[Short track speed skating] From academic master to Winter Olympic champion

It was rare for Gu Ran to stay at home for a few days during the holidays. His parents took him to see his grandparents and grandparents.

Since he was born, he has been a treasure held in the hands of the whole family, and the elderly in the family were overjoyed when they saw him.There was a large table of dishes, but there were not many that he could eat.

Grandma wore presbyopic glasses, peeled the prawns with her own hands, dipped them in seasonings, and fed them to his mouth: "My family Xiaoran likes to eat prawns the most. When I was a child, I ate one bite, and I ate it very well."

Shrimp Guran is edible, but he will be 15 soon, and he has to be fed by his grandma, so he really can't open his mouth.

The little cousin on the side opened his mouth and said, "Grandma, if my brother doesn't eat it, you can feed it to me. I love it."

The old lady glared at her little grandson: "If you want to eat it, you peel it yourself. I only saw your brother for the second time this year."

Having said that, Gu Ran also felt that he had been training outside for more than a year, and when he came back, he spent only a day or two with his parents, and he rarely had time to spend with the elderly at home.So he opened his mouth obediently and ate the shrimp.

The old lady was even happier, and peeled several more for him, and she was satisfied after watching him eat.

Gu Changfeng hurriedly persuaded from the side: "Mom, you eat by yourself and leave him alone."

The mother-in-law glared at him: "He won't eat this or that. A child of this age is still a picky eater. Is that okay?"

Gu Ran explained: "Grandma, I'm not a picky eater, we are disciplined, and some things just can't be eaten."

The old lady smiled and said: "Okay, okay, if you can't, just eat something else."

When he arrived at his grandparents' house, Gu Ran received the same treatment. Before leaving, his grandma gave him a big red envelope, saying it was a birthday present, and asked him to buy whatever he liked.

Gu Ran put it in her pocket happily, telling her grandparents to take care of themselves, and he will visit them next time when he comes back.

From childhood to adulthood, neither Gu Changfeng nor Xu Mei would confiscate his son's lucky money, and he kept the red envelopes given by his elders by himself.Looking back, he still reached out to ask his parents for it, and the child never lacked pocket money in his pocket.

Apart from visiting grandparents, grandparents, and grandparents, Gu Ran hasn't been out of the house for the past few days, reviewing homework and doing homework in her free time.

Gu Ran had to return to the team in two days, Gu Changfeng and Xu Mei drove him back to the ice training base.

As soon as Gu Ran entered the dormitory door, she saw Gao Ziyi, who was sitting at the desk and making a phone call: "You don't need to worry about money, you must not delay your study because of this, do you hear me?"

"..."

Gu Ran was standing at the door, and Gao Ziyi happened to look up at him, so he smiled at him, and said to the other end of the phone: "Okay, then hang up first."

Gu Ran threw the schoolbag on the table, and took out some food from it, which Xu Mei stuffed for him yesterday, and specially emphasized that it was nuts, biscuits, chocolate, seaweed, etc., athletes can eat.

Every time he came back from home, he was like this, with big bags and small bags, and this time he came back with a big box, which contained his two new pairs of skates and skates.

Gu Ran took a big bag of nuts and put it on Gao Ziyi's table: "Brother came back so early?"

Gao Ziyi smiled and said: "I didn't go back, my home provincial capital is too far away, it would be a waste of time to go back and forth."

He is usually like this, except for the Spring Festival, he rarely goes home at other times.Gu Ran only knows that his home is in City Y, which is hundreds of kilometers away from the provincial capital, and Gu Ranchang has never been to that place before.

Although Gao Ziyi never mentioned the specific situation of his family, Gu Ran could tell from the words that his family was probably not in the city. After getting off the train, he had to transfer to a car. It was indeed very troublesome.

When entering the room, Gu Ran noticed that Zheng Wenkang and Wu Kaize were not there, and there were only him and Gao Ziyi in the dormitory.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Ran still asked: "Senior brother Gao, are you... a little short of money now?"

"No." Gao Ziyi's voice was still soft, with a smile on his face, "Don't we still have a bonus after winning the medal after the competition?"

