Film and television started from Yan Jiecheng in the Siheyuan

After the city league ended, Mark returned to his previous slacking state.

Although the school team will still arrange training, the frequency will not be as frequent as during the competition period, and it is unlikely to take up Mark's spare time.

Even if Mark is willing, his classmates cannot agree.

There are only a dozen classes left in each week's work.

Each class lasts for forty-five minutes, and the effective class time for each class does not exceed half an hour.

It can be said that Mark has less than ten hours a week to do serious work.

After being busy all the time, Mark suddenly had some free time, and he fell into a state of doing nothing.

When I have free time, I just read the news and drink tea in the office.

When I couldn't sit still any longer, I went to the playground to play various kinds of balls with others.

Mark loves to play basketball, volleyball, table tennis, etc., no matter whether it is a big ball or a small ball.

"Old Sun, what are you doing? Let's play for a while?"

Seeing Lao Sun passing by the playground, Mark passed the ball to him with a ground kick.

"Ouch!" Old Sun covered his chest and howled, "Who plays basketball without looking at the person again?"

"Old Sun, what are you thinking about? Why are you so absent-minded?"

Mark walked towards Lao Sun.

With Mark being the best point guard in the school, he couldn't catch a single ball that hit the ground. It must have been because Mark wasn't concentrating, and it had nothing to do with the quality of the pass.

"Old Ma, why did you hit me with the ball? Even if I'm down and out now, I don't think you'll step on me, right?"

"I wanted to ask you to play with me. I even called you when I passed the ball. I don't know what you were thinking. You couldn't hear me because it was so loud."

Just now, Mark would not have made a mistake even if he passed the ball to Manou.

"You play, I won't be able to play with you anymore."

After grimacing in pain, Old Sun had a bitter face. At first Mark thought that Old Sun was in pain because he was hit by the ball, but now it seems that Old Sun was in pain anyway.

"What's wrong? You've been married for more than 20 years, and your sister-in-law's house rules have suddenly become so strict. Did your sister-in-law find out about your date with a little girl?"

Lao Sun is actually an optimist. Normally, the only person who can make him worry is his wife.

"It's already this late and you're still joking." Old Sun continued to reply with a bitter face.

"Something really happened?"

"I just came out of the principal's office."

Lao Sun is just an ordinary teacher, and it is definitely not a good thing for him to be called by the principal.

"Criticized you?"

"dismiss."

"Why?" After looking at the playground, Mark said, "Let's talk somewhere else."

"what's up?"

Mark dragged Lao Sun to the bar. Mark and Wang Xiaomi had been here many times and were quite familiar with the bar. Lao Sun definitely needed a drink at this time.

This bar has a nice environment, and Mark wanted to take Lao Sun out for a drink, so he brought him here directly.

"The principal told me that some students complained that my oral English was not good and it affected their studies and grades..."

"Forehead……"

Mark was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Mark himself had complained about Lao Sun's plastic accent many times.

"Could it be that your Mary has complained to me? You've been saying that my spoken English is not good recently, and your Mary has heard it and thinks that I really am not good at it.

She played with her phone in class, and I criticized her, and she retaliated against me.”

Old Sun mistook Mark's embarrassment for guilty conscience and suspected Mary.

"How could it be Ma Li? I was just joking in front of you. I never said that your spoken English was bad in front of Ma Li or my students.

Besides, Mary is not the type to tell tales. If she really wanted to take revenge on you, she would just do it directly. There is no such thing as revenge afterwards. She can't wait."

The reason why Ma Li liked Wang Xiaomi so much before was that she admired Wang Xiaomi's decisive character of doing whatever she wanted.

In this aspect, Ma Li's personality is naturally a smaller version of Wang Xiaomi.

"If it's not your daughter, then who do you think it could be?"

"Does it matter who it is? The most important thing now is what should you do now?"

Mark thought carefully and indeed remembered who did it, but it was difficult to tell Lao Sun.

Lu Kuan is Ma Li's best friend, and the two of them have a little affection for each other.

Although I don’t know how the relationship between the two will develop in the future, at least for now Mark can’t betray Lu Kuan.

"What can I do? I have to ask him for an explanation. If he fires me, what about all my hard work and contributions over the years?"

He had no doubt about this, it must be the principal who made Old Sun fired.

"This reason is a bit exaggerated. After all, the college entrance examination does not test oral English."

Lao Sun’s teaching ability is not bad. It is normal for Lao Sun to feel aggrieved when he was fired without affecting the students’ academic performance.

“Is my spoken English really that bad…?”

