145 Growing Pains
◎In the "adult world", there will be many force majeure situations◎
The new year is coming with the crackling sound of firecrackers.
For many people, this Chinese New Year is a rare opportunity to go home and reunite with their families, but for A Shui, it is a three-day war.
Originally, every time A Shui went back home, there was no one there. Now, A Shui's grandfather's family and grandparents' family are at loggerheads with each other, and they quarrel as soon as they meet, just like enemies.
The quarrel between my grandparents' family and my grandfather's family was because the other party's son had an affair and took away the common property that my daughter had worked hard for all her life.
My grandfather's family was arguing with my maternal grandfather's family because they felt the other woman's daughter hadn't fulfilled her responsibilities as a wife in all the years she'd been married. She'd only given birth to a girl and sent her off to sports practice, leaving her unable to enjoy the company of her children. Their son's infidelity was considered normal, and they refused to acknowledge any joint marital property.
The severity of what happened in A Shui's family exceeded many people's imagination.
Her mother went back to the pre-liberation era almost overnight.
She and her father originally opened a textile shop together. Because of the changes in the textile workers' lives, they first paid out some of the unemployment benefits to the laid-off workers.
Computer City is a business that A Shui's mother almost emptied out her family's savings to start again.
As a result, not only did he lose all his capital, but he also owed a lot of foreign debts and had to ask his daughter for help.
Although all the previous debts have been paid, there are still many issues regarding the subsequent operation of the entire computer city and employee salaries. If we want to continue to operate normally, we still need to spend a lot of money.
A Shui's mother has been busy all her life, and the computer city that she originally planned to run well was replaced with a bunch of waste and fake parts.
From the very beginning, word of mouth was not good.
Subsequent operations will only become more difficult.
A Shui's maternal grandfather's family has been looking for A Shui's grandfather's family, but his grandfather's family all insisted that they had never seen A Shui's father again.
The two families were quarreling fiercely, and in the end, A Shui's grandfather even came to blame A Shui's mother and her family, believing that it was A Shui's mother who forced his son away.
The quarrel lasted for several days, leaving both sides exhausted.
Even the Huhai home where Ah Shui had lived throughout his childhood was counted as joint property of the couple and was divided and sold during the divorce, leaving only a few hundred thousand yuan which was given to the supplier as compensation.
A Shui's mother has been a businesswoman all her life. She doesn't know how to do anything else except business. She doesn't want to be the one asking the younger generations for money in her daughter's house in the future. She doesn't want to give up the computer city company she has worked so hard to build so easily.
A Shui expressed his support.
The youngest daughter suddenly became the pillar supporting her mother.
Ah Shui directly announced to his grandfather's family in the name of his mother that he would completely cut off all ties with them.
During this period, A Shui's mother often talked to A Shui on the phone, and sometimes Zhu Qi and Maomao were nearby and would hear a word or two.
A Shui's mother kept apologizing to A Shui.
"Miaomiao, I'm sorry. For so long, I've only been busy with my own affairs and haven't paid much attention to your work in the national team. I always thought that a career in sports was hard and unprofitable, and I thought that if I earned more, the pressure of your competitions would be less, but I didn't expect..."
Businessmen generally focus on immediate benefits.
Want to get profit share immediately.
But choosing the athlete route is an arduous journey.
Perhaps many people think that some athletes can get a bonus of 200,000 or 300,000 yuan for just one game.
But in reality there are not that many games to play.
Not every game has such a big prize money to be won.
It’s not like you can stand on the podium just by participating.
From the Tokyo cycle to the Moscow cycle and now the Riyadh cycle.
That is, athletes like Zhu Qi and Maomao who can sit firmly on the podium.
But how many of the tens of thousands of athletes are sent to youth training camps every year?
Even so, in the eyes of some people, this money cannot be called "rich" at all. At most, it means slightly better economic conditions.
A Shui's mother probably didn't expect that when her capital chain collapsed, it was A Shui who helped her hold on.
Because she and her ex-husband had never paid attention to their daughter's games, nor did they know about A Shui's income in the national team.
Some even thought that A Shui might just have the income of an ordinary civil servant. After all, when A Shui first joined the national team, he was asked by senior teammates to "gamble on football" and often asked his family for money.
