Xu Shanlan

The headmaster smiled, and without waiting for Cong Cong to ask, he said, "Master Cong, there is something I want to discuss with you. No, please don't go, so I have to come and look for you. Don't bother me, haha, haha. "

Cong Cong and Yin Yi got up to greet them, and everyone came to the door, and it was useless to bother them.Jungle turned to the room and said, "Come in, please come in."

The headmaster put the black suitcase on the ground beside the table, as if to cover up something, he ignored Cong Zhanyi's disciples first, and looked at Cong Zhanyi's disciples first.Cong Zhanyi pulled Xu Shanlan over and said to Conglin, "Master, let's go out for a stroll."

Jungle nodded: "Don't go too far."

Cong, Xu, and Gu walked outside. Gu Haiping pouted towards the closed door, and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing? It's so mysterious, and you still take such a big black suitcase to make a movie?"

"Mafia trade, white powder dollars." Xu Shanlan suppressed a smile, obviously because he watched too many Hong Kong movies.

Cong Zhanyi lightly patted his junior brother on the head: "Don't talk nonsense."

Gu Haiping straightened up: "It doesn't matter about you guys, anyway, I have nothing to worry about, so why should I be afraid after the competition is over? Let's go, go out for supper." He squinted at Xu Shanlan, deliberately teasing him, "Why? So, do you want me to bring back something delicious? Call me nice, maybe I will promise you."

Xu Shanlan curled his lips in disdain: "Who uses you? My brother and I have both eaten dumplings..." He suddenly realized that he had slipped his mouth, quickly covered his mouth, and looked at Cong Zhanyi in a panic.

Gu Haiping understood all of a sudden, pointed at the two of them with his fingers, and shouted in a drawn-out voice, "Okay—okay, you guys actually sneaked out behind my back." , My heart is full of resentment.He didn't dare to do anything to Cong Zhanyi, turned his face to Xu Shanlan and said angrily, "Don't expect me to bring you delicious food!"

Xu Shanlan lowered his head and remained silent, while Cong Zhanyi said indifferently, "I don't care about such trivial matters. Do you think you are eleven or twelve years old?"

"You—" Gu Haiping became even more angry, and continued to speak, when suddenly there was a "bang" behind him, and the door of the jungle room was pushed open, followed by the voice of the jungle suppressing his anger: "Sorry!" Principal Liu, I can't do what you ask!"

The corridor of the guest house was already very quiet, but the sound of the door alarmed many people, and everyone stuck their heads out to see what happened.

The headmaster of the sports school came out with a black box, his expression was embarrassing and resentful, he didn't say a word, with a gloomy face, he strode out of the guest house.

The three disciples looked at each other, and forgot about the dispute just now, they went back to the room and closed the door.Conglin sat on the edge of the bed with his back straightened, panting heavily, and his thick thick eyebrows were frowned in one place.The three disciples didn't know what happened to make the master so angry, they didn't dare to say anything, and stood silently by the wall.

Yin Yi said leisurely for a long time: "Why are you so arrogant..."

"Why am I not angry?! Can I not be angry?!" Conglin interrupted his younger brother loudly, and shouted with his hands on his hips, "He is insulting me! He actually used money to buy medals? What kind of behavior is this? Despicable personality! ’ He strode up and down the room like a manic and angry lion.

"Keep your voice down." Yin Yi frowned slightly, "What are you yelling about, there is no sound insulation here, it's not good for others to hear."

Jungle was so angry that his chest was bulging, and he seemed to want to vent when he stood on the ground, and finally sat back on the bed, twisted his neck for a long time, and waved his hand at the end: "No! Whoever deserves this medal belongs to him, Don't say tens of thousands, I won't give up hundreds of thousands! If you want to win, do it, rely on your real skills. If they can win Zhan Yi, I will not only hand in my hands, but also congratulate them. No competition, just want to engage in these dirty things Means, no way! I tell you, no way!"

Only then did the three understand that the principal of the city sports school had come to ask Cong Zhanyi to let Cong Zhanyi deliberately lose to his opponent in the arena, so that Xie Liang of the sports school would definitely win the championship.The piles of banknotes in the principal's black suitcase are different from what Xu Shanlan said jokingly, but not far away.

