19 Table Tennis League
◎【Three-in-one】It is best to encounter them in the first round, and if you want to fight, fight the strongest one first.◎
When Xu Dong brought Song Linzhou over, Zhu Qi was practicing receiving long rubber with A Shui.
The long rubber playing style is indeed unique. It can use the opponent's force to play against the opponent's force. The ball hit can be hit back with reverse rotation, which is a great test of Zhu Qi's reaction ability.
Ah Shui was also practicing serving with Zhu Qi. Although the angle of the ball hitting the net was not low enough, at least the speed was improved.
The two were having a lot of fun when Ah Shui suddenly pointed behind Zhu Qi. Zhu Qi reached out to grab the white ball and saw two more people behind him out of the corner of his eye.
The young man was wearing a milky white T-shirt, with a thin layer of sweat soaking his back and neck, and a slightly curved shadow between his eyebrows, making him look a little shy.
"Hello, Zhu Qi. The coach wants me to play mixed doubles with you. I'll cooperate with you and hope we can become good friends."
The girls burst into laughter.
Although Zhu Qi didn't believe this divination, he did feel a little pity for the good dog.
After twenty years of getting tired of the greasy and powdered face of the cool and cool guy who eats peaches, it's really nice to occasionally look at a handsome and clean-cut man.
Very kind to her eyes.
Eighteen years old is the age when girls will blush when they smile. Song Linzhou lowered his head, his cheeks red to his ears, and he kept scratching his head in confusion.
He had the Guo-style 4:6 parting, a favorite among young men these days, with a few naturally curly ends. His skin was fair, and his features were sharp, though still tinged with a touch of adolescent whiteness. He looked quite delicate. His blushing gave him a rather shy, almost feminine, air.
Xu Dong smiled, patted Song Linzhou on the shoulder, and said to Zhu Qi, "He plays with a left-handed penholder. I heard you two met on the plane to the Macau Palace. Since you've met before, we're old acquaintances. From now on, you two will form a mixed doubles team. I'll lead you in evening training for two hours each day. When you're almost there, I'll sign you up for a match. Come on, start practicing positioning. Ah Shui will use long rubber on the serve, so he won't be able to receive the spin yet."
"One board per person." Xu Dong stood by holding a basin of white balls and threw the balls to A Shui.
Xu Dong threw the ball, A Shui received it and served it, and the two took turns hitting it back.
The so-called positioning.
Two people run to the table one after the other in circles to catch the ball.
This training method is indeed novel.
But when it comes to doubles, Zhu Qi is a complete rookie.
The club in her previous life focused on singles, and she was not responsible for coaching doubles.
After his rebirth, he had been playing alone in the provincial team, and He Qianlu had never suggested that he practice doubles.
When she practices now, she always subconsciously catches the next ball immediately after catching one.
Then... he collided with Song Linzhou who was about to catch the ball.
"Each player receives the ball, and Bao Bao runs off afterward. Now we're practicing your doubles footwork and catching touch." Xu Dong tossed the ball while watching the two players spinning around to catch it. "Table tennis is different from other large ball games because the court is limited and requires coordination. One player, one board. That's the hard and fast rule."
Ah Shui, who also had little experience in doubles, also listened carefully and asked from time to time: "Coach Xu, what happens if one player hits multiple boards?"
"If one person catches the ball twice in a row, even if you catch it, the other team will still score," said Xu Dong.
This mechanism is very unfriendly to Zhu Qi.
She is used to playing singles and wants to catch the ball as soon as she sees it.
After receiving a ball, you have to run away and wait until your partner has finished playing before you can return to receive the ball.
no.
Not easy to fight.
No cooperation.
The originally spacious venue felt inexplicably crowded because of the presence of two people.
Her male partner was a bit experienced. He knew that after receiving the ball, he should quickly run away to give Zhu Qiteng space, leaving him space to react and pass the ball.
Come to think of it, oh right.
