Children's Day

Workers' Stadium is how the older generation calls it; those born in the 2000s will more likely call it Junsha City Sports Center.

Planned in 1950 and completed in 1952, it has been renovated and expanded many times since then. Now, in terms of venue size, it is one of the largest stadiums in the country. The surrounding running track is a 400-meter circular synthetic track. If it is not for competition standards and only the outermost track is run, it is of course more than 400 meters.

Liu Yuewang and Professor Ling exchanged glances. Although they were not lazy people who did not like physical labor, exercise, or fitness, as professional women, their usual fitness and exercise were gentle and elegant, focusing on shaping and slimming, rather than sweating profusely.

At most, they would jog for a short while in the neighborhood or on campus, but now Liu Chang'an seems to think that it would be best if they ran until they were out of breath.

"Are you going to run or not? If you don't run, I'm not going to help you anymore," Liu Chang'an said.

This attitude is absolutely appalling! When has Liu Yuewang ever been treated like this? Most of the time, even when she needs something from someone, they are all smiles and cheerful.

"Fine, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head." Liu Yuewang glared at Liu Chang'an, thinking that once she recovered, he could come back to her house and see if he would still be able to drink the tea she brewed herself.

Liu Yuewang was still staring blankly when Professor Ling started running. Although she felt she might be exhausted, her body felt younger, and she wanted to experience that youthful energy again and challenge herself with something she hadn't done in a long time. Just as Liu Chang'an said, this was a memory of youth. Who wasn't driven to run laps by military training instructors, PE teachers, or homeroom teachers when they were in school?

Watching Professor Ling's retreating figure, she waved to Liu Yuewang as she ran. Liu Yuewang looked at her shoelaces and realized they weren't tied properly. So she squatted down to tie them, thinking she could dawdle a little longer.

"Everyone else has already run half a lap, and you're still tying your shoelaces?" If Liu Chang'an were a PE teacher, he would have already put down his pointer.

In the past, physical education teachers sometimes couldn't directly hit disobedient girls; the pointer was used to whip them. If it was a male student, they would just slap him across the face. But nowadays, students are all pampered and can't be hit.

"My shoelaces are long and a bit tangled, so I easily trip and fall when I run." Liu Yuewang tied a very neat knot before standing up and smoothing her hair.

"You look a lot like An Nuan, but An Nuan and you have completely different personalities," Liu Chang'an commented calmly.

"What do you mean I look a lot like An Nuan? It's An Nuan who looks a lot like me; she's my daughter." Liu Yuewang was somewhat annoyed by his meaning. He still remembered An Nuan, after all. Seeing an object evokes memories of a person, especially someone almost identical? Looking at her face, couldn't he at least soften his tone a little?

"Run!" Liu Chang'an frowned and shouted as he saw her fiddling with her hair again.

Liu Yuewang was startled, feeling like he was about to hit her. Just then, Professor Ling had already finished his run and was almost there, so Liu Yuewang slowly ran over to meet Professor Ling.

"You're really good at dawdling. Aren't you afraid the effect won't be good later?" Professor Ling said to Liu Yuewang.

"This Liu Chang'an doesn't give An Nuan any face at all. He's so mean to me. Is this how you treat an elder?" Liu Yuewang complained.

"You're used to men smiling at you all the time, like they have chrysanthemums on their faces. You can't treat him like an ordinary man; he's not one of those guys who have feelings for you. I think his serious attitude means he's genuinely thinking about us, so what are you complaining about?" Professor Ling calmed her breathing and advised.

"That's true. But when Zhizhi finds a boyfriend in the future, he'll find fault with you in every way. Let's see how you feel then."

"How can this be the same thing? Just cooperate and don't cause any trouble. Don't expect him to be gentle and coaxing you. He's An Nuan's boyfriend, not yours."

"Hey... what are you saying, Old Ling? I'll beat you to a pulp..."

