The morning sun of our boyhood

After getting Li Zi's answer, Ban Xiaosong returned home in a daze, not expecting a bigger surprise waiting for him.

When he stepped into the noodle shop, he was surprised to find that there was no customer in the shop. His mother said that it was closed for inventory today, which made Ban Xiaosong feel strange that his parents would never be like this.

Parents told Ban Xiaosong that they were considering closing the noodle shop.

"What? Why?" Ban Xiaosong was taken aback.

Dad smiled wryly: "The noodle restaurant's business is getting worse and worse, and it's almost beyond the means. I wanted to get a loan from the bank to renovate the store. After waiting for many days, the bank's approval result came down today, and our loan request was rejected. "

Ban Xiaosong asked puzzledly: "The business of the noodle restaurant is not bad! There are many repeat customers, and they have to turn tables several times every night. How can it be difficult to make ends meet?"

Mom whispered: "The main reason is that the expenses are high. Your tuition fee will cost a lot of money a month..."

Ban Xiaosong understood.After a long silence, he raised his head: "It seems that the problem is that I went to the wrong school. Noble middle schools like Changjun are not what I should have gone to."

Dad put his left hand on his shoulder and explained him: "You can't say that. I have never regretted letting you go to Changjun Middle School. Among other things, their club activities are the best in the city. If you didn't go to school in Chang County, you wouldn't be able to play baseball now, and you wouldn't be able to make so many good friends. Son, you don't have to worry about money. You just have to read your book and play your ball. Your father and I There is still energy!"

Ban Xiaosong did not dare to look at his father, for fear that he would see the tears in his eyes.He pretended to say: "Mom and Dad, I'm going up first, and I still have to do my homework." He hurried upstairs.

Ban Xiaosong didn't sleep all night, and rode his bicycle to school early the next morning. Except for the student Joule who was on duty, he was the first to arrive at school.

While wiping the table, Joule asked, "Xiaosong, why didn't you run around twice before coming back as usual?"

Ban Xiaosong didn't answer, he didn't hear Joule's question at all.At the moment, he is full of thoughts of dropping out of Changjun.

But why do I feel so uncomfortable when I think of this: I can't bear it, I can't bear it, I can't bear it!

He scanned the seats of Yin Ke, Qing Cheng, Li Zi and Wu Tong in turn.

The students arrived one after another, and the classroom gradually became lively.

Joule accidentally saw an old Walkman on Wu Tong's desk, and was about to pick it up to have a look.

"Don't touch it!" Ban Xiaosong shouted.

Joule stopped in doubt: "What's wrong?"

Ban Xiaosong carefully took back Wu Tong's Walkman from Joule's hand: "Don't break this, this Walkman is very important to Wu Tong."

Wu Tong carries this Walkman with him every day. Except for classes and sports, the headphone cable of this Walkman seems to grow on Wu Tong's ear. When he is not listening, Wu Tong will keep it on his body at any time.Today, somehow, it fell on the desk.

Joule leaned over curiously, stretched out his hand, and said, "What is it? A limited edition? Or an heirloom?"

"Don't look at it, just put it away for him, just in case..." His words were interrupted by a yell: "Who told you to touch it!" The person who made the yell was Wu Tong. Without the Walkman, he rushed to the school in a hurry, only to find that Ban Xiaosong was fighting with Joule.

Wu Tong's sudden appearance startled Ban Xiaosong, his hand shook, and the Walkman fell to the ground with a thrilling "snap" sound, and jumped a bit, even the battery fell out.

The air in the classroom condensed.

Everyone unanimously looked at Wu Tong, who was covered with dark clouds, and Ban Xiaosong, who was panicking, wondering how these two good buddies would end up.

Just now, Ban Xiaosong instinctively made an emergency catch, but unfortunately he missed it.

His outstretched hand stopped in the air in embarrassment, and he stammered: "Well, Wu Tong, I'm sorry, I..."

Seeing the Walkman falling from the sky, Wu Tong was so nervous that his face instantly turned pale.Hearing Ban Xiaosong's words, he was furious: "Did I allow you to touch this Walkman?"