During the World Championship, he and Fat Tiger formed a men's doubles team.
Although he didn't make it to the semi-finals, at least he had some doubles experience, which was better than her, a doubles novice.
After practicing circle hitting for an hour, there was also rotation of receiving and serving, doubles positioning and footwork... After the training, Zhu Qi waved his sore arms and heavy legs.
This is much harder than playing alone!!
The tactics in doubles are completely different from those in singles.
After all, singles is a one-person game, and you just need to keep an eye on the ball hit by the opponent.
However, doubles also requires coordination, and you have to keep an eye on the ball hit by your teammates at all times.
After practicing for a few days, a few kids from the boys' team would come over to watch the fun.
Mixed doubles!
Never seen it!
Before, men always played with men in men's doubles, and women played with women in women's doubles.
Men and women playing doubles... can they cooperate?
"Pay attention when you run, don't think about coordination or anything like that yet, just make room for the opponent when they receive the ball. When playing doubles, remember not to bump rackets with your own players." On the fifth day, Xu Dong saw that the two players' rotation in receiving the ball had produced results, so he also joined the serving camp.
When she was in the national team, she played women's doubles with Chang Hongxia and has a lot of experience in doubles.
In this case, the situation becomes - Xu Dong and A Shui VS Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou.
The former had a coach to practice doubles, and the latter had the experienced Song Linzhou to practice with Zhu Qi.
Four people gathered around a table, running back and forth, taking turns serving and receiving...
The sounds of ping-pong also came one after another.
Second floor.
Ren Xinhua looked down at the practice session on the pool table not far away on the first floor and was very satisfied: "Not bad, it's only been less than a week and you can already get the hang of it."
Shi Ge, the men's team's head coach, glanced at the left-handed player downstairs and lamented, "Da Ling has always been good with his left straight blade, but with the larger ball, his advantage with the straight blade is diminishing. He's always prized speed, and his error rate is a bit high. If he doesn't overcome his backhand problem, he won't go far."
"Don't be impatient, we've only just started pairing up." Ren Xinhua lowered her eyes and chuckled softly, "Bao Bao's backhand was personally trained by Da He, so the two of them complement each other really well. And left-handed players are very suitable for doubles, with one right-handed and the other left-handed, so they can protect a wider area of the table. With different dominant hands, the spin patterns produced are also unpredictable, allowing for many brilliant combinations..."
We practiced ten balls in a row.
All four of them began to sweat.
Several male and female team members standing nearby watched and exclaimed in admiration.
Anyone can see it.
The national team wants to train Zhu Qi to play doubles. As the "Golden Throne" who brought a card into the team, it is a good thing to have one more event.
Although she has no experience, she has a strong ability to learn and adapt.
It's only been a few days and he's already cooperating with Song Linzhou very well.
A male team member lamented, "There are now six gold medals at the World Games: men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed team. Even the National Table Tennis Championships and the World Championships have added mixed doubles, which shows that it's no longer just a singles competition; doubles is also very prestigious."
Another male team member followed up, saying, "The General Administration of Sports has given us the task of winning six gold medals and two silver medals in singles. We can't lose any of them. After all, table tennis is our national sport..."
Six gold medals, two silver medals in singles...
Zhu Qi felt upset.
From Japan to Russia to Saudi Arabia, there is not a single card.
This is equivalent to working hard to become the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but finding out that you can't even get into a technical school.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qi acted a little harder and smashed the high ball that Xu Dong sent.
Ah Shui had been practicing with him for half a month, and his speed had suddenly caught up. Seeing Zhu Qi giving him an opportunity, he immediately leaned forward with a forehand long rubber, cutting off the strong spin of Zhu Qi's smash and returning it with a downward spin.
Zhu Qi's eyes lit up and he thought to himself: Ah Shui is good, that's a good shot!
