The Gold is Yours, You Are Mine

The provincial badminton training base is located in the suburbs of Jiangcheng City, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, suitable for closed training, but it takes half an hour to take a bus to the nearest small town.

After the training in the morning, Jian Changnian didn't care about eating, and ran straight to the station after applying to go out with the assistant teacher.

Fortunately, the town is quite big, and there are also a few sporting goods stores. She saw a racket through the window and stopped for a long time.

The whole body of this racket is black gold, with a fluid frame shape, and it looks like a hidden sword when it is quietly placed there.

The boss came over and said, "I see you are also a player. You have a good eye. This racket is new this year. It is the same brand as the one held by world champion Lin Dan..."

Jian Changnian swallowed: "How much...how much?"

The boss stretched out his hand and compared a number with a smile.

"Five... five hundred?"

"Yeah, five hundred, you can't even buy a frame, look, it's five thousand! Five thousand!" The boss emphasized his tone, and shook his whole palm in front of her eyes.

Jian Changnian looked back three times at every step, and left here reluctantly.

The boss spat behind her.

"I don't have money to go to any specialty store."

I visited several sporting goods stores one after another, and the sneakers were quite expensive. When Jian Changnian was at a loss for the two hundred dollars, he caught a glimpse of a shop on the corner of the street from the corner of his eye.

The store is not big, only a few square meters, and there is no front door. Next to it are the ruins left by the demolition. There are only a few pieces of yellow paper on the wall that read: "Season clearance, sneakers 199 sale."

Jian Changnian ran over excitedly.

There are not many styles in the store, and they all look quite old, but Jane doesn't want to pick these. Grandma told her since she was a child that when buying clothes and shoes, she should buy durable ones, preferably a few sizes larger, so that she can wear them even when she grows taller.

"Hey, are you shopping for shoes?" There was only a middle-aged woman with a child in her arms watching the shop. When she saw someone coming, she immediately put down her job.

Jian Changnian was also unequivocal. After trying a pair, she decided to buy it and found that the price was right and the quality was good.

"That's it."

The woman knelt down and pinched her toes.

"It's a bit big, I'll change the size for you."

Jian Changnian waved his hands again and again: "No, no, it's better to be older."

When she was about to pay, she suddenly thought of something and hesitated.

"Auntie, I only have 200 yuan on me. I'll get 2 yuan for the bus when I go back. See if you can..."

Jian Changnian carefully handed over the money and pleaded.

I thought the boss would not agree, but who knew that the woman took the money and returned ten yuan from her.

"These shoes are an old style. Seeing how many sizes you want to buy, you know that it will not be easy at home. My store is about to close down. If I can sell a pair, it's a pair. It's cheaper for you."

Jian Changnian bowed again before leaving.

"Auntie, your business will be prosperous in the future."

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During the training in the afternoon, the weather was not good, and there were dark clouds in the distance, and the sound of thunder could be faintly heard.

Yan Xinyuan had just finished assigning training tasks when someone muttered.

"Coach, it's going to rain soon, are you still running?"

"If you don't want to run, you can quit now, everyone is there, 3000 meters ready!"

When Jian Changnian was halfway running, big raindrops hit her face. She looked up and saw that the rain was pouring down.

The rain and fog made her vision blurred. She wiped her face and took a closer look. There was no one in front of her who was running so fast.

Some people dragged their feet to the end.

"Coach, coach, I can't run anymore..."

Yan Xinyuan blew his whistle and bathed in the rain with them.

"I can't bear this bit of hardship. How will I play games in the future! You apply for withdrawal now, and I will agree immediately and let you go home!"

Jian Changnian didn't eat much at noon. After a few laps, her footsteps were as heavy as lead. The rain soaked her clothes, which added to her burden, and gradually slowed down her steady pace.