Ah Shui, on the other hand, acted as a comfort to his mother, saying, "Don't worry about me. I'm grown up now, and I know what I should do. If you want to continue running the computer mall, go ahead. If you need money, just tell me and I'll consider it my investment."
The mother and daughter talked on the phone for a long time.
It also mentioned that the police had been called to look for A Shui's father, who could not be contacted. The police had visited everywhere and started investigating the whereabouts of A Shui's father, but there is no conclusion yet.
In this era, information in all aspects is not yet developed enough and high-speed rail has not yet been built.
Going out of the province will increase the cost of police force.
Handling cases across provinces is extremely difficult.
But what Zhu Qi was most worried about was that A Shui's father would abscond with the money and flee abroad.
If you run away from home, you will never be able to find it again.
It is simpler in the country, but it just takes more time.
A Shui's strength also exceeded Zhu Qi and Maomao's imagination.
Once, when Shui went to the rooftop to talk to his mother on the phone, Maomao said to Zhu Qi in the suite, "I didn't expect Shui to recover so quickly. This month, he needs to train and rest. If it were me... I probably wouldn't accept this fact so quickly."
The incident broke out without warning.
His parents were divorced, his father cheated on him, he had a three-year-old illegitimate brother, his mother was almost bankrupt, and his father took away all the money, leaving him nothing.
Zhu Qi felt that A Shui was stronger than himself.
After all, she had seen the faces of that man and his wife in her previous life and knew clearly about his character, so after she was reborn, she had no illusions at all.
But it is not easy for A Shui to let go of things.
No matter what, that was the man she called dad for 22 years.
Every time Ah Shui came back from the rooftop, he felt a little better. He also discussed this issue with Zhu Qi face to face several times.
"Baobao, you...were your mother and that man also in a free love relationship? I heard from Lao Qin that your mother wanted to marry him at first, and your uncle and your aunt both thought it was inappropriate, but why did your mother insist on being with him?" A Shui lay on Zhu Qi's bed, looking at the ceiling.
When Zhu Qi first came to the national team, the two of them often lay on the same bed and chatted.
Zhu Qi shook his head. "I don't know. I was too young at the time. Only four, I don't remember a thing. Later, when I was older, my uncle and aunt didn't tell me about my mother for fear of upsetting me. But I think it was probably because many women in that era were limited in their perspective. From birth to death, they stayed in the same place forever, never seeing all kinds of people in the world. If they met someone who could speak sweet words, they would be deceived."
"My parents met on a blind date. They were introduced by someone else. My mom said that when my dad filed for divorce, he told her that he had never loved her. My mom was very sad when she talked about this, so I didn't ask any more questions. To be honest, I've lived so long and I know that my grandfather and his family prefer the sons born to my cousins, but I never thought that I was also one of those who favor girls over boys. Because my grandparents loved me very much, I always felt that I was no different from others." Ah Shui lay there, sighing.
"I suddenly understand why you never pay attention to those who like you. When reporter Mori's brother came over, I was wondering why you didn't give him a chance. At that time, I was thinking, if there was someone who liked me so much, and liked me so seriously for so long, I would definitely get along with him and give him a chance. Not really dating, but being friends is also nice. But now I think it's quite boring. When things are good, all the sweet talk is just a lie. Hey, don't you believe in love with vows of love at all?"
Zhu Qi smiled helplessly and said, "You're so corny."
"Isn't that what they say in TV dramas?"
"Watch less of these fantasy romance dramas and more news broadcasts and major crime reports."
"Hey, answer me first. You said you've known you for so long, and there are quite a few people who are pursuing you and like you. Not to mention the little boy who sent you a greeting card last time, reporter Mori's brother is actually quite well off. His family has received higher education and is very intellectual. Unlike us sports students who are all rough and uncouth, when I went home to sign the confession and transcript with my mother, I forgot how to write many words. And..." Ah Shui stopped talking, and curiously leaned over to touch Zhu Qi's shoulder under the quilt and asked. "You really don't like any of them?"
"dislike."
"So what kind do you like?"
"I haven't thought about it."
