Time is like a song

I dropped out of college again.After I handed over my baby to the care of my parents in Jingshi, I stepped into the professional network again and worked hard in singles.Sanada is also planning to retire in a few years, so I will no longer play mixed doubles with him, so as not to hinder his efforts in men's singles.

It is not easy to come back again. I can pretend that I cannot hear other people's malicious words, but I must face the changes in my physical fitness honestly.With the help of the coach, I began to change my previous sharp style, and my goal is to be steady and sophisticated.This is a very hard process. I have to suppress the habits I have developed before and get used to new ones. The level of my playing has become very unstable. I even tried to lose in the first round of the Australian Open.

But even if it is overwhelming laughter, I don't care.Because, I love playing tennis, and I have a family that has always supported me.Even Jingshi's parents, whose baby I suddenly threw over, never said a word to me.

Ah, re-employment in middle age is really difficult.

After a year and a half of hard work, when I was about 35 years old, I won the Grand Slam trophy again—the Daphne Women's Singles Championship Trophy at the Australian Open.I ran to the sidelines and said to Jingshi who was sitting in the audience holding the baby: "Hold."

"Mom." The five-year-old baby covered his eyes and turned his face away.

Jingshi smiled brightly: "Okay." Then he dropped the baby, jumped over the railing skillfully, and hugged me.

"Seiki, I love you."

He kissed me, "I love you."

It is said that I am the fifth oldest Grand Slam winner in history, the oldest one is almost 40 years old.What an ugly title.

Even Jingshi will retire this year.The trance of our era has come to an end, and more and more young and unfamiliar faces appear on the court.

I pouted.don't want.I won't give you what I, Mayumi Yukimura, got.Tsk.

Ben Chi also divorced a few months ago.He was drunk that day in the lounge of the club. He said that he didn't blame Sasakawa Ibuki, because she also had her own story.

I slammed the lounge door shut to block other people's sight, and then sat next to Chiya with my arms crossed.

Ah, what a big smell of wine.

"You don't blame her, but you still want to divorce her."

Chi also wiped his eyes and laughed, "So, I didn't love her as much as I imagined. Hahahaha..."

"Cry if you want to cry, it's such an ugly smile." I propped my chin and leaned on the sofa next to me, "Love is a matter between two people, if she doesn't love you, you don't love her anymore, it's very simple. Maybe some people can be unrequited love forever, but the former is more natural."

"...Senior, what about you and senior? You love him, right? Why?"

"You're pretending a hundred thousand reasons." I curled my lips, "How do I know what I like about that pervert? When I was in junior high school, I always thought that your senior's brain was abnormal, and normal people wouldn't like him. Anyway, later on That's it, and then he loves me, and I love him more, and he loves me more, and I love him more."

"...You guys just love and talk about love all day long..."

"How can he know that I love him if he doesn't tell me? How many people know each other's heart clearly just by what the other has done? Unfortunately, Jingshi and I are not the kind of fairy couple, we are often separated Ordinary people. The only thing I can do is to keep reaching out to catch the other person, and then make it clear to the other person. I act and talk at the same time." I smiled, "I really love him very much." That person would often say I love you, then wait for me to respond to his fool.

Love him so much, love him so much.

Chi Ye was startled, then covered his face and wept bitterly.

How can you deny that you loved her deeply when you cry so much?Stupid Chi also.

Then, Chi also retired after the end of this season.He said he was going on a trip.Chi Ye's English is much better now, but the navigation system in his brain is still malfunctioning. It's a terrifying idea for him to travel alone.Forget it, you can always live anyway.Chi Ye is also an adult who is only one year younger than me.

However, since Chiya said that his destination was Santa Claus Village, I completely dispelled the idea that he is an adult.

This idiot who still believed in Santa Claus to bring him presents until he graduated from junior high school.

Ah, have a good trip, be careful if you fall into the Arctic Ocean, it will pollute the sea water, in that case, the sea water will be too pitiful.

Then this year, I regained the title in the WTA rankings.

Sanada is retiring next year, we talked about it and decided to give up all singles events in his final year and only play mixed doubles.In the world of athletes, we are not young anymore, and it is impossible to participate in both singles and doubles like before.The coach was very angry, but there was nothing he could do about us.In this way, we will make the best retirement match for Sanada.

