The Kitagawa team is now at the top, the most dazzling position, which will naturally cause sniping from other teams. The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. Whether the Beichuan team can withstand the offensive of other strong teams and defend their current position is a question that Lu Yan must consider. Teams in the first tier of the regular season can have a certain advantage in the playoffs, and they don't have to play play-offs in the playoffs and don't have to struggle to compete for the quarterfinals. Every game in the playoffs is not easy to play. Avoiding the play-offs has a huge advantage for Kitagawa. They can't take it lightly in the rest of the game.

Lu Yan has always claimed that the goal of the Beichuan team this season is to enter the playoffs. He himself knew that their goal was much more than that. In order to avoid the round-up of other teams, and even more to avoid the limelight of the Beichuan team, Lu Yan has always been humble to the outside world. The goal is to strive to achieve by yourself, not a slogan that is preached everywhere.

Although the Beichuan team has a good momentum now, it is inevitable that they will be tired for the intensive games. This is a problem that every team encounters. Lu Yan needs to balance the team and do a good job of rotation. The further the season goes, the more difficult it becomes. They need to be prepared to fight hard. The players are working so hard, and Lu Yan doesn't want to live up to them, nor does he want to live up to himself.

In the last game with the Flying Bears, the outside world said that Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief for himself, and took the league's bottom-to-bottom fish belly team to slash the old master, proved himself and surpassed himself. Lu Yan himself knew that he didn't have any selfish motives in the game with the Flying Bears, and he didn't mix any personal emotions. Standing in the arena, they both want to win against each other. It's a professional league, not a game. He has his own professionalism.

The final battle of the second stage was a match between the Beichuan team and the Jiangnan team. The other teams went back after playing the last game of the second period. The Beichuan and Gangnam teams were the last teams to go back. For this hand-to-hand game, all the players of the Beichuan team did not relax their vigilance, and focused on playing with the Jiangnan team seriously. In the first half, the Beichuan team led the Jiangnan team by 23 points. In the second half, the players of the Jiangnan team had no desire to win, and they were very negative at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. In the end, the Kitagawa team ended the game with a 47-point lead.

Looking at the defeated Jiangnan team, Li Jinglin thought of the previous Beichuan team. Before Lu Yan came to the Beichuan team, the Beichuan team was the same as the Jiangnan team, not tenacious enough and not tenacious. When the opponent has a large lead, the player's own mentality collapses first. The following games are also unsustainable, which is basically equivalent to giving up, and the more you fight, the more boring it becomes.

After Lu Yan came over, they learned perseverance and tenacity, and slowly began to become confident. Even if the final result is an irreversible loss, they will not let up until the last second. It's not terrible to lose, it's scary to be afraid of losing, and to give up on yourself.

Cheng Xi is a master of psychological warfare, and he can often collapse the opponent's mentality. And others can't affect his mentality at all. Li Jinglin admires Cheng Xi's mentality.

The next day, they did not rush back to the Beichuan team, but rested in the hotel for a day before going back. During this time, everyone was busy with the game and was very tired. Lu Yan asked everyone to rest first.

Without training, Cheng Xi slept until noon. I don't even want to eat breakfast. At noon, Cheng Xi woke up. He went to the toilet in a daze, and found himself in the room. Zhao Xinming is nowhere to be found. He suddenly felt a little lonely.

"Did you go to dinner? Don't call me either? Cheng Xi complained and said that he opened the door and went out to find someone else to have lunch with.

But he knocked on the doors of the surrounding rooms, but found no one. Cheng Xi suddenly felt bad. "Did everyone go back? Left me behind! Cheng Xi said to himself.

He hurriedly made a call to Zhao Xinming. After waiting anxiously for a while, Zhao Xinming finally answered the phone.

"Hey, Xinming, where are you now? Didn't go back to Beichuan, did you? Cheng Xi asked eagerly.

Zhao Xinming said calmly: "No." We came out as a group to play. Return to the hotel in the afternoon. ”

Cheng Xi was so angry that he couldn't breathe, and asked loudly, "Why don't you take me there?" Don't say a word to me. I don't know anything about it. When I woke up, I thought you had all gone back and forgot about me. Now he feels both aggrieved and angry.

"I didn't call you when I saw you were sleeping soundly. I want you to have a good rest. Zhao Xinming hurriedly explained. They went in a hurry. Xu Yi came over and shouted Zhao Xinming, and then went to chase everyone. Zhao Xinming glanced at Cheng Xi and saw that Cheng Xi was sleeping soundly, so he followed the others away.

"Where are you? I'm going to go too. Cheng Xi said aggrievedly. They all went, and he was left alone. This lazy sleep missed too much.

"We had lunch at a farmhouse in the mountains. You're here just in time to catch up. I'll send you the location. Zhao Xinming said.

"Hmm. Send it over. I'll go over it. Cheng Xi boarded his shoes and set off with his mobile phone.

The destination is a mountain forest. The competition area is located on the southeast coast, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. In the past, they were clamoring to walk around the competition area. It's all coming, traveling. Today is a chance for them.

As soon as Cheng Xi got out of the car, he saw Zhao Xinming standing on the reinforcement ridge waiting for his arrival.

