sjar Chapter 135 Teaching my sister to ride a bike, don't worry, I've got you covered.
Chapter 135 Teaching my sister to ride a bike, don't worry, I've got you covered.
Chen Chen worked at the Postal Savings Bank yesterday and is on leave today. She saw Li Ju'an and Song Desheng talking at the counter yesterday; they were planning to buy a bicycle later. Looking at the new brand-name bicycle, she knew in her heart that this must be the new bike Li Ju'an had mentioned yesterday.
After dressing up, Lu's mother looked young and had a bright smile. She led Lu Zhiqiang, who was wearing a clean new coat, and quickly stood at the door to call for help.
"Come in quickly, eldest daughter. Old teacher, it's been a long time. Come on in, it's so cold outside."
Lu's mother and Chen Shangqiang were old classmates. When they met again after more than ten years, they were both a little reserved.
Chen Shangqiang had his daughter carry a bag of eggs, while he brought over a case of deer bone wine, laughing, "Alright, it's my first time coming in, so I don't have much to bring. Zhiqiang, just bring two cases of my local specialties."
With a beaming smile, Lu's mother said, "Oh my goodness, why are you doing this for us? You're too kind."
She nodded to Chen Chen, and Chen Chen extended his hand.
Lu's mother was taken aback. Normally, in a village, people shake hands when they meet, or at most nod when they meet face-to-face. This eldest daughter seems like a city person.
Lu Zhiqiang noticed that Chen Chen was indeed beautiful, but her eyes were too cold, giving her a rather aloof and imposing air. He looked at his mother somewhat fearfully. His mother, of course, knew exactly what her son was thinking.
Her son had taken a liking to the girl, but he lacked confidence and felt unworthy of her. Lu's mother entertained the guests at the kang table, serving them a plate of peanuts while subtly praising her son's excellent bicycle skills, saying he could take the girl to the city for a stroll, see a movie, visit the city park, and even go ice skating.
Following up on the conversation, Lu Zhiqiang quickly boasted, "Of course! Uncle Chen, have you seen that new bike in the yard? It's the bicycle voucher our forest farm issued to employees. I used it to exchange for the bike. I can even take Chen Chen for a ride near the bank where she works."
Upon hearing this, Chen Shangqiang slapped his thigh and praised Lu's mother, saying, "Your son is promising. He learns things quickly and does well at work. It's all thanks to you."
Lu's mother listened shyly and lowered her head with a smile. Chen Chen suddenly spoke up: "Lu Zhiqiang, you mentioned your car, why don't you ride it around and let me take a look?"
Lu's mother suddenly fell silent, and Lu Jinyang's expression also seemed somewhat unnatural. They both knew that Lu Zhiqiang could only ride a rickety bicycle; he was just spouting nonsense.
Several pairs of eyes stared at him. Lu Zhiqiang felt a surge of anger under Chen Chen's beautiful gaze; she was trying to provoke him.
He suddenly stood up, walked into the yard, and said, "It's just riding a bike, what's so difficult about that?"
He walked into the yard, and as soon as he stepped onto the bicycle seat, he suddenly realized that he couldn't get off; the seat was too high.
The car seat Li Ju'an had used was a bit too high for him and didn't fit well. But he couldn't show it; he had to put on a brave face in front of his beautiful blind date.
He tiptoed with his left foot, barely touching the ground, and then stepped onto the right pedal with his right foot, imitating the way Yang Dezheng, the village's brigade leader, rode his bicycle, trying to ride forward.
In his mind, his cool cycling posture was worth two people's hearts, but he didn't expect that as soon as he pedaled, the bicycle would tilt to the right as if it were disobedient. He cried out "Ouch!" and his whole body fell to the right with the bicycle, and his right leg was trapped under the bicycle.
Chen Chen chuckled. Her smile softened her features, making her look beautiful, and her eyes were no longer so cold and arrogant.
Lu Jinyang pulled Li Ju'an to stand not far away, anxiously watching for his brother: "What happened? He shouldn't have fallen so badly."
