After the three naughty kids left, the family put their luggage away and sat down.

Han Qingsong asked Lin Lan to sit by the window, and he sat outside and let her sleep next to him.

Four children were squeezed into the three-seater seat. Although the smell of coal smoke was very strong, the children did not mind it. Instead, they curiously observed how the black smoke floated over.

Xiaowang leaned his face to the leeward side, and soon a layer of black dust fell on his face. Mai Sui poured water from the kettle for him to wipe it.

When the coal smoke was blowing, Xiaowang took out his sketchbook and paper charcoal sticks to draw. Like Sanwang, he didn't like writing, but he liked drawing. They took a mule on the way, and drew the autumn harvest scenery on both sides of the strait, the train station, the two foreigners, the ticket inspector, and the big train.

There were even people in the train, especially the three embarrassing kids who were about the same age as his brother. The man with the white mask, the melon seed shell, and Lao Wang who was throwing the pot all left a deep impression in his mind, and he wanted to draw them.

Seeing that there was not much water in the kettle, Da Wang took a teacup and asked the train attendant to boil some water. Mai Sui and Er Wang strolled around the train to see where the toilet was and the scenery at the door.

After a while, Mai Sui and Er Wang came back and watched Xiao Wang draw the foreigner. They also described their own opinions and observations.

Mai Sui was impressed by their language, clothing, and instruments, and became curious about their country.

Erwang was also curious about what their country was like? What did they eat? What did they do on a daily basis? Did they also ask for instructions in the morning and report in the evening? Was it also a production team? Was it also... These things sowed a seed in his heart, which took root and sprouted. He became more and more curious, and he had an impulse to go out and take a look.

So Xiaowang started drawing, while Maisui and Erwang each took out their Japanese papers and started writing in their diaries.

Mai Sui's diary is also full of emotions. She writes down her thoughts, her aspirations, and her visions. Her hometown is the starting point. The county seat was the largest city when she was a child. Now she is going to the provincial capital, and the future will be even farther and broader.

The world is so big, she must go see it!

Lin Lan saw that the three children were busy writing and drawing, so she didn't disturb them and just looked at them with a smile.

Han Qingsong stretched out his arms and put them on her shoulders, letting her lean on him, and whispered, "Sleep for a while."

She didn't sleep much last night and got up very early this morning. If she doesn't take a nap at noon, she will not get a good rest at night and will not have enough energy the next day.

Lin Lan leaned in his arms, closed her eyes, and fell asleep soundly with the sound of Han Qingsong's strong heartbeat and the sound of the pen scratching on the paper in her ears.

Da Wang searched two carriages but couldn't find a place to get water. Although he had never seen much of the world, he was not as anxious and shouting as others. Finally, he found a train attendant in the crew room of the sixth carriage and asked him for some water.

Train attendant: "Looking for the boiler."

Dawang: "In which car is the boiler?"

The conductor was resting his eyes, not blinking: "Nine... Oh, number two."

Dawang: “What time is it?”

The conductor muttered that the water on this train was boiled in a boiler, and not every carriage had one, nor was there just one boiler, so they had to take turns.

"Go to the dining car, Nine." The conductor retreated again. He was in a bad mood today and didn't want to talk to anyone. Besides, the smell of coal smoke in this worst slow train was really irritating and made people lose their spirits.

Da Wang went to the dining car to check. The aisle of the train was too narrow, so people coming from the opposite direction had to give way.

He was halfway there when he saw someone coming from the opposite direction, so he stepped aside to let them pass. It turned out that the person was wearing a white mask, and he grabbed his arm and said, "You little bastard!"

Da Wang's left hand was twisted behind his back, and his upper body was pressed down onto the seat. The people sitting on the seat immediately made way for him, and someone shouted, "Stop fighting!"

Ji Tingshen thought he had Da Wang under control, and snorted with pride, patted Da Wang on the shoulder, and said, "Boy..."

Da Wang handed his teacup to someone sitting down to help hold it, then he stepped aside and headed towards the aisle with Ji Tingshen's leg.

People who have never practiced the splits may not be able to stand this movement.

"Oh!" Ji Tingshen exclaimed, and immediately hugged Da Wang from behind, trying to throw him into the aisle.

Da Wang bent down, grabbed the other's hands, lowered his legs, lowered his waist, and lowered his head, and then threw Ji Tingshen over his shoulder and threw him flat on the aisle. He retracted his legs and squatted beside him, patting Ji Tingshen on the head.

Ji Tingshen: "Damn it!"

Da Wang frowned slightly, "You deserve a slap in the face!"

