The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly
Chapter 89 - 074: The Whole Family Is Top-grade (Part 6)_3

Chapter 89: Chapter 074: The Whole Family Is Top-grade (Part 6)_3

Skills can be learned, diligence can compensate for insufficient talent, but such a stable mindset is truly rare.

Just because this girl possessed such a temperament, Coach Chen was willing to give her a chance.

"Young girl, what’s your name? Do you want to become an athlete at this sports school?"

Coach Chen waited until He Tiantian had shot all the arrows from her Arrow Quiver before he leisurely approached her and asked, smiling.

Although he asked, his tone was quite certain.

Because He Tiantian’s actions had said it all: if she didn’t want to be an athlete, she wouldn’t be shooting arrows at the entrance of the sports school.

It’s not just a mere hobby; if it were merely about liking it, she would shoot anywhere. Why would she choose to endure the strong sun here at noon?

"Yes! I want to join the archery team, I want to compete in the Asian Games, the Olympics, I want to win gold medals!"

Seeing Coach Chen being so straightforward, He Tiantian didn’t go for a roundabout, evasive approach either, but expressed her thoughts directly.

"Haha, you want to win gold medals?!" Coach Chen laughed heartily, not because she was boasting or being unrealistic.

But rather, he suddenly saw in this young girl the fearless spirit of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers.

Though somewhat naive or perhaps the recklessness of youth.

Still, young people should have such aspirations.

Forget about "friendship first, competition second"; sports are competitive—doesn’t every athlete train hard and persist diligently, aiming to win gold medals and championships?

Coach Chen, being older, increasingly disliked those who hid behind facades or put on airs; instead, he appreciated He Tiantian’s simplicity and directness all the more.

"Right! I want to win gold medals. Additionally, I, I am from a rural household. I didn’t get into a university during my college entrance exams, and I want to make the provincial team to secure a good future!"

Seeing that Coach Chen was not a stodgy person, He Tiantian became even more open.

She frankly spilled out all her personal details.

Actually, these weren’t really "secrets" since everything was out in the open.

"Good, good, none of these are problems!"

Coach Chen felt increasingly that this young girl had a real drive, and he liked her all the more.

He didn’t bother with official niceties, instead saying directly, "Household registration, job, even your future prospects—these are all solvable, but you must have the strength to join the provincial team!"

"You’re new to archery, aren’t you?"

This was still stated in a certain tone of voice.

Coach Chen felt he had seen through this young girl.

At first He Tiantian shook her head, then awkwardly nodded a bit, "My grandfather lived by the mountain and occasionally hunted in the forest. He used to have a hunting rifle, which he handed in later, and then he started using bows and arrows again!"

"When I was a kid, I used to spend time with my grandad and even learned from him. I even hit a wild rabbit once."

He Tiantian’s statement was half true and half false.

It was true that her grandfather used to hunt and true that the original host had played in the mountains with her grandfather.

However, the original host hadn’t actually learned archery.

But her grandfather had passed away, and her grandmother only remembered that her granddaughter had been to the mountains with her husband.

Whether she learned archery with the old man was unknown.

Hence, whatever He Tiantian said was unlikely to be questioned.

"...This is the first time I’m using a bow designed for competition!"

He Tiantian continued, "It’s different from the bow my grandad made himself, so I’m not used to it. But I really can do archery, and I’m willing to train hard. Please give me a chance, sir!"

"I’m not a sir, haha, you’re really clever!"

Thinking he might have discovered a promising talent, Coach Chen’s mood was genuinely uplifted; he directly took He Tiantian to the archery team’s practice field to have her try shooting at a target.

While previously watching He Tiantian hit the tree trunk, Coach Chen was certain that He Tiantian had hit the very center of the target he envisioned.

But such matters were best demonstrated with an actual target paper.

Coach Chen briefly explained the rules to He Tiantian and then let her perform freely.

He Tiantian stood in the designated position, judged the distance to the target paper—about seventy meters, which was likely the standard requirement for competitions.

He Tiantian picked up the traditional bow she had bought, pulled out a Feathered Arrow, and drew the bow—

Whoosh!

Only the eighth ring.

He Tiantian remained expressionless, aimed, made slight adjustments to her angle, and continued shooting.

Nine rings!

Another arrow!

Directly in the center of the target.

Coach Chen did not rush to express any opinion but instead took out a competition-grade Recurve Bow, "Try this bow!"

He Tiantian took the bow, pulled the string, gauged the strength—about 30 pounds.

He Tiantian adjusted her arm strength, following Coach Chen’s guidance, and got accustomed to the Recurve Bow.

Eight rings, nine rings, center, center.

Coach Chen finally revealed a brilliant smile...

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