28 sneak peek
◎【Three-in-one】The biggest victim of "looping ball" in the future.◎
After returning from the Table Tennis League.
The coaching staff seemed to have the idea of developing Zhu Qi's doubles ability.
Zhu Qi had just received her prize money from the Table Tennis League. Before she could feel happy about having an extra 10,000 yuan in her pocket, she learned that the coaching staff was going to pair her with a few new players from the second men's table tennis team to practice mixed doubles.
Even the other members of Xu Dong's team played women's doubles with Zhu Qi for a while.
The time she spent on individual training actually became shorter.
This won’t do!
At the beginning, we just said that we would try mixed doubles, but we didn't tell her to play all the time. After all, there is no doubles event in the direct-entry tournament.
I would not be happy if I missed singles because of practicing mixed doubles.
Zhu Qi pushed open the door of the coaching room and sat down in front of Xu Dong to express his protest.
Xu Dong and Zhu Qi analyzed the situation from inside to outside, from top to bottom, and from individual to collective.
"Judging from the current individual performance of the national team, Chang Hongxia, Ding Shushu, Jin Lili, Maomao, and you have a relatively high chance of being selected for the direct qualification. However, there's no guarantee that a dark horse won't emerge. For example, Tang Tang from Coach Ding's team has also been performing well, having recently won the singles title at the National Intercontinental Championships. Even if you're selected for the direct qualification, the World Games roster, while a mock exam by the chairman, still needs to be submitted to the General Administration of Sport for review and approval before it can be submitted to the ITTF. You should practice doubles more and sign up for more doubles events during this time. That way, in two years, you'll have a doubles option in addition to the team event at the Tokyo Games, right? If you feel doubles is taking up training time, why not shorten it to every two days?"
Coach Xu is the only coach who can consult with the players.
Xu Dong explained the reasons and moved them with emotion.
Convinced a stubborn stone.
Zhu Qi thought about it this way and thought, "That's fine."
One more choice always means one more opportunity.
But while she compromised, she couldn't return empty-handed.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qi began to think about going out on Sunday again.
In fact, after we talked about this last time in the park, Maomao also felt a little restless.
It was mainly the women's singles final of the Table Tennis League. Zhu Qi's last ball against Chang Hongxia was really amazing.
This strange arc-shaped topspin ball flying straight into the sky is very similar to a "secret weapon" that the Japanese team is researching, according to Coach Cun.
If Zhu Qi wanted to go out and practice secretly, he couldn't have gone alone, right? He'd definitely need a partner, right? It would be great if I could go out with Zhu Qi and experience that enhanced topspin shot face to face.
Zhu Qi returned to the dormitory in a depressed mood and met the eyes of Maomao, who was also worried.
After the two looked at each other, they both knew what the other was thinking.
——Sneak out!
——Let’s practice looping together!
"Puff, cough, cough, cough..." Qin Xiaoba almost choked on the rice in his mouth. He pounded his chest several times before swallowing it. "What? You want to sneak out? Such a big deal?"
"Keep your voice down!" Zhu Qi scolded, and looked around the cafeteria. He was relieved to see that no one was disturbed by Qin Xiaoba's breathing.
Maomao followed up, "I heard there's a tool room under the men's dormitory. If you pry it open, there's a small window. Climb out and you'll see an old basketball court next door. You can climb out along the basketball hoop..."
Qin Xiaoba chewed his rice and said, "There is such a place, but the tool room is locked..."
Maomao took out a key from his pocket and waved it in front of Qin Xiaoba. Qin Xiaoba even forgot to swallow his food. He was stunned and almost handed it over.
"How did you get the key?" he asked.
"Sister Xia gave it to me during the general cleaning. She forgot to put it back, and I just remembered that I had kept it in my drawer." Maomao quickly put the key back. "Leave a door open for us. We'll crawl out through your men's dormitory. Remember to open the door for us."
"Oh, okay. What time will you be back?"
Zhu Qi said: "We go at 8 o'clock in the morning and come back on time before 10 o'clock in the evening. At noon, we just buy something to eat outside."
On Sunday, all the coaches took a day off to go home and spend time with their families, leaving only the security guard on duty.
