Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

However, the reporter from the Workers' Daily still came to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. After all, as a reporter from the Workers' Daily, they had to focus on interviewing worker athletes and write about the workers.

After interviewing Secretary Feng, He Lai was undoubtedly regarded as an interview subject for athletes.

Reporter: "Hello, comrade worker, what is your name?"

He Lai: "Hello, my name is He Lai."

Reporter: "Hello, Comrade He Lai, are you confident about this long-distance run?"

He Lai: "Yes, I think it will be easy for me to get a ranking."

The reporter was stunned. She didn't expect He Lai to say that. After all, the people she interviewed were all more reserved and modest. She was really surprised to suddenly meet someone like He Lai.

Reporter: "It seems that this comrade is full of confidence. What was your result in the last long-distance run?"

He Lai: "Uh...I didn't participate last time, sorry."

Reporter: "Where does your confidence come from?"

He Lai: "My fiancée said she would be angry if I didn't take first place!"

Reporter: "Haha, then I wish you can get first place!"

He Lai: “Thank you!”

Reporter: "Do you have anything to say on behalf of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill?"

He Lai: "The game showed style, level, friendship and the spirit of our Red Star Steel Mill. That's enough."

Reporter: "You said it very well. I am looking forward to the performance of your Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. I hope you can achieve good results in this competition."

He Lai: “Thank you!”

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Xu Damao walked over with a smile and said, "Xiao Laizi, you are awesome. Be careful that Yushui will be really mad at you if she finds out."

"Impossible, how could Yu Shui be angry with me? Brother Damao, you should worry about yourself. Don't let the time pass and you can't catch up with me. I won't care about you."

He Lai responded with a smile.

Soon Yu Shui and the others arrived, and she brought both of He Zhan’s military water bottles.

"Come on, brother. Uncle He, have some water. I added honey to it."

Yu Shui smiled and handed over the kettle.

"Yushui, my hands are frozen, please feed me." He Lai said with a smile.

"Oh." Yu Shui obediently fed He Lai water, which made He Zhan's eyes twitch.

Xu Damao followed suit and asked Qin Yuru to feed him.

Sha Zhu was so envious that he regretted not participating and letting Qin Huairu feed him like this.

Before they could chat for a while, the sound of athletes gathering was rang out.

"Yushui, you said it yourself, you will bring water to Brother Lai later, don't forget it."

He Lai said with a smile.

"Okay." Yushui smiled sweetly.

He Lai followed the main force to take position.

"Brother Lai, you must get first place!" Yu Shui shouted loudly towards He Lai.

Kakui just raised his index finger to the sky.

At the starting line, there was a large banner with the words "1960 Spring Festival City Race" written in large letters.

He Lai was arranged on the outside of the third row, which was a very good position and was in line with his idea. After all, He Lai did not intend to charge forward, and being on the outside could avoid collisions. After all, it was easy to fall when crowded together.

He Zhan said that he wanted to rush forward alone and did not agree with He Lai's idea of ​​starting slowly.

And Xu Damao must have followed He Lai, after all, he did not miss what He Lai said.

It was about to start, and the heavy snow gradually stopped at this time, but the road was already a bit slippery.

The two leading tricycles were already in position.

Director Cai, the director of the Sports Commission, had already raised a pistol in one hand and a loudspeaker in the other.

"Ready... Go..."

As the starting gun sounded, 2654 athletes ran forward at a rapid speed.

The spectators on both sides became the most active people, constantly shouting and cheering, and that enthusiasm immediately ignited the fire in the athletes!

He Lai ran slowly at a normal pace, and never tried to rush to the inside, thus avoiding being pushed by others.

Soon the team became chaotic, except for the first few teams which were better off and quickly broke away from the crowd.

The team at the back was in trouble. They all wanted to rush to the front quickly, so there was a lot of crowding and pushing. Because the ground was slippery, many people fell to the ground. Once one person fell, a large group of people would be affected immediately.

Soon the scene became a bit chaotic, but fortunately the medical team was well prepared. As long as someone was injured, they would immediately carry him out of the competition venue and provide treatment.

However, many people would stand up and continue running immediately after falling down. A little pain was nothing to them.

However, as long as you fall down and want to get up and run again, this wasted energy will make you lose the competition for ranking.

The three brothers of the Yan family were among the victims. Because they were street players, they were ranked very far behind.

It was also their bad luck that a person in front fell down. Yan Jiecheng braked in time, but unfortunately he was hit by the person behind him. As a result, Yan Jiecheng was afraid of falling, so he swung his arms a few times and directly hit Yan Jiekuang who was next to him. Yan Jiekuang was only a few years old. After being hit by Yan Jiecheng, he staggered and fell to the ground.

He fell down and was kicked several times by the people behind him. Although others held back, Yan Jiekuang still suffered a lot.

Yan Jiefang escaped the disaster because he was a little far away from Yan Jiecheng, but he also stayed nearby for a long time.

When Yan Fugui saw Yan Jiekuang fall, he ran over immediately.

"Third brother, how are you? Can you still run?" The first thing Yan Fugui was concerned about was whether Yan Jiekuang could continue running.

"Dad, my feet hurt and I can't run anymore." Yan Jiekuang said crying.

"Hey, boss, second brother, what are you doing standing there? Hurry up and run." Seeing that Yan Jiekuang could not run anymore, Yan Fugui immediately said to Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang.

Yan Jieben originally wanted to apologize or something, after all, it was he who defeated Yan Jiekuang. When he heard Yan Fugui say this, he immediately ran away, and Yan Jiefang did the same.

"Third brother, just bear with it for a while. Lie on the ground and don't move. The medical team's stretcher will be here soon. They will give you free treatment. Just say that you were hit by someone and now you can't stand up. Got it?"

Yan Fugui saw his two sons running away, then he turned to Yan Jiekuang and said, his calculating instinct made him say these words subconsciously.

Yan Jiekuang had no choice but to nod. He actually fell pretty hard, his kneecap hurt a little, but he was still able to stand up.

Now the Yan family lost a general right at the very beginning!

He Lai and Xu Damao ran at a leisurely pace and were both able to stay in the front and middle position. This is the advantage of being away from the crowd.

In long-distance running, you must maintain a constant speed and avoid speeding up and slowing down. A good rhythm is the key to victory.

People of this era have very irregular running movements. There are very few people like He Lai who have standard posture, and Xu Damao is almost the only one.

So He Lai was not worried at all. He just needed to keep the pace and catch up with the people in front easily and eliminate those amateurs first.

Just after passing Xidan, He Lai and Xu Damao overtook many people who were running hard in front of them. These people should be first-time runners. They have no experience and run entirely relying on their strength.

After all the energy was used up, I started to breathe rapidly and slowly I couldn't run anymore.

When we arrived at the Ping'anli area, the road surface was much cleaner and the ground was not so slippery.

When He Lai found that there were fewer people, he turned to the inside and started to increase his speed a little bit. After all, he couldn't stay at the back forever.

After a while, Shazhu and Yushui came over on their bicycles.

"Xiao Laizi, let me help you see how far ahead you are!"

After saying that, Sha Zhu kicked hard and rushed forward, while Yu Shui stayed beside He Lai, ready to offer him water at any time.

"Yushui, can you sing a song? I'm a little bored running around."

He Lai said with a smile.

"Ah? Oh." Yu Shui said with a blushing face when she heard He Lai's request.

"The water of Honghu Lake, the waves are coming one after another..." The song "The Water of Honghu Lake, the Waves are Coming One after Another" was soon sung out by the rain.

He Lai felt relieved after hearing this and even quickened his pace a little.