Published at 4th of December 2024 8:16 am

Chapter 291: The Big and Small Black Bulls

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Kowloon New City’s residential community covers an extensive area, with over a hundred households. Among the residents are influential and prestigious individuals from Zhonghai City. It’s hard for ordinary people to afford living in such a high-end community in Zhonghai, where land is worth its weight in gold.

Moreover, Kowloon New City is equipped with a full range of facilities. It even has a sports field that typically is found only in schools and sports halls, indicating the affluence of Kowloon New City.

However, it is precisely because of Kowloon New City’s comprehensive amenities that the property prices have indirectly soared, making it one of Zhonghai City’s few premium residential areas that, although not made up of villas, still qualify as luxury housing.

At this time, it was nearly half-past eight, and the sports field in the middle of Kowloon New City was bustling with activity.

Usually, many people come here to exercise early in the morning. It’s generally pretty quiet, but today, due to the community event, there were already quite a few people on the field.

This event, organized by the street office, not only invited residents of Kowloon New City but also those from several nearby communities. As a result, the sports field was filled with people, mostly groups of two or three adults leading a child, clearly family units.

In Yan Country, there is a strong emphasis on sports and fitness, and there is a particular focus on fostering a love of sports in children from a young age. This sports day event was held to encourage parental investment in their children’s physical activities. While it had been an annual event, this year’s sports day featured some differences from previous years.

In the past, the sports day was generally a competition among children. However, this year, the organizers, having adopted advanced experiences from elsewhere, implemented a new format where parents and children participated together, with events designed to emphasize cooperation between them.

Therefore, this innovative approach attracted the attention of a broad swath of the community’s residents. Most of the people at the sports field were there not to compete but to observe the novel competition.

“Wow, there are so many kids here.” Tongtong was lying in Xu Fan’s arms, looking at the many children on the field with eyes full of excitement.

Children love meeting peers their age, and Tongtong was no exception.

“Haha, Daddy will make sure you have lots of fun today!” Xu Fan carried Tongtong and squeezed through the crowded crowd to enter a row of temporary booths set up on the field.

A large banner hung there, reading: Contestant Registration Area.

When Xu Fan, with Tongtong in tow, arrived at the registration area, the sports day was about to start. Several event staff members, wearing red hats, were checking off names and signing in participants.

Holding Tongtong, Xu Fan approached one of the staff members and reported the names of Xu Yixue and Tongtong. The staff member looked through the registration book, found Xu Yixue and Tongtong’s names, then glanced at Xu Fan with a puzzled look and asked, “Are you Xu Yixue?”

“Brother, Xu Yixue is Tongtong’s mommy. Mommy had something to do today, so Daddy brought me to participate,” Tongtong explained to the staff member before Xu Fan could reply. Her little face was filled with excitement, and she seemed to be looking forward to the sports day enormously.

“Alright, here are your bibs, make sure to wear them.” After confirming Xu Fan’s identity, the staff member went to a nearby box, rummaged through it, and handed Xu Fan a set of two cloth bibs, one large and one small.

Xu Fan took the bibs and put Tongtong down on the ground, then he started to attach the smaller bib to Tongtong.

After affixing Tongtong’s bib, Xu Fan stuck his own on and assessed the result, concluding, “This looks silly.”

“Daddy, daddy, Tongtong is going to be the champion today!” Tongtong didn’t find the bib silly at all. Instead, gazing at it, she seemed to be filled with a heroic spirit and chuckled as she spoke to Xu Fan.

“Haha, as long as Daddy is here, the champion will definitely be our treasure, Tongtong!” Xu Fan patted Tongtong’s little head and confidently proclaimed.

“Heh heh… Some people really don’t know their own limits…”

At that moment, a mocking laugh came from behind.

Xu Fan turned around to see a dark and robust man standing behind him, with a broad build and muscular physique, towering almost at 1.9 meters, a good half-head taller than himself.

Next to the burly man was also a child. One could tell at a glance the child was his own – young but dark and burly, lacking the innocence of a child and resembling a little gorilla. Furthermore, the child had a face full of arrogance and slyness, not at all befitting of a six- or seven-year-old.

Though the snide remark had come from the mouth of the nearly two-meter-tall burly man, the little devil with a face like a gorilla also looked disdainfully at Xu Fan.

The pair, a large and a small dark duo, went by the names of Li Niu and Li Xiaoniu. Both father and son were dark and burly, particularly Li Xiaoniu, who was participating in the community’s sports day event for the second time. Last year, Li Xiaoniu had secured the position of runner-up, and this year, his sights were set directly on the championship. The reason was simple; it was a parent-child sports event, and Li Xiaoniu had immense confidence in his father’s abilities.

Comparing Xu Fan with Li Niu, one could easily see the difference: Xu Fan was about 1.8 meters tall while Li Niu towered at 1.9 meters, half a head taller than Xu Fan.

And weight? Li Niu was easily a hundred pounds heavier than Xu Fan. Although dark-skinned, his muscles were defined and firm, like slabs of iron stacked upon his body, which even the pickiest of rich women might find appealing, exuding the aura of a “macho fantasy.”

Key to note, Li Niu was more than just brawn; despite his appearance as a stereotypical big and thick brute, he was actually a well-known fitness instructor at Zebra Gym in Zhonghai City, a former member of the Zhonghai Sports Team who had won several city games medals. However, a fight during provincial team training resulted in his disqualification from the national team selection — otherwise, he might have had the chance to represent Yan Country at the world’s most elite gathering of athletes – the Olympic Games.

Even though Li Niu had now retired from the Zhonghai Sports Team, his skills from his prime remained intact.

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