Chapter 5 Li Rui and the Third Dad
Liu Han ate the most delicious meal he had ever eaten at Coach Li Rui's house, although he always felt that it was the happiest time to eat the artichoke made by his grandmother, but it was undeniable that Coach Li Rui's meals were all things he had never eaten or seen.
After the meal, Li Rui continued to communicate with Liu Han about playing.
"Liu Han, how old are you this year? If you are allowed to play, you have to leave your third uncle, are you willing? β
"I'm eighteen years old this year, and I don't know if my third uncle will let me go. After my grandmother left, my third father in the village treated me well, and I was afraid that my third father would not agree to me playing. Liu Han's words basically said his choice.
"Then let's do it, I'll go back to your place with you later, I'll tell your third uncle, I believe that your third uncle will definitely agree if he is really good for you, to be honest, if I don't know, it's okay, now let me give up a young man with such a talent, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
The project is nearing completion, and the temporary housing on the site for temporary housing for migrant workers is about to be demolished. In a makeshift shed built with discarded bricks and construction materials on the construction site, Liu Zhisheng was asking Zhao Yong from the same village.
"Xiao Yong, didn't you see Hanwa in the morning? What did you do with this melon? β
"I don't know, I went out early in the morning, probably playing basketball with that college student."
"Student Sach? He still dares to play basketball with other college students? β
"Oh, I went out at noon that day and met a college student, teaching Hanwa to play basketball, don't you say, Hanwa is very accurate."
"Nonsense, Hanwa has never played basketball and can shoot accurately. I'll get the money for us now, and then we'll continue to work in another place, and you'll all be able to marry a daughter-in-law in a few years, hehe. β
Liu Zhisheng obviously didn't realize that when he didn't know, Liu Han's life had gone in another great direction.
When Liu Han led Li Rui and Zhou Yibin to the construction site, Liu Zhisheng was handing out money to a few young people he brought out, and the joy of the harvest made them not notice the three tall figures approaching.
"Third Dad, Coach Li is looking for you." Liu Han greeted Liu Zhisheng.
"Hello, I am the basketball coach of Chang'an Jiaotong University, my name is Li Rui, you should be Liu Han's third uncle, right?" Li Rui stretched out his hand to Liu Zhisheng, who was squatting on the ground with his fingers stained with spit on his fingers.
Liu Zhisheng looked at the tall and handsome Li Rui with some surprise, and his neat clothes seemed a little out of place with the mess of the construction site.
"Alas, hello, hello, I'm Hanwa...... Liu Han's third uncle. Liu Zhisheng hurriedly stood up and held Li Rui's hand.
"What's the matter with you? Heck, you see, there's not even a place to sit. β
"It's okay, it doesn't matter, I came today to invite you to a meal and say something about Liu Han, do you think it's convenient here?" Li Rui felt that it was too direct to talk about Liu Han directly, and he was going to talk to Liu Zhisheng in detail at the dinner table.
In the small restaurant at the entrance of the school, the dishes were ready, the beer was opened, and after three rounds of drinking, Li Rui said his purpose.
"Liu Han is a very talented young man, his talent is in basketball, I have been leading the basketball team at school for several years, and I have never seen such a talented young man as Liu Han, so I want to ask to see your opinion, can you agree to let him train with me."
"Coach Li, you see, this baby has no parents since he was a child, just my aunt pulled up, I drank my aunt's milk when I was a child, although his father is not a thing, he has harmed the whole village, but I can't be sorry for my deceased aunt, I have to be responsible for him, right? I don't understand what you said about being talented or not, but this baby has never learned to play basketball since he was a child, so I ask you, can he have a way out of basketball? Liu Zhisheng was very puzzled by Li Rui's proposal, in his opinion, Liu Han was a fool, and it would be good to be able to live in this life.
"You see, it's like this, I'm not bragging, this child's talent is that it can't come out for decades, although it's a little late to start training now, but the way out you said is absolutely no problem, the young man next to me is called Zhou Yibin, he found Xiao Liu's talent, his father is the coach of the provincial team in Lu Province, Xiao Liu follows me to practice for a period of time, I can recommend him to Xiao Zhou's father, when the time comes, he will directly get his salary every month, which is much more stable than now on the construction site. Do you say? Li Rui knew that in order to convince a migrant worker with little knowledge, it was necessary to speak from the aspect of stability.
"So according to you, this doll is really talented?"
"You must have a talent, otherwise I wouldn't have come to invite you to dinner, wouldn't I? Otherwise, let's go to the stadium tomorrow morning and see what this kid is capable of. Li Rui intends to use the live demonstration to prove his statement and Liu Han's talent.
"Okay, then let's see tomorrow morning, if this doll can really do it, it's a good way out to play basketball, otherwise it's a waste of such a big man and such a solid (sturdy) body." If I can really get a public meal in the future, I will be worthy of my deceased aunt. Although Liu Zhisheng doesn't know much, he only discriminates against Liu Han a little bit of his intelligence, and emotionally, Liu Zhisheng still hopes that this aunt's only bone and blood can live better.