He pulled off Ji Tingshen's mask and raised his hand to hit him on the mouth, but when he saw his face, he couldn't do it. The face in front of him was too beautiful, and his first reaction was: this is a girl, hitting someone is not fair.

Da Wang threw the mask in his face, ignored him, thanked him with the teacup, and went to get some water.

Ji Tingshen: "Boy, leave your name if you dare."

Da Wang just left without paying any attention.

When he came back from fetching water and passed by the six carriages, he saw the three boys again.

The three of them were still so arrogant, occupying five seats. The boy who was prettier than a girl had an evil and gloomy face, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of rebelliousness. This expression did not look like that of a woman.

Da Wang thought that she didn't look like a girl like this, and if they provoked her again, he would beat her up.

Ji Ting tilted his head: "Sit down."

As soon as he said sit down, the partner opposite him immediately crossed his legs and blocked Da Wang's way.

Da Wang frowned and glanced at them, "Fighting? Go to the car door." It's more spacious there and no innocent people will be hurt.

Ji Ting sneered, "Don't be afraid, we won't bully you, sit down and talk."

He pointed his chin to the side of himself.

Da Wang was not afraid. He sat down and put the teacup on the small table.

"What's your name? Of course, if you're scared, you don't have to tell me."

Dawang: "Han Wangguo."

Ji Ting curled his lips, what a country bumpkin!

"Jitingshen."

Da Wang didn't respond.

Ji Tingshen: "I said my name is Ji Tingshen, he is Zhou Shuguang, Luan Yaohui." He introduced himself.

Da Wang: “Oh.” What are your names? What does it have to do with me?

Three people: "..." Damn it! Is this a fool?

"Student Han Wangguo, are you from the provincial capital?" Zhou Shuguang asked from the opposite side.

Dawang: “No.”

Ji Tingshen: "Why are you so inarticulate? What unit does your father work for?"

Zhou Shuguang: "Don't get me wrong, we don't mean to pick a fight, we just want to make friends with you."

Da Wang: "I don't want to be friends with you."

Luan Yaohui: "Hey, why are you so arrogant? Your father is at most the director of the Public Security Bureau? I think it's impressive enough. With all the big family coming here with big bags and small bags, at most..."

Da Wang took the teacup and left.

Luan Yaohui immediately stopped him, "Hey, you haven't finished yet."

Da Wang gave him a cold look and said, "Get out of the way."

Zhou Shuguang: "Don't get excited, don't get excited. We see that you are quite skilled and want to make friends with you. I think you are going to the provincial capital from X County. This is your first time out. Let's chat. Don't get angry. You are so young and have such great skills, but why are you so irritable? This is not good."

He thought that Dawang's family had the temperament of a provincial capital, but their clothes looked like those of a country person. Han Qingsong wore a uniform, but he was not enjoying any special treatment when he brought his wife and children to the train. He must not have held a high position, and was probably from a county town or a rural commune. Dawang was looking for a place to get hot water in the train, and it was obviously his first time on a train, which made it even more certain that they were from the countryside, not from the city.

Seeing that Da Wang's expression had eased a little, he knew that he was right to compliment him on his skills, so he smiled and said, "Student Wang Guo, did you learn this from your father? You are so good at martial arts, so your father must be even better. We admire people with good martial arts the most."

He looked at Da Wang's expression and it indeed became more gentle.

Zhou Shuguang continued to laugh and said, "We were in a bad mood just now, but we really didn't mean to pick a fight. Since we sat down, people kept asking us to give up our seats, and we were also very angry. We wanted to buy a berth but were not allowed to, so we bought two more seats to make it more comfortable. As a result, people always come to criticize us. Don't you think we are wrong?"

Da Wang didn't care whether they were wasting or extravagant. Since they apologized, he would accept it. "It's okay."

Ji Tingshen immediately said: "Then... I will go and apologize to your family. Are those two your elder sister and younger sister?"

Da Wang: "..." I forgive you. "My mother and sister."

"Fuck!" The three boys started to yell again, "It's really your mother, she doesn't look like her at all."

They said they were going to apologize.

Dawang: “No need.”

Ji Tingshen was very eager to apologize, as if he was not the domineering boy before.

Da Wang glared at him and said, "Stay away from my sister."

Ji Tingshen touched his nose and smiled, "Don't get me wrong, since you forgive me, let's be friends."

Da Wang stood up, holding his teacup, and said lightly: "Not counting." It can only be that he is not an enemy.

After Da Wang walked away, Ji Tingshen slammed the table and said, "A...country boy is so arrogant!"

Zhou Shuguang: "But he is really good at fighting, as good as a regular security guard."

Luan Yaohui disagreed, "If his father is so powerful, how come he is only a rural cadre? If he is so powerful, he must have stayed in the army, right?"

