Su Lang couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she unscrewed the bottle cap, poured her a small capful of soda, and handed it to her with a worried reminder, "Just taste it, and spit it out if you feel unwell."

Linlin held his hand, carefully brought the bottle cap to her lips, and took a small sip.

As soon as the soda enters your mouth, the bubbles burst and pop on your tongue.

Linlin shuddered, her eyes widened, her mouth slightly agape, as if she had been electrocuted.

Su Lang couldn't help but laugh out loud, and took the bottle cap back. "How is it? Not good, right? Dad said soda can bite."

"Daddy," Linlin hugged his hand, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him, "Take another bite!"

Su Lang: "..."

He turned to look at Lin Zhilan, hoping to get some support from his wife.

Lin Zhilan was wiping Jiang Chengzhou's sweat with a towel, completely ignoring the two of them.

Su Lang withdrew her gaze, looked down at her daughter's longing face, and sighed, "It's a promise, just one more sip."

"Okay!" Linlin agreed quickly, her mouth already open and waiting.

Su Lang poured her another bottle capful.

This time, Linlin was more experienced. She took a small sip and let the bubbles slowly dissolve in her mouth.

Her little face was filled with a blissful expression, her brows relaxed, and her eyes narrowed into two crescent moons.

Su Lang laughed so hard her chest vibrated. After she finished drinking the soda in the bottle cap, she tilted her head back and drank all the remaining soda in the bottle in one gulp, not giving her daughter a chance to crave it.

Linlin glanced at the empty bottle with disappointment, then cupped Su Lang's face in her hands, "Daddy, will you bite me?"

"Bite!" Su Lang pretended to grimace. "It hurts, I'm never drinking it again."

Linlin patted her little chest, looking like an expert, "I'll teach you, drink it slowly, then you won't bite it."

"Okay, Dad understands." Su Lang humbly accepted the instruction.

Linlin then hugged his neck with a pitiful expression, "Daddy's bad, he drank all the water."

Su Lang then understood.

My daughter still remembers that he just finished drinking the soda.

Lin Zhilan was wiping Jiang Chengzhou's sweat, praising him as she did so.

Jiang Chengzhou reached out and took the towel, wiping his face and head haphazardly until his mouth was practically stretched to his temples.

The playground was crowded, and Jiang Chengzhou, afraid of bumping into Lin Zhilan, casually draped a towel over his shoulder and helped her out of the crowd.

Su Lang was still standing there with Linlin in his arms. By the time he came to his senses, the uncle and niece had already walked far away.

Su Lang looked down at her daughter, who was still debating over the soda, then at the two people in front of her who hadn't even turned their heads, and clicked her tongue.

He carried his daughter and quickly caught up, standing quietly next to Lin Zhilan.

Lin Zhilan had been standing for a long time and was getting tired, so she leaned against him for support.

Su Lang was completely satisfied.

Jiang Chengzhou glanced at his uncle, and his lips twitched.

"Linlin, come down, your brother will take you to watch the game."

Su Lang put her daughter down. "Go on, watch over your little sister, make sure she doesn't fall."

Jiang Chengzhou looked up and said, "You just need to take good care of your aunt."

You brat!

Su Lang laughed and cursed.

The 100-meter sprint race is in the afternoon, and Lin Zhilan plans to come back again in the afternoon.

In between, Su Lang and Lin Zhilan even made a special trip to see Commander Qin.

Beside Commander Qin was a tall, burly man. Su Lang introduced him to Lin Zhilan, "Gao Zhiqiang, a local sports commission official, half a rank higher than the coach."

Lin Zhilan turned to look at him in surprise, "Can he pick and choose people?"

Su Lang nodded, "We invited him to choose the people."

Lin Zhilan hooked her hand around his, "How can you be so good to me?"

Lin Zhilan immediately knew that Su Lang was involved.

Otherwise, Su Lang wouldn't have revealed Gao Zhiqiang's identity as soon as he saw him.

Su Lang chuckled, "It's nothing serious, I just mentioned it casually."

The sports commission staff were responsible for recruiting students for the sports school and often went to rural schools to select promising talents. This was the first time that a sports meet had been held in a military region school.

Su Lang simply greeted them.

With the military region's name attached, the sports commission and sports school would naturally send people over.

The two were exchanging loving glances, deeply in love.

"Dr. Lin, Captain Su!" Commander Qin's loud voice was like a bell, and could be heard from a great distance.

Lin Zhilan and Su Lang exchanged a glance and walked over side by side.

"This is Comrade Gao Zhiqiang, an officer from the Municipal Sports Commission, specifically in charge of sports school admissions." Commander Qin patted Gao Zhiqiang on the shoulder, his tone familiar. "Old Gao is a veteran in our province's sports circles, having trained several promising players for the provincial team."

"Commander Qin, you flatter me. I'm just a gofer." Gao Zhiqiang smiled, his gaze falling on Lin Zhilan and Su Lang.

Commander Qin gave Su Lang a wink.

Su Lang found it inexplicable, ignored it, and shook hands with Gao Zhiqiang.

Gao Zhiqiang held onto the hand tightly. "Captain Su, I've already heard from Division Commander Qin that the boy in the sports uniform at today's basketball game is your son, right?"

The basketball team has only 5 players and no substitutes.

The only one wearing sportswear was indeed Jiang Chengzhou.

Su Lang nodded and pulled Gao Zhiqiang's hand away. "Yes."

Gao Zhiqiang said excitedly, "Captain Su, this kid has great potential in basketball. Have you considered getting him into a sports school?"

Su Lang and Lin Zhilan exchanged a surprised glance, both seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

They just didn't want Han Mei to be overlooked, but they didn't expect that the first person Gao Zhiqiang specifically asked for was Jiang Chengzhou.

In fact, Gao Zhiqiang was also eager to try his luck.

Currently, track and field, basketball, volleyball, and table tennis are the four main sports for recruiting students in sports schools across the country.

Male basketball players are the most sought-after, and sports schools across the country are short of good prospects.

Jiang Chengzhou is tall, agile, and physically fit. His footwork and coordination during games perfectly meet the requirements of sports schools for basketball players, and even far exceed those standards.

Gao Zhiqiang didn't want to let go of this promising talent.

Su Lang looked at Lin Zhilan.

Lin Zhilan blinked and said, "We hadn't considered sending our child to sports before. Could you give us some time to think about it?"

Seeing that there was no definite answer, Gao Zhiqiang quickly explained the benefits of the sports school.

No need to pay a penny for living expenses at home, and the school will also provide an extra living allowance every month, with clothes and shoes provided free of charge.

In addition, sports schools operate on a system of half training and half learning, with both reading and training completely free.

Every meal included eggs and meat, a mix of coarse and fine grains, and the family didn't need to use their own food or meat coupons.

If you participate in the competition and achieve a ranking, you can also receive a prize.

It's also good for the child's future; they'll be directly offered a formal job after graduation, and there's even an opportunity to enter the sports department.

Despite listing all the benefits, Lin Zhilan and Su Lang's expressions remained unchanged.

After they left, Gao Zhiqiang quickly lit a cigarette for Commander Qin. "Commander Qin, this is a really good prospect, very promising. Please put in a good word for him."

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