Chapter 9: Reasons to Perform
When he was about to go out in the morning, Guan Chen put on the gray tracksuit again.
It almost became his suit.
For otaku squatting at home, sportswear must be gray. Gray is a neutral color, unobtrusive, subjective, and attitudeless. The ashes rise up like a cloud of idleness, which will not rain or go up. It is a good camouflage color.
For Guan Chen, gray is the color of transition from black to white, which has a deep meaning and is very ceremonial to wear. It reminds him that a new life has begun.
Of course, if you make two transactions in two days in a row, this set is likely to have a lucky bonus. Guan Chen is ready to wear it for another day to see if there will be any gains.
After hiding the remaining 10,000 yuan in cash in more than a dozen books and the ceiling of the toilet, and clamping a piece of hair in the crack of the door and the windowsill, Guan Chen put on the garbage bag and went out with confidence.
Because I used my mobile phone to check the information on the Internet last night, I got up much later this morning than yesterday. As he walked down the hallway, there was already a movement of life around him.
Several Filipino-looking women, carrying things on their backs, loudly ordered their children to do their homework well and not to watch TV.
A young man with European and American appearance, yawning and stepping on the electric car. He wore a set of delivery clothes and another helmet of the delivery platform, and rode away.
An aunt grinned as she showed her companion her new rubber gloves and walked downstairs with a smile.
Even on weekends, for some people, holidays are non-existent.
Everyone looked at him and didn't say hello to him. Guan Chen walked among them, looking a little out of place, but he knew that he was actually no different from these people.
It's just a stranger who has left his hometown and wants to start a new life.
Guan Chen walked downstairs with garbage bags in both hands, and a teenager who didn't know which country he looked like was also throwing garbage.
Seeing that Guan Chen wanted to throw the garbage into a bucket, the young man hurriedly jumped up to stop it: "The garbage must be sorted!" ”
"Long-winded." Guan Chen threw the garbage into the bucket like a basket.
"If the garbage is not sorted, the garbage truck will not collect it." The boy said angrily in accented Huaxia language: "When the time comes, there will be garbage everywhere here!" Stinky black sky. ”
"It's 'stinking.'" Guan Chen was happy and found a sense of superiority in knowledge reserves.
But when he thought that there were still a bunch of garbage bags at home that had not been thrown away, Guan Chen had a headache. I didn't know how to sort in my previous life, but in this life, I will know how to classify garbage.
It's no wonder that the predecessor would rather pile up the garbage at home than throw it away when he bought alcohol.
Guan Chen said to the young man: "I still have some garbage at home, give you ten yuan, come over in the afternoon to help me sort it." ”
The boy immediately became happy, saying that he was the best at sorting garbage, and he sorted all the garbage at home.
"Try it out now and see what you're doing." Guan Chen turned around and left, leaving behind a young man who happily sorted garbage.
Guan Chen thought back to the adults and children he had just seen who were active in life and working hard to make money, and wondered if he should find some serious part-time jobs as soon as possible.
According to the nutritious recipes he formulated for himself, plus the rent, water and electricity bills, and occasionally he may go to the Internet café to watch a movie, which is calculated as a lot of money.
And the predecessor and the little bear kind, relying on part-time jobs to save tuition, looks very enthusiastic and positive. Guan Chen also wanted to try it and spend his hard-earned money on things he was interested in.
When Guan Chen slowly ran to the park he had come to yesterday, his body was already very hot.
Guan Chen adjusted his breathing while observing his surroundings.
The child who was catching the bus did not show up. I don't know if it's because I don't have make-up classes on Sunday, or because I've already gotten on the bus.
It's a shame not to be able to compete in a contest of speed. Guan Chen made up his mind to come over at this time tomorrow.
Exhaling slowly, Guan Chen began to exercise.
Speed, strength, flexibility, endurance, agility.
Let's start with speed. Sprint 100 meters, jog 100 meters, sprint, jog again, and so on. Mainly improves anaerobic endurance.
Nearly two hours passed, and it was almost noon. Guan Chen stopped and finished the workout, his body was a little floating, but it was not so bad that he couldn't walk.
