Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 65 - 64: Stop (Request for First Subscription)

Thump, Gong Tao fell again.

After struggling for a long time, he finally managed to stand up again with the help of Zhao Gang.

"It’s really not easy." Gong Tao couldn’t even remember how many times he had fallen, there were just too many times to count, he didn’t even bother keeping track.

But surely, it must be a lot, otherwise his backside wouldn’t hurt so much on both sides.

"I regret it. I should have let you try first." Gong Tao was about to cry. Watching Ni Zi ski looked so easy, but when it was his turn, everything was off.

At first, falling was understandable, since he was a beginner, but he had already practiced several times and yet kept falling repeatedly.

Hearing Gong Tao finally relent and let him have a turn, Zhao Gang was overjoyed and quickly gestured for Gong Tao to unstrap the skis and shoes.

"You really are so clumsy. I thought Ni Zi explained it quite clearly." Initially, Gong Tao thought skiing seemed straightforward, so he didn’t ask Gong Ruini about the skiing techniques.

But after falling several times, Gong Tao had to admit defeat and humbly asked Gong Ruini how to get better at skiing.

Gong Ruini shared some insights based on her past experiences and her trial with wooden skis earlier, to Gong Tao.

Listening to Gong Ruini’s tips, Gong Tao initially felt strange about why his daughter knew so much.

Soon, Gong Tao found the reason: his daughter skied slowly at first, as she was making adjustments.

Gong Tao thought what Gong Ruini said was not difficult, but when it was his turn to ski, he realized the difficulty was not small at all. It left him fumbling quite a few times.

Otherwise, Gong Tao wouldn’t have been willing to give up the skis, but upon hearing Zhao Gang call him clumsy, Gong Tao felt a bit defiant.

Hmph, just you wait until you try it; then you’ll know. Gong Tao couldn’t be bothered arguing with the self-proclaimed expert, Zhao Gang. Reality will show him how tricky operating those small skis can be.

Just like that, Zhao Gang stepped onto the path of falling, getting up, and falling again, while Gong Tao morphed into the critique buddy on the sidelines.

Basically, Zhao Gang ridiculed Gong Tao earlier, and now Gong Tao retaliated with a little interest, which made Zhao Gang beyond furious.

And Zhao Gang couldn’t retort because those were his words to Gong Tao in the first place.

"Why is it so hard to control?" In the end, Zhao Gang couldn’t take it anymore and just lay on the snow, too exhausted to stand.

Seeing his friend unwilling to get up, Gong Tao lay down as well. He was also tired, having skied and constantly helped his friend up, not to mention he had been busy with all sorts of things today, which took a toll on his body.

"What do you think of this thing?" Gong Tao placed his hands under his head.

"Not bad, as long as the slope isn’t steep. It’s good, especially in thick snow, much better than trekking long distances." Despite being heavy, it can still slide.

Zhao Gang was confident. They just weren’t skilled yet, but once they got the hang of skiing, it would definitely not be a problem.

"The key is we have to learn it." Gong Tao found this one advantage, which is why he was tempted. "The snow here in winter will be very thick, right?"

"Absolutely, the snow depth reaches up to your knees. Back then, I didn’t leave the village, but even going around within it was quite tiring." Whenever something broke in the village, he had to rush over to fix it.

Every time, Zhao Gang was particularly worried about how long it would take to traverse that distance, exhausting the person. This gadget would make things much easier.

Gong Ruini was sitting on the kang inside the house, really wanting to lie down. She was so tired. When skiing earlier, she knew she wasn’t in good shape, but she didn’t expect it to be this bad.

"I told you not to overdo it." Cai Meina was massaging her daughter’s arm while unceremoniously teasing her.

Gong Ruini awkwardly didn’t dare to respond. Her condition was too bad to hide it at all.

"No more playing next time." Just from skiing such a short distance, her daughter’s arms ended up like this. If she skied for longer or over greater distances, what would happen?

Cai Meina didn’t dare imagine what could happen, "No laughing, don’t pretend it’s nothing. Do you want to cripple your arms?"

Her daughter’s arms were delicate in every way. If they got ruined, wouldn’t she be a cripple? What would happen then?

Cai Meina really didn’t dare to think about what would happen to her daughter in the future, so she couldn’t let her daughter end up like that.

"No more skateboarding." Cai Meina declared sternly, "No sneaking out to play with this. If I find out, you know the consequences."

Ugh, why did my mom suddenly sound so harsh? Of course, Gong Ruini could ignore it, but her mom was pressing hard on her arms, making Gong Ruini almost cry out.

But turning her head and seeing her mom’s unfriendly gaze, Gong Ruini reluctantly held her tongue.

"Did you hear me?" Cai Meina was waiting for her daughter to answer.

"Got it." Gong Ruini was about to cry. She had barely come up with a good idea, and in the end, she couldn’t even play it herself.

How could Gong Ruini swallow this anger, but even if she was unwilling, she could only accept the outcome. What else could she do, challenge Cai Meina to a duel?

That would really be a death wish, "I’ll play it when I grow up."

"When you’re capable of taking care of yourself." Just knew this girl couldn’t let it go. See, still here promising she’d play when she grows up.

Cai Meina was glad she noticed her daughter’s odd behavior early on. Otherwise, if things reached an unmanageable point, it wouldn’t be fun.

Well, a girl who still relies on her parents has no room to be arrogant with the elders, but right now with those heavy skis, it wasn’t much of a loss for Gong Ruini not to play.

But in winter, if she couldn’t ski, how would she stay cooped up at home? That would be too boring.

She couldn’t just stay home trying to fatten herself up, right? Her family would, but Gong Ruini wouldn’t, so the best solution was to quickly find a game that required less effort, suitable for the Northeast winter.

Importantly, it needed to burn calories but not be dangerous, at least not something Cai Meina would oppose.

The problem was, after much thought, Gong Ruini couldn’t figure out such a game, surely not ice fishing, right?

Although catching fresh fish in the dead of winter was quite rewarding, with the harsh north wind blowing, Gong Ruini feared she’d fully transform into a Northeast girl by winter’s end.

Quickly, Gong Ruini dismissed that idea—after all, she wanted to be a glamorous persona like a ’white rich beauty.’

What a headache, what to do in winter, surely not just sit-ups all the time, that exercise was really tiring.

Maybe ask her older brother what to do, Gong Ruini didn’t go out much, but she knew Gong Ruwen was always having fun.

Even though Zhao Guangran often wasn’t reliable, at least he helped Gong Ruwen integrate into the group, and Gong Ruini felt grateful to Zhao Guangran for that.

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