As soon as they had a disagreement, Lao Sun started speaking English to Mark.

He was swearing like he was cursing someone. I must have been in a very depressed mood. I was attending class peacefully, but suddenly I was fired.

At this time, the high salaries in private schools are far less useful than regular jobs.

"Okay, stop talking. It's no use talking to me. Even if I change my words and praise your good spoken English, you can't go back."

Mark brought Lao Sun here just for the sake of friendship, to help Lao Sun vent his emotions.

Apart from being suddenly laid off, it’s not that miserable for Lao Sun.

In fact, training institutions outside welcome experienced and capable teachers like Lao Sun.

If he thinks more positively and doesn't worry too much, it won't be a problem for Lao Sun to double his income in the future.

"I have trained so many outstanding students, including Tsinghua University and Peking University in China, Cambridge and Harvard in foreign countries. Which of the world's famous universities does not have my students? Have they been hindered by speaking?"

"No delay, no delay, come and have a drink."

Mark doesn't need to take care of Lao Sun's affairs. Just use Ma as a trash can.

Get Old Sun drunk, send him back and hand him over to his wife, and Mark will have nothing to do with it.

"Teacher Ma, Lan Fang has been in a bad mood recently. I plan to take her out to relax?"

After returning home, Mark received a message from Old Zhang.

It should be because Xiaomi was upset that she couldn't find a suitable blind date.

The standards that Wang Lanfang set for Wang Xiaomi are actually quite high.

"Travel?"

"Correct."

"Sure, I'll arrange where you want to go."

"I'm just telling you. I don't mean to ask you to spend money. I'm not going to give you this opportunity."

Old Zhang doesn't have many opportunities to show his courtesy to Wang Lanfang.

Normally, when someone sent her some rice, flour, or vegetables, Wang Lanfang had to pay for it, otherwise she would not accept it.

"Uncle Zhang, you have forgotten the cause and effect again, right? If you don't give me a chance, how can you please Xiaomi's mother again if he can get any results?"

"How about we each take half?" Old Zhang said hesitantly.

"How can this be possible, Uncle Zhang? You have to give young people a chance to show off. When you go out to play, there will be opportunities for you to show off on the way. I will pay for the travel agency fees."

What Mark wanted was to show his financial strength in front of Wang Lanfang.

The cost of a trip has to be shared equally between me and Old Zhang, so there won't be any effect.

"Then you pay Lan Fang's and I'll pay mine."

Just now, it seemed that Old Zhang wanted to share half of Wang Lanfang’s travel expenses with Mark.

"That's not necessary. We are allies now, and we may be one family in the future. It's only right for me to invite you to play for a while. Just think of it as me honoring you on behalf of Xiaomi." "That's so embarrassing."

When Mark said he was doing it for Wang Xiaomi, Old Zhang became very happy.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Let's just make it a deal. When can we meet and decide on a time and place?"

"Tomorrow afternoon. I have to deliver pork in the morning."

The fact that Old Zhang wants to send pork means that Wang Lanfang's meat shop is operating normally.

The business has returned to normal, proving that Wang Lanfang is in good spirits.

"Uncle Zhang, what is Xiaomi's mother's attitude towards me now?"

After class the next day, Mark went to the vegetable market to see Old Zhang.

"No attitude, she thought you two had broken up." Old Zhang said easily.

"Does she trust you so much, without any doubt, that Xiaomi and I are still in contact?"

Mark always thought that Wang Lanfang was Mark and Wang Xiaomi were still in love.

I have been helping Xiaomi arrange blind dates in order to find someone to compete with Mark.

Unexpectedly, there was no doubt at all. Mark thought too much about Wang Lanfang.

"If he doesn't trust me, who else can he trust?"

Old Zhang seems to be in a good mood.

Old Zhang actually likes something about the Wang family.

If the Wang family is completely fine, there is no need for Old Zhang to exist.

Now that Wang Lanfang is very annoyed, Old Zhang can follow Wang Lanfang closely and act as her military advisor and lackey.

Even if two people working together can't do much, one person alone can accomplish even less.

Wang Lanfang really trusts Old Zhang, otherwise she wouldn't have completely ignored investigating Dr. Zhang before.

"Uncle Zhang, you can't let Xiaomi's mother believe that. You should at least give her a hint."

What Mark wanted was for Wang Lanfang to adapt to Mark's existence, not to pretend that Mark didn't exist.

"What do you say?"

"Let's talk about it after you guys get out. Just say that Xiaomi seems to be fine after the breakup, and you doubt that we are still continuing."

