Shang Lin, who had just finished writing next week's training plan, had not yet taken a breath, but saw that the screen of the mobile phone on the table was lit up, and the mobile phone that was adjusted to vibration mode was slowly moving on the desktop, he picked up the mobile phone, but saw a very long number, and then he understood that this was a call from a landline in Beijing, China. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

connected the phone, and a series of hearty laughter immediately came from there, and then said: "Old businessman, it's me, Qu Dong." ”

Shang Lin frowned, and he asked, "Can the transoceanic phone call be straight to the point?" The money of the state, just like that, is wasted? ”

The other end of the phone was suddenly choked by these words, paused, Qu Dong scolded with a smile: "You guy, you still haven't changed your temper, okay, then I'll tell you straight, what happened to your disciple who was injured in the Nike High School National Competition this spring?" ”

Shang Lin felt even more wrong when he heard this, so he said in a stiff tone: "What? Does the state still want to reimburse him for medical expenses? ”

Qu Dong said along the pole: "I think about it, but I don't use people, how can I have that qualification?" ”

Shang Lin immediately guessed something, and sneered: "Say, what are you going to do." ”

Qu Dong coughed dryly on the other end of the phone and said, "I want to know about the child's current situation and see if I can ...... it." ”

"What are you going to do if you can? Will he be recruited into the national youth? Shang Lin directly interrupted Qu Dong's words and asked bluntly.

"It's still your old businessman who understands me, and I just have this plan." Qu Dong heard that Shang Lin's mood on the other end of the phone was a little wrong, so he snorted and tried to ease the atmosphere.

Shang Lin didn't eat this, he said directly: "First of all, I don't have the qualifications to ask him to do anything, and besides, as his coach, I won't agree to him going." Okay, what else do you have? ”

"Oh, old businessman, you have been in the United States for so long now, why do I find that my vision is so narrower than before? The child can enter the national youth, this is something that many people dare not think of, I am opening the back door, why don't you think about it at all. Qu Dong was in a hurry.

"Thoughts? Hehe, why are you going to the national youth? Working for nothing, not giving money, who will pay for the round-trip plane ticket? Whose time is wasted? Guoqing's garbage training delayed the child, who is responsible? Shang Lin asked three questions in a row.

Qu Dong was immediately dissatisfied, and he retorted very unceremoniously: "What's wrong with my training?" Is it outdated, or is it? Isn't your advanced gone? ”

"What do you say? Need me to be more serious? Shang Lin didn't bother at all, and said directly.

At this time, Qu Dong over there could only hum and stop talking, at this time, Shang Lin continued: "Playing for the country, I have no objection, but Yan Yufeng is not cultivated by the traditional basketball system, I don't think there is any point in going to the national youth." ”

"The national youth has a heavy task this year, you know, next year is the Olympic year, although everyone's attention is on that side, but our national youth has always been to do the role of connecting the previous and the next, next spring, there are several important international U18 events to participate in, the results are too poor, it will affect the preparation of the national team." Qu Dong explained earnestly.

Shang Lin over there laughed, and he hit the nail on the head and said: "If you lose too much and lose big, you will lose face as a leader." Don't talk to me about those fictitious things, it's okay to enter the national youth, but if there are conditions, you promise me first and then consider it. ”

Although he felt embarrassed, Qu Dong still heard what he wanted, and couldn't help but perk up and asked, "Old Shang, you said." ”

"First, time needs to be adjusted, if there is a conflict, Yan Yufeng's own spare time shall prevail, don't come to the set of bureaucratic disgusting words that I called you, and if you don't come, you will have to come." Shang Lin thought for a while, and then said: "Second, to participate in international competitions, you can, domestic, not to participate." Third~! ”

"Stop, stop, I said Lao Shang, you are a professional agent, I promise not to come to the first one, and the second one, I barely do it, don't tell me the third." Qu Dong's head grew as soon as he heard this, and he hurriedly interrupted.

"Then there's no need to talk about it, I still have a lot of things to do, so be it." Shang Lin hung up the phone as he spoke.

Before the phone was put down, the screen lit up, and it was still Qu Dong's transoceanic phone.

Connected the phone, pressed the speakerphone, and Qu Dong's voice immediately came out: "Hey, old businessman, it's not interesting for you to do this, what is the sky-high asking price, and paying back the money on the ground, how can you discuss it like this?" ”

"This is the bottom line, I'm not a businessman, don't talk nonsense, you can do it yourself." Shang Lin said unceremoniously.

