[Competition] Strive for the top

You Le entered the room, You Mingjie was still smoking, his complexion was of course not good, but it wasn't too bad, he seemed very satisfied that he was obedient and came back.

"Uncle, what's the matter?" You Le asked as soon as he entered the room, wanting to hand over the initiative to my uncle so that he could explain slowly.

You Mingjie took a puff of cigarette, looked at him with a frown, and asked, "Do you have anything to tell me?"

You Le was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and clenched his teeth, neither nodding nor shaking his head, he was full of words, but he couldn't make a sound.

You Mingjie frowned and looked at him: "Didn't you say to find Liu Lang?"

You Le thought for a while, and said, "I didn't go, where did I go to Brother Xiaozheng?"

The cigarette in You Mingjie's hand trembled, and the ash fell rustlingly onto the instep of his slippers.

The room fell silent again.

After a while, You Le took a deep breath and asked, "Uncle, don't you have something to tell me?"

"Eh? Well, yes." You Mingjie nodded, still thinking about how to start the conversation.The match is over, and it's time to talk about the two boys' affairs. If he can stop him, he must stop him.This is too outrageous!In particular, Yuan Zheng's rush to jump in the competition may have something to do with You Le, and he has to ask both public and private!

Thinking of this, You Mingjie reasoned again, was about to speak, but suddenly stopped, took the buzzing mobile phone from the table, it was a strange call.

You Mingjie glanced at You Le and pressed the call button.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Who?"

In less than a few words, the smile on You Mingjie's face bloomed immediately, and he called out, "Little Wenzi? Are you returning to the United States? Ah, I'm in Los Angeles... want to meet? No problem! I'm in... "

As he spoke, the man stood up, started to take clothes and backpacks, put on shoes while talking, and after he finished packing and hung up the phone, he saw You Le was still sitting there in a daze, waved his hand, and said with a triumphant smile: " I'm going out to meet my old teammates, shall we come together?"

You Le hesitated for a moment, thinking about Brother Xiaozheng's mouth from body to heart, and didn't want to move, but seeing his uncle's smile hidden a knife, he finally nodded aggrieved.

【Uncle and I went to see his old teammate. There should be nothing to do today. You don't have to wait any longer, go to bed early. 】In the elevator, You Le typed this word with his mobile phone, and when he looked up again, he saw his uncle staring at him with a vicious look, as if he wanted to bite him.

You Le smiled embarrassingly, and put the phone in his trouser pocket.

You Mingjie squeezed out a sentence: "Report to Yuan Zheng about everything big and small, you are really worthless!"

"Uh……"

After saying this, both of them were stunned.

That layer of window paper was almost torn, and even if it wasn't broken, it was crumbling, almost destroyed.

You Mingjie became furious and kicked with his foot: "You have been raised for nothing, you are useless! You bastard! See if I can't beat you to death!"

You Le huddled his neck and squeezed into the corner of the elevator, gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound. The reason in his head was disrupted by his uncle's unreasonable words, and he was beaten violently all the time, and he was still in the elevator. Not even a place to hide.

You Mingjie kicked twice, slapped his head, and then stopped, because the elevator had reached the floor.

As soon as the door opened, Yuan Zheng and Yuan Li were seen standing at the door. Yuan Zheng was carrying a paper bag and a mobile phone in the other hand.Because he couldn't use the "gun room", he thought about going down and leaving. It happened that Yuan Li's disposable underwear was also used up, so the two of them went downstairs together.

This time, Yuanjia Road is narrow, and that coincidence is really not ordinary.

You Mingjie huddled in the corner of the elevator with red-rimmed eyes full of lingering anger, and it looked like he had just been taught a lesson.

"Coach..." As soon as Yuan Zheng saw the person, his eyes glued to him, and he couldn't move it away, so he just called out to him in a muffled voice.

You Le winked and told him to get out of here, You Sanye was burning with anger, didn't Yuan Zheng ram himself into the snatch?

