205 The road ahead is long but bright
◎It's time to say goodbye.◎
The family was sitting together, planning to have a happy lunch.
Zhu Qi suddenly got some news.
That is the Su family who moved to a small mud house not far from Xiaopeng Village.
She said that when she was strolling there with Song Linzhou just now, she found someone hanging clothes in front of the door of a house that had been uninhabited for more than ten years.
The intentions of this family couldn't be clearer.
It seems that he is still harboring evil intentions.
Fortunately, Zhu Qi was well prepared.
That is - this time when she returned to Jianghuai Province, in addition to preparing a wedding banquet for Qin Xiaoba and A Shui, she also took the opportunity to bring her uncle and aunt to Beijing.
Zhu Qi still has two houses in Chaojing. Jiang Huai also bought two houses. When he saw that the housing prices had doubled two years ago, he sold them directly. He used the money to renovate a house in Chaojing and buy some furniture.
"Moving next year? So suddenly?" My aunt was still a little reluctant.
Because her uncle-in-law won't retire for another three years, she can't go for the time being.
Zhu Qi had everything planned out and announced directly to the four adults, "Chairman Ren arranged a series of follow-up tasks for the team before retiring. If nothing unexpected happens, I might continue to coach the national team after I retire. So, come with me to Chaojing and settle down there. You can give up the racket shop in Jianghuai; the rent is almost due anyway. I'll open another shop for my aunt in Chaojing. If my uncle still wants to drive a taxi, he can buy a car and continue driving it as a way to pass the time."
In fact, Zhu Qi also wanted to participate in another Chaojing World Games.
Maybe by that time one of Sasa, Youyou and Xiaolingling will be able to perform well, and she will no longer need to compete in individual or double events, but only in team events.
But the most important thing is to have a World Games gold medal with my family’s logo printed on it.
Before retiring, Ren Xinhua actually made arrangements for Zhu Qi's future.
Ren Xinhua had previously told Xu Dong that Maomao, with his meticulous approach and ability to balance training and personal life, was suitable for leading the women's team. Zhu Qi, with his decisiveness, punctuality, and strict discipline, was suitable for leading the men's team.
Those little bastards on the men's team have so little self-control that they need to be suppressed by someone with an iron fist, blood, and an iron arm.
Zhu Qi is the most suitable one.
This way, there are candidates for head coach of both the men's and women's teams.
Xu Dong and Chang Hongxia can rest assured.
Zhu Qi and Maomao can ensure that the Chinese national table tennis team will continue to be popular for at least twenty years.
"Those things at home..." My uncle took a look at the small house where he had lived all his life and felt reluctant to leave.
"Bring those things that you can't throw away to Chaojing, such as computers, TVs, bed boards, cabinets, etc., which you don't want anymore. Sell them if you can, and replace them with new ones when you get to Chaojing." said the wealthy Zhu Qi.
She is now a wealthy woman with a bankbook worth 600 taels.
This little bit of money—nothing!
Song Linzhou also said: "My dad can drive over to help transport some of it."
"This is too troublesome." My uncle said quickly.
Driving on the highway is a very tiring thing these days. It's 2,000 kilometers round trip from Chaojing to Jianghuai.
However, this also reminded Zhu Qi. She said, "Aren't there a lot of drivers transporting goods across provinces these days? Find an experienced driver and see if any of them happen to be traveling from Jianghuai to Beijing during this period. Contact them and ask them to drive a truck to help transport the goods. You can give them some extra hard work fees."
Several adults nodded.
That's how it was done.
Song Linzhou actually has a plan. He plans to semi-retire after the Los Angeles event.
During this period, Song Linzhou also wanted to establish his own sports brand, mainly focusing on sportswear and sports shoes.
In this way, it can complement Zhu Qi's racket shop.
He had already thought of the name of the brand.
It's called "Qilin".
The arrangements after that are very clear.
My uncle-in-law hosted some relatives and friends to attend Qin Xiaoba and A Shui's second banquet.
Zhu Qi went for a minor shoulder surgery and Song Linzhou accompanied him.
My uncle and aunt started selling their furniture and homestead, packing up and preparing to move.
When I learned that the Zhu family was moving away.
The family of three in the mud house hesitated again and again, threw pots and pans around, and made such a mess that no one dared to run to the door to hold a "recognition of relatives" meeting.