"In fact, there is not much training in China, there is only half a month left in Beijing this year, and next spring, there is still a month, and I can adjust this. There are no competitions in China, and there is only the U18 International Invitational in France in April, when there are no competitions in American high schools. You see, it's not a conflict at all, after the summer of 08, the national youth has no task, and in 09, they have reached the age of leaving the team automatically, why don't you understand? This is a great opportunity for a profit. Qu Dong explained in detail bitterly.

After listening, Shang Lin was also a little hesitant, he realized that this was indeed a good opportunity for Yan Yufeng to improve his qualifications, otherwise he would not have talked nonsense with Qu Dong for so long, with his character, he would have refused a long time ago, instead of waiting for the price to sell.

"The conditions I said can't be changed, when the time comes, if there is any conflict, you have to bear it, this is my bottom line, if you can't do it or break the promise, I will not be over with you in this life!" Shang Lin preached in a stern tone.

"Okay, I'll take care of it, you hand over your precious disciple to me, and it's my responsibility if he loses half a hair!" As soon as Qu Dong saw that the matter was going to be negotiated, he patted his chest and reassured.

Shang Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he understood Qu Dong's character, he was by no means the kind of unreliable person, since he had said this, he softened his tone and said: "I can't guarantee this matter now, I'll communicate with him first, and then give you an answer!" ”

"Okay, I don't need you to call, how about I call again at this time tomorrow?" Qu Dong said immediately.

"No, I can afford the phone bill, you just wait." Shang Lin vetoed it.

"By the way, Old Shang, how is your disciple recovering now? Since that injury, I have deliberately collected information about your disciples, I don't know if I don't know, I was shocked when I saw it, such a treasure was encountered by you casually returning to China, I really envy your luck. Qu Dong laughed.

"Don't fill me with honey, I know what you want to know, to tell you the truth, the injury has recovered almost, just don't exercise too much, you have to pay attention to this, the level is only up and down, you will understand it yourself when the time comes." Shang Lin remembered a key point, so he immediately reminded Qu Dongdao.

"Can't exercise too much?" Qu Dong muttered in his heart, thinking that this was also reasonable, so he promised: "I'll pay attention, you go and call, I'll wait." ”

Hanging up the phone, Shang Lin thought about it for a while, and dialed Yan Yufeng's phone.

Yan Yufeng, who had just entered the door, had not been busy at home for a long time, and Xu Xiaodong, who was unhappy, was about to ask him where he had gone, but when he saw that the mobile phone rang, he stopped the car and waved his hand: "You answer the phone first." ”

Yan Yufeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the phone and looked at it, he was stunned, and immediately connected: "Coach, Happy Thanksgiving!" ”

Shang Lin was stunned for a moment, glanced at the time and date of his IBM notebook, and then realized that today was Thanksgiving, so he smiled and said, "If you don't say it, I don't know that today is still a holiday." ”

Yan Yufeng immediately knew that he had misunderstood, and said, "Coach, is there anything you want to say?" ”

"Well, that's the case, I have something to confirm with you, the initiative is yours, you think about it yourself." Shang Lin paused, and then said, "Are you interested in going to the national youth team?" ”

Yan Yufeng was stunned when he heard this, and he asked confirmatively: "National Youth Team?" ”

"Well, the national U18 men's basketball team, referred to as the national youth, do you have an idea?" Shang Lin asked.

Yan Yufeng was silent, he had never thought about this matter, even if Shang Lin mentioned it now, he felt that it was far away and out of reach.

Feeling the silence on the other end of the phone, Shang Lin's heart couldn't help but tighten a little, and he said: "With this qualification, if you want to take a career path in the future, it will be much broader, you think about it, don't rush to answer me." ”

Yan Yufeng spoke: "Coach, I want to ask, what does this national youth need me to do?" ”

Shang Lin was surprised in his heart, and at the same time appreciated a little more, he liked Yan Yufeng's calmness, this calmness would become a great help to him in the future.

He explained: "First of all you have to go to the game, of course at the international age level, and secondly, you have to train with the team. That's pretty much it first. ”

Yan Yufeng frowned when he heard this, he walked to the sofa, sat down, and asked, "Joint training?" For a long time? I don't have much time. ”

"Aren't you not on the 1st team for a while?" Shang Lin asked.

"Not really, but my training program has been planned for a long time, and I may still have to go to Team 1 at any time, that's what Coach Corva told me personally." Yan Yufeng explained.