When we were nearly 36 years old and stepped into the arena together again, Sanada and I looked at each other.

"Ping, we're going to win all." He pushed his hat down.

"Of course, Sanada." I raised my hand and lifted my hat.

We high-fived each other and went onto the tennis court together.

Perhaps because of Sanada's "The Prince of Tennis" aura, our mixed doubles events this year were completely swept away.It's been so long since I haven't had a partner, and it's really lucky to be able to make it like this.

The last match we played together was the US Open final in September.When the winner was decided, I was taken aback for a moment, then walked towards Sanada who was approaching me at the same time.We looked at each other, then held out our hands.

"Crack!" There was a clear and crisp high-five.

My palms were all red.

It's over, Sanada's online career is finally over.

"I'm the one who retired, why are you crying? You're too slack!"

I laughed and said, "Sanada, it's great to play mixed doubles with you." It's great that I made a comeback.

He raised the corner of his lips, "Ah."

When we held the trophy together on the podium, the audience stood up and clapped.Sanada and I looked at each other and smiled.

Then Sanada ran to the audience, bent down and hugged his wife and two daughters vigorously.

"Daddy," Sanada's five-year-old daughter said in a coquettish voice, "you stink."

puff!Hahahaha~

"Maumi," Seiichi also came over and hugged my shoulders, "Congratulations."

"Yes, thank you." I gave him a big smile.

After this game, I went back to Japan and rested for a month.After Jingshi retired, he took the baby back from his parents and let him take care of him, while he worked as a tennis coach in his spare time.The baby is also in elementary school, and he has learned to have his own little secrets and friends. Although he is still inseparable from his parents, he is no longer so clingy compared to when he was a child.

So, I stuck together with Jingshi.

"Jingshi, Ren, eat." I walked out of the kitchen with the food in my hands.Since the birth of my baby, I have gradually learned how to cook.

"Maumi," Seiichi hurried forward to take the plate in my hand, "I just said I'll cook it."

"No." I kissed him.

Jingshi pursed her lips and kissed me too.

"Dad, Mom," the six-year-old had learned to twitch the corners of his mouth, "I'm not transparent."

I glanced at him, "Ah, so you have a sense of presence, Xiao Transparent, who was defeated in the election of monitor last time."

"...Ah! Dad! How can you tell mom! Didn't I tell you not to tell mom about this?" Ahhh, the baby blushed.

Jingshi calmly placed the bowls and chopsticks, "You said it, but I didn't promise it. Lian, you have to listen to things clearly, and you have to be rigorous and careful in doing things." He smiled slightly, "Lian is still too weak."

"...Ah~~~~ I'm going to find grandpa and grandma! You bully me!"

Jingshi tilted his head, "Are you sure?" You would think that Jingshi's parents are good people, baby, you are too naive.

The baby twitched the corner of his mouth again, "...forget it."

I glanced at him: "If you need anything, you can find your grandparents, sissy."

"... Ah~~~~~~!" It seems that the baby finally understands the meaning of sissy.

At this time, among people of my age, I am the only one who is still on the job network.In January I will go to the Australian Open again to continue my winning streak.Last year, I lost my ranking because I gave up singles.In the new year, I will catch up and get the Olympic ticket.This is my last chance to compete in the Olympics.

In July, I successfully entered the Japanese Olympic team.I really want to change my nationality.

"Yes! Continue to report on the quadrennial Olympic Games!" The TV on the plane kept making noise, which hindered my sleep. "Just this morning, our Olympic team athletes have already started to board the plane! This time The most eye-catching thing in the competition is whether the tennis tournament that Japan has always dominated can continue the myth.” I wanted to smash the TV, “Our national treasure tennis players have retired one after another in the past four years, and the newly promoted However, the players have not been able to achieve the success of their predecessors. After all, how will our competition this year go? To ensure the results, the national team also selected the current world number one veteran, 37-year-old Mayumi Yukimura .Does our hope rest on Mayumi Yukimura? Fortunately...」

veteran.No, I can't bear it.I certainly wouldn't smash the TV, but I would use the remote to turn it off.

