Love Guide for Childhood Sweethearts

"I don't know about that." Zhu Youlin put the blocked part under the faucet and rinsed it. "Okay." She pressed it again and turned on the shower. Hot water came out in a short while. "Come and feel it."

"It's hot, hot." Zina put her hand under the shower and said, "Hiss...it's burning."

"Adjust the cold water yourself." Zhu Youlin said as she turned off the shower.

"Hey!" Zina responded readily.

Lin Jingzhe took the towel hanging in the bathroom and handed it to Coach Zhu, saying, "Wipe it."

"Okay!" Zhu Youlin wiped her hands and said while holding the toolbox, "Let's go out and talk."

The three of them left the bathroom. Lin Jingzhe took a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Coach Zhu, saying, "Drink some water."

"Thank you." Zhu Youlin placed the bottle of mineral water on the table. "I'm not thirsty." She looked at them with her almond-shaped eyes, not blinking, and comforted them. "Don't get upset over these little things!"

"No, no." Lin Jingzhe was stunned when he heard this, and then said lightly, "We were just planning to go to Zhenzhen's room next door to take a shower!"

"Why would I get so anxious over such a small matter? I'm just a little angry. Their attitude wasn't very friendly towards us." Zina pouted and said dissatisfiedly, "For a tournament like this, the accommodation conditions, the service attitude, this hospitality is really poor." A look of disdain filled her face. "What professionalism! Isn't that what they boast about every day? Don't you know that guests are guests?"

"Don't take it to heart. We should respond to their expressions in the same way. There's no need to be servile like Japan and South Korea." Zhu Youlin said bluntly.

"Speaking of Japan and South Korea, they can be distinguished at a glance abroad." Lin Jingzhe said to them with a gentle and harmless look.

"They are all Asians, how can we tell them apart? They are shorter than us." Zina said innocently.

"No! It's about temperament." Lin Jingzhe looked at them with a playful smile on his face and said, "Japanese and Koreans don't dare look Europeans and Americans in the eye. They're intimidated in front of them! We look so cool in front of them!"

"Why?" Zina asked, looking at her in confusion.

"Because we stand tall and straight. My grandfather beat his grandfather, so we are not afraid of them. Japan and South Korea are lackeys of Europe and the United States." Lin Jingzhe smiled slightly, his long eyelashes lifted, and his smile was as warm as rain flowers and spring breeze.

"Ahem..." Zhu Youlin clenched her fist and coughed twice, "Speak more politely."

"Oh!" Lin Jingzhe responded obediently after hearing that.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, what do you mean our grandfather beat his grandfather?" Zina looked at her confusedly and asked.

"In the Korean battlefield, one man fought against the coalition forces of 17 nations." Lin Jingzhe looked at her with his glassy eyes and spoke word by word.

"Aren't we going to fight the Americans?" Zina asked her, blinking her round eyes.

"The 17-nation coalition is authorized by the United Nations." Lin Jingzhe looked at her with frost in his eyes. "You can check it online." His amber pupils rolled as he spoke. "We stand tall and are not afraid of them at all."

Zhu Youlin smiled gently and said, "If it's legitimate and reasonable, then bring it up. If you don't speak directly, they won't understand, or they might just pretend to be dumb."

"I see." Zina looked at her with round eyes and said, "So I went to find them, but..." She said in frustration, "It seems I have to study English well in the future, otherwise I won't understand what they say."

"If they're pretending to be stupid, there's nothing you can do about it." Lin Jingzhe looked at them angrily with a cold gaze. "They speak with an accent, or too fast, or use slang, so it's hard to understand them." He added cheerfully, "If we beat them, they'll understand us."

"Haha..." Zina laughed heartily, then suddenly stopped, "Only if we win."

The air suddenly became quiet, and the three of them avoided each other's sight.

"Don't be nervous!" Zhu Youlin broke the silence and comforted them.

"Coach Zhu, we are not nervous, not at all." Zina looked at Coach Zhu gently and said.

"Not nervous?" Zhu Youlin looked at her in surprise and said, "This is the World Championships."

"We know! We're all in this together. We're here to gain experience in the competition. The most important thing is to participate." Zina looked at her calmly and said, "So we're not nervous at all."

Zhu Youlin looked at them with eyes as gentle as jade and said, "Keep a good attitude. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You might even perform beyond your normal level and achieve great results!"

"Haha..." Zina laughed so hard that she bent over and tears came out.

"What are you doing?" Zhu Youlin looked at her with doubtful eyes. "Is what I said funny?"

"Don't get me wrong, we were just discussing whether it was tense or not." Lin Jingzhe said quickly, fearing that Coach Zhu had misunderstood.

Zina stopped smiling and looked at Coach Zhu and said, "Just now we said we hoped for a miracle to happen, for us to perform beyond our normal level. Or maybe the other team would get nervous and make mistakes. Jingzhe said, don't pin your hopes on others."

"You only hope for others to make mistakes if you don't have enough strength. This is not football where you can't score an own goal." Lin Jingzhe said, looking at them with his sharp dark eyes.

"Haha..." Zhu Youlin looked at them gently and said, "Don't think too much. Rest well and work hard."

"I know!" Lin Jingzhe and Zina responded in unison.

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Lin Jingzhe didn’t know whether others were nervous or not, but she was very relaxed.

Adapt to the venue, train, and adjust to the time difference. It seems that there is no need to adjust to the time difference, it's only two hours.

In the blink of an eye, it was game day.

Lin's father and mother were sitting in the audience. "A lot more people came to watch the game."

Father Lin looked around the swimming pool and said, "There are more people than before. Many famous players are here."

"This is a strong point for Europe and the United States, so naturally there are many people coming to see it. And they are all very enthusiastic." Mother Lin frowned and said, "I wonder if our daughter can stand out from the crowd?"

"Keep calm, keep calm." Father Lin reached out and held her cold hand. "It's good enough that you can stand here." He looked at her with eyes as gentle as jade and said, "When she was practicing swimming, we never thought she would achieve this result."

"I thought she couldn't bear the hardship and would come back!" Lin's mother said with tenderness and emotion, "I didn't expect she would step onto a bigger stage."

"Like you, I didn't expect her to persevere." Father Lin looked at her with exceptionally gentle eyes and said, "Now it looks like she can step onto a bigger stage."

"Yeah!" Lin's mother nodded happily with red eyes.

"Let's make a deal first! Don't mention your grades!" Father Lin said as a precaution.