Zhou Shuguang shook his head. Even if he told Luan Yaohui about the factional strife and the harm done to innocent people, he would not understand.

Luan Yaohui: "You guys said, are we really going to the army?"

Ji Tingshen's beautiful eyebrows were knitted tightly. "What do you say we should do? We don't have a penny or a pound of food coupons. If we don't go, will we starve to death?"

There is no place to beg for food, isn't it embarrassing? They say that if a staff officer is not a long-term employee, his farts will not make any noise. It's really powerful if you mess with a few of them.

The three of them were silent for a moment.

"Hey, you said we should take that guy away with us, hehe..." Ji Ting laughed deeply.

Zhou Shuguang: "My parents are still alive."

"Then let's kidnap that pretty girl?" Ji Tingshen smiled wickedly, "There are such interesting little girls in the countryside."

Luan Yaohui: "Bullshit, what's the point? You dare to slap a man? Jin'er is more powerful? Forget it. If you want to get married, just say so, and you don't even have to go to the army."

Ji Ting sneered, "Are you crazy? I'm only sixteen and I'm getting married?"

Ji Tingshen leaned forward to take a closer look, and suddenly a figure in the distance caught his attention. It was the thorny rose hanging at the door. She was chatting and laughing with another boy, and her posture was very intimate. When she laughed, Ji Tingshen felt as if some mysterious flower had bloomed in front of him, very bright.

There is a bit of cuteness on her chubby face, especially when she is acting coquettishly with her family, her eyes are soft, clear and gentle.

Suddenly, she noticed his gaze, her expression changed immediately, and she glared at him fiercely.

Ji Ting was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously leaned back to avoid her fierce gaze. Damn, this little girl is really fierce.

Mai Sui glared at Ji Tingshen, then retracted his gaze and changed his position to look outside the car door.

Erwang: "What's wrong?"

Mai Sui: "Where are those three hooligans?"

Erwang turned his head and took a look, then smiled and said, "It's okay, he's not a gangster."

At this time, the train announced that it was about to stop at an intermediate station. I could see a lot of people crowded on the platform, and no one was queuing.

Erwang immediately pulled Mai Sui up and said, "We need to get on with this. Let's go back."

Mai Sui went with him.

Ji Ting took a deep look and curled his lips, "You are so old and still pulling each other. How unruly!"

Zhou Shuguang: "Why are you angry? Maybe they are in a good relationship."

Ji Tingshen: "I don't have any sisters, I don't know."

Mai Sui and Er Wang returned to their seats. Lin Lan was still sleeping, so they sat down quietly without saying anything.

After the passengers got on board, carriage 5 was packed and the smell became even more foul.

There are train conductors pushing small carts in the carriages selling melon seeds, snacks, and soda. They have remained as expensive as ever, and unless you are a well-off or lavish man, those who live frugally will not buy them.

When they arrived at the area and docked for a while, Lin Lan woke up and moved around.

The train conductor repeatedly told passengers not to get off the train at will and not to stay.

Lin Lan looked outside. The sun was still high in the sky, but they were still two-thirds of the way to the provincial capital. At this time, the express train only had a speed of 90 kilometers per hour. The ordinary train they were riding could go more than 70 kilometers at a fast speed and 40 kilometers at a slow speed, which was about the same as an electric car.

You can see farmlands outside, where members are busy with the autumn harvest.

Lin Lan looked at her watch and reminded the children, "You can listen to the radio now." Usually in the afternoon and evening, the regional channel will broadcast some sports events.

Mai Sui immediately took out the radio, placed it on the small table and turned on the tuner. The passengers nearby listened and leaned forward to listen.

At first there were some news and songs, and after a while, the female announcer's harsh and high-pitched voice came, "Now let's interrupt for a group of events. The 1973 Provincial Youth Autumn Swimming Games was officially held at the People's Stadium in the provincial capital. Today is the preliminaries. There will be age-based preliminaries in the morning... In the preliminaries, there was a young swimmer who was called the water wheel and the black duck on the track because of his fast movements. He was only ten years old, but he was far ahead of the thirteen or fourteen-year-old athletes in the same group..."

The signal on the train was unstable, and when it started moving, it made a hissing sound that was hard to hear clearly.

Xiao Wang was so excited that he held the radio and patted it. You quickly said, "It must be my little brother."

Mai Sui: "Of course it is. Black Duck of the Racetrack. What kind of name is that? Hahaha."

Erwang: "Sanwang must be pissed off. He always thinks he is a big black goose."

Ducks have flat beaks, they walk crookedly, and they don’t necessarily swim very fast, so how can they be called black ducks?