"Hey! We are watching!" said a little sister of the representative team.

I glanced at her, "The TV is saying that you are not good, you still watch it, your self-esteem has been eaten by a pig, pig head."

"you!"

I put the blindfold back on, put on the Hello Kitty blanket I bought at Seisei, and went back to sleep.I should have worn earplugs, what a mistake.

"Forget it, she is a senior, so don't talk back to her."

"Yukimura Mayumi is the first sister, we don't have the right to contradict her."

"but!"

"It's just TV. Didn't you see the coaches staring at us?"

Under the persuasion of the same people, the little sister shut up.

Because it's a charter flight, we won't be asked for autographs by other passengers, but... When I got off the plane, I took another look at the flight attendants who were always peeking at me.Ahh, they were stared at by the head lady.

I walked over and poked the head waiter on the shoulder.

"Yes, Mrs. Yukimura, may I help you?" The head lady smiled professionally.

"I do have one thing to bother you. This is probably the last time I will participate in the Olympics. I hope I can leave a little souvenir. I wonder if I can take a photo with everyone who served our flight? Sorry, please. gone."

They froze, and then the flight attendants cheered.

I touch my nose.Fortunately, I am not being self-indulgent, they really want to take pictures with me.Otherwise, it will be embarrassing.

The head waiter glared at them, and then she smiled brightly, "Yes, we are honored to serve you."

I explained to the head coach.He nodded and patted me on the shoulder, "You did a good job."

I blinked. "Every player has heard the cheers from the audience." So, respect should be given to them.

The team leader coach, the spiritual coach who was very familiar with U-[-], the lamppost Saitozhi, said with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Ping is also a very mature player."

"If you want to laugh at my age, you can just say so."

"Your mental strength seems to be pretty good~"

"... all because of your torment." The devil will forget that you drove me into a tantrum in U-[-].

"Student Ping knows how to repay you~"

"No, I'm just holding a grudge."

"..."

Then all the flight attendants lined up on the apron, and even the two Japanese co-pilots came over.

"One, two, three, laugh!"

After taking pictures, we left. Not long after, the Olympic Games also opened.In the players' hotel, the gymnasts from Turkey chatted with the Japanese women's tennis team.There are still several around me.They kept talking, and I kept pursing my lips.annoying.

I stood up and planned to go back to the room.

"Mrs. Yukimura won't sit down for a while?" one of the Turkish athletes asked.

I folded my arms, "You know I'm Mrs. Yukimura, please don't surround me anymore." I was annoyed after dinner.

"Hahahaha, it's just for fun. Everyone is like this, you are too serious, do you want me to help you relax?" He moved closer to me, and gently wanted to touch my face, "Beautiful wife. "

I picked up the glass casually and poured a glass of water over it, "You can't even compare to one-thousandth of my husband, calling you brother pig insults pigs." I glanced at the others again, "Idiot." Then he turned around and left.

"Mr. Ping," Saito Chi said to me in the elevator lobby, "Oh, your personality is still such a headache."

"What do you want to say?"

"That incident didn't make you restrain yourself a little?"

He was referring to the annual sports scandal when I first debuted.He wanted to remind me not to offend people indiscriminately.

"It's not my style to always hold back and hurt internally. That incident taught me to protect myself more carefully," for example, no longer going to the locker room alone, and not eating food and drinks given by others, "but if it is because of this If you just force yourself to change everything, then life will be too boring.” What I am looking for is a way to preserve myself and live in this world, instead of catering to the world unconditionally and losing myself--by doing so, you will gain internal injury.

Saito smiled, "Mr. Ping, I wish you a smooth completion of the Golden Slam."

I glanced at him, "Thank you."

Then, the race started again.

As a transformed me, I am best at mastering the rhythm of the whole game, winning points bit by bit, and securing the victory.Although it is not as cool as before, it is also a different kind of fun to play chess with careful layout and closing the net.

The new style also allowed me to finally win the gold medal.

"Ah~~~~~!" Coach Abbott in the auditorium kept beating his chest like an orangutan, "Great! Mayumi is finally a gold slam! My student is a gold slam !Ha ha ha ha!"

The Germans will hate you, German coach Abbott.