Perhaps it was because of Zhu Qi's previous methods that made them a little timid.
Or maybe it was because she had seen Zhu Qi's current achievements on TV and felt the gap between them, so she was subconsciously afraid.
They no longer dare to use the so-called father or brother as a moral blackmail.
Because I know that this is of no use to Zhu Qi.
The man flew into a rage and slapped the woman several times. "You're so stupid! You just went over there to recognize the person, and they're going to kick you out? They're having a wedding recently, so it won't be embarrassing at this juncture! You're just brazenly saying you're relatives, and they're going to kick you out?"
In the early years, women were often slapped, but since men drank themselves to death and became lame, women now know how to fight back.
She pounced on him, tearing his hair, and cursing as she pulled: "Oh, you idiot, you're asking for death! That girl is your daughter, but you don't go and embarrass yourself and let me pass? You're too shameless as a father, what good would it do if I passed by? You're a man, but what contribution have you made to this family? All you do is drink! Why don't you drink yourself to death! Die, die now!"
The two men wrestled with each other.
The pots and pans were scattered all over the house.
The mud house, which was already in a mess, was made even worse.
The son sat at the door, smoking one cigarette after another.
Watching the family prepare to move away from Jianghuai, he knew that he might never see Zhu Qi again in the future, and he would have to live in this mud house where the inside would fall apart when the wind blew.
My son still feels a little unwilling.
Holding on to his last bit of hope, he limped to the gate of Zhu's small courtyard and looked inside.
Zhu Qi had just returned home from surgery and was lying in her bedroom when she saw someone hanging around the wall outside. She opened the window and saw Su Jun.
She could have pretended not to see it, but seeing the black and hard clothes on Su Jun, Zhu Qi put on a big woolen coat and went out.
See Zhu Qi.
Su Jun didn't know what his expression was right now, but it must be very humble.
"Sister——" His voice was filled with tears.
Zhu Qi looks so glamorous.
Her hair was black and shiny, as smooth as seaweed, and the clothes she wore were so expensive that he couldn't even name them. He only knew that they looked like something you would only see in a store showroom.
But her eyes were very cold.
Su Jun had never said such pleading words in his entire life.
He was spoiled and treated like a country prince who was raised by women.
The humblest words Su Jun could think of were: "Can you lend me ten dollars? I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten in two days."
He would say this to his mother at home, and his mother would find a way to get something to eat.
When his mother had no money, she even stole from convenience stores.
But no matter what, he can't be left hungry.
But this trick doesn't seem to work on Zhu Qi.
Seeing that Zhu Qi didn't say anything, he wanted to make himself sound even more pitiful.
"Dad and Mom quarrel and fight every day. I know you don't want to come back, and I don't want to go back to that house either. Every day when I go back, they quarrel and fight, and sometimes they hit me... I can't stand it anymore. If this goes on, I'm going to die. Let me follow you, I can do anything, be a security guard, guard the door, sweep the floor, wash cars... anything is fine!"
Even if it means being Zhu Qi's dog!
Ask him to kneel down and bark right now, he will do it!
As long as Zhu Qi can take him away from that mud house and somewhere else, as far away from that crazy woman and crazy man as possible!
Zhu Qi's expression remained unchanged as he pointed towards the trash can in the distance. "I see you have the strength to work, but you only know how to ask for money? If you don't want to work, go look for something else. This isn't a relief center."
After saying that, Zhu Qi turned around and was about to go back.
Su Jun was even more desperate, but he didn't understand, so he blurted out, "Sister, why do you hate me so much?"
This question has always puzzled him.
His impression of Zhu Qi was also very old.
He was only two years old at that time and couldn't even speak.
Even when he grew up, Su Jun forgot that he had a sister.
Many neighbors mentioned in casual conversation that Su Jun's sister was only six years old and she helped to clean up the house, and also fed Su Jun and changed his diapers.
Su Jun thought that his sister at least had some feelings for him.
Because he didn't do anything!
He is innocent!
Why not leave him any hope of survival?
Zhu Qi looked at Su Jun, who was covered in mud and had dirt in his hair, and thought about how he had spent almost all of his savings on him before he turned 30 in his previous life.
After Zhu Qi had a car accident, he had 30,000 yuan in savings, which he gave to Su Jun hoping that he would use it to pay for his medical expenses.