"You're here at the right time, the dishes are already served, and I'm waiting for you." Zhao Xinming said to Cheng Xi.

"It's not bad, how did you find it?" Cheng Xi walked over. Green vegetables are grown in the small courtyard of the farmhouse. A fat Samoyed stood in the doorway, wagging his tail at the sight of everyone. It's like a mascot. The belly is swollen, and the whole body is full of vigorous white hair. At first glance, it looks like a sheep.

Xu Yi asked the locals. Locals recommended it to him. It's not without fame, but the view is good. There are few tourists and it is clean. When you go to the famous scenic spots, they are crowded with people, and you go to see people. Zhao Xinming told Cheng Xi what Xu Yi told them. Because he was persuaded by Xu Yi.

When we got to the house, everyone was seated and chatting. There are two seats next to Ren Qiu, which are reserved for Zhao Xinming and Cheng Xi.

"Cheng Xi is here. Now everyone is together. It's ready to eat. Li Jinglin said. He sits closest to the kitchen, and every time the food is served, he is busy serving it.

A table full of local specialties is fine. Cheng Xi was glad that he came over, otherwise he would have missed these delicacies.

"Brother Yan, why didn't they come?" Cheng Xi asked casually.

"They have something to do, they are dealing with things in the hotel, and they don't have time to come out." Ren Qiu replied.

Cheng Xi nodded knowingly and said understandingly: "Yes." I'll be back tomorrow. Pack your things today. ”

After a comfortable lunch at the farmhouse, in the afternoon they went hiking again. They found a strawberry plantation under the corner of the mountain, and they ran around to pick strawberries.

It's winter, and it's strawberry season.

Coming out of the strawberry plantation, they each carried a basket of strawberries back to the hotel. Zhao Xinming packed two cartons of strawberries and brought them back to Lu Yan and Wenhua to eat.

Lu Yan didn't like to eat strawberries, so he brought back a box of strawberries for Lu Ran to eat. Wenhua brought the strawberries back to the two children to eat.

The next day, early in the morning, they set off for Beichuan City.

After another week of training, Lu Yan gave everyone a holiday to go back for the New Year when the Chinese New Year was approaching. After ten days of annual leave, everyone came back to train on the eighth day of junior high school. A month later, the third stage of the competition began. Time is still a bit tight. When this season is over, Lu Yan will give everyone a long vacation and have a good rest. But we can't relax too much at the moment.

In the past few days of the Chinese New Year, Lu Yan has not been idle, watching the previous games every day, analyzing the characteristics of other teams, and looking for the shortcomings of his own team. After the Chinese New Year, when everyone came back to train, he took the video to explain to everyone.

In the evening, I had to go over to help Lu Ran look after the store, so that Lu Ran could go home and help Quartz prepare New Year's goods, clean up, and make pastries. After helping for a few days, Lu Yan found out that the small supermarket was run by Lu Ran very well, and the daily turnover was so much. Lu Yan always thought that small supermarkets were not profitable, so they were experimenting with Lu Ran and accumulating practical experience. I didn't expect to receive money for a single order, although each order is not much, but in the end I can also receive a lot of money.

Lu Yan thought that the small supermarket had not closed down for so long, so it should be able to make money.

At nine o'clock, Lu Ran came over.

Lu Yan looked at Lu Ran in surprise and said, "Didn't you say that you won't come to pick me up until ten o'clock?" ”

"Faulty stuff at home. I'll come over and get some. Lu Ran said and pulled a bag and walked inside. She took two packets of salt, a packet of chicken essence, a bottle of light soy sauce, and a bottle of vinegar and put them in the bag, and then walked over to Lu Yan and said, "Brother, we will go." Just as I came. Close early today. I don't see any people on the road anymore. ”

Lu Yan nodded, and began to help Lu Ran turn off the computer and lights, and then close the door. "You opened this small supermarket, which makes it a lot easier to use things at home."

Lu Ran said proudly: "Of course. And I took it below the market price. Saving money is the same as making money. Since I opened this small supermarket, I haven't bought snacks and spices at home. Don't look at it as a small supermarket. It's my business. ”

Lu Yan said with relief: "It's good if you like it." I will always have your back. ”

"Brother, I also support you. I'm sure you'll lead the Kitagawa team to a good result. I am your most loyal advocate. Lu Ran encouraged.

"Thank you." Lu Yan said lightly. He knows his goals and knows how difficult it will be to achieve them. For what he dreams of, he will give it his all.

On the way back, Lu Yan drove the car. It's almost the New Year, and every house is lit up, and everywhere you look, there is dazzling red.

"It's festive!" Lu Yan said. When he came home from the Beichuan team yesterday, every household had not yet pasted couplets and hung lanterns.

"Isn't the New Year just a festive and lively one?" Lu Ran said lightly. To be honest, since he became an adult, Lu Ran has not felt much about the New Year. When I was a child, Lu Ran liked the New Year, because Lu Yan came back during the New Year, took her out to set off firecrackers, buy snacks, eat, drink and have fun every day, and didn't have to go to school. Now that I'm older, I can go wherever I want, and I can buy whatever I want. She lost her anticipation for the New Year. The Chinese New Year has become a formality.