Return to the top of the road to champions

Thursday, June 1996, 2.

The three-month training camp ended again. After walking out of the closed training camp, he boarded the car and returned to the figure skating team. After putting down his luggage, Tao Wei went straight to the speed skating team.

Two years ago, after the end of the No.17 Winter Olympics, Shi Yang quickly completed all the procedures in just one month, left the speed skating team and the motherland, and set foot on a distant foreign country to start his dream of studying. Shi Yang didn't tell anyone except Tao Wei, who was in the know, accompanied Shi Yang, who was unusually silent, to the airport.

The sweat on his face and the panic in his eyes made Tao Wei's heart tremble violently, and he pulled Wan Xiaodong, who was stunned after learning that Shi Yang had left, away from the bustling airport.

Silently back to the urban area Silently back to the figure skating team, sitting on Wan Xiaodong who can't even blink, Tao Wei didn't know what to say, neither dared to point out why Shi Yang left nor did he dare to say why This feeling that even Shi Yang couldn't express.

Sitting from daytime to dark day, from dark day to daytime, after a day and a night, the stiff Wan Xiaodong moved, and after showing a crying smile at Tao Wei, he stood up with red eyes without saying a word Leaving Tao Wei's dormitory, when he stretched out his hand to grab Wan Xiaodong, a tear fell on the back of Tao Wei's hand.

"elder brother........"

Staring blankly at the tear that burned his skin, Tao Wei felt an indescribable soreness in his heart, but Wan Xiaodong just slowly pulled out his arm and raised it to wipe away the tear that accidentally slipped away.

Two years have passed, and it has been less than two months since Shi Yang made the decision at the beginning, but Shi Yang, who had not heard from him a year ago, made Tao Wei even more afraid to mention it in front of the taciturn Wan Xiaodong.

After Shi Yang left, Wan Xiaodong changed. Although the change was not obvious at first, Tao Wei was still sensitive to the change of Wan Xiaodong. After two years, the once radiant Wan Xiaodong disappeared. Wan Xiaodong, who is no longer bluffing, no longer complacent and even a little taciturn, often immerses himself in training all day long. I don’t remember how many times Tao Wei woke up from the training ground. Sitting on the stool and falling asleep, Wan Xiaodong couldn't remember how many times he saw Wan Xiaodong's bushy eyebrows tightly frowned even in his deep sleep.

Whenever he sees Wan Xiaodong like this, Tao Wei will be full of worries, afraid that Wan Xiaodong will be disappointed after waiting for a long time, and also afraid that Wan Xiaodong will notice the post-movement, Tao Wei who dare not mention or even ask. Wei can only seize all free time and go to the speed skating team to guard Wan Xiaodong.

He rushed to the training ground in a hurry, quietly opened the gate of the training ground, and the figure as before appeared in front of him. Tao Wei, whose chest was stagnant, looked silently at Wan Xiaodong, who was working alone on the ice. This understanding has already turned into complaints over time.

Closing his eyes, blocking the haze under his eyes, Tao Wei, who walked slowly forward, approached the ice rink, stepped onto the ice, blocked Wan Xiaodong, who was sliding rapidly, shifted his body slightly, and the skilled Wan Xiaodong walked from Tao Wei Swipe past me, "Brother."

The voice in the training ground sounded like a person talking to himself, and Wan Xiaodong, whose facial features were tense, still kept the original rapid skating, lap after lap, as if he didn't see Tao Wei standing in front of him. , It seems that I didn't hear the voice ringing in my ear.

Such Wan Xiaodong made Tao Wei's eyes flash with anger, "Wan Xiaodong."

With a loud roar, Tao Wei grabbed Wan Xiaodong who slid to the side but did not slow down. With two muffled bang bangs, the two fell on the ice and slipped half a meter, falling without any protection. Tao Wei felt a tingling pain in the back of his heart, but Wan Xiaodong, who felt no pain at all, just got up indifferently and continued the interrupted movement.

This time, Tao Wei was completely enraged. He jumped up, staggered and rushed towards Wan Xiaodong who had already bypassed him. Before Wan Xiaodong could approach, Tao Wei punched Wan Xiaodong in the face, panting He stared angrily at Wan Xiaodong, whose eyes were flushed and blushed again, "What on earth do you want to do? He, Shi Yang, is so important, and you don't care about anything important, right? Who is Shi Yang? He's just an outsider , look at you, look at how thin you are now."

Pulled Wan Xiaodong's neck, dragged Wan Xiaodong to the sidelines, forced Wan Xiaodong to aim at the white steel guardrail, Wan Xiaodong's cheeks were sunken, and there was something in his big round eyes? Exported sadness.

