Film and television started from Yan Jiecheng in the Siheyuan

"Student Jin Zhuangzhuang, do you really want to join the school basketball team?"

After Mrs. Jin left, Mark looked at Jin Zhuangzhuang and asked.

"Teacher Ma, I wanted to join on my own."

Jin Zhuangzhuang's answer did not seem forced.

"Can you tell me why? How did you suddenly come up with this idea? I don't remember you coming to participate in the school team selection?"

Some time ago, this little fat guy was habitually playing badly, but suddenly he became active. There must be some reason.

If you are really a basketball fan, you will definitely participate in the basketball team selection.

Jin Zhuangzhuang was unwilling to play basketball during physical education class, which was a very abrupt change.

"Teacher Ma, can you not say it?" The little fat boy looked at Mark with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Of course you can. But if you don't give me a good reason, I really can't let you join the basketball team. The others have been selected through layers of selection. What will the other students think of you being added in so abruptly? Are you making a fool of the selection system?"

Although whether a student can join the school team is a matter of Mark's words, they cannot be admitted easily, otherwise the school team will be overstaffed.

“My dream is to be a professional basketball player.”

Jin Zhuangzhuang thought for a long time and finally came up with an empty slogan.

"What are you talking about? Professional athletes don't start training at this age. They all start practicing basic skills when they are five or six years old. If you really have this idea, I advise you to give up immediately. This is not a dream. You are just daydreaming."

Mark scolded Jin Zhuangzhuang, saying that this kind of false and empty reasons were obviously misleading.

I started playing basketball when I was fifteen or sixteen, and I wanted to become a professional.

First of all, you need to have historical talent, and then you need to have been engaged in other types of sports since childhood, and maintain and exercise your basic physical qualities.

Jin Zhuangzhuang is so lazy that he has turned himself into a little fat man. Even a fool can see that Jin Zhuangzhuang has nothing to do with these two points.

"Mr. Ma, I really want to join the basketball team."

"Then I'll give you a chance to reorganize your words."

"The most popular thing in school right now is the basketball team. Many people like it... so I want to join in..."

"Okay, I know what you mean. The teacher still has to say something unpleasant. With your basketball foundation, even if you are allowed to join the basketball team as an exception, you will not be able to compete with others and play in the game.

But during training, the main players and substitutes have the same amount of training, or even more. You should take a good look at how they train and think carefully about whether you want to join them or not.”

Although Jin Zhuangzhuang explained it haltingly.

But Mark still figured out Jin Zhuangzhuang's original intention. Regardless of age, men are most likely to change because of women.

Mark has also been a student and knows how attractive playing basketball is to female classmates, especially when the basketball team performs well in games.

Jin Zhuangzhuang wanted to join the basketball team because he wanted to take advantage of the team's good performance and attract the attention of some female classmates.

It's human nature, but Mark still politely rejected Jin Zhuangzhuang. There were too many classmates who had the same idea as Jin Zhuangzhuang, and this reason was not enough for Mark to make an exception.

"Teacher Ma, how was your conversation with Zhuangzhuang? When can our Zhuangzhuang join the basketball team for training?"

She just went to the school supermarket to buy a few bottles of water. Mrs. Jin came back quickly, and after stuffing the water into Mark's hand, she asked anxiously.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Jin, I don't think Zhuangzhuang is ready to join the basketball team yet. If you really want him to join, you can let Zhuangzhuang work harder this year and then participate in the collective selection for the school team next year."

Mark glanced at Jin Zhuangzhuang, who remained silent when he heard about the difficulties, and replied to Mrs. Jin.

"Why?"

"Let me be frank. Jin Zhuangzhuang has little exposure to basketball. Even if he joins the school team, he can't participate in the competition. So it's meaningless for him to join the basketball team but can't even keep up with the training."

"Teacher Ma, Zhuangzhuang's foundation is not very good. Can't we give him more tutoring? Teacher Ma, please give Zhuangzhuang more guidance. We will calculate the tutoring fee the same way as for other subjects."

Mrs. Jin started to throw money around, and it was obvious that she was a wealthy person.

In fact, this woman is really rich, so a few small goals are no problem.