Ban Xiaosong is used to Wu Tong pretending to be angry with him, but this time, he knows that Wu Tong is definitely not pretending.He was silent for a while, and then summoned up the courage to say: "I'm sorry, Wu Tong, I didn't mean it..."

Wu Tong interrupted him loudly: "I'm sorry, is it useful?" After finishing speaking, he grabbed the broken Walkman from the ground and walked out of the classroom quickly.

Ban Xiaosong sat down slumped and hugged his head.well!This is good, Changjun can't stay any longer, and Wu Tong ignores him again.

He felt Yin Ke beside him stand up and push his shoulder, called "Xiao Song" a few times, and then went out too.He also felt that Qingcheng and Li Zi looked at him worriedly in front of him and in front of him. It was so warm that he wanted to cry.

But right now, he just didn't want to raise his head.It wasn't until the bell rang for the end of morning self-study that Ban Xiaosong stood up and ran out under the watchful eyes of the whole class and Tao Xi.

He ran to the downstairs of the teaching building, looked left and right, he didn't know where to go to find Wu Tong and Yin Ke, but they walked down the stairs leading to the roof.

Ban Xiaosong ran over and looked at Wu Tong nervously, this time Wu Tong didn't run away, didn't speak, just stood still, just looked at him expressionlessly.

Ban Xiaosong stammered, "That..."

At this moment he heard Wu Tong say: "I'm sorry."

He thought there was something wrong with his ears, and asked in surprise, "Huh?"

Wu Tong repeated: "I'm sorry, I was out of breath." Ban Xiaosong looked at Wu Tong, and then at Yin Ke, who was smiling all over his face, to make sure it was true——Wu Tong not only forgave himself, but also said to himself Sorry.

Ban Xiaosong's first reaction was to yell at Yin Ke: "What medicine did you give him?"

Yin Ke smiled even more happily: "I didn't take any medicine, I just repaired his Walkman and talked to him heart to heart."

"What are you talking about? I want to talk too!"

Wu Tong stepped forward, grabbed Ban Xiaosong by the neck and dragged him into the teaching building: "The class bell is about to ring, why don't you go back to class!"

When Tao Xi received Ban Xiaosong's application to withdraw from school, his eyes were wider than pigeon eggs: "You want to drop out? You spent so much effort to rebuild the Cubs, but now you want to drop out?!"

Ban Xiaosong's heart was stabbed severely, and he said with difficulty: "I said I would quit the Chang County, but I didn't say I would quit the Cubs. I went to a new middle school, and I will still find time to return to the Cubs to participate in training and games of."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Tao Xi didn't need to refute, he knew how unrealistic it was.Leaving aside the fact that U18 has never had a cross-school player, will the teachers of the new school agree to his return to training?

Tao Xi was still full of doubts: "Why did you transfer schools? Did the new school have good college entrance examination scores? You don't look like the kind of person who doesn't care about anything but grades. Could it be... your parents' idea? "

"No, don't ask. Please, please approve it for me!" Ban Xiaosong bowed, turned and ran back to the classroom.

Wu Tong and Yin Ke's attitudes were much more intense than Tao Xi's.The two of them had just finished listening to Ban Xiaosong's words, and they slapped the table and stood up at the same time: "Transfer?!" Their voices were too loud, and the students who hadn't gone out for 10 minutes between classes turned to look at them.

Ban Xiaosong saw that Li Zi was also staring at this place with worried eyes.At first, Qingcheng watched with the same worry as Li Zi, but then turned to look indifferently in an instant, and turned his head away as if he hadn't heard anything.

Ban Xiaosong quickly pulled Wu Tong and Yin Ke to sit down: "Don't shout!"

Wu Tong sat down, lowered his voice and asked, "What's going on?"

Yin Ke asked a similar question to Tao Xi: "Did your parents force you?"

"No, no, no, don't ask me any more." Ban Xiaosong's head was about to explode, "I'll just transfer to another school, what's the fuss, I'll be there in 20 minutes by bicycle! Didn't Wu Tong and Qingcheng also transfer schools? Isn't it good now? Besides, Qingcheng has transferred countless times."

