Universe Infinite Canteen

Before they knew it, another week had flown by. This week, squeezed between the days, was New Year's Day, and Ma Lu, despite the mournful cries of his regular patrons, resolutely decided to close the restaurant for the day.

Taking all the restaurant staff with him, as well as inviting Han Feifei and Shen Yue, they headed to the neighboring county's ski resort to ski.

Ma Lu had originally planned to keep it low-key, just casually skiing.

It was his first time, and he even had hired a beautiful French-Chinese mixed-race female coach at 1,000 per hour, intending to learn some basic moves from her.

Unexpectedly, he ran into Yu Yitong, who was also there to ski.

At that moment, Ma Lu had just changed into his skiing gear, ready to take the cable car up the mountain.

While queuing, he encountered Yu Yitong, who had already completed a run and had a red-tipped nose. She was chatting with a female friend next to her and her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of Ma Lu.

Yu Yitong instinctively looked down but then probably felt that doing so seemed rather obvious, so she raised her head and greeted Ma Lu.

"Hi, you're skiing too, huh?" She glanced at the mixed-race beauty next to Ma Lu and asked, "Is she your coach?"

"No… she's my student," Ma Lu said.

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

Both Yu Yitong and the beautiful coach were stunned, but the latter reacted quickly since Ma Lu was paying her, so she also took the initiative to introduce herself in English.

"Hi, I'm Elsa, a student from Europe deeply fond of Chinese culture."

After saying this, she even struck a classic Bruce Lee pose.

"Uh… OK, Glad to meet you, Elsa." Yu Yitong and the mixed-race beauty exchanged greetings, then she turned to Ma Lu, "I didn't know you work part-time here."

"I am not working part-time," Ma Lu corrected, "I'm here for fun too. This foreign lady saw that I skied well and insisted on pestering me to be her apprentice."

At that time, Cindy, the colleague of Yu Yitong who was standing beside her, also turned around and noticed Elsa, exclaiming in surprise.

"Coach Mei! It's you! Do you remember me, Wang Zhuangzhuang? I attended your skiing class last month."

"..."

Wang Zhuangzhuang faltered as he realized something was amiss in the atmosphere, and his voice grew quieter and quieter.

Fortunately, the cable car arrived at that moment, putting an end to this awkward scene.

Yu Yitong and Wang Zhuangzhuang boarded the cable car, with Wang Zhuangzhuang later noticing that Yu Yitong seemed distracted, and she almost forgot her skis when they got off.

Her gossip radar instantly beeped an alert, and she nudged Yu Yitong with her shoulder.

"Hey, who was that person just now?"

"Um, a friend."

"What kind of friend?"

"Just… a regular friend."

Yu Yitong looked back and, seeing that Ma Lu and Coach Mei had not followed, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I don't believe it. Judging from your reaction, there's obviously something going on between you two. Could it be… an ex-boyfriend?! Speaking of which, why do I feel like I've seen him somewhere before? Have we met him before?"

"And man, your ex-boyfriend really puts on a show, claiming Coach Mei was his student. Coach Mei is the best instructor at this ski resort, with a BASI Level 4 certificate and even a history of competing in the provincial games," Wang Zhuangzhuang murmured.

"..."

Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, Ma Lu didn't queue but found Old Wang.

"Bring me one of those skiing expert snake meat tacos you mentioned before, and I'll have the athlete's vegetable medley too. Oh, and also a bowl of Light as a Swallow soup."

Old Wang glanced at Ma Lu, didn't say anything, just opened the travel backpack he was carrying and pulled out a packed lunch box he had prepared in advance.

Ma Lu squatted on the ground, wolfing down the food, and finished all three dishes in less than 5 minutes, then let out a satisfying belch, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and headed back to the queue for the cable car.

Coach Mei said, "Are you ready? If you are, I'll start teaching you how to ski."

"No, I don't need you to teach me," Ma Lu said, "but I need you to go up with me. Don't worry, I'll pay you in full, not a penny less."

"Is it about that girl from earlier? Is she someone very important to you?"

"No, it has nothing to do with her. I've finally decided to show off my world-class skiing talent in front of everyone," Ma Lu said solemnly.

"Mr. Ma, you need to calm down."

Coach Mei, truly a gold medal coach and very responsible, continued to persuade him.

"Skiing is actually a very dangerous sport. I haven't taught you the basic stance, skiing techniques, or even the most fundamental braking yet. It's too dangerous to go up without knowing how to fall and get back up."

"It's okay, if I fall, it's on me."

Ma Lu said, "2000 yuan per hour, are you going up or not?"

"It's not about the money."

"3000."

"I'll go," Coach Mei took a deep breath and said, "I can continue to act as your student, but whether those two girls will believe me, I can't guarantee. By the way, should we go over the lines first? That was a bit sudden earlier..."

"No need. What's there to act? It's pointless. Just show genuine emotions."

"What?"

Coach Mei was stunned. She had been teaching skiing for 4 years and had never encountered such a confident student. She wondered if there was something wrong with his mental state.

After saying this, Ma Lu had already started walking towards the cable car.

Seeing this, Coach Mei could only follow him.

Soon, they reached the mid-mountain, but Yu Yitong and Wang Zhuangzhuang were no longer there, probably having skied down already.

Ma Lu was not in a hurry and just waited with his hands on his hips.

Seeing there was still some time, the mixed-race beauty tried to teach Ma Lu some basic techniques, but he rejected her too.

So she got a bit angry and decided to just watch coldly from the side, waiting to see how Ma Lu would end up bruised from falling.

Skiing is a sport that highly demands both talent and skill. She had invested a lot of money and undergone arduous training to master this sport.

Yet even so, there remained a gap she couldn't bridge to reach the top experts. She didn't think Ma Lu, a beginner, had any right to underestimate skiing.

The slopes would punish those who underestimated the sport.
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The two waited for about ten minutes and finally saw Yu Yitong and Wang Zhuangzhuang again.

Seeing Ma Lu again, Yu Yitong appeared much calmer, at least there were no hints on her face, while Wang Zhuangzhuang's eyes continuously darted around between Ma Lu and Yu Yitong.

Soon, she saw Ma Lu walking towards them.

Here he comes again. Is there going to be a good show? Wang Zhuangzhuang perked up.

Although Yu Yitong still looked unchanged, her tense posture betrayed her inner nervousness.

However, Ma Lu walked up to her and did not stop, but continued directly towards a nearby slope.

Only when he reached the edge of the slope did Ma Lu turn back and say to Coach Mei, "Watch carefully, I will only demonstrate once. How much you learn is up to your own comprehension!"