Chapter 22: The feeling of first love
Two hours later, Liu Xiaodong was already tired and sweating, and his arms were almost numb and unconscious.
In such a state, Liu Xiaodong did not have the idea of stopping, and still caught the basketball from the assistant coach who had already passed the end of work, and threw the ball tremblingly.
Looking at Liu Xiaodong, who was resolute, Zhang Tiejun walked over. He really wanted to watch Liu Xiaodong grow up quickly, but obviously Liu Xiaodong's body had reached the limit today, and he had to speak out to stop the meaningless training in the future.
"Okay Xiaodong, that's all for today's training."
Hearing the head coach's words, Wang Ming breathed a sigh of relief. As a husband and father, he should have returned home to spend time with them, but as a teacher, he also wanted to see his students improve.
"Coach, I don't need a break!"
"It's not a good thing to overtrain, you have to know how to arrange your training time reasonably to make yourself better, you know?" Zhang Tiejun's tone was very serious, he would not give Liu Xiaodong any chance to bargain.
"Got it."
Looking at Liu Xiaodong, who was packing up his things and preparing to leave, Wang Ming felt a lot.
"This kid isn't bad, right?" Zhang Tiejun, who was standing next to Wang Ming, asked a little proudly.
"It's very hard!"
In the evening, on a tree-lined path on the campus of Hecheng University, Xu Wanqiu walked with cheerful steps and said with some excitement: "Xiaodong, let's go to the pedestrian street!" ”
"It's past seven o'clock, so forget it." Liu Xiaodong was very reluctant to go, he wanted to sleep well in the dormitory, where he knew that he would be taken out for a walk by his senior sister.
"No, I can't wait until you have time, then that's it!" Xu Wanqiu's tone was tough and resolute, she couldn't get into the boys' dormitory and let this lazy pig come out, how could she put it back like this, wouldn't it be too much of a loss.
"Then I'll have to come back early, and I'll have to get up early tomorrow to run." Liu Xiaodong saw that the resistance was ineffective, so he had to retreat.
"Got it!" After Xu Wanqiu finished speaking, she didn't wait for Liu Xiaodong's reaction, and pulled him into a taxi parked at the school gate.
In the car, the middle-aged driver glanced at the two students who came up through the rearview mirror, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, and asked, "Where are you two going?" ”。
"Walking Street." Xu Wanqiu replied with a big grin, not noticing that she was sitting a little too close to Liu Xiaodong next to her.
"It's a bit of a traffic jam to go to the pedestrian street, if you're in a hurry, we'll have to take a long detour."
Glancing at the time on the sports watch, Liu Xiaodong said a little depressed: "Do you still need to add money?" ”
The middle-aged driver wanted to scold, how could there be such a non-competitive passenger! But in line with the principle of civilized service and refusal to be complained about and fined, he smiled very reluctantly: "It's just a dozen more yuan." ”
"No, the maximum starting price is five yuan, and if we don't go, we will change the car!" Without waiting for Liu Xiaodong to speak, Xu Wanqiu preemptively said that she knew that Liu Xiaodong would not bargain.
"Okay." Looking at Xu Wanqiu, who was about to open the door, the middle-aged driver gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Let's go!"
Liu Xiaodong looked at Xu Wanqiu, who was proud, and couldn't help muttering in admiration: "It's worthy of being the little seventh sister, it's amazing!" ”
"That's right, you can rest assured when you come out with me!"
Although the middle-aged driver is a little cunning, his driving skills are really stable and he has nothing to say, and after turning two more intersections, he finally arrived at the pedestrian street.
Jianguoli Pedestrian Street, with a long history, is the most prosperous commercial street in the city.
At 7 o'clock every night, the Bell and Drum Tower, a landmark building at the entrance of the street, will be lit up on the three-storey four-sided brick wall, lit up in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple, and it looks as beautiful and dazzling as a rainbow after rain from a distance.
In the open space in front of the drum tower, the uncles and aunts were not afraid of the cold, and danced happily to the beat of the music in the tape recorder. The young people passing by, groups of three and groups of five stopped to watch, and some active men and women couldn't help but writhe.
The children were bouncing around, some of them loved to eat, as long as they heard someone shouting on the side: "Lamb skewers!" Lamb skewers! When I smelled the tempting fragrance, I couldn't help but ask my parents to buy a bunch.
The sound of car horns, the music in the shops, and the laughter of people are intertwined like a symphony.
At this vibrant street intersection, Liu Xiaodong and Xu Wanqiu got out of the car.
"Why are there so many people today!" Liu Xiaodong, who had finished paying, couldn't help but sigh while his flesh hurt.
"Tomorrow is the weekend, you idiot!."
"Ah, I forgot."
"You're a guy with only a basketball in your head, of course you won't remember these little things."
In Xu Wanqiu's jokes, the two walked into the street, and they were greeted by a variety of shop signs, "Bosideng Down Jacket", the standard in winter; "First Love Milk Tea" brings warmth to her in the cold; "2 yuan boutique", suitable for you who are budget-conscious.
On both sides of the street lamps hung a variety of shop banners, to attract customers, from time to time there will be a clerk at the door of the store to shout two sentences, today's special, buy two get one free, first taste before buying and other common advertising slogans.
"Xiaodong, where are we going to sit!"
"First love bubble tea shop? Little Seventh Sister, are you thirsty? Liu Xiaodong asked with some confusion.
"Of course, aren't you thirsty?"
"I... I'm a little thirsty. Looking at Xu Wanqiu's expectant gaze, Liu Xiaodong swallowed back what he wanted to say.
"Then let's get in quickly."
Glancing at the red heart that passed through the arrow above the plaque of "First Love Milk Tea Shop", Liu Xiaodong followed Xu Wanqiu with a heartbeat and walked into this two-story retro building.
"Hello, couple, what do you want to drink?" A delicate-looking waitress greeted her very warmly.
"I... Let's take a look at what we're talking about. Xu Wanqiu, who has always been very arrogant, is also a little red-faced and doesn't know how to deal with it.
"Okay, do you see those two empty seats in there?" The waitress made a gesture of please to the corner position.
"Yes," Xu Wanqiu replied in a voice that she could hear almost herself.
"Okay, you two sit down first, I'll go get the drink list."
The two walked over embarrassedly under the gaze of several couples.
After sitting down, Liu Xiaodong looked at the girl opposite, and some inexplicable emotions rose in his heart, it was the first time he looked at the little seventh sister in his mouth so closely.
This girl dressed in cool clothes looks so beautiful and moving. On the chubby goose egg face, a pair of clear and delicate big eyes seem to be flowing with a clear spring, rippling with the breeze of the mood...
"Have you seen enough?" Xu Wanqiu, who blushed to the root of her ears, whispered angrily.
"No... You're so good-looking..."As soon as the words came out, Liu Xiaodong was stunned.
Xu Wanqiu's face was full of disbelief, it was the first time she was praised by this nerd, is this still the same Liu Xiaodong?