Of course it’s the big black goose!

At this time, the high-pitched and excited voice of the male announcer came from the radio again, "This young player is extremely talented. His dark and smooth skin is like that of a fish. It seems that he has no resistance in the water. He is the darling of the water! Swish..."

"Tomorrow is the exciting final... slurp..."

Finally no signal.

Xiao Wang laughed and sang again, "I am a fish~swimming from east to west~My little brother is a black duck~~"

Inspired by the radio, the whole family couldn't wait to get to the provincial capital and watch the Sanwang competition at dawn.

Xiaowang also imitated Sanwang's movements, "My little brother Sanwang swims like this, mom, what should this posture be?"

Lin Lan deliberately said: "I don't understand either. Freestyle? Or breaststroke? How do you teach little third brother?" She teased Han Qingsong.

Han Qingsong and his friends are not professional swimmers, so they naturally use the simplest and most energy-saving crawl stroke, which is similar to freestyle.

"It's a pity there's no live broadcast. It would be great if the game could be broadcast live." Lin Lan felt a little disappointed. She didn't know if the game was recorded or not. She probably didn't.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for dinner at their house.

In the summer, dry food spoils easily. They only brought lunch, and there were two steamed buns left. Lin Lan decided to take the children to the dining car for a meal. It was their first time riding a train, their first time going to the provincial capital, and their first time eating a dining car meal. It would be good to let them deepen their memory.

So she and Han Qingsong took the children to the dining car for a dinner that everyone remembered vividly, which had remained the same for decades, but was expensive and of poor quality.

Two plates of food, a dish of pickled vegetables, two large bowls of noodles, and two bowls of dumpling soup, in which to soak the homemade steamed buns, and the whole family will enjoy the meal.

Someone next to me slammed the table and complained that the food in the dining car was bad and that he had wasted his money. His angry look made people look at him sideways.

"Mom, I don't want to eat on the train anymore." Mai Sui and a few others also said the same thing.

Lin Lan laughed, "If we don't eat it once, we won't know how bad it tastes, right? This is called spending money to buy experience. There's nothing wrong with it. We ate our fill and didn't lose anything."

The children thought so too. If they didn't eat a meal, they would always dream of how delicious the food in the dining car was. Now they can learn something new. Although the food was not as delicious as at home, it was a good experience. Everyone was still very happy and went back to their seats, talking and laughing.

Xiaowang was so sleepy that he yawned and fell asleep in Dawang's arms in a second.

It was getting dark at seven o'clock, but the train had not arrived yet. It was normal for trains to be late at this time, and we finally arrived at the provincial capital railway station at around 8:30.

By this time it was completely dark.

Han Qingsong took Xiaowang over, Dawang and Erwang were responsible for the luggage, and Mai Sui and Lin Lan carried their own schoolbags.

As soon as we arrived at the provincial capital, almost two-thirds of the people wanted to get off the train, and they all rushed to the door like a tide, fearing that they would be left inside the train and unable to get off.

"Don't push, don't push, my shoe fell off! My shoe fell off!"

Lin Lan: "The train will definitely stop for a long time at a big station, so don't rush. Don't squeeze with them."

Dawang and Erwang still led the way, Mai Sui walked in the middle, Lin Lan followed her, and Han Qingsong was the last. Lin Lan looked back at Xiaowang's feet, asking him to make sure his shoes didn't fall off, as it was easy for children to lose their shoes when they fell asleep.

Han Qingsong held Xiaowang in one arm and let him sleep on his shoulder, while he protected Lin Lan with the other hand, fearing that the people behind would push her.

"Hurry up." Ji Tingshen and three others also squeezed from carriage six to carriage five and followed Han Qingsong.

Han Qingsong heard the sound and turned around to glance at them.

Zhou Shuguang immediately nodded to him and said politely, "Hello, Uncle Han."

Han Qingsong nodded slightly, but remained expressionless and did not speak to them.

Ji Tingshen: "Han Wangguo, where are you going?"

Da Wang was listening in front and pretending not to hear.

Erwang: "Brother, they called you?"

Da Wang: "Don't bother."

Mai Sui turned around to see who was calling her "big brother", and saw Ji Tingshen squinting at her. She pouted and thought that this Ri Ri must be a sick person.

She turned her head and ignored him.

After getting off the bus, the family checked themselves out and followed the crowd out of the station.

Han Qingsong: "I sent a telegram to Jinxiu, and he will send someone to pick us up."

The family left the station together, and the ticket inspector cut a notch in their tickets before letting them go.

"Director Han!" An officer in a grass-green Type 71 military uniform strode over. He smiled brightly and opened his arms to hug the family of three.