"Then I have to choose the right time to tell her, otherwise she might turn back halfway."

"We'll act accordingly. I'll help you here." Still need remote control: "Let's go, let's do the business first."

The two went to the travel agency, and Mark booked a seven-day luxury domestic tour for them.

It was because it was too unsafe for two people to go abroad, otherwise Mark would have wanted to send them away.

"Second Uncle, you are at my house today, let me cook."

Since Wang Lanfang is traveling, there will naturally be no problem for Mark to visit Lao Wang's house again.

Generally speaking, Mark would not date Wang Xiaomi at home, partly because there were other people at both of their homes and there was nothing private.

But the most important thing is that home is a place to rest, it’s not as fun as being outside.

This time Mark came over with other purposes.

"Can it be done?"

Mark was somewhat skeptical about Wang Xiaomi's cooking skills.

No matter how bad the boiled food tastes, Mark can eat it.

But when conditions allow, Mark is quite picky.

"Uncle, you don't believe me?" Wang Xiaomi looked like she was about to get sad. "I have cooked before, I am not a novice in cooking."

"Okay, let's eat at home today."

"Shall we go buy groceries first?"

"To the market where your family has a shop?"

"Yes, we'll see each other sooner or later."

Wang Xiaomi obviously understood Mark's concerns, as there were many acquaintances of Wang Xiaomi and her daughter in the vegetable market.

"Xiaomi, who is this?"

"My boyfriend, Mark."

"Xiaomi, you brought your boyfriend back."

"Yes, buy some food and go home to cook."

"Xiaomi, you already have a boyfriend, why haven't you ever heard your mother talk about him?"

"That's something I haven't had time to tell you yet."

The vegetable market is quite large, although I don’t recognize many of the people there.

But Wang Xiaomi must be familiar with the stalls that are close to Xiaomi’s store.

The vegetable market is very big, but Wang Xiaomi only buys vegetables from people she knows.

It can't be that it's just to get a bargain for acquaintances, nor is it necessarily cheap. It's obviously a deliberate declaration.

"Xiaomi, if you do this, your mother will come back and will be hostile to you again."

Mark felt that if the situation was not handled properly, Wang Lanfang would have to lock Wang Xiaomi up again.

"Uncle, I don't want to do this anymore. We haven't played together for a long time." Actually, we didn't see each other very often. We could see each other at noon and in the afternoon after get off work. It's just that we had less time to hang out in shopping malls and bars:
"This time it's not my mom who is not done with me. If she still can't figure it out and doesn't agree with us, this time it's me who is not done with her. What right does she have to interfere with my love?"

"No, Xiaomi, don't be impulsive. I can handle your mother."

Wang Xiaomi was obviously getting anxious again, so Mark had to comfort her.

If Wang Xiaomi wanted to add fuel to the fire, she would immediately break up with Wang Lanfang.

Mark is not a little yellow-haired boy, so he naturally would not choose to do this.

"How do you manage that?"

"Send a sugar-coated bullet to your mother and tell her that I have the ability to give you a good life."

“?” Wang Xiaomi didn’t quite understand.

"Why do you think I came to your house today?"

"Aren't you here to see me?"

"It's to find you, but it's also to see what you need?"

"Do you see what my family lacks? My family lacks nothing."

"I'll tell you about this after dinner."

After dinner, Mark took Wang Xiaomi to the furniture market again.

"Uncle, are you really going to replace all our furniture and appliances?"

"Not really. I just replaced the things that are convenient to replace. It's just that I don't have enough time. Otherwise, I would really like to help you redecorate your house."

There was no time to customize some things, so Mark just replaced the furniture that was easier to replace.

Mainly speaking, it is to replace the home appliances.

As for the problem of inconsistent style, I can wait until I deal with Wang Lanfang and then help with the overall decoration.

"Uncle, this will cost a lot of money."

Wang Xiaomi actually went to a furniture store with Mark once when they were buying furniture for Mark's new house.

"If you're not willing to spend money, how can your mother believe that I can let you live a good life?"

"Second Uncle, is this your gift for marrying me?"

"How can you think so far? Do you think I can marry you just for this? You have such low expectations."

"I didn't ask for it in the first place. It's not easy for you to make money, and in order to make more money, you have to work part-time at the gym."

"Working part-time at the gym is my hobby. I'm not that short of money, so it's no problem for me to pay this amount. If I don't give a penny, I'm afraid your mother will say I'm a liar. What I want is for your mother to not recognize her own home when she comes back." (End of this chapter)