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Fan Zhendong

The noisy voices in the stands were blurry and he could not hear clearly. When the national anthem played, the world seemed to suddenly become quiet. He gave the military salute as usual. . This is the second time that he has stood on the highest podium of the Olympic Games, but time has not taken away the passion of the big boy. Watching the national flag rising slowly, he can still feel the blood, sweat and tears welling up in his heart, making him choke. He sang the national anthem softly, his throat became hoarse, and the old injuries on his waist and legs slowly became more painful as the music progressed. He couldn't tell what he felt. He thought, Brother Hao is right, all kinds of feelings Intersection, but in the end there was no feeling at all.

When he left the field, his teammates threw bouquets and mascots into the audience. He thought for a while, held the flowers in one hand, sniffed them at the tip of his nose, and then turned to a group of screaming people. The girl threw it over and held the mascot in her arms with her other hand, with no intention of throwing it out.

"I'm almost 30 years old, and I still can't bear to part with the mascot doll."

"We will always be three years old, huh."

After looking at Weibo, he smiled softly and typed a few words on his phone, "The doll is going to be left to my daughter." He clicked send.

"How to become a fat girl, waiting online, very urgent."

"It's amazing to have a girl."

"Does a fat girl control her daughter? Saved."

"It's not your daughter, she's obviously Brother Yu's daughter. You have the ability to give birth on your own."

"Brother Yu, there are evil fat forces trying to rob you. Little raindrops at home——"

He scrolled down the latest comments, smiling so hard that his little white teeth were exposed, and then he slowly felt tired and sleepy. He lay on the bed without changing his clothes. , fell asleep in a daze. Until his teammates came in and woke him up, he felt hungry and had the urge to go out for a late-night snack to find something to eat. After thinking about it, he gave up. The boyish temper that occasionally showed up has slowly learned to calm down over the years. Learned not to be a child when he should have been one.

Brush your teeth, wash your face, and go to bed.

Well, I’ll go back tomorrow.

When he lay back on the bed, he looked at his phone again.

Zhou Yu posted on Weibo to congratulate the Chinese team on another good Olympic harvest. The picture was of the Bayi training hall, where he was training several members of the women's team. Zhou Yu also naughtily commented in the comments Added "We can't relax for the national table tennis team Changhong."

Veteran cadres. He thought that Zhou Yu was becoming more and more of a veteran cadre.

Looking through Zhou Yu’s recent Weibo, in addition to showing off his children, there are also those little girls he brought up. Who needs to increase the intensity of their forehand training? Who has successfully improved in lifting skills recently? Join the team, go straight to the summary, etc., babbling without punctuation, speaking with sincerity and sincerity, exuding the brilliance of fatherly love.

He is not particularly familiar with these girls, but one of them seems to have a bit of an impression. She has done well recently and won the Open championship. She is expected to become the main force in the next Olympic cycle. In addition to her daily work with the Bayi women's team, Zhou Yu He is not the coach of the national team, so he often goes there at his own expense, and he cannot provide off-field guidance, but after every game, you can see Zhou Yu nagging the girl to review her performance. , commentary video. He is an extremely responsible coach. Many people have advised him to run for the national team coach, but Zhou Yu is unwilling.

No way, my level is limited. Zhou Yu always said with a smile.

Zhou Yu, after retiring, has kept a very low profile.

Marriages are always quiet.

Most of the teammates with whom we are close were invited, and the banquet was not large and not open to the media. Wang Hao was the witness, and Fan Zhendong was the only best man.

"You only get married once in your life. If you don't make it more exciting for your sister-in-law, you may regret it later." Cheng Jingqi muttered to Zhou Yu. "Also, I thought I should be a member of the best man group, but you only let Dong Ge be your best man. You can't afford the suit money?"

"Hey, we We agreed before we got married that we don't need to make a fuss about it. I'm not a celebrity, so why should I put on such a big show? I already agreed that Xiaopang would be the best man." Zhou Yu waved away Cheng Jingqi's fight. "I don't have to pay for his suit.

”

“The Olympic champion will be my best man, so I have quite a bit of face, right? Fatty?” "

Zhou Yu smiled. Fan Zhendong was still looking at his wedding photos on the table in a daze, and said without looking back, "Don't make excuses for your stinginess, Zhou Yu. ”

They are still the best teammates of the Bayi team.