She heard her breathing sound as heavy as a bellows. Jian Changnian gritted her teeth and barely increased her speed. Who knew that her legs were so weak that she had no strength at all. She staggered and was about to fall to the ground. Hold her firmly.

Jian Changnian was out of breath, and when she looked up, it was Sun Qian.

"Are you okay?" Sun Qian looked at her with some concern.

Jian Changnian shook her head: "No...it's okay..."

"You look so ugly, is it because you didn't eat at noon, did you suffer from hypoglycemia?"

Jian Changnian nodded, shook her head again, slowed down her pace, and adjusted her breathing.

"I'm fine, I can hold on."

"Shi'an, you run first, I...I can't do it anymore." Because of her menstrual period, Qiao Yuchu ran with extra difficulty, and gradually fell behind, with her hands on her knees, panting heavily.

Xie Shi'an glanced through the rain curtain, and Coach Yan was already counting the results with a stopwatch in front of him.

"No, I can't leave you, you pull me, we run together."

In the distance, Yan Xinyuan shouted with a loudspeaker.

"Hey, on the runway, this is running, not for you to walk. If I find out that there is a stop again, all the results will be cancelled."

Sun Qian also heard this and let go of her arm.

"Then you run slowly by yourself, don't be brave, I'll go first."

"it is good."

Jian Changnian nodded with difficulty, and watched Sun Qian gradually run away. She looked behind and saw that there was no one on the long runway.

She gritted her teeth and had to keep running.

On the first day of the training camp, Zhao Qidong, who choked with Yan Xinyuan, passed them panting. He was tall but overweight, and he ran like a clumsy polar bear, cursing as he ran.

"Fucking...Mediterranean...It's not human..."

Because of Yan Xinyuan's baldness, everyone affectionately nicknamed him "Mediterranean".

Qiao Yuchu couldn't hold back, she bent her lips and smiled.

"It's thanks to you that you can still laugh..." Xie Shi'an grabbed her arm and dragged her forward.

"Run, if you don't run, both of us will be canceled."

"Okay, don't pull me, I... run slowly."

The rain in the south came as soon as it was said, and the weather just entered autumn brought a chill, not to mention the strong wind, and the birch trees on the edge of the playground were blown to one side.

Qiao Yuchu was drenched all over, shivered, trembled, and her lips trembled. Seeing that the finish line was in front of her eyes, she wanted to speed up a bit, but her lower abdomen felt a sharp cramping pain.

Qiao Yuchu's knees gave way and she almost knelt on the runway.

"Be careful!" Xie Shi'an had quick eyes and quick hands, and took him into his arms.

Qiao Yuchu looked at the white line at the finish line, and gave her a weak push: "Quick...it's almost here...you go first...don't stop."

"Stop talking!" Xie Shi'an said in a rare tone that could not be commented on.

"I won't leave you behind, adjust your breathing, follow my speed, hold on a little longer, and you'll be there soon."

She put Qiao Yuchu's arm on her shoulders, helped him up, tried her best, gritted her teeth, and ran forward with her.

The end is at hand.

The white line was dangling right under Jian Changnian's nose. Every step she took was like dancing on cotton. She stretched her arms to reach the white line, but she missed it all at once. The feeling of weightlessness hits.

As soon as her eyes went dark, she fell to the ground.

Qiao Yuchu heard a muffled sound, and when she looked back, a figure fell on the runway.

The entire playground was empty, and the wind and rain were so precarious that almost anyone who was blowing could not stand still.

She shouted: "Shi'an, someone fell down, let's help him!"

"Qiao Yuchu!" The rain screen made her eyebrows sharper, and Xie Shi called her full name in a rare way, obviously a little angry.

"You don't even look at what you look like now!"

"There are more than ten meters left, I can run over by myself..." Qiao Yuchu let go of her hand and looked at her earnestly.

"With such heavy rain, something will happen..."

Xie Shi'an pursed her lips, she was always unable to refuse any request, no matter it was reasonable or unreasonable.