Many male players would sneak out on Sundays, eat some skewers, buy some beer and hide it in the dormitory.
Previously, several male players sneaked out and were caught by the coach. They were punished by running 10,000 meters for a week and all illegally purchased items were confiscated.
Male players can sneak out.
Why can't they?
And they didn’t go out to play, they were looking for a place to practice more!
Zhu Qi also heard He Qianlu mention his previous experience of sneaking out, and knew that there was such a place in the men's dormitory, which had never been discovered by the coaches.
Just do it.
Starting this week.
Zhu Qi and Maomao both have their own little selfish desires.
To put it bluntly.
Although we are all on the national team, there is also competition.
Everyone has their own way of scoring.
Some people are better at backhand, some are better at forehand.
Some people are good at holding the table at a distance, while others are good at quick attacks close to the table.
Some people like to change the landing point, while others are used to breaking the table with speed.
You cannot let others know your weaknesses, nor can you let others know your strengths.
Carefully manage your arsenal and become a well-rounded hexagonal warrior.
Cultural students have their own way of internal circulation.
Sports students also have their own way of internal competition.
She has to work hard secretly!
Then surprise everyone!
At 7:00 on Sunday morning, after a morning run, Ah Shui returned to the dormitory. He looked at the two people who started to pack their golf bags and said with some fear: "Are you really going? What if you get caught?"
Zhu Qi searched for the ball and stuffed it into his bag: "I found it, Coach Xu won't say anything to me."
Maomao folded the towel and placed it at the very end: "I understand Coach Cun. At most I'll get scolded or punished by running laps."
"..." Ah Shui. "It's great to be the absolute main force. I feel confident in breaking the rules. I also want to become the absolute main force quickly, and then break the rules..."
“…” Zhu Qi, Maomao.
After they were almost done, Maomao put a watch on her wrist, fearing that they would forget the time after practicing for too long.
As soon as I arrived at the bottom of the men's table tennis dormitory building, I saw Chang Hongxia coming out with a file bag in her arms.
Ah Shui, feeling guilty, stopped in his tracks and stood next to the soldier: "Captain, Captain, good morning!"
Chang Hongxia nodded and turned to see Zhu Qi and Maomao carrying their golf bags. "Why don't you two take a break and go to the gym for a 'snack'? Maomao, how's your shoulder injury?"
"Much better." Maomao also felt a little guilty.
"That's fine. I just got the men's team's roster for the Asian Championships, and the women's team's roster is out too. You three should all prepare well... I'm sending both the men's and women's roster to the Chinese Table Tennis Federation now. Chairman Ren also said you need another X-ray of your shoulder injury. I'll be passing the hospital on my way there, so why not come with me?"
"Ah?" Maomao was startled. "Now?"
"Yeah." Chang Hongxia put down the document in her hand, glanced at Mao Mao and Zhu Qi with a wary look, and narrowed her eyes. "What's going on? Do you two have other plans?"
"No, no. I'll go right away." Maomao said hurriedly.
Maomao moved behind Chang Hongxia with a bitter face, looking back every few steps at Zhu Qi who was standing there, with a look on his face that said "It's over, the plan has failed."
What a coincidence.
I was just caught by the captain.
"What should we do? Are you still going?" A Shui shook Zhu Qi's arm.
Zhu Qi thought about it and nodded: "Go!"
Even if cats don’t go there, aren’t there still elderly people in the park?
Ah Shuiren was dumbfounded: "What can you learn from them?"
"Don't underestimate these veterans; the masters are everywhere." Zhu Qi, dragging her bag, spotted Qin Xiaoba waving at her from behind the men's dormitory door. To indicate the dormitory inspector wasn't around, she ducked inside. "The most bizarre shots in the world are found in the alleys of parks. You never know how their shots can turn. Practicing saves is a must."
“But, but…”
Qin Xiaoba waited behind the door for a long time. He had almost finished his apple when he saw his sister come in. He hurriedly followed her: "What's going on? Why did Sister Maomao leave? Are you guys still going?"
"Of course, she gave me all the keys." Zhu Qi took out the keys and handed them to Qin Xiaoba. "Where is the tool room? Take me there."
"Here..." Qin Xiaoba bit the apple and led the two of them to the far right.
