Film and television started from Yan Jiecheng in the Siheyuan

"Someone introduced you to someone, why didn't you tell me?"

Wang Xiaomi was immediately attracted by Mark's attention and did not continue to talk about her blind date.

"I'm not planning on going, so I just rejected it. It's not an important matter, why should I mention it to you?

Don't worry, I'm just an ordinary middle-aged divorced man. Unlike young girls like you, not many people want to pursue me. Even if I go on a blind date, no one will look down on me. "

Seeing that Wang Xiaomi was getting anxious again, and that anxiety would delay the progress of the relationship, Mark hurriedly tried to reassure Wang Xiaomi.

"I think your second uncle has good qualities in all aspects. He is handsome, has a good figure, is mature and steady, and has a loving heart. How could you not be liked by those you see?"

Wang Xiaomi's view of Mark is that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and there is a filter through which one can see beauty.

"You said all this, let me summarize it for you. To put it simply, I am considered a good person. But what's the point of following a good person if you don't have enough food to eat? How many people can put aside material things?

If you are young, you can still gamble on your potential, but at my age, I only have a little energy left. "

Mark actually criticizes himself quite a lot.

The words are ready-made, just learn to say them like Ling Mingyu.

"Why pursue so many material things? I just want to live happily. If I don't have a car, I can take the bus or the subway. If I don't have delicacies, I can eat simple food. As long as I am with the person I love, I can live happily no matter what the day is."

Wang Xiaomi is relatively mature in other aspects, but becomes naive when she falls in love.

"What if there is no simple food? What if we can't even have hot pot like this even if we want to?"

Mark pointed at the tripe that had just been cooked in the pot and asked Wang Xiaomi.

In fact, Xiaomi, the king of meat, likes to eat it very much.

"What era is this? How can you not even have enough to eat? And you are not that poor, uncle. I think you are pretty good. Not only do you have a car and a house, but you also just bought such a big new house?"

“…” It’s hard to say about Mark.

Even if Mark didn't buy a house, he wouldn't be in a bad situation as he already had a house and could inherit a courtyard house.

Being born into a poor family has nothing to do with it.

"Besides, I can also work hard. The money I earn is enough for me to spend, and I don't need others to support me. If you really have difficulties, I can help you support Ma Li and Manou. If necessary, I can also start a business."

Wang Xiaomi continued, more or less realizing that she was just lying flat.

"That's right. Your family is originally in business. I'm not surprised at all when you became a boss."

Wang Xiaomi also has family-inherited business experience. The size of the business is not important, it still has an influence on him.

"Yes, I also have the opportunity to be a strong woman."

After saying this, Wang Xiaomi started to laugh.

In fact, Wang Xiaomi is quite lax and has no ambition, which is very similar to Mark himself.

Just have something you like to do and it will ensure you have enough food and clothing.

They are all the kind of people who are easily satisfied and know how to be content with what they have.

"It's still best this way. If you become a strong woman, the gap between us will be even bigger."

Mark was somewhat sincere in saying this.

Mark himself chose to lie down, so of course he would like to find someone with the same interests as him.

If you find a girlfriend who is ambitious, the result will probably be the same as Tian Ye's. She can be stable for a while, but she will have to fly away sooner or later.

After everything in the new semester at school got back on track, Mark finally had new fun.

The game season is coming again, and Mark can indulge in his passion of being a basketball head coach.

At the end of last semester, Mark also often trained with the basketball team.

But because it was the last period of the semester, I didn’t lead the team to participate in any formal competitions.

Now I finally have the chance.

"Teacher Ma, shall we set off?"

The school bus driver asked Mark.

We have to play training matches with other schools, so it’s not always our home court.

A lot of the time, I have to go to other people's schools.

"Let's go." Mark signaled to the driver, then turned around and looked at the players. There were quite a lot of them, more than 20 of them. The seniors were the ones playing the game, while the juniors were there to feel the atmosphere and wave towels.
"Classmates, this is our first game of this semester. I hope you can stick to the principle of friendship first and competition second, and play in our own style and style..."

"Teacher Ma, if you put it this way, do you want us to win or not?"

