"Director Song."

When Li Xiang saw Director Song coming over, he quickly saluted.

His mother also hurriedly greeted them, "Please come in, come in, have a cup of water. I boiled the water early this morning."

"No need to trouble, ma'am. We're here to deliver good news. Your son, Li Xiang, has been awarded a second-class merit by the Jinghai City Public Security Bureau for his outstanding performance at work."

His mother held the congratulatory letter and burst into tears of joy, "Thank you leaders for your nurturing. Li Xiang will definitely work hard in the future."

The officer from the publicity department who came with the team captured this moment all the way.

One person's achievement is an honor for the whole family.

Afterward, the leaders sat down in Li Xiang's house, chatted about amusing stories from his childhood, and asked if the family had any difficulties. Li Xiang's straightforward mother directly said, "Li Xiang is shy and has difficulty dating girls. He hasn't even held a girl's hand yet. It would be nice if the state could assign him a wife."

Her words made the leaders present burst into laughter.

Li Xiang was anxious, furiously winking—it was so embarrassing in front of the leaders: "Mom, what are you talking about?"

"With such an outstanding son, you don't need to worry. We have many remarkable girls in our public security line of work; who knows, the state might just match him with a good girl."

Director Song also found it amusing, making the atmosphere light and cheerful.

After sitting for half an hour, they prepared to leave. Li Xiang's house was the first stop; there were two more places to visit. So, they declined the invitation for lunch and left with the team.

The tea hadn't even cooled before the neighbors started visiting; when there were people earlier, they didn't dare disturb. Now that the leaders had left, how could they resist the excitement?

They all came over for a cup of water, touched the plaque of the second-class hero's family, and shared in the joy.

Li Xiang didn't stay home long. After lunch, he returned to Jinghai.

He really didn't want to deal with the neighbors' idle chatter at home. The village elders were the most gossip-loving; when you were unsuccessful, they would belittle you completely, watching your misfortune coldly. But once there were signs of success, they would immediately change their tune, saying they always knew you would achieve something, acting as if Li Xiang's achievement was largely their doing.

You couldn't say anything; you could only smile and agree.

Li Xiang didn't like such occasions, and although Zhao gave him a few days off, he decided to return to Jinghai sooner.

With this time, he might as well train with Coal Ball, which felt more relaxing.

"Come, Coal Ball, shake hands."

"Great job, now the other hand."

Apart from training in the pet space, Li Xiang also conducted obedience training with Coal Ball in everyday life, but the facilities and equipment in the pet space were more comprehensive.

Ring ring~

While interacting with Coal Ball, Li Xiang heard his phone ring, so he got up and took out his phone from his pocket. The caller ID was: Chen Long.

"Hello, Long, what's up?"

"Master, we've prepared the martial arts gym, and all the related training equipment has been purchased according to your requirements. When you have time, please come and give some guidance on how to arrange these pieces of equipment. Also, see if there's anything that needs improvement, and we'll rectify it promptly."

"So fast?"

"Yes, some friends I used to know when I ran a gym were running private training institutions. With education reform in recent years, they were thinking of transitioning. When I shared my idea, we hit it off instantly. With existing qualifications and venues, a little modification and a change of business license were all it took to move so quickly."

"No wonder. Okay, I'll come over tomorrow to take a look."

"Alright, I'll pick you up at the station tomorrow."

After setting a time, Li Xiang bought a ticket to Jinling City early the next morning.

Upon arriving at the Jinling City station, he smoothly met up with Chen Long, who then drove him to the martial arts gym in his van.

"Master, I'll introduce you to a friend later; he's also an important investor in our martial arts gym, contributing both his qualifications and venue. He's lost quite a bit of money in the education and training industry these past two years and now has high hopes for the martial arts training industry, so we hit it off."

On the way, Chen Long reported their current situation to Li Xiang: "Many in the education and training industry are transitioning now, into dance, basketball, music instruments, and martial arts training. In short, we need to start as soon as possible to capture the student market."

Having run a gym before, he had some business sense and spoke about operations clearly. Li Xiang just listened quietly; he wasn't very knowledgeable about running a business.

Chatting along the way, they quickly arrived at their destination: Ensi Education.

The signboard hadn't been taken down yet.

"Master, the exact name of our martial arts gym needs to be decided by you, so the sign hasn't been changed. This place is surrounded by several high-rise residential buildings; two traffic lights away there's a key high school. It's convenient for students to come here after school, do their homework, and then parents can pick them up."

Chen Long led Li Xiang into the training institute, where workers were renovating, and some of his apprentices were busy helping move some training equipment, bustling with activity.

"Previously, this place was divided into separate classrooms, but now we've opened it up to look more spacious. Master, come in and take a look."

Chen Long talked while guiding Li Xiang inside. Along the way, everyone, seeing their master, greeted him: Master.

That day at the hotel, Li Xiang showcased his skills, which completely won them over; they wished they could possess such combat prowess. Now, with their master in front of them, how could they not greet him?

"Master, this is the friend I mentioned; his name is Miao Jun. This is our master, Li Xiang."

Miao Jun looked at Li Xiang in surprise, somewhat unexpectedly finding Li Xiang so young.

At first, upon hearing Chen Long and his followers bragging about how formidable Li Xiang was, he had imagined what Li Xiang might look like, probably a tough guy image. However, he didn't expect Li Xiang to have a build similar to Bruce Lee.

That's right, they all have the surname Li.

"Master Li, nice to meet you." With Bruce Lee as an example, he dared not underestimate Li Xiang's combat abilities based on appearance alone. After all, if one person said Li Xiang was impressive, it might be false. But if so many people praised him, it wasn't a joke.

"Hello, Mr. Miao, I hope we have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

After getting to know each other, Chen Long took Li Xiang around the venue, introduced each functional area, and asked for his opinion.

After reviewing the layout, Li Xiang combined it with his Grandmaster Level Maga Skill training philosophy and defined a clear training program for future student training, with intensity increasing gradually in stages.

This required auxiliary training with equipment.

Li Xiang proposed some of his ideas, and everyone discussed how to perfect the site layout, quickly finalizing the renovation plan.

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