Chapter 81 - I’ll Give You a Lifetime of Meals (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Hey! I’m Mitsui!”
“I’m Jin!”
“Jin Soichiro? He can’t compare with our Mitsui!”
“That’s just crap! Jin’s the best!”
“That’s sh*t!” Mitsui’s the best! Just look at that match between him and Kainan. With that three-pointer shot, no one could defend against him!”
“Did you watch Slam Dunk properly? The website clearly states that Jin Soichiro from Kainan is the best!”
The two fans of Slam Dunk were bickering on the basketball court. Looking at the situation, no one dared to interfere. As the two continued to argue, a soccer ball came whistling by and bounced off the backboard. The two of them were shocked and turned their heads to find where the soccer ball had come from. At this time, another soccer ball flew by and went into the net with a swishing sound! It was a clean shot! Then, more and more soccer balls came flying by. The two of them realized that it was too dangerous to argue there, so they instantly ran far away, making weird noises.
On the soccer field.
“Not bad! Looks like you’re already getting a hang of it. You’ve got about 30 % of it down already!” Besides Sun Laihong, who was speaking and Li Yongle, who was kicking the ball, the rest of them at the basketball court had their mouths wide open. They could not comprehend what was going on.
“It’s only the third day and your improvements are already really obvious! Keep working hard!” Sun Laihong patted Li Yongle on the shoulder and left. The rest of the team constantly praised and admired Li Yongle as they surrounded him.
Zhao Defeng did not join them, but he was called out by Sun Laihong.
“How’s that? Still have doubts?” he smiled and asked Zhao Defeng. “Now you know why I assigned the number ’10’ to him instead of you?”
Zhao Defeng watched the crowd as they embraced Li Yongle. “I hate to admit it, but he really is a talented one…”
…
“Alright, today’s training has come to an end!”
Everyone scattered.
“Tsk! He’s running even faster!” Zhang Jun watched his teammates as they appeared as blac dots in the distance. “Didn’t you guys yell that you were tired when were training!”
Yang Pan brought a big basket over as Su Fei wanted to put in the soccer balls she had collected. But instead of placing them inside the basket, she insisted on kicking the balls into it. Half a day had passed and she only managed to kick in one ball. Zhang Jun looked at the sky and said, “If you don’t finish, we’ll have to stay here overnight!”
Su Fei glared at him. “Don’t just stand there. Help me!”
Zhang Jun approached Su Fei. “Watch closely!” Then, he picked the ball up with his foot, and with a kick, the ball flew obediently into the basket. As he continued to kick, barely a moment passed before all the balls were in the basket. There were none left.
“Not bad! You do have talent!” Su Fei smiled.
“Hehe! Do you think that the story of Luoyang’s number one front attacker’s just a rumor?” Zhang Jun placed both of his hands on his hips and boasted.
Su Fei made a silly face. “Your tail’s already tilted to the sky with just a few words of praise!”
“Zhang Jun, are you coming to watch the match tomorrow?” After Yang Pan returned the balls to the equipment room, he came back to ask him.
“Match? What match?”
“The third and fourth place play-off! Do you only care about matches that involve you?” Yang Pan replied moodily.
“No!” Zhang Jun shook his head. “I only care about matches that I participate in!”
Yang Pan decided not to get himself entangled further in that pointless conversation. “In another sense, the game tomorrow afternoon game will be Fan Cunjie’s farewell game! He made the Luoyang high school community feel grand for three years. Will his farewell game also be a grand one?” Yang Pan lifted his head and looked to the west, but he could only see a faint redness tainting the blue sky.
“Hmph! Just wait till it’s our turn. We’ll be even grander compared to him!”
Yang Pan turned to Zhang Jun.
“What?”
“Ah! When else can we have such a distant, yet ambitious goal?” Yang Pan then faced Su Fei. “Are you going tomorrow, Su Fei?” He already knew that it was a waste asking her. If Zhang Jun was not going, Su Fei would not be going either.
Of course, Su Fei shook her head. “I’m not going.”
“Why?”
“Hehe! I’m giving Zhang Jun tuition tomorrow.” Su Fei smiled.
“T-Tuition?”
“That’s right. Uncle and Auntie allowed me to give Zhang Jun tuition classes. We’re already in our senior year, so our college entrance examination isn’t far away.”
“Oh, yes! Our college entrance examination’s around the corner. I aspire to be a youth of Qing Hua University and Beijing University, so I’m going to take my test there!” Zhang Jun placed his hands on his hips again and replied arrogantly.
Yang Pan flung a bag at him and said, ” I think you have to attend the “Home squatting” University instead to have ‘your youth’! Let’s go already!”
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“Li Yongle, the sky’s getting dark. You still don’t want to leave?”
Zhang Lintao went to the soccer field, carrying his bag to find Li Yongle still training.
“The lights from the school building are shining down at the soccer field, I can still see.” Li Yongle launched another kick and the soccer ball slammed into the basketball post and bounced away.
“Your accuracy is already good enough and you’ve achieved 30 % of it! What more do you have to train for!”
“I’m aiming for an accurate long pass while running!” Li Yongle dribbled the ball forward and kicked it all of a sudden. The soccer ball slammed into the edge of the backboard.
Zhang Lintao saw Zhang Yang retrieving the balls from the basketball ball stand, so he put down his bag and found a place to sit. He quietly watched as Li Yongle kicked balls towards the basketball post, which was 30 m away.
*Dong!*
*Swish!*
*Dong!*
*Klang!*
…
Su Fei’s parents came to the door again. The four middle-aged men and women had a lot of topics to chat about and they were very lively. Zhang Jun closed the door, but it did not stop the loud noise that was coming from the living room.
He gathered his books and pencil, deciding to do his homework at Su Fei’s house.
“Uncle, Auntie, is Su Fei at home?”
“Yes, she’s there. It’s too noisy here, so you should go with her to complete your homework!” Su Fei’s mother smiled. The woman’s smile was similar to Su Fei’s. Even her voice was the same. The first time he heard Auntie’s voice, Zhang Jun thought it was Su Fei and it almost made him call her name. He could see Auntie’s younger days from Su Fei and he could see how Su Fei would be like when she got older from Auntie. Despite the old appearance, the charm would still be there.
Thanking Auntie, Zhang Jun went out the door and escaped the laughter of the four adults. He then knocked on Su Fei’s door.
Su Fei was wearing her pajamas when she opened the door.
“Whoa! Whoa!” Zhang Jun exclaimed.
“What is it?”