It was the first time for the three disciples to encounter such dirty things in the competition, and they were not as angry as the master, but thought it was both funny and interesting.Gu Haiping made a strange face, and said to Cong Zhanyi in a low voice: "Next time I will be better than Sanda, how good it is, and give me money, a way to make a fortune. Whoever gives me more money, I will give it to him .”

The last sentence was said a little louder, and when Jungle heard him, he raised his eyes and shouted sharply: "Hai Ping, what are you talking about?!"

Gu Haiping was startled with fright, and hurriedly said, "No...it's nothing, Master."

Jungle couldn't hear that sentence clearly, but he guessed from his expression that it wasn't a good word.He said to the three disciples righteously: "I tell you, a person should be upright and upright, and avoid crooked ways. Winning is winning, and losing is losing. This time we lost because we are not strong enough. Go back and practice hard and compete next time. Let's decide You can't be like those people who don't want to pay or endure hardships, but only know how to speculate. To behave in the world, you should be upright and frank, this is a good man!"

The three disciples replied in a deep voice: "Yes, Master."

Conglin explained all the principles of being a human being again, and finally calmed down, and patted his son on the shoulder: "It's a good comparison, we must win the championship." After speaking, he waved his hand to Yin Yi, "Let's go, go home."

Yin Yi didn't speak all the time, he just gave Cong Zhanyi a meaningful look, and followed his senior brother out.

After being interrupted by this play, no one was in the mood to go to the night market anymore, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.In a few days, Xu Shanlan will have a competition, and he has been hanging in his heart, not knowing what to do.In the evening, I had a heart-to-heart talk with the big brothers, and asked later: which one will I play first, and how difficult are their movements?After a while, I asked: What should I do if I make a mistake...

Cong Zhanyi has always been patient with this child, knowing that he was just nervous before the game, so he comforted him in a soft voice.

It was almost nine o'clock, and both of them were about to go to bed, when they suddenly heard a soft knock on the door.Xu Shanlan jumped out of bed to open the door, it turned out to be Yin Yi, he hurriedly called: "Uncle."

Yin Yi patted Xu Shanlan on the shoulder, but looked past him, looking directly at Cong Zhanyi: "You haven't slept yet, I have something to tell you."

Cong Zhanyi put on his coat, let Xu Shanlan go to bed first, walked out of the room by himself, followed Yin Yi to the courtyard.

The moonlight was falling softly, mixed with the little lamps, and the air was full of the scent of grass and elm leaves.The branches whirled in the night wind, casting dim and hazy shadows on the ground.

Yin Yi walked slowly to the side of the flower bed, sat down on the flat concrete platform, pointed to his side, and ordered: "Sit down."

Cong Zhanyi sat down beside Yin Yi as he said. He didn't wait for the uncle to speak, and asked directly: "Uncle, do you want me to withdraw from the competition?"

Yin Yi glanced at Cong Zhanyi in surprise, and asked, "How do you know?"

Cong Zhanyi smiled: "Your conversation this time must be contrary to Master's intention, otherwise you just said it when Master was around, and now you came back specially."

Yin Yi nodded, and let out a sigh of relief: "If you can guess it, I'll just say it. Do you agree?"

Cong Zhanyi pondered for a moment, and said carefully, "I think I have the strength to win the championship."

"Yes, you have, and the other party thinks so, otherwise they wouldn't use this trick."

"Master, you were the one who told me that I had it, and then let me participate in the competition. You also said that it would be good for the development of the school."

Yin Yi smiled helplessly: "How should I put it, this time is different from the past, and the changes in the world are unpredictable. We can only find the most favorable direction and continue walking." He pretended to be relaxed and said, "Anyway, you have already Winning a gold medal, one more or one less, doesn't make much difference."

"But I don't want to." Cong Zhanyi's eyes shone brightly in the night, with a strong confidence that he was bound to win.

Yin Yi frowned: "Why?"

Cong Zhanyi said calmly: "No reason, this is a matter of principle. I can lose, but I will never take the initiative to admit defeat."

