Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

By the time He Lai returned to Yu Shui, fifty minutes had passed.

Looking at the girl's red face due to the rain, He Lai felt very distressed. The girl was still gritting her teeth and persevering, and Chun'er was also working hard a few meters behind her.

Liu Guangtian and Hu Zi were not far away. Sha Zhu was the last one to fall behind. It was because he was competing with Xu Damao. Xu Damao might not be good at fighting, but he had good running endurance. Sha Zhu's cooking skills were basically used in his hands, so his footwork was naturally a little lacking.

He Lai had no choice but to teach them how to breathe and swing their arms. Especially breathing, they could not always breathe through their mouths. It was best to inhale through their noses and exhale through their mouths, otherwise they would all collapse to the ground.

It was Sha Zhu's turn. He couldn't run anymore. It was good enough that he didn't fall to the ground. He Lai could only support him and run slowly. This guy refused to take off his clothes even when asked to do so. As a result, his whole body was covered in sweat. His clothes became much heavier and his body must have not been able to take it.

When He Lai and the other person arrived at the starting point, Xu Damao had almost finished his rest. Yu Shui and Chun'er were still leaning against their bicycles, breathing heavily. Liu Guangtian and Hu Zi didn't care whether they were dirty or not and lay on the ground, breathing heavily.

"Guangtian, Huzi, get up, get up, don't lie on the ground, walk around, walk around!" He Lai quickly pulled them both up.

"Brother Zhuzi, you go by yourself. I'll go get you some water." He Lai let go of Sha Zhu and went to get water for them.

After they drank the water, they felt a little better.

"Okay, put on your clothes and don't catch a cold. Let's go to the bathhouse and take a bath first."

After He finished speaking, he headed towards the nearest bathhouse with the rain.

Several people lay in the bathtub, silent. They were too tired to talk. Only He Lai acted as if nothing had happened. He even found a bath scrubber and started scrubbing his body.

……

After taking a bath, Sha Zhu became full of energy, apparently having forgotten who had almost collapsed on the ground from exhaustion just now!

Several people pushed their bicycles back.

"Are you still going to run? From what I see, only Brother Damao can get a rank, you guys are still far behind!"

He Lai said.

"Hehe, He Yuzhu, are you convinced? Let you compete with me, and you won't be killed by the exhaustion!" Xu Damao immediately showed off when he heard He Lai say that.

"Hey, Xu Damao, you are the mouse. You are really good at running. Your brother Zhu doesn't run anymore. He almost died of exhaustion on the road."

Sha Zhu was still frightened. If He Lai hadn't come to help him, he wouldn't have known what had happened.

"Brother Damao, it's not that easy to get a ranking. You can come here and run a lap every day, just follow those people and try. Remember to run the way I taught you. Don't run too fast at the beginning! Let your body adapt first."

He Lai ordered.

"Okay, okay, I'll go sign up and apply for the run tomorrow."

After running a lap, Xu Damao felt that he could still run.

"Okay, get in the car, let's go back and have someone massage your feet, so you don't have any problems with your feet the next day."

After He finished speaking, he got on his bicycle and left in the rain.

Back to the Siheyuan

As soon as He Lai entered the room, he helped Yu Shui onto the sofa and started massaging her feet.

"You, let's see if you can run anymore. When you can't even walk anymore, let's see what you're going to do!"

He Lai said as he rubbed it.

Yu Shui's face turned red after being rubbed by He Lai, and she gritted her teeth and said nothing.

This was the first time that He Lai touched my feet. Although we used to play together, take baths together, and sleep together when we were young, we no longer did that as I grew up.

He Lai pressed as he spoke, and after a while, he said, "Okay, I'll get some hot water, let's soak our feet first, and then I'll give you acupuncture."

After saying that, He Lai went to the kitchen to get hot water, while Yu Shui fell on the sofa with her face covered.

……

When He Lai was giving Yu Shui acupuncture, Wu Juan also came over.

"Oh, acupuncture." Wu Juan said with a smile.

"Well, I don't know what's wrong with this silly girl. She insisted on going for a run. She's been running for more than an hour. Fortunately, I'm here, otherwise her feet would probably be swollen."

He Lai said after inserting the last needle.

"Alright, alright, it's alright, it's okay, it's okay to run a little, is the rain still tiring?"

Wu Juan sat next to the rain and asked with concern.

"Mom, I'm fine." Yu Shui threw herself into Wu Juan's arms and said softly.

"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay. Xiao Laizi, give me a few injections, my arms are so sore!"

Wu Juan said.

"Okay, then take off your cotton-padded jacket and roll up your sleeves. I'll wipe it for you first."

He Lai naturally had no objection.

After a while, Wu Juan's arms were full of silver needles.

"Oh, it's good to have a good son. You don't have to worry about anything!" Wu Juan said with a smile, leaning back on the sofa.

"Yeah, I think so too!" He Lai nodded. Fortunately, He Lai had gone through the baptism of space, and his body functions were no longer comparable to those of ordinary people. For him, running 10,000 meters was not a problem at all.

"Dexing, are you hungry? Go to mother's place and bring the food over."

Wu Juan rolled her eyes at He Lai and gave instructions.

"Yes!" He Lai half-knelt and went out.

"You little brat!" Wu Juan scolded with a smile, turned around and looked at Yu Shui whose face was still red, and said, "Girl, why are you bothering your brother? You know he doesn't want to see you suffer, but you still go."

"Mom..." Yu Shui said coquettishly.

"Alright, alright, I don't care anymore. It's still not okay, kid."

Wu Juan touched Yu Shui’s head and said helplessly.

……

After finishing their meal, the three of them started chatting again.

"Xiao Laizi, go sign up for the city run. Yushui, don't join. Just help your brother pass the water, okay?"

Wu Juan proposed to He Lai and the others.

"Okay, Mom." Yu Shui originally wanted He to participate, so she said she wanted to participate on impulse. After the run, she didn't want to run anymore. After all, she knew she would definitely not get a ranking.

Now that Wu Juan has spoken, He Lai will definitely attend, and it no longer matters whether she attends or not.

"Uh... Mom, Brother Xiaohu is getting married during the Spring Festival. I've already promised him that I will go, and I also want to stay in the countryside for one more day!"

He Lai said with a bitter face.

"Okay, Xiaohu is getting married on the second day of the Chinese New Year. You can give a gift and come back so you can attend the wedding. In this way, I can stay there to help your brother Xiaohu. I also want to stay at your grandfather's house for a few more days." Wu Juan said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Seeing that Wu Juan said so, He Lai had no choice but to agree.

But it's just a run around the city, so just run casually and you don't care about any prizes.

"Brother Lai, you must get first place!" Yu Shui said with a smile, hugging He Lai's arm.

"Why did you take first place? I want you to come and have your brother photographed and put on the newspaper!"

He Lai was speechless.

These days, the top six finishers in the city race will stand on the podium, have their photos taken, and have their stories published in the newspapers.

"I don't care, Brother Lai has to get first place anyway!" Yu Shui held He Lai's arm tightly.

After washing feet and acupuncture, Yu Shui became more and more relaxed. He Lai's arms were tightly hugged by Yu Shui, and Yu Shui's body also came closer, and his arm had touched that soft spot.

He Lai has already felt the changes in Yu Shui's body. It seems that eating too much papaya does have some effect!

Bah, how evil! Yu Shui is only sixteen years old, just be patient, just be patient!