"Someone introduced you to someone, why didn't you tell me?"
Wang Xiaomi was immediately attracted by Mark and did not continue to talk about her blind date.
"I wasn't ready to go, so I refused directly. It's not an important matter, so why should I mention it to you?
Don't worry, I'm just an ordinary middle-aged divorced man. Unlike young girls like you, there aren't that many people chasing me, and even if I go on a blind date, others won't look down on me."
Seeing that Wang Xiaomi was anxious again, and being anxious would delay the progress of the relationship, Mark hurriedly reassured Wang Xiaomi.
"I think your second uncle has pretty good conditions in all aspects. He's handsome, has a good figure, is mature and stable, and has a caring heart. How could he not have noticed it?"
When Wang Xiaomi sees Mark, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and he comes with his own filter.
"You said this, let me summarize it for you. To put it simply, I am a good person. But with a good person, what is the use of not having enough to eat? There are a few people who can put aside material things.
If you are young, you can bet on your potential. At my age, I only have a little bit of energy left."
Mark actually hid himself quite often.
The words are ready-made, just follow Ling Mingyu’s words.
"Why pursue so many material things? I just want to live a happy life. If I don't have a car, I can take the bus or subway, I don't have delicacies, I can have simple meals. As long as I'm with the people I like, I can be content no matter what the day is and live a very happy life.
"
Wang Xiaomi is relatively mature in other aspects, but when he falls in love, he becomes naive.
"Then what if you don't have simple meals, just hot pot like this, and you can't eat it if you want to?"
Mark asked Wang Xiaomi, pointing to the freshly cooked tripe in the pot.
In fact, Xiaomi, the king of meat, likes to eat it.
"What age are you living in now? How can you not even have enough food to eat? Besides, uncle, your material resources are not very poor. I think you are pretty good. Not to mention you have a car and a house. Did you just buy such a big new house?
?”
"..." It's hard to say this about Mark.
Even if Mark doesn't buy a house, the house he already owns and the courtyard house he can inherit is still not bad.
Being born in a family has nothing to do with poverty.
"Besides, I can work hard. The money I earn is enough for me to spend on myself. I don't need others to support me. If you are really in trouble, I can help you raise Ma Li and Ma Nao. If necessary, I will also
You can start a business.”
Wang Xiaomi continued, somewhat understanding that he was lying flat.
"That's right. Your family has always been in business. I won't be surprised at all when you become the boss."
Wang Xiaomi also has family business experience. It doesn’t matter how big or small the business is, it still has an edifying effect.
"Yes, I also have the opportunity to be a strong woman."
After saying this, Wang Xiaomi became happy.
In fact, Wang Xiaomi is pretty badass and has no ambition. He is very similar to Mark himself.
If you have something you like to do, it can ensure that you have enough food and clothing.
They all belong to the category of people who are easily satisfied and know how to be content and happy.
"It's best this way. If you become a strong woman, the gap between us will be even greater."
Mark was somewhat sincere when he said this.
Mark himself chose to lie down, and of course he was willing to find a like-minded person.
If you find a girlfriend who is highly motivated, the result will probably be the same as in the field. You can be stable for a while, but sooner or later you will have to fly.
After all aspects of the new school semester were on track, Mark finally had new fun.
The game season is coming again, and Mark can enjoy the addiction of being a basketball head coach.
At the end of last semester, Mark often led the basketball team to train.
But because it was the last period of the semester, I did not lead the team to participate in any official competitions.
Now there is finally a chance.
"Teacher Ma, shall we set off?"
The school bus driver asked Mark.
We have to play training matches with other schools, not necessarily at our home court.
Most of the time, I have to go to other schools.
"Let's go." After Mark signaled to the driver, he turned around and looked at the team members. There were quite a lot of people, more than twenty, and the games were mainly played by senior students, while the junior students came to feel the atmosphere and wave towels:
"Students, this is our first game this semester. I hope everyone can adhere to the principle of friendship first and competition second, and show our style and elegance in the competition..."
"Teacher Ma, if you put it this way, do you want us to win or not?"
"Don't interrupt when the coach is talking. Let me emphasize again, this is just a training match. You should be careful not to strike too hard. Should you save face for other people's home team or save some face? Do you know how to deal with the world?"