After testing his physical fitness yesterday, Guan Chen knows very well where the limits of this body are. If you're in too much of a hurry, you'll hurt yourself, so just follow the steps.
For some other reaction speed exercises, you need to buy boxing assists.
Guan Chen slowly paced to the center of the park.
There are a lot of sports venues there. There are basketball courts, badminton courts, and there are also small five-a-side football courts. There are also skateboarding and roller skating venues.
Some citizens were playing in the stadium, from adults who didn't have to work overtime or sleep on Sundays, to groups of teenagers and children who formed gangs.
Guan Chen looked around, and finally touched the side of the football field.
There are a few children on the field who are playing football, both offensive and defensive, very organized, not the kind of people chasing the ball to join in the fun.
There were also some adults watching from the sidelines, applauding the wonderful performances of some children from time to time.
"Tut-tut." Guan Chen sighed with emotion.
Despite knowing that football is thriving in China, almost every second-tier city has a professional football club. But when he really saw the strong football atmosphere, he was still shocked.
Guan Chen looked at it for a while, and then prepared to leave.
Suddenly, he saw a child on the side of the pitch who was far away from everyone. The cheers and shouts of the crowd seemed to have nothing to do with him, and he was alone with his head bowed and bouncing the ball.
Guan Chen's eyesight is very good, and he immediately recognized that it was the little ghost who brought people to trouble him the night before yesterday.
"It's you kid!" Guan Chen quietly walked around the back.
Although the duo of "Tonight" brought by the child contributed to a list. But when the child slipped away, he twisted his foot in embarrassment. This revenge cannot go unavenged.
Guan Chen lurked over and patted the child's shoulder, deliberately making a revenge-seeking expression on his face, ready to scare the other party.
As a result, the child glanced back at him and continued to bounce the ball with his head down.
Guan Chen stared at the other party's fists clenched due to nervousness, knowing that the other party recognized him.
Guan Chen shouted, "Oh! After a while, the child's ball immediately dropped.
Guan Chen laughed for a moment, and then said, "With so many people here, everyone is watching, how dare I do anything bad." ”
The child believed it, pouted and continued to juggle the ball.
Guan Chen pointed to the lively and cheerful stadium a little farther away and asked, "Why don't you go and play with them?" ”
The child said, "They won't play with me." ”
"Why?" Guan Chen came to be interested.
"I'm a transfer student." The child said sullenly.
When Guan Chen was studying by himself, others didn't like him, so he fought back.
But this is obviously not suitable for teaching children.
Guan Chen thought about it, if it was the predecessor, what would he do now, how to comfort the isolated child?
"Could it be that you're overself-conscious?" Guan Chen said.
The child was stunned for a moment, although he didn't understand what "excess self-awareness" meant, but he always felt very unpleasant.
Guan Chen recalled what Xing Yan said about [excess self-awareness] in class yesterday: "I took a class yesterday, and the teacher in it said that sometimes when a person thinks about it, in fact, others don't care at all. ”
"What do you mean?"
"That said, don't think too much." Guan Chen pointed to the court in front of him, "You go and try it." Tell them that you want to play with them, and if you can join in. ”
The child hesitated.
"Go ahead, or I'll beat you." Guan Chen said.
The child had to walk slowly to the court, stop the nearest one, and ask, "Can you let me ...... too"
The other party hurriedly dropped a sentence "No!" He turned his head and continued to happily chase the football game.
The child walked back with a blank stare.
"You're really isolated, hahahaha." Guan Chen waved his hand, as if he was about to leave, "Then there is no way." Come on, live strong alone. ”
[If it was the predecessor here, I would have said the same, right? Guan Chen patted his shoulder with satisfaction, feeling that he had figured out the idea of his predecessor, [It's good, I'm one step closer to my predecessor, that is, one step closer to a good person, not bad. 】
The kid almost kicked the ball in Guan Chen's head. What kind of adult is this!
After Guan Chen walked out of a few dozen meters, he glanced back, and the child was still alone in the ball.
Guan Chen looked at it for a while, sighed, and walked towards the child again.
"What's your name?" Guan Chen approached and asked.
