The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 1042 - 111 Warning

Chapter 1042: Chapter 111 Warning

Ah, truly someone who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth!

Coach Xia frowned and said, "Jiao Lihong, you have talent, you are young, and have considerable resources. But He Tiantian is not bad either; in fact, her breaststroke results have surpassed you, and her freestyle results are also better than yours, which I have on record. If you want to achieve good results, you must give it your all."

"Hehe, Coach, I will give it my all," Jiao Lihong laughed, "That old woman must have taken something to have such great potential."

"Jiao Lihong!" Coach Xia saw that Jiao Lihong’s words were getting out of line, "These are not for you to worry about. Our team doctor has already conducted a thorough examination of He Tiantian, and there is no problem. We are well aware of what you did before. If you plan to push others out again this time, I won’t be able to protect you, and neither will your uncle."

When Jiao Lihong heard Coach Xia say this, she didn’t get angry at all, and cheerily retorted, "Coach Xia, I didn’t do those things, you can’t wrong me. Besides, what does it matter if He Tiantian is good-looking? If she had a big background, who would bother to become an athlete? She would have been perfectly content being a lady of the house."

Seeing that He Tiantian had protection, Jiao Lihong figured she must have some significant backing, but definitely not the kind as a legitimate wife from a major household; otherwise, who would show up in public to train so hard for rankings?

Jiao Lihong’s original intention was different from He Tiantian’s; she always liked to speculate on others’ thoughts with her own ideas.

Coach Xia said with a not-quite-smile, "Jiao Lihong, I’m giving you a heads-up this time. He Tiantian has a profound background, and if you refuse to see sense and something happens, don’t blame me for not warning you."

Jiao Lihong just laughed, unconcerned, and said, "Alright, I got it, Coach Xia. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be taking my leave. I need to rest, the train ride was exhausting. Our team is really poor, only buying hard seats, no sleeper berths."

He had said what he needed to, but he guessed Jiao Lihong would probably not listen.

If it weren’t for the previous issues that had come up, Coach Xia would actually hope for He Tiantian to be able to put Jiao Lihong in her place.

However, if Jiao Lihong or He Tiantian had any accidents under his watch, it wouldn’t do him any good either.

The best course of action at the moment would be to phone Director Jiao and have him speak to Jiao Lihong.

As long as Jiao Lihong stayed out of trouble, there would be no issues during the competition.

This was the best outcome he could think of.

"Then go back," Coach Xia nodded.

Jiao Lihong turned and left immediately.

Her impolite demeanor left Coach Xia so annoyed he couldn’t calm down for a long time.

Coach Xia found a long-distance telephone in the hotel. It was now eight in the evening, and Director Jiao should have been home by then.

Long-distance calls were expensive, but necessary.

"Director Jiao, hello, I am Jiao Lihong’s coach, Xia Wenhou," Coach Xia said, "I’m very sorry for disturbing you so late at night."

"Oh, it’s Xia, isn’t it?" Director Jiao said, "By the way, weren’t you leading a team to Nan City for a competition? Why are you calling me?"

Xia?

Dammit, I’m even older than you, you surnamed Jiao don’t call me Coach Xia, at least call me Old Xia or something.

Hehe, thinking of Jiao Lihong’s irrational behavior, it turns out it wasn’t without reason; it’s inherited!

But then again, with them in charge, Coach Xia could only curse inwardly.

"Director Jiao, a new member with good performance has joined our team, personally picked by Coach Wu. You know Jiao Lihong’s temperament—competitive and eager to win. I’m making this call to ask you to remind Jiao Lihong to settle down and focus on competing well, instead of entertaining wild thoughts," Coach Xia was very direct, they all knew Jiao Lihong’s nature, and there was no need for pretense.

Director Jiao was taken aback; if the newcomer were an ordinary athlete, Coach Xia wouldn’t bother to call him like this. Surely, the new arrival must come from a substantial background, which is why he was in such a difficult position and reluctantly made the call.

"Who is the person?" Director Jiao asked.

"I don’t know the specifics of their background, but the athlete’s name is He Tiantian. Every day, she comes to train accompanied by two bodyguards and a masseur. No one from an ordinary family would have such an entourage. I’ve warned her, Jiao Lihong, but she doesn’t listen. To prevent any unnecessary complications, that’s why I made this call," Coach Xia said, hoping Director Jiao on the other end of the line would understand and not act as recklessly as Jiao Lihong.

Personal bodyguards and a masseur, that’s not something common people have!

After all, he didn’t have the means to set up such a team for his niece; they could only share the team’s doctor and masseurs.

Indeed, not someone you want to provoke, better for his niece to hold back a bit.

After listening, Director Jiao thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, alright then, go call Lihong over, I need to talk to her properly."

Seeing Director Jiao respond this way, Coach Xia, although annoyed, was at least relieved the matter might be resolved.

"Okay, I’ll hang up now and go get Jiao Lihong," Coach Xia said, "I’ll probably call you back in a few minutes, please wait."

"Hmm," Director Jiao acknowledged.

Coach Xia hung up the phone and went personally to summon Jiao Lihong.

As soon as Jiao Lihong heard her uncle wanted to speak with her, she hurriedly went to take the call.

She might disregard Coach Xia, but she had to show respect to her uncle.

She was able to access the best resources in the sports team and live so comfortably, all thanks to her uncle’s efforts; she dared not slight him.

Director Xia made the call again, and it was quickly answered.

"Uncle, it’s Lihong here. You called me, is there something wrong?" Jiao Lihong spoke respectfully, worried that either something had happened at home or she had done something to anger her uncle.

Director Jiao on the other end heard his niece’s voice and smiled, "Lihong, I’m calling you, on the one hand, to wish you good luck for achieving great results and progressing smoothly into the national team; on the other hand, it’s to remind you that true talent and hard work are the most important, to focus on the competition, and not to mess up, or else all your past efforts will be wasted."

"Uncle?" Jiao Lihong frowned, "Did Coach Xia say something bad about me?"

Coach Xia really felt like cursing at that moment.

He was doing this to prevent this ruthless woman from causing trouble, wasn’t he?

Did they think phone calls were free, that they couldn’t keep it short and to the point?

Neither one in this uncle-niece pair was any good.

"Lihong, he’s your coach, you should show him respect," Director Jiao said, "That new athlete, she must have a background, so behave yourself. If there’s any trouble, I won’t be cleaning up your mess."

Director Jiao might not have dug up the details on He Tiantian, but from experience, he could infer as much.

That bastard Xia Wenhou bullies the weak and fears the strong; the fact that he made this call means that the person is likely not someone Xia Wenhou could offend, nor someone he could afford to offend.

Moreover, the fact that He Tiantian has two bodyguards further reveals her substantial backing.

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