After eating, Li Rui and Zhou Yibin went home, Liu Zhisheng and Liu Han came to the temporary shed that had not yet been demolished, and Liu Zhisheng squatted at the door of the shed and smoked the old dry tobacco that he brought with him.
"Hanwa, how did you know this Coach Li?"
"It was Zhou Yibin who took me to his house, saying that it was his elders, and Zhou Yibin said that if I played basketball well, I would be able to raise the national flag and sing the national anthem in the future......" Liu Han's words have undoubtedly explained his choice.
"Hanwa, do you really want to play basketball in the future?"
"Well, third father, I know that I haven't been very successful since I was a child, but what my grandmother said, let me live with a smile in the future, I will be happy when I touch the basketball, I will laugh when I am happy, I think it is very good to play basketball." Although Liu Han's words are a little naΓ―ve, they truly express his heart at this moment.
"Okay, then since you want to fight yourself, I definitely can't stop you, you are also eighteen now, and you should make a decision for yourself. You have no father or mother since you were a child, it was your grandmother who pulled you up, and you have to do things to make your milk feel at ease underground in the future. I won't follow you in the future, you have to be more mindful, don't always be like a melon skin, what people say is what they say. β
"Here, this is your salary for these two months, you will take it yourself in the future, don't spend it, save it, and then you have to follow Coach Li well, I can see that this Coach Li is not an ordinary person." Liu Zhisheng took out 800 yuan from the pocket of his underwear and handed it to Liu Han, who was a little dazed, he did not swallow the money privately, although he still looked down on Liu Han, but he always felt that if he was greedy for this money, he would have a bad conscience, which was probably the reason why the young people in the village were willing to come out with him to work.
Liu Han took the banknote with a little smell of sweat, and at the same time realized that he was probably going to part with the only relative who was good to him.
"Third Dad, I'll make a lot of money to buy you a car of your favorite Xifeng wine in the future."
"Guawa, when you make a lot of money, I guess I'll be half buried in the loess, do you want to get me drunk to death if you buy a car?"
The next day, Liu Zhisheng and Liu Han came to the basketball court next to the construction site early, and Li Rui and Zhou Yibin also arrived soon, so it was another Liu Han's shooting performance, just like yesterday. Liu Han's magical performance also shocked Liu Zhisheng, he didn't expect that this fool who had been recognized in the village since he was a child would have such a talent.
Liu Han on the court was conducting anti-interference shooting training under Zhou Yibin's defense, and Liu Zhisheng on the side of the court said to Li Rui: "Coach Li, since this doll is indeed talented, then this doll will be handed over to you in the future." This baby has suffered since he was a child, his father scourged ten miles and eight towns, his mother was a young man who went to the countryside, gave birth to this baby and left, never came back, my aunt and the villagers atoned for more than ten years of sins and finally pulled this baby bigger, in short, this baby is a poor baby, I hope that the future can be better, my deceased aunt is not in vain. β
"Don't worry, I will take good care of him in the future, and I will do my best to make this child achieve something."
"You have these 200 yuan, which can be regarded as a little bit of my heart, it is difficult for your university teacher to take a fancy to our melon baby."
"Alas, this can't be helped, this can't be helped, it should really be me who has expressed it, I asked this kid to play with me." Liu Zhisheng hopes to use this most direct way in exchange for Coach Li's sincere training of Liu Han.
Li Rui never accepted the money, he had already begun to replan his future life in his heart, he knew that with Liu Han's current identity, he would not be able to join any team in the first-level system, and even if Liu Han could enter the team in the system, that rigid training model would be a waste for Liu Han's talent. He hopes that Liu Han can become a legend in the future, and he is the one who single-handedly created this legend.
"Hanwa, come here, the third father will tell you something." Liu Zhisheng stopped Liu Han's training.
"Here, Hanwa, this is the ID card and household registration book that I asked someone to do for you when I left, I have been keeping it for you, and I will keep it for myself in the future, I have to train honestly, and I want to listen to Coach Li's words, do you know? In the future, you will be the person who is the top of your family, be bold, you know? Don't bully people, and don't be bullied. Liu Zhisheng is about to go to work on another construction site, although he has always looked down on Liu Han when he was in the village, but this is always his relatives, and his relatives will always have endless instructions in the area.
"Okay, Coach Li, this baby will be entrusted to you in the future, I'll go." After Liu Zhisheng finished speaking, he turned around and left, and Liu Han, who was looking at Liu Zhisheng's departing back, also felt the same mood as when he left the village.
"Okay, Liu Han, don't be sad, practice hard in the future, and strive to bring greater shock to you and the people who care about you in the near future. Okay, that's all for today, Xiaobin, Liu Han, let's go, let's go home, and continue the braised pork that your Aunt Nasha likes to eat today, haha. β