Zhu Qi inserted the key into the lock and opened the tool room door. He saw a pile of sanitary products on the high shelves on both sides. Opposite the door was a huge window, only half a meter above the ground. It looked like a once-unused toilet that had been converted to store things.
Zhu Qi opened the window and saw a bunch of basketball hoops placed in a mess outside.
But it just so happens that these basketball hoops can be used as ladders. You can climb up and jump along the railings to the new world outside. Hurray -
I didn’t expect that so much time has passed and the coaching staff hasn’t remembered to clean up these basketball hoops. I guess they thought no one has the key to the tool room.
However, now the problem arises again.
Zhu Qi felt in his pocket and remembered that his monthly pass was with Maomao. He turned around and asked Qin Xiaoba and Ah Shui, "Do you have any change?"
Qin Xiaoba shook his head: "Who brings money with them in the national team? It's all put into the living card."
Ah Shui searched all over his body and took out a hundred-yuan bill: "Is this okay?"
“…” Zhu Qi.
The bus fare is only ten cents now, who can change a hundred yuan? The smallest denomination she has in her pocket is five yuan.
Moreover, Chaoyang has launched an unmanned ticket vending machine, but no one gives change.
"Wait a moment, I'll go back and check my monthly ticket." Qin Xiaoba threw the apple core in his hand and walked towards his dormitory.
When he came back, there was another person behind him.
Song Linzhou had the towel hanging around his neck, his hair hanging down wetly. After taking a shower after his morning run, he noticed Qin Xiaoba tiptoeing back to the dormitory like a thief and then tiptoeing out again, so he followed him curiously.
After all, the second national team lived on the first floor, with a bunch of people crowded in one room. Qin Xiaoba knew that his sister had sneaked out and the fewer people who knew about it, the better, so he kept it a secret from the rest of the dormitory.
After briefly understanding the situation, Song Linzhou scratched his hair, his eyes twinkling with stars: "Um... I have a bicycle, locked on the street opposite the management center."
Ah Shui held his face in his hands and said, "Hey? That would be more convenient. Brother Da Ling, why don't you lend your bike to Bao Bao?"
"Sure, but..." Song Linzhou scratched his hair, a little worried. "It's not safe for you to go out alone, right?"
Zhu Qi felt helpless.
These people always think of themselves as 15-year-old kids.
But...I am indeed still a child now.
How could Chaojing be unsafe nowadays? Besides, the destination is not far away, and it takes less than 20 minutes by bike.
Ah, she really wants to grow up quickly so that she doesn’t have to act like an innocent child anymore.
Zhu Qi was about to say that she knew the seriousness of the matter, but Song Linzhou directly suggested: "Anyway, I have nothing to do today. If Maomao doesn't want to go, I'll go with you." ...
/
When Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou climbed out on the basketball hoop, Qin Xiaoba was keeping watch outside the tool room, and A Shui was helping Zhu Qi climb the wall from below, feeling worried and sighing.
"Brother Daling is really nice. Unlike the other men's table tennis players, they get angry when they are asked to practice with the women's team."
Song Linzhou climbed up first, straddling the railing and reaching out to catch Zhu Qi. He said frankly: "In fact, I think there are many playing styles of the women's table tennis team that are worth learning. Your control of the pull and connection is better than ours."
And...he and Maomao had the same idea.
Song Linzhou was also amazed by the last ball of Zhu Qi and Chang Hongxia in the final.
The men's table tennis team also discussed this ball and was very curious about the enhanced topspin ball that Zhu Qi hit.
I didn't see her use it during the mixed doubles match. Maybe she wasn't very skilled at it and didn't dare to use it carelessly.
"I originally wanted to practice for a while longer, but it's better to come back early since it's your first time out. Remember to open the door for us at 5 pm." Zhu Qi sat on the railing and jumped down after saying this.
The two of them ran to the opposite side of the management center that Song Linzhou mentioned.
The young man's voice was carried by the evening breeze and intertwined with the ticking sound of the bicycle chain.
"How did you pull that ball out? Why did it fly so high when it bounced on the table? Did you practice secretly?"
"Are you familiar with the 'Magnus Effect'?"
"What is that?" Song Linzhou had never heard of it.
