Cultivation Department Shura Field

Chapter 39 Secret Fragrance
This billiards hall is opened by Shen Lan's father.

As the boss's daughter, Shen Lan sometimes has to be responsible for looking after the store.But this is working for the family, and you don’t need to be paid.She could collect money while sitting at the counter, but the system clearly marked how much she should charge, so she couldn't get even a penny out of it.

Shen Lan can only keep the money she earns from being a coach in her own pocket, as long as she doesn't tell her father or let him know about it.

"I even put that sign in the corner," Shen Lan sighed, "You have very sharp eyes, you can see all this."

The sign she calls is the coach price bulletin board in the billiards hall.

Xu Zhe: "It means you didn't place it close enough to the side. And if you put the sign next to the wall and then turn it so that the side with the words faces the wall, no one will really be able to see it."

Shen Lan: "That's too obvious. If my dad comes back suddenly, I can't explain it. As it is now, at least it can be said that the original position of the sign is blocking the road, so it was placed to the side."

Xu Zhe glanced at the bulletin board again.In addition to the prices for beginner, intermediate and advanced coaches, there are also contact information above.If customers want to hire a coach, they should call the number on the sign.

"Is that your dad's cell phone number?" he asked.

Shen Lan nodded: "Yes. So let's talk about it, can you afford the coaching fee?"

"of course can."

Xu Zhe usually has nothing to spend money on, but the outsourcing remuneration for the first two months has been received, so he now has nearly 2000 yuan in his bank card.He also had dozens of dollars in change.

And after witnessing how this short-haired girl crushed Gao Xuefei, he also became slightly interested in billiards.Perhaps due to the change in mentality brought about by rebirth, Xu Zhe found that he could easily become interested now.

So the next hour was spent in one-on-one teaching.

Only ten minutes had passed, and Gao Xuefei couldn't bear the loneliness anymore.He came over to look at the teaching scene and said, "You guys can play slowly, I have to leave."

Xu Zhe: "Okay, goodbye."

Gao Xuefei: "When you learn how to do it, can you play two shots with me next time?"

Xu Zhe: "No problem."

Then Gao Xuefei left the billiard hall.

Shen Lan glanced at the tall man's back and asked, "Is he your friend?"

Xu Zhe was still lying on the table: "Classmates."

Shen Lan was slightly surprised: "Classmate? I thought he was at least several years older than you."

Xu Zhe: "Actually, we are all in the first year of junior high school."

Shen Lan: "Then she's two grades younger than me... I'll call you sister, that's right."

Xu Zhe smiled, but did not raise his head to look at her. Instead, he focused on the direction where the club was aimed.Now, he has a little bit of a grasp on how to hit the shot.

In this way, several more 10 minutes passed.

When the hour of the appointment was over, Xu Zhe paid 30 yuan.

Shen Lan reminded: "There are still table fees."

Xu Zhe added another ten yuan.

Shen Lan suddenly smiled: "Your talent is very good, come again next time! I promise, it won't be long before you can beat up that classmate of yours."

Xu Zhe also smiled and was noncommittal.

But before turning around and leaving, he mentioned another topic: "Are you going to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad?"

Shen Lan was startled for a moment, and then said: "Yes, this will give you an advantage when you go to high school, as long as you can get some grades."

Xu Zhe nodded, said "goodbye" and turned around to leave.

The first acquaintance with Shen Lan was just like this, nothing special at all - he didn't know this short-haired girl before his rebirth, and naturally it was impossible to know her subsequent development.Although they had a full hour together, both of them focused on billiards, one busy teaching and the other busy learning.

When Xu Zhe walked out of the billiard hall, he couldn't help but tremble.It was quite warm inside just now, but it was very cold outside.After all, it is January, when the weather is freezing.

He walked towards home.

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Xu Zhe felt that he might have been so absorbed in the new experience of billiards today that he had forgotten an obvious question.That's the lingering smell of smoke in the pool hall.

So he was called by his father to stand in the living room.The two parents were sitting on the sofa behind the coffee table, looking at him seriously.

"Have you smoked?" Father Xu Guowei asked.

Xu Zhe shook his head: "I don't like that thing. I won't smoke even if you ask me to."

Mother Zeng Jing immediately asked: "Then why do you smell so strongly of cigarette smoke?"

Xu Zhe hesitated for less than a second before deciding to tell the truth: "Because a classmate in our class invited me to play billiards. There is a smell of smoke in the billiard hall."

The parents looked at each other, their faces still a little gloomy.

Xu Guowei asked again: "Who is in your class? What is his name? What kind of person is he?"

"Of course he is a bad boy," Xu Zhe spread his hands, "He is the kind of class bully. But his attitude towards me is okay. If we meet him outside school, he will invite me to play billiards."

Zeng Jing: "The billiard hall is not a good place..."

Xu Guowei: "It's okay if you don't smoke..."

The two parents spoke almost at the same time, but they came up with different opinions.

Zeng Jing stared at her husband.

And Xu Guowei waved to his son: "Come here, come closer and let us smell it."

Xu Zhe took a step forward: "How do you smell it?"

"Open your mouth and breathe out."

Xu Zhe followed his father's request and blew a breath.

Then Xu Guowei's face softened a little: "Fortunately, you didn't smoke, but your clothes were stained with the smell of cigarette smoke."

Zeng Jing's eyes widened: "What a good thing! A billiard hall is not a place where middle school students should go!"

Xu Guowei: "It's better to play billiards than to smoke, right?"

Zeng Jing took a few deep breaths, but didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this time, Xu Zhe knew it was time for him to speak.

So he said: "First of all, I have no interest in smoking. Secondly, you don't have to worry about my classmates leading me astray. I have things I want to do. You can tell by looking at my test scores. Others can't influence me at all."

Xu Zhe's tone was very firm, making it difficult for Xu Guowei and Zeng Jing to refute and question him.

Then think of the surprises this child has experienced since entering junior high school, from the bus that was supposed to lose control and fall off a cliff, to the spontaneous actions to study, especially the monthly and mid-term exams where he ranked first in the class and among the top five in the grade. This kind of ranking... As a parent, I am really embarrassed to question it anymore.

So Xu Guowei said: "Okay, the results should come down in a few days. Let's let the results speak for themselves. If you can maintain such results, I can go to the billiard hall to play with you."

Zeng Jing secretly tugged at the corner of her husband's clothes, but Xu Guowei's words had already been spoken, and they were firm, with no intention of changing his words.

Xu Zhe smiled and said, "It's a deal."

For him, being able to play pool is just an add-on.Winning more freedom of movement from parents is the key.

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(End of this chapter)