It turned out that this was the first ingrate who suggested giving up treatment after getting the withdrawal password.
What a wonderful thing fate is.
It was his turn to experience this feeling.
But Zhu Qi just thought it was ridiculous.
The ungrateful person is still the same ungrateful person.
That man and woman were sorry to Zhu Qi, but they were definitely worthy of Su Jun.
But this ungrateful person will still abandon those who are good to him for the sake of profit.
"You're wrong. I don't hate you." Zhu Qi was even more indifferent. "I just don't think highly of you at all. You're just a piece of trash."
After saying that, Zhu Qi turned around and went back to the house.
Zhu Qi didn't know when Su Jun left.
But the next day, Zhu Qi heard that Su Jun had run away with the last three hundred yuan in the family.
Su Jun's mother was crying and wiping tears at the door of the mud house.
Zhu Qi didn't bother to care because the new owner of the house came to view the house and paid a deposit.
Because this house was once lived in by world champions and Grand Slam winners, the feng shui is very good.
Many people are offering to sell at high prices.
There was even a parent of a boxer on the provincial team who heard that Zhu Qi was selling his house and came all the way with a suitcase of cash, saying that no matter how much the other party offered, he would add one-tenth of the price to the price and buy it.
Just to be able to live in the place where the fresh and hot flag-bearer of the Chinese team lived.
Zhu Qi agreed and told the provincial boxing team that the family might have three strange people often hanging around the door of the house.
The family was indifferent, shaking their fists as big as bowls: "Don't worry, why should we be afraid of this?"
Zhu Qi was very satisfied.
The moving time and transfer time have been set.
Zhu Qi and his family can stay there until after the Spring Festival.
There is still a month in between.
Zhu Qi could recuperate at home and go to the hospital for a checkup at any time. He could also transport some things to the capital during this period.
Anyway, Zhu Qi has already informed He Qianlu, and He Qianlu will help to collect the money in Chaojing.
Zhu Qi's right shoulder was fixed with a plaster cast. A bone in the cast was cracked due to overuse. After the stitches were sutured, he could not use his right hand for a month.
Song Linzhou would appear at Zhu Qi's house at a fixed time every day to accompany the patient.
It was also the first time that Zhu Qi discovered that Song Linzhou was actually quite good at sweet talk, at least he made his uncle and aunt very happy.
Qin Xiaoba didn't expect this either.
After I came back from my honeymoon, my good brother became my future brother-in-law.
Although I was mentally prepared.
But I didn't expect it to happen so soon.
After the wedding banquet, the family had a dinner together on New Year's Eve.
My uncle specially placed a large round table in the yard, and the whole family sat at it. He also carried the TV out from the room and placed it in the yard to play the Spring Festival Gala.
My aunt and my cousin prepared a table full of food, and the air was filled with steaming aroma.
Although it was cold, my uncle set up a barbecue grill in the corner.
A Shui, Qin Xiaoba and Song Linzhou spent the entire afternoon skewering meat.
The red charcoal fire was steaming.
The sizzling meat skewers on the iron rack exude an enticing aroma.
As a patient, Zhu Qi did not participate but directed the whole process.
As a few people chatted, they also talked about the arrangements for Qin Xiaoba and A Shui after retirement.
Ah Shui really didn't want to be a coach, and she knew that she didn't have the energy of Zhu Qi and Maomao to be a coach.
But there is a job that A Shui really wants to expand, which is to be a professional table tennis event commentator.
It was Sen Qiaobei who recommended it to her.
CCTV Sports Channel has always wanted to find professional athletes to do commentary. A Shui is very interested. After taking the Mandarin certificate exam, he can officially take up the job after retiring.
Qin Xiaoba returned to the Bayi team with Daxiong.
But the prerequisite is that everyone can continue to withstand the Beijing World Games.
very good.
Everyone has a bright future.
Four adults and four children.
Eight people raised their glasses to celebrate the New Year.
The host's voice came from the TV.
——[Let’s count down and look forward to a brighter tomorrow together! Ten, nine, eight…]
——【Three! Two! One!】
Rumble——
Qin Xiaoba held a burning branch in his hand and lit the fireworks that his uncle had placed at the gate.
coax--
A burning flame quickly rushed into the sky, and then exploded into a ball of brilliant colorful fireworks above his head.