Without saying a word, she rushed back, ran to that person, raised her head and looked: "Hey, wake up..."

is her.

Jane often reads.

Xie Shi'an's pupils shrank. Seeing her pale face and purple lips, she probably suffered from hypoglycemia.

She gritted her teeth, picked up the person on her back, and rushed towards the finish line.

In fact, Yan Xinyuan didn't leave, he had been waiting for them at the finish line, but the rain was so heavy that his glasses were covered with water, and his vision was seriously blocked. It took him two hours to take off the glasses and wipe his face. A person rushed over.

Xie Shi'an shouted while running: "Coach Yan, she has hypoglycemia!"

Yan Xinyuan's heart tightened, and he ran over to pick up the person without putting on his glasses, and transferred Jian Changnian from Xie Shi'an's back to his own.

"Quick, go to the infirmary, you two come here too!"

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infirmary.

When Jian Changnian woke up, the first thing she saw was the snow-white ceiling. She blinked, unable to recover.

A clear and pleasant voice sounded from the side.

"Are you awake? You just had hypoglycemia, and the doctor gave you glucose, and you're fine."

Jian Changnian moved her fingers, only to realize that there was a rehydration needle attached to the back of her hand. She followed the sound and looked over. There was a young woman lying on the bed next to her, looking at her curiously.

"Your name is Jian Changnian, right? Which school did you go to before? Did Coach Yan recommend you?"

A series of questions made her dizzy, and Jian Changnian slowly sat up from the bed.

"Uh...yes...I go to a technical school, and I haven't participated in the school team."

"Then how did you get here?"

There were rumors that she was a related household, Yan Xinyuan's relative, etc. Hearing what she said, Qiao Yuchu became more and more curious.

"I... I played a game with Xie Shi'an in Chengnan No. 1 Middle School. Coach Yan was there that day, so..."

Qiao Yuchu's eyes widened in surprise. It turned out that she was picked on by Coach Yan because of the match against Shi'an.

Qiao Yu thought about it for a while, but still reached out to her.

"I've seen you so many times, but I haven't had time to introduce myself yet. My name is Qiao Yuchu, and I'm Shi'an's friend. You played really well in the gymnasium. It's no wonder you were picked up by Coach Yan. .”

Qiao Yuchu's long hair reached her waist, and her voice was soft and soft, which made people feel like a spring breeze. It was in stark contrast to Xie Shi'an's dead face and paralyzed face.

It was unimaginable that the two of them would be friends.

But thinking about her and Zhou Mu, it makes sense.

Although Jian Changnian is a bit introverted and doesn't like to talk, but since others show kindness to her, she is also very happy to have more friends.

She wanted to lean closer and shake someone's hand, but the needle attached to the back of her hand hindered her movement.

When Qiao Yu first saw that she was about to get up, she immediately lifted the quilt and got out of bed to hold her down.

"Hey, don't move, the doctor said that you can't leave until the game is over."

"I..." Just as Jian Changnian was about to say something, the door creaked lightly, Xie Shi'an walked in with a cold face, and helped Qiao Yuchu back to his bed.

"The doctor said, you can't move around."

"I'm fine, my stomach pain is gone after taking the medicine." Qiao Yuchu smiled, and shook her arm.

"It's you, where did you go? I haven't seen anyone for a long time."

"Go back to the dormitory, I'll mix some brown sugar water for you, here, drink it quickly."

Xie Shi'an handed her the thermos cup he was holding.

Jian Changnian looked at her, then at Qiao Yuchu, blinking her eyes with an innocent expression.

"That...excuse me, but I want to ask...how did I...get from the playground to the infirmary?"

Qiao Yuchu opened the thermos cup, poured brown sugar water into the lid to let it cool, and said with a smile.

"This is..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted.

Xie Shi'an held one of her arms and dragged her away halfway.

"Aren't you okay? Let's go, go back and drink."