When Song Linzhou came over to receive the ball, he failed to keep up with the counter-spin of the long rubber, and the ball went crookedly towards Zhu Qi's position.
Bang!
The ball hit Zhu Qi's spine.
It’s wet!
Zhu Qi gasped, feeling as if his bones were hit by a huge rock.
This guy doesn't look like he has many muscles, so how come his shots are so powerful?
it hurts! ! !
The men's team started to boo.
"I'm sorry, I didn't notice your position..." Song Linzhou apologized.
Zhu Qi raised his hand to indicate that it was okay.
Xu Dong added, "When receiving the ball, you should pay attention to your teammates' positions, and when dodging the ball, you should also pay attention to the path of the ball. It would be a shame if you lose points in a game due to this situation."
"Yes—" Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou said in unison.
After an hour-long simulated practice session, Ah Shui leaned on the table, panting, and gave Xu Dong a thumbs-up: "Coach Xu, I don't think you need to retire at all. Keep playing professionally, and lead us to shine in Tokyo again in two years!"
"Go to hell." Xu Dong cursed with a smile and waved to Song Linzhou: "I have a lot of doubles videotapes over there. Come with me to get some. Tomorrow I'll show you the classic doubles tactics of the foreign association."
Song Linzhou said okay and ran over with Xu Dong. Then the male team members who were watching nearby gathered around and began to circle around Zhu Qi curiously.
"Your name is Bao Bao, right? I saw you play in the World Cup. I didn't expect you to be so good at doubles."
"Daling is a strong doubles player on our men's team! He's one of the few penholders who can play well."
"I'm also good at doubles, do you want to try playing with me..."
"Fat Tiger, your intentions are obvious to everyone! If it weren't for Da Ling, you wouldn't even be able to make it to the quarterfinals..."
As Ah Shui pulled Zhu Qi out of the group of men, he drove the group of older boys away: "Can you guys please move away? It's too noisy. This is our women's team's field..."
Just now, a group of people gathered around Zhu Qi and his friends' billiard table, but she didn't notice.
Mixed doubles practice was also taking place on a table not far away.
It was Jin Lili and another male team member training with their head coach.
But everyone's attention seemed to be on Zhu Qi, and no one was curious about how Jin Lili was doing.
Ah Shui pulled Zhu Qi aside and whispered, "Jin Lili's performance at the World Championships was terrible. Her head coach might think she doesn't have the edge in competing with Maomao for the singles spot, so he's planning on pushing her towards doubles. If that's the case, you and her might be competing for the Tokyo mixed doubles spot."
Zhu Qi didn't take it seriously, wiping his sweat as he stood aside: "Who cares about the mixed doubles spot? If she wants it, just give it to her."
"But there are gold medals in mixed doubles and women's doubles as well... If we can get a spot on the mixed doubles roster for the Tokyo World Games and become the first pair to have the mixed doubles event go global, that would be amazing too!"
"Tick-tick, tick-tick--" The crisp ringing sound of a cell phone came from the golf bag next to Zhu Qi.
Nowadays, everyone still uses Xiaolingtong, and the ringtones are all the same.
Such a novel sound can only be made by the new flip phone that A Shui bought, but A Shui never takes his phone out of the dormitory.
Jin Lili walked over with a proud look on her face and took out a white flip phone from her bag, which was the same model as Ah Shui's but the one Ah Shui had always wanted.
Ah Shui pursed his lips, and suddenly felt that his mobile phone was not so attractive anymore.
In fact, the quality of life of national athletes at this time is still good, especially those who often go out to participate in international competitions, and the bonuses are very generous.
Logically speaking, Jin Lili should not be short of money. Although she was fined 500 yuan, her quality of life does not seem to have declined.
Even so, I still have to gamble with the young players.
But think about it, who would complain about having too much money?
The attention of the people nearby was once again attracted by Jin Lili's new mobile phone.
"Wow, what is this? I've never seen it before!" The male team members are naturally interested in this kind of electronic product.