"Moreover, the winter vacation is coming soon, I have to go back to China, and there are some things that need to be dealt with." Yan Yufeng remembered a few emails yesterday, and his heart couldn't help but feel hot.

Shang Lin thought for a while, and he said: "First of all, I want to understand your attitude towards going to the national youth!" ”

Yan Yufeng was no longer silent, speaking from his heart, he likes challenges, likes to play, but he really doesn't have much desire for many other things, even if it is because he is delegated from the 1st team, he feels not ashamed, but because he feels lost because the game is not big, for Yan Yufeng himself, whether he plays in the community, plays in the league in and1, or plays in the New York State League, it is all the same, in short, Yan Yufeng wants to play, as for who to follow, he is not too picky. There is also about honor, he does not have a strong desire in this regard, before in Beiyang No. 12 Middle School, it was also because he felt the yearning of every teammate for the national championship, which aroused his fighting spirit.

Yan Yufeng has never thought about many other factors, which is why his pure basketball obsession allows him to walk without distractions on this road, and go faster and faster.

"If you go to the National Youth League and register with the National Youth League, it will help you a lot to move towards a career." Shang Lin felt that Yan Yufeng had been silent for too long, so he had to say a few more words.

"Occupation?" Yan Yufeng chewed these two words in his heart, he felt extremely strange about this, he has liked basketball for so many years, watching, watching international games, he will watch it almost whenever he has time. He knew that those were the stages of professional players, and he had fantasized about standing on the same stage with them, that kind of confrontation.

But as time went by, Yan Yufeng has been more focused on improving his basketball skills, and the appearance of long-lost words made him feel not expectation, but dazed.

"Don't you want to play professionally?" Shang Lin asked in a soft tone on the other end of the phone.

"I haven't thought about it now." Yan Yufeng replied.

He continued: "Ever since the injury, I felt like I had woken up from my dream, and that injury woke me up like an alarm clock, and I was awake to a lot of my shortcomings, and I was so invincible that I didn't notice my weaknesses and shortcomings. When I was lying in a hospital bed, I told myself, I can't lie down again, I have to perfect myself, I not only have to face it head-on, I need to have this ability to avoid it. ”

"So, I don't want to waste my time, and I don't think about it now, and I don't have the right to think about it. Maybe in the future, when I think I can, I'll make a choice. Yan Yufeng quietly finished saying his inner thoughts at the moment, and he didn't say anything.

Shang Lin on the other end of the phone was also silent, Yan Yufeng's words, every word was heard in his ears, approaching his heart, he suddenly remembered Qu Dong's words before, you can meet such a baby, it is your luck. He suddenly smiled and said, "Then follow yourself and go forward, I will walk with you!" ”

"Thank you, Coach!" Yan Yufeng said movingly.

"That's it, since you want to return to China, then you go to the national youth for a walk, even if you don't want to go, then it is necessary to see, at this stage, gather the level of the country's elites of the same age, at least so that you will know, and you can also get more information for the road you want to take in the future."

"Will you meet them?" Yan Yufeng understood Shang Lin's meaning in this way.

"Well, so to speak, no matter what the result, you understand what level you are at now, what level you are, what? Don't you have faith? Shang Lin teased heartily.

"Okay, I got it!" Yan Yufeng agreed, and at the same time, he felt a sense of excitement in his heart, which he was very familiar with and his favorite taste.

In the face of challenges, he is always interested!

"I'll send you the address, when you get there, call this directly, and someone will lead you in." Shang Lin then told the address of the national youth training camp and Qu Dong's phone number.

Yan Yufeng took a post-it note from the coffee table to write down the information, and Shang Lin asked on the other end of the phone, "When will you go back?" By the way, you just said that there are some things to deal with, which aspect? ”

"On December 12th, I just planned to fly to Beijing, so I can go to the training camp by the way, and then go back to Beiyang. What's the matter? Oh, coach, you don't know yet, our No. 12 Middle School has never been in the provincial finals this time, and was eliminated by Nanjing No. 9 Middle School. But there's also the repechage, which is in December, in Shanghai, and I want to go. Yan Yufeng replied.

"What? Haven't you been? That's it! Shang Lin was surprised, then sighed, and finally was ashamed.

"Without your twelve, it is indeed a great reduction in strength. By the way, Changfeng, how is Shangzhi? How did the league far? Suddenly mentioning the twelve, many pictures in his memory instantly appeared in Shang Lin's mind, he suddenly wanted to understand everything, and he also felt a trace of guilt and uneasiness in his heart.

