135 Eagle Eyes and Wolf Guard
◎What kind of unsung hero is this? What kind of person is this who has dedicated everything to the honor of the motherland?◎
As if he could see Zhu Qi's awkwardness about this question, Ah Shui reacted quickly, shouting that the coach was coming and dragged Zhu Qi away.
"Does he like you?" A Shui grabbed Zhu Qi's arm, looking excited.
“…” Zhu Qi.
Ah Shui reacted.
No wonder Qin Xiaoba dislikes this guy.
In fact, many years ago, a little boy from the men's team secretly passed a New Year's card to Zhu Qi through Qin Xiaoba.
Qin Xiaoba thought it was fun at the time, and he also wanted to see his sister's reaction when someone was chasing her, so he agreed.
The card didn't say anything fancy, just compliments about Zhu Qi's skill, talent, and fighting spirit, saying he admired her and hoped they could have a chance to practice their skills together. But at the very end, he added a line hoping Zhu Qi would write back.
Zhu Qi found it funny and helpless.
The men's team and the women's team see each other every day, and they even write letters back and forth?
boring.
Qin Xiaoba wanted to see his elder sister's cute expression of embarrassment, shyness, blushing and helplessness.
As a result, Zhu Qi grabbed his ear with an expressionless face and scolded him harshly, saying that he had nothing to do because he had nothing to do. Then he suggested to Gao Xiaofeng that Qin Xiaoba should have more training.
Zhu Qi then returned the card to the boy, unopened, and told him she was "too busy to write." She even threatened him, telling him not to write such nonsense again, or she would hand it over to the coaching staff.
Zhu Qi's attitude was very decisive, direct and ruthless.
From then on, the players on the men's team became much more obedient.
Later, in the information age, Qin Xiaoba learned a particularly peculiar description. He felt that his sister was once the "flower of the high mountain" in the hearts of many players on the men's team.
Qin Xiaoba was scolded and became obedient, and never dared to take on the responsibility of finding a "brother-in-law" for himself again.
Now He Qianlu and Xu Dong are married, and Fat Tiger and Tang Tang, who were sent back to the provincial team by the national team, are also married.
Many eager members of the team were ignited again.
Even when he heard some male team members hinting to Qin Xiaoba that they wanted Qin Xiaoba to help him get closer to Zhu Qi, Qin Xiaoba, still remembering the haze after being scolded by his sister, automatically refused on Zhu Qi's behalf: "You? Forget it, you're not my sister's type. My sister doesn't like thin dogs."
Thinking of this, A Shui also became curious.
She pulled Zhu Qi and jumped up and down: "So do you want to be with him?"
"It's not a question of who to partner with. I haven't played mixed doubles for a long time." Zhu Qi frowned and felt complicated when he returned to his training ground.
When Zhu Qi rejected the little boy years ago, she showed no mercy, which made things a bit awkward at the time.
The boy, perhaps because he was hurt or because the coaching staff found out about his card for Zhu Qi and gave him a lecture, was demoted back to the second team shortly after joining the national team due to mediocre performance. He then left the team and returned to the provincial team shortly after, as he had few more opportunities to compete.
Afterwards, Zhu Qi reflected for a second and wondered if it would have been better if he had handled the situation more tactfully.
Holding the notebook given to her by Mori Yunan, Zhu Qi felt that the gift was too heavy for her to handle.
The last time I played mixed doubles was at the Moscow World Games.
During this period, Zhu Qi teamed up with Maomao, Zuo Zuo and Xiao Lingdang in three domestic women's doubles competitions.
Ah Shui took the notebook from Zhu Qi and started flipping through it. Suddenly, he paused on a certain page and sighed, "He remembered it in such detail. It even includes Huang Jiajia's slice technique. Hey, this is specially written for you, right? He knows you've been working on your slice technique these past two years..."
"..." Zhu Qi didn't respond. He stood beside the table, arranging the balls in the plastic basin, preparing for afternoon training.
"Or... why don't you try teaming up with him?" Ah Shui leaned over and chuckled as he leaned over the table. "I think he's quite serious. You said you've only teamed up with Da Ling and Lao Qin over the years, and Brother Xiong only once, right? Who knows, maybe teaming up with Reporter Sen's brother would work out just as well?"
"I'm not interested and don't want to play." Zhu Qi poured the balls into five basins.
There are twenty balls in a basin, and the training volume is one hundred balls per day.
This has always been Zhu Qi's training volume in the national team.
After dividing his own, Zhu Qi began to divide others’.
Ah Shui uttered an "ouch" and felt sorry: "I think, although he is right-handed, he looks very reliable..."
"We all play to win. We haven't had any individual training. It's such a waste of time to just drag him to the court and play for half a day and then lose."
Zhu Qi distributed the balls, placed them in a row on the table, and then clapped his hands in the empty training ground.
"Training!"
Pah pah pah——
A group of girls in sports uniforms quickly ran over, then automatically lined up in front of Zhu Qi, and each of them took away two basins.
Maomao was called to the General Administration of Sports with Master Fo today to attend a meeting to arrange subsequent competition work. Zhu Qi will be in charge of the players on the team.
