Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 184 - 183: Teaching Martial Arts (4 updates)

Chapter 184: Chapter 183: Teaching Martial Arts (4 updates)

A great building rises from the ground up; Xu Niannian understood this principle, so she did not resist when Jin Yu told her to practice horse stance.

When Jin Yu first began instructing someone, he was particularly strict.

If her movements were not standard or she wanted to take a break, he would ask her in that cool tone, "Do you still want to be bullied, to continue being weak as a chicken?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Niannian immediately straightened up her attitude.

Jin Yu limped around in front of her, and Xu Niannian, being very curious, asked, "What happened to your foot?"

"Just focus on your horse stance," Jin Yu darkened his face.

What happened to his foot, if not because of her?

Remembering today’s events, Jin Yu still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

He probed with a question, "What’s going on with you and that person?"

Xu Niannian had been practicing horse stance for twenty minutes already, her legs and feet trembling.

Hearing Jin Yu bring up the matter again, she didn’t deliberately hide it from him, "Didn’t I tell you? Just an old classmate, why are you so nosy?"

Failing to glean information, Jin Yu tried another tactic, "I think he seems to be interested in you, and he looks honest. After you cancel your engagement, you could consider him."

As he said these words, Jin Yu’s eyes were fixed unblinkingly on Xu Niannian.

Xu Niannian’s calves were trembling, and maintaining the horse stance, supposedly a basic skill, turned out to be exhausting.

After listening to Jin Yu, she felt somewhat annoyed but did not show it on her face, "There are many who like me."

Jin Yu clenched his teeth, forgetting that this girl had top-notch skills in attracting romantic attention.

With her face, as long as her character and morals weren’t too poor, wouldn’t there be plenty of men who liked her?

Just a few days ago, there was that guy named Gangzi.

But none of those compared to the man named what’s-his-name Dong, who even carved his name on his body. Could they really just be ordinary classmates?

And her expression was not like now when she faced that broken Dong.

She was very shy.

Thinking about her unusual behavior in the shop today, Jin Yu was still feeling unpleasant.

"Practice your horse stance well, for one hour," he suddenly said sternly.

Expecting her to protest and argue with him in annoyance, he was surprised when she just looked at him and said, "Okay."

So readily?

He was momentarily taken aback, seeing she was almost at her limit.

He saw her calves trembling, her hands nearly unable to hold up.

Xu Niannian’s thoughts were simple; she was already past the age for learning martial arts. To learn solidly, she at least needed the strength not to be bullied.

If she just learned some fancy but powerless moves, that would still be tantamount to learning nothing.

If she were a bit less attractive, perhaps there wouldn’t be so much trouble.

But there was her face, and running a shop publicly made her indeed more likely to encounter malicious intentions.

What Jin Yu said before was unpleasant, but it was very reasonable.

Indeed, being beautiful wasn’t her fault, and loving to dress up wasn’t wrong either. But excessive beauty often brought trouble.

The more beautiful the girl, the higher the need for safety awareness should be.

If she didn’t want to make herself so ugly that all monsters and demons would be disgusted and stay away, she needed to improve her abilities, so that those with crooked ideas wouldn’t dare target her.

Make them have the willingness but not the courage, kill one as a warning to others.

In this world, nobody could be relied upon all the time, not even one’s own parents, as they couldn’t always be by one’s side to protect oneself.

So no matter how tough or strenuous it was, Xu Niannian was willing to accept it.

Xu Niannian thus persevered with sheer determination for an hour. It was a cool night, but her face was covered with sweat.

Her whole body trembled, yet she clenched her teeth and persisted. Although she was a delicate beauty, her tenacity was no less than any man’s.

Jin Yu generously allowed her to rest for ten minutes.

In an instant, Xu Niannian felt as if she had collapsed, almost falling to the ground.

Jin Yu quickly caught her waist. With this embrace, Jin Yu found that her waist was really slender to the extreme, easily encircled by his hands.

"Thank you."

Xu Niannian was too exhausted to talk now, her teeth chattering. She no longer had the strength to push Jin Yu away.

Jin Yu held her steady, telling her to move her hands and feet to rest but not allow her to lie down on the ground.

In this respect, Xu Niannian was particularly obedient.

After ten minutes, Jin Yu began teaching her some moves.

They were simple self-defense moves.

For these moves, cooperation from a second person was needed, so Jin Yu called out Xu Zhiqiang.

Xu Zhiqiang, upon hearing that Jin Yu was teaching Xu Niannian martial arts, pursed his lips and said, "Brother-in-law, I want to learn too."

