Neither Meng Yufan nor Xu Dong could convince the other.
Meng Yufan felt that Xu Dong was a coward, and he was clearly using the wrong way to avoid problems, but he said it so grandly.
However, Xu Dong felt that Meng Yufan was standing and talking without back pain. His family was wealthy, so he couldn't understand why Xu Dong had to plan for his future early.
The two good friends had a big fight, almost torn their skins, and finally broke up.
The difference between the two of them was soon discovered by other teammates in the team.
The two forwards, who were inseparable before, are now training separately, and their daily practice is also different from each other. If we met in the locker room, there would be no eye contact at all, let alone talking.
…
On this day, their team played a confrontation, and the coach Lao Wutou divided them into the same team as usual.
As a result, just ten minutes into the game, Lao Wutou blew his whistle.
"Stop, stop! Are you going to play ball? What do you think this tm is, little girl playing a ball?" Lao Wutou stopped the group of lads with a livid face.
Lao Wutou is in his fifties this year and is just over 1.85 meters tall. In that era of lack of nutrition, he was already quite tall. However, compared with the current basketball boy who is two meters tall, his height is not enough to look at, and he needs to raise his neck when teaching others. But even so, no one in the team dared to underestimate him, and in front of him they were as honest as quails.
"Meng Yufan, Xu Dong, come out!!" Lao Wutou accurately named the two of them.
The two of them could only stand out, Meng Yufan lowered his head, while Xu Dong raised his head, looking resentful.
"What's the matter with the two of you? It's been like this since last week. What's the matter, you lost the rubber band jumping? Or whose doll was damaged by whom? Or is the shuttlecock lost?" Lao Wutou He sneered, "After learning to pass for five years, and cultivating tacit understanding for five years, it's all fucking eaten into the stomach of a dog?"
The two of them are big and small forwards in the team, and it stands to reason that they should cooperate with each other. But Xu Dong passed the ball to Meng Yufan, but Meng Yufan didn't pick it up; Meng Yufan made a layup and dunk, but Xu Dong was not waiting for the rebound.
The two of them were awkward, grinding and chirping, like two stubborn hedgehogs, hurting each other.
"You two are amazing, what month is it now, tell me?! The CUBA qualifiers will start soon, and I haven't reported the starting list because I think you are both veterans, both in your final year. Are you going to choose all of them or just one?" Lao Wutou scolded them bloody, "Okay, you two can go on like this! Meng Yufan, Xu Dong, you two are not the only ones in the team. Striker, I'm better than you if I mention any center! You two think you are awesome, and if you continue to be awesome, I think both of you don't get into CUBA! Just sit on the bench, and get out of here after graduation!"
Lao Wutou has always had such an iron-blooded policy, he is fierce, and he has never seen a smile on his face.
Meng Yufan started his basketball dream because of the book "Slam Dunk". When he was a child, he thought that all the coaches in the world were like Coach Anxi, chubby, smiling and easy to talk. But later he learned that there is no good-tempered head coach in this world, one is fierce and one is fierce.
But the coach did have fierce capital. Meng Yufan couldn't raise his head when he was scolded. He just felt aggrieved and didn't know how to vent.
"Coach, I..."
"Coach, I..."
He and Xu Dong spoke at the same time, and stopped at the same time, they looked at each other subconsciously, and quickly turned their heads.
"Anyway, you're in your twenties, so I won't ask what is the conflict between the two of you. I'm your coach, not your nanny. If you have any problems, solve them in private, understand?" Lao Wutou snapped. Say.
"… Understood."
"… Understood."
But they all knew in their hearts that they could not resolve this contradiction at all.
After the day's training, Meng Yufan tentatively stopped Xu Dong.
Xu Dong stopped and asked stubbornly: "Why, what else do you want to tell me? Do you want to instill in me your idea of the supremacy of dreams?"
"..." Meng Yufan suddenly asked, "Don't you have a dream? You clearly told me that your dream is to enter the CUBA starting list, become a rookie player, participate in the CBA draft, and finally stand on the CBA court."
"...Yes, yes, of course it's my dream. From the first time I practiced shooting, I fantasized about being able to stand on the most powerful court and let all the audience cheer for me." Xu Dong replied to him But then, the power forward was silent for a while before speaking again, but this time, there was deep helplessness and irritability in his tone, "... But young master, before realizing my dream, I want to Eat first."
Having said that, the temperature between the two dropped again.
They will never be able to convince each other.
Meng Yufan wanted to try again, but before he could open his mouth, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"Meng Yufan, Coach Wu is looking for you." It was the assistant coach who was talking, with the key to the basketball gym in his hand, "Eh? After training, what are you two doing here? Are you going to practice for a while? "
Meng Yu said busyly: "No, no, I'm chatting with Xu Dong..."
But at this time, Xu Dong had already picked up the backpack, turned around and left.
Meng Yufan looked at the back of him leaving, and felt that a stone was blocked in his heart, but he didn't know if the day would break this stone.