"Principles..." Yin Yi raised the corners of his lips, showing a slight smile, half mocking and sighing, "You are my age, maybe you won't stick to some principles..." His tone was very vicissitudes, obviously only 45 years old , It sounds like I have experienced a rough and long life.

Cong Zhanyi had no excuses, but his tightly pursed lips showed this young man's consistent persistence and tenacity.

Yin Yi sighed in his heart, in some respects, Cong Zhanyi was very similar to his father, although he might not want to admit it.They are equally stubborn, once they make up their minds, they will not waver easily.But Cong Zhanyi is not a jungle after all, as an uncle, Yin Yi felt that it was necessary to give some advice to the child he had watched grow up.

Yin Yi said slowly: "Zhan Yi, no one lives in this world independently, and no one can accomplish something completely by himself. It's a good thing if you want to win glory for the martial arts school, but you also have to keep your eyes on it." A little farther away, a little wider. Martial arts schools need to develop, and it is impossible to rely on only one or two gold medals and one or two people. This is a long-term process. Today, your father is a little impulsive..." He originally wanted to say that he He disapproved of Conglin driving away the headmaster of the sports school in such a state of embarrassment, but he hesitated for a while before continuing, saying, "Using money to buy players is not the first time this has happened, and it will definitely not be the last time. It's just that you don't know much about it. If you let it go, there will be no harm other than losing a gold medal. Then the group of them will know that your father is easy to talk and can do things, and there will naturally be corresponding accommodation and convenience in the future. In other words In other words, if you helped them, he will help you next time. Zhan Yi, you have been in the society for a long time, and you should know what to do to be more conducive to your development."

Cong Zhanyi was silent for a long time.He has been with Boss Tang for so long, of course he knows that behind every successful transaction, there are all kinds of chaotic and dirty things, but he never expected that the same is true for competitive sports, without any difference.It was like the only piece of pure land in his heart was polluted by others, and he couldn't accept it for a while.Yin Yi didn't rush him, but just waited quietly.When Cong Zhanyi spoke again, his voice was astringent, and he said, "I thought that the competition has always been based on strength..."

Yin Yi interrupted him: "Nothing depends on strength alone. In most cases, being a human being is more important than strength."

Cong Zhanyi looked gloomy.Two concepts, two thoughts, two principles of life conflicted and intertwined in his heart, and he rarely encountered such a situation that made him difficult to make a decision. In the end, he could only whisper: "Master, I want to think about it again."

Yin Yi nodded understandingly: "However, I hope you can make a decision quickly, after all, there is a match tomorrow."

When Cong Zhanyi returned to the room, Xu Shanlan was already asleep, and the sound of his steady and even breathing was very clear in the night.Cong Zhanyi lay on his back on the bed, his mind was in a mess, and he couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

The gold medal is right in front of you, but you have to give it up. No one can be calm about this kind of thing.This is not only about reputation, but also dignity, faith, dreams, and many other things that cannot be explained clearly.Cong Zhanyi suddenly had a feeling that maybe this choice was extremely important to him and would affect his whole life...

It's just that Cong Zhanyi didn't have much time to think about it, or in other words, he didn't have many opportunities to think about it.

Early the next morning, Cong Cong and Yin Yi had just come over. They had breakfast together and were preparing to go to the competition by car after a short rest in the room.The competition organizing committee sent someone to send a notice, saying that after calculation, Xu Shanlan's bone age did not meet the competition requirements for the junior group. His actual age should be 17 years old, not the 15 years old they reported.

"Fart!" The jungle exploded at that time, with thick eyebrows raised in anger, the hands holding the two pieces of paper trembled slightly, and Xu Shanlan who was surprised and aggrieved was pulled up, "Go, let them judge!"

"Yes!" Gu Haiping also jumped up, rubbing his fists and saying, "It's too outrageous, who said that Lanzi is 17 years old? Do we need to change the age randomly?"

The three of them rushed out of the door together, but Cong Zhanyi didn't move. He turned his head to look at Yin Yi, facing the deep gaze of Master Uncle.