She Only Cares About Cultivation

Most athletes retire before the age of thirty.

Qi Yang didn’t even wait until he graduated from primary school before being selected into the National Team, embarking on his difficult sports career.

There, they have specialized cultural courses, so he didn’t have to take entrance exams like normal kids. Generally speaking, the academic qualifications of national athletes aren’t high. Only those with excellent grades have the opportunity to study at prestigious schools, provided they can keep up with the school’s pace.

Qi Qi didn’t oppose her son’s choice of career. She didn’t express any particular reluctance or anxiety even when he left his parents at a young age for closed training, because his self-care ability was very strong. She felt reassured and knew that a man would leave his parents one day to soar high, only her child was flying away early because of his status as an athlete.

Born in 2019, he was only 11 years old in 2030, and the next Olympics were in 2032. Whether he would have a chance or not depended on his fortune.

Qi Peng showed a strong sense of rhythm from a young age. Sometimes he’d dance along with children on TV. Seeing how much he liked it, Qi Qi enrolled him in jazz and street dance. After a year of jazz, he devoted himself entirely to street dance.

People often say that a child’s future can be seen by the age of three. This kid seemed to be a natural dancer. He even preferred the dress style of street boys. At six years old, he already understood fashion.

Every time she took them shopping, he’d be interested in sneakers and clothes for trendy boys, as well as some dance CDs.

This discovery surprised Qi Qi, but since he liked it, she was determined to nurture his interest.

For Qi Yue, two years younger, Qi Qi only enrolled her in painting and jazz dance. She didn’t dare let her take any dance classes requiring too much flexibility, fearing she might injure herself doing backward bends.

Little Yueyue, who was doted on by her two older brothers, seemed much happier. Although she didn’t show outstanding talent, she was clever and charming, constantly melting her mother’s heart with her endearments. A daughter is a thoughtful little treasure, and being ordinary is not bad at all. As Qi Yue grew older, she increasingly resembled her mother.

Chen Xinhao was truly beautiful, and Qi Yong didn’t look bad either, so Qi Peng and Qi Yue were quite good-looking, even more so than Qi Yang.

The good thing about a pretty girl is that she receives compliments wherever she goes, but as she grows older, she will also face more worries.

What tired Qi Qi even more was that in the autumn of 2030, the old man was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

Qi Yong and Qi Qi took turns caring for him, but he still didn’t make it through that winter.

Mr. Qi passed away, leaving only the siblings to rely on each other in this world. Qi Yong and Qi Qi took his ashes back to the hometown to be buried with their mother.

That night, Qi Yong hugged her and cried, drank a lot of alcohol, and cried like a child, repeatedly saying,

"Dad is gone, sis, you’re all I have left."

Qi Qi had only one thing to say: "For the sake of your health, give up smoking and drinking. I had advised Dad long ago not to smoke, but he wouldn’t stop, and it’s partly my fault. I was so busy I couldn’t pay much attention to him. He never bothered me even when he wasn’t feeling well, enduring and dragging on until it was too late..."

After the old man passed away, for the family’s health, his old room, the clothes he wore, and the utensils he used were all disinfected and sealed in the basement, to be retrieved during the next year’s tomb-sweeping visit, leaving a memento.

Qi Yang was not yet an official member of the National Team, only considered a ’trainee.’ At the 2030 National Provincial Games, at the age of 11, he won two gold medals in the boys’ 400-meter Mixed Swimming and the boys’ 200-meter freestyle. Due to his age, he wasn’t registered for the 1500 meters, but unexpectedly, he ended up competing as a substitute and won a bronze medal in the 1500-meter freestyle.

At only eleven, not yet twelve years old, he achieved two gold and one bronze, making him an exceptional talent that was directly transitioned to a formal member of the National Team.

Others require many years to get into the National Team, but he took less than three years to accomplish a remarkable feat.

His efforts of waking up early for intensive training every day paid off, though Qi Qi shed tears seeing him swim in the pool during the cold winter.

For the competition, he also missed the chance to see his grandfather one last time, which was indeed difficult.