After a two-hour drive, Gu Xing and Ding Ran returned to Ningbo smoothly.
The familiar scenery and camphor trees in his hometown made him miss him deeply.
Dad was waiting outside the station. The father and son hadn't seen each other for a few days, but they even exchanged pleasantries for a while.
Gu Xing turned around and saw his friend standing alone, and couldn't help but ask, "Where are your family members?"
"We are all on a business trip. We are busy with work." Ding Ran sighed, looking lonely.
Seeing this, Father Gu took the initiative and said, "It's not too early now, why don't you go back to our house and have a meal first?"
He learned last night that his son was about to sign a contract with VG, and he was very grateful to Ding Ran.
"Come on, let's go, I don't need a pair of chopsticks for you at home," Gu Xing pulled him out and walked out with him, "I have to do my homework tomorrow, so I just want to relax for a night."
Ding Ran, who was still hesitating, was pulled into a taxi by Gu Xing.
When we returned to Guxi Community in Zhenhai, the setting sun was still trying its best to send out its last ray of afterglow to the earth.
Ding Ran sent a text message to notify his parents, put his suitcase in the store, and followed the Gu family and his son into the community.
Along the way, I saw ivy growing wantonly on the outer walls of residential buildings. When I looked up, I saw the exposed overhead wires, which bound themselves to the shadows cast by the sunset on the ground.
This was the first time he came to Gu Xing's home. When he first entered the door, he was at a loss and didn't know what to do.
Gu Pan received the message from his brother in advance and knew that Ding Ran was coming to the house as a guest, so he curiously opened the compartment door and looked outside.
"What are you looking at?" Gu Xing said angrily, "Aren't you going to review?"
Gu Pan immediately wanted to retaliate, but due to the presence of outsiders, she squirmed her lips twice but remained silent. She said hello to Ding Ran as a sign of politeness, and then retreated to her room.
Father Gu was accustomed to the relationship between brother and sister. He put the large bottle of drink he had brought from the store into the kitchen, informed his son and asked him to treat him well, and hurried downstairs to see the store.
"You can sit on the sofa in the living room and watch TV, or go and play in Gu's house." Gu's mother waved the spatula in the kitchen, and the buzzing sound of the range hood could not hide her enthusiastic attitude towards the guests. "
It’ll take about a quarter of an hour!”
Ding Ran hurriedly responded.
"There is candy here. If you are hungry, take one first." Gu Xing first took his friend to wash his hands, and when passing by the living room, he stuffed a piece of White Rabbit toffee into Ding Ran's hand, and then took him to the cubicle.
Ding Ran couldn't help but look around.
There are Jay Chou posters on the wall, Mathematical Olympiad textbooks on the bookshelf, and an old-fashioned computer...
The cubicle space converted from a bedroom into two was cramped. The two men, who were over 1.8 meters tall, were standing in it, and it was difficult to even turn around.
"Where do you live, Gu Pan?" Ding Ran lowered his voice and pointed to another compartment.
"Yes," Gu Xing pressed the power button and moved a chair for him, "it's about the same size as my room."
Ding Ran said nothing.
He watched his friend's fingers tapping the keyboard quickly, looking for the video of this year's mid-season tournament.
The group stage is coming to an end, and just like what Ding Ran said, SKT's performance has been greatly reduced after eating Haidilao, and it even suffered four consecutive defeats.
Fortunately, G2 from the European division and the Turkish wild card team are too weak, leaving SKT temporarily ranked fourth.
"RNG looks like it can take first place in the group," Gu Xing glanced at the points situation and felt a little bad. "If they follow the rules, they will face SKT in the semifinals."
In this competition, the team ranked first in the group does not have the right to choose its opponent first, and it is fixed that the first team will play the fourth team.
When Ding Ran heard this, he had just recovered from the impact of witnessing his friend's family conditions, "What's so scary about this? Just let RNG block SKT from the finals, and we're heading towards the mid-season."
champion!"
"You are really optimistic," Gu Xing complained, "From S3 to now, how many times have LPL teams and SKT met in international competitions? Wave 5 has not won even once."
"No," Ding Ran deliberately said in an impassioned tone, "I have a hunch that this year will be the most promising year for the LPL, and SKT will definitely not be our opponent!"
Gu Xing wanted to say more, but he heard his mother calling him and quickly left the room.
Mother scooped a spoonful of rice and then closed the lunch box, "The stewed potato and chicken nuggets are on top. There is soup inside. Please be careful when handling it."
"Got it!" Gu Xing carried the lunch box, put on his shoes and rushed outside.