"Second baby, I feel bad."

Wan Xiaodong, who had been speechless for a long time, was stared at by Tao Wei, whose eyes were red with anger, and lowered his eyelids to block the trace of sadness in his eyes that seemed to be pouring out.

His chest stagnated, and Tao Wei let go of Wan Xiaodong's hands with a slam. He was exhausted and moved his stiff legs to sit on the steps. "Brother, what do you want to do?"

In the powerless questioning, the silent Wan Xiaodong shook his head, "I don't know, I just feel uncomfortable, Erba, I'm panicked, if you say Shi Yang will leave, I won't stop him, he will go up It's an old principle to go around, but I just can't figure it out, why didn't he say hello to me, I have nothing to do with him, why didn't he tell me when he left?"

Papa papa, the tears that had been held back for two years finally flowed down his cheeks, sitting on the steps, looking at the tear-stained face of the whispering Wan Xiaodong, and Tao Wei, who was throbbing with pain in his chest, closed his eyes , blocking the rolling gloom in his eyes, Shi Yang Shi Yang, Tao Wei who clenched his fists hard took a deep breath.

Standing up, walked to Wan Xiaodong's side and pulled Wan Xiaodong up, raised his arm and wiped away the tears on Wan Xiaodong's face with a callused hand, "Brother, people go to high places, water flows to low places , don’t think about anything, go back and get a good night’s sleep, the Winter Games is less than half a month away, and you will be competing in our province H, isn’t there you this time, you’re going home, let’s take a good rest and get over it Let’s compete well in front of our fathers and folks, but mother has a letter, all the old and young masters of our Dawangtun will go, even Coach Shi will go, you don’t want to be embarrassed in front of our Dawangtun’s young and old, right?"

Wan Xiaodong, who pulled Tao Wei's hand and wiped his face, smiled. Although the smile was still a bit bitter, but maybe he finally vented the depression in his heart. Wan Xiaodong's characteristic silly smile returned, and he nodded vigorously, "I I know, I can’t embarrass my mother, besides, my coach said, I’m the main force, why don’t I go somewhere, it’s still in front of our own house, I must go.”

As he was talking, Wan Xiaodong's voice became louder and louder with a smile on his face, and Wan Xiaodong, who had changed into a bit of a bluff again, made Tao Wei laugh, nodding in agreement, and pulling Wan Xiaodong towards Leaving the dormitory, maybe it was because he was finally happy or maybe it was because he took out the garbage in his heart. After returning to the dormitory, Wan Xiaodong still couldn't restrain his urgency to go home. After making a long-distance phone call, it was rare for me to walk out of the gate of the national team and touch my pockets. When the two brothers moved together, there was less than 50 yuan left after the call. It was not enough to eat well, but after eating dumplings or steamed buns Kind of snacks are enough.

Looking at each other, the smiling little brothers called the team, and Tao Wei asked Ma Deming to ask for leave directly. The laughing Tao Wei rarely made Ma Deming on the other end of the phone smile with an excited smile. Tao Wei was exhausted from the training. Ma Deming, who wanted Tao Wei to relax for a long time, was thinking about it for a day or two, but since he returned to China the year before last, it was the National Games and the World Youth Championship in the next year. Tao Wei was non-stop There is no rest time at all, and even vacations are pressed again and again. It's not that I haven't thought about fighting for it, but not to mention Tao Wei himself, even the leaders don't agree.

It is rare to have a player who sees hope. It can be said that the men's figure skating team that put all their hopes on Tao Wei has put Tao Wei under tremendous pressure. Over the past two years, Tao Wei has participated in many competitions, big and small, and his results are also very good. Obviously, domestically, Tao Wei is already a well-deserved junior champion, but internationally, as long as he thinks of the heart-stopping game last year, Ma Deming, who hung up the phone, flashed a bit of aggrieved eyes.

Tao Wei, who made zero mistakes, only got [-]th place in the singles skating competition. This result caused an uproar in the audience. Both Ma Deming and the team leader were not convinced. Tao Wei himself did not care about the expected result. He stopped Ma Deming and team leader Huang Zhong, who wanted to argue, and shook their heads.

To this day, Ma Deming still remembers what Tao Wei said when he stood in the background with a calm face and long eyes, "The referees decide the points. Among the referees, there are more Europeans and fewer Asians. Preconceived impressions are indeed true. It is an injustice, but if you want to be among the strong, you must first endure this injustice.”