…
Lao Wutou's office was right next to the basketball hall. It was very small and messy. There were piles of documents on the table, and countless trophies were stuffed in the cabinet behind him.
Lao Wutou rarely works here. It is more like a warehouse for a basketball team. There are also some spare jerseys and sneakers in the corner of the office.
Meng Yufan has been at the school for five years, and this is the third time he has set foot here.
"Come on?" Lao Wutou saw him coming, but he didn't get up. He touched the cigarette case and played with it.
"Coach, do you have anything to do with me?" Meng Yu asked politely.
There were only him and the coach in the office, the assistant coach was not there, it was empty. Even though Meng Yufan was tall and tall, standing in the office, he felt a little sloppy.
"Well, there is indeed something." After Lao Wutou said this, he stopped talking. The cigarette case was flipped between his fingers. Every time, when the cigarette case was rotated, the corner of the box hit the table. It will make a dull sound, the sound is not big, but it makes people feel irritable for no reason.
After being silent for a long time, Lao Wutou finally broke the silence and shattered the silence of the room.
I saw him draw a cigarette from the cigarette case, lit it with a lighter familiarly, put it to his lips, and covered the mouthpiece with two thick lips.
He was still sitting behind his desk, raised his head, and looked at Meng Yufan amid the smoke.
"...I heard a piece of news recently." Lao Wutou's voice was hoarse, "Someone in our team is playing wild ball outside privately, and has been playing for a while. Do you know who it is?"
Meng Yufan's heart sank sharply. He looked at Lao Wutou's eyes that seemed to see through through the smoke. He only felt that the whole person was under his gaze, compressed into something that could easily be seen. A small clump.
Does he know
Does he know
Does he know
Meng Yufan's back was soaked, and his palms were extremely sticky.
"I..." His Adam's apple rolled, and a drop of sweat fell down his forehead and fell into his eyes, but he didn't dare to rub it, "...I don't know, I haven't heard of it."
…
"You said you didn't know???"
In the parking lot of the TV station, Yang Xiao looked at the big boy who came to pick her up from get off work in shock.
Meng Yufan nodded and muttered, "Yes... I can't betray my friends."
Yang Xiao said incredulously: "Is this the time to talk about brotherhood? When Xu Dong brought you into the pit, why didn't he think that you were his friend?"
"He's on the cusp." Meng Yufan spoke for him, "and he also said that he played wild ball only to have multiple escape routes and multiple incomes. He never played match-fixing, and never participated in those games. gamble."
He still had the same tone and seriousness, as if he felt that all the villains in this world were just one step wrong. They will all act like in the movie, under the inspiration of the protagonist, one day they will repent and return to the right track.
Yang Xiao looked at him, feeling like he was watching the male protagonist from some juvenile comics.
Say naive, really naive. But sometimes, a person who has been exhausted by society will be involuntarily attracted by this innocent but stubborn and kind character, and also moved by his ideals.
"Xu Dong really shouldn't lie to me." Mentioning this matter, Meng Yufan's voice was low, "But I always remember the days when we played together, he was not a bad guy."
"Yes, in your eyes, no one is a bad person." Yang Xiao hated that iron could not be made of steel, and wanted to catch him and rue his head, "Is it not enough for him to stab you, you have to let him How many more times does he stab you?"
Unexpectedly, Meng Yufan replied: "A few knives are too many. According to my relationship with him, I can accept that he stabs me five times... No, I can accept that he stabs me three times! Within three times, I will forgive me. his."
"???" Yang Xiao really didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh, "You can forgive you if you stab you three times, but where? If you stab you here, you'll be dead with one stab." She raised her hand and tapped his fingertips. Above the left chest.
Unexpectedly, Meng Yufan took the opportunity to grab her hand, wrapping her cold little hand with his big palm, and whispered, "You can't get in here."
"why?"
"Because Sister Xiaoxiao, you have kissed here, and you are protecting me."
"… "
Damn, did the silly dog eat honey as food
Yang Xiao's heart jumped, his face was hot, and he also recalled the kiss on the court that day. Obviously just kissed his jersey, but the aftershocks that followed did not stop.
She coughed awkwardly and pulled her hand out of the boy's hand with difficulty.
"Okay, let's not talk about him." Meng Yufan wagged his tail and stared at his girlfriend with shining eyes, "It's time to talk about our affairs."
"Our business? What do we have to talk about?" Yang Xiao didn't react for a while.
"I'm talking about our bet!" At this time, Meng Yufan's IQ suddenly went up, and he became extraordinarily serious, "Didn't the two of us agree, if Xu Dong really intends to lie to me, I will Will I be your boyfriend for two more months for free?"
"… "
"What, Sister Xiaoxiao, do you want to repay the bill?"
Five minutes ago, Yang Xiao thought that he was stupid to death, but now, Yang Xiao felt that the stupid person was herself.