Jin Lili has been in a good mood these past two days. She chatted and laughed with the male team members and showed them her new phone.
Foreign brand folding phones like those from Jin Lili and A Shui are so advanced at this time that you can’t buy them in China even if you have money.
Nowadays, people can’t just go abroad whenever they want, and the tariffs on many things imported through foreign trade are frighteningly high.
That is, A Shui's parents are engaged in foreign trade business in Shanghai and often deal with foreigners; Jin Lili's mother develops in South Korea and can get this kind of new thing.
The men's team had actually heard a little about the "betting scandal" that occurred in the women's team some time ago.
They were also caught by their head coach, who gave them a one-on-one lecture and told them to learn from their mistakes.
However, the phenomenon of older players ordering younger players around is even worse on the men's team than on the women's team.
The number of bets and the amount of money spent will only be more than here on the women's team.
So they didn't think it was a particularly serious matter.
Anyway, the coach has already punished her, so no one would run over and complain, bringing up the past and asking Jin Lili how she could get this new thing after being fined.
Song Linzhou came over holding a large cardboard box and shouted at Zhu Qi from a distance.
"Baobao, Coach Xu asked me to give you a package. He said it was sent from the Jianghuai Provincial Team."
Jianghuai Provincial Team?
Although Zhu Qi's information has not been cancelled from the Jianghuai Provincial Team, it is common knowledge that she left the team without permission.
Zhu Qi himself admitted that he had been expelled from the Jianghuai provincial team.
These days it costs more than ten dollars to send a package, it’s expensive and slow, who would send something to her?
As soon as Zhu Qi saw the mailing number above, he knew it.
It was sent by He Qianlu.
"Did your family send this to you?" Song Linzhou stood by curiously, watching Zhu Qi unpack the package. "Coach Xu said it was expedited and cost double the postage. Your family is really good to you."
The attention of the surrounding people was attracted again.
Under everyone's gaze, Zhu Qi opened the gift sent by "Santa Claus".
A beautiful white box. When it was opened, inside lay a flip phone of the same model as A Shui's.
The milk powder color scheme is a model designed specifically for girls, signifying that this phone is also available in limited quantities in Japan. Silver trimmings adorned the edges, gleaming like a galaxy under the light, like diamonds, drawing gasps of amazement from all the girls who saw it.
Her name is also engraved on the phone using the latest foreign laser technology.
China
Zhu QI
Gasps of admiration were heard from all directions.
"Wow--"
This is... so beautiful!
/
A Shui held Zhu Qi's mobile phone and studied it all the way.
From being stunned at first, to praising him endlessly later, I was still drooling even when I returned to the dormitory.
"It's so beautiful, so good-looking, I want it so badly!" Ah Shui held his own phone in one hand and Zhu Qi's in the other. Comparing the two, his own black leather phone looked unappealing. "Mine is completely outshined, and so is Jin Lili's!"
"It's just a cell phone, as long as it works." Zhu Qi doesn't care about these fancy appearances.
I heard from A Shui that this phone is very expensive abroad, and the Chinese version is even more expensive.
According to the current logistics speed.
Zhu Qi was wondering if He Qianlu had used the bonus he gave him to buy this phone?
In addition to sending a mobile phone to Zhu Qi, He Qianlu also got her a mobile phone card.
It is said that he went to his uncle Zhu Qi's house specifically and asked his aunt to help him get a mobile phone card and then mailed it over together with the phone.
As soon as the phone was charged, a black and white animation flashed across the screen, with butterflies fluttering their wings and dropping petals of light.
Although the buttons are in the old nine-square grid format, each button has a butterfly wing pattern on it.
In this era, it is considered a very advanced aesthetic.
Zhu Qi hadn't used a mobile phone for so long that he almost forgot what it was like to be in the smart age with mobile phones.
The first generation of phone cards cost more than a thousand yuan each.
