The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 1046 - 1015: Surprise, Missing Mom

Chapter 1046: Chapter 1015: Surprise, Missing Mom

After the tedious opening ceremony, the competition began.

It was neither a weekend nor a holiday, so there weren’t too many spectators, mostly students without classes, organized to watch the game.

There were also some employees from enterprises and factory workers invited to watch.

He Tiantian was scheduled for the first round of the preliminaries. Zhu Zhitao kept giving her pointers about the race and arranged for her to compete in the 100-meter breaststroke preliminaries after finishing the freestyle.

Zhu Zhitao had made arrangements, so it saved He Tiantian a lot of effort just to follow Zhu’s plan.

Wei Yuanyuan was responsible for He Tiantian’s safety, and Cui Ying was in charge of massaging He Tiantian before and after the race to adjust her physical condition.

They ensured everything was comprehensively prepared.

He Tiantian stood at one end of the track, knowing her grandma might bring the kids. So, during preparation, she glanced at the spectator stands and indeed saw her daughter, son, grandma, and, uh... also Grandma Wang, Huo Yingjie.

It turned out they all had come.

Huo Yingjie, that big liar, didn’t he say he was busy?

He must have wanted to surprise her.

It has to be said, it was indeed quite a surprise, and she was delighted.

He Tiantian stretched out her hands and waved to her family in the stands.

"Grandma, mom saw us," Huo Ruimin said excitedly. "Mom will definitely win the championship."

"Haha, just do her best. It’s not all about winning the championship," Jiang Lifang cautioned, worried that the kids might be disappointed if He Tiantian didn’t win, so she reassured them in advance.

"Mom is definitely going to win," Huo Ruihua insisted. In his heart, his mom was an invincible superhero.

"Mom is a superhero," Huo Xiaosan said loudly. "Mom is a superhero..."

The little brother’s enthusiasm infected his sister and older brother.

The three little ones, facing He Tiantian, clapped their hands and blew their toy horns continuously, very excited.

The people around them were also drawn by the excitement of the little ones, focusing on the center of the field.

As the starting gun fired, He Tiantian dove into the water, her slender limbs vigorously stroking through the water, hoping to achieve maximum speed.

At that moment, He Tiantian really enjoyed her state of mind; not thinking about anything, just swimming forward.

He Tiantian achieved a time of 53.02 seconds in the preliminaries of the 100-meter freestyle, ranking first in her group. This was two seconds faster than the fastest time at the ’84 Olympics.

This result not only satisfied Zhu Zhitao but also drew the attention of coaches from other provinces.

Xie Feifei, in another group, performed very well, also ranking first in her group.

The athletes from Yanjing performed well and all passed their group stages.

Coach Xia was very pleased as this meant more people would compete in the finals. Especially He Tiantian’s performance, which was truly remarkable.

Coach Wu had already come over to talk to him about He Tiantian’s situation.

Jiao Lihong also did well, performing up to her usual standards.

To avoid any conflict of interest, Coach Wu did not approach He Tiantian directly but personally instructed Zhu Zhitao to ensure that He Tiantian performed her best.

After the competition, He Tiantian wanted to go out to see her family, but there were rules against leaving and she needed to rest properly.

Huo Yingjie took a lot of photos, as He Tiantian’s performance was just too good.

Huo Ruimin saw that the event was over and asked, "Dad, I want to go find Mom."

"Find Mom, find Mom." Huo Xiaosan hadn’t seen Mom in several days and chimed in.

"Mom needs to rest well, there’s another competition in the afternoon. Dad will take you out for some food, okay?" Huo Yingjie smiled, "Whatever you want to eat, Dad will buy for you."

"Err..." Huo Ruimin hesitated, thinking that after Mom’s competition ended, they could see her, deciding not to upset Mom, "Okay, let’s go eat."

Huo Xiaosan was more insistent, saying, "I want something tasty, and I want Mom."

"Then we’ll go eat, and you can stay here by yourself." Huo Ruimin patted his little brother’s head, this kid needed discipline.

"Brother, sister hit me." Huo Xiaosan ran to Huo Ruihua and sought his older brother’s protection.

"Xiaosan, be good, ha. If you don’t behave, brother might be hit by sister too," Huo Ruihua said, "We will see Mom in the afternoon. Let’s go have something tasty, I’ll give you half of my portion, and not give to sister. How about that?"

"Okay!" Huo Xiaosan smirked triumphantly at his sister Huo Ruimin.

Brother really doted on him.

Huo Yingjie took the children, Mom, and Grandma Wang out for something delicious.

In the afternoon, they returned to rest and only brought the kids over when He Tiantian’s competition started.

Jiang Lifang stayed home with Grandma Wang, preparing dinner for the children.

The weather was somewhat hot and dry, so Huo Yingjie bought everyone popsicles.

The three children were robust from a young age, eating popsicles with no issues. If Grandma Wang were there, she definitely wouldn’t allow them to eat too many.

But Huo Yingjie was focused on his wife and paid less attention to the children, as long as they didn’t have diarrhea, it was fine.

In the afternoon competition, He Tiantian once again finished first in her group in other events.

Zhu Zhitao was very excited. Coach Wu had been closely watching He Tiantian’s competition, and after several events, he noticed that He Tiantian had improved again.

There was a trait in He Tiantian.

Age didn’t matter.

Neither did the competition.

She completely enjoyed the process of competing, which made her more composed.

After the competition, He Tiantian, draped in the large towel Cui Ying had brought, walked up to where Huo Yingjie was seated, waving to her husband and son.

Seeing Mom, the children got even more excited.

Huo Xiaosan, ignoring Huo Yingjie’s restraint, ran over to find his mom.

When He Tiantian saw her son coming over, she quickly lifted him from behind the railing, kissed his little face, and asked, "Xiaosan, did you miss Mom?"

"I did, I really did." Huo Xiaosan hurriedly replied, kissing his mother’s face a few times, "Mom, you were awesome."

"Xiaosan, you’re awesome too. You have to listen to Dad and Grandma at home and can’t be naughty," He Tiantian instructed, holding tightly to her child, reluctant to let go.

At that moment, Huo Yingjie came over with his son and daughter, saying, "You were amazing today, we’ve been cheering for you."

"Thank you, my good son, my good daughter." He Tiantian patted her son and daughter’s heads, "Okay, help Dad take care of your little brother."

"Yes, I will," Huo Ruimin nodded, not mentioning the times she often bullied Huo Xiaosan.

As for Huo Xiaosan, he was quick to forget and had already forgotten the times his sister bullied him.

Huo Yingjie took He Tiantian’s hand, in front of so many people, he could only hold back the urge to hug and kiss He Tiantian, everything would have to wait until after He Tiantian’s competition and vacation.