Chapter 134: People are numb
After coming out of the hotel, the two of them walked around in "tacit understanding".
There is no special destination, just "crossing the road" casually.
It was Xie Bingran's first time in Shanghai. Although she had a gloomy and cold personality and seemed not interested in anything, she was still a seventeen-year-old girl, so she still felt that everything was new.
The streets in Shanghai are not as neat as those in northern cities. They are crooked in many places and it is impossible to tell the difference between east, west and north.
Those "foreign-style houses" that are often tens or even hundreds of years old still have a sense of the era of the Republic of China.
Xie Bingran has very good physical strength. After all, he is now a "national-level athlete."
Even if I just experienced a "track battle" in the morning, I don't have the slightest pressure to walk quickly at this moment.
Xu Chen couldn't keep up, thinking that after the college entrance examination was over, he would have to start exercising.
His current physique is considered to be good, and he is not as poisoned by tobacco, alcohol and coffee as in his previous life, but there is still a big gap between his physical fitness and that of Brother Bing's athletes...
The two of them walked around the streets and alleys that had the atmosphere of old Shanghai, and happened to come to a green park in the city.
Then we came to the lawn and sat down comfortably.
The sky is blue and clear, with pure white clouds huge and tight.
This kind of cartoon-like sky scene can only be seen in the seaside climate of Shanghai.
In the north where Xu Chen and Xie Bingran were born, this kind of scene would not be seen.
Especially in the past two years, haze has begun to vaguely penetrate into the sky...
Xie Bingran looked up at the cartoon-like sky and suddenly said softly:
"Xu Chen, I'm not dreaming..."
Xu Chen laughed:
"No, it's true."
"Oh."
Xie Bingran hugged her knees with both hands and raised her head, her crystal eyes reflecting the blue sky...
Less than two months ago, she was expelled from school and was preparing to go to an electronics factory in the south to work as a screwdriver.
At this moment, after winning a national championship, she was squatting on the comfortable lawn of Shanghai, sitting with the person she cared about most...
It's not real at all, it's like a dream.
She suddenly felt sad, and the white clouds in the sky suddenly became blurry in her eyes.
She turned her head slightly, fearing that the glistening in her eyes would be seen by the boy next to her.
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Xu Chen looked up at the sky for a while and suddenly remembered something.
He took off the backpack behind him and took out a black box:
"Congratulations on winning the championship, a gift for you."
Xie Bingran looked down and saw that it was a watch.
This is the Casio sports watch Xu Chen bought last night.
Xie Bingran pursed her lips and seemed to be hesitant.
Xu Chen: "Do you want me to help you dismantle it?"
Xie Bingran: "I want to dismantle it myself..."
Xu Chen smiled and placed the black watch box on the grass in front of Xie Bingran.
Xie Bingran was a little cautious and opened the black box, revealing the exquisite black sports watch.
"Does it look good?"
"Yeah."
"The salesperson said there are many sports functions, but I don't know if you can use them..."
Sports watches of this era don’t have many functions.
Garmin, which is relatively professional in the field of sports watches, had not yet launched a decent product in 2006.
This Casio G series watch is already the most suitable one you can buy.
Xie Bingran held the black watch in his hands and whispered "thank you".
She put the watch on her left wrist, but found that she couldn't buckle the wristband with her right hand alone.
"I'll put it on for you!"
With that said, Xu Chen stretched out his hands and helped Xie Bingran put the watch on his left wrist.
Xie Bingran hung his left arm, fingertips and wrists, touching Xu Chen's hands and arms...
She subconsciously wanted to shrink back, but stretched forward again.
"Wear it! It looks pretty good!" Xie Bingran turned her wrist and looked at it: "Yeah."
Xu Chen lowered his head and glanced at Xie Bingran's hand again. The band-aid and blood stains were no longer on the back of the hand...
But one or two small scars can still be seen vaguely.
He wanted to say something, but in the end he just smiled and said nothing.
Xie Bingran also smiled.
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After sitting on the lawn for a while, the two wandered to a milk tea shop.
Xie Bingran couldn't drink many things. After Xu Chen asked about it, he ordered two glasses of clean lemonade.
Just purified water, ice cubes and fresh lemon.
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Sitting by the window, looking at the busy traffic outside the window.
Xu Chen: "I'm considering going to college in Shanghai."
Xie Bingran was stunned, and then couldn't help but smile:
"Then which university are you going to go to?"
Xu Chen: "I have to wait for the results of the college entrance examination to see which school I can get into.
But there are many universities in Shanghai, and there are also many good universities, so you can definitely choose one! ”
Xie Bingran: "Oh."
Xu Chen: "It has no impact on you. I asked Teacher Chen Ming specifically.
He said that the hurdles coach in Shanghai was the best in the country and was also the coach of the national team. ”
Xie Bingran nodded:
"They also told me that the coach teaches in two schools, so I can choose from both schools."
Xu Chen: "Which two?"
Xie Bingran: "Shanghai Sports University and Huahai Normal University."
Xu Chen thought for a while:
"Purely speaking from a school perspective, Huahai Normal University is definitely better.
Comprehensive school rankings, popularity, etc...
In addition, it is enough for you to have this coach to guide you, and you do not have to go to a professional sports school.
What professional sports schools can give you, this coach and the national team can give you.
A better comprehensive university can still bring a broader horizon and have many benefits for the future. ”
Xie Bingran: "Oh."
Xu Chen: "And if you go to Shanghai Normal University, it's not difficult to get a master's degree and a Ph.D. degree.
After you retire, it won't be a big problem if you want to be a leisurely teacher in college. ”
Xie Bingran: "I...be a teacher?!"
Her cold and gloomy eyebrows still showed great disbelief.
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After coming out of the milk tea shop, Xu Chen dragged Xie Bingran to an electrical appliance store.
In the area where LCD TVs are sold, rows of TVs of various sizes are hung all over the wall.
Xu Chen took Xie Bingran around and finally found what he was looking for.
I saw at least dozens of large and small TVs hanging on the opposite wall.
The TV shows the same picture, all of them are event news from the five-star sports channel.
"The talented girl from Wen Province beat the Shanghai Gemini and broke the women's 100-meter hurdles record..."
"President of the Athletics Association: Xie Bingran is only seventeen years old and will have the opportunity to reach the Asian Games or even beyond in the future..."
On the screen, shots of Xie Bingran winning the championship and standing on the podium were played in a loop.
Xie Bingran turned to look at Xu Chen:
"Why are you showing me this?"
Xu Chen: "You just won the championship now, hurry up and watch for a while, enjoy it more, be happy!
In the future, when you win more and more championships, people will become numb..."
(End of chapter)