"When the ball is hit, air resistance creates a difference in air velocity on either side of the spinning sphere. With the right angle and the right spin, the ball arcs very high, like a half circle. When it hits the opponent's table, the strong topspin can cause it to go out of bounds or high," Zhu Qi added. "I know this because I have a friend who played for a while on the Japanese team. They call this a 'loop shot.' She learned a little bit and taught me, but I can't always pull it off."
"I see." Song Linzhou's voice sank slightly.
The bicycle was moving forward at a constant speed. Zhu Qi was sitting on the back seat. The cold wind of late autumn made his head feel a little cold.
The young man on the bike probably had glasses on the back of his head. He freed one hand and took out a hat from somewhere and handed it to her.
Zhu Qi said thank you and put it on her head. She knew what Song Linzhou was worried about.
He is a straight blade player.
He will be the biggest victim of "loop balls" in the future.
In the 1990s and before, the Chinese team advocated a close-to-the-table fast attack style because most of them used straight-blade players, using the flexibility of the straight-blade to change the landing point to score points.
The emergence of "loop ball" is to use high-intensity rotation to deal with fast attack near the table and use rotation to restrain the swing speed.
Japan innovated its technology and practiced the "loop ball", which became very mature in the later stages and even influenced neighboring South Korea and many European countries.
They can almost make every return shot a perfect loop, which is a devastating blow to the Chinese team, a country with a straight-blade style that relies on speed to score points.
The Chinese team did send people over to learn, but they just couldn't get the hang of it, and they definitely wouldn't teach seriously.
In his previous life, Zhu Qi was a small coach in a club. He could only follow the club to participate in domestic competitions. He had no time to come into contact with the "loop ball" at the level of Japanese national players. He had only seen it on TV.
But watching and practicing are completely different.
The old sports teacher who taught her in her previous life also used a straight racket and it was impossible for him to hit a "loop ball".
Needless to say, my uncle-in-law and the coaches of the Jianghuai Provincial Team.
They don't even know what a loop ball is.
Zhu Qi practiced the Chinese version of the "loop ball" according to his own understanding, but he just couldn't hit the high speed and strong rotation of the Japanese team.
Although the ball hit by Chang Hongxia was of high quality, it was still a 70% cooked product.
Moreover, it was a ball pulled out by Zhu Qi with his high concentration and the explosion of his inner universe.
At present, we can only hope to find the correct method through a lot of practice.
/
Two young men appeared in the park.
The old men, uncles and aunts who were playing billiards next to the table found it very novel and greeted us with smiles.
"Hey, where did these two kids come from?"
"You're from the national team next door, are you coming to play in our little park?"
"Yes, I'm sorry to have delayed you. Could you please give us a table?" Song Linzhou was well-mannered and had elegant conversation, which won the favor of the uncles and aunts.
An elderly man in a large jacket took his bag and vacated a table. He said cheerfully, "A few years ago, a few young players from the national team often came to our park to play. Later, they became World Games champions. You don't look very young. How old are you?"
"I just turned 18. Come here to practice tennis." When Song Linzhou put down his tennis bag and took out his racket from the bag, the old men next to him cried out again.
"There are still people practicing straight board now, which is great."
This made Zhu Qi feel embarrassed to take out his horizontal board.
But the old men and women automatically gathered around, pretending to be ready to watch: "Come on, try a few balls and see how good you are."
The ball they brought was a big white ball, and the straight blade had weak rotation ability. Zhu Qi tried to hit a few loop balls but failed and all of them flew away.
Song Linzhou also knew that Zhu Qi wanted to practice this, so he kept playing topspin balls for her.
The uncles and aunts watching the game nearby automatically stood in two groups, the men gathered behind Song Linzhou and the women gathered behind Zhu Qi.
"These two kids are really good at fighting, and their skills are solid."
"This big ball is hard to turn. It looks really heavy."
Although Zhu Qi has achieved some results both at home and abroad.
But she was not yet famous enough to be known to everyone. The old people in Beijing had seen all kinds of important people, so they treated her and Song Linzhou as children of the national team and watched them with admiration.
Zhu Qi tried changing the position of hitting the ball, the angle of the racket, the strength of the top ball... He tried every possible way to find the feeling of the ball in the final against Chang Hongxia.
