The Club

Chapter 36: Club

Twenty days later.

Su Ming woke up early. After doing a few sets of push-ups and sit-ups, he took a shower and then rushed downstairs.

He arrived at the dining table and wolfed down his breakfast.

"Slow down, don't choke."

Zhao Ning watched Su Ming eat so quickly and reminded him with concern.

"I'm full. I'm going to Teacher Tang's house for tutoring."

Su Ming got up and ran out.

"Sigh, be careful."

Zhao Ning looked at Su Ming, so hardworking and serious, and felt a pang of heartache. If it weren't for the upcoming City Exam, she would have urged him to rest and not overwork himself.

On the wide street, Su Ming ran at a steady pace towards Teacher Tang Yan's house. After exercising during this period, he felt his stamina improving and his weight had decreased slightly.

Most importantly, under the high-pressure tutoring, his grades were rapidly rising, and his knowledge reserve was becoming richer.

Su Ming felt increasingly confident about the upcoming City Exam.

Soon after, Su Ming arrived at Teacher Tang Yan's doorstep. The gate was open.

As he walked in, he heard Minke talking to Teacher Tang with concern.

"Teacher, is there really no way to improve my supplementary subjects?"

"Sigh, Minke, I know your aspirations, but you have to learn to accept reality. Although you are very outstanding, your current situation is not enough to support you in chasing your dreams. On one hand, your overall score is not high enough, and your supplementary subject scores are also not enough. Instead of being distracted, it's better to focus on improving your overall score, and you can still apply to better colleges."

Tang Yan patted Minke's shoulder and advised him.

"Uh..."

Su Ming was slightly taken aback when he heard their conversation. He immediately realized that he had forgotten about the supplementary subjects. This was troublesome.

Minke and Tang Yan heard the commotion and immediately interrupted their conversation, looking at Su Ming who had just walked in.

"Su Ming, so early today?"

"Mm."

Su Ming replied absentmindedly.

"The others haven't arrived yet. You can sit for a while."

Tang Yan instructed Su Ming.

Su Ming walked to a corner and sat down. He picked up his phone and searched for Mecha training pods in the Thirteenth District, hoping to find some information.

However, after searching, he couldn't find any relevant information.

Su Ming shook his head helplessly. It seemed he would have to ask his parents when he got home. They might have a solution.

Afternoon, 4:10 PM.

A taxi stopped in front of his house, and Su Ming got out.

As soon as he returned home, he saw Zhao Ning and Su Yuan, hand in hand, about to go out.

"Father, Mother."

Su Ming greeted them politely.

Seeing Su Ming return, Zhao Ning let go of Su Yuan's hand and walked over, asking dotingly.

"You're back, son? Was it a hard day? Are you hungry? Aunt Hui is already preparing dinner."

Su Ming looked at Zhao Ning, who doted on him, and felt a little emotional. Those who are always favored are forever happy. He then smiled and replied.

"It wasn't hard. After all, the hardship is only for a few more days."

"My dear son, you've really grown up. Study hard, and after the City Exam, I'll take you to buy your favorite limited edition Mecha model!"

Su Yuan came over with a beaming smile, praising him generously.

"Okay, Father. Are you two going out?"

Su Ming steered the conversation back and asked.

"The families of several missing persons from the company have arrived, and we're going to handle it. We'll be back later."

Su Yuan briefly explained to Su Ming.

"Mm, Father, I need your help with something."

Su Ming said quickly upon hearing this.

"Son, just say it. As long as your father can do it, it's no problem."

"It's like this, Father. The school is closed, and I have nowhere to train for Mecha supplementary subjects. Do you have a way to buy one?"

"Uh, this..."

Su Yuan was momentarily speechless.

"Is it very expensive? We can rent one too."

Su Ming asked, seeing Su Yuan's troubled expression, then settling for a secondary option.

"It's not about the money, how much can a simulation training pod cost? The main issue is that it's strictly controlled by others. And we don't have the qualifications to buy one, so it's hard to get one on short notice."

Su Yuan replied, his head throbbing.

Zhao Ning rolled her eyes at Su Yuan and then chided him.

"I told you to be more ambitious normally, and now your son doesn't even have a training machine. If you had worked harder back then and been assigned to the military industry, you would have qualified."

"The military industry is all held by my brothers, how could it possibly be my turn? Honey, you're making things difficult for me."

Su Yuan explained with a bitter smile.

"If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do."

Su Ming said helplessly.

"Son, if you really want one, I'll start working on getting one for you right away."

Su Yuan said dotingly.

"How long will that take?"

Su Ming asked, his eyes lighting up.

"One month, I promise I'll get it within a month."

Su Yuan assured with a smile.

Hearing Su Yuan's words, Su Ming's mood immediately plummeted like a roller coaster. He really wanted to complain that a month was too long.

"Sigh!"

In fact, the reason Su Yuan needed so long to get one was that he didn't dare to call the family. He had caused the family to lose ten Second Generation Machines, and the entire family was in an uproar. His uncles, aunts, elder brother, and elder sister were all furious.

Seeing Su Ming sigh, Zhao Ning quickly said to him.

"Good son, this training pod is really hard to get. But if you really want to practice, there's a club in our Thirteenth District called Charge. This club has Mecha training pods."

"Yeah, how could I forget about this? Only this club in the entire Thirteenth District has them."

Su Yuan suddenly realized.

"That's great, I'll go to this club to practice."

Su Ming said, his eyes shining.

He silently calculated that Teacher Tang Yan's tutoring would basically end around 4 PM. As for Teacher Jiang Yu, it would be at 8 PM at the earliest, so he could use the time difference to practice for a few hours.

"Son, we have to go now, your father and I need to leave quickly!"

Zhao Ning glanced at her watch and then said to Su Ming.

They had to rush out immediately to handle matters at the company and prevent any unforeseen issues. After all, the Old Federation had already dispatched members of the tribunal.

"Okay, take care."

Su Ming bid farewell to Zhao Ning and the others.

Then Zhao Ning and Su Yuan hurriedly left.

Su Ming watched them leave, then picked up his phone to search for the location of the Charge club. He discovered that the club was located in the most prosperous entertainment district of the Thirteenth District, and it was still quite a distance from him.

"Young Master, dinner is ready."

Chen Hui walked over and said respectfully.

"Aunt Hui, I won't be eating dinner. I'm going to the Charge club to train. If Mother and the others return first, please let them know."

Su Ming briefly instructed Chen Hui.