"The twentieth...fourth..." The trembling arms were straightened again, and Angela, who was dripping with sweat, struggled to spit out the number from her mouth.
"No, it's twenty-three, the one just now doesn't count." Natalie's voice came from a leisurely tone, crisp and magnetic. Although the girl sitting cross-legged under the tree was holding a book, her crooked eyes were narrow. Falling on Angela.
"It's obviously twenty-four!" Angela protested loudly despite her panting.
"Dear Angie, Mrs. Hannah said that when putting down the body, the forearm and upper arm must be at 90 degrees, but the one you just had is at least 120 degrees, which is very, very non-standard." Natalie smiled. Continuing to talk leisurely, for some reason, she likes to watch Angela deflate.
"Damn, you didn't meet grandma's standards when you did it just now!" The girl said angrily, although she knew that the longer she held on like this, the more tired she would be, but there was no way, as a girl, a 14-year-old girl, can do it continuously The last 20 palm presses are already very good, not to mention the special palm press.
The so-called special palm pressure means that after bending the arm to 90 degrees, hold this position for a few seconds and then hold it up. This is a test of physical endurance. Angela can do more than 20 standard palm pressures. In terms of her female body, it's already pretty good.
"Honey, I'm different from you. I'm practicing for the first time, so I don't need to do the standard, and I only do 10." Natalie covered her mouth and giggled, obviously gloating.
Damn it! If... If there is a chance, I must ravage her well! In the swearing oath, Angela finally made the remaining two standards, made up 25, and then threw it to the ground, rolling her eyes and gasping for breath.
"Chrissy, honey, don't lie there, get up and move around, or your exercise will be in vain." Grandma's voice came from behind at this time. She went back to the garden again.
Angela grinned bitterly at the place where no one was, and then stood up with a sigh. She started rubbing her knees and waving her arms. Although Natalie kindly handed her a towel, the girl couldn't help but glared at him angrily. However, Natalie was not angry because of this, she still looked at her with a sly smile, and then said with her mouth shape: I don't like it, you can say no to my wife.
The girl rolled her eyes. She knew that her grandmother would not reject her. As long as she said this, she would definitely stop her exercise program, but she was really unwilling to say this. Even though her grandma was lazy during the few days when she returned to New York from Los Angeles, But I keep exercising every day. If I give up just because the current exercise is relatively heavy, then I am a bit of a waste. Besides, exercise is also very effective. At least in the past few months, his lung capacity has increased a lot, and his body has become much stronger. So how could you just give up.
Angela grimaced at Natalie, and went straight to the plum blossom pile. Next, as long as you play Wing Chun on it, today's exercise is complete.
The plum blossom pile is not high, at least it is lower than 2 years ago. Grandma didn't want Grandpa to worry too much. But even so, Angela couldn't jump up like grandma, and honestly found a stool and stepped on it.
After standing firm on the two plum blossom stakes, he took a few breaths using the previous breathing technique, then drank softly, and started to fight with concentration. It has been more than a week since I arrived in New York, and I have basically adapted to the plum blossom pile, but she is no longer the girl who would get dizzy after walking a few steps. And that stance was also fierce. It's a pity that the congenital lack and the acquired training can't keep up, it's still just a pretence, but it's enough to bluff Natalie.
"What are you practicing? Angie?" Natalie couldn't help but ask with surprise after Angela jumped off after playing.
"This is Chinese Kung Fu!" the girl said triumphantly.
"Chinese Kung Fu?" Natalie blinked inexplicably. "Bruce Lee kind?"
"Bruce Lee? Well... there are some." Angela thought for a while. Speaking of which, Jeet Kune Do also borrowed the techniques of Wing Chun. Then again, my grandmother's surname is also Li, so I don't have anything to do with Bruce Lee. Wanwei relationship, right
Throwing away this idea, Angela rolled her eyes and said suddenly in a persuasive voice, "Nat, why don't you go up and try?"
"Me? But I don't know Chinese kung fu." Natalie shrugged.
"It doesn't matter, you can go up and try to walk a few steps to get a feel for what I felt just now." Angela smiled, although Natalie knew she must have other thoughts in her mind, but she looked at these piece by piece. Plum Blossoms, she was really curious, she nodded after thinking about it: "Okay, I'll try it."