Among the ten balls, two or three can draw arc lines, but the rotation force is still not enough.
Despite this, the uncles and aunts watching nearby still applauded.
"Ouch, good shot!"
A few aunts who were eager to try their hand at tennis were very interested. They threw their coats aside and picked up their rackets to play a few balls with Zhu Qi.
Zhu Qi showed an expression of "humbly seeking advice" and stood beside the table, waiting for the aunts to line up to practice with him.
But the aunts were used to using small balls and had never used big balls. When Zhu Qi was just starting out, he practiced with small balls for a while with his uncle, and he was able to play right away. So he focused on taking care of the aunts first.
Unexpectedly, after hitting a few small balls, Zhu Qi found that it was easier to hit a loop ball than a big ball!
Is it because the ball itself is easier to spin?
Song Linzhou suggested: "Why don't you start with a small ball, get a feel for it, and then gradually transition to a larger ball when your success rate is high?"
Zhu Qi thought about it and felt that it made sense.
Use a straight racket to hit the ball and it can also be rotated.
The uncles and aunts nearby were also very enthusiastic and gave them some of the ball.
Song Linzhou served her a group of 20 balls, each with a very short interval between serves, to practice Zhu Qi's receiving technique.
Once you get into practice, it's easy to lose track of time.
From early morning to noon and then to evening and dusk.
The sun made a semicircle in the sky, and when it was time to go back, Zhu Qi remembered that they had not even had lunch.
We originally planned to come out to practice together.
As a result, Song Linzhou practiced with her the whole day.
But I don’t dare to eat anything random outside, for fear that I might eat something that affects my hormones and cause problems when I take a urine test.
The two of them rode their bicycles around, and Zhu Qi smelled a very familiar scent. Following the scent, she found a tricycle with a steaming iron bucket on it.
Zhu Qi walked over and said familiarly: "Two yuan, about fifty cents, and yellow, not white."
"Alright!" the stall owner shouted as he lifted the lid of the pot and, donning a pair of thick cotton gloves, pulled out two black, mud-covered pieces. "This one is big and perfectly ripe! So sweet! Come back after you've had enough!"
Song Linzhou showed a surprised expression of "What is this?" and took the hot "black stone", not knowing how to start.
Zhu Qi glanced at him, somewhat helplessly: "You haven't eaten it?"
The young master of the Jing team felt a little embarrassed, and after showing a curious look, he shook his head.
He has been training with the team since he can remember, eating and sleeping in the cafeteria.
Because he's so... well-behaved and doesn't like to run around. While the boys on the team like to go out for a bite to eat, he spends his time in the gym practicing.
Today was the day he did the two most rebellious things in his 18 years of life: his coach asked him to change to a horizontal racket but he refused, and he also sneaked out with Zhu Qi.
"..." Zhu Qi felt even more helpless. She peeled off the black skin layer by layer. Her fingers were stained by the charcoal ash and mud wrapped around the outside, but the "black stone" revealed its yellow inner flesh.
"Don't eat the skin, eat the inside." Zhu Qi was afraid that the young master wouldn't know how to eat it, so he reminded him again.
Song Linzhou took the piece that Zhu Qi had peeled, and stood beside him, tasting it carefully bite by bite. The heat made his fingertips red, and then he revealed a more curious expression.
"Is this baked directly?" he asked.
"Well, I have a stove like that at home. My aunt often bakes all kinds of things in it, and then she grinds up the charcoal ash to bury the dog's poop. Oh, you, my delicate little master, definitely don't use that thing."
Song Linzhou became even more curious: "What are they roasting? Is it sweet potatoes too?"
"There are also grilled bananas, grilled oranges, grilled taro and so on."
Song Linzhou held the sweet potato and ate it in small bites, looking very gentle.
Zhu Qi didn't have so many rules and didn't understand why he was tasting it. He hadn't felt hungry at first, but the aroma aroused his appetite and he swallowed it in big mouthfuls.
It tastes fragrant, sweet and sticky.
Oh, this roasted sweet potato is so tender and delicious.
Zhu Qi had just finished eating and was about to find a trash can when he looked up and saw a bus parked at the bus stop opposite. Two people got off the bus. They were Maomao and Chang Hongxia.
