Love Guide for Childhood Sweethearts

"I'll lead them first and put some pressure on the veteran players." Coach Zhou said meaningfully while staring at Coach He with his dark eyes.

"Okay!" Coach He said readily. Just hearing him say that lifted his spirits.

"Don't be too harsh! The children are still young!" Coach He said worriedly again. This old guy is notoriously strict and is known as the devil coach.

"I know. We'll see the results next year." Coach Zhou chuckled. "We won't force things. We need sustainable development. They're still young and haven't grown up yet!"

"Yeah!" Coach He nodded with a smile on his lips.

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Lin Jingzhe's teammates were very surprised that he was not selected for the overseas training. It was simply unbelievable.

"Maybe it's because he's young!" Lin Jingzhe laughed it off and let the matter go.

"Why don't you tell the truth?" Zina asked with round eyes full of curiosity.

"Why bring it up?" Lin Jingzhe looked at them with his bright amber eyes and said, "I'm indeed young!" He smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. We have to go south for training."

"Go to Spring City, where it's spring all year round." Zina said happily, "The imperial capital is too cold." She said while shivering.

"It's not cold in the room!" Lian Ximei said with her watery eyes as she looked at her who was only wearing a woolen sweater.

"The clash of cold and heat makes it easy to catch a cold." Ye Zhenzhen said with a sly look in her eyes. "It's better to go to Spring City for training."

"I really can't go home for the New Year now." Lian Ximei pouted and muttered.

"Think about the competition in March next year, how dare you take a holiday!" Zina said to her with her round eyes.

"I celebrate Chinese New Year at home every year. I'm not used to this sudden change," Lian Ximei said with a look of complaint. "I miss the delicious food my mother cooks."

"You can go home after the game!" Lin Jingzhe said to her with clear and bright eyes.

"Let me put it this way, my mom cooks delicious food, and I can eat it anytime. I'd regret missing out on the competition," Lian Xi said excitedly. "I wonder how much the prize money is for the World Championships."

"I've checked. The champion will receive $20,000, the runner-up $15,000, the third place $10,000, and the fourth to eighth place will receive $6,000, $5,000, $4,000, $3,000, and $2,000 respectively." Ye Zhenzhen said, looking at them with a smile in her fox eyes.

"Wow...it's a lot of money when converted into RMB!" Zina's eyes, as full as the full moon, curved into crescents with joy.

"Hey, hey! You have to make it to the finals and get a ranking!" Lin Jingzhe kindly reminded them, "Besides, compared to the European and American players in the World Championships, they are all famous players. We are unknown."

"Jingzhe, you can't boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige." Ye Zhenzhen said unhappily upon hearing this.

"You should first watch the competition videos and see their swimming results." Lin Jingzhe said with his dark brown eyes as he looked at the overly excited girls in the middle.

"Uh..." Ye Zhenzhen was speechless, and after a long pause, she finally said, "The important thing is to participate, to gain experience in competitions." She abruptly changed the subject, "Where's your Asian Games prize money? Have you figured out how to spend it?"

"I'll leave it to my mother." Lian Ximei said with a smile.

"I bought gold at the bank." Zina said with a smile.

"I saved it." Lin Jingzhe smiled at her with his peach blossom eyes.

"Why don't you spend any money?" Ye Zhenzhen looked at them in surprise.

"Flowers? What to buy?" Zina asked her with a smile in her round eyes.

"Buy brand-name clothes, watches, and jewelry! Delicious food and fun things." Ye Zhenzhen looked at her with green eyes and said, "You don't like shiny things."

"Do we have the chance to wear brand-name clothes? We don't have many opportunities to wear watches either! You can't wear it when you swim! The same goes for jewelry." Lian Ximei looked at her and said with a smile.

"The watches and jewelry you mentioned depreciate in value after you buy them." Lin Jingzhe looked at her with his clear amber eyes.

"That's right, can you sell your new watch for the original price?" Zina nodded vigorously. "It's the same with jewelry, gold jewelry too. Only gold bars increase in value!"

"I would feel bad if the money I worked hard to earn depreciated." Lian Ximei echoed.

"Save money to buy a house." Lin Jingzhe looked at her seriously with clear eyes.

"It's not a loss to buy a house, the housing prices have been rising." Zina nodded vigorously after hearing this.

"We can't even buy it with this little money!" Ye Zhenzhen clicked her tongue when she heard that.

"So you have to save money!" Lin Jingzhe looked at her with pure eyes and asked with slightly narrowed eyes, "How did you spend your bonus?"

"Oh!" Ye Zhenzhen said guiltily, avoiding their gaze.

"What are you talking about? What did you buy?" Zina asked, looking her up and down. "You didn't bring a watch or jewelry!" She looked up at Lian Ximei and said, "Do you know what she bought?"

"I don't know." Lian Ximei shook her head slightly.

Lian Ximei nudged her arm and said, "Zhenzhen, what did you buy? Speak!"

"I bought him a watch and some clothes." Ye Zhenzhen said, shaking off Lian Ximei's hand.

"Who did you buy it for?" Lian Ximei looked at her in confusion and asked, "Who is he?"

"Boyfriend." Lin Jingzhe said angrily.

"What?" Zina's eyes almost popped out of her head as she stammered, "How...how could you...buy him anything?"

"Why can't I buy it? He's my boyfriend." Ye Zhenzhen said confidently.

Lin Jingzhe patted his forehead and said, "Didn't you buy anything for the parents who gave birth to you and raised you?"

"Yes! You have such a huge bonus this time, didn't you buy something for your aunt and uncle?" Lian Ximei asked, staring at her.

"Uh..." Ye Zhenzhen said with a guilty conscience, "I forgot." Then she said, "Next time, next time."

"What kind of magic potion did that man give you?" Lin Jingzhe asked her with his ink-black eyes.

"I've only heard of boyfriends buying things for their girlfriends. I've never seen anything like you." Lian Ximei stared at her with her dark eyes and said, "This guy feels so comfortable spending your hard-earned money! He's a swimmer too. Doesn't he know how hard the training is?"

"You guys don't have to be so exaggerated! I like him, so what's the difference between us?" Ye Zhenzhen said with a little woman's coquettish demeanor, "Wait until he has money and then buy it for me."

"How come he is so rich, but he didn't make it into the provincial team?" Zina said, looking at her angrily.

"I got in, and I'm a second-tier provincial employee. I was quickly converted to a full-time employee." Ye Zhenzhen looked at her with an unhappy expression and defended herself.

"Since you're boyfriend and girlfriend, you should plan for the future!" Lian Ximei advised. "If you really want to start a family, you should buy a house! Why spend money on useless watches and clothes?"