"Hey—" Jian Changnian stretched out his hand to keep him, but he was already walking farther and farther in the corridor, and he vaguely heard Qiao Yuchu say something like "you are really strange".

Jian Changnian thought, being friends with Xie Shi'an is really hard for her.

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The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the typhoon was coming, so all outdoor training was canceled, and the training team members rarely had a free afternoon.

The rain slapped on the glass, and the shadows of the trees outside the window swayed.

Qiao Yu went to take a shower as soon as she returned to the dormitory. She was really tired after running 3000 meters. Xie Shi'an lay on the bed and closed her eyes to rest.

After a while, Qiao Yuchu came back, and the sound of the hair dryer started, and after a while, it stopped again.

"Did I disturb you?" Qiao Yuchu asked.

Xie Shi'an opened his eyes: "No, I didn't fall asleep."

Since she didn't sleep and there were only the two of them in the dormitory, Qiao Yuchu chatted with her casually.

"Why didn't you let me tell you that you ran back behind Jian Changnian's back?"

Xie Shi'an said lightly: "It's not necessary."

"Shi'an..." Qiao Yuchu stopped the hair dryer in his hand and called her.

"Isn't it good to have multiple friends?"

Xie Shi'an is relatively arrogant in badminton skills, but she is actually quite kind in life. If a person's personality can be divided into cold on the outside and hot on the inside, then she is the third type, and no one loves her. , Harmony belongs to harmony, in fact, it doesn't care at all.

Apart from her and Cheng Juier, there are almost no people who can be called friends in recent years.

Qiao Yuchu sometimes thought, what would Xie Shi'an do if she left the badminton team?

The air was silent for a second or two, and then Xie Shi'an was heard.

"It's not necessary."

Qiao Yuchu was a little angry.

"But after you played with her that day, you went to ask Cheng Juier who she was, Shi'an, you are interested in her."

Xie Shi'an pursed his lips and looked at her sideways.

"Qiao Yuchu, can you take care of yourself first, and then take care of others, in today's situation..."

Qiao Yuchu looked at her in disbelief.

"Are you saying that I'm nosy? Xie Shi'an, can you act as if you didn't see such an adult lying on the ground? If I hadn't been nosy, you wouldn't be here today!"

She felt a little regretful after saying this.

Because when she saw Xie Shi'an's eyes, the light went out instantly.

Ever since she was a child, the thing she couldn't see the most was her eyes like this, because Qiao Yuchu would always think of the scene when she first saw her many years ago, when she hugged someone out from under the motorcycle wheel.

That kind of panic, a little grievance, but also the strength to hold on, is vividly reflected in the eyes of a six-year-old child.

Just like now.

Qiao Yuchu got up and walked towards her.

"That, Shi'an..."

Xie Shi'an turned over and covered his face with the quilt.

"I am going to bed."

Qiao Yuchu was about to say something when the phone rang.

She took out her mobile phone and saw that it was her mother. She connected the phone and said while climbing onto the bed.

"I'm fine, old player, don't worry about me."

"What? Blind date? How can I have that time?"

"Let my dad pay attention to his body..."

Xie Shi'an's cell phone next to the pillow also lights up.

She picked it up and saw it was a text message.

Dad: Do you have ten thousand yuan?

Xie Shi'an ignored him, and was just about to put down his phone when he played a few more text messages.

"What about you? Are you a dead person? I won't reply to messages for half a month."

She twitched the corners of her lips and blacklisted this number. When she exited, she saw another contact in the text message interface, and the chat history was still three months ago.

Mom: Your sister is hosting a 10th birthday party, and your uncle wants to invite you to attend. Come over if you have time.

While Qiao Yuchu was talking on the phone with her parents, she heard movement in the lower berth. She turned her head and saw that Xie Shi'an got off the bed.

"Why are you going?"

"Play ball."

Xie Shi'an took the racket, closed the door gently and went out.