"Sister-in-law, no need to trouble yourself. I can handle finding a wife on my own. I have to find someone I like."
Jing Fengqin smiled. "All right. Now that you've slimmed down, you not only look much more spirited, but you even seem more confident when you speak. When you get a girlfriend, bring her home for a meal and let your sister-in-law check her out for you."
Zhang Shuai then took six thousand yuan from his pocket and handed it to Jing Fengqin. "Sister-in-law, here's six thousand yuan. When Brother Qiang comes back, give it to him. This is what I borrowed from him before."
Jing Fengqin froze for a moment and did not take it. "Zhang Shuai, you're having a hard time too. There's no need to rush to repay what you owe Wang Qiang. Wait until things are easier for you. It's fine!"
"Sister-in-law, take it! I don't need it for now anyway. You, Brother Qiang, and the child all have big household expenses and plenty of places to spend money. I have money on hand right now, so I need to pay it back quickly. If I don't, I'm afraid I'll spend it all with my extravagant ways. If you borrow and repay, borrowing again won't be hard. When I run into difficulties someday, I'll ask you two for help again. When that time comes, you can't refuse to help me."
Hearing Zhang Shuai say this, Jing Fengqin accepted the money. "Don't worry. If you have any difficulties in the future, come to our home. As long as we can help, we definitely will. Zhang Shuai, sit in the living room for a while. I'm going to cook."
Jing Fengqin went into the kitchen to cook, while Zhang Shuai sat on the sofa, playing on his phone and scrolling through videos.
At the moment, the hottest content on the Douyin and Kuaitui platforms was all about Big Dipper Long Fist. Nearly half the content was related to Big Dipper Long Fist.
Zhang Shuai scrolled for a while but did not see anyone saying that practicing Big Dipper Long Fist could turn someone into a martial arts master. However, most people said that after practicing it, their physical condition had improved.
Some people posted videos saying that after practicing Big Dipper Long Fist, their previous insomnia and anxiety had vanished. Some said they had successfully lost weight. Some said it had cured stomach ailments, pneumonia, and all kinds of other illnesses. Others said that after practicing Big Dipper Long Fist, their abilities in that department had grown stronger too.
In short, the wonders of Big Dipper Long Fist began fermenting across the internet and became the hottest topic in society. Even official media outlets added fuel to the flames, vigorously promoting Big Dipper Long Fist. In today's Dragon Kingdom, from seventy-year-old elders to seven-year-old children, regardless of age or gender, whether high-ranking officials and nobles or ordinary people at the bottom, people from every walk of life had begun practicing Big Dipper Long Fist.
After more than three months of development, the Big Dipper Long Fist craze had already swept across the entire country.
At that moment, Zhang Shuai came across a particularly interesting video. Every video made by this creator introduced comments about Dragon Kingdom from foreign websites, and the title was "Foreigners View Dragon Kingdom!"
One of them was a video about the current hottest trend in Dragon Kingdom: the entire population practicing Big Dipper Long Fist. The video was three minutes long and contained multiple shots from several cities.
The first shot showed students at a certain school practicing Big Dipper Long Fist together during recess.
The second shot showed hundreds of elderly people doing morning exercises in a park at dawn, practicing Big Dipper Long Fist move by move.
The third shot showed thousands of young workers in a large electronics factory practicing Big Dipper Long Fist in every corner of the factory grounds.
The fourth shot showed thousands of people gathered in a certain plaza at night, practicing Big Dipper Long Fist beneath the lights.
A netizen from Korea commented, "People of Dragon Kingdom are truly ignorant. Do they really think practicing martial arts can strengthen the body and cure every illness? This is just like the qigong craze at the end of the last century. In the end, it'll become another joke!"
A netizen from the Island Nation commented, "Dragon Kingdom is an ancient civilization with a long history. This nation is terrifying. In recent years, its military, economy, and technology have all developed by leaps and bounds, making it one of the world's top powers. And now its entire population is practicing martial arts, while its citizens' physical fitness is improving. In the future, who could possibly be their opponent?"
A netizen from Elephant Country commented, "Dragon Kingdom kung fu is all fake. One man from Elephant Country can take on five of them, and now our population has surpassed theirs. Therefore, we are the strongest nation in the East!"
A netizen from Bear Country commented, "Dragon Kingdom always calls us the fighting nation, but now it seems they are the true fighting nation! Look, their entire population is genuinely practicing martial arts! This kind of top-down cohesion among the people of Dragon Kingdom is simply terrifying."
A netizen from Beautiful Country commented, "They say people of Dragon Kingdom know kung fu, and now that has been proven. I just don't know how effective this kung fu is in actual combat. I think it's just flowery fists and embroidered kicks. In a real fight, they can't possibly be our match."
A netizen from Siba Country commented, "You truly are a bunch of ignorant fools. How could you possibly understand the wonders of that great Eastern nation? Let me tell you all, the fist art they practice is called Big Dipper Long Fist. I personally practiced it, and it is truly miraculous. It cured my insomnia, anxiety, and anorexia. Now I feel energetic every day. This really is a miraculous fist art."
Another netizen from the Island Nation commented, "Let me tell you a secret. Do you know why this fist art is called Big Dipper? Because Dragon Kingdom has Beidou Satellites. Through certain special channels, I learned that Big Dipper Long Fist actually came from outer space. They discovered alien humans on another planet, and this fist art came from an alien civilization!"
A netizen from Korea commented, "Island Nation people, are you here to be funny? Would an alien civilization still need to practice martial arts? Alien technology belongs to a higher civilization. Their technology could easily destroy Blue Star!"
A netizen from Elephant Country commented, "Island Nation people are truly hilarious. Have Dragon Kingdom webnovels driven you mad?"
The comments in the entire video ended there. Perhaps the creator had only quoted a few highly liked and representative comments from foreign websites.
The video made by the creator had received many likes, and there were also quite a few comments from Dragon Kingdom netizens. Because Dragon Kingdom's internet was separate and had not connected with the international internet, ordinary people in Dragon Kingdom had no way to see topics being hotly discussed on foreign websites. Most people in Dragon Kingdom could only watch foreign videos reposted and translated by creators.
The comments below were all criticizing the Korean and Elephant Country netizens, with some mocking the Island Nation netizens as well. No one believed that Big Dipper Long Fist had come from an alien civilization.
Zhang Shuai found it somewhat amusing as well. However, deep in his heart, he harbored a profound doubt. Why had his body undergone such astonishing changes after practicing Big Dipper Long Fist? What exactly was the government's purpose in promoting Big Dipper Long Fist so vigorously?
The most crucial question was whether the government knew that practicing Big Dipper Long Fist could turn someone into a martial arts master. Were there other people in this world like him, people who had mutated after practicing Big Dipper Long Fist?
For some reason, Zhang Shuai vaguely had a feeling that the country's vigorous promotion of Big Dipper Long Fist definitely concealed certain secrets unknown to the public!
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