As soon as the head teacher left the classroom in the evening, Tao You limped with his schoolbag that had been packed up and Hong Xiqi holding hands, and walked out of the classroom as fast as he could.

As soon as he entered the dormitory, Tao You threw his schoolbag aside, opened the drawer and took out his mobile phone to turn it on, and went through the words with Tao's mother again in his mind.

The phone rang several times, and just when Tao You was about to hang up, Tao's mother finally picked it up.

"Hey, Mom, I'm out of school." Tao You's voice trembled a little nervously, she tried her best to suppress the nervousness, strategically took the water cup on the table, poured a sip of cold water, and then continued, "That, I'll go home later today, I want to stay here at the school for a while, with Hong Xiqi, Song Yimian is also there, I'll eat dinner at school, you don't have to wait for me." Hong Xiqi's name is no stranger to Tao You's family, and every time she goes home, she mentions her in front of Tao's father and Tao's mother half the time.

"Today is your little grandmother's birthday, and I was thinking of picking you up from school." Tao's mother remembered this, "I was busy and forgot, but your grandmother called me yesterday to say it." ”

Tao You didn't expect anything else, she reacted slowly for a few seconds, eating or something was too boring, the little grandmother has always been a vegetarian, this birthday, if nothing else, it will also be a vegetarian banquet, she wants to eat meat, and since she was a child, she has never seen the little grandmother a few times, and she has no one to talk to, or she wants to watch the game more, but she doesn't know how to speak: "That, I ......"

"It's okay if you don't go, your dad and I will go there for dinner later, and we may have to go back later in the evening." You go home early, don't be too late, pay attention to safety on the road, send us a message when you get home, hurry up and do your homework at school, and go out on weekends. When Tao's mother heard that Song Yimian was also there, she subconsciously thought that they were doing homework in the classroom, and it was important to study when they went out to eat.

Tao You perfunctorily agreed, playing with the eraser on the table in his hand, hoping that Tao's mother could end it soon.

Hong Xiqi took the things, patted Tao You's shoulder, and silently signaled that the game was about to start.

Tao You nodded and interrupted Tao's mother's words: "Well, I know Mom, I'm going to eat in the cafeteria now, and I won't have anything to eat if it's late." ”

Mother Tao saw that it was almost time to eat, and she was afraid that Tao You would really not be able to eat after a while, so she quickly ended her words: "Then you go quickly, eat a little more, don't be hungry, and send us a message as soon as you get home!" ”

Hong Xiqi carried Tao You's schoolbag in front and walked out of the dormitory first, Tao You followed behind, and the injury on her leg greatly limited her speed.

It's autumn, the sun sets early, the sky hasn't completely darkened at this time, but the street lights have already turned on, it is the evening rush hour, the street at the school gate is full of traffic, the horn is one after another, the car doesn't necessarily move for half an hour, Tao You and Hong Xiqi bought some food at the school gate, gave up the idea of taking a taxi, and decided to walk to the stadium next to it.

"Little Youyou, why don't you take a break?" Halfway through, Hong Xiqi saw that the wound on Tao You's knee was a little cracked and oozing blood, so he opened his mouth to persuade him.

Tao You stood still with her in his arms, chewing the fried chicken nuggets he had just bought, looked down at the injury on his leg, shook his head and said, "It's just a little blood, it will heal in two days, let's go quickly, is the game about to start?" As he spoke, he forked a piece of chicken and fed it to Hong Xiqi.

Hong Xiqi took out his mobile phone and flipped through the messages, shook his head and said: "I don't know, I asked in the group just now, but no one replied, I guess I was waiting and didn't look at my phone." "This group is newly formed by Hong Xiqi, and there are only four of them.

Tao You glanced at his watch, lifted the schoolbag to his shoulder, bent over, wiped the blood on the scab at will, and said, "Let's go, it's coming soon anyway." ”

The game is played on a small open-air tennis court, next to the stands can accommodate hundreds of people, the stadium is brightly lit, many players are warming up on the sidelines, and the referee is sitting on a high chair, holding a folder record in his hand and a whistle in his mouth.

The game has begun, the first few rows in the stands are reserved for the two tennis teams in today's game, the remaining good positions have long been robbed, and many people have just arrived, looking for a position like Tao You and Hong Xiqi, they walked a few rows back, just as someone left, Hong Xiqi and Tao You walked to that position, and it happened that someone on the opposite side also took a fancy to it and walked this way.

Several people looked at each other, and the steps under their feet had a tacit understanding, Hong Xiqi was the first to react and ran towards the seat, but because the distance was too far, he was still preempted by the other party. She walked back in frustration, frowning and just as she was about to speak, her phone rang.

"Hey, are you there?" Hong Xiqi turned on the speakerphone, and Gu Yi's voice reached the ears of the two.

