on the mahjong* table. As for Jia Mama, other than fussing over the stove, she would look after Jia Shao's cousin sister's little doll. Now that Jia Shao is home, the task of looking after the little doll was given to her.

(Mahjong is a popular card game that Chinese people play.)

Jia Shao actually does not like to be close to men and it is strange that she did not have any repulsive feeling towards this little male doll. She especially likes to cuddle his fat, fleshy body and hold him like she is kneading a toy. With this little doll around she did not feel bored at all.

"Girl, you have a good job and you're not working. Why are you back home?" Jia Mama who was shaking the milk bottle, said snappily to her daughter sitting on the sofa.

This is actually what her own mother will say to her.

Jia Shao felt like crying.

She had not returned home for more than half a year and now that she is home to pay them a visit, they expressed their dislike.

Taking the milk bottle from Jia Mama, Jia Shao dropped two drops of milk on the back of her hand to test the temperature. She picked up the little doll and placed the teat into his mouth. "Why can't I miss home?"

"If you miss home, you should form a home of your own. I noticed you like children very much." Jia Mama muttered as she peeled the green onions in her hands. "Missing home is alright but you haven't left the house ever since you came home. Usually, if you behave like this you're hiding something. Do you think your old mother doesn't understand you? Be honest, what happened over there?"

"What can happen?" Jia Shao raised her head. "I'm good over there. Nothing happened!"

Her sudden loud voice startled the little doll and several little continuous coughs were heard. Jia Shao quickly put down the milk bottle and patted the little doll's back.

"Being stubborn, unwilling to admit, all these are the standard behavior for a cover-up. You have been like this since you were a child." Jia Mama did not even lift her head. "Perhaps you had beaten up someone so badly that he landed in the hospital, so you came back home to escape. I've to give Ah Lang a call!"

"Don't call!" Jia Shao's brows knitted and she shouted angrily. "Why do you have to call him?"

Jia Mama snatched the little doll from Jia Shao and patted him continuously on his back. She threw a glance at Jia Shao and said. "See?......You're agitated. Something definitely must have happened."

"No!" Her tone involuntarily became higher. Jia Shao looked at the little doll lying in her mother's embrace with a terrified look. Suppressing the desire to explode, she added. "One month ago, I told you that I will be returning home. If I am in trouble, how do you think I could endure for so long and only come back now?"

"That's also true." Jia Mama patted the little doll until he burped and then held him up to Jia Shao. "Hold him. This old lady has to cook."

Grinning, the little doll rubbed his lotus-like* arms on Jia Shao. He smiled and talked in his child language - yi-yi-ya-ya - as he rested his head on her chest while his saliva kept dribbling continuously.

(Lotus-like arms mean chubby arms that are segmented like lotus root.)

Pulling out some paper towels, she wiped off the doll's saliva. Jia Shao felt a little helpless. "Rub? Why are you rubbing? No matter how much you rub, there will still not be any curves."

He gave her a foolish smile.

"I'm going to visit Coach later." Jia Shao said as she teased her little nephew. Thinking about it, she had returned home for three days and it was time to meet people. "And after that, I will be going to visit Zhen Pa and Zhen Ma."

Jia Mama waved her hand like she was waving away a fly. "Go! Go!"

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According to Jia Shao's words, hearing the familiar sounds of people falling, the kind of powerful force of a body hitting the leather pad with a loud sound will gradually awaken the body which has been sleeping for a long time.

She stood beside the door with her arms folded and watched the group of people kicking and smiling. Involuntarily, she moved her legs.

The spacious venue was partitioned into several sections for all kinds of sports. Inspirational slogans were glued on the simple walls. Everything was simple and in the middle of the wall, various kinds of awards were hung.

A middle-aged man was standing at the side of the court with his arms behind his back. His eyes swept over the team members seriously. Suddenly, he raised a hand and grabbed the leg of a young member. "Higher! Prop up your legs! Steady!

The Assistant Coach standing beside him quickly took note of his instructions and the Coach's powerful voice rang out from time to time.

"Kick hard! These kind of soft kicks are useless and also, where is your fighting spirit?! The main thing about practicing is to have a passion for it like......."