Not to mention the phone and text message charges.
When the average monthly income was 150 yuan, a text message cost 80 cents.
The national team has a dedicated phone booth where you can dial directly by swiping your access card. Players can only contact their families on their own initiative, but when they do, the staff at the phone booth picks up the call and relays it to the players.
With a mobile phone, this is much more convenient.
She first called her uncle and aunt's home twice, briefly telling them that she had received the SIM card and phone, and that she was living in the national team to reassure them, then she took a look at someone who had been entered into the address book long ago.
Zhu Qi pressed the dial button and waited for less than two seconds before hearing a yawn from the other end.
"Hey, my great countryman, did you get a new phone?"
"Yeah, I just got it."
"Do you like it?"
"Well enough."
"What do you mean by 'okay'? If you like it, then you like it. Why not just say no? You really don't act like a child at all. It would be great if you could act like a little girl and act like a spoiled child. I've been with you for five years, and other than the time you were happy when we won the championship, I've never seen you smile. Also, I heard you were punished to write a self-criticism right after joining the team. What happened?"
"You made me do it if I didn't agree."
"Why do you support it?"
"I don't like her."
He Qianlu took a breath and sighed, "Okay, did you win?"
"certainly."
"That'll do."
"I called you earlier, why didn't you answer?" Zhu Qi asked. "Why? Now that I'm on the national team, it's no longer your responsibility, and you don't even ask about my training?"
"Oh, the provincial team just took over and is busy..."
"Provincial team? Are you going back?"
"I was rehired, and..." He Qianlu chuckled. "I got a promotion."
"..." Zhu Qi sat up. "You're not taking Old Wang's place, are you?"
Lao Wang, head coach of the Jianghuai provincial team.
The person who told Zhu Qi that if she had the ability, she could ask the national team to invite her.
"Yeah, he was demoted. He went to the city team. I heard someone from the General Administration of Sports came to investigate whether there was any improper selection of players for the national team. Before the big storm begins, they naturally pick the lowest-ranking players first. So Lao Wang was eliminated, and I was called back to take his place."
After all, he just brought out a "Golden Throne".
Those team members and their families who had previously had some complaints about him in the Jianghuai Provincial Team immediately changed their tune and tacitly forgot about He Qianlu's case.
After He Qianlu took over the Jianghuai Provincial Team, he also began to rectify the team's atmosphere.
"I have a few good prospects that I want to send to the national team, and your brother is one of them. He should be there in the next couple of days. He has already played well in the national youth team training camp."
"Yeah." Zhu Qi said.
"You've just joined the national team. At the World Games in two years... If you don't have any hope in singles, being on the team would be the best. As long as you can make it to the team this time, you'll have a chance to compete in singles at the next Moscow Games."
"I know." Zhu Qi said.
"Also, your information is still in the provincial team. I want to ask you..."
He Qianlu was halfway through his words when Zhu Qi knew what he wanted to ask and continued the topic: "Since Lao Wang is gone, there is no conflict between me and the Jianghuai Provincial Team. I will still stay in the Jianghuai Provincial Team."
Although he joined the national team.
But He Qianlu had explained it to her before.
The provincial team is equivalent to the mother’s home; the national team is equivalent to the husband’s home.
Although she was "married", she still had to have many closely related interactions with the provincial team.
For example, players have to give a portion of their bonuses to the provincial team, the national team has a limited number of doctors, and they lack energy to take care of so many athletes.
If a provincial team attaches great importance to its players, it will report to the provincial sports department as a provincial team, and the provincial team will pay for the players to hire personal full-time rehabilitation training doctors, personal physical trainers, personal travel translators, etc.
"Great, my great champion. You're the top player in Jianghuai Province. I'll find you someone to handle those messy staffing arrangements right now! Also... have I signed you up for the year-end table tennis tournament?"
"Ping Tiao League? What is that?"
