Chapter 546: Chapter 533: Ten Percent Power

“If it’s really going to be like that, we will have to come up with a suitable name for this match…”

“What’s a good name, though? I really can’t think of anything on the spot. If we really can’t come up with anything, we could ask a fortune teller to give us a character to make a nice name that’ll bring us good luck.”

“Actually, why not just ask the county lord to name it? We could even get a piece of his calligraphy, now that would be the real deal.”

Zhuang Jingye’s excitement grew as he spoke, even his nose was getting a bit red.

Zhuang Qingning, “…”

Wasn’t she just doing a task?

Suddenly she felt, as a butterfly that flutters its wings, she was under a huge amount of pressure.

Chu Jinnian, who was sitting next to her, listened for a while, then stroked his chin.

Exchanging goods for a name, mutually beneficial, this ingenious method could only be thought of by a clever person like Zhuang Qingning.

But, this method, could also work in many official tasks as well as in business.

Chu Jinnian looked at Zhuang Qingning, a glint flashing in his eyes.

“Thud…”

The bamboo whistle blew, the players on the field came to a standstill, quickly running down for a break, and to drink some water.

“Is it a pause?” Chu Jinzhou asked Zhuang Qingsui and Zhuang Mingli who were on his side.

“Yes, halftime lasts as long as it takes to finish a cup of tea, the second half will start, each half lasts for one stick of incense.”

Zhuang Qingsui answered with a smile, “As for the first half, I saw the red team score three goals, while the blue team only got one. By the end, the red team will certainly win.”

“I actually think the blue team might win.” Chu Jinzhou said thoughtfully, “The red team looks strong, each person seems good, but it seems that they don’t really cooperate with each other. On the other hand, the blue team members aren’t outstanding individually, but they are very united when they’re together.”

“How about we make a bet, sister Qingsui predicts the red team will win, and brother Jinzhou thinks the blue team will win. If anyone guesses wrong, they have to copy out a written piece?” Zhuang Mingli suggested.

“That’s a good idea.” Zhuang Qingsui nodded in agreement, “But if we’re betting, and the loser has to copy out text, what about you?”

“As for me, I’m going to supervise you two, no chickening out…”

“So after all this talk, one of us will definitely have to copy text, but you don’t have to do anything. I think you’re the cheekiest.”

“Exactly.” Chu Jinzhou chimed in, “I think it’s better this way, Mingli should just pick both sides.”

“What do you mean by picking both sides?”

“Meaning, regardless of who loses, you will follow the loser’s side and copy the text as well?”

“That’s a good idea, let’s do it that way!”

“Ah…I’m going to make a big loss then…”

The three children immediately started playfully bantering, laughing and chuckling, prompting Zhuang Qingning to heave a sigh while shaking her head and wearing a doting smile, “The match will start soon, you should start watching too.”

“Alright…” The three of them elongated their replies, settling down to watch the football match again.

Seeing them quiet down, Zhuang Qingning chuckled to herself.

Chu Jinnian also smiled knowingly, his gaze at Zhuang Qingning was as soft as can be.

Because they had already seen some results in the first half, the second half of the match was far more intense. The children on the field were doing their best to kick the ball into the opponent’s goal.

The atmosphere was tense on the pitch, which also affected the spectators. Because of familial ties, everyone hoped their own team would win and would cheer them on from the sidelines.

A round of applause and cheers erupted from time to time, with a deafening sound that attracted even those who were initially not interested.

The sheer number of spectators around the field was even greater than before.

The match finally ended amidst the cheers of everyone as noon approached.

The final score was five to four, with the blue team emerging victorious.

After the awards were handed out and congratulations given, the place was bustling until the sun was high in the sky. As they left, people reluctantly chatted about the match all the way home.

Some children, however, stayed behind to play football with their friends, imitating the style of the competition and having a good time.

Chu Jinzhou watched eagerly as the others played, itching to join in.

Zhuang Qingsui noticed this and pulled out a football, tugging Chu Jinzhou along, “Come on, let’s go play.”

“Alright.” Chu Jinzhou was overjoyed, and he followed Zhuang Qingsui to play football.

Zhuang Mingli didn’t dare to run around with the two, so he stood in front of one of the goals as a goalkeeper, waiting for them to kick.

Soon, Zhuang Mingli started yawning.

It wasn’t that football wasn’t fun, or that being a goalkeeper was too tiring. It was just that Chu Jinzhou and Zhuang Qingsui seemed to have no idea how to accurately kick the ball into the goal.

The closest they got was about eight feet away from the goal.

“Are you guys going to get it in or not…” Zhuang Mingli asked impatiently.

No sooner had he said it than Chu Jinzhou and Zhuang Qingsui collapsed onto the ground defeated, helplessly looking at the football.

“Playing football looks simple, but it’s really challenging.”

“You can say that again, it just won’t cooperate…” Zhuang Qingsui nodded earnestly in agreement.

Although football is difficult to play, having played for so long and still not scoring, it was fairly embarrassing. Chu Jinzhou felt his face burning. He couldn’t help but look to Chu Jinnian for help.

“Big brother, you want to give it a try?”

“This…” Chu Jinnian instinctively glanced at Zhuang Qingning, “Can I play too?”

“Of course, it’s suitable for all ages.” Zhuang Qingning answered with a smile.

With her approval, Chu Jinnian smirked, stepped onto the field, dribbled the football, and measured its weight.

He played Cuju when he was young. Although he hadn’t played in many years, with his physical skills, if he treated the football as a hidden weapon, scoring was easy.

“Mingli, you might want to step back. You won’t be able to catch this ball,” warned Chu Jinzhou.

Zhuang Mingli knew that Chu Jinnian was skilled and didn’t want to get hurt, so he quickly moved aside.

Chu Jinzhou also pulled Zhuang Qingsui back a bit, “Big brother, only use a fraction of your strength…”

If he used too much strength, he was afraid of scaring others.

He naturally knew this.

Chu Jinnian nodded, took a step, and kicked the ball.

Just as his foot touched the ball, he noticed Zhuang Qingning on the sidelines, smiling and giving him a thumbs up.

Boom!