The eyes of the three of them turned to Qingcheng in front again, but she didn't respond.But Ban Xiaosong didn't know whether to use these words to comfort others or comfort himself.

Wu Tong stopped talking.Yin Ke looked at Ban Xiaosong's expression carefully, and said, "Xiaosong, if you have anything to do, tell me, maybe everyone can help you."

"I'm fine!" Ban Xiaosong opened the book, looking like he didn't plan to talk any more.Yin Ke had no choice but to turn his head back, thinking silently by himself.

There was no training after school that day, the bell rang, and Ban Xiaosong packed his schoolbag without saying a word and left, leaving the eyes of Wu Tong, Yin Ke and Li Zi behind him.

He returned home with mixed feelings, where his father and mother questioned him.

Dad cut to the chase and asked, "Did you ask the teacher to withdraw from school today?"

Ban Xiaosong was very surprised: "How do you know?"

"At noon today, your homeroom teacher, Teacher Tao, called."

"You told him everything?"

"Yes."

Ban Xiaosong said dissatisfied: "Why did you tell him!"

Mom asked cautiously: "Xiao Song, do you feel that your parents have no money and that they have shamed you?"

"No! Of course not!" Ban Xiaosong finally broke out after suppressing his emotions for a whole day, "I think it's me who is ashamed! My grades are too bad, and I can't get into a good high school, which makes my parents suffer for me!" Ban Xiaosong thumped the table violently, sat down and hugged his head, his eyes were red.

Dad was silent for a moment, then said: "Xiao Song, Teacher Tao and I had a lot of conversations on the phone today, which made me even more determined not to let you transfer to another school. Such a good teacher is not easy to meet anywhere, this is our blessing! Besides , Changjun, your baseball team, your good friend..."

Before he finished speaking, a gentle voice sounded from the door of the store: "Excuse me, is Ban Xiaosong at home?"

Mother came to her senses first, and took a few glances at the person at the door: "Are you Xiaosong's classmate? Come in quickly, Xiaosong is here."

Ban Xiaosong was sitting with his back to the store door, and when he heard what his mother said, he immediately wiped away his tears, stood up from the table, and turned to face the door.

Seeing Qingcheng standing at the door with an indifferent expression, Ban Xiaosong asked: "Qingcheng, why are you here?"

"Come to Cengfan." Qingcheng's expression continued to be flat, but the words were very clear.Ban Xiaosong's family was slightly stunned + surprised.

Mother Ban said: "Yes, you can go upstairs first, and Auntie will ask you to come down for dinner later."

Qingcheng followed Ban Xiaosong into his room, and as soon as he entered, Ban Xiaosong said: "Actually, you are here to ask about transferring schools."

"Yeah." Qingcheng replied lightly.

"Don't ask me why I want to transfer schools, I don't want to answer." Ban Xiaosong struggled to utter the last five words.

"I didn't intend to ask this. I'm not interested in the reason why you want to transfer schools."

Ban Xiaosong looked at Qingcheng suspiciously: "Then you..."

Qingcheng looked at him seriously: "Ban Xiaosong, do you have feelings for Changjun?"

Ban Xiaosong's eyes wandered for a moment, and he instantly understood what Qingcheng meant, but he was still avoiding her question.

Qingcheng didn't need him to answer, and said: "Transfer, this word is too familiar to me. I have transferred countless times since I was a child. Every school I used to be is just a place for me. , I have no relationship with them at all." Ban Xiaosong lowered his head, quietly listening to Qingcheng's words.

"You know, I never thought that I would make a group of friends in a school. At that time, I didn't know the people around me at all, and I didn't even say a word. When I came to Changjun Middle School From now on, everything here makes me more cheerful. There are you, Wu Tong, Yin Ke, Li Zi, Sha Wan, Director An, Teacher Tao, and many others. With the Cubs, you all gave me my first real taste of what friendship really is."

"In the future, if my parents ask me to transfer another school, I will definitely not be willing, because I don't want to leave here. I even feel that the three years of high school are too short. Although, we have only been together for one semester. Yes, but I really fell in love with this place. Ban Xiaosong, ask yourself, are you willing to leave here?"

