Bai Zhe’s Decision Part I

Bai Zhe woke up to shower and practice his qi as usual. When his parents came out of the bedroom, the boy stopped his practice and told them he had something to discuss with them.

“Go ahead and tell us, son,” said Bai Qing Yun. Bai Zhe handed him Chen Feng’s business card.

“T…this is…” Bai Lian Hua was extremely excited. She knew Chen Feng really well. The woman was a fan of many TV dramas of which Chen Feng was the producer. When she saw that Chen Feng’s card had been given to Bai Zhe, she could guess that her son had been given a chance to work in show business.

“What is this card, honey?” Bai Qing Yun asked his wife because he did not know who Chen Feng was.

“It’s Mr. Chen Feng. He’s a famous TV series producer. He works for the LSA agency, the number one agency in this country. He owns 30 television stations. He has more than 100 online programs under him. The spy series that you like is his work as well,” Bai Lian Hua explained without stopping, making her husband’s jaw drop. Bai Zhe was speechless as well. Who would have thought that Bai Lian Hua knew more about Chen Feng than him?

“In short, Dad, he asked me to work in the entertainment industry,” Bai Zhe told him straightforwardly. If he did not do that, Bai Qing Yun might not understand. Bai Lian Hua jumped up to hug the boy happily the moment she heard his words. In contrast, Bai Qing Yun looked rather displeased.

“What’s wrong, darling? Our son is going to be a celebrity,” Bai Lian Hua asked him with a frown.

“What about your education? No matter what, I will not let you leave school,” Bai Qing Yun said in a displeased tone.

“I will not start working immediately. I only have to go to LSA’s training centre for an acting class. Besides, the centre is not far. I could go there to train after school. It will not affect my education,” said Bai Zhe.

“The income is not stable. What if you do not get famous? What will you do if you don’t have a job?” Bai Qing Yun shouted at Bai Zhe.

“Honey, if one doesn’t give it a shot, one will never know. What about your labourer job? Is it stable?” Bai Lian Hua started to raise her voice. She did not like that her husband was being unreasonable and using his own opinions to block their son’s future opportunities.

“If someone hires me, I will definitely get money,” said Bai Qing Yun.

“If someone does not hire you, you will not get any money. How does it differ from our son getting famous and getting work, and not being famous and not having any work? I don’t care. If you disagree, don’t even think of playing Hide the Sausage with me again. I will change my sleeping arrangement to stay with our son.” Bai Lian Hua rose and walked to the kitchen immediately. She shouted from the kitchen, “You don’t get to eat today. I will not cook for you. Come talk to me after you think about what you have done.” Her words made Bai Qing Yun’s face turn pale.

“Please, wifey...erm…honey! Don’t be mad at me. I am just thinking for our son. If you want him to be a star, I will not go against you, darling. But please, don’t be mad at me. Please don’t stop playing hide the sausage with me.” Bai Qing Yun even went to cling to Bai Lian Hua’s leg. Bai Zhe could not help but think that the bearded, bear-like face was not suited to wheedling in the slightest. The boy had asked his mother why his dad did not shave his beard. The answer was easy. It was because Bai Zhe’s father was handsome, so she made him grow out his beard so that women would not flirt with him.

After watching his parents making up for a bit, Bai Zhe got dressed and went to school. He had to submit the P.E. report today; if one chose to do a report on a martial art, Mr. Jang, the P.E. teacher, would conduct a test. Bai Zhe wore a t-shirt under his shirt for agility.

According to the original Bai Zhe’s memories, Mr. Jang knew kung fu. But knowing kung fu and being good at kung fu were totally different things, in his opinion.

Bai Zhe’s school

The moment he set foot in school, the female students ran to him, making the boy jump. It was not only his classmates but also the girls from other classes and years as well. This made the boy run to find a hiding spot.

‘What the heck just happened?’ thought the boy.

“He’s so fast. Where did he go?” The girls could not keep up with Bai Zhe. They stopped, looking left and right, trying to find the boy.

At the moment, Bai Zhe was on the rooftop. And he waited until the first bell rang before he went to his class.

At lunch break, Bai Zhe hid up on a treetop and practiced his qi until the afternoon class started.

In the late afternoon, he came down from the treetop and walked to the school’s sports field to attend the P.E. class. At this time, the field had only male students.

The male students still looked at Bai Zhe negatively. Plus, the girls were interested in Bai Zhe lately; it made the boys jealous of Bai Zhe and not like him even more.

Apart from the boys, Mr. Jang, who was in his tracksuit was standing there, as well.

He was a middle-aged man, but he was 190 centimetres tall and had a very muscular body. It was clear that this man had been taking good care of himself.

While Bai Zhe was observing the teacher, female classmates came out of the building because they had changed their clothes in their classroom. That was the reason why Bai Zhe had headed to the field without going to his class.

“All right, the head girl has submitted your reports to me. Starting from now, I will call on you to present your work in front of the class. Let us start with Bai Zhe because you are the only one who did a report about martial arts. Bai Zhe, you remember that I told the class to demonstrate the sport of their choice, right? Are you sure that you can do that? Because if you cannot present it to the class, you will only get the score from your report,” Mr. Jang warned Bai Zhe.

“I still insist on presenting it, sir.” There was still a smile on Bai Zhe’s face. His demeanour was calm, not at all nervous that he would not do well. The boy stood up to go stand in front of the teacher. With the great difference in their heights, his classmates thought that Bai Zhe would be at a disadvantage.

“Come on then, Bai Zhe.” Mr. Jang prepared for the attack. His back was straight up, one hand behind him. The other waved at Bai Zhe, telling the boy to attack.

Bai Zhe had his hands behind his back, which made the teacher confused about what the boy was planning to do. In the blink of an eye, Bai Zhe came to stand in front of Mr. Jang with a fist that made contact with the teacher’s stomach.

Though Mr. Jang had strictly built his abs, the punch from Bai Zhe, who was smaller than him, made the teacher’s face drain of colour, because he had had the wind knocked out of him. He staggered back before throwing up all of this lunch.