When the coaches arrived, the women's team had already started to split into two teams and each found a table.
Each person had a basin of white balls on each side and practiced in an orderly manner.
Loop, backhand loop, forward loop, lob loop, dive loop...
Various circles flew around in the air.
The ping-pong sounds were deafening.
Huang Jiajia, needless to say, had practiced her looping technique from the ground up and had actually gotten pretty proficient over the past two years. While her damage wasn't great, at least her trip to Beijing wasn't in vain.
Lulu has a very high level of comprehension.
With Zhu Qi demonstrating, Lulu understood the stroke process within three tries. She knew the proper stroke position, the amount of force required, and the proper location for friction. After a month or two of practice, she was able to consistently hit the ball.
Lulu stared at the ball, reacted the moment it was served, and immediately counterattacked.
Zhu Qi looked at Lulu and understood why so many people were jealous of Tianfu Liu.
Lulu's feel is even better than his and Maomao's. Just considering a place like Pakistan, it can produce a player with such pure talent like Lulu.
Without any skills or tactics, they relied purely on their touch to reach the World Games. Although they did not make it to the quarterfinals, it was not easy.
Ah Shui, who was watching from the side, sighed: "Lulu learns really fast and plays basketball with such talent."
Lulu's Mandarin has improved a lot in the past two years, but she still often has mishearings. Hearing Ah Shui say this, she asked back, "What does Yin Qi mean? How is it different from Yang Qi?"
“…”A Shui.
The women's team coaches were very satisfied, feeling their workload had been reduced countless times. They only needed to watch from the sidelines and give a few reminders when there were any problems with the ball.
As for the men's team...it's a headache.
The women's team has already practiced for half a basin, while the men's team has just finished warming up.
Shi Ge couldn't stand it anymore, so he called the boys over and scolded them again: "Can you open your eyes and see what the girls next to you are doing? They get up earlier than you and practice later than you. They are faster than you and practice more than you. You don't really think that the good performance in Moscow is the credit of the men's team, do you? Look at you all, you only care about your heads and not your butts. What's the point of polishing your hair every day? If you don't play well in this World Cup, get out of here and go back to the provincial team..."
Shi Ge also noticed the performance of the two "foreign students" in the men's team.
It would be a lie to say that I'm not anxious. I can see that the foreign players are more serious than the local players. In addition, Qin Xiaoba lost to Mori Yunan in a training match some time ago.
Shi Ge looked at the boys with some worry...
And just at this moment.
It was time for a break from practice, so A Shui took his small wallet and prepared to go to the store to buy some soda.
When he arrived at the place, he found Mori Yunan standing at the door of the store. When he saw A Shui, he greeted him politely and asked A Shui what he wanted to buy and he would treat him.
"No need to treat me, but I really want to know—" Ah Shui chuckled and lowered his voice to ask the older boy in front of him, "Do you like Bao Bao?"
Mori Yunan lowered his head, as if nodding but feeling a little awkward and shy, and then added, "Actually, there's another reason... She's my idol."
In this era.
Idol is not just a compliment.
Not everyone can be called an idol.
Nowadays, people define the word "idol" more as a spiritual mentor, and the goal that one pursues throughout his life will be regarded as his or her idol.
People nowadays have no idea about chasing stars.
A Shui felt that this was an inspirational story of a man who almost gave up his professional career, but was accidentally inspired by the 15-year-old Golden Throne. He picked up the racket again and worked hard for the first half of his life to finally be able to be with his idol. He wanted to pursue a chance to compete with his idol and win the gold medal.
But then again.
Inspiration is inspiration.
But Baobao doesn't want to fight...
Ah Shui comforted him: "Actually, she just feels that she hasn't practiced with you before, and she's worried that you won't perform well on the court. If you can be like the absolute main force of the men's team and guarantee a winning rate. Maybe, I mean maybe, it's possible, probably... um..."
Mori Yunan lowered his head slightly and nodded: "I understand. I will prove that I have the absolute strength to play doubles with her, and I will not let our doubles team lose!"
Seeing how serious he was, Shui also found it amusing.
The training day after day has been so boring for so many years, and now that there is finally a new topic, I want to join in the fun.
Because a boy on the male team was clearly rejected by Zhu Qi before, the other players on the male team did not dare to come forward and show their affection to Zhu Qi.
Over the years, only foreign players have been so straightforward.
A Shui also knew that Zhu Qi had no interest in Mori Yunan, and Zhu Qi only liked playing ball.
But after Ah Shui ran over to tell Qin Xiaoba excitedly and enthusiastically about the gossip, the latter got angry instead.
"Why are you like this? Brother Ling treats you well, why are you siding with others?"
"Who am I siding with? I didn't say Bao Bao must be paired with him. Isn't there a prerequisite that they are more suitable for each other? Besides, what does this Ling Ge have to do with it?"
"He's definitely not as good as Brother Ling. My sister and Brother Ling have been training together for so many years, and their chemistry is unmatched! We're competing to win gold, so even if we're playing mixed doubles, we have to choose a pair that's a sure thing!"