But although You Le thinks so, can You Mingjie do it?It would be fine if the elder brother of the Yuan family wasn't here, but would the parents be able to explain it clearly?Of course, it should be treated as if nothing happened, and the lesson will continue after Yuan Zheng leaves!Of course, at this moment, he really can't give Yuan Zheng a good face!

"Wow..." The elevator door closed again.

Brother Yuan stretched out his hand, pushed the door open, and smiled at You Mingjie: "Coach You, do you want to go out?"

You Mingjie also laughed: "Go out and see an old teammate."

Brother Yuan was surprised: "It's so late?"

"I haven't seen you for a long time? Everyone is in a hurry, and it doesn't matter sooner or later."

"That's right, are you talking about Uncle Han's son's neighbor?"

"Yes, Ye Shuwen..."

Looking at the footprints on the play shorts, Yuan Zheng frowned.

You Le grinned, patted his trouser legs nonchalantly, and said silently when he raised his head again: "It's okay."

Yuan Zheng looked away, and fell on You Yue's left face again, abnormal flush appeared on the fair skin, especially the left ear, which was so red that it dripped blood.

You Le was just slapped by an angry uncle. In fact, the slap was not serious, but his skin was very fair, and it was easy to get stained.Especially now that he was anxious and guilty, and gave frequent winks, Yuan Zheng couldn't understand, the blood became thicker as soon as it got on his face, and his black and white eyes turned pink, which was even more pitiful.

Seeing this, Yuan Zheng's heart ached.This was obviously a matter between two people, but You Le carried it alone. If it hadn't happened today, he really didn't know how You Le would be dealt with. Most importantly, he knew that You Le would definitely not complain to him.But not complaining, it doesn't mean that he can turn a blind eye and just leave the pressure of explanation to You Le.

He thought... this matter will have to be delayed, at least tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, but now it seems that it should have completely erupted.

Thinking of this, Yuan Zheng gritted his teeth, turned to look at You Mingjie, and said, "Coach, if it's because of that, can I talk to you?"

"?" You Mingjie was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at the elder brother of the Yuan family.

Yuan Li smiled calmly: "My younger brother is straightforward, he will say it when he thinks about it, and he won't worry about whether others will accept it, so I know this too."

You Mingjie blinked his eyes, and suddenly realized that his own reactions, in the eyes of these two brothers, wouldn't they be the country bumpkins and old hats of the feudal superstition sect?

Yuan Li supported his younger brother's shoulder and smiled: "Guide Tour, I don't want to interrupt this matter, so Yuan Zheng can tell you?"

You Mingjie frowned and walked aside, still muttering in his heart, is this still called non-intervention?With this attitude, if I am not objective and fair, won't I be laughed at by the students' parents?But... Homosexuality is inherently problematic. Even if it is not a disease, the situation in the country is also difficult. With the achievements of these two children, they will definitely meet with the media often in the future. Once they become public figures, it is not a corner. , hit the wall?In terms of emotion and reason, parents should stop it, right?The elder brother Yuan Li is still young after all, and his thinking is more superficial. He blindly tolerates and indulges his family, and he doesn't believe it. If this matter is replaced by the Yuan family, especially the "Iron Lady" Zhao Hongxue can That's an understatement.You have to know how Zhao Hongxue forced Yuan Zheng to go home because of Yuan Zheng's poor future after learning swimming, and then how did he send the best teachers to Yuan Zheng? It's true that he acted resolutely and resolutely... Just because of this mother, he doesn't think about Lele and Yuan Zheng's affairs.

Seeing Yuan Zheng walking aside behind his uncle, You Le frowned and thought for a while, then nodded gratefully to Big Brother Yuan Li, and then quickly followed.

Brother Yuan Li turned his wrist to look at the time, then looked over there worriedly, and finally heaved a long sigh.

