Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 799

Chapter 799: Chapter 673: Little Schemes

A night of good dreams, and the next morning, as the first light tinged the sky and the rooster crowed, Mr. Wang was already in the courtyard practicing boxing with his son and his disciples.

In the room, Little Ping’an, half-asleep, heard the "Ha... Hei... Keep your base..." sounds from outside, and with a start, he immediately jumped up and crawled towards the window.

Zhang Guoqing was woken up by him, listened for a while, glanced at the sky outside the window, and waved at him, "Son, go back to sleep. We’ll practice horse stance at five o’clock."

"Dad, I went to bed early last night."

Hearing the implied meaning in his child’s words, Zhang Guoqing sat up, "Then should Dad take you outside?"

"No need, I’ll just watch. You and Mom keep sleeping."

Zhang Guoqing saw him staring intently outside, smiled and shook his head, and continued lying down, "They’re practicing their martial arts. It’s not good to watch, it’s against the rules."

"I didn’t intend to learn secretly. I’m observing what the differences are between Grandpa Wang’s martial arts and the ones the grandfathers in the Big Courtyard practice."

Zhang Guoqing didn’t argue, but a man should always be open and aboveboard in his actions. With that in mind, he got out of bed again.

"Come on, Dad will take you outside."

"Aren’t you going back to sleep?"

"Can’t help it, with such a diligent son, I as a father can’t be too lazy."

Ping’an hugged his dad’s neck and giggled with his mouth covered. He even turned his head to look at Zhou Jiao, who was sleeping on the kang bed, and winked at his dad—wasn’t his mom being a bit lazy?

"You little rascal!" Zhang Guoqing patted his butt.

After washing up, Ping’an started practicing the horse stance in the courtyard. Initially, he had been watching the three practicing martial arts, especially the fight between Uncle Wang and Lin Quan, but gradually he retracted his gaze and focused on practicing his breathing.

This breathing technique, according to his mom, was a mental method, used in conjunction with his boxing, serving as an auxiliary function. Of course, he overheard it in the Big Courtyard.

Hmm, this shouldn’t count as secretly learning. Who told him to have sharp ears and hear that grandpa teaching his silly grandson from so far away?

Mr. Wang, having lived his whole life, wasn’t a genius but was certainly shrewd. Since coming back from the mountains, he noticed this little kid had inherited Zhang Guoqing’s Divine Power. Watching the child’s horse stance posture, he really wanted to take him as a disciple. But alas...

Ping’an, finishing his horse stance, saw that Mr. Wang and his companions hadn’t left. He made up his mind and started practicing boxing. Hmph, let them see what real boxing is! Of course, it’d be even better if they could point out any mistakes.

His grandpa always said that you must listen to criticism; those are your shortcomings. Correct them if reasonable, ignore them if not. Develop a mastery of various techniques through learning.

"Little one, how long have you been practicing?"

Ping’an finished his set of moves and cheerfully looked at Lin Quan, "For a year now."

"Not bad."

Mr. Wang waved him over, and when he hopped in front of him, he patted the child’s head, "Practicing martial arts is good for fitness and health, but this isn’t your path."

Ping’an understood the elder’s meaning, but his mom had said, he was only five. He nodded confusedly, obediently saying, "I will remember Grandpa’s words."

Looking at his blinking eyes, Mr. Wang was reminded of Zhang Guoqing as a child, and burst out laughing, "You little rascal, you’re just like your dad."

Ping’an chuckled along with him. How could he not resemble his dad, like an outsider? What a joke! Hmm, considering the compliment, he’d forgive him.

"Your boxing form is good, but too aggressive. Right now it doesn’t matter, but in the future, when sparring, be mindful to avoid accidents. Have you learned the meridian map?"

Normally, kids probably wouldn’t know what a meridian map is. But knowing that Zhou Jiao is skilled in medicine, and not mediocre at that, as her son, she would surely give him pointers when he started martial arts. If Mr. Wang wasn’t mistaken, the boxing skill must have been passed down by the child’s maternal grandfather.

His stance and moves catered to deadly techniques. An ordinary person can’t master a hundred skills without life-and-death encounters. Such boxing techniques are reserved for direct descendants.

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