"Like Senior Sister Jia!!!" Loud tender voices rang out. The Coach's dignity was suddenly crushed by the little voices and he looked helplessly at the children in front of him.

The Assistant Coach quietly turned his face away and smiled.

The Coach coughed and regained his serious expression. "It's good that you know. Continue to practice."

"Coach." A young team member tugged at his clothes and raised his face with curiosity. "You said Senior Sister Jia is your favorite disciple but why doesn't she come to visit you?"

The Coach's face suddenly became gloomy. He gritted his teeth and said. "Regarding this point......you must not learn from her."

The person standing at the door suddenly laughed. "I was going to treat you to a meal but I didn't expect to draw the ire of the Coach, so it's better for me to leave."

The Coach's gaze swept over and rested on Jia Shao. She put her hands into the pockets of her pants and walked over lazily. Stopping just a short distance away from him, she flashed him a sly smile. "Coach, I haven't seen you for only a year and you've grown fatter. It's obvious you lack exercise."

"A year?" The Coach snorted. "Last year, I took my team to a competition and when I returned, I only saw two bottles of wine but the person had run off."

Jia Shao shrugged. "Okay, it is two years."

The eyes of the Coach revealed his pleasure. Suddenly, he waved at the team of young members. "This is your Senior Sister Jia. Let's see who can beat her today."

A group of youngsters rushed towards Jia Shao like a herd of calves. Jia Shao quickly jumped back two steps and lead a group of children run out of the training hall, chasing after her. From a distance, her shouts floated back. "Old man, I will not be buying you wine!"

The expression on the Coach's face became even more serious. "As long as you can knock down your Senior Sister Jia, tomorrow will be a holiday for everyone."

The group of children chased after her and sprinting fast, she quickly left them behind in the playground. Looking back, she saw the Coach standing at the door of the training hall. "Old Man!......that was an underhand move!"

The Coach's face had a huge smile. "That year, you had also made me chase you down ten streets before I caught you. Don't tell me you can't exercise because you have grown older?"

"Pei!" Jia Shao raised her face proudly, kicked up her legs and ran off happily. Leading the children, she started to sprint and occasionally she would slow down in the midst of laughter from the group of children. When they were near enough to catch her, she would quickly run a few steps ahead.

The Coach stood beside the railing and watched as Jia Shao ran in a crazy manner just like in the past. The smile on his face bloomed like a big chrysanthemum.

She is still so energetic, still so healthy and vigorous just like that time when he had chased her, the little wildcat, down the street.

That year, his duty was to go to the schools to choose young trainees and because of the age requirement, he had set his sights on the children in third grade and above. Although he was successful, he still could not find any child that could meet his requirements.

Just as he was about to leave for the next school to continue his search, a beautiful boy like a porcelain doll caught his attention. The boy was surrounded by a group of senior boys but the boy's eyes remained cold and calm which surprised him.

Just when he thought the boy would be bullied by the group of senior students, the little boy rubbed his forehead and called out in his clear voice. "Jia Shao! Fight!"

Suddenly a slender shadow fell down from the sky like a monkey. Yes, that is correct. She jumped down from the small tree above the boy's head and her two feet smashed into the faces of the senior students making them fall down. With hands hooking the branches, the figure swayed and then turned a circle before jumping down.

Once the figure landed, a flying kick was sent to another student's chin and turning sideways at the waist, two fists simultaneously hit two faces.

And the little boy who was standing calmly in the middle watched everything indifferently without showing any signs of fright. While the figure was making moves on the others, he dully opened his mouth to speak.

"You kicked too high. Kick low and you're on target. No need to kick his face."

"Hit your fist on his nose, not his cheek."

"Don't squeeze their fists. It's easier and better to break their fingers."

"Kick his calf and then kick the back of his knee."

The boy was talking very fast and the slender figure was moving just as fast. Everything was almost completed when the boy had finished speaking. The tacit understanding between the two people astonished him.

He had never seen a person like this little boy who could have such calm judgment and he had never seen anyone like this small child who was so dynamic and......destructive.