Han Qingsong let go of Lin Lan's hand, stretched out his arm to grab Lu Jinxiu's arm, and hugged her tightly.

Lu Jinxiu was afraid that he would lift her up with one arm, so she laughed: "Squad leader, at least give me some face. Have some dignity, now have some dignity!"

Han Qingsong let him go and gestured with his hand.

Lu Jinxiu high-fived him but refused to arm wrestle, "Since Zhou Shaodong is not here, let's forget about it. I can't beat you in a hundred years anyway."

He left Han Qingsong and reached out to Lin Lan, his smiling eyes warm and gentle, "Sister-in-law, I've heard a lot about you!"

Lin Lan's face flushed red. Fortunately, it was dark and the lights were dim so she couldn't see anything. She shook hands with Lu Jinxiu and said, "I'm sorry to cause trouble to Political Commissar Lu."

Lu Jinxiu held her hand and shook it, "What's the political commissar or not? Sister-in-law, you are embarrassing me."

Han Qingsong took Lin Lan's hand back and said, "This is Lu Jinxiu. You can just call him Jinxiu."

Lu Jinxiu: "Brother, I thought I told you to change your name to Lu Jiefang? Sister-in-law, your name is... Never mind, you should just call me Jinxiu."

Han Qingsong asked the three children to come over and introduce themselves.

The three children stood at attention and said, "Hello, Uncle Lu."

Lu Jinxiu's eyes swept over the three children and finally landed on Da Wang. She patted his shoulders twice with her big hands.

The Dawang pattern does not move.

"Good boy!" Lu Jinxiu turned to Han Qingsong and said, "Send me here?"

Han Qingsong: "Can you make the decision?"

Lu Jinxiu: "Of course."

Han Qingsong said calmly: "It's against the rules."

Lu Jinxiu knew from his expression that he was still the same, so she didn't say anything. She just smiled and talked to Lin Lan and the children, praising Lin Lan and Mai Sui for their beauty and the boys for their presence.

"Sister-in-law," Lu Jinxiu said to Lin Lan.

I don’t know why, but when he called her sister-in-law, Lin Lan always felt that he was secretly teasing her.

"Stay a little longer, and let me show you around as a good host."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Just focus on your work. Let's get familiar with each other so that we can stroll around by ourselves later."

"How can that be? I can't just go out and stroll around, but I have to have the final say on these two acres of land in the provincial capital."

Lu Jinxiu led Han Qingsong's family to the car. He drove a jeep himself. When he saw two jeeps in front of the car, he suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead. "I was so happy to see the squad leader that I forgot that there were still three boys to follow."

He asked Han Qingsong to wait for a while while he went back to pick someone up. When he turned around, he saw Ji Tingshen and the other two walking towards them.

Zhou Shuguang stepped forward and asked politely, "Excuse me, are you Uncle Zhou's comrade-in-arms?"

Lu Jinxiu's smile had faded. She was no longer smiling frivolously as she had when she was talking to Han Qingsong's family. Her face was solemn and intimidating without being angry. "My name is Lu Jiefang, and I'm Zhou Shaodong's political commissar. Are you three here to seek refuge with him?"

The three of them had already put their cynical tails under control on the train. "Hello, Political Commissar Lu."

Everyone introduces themselves.

Lu Jinxiu did not shake hands with them, but waved for them to get in the car.

Han Qingsong held Xiaowang in his arms and sat in Lu Jinxiu's passenger seat. Lin Lan and the children sat in the back, which was a bit crowded.

Da Wang took the initiative to jump down and sit in another car with Ji Tingshen and the others.

Lu Jinxiu drove herself to the military district guesthouse. "The school dormitory conditions are poor. My sister-in-law and the girls are suffering. We'd better live in the guesthouse."

Han Qingsong: "Not against the rules?"

"Not at all, this treat is ours." Lu Jinxiu looked gentle and polite, but his movements were very loud when he spoke, and he drove like a donkey zipping.

Han Qingsong reached out and grabbed the steering wheel. "You didn't fall into the ditch again, did you?"

Lu Jinxiu: “…”Brother, can I call you Grandpa?

Han Qingsong withdrew his hand, and Lu Jinxiu drove slower.

The driver at the back finally stopped sweating. They said Political Commissar Lu was not allowed to drive by himself, but he was even more reckless than Captain Zhou. He did not have the carefulness and steadiness that a political commissar should have.

At that time, the provincial capital was not very big, with a total area of ​​60 square kilometers. They were driving at night when there were not many people around, so their speed was not slow. They arrived at the guesthouse in no time.

