basketball hero

Chapter 4 Self-confidence comes from strength
Coming out of the VIP lounge, Ying Xiong didn't think too much about the conversation with Shao Ziqiang just now, and went directly to the bathroom to find his teammates.The basketball hall of Nanming County Sports Center is indeed one of the best basketball halls in the county. The hardware is second to none in the county. It is not only equipped with advanced venues and timers, but also has bathrooms, rest rooms, etc.

Soon, Ying Xiong found the teammates of Lingchuan Middle School basketball team.At this point, most of the people had already finished their showers, and everyone was sitting in the lounge chatting happily.After winning the game, I feel much more comfortable.

Li Jianwu, another hero of the team's victory today, is still taking a shower.It's not that he moves slowly, but that he is waiting for Yingxiong.As soon as he saw Ying Xiong, Li Jianwu hurriedly asked, "Big Bear, where did you go just now? I asked other people, but they all said they didn't know?"

Ying Xiong stuck out his tongue, smiled and said, "I'll tell you when I'm eating, I'm sweaty all over now, and I can't wait to wash it off."

Li Jianwu is a humorous white fat man with an uncle-like appearance, a mustache, natural curly hair, and a sense of joy.I saw him winking at Ying Xiong, and said softly on purpose: "Do you want me to help Brother Xiong wipe himself?"

Ying Xiong smiled "hehe", threw the jersey he took off to Li Jianwu, and said while flushing the water: "Go, go, go! Greasy uncle, put away the jersey for me, you can take it off, if something happens, I will order you."

Li Jianwu shook his head, pretending to be angry: "Don't call me uncle, call me young man; I'm not fat, just a little baby fat."

Ying Xiong rolled his eyes at him, curled his lips and said angrily, "Hurry up!"

Li Jianwu replied helplessly: "Hey!" He shook his big buttocks and backed out.Ying Xiong sighed, thinking how he made such a thick-skinned friend.

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The place for lunch is a cafeteria next to the Nanming County Education Bureau.

For the Chinese people at that time, the buffet was a novelty.Fees are not calculated by how much you eat, but by head. How much is 1 person, and then you can eat whatever you want.For those big eaters, this charging model is naturally a good thing they dream of.Of course, those girls with very small appetites don’t like it anymore. If they can’t get back their money, they will feel unhappy when they see others gobbling it up, as if they have a feeling of being at a disadvantage.

The basketball players from Lingchuan Town Middle School and Nanming County No. [-] Junior Middle School had just finished the game, and they were all adolescent boys who were growing up. Naturally, eating the buffet was in full swing.Anyway, no matter how much you eat today, you don't have to pay for it yourself, and you won't be fined for eating too much. Everyone just throws off their arms and eats to their heart's content.

Li Jianwu is tall and fat, so he naturally consumes a lot.He has a characteristic, that is, he is not picky eater, and eats almost everything.His appetite is huge, 2-3 times that of the average person.I saw the food on his dish piled up high like a hill.

Ying Xiong is neither tall nor fat, but he eats a lot.He won a hearty game today, and everyone was in high spirits, so he naturally ate more.

In front of the food, Li Jianwu couldn't hold other things in his mind. He forgot to ask Ying Xiong where he was going and who he met.He didn't ask, and Ying Xiong didn't intend to disturb him to eat, so naturally he didn't say anything.After all, it's not an urgent matter, there are plenty of opportunities to talk about it.

After eating the buffet, people from Lingchuan Middle School took minibuses back to school one after another.When we arrived at the school, the leader of the team praised everyone and announced the disbandment.

Lingchuan Town is a small town in the middle of the mountainous area of ​​Nanming County, with poor economic conditions.The main economic source of the whole town is agriculture and forestry. There are few factories in the whole town, and most of them are small workshops.Yingjia Village, where Ying Xiong's family lives, and Lijiawu Village, where Li Jianwu's family lives, are two adjacent villages, 10 kilometers away from the center of Lingchuan Town, and they are two remote mountain villages.

Ying Xiong and Li Jianwu have been playing together since kindergarten, and they belong to friends with crotch pants - Fa Xiao.What is particularly interesting is that the two have been in the same class since kindergarten.The relationship between the two is also very good. In the eyes of outsiders, it is like falling in love. They stay together all day and talk about everything.

Ying Xiong and Li Jianwu carried their schoolbags and waited for a long time at the bus stop before boarding the bus home.In the car, Li Jianwu grinned and said to Xiong with a smile: "Big bear, I said today's game was really enjoyable! They even double-teamed you at the beginning, and dared to let me go, haha... then I don't want to Give them some color and see."

Ying Xiong smiled and said, "I didn't double-team me in the second half, and you saw it."

Li Jianwu gestured with his hands, and then said: "The result is that I was completely blown up, Jiujiujiu—"

Ying Xiong sighed and said, "Winning is of course a good thing, but this is also our last game representing Lingchuan Middle School."

Li Jianwu nodded and said, "Yes, the high school entrance examination is less than two months away."

Ying Xiong glanced at him with a smile, and said, "You don't need to take the high school entrance examination, and you don't need to worry about whether the high school entrance examination or not. You can watch your classmates study hard, how cool it is!"

Hearing this, Li Jianwu was not very excited, but said in a low mood, "Big Bear, I hope to be a classmate and a teammate with you all the time."

Ying Xiong understood what he said and understood his mood, patted him on the shoulder lightly, smiled and said nothing.

When the terminal arrived, Ying Xiong and Li Jianwu got off the bus one after another.

Ying Xiong's house and Li Jianwu's house cannot be reached by bus, and they need to walk for half an hour from the terminal.Of course, there will be some black horses that can be taken at the terminal.Neither of them was a waste of money, and the weather wasn't bad, so they naturally chose to walk.