Injustice and humiliation, Ma Deming can't forget, but Ma Deming also can't forget, even if he knows that he will face injustice, Tao Wei is still forging ahead, it is a kind of tenacity and unyielding that rises from the bottom of his heart.

After two years, Ma Deming has been suffering from the initial indignation to the present calmness. What could happen? Figure skating is a traditional domain of Europeans and Americans, and it is also a subject of heavy subjective impression. Chinese athletes must get good results , you must learn to wait.

Two years have passed, because Tao Wei's impeccable performance and technical foundation have gradually seen the light of day. The original dream finally has hope. Ma Deming, who set his sights on the 98 Olympics, just hopes that when the Olympics comes, he will be able to live forever. Waiting, praying for recognition can be treated fairly.

However, neither Tao Wei nor Ma Deming at this time would have imagined that two years later, that is, the 98 Nagano Winter Olympics would leave Tao Wei with humiliation in his life. Tao Wei gave figure skating, which was dominated by Europeans, a heavy and resounding slap in the face with unsurpassed shock. At that moment, Tao Wei, who was full of arrogance, really made ice and snow lovers all over the world remember the ""from the East and from China"" Tao Wei"

Of course, this is something for later, Tao Wei, who hung up the phone, smiled triumphantly at Wan Xiaodong, and gestured a victory gesture. The two brothers, who laughed, went straight to the snack street five miles away.

Hee hee haha, the young brothers who were athletes didn't even sit in the car, they ran to the snack street on two legs, and rushed into the snack street panting, the scent of the brightly lit snack street immediately made their eyes brighten, "I want to eat meat."

Tao Wei, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, heard Wan Xiaodong's yelling before he could open his mouth. Following Wan Xiaodong's gaze, Tao Wei's saliva was about to come down. One glance, rush.

With a whoosh, the two of them squeezed past, "How much is the boss?"

Among the noisy crowd, Wan Xiaodong asked loudly while sniffling, "One yuan."

The answer with a strong accent made Wan Xiaodong gasp, "Why is this so expensive? Grab..."

Covering Wan Xiaodong's blurted exclamation, he laughed twice at the boss who rolled his eyes, "Ten skewers, more spicy!"

While talking, Tao Wei pulled Wan Xiaodong to the side and pinched Wan Xiaodong vigorously, "What are you talking about, where do you think you are at home? This is considered cheap."

Wan Xiaodong, who curled his lips, didn't dare to yell loudly, but there was still some murmurs. The skewers at home are only twenty-five cents now, and the meat skewers are so little.

Whispering and chattering until the meat skewers were stuffed into his mouth, Wan Xiaodong smiled. He looked at Wan Xiaodong who killed one of them with amused and angry eyes, and left two skewers and stuffed the rest to Wan Xiaodong. , Tao Wei, who was dragging Wan Xiaodong around, suddenly saw mutton steamed buns. After all, Tao Wei, who was mainly concerned about eating, wanted to charge forward but was pulled back.

Turning around, a touch of green appeared in front of his eyes, his heart moved, he stepped back and raised his head, and Rong Boyuan's cold and hard face appeared in front of his eyes.

"Dead face?"

The smile appeared unconsciously, just as he was about to speak, Wan Xiaodong's characteristic loud voice rang out again, the smile on his face froze, and Tao Wei, who was about to raise his leg, smiled embarrassingly at Rong Boyuan.

"Rong Boyuan, what are you doing here?"

Looking at Rong Boyuan's unchanging military uniform and looking at the noisy snack street, Tao Wei, who didn't know what he thought of, laughed, stretched out his big hand and rubbed the top of Tao Wei's soft head, rolled his eyes at Tao Wei Rong Boyuan twitched his face and pointed to the fire hydrant on the right, "Come check."

Near the end of the year, Rong Boyuan was very busy with the safety inspection of the whole district. After walking for a day, the snack street was the last place. When leaving, Wan Xiaodong's unique Northeast dialect attracted Rong Boyuan. Because of Tao Wei's relationship, Rong Boyuan would unconsciously glance at him whenever he heard Northeast dialect with a strong accent.

But at this moment, the sharp-eyed Rong Boyuan saw Tao Wei, who was smiling like a little fox with a meat skewer in his hand, frowned slightly, and looked down at the watch on his wrist, it was almost seven Ordered, is this no meal?

Subconsciously moved to Tao Wei's side, he looked at Tao Wei's rosy cheeks with a good eye, he was thinner but also taller, and it was two months since we met. The last time, knowing that Tao Wei had entered closed training again, Rong Boyuan, who took the opportunity to deliver something to Tao Wei, ran to the training base and waited all day until he saw Tao Wei's tired face at almost ten o'clock in the evening. It made Rong Boyuan feel distressed.

