191 Extra (7)

◎Some people can only share wealth, while others can share adversity.◎

Zhu Qi felt that Maomao's observation skills in this area were much sharper than his own. He was suddenly asked this question, and for a moment he didn't react. Instead, he subconsciously asked, "No..."

Maomao also felt strange when he was an athlete. How did Ren Xinhua find out that someone in the team was in a relationship?

When Fat Tiger and Tang Tang were on the team, everything was normal. They didn't even talk to each other much. They only talked during lunch in the cafeteria. Occasionally, when there was no room in the cafeteria, they would sit face to face and talk.

When Ren Xinhua called the two people away for a talk, no one thought it was because of this kind of thing.

This is also true for Qin Xiaoba and A Shui this time.

Judging from what Ren Xinhua said, it seemed that he had been observing the two of them for a long time.

But in fact, we have played so many games over the years, and we train together on weekdays, so it is normal that our relationship is better than others.

Maomao, an only child, had no siblings growing up. Later, as an athlete, although she had teammates, they were all competitive. It wasn't until she met Zhu Qi on the national team that they developed a sense of camaraderie.

Sometimes when I look at A Shui and Qin Xiao Ba, I feel like they are my own younger sister and brother. We live together and see each other every day. They may even know me better than my own family.

So when Maomao became a coach, he saw some changes in the mentality of these players.

This feeling is hard to explain, but some changes in the magnetic field between people can be immediately captured by outsiders.

Maomao sat down next to Zhu Qi, opened his golf bag, and prepared to change rubbers. As he tore at them, he said, "Actually, I think things like love should just flow. If you like someone, go for it; if you're attracted to them, just accept it. After all, no one knows what the future holds. I think there's some truth to the way many foreigners think: live in the present."

In fact, the most important thing is that Maomao feels that Zhu Qi’s current attitude towards Song Linzhou is different from his attitude towards Sen Yunan.

At the beginning, Mori Yunan was more straightforward, more passionate, and more clear.

But Zhu Qi expressed it very directly, rejecting Mori Yunan's invitation and favor without any psychological burden.

Maomao knew that Zhu Qi was a person who simply didn't like someone, and he wouldn't feel embarrassed to refuse just because Song Linzhou had known him for a long time and had a good relationship with Qin Xiaoba.

Zhu Qi smiled helplessly and said, "Of course I know. Now I don't worry about Ah Shui and Qin Shang anymore. I just want them to compete steadily in the future..."

"I'm not talking about them." After Maomao applied the rubber, she picked up a pair of scissors to trim the excess and, by the way, explained her views on love. "Actually, Ah Shui also talked to me about something similar when she was in Incheon. At that time, I thought she was just asking, but now I know it was because Qin Xiaoba gave her a flower ring. Ah Shui told me at the time that she felt her parents' marriage was a complete failure and she was afraid that her future marriage would fail like her parents'. If she had known that they would eventually break up, she would not have been together in the first place."

Zhu Qi didn't know about this. Why didn't A Shui talk to her about it?

That’s right.

She is also an idiot in love, so there is no point for A Shui to discuss with her.

But Zhu Qi was curious: "Then what did you say?"

Maomao put down the scissors in his hand and looked at Zhu Qi with a smile. There was a very gentle light in his eyes, and he persuaded him step by step.

"I told her that love is an invitation, not a demand. It's about patiently waiting for flowers to bloom, not rushing fruits to ripen. Her parents made a mistake in the first step, which led to many chain reactions afterwards."

Zhu Qi seemed to be lost in thought.

/

In fact, cats think very simply.

One of the important reasons for coming to the military control center for training this time is to train the next generation of players who can take over.

After the games in Los Angeles, the men's team had six years to prepare for the Beijing World Games.

Song Linzhou is the same age as Daxiong, but Daxiong is ready to retire, but he still wants to stick to it until the end of Los Angeles.

In fact, Qin Xiaoba had considered before whether he should help speak to Zhu Qi. After all, Qin Xiaoba also knew that his sister was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, but he was directly rejected by Song Linzhou.

At that time, Song Linzhou said to Qin Xiaoba, "If you like someone, you should fight for it yourself, make yourself better, and let the other person see your excellence. Instead of letting the other person understand you through other people's 'mouths'. True appreciation cannot be conveyed through words, but requires taking one step at a time to let the other person see your progress and companionship. Relationships gained through haste have a sense of moral blackmail, forcing the other person to face their own feelings, which will eventually ruin the goodwill."

At that time, Qin Xiaoba didn't quite understand the meaning of Song Linzhou's words, but just thought that Song Linzhou might be thin-skinned.

But when it was his turn, Qin Xiaoba finally understood why Song Linzhou had said that.

If your partner can't see your good qualities, you won't be together forever even if you're together.

As long as this feeling is sincere enough, time will be the best witness.

The six-month training in the military control center finally ended.

More than a dozen members of the national team boarded the bus in a mighty procession. When they were about to go back, everyone collapsed in their seats, staring longingly at the scenery outside the window.

"We're finally going home—" everyone wailed in unison.

Over the past six months, they have missed the food in the national team cafeteria so much, even though the aunts' hands are shaking...

Everyone is eager to go home.

Especially A Shui, as soon as he got on the bus, he kept looking out the window.

Everyone knew what Ah Shui was thinking, so they all understood and kept silent.

The bus drove for a full six hours. During the drive, everyone had lunch at a rest stop and then took a short rest before setting off again.