Yuan Zheng has a dull personality, a taciturn person, but if necessary, he speaks very simply, very much like his mother, and even makes people feel a sense of coercion.

Yuan Zheng stood still and said directly: "Coach, you are also someone who has seen the world, so you won't have any prejudice because I'm with You Le?"

You Mingjie grimaced: "This is not a matter of prejudice..."

Yuan Zheng added: "If it's because of the child, I will consider adopting one."

You Mingjie tilted his mouth, and smiled angrily: "Are you thinking too far? Who said I want to talk to you about this? You..."

Yuan Zheng interrupted him and said, "I will be with You Le for the rest of my life."

You Mingjie let out a muffled cough from being robbed, his heart was overwhelmed instantly, he almost forgot the identity of the coach and greeted Yuan Zheng's eighth generation of ancestors!What the fuck is naive?Or is it second?You are only 17 years old, talk about responsibility, talk about life, talk about life with me?If I believe you, I'll be damned!Moreover!My old You family raised a child, why should I give you this man?Why not marry one?

You Mingjie twisted his face, suppressed his anger, and was about to reason, but when his eyes flickered, his heart skipped a beat.

You Le was standing behind Yuan Zheng, obviously hearing that sentence, his face was so red that blood was dripping, even his eyeballs were pink, he was so moved that he almost hugged someone and said, I am also me too ...

Ugh!

You Mingjie found himself wanting to cut people again.

Is it unreasonable for a scholar to meet a soldier?no!It's fucking "innocence" meeting "reality", and "reality" has turned into "innocence"!

The phone rang again, and when he took it out, it turned out to be a call from his old teammate. You Mingjie hesitated for a moment, and understood that there was no ideal solution to the matter between Lele and Yuan Zheng in a short time, so he frowned and put it back on the phone Said: "Forget it, I'm not free now, what's the matter, wait until I get back."

Yuan Zheng's already gloomy face became even gloomy, and he even turned cold. He knew that he was being perfunctory.Sure enough, I still can't hold my breath. It would be great if I could find a more suitable occasion to talk about it. I can definitely solve it in one go...

You Mingjie took a step, turned around and glared at Yuan Zheng again: "I will definitely talk to you about this matter, even if you are not with Lele, whoever it is, I have to take care of it if I find out, this is my responsibility, that's it, turn around talk later."

"Coach..." After all, Yuan Zheng was a little reconciled. There were so many things in his heart that he didn't have the time to say them out. Tomorrow, the group would go out again, and when they came back, they would be ready to board the plane. When would they say it?

But at this moment You Le grabbed Yuan Zheng's arm and shook his head: "I'll take care of the uncle's matter, you go back." After speaking, You Le followed You Mingjie and left.

Yuan Zheng gritted his teeth, the blackness in his eyes was extremely thick, and finally he even took a step and followed him out.

Brother Yuan Li hesitated for a moment, then heaved a final sigh and followed quickly.

The four of them lined up and passed through the lobby of the hotel like penguins, but their expressions were all bad, which attracted the beautiful and generous American girl to stare at him.

Ye Shuwen, You Mingjie's old teammate, just came over from China. He arrived in the United States on the plane in the afternoon. After returning home, just after dinner, Uncle Han's family came to see the light and gave You Mingjie's phone number. Stopped, took the car keys and drove to Los Angeles, waited for about ten minutes before reacting, and dialed the phone.

Ye Shuwen lived only 10 minutes away from the outskirts of Los Angeles by car, and it happened to be in the direction of You Mingjie Hotel, so when he called again, everyone was already at the door of the hotel.

Ye Shuwen turned on the turning lights, and turned into the hotel gate with a clicking sound. The headlights swayed, and he saw a group of people coming towards him from a distance. The one at the head wasn't his old teammate, who was it?But no matter how you look at it, you are a little worried, or even burnt out?

How could You Mingjie be in a state of desperation?He's actually gone crazy!

Because his nephew said: Uncle, I'm sorry, I think I may be born gay, I can't change it even if I want to.