The spring sun is warm but not hot, and the spring breeze, with the breath of green grass, hits people's faces very comfortably.

Walking on the country road, listening to the chirping of the birds, Ying Xiong stretched his waist and breathed the fresh air to his heart's content.

While walking, Ying Xiong suddenly said: "Fat Tiger (Li Jianwu's nickname), I didn't tell you just now, I went to meet someone after the game."

Li Jianwu suddenly remembered this and asked anxiously, "Who is it?"

"Shao Ziqiang!"

"It's him?" Li Jianwu looked surprised.

Ying Xiong nodded and continued: "I didn't expect it to be him either. At first, I couldn't figure out what his purpose for looking for me was."

"Then you guessed it later?" Li Jianwu asked.

"When I saw Cai Guanzhong, I guessed it." Ying Xiong said.

Li Jianwu naturally knew Cai Guanzhong, because he was the one who came to the school to interview him.Li Jianwu was very puzzled, and continued to ask: "Why are Cai Guanzhong and Shao Ziqiang together?"

Ying Xiong said truthfully: "I couldn't figure it out at first, but then Shao Ziqiang himself said that he will be the basketball team coach of Yuezhou No. [-] Middle School in the future!"

"Oh my god! God! Shao Ziqiang is going to become the coach of No. [-] Middle School! This is really big news! Then...isn't it me...I want to play under him? It's unbelievable!" Li Jianwu was a little incoherent, Now sighed.

Ying Xiong could understand Li Jianwu's mood at the moment, so it's no wonder that Li Jianwu was so surprised. You know, until today, it was the first time for the two of them to see Shao Ziqiang himself, and they used to watch him on TV.For them, Shao Ziqiang is a celebrity in the domestic basketball circle, and a figure far away from them.Now that I have been in close contact with him, I really can't believe this is true.

Li Jianwu calmed down a little, and then asked: "What is he looking for you for?"

"He wants me to join the No. [-] Middle School basketball team!" Ying Xiong replied slowly.

When Li Jianwu heard the news, he was as excited as a child, jumping up and down and said, "Doesn't that mean you and I can be on the same team again?"

Ying Xiong continued: "Don't be too happy, I refused!"

"Ah——" Li Jianwu thought he had heard it wrong. Ying Xiong, a big man like Shao Ziqiang personally invited him to—reject it!This... this doesn't make sense!

Ying Xiong explained: "His suggestion is either I replace you as a special recruiter, or open the back door for me."

Li Jianwu paused for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "Big Bear, to tell you the truth, originally my special enrollment quota was yours. I, Li Jianwu, seldom admire anyone, but you, I am very convinced. Your skills are better than mine. His grades are much better than mine.”

Ying Xiong smiled and said, "But I'm not as tall as you. People need to be at least 1 meters, but I didn't make it!"

Li Jianwu kicked a small stone on the side of the road, and said angrily: "What kind of bullshit rules are you talking about! After I found out about this the other day, I told my family that I didn't want to be a special recruit and get this chance. It's like I stole it from you."

Ying Xiong patted him on the shoulder and said in relief: "Fat Hu, you don't have to blame yourself, this matter has nothing to do with you. To put it more bluntly, if you become a special student and go to No. [-] Middle School, even if you don't go, I will go No. In the end, maybe the spot will be handed over to someone else.”

Li Jianwu was a little emotional: "Then the two of us can go to Nanming Middle School together and continue to be teammates and classmates! I really can't accept that I can't go to school with you!"

Ying Xiong said seriously: "Don't be too impulsive, listen to me, it's a pity that you don't go to such a good opportunity. You know, Yuezhou No. [-] Middle School is the best school in the entire Yuezhou area. The team is still about the quality of education. Nanming Middle School is still far behind. As a human being, you always have to try to go to a higher place. What's more, your grades, you can't get into Yuezhou No. [-] Middle School based on cultural courses alone. You can get in the best You can play basketball under Shao Ziqiang, such a good opportunity, you can't give up!"

Li Jianwu frowned and said word by word: "But...we can't be in the same team anymore!"

Ying Xiong pretended to be indifferent and said with a smile: "I'm not your wife. Is it possible that you still want to be with me forever? Sooner or later we will not be in the same team. This day will always come. People have to grow up, there is no way." , I don’t want to, but I still have to learn to accept it.”

Li Jianwu said anxiously: "Big Bear, I understand all the truths you said. But the problem is you! You...why did you reject Shao Ziqiang? If you accept, we can be on the same team! "

Ying Xiong looked into the distance and said calmly: "Fat Tiger, I don't believe that there will be pies in the sky. The most important thing is that I don't want people to open the back door for me. Maybe for some people, this is a shortcut, a It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but to me, it's a shame!"

After hearing his words, Li Jianwu couldn't believe it at first.Suddenly, he laughed, then shook his head and said: "This is what you Yingxiong would say, and when others say that, I think they are bragging!"

Ying Xiong said: "Just think of me as a New Year! There is one more thing, Shao Ziqiang and I have agreed that I will join the No. [-] middle school basketball team!"

Li Jianwu was puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, and asked, "What's going on?"

Ying Xiong smiled slyly: "Pass the high school entrance examination and get in!"

Li Jianwu finally realized suddenly, smiled and nodded vigorously.Ying Xiong's excellent basketball skills made him almost forget that Ying Xiong's academic performance was in Lingchuan Middle School, but he never fell out of the top 5.He finally understands at this moment——Ying Xiong's self-confidence is not without reason, but comes from great strength!

(End of this chapter)