Chapter 70: The Fifth Man on the Varsity Team
Wang Bing: The news of their away win against No. 2 Middle School quickly spread in the city's high school circles.
The difficulty of the second middle school is notoriously, He Luo has superb ball skills and strong game organization skills, and in his four away challenges, he only lost to the champion of the last city competition, the experimental middle school.
Unexpectedly, No. 1 Middle School also defeated them this time, and it was defeated away from home.
Therefore, when Wang Bing submitted an application to the school to form a team to participate in the city competition, the school teachers did not feel too embarrassed.
However, the teachers told Wang Bing that they would not give too much support, because their No. 1 Middle School was originally famous for its cultural class college entrance examination, not sports and basketball.
"Give."
Wang Bing put an application form stamped with the school's seal in front of Gu Yan and them.
Cheng Yiwei is also there, since the last time they experienced those things together in the second middle school, Cheng Yiwei has already gotten along with Wang Bing and become very good friends.
"Great! In this way, we will be able to participate in the city competition this year. ”
Chen Yizhi jumped up happily.
"However, we only have four of us now, and we haven't even assembled a full team yet."
This sentence poured a basin of cold water on Chen Yizhi.
Yes, there are only four of them now, and if they just find one random person like the last time they played the second middle school, then they won't get too good results in the city competition.
"We can, think about going to Zhou Dachuan!" Cheng Yiwei spoke, but when he said this, Cheng Yiwei's expression did not have much expectation.
"Zhou Dachuan? Don't forget, he probably doesn't have time to play right now. ”
Gu Yan and the others looked at Wang Bing and them curiously, not knowing who Zhou Dachuan they were talking about.
"He was also a member of the basketball club before us, and he was also our vice president......"
Zhou Dachuan's story is a sad story, Zhou Dachuan's mother is sick and needs to go to the hospital every month for expensive injections.
Therefore, Zhou Dachuan, who is only a sophomore in high school, needs to start his financial independence.
Zhou Dachuan's family is not wealthy, and his mother's monthly needle water bill is already unaffordable for the family.
Zhou Dachuan originally wanted to drop out of school to work to relieve the pressure on his family, but his mother did not agree, so Zhou Dachuan had to use all his time after school to work, even if he could not help his family, he also achieved financial independence.
He hasn't asked his family for money for a semester, including the registration fee and the usual material fees, all of which he bears by himself.
Zhou Dachuan is a person with strong self-esteem, and the school originally wanted to organize a fundraiser for him, but he refused.
"Then he shouldn't agree and waste time training with us to prepare for the city season, right?"
After listening to Zhou Dachuan's story, Gu Yan felt that he would not agree.
"However, the city competition is also his dream." Cheng Yiwei still thinks that he can go to find Zhou Dachuan.
So, Cheng Yiwei and Wang Bing found a recess time and came to Zhou Dachuan's class.
Because if it was time after school, Zhou Dachuan would be in a hurry to go to work part-time, and he would not be able to find him.
"Congratulations, you've defeated the second hit!"
Although he suffered pitifully, Zhou Dachuan still maintained his optimistic character, and when he saw Wang Bing and Cheng Yiwei coming to find him, he congratulated them as soon as they met.
"Okawa, the school has agreed that we will form a team to participate in the city competition, do you want to join us?"
With limited time between classes, Cheng Yiwei directly told Zhou Dachuan his purpose.
However, sure enough, Zhou Dachuan rejected them.
Tell Gu Yan the news, they may really have to find someone else.
Gu Yan didn't say anything, and asked Wang Bing to find someone else first, but he asked Zhou Dachuan where he worked.
Gu Yan doesn't live in school, so he can go to Zhou Dachuan's place of work as soon as he gets out of school.
The place of work is a riverside food stall near the school.
Because he asked Chen Yizhi for a photo of Zhou Dachuan, he recognized Zhou Dachuan who was cleaning up the table.
However, Zhou Dachuan saw him first, and walked towards him.
"Classmate, this shop doesn't taste very good, and it's expensive, if you want to eat, go straight down and there is an intersection, there is a shop there, it will be better there."
Because Gu Yan came after school, he was still wearing the school uniform of No. 1 Middle School.
Seeing that it was a classmate from the same school as himself, Zhou Dachuan, who worked here, knew that the things of this food stall were not very good, and he didn't see his classmates suffer.
"No, I'm here for you."
"Looking for me?" His expression was dazed, because he didn't know Gu Yan in front of him.
"I'm a senior Gu Yan in the basketball club."
"Looking for me for the city competition?"
Wang Bing and Cheng Yiwei had just come to look for him in the morning, and Gu Yan said that he was from the basketball club, so Zhou Dachuan must have thought that the junior in front of him was also looking for him for the city competition.
"But, as you can see, I need to work part-time, and I don't have time for training."
"I can give you double the money you earn every day from part-time work."
"No, in that case, you don't have to say anything in the future."
Zhou Dachuan interrupted Gu Yan's words, and then turned to leave.
Sure enough, Zhou Dachuan is a person with strong self-esteem.
