Pure Love Chapter 28 The Hope of the Whole Village
When the brother and sister were arguing on the basketball court, Yu Yan came and brought good news: "The Youth League Municipal Committee's rural entrepreneurship support funds for college students have been approved, and the interest-free loan of 20,000 yuan will be available in a few days."
Before Long Xiaochuan expressed his position, his sister had already jumped to Yu Yan's side, holding her arms and acting coquettishly: "Sister Yu, please persuade my brother, he said that he will never play basketball again."
Under Yu Yan's surprised gaze, Long Xiaochuan felt uncomfortable and could only give his own reasons: "First of all, I have to admit that there is a big gap between us and the Yucun Basketball Team. It is difficult to play in the 'Village Basketball Team' Come out. Secondly, I got a good job opportunity in Qandong City. This may be an important decision in my life. I..."
"So you just want to give up, right?" Yu Yan's eyes became sharp: "Give up your basketball dream, give up the few opportunities for Lei Zhai to rise, and give up all the hard work we have put in during this period?"
Long Xiaochuan was unable to refute her with such a big hat, and could only sigh: "Thank you for your kindness, can this assistance fund be refunded? Otherwise, it is okay to stay in the village. My father and the others are planning to open a bee farm. need a lot of money."
"Long Xiaochuan, I misjudged you. I thought you were a responsible and ambitious young man, but I didn't expect you to be a coward who only knows how to speculate!"
Yu Yan's voice was loud, and her tone was disappointed and slightly aggrieved, and she quickly attracted many people.
Pan Lei, Sun Changxing, Yu Zhongyi and others all arrived at the scene and asked what happened.
What Long Xiaochuan dared not face the most was these brothers who trusted him.
He gave up his life in the city and ran back to this remote country, training hard with him for so many days every day. If he suddenly learned that he had not gained Long Xiaochuan's trust at all, how could he bear it?
So he was obedient and didn't dare to say anything, and even looked at Yu Yan asking for help.
Yu Yan understood and hid the main reason for "the basketball team's poor quality". She only said that Long Xiaochuan got a job opportunity and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.
Pan Lei walked over with his big butt swung: "I thought it was Cadre Yu who was bullied by Brother Chuan, but it turned out to be such a bad thing. What's so good about working part-time? How did you persuade us before? People have to do something. Something meaningful, right?”
Sun Changxing played with the wooden backboard that was basically nailed: "You're right, if we were just trying to make money to survive, we had a very comfortable life before, but it was boring. We went back to the mountains to harvest honey, and when we came back, the whole village was lined up. Welcome, everyone regards us as warriors and heroes, it’s still a fun life like this!”
Every word they said struck a chord in Long Xiaochuan's heart, making him bow his head in even more shame.
At this time, Long Zaitian also hurried over.
He misunderstood that his son was thinking of quitting because he was short of money. He just went home and took an old military satchel and took out more than 10,000 yuan from it: "Xiaochuan, money is not a problem. Dad hasn't deposited this money in the bank yet. You Take it first. If you don’t have enough to spend later, I’ll take out the time deposit..."
Many villagers also immediately said that they could pool together some money to help Long Xiaochuan and the basketball team provide emergency relief.
Someone took the lead and touched his pocket. You took out ten yuan, and I held five yuan and handed it to Long Xiaochuan.
Although they were all small change, and the maximum denomination was only fifty yuan, in this small, isolated and impoverished village, everyone showed their most sincere intentions.
How could Long Xiaochuan ask for this money?
He pushed away the rough, pleated hands and knelt down for everyone, crying with tears in his eyes: "I can't bear it. In fact, I'm just afraid of living up to everyone's expectations..."
He finally spoke his mind. He was blindly optimistic before and underestimated the basketball level of the "village bastard".
Yesterday, he had a one-on-one duel with Shi Lang. Although he lost in the end because of the ungluing of his sneakers, his confidence had already been shaken when he hit the back. It's just that Shi Lang is so difficult to deal with, not to mention that he has Liu Dingding and Xue Zhuang with two heights.
How can teammates with excellent abilities and skills win official matches?
He felt that the burden on his shoulders was too heavy, too heavy to bear, so he had the idea of retreating.
It takes courage to say these words in public, and Long Xiaochuan has already prepared not to be forgiven.
Long Zaitian sighed: "Son, it doesn't matter if you are afraid. The biggest problem is not facing it. If you shrink back this time, you will never be able to hold your head up again..."
Pan Lei's expression changed instantly: "I'm going, you just think we're holding you back? It's not enough for me to leave, I'm going!"
There was disappointment in his eyes, even sparkling with tears, and he separated from the crowd and was about to leave.
But at this time, Sun Changxing grabbed him: "Come back here! Who allowed you to leave?"
The first half of the sentence was addressed to Pan Lei, but the second half seemed to be addressed to both of them at the same time.
He walked up to Long Xiaochuan in one step, pulled up his trousers without saying a word, and wrapped a mineral water bottle with tape on each of his calves, filled with sand.
He opened the clothes on his back again, revealing two red bricks wrapped in express bubble wrap on his waist.
"Remember how you taught me before? You said that as long as you want to practice, it's never too late to start practicing! I can't compare to others now, but I'm already practicing. You have to give us some time!"
Luo Gaozhan and Yu Zhengyi also stood up and expressed their opinions. They knew that their physical talents were not good, but they were willing to fight for Lei Zhai.
Long Xiaochuan was ashamed: "I thank everyone for your trust, but I..."
An old figure appeared in front of him, raised his hand and pulled him up: "The men of Lei Village must fulfill their promises. You are a guilty person, who allowed you to leave?!"
Grandpa Wu's words completely blocked Long Xiaochuan's retreat, but they also gave him a good chance to admit his mistake and return.
Long Xiaochuan immediately shed tears: "I was wrong, I will correct it, I will make meritorious service, and I must lead the Leizhai basketball team to achieve results!"
"That's pretty much it!"
Long Zaitian nodded, his face turned cold, and he stuffed the military satchel into his son's arms.
Others scrambled to stuff their change into their bags, and everyone did not forget to pat Long Xiaochuan and give him a few words of encouragement.
Pan Qingguo also took the opportunity to push his nephew Pan Lei over: "Xiaochuan, Pan Lei is just a little lazy, please beat him more. From today on, I won't force him to work in the fields. You guys practice hard. With my many years of competition experience
, I think there is still a little hope of winning.”
Pan Lei also expressed his attitude with a low head: "Brother, I said I would follow you. I will practice how you tell me, and I can lose weight no matter how you ask me to!"
His words made everyone present laugh. The older generation put their hands on Long Xiaochuan's shoulders, encouraging him to persevere, saying that he was the hope of the whole village.
Long Xiaochuan burst into tears again, but while everyone was here, he made a request to Long Zaitian.