At that moment, You Mingjie really wanted to punch You Le!Can this be a joke?Even if you are looking for a reason, you can't use this kind of reason!What does this make him do?How to explain?How can I explain to my elder brother and sister-in-law, ah! ?

You Mingjie covered his face, his eyes turned red, he looked deeply at You Le, trying hard to blink away the tears.

It's been a lot of hard work, but what's wrong with being a nephew brought up by a son?How could it be curved?How can it be curved?How can such a big guy like men with no missing parts on his body?

You Mingjie gritted his teeth and growled in a nasal voice: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

You Le stood opposite You Mingjie, standing on the side of the road, a car stopped, and there was the sound of the door opening, but his head was quiet for a moment after that, and he said regretfully: "Uncle, this is not muddy!" In other words, I realized it a long time ago, and I also understand the seriousness of this matter, I have struggled even more, but for whom my heart beats, who can I see in my eyes, the truth can be hidden from others, but not from myself .”

"How do you know if you haven't tried it? Have you ever dated a woman? You..." You Mingjie yelled, he glanced at a familiar face, and swallowed all the words back into his throat.

You Le also said angrily: "You mean you want me to find a woman to try, right? But I don't like women, what can I do? Can you just try it out?"

"Shut up!" You Mingjie yelled, his face was so red that he was about to bleed.

You Le followed his uncle's line of sight, and saw a man wearing a black-and-white sporty summer suit. He was tall. Standing with them, he didn't look short at all, and his shoulders were also broad. He looked like the type who often exercised People, the surrounding light shines on the sharp-edged face, there are light and shallow lines like silhouettes, and the eyes are extraordinarily black.

The man stood behind the car door, with a slight smile on his mouth, looked at my uncle, then stretched out his hand, and said, "Why? Don't you know me?"

You Mingjie stepped forward, hugged him with a smile, patted him on the back wildly, but couldn't happily call Xiaowenzi... Now, he can't hold anything else in his head, only the words of You Le are left in his mind. The bumping of the head and the bang bang made him so annoyed that he didn't have the slightest thought of reminiscing about the old days.

Ye Shuwen let go of his hand, observed the faces of several people, recalled the sentence he heard earlier, and said with a calm smile: "It seems that something happened? How about drinking tea and chatting slowly?"

You Mingjie patted him on the back and sighed, "Go to my room and drink."

"It's all good." Ye Shuwen took two steps forward, his eyes fell on You Le's face, his subtle eyes made the hair on You Le's back stand up in alarm, and then Ye Shuwen said, "Couldn't this be You Le's face? remember me?"

"..." You Le shook his head.

"That's right." Ye Shuwen gestured under his waist, "It was only this tall back then, and I taught you how to dive, remember?"

You Le was at a loss, and continued to shake his head. It's not that he couldn't remember at all, but he barely recalled, and there were still some blurry pictures...

The old indoor swimming pool, the lights are a bit dim, but the pool water is very blue and clear.

A bunch of big brothers in swimming trunks were sitting by the pool, or soaking in the water, playing and fighting in the splashing water droplets.

Then, under the watchful eyes of these big brothers, he "plopped" into the water, his thighs and stomach were hit by the water surface, and he was so painful that he fell to the bottom of the pool and couldn't get up.

The water in the pool was turbulent, and someone swam towards him. He was hugged from behind by a strong arm, and was dragged upwards. Silver bubbles surged and floated. The water was unusually quiet, even quiet, and he was in a daze. You can only hear the powerful heartbeat behind you, thump, thump...

With a sound of "哗啦", the water broke out, and the instant noise hit the ears, as if returning to reality from another world, and then the burning pain also spread to the brain. He hugged the man's neck, "Wow" and cried.

The big brothers on the shore began to laugh, and some even lay on the ground by the hammer pool... a group of evil-hearted guys!