Seeing that her grandmother did not object, Angela immediately found a stool to help Natalie stand up.
"This feeling... it's amazing!" Natalie said in surprise, after swaying on the monopole before she stood firm, "It's not very high from the bottom, why do you feel dizzy when you stand up?"
"That's normal." Angela below said triumphantly, but she soon stopped laughing. After Natalie calmed down, she quickly walked on the plum blossom pile, although she walked well. It's slow, but every step is so steady that it doesn't look like it's the first time.
She's always... so confident? Angela folded her arms and stared at Natalie above. The girl pursed her lips and took every step seriously, but the corners of her mouth were slightly curved, and the smiling and engrossed appearance was really fascinating. Ra suddenly became a little uneasy, and then—
With an exclamation, Tuo Da wanted to try to cross two grounds at a time, and Natalie's feet were placed on the two heels respectively. The legs were spread almost 160 degrees, and they were crooked, as if they would fall off at any time. However, he couldn't accept the meeting, so he was overwhelmed by the three stakes.
Angela, who had been watching her, ran over before grandma and came under the stake: "Don't move! Give me your hand!"
Natalie, who was wobbly, quickly grabbed Angie's stretched hands, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Nat, jump down, I'll pick you up." The girl wanted to prop her up, but she was a little short, and it wasn't enough to stand on tiptoes, she just asked the other person to jump down.
"Is this okay? Will it bump into you?" Natalie glanced at her hesitantly, then looked up at the old lady in the garden who was talking to the maid.
"Don't worry, I know kung fu, you know." Angela said comfortingly.
"Okay, be careful." Natalie had too much effort to keep doing this, so she nodded.
"Relax, come on, one, two, three."
Despite Angela's voice, Natalie's spread feet glared, pressing down with a sense of oppression. Angela took the opponent's hand and quickly opened it, using her chest to greet Natalie, she heard a pounce. , The other party hugged her firmly, if the girl didn't see the opportunity quickly and took a few steps back at the same time, maybe she would be crushed to the ground and half dead.
"You, are you alright, Angie." Natalie, who hugged Angela tightly, gasped. To be honest, the jump just now made me feel a little scared, but the other party didn't answer her, Natalie She moved her body, but Angela didn't want to let go of her.
"Angie, what's wrong with you?" With her head on the girl's shoulder, the faint fragrance of her hair couldn't stop it, and the hand resting on her shoulder and waist, Natalie suddenly felt her heart beating a little faster.
She struggled slightly, finally broke free from Angela's arms, looked at the other party, and the other party also looked at her without blinking. There seemed to be something burning in her green eyes, which made her unable to bear it. Live again remembered the feeling of being stripped naked from the first meeting, and his body trembled involuntarily.
Angela felt this subtle movement immediately. She let go of Natalie as if she had just woken up from a dream, turned her head away and took a deep breath before turning around and said, "Are you alright?"
Natalie blushed slightly, and she didn't speak. She shook her head gently, and then coughed after a while: "I think I should go back, Angie."
"Why?" Angela was stunned, "Can't you stay for dinner?"
"No, there may be guests at home today." Natalie explained hesitantly.
Angela bit her lip and suddenly said, "Shall we go shopping in the city center tomorrow? Call Manny, she has complained to me on the phone several times, and she doesn't go to see her in New York anymore."
Although this is a temporary idea, Angela really intends to do it. For more than a week in New York, she basically accompanies her grandparents at home, and occasionally visits their old friends with them.
And the outdoor activities are either her going to Natalie's house, or Natalie coming to her house, or two people strolling in a nearby park, or riding a bicycle around Long Island, and when the two are together, There are always some inexplicable feelings between each other, and sometimes it is quite embarrassing. Maybe it may be better to find other people to go around the city with
"Going to the city?" Natalie looked at Angela uncertainly.
"Yes, and..." Angela rolled her eyes, "I have a very good idea, oh, I can't tell you now, if you promise, I promise it will be very exciting!"
Maybe it was because of the excitement in the girl's mouth, or maybe it was because she thought it would be better to have extra friends around, Natalie nodded: "Okay, I promise you!"