Seeing that Zhu Qi was unwilling to answer, Ah Shui stopped asking and sighed, "Yeah, your mother's life was quite tragic. Influenced by your parents' failed marriage, you definitely don't have any aspirations for marriage. Oh, I think my mom sometimes thinks too much. She was worried that it would be difficult for me to find a husband in the future, so she wanted to delay it for a while and didn't want to divorce my dad. But it's not the 1970s or 1980s anymore. What's the big deal about my parents getting divorced? If my husband looks down on me because of my parents' divorce, then he'd better get out of here right away. I don't care."
"You're right to think this way. Why should you care about what others think?" Zhu Qi comforted.
Divorce is a very serious matter nowadays, and many children will ask about the situation of their other parents when they get married.
Many traditionally minded couples discriminate against children whose parents are divorced.
Zhu Qi has always disliked anyone who holds a certain arrogant attitude towards everything, so she is not willing to deal with such people because she will not be able to control herself and cause the other person to have breast hyperplasia.
If that's the case, it would be a huge loss to her karma.
Amitabha.
Then, both of them fell silent.
There was silence all around, only the moonlight seeping through the window screens and flowing into the house.
Ah Shui knew Zhu Qi couldn't sleep either, so he took the initiative to ask, "Do you hate him?"
"To me, he's a stranger from a completely different world, so there's no question of whether I hate him or not. His existence doesn't affect me emotionally in any way."
Seeing Zhu Qi's clear thinking, Ah Shui sighed again: "I can't be like you. I still hate him! I hate him so much. If he appeared in front of me, I would never call him dad again. The thought of it makes my teeth itch. If the police can find him, I will rush over and slap him in the face."
"It's normal for you to think this way, because he's had a huge impact on your life right now. The fact that he ran away without a trace means he doesn't even want you, his daughter. When you realize that everything in your future is the result of your own hard work and has nothing to do with anyone or anything, you won't care about his life or death. You're much better off than me. At least your mother is still with you."
Moreover, when A Shui's domestic violence occurred, she was already an adult and could stand on her own.
When Zhu Qi's mother died, she was only four years old...
"I now feel that I am actually very lucky because I still insisted on staying in the national team." A Shui's tone was a little more relaxed. She didn't dare to think about what the consequences would be if she failed to play in the national team and such a big thing happened at home.
It's fate.
Sometimes it's very clever.
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In the new year, there will be a new national table tennis championship at the end of the year, and the Riyadh World Games will be held next year, so the training tasks are becoming heavy.
Everything is the same as before, but some people's conditions are completely different from before.
A Shui's training volume suddenly increased several times, and it seemed that she had proposed this to Chang Hongxia alone.
Zhu Qi knew that this was called the method of forgetting through fatigue.
When I first joined the Jianghuai Provincial Team, I often thought about the past and tried my best to increase the training volume.
But what Zhu Qi didn't expect was that the other person had also changed even more dramatically than before.
Qin Xiaoba used to get up in the morning for a run with everyone, but suddenly, he didn't know when he started to follow Song Linzhou to the training hall half an hour earlier to practice serving.
The coaching staff originally considered training a new mixed doubles pair for the Riyadh World Games.
Because the Qilin combination had not competed together for a long time, they were worried that Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou's tacit understanding would decline. In addition, the two had won gold medals in two consecutive World Games, so many external partners conducted special training for them.
If we can form a new mixed doubles pair, maybe we can catch the foreign players off guard.
Qin Xiaoba and A Shui volunteered to practice in Asian-level mixed doubles, and the coaches agreed.
But except for mixed doubles, no matter what competition, as long as there is a vacancy, Qin Xiaoba will ask Gao Xiaofeng to sign him up.
Men's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles, men's team... almost whenever there is a competition, I will go to play.
Qin Xiaoba was present in all national and Asian competitions in the first half of the year, and whenever he was on the court he basically played with all his might.
There were several times when Gao Xiaofeng felt that Qin Xiaoba's seamless transitions in the competition were too great and his body might not be able to bear it, so he wanted to ask Qin Xiaoba to cancel a few less important men's doubles or mixed doubles.
