In mid-June, the Chinese table tennis team is about to go to the Huangshi Table Tennis Training Base in Hubei Province for a one-and-a-half-month closed training camp. Prior to this, the team gave each player three days off, but there was a requirement that they should not leave the capital.

This made Ye Hao, who was going to go home, nowhere to go, but he suddenly remembered his cheap master, Coach Lu Weilu of the capital team. So he dialed the other party's phone, and after a hippie smile, Coach Lu promised to take him to his villa for a "vacation".

Early the next morning, Lu Wei drove to the door of the national table tennis dormitory, Ye Hao saw Coach Lu, who he hadn't seen for a long time, and pounced happily.

"Master, I want to kill you!"

"I'm going to exhaust me to death."

At this time, Ye Hao was hanging on Lu Wei's body, pressing the other party out of breath.

Ye Hao heard Coach Lu's complaints, quickly got off the other party, and smiled embarrassedly, "Hehe, master, why are you aging so fast, I can't stand this little weight?" ”

When Lu Wei heard this, he vomited blood angrily, "You are only old, I am only forty-five, and I am in the prime of life." Besides, it's your kid who is getting heavier and fatter now, okay? Lu Wei didn't want to admit that he was old, so he hurriedly put the blame on Ye Hao.

Ye Hao couldn't be convinced, and immediately counterattacked: "I am growing up, and it is normal for me to gain weight. And where am I fat, I am obviously a handsome and dashing teenager! ”

After the two of them were in the same place, they got in the car and left.

……

Villas on the outskirts of Beijing.

"What? Master, you actually quit your job as the coach of the Capital Team! Ye Hao suddenly learned a shocking news.

"yes, what's all the fuss about." Lu Wei said calmly.

"But didn't you say that it was because you love table tennis and want to promote and develop this project and discover more talents, why did you suddenly give up now?" Ye Hao was puzzled.

"It's not because of you!" Lu Wei looked at Ye Hao solemnly.

"Me?" Ye Hao pointed his finger at himself, with a stupid expression that he didn't know what to say.

"Originally, my wish was to produce a world champion to make up for my regrets. Now that you're a world champion and you're even close to a Grand Slam, I've overachieved my goal, so of course it's time to retire. Lu Wei said in a straightforward tone.

Ye Hao, who figured out the reason, was relieved and started the comic mode again. "Then master, you can go with peace of mind, I am now an invincible opponent in the world, and the difficult task of dominating the table tennis world will be handed over to the apprentice to complete it."

A black line appeared on Lu Wei's forehead, why did it seem like I was going to die, is this a dying farewell?

"Then master, you are no longer a coach, what are you doing now?" Ye Hao was a little curious about Lu Wei's recent situation.

"I haven't figured out what to do yet, so let's rest first." Lu Wei replied as a matter of course.

"Worthy of a rich man! It's so idle! Ye Hao gave a thumbs up and expressed "envy, jealousy and hatred" to Lu Wei.

"You kid is really ......" Lu Wei was helpless against Ye Hao's big "truth".

"It's not rough." Ye Hao had a look of underbeating that you understand.

On that day, Ye Hao rested comfortably in the villa, his heart was tense all the time after continuous training and competitions, and now he finally got a chance to relax. That night, on the soft big bed, Ye Hao slept extremely sweetly.

However, early the next morning, a small figure, tiptoeing, sneaked into Ye Hao's room. Immediately after, there was a loud shout......

"I'll go!"

Ye Hao's dream was punctured, and in a daze, he only felt a coolness on his face, and even suddenly felt a little suffocated. When I opened my eyes, I saw a ghostly little girl looking at her by the bedside with a grin. It turned out that Ye Hao's face was poured with a whole bottle of mineral water, and it was the kind that had just been taken out of the refrigerator.

"Why is this little witch?" Ye Hao was glad that he didn't find any trace of the other party when he came yesterday, but he didn't expect that Lu Mengxin, the little devil, would give him a big "surprise" early this morning.

"Brother Ye Hao, are you happy to see me?" Lu Mengxin's voice was sweet, so that people who didn't know couldn't see her details at all.

In this regard, Ye Hao had no choice but to reply with a wry smile, "Happy, and very happy!" ”

"Haha, then you get up and play games with me."

Under the urging of the little witch, Ye Hao had to give up his plan to sleep again, and reluctantly washed up.

"I obviously locked the door well last night, how did this little girl break in? Could it be that she still has a spare key? ”

……

Happy times always pass very quickly, and it's time to say goodbye. The three-day rest time is fleeting, and Ye Hao will return to China table tennis and continue to devote himself to the training of Olympic preparations.

Before leaving, the little witch Lu Mengxin looked at him reluctantly, after all, usually this little sister-in-law really couldn't find a few peers who could be bullied wantonly, and only Ye Hao, her father's apprentice, was quite enjoyable to bully.

"Brother Ye Hao, I will go to the Olympics to watch your competition and cheer for you on the spot!" Xiaogu Liang shouted to Ye Hao, who had already gotten into the car.

Ye Hao turned his head and looked at Lu Wei in the driver's seat, "Master, are you going to the scene of the Athens Olympics then?" ”

"Yes, I'm waiting to see you achieve the Grand Slam with my own eyes, don't let me down!" Lu Wei said with an expectant tone.

"Don't worry, I've got the Olympic gold medal in my hands. When the time comes, you will also get a taste of what it feels like to have an Olympic gold medal hanging around your neck. Ye Hao was unashamed to boast.

"Alright, let's settle our minds!" Lu Wei didn't have a hint of a laughing expression, but looked at Ye Hao seriously.

Feeling the other party's expectations, Ye Hao no longer continued to smile, and the whole person immediately became serious, and solemnly replied with two words: "Definitely!" ”

"Alas, as soon as you kid is serious, I'm still a little uncomfortable."

"Master, if I don't take you like this, I'm finally serious once......"

Ye Hao, who returned, went to the Huangshi training base with all the national table tennis staff the next day.

In the next month and a half, in addition to daily training, it was a simulated game within the team. Many outstanding athletes from the first and second teams of the country are willing to serve as sparring partners, imitating the tactics of several of the strongest opponents of the Chinese table tennis team in the Olympic Games, so that the main players can adapt in advance in order to find a way to win.

Sweat was streaming and time was ticking, and it was August 2004, with the countdown to the Athens Olympics in the single digits.

On August 5, the Chinese table tennis team returned to the capital. Two days later, they rushed to Athens, Greece, a week in advance, to get used to the venue, the local climate, and all the preparations.