Orc Undead Sports Warrior

The next morning around 10 a.m., Wang Qiao sent over the address for lunch.

Lu Wei opened WeChat and saw: "Great! Is Old Wang planning to bleed money today or has a change of heart? The place he booked is pretty good. Oh well, whatever, let's go."

I thought about it for a moment, but when I replied, I only said "Received," knowing I'd find out what happened soon enough.

At noon, Lu Wei arrived at the address Wang Qiao had sent him on time. The shop was indeed quite nice, with an ancient-style decor, and everyone from the manager to the waiters and cashiers was dressed in ancient attire.

Lu Wei didn't know much about ancient culture, and he didn't know if the shop had pieced together a set of paintings from many different dynasties.

Upon entering, I saw several middle-aged and elderly people playing music. The band, composed of flutes, guzheng, and keyboards, played together, and it looked quite nice.

The only slightly incongruous thing was that the cashier was dressed in ancient clothing and there was a computer in front of her.

Apart from that, there's nothing wrong with it.

After the lobby manager came up, Lu Wei immediately gave out the private room number. The lobby manager then asked a waiter to lead the way for Lu Wei, and then tapped the gong at the top of the stairs with a drumstick: "Please welcome, sir!"

After Lu Wei entered the private room, Wang Qiao was already seated, with his back to the door, leaving the main seat to Lu Wei.

"Hey Coach Wang, why did you come to such a fancy place just to eat? You could have just picked any other place! Wow! You ordered eight dishes for two people, did you win the lottery yesterday? Even if you did, you have to claim your prize first!"

The restaurant is called Peach Blossom Village. The ambiance is nice, and the dishes are authentic, but the prices aren't cheap. Wang Qiao booked a small private room; if you don't book two days in advance, you probably won't get a chance to get one.

"I don't have anything to say, I just want to have a good chat with you. Come on, bamboo tube beef brisket, crispy eggplant, beggar's chicken, and several other dishes that are also good with rice. Eat as much as you want, don't waste any!"

When Wang Qiao saw Lu Wei enter the room, he stood up and invited Lu Wei to come in.

After sitting down, Wang Qiao didn't seem to be in a hurry to talk about serious matters. Instead, she chatted with Lu Wei about everyday things and talked about what she knew about the preparations for the Olympics. As she was talking, she seemed to get stuck on something.

After a moment of silence, he opened the bottle of baijiu, poured himself a glass, and raised his glass, saying, "It's rare to have such a relaxed meal like this. Come on! Let's have a drink. I'll drink the baijiu, and you can have some tea instead!"

After raising his glass, Wang Qiao downed the wine in one gulp. Then, grimacing, he picked up his chopsticks and took a large mouthful.

After several rounds of dishes and drinks, Wang Qiao's cheeks flushed slightly, and he started talking more.

"It's so damn tiring to live these days! It's not easy to do anything well! When I was young, I was an athlete. I was a cowherd in the countryside. I didn't have much education and didn't know what scientific training was. I just trained however the coach told me to. When I finally achieved some results, I was too tired and got injured during training."

That injury shattered our performance, and it's infuriating! Back then, we didn't have a systematic training method; we just copied the training system from our older counterparts. The two countries have different circumstances, and people's physical constitutions are different, so we could only imitate what they did! It might have worked, but we were fortunate to have a good coach!

Some people can still compete in their thirties and maintain good results, but then younger players step up and force me into retirement. I finally wanted to become a coach on the provincial team, but in the end, I ended up as a high school PE teacher. What kind of mess is this?!

At the time, I thought to myself, "A teacher is fine, as long as it's related to sports, I don't know anything else!"

At this point, Wang Qiao poured himself a glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and continued, "Later, at the middle school sports meet, the students I coached achieved good results, and they finally transferred me to the district sports academy as a coach. But the day before I was to report for duty, they notified me that I wasn't going to the sports academy and would go directly to the university to continue being a physical education teacher."

Later, some damn bastard used his connections to get me promoted. What a damn bastard!

After a lifetime of hard work, I finally met you. My team finally achieved some success at the World Championships in Osaka, and I was hoping to finally get a permanent position on the national team. But then Coach Jiang told me the other day that the national team has found someone to replace me!

At this point, Wang Qiao's eyes welled up with tears: "Why? Does not having seniority mean you'll never have a chance to get ahead? After Liu Xiang achieved success, Coach Sun also joined the national team! Before Liu Xiang became famous, he wasn't very well-known either! Just because I'm a university coach from a small town, they found someone to replace me, why?!"

"Is that so! I'll go down and ask Coach Yu. I have his contact information. If his word doesn't work, I'll call Feng Yong directly. What's with all the acting tough!"

At this point, Wang Qiao's voice had already become hoarse: "I know, maybe I'm not capable enough, but no one is born with coaching ability. We have to give people a chance! Here, Xiao Lu, I have 5 yuan here. Take it first. I don't have many connections, and I'll inevitably need this money. If it's not enough, just let me know, and I'll think of something!"

As he spoke, Wang Qiao took out five stacks of money from his bag to give to Lu Wei. Lu Wei knew that university physical education teachers only earned a fixed salary, and even if he was the coach of the school's track and field team, the monthly allowance wouldn't be much.

For a salaried worker to come up with this much money, it must be all they have!

We definitely can't accept this money! Accepting it would be a slap in the face!

"They've got the wrong person if they think they can mess with my coach. Even if I quit track and field, I won't let them succeed! Either listen to me, or it's a fight to the death, and nobody's going to get away with it!"

Lu Wei was already furious when he heard Wang Qiao say that someone in the national team had replaced him as his coach, but he suppressed his anger before the matter was finished.

When Wang Qiao took out the money, Lu Wei completely exploded. These people from the General Administration had driven an honest man to the brink of despair; they were really cunning. If it had been someone else wanting to get good results and not daring to speak up, perhaps this matter would have been settled.

However, Lu Wei was clearly not one to back down from trouble. He was ready to quit at any cost. Who was afraid of who? You've picked the wrong person to bully me.

Lu Wei picked up the phone and immediately dialed Yu Wei's number.

Wang Qiao was also stunned; he hadn't expected Lu Wei to react so violently. Seeing that Lu Wei was about to call the second-in-command of the National Track and Field Management Center directly, Wang Qiao hesitated: "Isn't calling Coach Yu directly a bit hasty? Perhaps we should discuss it with Coach Jiang later and ask him for advice."

"No need, I'll go directly to Yu Wei. If he doesn't care, I'll go to Feng Yong!"

The call connected at that moment, and Lu Wei said impatiently, "Hello! Is this Coach Yu? I have something important to discuss with you today!!!"