But they see each other very rarely, and even less after the Tokyo Olympics cycle.

< p>Zhou Yu's personality is a bit clingy, but he has always been very understanding. He doesn't want to bother others if Fan Zhendong doesn't come to him.

Fan Zhendong feels that Zhou Yu will not bother him. In fact, he can be unreasonable and willful, but he has always been kind, a little silly, and a little cute. When he went to greet the flowers and applause with all his glory, Zhou Yu quietly stepped back and then stepped back, far away. Watching him smile from a distance.

You look so silly, Fan Zhendong thought, but it’s also pretty.

Fan Zhendong has thought Zhou Yu was pretty since a long time ago. .

That was when he was 14 years old and Zhou Yu was 19 years old.

When Fan Zhendong was still a child, Zhou Yu opened the door at the edge of the adult world. /p>

Fan Zhendong has not yet participated in the adult competition. During the Table Tennis Super League, he just sat on the sidelines and watched. Watching Zhou Yu clenching his fists and shouting on the court, every game was like a crucial final, which made Fan Zhendong was also filled with enthusiasm for no reason. At that time, no player of the same age could beat him. Looking at Zhou Yu's sharp eyes on the field, the audience outside the field laughed because of his too serious excitement. But he stared at his profile. That's great, Fan Zhendong thought, Brother Yu is really pretty when he plays seriously.

Hurry up, I have to grow up quickly. Standing on the field.

This wish came true quickly, beyond everyone's expectations, and he lived up to his title of "little prodigy" until he stood up to receive the Olympic champion. Looking back at the journey, I feel that the little boy who was on the sidelines hoping that he would grow up quickly seems like it was just yesterday, but he has come so far without knowing it.

Fan Zhendong wants to stay. What to live for. Behind many ordinary emotions and jokes, Zhou Yu is more or less different.

However, many things in this world are not maintained by emotions.

Fan Zhendong didn't understand at first.

By the time he realized it, he was no longer the child who could express his emotions at will.

He had gone too fast and too far. , life has always been about growing up with countless separations and losses, and he was forced to move more hastily to make the unpredictable world faster.

He thought a lot. Thinking about the relationship between people, it is probably impossible to withstand what-ifs. For example, if some people do not go to school together, they will never know each other in their lives; if they do not become teammates, they will never know each other; if they do not become roommates, they will never know each other. Understand each other; if we don’t work together for the same goal, we will never become close.

But some people will no longer see each other after graduation, and some people will become estranged from each other after many years of separation. People who are roommates may also lose contact.

The goals are no longer the same and they will break up after walking.

Therefore, it is very rare for people to be close to each other forever. If the bond is lost, they will be separated easily.

Of course, there will be people who don’t need any ties and just rely on feelings. You care about me and I care about you. We are still friends for life, but that seems too difficult.

Fan Zhendong feels that the older he grows, the more he worries about gains and losses.

When he knew that Zhou Yu would stay in Bayi as a coach after retiring, he almost let out a sigh of relief.

Great, you see, we still have such a bond, and we are connected, just like a kite that can't fly too far.

Now there is a little girl.

The first time he saw the pink and tender Zhou Xiaoyudian, Fan Zhendong seemed to have some soft thorns in his heart, dense joy, and even looked at Zhou Yu anxiously, "This little Fat face, please be my daughter-in-law."

Zhou Yu smiled and said yes. While teasing the child, he said, "But look at your little fat father, he doesn't even have a greeting gift, so he has a daughter for nothing."

"Yes.

"

Fan Zhendong had just finished the competition that day. He took out the medal from his pocket and hung it shiny around the little girl's neck.

Zhou Yu took it off and stuffed it into his hand. Go back, "The medal is too important, keep it yourself. "

"I gave it to my daughter. "

"Don't. "Zhou Yu insisted.

Fan Zhendong stared at Zhou Yu for a moment and compromised, "Okay, I'll bring the first-place doll to my daughter next time. ”

Later, it became Fan Zhendong’s custom to bring a baby to his goddaughter.