Grass.
It can’t be that unlucky, right?
Maomao also saw Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou opposite her at the first time. After being stunned for a second, she quickly reacted and realized that if she didn't go, Zhu Qi didn't want to miss this opportunity to capture Song Linzhou as a soldier.
In order to prevent the plan from being exposed, Maomao promptly pulled Chang Hongxia aside and said, "Sister Xia, I, I... am a little thirsty. Let's go buy a bottle of water."
Chang Hongxia glanced at her watch and turned back to ask her, "It's only another ten minutes' walk to the management center. Let's go back and have a drink."
"My throat feels uncomfortable and I want to suppress it. Cough, cough, cough..." The cat coughed twice deliberately.
"Okay then, let's see if there's any water for sale nearby."
Then, Chang Hongxia was dragged away in the opposite direction by the cat.
When Maomao looked back, Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou had disappeared, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
/
Under the cover of Maomao, A Shui and Qin Xiaoba.
Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou successfully ran back to the management center without any danger.
that's all.
Come out once a week.
With the experience of Zhu Qi running out the first time, the second time he went out with Maomao went more smoothly.
Every time Ah Shui sent them out, he would sigh, "The two best players on the team sneaked out. If Master Buddha knew about this, he would kill them, right?"
In addition, there were people in the team who covered for them, so they were not discovered until New Year's Day.
Starting with a small ball does have some effect.
The ball is light and spins more easily.
When heading the ball, the arc is clearer.
Every Sunday when I go out to practice for a day and feel like I have made some progress, when I come back to hit the big ball, I can clearly feel that the ball is heavier and easier to sink.
When the two girls went out, they discussed how to change the shape of the racket to make it more comfortable. When they came back, they started discussing how much strength they should use to hit the ball.
Coach Cun wanted to practice a few sets of serves with Maomao several times, but every time he found Maomao and Zhu Qi practicing together, with A Shui helping them, and he began to feel worried.
Why are they always together?
As they practiced, Zhu Qi felt that they needed to call a special sparring partner.
Because when they take turns sparring with each other, half of the time will be spent.
At the beginning, Zhu Qi's target was Qin Xiaoba.
Because this little bastard failed in his first promotion or relegation from the first to the second team after joining the second national team.
With the 14th place result, they missed the chance to be promoted to the first team.
He accepted a storm of criticism from his sister.
"Do you think that missing one person to join the first team is just bad luck? Let me tell you, everyone else also worked hard to get there. No one got into the first team by chance."
"You've been lazy and not taking training seriously. Many people have told you about this, including me, the provincial team coach, and your second team coach."
"Everyone was trying to figure out how to help you, but you weren't in a hurry at all. In the third game, you almost gave up, and you didn't even bother to connect on your forehand."
"If that's the case, why are you staying in the national team? Wouldn't it be better to just go back to the provincial team and hang out there? If you didn't know, you'd think you were here to lose weight."
These words are so serious that any passing coach would memorize them and use them to scold others.
Ah Shui hooked his arm around Maomao and sighed, "Baobao has been with the national team for almost three months, and this is the first time I've seen her get angry. She looks just like a Buddha. She'll definitely be able to be a coach when she retires."
After being severely criticized by her sister, Qin Xiaoba covered her face and cried as she walked into the cafeteria.
From entering the cafeteria to queuing up to carrying the rice tray to get food, she kept crying as she walked forward.
Seeing him crying so hard, the cafeteria auntie stopped shaking as she served him food. She asked kindly, "Didn't you play well in the game? Did the coach scold you? It's okay, try harder next time."
After hearing this, Qin Xiaoba cried even harder.
Everyone who saw this scene came to comfort him, even the coach of the second team patted him on the shoulder, but after seeing Zhu Qi's gloomy face, they quickly fled, fearing that they would be splashed with blood.
"Starting this week, you will go out with us on Sundays." Zhu Qi, sitting opposite, announced this in an imperative tone.
Qin Xiaoba wiped his tears and choked up, "Where are you going?"
"Practice looping."
/
Knowing that Qin Xiaoba was going out with Zhu Qi on Sunday, Song Linzhou also planned to go along.