Ban Xiaosong bit his lip, unable to speak.

"Maybe, you have your own involuntary, you have all kinds of helplessness, but I hope you don't do things that make yourself regret, high school, there is only one time, there is no time machine to do it again." Qingcheng took a picture Patting Ban Xiaosong on the shoulder, "Think about it, after tonight, no matter what decision you make, I will support you." After speaking, Qingcheng left Ban Xiaosong's house.

Ban Xiaosong closed his eyes, everything about He Changjun kept appearing in his mind, and he buried himself on the bed.

The next day, Class One (Six) of Senior High had a physical education class. Tao Xi asked class leader Sha Wan to inform everyone in advance: I will not go to the playground today, but stay in the classroom for "sportsmanship and culture class".

Sportsmanship culture class?Before the class bell rang, the students were talking in the classroom, wondering what "good food" Teacher Tao had prepared for them.

From the "Orchard Practical Class", they were full of expectations for this unique head teacher.

The class bell rang, and Tao Xi walked up to the podium as the bell rang, and wrote the two big characters "brave" on the blackboard behind him with chalk, turned around and said to the students: "The first quality of an athlete is bravery, then , who can tell me what is bravery?"

"Dare to run, dare to fight." Someone said in the audience.Teacher Tao's topic today does not seem to have much gold content.

"Okay, what else?"

"Not afraid of failure, not afraid of setbacks." Joule added.

"Also, cooperate with others." This was Xue Tie's answer.

"Very well, it's getting more and more complete. Anything else?"

The audience fell into silence, and everyone felt that it was almost the same. Is there anything else?

After a while, Yin Ke raised his hand.Tao Xi asked him to answer, and Yin Ke said calmly: "Facing your true self without fear is also bravery."

Tao Xi couldn't help applauding: "As expected of Yin Ke, what you said is great. Facing your true self without fear is easy to say, but it is actually more difficult than the previous ones. Students, I will tell you now. A tale of two baseball players."

"The first person is James Anthony Abbott (James Anthony Abbott). The students of the Cubs should know that he is a famous pitcher in MLB. However, his right palm was born with a disability. All opponents know that he can only use Hitting left-handed, there were some people working on the batting style for him, but that didn't stop him from being one of the best pitchers in the league."

"The second person is Lou Gehrig (Lou Gehrig). He is an American baseball player known as the 'Iron Horse'. During his tenure as an MLB player, he set a record of 493 home runs, 1990 hits and runs, and a batting average of 0.340. For the record. The Baseball Writers Association made an exception in his honor and inducted him into the Baseball Hall of Fame after he retired. Died of ALS at age 38. Since his death, the Yankees have never had a number 4."

Speaking of this, Tao Xi stopped, looked around the young faces in the classroom who were "lit up" by his stories, and asked, "What do you think after listening to these two stories?"

"Brave! Amazing!"

"Yes. Brave, great. But what else?"

The students shook their heads in confusion, Qingcheng thought about it carefully, and said slowly: "Also, weak."

The students all looked at Qingcheng in bewilderment, and Tao Xi smiled lightly.

Tao Xi explained, "Qingcheng is right, it is weakness. Born with disabilities and terminal illnesses, these are undoubtedly weaknesses. The bravest thing about James Anthony Abbott and Lou Gehrig is that they did not escape their weaknesses. They frankly Show them, allow them to become a part of yourself, and become a witness to your greatness. This is what Yin Ke said just now-face your true self without fear. Students, do you know that sometimes, dare to Weakness is also a kind of bravery."

It was extremely quiet under the podium, and Tao Xi's sportsmanship and culture class had a huge impact on everyone.

After a while, Tao Xi felt that the heat was ready, and said again: "Today, we will face our own weakness together. Let's start with me. I used to think that I would never be able to play baseball again, nor would I be able to be a good player. Teacher, you have changed me and let me find myself again."

The students all laughed happily, showing their "weaknesses" and revealing their hearts.As a result, they were surprised to find that they did not really become weaker, but more sunny and confident.