When they got off the car at the destination, Lu Jinxiu led them inside to handle the formalities. When the staff at the registration office saw him, they immediately stood up and greeted him.

Lu Jinxiu waved her hand and made way for the two rooms.

Han Qingsong took out the letter of introduction and other documents and handed them over, "Just give us a room with an extra bed."

Lu Jinxiu poked her head out to look at the workbook hanging over there and smiled, "Sister, is the suite still available?"

He handed over his work ID, using the divisional work ID.

Han Qingsong was about to speak when Lu Jinxiu said with a smile, "If my house wasn't full, would we have to live outside?"

After checking into a room, he asked someone to take Lin Lan and the child there to settle down first, and whispered to Han Qingsong about the origins of the three children.

Han Qingsong looked calm and said, "It turned out to be the old chief of staff's family."

Lu Jinxiu was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, "Zhou Shaodong is related to them, and he was probably sent here to gain experience."

Han Qingsong: "Don't worry about me, just treat me well."

He went to the room first.

Lu Jinxiu waved for the three young men to come over and said, "Bring the introduction letter."

Zhou Shuguang took out a stack of documents from his schoolbag and handed them over.

Lu Jinxiu flipped through it, glanced at Ji Tingshen, and smiled, "Do you want to stay in the army?"

Zhou Shuguang smiled sweetly: "Uncle Lu, you must take us in. If you don't, we will have to live on the streets. The old man said that we are not allowed to go home for three years."

Lu Jinxiu put her arms on the table and raised her eyebrows. "I think you guys... made a mistake."

The three looked away.

He threw over a letter of introduction and other things and booked a room for them.

Ji Tingshen: "We want..." He wanted to say that he also wanted a suite, but was stopped by Zhou Shuguang.

After checking in the room, Lu Jinxiu said, "You can eat here. We will accommodate you when Captain Zhou returns in two days."

He gave a few instructions and asked someone to take Ji Tingshen and a few others to a safe place while he went to look for Han Qingsong.

He talked to Han Qingsong and Lin Lan about the hospital. They contacted the Provincial Military District General Hospital. This hospital was directly managed by the Military District Logistics Department, so it was easier to arrange beds and doctors.

"The hospital is not far from here. You can take a rest for two days and let my nephew relax. We will arrange the surgery in a few days."

Lin Lan told Lu Jinxiu that they wanted to go watch the Sanwang competition tomorrow.

Lu Jinxiu was surprised, "Oh, Director Han is great, the kids are developing in all aspects, we must support him."

He always liked to joke around when he spoke, and it was just his nature to use Han Qingsong's current job to liven up the atmosphere, and Han Qingsong didn't mind.

Han Qingsong: "Just focus on your own business, we'll talk when you're free."

Lu Jinxiu: "I'm really not busy right now. I'm not lying to you."

He asked about the location of the competition and other things, "I'll take you there tomorrow. Oh, and by the way, I'll have someone make you some food."

Lin Lan hurriedly said, "Jinxiu, don't bother. We ate on the train and we're not hungry."

Lu Jinxiu was still reluctant to leave, "Sister-in-law, after we finish seeing the child, when we have time and mood, let's have a good chat."

Han Qingsong patted him on the shoulder and gestured to send him out.

Lu Jinxiu went with him to check on the three brats and gave them a couple of warnings. Knowing that they couldn't escape without money and tickets, she ignored them.

When he reached the door, he hesitated to speak.

Han Qingsong: "Go back."

Lu Jinxiu looked at him and said, "If there is a chance, don't you want to come back?"

Han Qingsong: "No. You know my temper. It's not appropriate."

"Why isn't it suitable?" Lu Jinxiu said, "If you come back, the three of us will be able to help you."

Han Qingsong: "If I come back, I will only hold you back. I am doing well in the Public Security Bureau."

Lu Jinxiu whispered, "It is said that the group army still needs to be adjusted, which is also an opportunity."

Han Qingsong patted him on the shoulder and said, "This is your chance, seize it."

Lu Jinxiu smiled and teased him, "Okay, while I'm still able to move, you should make more requests instead of just sending medicine and stuff like that all day long."

Han Qingsong remained calm and said, "After I finish the surgery, I will go and stretch my muscles with you guys to see if I have neglected to train myself because of my important position."

Lu Jinxiu's face changed, "Director, please spare me. Go find Zhou Shaodong to stretch your muscles. I'll leave first. I'll pick you up for dinner tomorrow morning. Then ask how my sister-in-law is."

He got in the car and started it. Suddenly he remembered something and took a cloth bag from the car and threw it to Han Qingsong. "Haha, don't say that brothers are not considerate. Let's go."

He stepped on the accelerator and the jeep rushed out like a beast.