"You're truly oblivious to the world outside, so focused on playing table tennis. This is the 'Heroes Rise Up, Dominate China' Table Tennis Challenge Tournament, organized by all provinces nationwide. It's called the 'Ping Tiao League' for short. The first edition is being held this year, and players from the national first and second national teams, as well as provincial teams, are encouraged to participate. It doesn't count towards points, doesn't affect individual international rankings, and doesn't involve pooling individual scores. But the prize money is generous! On the court, you're rivals, but off the court, you're friends. It's a modern-day martial arts competition, all about fun table tennis!"
Zhu Qi only heard the words "generous bonus": "How generous?"
"The singles champion will receive 10,000, the runner-up 8,000, and the third place 5,000. Doubles and team events might earn 1,000 or 2,000 less, but it's about the same as the individual events... The provincial team coach will provide off-court guidance. There will be a week of provincial team training before the start, but the venue is at the national team's secondary gymnasium, and I'll have to go there to coach you. I don't know if you've improved during your time with the national team, but I'll definitely go train you then!"
This is indeed a considerable amount of money in a small national competition. After deducting the miscellaneous fees for the national team, provincial team and personal taxes, the championship prize money can still be around four to five thousand.
Zhu Qi was very interested in the money: "Okay, I'll fight."
/
Because the World Games added a mixed doubles event.
The Table Tennis League also keeps up with current events and has added this item.
However, the levels of athletes in different provinces vary greatly.
It is a bit difficult for the provincial team coaches to find two male and female players who can play well at the same time.
After a meeting of provincial team coaches, it was decided that cross-provincial pairings could be made and the prize money would be divided equally.
Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou had been practicing mixed doubles, and their provincial team coaches thought it would be a good opportunity to practice, so they signed them up together.
Speaking of women's doubles, Zhu Qi is also very interested.
"I'm going to compete anyway, so I don't mind having to compete in one more event. I've already competed in women's singles and mixed doubles, and I want to compete in women's doubles and women's team as well," Zhu Qi told He Qianlu over the phone. "Sign me up."
"I think you are like an animal now," said He Qianlu.
"What animal?"
"The production team's donkey."
“…”
"You're competing in four events, and you dare say I wouldn't even sign you up? Are you crazy? You're so young, and you're overexerting yourself like this? People who don't know would think our Jianghuai Provincial Team is using every capable athlete they can get. Let me tell you, I've been through this before. Don't think you're fine just because you're not hurting right now. An athlete's body is their capital. 20 is a hurdle, 25 is another... Once you reach 20, all the injuries and pain will come out."
"Then let's go for women's doubles. I won't be on the women's team."
"Who are you going to team up with in women's doubles?"
"Fang Miao from the Shanghai team."
/
Knowing that Zhu Qi was going to team up with Ah Shui in women's doubles, Xu Dong was a little surprised: "I was planning to team you up with Chang Hongxia in women's doubles, and let her coach you."
"A Shui is left-handed, and he uses long rubber on his forehand, so his playing style is very novel. After practicing with Song Linzhou for the past two weeks, I am now more familiar with my left hand."
"Okay, she's been practicing with you for a while now, and you two are getting to know each other pretty well. So let's team up and make a good match. The competition will be in half a month." Xu Dong nodded.
The team uniforms of the Table Tennis League are different from those of the national team.
The "China" representing the Chinese team was changed to the province where it is located.
Shanghai Galaxy Team
Fang Miao
JAC Speedwind Team
Zhu Qi
Maomao will also represent the Chongqing Yu team this time. She has one less event than Zhu Qi, and only signed up for women's doubles and women's singles.
Chongqing Heiyu Team
Zu.TJ
The provincial team uniforms are different from those of the national team. They come in red, yellow, blue, green, purple, white and black, but each province will design a separate set of patterns based on its own characteristics.
For example, Jianghuai Province and Shanghai Province are both coastal areas. The patterns are mainly waves, flying fish, and cloud patterns.