But Qin Xiaoba told Gao Xiaofeng: "It's okay, I can handle it. Now is the golden period for practicing skills, I have to hurry up."
Zhu Qi thought that the two years of training with the national team by the Hong Kong team had a profound impact on Qin Xiaoba's psychology and stimulated Qin Xiaoba's desire to win.
There were a few times when I finished playing a game and wanted to go to the logistics room to talk to Qin Xiaoba and ask him about the results of the game and the arrangements for the next game.
As a result, as soon as Zhu Qi arrived, he saw Qin Xiaoba coming out of the previous stadium. He didn't even have time to change his jersey before rushing to the next stadium.
The time for playing individual events is better, at least you can have half a day of rest.
However, the men's doubles and mixed doubles were almost scheduled on the same day, so Qin Xiaoba only had half an hour to prepare.
Sometimes we encounter a super long game that lasts all seven innings, and we may not be able to catch up with the next game.
For this kind of competition, there is also time pressure.
People can achieve their greatest potential under great pressure.
Zhu Qi did not expect that Qin Xiaoba could play to such a level. In the first half of the year, he won two individual gold medals, one individual silver medal, three men's doubles gold medals, one mixed doubles gold medal, and two men's team gold medals.
In the middle, I also met Mori Yunan from the Hong Kong team, and the two played a long game of seven innings.
When the game was halfway through, Gao Xiaofeng felt that Qin Xiaoba was exhausted and called a timeout for him.
Qin Xiaoba sat next to Gao Xiaofeng and didn't even have the strength to hold the water bottle.
He lowered his head, placed his hands on his knees, and had a towel around his neck.
Beads of sweat flowed down his forehead to the tip of his nose, then condensed into large beads of sweat and fell at his feet.
In less than a minute, a small puddle of water even formed on the ground at his feet.
Gao Xiaofeng could only help him massage his arms and shoulders as much as possible to relieve his fatigue.
But anyone could see through the big screen that when Qin Xiaoba reached out to take the towel to wipe the sweat from his cheek, his entire right arm was shaking uncontrollably.
This is an uncontrollable spasm caused by extreme exertion.
Everyone could see that the supervisor sitting next to Qin Xiaoba also had an expression of worry and reluctance.
As soon as the pause time ends.
He held the racket again and walked towards the table.
The slightly raised blue veins on his arms seemed to be able to burst through the skin with every effort.
Every time he moved, people could see the bruise-relieving patch on his right arm.
Zhu Qi had had such an experience before.
When I was in the Jianghuai Provincial Team, I participated in all kinds of competitions in order to earn bonuses.
Whether it is an adult group or an amateur group.
Qin Xiaoba didn't have such a concept at that time. To him, it was just a competition.
Just follow the team's arrangements and you don't need to find games yourself.
But now, when Zhu Qi was standing in the audience watching, he suddenly felt like the boy in the family had grown up.
It seemed that at this moment, the little Qin Shang who always followed behind him turned into a man whose shoulders could withstand the pressure.
When Qin Xiaoba defeated Mori Yunan in the men's singles final of the Asian Cup, he did not run wildly like he did every time he won a victory. Instead, he fell back softly as if all the shackles on his body had been removed, and then lay on the ground like a fish pulled out of the sea, breathing deeply.
Then all the teammates rushed over, shouting words of encouragement, and pressed Qin Xiaoba down one by one.
When Qin Xiaoba was pressed down by four or five men, sweat accumulated in his eyes, making it impossible for him to open his eyes, but he could still see the glaring lights through his eyelids.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered going out to compete with Zhu Qi when he was very young.
He was only responsible for acting as his sister's atmosphere group in the crowd.
My sister was responsible for one game after another and rushed to many competitions.
At that time, Qin Xiaoba felt that his sister was simply a competition machine who knew no fatigue.
But how can people not get tired?
It’s just because there are goals that need to be achieved, but there is not much time left.
He suddenly understood what Zhu Qi often said before about the "adult world", where there will be many force majeure situations and there are many other responsibilities that adults have to bear.
Qin Xiaoba wants to compete in this year's "The Strongest Twelve" direct competition more than ever.
Not only do you have to compete for direct admission places.
There are also individual quotas for next year's World Games.
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