Su Guangzong is like this now, how can he still look like a student?
No wonder the boss said he doesn't look like a student.
After asking the boss a question, Da Wa left the game hall with Er Niu and Da Hu.
Erniu glanced anxiously at the dark storefront. Faintly, she could hear the excited shouts of the customers inside. "If we don't stop him, what will we do if he loses all his money?"
"It's not scary if he loses everything. What's scary is that he writes an IOU and owes a debt that he can't pay off." Dahu said.
Da Wa had also made up his mind. "He won't listen to us now, so there's no point in saying anything. We've already discussed everything we need to know with the boss. I'll go to the post office later and write a letter to my parents, mentioning Su Guangzong's situation. I'll have them pass it on to his parents, and then we won't have anything to do with him anymore."
Da Hu nodded. "There's a saying that goes, 'Do your best and leave the rest to fate.'"
Da Wa shook his head. "What? There's a saying that goes, it's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words."
Erniu came up with an idea, "How about we ask the boss not to let him write an IOU for now? As long as he can't borrow money, he won't be able to play the fruit machine." That way he won't owe more money.
Da Wa didn't respond, and Er Niu was still thinking, "It's too simple."
After all, the owner of a game hall is a businessman. He can't just sit there and not make money. He will still ask Su Guangzong to write the IOU. He hopes that Su Guangzong will play all day long in his place so that he can make more money.
Erniu didn't react for a moment, but when Da Wa and Da Hu didn't respond, she turned around and sighed, "Let's go to the post office and write a letter."
The three of them changed their route and went to the post office. Da Wa asked the teller for paper and pen, and wrote down the whole incident in detail without adding or subtracting anything, including the first time he ran into Su Guangzong in the game hall and the time he discovered that Su Guangzong was addicted to the fruit machine.
After the letter was written, it was pasted together with glue, stamped and sent out.
The three children left the country in late February, but because of a bunch of miscellaneous things like applying for visas and getting certificates, they didn't go until mid-March. The organizing country also had some issues that delayed the competition, so it was delayed again and again and the competition didn't start until May.
On May 16th, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Ning Tang and Shen Lie sat in front of the TV to watch the broadcast of the three children's swimming competition. Also sitting there were Mrs. Luo, Political Commissar Zhao, Zeng Xinlan and others.
After all, this is Sanwa's first time to compete abroad, representing the country and their Navy Swimming Team training base. He is a swimming champion from Hailang Island, and everyone has watched him grow up, so they are even more looking forward to it.
Everyone was sitting in front of the TV. There was a fruit plate on the coffee table, filled with various dried fruits.
Ning Tang brought out mint tea from the kitchen. "It's just a competition, but this is too much of a fuss."
Almost all the elders who watched the third child grow up came.
Mrs. Luo grabbed a handful of peanuts and peeled them, "What's the big deal? This is San'er's first time competing abroad."
"That's right, this is a swimming champion from our Hailang Island." Political Commissar Zhao continued, "I'll show off to others later. I know that swimming champion Shen Xiangdong. His nickname is Sanwa. I watched him grow up under my care, and he even calls me uncle."
His words made everyone burst into laughter, and the room was filled with laughter.
While they were chatting and laughing, the three kids' competition began.
After the host finished his speech, everyone stopped talking and watched the TV intently.
Although it is a black and white picture, it does not affect the viewing experience at all.
There were quite a few spectators at this international swimming competition, and the stands were full, but most of them were foreigners.
Captain Qi lowered his voice and sighed, "Home field advantage."
Indeed, although there were many spectators, most of them were blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners, with only a few Chinese faces.
Zeng Xinlan asked, "Have you seen Sanwa?"
Everyone started looking for San Wa, but Chen Lie was the sharpest-eyed one. He spotted San Wa immediately and pointed, "There he is."
The third child followed behind the coach, and the face that looked 30% similar to Chen Lie was looking around.
Ning Tang was amused. "This kid is like a fool."
Chen Lie nodded in agreement, "He looked dumbfounded."
This is what his parents think. In fact, the third child is handsome and tall. Because he exercises regularly, he has broad shoulders and long legs. He is indeed a handsome boy.
I believe that once the live broadcast of the game is broadcast, it will definitely attract a lot of fans to Sanwa.
Mrs. Luo was extremely nervous. She clenched her fists tightly and placed them on her knees. She shouted, "The game has begun."
Everyone looked at the TV, and sure enough, the game was about to begin.
Sanwa was standing on the stage with his upper body naked and wearing swimming trunks. The people standing with him, on his left and right, were all foreigners.
The one standing on the left of Sanwa has blond hair, blue eyes and fair skin. The one standing on the right of Sanwa has dark skin, sunken eye sockets and messy hair like a pile of hay.
Although they have different skin colors, they have one thing in common, that is, they are all about a head taller than Sanwa.