Mark still has confidence in this wave of school team members.
Except for a few bug-level middle schools in Beijing, which have many specially recruited students with sports talents, other schools are worthy of their reputation.
This group of people have been training for so long, so they still have a chance to achieve results.
"I understand, Teacher Ma, we won't widen the score difference too much."
"The training matches are just for training, and the city league is about to start. Before the league starts, I don't want to see any conflicts between us and other teams because of the lack of style in the training matches, which will affect our results in the official games."
In Mark's opinion, except for a few well-known middle schools in the city, such as the High School Affiliated to Tsinghua University, all other schools are for bullying.
The most important thing is to play basketball and have a fight by the way.
If you hurt a student, you won't be able to explain it to the student's parents, and it will also affect the rare opportunity to get grades.
"Teacher Ma, the school basketball team has started playing again, right?"
After leaving school, Mark made a rare trip to the gym.
The boss hadn’t seen Mark for a long time. When he saw Mark coming, he came over to talk to Mark.
"Yeah, so I've been very busy recently, and I can't take care of some things in the gym."
As the game approaches, the school team will spend more and more time training.
Most of the students here cannot get into prestigious schools based solely on their basketball scores.
Mark can only coordinate and take up less of some students' study time.
After coordination, this training can only be arranged in the afternoon after school.
Although Mark is lying flat, he is still obliged to work overtime.
Compared with some teachers who have to go home at night and grade homework and papers for students, it is actually very relaxing.
"How are the juniors this year? Are there any hopes?"
"It's not bad. I have a chance to beat your previous results. Come and watch the game when you have time."
Although Mark also led the team to win some medals.
But they are all small-scale competitions, up to the district level, or various brand competitions, and they have never won a trophy at the city level.
"Okay, I will definitely go and see him when I have time, Teacher Ma..." The boss looked like he was hesitant to say something, but he couldn't say what he wanted to say.
"Just say whatever you have to say. Is there anything else we can't say between us?"
"Teacher Ma, you have been working part-time a little too little lately. Many members who came here for you were disappointed when they couldn't find you."
"I was just about to discuss it with you. How about my basic salary at the gym?"
You have to listen to what you are told. Although the gym owner said it nicely, he still felt that Mark had too little time to work part-time.
No matter what the boss thinks, as long as Mark doesn't take a basic salary, only takes a personal tutoring fee, and doesn't mix the boss's salary, he will be worthy of the boss.
"Teacher Ma, that's not what I meant. I also know that you are quite busy during this period, but can we fix the time when we come?"
The boss gestured with his little finger and said.
"Just follow what I said. I don't want the basic salary. I will earn some personal training fees in the future. I will contact the members when I come over."
Mark has no problem coming to the gym three or five days a week.
But Mark is not so happy to fix this time.
After regaining his figure, Mark just needs to maintain it.
There is no need to spend every day in the gym pumping iron.
I exercised in the park in the morning, and the amount of exercise was almost the same.
"Okay, you have a lot to do during this period, so let's just settle for now."
The boss didn't say anything to death, although he was not as indulgent as Lao Han was to Wang Xiaomi.
But he is still very nice to Mark, and much more indulgent than other coaches.
Mark and Wang Xiaomi met good people through their work.
"This will probably be the case in the future. I have a lot more things to do at school now than before. It's impossible to come here every day like before."
The main reason is that Mark has a date after get off work in the evening, so naturally it is impossible to be the same as when he had a wife.
"Teacher Ma, I heard that you were promoted to team leader at school, right?"
"Are your ears so good?"
Mark's promotion is just a little bit, and it is not a principal-level transfer. It is something not worth spreading.
The boss can still know, and the information is really well-informed.
"After all, this is my alma mater, so I should be more concerned."
"It's good. The school didn't train you in vain. It would be great if the students in our school could be like you."
Mark’s point is of course not that students should learn from their boss’s softness, but that they should learn from their boss’s career success.
The boss is actually worth a lot, almost as much as Mark, and he can be considered a young and promising person.
"Have you finished talking to the boss?"
When Mark comes to the gym, of course Wang Xiaomi will come too.