In fact, there is not much prize money in a youth championship. In Gu Ran's eyes, it is not as much as the New Year's money for the Chinese New Year.

But he didn't know what this money meant to Gao Ziyi, and Gu Ran didn't know.Anyway, Gao Ziyi is usually a very frugal person. He spends his food and lodging at the ice training base, and provides basic daily necessities. Except for haircuts and phone bills, he usually spends almost nothing.

Although the other party answered very simply, Gu Ran couldn't help but said: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me, don't be embarrassed to speak up."

"Got it," Gao Ziyi patted the back of his head, "Thank you Xiaoran."

Gu Ran tilted her head and smiled at him twice: "Thank you, I will tell you when I have difficulties, you are my senior brother, and I will not be polite to you."

This made Gao Ziyi's chest suddenly feel hot. Gu Ran didn't sympathize with him or pity him, but regarded him as a senior brother who could support and rely on each other.

Gao Ziyi pushed him outside: "Let's go, let's eat first."

Hearing about the meal, Gu Ran immediately regained his energy: "It feels like it's been a long time since I ate the food in our training center, and I'm still thinking about it."

The two chatted and laughed and walked out the door. At this time, Zheng Wenkang and Wu Kaize also came back. Seeing Gu Ran, don't mention how excited they were, the two of them came up and rubbed their junior brother together: "Gu Xiaoran, you are too cute!" Promising, five gold medals, breaking the tournament record four times."

"That's right, do you know what you are now?" Wu Kaize even made a fool of himself.

Gu Ran asked kindly, "What?"

"You are now the top player in our ice training center, but you are the envy of the speed skating and figure skating teams."

His words were not exaggerated at all. As soon as the four of them entered the cafeteria, brothers and sisters from other teams turned their heads to greet Gu Ran one after another: "Gu Xiaoran is amazing!"

Or just give him a slap on the ass: "A boy genius is born, and he will dominate the short track in the next ten years."

Gu Ran laughed to death: "Senior brother, you are a headliner, so stop practicing speed skating and become a reporter."

A female team member next to her came over and asked, "Have you considered changing the event? With your figure, figure skating is also material for an Olympic champion in the future."

Gu Ran smiled at her with crooked eyebrows: "Senior sister, to be honest, do you want to change your partner?"

The senior sister practiced pair skating, and her partner was sitting next to him, and waved her hand indifferently: "I can quit."

Pair skating is a partner cultivated since childhood. As for the relationship, nine out of ten pairs will eventually grow up with age, from childhood sweethearts to close lovers.

This is something that everyone has tacitly understood. Someone looked at Gu Ran and smiled maliciously: "Little brother, you have committed crimes."

"I don't dare, I don't dare..." Gu Ran waved her hand and pulled Gao Ziyi away.

The next day was Monday, and Gu Ran resumed her days of training and attending classes at the same time.

As soon as he walked into the school gate, many people were looking at him and discussing something in low voices.Gu Ran felt strange, he hadn't come to class for more than a month, how come so many people in the school knew him.

As a result, when passing by the bulletin board, he saw a large photo of himself posted in the most prominent position, wearing the national team's sports uniform, with a gold medal hanging around his neck, and it looked like it was taken from a news photo .

Next to the photo, there is an eye-catching title: "Congratulations to Gu Ran, a student from Class [-] and [-] of our school, who won the World Youth Short Track Speed ​​Skating Championship!"

Below are his specific competition events, championship results, breaking the competition and so on.To be honest, this poster looks like it was done in a hurry, and it is quite rough.

There were a few passing classmates who saw him and greeted him with a smile: "The world champion is back."

Gu Ran: "..."

He wished he could lift up his T-shirt to cover his face, and ran all the way back to the classroom with his schoolbag in his arms.

Many students in the classroom were already studying by themselves. When they saw him walk in, they raised their heads and looked at him like a giant panda.

Gu Ran lowered her head and quickly returned to her seat.The students still abide by the order in the classroom. Everyone is studying quietly, and no one is making any noise.

Gu Ran swiped into the drawer, but this time there was nothing inside, only a pink envelope.

He took it out and looked at both sides. There were only six words "Gu Ran's personal letter" and nothing else.