After returning home from the Olympics, it was as bustling as usual. As soon as he got off the plane, he was surrounded by people. As he has become familiar with over the years, he has been greeted with flowers and applause after round, and he feels that he should have no regrets.

When he returned to the Bayi team, the team specially picked him up. He had a good drink now after having a cold, but he still felt a little drunk in the warm atmosphere.

"Little fat daddy. "

The little girl opened her hands for him to hug, and he pinched her face, "The little raindrops are beautiful again. "

She really looks like Zhou Yu. He said the last sentence in his heart, but the little girl's eyes are not as beautiful as Zhou Yu's. He added in his heart.

They don't It was too late, so we took Li Muqiao's car to say goodbye. Zhou Yu held his daughter in his right hand, and Fan Zhendong sat on his left, staring with his head on Zhou Yu's shoulder to sleep.

It was Zhou Yu first. After getting out of the car, he patted Fan Zhendong's face gently, as if the many busy nights in the past that had been almost forgotten came back to Fan Zhendong's eyes gently.

"I'm gone, fat. Don't go to bed either. Go back to bed later or you'll catch a cold. "

Fan Zhendong raised his head and subconsciously shouted "Zhou Yu——"

"What's wrong? "

"It's okay. "

Zhou Yu tilted her head and laughed at him: "I fell asleep again. ”

When the car drove out, Xiao Yudian held the baby and waved to him obediently.

It’s still good, everything is fine. Although I occasionally think about the past , thinking about the various people he met, but the clearest impression is probably Zhou Yu. I didn’t think so before, but now think about it, when he lowered his head and said nothing, when he shook his head angrily, he had a clear look on his face. When others share something, he understands when they suddenly giggle, and when he recalls these moments, he also recognizes Zhou Yu again.

That was his 27-year-old Zhou Yu. 32 years old.

"Goodbye. "He said to the car window.

Zhou Yu

led the team members to practice more. After Zhou Yu finished serving a set of balls, he looked at the team members sitting on the floor panting. "How about it, do you feel more motivated after watching the Olympics? ”

He was calculating in his mind and pointing at the training roster. Just like when he wrote a training diary for himself, there were many things written densely on it, recording the training status of the team members, including the results of recent games and videos. Analyze the scoring record and recent status.

I just talked to them in the past two days. I don’t know how much I heard, but the training spirit seems to be better.

Zhou Yu smiled with satisfaction.

"I see that you have been negative during training. What's wrong? Are you still in a mood? Didn't I say it before? It's normal for your status to fluctuate. If you don't play well in the game, just come back and slowly analyze and solve the problem. Everything has a process, so don't be impatient. "Zhou Yu said.

"No. "

The girl pursed her lips, looked at the floor, blinked a few times, and still couldn't help crying.

"Director Zhou," she raised her hand to wipe away her tears. “I just feel a little bit——”

“Huh? ”

“It’s useless. No matter how hard I try, it’s useless.” "

"You are already the best performer among our group of players, and you still think so, what should others do? "

"No -" the girl said anxiously, "I only played better last year, but I know it in my heart. Every time I play in the team, I will know better, and the progress of others will be better. Faster than me, only me, only me standing still. Last year, when everyone in the team was optimistic about me, they said I should win the championship this year. But this year is about to pass, and there is not even a shadow of the championship. I went out to play in the Open twice, and I couldn't even get past the second round. No one was optimistic about me anymore.

"

Zhou Yu smiled, patted her and asked her to look into his eyes, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether anyone likes you or not. What matters is yourself. But if you think this will make you more confident - I have always been optimistic about you, you know, your goal should still be the world championship. "

He suddenly remembered the conversation between Coach Wang Tao and himself at the table many years ago.

"Zhou Yu, cheer up, your goal should still be the world. champion. ”

He knew all about the slim hope. Sometimes it looked closer, but in an instant it seemed far away. He ran forward for many years relying on the guidance of that distant starlight.< /p>

“What’s wrong with wanting to be a world champion, or even an Olympic champion? "

At that time, his wife was still his girlfriend. He accidentally mentioned the dream that he had proclaimed when he was a teenager, and then said a little self-deprecatingly: "It's too early to talk big." "

"You are right," said the wife, who suddenly became serious and sincere. "When I was young, I said that I wanted to go to Peking University. Shouldn't I take the college entrance examination if I can't get into Peking University? If you can’t become an Olympic champion, do you stop being an athlete? No matter what happens, everyone has to move forward. "

"I know. "Zhou Yu smiled softly.