"The chat is over."
"What's your relationship with your boss? I see that he has to be careful even when he talks to you?"
Wang Xiaomi said enviously.
Although the boss Lao Han is okay when it comes to actual work, he is still very talkative and threatens people with salary deductions all day long.
If you think about it this way, if there are three people in a pet shop, there won't be anyone they can't talk about.
"It's not about being careful. The boss is very particular about his conduct. He is my former student and he respects this status."
"Second uncle, you have been teaching for 20 years and you have gained a lot of talents all over the world."
Wang Xiaomi said with admiration, this little girl really provides emotional value to Mark.
"This doesn't count. I am a teacher who teaches supplementary courses. I don't teach them how to eat. It doesn't help them in the college entrance examination. I can't say I have made much contribution."
Fortunately, there are physical education students, otherwise Mark, as a teacher, would never find a sense of accomplishment in anything he does.
This aspect is actually quite important, otherwise Mark’s job would be quite worthless and he wouldn’t get any emotional feedback.
"No matter what you teach, aren't they all your students? In the past ten years, you should have had more students than some retired teachers, and you have been quite successful."
The classes taught by physical education teachers are at least two or three times better than those taught by other teachers.
Compared with the number of students, there is really no comparison. It is a bully.
"Stop talking about this, if you praise me again, I will be in trouble."
"Let me tell you something serious. I have made an agreement with Lao Han and Dai Anfen. They need to go to work, not to eat. Let's find a time to go to the bar later."
The three people in the pet shop seemed very casual, but opening the shop was not casual.
Although Lao Han's family conditions are good and he can even be said to be a rich second generation, he is also very serious about his career.
It’s not just for fun, it’s still managed with great care.
"Bar?"
"You haven't been there?"
“I haven’t been there for a long time.”
Mark was a good man before, and it had been many years since he said goodbye to places like bars.
When I first went to play, it was just to experience it when I was young.
It has never been related to things like clubbing.
"It's been decided." Wang Xiaomi said awkwardly.
"Then go ahead, and I will follow you young people to become younger."
Wang Xiaomi wants to take Mark to skate, so he has already restrained himself.
Taking Mark to the bar is a new stimulus for Mark.
"Then let's go on the weekend, so as not to play too late and affect your work during the day?"
"Aren't you afraid of delaying me, but not yourselves?"
"We're used to it."
"It's not a good habit to go to bed late and get up late. It's so unhealthy for a young person to have such a good routine."
Mark couldn't help but said to Wang Xiaomi.
Speaking from experience as a person who has been there, the hard work you put in when you are young will have to be paid back when you are old. Staying up late is not without cost.
"I've tried my best to change it."
Wang Xiaomi said he was very obedient, but it was hard to say whether he would change his words after hearing what he said.
Preaching Wang Xiaomi is no different from teaching students in a school.
Mark just tried to talk as much as he could, and whether he listened or not, he still had to watch the people who listened.
"Mark, Manao has to trouble you to pick it up again."
Before the weekend, Tianye called Mark again.
"Are you so busy starting a business?"
Mark knew that there were many things to do in starting a business, but he didn’t expect that there were so many things to do in the field.
When normal people get off work, the fields are also busy.
Every time it was so sudden, it was almost when school was about to end that Mark was notified to pick someone up.
In fact, it quite disrupted Mark's own plans.
It’s not that Mark didn’t have any arrangements, and Wang Xiaomi had to be notified at short notice.
"I have just started my business now. After a while, I won't trouble you so much." Tian Ye's voice was somewhat apologetic.
"It can't be said to be troublesome. After all, Manao is also my son."
This is how raising children is, facing many surprises at any time, and Mark is not complaining to Tian Tian.
Ye Ye's willingness to take Manao away has saved Mark a lot of trouble.
"After you pick him up, just take him to eat first. I'll go pick him up after I finish my work here."
"How about letting the children live at home? You can just do your business and don't have to worry about Manao."
I went to pick up Manao from kindergarten, and Tianye had to come to pick him up again, which further delayed Mark's plan.
Originally, I could play with Manao with Wang Xiaomi, but now I can only go home and wait for Tianye to come pick me up.