"Mrs. Jin, you can see that the school team has a lot of games and training now, and I don't have much time. It's not that I don't want to teach Zhuangzhuang, but I really don't have the spare time. If you want to help Zhuangzhuang improve his basketball basics, you can find a professional training institution outside, which is just as good."

Mark is very satisfied with his current situation and is not planning to add any extra work to himself.

"Teacher Ma, I don't understand these either. Let me treat you to a meal and we can talk about them in detail."

Mrs. Jin looked at Mark with burning eyes and invited him.

"No need for meals. I don't understand these things. I'm just a physical education teacher in school. How can I understand those things outside of school?"

Normally, teachers of main subjects would be invited to dinner by parents as a way to build relationships with them, but I didn’t expect such a thing to happen to Mark.

"It's okay to have a meal. At least you work in this field. You know more than a woman like me. Give us a chance to consult you."

Mrs. Jin reached out and tried to pull Mark.

"If you really want to know more about this, you should ask Zhuangzhuang to ask other classmates, or ask other parents. Some of them are attending training outside and know more about these related matters."

Mark hid away. The more they talked, the clearer Mark saw.

Jin Zhuangzhuang doesn't seem to be so determined about whether to join the basketball team.

But Mrs. Jin was very insistent on having more contact with Mark.

Even if you are a middle-aged man, you must protect yourself when you go out.

Ever since the news of Mark's divorce spread, women everywhere have been eyeing him.

Even if Mark already has a girlfriend, it doesn't affect other women from thinking about him.

In the eyes of others, Mark and Wang Xiaomi are a couple that is unreliable and won’t last long, and they will break up after playing together for a while.

So many middle-aged women still think they have a chance even if they see that Mark has a girlfriend.

"Uncle, we are having a class reunion in a few days, do you want to join us?"

In order to avoid being harassed by too many people, Mark did not pick up Wang Xiaomi for several days.

They all asked Wang Xiaomi to wait for Mark at the school gate, and let Wang Xiaomi show up for a while, hoping that others would give up.

"I don't need to go with you to the class reunion. You young people are not good at eating and playing. It's not suitable for me to go with you."

Mark brought Wang Xiaomi to a friend's party as a way of showing off.

But when Wang Xiaomi took Mark to meet his friends, she basically received no positive feedback and gained no emotional value.

Whether Mark is handsome or not, whether he is a good person or not, whether he is rich or not, unless it reaches a certain level, it cannot offset the age gap.

"How can it be bad? They are all very nice people."

Mark didn't quite believe what Wang Xiaomi said. In Wang Xiaomi's eyes, there were basically no bad people.

"He must be a good person, but that may not be true for me."

If he is really a good person, just like the two people in the pet shop, and really treats Wang Xiaomi as his own, it is impossible for him to look favorably upon Mark.

"What's wrong."

"Have you forgotten how the old Sun's wife was so weird when you went to the party with me? If I go to the party with you, the words I hear will only be worse."

"No, they all want to see you."

"Have you told anyone about us?"

While Mark was promoting Wang Xiaomi to his friends, Wang Xiaomi was not idle either.

"I said it, we are in love openly, can't we say it?"

"I didn't say you can't say it, but even if you say it, you may not get all blessings." In fact, what Mark wanted to say was that he might not get any blessings.

"You are just a little older than me. My classmates can accept it. They won't be treated the same as your colleagues' families."

“Are all you young people so open-minded now?”

Mark still has doubts.

"How about going? Do you want to go? Our party is student-themed this time, and everyone will wear student uniforms. Do you want to try?"

"I'm in school every day. Haven't you seen enough of student uniforms? Why do you wear them yourself? I won't wear them." Mark shook his head.

"Then next time, when the subject changes, will you go?"

People who play with Wang Xiaomi do share the same hobby, which is cosplay.

"What are the themes?"

"There are pajamas, games, anime, movies, all kinds of themes."

"Then I'll go with you when you have a teacher on some subject." Mark said jokingly.

Since Wang Xiaomi invited him so many times, Mark couldn't refuse so completely and didn't say anything final.

Mark will definitely meet Wang Xiaomi's classmates and friends sooner or later.