Actually, someone said the same thing to her.

He forgot the specific time, whether it was the defeat of the Table Tennis Super League or the suspension of qualification for the Open. game, or when he missed knocking on the door of the so-called "main force" during the straight game.

It was so uncomfortable, sweat dripped, his hair was messy, and his knees were injured. There was a dull pain.

There was an ice pack on his left shoulder.

It was already late, and he and Fan Zhendong were the only ones sitting side by side in the corridor of the infirmary.

The little fat man remained silent.

"You should go back first. I should have nothing to do here for a while. "

"Brother Yu," Fan Zhendong said hesitantly, "I know what I say right now is a bit painful to stand up and talk -"

"But you really It's great, don't feel bad. No matter what, you have to move forward, right? ”

Fan Zhendong is really a lovely person.

No, he is hateful and cute at the same time, but he is more cute.

It seems that he was a little boy yesterday My child, I have already played a leading role for the Bayi team and the national team today. The little fat guy has worked too hard, Zhou Yu thought, so I won’t care about you when you are hateful.

Fan Zhendong is in the game. At that time, he was usually very calm and decent when facing the outside world. Xu Shi and Zhou Yu were too familiar. When people faced people they knew well, they would often reveal some of their inner weaknesses and thorns, so Zhou Yu had seen him blatantly show off at the dinner table. Fan Zhendong was angry, Fan Zhendong was so angry that he almost threw his racquet when practicing, and Fan Zhendong choked him unreasonably

But the children were still easy to coax. Yes, Zhou Yu knows how to coax him.

But Fan Zhendong doesn't know how to coax Zhou Yu. But every time Zhou Yu sees him trying to coax him, those words of comfort are not very successful. Zhou Yu's heart suddenly softened, and his heart became less wrinkled and heavy.

In Zhou Yu's eyes, Fan Zhendong is sincere and kind.

He treats others without reservation. , before the match, he would even teach the opponent his serve seriously, care about winning or losing, and live openly. Zhou Yu thought, he looked like a qualified champion. When he thought this, he still felt a little proud. Just because they are Bayi teammates, Zhou Yu always feels proud of everything that happens to Fan Zhendong. This has been his habit for many years, just like every time he looks at Fan Zhendong. Fan Zhendong, except when he is standing opposite him, he always hopes that the little fat guy will win.

He rarely has such a straightforward preference for other teammates.

Good. Something special, Zhou Yu thought that he should give it to him.

Xiao Yudian has become very interested in Zhou Yu's medals recently.

Sitting on the floor. Have fun holding the medal in your hand

“Dad, is this also the first place? "

"Yes, I won the first place with your little fat daddy. ”

“Does the little fat dad also have the same medal? ”

“Yes. And the same doll.

"

"Dad, do you and little fat daddy have many same medals? "

"Yeah. ”

“Then, where is the big trophy? It's the one in the little fat dad's house. "

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, and then realized what his daughter was talking about.

The doubles trophy of the World Championships.

"No, dad doesn't have it. That was the first place that little fat dad won with others. "

"Why? "

"..."

Zhou Yu thought about how to explain clearly to her daughter. As she grows up day by day, she should understand sooner or later that her father is not who she is now. The most powerful person in my heart

“Because Dad doesn’t have the key. "

He suddenly told a story.

"Once upon a time, there was a very high mountain. There was a beautiful big house on the mountain, and there were many beautiful trophies in the big house. But it was a long, long way to climb to the door of the house. Dad and many people set out together, climbing and climbing. Many people gave up, but only a few people persisted and came to the door of the big house. But my father discovered that he needed a key to enter the house. But he didn't know that he didn't have a key from the beginning and couldn't go in. "

It was almost. How many times was it almost.

When Zhou Yu was sitting on the sidelines, pulling his hair, he looked at the court in confusion, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

p>

It’s not just a little bit different.

If it’s a little bit worse every time, it’s not a little bit worse at all.