At this moment, a person sat down next to him: "Someone should have put this in while I was away."

This person is his deskmate, a gentleman-looking, bespectacled student named Wei Yuening.

The first time Gu Ran saw his name was on the report card of the final exam last semester. He was the first in the grade, and he was the first one from top to bottom. It was hard not to pay attention.

At that time, Wei Yuening was in the next class, and after being divided into classes this semester, he came to their class and became the same table with him.

The two of them have a good relationship. During the period when Gu Ran was not in school, Wei Yuening would sort out and send to him every week what was said in class, which were the key points, which ones needed to be mastered, and which ones were just for understanding. .

Gu Ran was very grateful to him, and felt troublesome because of it, but Wei Yuening said, "No trouble, I'll just review it."

So, Gu Ran just prostituted the notes of the same table for nothing.

The meaning of what he said just now probably means that every time someone wants to stuff something into Gu Ran's drawer, he stops him.

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Thank you."

The other party nodded: "It's a little effort."

Gu Ran didn't think about it, and suddenly said quickly: "Why don't I treat you to dinner as a thank you."

After he finished speaking, he realized that eating is a trivial matter for others, but not for him. He can't just eat outside.

But the words have already been spoken, and it is not easy to take them back, and Wei Yuening reacted very quickly, blurting out the word "good".

Gu Ran: "..."

He smiled a little embarrassedly: "Then what...how about I give you a gift, our team has discipline, I can't eat outside."

Wei Yuening nodded understandingly: "That's fine."

Gu Ran thought about it for a long time and didn't know what to give him. He found that this deskmate didn't seem to have any hobbies.

Gu Ran thought about it for a long time, and brought a stuffed otter over the next day. It was a souvenir from his trip to the Netherlands this time. As long as he won a medal, he would give one. He has several.

Whether it is international or domestic, the new season will not start until September, so Gu Ran can stay at school until the end of the year with peace of mind.

The person at the same table is nice. He will use the time after class to explain to Gu Ran the knowledge points that Gu Ran has not mastered. He is very detailed and patient.

Gu Ran has a smart mind and a strong learning ability. No matter what Wei Yuening took the initiative to tell him, or the questions he asked for advice, he can understand what the other party said once.

Thanks to that poster, Gu Ran is now a man of the hour in their school, walking around the campus, no one does not know him.A generous senior even came over to say hello and wanted to add him on WeChat.

The students in the class would also sigh with emotion: "It's a pity that Gu Ran is not here for the two-semester sports meeting, otherwise I can give our class a little bit of respect."

They are the class with the best grades in the school, but in the sports meeting, they are the class with the lowest sense of participation and the class with the best performance in various competitions.

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Next time, as long as time permits, I will definitely give our class the first place."

"By the way!" He suddenly remembered something, and asked again: "Will our school have ice sports?"

The students shook their heads: "No."

Gu Ran shrugged: "Oh, there will be competitions every month in the next semester, and my time is not right. But it doesn't matter, I will definitely cheer for everyone in the class group!"

"Hahahahahahahahaha!" The students were going to die of laughter from him, such a cute world champion, can there be two more.

Gu Ran attends classes during the day, and goes to the ice rink to train herself for two hours after finishing her homework at night.

Xu Qing did not return to Province J, but stayed in Beijing. He is now the technical director of the National Youth Team, and all his work is there. The training in Province J is now under the responsibility of Director Wang.

Guidance Wang has a family and a house, and the children have just entered elementary school, so there is no time to watch them at night.

Gu Ran practiced with Gao Ziyi, and the two timed each other, and sometimes they would compete together.

Taking advantage of the time, Gu Ran focused on training on the 1500 meters. With the help of Gao Ziyi, she quickly found the rhythm of this event.

Gao Ziyi smiled and said: "The most important thing is not to be led by others. Before the competition, you have to plan the entire competition route in your heart, and strictly follow your own route."

This is easy to say, but in actual combat, even in international competitions, it is very difficult to do.

After all, short-track speed skating is not speed skating. Avenue skaters skate their own lanes without interfering with each other, purely based on speed.