But when you meet someone, try to find a time when your outfit isn't so awkward.

"Uncle, this is a good idea. I'll propose it to them when we meet."

"…"mark.

"Mr. Ma, our beauty salon is about to open, do you want to come and join us?"

This is the message Fang Yuan sent to Mark.

The two of them have some contact now and then, and it is Fang Yuan who contacts Mark.

Sometimes we talk about investment, but occasionally we just chat.

After knowing that Mark was rich, Fang Yuan's attitude towards Mark changed a lot.

Fang Yuan thought Mark was useless when he had no money, but after he became rich, Mark's previous "problems" were all considered plus points.

It is a very common criterion for judging people in modern times.

"Once you open the business, run it well and show some respect for the hard work of my investors."

"Since it's your hard-earned money, why don't you come and see where your hard-earned money has been spent?"

"Send me a location."

Mark thought for a moment and replied to Fang Yuan.

Whether or not to go requires some thought, but knowing where the address is is not redundant.

"Mark, the beauty salon is about to open, and I have a lot of things to do. Can you take care of Manao for two days?"

Just after replying to Fang Yuan's message, Mark received another message from Tian Ye.

"I'll get back to you later."

Mark gets off work later than the kindergarten recently, so taking care of the child is not a problem, but picking him up from school is a bit difficult.

If Mark wants to get Manou back, he needs Mary's help, and this requires Mary's consent.

When Tian Ye was working at the hotel, Mark didn't need to worry about Manjue's affairs.

After not going to work, Tian Ye had difficulty taking care of Manou.

Facts have proved that only when there is stability can we take better care of our family.

"Leave the agate to me."

After Mark finished class with Ma Li, he asked her. Mark replied to Ma Li first, and then to Fang Yuan:
"I won't be there for your grand opening, but I sent you a flower basket to wish you a prosperous grand opening. Please take care to receive it."

Mark specifically reminded Fang Yuan because he thought these two people didn't have many business friends.

In order to make the opening ceremony more prosperous and to promote the business, Mark ordered some more flowers for the two people.

"Lily, I'm back. Did you get Manayu back?"

When Mark got home, the first thing he did was to check if his two children had returned.

"I got the agate back!"

Then Ling Mingyu came out from the kitchen with a gloomy face.

"Mom, why are you here?" Mark greeted politely.

Although he had many opinions about the old lady, the two of them did not live together and had little contact, so Mark was willing to maintain a face relationship.

"How dare you ask, why am I here?"

Ling Mingyu scolded Mark.

"What's wrong? Why are you angry for no reason?"

Mark was a little confused. Mark hadn't appeared in front of Ling Mingyu for some time.

Ma Li was also sent back to the courtyard every now and then to check on the old lady.

He thought he had done a good job and didn't know where Ling Mingyu's anger came from.

"Grandma, didn't my dad send me to pick up Manou? My dad didn't ignore Manou."

Then Mary came out of the bedroom and advised Ling Mingyu, also reminding Mark.

"Lily, wasn't it you who took on the agate today?"

Seeing Mary come out, Mark asked Mary.

"When I went to pick him up, Manou had already been taken away by your grandmother. I chased him to your grandmother's house and brought him back. Then your grandmother came back with us."

Mary explained to Mark what had happened.

Ling Mingyu has free time all day long, so when she wants to pick up the children, she can naturally go earlier than Ma Li.

Ling Mingyu is the kind of parent who will wait at the kindergarten gate before it is time to pick up his child.

"Why did you suddenly think of picking up Manou today? Why didn't you tell me before you picked her up?"

After hearing this, Mark also became a little angry.

Even if the old lady hasn't seen her grandson for a long time.

I want to meet Manou, but it is too much to secretly go to the kindergarten to pick her up.

This can easily cause confusion, and if the school teacher doesn't remember, they may easily think that the child is lost.

"What am I telling you? Tian Ye asked me to pick up Manou."

Ling Mingyu said with full confidence.

With Tian Ye speaking, Ling Mingyu has always ignored Mark's opinion.

"Tian Ye told me to take care of Manou for a few days, why did I ask you to pick up the child again?"

"What else could it be? Of course it's because you don't care about your son." (End of this chapter)