Chapter 42 42 Birthday Gift
At the post-race banquet in Croatia, He Hui once again became the focus.
After the organizers gave their thank-you speeches, Simona came on stage pushing a cart.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you!"
Driven by her loud voice, other contestants joined in singing the birthday song, and soon it became a chorus.
Everyone gathered around He Hui, clapping their hands in unison, and the singing became louder and louder.
Faced with such enthusiasm, Miss He felt a little uneasy and as if she was sitting on pins and needles.
She stood up and joined the clapping, and obediently accepted the birthday crown given to her by Shang Yuqing.
"Happy birthday to you..." He Hui even chose to join in if she couldn't beat him, and sang weakly.
No, happy birthday to me.
Well, no matter who it was being wished, this short yet long session finally ended after He Hui blew out the candles.
"Congratulations on growing another year older!" Lin Xiaoman raised her cup, "Congratulations on entering the adult group and reaching the age to participate in the Olympics."
He Hui breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the contestants around him who were eating and socializing.
"Actually, my birthday is still half a month away..."
Lin Xiaoman laughed and said, "It's okay, let's celebrate it early and have fun."
Well, but this was indeed an unforgettable birthday party for He Hui. Everyone sincerely sent simple but heartfelt birthday wishes, which made her happier than any high-end birthday party she had ever attended where people had to socialize with glasses of wine.
*
Half a month later, He Hui celebrated his birthday.
Her parents originally wanted to hold a birthday party for her, let her wear a little dress, and invite all her business friends to come and have a small gathering. This kind of activity usually means that you can't even eat two bites of food, and you have to stand all day and socialize with all kinds of people you know and don't know, which is the most tiring.
So He Hui refused with full integrity.
"I had training that day to prepare for the Grand Prix Final."
There was a gleam of fire in He Hui's serious eyes. Anyone who saw it would say that those who win glory for the country are the most glorious!
He Jianmu shook his head: "It's up to you. This card is for you, buy whatever you want."
Lu Yanfeng smiled and said helplessly: “Then I will send you to training that day.”
"Okay." He Hui felt that this simple and warm way of celebrating a birthday was not bad.
On that day, Lu Yanfeng went out early and drove from the middle of the mountain all the way to the bustling city center.
He Hui realized later that this didn't seem to be the way to the training hall.
"Aren't you taking me to training?" He Hui was a little confused as he watched the car stop in front of the mall.
"Let me give you a birthday present first." Lu Yanfeng smiled and took He Hui to V's house.
The brand cleared the venue in advance, apparently having received Lu Yanfeng's message.
"Hello, Ms. Lu, and Ms. He." The sales assistants bowed with a smile, took the two to the second floor of the store, and served them sparkling water. "Please take a seat. We will bring the skates over later."
He Hui glanced at Lu Yanfeng and gave him a questioning look.
"surprise."
Okay, then just wait patiently.
A minute later, the clerk brought a beautifully packaged box and placed it on the marble coffee table in front of the sofa.
He Hui raised the corner of his mouth, untied the satin ribbon expectantly, and opened the box.
The pure white ice skates were placed in the middle of the box. The smooth outline and glowing white shoelaces corresponded to every detail of the dream shoes in memory.
This is......
He Hui was a little stunned. Wasn’t this the pair of ice skates that she had taken a fancy to when she first came to V’s house after her rebirth?
"This is the designer's re-edition of the ice skates from that year. It's a birthday gift specially made for Ms. Lu." The shopping guide introduced, and then left the entire hall to the two of them.
He Hui turned to look at Lu Yanfeng: "Mom, do you still remember?"
"Of course, and I also know that 15 is a very special age for figure skating."
He Hui smiled: "Well, it means I will enter the world of the adult group where competition is more intense."
"I will never forget the look in your eyes when you looked at those skates," Lu Yanfeng said, lost in memory. "That sparkling, all-consuming passion was like your eyes saying that figure skating is my lifelong career."
He Hui felt a little sour in his nose when he heard Lu Yanfeng's description.
“Can figure skating be my lifelong career?” she asked.
"It's up to you to decide," Lu Yanfeng replied. "No matter what you decide to do in the future, I will unconditionally support you in pursuing your dreams and be your backer."
"Thank you." He Hui choked a little.
*
Training hall.
"The birthday boy came to train on his birthday. Are you working so hard?" Lin Xiaoman teased.
"Then I'll have to trouble Sister Lin to accompany me, the birthday girl." While warming up, He Hui was thinking about today's training content.
Lin Xiaoman was very familiar with He Hui's ambitious look, and she suddenly felt something was wrong.
"On this auspicious day, the birthday boy would not want to..."
Lin Xiaoman didn't finish her words when she met He Hui's eyes which seemed innocent but were actually bright.
"You need to practice special 4T." He Hui took over the conversation and completed Lin Xiaoman's words.
Lin Xiaoman: “…”
"Be careful, I don't want to send you to the hospital on your birthday." Lin Xiaoman was still tough on the outside but soft on the inside.
"I will definitely not try to be brave!" He Hui promised.
After sufficient warm-up and unshakable skating practice, He Hui began to continue his challenge to 4T on the field.