This is a racial advantage, there is nothing you can do about it. People who are taller and more slender have less resistance in the water and can swim faster.
The third child was surrounded by a group of people taller than him, just like a small concave mound, looking so pitiful.
But Sanwa didn't seem nervous at all. Instead, he looked left and right with a look of curiosity.
This is no wonder. It was his first time going abroad and also his first time seeing so many foreigners. Seeing the blond hair and blue eyes, it was inevitable that he was curious.
Before the three kids could look at it for too long, the referee blew the whistle and the game officially began.
All the contestants jumped into the swimming pool, and the three kids also jumped into the water. They kicked their legs and rushed out like an arrow from a bow.
Everyone was chasing each other and refusing to give in, and the game was very stalemate.
At the beginning, the three children were leading the top three, but when they swam the second lap, they gradually became exhausted and began to fall behind.
Mrs. Luo and the others stared at the TV, all worried about the third child.
With a whistle, the game ended and Sanwa finally won the fourth place.
Throughout the entire game, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. When the game was over, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Luo comforted her, "It's okay, fourth place is already very good."
Although I didn't get into the top three and didn't get a medal, fourth place is still pretty good.
Swimming has never been a strong sport in China, especially since Sanwa is younger and smaller than his opponents, and he is competing abroad. In fact, Sanwa has performed quite well.
Sanwa's coach originally set the goal for him to be in the top six, but Sanwa got fourth place, which was beyond the coach's expectations.
The third child emerged from the pool, dripping water all over the floor. The coach quickly handed him a towel, "Wipe it off quickly, don't catch a cold. I didn't expect you to get fourth place this time. It really surprised me. Xiangdong, that's great! This is the best result for our delegation this time. Don't be discouraged. Keep working hard next time and try to win a silver or bronze medal."
The coach talked a lot, but Sanwa didn't say a word. The coach looked at his face, which looked sullen, and said to him, "It's okay, relax."
How could Sanwa relax? Whenever he participated in domestic swimming competitions, he usually came first, and only rarely did he come second.
Unexpectedly, he only came in fourth place in this overseas competition, not even a bronze medal, which was a big setback for him.
Sanwa wiped his hair half-dry with a towel, tossed it aside, and let out a sigh, "I still don't train enough."
"You're already a hard worker in our base, how do you expect to train?" Ji Anguo ran forward and put his arm around the third child's shoulders. "Okay, cheer up. Let's go out for a walk and bring some foreign specialties back to Mom."
Sanwa responded sullenly.
Such behind-the-scenes events will not be broadcast. Ning Tang and the others can only see the organizers awarding prizes to the first, second and third place winners, and then playing the national anthem.
After the award ceremony, Mrs. Luo and the others went back first. Ning Tang stared at the TV screen desperately, trying to catch the image of Sanwa again.
But unfortunately, Sanwa did not appear until the next program was broadcast.
On June 1st, around ten o'clock in the morning, Ning Tang came back from the vegetable market after buying vegetables. When he was almost at the door of his house, he saw a man standing in front of the door, sitting and standing, as if he had been hesitating for a long time.
Ning Tang looked carefully. This figure, this back, if it wasn't San Wa, then who else could it be?
She called out, "Third baby!"
The third child, with his back to her, shuddered, slowly turned around, and whispered, "Mom."
Ning Tang was amused. "Don't you have the key to your house? Why don't you go in? What are you doing standing at the door?"
The third child pursed his lips and said nothing.
She walked past Sanwa, took the key, opened the door, and led Sanwa into the house.
When she entered the house, she took a quick look and saw that Sanwa was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a pair of jeans. Apart from that, he had nothing else with him and looked like he was traveling light.
Ning Tang poured a glass of water for San Wa, "Drink some water. You must be hungry. I'll go make you some food."
San Wa took the enamel pot and drank from it. Just as he was about to say that he was not hungry, his stomach growled. The mother and son looked at each other and smiled. San Wa said, "Then Mom, just make something."
Ning Tang nodded. "Your dad is out at sea, so it's just the two of us at home. It's hot, how about we have some cold noodles?"
It is a hot summer day, and the temperature on Hailang Island is high. When the weather is hot, I don’t like to eat greasy food. It doesn’t go well with rice at all. A bowl of cold noodles is just right.
The third child licked the corner of his mouth and said, "Okay, let's eat this. It's been a long time since I had the cold noodles you made for me."
Ning Tang was happy, "Then I'll make you a big bowl, I guarantee you'll eat until you're full."
After a while, two bowls of cold noodles were ready. The thin noodles were mixed with spicy and fragrant soup, and topped with shredded chicken, shredded cucumbers and carrots. The red and green colors looked very beautiful, and they were paired with a bowl of clear chicken soup sprinkled with green chopped green onions.