He thought to himself, "Li Ju'an can't ride a bike either, so how come he rides it so smoothly right after we bought it? Riding a bicycle must not be difficult." His brother, Lu Zhiqiang, thought the same thing; after all, they were family.
Lu Zhiqiang was indignant at Chen Chen's laughter and felt embarrassed. He huffed and puffed as he picked up the handlebars, stood up, and said, "That doesn't count. You'll see."
This time he was smarter. Instead of pressing the pedals directly, he used his feet to push off the ground and then slowly pulled backwards, gradually controlling the handlebars. Once the direction was stable and the speed had picked up, he carefully placed both feet on the pedals.
He hadn't been feeling smug for long when the handlebars began to wobble violently, veering left and right. The more nervous he became, the more he tried to control the handlebars, the more violently the bike wobbled. Before he could even run five meters, he slipped and fell to the side with a "ouch!" as he and the bike crashed into the snow.
Chen Chen and Chen Shangqiang grinned from ear to ear. The old man of the Lu family sighed deeply and called out, "Come back quickly, you're making a fool of yourself by staying there."
Lu Zhiqiang didn't believe it, and the more he disbelieved he was, the more determined he was to ride his bike. Could he really not handle a bike?
The two families sat and talked for a while longer, and then Uncle Chen left with his daughter Chen Chen without even having lunch.
Chen Shangqiang waved to the Lu family inside the house: "Go back, we're leaving, don't bother seeing us off."
Mr. Lu said, "Drive carefully. Next time you come, you must have a meal before you leave."
"Okay."
The Chen family started the truck engine, and the truck roared away from the family settlement. They hadn't even eaten lunch, clearly showing they didn't think much of Lu Zhiqiang.
Then came the sound of the Lu family patriarch scolding Lu Zhiqiang. The patriarch was almost 70 years old, and he would hit Lu Zhiqiang with his cane every day, scaring Lu Zhiqiang so much that his legs trembled.
"You little rascal, why didn't you just say you were a temporary worker? Temporary workers get promoted sooner or later, and if you can't even get away with this, do you think the young ladies at the bank would be interested in someone like you?"
"It's embarrassing for you to stand there without knowing how to ride a bike. It makes me so ashamed. Where do I put my old face? It's one thing to pretend, but you fell off your bike seventeen or eighteen times, making those girls laugh so hard, and you were grinning from ear to ear, as if you were having a great time falling down."
"Hurry up and go to the Li family's house to return the bicycle to Ju'an. If he can't ride it, he shouldn't borrow one!"
Lu Zhiqiang was also frustrated. He couldn't understand it either. They were brothers who grew up together, so how come Li Ju'an could ride a bike so smoothly and could ride as soon as he stepped on the pedal? He had tried seventeen or eighteen times in the snow and still couldn't believe it. He couldn't ride it, but alas, he really couldn't.
Frustrated, he pushed his bicycle to find Li Ju'an.
Li Ju'an was already waiting for him outside the courtyard.
"Li Ju'an, can you teach me? I really can't learn it. Where did you learn it?"
Li Ju'an led his younger sister, Li Xiao, onto the bicycle, holding it from behind as he said, "Some things you can do without learning. Why do you have to learn everything? Just figure it out yourself. On our wedding night, it was dark, but we still managed to get everything sorted out."
Lu Zhiqiang paused for a moment, then said confidently, "I don't know, I haven't tried it."
Aunt Zhang's son and daughter-in-law happened to be passing by and came to Aunt Zhang's house for dinner. Aunt Zhang's daughter-in-law blushed when she heard this, quickly lowered her head, and pushed her husband away: "You rascal, look at you like that."
Aunt Zhang's son was inexplicably beaten, which made him feel aggrieved.
Lu Zhiqiang started watching Li Xiao ride his bike. He just couldn't believe it. According to Li Ju'an, could just anyone figure out how to ride a bike on their own? It was too unbelievable; he absolutely couldn't believe it.
Teaching Li Xiao to ride a bike was very simple for Li Ju'an. He lowered the seat to the lowest setting, let his younger sister Li Xiao sit on the seat, and encouraged her, "Sis, just keep pedaling forward. Don't worry, your brother is here behind you."