Maybe it’s a little bit worse. A little luck, maybe a little skill, but it's still like a bottomless black hole, swallowing up the ladder that has been built with so much effort.

Everything in this world can be achieved if you work hard. , why do you still have so many regrets?

Look at him, he is still missing a key.

The innocent child looked at Zhou Yu and listened to the story, feeling aggrieved for his father.

"Why don't you have the key?"

"Don't cry, listen to me." "Zhou Yu tenderly wiped her daughter's tears.

"Although Dad failed to enter the house in the end, Dad was still very happy. After all, I persisted until the end. On the way up the mountain, Dad saw a lot of scenery that others couldn't see, and made many friends, including your little fat dad. And even if Dad knew from the beginning that he couldn't get into the house, Probably you will still be unconvinced and want to climb up and have a look. "

"You will encounter many such things in the future. If you like it, keep doing it. If you persist, you will not regret it, you know? ”

The little girl nodded, but her eyes were still confused.

Zhou Yu felt that he had gone too deep into what he said again, and his daughter probably didn’t understand. He smiled and sighed.< /p>

“Look, dad has met so many people, your little fat dad, those uncles and aunts from the Bayi team, and uncle Jike——”

“Uncle Jike. "Xiao Yudiao said.

"What? "Zhou Yu was stunned.

"Uncle Jike said last time that he must be called uncle, otherwise he will prick me with his beard every time he sees me. "

"..."

In comparison, Xiao Yudian still prefers the chubby dad without a beard.

He has to look for him at every dinner party. The chubby little girl was hugged by her father and welcomed back from the Olympics. Fan Zhendong sat diagonally across from Zhou Yu, holding the little girl on his lap as if he were his own daughter, and skillfully opened two crabs. Zhou Yu looked funny. He was a little jealous and said, "Don't learn to eat with your little fat father. "Zhou Yu said, still letting his daughter sit on the little fat man's lap, while sighing that his daughter was too easy to bribe.

After a lively meal, drinking and chatting, Zhou Yu I could vaguely hear Fan Zhendong asking his little girl, "Who is more handsome, me or your dad?" and "Your dad's singing is so bad that he can't compare with me" and other similar sentences.

Zhou Yu felt that his teeth were itching again

The wine glass in his hand had reached the bottom. Zhou Yu had just eaten spicy food, and his mouth was dry and thirsty. He looked around for water on the table. After turning around, the teapot was spinning in front of him. He stopped and poured himself a glass of water.

Looking up, Fan Zhendong's hand was still on the table, holding the turntable steadily. After he finished pouring the water, he turned back to pick crabs for Xiao Yudiao.

Zhou Yu continued to eat and drink.

Then he got the vegetable soup on his wrist.

Before he said the sentence "Brother Hao, help me turn the napkin over", the napkin was steadily turned to him again. Xiao Yudian and Qian Yi ran around the table when they were full. , and now he no longer pestered Fan Zhendong. He and Da Fan were chatting about something and laughing happily. He still stretched out a hand to hold the turntable, glanced at Zhou Yu and took the tissue, and then retracted his hand. .

Okay.

Today’s Fan Zhendong is both cute and hateful. Still more cute than hateful.

On the way back in the car, Fan Zhendong sat next to Zhou Yu. He might have been sleepy or tired, so he fell asleep leaning on his shoulder. Zhou Yu turned his head and looked at his head. top.

It seems to be the ten thousandth time that I feel: The little hero has really worked hard.

Every time he wins, there should not only be flowers and applause, but also hugs and someone patting his shoulders and touching his head. Someone should always treat him as a child to make up for everything that should belong to a child on the way to his rapid growth.

At least that’s what Zhou Yu thought at this moment.

He hoped that Fan Zhendong would get a firm hug every time he opened his hands.

The night scene outside the car window flashed by, and Zhou Yu somehow recalled the time when he took the team members to watch the men's singles final a few days ago. In the last few balls, Zhou Yu's palms were sweaty. Through the screen, he watched a bead of sweat dripping from the tip of Fan Zhendong's nose, his eyes calm but determined.

He suddenly felt relieved.

He felt that nothing had changed. He felt that this road was really bumpy and glorious, painful and happy. He felt that none of them would regret it.

So many years.

So many years.