As soon as the food was served, Sanwa's stomach growled loudly again.
"Eat quickly." Ning Tang said.
Sanwa nodded.
The spicy and fragrant soup wrapped around the slippery and cool noodles whetted Ning Tang's appetite. He ate with gusto, took two bites, and looked up at Sanwa.
But he didn't even pick up the chopsticks. He lowered his head and looked at the cold noodles in the bowl. His eyes turned red and tears as big as beans fell down his fair and still childish face.
Men don't shed tears easily, but they do when they are sad.
Ning Tang put down the bowl and said, "Sanwa, in this life, we can let go of everything except chopsticks. The same goes for a competition. If you lose, you lose. It's just a competition. Is this the only one you want to compete in in your life?"
San Wa sniffed, his voice choking. "But, but I just can't accept this. Fourth place makes me feel so sorry for my coach and the training base that nurtured me. My coach chose me to give me a chance to perform, but I failed to live up to his expectations."
As he spoke, another teardrop fell into the bowl.
Ning Tang teased him, "Are you still crying? You don't even need to add salt to this bowl of cold noodles. Your tears are salty enough."
The third child wiped away his tears with the back of his hand, puffed up his face, and said in a deliberately fierce tone, "I didn't cry."
Although he felt sad, he had cried secretly in his bed several times when he was at the base, but he never showed it in front of others. This time, when he saw Ning Tang, he was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn't control himself for a moment.
"Okay, okay, I didn't cry." Ning Tang said, "Hurry up and pick up your chopsticks to eat the cold noodles."
The third child burst into laughter and picked up the chopsticks. "I know, I can put down everything except the chopsticks."
"That's right." Ning Tang slurped another mouthful of noodles. "That's the truth. No matter how big the matter is, it's not as important as filling your own stomach."
The third child ate half his fill, and thinking of his childish behavior just now, his face flushed with shame, "Mom, did you watch me compete?"
"I watched it. Not only I watched it, your dad watched it, Mrs. Luo and Political Commissar Zhao also came to watch it. We sat in the living room and watched your game together." Ning Tang said.
"Ah—" Sanwa's voice stretched out in disappointment, his face drooping. "Everyone saw I only came in fourth place, and I didn't even make the podium." His little mouth was pouting so hard you could hang a soy sauce bottle on it. "How embarrassing."
"Shameful? What's there to be ashamed of? Others may not be able to go abroad to compete. It's great that you can go abroad at your age." Ning Tang said.
She was telling the truth. Some people have never been abroad in their entire lives, or even left the province where they live. Some villagers in Shangang Village have never even left that palm-sized piece of land in their entire lives. Sanwa is only fifteen years old. It is already great for such a young boy to be able to compete abroad.
"Besides, Sister Luo and the others came to watch your game because you're their third child, the one they've watched grow up. They came to watch you compete, not to see you win."
A smile appeared on Sanwa's face, and his eyes curved.
After the meal, Sanwa took the initiative to collect the bowl and followed Ning Tang step by step, "Mom——"
Ning Tang: "Speak."
Sanwa carefully looked at her expression and stammered, "Actually, I sneaked out this time."
After returning home, he tossed and turned for several days. For some reason, he particularly wanted to go back to Hailang Island and see Ning Tang and Shen Lie, but he didn't know how to tell his coach. So he climbed over the wall in the middle of the night, bought the nearest ticket at the train station, and took the train back directly.
Ning Tang was amused. "The day after you sneaked away, Ji Anguo woke up in the morning and found you gone. He quickly notified the coach, and after a few people discussed it, they guessed that you must have sneaked back home, so they called me right away."
In other words, she already knew that Sanwa was coming back.
The third child pouted and said, "I thought I could give you a surprise."
"Surprise?" Chen Lie walked in from outside. He had just returned from the sea. "I think you were frightened, right? Sanba, you've made it big. You dared to sneak back without saying a word. Your coach thought you were kidnapped."
The third child stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, looking at the ground, whistling, but not looking at Chen Lie, as if he couldn't hear anything.
Ning Tang patted him and said, "Alright, go call your coach back. He must be so worried. It's not easy for your coach either. He's already an old man, but he still has to worry about you little monkeys every day."
Sanwa responded and called the coach back.
When she came back, her eyes were red, it seemed that she had cried again.
The third child stayed at home for two days. Ning Tang and Shen Lie didn't mention anything about the competition, but just took him out to play.
Go to the beach to pick seafood, fly kites, and go to the back mountain to dig bamboo shoots and wild vegetables.
The three kids had so much fun that they said they didn’t want to go back to base.
But it was impossible for him not to go back. As soon as the two days were up, Ning Tang kicked him out.
Ning Tang heard the jingle of a bicycle bell just after sending Sanwa back from the port.
A letter has arrived.
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