"I don't know." Yan Yufeng's mind flashed the email sent to him by Sun Ming late last night, and he was very unhappy, and he checked the only news in China on the Internet, and the whole article was full of words praising Nanjing No. 9 Middle School and ridiculing No. 12 Middle School.

"I'll check it out for myself later." Shang Lin felt that Yan Yufeng's tone was very low, and he immediately understood his disciple's heart, and he comforted: "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, isn't there a repechage match?" Are you sure you want to attend? At the same time, he asked about the doubts in his heart.

"Changfeng, Xiang Jie, Shangzhi doesn't have much time left, what's more, the national championship is my commitment to the plateau, and I don't want to disappoint them." Yan Yufeng said calmly.

Shang Lin sighed: "Then you go back, is it too late?" ”

"Do your best." Yan Yufeng replied.

Shang Lin nodded secretly, his trust in his disciple was more recognized, he thought of a question, and said: "Your current strength may be too much beyond the same level in China, maybe you will go to the national youth training place, you can get the answer, if you want to return to Beiyang Twelfth Middle School, I want to remind you." ”

"Every peer who competes in the National High School Tournament has the same dreams as you, and failure is an asset, but you don't want this to be a disaster for them, after all, it's not a professional game." Shang Lin didn't know how to sort out his rhetoric, he knew Yan Yufeng's strength, and if he wanted to return to that level, it would be like a tiger entering a flock, and no one could stop him.

Yan Yufeng was stunned, he didn't consider this aspect at all, but Shang Lin's words were reasonable, so he asked tentatively: "Coach, do you mean that I want to take the fight?" ”

"No, I want you to face everyone's dreams seriously." Shang Lin said solemnly.

"Okay, I will." Yan Yufeng didn't know how to answer, so he could only agree first, although he didn't understand it very well, but he felt that the coach's words always made sense.

"Go ahead, let's do this first, go back and keep training, don't get fat, don't eat and drink, you know?" Shang Lin explained a few words, and then hung up the phone.

Putting down the phone and seeing Xu Xiaodong sitting aside, Yan Yufeng was stunned for a moment and said, "Uncle, who are you?" ”

"Oh, I'm fine, that, today's Thanksgiving, your mother called in the afternoon, saying that she can't come back, this holiday, the two of us will spend it, this is your first time Thanksgiving." Xu Xiaodong came back to his senses and hurriedly found a way to say.

"Huh? Are we really going to live? Yan Yufeng looked at the table, some dishes had already been placed, and wondered.

Xu Xiaodong glared, and said silently: "Nonsense, do you think I'm full?" I've been busy for an afternoon, you're good, you're at ease, I'm only coming back now, you look outside, which house is not brightly lit, people come and go. ”

"Oh, really?" Yan Yufeng stood up and looked out from the floor-to-ceiling window in the hall, and at the same time his heart trembled, thinking of Shang Lin, who was still busy for himself, and suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"Come on, there's more to do, you're going to come and help me, doesn't that mean you know how to cook?" Xu Xiaodong felt that if he didn't speed up, it would really be too late.

"Okay! Of course I know how to cook, so let my uncle try my hand at it today! Yan Yufeng let go of the strange emotions in his heart, took off his coat, and prepared to start working.

Half an hour later, the two of them sat at the dining table stupidly, looking at the dishes on the dozen or so plates, Yan Yufeng asked Xu Xiaodong: "Uncle, are we doing too much?" ”

Xu Xiaodong rubbed his sore wrist and said uncertainly: "You are an athlete, it should be no problem." ”

Yan Yufeng smiled bitterly: "I'm not a big stomach. ”

"Okay, let's eat first, are we going to have an opening statement first?" Xu Xiaodong felt that he was not wasting time on this issue, and he asked Yan Yufeng.

"The opening remarks? Say what? Yan Yufeng said in surprise.

"Thanksgiving, naturally, before eating, be grateful!" Xu Xiaodong is a serious way.

Yan Yufeng was stunned, he looked at the dishes on this table, some of them didn't know what to do, he looked up at Xu Xiaodong on the other side of the table, the latter had to popularize science first, which made him feel a little substitution.

"The origin of the United States is a group of Puritans who fled from Europe to North America, they had a hard journey, hungry and hungry, and when they got to North America, they got out of bed and were taken in by a tribe of Indians on the shore, and they gave the Puritans wine and food, so this day, which is today, is defined as Thanksgiving." Xu Xiaodong briefly introduced, and then added: "This is a festival for Americans, and it is not popular in Europe." ”

"So?" Yan Yufeng suddenly thought of something, and his face couldn't help but become strange.

