Chapter 69 Neighborhood
Coming down from upstairs, Cui Jian heard the doorbell ring, walked out of the villa, and walked to the main iron gate: "Hello?"

The person who rang the doorbell was a housewife in her mid-thirties, who was pretty. She held a food container in her hand and asked, "Young man, are you the new tenant of Villa No. 30?"

Cui Jian replied: "No, I am a demon-suppressing master. I have to deal with the filth in the house and live here for 49 days."

The housewife couldn't help but laugh and said, "He really does? Well, I'll trouble you to take care of me for the next 49 days. I'm Han Meili, who lives in Building 29. I saw a new neighbor and came to say hello. These are some side dishes I pickled myself. I hope you don't mind."

Seeing that the other party was a neighbor, Cui Jian politely opened the iron gate and invited Han Meili in, and he looked around for tea making utensils and tea leaves. Han Meili couldn't sit still, and talked while looking at the living room. She talked a lot, from the villa to the community, and also talked about her neighbors, asking about Cui Jian's situation.

Cui Jian didn't dislike Han Meili. Although she spoke for half an hour, none of her words attacked anyone. In addition, her voice was pleasant and she didn't seem noisy. Han Meili talked about her husband and her career before marriage without any taboos. Cui Jian also responded a few words to avoid a dull silence. In fact, he thought too much. Han Meili just liked to talk. She could derive a lot of topics from one question.

For example, Cui Jian said that he was single and had not met the right person. Han Meili first agreed with Cui Jian's point of view, and then, with Cui Jian's point of view as the center, she talked about a similar example. The protagonist of the similar example was an insurance salesman, so she talked about insurance again.

When Han Meili heard that Cui Jian grew up in the United States, her eyes lit up instantly. She has a pair of children, the eldest daughter is in elementary school and the youngest son is in kindergarten. The eldest daughter's English grades are very poor. She contacted several English training centers and even hired a one-on-one tutor, but her grades still remained the same.

This time it was Cui Jian's turn to speak. He told Han Meili that he knew English, but he couldn't teach. After a conversation, Han Meili suddenly realized what was going on. Han Meili returned home and handed the fourth-grade English textbook to Cui Jian. Cui Jian glanced at it and replied, "It's very simple, but he may not know how to teach."

Han Meili said it was okay and she could teach for a week first. She asked if 45 yuan would be enough for a 4-minute class every night. She had previously charged 12 yuan for one one-on-one English class. Cui Jian immediately decided that it was okay. Whoever is a troublemaker is not a troublemaker.

Han Meili smiled like a flower and invited Cui Jian to her home for dinner tonight. She hurriedly said goodbye to pick up her youngest son from kindergarten. She even said hello to Cui Jian when she came back by bike and asked him to remember to come to her home for dinner in the evening.

After Cui Jian found out about his villa, he walked around to get to know the surroundings. Villa No. 28 was owned by a pair of retired teachers. The couple planted flowers and plants in the front yard, and now only the old man was at home. After a few words, the old man invited Cui Jian in. Cui Jian thought he wanted to drink tea, but he didn't expect the old man to scold him with a stern face, saying that Cui Jian was such a good young man, but he couldn't do anything but was superstitious.

Cui Jian nodded repeatedly, saying that he would change his ways and be a good person. However, the 49-day agreement had already been signed, and after fulfilling the agreement, he would definitely find a job that could support himself. The old man nodded in satisfaction, and then used a flower to point to the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree, persuading Cui Jian to take the bright path.

No one was in Villa 27. Han Meili had said before that the resident was the boss of a small company. He went out before dawn and came home after dark. The old man in Villa 28 was free on weekdays, so he would help him tidy up the front yard.

The residents of Villa No. 26 are a single father in his 15s and a -year-old girl. Han Meili said that the single father is often away on business trips and works very hard. The girl is very well behaved, goes home after school, does housework and then studies, but she doesn't talk much.

Big sister, when it comes to talking too much, even ducks feel ashamed of themselves in front of you.

...Han Meili's family had four dishes and one soup for dinner, plus three side dishes. The youngest son looked very smart, staring at Cui Jian. The eldest daughter was a little rebellious. When she heard that Cui Jian was her English teacher, she didn't even look at him. Cui Jian didn't care either. He would get by for a week.

After lunch, the class started, and the door of the room was kept open. Cui Jian tried to talk to his eldest daughter using simple vocabulary, and his daughter was able to follow along. Cui Jian increased the difficulty, and his daughter began to answer by guessing. From this, Cui Jian roughly understood his daughter's English level, and there was basically only one problem: her vocabulary was too small.

Chinese is a difficult language. People speak it first and then write it. When you are in a Chinese environment, Chinese is not that difficult.

English is relatively simpler than Chinese, but people learn it by writing, not to mention speaking. In a non-English environment, learning English will feel very difficult. The little girl is very disgusted with memorizing words. It is impossible to teach her, but she still has to make money. Cui Jian glanced at the Taekwondo uniform in the corner of the room: "Do you like to practice martial arts?"

The little girl looked at Cui Jian with disdain and snorted, "Hmm." She maintained a disgusted attitude towards her English teacher.

Cui Jian: “I can teach you.” He started out as a bodyguard, then a Taoist priest, then a tutor, and then a martial arts instructor. He changed jobs four times a day.

Seeing Xiaoya's expression of "I'm relying on you", Cui Jian said: "Taekwondo, Karate, and Jeet Kune Do all have their own strengths and weaknesses. If you have a good foundation, you can use Taekwondo as a foundation to integrate the strengths of each. Let's give it a try."

Let's give it a try. Xiaoya pushed the chair, took a stance, shouted, took two steps forward, and kicked Cui Jian in the chest with a high kick. Cui Jian held Xiaoya's calf with one hand, and slashed at Xiaoya's knee with the other hand. Then he pushed Xiaoya down and said, "You should have prepared a back-up kick before kicking. When I catch your high kick or it misses, you can use your other foot to hit my face or knee. If you learn judo, your legs can turn hard into soft and wrap around my body, and you can use your weight and waist strength to throw me to the ground."

After listening to Cui Jian's words, Xiao Ya suddenly became interested, so she said, "Let's go to the yard."

So the English class turned into a fighting class. Han Meili finished her housework and watched the fun at the door with her little son in her arms. The little son didn't quite understand what was happening, but he was very happy to see his sister get humiliated. He kept clapping and cheering for Cui Jian, which made his sister so angry that she kept baring her teeth at him, wishing she could beat his butt into three pieces.

Cui Jian felt that Xiao Ya had a very strong waist, and with the movement of exerting force on her waist, her explosive power was doubled. With her physical condition as an elementary school student, it would not be a problem for her to fight against ordinary adult men if she practiced more.

The teaching lasted for more than an hour, and the male owner came back drunk. He was cheerful and when he heard that it was the neighbor next door, he waved his hand and wanted to drink a few cups with Cui Jian. Cui Jian hurriedly said that he was a Taoist priest and could not drink. The male owner gave up and went to take a bath under Han Meili's guidance.

Xiao Ya also had to do her homework, and before leaving, she asked Cui Jian if he would teach her tomorrow. Cui Jian said yes, so Xiao Ya happily said goodbye to Cui Jian. For other children, interest is the best teacher. For your own children, there are some things you have to learn even if you don't want to.

(End of this chapter)