However, in a blink of an eye, the 7-8 boys who were beaten had fled leaving behind only that monkey-like child who stood still, patted his ass and tugged.........

He looked intensely and carefully to confirm what his eyes had seen. It was indeed a small floral dress......Oh God! The monkey is actually a girl!

The little girl rubbed her nose then with one hand she pulled the boy and held out her other hand in front of him. "Today's lollipop."

The boy smiled sweetly and the cold and indifferent expression was instantly gone. He peeled off the wrapping on the lollipop and handed it to her. "Come, let's go home........"

Seeing that the two children were about to leave, he could not suppress his excitement and walked quickly towards them. Just as he moved a few steps forward, the little boy became alert and looked at him suspiciously. Suddenly, the boy shouted. "Jia Shao, run!!!"

The girl bit on the lollipop and without a thought, started to run. However, the boy stood still calmly with a defensive look in his eyes.

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When he was five steps away, the little boy jumped back two steps and asked cautiously. "Whose parent are you?"

"I......" This was the first time he was confronted with vigilance. He felt it was funny and embarrassing and could only stand there. "I'm a teacher."

The boy did not respond and the girl who had run a short distance away had also stopped. She was equally alert and stared at him.

"I'm a teacher. I'm really a teacher."

"......"

"I am a teacher in the sports school and I teach Taekwondo."

"......"

"If you follow me, practice well and in future, you will win glory for the country."

"......"

"Can you tell me your name? And that little girl......is her name Jia Shao? Can you let her come over so we can meet?"

He forced out a gentle expression and stepped closer to the little boy. Just as he moved two steps forward, the little boy gave him a sweet smile as beautiful as an angel's.

However, the next second this angelic child raised his demonic voice that sounded loudly throughout the playground. "Teacher! Principal! There are bad people abducting children, wu......wu......wu........"

As a national first-level coach, he had been awarded a Medal of Honor, received countless rewards and there were many people who offered their children for him to choose. Because of a little boy, he was surrounded by the school security department and the two children, a boy and a girl stood behind the crowd and smiled at him. Then biting their lollipops, they left hand in hand.

An ill-fated relationship........

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"Coach." His assistant said next to him. "You look very happy."

"Happy?" His smile suddenly disappeared, suppressing the endless sighs of despair. "Do you understand the feelings of anger and frustration? It is not that you did not discover a piece of unpolished jade and it's not that you can't polish it to its most brilliant...... But it is when you have discovered it, polished it and then it is buried back into the ground by others. It can no longer be able to shine at its most brilliant and it was also robbed of its radiance. How many pieces of such jade can people discover in a lifetime?"

"You mean Jia Shao?" The person who became the Coach's Assistant for only a year had frequently heard the Coach mention her name but had never met her.

"If it had only been one, I would have let it go." The Coach sighed and grabbed his Assistant's lapel. "It was a mistake that I made twice......"

The tip of the Assistant's toes was just touching the ground. "I know, I know......but Coach is a retired athlete........ Can you please release your hands?"

His hands slowly loosened but the Coach had an expression that showed he was still unable to accept the fact. "I've let down the association, I've let down the country and I've let down the people."

The Assistant felt helpless. As long as he mentioned anything related to Jia Shao, the Coach would have this kind of expression and after a year he had gotten used to it.

Jia Shao ran three laps around the grounds with the little athletes in tow. Some of the children were already panting breathlessly and Jia Shao was still running at a stable speed with steady breathing. "Hey, Old Man! Since you have a class today, I won't buy you wine. How about tomorrow night?!"

The Coach regained his composure and had a weird smile on his face. "Are you back home alone? Is Zhen Lang back as well? Are the two of you buying me wine?"

Suddenly Jia Shao stood still distractedly and the group of children who had already given up the chase earlier took the opportunity to rush furiously at her. Disregarding any consequences, they fiercely pressed her down on the ground and more than a dozen people piled on top of her.

Pressed under the dozen or more bodies, an angry voice sullenly sounded. "Old Man, if you mention that name again, I'll break off with you!"

The Coach burst into laughter and rubbed his mouth.

It is more than ten years and they are still like this?