Chapter 2: The Dark Path

"Daddy! I've come to see you......" Meng Xiaohao, who had taken a leave of absence from school, took a bus to a cemetery on the outskirts of the city......

The cemetery is very large, it is a very famous cemetery in the city where Meng Xiaohao is located, and many people will go to this cemetery to worship their ancestors and sweep the tomb during the Qingming Festival every year.

Meng Xiaohao bought some white chrysanthemums and white lilies at the gate of the cemetery, although the price was very scary, but it was much cheaper than during the Qingming Festival.

Meng Xiaohao placed the large bouquet in front of his father's tombstone, squatted down, and gently wiped his father's tombstone with a wet towel. But to Meng Xiaohao's surprise, his father's tombstone did not wipe out too much dust, and the surrounding ground seemed to have been swept not long ago.

"Could it be that the staff working at the cemetery swept it?" Meng Xiaohao didn't think too much about it, his father's tomb was cleaned by others, and he was very happy as a son. Thinking about it, Meng Xiaohao dragged the suitcase he was carrying to the tomb......

"Daddy! Do you know how competitive your son is! As he spoke, Meng Xiaohao opened the suitcase, and unsurprisingly, there were the championship trophies of the Chinese High School Men's Basketball League and the trophy of his FMVP, Meng Xiaohao took out the two trophies and placed them in front of his father's tombstone......

"Daddy! Take a good look! This is the trophy you've always dreamed of! Saying that, Meng Xiaohao touched the golden trophy (not pure gold), "When you were still there, you could tell me every day how awesome you were in high school, and then how awesome you were in your high school varsity team, but it turned out that you didn't win the national championship because you and the captain were injured......

Suddenly, Meng Xiaohao stopped talking, just looked at his father's tombstone quietly, for a while, Meng Xiaohao sighed heavily, revealing a very helpless smile, "Tell me, why did you go to play wild ball back then, and go to that kind of very dangerous wild court, if you didn't go to such a dangerous wild court back then, wouldn't you have been fighting, wouldn't I have died, wouldn't my basketball road be a little easier......" As he spoke, Meng Xiaohao's eyes moistened, and a few tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes. It swept across his cheek and fell to the golden trophy......

Meng Xiaohao wiped his tears, and from that sad face, he squeezed out a very stiff smile, "You know? Dad, Mom said that if I was playing basketball, she would cut off the mother-son relationship with me...... Hahaha...... "'Meng Xiaohao smiled, laughing very sadly, I don't know if it was self-deprecation, or what.

"Alright, Daddy!" Meng Xiaohao patted his father's tombstone, "I said everything that should be said, there is nothing to do, I will continue to walk on the road of basketball, I don't think my mother will really cut off the mother-son relationship with me......" Speaking of this, Meng Xiaohao smiled bitterly twice.

That's all that should be said, Meng Xiaohao doesn't want to stay here for a long time, he still has to take the bus back to school, this journey takes about an hour and a half, and he has to go back to training, so he doesn't want to delay more time. Meng Xiaohao put away the championship trophy and the FMVP trophy, got up, and looked at his father's tombstone again, "I'm leaving, Dad, I'll come to see you again when I'm free!" With that, Meng Xiaohao turned around and left the cemetery.

"You say! What did you let him do? I haven't come back for more than half a day! Ah, there is no one in the class, and when you ask this, you say that you are asking for leave, where is the leave? Aren't you a coach? Do you deserve to be a coach? Meng Xiaohao had just returned to school and was about to return the trophy to the coach when he heard his mother's shrill shouts on the floor where the coach's office was located......

"It's over!" Meng Xiaohao's face suddenly darkened, and his heart was already nine out of ten......

"Can you not be so ashamed! I am back! Meng Xiaohao's mother was still making a lot of noise in the coach's office, Meng Xiaohao really couldn't bear it anymore, pushed the door into the coach's office, and stopped his mother.

Suddenly, the entire office was quiet, including Meng Xiaohao's mother, but the good times didn't last long......

"Where's your little bunny?" When the office had not yet enjoyed a moment of tranquility, Meng Xiaohao's mother broke the silence with a shout. Meng Xiaohao didn't pay much attention to his mother, put the suitcase in front of the coach, and replied very indifferently, "I went to see my dad, what's wrong?" ”

Suddenly, Meng Xiaohao's mother stopped talking, she just looked at Meng Xiaohao quietly, watching Meng Xiaohao take out the national championship trophy and FMVP trophy one by one from the suitcase.

"You want me to quit the team, do you?" Meng Xiaohao still didn't look at his mother......

"Yes, I'm here to let you quit the team, basketball is not allowed to play anymore, you give me a good study!"

"Non-existent." Meng Xiaohao didn't guess wrong, his mother must have come for this matter.

"What do you mean? What does it mean to not exist? Meng Xiaohao's mother was angry, and it was obvious that she was very dissatisfied with Meng Xiaohao's attitude.