"Don't interrupt the coach. I emphasize again, this is just a training match, be careful not to hit too hard, and give the home team some face. Don't you know the etiquette of the world?"

Mark still has confidence in this wave of school team members.

Except for a few bug-level middle schools in Beijing, which have many specially recruited students with sports expertise, Mark is not inferior to other schools.

This group of people have been training for such a long time, so they still have a chance to achieve results.

"Got it, Mr. Ma. We won't widen the gap too much."

"The training match is just for training. The city league is about to start. Before the league starts, I don't want to see any conflicts with other teams due to the lack of style in the training match, which will affect our performance in the official game."

In Mark's opinion, except for a few famous middle schools in the city, such as Tsinghua High School, playing against other schools is just bullying.

The most important thing is to play basketball and have a fight at the same time.

Not only will it be difficult to explain to the students' parents if the students are hurt, but it will also affect their rare opportunity to get good grades.

"Teacher Ma, the school basketball team has started playing again, right?"

After leaving school, Mark went to the gym for a rare occasion.

The boss hadn't seen Mark for a long time. When he saw Mark coming, he came over to talk to Mark.

"Yeah, so I've been very busy lately, and I haven't been able to take care of the gym."

As the competition approaches, the school team has more and more training time.

Most of the students here cannot get into a prestigious school based solely on their basketball performance.

Mark can only coordinate and take up less study time of some students.

After coordination, this training can only be arranged in the afternoon after school.

Although Mark was lying flat, he was also obliged to work overtime.

Compared to some teachers who have to correct homework and papers for students when they get home at night, it is actually very easy.

"How are the junior students this year? Is there hope?"

"Not bad, there is a chance to surpass your previous results. Come and watch the game when you have time."

Although Mark has also led the team to win some medals.

But they were all small-scale competitions, at most at the district level, or various brand competitions, and we have never won a trophy at the city level.

“Okay, I’ll go and see him when I have time, Teacher Ma…” The boss looked as if he wanted to say something but was unable to.

"Just tell me what you want to say. Is there anything we can't talk about?"

"Teacher Ma, you have been working part-time for too little time recently. Many members who came to see you are disappointed when they can't find you."

"I was just about to discuss this with you. My basic salary at the gym, why don't you just forget about it."

You have to listen to the tone of the words. Although the gym owner said nice things, he still complained that Mark didn't spend enough time as a part-time worker.

No matter what the boss thinks, as long as Mark does not take the basic salary, only takes the private tutoring fee, and does not mix with the boss's salary, it is enough to repay the boss.

"Teacher Ma, that's not what I meant. I know you're quite busy these days, but can we come at a more fixed time?"

The boss raised his little finger and said.

"Just do as I say. I don't want the basic salary. I'll just earn some money as a private tutor in the future. When the time comes, I'll contact the members."

Mark has no problem going to the gym three to five days a week, but he is not so happy to have a fixed time.

After getting back in shape, all Mark has to do is maintain it.

There is no need to stay in the gym and lift weights every day.

Just exercise in the park in the morning and that's enough exercise.

"Okay, you have a lot to do at this time, so let's just leave it like this for now."

The boss didn't say anything definite, although he was not as indulgent as Lao Han towards Wang Xiaomi.

But he was quite nice to Mark and was much more lenient than other coaches.

Mark and Wang Xiaomi both met good people in their jobs.

"It will probably be like this in the future. I have a lot more things to do in school now than before. It's not possible for me to come here every day like before."

The main reason is that Mark has a date after get off work in the evening, so it is naturally impossible for him to do the same as when he had a wife.

"Teacher Ma, I heard that you have been promoted to group leader in school, right?"

"Your ears are so sharp?"

Mark's promotion was just a small one, and it was not a transfer at the principal level, so it is not something worth spreading.

The boss still knows about this, which means he is really well-informed.

"After all, it's my alma mater, so I should pay more attention to it."

"That's great. The school has not trained you in vain. I wish all the students in our school could be like you."

What Mark meant, of course, is not that students should learn to be as feminine as their boss, but that they should learn to be as successful as their boss.

The boss’s net worth is actually quite high, almost as much as Mark’s, and he is considered a promising young man.

"Did you finish talking to the boss?"

When Mark comes to the gym, Wang Xiaomi will of course come as well.