There are no rounds after the start of the short track, and interference is everywhere. The opponents influence each other and lead each other to the rhythm.Especially in the case of Gu Ran, it is easy to get ahead in the game without moving, and the short distance is okay, but the long distance is easy to be disrupted by the opponent.

"Ah..." Gu Ran sighed, "Actually, the fun of short-tracking lies in fighting wits and courage with opponents."

Gao Ziyi nodded: "So, you are suitable for short courses."

Gu Ran laughed: "Is it because I like to fight with people?"

Gao Ziyi looked at him dotingly: "It's because you are smart. You have a lively personality and are young, so it's normal to be impulsive occasionally. Director Xu also said that in the arena, you must always maintain your desire to win."

Gu Ran skated half a circle on the ice, walked around behind him, and squeezed his shoulder: "You must have the desire to win like me, but you must also have a calm mind like senior brother."

Gu Ran has made great progress. In just one month, he was able to force Gao Ziyi to race against him in the 1500 meters.

But after all, Gao Ziyi has practiced this sport for so many years, it is really not easy for Gu Ran to beat him.

It wasn't until late June that Gu Ran realized that it was time for the college entrance examination results.He sent a message to Meng Yuqiao: "Da Qiao, have you checked your grades? How are you doing?"

The other party quickly returned a message to him: "Call me brother."

Gu Ran quickly changed her words: "Brother Da Qiao, how did you do in the exam?"

"so so."

Just as Gu Ran was about to comfort him, Meng Yuqiao sent another message: "Just passed a line."

"..."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "You've already passed the line, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?"

Indeed, if a physical education student can pass the first line in cultural subjects, then he can choose many more schools than ordinary students.

Therefore, Meng Yuqiao didn't worry about going to school: "I will try my best to apply for a university in Beijing."

Gu Ran heard it, the purpose was very clear, it was for the national team.

About half a month later, Gu Ran also ushered in the final exam of the first semester of high school.

He spent more time in school this semester, especially in the last two months, he had hardly missed his courses, and Wei Yuening, a top student, was there to answer his questions.

When Gu Ran walked into the examination room, she was full of confidence, and she was more cautious when answering the questions.

In a few days, the final exam came out.Gu Ran went to school to check the grades under the sun, Wei Yuening still firmly occupied the number one position, No.2 was a girl in their class, No.3, Gu Ran saw her name, looked at the grades again, the corner of her mouth It showed a satisfied arc.

Someone next to him suddenly said: "It's amazing, the third in the whole grade."

Gu Ran tilted her head, saw that it was Wei Yuening, and said with a smile, "It's much worse than you."

"It's only ten points. You haven't attended class for almost two months."

Gu Ran said: "I seem to be a little too greedy, I want everything."

Wei Yuening turned his head and looked at him: "Because you have this ability, you can do everything to the best."

After a pause, he suddenly asked again: "Have you thought about what to do in the future?"

Gu Ran frowned: "I will retire at about 30 years old."

Wei Yuening changed the question again: "I mean which university do you plan to go to and what major do you want to study?"

Gu Ran thought for a while, then answered casually: "I have always wanted to learn computer science, but I don't know if I can pass the exam."

Although he didn't mention which school, the last sentence "can't pass the exam" is already obvious.

Wei Yuening nodded: "No problem."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked towards the school gate. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head and said, "I hope to have the opportunity to be a classmate with you in the future."

Looking at his back, something suddenly flashed through Gu Ran's mind.Their class will adjust their seats after each monthly exam.Every time Gu Ran meets at school, the classmates in the front, back, left, and left will change, but this top student has been his deskmate for a whole semester.

This was the last time the two of them met. Gu Ran transferred schools when the second year of high school started.

After getting the grades, the summer vacation is officially off. As soon as Gu Ran returned to the ice training base, she received a WeChat message from Meng Yuqiao: "Little brother, how did you do in the exam?"

Gu Ran replied to him: "General."

This sounded familiar. Last time when Gu Ran asked him about his score in the college entrance examination, he answered the same way.

Meng Yuqiao then asked, "How many points did you get?"

Gu Ran made a hands-on expression: "It's only a little over 700."

Meng Yuqiao: "..."

Regarding the matter of Versailles, the younger brother is called the second, and no one dares to be the first.