"I won't quit the team, my goal is the senior men's professional league, that's my goal and dream......" Meng Xiaohao suddenly paused, "It's also my dad's!" ”

"What did you say?" Meng Xiaohao's mother was enraged, "Pay back your dreams, how much is your dream worth?" Your dad just kept looking for what his dreams were, and then what? You know the ending! Your dad went to the field field! Meng Xiaohao's mother suddenly choked up, "I don't want you to repeat your father's mistakes!" ”

"I'm not him! With my strength, I don't bother to go to the field to play, and I don't need to go to the field to play! Meng Xiaohao turned around, obviously, he was also angry, since his father was beaten to death in a conflict with someone on the wild court, his mother has been preventing him from playing basketball, and under all kinds of obstructions, Meng Xiaohao's pressure has also increased......

The atmosphere in the office is getting worse and worse, and the smell of gunpowder that can be smelled makes the whole office breathless......

"That ......" The coach saw that it would definitely not work if it went on like this, and immediately went up to block it, "That, Meng Xiaohao's mother, Meng Xiaohao's strength is also very strong, I believe that if he tries his best to restrain himself, then he will definitely gain a foothold in the professional arena, and he will have a lot to do......"

"And what if he can't restrain himself?" Meng Xiaohao's mother interrupted the coach.

"Isn't this just the joint efforts of our coaches and parents?" The coach was choked by Meng Xiaohao's mother, and he was obviously very unhappy, but helplessly, Meng Xiaohao's mother's aura was too strong, even if the coach was unhappy, he didn't have anything to do.

"Mom......" Meng Xiaohao, who was standing on the side, spoke, "I know you will definitely not agree to me and let me play basketball, but I hope you will tolerate this ......" Saying, Meng Xiaohao paused, "Give me 4 years, within 4 years, I will definitely gain a foothold in the professional arena, if not, I will not ......" Meng Xiaohao looked up at his mother, "I will come back and follow your arrangement!" What do you think? ”

Meng Xiaohao has never looked at his mother so seriously, her hair is a little gray, she is obviously old, and there are some wrinkles at the corners of her eyes......

Meng Xiaohao's mother also looked at Meng Xiaohao, she watched Meng Xiaohao's growth all the time, but she had never seen such a firm look......

"Look...... Really like his dad ......"

The whole office was silent, and everyone was looking at Meng Xiaohao's mother, if she agreed, then Meng Xiaohao would most likely be the first student to become a professional player since the establishment of their school, just by his mother's words......

"Okay......" Meng Xiaohao's mother compromised, for the first time in so many years.

Meng Xiaohao's eyes widened, and he looked at his mother with an incredible expression, his mother has always stood on the opposite side of him in the matter of basketball. In fact, Meng Xiaohao was ready for his mother to reject him, but the script that he definitely didn't expect appeared.

"But!" Of course, things are certainly not that simple, children and adults will be one level different from each other, "Four years is too long!" Meng Xiaohao's mother stretched out her hand, "Three years, I'll give you three years, three years, you have to gain a foothold in the professional arena, if you can't do it, you will come back to me!" You know? ”

Meng Xiaohao did not bargain, if he bargained with his mother, the gains outweighed the losses, three years, Meng Xiaohao is still very sure, although this kind of self-confidence is somewhat unfounded, but Meng Xiaohao still thinks that he can gain a foothold in the professional arena within three years.

"Okay, it's a deal!" Meng Xiaohao was very happy and agreed to his mother's request.

"But you can't go to Japan, but you can continue to train for training, and I won't stop you."

Meng Xiaohao didn't expect his mother to do it......

"Why?"

"Because you're in your third year of high school, I want you to study hard! So that in the future, if you can't get a foothold in the professional arena, you will also have a good university. "After seeing Meng Xiaohao's mother, she didn't think that Meng Xiaohao could gain a foothold in the professional arena, even if he won the national championship and was the most valuable player.

"If I don't go to Japan, I won't be able to perform in international tournaments anymore, and the scouts will rarely find me, so you're stopping me in disguise!" Meng Xiaohao was very angry when he heard his mother's words, this was not his mother's compromise at all.

Unexpectedly, Meng Xiaohao's mother's attitude was even colder, and she only threw down such a short sentence, "It's gold, it will always shine." After speaking, Meng Xiaohao's mother left the coach's office, leaving the silent teachers and the angry gritted Meng Xiaohao.

"Xiaohao......" The coach looked at Meng Xiaohao, whose face was already angry, and wanted to step forward to comfort him, but Meng Xiaohao waved his hand......

"It's okay, I won't go if she doesn't let me go, she's right, gold always shines, there is a good saying, the fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, even if she wants to cut off my back road, it's not so easy!" Meng Xiaohao secretly made up his mind and decided to fight his mother to the end......

"There is no end to the road!" Meng Xiaohao secretly made up his mind and decided to find a place of light on this dark road......