"The chat is over."

"What's your relationship with the boss? I see he has to be careful when talking to you?"

Wang Xiaomi said enviously.

Lao Han, the boss, is okay when it comes to actual work, but he's quite bad at talking and threatens people with salary deductions all the time.

If you calculate this way, there are three people in the whole pet shop, and none of them can hide their secrets.

"It's not that I'm being cautious. It's just that the boss is a very particular person. He was my former student, and I respect his status."

"Uncle, you have been teaching for nearly twenty years, and you have many students all over the world."

Wang Xiaomi said admiringly that this girl was really good at providing emotional value to Mark.

"How can this be considered as such? I am a teacher who teaches secondary subjects. What I teach is not what they need to make a living, and it is of no help to them in the college entrance examination. It is not a big contribution."

Fortunately, there are sports students, otherwise teacher Mark would not feel a sense of accomplishment in his work.

This aspect is actually quite important, otherwise Mark's job would be quite worthless and he wouldn't get any emotional feedback.

"No matter what they teach, aren't they all your students? In the past ten years, you should have more students than some retired teachers. You are quite accomplished."

The classes taught by the physical education teacher are at least two or three times as many as those taught by other teachers.

There is really no comparison when it comes to the number of students, it's just bullying.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. If you praise me again, I'll get carried away."

"Then let me tell you something serious. Lao Han, Dai Anfen and I have already agreed that they need to go to work, so there is no need to eat. Let's find a time to go to the bar later."

The three people in the pet shop looked casual, but running a shop was not casual.

Although Lao Han's family is well-off and he can even be considered a second-generation rich, he is also very serious about his career.

It's not just for fun, it's run with great care.

"A bar?"

"You haven't been?"

“I haven’t been there for a long time.”

Mark used to be a good man and he had left places like bars for many years.

When I went there to play, it was just to gain some experience when I was young.

It has never had anything to do with clubbing.

"It's already been decided." Wang Xiaomi said in embarrassment.

"Then go ahead. I'll follow you young people and be younger too."

Wang Xiaomi wants to take Mark ice skating, which is considered to be restrained.

Taking Mark to the bar is a new stimulation for Mark.

"Then let's go on the weekend so we don't play too late and affect your work during the day?"

"Are you afraid of delaying me? Aren't you afraid of delaying yourselves?"

"We're used to it."

"Going to bed late and getting up late is not a good habit. How can a person with such an unhealthy schedule at such a young age?"

Mark couldn't help but said to Wang Xiaomi.

Speaking from experience as someone who has been through it all, all the hard work you put in when you are young will be paid back when you are old, and staying up late does not come without a price.

“I’ve tried my best to change it.”

Wang Xiaomi seems to be very obedient, but it is hard to say whether he will change after listening to her.

Xiaomi, the preaching king, is no different from the students in the preaching school.

Mark just tried his best to say it, whether or not someone listened to it depended on the person who was listening.

"Mark, I'm going to trouble you to pick up Manou again."

Before the weekend, Tian Ye called Mark again.

“Are you so busy starting your own business?”

Mark knew that there were many things to do in starting a business, but he didn’t expect there were so many things to do in the field.

When normal people get off work, they are also busy in the fields.

It was always so sudden every time. Mark was notified to pick people up when school was almost over.

In fact, it disrupted Mark's own plans.

Mark had arrangements on his side, and he had to notify Wang Xiaomi at short notice.

"We're just starting our business now. After this period of time, I won't bother you so much." There was a hint of apology in Tian Ye's voice.

"It's not a problem. Manou is my son after all."

This is what raising a child is like, you are faced with many unexpected events at any time, but Mark did not complain to Tian Ye.

Tian Ye's willingness to take Manou away has saved Mark a lot of trouble.

"After you pick him up, just take him to eat first. I'll go pick him up after I finish my work here."

"Why don't you just let the child live at home? Just do your own thing and don't worry about Manou."

After picking up Manou from the kindergarten, Tian Ye came to pick someone up again, which further delayed Mark's plans.

Originally, I could have taken Manao out to play with Wang Xiaomi, but now I can only go home and wait for Tian Ye to come pick me up. (End of this chapter)