I walked to the auditorium, ignored the baby next to me who was calling mommy, and said to Jingshi, "Hold."

He smiled, "Okay." Then he jumped over the railing and hugged me.

"Masumi, I love you." He whispered in my ear.

I suddenly wanted to be brain-dead.I pursed my lips and kissed Jingshi.His arms tightened and he kissed me back.

When having dinner at the hotel after the match, coach Abbott said, "Makoto, we are only one US Open brand away!" He clenched his fist and waved it in the air.

I picked up a piece of tofu that my baby hates the most, "Coach, I have already won the US Open many times." Is it worse?

"No!" He patted the table, "You have won the Daphne Cup at the Australian Open, the Susan Cup at the French Open, the Rose Dew Plate at Wimbledon and the Olympic gold medal this year. As long as you win the US Open, you will not only be full of gold in your career It’s the annual Golden Slam!”

"Ah, is that so?" I tilted my head and ate the delicious braised pork served by Jingshi.

After that, I rushed to participate in the US Open in August and September without stopping, and successfully won the women's singles championship trophy of the US Open.

After kissing Jingshi after the game, coach Abbot came to spoil the atmosphere again.

"Masumi! Congratulations," he laughed until his eyes became thin lines, "You can finally retire!"

retired?I pouted, "No."

"……What?"

"I said no. Deafness."

"...You don't want to let you come back, and you don't want to let you retire!" The coach was jumping.

"Coach, are you dying?"

"...you cursed me again!"

"If you are not dead, please continue to be my coach."

The coach, who is over [-] years old, with tears in his eyes, nodded like a puppy, "Good! Good! Good!"

Hey, old man, don't look at me like that, it's disgusting.

So, at 38, I played another year. When I was 39, I told my coach, "I'm only going to play four Grand Slams this year."

"You finally feel tired..."

"No, I just want to win the four major championships, so that other people can experience the feeling of being ranked first in the world but not winning the four major championships." Also, I want to spend more time with Jingshi and Baobao .

"...Hello." He looked like he wanted to die.

This year, my world ranking dropped from No.1 to No.4, with a score of [-]—the total score of just four Grand Slam champions.When I watched the WTA rankings at home in December, I was super happy.

"Pfft! Hahahaha~" Jingichi, who was coming out of the bathroom, suddenly burst out laughing when he saw my smiling face.

Smiling, smiling.Row, row, young people, just go ahead and rank first.

At the age of 40, I continued to work very hard to fulfill this great wish.Holding the trophy of the US Open, I smiled and looked at the runner-up sister who has become the number one in the world for two consecutive years.She stared at me and I hugged the glass tightly.I won't give it to you.

At 41, I did a Grand Slam again very well.This year's runner-up sister has changed, she is the sister who ranked third and second in the world in the past two years, and this year's first sister.The person changed, but my sister was still staring at me.I hold the cup and turn my head.not for you.

While resting at home, Seiichi hugged me from behind and said with a smile, "Mayumi is really cute."

"You think too much." Said a woman in her 40s was cute and perverted.

"However, Mayumi's current title has become the first winner who is not ranked No. [-] in the world but has won all four Grand Slams."

"...Seiichi, shut up." Don't affect my mood.Sourness.

"Hahahaha~ Mayumi is still so stupid. Hahahaha~"

At 42, the day before I played the French Open final, I felt sick to my stomach.

"..." I looked at the phone log, turned around and went to buy a pregnancy test stick.

Then, I knocked on the coach's door, "Coach Abbott, I'm going to abstain."

"...What are you doing?"

"I didn't do anything, I was just pregnant again." Because I screamed so much during the first delivery, it scared the sperm to death, and we decided not to have another child.So, this time it was a surprise again. I got pregnant again at the age of 42, fine city, I am afraid of being laughed at.asshole.

Therefore, those cups and plates that are tightly held can only be given to those young sisters.

Before the start of the finals the next day, I abstained and announced that Mayumi Yukimura was retiring.

This time I really want to retreat.The coach was actually right, one of the reasons I only played four Grand Slams was because I was tired.My physical strength has long been unable to keep up.

I bowed to the audience who stood and clapped after I announced my retirement.

This thunderous applause no longer belongs to me, no longer belongs to our era.

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