Han Qingsong held the schoolbag in his hand without changing his expression and carried it back.

Lin Lan had already taken the children to wash up. The children were very curious about the washbasins, faucets, squat toilets, flush buckets, floor tiles, carpets, large mirrors, wooden beds, sofas, etc. in the guesthouse.

They don't even have it in the county town.

Mai Sui: "No wonder they love to come to the city. Not only do they eat well and eat more, but they also have good accommodation and other facilities."

Erwang also said: "Compared like this, there is a gap of twenty years between us in the countryside and in the city."

I'm afraid it will take more than 30 years.

Lin Lan: "Kids, go to bed early. We'll get up early and eat tomorrow."

Lin Lan, Han Qingsong and Xiaowang slept in the inner room. There were two beds outside, separated by a wooden screen. Dawang and Erwang had one bed, and Mai Sui had one for himself.

The soft bed, the newly changed snow-white sheets, everything is so curious.

There were mosquito coils burning in the room, and there was the smell of toilet water, so there were few mosquitoes and people had a good night's sleep.

…

In the dormitory of the Provincial Sports College, after dinner, Chu Yunfeng and several other teachers began to explain to the students the key points and precautions of the daytime competition.

Sanwang's mind was full of thoughts about whether his mother had listened to the radio and whether she knew about the competition in the next two days. He couldn't receive any mail here, so maybe a letter had arrived at the school?

He looked at Fu Zhengyuan and the others. They were in a competition, and he was too embarrassed to ask them to write to him, so he just let it go.

He really, really wanted to tell his mother and the others about today's game!

It’s so infuriating! It’s really so infuriating!

How can you call someone a black duck? What is a black duck? Isn't that a black flat beak?

This flat mouth thing is so ugly and stupid, how can it be compared with myself?

If it’s not a black swan, it has to be a big black goose, right?

What kind of thing is it to say that you are the pet of water? You are obviously the son of your parents! It doesn’t matter what the water wheel is, it’s neither good nor bad, this black duck can’t stand it!

Chu Yunfeng: "Sanwang, your performance in the preliminaries today was very good. You must keep it up and do the same in the finals tomorrow."

The youth swimming competition is divided into the youth group and the junior group. The youth group is 18 to 23 years old and is directly divided into the preliminaries. As for the junior group, due to the large age difference, it is divided into age groups during the preliminaries, 10 to 13 years old and 14 to 17 years old.

The competition is carried out in a round-by-round elimination system until the last group is determined as the champion, runner-up and third place.

The semi-finals and part of the finals will be held tomorrow morning.

Sanwang wanted to ask, "Teacher, can you ask them not to call me Black Duck? I feel uncomfortable when they call me that."

Fu Zhengyuan: "Teacher, I want to give up the 100-meter freestyle tomorrow and focus on the 200-meter freestyle and backstroke."

Chu Yunfeng nodded: "That's fine."

In the 50m and 100m events, no matter how good the others are, they cannot stand out because of Black Duck.

As soon as he got into the water, he turned into a water wheel as if he was powered by water. Adults had no advantage over him in the 50-meter race. If he trained for another half a year, he probably wouldn't have an advantage in the 100-meter race either.

He took a look and felt that people in his school who were about the same age as Sanwang could consider developing new projects.

For long distance running, you can consider strategy, tactics and endurance, but for 50 or 100 meters, it’s all about speed, and nothing else needs to be considered.

As long as this kid performs normally, the world will be his.

Sanwang thought about it again and again, "Teacher, that..."

Chu Yunfeng thought he had some troubles, "Sanwang, if you have anything to say, tell the teacher. If you have any difficulties, tell the teacher. Don't be shy."

Sanwang: "Teacher, can you tell them not to call me Black Duck? It's too..."

Chu Yunfeng smiled and said, "How friendly, what's the matter?"

Sanwang: "How awful it would be. If...if it were on the radio, it would be so embarrassing."

If my mother and the others heard it, I would still have any shame.

Chu Yunfeng laughed and said, "Okay, I'll talk to the on-site broadcasting staff tomorrow." But it probably won't work.

…

The next day, Lin Lan and others had dinner with Lu Jinxiu and then took a bus to the People's Stadium. He used his connections to get them a few tickets.

During the Cultural Revolution, there were not many entertainment or sports events, so once there was an event, there would be huge crowds of people.

At that time, there was no large stadium in the provincial capital. Only the People's Stadium had a swimming pool, one open-air and one indoor. The open-air one had a 50-meter lane, while the indoor one had only 25 meters.

The youth group will compete in the 50-meter track, while the junior group will compete in the 25-meter track. The separate races will give them more time.