Xu Xiaodong's next sentence seemed to break through what Yan Yufeng was thinking in his heart, he said: "The funniest thing is that these Puritans survived by the Indians and settled in North America, but it was the descendants of these people who almost killed the life-saving benefactor, so this Thanksgiving is really inexplicably funny." ”

"Black humor?" Yan Yufeng said.

Xu Xiaodong shrugged his shoulders, he picked up the chopsticks, and said, "But we still have to be grateful, you know, this is a legal holiday, we must be grateful." ”

Xu Xiaodong suddenly saw Yan Yufeng close his eyes, put his hands together, and lowered his head slightly, as if praying.

After a while, Yan Yufeng opened his eyes, Xu Xiaodong looked at him, and asked, "Who are you grateful for?" ”

"Parents, friends, coaches, opponents, oh, and finally you." Yan Yufeng replied calmly.

Xu Xiaodong was stunned, he showed a smile, and he said, "Thank you!" ”

"Start, this sweet and sour tenderloin, you really made it? It can't be a takeout, right? Yan Yufeng immediately changed his expression and asked with a face full of disbelief.

"How is that possible? Are you too underestimated? I've been a chef in a restaurant! Xu Xiaodong was suddenly unhappy, he waved his chopsticks and said, "Please eat and then define it!" ”

The two of them talked casually to each other, and the chopsticks went down quickly.

It didn't take long for Xu Xiaodong to burp at first, and then said in disbelief: "It's really finished." ”

Yan Yufeng, who felt that he was holding on, touched his obviously bulging belly, thinking in his heart how much exercise he had to do to digest the fat he ingested today, and while he had a headache, he didn't forget to complain: "Uncle, if you can cook the dishes again, you must do it in moderation, if it goes on like this, I don't know how much exercise to add." ”

Hearing this obviously complimentary, Xu Xiaodong laughed and hiccuped again, he waved his hand, and felt that he couldn't sit down, so he stood up and walked out: "No, I'm going to go out and walk around." ”

The two walked back and forth in their yard, and Xu Xiaodong asked casually, "How long do you plan to go back?" ”

Yan Yufeng frowned and touched his stomach, and replied: "It should be at least possible to come back after January next year, I went to inquire, Cruz will take 40 days off, if it's okay, you can add a week of leave, I don't know how long, but I will try my best to take care of both sides." ”

Xu Xiaodong was a little worried, but he was next to him just now, and he had already heard that he couldn't say more about such a thing, so he thought about it and decided not to ask.

"Uncle, who is my mother, do you know?" Yan Yufeng suddenly asked, as soon as he finished speaking, he felt that it was not right to ask like this, so he added: "I mean, on the work side, I actually want to know more." ”

Looking at Yan Yufeng's expectant eyes, Xu Xiaodong was silent, he walked to the side of the road, beckoned to Yan Yufeng, and said, "Come, let's go together." ”

Walking on the community road, every household is lively, laughing and laughing, Xu Xiaodong looked at this scene and said: "Your mother is a very pure person, this is my perception, in fact, this point, you are very similar to her." ”

He continued: "She doesn't think too much about other things like other bureaucrats in the country, in short, she never thinks about personal problems, she is busy, busy, as if she is not tired. ”

Turning his head to look at Yan Yufeng, Xu Xiaodong said seriously: "You just need to know that your mother's love for you has never been less." When she is in the United States, as long as she is free, she will take out your picture and look at it and stroke it. That's all in my eyes. ”

Yan Yufeng nodded silently, and he looked at the brightly lit Manhattan night scene in the distance.

"I've been alone since I was a child, but I never hated it. I'm not like others who have a childhood that I can recall, but I've always felt that I'm very fulfilled. Yan Yufeng continued to look into the distance, he said: "Dad will send me a sentence every year on my birthday, and I keep every sentence in my heart, and as I grow up day by day, I gradually understand the meaning of that sentence." ”

"Uncle, I'm thinking, what will I be like in the future?" Yan Yufeng turned his head and said to Xu Xiaodong, who was stunned.

"Even though I don't know, I'm going to go ahead and do something meaningful to me, and that's how life should be, right?"

"Yes!" Xu Xiaodong replied very seriously.

Yan Yufeng smiled, he jumped down and continued to laugh.

"Come on, boy!" Xu Xiaodong said secretly in his heart. (To be continued.) )