However, in the blink of an eye, those big brothers disappeared one by one, and he also lived his own life, forgetting many, many childhood memories.

Who is this person in front of me?

He really couldn't tell the difference.

Ye Shuwen didn't take it seriously either: "But yes, how young were you back then? Four or five years old, it's strange to remember. But..." Ye Shuwen looked at You Mingjie, "I've been thinking about it, your nephew called me Brother, then I am not inferior to you?"

You Mingjie was in a better mood now, and smiled with a bit of strength: "That's because you were afraid of being called old, so you let him call you brother. Lele, call someone, brother Wenwen."

You Le nodded slowly: "Brother Wenwen..."

"Stinky boy." Ye Shuwen punched You Mingjie in the back, "At this age, I still like to take advantage of it. A dog can't change it...um... a dog planing."

You Mingjie really smiled heartily now, reuniting with old friends in a foreign country is definitely a happy event in life.

You Mingjie and Ye Shuwen were about to go to the hotel, shoulder to shoulder, but Ye Shuwen glanced at Yuan Zheng who was coming towards him, and suddenly said, "You participated in this year's National Championship competition, right?"

Yuan Zheng nodded, also observing the other party.He still remembered that the tour guide said that this person once won the 100-meter butterfly championship in the World Championships, and he was regarded as a senior in his line.

"Swimming well." Ye Shuwen praised, "Keep working harder, and the next year's Olympics will definitely be fine. We can communicate with each other if we have a chance."

Yuan Zheng restrained himself and nodded respectfully: "Okay."

The five people crowded back to the hotel, but Ye Shuwen was the only one who went to You Mingjie's room in the end.

You Mingjie was afraid that these people would be there, and he couldn't help losing his temper again, so he simply told them not to follow, and Ye Shuwen would definitely not be able to go back in the middle of the night, so he simply stayed in the room to sleep.

As for where to sleep?whatever!Where is it not crowded?

The two of them talked in the room for a while. Ye Shuwen took out a few cans of beer from the small refrigerator, thinking that You Mingjie's full of thoughts would not suffocate him. If drinking some wine can open the conversation, he thought he could give some suggestions.Of course, the premise is that You Mingjie is willing to talk to him.

You Mingjie drank the wine, sip after sip, talked about the interesting things in the team before, and the whereabouts of some teammates, and finally asked about Ye Shuwen's current situation. Finally it came to the main event: "Have you heard it? Just now... You have been abroad for these years, can I tell you?"

Ye Shuwen smiled: "I've been waiting for it for a long time. If you don't tell my peers about these things, who can you talk to? Auntie? Impossible, and students? It's even more impossible."

You Mingjie turned the jar in his hand and muttered, "Say, what should I do?"

Ye Shuwen leaned on the sofa and said calmly, "Let it be. "

You Mingjie stared: "It's easy to say, it's useless to ask you!"

Ye Shuwen sat up straight and looked straight at You Mingjie: "What about you? Tell me what you are worried about? The pressure from outside public opinion? The future of your children? No offspring? Or do you have religious beliefs and never accept homosexuality? Not a problem. Actually... I think Lele is very unlucky... You, do you understand what I mean? If it is possible, most people will not choose this path. Even if they choose, it is the answer after 'choice', but But Lele didn't have this choice. He walked on another road from the beginning. You can't understand how lonely and scared he is. As a parent, you should give him love and care, not resistance. Understand? "

You Mingjie drank a big sip of beer with red eyes, and sighed: "I understand too, but I can't accept it in my heart. I feel sorry for my brother and sister-in-law, I'm sorry for them."

Ye Shuwen took a sip, looked at his brother's eyes filled with tears, and smiled slightly: "The matter is already doomed, do you want to make the serious matter even more serious? Rather than resolutely opposing To make the family happier on this basis, this should be the correct answer, right?"

You Mingjie stopped talking, lowered his head, wiped his eyes hard with his wrist, and didn't dare to look at the person's wry smile: "We just met, I'll let you see the joke."