There were no advanced touch screens at that time. During the competition, the referee would fire the starting gun, and two referees would squat on one side of the track and monitor with a stopwatch on the shore.

Lin Lan was afraid that Han Qingsong would be too conspicuous, so she asked him to change into ordinary clothes and put on an old farmer's straw hat, just waiting to watch Sanwang's competition. She was also afraid that Sanwang would be too excited to see them, and it would be bad if his ecstasy affected the result of the competition. Anyway, he didn't know they were coming, so he could just watch quietly, and wait until his competition was over, and then they would show up and give him a big surprise.

Think about it, everyone should stay hidden.

The preliminaries were held yesterday, and Sanwang maintained a commanding lead. In the semi-finals, unless there are any unexpected events, Sanwang will definitely still be in first place.

The announcer called out the names and rankings of the groups one by one. Amid the audience's cheers, Lin Lan and her family remained calm, looking forward to the person they wanted to see the most.

It's such an exciting and magical feeling, my whole body is shaking!

As the announcer called out the names, the audience on both sides, who already knew what was going on, began to shout, "Black duck, black duck!"

The loud noise almost deafened Lin Lan's ears.

Black Duck...Lin Lan thought it was an embarrassing nickname, and sure enough, Sanwang didn't seem to like it very much either.

He pouted slightly, and his long, thick eyebrows wrinkled, looking unhappy.

"The young athlete No. 33 is only ten years old this year. He is a child of water. Once he enters the water, he turns into a swimming fish and reaches the finish line in the blink of an eye! Don't blink!"

"Hey, why isn't player No. 33 happy?"

"Black duck, black duck, come on!"

The audience was shouting wildly. Apart from shouting slogans, they seldom had the opportunity to express their emotions in such a wild and passionate way, so they vented their excitement and passion through the wave-like cheers in the stadium.

Sanwang grinned, it sounded so ugly, it would be better to call him "swimming fish". He turned his head and looked around, wondering if there were any reporters watching the game and writing articles as the teacher had mentioned.

It would not be good if he was written as a black duck and was broadcast on the radio.

It's a bit embarrassing.

Although his mind was full of random thoughts, his face remained calm. Apart from frowning slightly, there was nothing else that happened. He was not nervous at all.

Xiaowang saw Sanwang looking at him and immediately wanted to wave his hand, but then he quickly hugged his hand and said, "Mom, can Sanwang see me?"

Lin Lan smiled and said, "No, he just swept it randomly, without any purpose, so you can't see it."

Lin Lan stared at Sanwang as he bent over in a ready position. When the starting gun sounded, the athletes jumped into the water together. They were like swimming fish. On the shore they were people, but once in the water they turned into fish, rushing forward at a whoosh.

The swimming posture at that time was not so strict. Freestyle was more relaxed, and this posture was the most energy-saving, so the athletes were very fast.

Among them, the black boy stood out particularly!

"Look! He's like a cute black duck, so fast!"

"He actually turned around and turned around! He fell behind the second place! It's unbelievable!"

"Looks like he's broken his own record again!"

There was no suspense, Sanwang still maintained the first place in the group in the 50m and 100m semi-finals.

Then there are the other items.

While resting in the rest area, Sanwang felt a little depressed.

Fu Zhengyuan and the others came over and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Sanwang: “No.”

Wan Fubiao: "Han Wangmin, you are not happy even though you are number one. What do you want to do? If you don't want to be number one, why don't you give it to me?"

Sanwang: "Do you think we will be on the radio?"

Fu Zhengyuan: "My mom told me it was on the radio."

Sanwang: "Then... my mom and the others at home can also hear it, as can my parents, my brothers, sisters, and my brother Shen Yu and the others, and my classmates in the team. Oh my god, they can all hear it!"

Sanwang's heart was boiling with excitement, but then came an embarrassment that was hard to conceal. He didn't like people calling him Black Duck.

There is no way to guess what the boy is thinking. If he doesn’t say it, no one can guess it!

At this time, the second place who had been biting Sanwang came over and sneered, "Hey, a black duck, it is quite black, and it is a black duck without hair, so embarrassing!"

Sanwang's face suddenly turned red.

This man is called Wang Hongtu, he is 14 years old this year and has a great talent for swimming. Before he met Sanwang, he was the undisputed number one and was also leading the youth group in the provincial capital.

But this time he met his biggest opponent in his life - Black Duck.

It's really annoying.

Fu Zhengyuan immediately defended Sanwang: "It's useless to be jealous. Han Wangmin is several years younger than you. You should not mix in the 100-meter race in the future."

"Who wants to argue with a country duck?" Wang Hongtu glanced at him contemptuously.