"Baobao! How about we wear this red suit when we play 32 to 16? Let's get off to a good start!" Ah Shui stood beside Zhu Qi's bed and began to try on his team uniforms one by one.
Zhu Qi sat on the bed putting rubber on his racket, without even looking up: "Whatever, it's fine, anything is fine."
Originally, A Shui only planned to represent their provincial team in women's singles and women's team, but Xu Dong came over and said that Zhu Qi wanted to team up with her in women's doubles. She was so happy that she wanted to fly.
He has been serving as Zhu Qi's singles and mixed doubles sparring partner in the national team.
I don't know why, I was just helping with serves and spot plays, but I felt like my skills were improving.
Zhu Qi focused on speed and rotation. After practicing with her for a while, A Shui found that he could occasionally catch some of her quality balls.
As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together," so many young players are eager to serve as sparring partners for the powerful older players.
It can train the comprehensive coordination of the body and adapt to the physical fitness of the team members as soon as possible.
Ah Shui put on her clothes and danced around the room like a fluttering butterfly. After enjoying her beauty, she sat on the bed and looked out the window, clasping her hands together and bowing: "God bless me, may I draw a good fortune..."
"Has the women's doubles list come out?" Zhu Qi asked.
"It's out."
“Who are the more powerful ones?”
Zhu Qi looked at the dried glue on the back of the rubber, and cut off the excess rubber with scissors. He was leisurely "polishing his sword" here, ready to get into action at any time.
On the other side, Ah Shui had a gloomy face: "That must be Sister Hongxia and Sister Maomao!"
He bent his fingers and tapped the racket.
The sound is dull and hollow, which is very good. Very elastic!
Zhu Qi was very satisfied with his sticking skills and smiled: "Then let's solve them all at once. It would be best if we meet them in the first round. If we have to fight, we should fight the strongest ones first."
Maomao stood outside the door and peeked: "Who wants to hit me?"
Ah Shui chuckled: "No one, no one... Eh? What's that smell? It smells so good!"
Maomao's family came all the way from Chongqing Province to see her today, and brought a bag of brown sugar rice cakes, a specialty of their hometown.
The cost of low-gluten flour was high in that era, so this kind of glutinous rice cake was pounded out with a hammer to make it soft, glutinous and sweet.
The white, soft and glutinous rice cake is drizzled with juice made from brown sugar. When you bite it, the special fragrant and sweet aroma goes straight from the tip of your tongue to the palate... and then fills the entire mouth max.
The three girls sat on chairs in the living room, eating and talking.
"Did you know? This year's Table Tennis League is sponsored by Guangsong Real Estate, which is one of the shareholders of the competition. They are the ones who run the errands for the venue, training room, and ticket distribution, and they also funded a part of the prize money." Maomao picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, and his already round little face became even chubby.
"Oh my god, the young master of the Beijing team is worthy of his reputation." Ah Shui clicked his tongue. "His family is so rich, why does he have to suffer like this as an athlete?"
"Who are you talking about?" Zhu Qi didn't understand.
Maomao smiled and said, "Your mixed doubles partner."
After practicing with Song Linzhou for half a month, the two of them basically didn't communicate about anything else.
In addition to knowing each other's names, the exchanges were mostly about tactics.
This big boy is very quiet, obedient, well-behaved and a good boy.
This made Zhu Qi very satisfied.
Every day, I quietly carry my bag from the men's team training ground and find a place to sit quietly and warm up.
If Zhu Qi hadn't finished practicing the previous event, he would quietly wait. When Zhu Qi finished, he would come over and quietly ask, "Want to practice mixed doubles together?"
After practice, he quietly packed up his racket, towel, sweatpants, and left with his bag.
Like an NPC who gives Zhu Qi experience.
"I think Song Linzhou is a little afraid of you." A Shui said.
"Me? Why?" Zhu Qi was confused.
