Chapter 462 - 442: Yun Xiaowu Is Scouted by a Swimming Coach

The landline phone Yun Jiao brought back did indeed capture the attention of everyone in the village, drawing their focus away from the television and washing machine her family had also purchased.

"This little thing can really let you talk to someone far away? Is it even more convenient than sending a telegram?"

Someone who knew about these things quickly explained, "You bet it is. Someone can call from very far away, and you can talk to them through this landline and hear their voice. It’s much more convenient than sending a telegram."

"So, Jiaojiao’s family is really going to let the whole village use it?"

"Her family is so rich, and so generous."

"Tell me about it. Who else in our village is as generous as them?"

The village chief and the party secretary were excited too.

They didn’t even have to figure out how to install it themselves. Professionals were sent to set up the phone line.

On the day the phone line was installed, everyone in the village, young and old, gathered to watch.

Yun Jiao and her brothers went too, and the villagers greeted them warmly upon seeing them.

It was safe to say that Yun Jiao’s family was now the most popular in the village.

Some might have been jealous, but most were simply envious. Yun Jiao’s family had done so much for the village that anyone with a sense of gratitude and reason felt thankful.

On the day the phone was installed, a call came in as everyone watched with bated breath.

When the landline began to ring, everyone grew excited.

"It’s here, it’s here! The call is coming in!"

The call was from a fellow villager who worked at a state-owned factory in town.

To test whether the phone was working, the man had specifically asked his supervisor for permission to make the call.

As the village’s phone rang, everyone couldn’t help but crane their necks and prick up their ears.

"Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?"

The moment a voice came through the receiver, everyone was ecstatic.

"We can hear you, we can hear you! There’s really a voice! It works, the phone works..."

Thus, their village became the first in the entire region to have a landline.

People from other villages heard the news and came to see what all the fuss was about.

Some even came specifically to make phone calls.

Even though it cost money to make a call, everyone was still fascinated by the novelty, and those with a little cash to spare didn’t mind the fee.

Every time someone made a call, a crowd would gather to watch.

The excitement lasted for a long time. Eventually, the novelty wore off, and everyone returned to their normal lives.

Meanwhile, some time had passed since Yun Jiao and her siblings started school.

At the same time, the people arranged by Yun Xiaoqi’s teacher arrived in Bailong Village.

The arrival of these strangers was a source of curiosity for the villagers of Bailong Village for quite some time.

When they learned the newcomers were distant relatives of Yun Linhai’s family, their curiosity subsided, and they stopped paying them much mind.

After all, the newcomers had bought their own residential plots and had already built houses.

However, from that point on, Yun Xiaowu’s friends in the village noticed that he and his siblings were spending less and less time playing outside.

This was because all the children began taking lessons in combat and marksmanship after school.

The guns weren’t real, just replicas, but that was enough to fascinate the boys in the family for a long time. They actively clamored to learn.

The combat training was grueling, but not one of them complained about the difficulty or exhaustion.

The house on the island was a massive project, especially since it included the construction of a highly secure private vault. From start to finish, the work took more than two full years.

More than two years went by. Yun Jiao, now two years older and almost nine, had blossomed into an even more beautiful and delicate young girl.

She stood out in any crowd, instantly drawing the eye, as if she belonged to a different world entirely.

Having grown a bit taller, Yun Jiao was lounging on a chair under a tree in the courtyard. She held a book in one hand and popped a fried dough twist into her mouth with the other.

A tabby cat lay in her lap, flanked by two dogs on either side of her lounge chair. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling on her skin, which was so fair it seemed to glow.

At first glance, one might mistake her for a beautiful elf born of nature itself.

"I already said I’m not going! I don’t know anything about a swim team."

Yun Xiaowu’s voice drifted in from outside, and a curious Yun Jiao craned her neck to see.

She saw her Fifth Brother walk in with an impatient expression, a stranger trailing behind him.

"Young man, I’m really not a con artist. I’m a coach for the national swim team. I saw you swimming in the ocean just now. You have great potential..."

The man followed behind Yun Xiaowu, chattering away.

Yun Jiao’s ears perked up. ’National team? A swim coach?’

Yun Xiaowu, ever wary and rebellious, refused to believe a word the stranger said.

"Just because you say you are, I should believe you? You got any proof?"

And as a matter of fact, he did.

The middle-aged man took out his swimming coach certificate, his ID card, and other documents to show Yun Xiaowu.