"Everything has its exceptions. Your sister has known you even longer, and yet you two never seem to win together, right? Oh, and you and Baobao always lose in mixed doubles because you're the one holding them back..."
"No! It's because my sister has high standards for her mixed doubles partner! Unlike others!"
Qin Xiaoba also practiced mixed doubles for a period of time, and had played with A Shui, Maomao Sister, and some other players on the women's team.
Only when playing mixed doubles with his elder sister did Qin Xiaoba feel restrained and something was wrong.
It’s because Zhu Qi plays mixed doubles and needs his partner to feed him the ball.
Zhu Qi is the attacker in the mixed doubles team. His male partner must defend and block long balls from behind. Every ball must also pave the way for Zhu Qi's next smash. He cannot be too aggressive but also not too weak.
If Zhu Qi fails to score a point with his smash, his male partner has to prepare for the next ball.
It is difficult to grasp the balance in the middle.
Even if the male players play well, but cannot "feed" Zhu Qi's heart, or cannot cooperate well with Zhu Qi's third board connection, it will be difficult to cooperate well.
Zhu Qi didn't like playing mixed doubles from the beginning. In the beginning, there was no suitable mixed doubles partner in the team, so he just played. Now that Qin Xiaoba and A Shui's mixed doubles often make their mark in Asian competitions, Zhu Qi is even less willing to play.
So Qin Xiaoba didn't think his sister would agree.
But men understand men best.
Qin Xiaoba knew that men loved to challenge impossible things the most. The harder it was to chase a girl, the more he wanted to chase her. They were all so mean.
So, the men's team sat on the ground and stretched together.
The coaches joked about the afternoon warm-up training, and when they asked who would sign up, Qin Xiaoba volunteered to have another match with Sen Yunan, who had defeated him a few days ago.
But Sen Yunan refused. He looked at Qin Xiaoba with a calm expression, a hint of contempt in his face: "You can't beat me, so I won't fight you."
"What did you say?!" Qin Xiaoba stood up from the ground with a "swoosh".
Mori Yunan turned his head and looked around at the other people around him.
Everyone on the men's team looked at him.
In the past two years, Mori Yunan's time in the national team was neither long nor short.
He had made a lot of efforts to be able to enter here.
I gave up the straight-blade I had been practicing and started learning the horizontal-blade.
Whatever the coach says, I do.
In the end, Coach Chao Jing abandoned himself.
At that moment, Mori Yunan began to question the so-called competitive spirit.
Has he practiced table tennis for so long just to help others for the rest of his life?
What kind of unsung hero is this? What kind of person is this who has sacrificed everything for the honor of the motherland?
Mori Yunan only knew that he had become a guinea pig for converting a straight-blade racket to a horizontal-blade racket, and could be thrown away at any time.
No one expected that he would be standing on the East Road of the Temple of Heaven, the star-making platform that gave birth to countless brilliant stars.
During his two years in the national team, two coaches of the men's team saw how serious and hardworking he was and thought this was a rare quality, so they jokingly asked Mori Yunan if he would be willing to transfer from the Hong Kong team to the national team.
Mori Yunan just smiled and said nothing at the time, but what he was thinking was, I don’t want to.
The level of the national men's team is no longer what it was in the 1970s and 1980s.
Only the women's team is strong.
These two years.
More than six hundred days.
Mori Yunan collected the training patterns and technical and tactical systems of all the national team players, and trained hard, wanting to become more dazzling than these stars.
Although it was called a training match, Mori Yunan actually played very seriously.
Many male team players suffered losses at the hands of Mori Yunan and lost without knowing why.
As Qin Xiaoba is one of the top three players in the men's team, Mori Yunan feels that he is just so-so. His performance fluctuates and it is easy to find a way in.
Now, of the main players of the national men's team, only two have not played in the training matches.
Qin Xiaoba knew it.
This guy didn't come to the national team for the purpose of learning in the beginning, he came just to challenge!
His wolfish ambitions are finally revealed!
"Then let's compete again. I will definitely not lose to you this time!" Qin Xiaoba pounded his chest, looking aggressive.
"Hey, hey, hey, look at you, don't be anxious."
"Calm down, the coach is here."
The others followed and pulled Qin Xiaoba, secretly glancing at the coach's face, fearing that Shi Ge would get angry.
Maomao had just followed Master Fo back from a meeting at the General Administration of Sports. She didn't know what had happened in the men's team and why the atmosphere was so tense.
"They are acting funny and talking nonsense again?" Maomao was surprised.
Buddha also heard some things about the men's team. It was probably because someone got angry during the training match.
But what surprised Maomao was that Mori Yunan, who had no presence in the men's team and only focused on training, slowly raised his head with sharp eyes. The light from the ceiling shone into his somewhat gloomy eyes, and there was an indescribable dark light flowing.
At that moment, only one word came to Maomao's mind.
The eyes of an eagle and the gaze of a wolf.
Sen Yunan pointed at Song Linzhou and said word by word: "I heard that you learned the horizontal hitting technique from He Qianlu. I want to learn it from you."
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