Tao Xi began to roll the roll: "Xia Qingcheng, tell me."

Qingcheng stood up, hesitated to speak, struggled for a long time and said: "I don't have any weakness."

Tao Xi had a half-smile: "Really?"

Qingcheng's expression was as cold as ice: "Well, no."

"Alas!" Disappointed voices sounded from all around. Everyone originally wanted to hear the inner voice of a "mysterious sea area" like Xia Qingcheng.

Tao Xi changed people again: "Wu Tong, tell me."

Wu Tong was the same, he hesitated to speak, and finally said: "I have nothing to say."

"Alas!" Disappointed voices sounded from all around again, and everyone wanted to hear the voice of the school grass.

Wu Tong and Xia Qingcheng are really...

Yin Ke hurriedly stood up to make a rescue: "Let me tell you. I used to struggle with my studies and baseball. It was Wu Tong who helped me. He told me that struggle is a kind of happiness because there are choices."

"That's really good!" There was a discussion in the classroom.

Tao Xi finally brought the topic to his purpose of offering this sportsmanship culture class today: "Let's talk about it, Ban Xiaosong."

In fact, Ban Xiaosong already understood Tao Xi's purpose of arranging this class today, and also thanked the coach for taking so much trouble for him.

He has benefited a lot from Tao Xi's story. The words "weakness is also a kind of bravery" shocked him, and he will remember it all his life.

Ban Xiaosong stood up, looked at the expectant faces of Wu Tong and Yin Ke beside him, Qingcheng, Li Zi, and Tao Xi in front, and said, "Teacher, students, I'm going to transfer schools. Because my parents have been working so hard. I couldn’t bear it, and wanted to transfer to a public school. Last night, a person told me a lot, and I thought about it for a long time, but I was still not sure. I was really struggling, and finally..."

Speaking of this, he had a sore nose, and continued, "If I want to leave, I will let each of you know why I left. But, I will miss you forever. I hope everyone will not forget me, I hope Cubs, don’t forget, you once had a captain named Ban Xiaosong.” After speaking, he sat down, feeling relieved after speaking.

There was a moment of silence in the classroom, and suddenly there was a cry: "Captain!" It was a member of the Cubs.Joule, Xue Tie, and Tan Yaoyao couldn't accept the news, even Yin Ke looked at him with red eyes, Wu Tong frowned tightly, and Qingcheng silently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Tao Xi comforted everyone: "Okay, okay, please don't cry, I haven't signed his withdrawal application yet! Let's talk about Ban Xiaosong's matter slowly. Now - get out of class!"

Just like in class, Tao Xi walked out heroically following the bell.

But now Ban Xiaosong couldn't pay attention to any other people or things, all his mind was focused on one thing: Li Zi in the front row was lying on the table, his shoulders twitched, as if crying.

Today, Banjia noodle shop is very lively.Large posters of the Cubs and cheerleaders hang outside the door, and a dozen handsome teenagers in baseball uniforms serve as waiters.

At the entrance of the noodle shop, Ban Xiaosong and Wu Tong were handing out leaflets.They are almost the same height, one is sunny and handsome, the other is handsome and delicate.

The cheerleaders danced outside the store to the dynamic music.Skillfully changing formations, they danced enthusiastic cheerleading dances.

The young people passing by were all attracted and slowed down, and the uncles and aunts were also discussing: "Is there any activity in this noodle restaurant?"

Soon, more and more passers-by gathered around, some came here because of the flyers, and some were attracted by the music.

This time, An Mi was not there, and Qing Cheng led everyone to dance. Under the sunshine, she showed a sweet smile, with big eyes, full of youthful vitality.

When the song ended, there was applause from all around. The cheerleaders bowed to everyone and led everyone into the store.

"Qingcheng, let's distribute leaflets together."

Just as Qingcheng was about to go in, Ban Xiaosong handed over the flyer, "Okay."

At this time, Yin Ke came, and after a while, the dynamic music sounded again. Yin Ke danced hip-hop with the music, sliding, turning over, kicking, and spinning. The image is like two different people.