"Did you miss it?" Ye Shuwen shook his head, "I'm proud to be able to help you... Hey, by the way, I was thinking on the way, is there a shortage of teaching assistants in your place? I don't need salary, just food and lodging. I want to go back to the national team for another two years."

"Teaching assistant?" You Mingjie looked up, surprised, "Are you not at work?"

But Ye Shuwen sighed: "I have been playing for several years. As soon as I retired, I went back to university and then went abroad to study. Doesn't this just graduate? I don't want to help my dad for a while, so I just want to go back to the sports circle and apply what I have learned. Otherwise, all these years of reading will be in vain.”

"You have a master's degree!?" You Mingjie burst out laughing, "Aren't you kidding me? A master's degree in Kinesiology?"

Ye Shuwen nodded: "I also major in sports nutrition."

You Mingjie stopped laughing, and said sternly, "Okay, I'll go back and apply. It happens that the team wants to recruit foreign teachers. I'll recommend them to you."

Ye Shuwen shook his head: "I can't be a coach. First, I can't do it for a few years. Second, I don't have the experience of successfully coaching students. I can be a teaching assistant. By the time of the 2012 London Olympics, I will help you to train a few outstanding athletes. "

"But I feel wronged..."

"No." Ye Shuwen shook his head, "I've been thinking about this for the past few years. Seeing the sluggish swimming in the team, Liu Yang and I have mentioned going back to teaching more than once, but it has been delayed until now. ..."

"Liu Yang?"

"Yeah." Ye Shuwen nodded, smiling strangely, "He came to California last year, and now he's in China, and he's making plans to come and settle here."

"Oh..." You Mingjie nodded thoughtfully. Compared with Ye Shuwen, his relationship with Liu Yang is not very good. In his memory, Liu Yang has always had a special life circle, and the people in the circle are taller than them The previous seniors, including Yao Ye, who he respects so much, were especially close.

Of course, the point now is that Ye Shuwen's sudden appearance brought a kind of power, a very huge energy, which gave him a general sense of relief that the responsibilities on his shoulders were instantly relieved.

The national swimming team has so many people coming and going every year. After leaving, there is no news. Many people go abroad to settle down, but it seems that there are always some people who leave their hearts and stay. If there is a chance, they will always go back there. Contribute your own strength.

For them, the national team's swimming team is their youth, a passionate and sweaty youth.

Flourish.

A place that makes people nostalgic.

……

The next day, You Le went back to the room early in the morning to wash his face and brush his teeth. You Mingjie was woken up, blocked the door of the toilet and asked him where he slept yesterday.

You Le Nana: "Brother Xiaozheng's place...but Brother Li is also there."

You Mingjie looked at the person, sighed for a long time, let You Le wait for him, washed his face and brushed his teeth, and then said: "Are you sure you don't like women?"

Pleasure nods.

"Where are the Sisters Over Flowers?"

"friend."

You Mingjie didn't give up: "Are you really not interested at all?"

You Le hesitated for a moment, and said bluntly: "I think big breasts are disgusting, they look like cows, and they are disgusting. I like Brother Xiaozheng's body."

The tails of You Mingjie's eyes twitched, and it took a lot of effort to restrain his desire to rant, and said through gritted teeth, "He likes you too?"

"Of course."

"Alas!" You Mingjie let out a low growl, grabbed his hair and pulled it fiercely, hit his head against the wall twice, with a bang bang, and finally turned around, pressed his forehead, and walked out crookedly. Door.

You Le decided to watch his uncle's movements until he disappeared in front of his eyes, and then he tasted the unwilling tolerance behind those strange movements.

The author has something to say: The amount of information in this chapter is actually very large, but anyway, my uncle has passed this level.

PS:

In June 2008, California promulgated the same-sex marriage law. Liu Yang and Yao Ye went to California that year, but they were not married and did not have a green card, so... what, the two poor children will consider settling in California.