His gaze was incredibly determined.

Xu Zhiqiang was the only member of the Xu Family who resembled Xu Niannian a bit. Seeing the determination in his eyes, Jin Yu couldn’t help but laugh soundlessly.

This pair of siblings was indeed equally tenacious.

Jin Yu didn’t agree immediately but instead asked, "Why do you want to learn martial arts?"

Xu Niannian looked at her brother curiously as well.

Xu Zhiqiang, with pursed lips and his young, green face filled with determination, said, "I want to protect my sister."

It was a response Jin Yu had expected, yet it took Xu Niannian by surprise.

She looked at Xu Zhiqiang in amazement, "Zhiqiang, you..."

Xu Niannian didn’t know what else to say.

Xu Zhiqiang puffed out his chest, not looking at Xu Niannian, and seriously told Jin Yu, "I don’t want what happened last time to happen again."

It deeply grieved him that he, despite being there, couldn’t protect his own sister.

He was a person who followed his heart. When he used to hate Xu Niannian, he never treated her as a sister for even a day.

Now that Xu Niannian was good to him, he was willing to risk everything to ensure she wasn’t harmed in the slightest.

If Jin Yu hadn’t appeared suddenly that day, he didn’t even dare to imagine what might have happened.

Therefore, given even the slightest chance to change the situation, he would spare no effort.

Xu Niannian looked at Xu Zhiqiang’s resolute profile. She was so moved that she didn’t know what to say for a moment.

She really liked this family; every member was looking out for her.

Xu Niannian, being very emotional in matters of the heart, couldn’t help but burst into tears upon hearing Xu Zhiqiang’s reason for wanting to learn martial arts.

Jin Yu glanced over and, seeing her eyes brimming with sparkling tears, felt both pity and amusement.

"Alright, if you’re going to learn, you’ll have to endure hardship. Just like your sister, run for one hour every day and hold the horse stance for one hour."

Jin Yu gave the order, but first had Xu Zhiqiang come over and act out the exercises for Xu Niannian to see.

Since Jin Yu was the instructor, Xu Zhiqiang could only play the role of the villain, while Jin Yu played the victim.

Every scenario involved Xu Zhiqiang trapping Jin Yu in various holds, and Jin Yu showing how to break free.

Jin Yu didn’t plan on letting Xu Niannian master everything all at once and taught her only three moves.

The first scenario involved Xu Zhiqiang hugging him from behind, arms and body immobilized; the second was being strangled from behind; the third was having both hands held high and being pushed down on top of.

These were simulations of the kinds of assaults women might face.

For each scenario, Jin Yu instructed Xu Niannian on how to first break free.

In a situation of obvious unequal strength, Jin Yu not only taught Xu Niannian how to use skillful strength and techniques to break free, but also taught her a cruel move.

That was to kick the attacker’s testicles.

Xu Niannian listened with a stunned expression, and after Jin Yu’s demonstration, Xu Zhiqiang’s face had turned beet red.

Xu Niannian, on the other hand, was quite unfazed, not being a person with old-fashioned thoughts.

Seeing that Xu Niannian didn’t show any sign of blushing or shyness, Jin Yu was somewhat surprised.

"Have you remembered everything?" he asked Xu Niannian.

Xu Niannian nodded her head, indicating that she had remembered.

Jin Yu nodded: "Now, demonstrate once."

He didn’t quite believe that Xu Niannian had remembered everything.

Though there were only three moves, each had several steps, and the key was not the steps themselves but the skillful strength and the points of force application.

Xu Niannian pointed at Jin Yu, "Work with me."

Jin Yu’s lips curled, "It’s not about me working with you, who else here can work with you?"

Xu Zhiqiang, who had just assisted Jin Yu, "..."

Who is he?

Jin Yu walked over, starting from the first scenario, and embraced Xu Niannian from behind.

A soft and fragrant body in his arms momentarily distracted Jin Yu, who hurriedly steadied his mind.

Xu Niannian thought of a problem, "You’re a soldier and you train often, if you hold me down, how could I possibly break free with my meager skills?"

Jin Yu laughed, not mincing his words, "Don’t worry, I’ll treat you like how an ordinary man who doesn’t know martial arts would."

Hearing this, Xu Niannian furrowed her brows; why did that sound a bit odd?

Forget it, that’s not important.

"Let’s start," said Jin Yu, and with that, he began to apply force with his hands.

Being so close to him, Xu Niannian still felt somewhat uncomfortable.