"You're even talking like An Nuan..."

The two women ran off laughing and joking, finding it not as difficult as they had imagined.

One lap...

Two laps...

Five laps...

Their pace had slowed, and their voices were weak and feeble. The two reached Liu Chang'an and, panting, asked, "How much longer... how much longer?"

"I kept running without telling them to stop." Liu Chang'an waved his hand, signaling them to continue.

"I can't run anymore," Liu Yuewang said, suggesting she take a break.

"Rest means all that running was for nothing, we have to start over."

Upon hearing this, Professor Ling quickly pulled Liu Yuewang along, and the two staggered back onto the track.

Feeling a bit hungry for some sunflower seeds, Liu Chang'an headed towards the store.

Liu Chang'an bought two bottles of Laoshan White Flower Snake Grass Water, a packet of MSG, ginger juice, a bottle of tonic water, and a packet of refreshing mints.

Cool mints are a type of candy packaged in black and green plastic. They taste cool and refreshing with a very strong mint flavor that is quite stimulating to the mouth. People born in the 1980s and 90s are more likely to remember them.

Laoshan White Flower Snake Grass Water comes in a glass bottle. After opening the bottle cap, Liu Chang'an carefully tore off the outer packaging and then mixed all the ingredients he had bought together.

In the end, it turned into two bottles of yellowish, turbid, unidentified liquid.

Liu Chang'an took a bite.

It really tastes awful.

Liu Chang'an stood there expressionlessly for a while, trying to get rid of the strange feeling in his mouth. He looked at the two bottles of liquid, then walked over to the two professors who were too exhausted to run anymore and were sitting on the ground against the wall.

"Drink this. It's a special herbal concoction I made. The main ingredients are all-natural, with some mint and ginger to make it less unpleasant to drink. As you know, most Chinese herbal medicines don't taste good; the more unpleasant they taste, the more effectively they can neutralize the excessive cell activity you've mentioned." Liu Chang'an handed it over.

Liu Yuewang and Professor Ling looked at the two strange bottles of "Chinese medicine," brought them to their noses, and smelled them. The smell was a bit strong, but it was just the slightly pungent smell of mint and ginger; there were no other strange odors.

Professor Ling took a sip, and the complex, indescribable sensation that had just entered her mouth caused her to open her mouth and spit it all out, spraying it two meters away.

"I knew it would taste awful," Liu Yuewang said, still shaken. She was glad she hadn't grabbed it and drunk it.

"Professor Ling can drink half, but Professor Liu must finish it all." Liu Chang'an knew that Professor Ling was relatively rational, while Liu Yuewang was the one who most needed to learn a lesson.

"This is awful!" Professor Ling's eyebrows, eyes, and nose all scrunched up. He had never tasted anything so bad before. Even traditional Chinese medicine, he could force himself to gulp it down.

But this stuff, as soon as your tongue touches even a little bit, the taste comes out immediately, and your whole body is caught in that uncontrollable nerve reaction, and you may feel nauseous, have spasms, or even have convulsions.

"Is it really that bad?" Liu Yuewang hesitated for a moment, but decided to try a little bit first.

Liu Yuewang looked at Liu Chang'an and spat it out.

Liu Chang'an was prepared and immediately dodged, catching the bottle that Liu Yuewang had dropped.

Whether she deliberately dropped the bottle or did it unintentionally, Liu Chang'an took the bottle and handed it to Liu Yuewang.

Liu Yuewang looked at Liu Chang'an with a worried expression. The bottle was about to fall, why did he have to be so quick?

"Are you a child? Do I have to outwit you to drink medicine?" Liu Chang'an could tell that she hadn't said much and started drinking it right away, just to pretend she couldn't take it and accidentally dropped the bottle.

"Drink it, drink it." Professor Ling pinched his nose, closed his eyes, and with the determination to die, drank half the bottle in one gulp.

