Chapter 40 The five elements are short of gold
When Hu Lai changed clothes in the locker room and came out, he found Mao Xiao and Meng Xi, who had changed into school uniforms and carried schoolbags, standing outside the door. Two big men, one on the left and one on the right, made Hu Lai think he saw the goalkeeper.
"Wow, what are you two doing?"
Mao Xiao frowned and said to Hu Lai: "We are here to cheer you up..."
Meng Xi pointed at Mao Xiao and said: "There is no 'we', it's you, yourself."
Mao Xiao didn't care about his friend's words. He looked at Hu Lai seriously and said: "I know that the coach is sometimes too strict, and I also know that it is unfair to you... You are just a beginner, but you have to face Such a high standard... But no matter what, don’t give up, Hu Lai, you must stick to it!”
Hu Lai was confused by Mao Xiao's serious tone and content: "What's wrong? What is this?"
Meng Xi curled his lips and explained: "This guy is worried that you will choose to quit the team."
"Ah? Why do you have such an idea?" Hu Lai asked in surprise.
"Others in the team are betting on when you will quit the team?" Meng Xi further explained.
Hearing the word "gambling", Hu Lai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly asked Mao Xiao: "Then did you participate?"
This gave Meng Xi, who was standing next to him, an illusion that Hu Lai stood on tiptoes and looked up at Mao Xiao with stars in his eyes when he asked this question...
Mao Xiao also felt Hu Lai's sudden enthusiasm. He didn't quite understand why Hu Lai became energetic when he heard this. He shook his head in confusion: "No. How could I participate in that boring gambling game? They are using This way of mocking you, Hu Lai.”
Hearing that Mao Xiao did not participate, Hu Lai looked very disappointed and lowered his head: "You missed a great opportunity to make money, Mao Xiao..."
"Making money? What makes money?" Mao Xiao was confused.
Meng Xi from the side could see it, and he laughed: "It's a gamble without money, Hu Lai, everyone is just talking about it, and there is no such thing as a treat for dinner."
Hearing what Meng Xi said, Hu Lai showed an expression of disappointment and disgust on his face: "Hey, what a bunch of stingy guys! I was planning to let you get involved too. Aren't they all betting on when I would quit the team? ? If you just bet on me not quitting the team, wouldn’t it mean that all of their money would be taken away in the end?”
Mao Xiao was shocked by Hu Lai's imagination. He asked: "Are you short of money, Hu Lai?"
Hu Lai thought of the huge sum of 350,000 yuan his parents borrowed to send him to this school, and shrugged: "I don't hate money. If you have money, you will be crazy."
"So for money, you can actually endure such training and coaching, you are so awesome!" Meng Xi gave Hu Lai a thumbs up from the side.
Hu Lai curled his lips and said: "It's two different things. I won't quit the team. I finally got in. What's the point of quitting the team? I just thought I could make a fortune by the way...Forget it, maybe I am short of gold in the five elements and I have no money in my life... …”
He shook his head and said in a very vicissitudes of tone.
He thought again of the one hundred yuan that Li Zhiqun had squandered. Although he had a trump card to shut up Li Zhiqun at any time, the lack of one hundred yuan was really worthless when he thought about it now...
Because he is not afraid of scolding and quarreling with Li Zhiqun, but he really lacks that one hundred yuan!
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Another three days of training passed quickly. In the process, Hu Lai gradually discovered that his body did not seem to respond so much to high-intensity training.
At first, he could hardly get out of bed on the second day of training. His whole body was so sore that he felt as if he had been beaten with sandbags by ten burly men at night.
But now he only needs a carp thrust to jump off the bed without any hindrance, and his body movements are as natural and smooth as running water.
He knew that the soreness seemed to be caused by something called lactic acid. It was an inevitable situation that would occur if he suddenly made contact after not having this kind of exercise for a long time.
As he trained more and more, his body gradually adapted to the intensity of exercise, and the lactic acid accumulated in his body naturally plummeted, and his body would no longer be sore.
Anyway, it's a good thing that his body is no longer sore, and he doesn't have to try hard to pretend everything is normal in front of his father, lest he discovers the problem - you know, after training last three days, when he went home, he was in front of his father. His acting skills are at full range. No matter how uncomfortable he is, his body movements and facial expressions will never reveal anything wrong.
This requires a strong ability to control one's body. If it were the previous Hu Lai, he might not be able to do it.
However, after this period of training and the influence of two bottles of [Marrow Cleansing Potion], Hu Lai did not show any flaws.
He felt that the effect may not be as obvious as the [Smart Potion], but the [Marrow Cleansing Potion] really improved his coordination. Even though his body was so uncomfortable, he did not make any mistakes due to uncoordinated movements.
It’s great to have plug-ins!
Hu Lai praised the system from the bottom of his heart.
This weekend, the Dongchuan Middle School football team will usher in their first national competition qualifier. At their home court, their opponent is the No. 50 Middle School in the same city.
The specific time is kick-off at 3pm on Saturday.
As a member of the Dongchuan Middle School boys' soccer team, he must attend, even though he may not be able to play at all.
Middle school football games are different from professional games. There is no such thing as a single squad. As long as you are a member of the team, you can participate. If you can't go on the court, sit on the bench. If you can't sit on the bench, just stand on the sidelines next to the bench.
What are you doing there? Cheer the team and help the team, such as carrying things, helping organize and guard items. When the players on the court are taking a break, mineral water and sweat towels are handed to them in time. If the weather is too hot, these people will use towels to help the players on the field cool down.
China's middle school football team does not have the manager system in Japanese comics. All these chores are done by the players themselves.
This is the task and responsibility of being part of a team. It is also a necessary part of cultivating students' cohesion.
In this way, both those who are playing and those who are not playing can have a "team" concept. There will be no situation where those players who cannot play will feel that the game has nothing to do with them, the team's honor has nothing to do with them, and they do not work hard in training.
Football is a team sport, and team awareness is very important. If a team is divided and everyone cannot unite, no matter how strong the individual fighting ability is, it will be difficult to go far in the competition.
There is no class on Saturday, but you have to run to school. This kind of thing will naturally make people suspicious. But Hu Lai wasn't too worried because his father happened to be working on Saturday. Although it wasn't a night shift, it was still around six or seven o'clock when he got home from get off work, so he could avoid it perfectly.
Although he was not selected for the game, Hu Lai is still looking forward to this game and looking forward to coming on Saturday afternoon.
Because this was his first time participating in a formal game as a member of the school team.
This had never happened in his previous sixteen years of life.
It can be said to be the first experience in life.
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PS, I found that the word Shengzhang Cup in the previous chapter was automatically replaced by Senior Official Cup. Originally, Shengzhang Cup and Shizhang Cup were objectively existing middle school student football events, so this name was adopted.
After being replaced by the Senior Official Cup, it looked very awkward, so I just changed them all.
Just change it to "Anton Cup".
Hereby explain. (End of chapter)