The most rare thing is that there is no affectation, revealing a refreshing vitality, which makes people feel happy after watching it.His dancing posture attracted many passers-by, and more and more people gathered around. Some of them tapped to the music, and some took out their mobile phones to take pictures.

Even Ban Xiaosong was dumbfounded, turned around and asked Wu Tong: "Do you know, he can do this?" Wu Tong smiled and shrugged.

At the end of the song, there was another warm applause from the crowd. Yin Ke wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled and bowed: "Thank you everyone!"

Qingcheng smiled and said to the people around him: "Today, Banjia Noodle Restaurant has launched a new product - the 'Youth Vitality Ramen' series!"

Ban Xiaosong answered: "Every guest who eats 'Youth Vitality Ramen' will get a Cubs mascot!

Wu Tong went on to say: "From now on, the Cubs and the cheerleaders will come to Ban's Noodle Restaurant every Sunday as waiters, everyone is welcome!"

Another burst of warm applause responded to them!Then, many people walked directly to the store.

On that day, the sales of Banjia noodle shop broke the record.After closing, Ban Xiaosong's father and mother made a big bowl of "Home Run Yuanqi Beef Noodles" for each member of the Cubs and cheerleaders. Everyone finished eating deliciously, but his father and mother firmly refused to accept it. money.

In the midst of the stalemate, a voice rang out from the door: "How can the Cubs' team building activities be treated to a noodle restaurant?"

Everyone followed the reputation, and it turned out to be Tao Xi.For some reason, Ban Xiaosong felt a little ashamed suddenly, lowered his head and muttered: "Coach."

Tao Xi stepped up and punched him in the chest: "You captain, you did a good job this time! This is the sportsmanship of an athlete. You are not afraid of difficulties and face them positively!"

Ban Xiaosong scratched his head embarrassingly: "It was Yin Ke who gave me the idea."

Tao Xi patted Yin Ke on the shoulder: "As expected of the brain of the Cubs." Then he turned to Ban Xiaosong's father and mother and said, "Ban's father, Ban's mother, the Cubs are a team, everyone's business is everyone's business." Banjia noodle restaurant encountered difficulties, let us find a solution together! However, we will not mention the matter of Xiaosong's transfer from now on, okay?"

Ban Xiaosong's father and mother nodded sharply: "We also don't agree with him transferring schools. Teacher Tao, I really don't know how to thank you."

"You're welcome!" Tao Xi waved his hand, and regained his ruffian look, "Such a handsome face should be used to benefit the public!" Everyone roared with laughter.

Tao Xi persisted in paying the bill, and came out of Ban's noodle shop with everyone, and Ban Xiaosong took everyone to the bus stop.

At the corner, a girl suddenly appeared under the street lamp and called timidly, "Wu Tong, can you come over here? I have something to say to you."

Wu Tong looked at everyone and passed by.The others continued to walk without being surprised. Anyway, it was not the first time they saw this kind of thing, and the cheerleaders didn't feel it at all. Wu Tong is so cold, so he won't agree to others.

Ban Xiaosong said to Yin Ke: "I'm going to reject another one. Will someone who rejects so many confessions every day be struck by lightning?"

"You have rejected a lot, and I haven't seen you being struck by lightning." Yin Ke said.

"Please, if you don't chop Wu Tong, you should chop you first. It's my turn."

"No matter what, both of you will be hacked." These are Qingcheng's words.They were chatting, and Wu Tong had already caught up.

Ban Xiaosong was very surprised: "So fast?"

"A clear and straightforward rejection is the respect for the other party. Ambiguous procrastination will only hurt the other party." Wu Tong replied lightly.

Yin Ke sneered: "It seems that you understand quite well, why did you treat Xing Shanshan differently at the beginning? Or do you actually like Xing Shanshan?"

Wu Tong put his hands behind his back and glared at Yin Ke, "Don't talk nonsense."

Ban Xiaosong leaned over to look at Wu Tong curiously.Qingcheng had no intention of gossip, and she had no interest in Xing Shanshan, so she looked at the cars passing back and forth on the road indifferently.