Although it is difficult to hit a loop ball with a straight racket, you can still do it after practicing for a long time and knowing how to receive it.
As the number of people sneaking out increased, Ah Shui also wanted to go in: "You all need an extra meal! I want an extra meal too!"
Ah Shui has become a half-resident on the seventh floor. She runs to the seventh floor whenever she has something to do. She holds the cat's hand and shakes it: "Take me with you, it's so fun, I want to go too!"
"We are not going out to play. We are going to practice more. Have you decided what to practice?" Maomao said as he packed his golf bag.
"I'll practice whatever you guys practice. Take me with you and don't leave me behind!" Ah Shui looked at Maomao and then at Zhu Qi pitifully.
Zhu Qi felt a little headache: "There are too many people here..." Will they be discovered?
Ah Shui sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes watery and full of desire and pleading, like a Samoyed whose family was about to run away and only left him alone. He looked so pitiful no matter how you looked at him.
Zhu Qi couldn't bear to refuse, so he nodded: "Then you clean up."
"Yeah——" Ah Shui flew out like a butterfly.
"Don't bring any random snacks—" Maomao warned, smiling helplessly and dotingly, and looked back at Zhu Qi: "With so many people, let's go by car. Da Ling's bicycle can't fit everything."
Zhu Qi nodded and said, "We'll practice until after New Year's Day. Coach Xu said I have to stay at the management center with him on Sunday, so we can't go out."
"Okay." Cat.
/
Going out alone is called getting into trouble.
A group of people went out to build up their courage.
Qin Xiaoba and his two friends are usually fine, but as soon as they get close to each other, they start quarreling.
When Qin Xiaoba was pulling Ah Shui up the basketball hoop, he pulled her from above, muttering, "Fuck, you're so heavy! How many pounds do you weigh?"
"Just say you have kidney deficiency. I can't even lift a hundred pounds, are you still a man?"
"One hundred? Eight hundred? I'm so sorry, I'm only fourteen this year. I'm a boy, not a man."
Ah Shui imitated Maomao's accent and cursed, "You're sick."
"Can you two stop arguing?" Cat.
"He/she should shut up first!" A Shui and Qin Xiaoba.
“…”Cat.
Youth is really wonderful sometimes.
When we didn't know anything, we lived in confusion and noise.
Five young teenagers sat on the bus, looking at the bizarre world outside, which was noisy and bustling.
The uncles and aunts at the park were already familiar with these children. As they saw more and more people coming, they gathered around to watch. As they watched, their eyes were focused on Qin Xiaoba and Ah Shui. A few aunts joked, "Oh, those young people who used to come here were also so playful and cheerful. I wonder if they got caught by the coach and stopped coming."
Qin Xiaoba loved chatting with the old men the most. He sat down next to them and started a conversation: "What are the names of those people you are talking about? Maybe we know them?"
"Our memories are so bad we've forgotten what they were called. Something like 'Wind' or 'Road'. Oh, that was seven or eight years ago. But I heard they both became world champions later on. That proves our park has some spiritual energy."
"That's right, that's right..." Qin Xiaoba chuckled, looking very proud. "Let me tell you, my sister has always been number one since she was young. When she was on the provincial team, she could even compete with boys. At the age of 15..."
"Can you please stop nagging? Why did I call you out?" Zhu Qi stopped Qin Xiaoba in time and grabbed him by the neck. "Stop talking nonsense and practice! If you dare to slack off while I'm watching, I'll tear your skin apart."
Although the park is surrounded by barriers that can block 80% of the wind, some wind still leaks through and affects the spin of the ball.
But when practicing outdoors, you have to adapt to these environmental factors.
Zhu Qi didn't know at the moment that the extra training she was doing in the park when she was about to turn 16 would directly affect the most crucial game of her life many years later. Her control of the wind direction directly turned defeat into victory, achieving a comeback that could almost be listed as one of the most exciting games in the history of table tennis.
The price of sweat and hard work has long been marked in time.
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When one or two people go out, they are smaller targets, but when there are more people, it is easy for something to happen.
I had been out for more than a month, and New Year's Day was approaching. When I was planning to sneak out for one last time, I was caught.
The person who discovered that they were going out was Xu Dong.