Lin Xiaoman did not leave even a step. She raised her hand and used her mobile phone to record the video for He Hui, hoping to find problems from the practice video and also look for ways to improve.
After returning from Russia, He Hui tried 4T many times again.
But in any case, the situation of quadruple jump has not improved at all.
Obviously, the physical training and muscle-building exercises have been going on, and the land training has never stopped. I have also observed the men's singles 4T many times to find various details when they jump, but it seems that there is always something missing.
But worrying won’t solve anything.
No active female singles player has ever completed a four-week jump, and no one has experience to share. Everything is done by feeling one's way across the river, with no one knowing where the other side is, or whether one can get ashore.
Two days ago, after observing Bian Jing's quadruple jump demonstration, He Hui asked Bian Jing again.
"Didn't you encounter a bottleneck when you first started practicing quad jumps?"
"Yes." Bian Jing scratched his head, "I was not careful enough at the beginning."
"And then?"
"Later, I tried to fix the problem around the foot first, but I still fell a lot during that period anyway."
"Then why did you stop?" He Hui asked.
"Uh... I don't know. It worked once, and then the number of successes gradually increased." Bian Jing said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, it seems I still couldn't help you."
He Hui shook his head: "No, thank you for your valuable experience of failure."
Perhaps, the experience that Bian Jing talked about was just a detour, but He Hui wanted to try again anyway.
How should I put it? I had no other way to make it work. Even if I could just practice the 101 ways of falling down on the field today, it would be worth it.
So, Lin Xiaoman witnessed the thrilling scene on the field.
He Hui made full use of the length of the ice rink, accelerated forward recklessly as if his life depended on it, and then jumped off with all his might at a position close to the limit of the barrier.
It turned three and a half circles in the air.
With a bang, He Hui fell on the ice rink, and was thrown onto the fence due to inertia.
If a person falls a lot, we may not know if his jumping ability has improved, but the experience of not getting hurt is definitely essential.
He Hui pushed himself up from the ice and started again from this end as if nothing had happened.
Accelerate, touch the ice, and jump.
Snap——
Another hard fall.
The third time, the fourth time, the fifth time...
The intervals between the sounds became shorter and shorter.
He Hui felt that all the falls he had experienced on the ice rink in his life were caused by the quadruple jump.
Lin Xiaoman couldn't bear to watch it anymore. Her hands were shaking as she held the phone. She said, "Why don't you take a break first?"
He Hui was filled with anger. She tried her best to jump up and complete the rotation every time, but she fell down again and again. What made her feel most frustrated was that she still hadn't completed a full rotation.
He Hui has a stubborn temper, or rather, she has an obsession with achieving her goals that no one can dissuade her from doing.
In her previous life, there were always countless people who said that she could not inherit the He Group, that she was not qualified, and that the group would shrink and go bankrupt in her hands.
He Hui ignored it at the time. He worked hard and started from the bottom. He went to each department to gain personal experience, went out to investigate and learn advanced experiences, and built the hotel's business unit from scratch, slapping the faces of all those who were pessimistic.
And in this life, there are very few people who believe that she can jump out of her surroundings.
Fans are looking forward to it, but not completely optimistic.
It has been five months since Zhu Jianyong released the video of Zhou's 4T. At first, everyone was expecting her to make history, but now it has gradually changed to "Sure enough, 4T is still too difficult for women's singles, and being able to jump 3A is already amazing."
He Hui was on the court, holding his knees and breathing heavily, sweat dripping from his forehead, soaking his sportswear.
"I'll practice for a while longer." Her eyes showed a determination to not give up. "Is it not too far away?"
Lin Xiaoman was struck and answered reflexively: "Yes, not much."
"That's good." He Hui raised the corner of his mouth.
"Be careful." By the time she came to her senses and gave the instructions, He Hui had already set off again in a rage.
Lin Xiaoman had no choice but to press the video recording button on her mobile phone again, and the camera followed He Hui at all times.
He Hui's eyes were as bright as copper bells, staring straight ahead with a determination to swallow up all difficulties.
The teeth of the ice skates touched the ice and He Hui flew up again.
This time, He Hui inexplicably felt very refreshed.
Sure enough, no matter how many times I leap up, the feeling of being carried by the wind is still so wonderful.
He Hui completely tightened his core, controlling the new muscle groups he had developed over the past six months and making them work hard.
She counted the circles in her mind.
One lap, two laps, three laps...four laps!
He Hui struggled against gravity, feeling the delicate balance that could be lost at any moment before falling onto the ice.
When the ice skates fell to the ground, He Hui's ankles bore an impact several times greater than his body weight.
But she can't give up, she has to hold on!
Swoosh——
The ice skates slid out an arc-like line, and He Hui stopped while holding his breath!
“Is this… done?”
Lin Xiaoman's hands were shaking after recording the video.
She replayed the video over and over again in disbelief, wishing she could use a magnifying glass to confirm every detail.
"The early turn was not exaggerated. The landing angle was about 70 degrees off. He did not fall or turn over..." Lin Xiaoman murmured at the details, "This is... a 4T that can be successfully certified!"
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