Helpless, Gu Yan had no choice but to leave, after all, Zhou Dachuan still had to work, and he couldn't stay here for a long time to disturb him.
Gu Yan made a phone call, which was to Uncle Li.
The phone was connected: "Uncle Li, help me with something." ”
What Gu Yan asked Uncle Li to help with was to let Uncle Li find a good doctor to see Zhou Dachuan's mother.
So, the next morning, a well-known expert came to the hospital where Zhou Dachuan's mother was treated.
Zhou Dachuan's mother was consulted in many ways and a feasible surgical method was discussed.
The surgical treatment plan was formulated, and the hospital notified Zhou Dachuan's mother to come to the hospital for preoperative preparations.
Knowing that his mother's illness could be cured by surgery, Zhou Dachuan was so happy that before the class was finished, he and the teacher asked for leave and ran to the hospital.
"Thank you, doctor!"
In the doctor's office, Zhou Dachuan bowed to his mother's attending doctor and thanked him.
"No, it's not thank me, the surgical treatment of your mother's disease is something that we doctors can't think of and don't dare to try, because it's very difficult."
"Then how did you inform us to come to the hospital for preoperative preparations?"
Hearing the doctor's words, Zhou Dachuan began to get nervous again, and it was not easy to have hope.
"Because this consultation for your mother is a well-known expert in the industry, who came from Beijing, by the way, this is what you found, right?" The doctor asked Zhou Dachuan.
Zhou Dachuan shook his head, he recalled that their family had not gone to any experts in Beijing.
"Then it's strange, those two experts came to our hospital to participate in the consultation with your mother, and there is no charge, it is free to treat your mother, including the cost of surgery."
Gratis? Zhou Dachuan felt very strange, how could such a good thing suddenly appear.
When he came to the ward, he learned that his mother's illness could be cured by surgery, and his father began to laugh.
Zhou Dachuan told his father about the expert that the doctor said, and asked his father if he was a friend he was looking for.
"Nope." Gu Yan's father was also inexplicable, he didn't know any doctors and experts at all.
And when I heard that the fee was free, my expression was even more surprised.
When Zhou Dachuan was about to buy some fruit for his mother, he saw Gu Yan around the corner.
Gu Yan leaned against the wall, obviously waiting for Zhou Dachuan.
"Waiting for me?"
"Hmm."
"So, you also found the expert?"
Gu Yan nodded.
"Thank you." As he spoke, he bowed to Gu Yan.
Although Zhou Dachuan has strong self-esteem and has the pride of not accepting help from others, Gu Yan's help is for his mother.
If it weren't for Gu Yan, Zhou Dachuan might not have known how to find a specialist to treat his mother and make his mother's condition better.
"I promise you, I will participate in the city competition with you."
"No...... I'm not here to help you for this purpose, and I'm not going to ask you to play with us in the city races. ”
Although Gu Yan hoped that Zhou Dachuan could participate in the city competition with them, when he helped Zhou Dachuan, it was definitely not because of this.
"However, the city competition is also my dream, and now that my mother's illness has a treatment plan, and the money I earn from my part-time job is enough for me to be financially independent for a while, I can pursue my dream."
"Okay, then let's do it together!"
Although it was tiring to run around the school and the hospital, Zhou Dachuan still came to the court in the afternoon of the same day and went to report to Wang Bing.
"Lao Wang, look at who is coming from behind!" Cheng Yiwei's dribbling stopped.
"How many times have you said it, don't call me Lao Wang......"
Wang Bing wanted to say something, but when he turned around and saw Zhou Dachuan, his expression became weird, and he swallowed back what he wanted to say.
"Okawa, I'm finally back on the court again!"
Wang Bing walked forward and gave Zhou Dachuan a hug, followed by Cheng Yiwei.
The three of them, in their freshman year of high school, also used to be brothers who played together.
"What, figured it out, let's participate in the city competition together?" Wang Bing asked Zhou Dachuan.
Zhou Dachuan nodded heavily.
"Welcome!"
The excited Wang Bing gave Zhou Dachuan a big hug again.
Finally, they had a fifth player on their basketball team.
Gu Yan and Zhou Chuan looked at each other, and then nodded with tacit understanding, the matter of the hospital is the secret of the two of them.
"Okawa, haven't you touched the ball for too long, no?"
Cheng Yiwei is heading out with Zhou Dachuan.
may be because he is busy with part-time work every day and has no time to play on the court, Zhou Dachuan's basketball awareness is much less than before.
However, after a period of adaptive training, Zhou Dachuan can still return to his previous basketball level.
"Come again!"
It is precisely because he hasn't played for too long that Zhou Dachuan's inner basketball desire has been infinitely released.
"No, you can change people and fight you alone."
"For whom?" Wang Bing went to the school to apply for the school competition, and now there are Gu Yan and Chen Yizhi on the other side of them.
"You choose Gu Yan, he is suitable for your current level." When saying this, Cheng Yiwei had some bad intentions.
Zhou Dachuan didn't notice Cheng Yiwei's ill intentions, he walked to Gu Yan's side: "Gu Yan, can you fight with me alone, I want to improve myself quickly now." ”