"Don't forget to call Xiao Shen from across the street!" Mom said in a loud voice, "Her parents didn't come home!"
Gu Xing took two steps out and reached the door of Shen's house, knocking on the dark blue security door.
Not long after, the peephole on the door was opened first, and the people in the room were still observing me.
"I, Gu Xing..." He understood the other party's caution very well. It was not safe to be alone at home if something happened.
This time the security door was pushed open, and the tall Shen Guanshan leaned out and said in a surprised tone, "Are you back?"
"I just arrived this afternoon." When Gu Xing saw her scene, the corners of his mouth raised slightly involuntarily, "My mother asked you to come over for dinner."
Shen Guanshan was very happy.
Before Gu Xinglin went downstairs, he remembered to remind her, "By the way, Ding Ran is here too."
"Ah?!" Shen Guanshan had already stepped out of the door, and then suddenly shrank back, his expression visibly tense, "Why don't I just not go..."
"What are you afraid of? Ding Ran is not a tiger, can he eat you?" Gu Xing knew that Shen Guanshan was a little afraid of society, so he gave her an idea, "Just go over to eat, and don't say anything after saying hello. Others
If I ask you and then answer, nothing will happen."
Shen Guanshan's eyes were clear, and he glanced at Gu Xing twice. Seeing the expectant look on his face, it was hard to refuse, so he thought about it before agreeing.
Seeing the girl entering his house, Gu Xing took a deep look, then ran downstairs to deliver the meal.
When we entered the house again, everyone was already crowded in the dining room.
Shen Guanshan, who was huddled in the corner as a transparent boy pouring drinks for everyone, saw him coming back and quickly turned his head to look at the clock on the wall of the living room.
Usually there are three or four people at home sitting at a corner of the table, but tonight there were so many people that it seemed extra crowded.
Fortunately, when they bought the dining table, my parents chose a retractable model. When the table was pulled open, there were two wooden boards inside, which could be lengthened by stacking them together.
Perhaps it was because I hadn't used this function for a long time, so it took a lot of effort to open the board, and it was not easy to get it right.
“This table doesn’t work!”
Gu Xing was filled with emotion.
"Stop yelling there and bring the rice in quickly!" my mother urged.
Gu Pan and Ding Ran helped arrange the dishes, bowls and chopsticks. Shen Guanshan also screwed on the bottle cap and handed the last cup of Coca-Cola to Gu Xing.
"There is still one month left before the college entrance examination. Auntie wishes you all the best in the exam..." Gu's mother smiled brightly and picked up the glass.
"Mom, you don't have to be like this," Gu Xing interrupted her, "I hope Gu Pan can do it alone."
"Gu Xing, are you looking for trouble?" Gu Pan gritted her teeth. Her face was like a little white flower, and no matter what expression she made, it was not evil.
She knew what her brother meant.
There were four young people at the table. Shen Guanshan recommended them, and Gu Xing and Ding Ran also had an appointment. Only she had to rely on the college entrance examination.
"Yes," Gu Xing admitted straightforwardly, "I started looking for trouble when I came back in the afternoon, and you only discovered that your reaction was really slow."
Gu Pan's chest rose and fell violently.
Originally, she thought that there was an outsider present, so she did not argue with Gu Xing. Unexpectedly, this man showed no mercy and actually mocked her in front of Ding Ran.
She really regrets it now.
If I had known, I would have been addicted to it first.
Now that Gu Xing had the upper hand, she couldn't refute the topic of the college entrance examination even if she was half angry.
Because what Gu Xing told the truth.
Shen Guanshan, who was sitting aside, pursed his lips and tried not to laugh out loud.
"You still want to laugh?" Gu Pan couldn't believe it. She could read her good friend's expression, "Don't go too far!"
Shen Guanshan knew that he had done something wrong and immediately immersed himself in eating like an ostrich.
Ding Ran looked confused. The brother and sister were not so explosive at school.
"Auntie," he asked for help, "is this okay?"
"It's okay, it's normal to have a little quarrel," Gu's mother said calmly, "Xiao Ding, try some fish..."
…
In the next few days, Gu Xing finished his homework and went to school as usual, occasionally going to the happy hour Internet cafe to score points.
Time flies by.
What broke the peaceful life was a text message.
In the 2016 mid-season semi-finals, RNG lost to SKT with a score of 1:3 and fell out of the finals!
After the game, RNG assistant Mata bluntly said that the ADC who partnered with him in the bottom lane was unintentionally too good. If he could randomly choose his teammates among all LPL players, he would choose Uzi.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves!
This interview stirred up the transfer period that was about to end, and the undercurrent was surging. For a while, various clubs were ready to make moves!