After finishing the drink, Professor Ling threw away the bottle. Just moments ago he seemed unable to run anymore, but now he sprinted towards the store at breakneck speed.

"Your turn," Liu Chang'an said, looking at Liu Yuewang.

"I'd rather die than drink it," Liu Yuewang said fiercely, having already tasted it.

Liu Chang'an pinched her cheeks and helped her drink most of the bottle, not finishing it all. After all, he was a gentle and considerate man who cared for women.

Liu Yuewang originally intended to resist even at the cost of her life, but it was now too late. Why did her throat involuntarily swallow when he pinched her cheeks and poked her neck with his fingers?

"You... you... if you ever come to my house again, I will definitely poison your tea!" Liu Yuewang said angrily, wiping her lips.

"If you can poison me to death, then you're really something." Liu Chang'an had no objections and fully supported her approach.

Liu Yuewang covered her mouth in surprise. Oh no, she had only been thinking to herself, how did she say it out loud? She was doomed, he would definitely be on guard... This person was too difficult to deal with. It turned out that the sleeping potion she used, made from ivy root powder, was ineffective against him.

Forget it, he's torturing himself like this. Once I regain my status and authority An Nuan's mother, I can give him a taste of his own medicine.

If I can't handle you, can't I handle your girlfriend?

At this moment, Professor Ling came over, bringing Liu Yuewang a bottle of water.

Like a traveler finding an oasis in the desert, Liu Yuewang struggled out of her near-death state, rinsed her mouth with water, drank some, and cleaned away the taste she never wanted to taste again in her life.

"Let's go to Baolong Center."

Liu Yuewang and Professor Ling returned to the car. Liu Chang'an sat in the back, and Liu Yuewang rested for a while before she was able to drive again.

The car stopped near Baolong Center. Liu Chang'an got out first. Professor Ling seemed to have realized what was happening this time and didn't hide his face completely. Liu Yuewang was still wearing big glasses and had a mask covering his mouth and face.

As soon as he stepped out, Liu Chang'an saw a fairy, a child, and a dog.

When Zhou Dongdong saw Liu Chang'an, she skipped over with her little schoolbag on her back. Lu Si'en let out a "woof" as it was being led by its original owner Zhu Juntang.

"How did you two end up together?" Liu Chang'an asked.

"Today is Children's Day! Fairy Sister said she's a child too and wants to celebrate with me," Zhou Dongdong said, turning around and pointing at Zhu Juntang.

"She's mentally challenged, so she can celebrate Children's Day." Liu Chang'an nodded in agreement, acknowledging Zhu Juntang's right to celebrate Children's Day, but he found it a little hard to understand. "It's winter now, Children's Day is still six months away, what kind of Children's Day are you celebrating?"

"Because I'm a child! Children can celebrate Children's Day when they want gifts." Zhou Dongdong certainly had her own reasons, and they were quite valid.

"I see." Liu Chang'an understood.

Zhu Juntang led Lu Si'en over. Liu Yuewang was a little scared when she saw such a big dog, so she pulled Professor Ling and stood timidly behind Liu Chang'an.

"Who is she?" Zhu Juntang didn't care at all about Liu Chang'an's comments about her being mentally disabled. She didn't even care about being treated like a sheep, let alone that mentally disabled children were still human. She only focused on the extremely tall and beautiful girl behind Liu Chang'an. Although her face was hidden completely, the fair skin on her neck, the flowing and smooth texture of her hair, and the cuteness revealed in the details of her movements made it hard to believe that she would have an ugly face if she took off her glasses and mask.

There's certainly a possibility that someone might be hiding an unattractive face, but the chances are slim.

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Thank you to SeeminglyBadGuy111 for gifting Zhou Dongdong 100,000 Qidian Coins, which increased Zhou Dongdong's Star Value by 10,000. I am very grateful.

On Children's Day, Zhou Dongdong is asking for some Star Points and some heart emojis!