The child looked at Guan Chen, who had gone and returned, with a look in his eyes, and replied, "Wu Yan." ”
"I'll do a good deed every day, so I'll play with you for a while. Remember to treat me to a meal later. ”
“!!”
Wu Yan listened to what the other party said nicely, but he always felt that Guan Chen was avenging the last time he blackmailed a meal.
"Hurry up, hurry up." Guan Chen snatched the ball and threw it to the ground, stumbling and juggling the ball, flying and flying as soon as he bumped.
Wu Yan couldn't stand it anymore and proposed to play passing with Guan Chen.
Guan Chen's ball skills are terrible, and he doesn't know where the ball will be kicked. As a result, Wu Yan often has to run around.
The two of them were passing the ball back and forth, and they were chatting at the same time.
"What do you do?"
"I'm an actor."
"Have you played anything?"
"Not yet."
"What, isn't this a vagrant?"
"......" Guan Chen neither affirmed nor denied.
If the adult is silent, it basically indicates that the child's opinion is correct.
"You little...... It's not cute. Guan Chen kicked the ball to the ground.
Wu Yan didn't panic and walked to the landing point of the ball. When the ball falls, the ball reaches out and catches it, and as soon as it swings, the ball comes to a docile stop on the grass one step in front of you, and the whole process is like a drop of water melting into a basin full of water.
A pair of small short legs control the ball, and the ball is as agile as if it has a consciousness. Much better than the kids in the stadium.
Guan Chen watched from the sidelines, guessing that this might be the reason why those children refused to play with Wu Yan.
"It's kind of amazing. Are you on the varsity team? Guan Chen was a little surprised.
"Hmm." Wu Yan replied sullenly.
Wu Yan was transferred to the magic capital from other places as a special student for football.
"It's not easy." Guan Chen said: "There should be a lot of people in this country who want to become professional footballers, right? You decide the path for the next few decades so early, in case you find that even if you enter school, you are not the first in the city, even if you get the first place, you are not the first in the city, and even if you are the first in the city, you may not be able to become a professional player...... When that time comes, won't you regret it? ”
"No, it won't."
"Why?" Guan Chen laughed, "It can't be because of a dream, right?" ”
I saw Wu Yan shaking his head: "I don't know what a dream is." After a moment of gathering his thoughts, he continued, "All I know is that I like to see my opponent shake by me. I was often bullied at school in my hometown, and I didn't dare to tell my parents that they were too busy and sometimes quarreled. I didn't dare tell them...... But on the pitch it's different. Look at the people who are bullying me, the people who are older than me, they can't catch up with me, they can't touch my balls, and they get angry and embarrassed. I thought, if I can play football for the rest of my life, then I can play for the rest of my life. ”
Guan Chen stopped the ball and looked at Wu Yan seriously.
"You're a great guy, too." Guan Chen said admiringly, "You are worthy of my learning." ”
"It's okay." Wu Yan became shy.
"You should be my little brother."
"When you're your little brother, can I not invite you to eat?"
"Nope."
“……”
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Guan Chen finished eating the grilled sausages invited by Wu Yan, and then invited Wu Yan to eat noodles at a nearby noodle restaurant.
After eating, he made an appointment to let Wu Yan teach him to play football next weekend, and Guan Chen gained the first friend he made in the world.
He walked around the road, bought sports equipment such as skipping ropes and grip machines, and then prepared to go home.
When he got home, he was surprised to find someone waiting at his door.
"You're so slow to come back." Xiao Xiong carried the bag in his hand, "I specially bought a delicious cake, and I wanted to eat it with you." ”
"It's okay, it's okay, I can still eat." Guan Chen felt that the bear looked silly, but he was quite good at being a person.
"By the way, are you going to get your tuition back?" Little Bear asked.
"I'm coming back." Guan Chen looked down at the crack in the door and found that his hair was still in its original position.
"Then you don't learn to act......" Xiao Xiong dragged his voice, his tone full of regret.
"Not really." Guan Chen opened the door, "I'll still go to class." ”
Recalling Wu Yan's pursuit of football, Guan Chen said: "I want to try to see the performance. Let's see if we can find a reason to like acting. ”
"What if you find it?"
"Simple, then don't act."