Handing the prepared snacks and nutrition to Tao Wei, touching the back of Tao Wei's swollen hand, Rong Boyuan, who didn't say anything, watched Tao Wei dragging his tired body and disappearing before his eyes.

In the days that followed, Rong Boyuan rushed to the training base countless times, but he never saw Tao Wei again. Except for being able to bring in the things he brought, it was impossible for people to see him again. Rong Boyuan could only go there full of hope and return full of disappointment.

Fortunately, after three months, Tao Wei finally came back. Rong Boyuan, who was always in a daze with the calendar, was thinking about taking a rest tomorrow to see Tao Wei when he was about to go out in the morning.

Rong Boyuan is clear about Tao Wei's preparations for the Asian Games. Being able to perform perfectly at home is not only Tao Wei's own hope, but also Rong Boyuan's only chance to see the breath of life again. Rong Boyuan asked for leave early Yuan even asked Tao Wei's departure time and train number in order to be able to accompany Tao Wei back to the starting point of his sports career. near.

Moisturizes silently approaching the sensitive Tao Wei, with both a touch of shyness and Rong Boyuan's own careful thinking. Rong Boyuan is used to observing first and not stepping out until he is sure it is safe. Moreover, his keen nerves let Rong Boyuan understand Tao Wei very well. Tao Wei is not a person who is calm and gentle on the outside. Tao Wei, who has a very cold personality, actually keeps a certain distance from most people. It is very difficult for Tao Wei to remember in Wei Wei's heart, but Rong Boyuan can also understand that once he walks in, Tao Wei will definitely treat you with all his heart and soul. Human will can also make people reluctant to give up, it is precisely because he can see clearly that Rong Boyuan does not allow others to get involved in this good.

Rong Boyuan, who lacks too much, longs for and is nostalgic for this beauty and warmth. It can be said that Tao Wei at this time did not put his heart on Rong Boyuan, and did not even notice Rong Boyuan's deep emotions. Wei Wei didn't know what it meant to him and Rong Boyuan.

Leaving aside the rest, Tao Wei was quite happy to see Rong Boyuan, especially when he learned that Rong Boyuan had just finished his work and hadn't eaten yet. Thinking of the bags of nutritional supplements and countless snacks, Tao Wei said nothing. Don't say anything, I want to invite Rong Boyuan to dinner, but when he thinks of the money in his pocket, Tao Wei smiles awkwardly again, and whispers that he can only treat him to paomo. He nodded, looked at the small shop not far away, took Tao Wei's hand and walked forward.

Silly Wan Xiaodong looked at Rong Boyuan who didn't even say hello and dragged Tao Wei away, and suddenly became unhappy. What's the matter, you hate me for eating too much?Wan Xiaodong, who moved faster than his head, rushed to Tao Wei's side in a few strides, grabbed Tao Wei's other hand, raised his small neck high, and smiled provocatively at Rong Boyuan triumphantly, but To Wan Xiaodong's dismay, Rong Boyuan didn't even look at him, and served Tao Wei as if he was serving his ancestors, and Tao Wei enjoyed it as a matter of course, and Wan Xiaodong looked back and forth between the two of them. , "You said why you two are sticky (slimy) like the person you are talking about"

Throwing down a sentence that sounded like thunder, all of Wan Xiaodong's nerves were immediately attracted by the mutton steamed buns in front of him, leaving behind Tao Wei with a stiff face and Rong Boyuan, who was expressionless thinking how to strangle Wan Xiaodong to death. Wan Xiaodong didn't see the two pairs of eyes with knives at all. Wan Xiaodong, who was so hungry after half a day of training, smelled the aroma and started to eat.

Wan Xiaodong, who yelled about the deliciousness while eating, made Tao Wei slowly relax the muscles on his face. Tao Wei, who lowered his eyelids and flickered for a moment, immediately raised a smile, showing a heartless smile, and stretched his elbow He poked Rong Boyuan, whose facial features were tense, "Rong Boyuan, look at whether a tiger egg eats like a pig."

Wan Xiaodong yelled and yelled at his teasing jokes, laughed and ate his late dinner, his deliberately raised voice was unconsciously flustered, he glanced slightly at Tao Wei, then at the pure fool Wan Xiaodong and Rong Boyuan, who sighed secretly, rubbed his swollen forehead. He didn't expect Rong Boyuan, whose protective film was torn off so quickly, to be full of helplessness at this moment.