Chapter 554: Employee Uprising

Hans and Zhu Zhibin were sparring, and surprisingly, neither could gain the upper hand. Zhu Zhibin used pure Chinese martial arts, while Hans employed a mix of Western fighting styles. Though his techniques were eclectic and chaotic, he mastered them well. Seeing the two skilled children compete, the other kids’ eyes lit up, and they cheered loudly from the sidelines.

Zhu Yanyi shook her head helplessly. Checking the time, she realized it was about right to stop them. "Alright, you’ve fought enough. The instructor wants us to form groups, not have internal tournaments."

Zhu Zhibin and Hans stopped simultaneously. They laughed heartily, then put their arms around each other’s shoulders, acting like best friends. Zhu Yanyi found it amusing yet baffling. Male friendship was indeed hard to understand.

"Zhu Zhibin will be my good brother from now on," Hans said in broken Chinese.

Zhu Zhibin nodded seriously. "Hans will be my good brother from now on."

"Heh," Zhu Yanyi tugged at the corner of her mouth. "Do you two want to swear brotherhood like in the Peach Garden? Should I arrange a ceremony for you?"

"(⊙o⊙)…" Seeing Zhu Yanyi’s reaction, Zhu Zhibin realized she was annoyed by his earlier sparring. He put on a pleading smile. "Second Sister, look at me. I have no brothers. I’m so pitiful."

"Pitiful?" Zhu Yanyi blinked, feigning shock. "You’ve bullied others since we were little. How are you pitiful?"

"But in our house, you always bully me. Can I not be pitiful?" Zhu Zhibin retorted, unwilling to admit defeat.

"Heh, can’t help it. I’m your sister, so it’s only right that I bully you," Zhu Yanyi said with a grin. Seeing Zhu Zhibin about to argue, she cut him off. "Fine. I won’t object to Zhu Zhibin being our group leader and Hans being the deputy. Ask the others yourselves."

Keith glanced calmly at Hans, then at Zhu Zhibin. "I don’t object."

Xie Jingyun happily pulled Yun Yue over. Both nodded. "We don’t object."

Zhu Yanyi turned to Instructor Yang. "Instructor Yang, Zhu Zhibin is our leader, and Hans is the deputy. It’s settled."

"Mm," Yang Chuang nodded, then looked at the other children. "Have the other two groups finished?"

"Finished," the other kids nodded, reporting their leaders and deputies to Yang Chuang.

Satisfied that the groups were formed, Yang Chuang said, "Good. Since you’re grouped, you need a team name. Tell me, what is your group’s name?"

Zhu Zhibin discussed it with everyone. "How about 'Sure Win, Never Lose Team'?"

"Heh?" Zhu Yanyi was speechless. She never understood kids’ logic. "The name doesn’t matter. Are you really so confident you’ll only win and never lose? What if you lose?"

Zhu Zhibin looked at Zhu Yanyi with disdain. "Second Sister, you really underestimate me. Am I someone who loses easily? Besides, we have you in our team."

It turned out she wasn’t afraid of losing because Zhu Yanyi was on their side. Zhu Yanyi facepalmed. "Kid, don’t you know what humility is?"

"I know. I naturally know what humility is. But Sister, excessive humility is hypocrisy. Didn’t you teach me that? If I’m confident I can win, why should I be humble?"