"Arrived, find a place, you said you arrived so early, didn't you know to help us occupy a seat?!" Hong Xiqi's eyes were still scanning the field, and there was some complaint in his tone.

Gu Yi stood up in front, looked back, saw Tao You and Hong Xiqi not far away, waved his arms with a smile, and said, "I saw you, I'm behind you, I've taken a place for you, come here!" ”

When the two of them heard the sound and looked back, they saw Gu Yi smiling stupidly, waving his hands constantly, and when they saw them, the amplitude of the hand wave was even greater, and they even lifted their feet: "See me?" Many people looked at him as if they were laughing, and Tao You and Hong Xiqi tacitly covered their faces at the same time and turned around, not wanting to admit that they knew this silly Hanhan. The person sitting behind Gu Yi was blocked by his movements, endured and endured, looked at him impatiently, and said something in his mouth, Gu Yi finally stopped moving.

Tao You and Hong Xiqi walked in front of the stands with a bent over, found Gu Yi where they were, greeted Coach Tan, and sat down in their seats.

"Coach Tan, Wang Ming ate a cake just now, but there were peanuts in it, he was allergic, and he was just sent to the hospital by our head teacher." A player in a team uniform hurried into the field.

Coach Tan stood up in a hurry and said angrily: "How many times have I told you, don't eat indiscriminately before the game, you won't listen!" Cause trouble for me! You rest first, and give me a breath! Which games did Wang Ming play this time? In which group? In the past few days, he has reminded them every day not to eat indiscriminately, especially those who are allergic to food, eat three meals lightly, simply, and eat casually after the race.

"Group A, one team competition, three singles and one doubles individual competition." Coach Sun looked at the number of games and answered.

The players in the stands were quiet at the moment, waiting for Coach Tan's decision. The venue was very lively, and their corner was particularly silent, and many people craned their necks to look at it, some worried, some did not know why, and some mocked and watched the show.

The Fall League is a round-robin format, with each school playing against each other in the final ranking of the total points. This is called Wang Ming, for the team, should be a very important player, if he can't be replaced in these games, he will default to the other party's victory, which is undoubtedly a huge loss for the team, and whether he can enter the semifinals will be unknown. Tao You couldn't help but worry.

Coach Tan raised his hat irritably, opened the folder with a calm face, looked through it for a few seconds, and said decisively to Song Yimian: "You are ready to prepare, and you will play later." ”

Song Yimian nodded in agreement, took off his school uniform jacket, and went down to prepare. Coach Tan pressed his eyebrows with his hand, adjusted his mood, and walked towards the referee's seat, now that the first game has passed halfway, I hope there will be a substitution.

Tao You only found out at this time that Song Yimian had already changed into a team uniform with the name of a lieutenant colonel, and should be ready to play at any time, not very surprised, among all the substitute players, even among the official players, Song Yimian's strength can be said to be one of the best, and the game experience is also sufficient, so it is the most suitable to play at this time.

I saw Coach Tan and the coach opposite arguing with the referee for a while, only to see the coach nodding, and then, Coach Tan walked back with the coach opposite, and said something with a smile in his mouth. Song Yimian, listen, this list is something I got with great difficulty, you have to give me a good fight today, those broken habits that I usually tell you countless times, hide them for me later, if you lose the game because of your problems, you will find that you will be punished for running twenty laps at a time! He pointed to the show slip and said very seriously.

Song Yimian was not afraid, put on his bracers, raised his eyebrows with a smile, and said lightly: "Don't worry, Lao Tan, I'll get you the first one back." ”

"Laugh what a laugh! What's the use of being first in the preliminaries! Don't underestimate the enemy! Coach Tan's face softened slightly, sat down and patted Song Yimian on the shoulder and said, "This is your first time participating in the autumn league, the coach opposite doesn't know your specific strength, and he doesn't know your loopholes, but don't be happy too early, many of those players have compared with you before, and they know you more or less, don't expose your shortcomings too quickly, the strength of their school is average, I don't know if they can enter the finals, just look at bluffing, you just play normally, don't use too much force, it's okay if you lose, Just accumulate experience and continue next year, you still have a chance anyway. I'll tell you about the guys you're playing with in a moment, your game is third, fifth, sixth, ninth, twelfth, and there's still time, so get your body out of the way and don't get hurt. ”

Song Yimian knew that Coach Tan was comforting himself, he didn't know the strength of the opposite team, and there was no one who could match him, but the strength was not as general as Coach Tan said, it was half a hard bone.

"The game didn't start, how could I still make substitutions?" Hong Xiqi asked Gu Yi curiously.

Tao You also leaned over to listen.

"We are substitutes and we have a reason for it, and when the game starts, as long as the referee and the coach on the opposite side agree, we can make substitutions. However, the coach opposite is a well-known iron rooster in the high school tennis team, and he will never agree to a temporary substitution, it seems that this time Lao Tan has really worked hard. Gu Yi shook his head and sighed.