Regarding her participation in the soon-to-be-released movie, Ji Ruochu did not pay much attention to it.
On one hand, she had acted in many films in her previous life, and was already very familiar with the process. On the other hand, overwhelmed with schoolwork at the moment, she could not spare much thought for it.
Additionally, whether this film could be released or not was still uncertain.
Therefore, compared to the movie, she was more concerned about the school sports meet that would take place next month.
Unlike previous school sports meets, this year's edition adopted recreational sports, including three-legged races, balloon relays, etc.
Finally able to show their strengths, several former toppers of Class i including Ji Ruochu were excited to take part in the events.
Even Ji Ruochu was highly interested in choosing the "slow cycling race" over 50 meters.
As the name suggests, the objective was to cycle as slowly as possible over the distance.
Not just her, Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan also signed up for this event. Over the past two weeks, the trio met up to practice cycling together.
Yes, practice.
Of the three, Jiang Zhi and Fang Zhiyuan could ride small quad bikes and mopeds, but not bicycles.
And this event tested not only the ability to cycle, but also the participants' sense of balance and coordination.
Of course, this was a piece of cake for Ji Ruochu. She just needed an opportunity to "learn" how to ride a bike.
And they were not the only ones from the class taking part.
For instance, the chubby boy Qi Yibin also signed up. But being their rival, he practiced secretly on his own.
That day, the three buddies arrived as promised at the park near their school. Perhaps not feeling assured, the parents also came along.
Ji Mochen took time off to accompany his daughter with Ling Chujin.
Jiang Zhi's mother Qiao Lanyi canceled her meet up with close friends.
Fang Zhiyuan's father Fang Yang skipped a drinking session with his buddies.
In short, the most free-handed parents from the three families were present.
The three children's grades were quite close. Adding Qi Yibin, the four of them were always the top four students.
In terms of learning aptitude, Ji Ruochu may not beat these three geniuses. But when it comes to outdoors activities...
Sorry, with countless experiences cycling across campus and part-time workplaces in her previous life, Ji Ruochu would definitely outclass her two buddies.
In just a few minutes, the little girl was zipping along on the light purple bike custom made for her family.
This left her parents, who wanted to hold the back of the seat to help her, greatly regretful.
It also left Fang Yang, on the side, very envious. But he soon calmed down.
His son was not bad either.
Look, he could already cycle a few dozen meters. He just needed more practice with turning. No problem, more practice it is.
Of the three, Jiang Zhi had the least exercise. Thus, he also lagged behind his two buddies by a large margin in learning.
After cycling just a few meters, he would stop. This anxious his mom who was watching.
Forget catching up to Ji Ruochu who was already zipping along breezily. He couldn't even keep up with Fang Zhiyuan, who was equally inactive.
Finally, when Jiang Zhi planted his feet on the ground for the Nth time, Qiao Lanyi decided to give her son a hand! And that was—to steal skills!
Excluding the useless Ji family, Qiao Lanyi turned her sights on a certain frivolous (Fang Yang: ?) middle-aged man.
And she did manage to glean some techniques from observing him.
Although Fang Yang held the back of his son's bike, he would let go from time to time, only holding it again when his son needed to turn. And the focused Fang Zhiyuan did not realize any of this.
Qiao Lanyi nodded, thinking this method could work. And so...
Bang!
In less than three seconds, Jiang Zhi flipped over together with his bike.
The boy was stunned for a moment. When he turned back to look, heavens, his beloved mom was standing half a meter away, with an astonished look on her face.
Her expression was even more shocked than his, as if saying: Goodness, my son is so useless?!
The boy pursed his lips:...feeling a little wronged.
Fortunately, he was obedient, and understood his mother wanted him to learn. So he did not make a fuss, simply climbed back up and righted his bike.
Qiao Lanyi rubbed her nose a little guiltily. As heaven can attest, she had only let go for two seconds, three seconds max!
Tsk, her son must be too useless!
Thinking so, the old mother gritted her teeth and continued holding the back of her son's bike.
But you can't deny, this fall really cleared up some blockages for Jiang Zhi.
The bicycle was very simple in essence. The only obstacle was the fear of falling.
And now, he had successfully fallen once, naturally reducing his fear somewhat.
Thus, in just a few minutes, Jiang Zhi could finally cycle a dozen meters or so.
Seeing this, Qiao Lanyi became even more convinced of the effectiveness of her earlier stealing skills. From letting go for one or two seconds, to three or four, to five or six, to...
Bang!
Her son fell again.
No problem, no problem...
Her son had nearly learned to turn!
Perseverance leads to success!
Success!
Success!
Success!
Bang!
The boy who fell successfully again glanced helplessly at his mother who was gazing skywards. A look of resignation:
"Mom, do I have to die today?"
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Ding~
A mini Ruochu rode up to you on a bicycle and sweetly extended an invitation:
Sis, Ruochu will give you a ride to enjoy the breeze~