"When he was in mixed doubles with you, he didn't even dare to look up at you. If he made a mistake in the match, the first thing he would do was apologize. I counted, he said 'I'm sorry' to you eighteen times a day. Don't you think..."
"I think you're a little free." Zhu Qi picked up his phone and walked out the door.
"Where are you going?" A Shui's voice came from inside the door.
"Pick someone up."
/
Table tennis training ground.
There is a row of half-person-high barriers in the middle, dividing the entire venue into two parts.
The left half is the women's table tennis training ground and the right half is the men's table tennis training ground.
The atmosphere on the left is more harmonious, while the boys on the right are like wild horses running wild.
Several older boys formed a long line and ran in circles around the outside of the gymnasium. Their legs, wrapped in black shorts, were covered by their muscular calves, rising and falling, and the sound of running footsteps filled the entire gym.
"It's almost November, why is it still so hot? It's so hot that my crotch is stuck."
"Your little dick is so fucking good, it's really a boast."
The coach blew his whistle and scolded, "Stop talking nonsense and run!"
"Da Ling, how is your mixed doubles practice with that little girl going now?" Someone at the back asked the person at the front.
Song Linzhou didn't look back, and ran forward step by step at a steady speed: "She played very well."
No, not just exceptionally good.
But... it was so good that it stunned everyone.
After all, it is Tiantan East Road where talented people gather. What kind of talented players have the coaches not seen?
But it is unheard of to find someone as talented and hardworking as Zhu Qi.
The 15-year-old Golden Throne should be like this.
Ever since the girl joined the national team, the men's team has often discussed her skills.
Although she is a girl, her skills and tactics are very masculine and advanced.
The most important thing is.
The topspin ball that this girl hits is very unusual and has a very strong spin.
Sometimes when I receive her ball, I feel like the ball can drill a hole in my racket.
"Da Ling, I heard from Fat Tiger that you were sitting in the audience during the World Championship, cheering for everyone. You two are destined to be together. Who knows, you might be competing in the mixed doubles at the Tokyo World Games."
"It's too early to talk about the World Games now. I think the women's table tennis coaching team seems to want to train her vigorously, and her focus should be on singles," said Song Linzhou.
"The women's table tennis team has been blessed with a 'Martial Star'. Luckily it's not a boy, otherwise I would have been relegated back to the second team."
"It's only a matter of time. You don't train hard every day, and all you do is pick up girls. There are two new kids on the national team today. I heard one of them has been practicing with a horizontal racket since he was a kid. It's only a matter of time before they beat you."
"Shut up!" Fat Tiger huffed as he followed the back of the group. He looked up and saw a familiar girl walking toward the street outside the window. He reached out and pulled Song Linzhou. "Hey, look at your partner. Why is she walking toward the front door? It's not the weekend. Is she going out?"
Song Linzhou was pulled by Fat Tiger and stopped by the window.
The girl had nothing on her, only a pink cell phone in her hand, and was walking towards the door while talking on the phone.
Not far outside, under a tree, stood a young man wearing the uniform of the Jianghuai Provincial Team.
He has bright eyebrows, bright eyes, youthful spirit, tall height and long arms.
The girl with fluffy hair was taking a nap against a nearby tree. When she saw Zhu Qi, her eyes suddenly lit up and she ran towards him with a smile. She stretched out her arms and hugged Zhu Qi, then rubbed against him and acted like a spoiled child.
There seemed to be an imaginary tail behind the butt, swinging back and forth, like a big golden retriever with its tail swinging wildly.
The boys leaned their heads against the window, forming a human pyramid.
"What the hell! Who is this little boy?!"
"It's over. My dream is shattered."
"Your dream is shattered! You want to be expelled for dating within the team?"
【Author’s words】
[Red Heart] I'm going to post a clip tomorrow! I'm worried about affecting my rankings, so I'll update later. Don't wait during the day, I'll update at 11pm~
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