Because Xu Dong promised Zhu Qi that he would stay with the national team to practice with her on Sunday after New Year's Day, he was also busy looking up information about Japanese loop balls with Ren Xinhua during this period.
But Japan did a very good job of keeping it secret.
This technology will only be used in key competitions.
Moreover, not everyone on the Japanese team can do this. Only the absolute main players who are being trained intensively have mastered this technique, and it is only used in crucial moments.
It is difficult to see the formation of a loop ball just by watching the video.
Xu Dong had no choice but to find the Hungarian game video, and then hurriedly brought it back to the national team and prepared to call Zhu Qi to watch it on Monday.
When I walked around the gymnasium, I suddenly remembered the youthful years I spent with someone seven or eight years ago, and I went back to the "old place" out of nostalgia.
In the southwest corner of the Table Tennis and Badminton Center lies an abandoned basketball court, originally used by the national youth basketball team for training. After the relocation, it's been abandoned, but the jumble of basketball hoops remains untouched.
The basketball hoops became "stairs" that they would use to sneak out on Sundays.
After the coaching staff discovered their relationship, no one went to that place anymore.
It really makes me miss it.
As she thought about this, she couldn't help but go back to that place again to see if the basketball hoops had been moved away.
But unexpectedly, when she first arrived at the place, she saw that not only had the basketball hoops not been moved, but they had become "stairs" for the other five children.
In a trance.
Xu Dong himself was a little stunned.
Watching the five young men climbing up the basketball hoop and jumping off in the dim light of morning light, it seemed as if time had gone back to ten years ago.
She is one of them.
[Hongxia, is this okay? Will we really not be discovered if we go out?]
"Don't worry, Old Xu. We'll only be out for half an hour. The coaches are all eating right now, so who's going to bother with us? Hey! Da He, Xiao Feng, can you two wait for us?!"
[Hurry up! We'll miss the bus if we don't leave now. Did you bring your monthly pass?]
"I have it with me. I also brought a watch. Don't let it get out of hand and miss afternoon training. I'll be dead then."
[Xiaofeng is still more careful...]
[Hey, hey, hey, Xu, why don't you praise me? I was the first one to find this basketball hoop!]...
She is also a child who has gone through the rebellious period. She knows what it feels like to be confined to the training ground every day. Being able to go out occasionally, even just standing on the street and watching the buses and people passing by, can make her breathing smoother.
But Xu Dong really didn't expect that... among the five teenagers who ran away, two were his teammates.
Zhu Qi! Fang Miao!
The five people climbed up the basketball hoop and jumped outside, one person threw the bag and another person caught it below.
They cooperated so well and skillfully that it was obvious that this was not the first time they sneaked out!
These naughty kids are so brave!
At this moment, Xu Dong really wanted to call He Qianlu and scold him.
He must have told Baobao about this basketball hoop.
Otherwise, how would Baobao know that he could crawl out from here?
It’s really a shame that instead of teaching good things, they teach these crooked ways!
Such a good child, but he was led astray!
After the two children collapsed at once, Xu Dong immediately turned the car around, without even turning on the headlights, and secretly followed the five children all the way to a nearby park.
On the one hand, I want to catch them in the act, and on the other hand, I want to know why they went out.
Sitting in the car with the window opened a little, Xu Dong felt like a spy following behind and watching.
After watching for a long time, I found that these children first put down their tennis bags, then took out a rag to wipe the dust on the table, poured out a bucket of white balls, took out the rackets, put out the towels, chatted with the uncles and aunts next to them... and started practicing.
As he watched, Xu Dong's heart, which had been on the edge of a fire, calmed down.
She remembered what Zhu Qi had said to her before, about wanting to go to a nearby park for extra practice. She silently closed her car window and drove back to the national team...
In the evening, the five people climbed back along the same route.
There was already someone waiting for them under the basketball hoop.
Qin Xiaoba, who climbed down first, was so frightened when he saw the other party that he sat down on the ground.
The other four people were still running a relay race on the basketball hoop. When they climbed down one by one, they all stood there like wooden men, no one dared to speak or move.
Xu Dong crossed his arms and squinted his eyes in confusion as he looked at the five people in front of him.
"Can anyone explain to me where the five of you have been all day?"
【Author’s words】
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