The deep night sky is stained with color.
The entire Xiaopeng Village was filled with the sound of firecrackers all night long.
Crackle.
Deafening.
A Shui threw himself into Qin Xiaoba's arms, and the two of them huddled in a big cotton jacket, looking at the sky full of lit stars.
Song Linzhou quickly and quietly said in her ear: "Happy New Year."
Zhu Qi also responded: "Happy New Year."
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The day of moving arrived.
All the luggage, big and small, was placed in large hemp bags, and many large items that could not be taken away were left to the new residents.
Zhu Qi couldn't bear weight with his right hand, so he could only use his left hand to carry light objects.
Fortunately, she still has free labor, Song Linzhou.
After all, my uncle and his family have lived in Xiaopeng Village for half of their lives, and they have lived together with the neighbors for so long, so they are still a little reluctant to leave.
The day we left Xiaopeng Village.
Almost the whole village was mobilized.
Everyone accompanied Zhu Qi and the others all the way to the village gate.
The village chief took my uncle's hand and said to him, "When you have time, come back often."
My uncle kept nodding and saying "OK".
But in fact, everyone knows it in their hearts.
Beijing and Jianghuai.
There's too much distance in between.
Leaving now means you may never come back in the future.
Zhu Qi was also the center of attention, surrounded by neighbors along the way, and had endless things to say to them.
When he reached the village entrance, Zhu Qi saw out of the corner of his eye that there seemed to be a person standing at the door of a sloping earthen house on the southwest slope.
Because the distance was too far, I couldn't see the other person clearly.
But one could feel that he was a very old man, hunched over and extremely thin.
In the bitterly cold January, his clothes were extremely thin.
There is a river between Tupo and Xiaopeng Village, like a barrier.
He didn't dare come over.
Can only watch from a distance.
They had not left until Zhu Qi and his friends got on the departing taxi.
Zhu Qi withdrew his gaze and looked at the neighbors standing at the village gate waving at him.
The vehicle starts.
The scenery outside also changed accordingly.
The snow in Jianghuai has melted.
The whole world seemed to be washed by water, clear and brand new.
"Yeah—let's go home!" Ah Shui shouted excitedly in the car.
yes.
Going home.
Back to Tiantan East Road.
A ray of morning light, the first day of the new year, shone through the window.
Zhu Qi stretched out his hand, as if he could hold the light.
The messy city in my heart began to grow lush little flowers.
She was completely free from the nightmare that had been haunting her.
The past is still a mess.
The road ahead is long but also bright.
[End of full text]
【Author’s words】
It’s been so long since I started writing this article on January 22nd.
Every character in this story is like a friend in my life. I've watched Baobao, Maomao, and Ashui grow, watching them rise to the top step by step. Then, at the end of the story, it felt like they were gradually drifting further and further away from me. As I typed the last word, I felt like they were waving goodbye, their forms becoming hollow and transparent.
As the creator of this story, I sincerely wish the girls to be happy, joyful and fulfilled in the parallel world, and I also wish the athletes who fight for their dreams in the real world to get what they want.
When writing this article, I initially settled on two words: "growth" and "salvation." It's Baobao's growth, and also the growth of Chinese table tennis, the ability to overcome targeted reforms and the strengthening of external associations while maintaining its position as the Great Wall of China. Through his own hard work, Baobao stands on the highest podiums, realizes his personal value, achieves a highly anticipated Grand Slam, and realizes his dreams and ambitions without regrets.
The appearance of Baobao is also a "salvation" for the national table tennis team. It saves teammates who are always one step short of success, saves a group of geniuses trapped by the table, and also saves his own childhood and past life. Everyone can have the brightest future.
Baobao possesses the qualities every dream chaser desires most. When I was writing, I had in mind a heroine who was incredibly resilient, a champion who could overcome any adversity, a force to be reckoned with in the team. This ethos was central to my writing process.
This is an article that I put a lot of effort into and that I like very much. I know that this article actually has many shortcomings, and I am very grateful to the readers for their tolerance of this article.
Next, I plan to spend seven days revising the entire previous chapter, correcting any grammatical errors and refining details, and refining and expanding on some important match scenes! I'll try to make it more exciting and thrilling without dragging things out. Then, I'll start writing the bonus chapter, which will be updated on August 1st.
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