Chapter 245

The next morning, it was National Day.

There were red flags and colorful banners fluttering everywhere in the school, celebrating National Day.

However, there were much fewer students, and more than half had left the school.

Xiao Qi had tasks in the morning, running and going to practice horse riding, as the marathon horse riding competition was about to start. Although it was impossible to suddenly gain skills at the last minute, running was different from exams. She felt it was better to persist every day and make it a habit.

The night before, Jiajia had earnestly done her homework, and felt refreshed after finishing most of the homework she brought with her. The little girl still had endless energy after running around yesterday.

In the morning, Xiao Qi still ran in the dormitory area. She had thought about running to the horse farm where the scenery was also good, but considering that Jiajia probably could not run that far, she just ran in the dormitory area.

Jiajia did not sleep late as her mother had said. She not only got up early with Teacher Xiao Qi, but also called home to wake up her mother.

Xiao Qi still got up early to practice calligraphy and then went running, without paying attention to the little tail following behind her.

Jiajia took another set of morning run photos of the girl, and was very excited. After running, Xiao Qi returned to the dormitory, studied Japanese for half an hour, then took a shower and took Jiajia to the canteen for breakfast. After eating, the two took a bus to the new district.

Jiajia was stunned when she saw the horse farm. It was like when Granny Liu entered Grand View Garden, exclaiming at everything she saw.

Xiao Qi thought she was like this at first too, just too shy to yell like the little girl.

Coach Steven could be said to have greeted Xiao Qi warmly. His stiff face squeezed out a smile.

Xiao Qi also helped clean the stables during the vacation, grooming the horses. Steven was a riding coach, but he was not pretentious. He did these things himself. He felt that an excellent equestrian needed intimate contact with horses. If conditions allowed, he wished he could eat and sleep with the horses.

In fact, the horses at the horse farm had good genes, they just lacked proper care and were raised lazily. They lacked exercise when they should have had it, and lacked timely nutritional supplements.

Jiajia was curious about everything. She knew her teacher had a part-time job at the horse farm and had heard about it from her mother. Her mother even used this to educate her.

However, she did not expect the horse farm to be so fun. Although the stables smelled a little, and the work seemed not easy, she still found it very interesting.

Steven was not an armchair commander. He cleaned the stables with Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi introduced Jiajia, saying she was her student.

Steven did not mind the chattering little girl. Mainly because Jiajia's round face was still very cute, and she was quite young. The little girl carried a big camera and took photos very seriously.

On the contrary, he felt a little more approval for his student. Xiao Qi could handle her student well, better than himself. He tried to understand her position. Steven had been there himself, and had been hurt by his own students before, so he cared a lot about this.

After cleaning part of the stables, they started today's training tutorial.

Jiajia had thought it was just cleaning chores, and did not expect she could even ride a horse.

When she saw the teacher riding a horse gallantly, even getting on the horse's back without anyone leading, she opened her mouth wide enough to fit a duck egg. She had ridden horses before, when she went to a scenic spot to play with her mother. It was 70 yuan to ride for a short distance, with someone leading the horse. Sitting on the horse's back, her buttocks hurt from the saddle, and her legs were uncomfortable. After a short distance, she did not want to ride anymore. Also, the person leading the horse was leading two or three horses at the same time, which scared her. She was always worried that the person would not be able to lead her horse in time if it suddenly ran off. In short, she was very afraid.

But seeing Teacher Xiao Qi easily mount the horse, without anyone leading, and the speed was so fast, it was like flying past her.

Xiao Qi was still training basics at the horse farm now, mainly training speed and cooperation with the horses.

Although Ji Gu was the highest pedigree horse at the farm, Steven did not let Xiao Qi only ride Ji Gu. He asked Xiao Qi to choose a different horse every day to adapt to the temperaments of various horses and challenge the speed of each horse.

Usually in the morning, riding horses made Xiao Qi a little tired. But today she felt energetic after riding all morning. Her physical condition was still very good. She thought it must be due to the +1 Constitution yesterday.

She had thought her daily 30,000 steps of running and persistent swimming kept her in good shape. But it turned out she was just an ordinary healthy person. Reaching the level of a strong and healthy person felt different. It was not just about strength. It was as if her body was originally a small easy-open can that was full and heavy. Now it seemed to have turned into a family-size Coke bottle, and there was still room for more.

She felt more relaxed and leisurely.

To explain in a martial arts style, it was as if her meridians had expanded. Her blood vessels seemed much thicker, making everything easier and more effortless.

Jiajia was on the side and did not disturb them. Apart from the initial shock, she then excitedly took photos from all angles with her camera.

She kept shooting until the camera battery flashed before reluctantly stopping.

She realized she was also sweaty, with flushed cheeks, and had even video called her mother in between to show her mother the scene of Teacher Xiao Qi riding.

On the phone, Lady Liang was also shocked. It was hard to imagine the girl galloping on horseback was the nervous little girl who came to her house for the interview at first, fiddling with her hands.

After training, Xiao Qi took a shower again. Then she had the club lunch with Jiajia and the coach. There was only one cook on duty today since it was a holiday, and it was the Chinese chef.

With running training every day, taking showers two to three times a day, and the weather turning cooler, Xiao Qi was in desperate need of clothes. She planned to take Jiajia shopping in the city today to buy some clothes.

Lin Min had not gone home either. Xiao Qi was going to see how he was doing, and take Jiajia to tour Qingmeng University, which would also count as receiving the influence of a prestigious university. She had not been there herself and was quite looking forward to it.