When I finally returned to the national team, the players from the second team and Qin Xiaoba were already waiting for me at the door.

I haven't seen this kid for half a year.

He was tanned and thinner, but his muscles also looked tighter, and there was a light stubble on his chin.

He doesn't look messy or haggard, but rather has a mature look of a grown man.

The coaches got off the bus first. When they saw Qin Xiaoba, Ren Xinhua went over and patted Qin Xiaoba on the shoulder, saying, "Are you back?"

Qin Xiaoba was ashamed and nodded.

Then the coaches packed up their things and left, and the captains of the remaining two teams organized themselves and took their luggage back to pack.

Seeing Zhu Qi coming out, Qin Xiaoba walked over to her in three steps, grinning, "Sister."

Zhu Qi looked up at him and said the same thing as Ren Xinhua: "Are you back?"

"Did you watch my game? I played pretty well, didn't I? Hehe."

"It's okay, carry it." Zhu Qi threw the things in his hand to him, then pushed his suitcase and strode into the door of the management center.

What Zhu Qi handed to Qin Xiaoba was A Shui's backpack. As soon as Qin Xiaoba took it, he saw a stuffed bear hanging on it and knew it was A Shui.

Everyone looked sideways, and after watching the excitement for a while, they each picked up their things and left, leaving the space for the little mandarin ducks.

Ah Shui's face was very hot and he didn't raise his head for a long time.

The two hesitated for a while, and finally Qin Xiaoba asked, "Are you tired of being in the military control center?"

"Not bad." Ah Shui was about to leave with his things in hand. Qin Xiaoba followed closely behind him. Ah Shui's face turned even hotter. "Why are you following me?"

"The last time I asked you... you haven't answered me yet!" Qin Xiaoba raised his neck in anger.

"What?"

"Just whether you are willing to be my girlfriend."

Ah Shui took his left hand out of his pocket, with a flower ring on his ring finger. He spread it in front of Qin Xiaoba and said, "Remember to replace it with a real diamond ring for me later!"

/

The coaching staff half-tacitly agreed to the fact that A Shui and Qin Xiaoba were in love.

But after being together, it is not so convenient. We have to avoid suspicion in all kinds of things. Sometimes when we have lunch together at noon and see a coach coming, we have to sit separately.

That's fine too.

Zhu Qi had fantasized a long time ago that it would be nice if Ah Shui and she became sister-in-law in the future. She didn't expect it to come true.

Although we are happy, we have to start preparing for various competitions. Everyone is busy with training for various competitions and has no time to think about other things.

But sometimes when he had free time, Zhu Qi would still feel that his thoughts were carried away by Song Linzhou’s words that night, and he would be in a daze.

This state is very strange.

Zhu Qi herself couldn't figure out what was going on until one day when her family called her. First, her aunt said cheerfully, "Hey! Qiqi! I saw in the newspaper that your brother is in a relationship on the team? What's going on?"

Zhu Qi recounted the entire incident in detail.

My aunt and uncle had met A Shui before, and knew that A Shui and Zhu Qi had a good relationship. They had also seen Zhu Qi and A Shui play women's doubles in many games, and had a very good impression of A Shui.

But my aunt was still a little worried: "That girl has good conditions in all aspects. She is from Shanghai. I heard that her family is well-off and her mother runs a company. Why did she fall for your brother?"

"Oh, this is what they call a cuckold and a mung bean falling in love." My uncle laughed beside me and took the phone from my aunt. "You've been talking for a long time. Come on, let me talk to my daughter! I haven't heard from you in six months! By the way, isn't dating prohibited in the national team? Your brother's situation..."

Hearing the voices of his family, Zhu Qi felt much better. He began to talk about some of the recent events on the national team. "The coaches' attitude now is tacit approval, but they ask that we not be too ostentatious. After all, there are still some children on the team. Times are progressing, and the coaches' thinking is also changing. Ah Shui and Qin Shang are both sensible and won't do anything rash. Don't worry."

Then they talked about some other things. Uncle heard that Zhu Qi seemed to be in a bad mood, so he asked again: "Don't worry, everything is fine at home, just play well in the competition..."

"It's not about the competition, I just have a question." Zhu Qi collapsed on the bed, looking at the moonlight outside, and sighed. "Uncle, you and Aunt have such a good relationship, why didn't you think about having a child when you were young?"

"Your aunt was in poor health before, and after you came, there was no need for us to have children."

Zhu Qi asked again, "You two were in love when you got married. You must have been together because you loved each other, right? My mother and that man were also in love. I think when they first got together, they must have loved each other, right? Why did it turn out like that? It had only been less than five years since they got married, and I was only four years old, and he cheated on me and brought back an illegitimate child..."

My uncle is an honest man.

In Zhu Qi’s childhood memory, his uncle was like an old ox, who only knew how to work and earn money to support the family.

He has no other thoughts at all, which is in stark contrast to Zhu Qi's scumbag father.

But just because my uncle is honest doesn’t mean he isn’t thoughtful.

My niece has been a top student since she was young. She is a genius among geniuses and she is also good-looking.

The boys chasing after her could line up from Beijing to Paris.

But Zhu Qi had never been troubled by emotional problems. Now he asked his uncle, and his uncle knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.

My uncle said, "Some people can only share prosperity, while others can share adversity. Your father...oh, that jerk, he belongs to the former. So if one day you meet someone who can share adversity with you, try to open your heart to him."