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Published at 19th of June 2023 07:06:53 AM


Chapter 38

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Newton always believed that Qin Chunxiao was one of the most sensible kids in the training camp. He played hard, led the team with cohesion, had the support of his teammates, and earned the trust of the coach. He was a reliable and dependable player.

At just 15 years old, he became the soul of the G provincial youth team. This alone was enough for Lao Niu to consider him a treasure. The issue of height was sometimes not so important in the face of numerous advantages, especially considering Qin Chunxiao’s great talent. He excelled in the defensive field, where height wasn’t a requirement.

After Qin Chunxiao treated him to beef noodles and Xiaobuihu, Newton felt that this kid was gentle, considerate, and understanding. He believed that both he and Chen Aiguo had found a treasure.

But now he realizes that he was wrong. They didn’t find a treasure, but rather stumbled upon a ghost.

Lao Niu slammed the table and said sadly, “Do you still remember why you came to the training camp? Look at the national team uniform you’re wearing. You’re athletes, not street hooligans!”

As he said this, Lao Niu didn’t realize that he had been in countless fights when he was young.

He simply couldn’t believe that a 1.76-meter tall kid like Qin Chunxiao could beat up so many taller men measuring 1.9 to 2 meters. Was that reasonable?

Min Yaoyang, who stood at 2.05 meters, still had the audacity to cry in front of him. Xiong Wu, a libero who was a head shorter, comforted him like an older brother. Libero Du Xiaofeng thanked him for saving him. Was any of this logical?

After Lao Niu slammed the table, he didn’t want to escalate the situation. After all, there were 20 young men involved in this incident, accounting for two-thirds of the training camp. The 12 most promising players to participate in the World Youth Championship were among them, and he couldn’t simply dismiss them all.

So Lao Niu could only give everyone a review package, a two-thousand-word essay that he would read aloud during dinner after they finished writing.

Qin Chunxiao, Fu Biyang, and Li Ling, who were used to writing three-thousand-word reviews, didn’t take it seriously. Even Du Xiaofeng seemed indifferent, but Qiao Mingming, Liu Yuelou, You Ziyu, Luo He, and Aizimaiti didn’t feel so good about it. Newton could tell who the troublemakers were just by looking at their expressions.

“Ding Rong, you have to write as well!”

Ding Rong pointed at himself in surprise, “Why do I have to write? Didn’t I stop them?”

Newton replied, “Stop them? You beat everyone up!”

“Get out! Go run laps, 20 laps! Xiao Hai, keep an eye on them!”

Newton kicked everyone out, then sat down, heaving a sigh of relief, and turned on the computer to watch the video. This time, several cameras were placed in the arena to record the training and practice matches of the athletes, ensuring that Newton wouldn’t lose sight of the children’s progress. He needed to keep track of their development.

Lao Niu also watched the intense battle between Qin Chunxiao’s team and Qiao Mingming’s team.

Resting his chin on his hand, he remarked, “Qin Chunxiao’s tactics are very Japanese.”

It was a shame that while the Chinese women’s volleyball team competed with the world’s top masters, their men

‘s volleyball team ranked only around 20th in the world, far behind their neighbors.

It was one thing for the Chinese men’s volleyball team to be able to contend with Japan, but it had to be said that the way Xiaobenzi fiercely defended, refined techniques, used defense to wear down opponents, and then relied on turret-style attackers to score had allowed them to establish a solid position in the second-tier level of the field. They could occasionally challenge first-tier teams. In this aspect, they were much better than the rough men in China.

Originally, Newton arranged this conflicting battle because he anticipated that there weren’t many domestic players who had mastered refined defensive skills, and the defending side would be weak. By going through this game, they could recognize their skill shortcomings and evolve into mature players with superb skills and a more comprehensive technical repertoire. Lao Niu’s goal had been achieved.

Unexpectedly, Qin Chunxiao managed to make the temporary teammates obedient in a short period of time, and with him and Du Xiaofeng at the core, they formed a temporary defensive formation that matched the spear side.

Newton let out a sigh of relief. “Well, regardless of who wins or loses, they must now understand the importance of defense.”

As for the fighting, it wasn’t a big deal. After all, wasn’t it common for boys who practiced sports? They were young, energetic, and sometimes their blood would boil, leading to fights.

The only surprising thing was probably the fighting power of the shorter guys in this training camp, as well as the weakness of the bigger guys against the shorter ones.

Fu Biyang, who was already over 1.93 meters tall and muscular, was a hidden warrior. Oblivious to the fact that he was being associated with weaker individuals, he was labeled by the coach as a “useless, dumb big man.”

He was only thinking about how he should write this review. Based on his experience, he used his mobile phone to search for a few templates online, and it was enough to piece together more than a thousand words.

Aizmaiti was still in a daze. Li Ling patted him on the shoulder and said, “Don’t be afraid, I can lend you my review to copy.”

Aizmat asked, “Can I really copy it?”

Li Ling, Fu Biyang, and Qin Chunxiao said in unison, “Yes.”

They believed that the teacher wouldn’t carefully read the review content of all 20 people, so they thought it would be sufficient to just change the words and sentences.

After completing the punishment of running 20 laps, the big guys returned to the formal training. Aizmaiti expected the atmosphere to be tense after the fight, but to his surprise, everything seemed normal.

To improve team atmosphere, a coach from the physical fitness team asked the main offensive players to carry their teammates during squats.

The smaller, underweight players like the Libero were excited about this.

Liu Yuelou, who was selected for the national youth team alone this time, approached Qin Chunxiao hesitantly and said, “Qin team…”

Qin Chunxiao interrupted him and said, “Just call me Chunxiao.” He then hopped onto Li Ling’s shoulder and made an okay gesture to Liu Yuelou, saying, “When Li Ling is done, I’ll let you carry me.”

Liu Yuelou sighed in relief and said, “Thank you.”

After the Spring Festival, many players had gained weight, but Qin Chunxiao remained the only athlete in the group weighing less than 68 kilograms. He was the easiest to carry. With his refreshing and tough temperament, and his ability to eat well among the boys, more and more people called him “Brother Qin” despite him being the youngest.

Among all the people, only those from the youth team of N province dared not approach. The others didn’t actually dislike Qin Chunxiao that much. Only Min Yaoyang was timid. After being beaten and crying once, he didn’t want to get close to that dangerous person.

The libero, Xiong Wu, kindly comforted him, saying, “Yaoyang, don’t pay attention to Team Qin anymore. He doesn’t have time to bother with you. Come on, carry me and squat first. Concentrating on training is more important than anything else.”

Min Yaoyang jumped up and declared, “I’m not afraid of him!”

Xiong Wu responded, “Yes, you’re not afraid of him. You’re just a gentleman who doesn’t stand under a dangerous wall.”

In order to showcase the harmony and friendship during the National Day training, Jiang Xiaohai took many photos and posted them on his personal social media account.

He knew that Newton not only aimed to be at the top but also wanted to plan for the long-term development of the men’s volleyball team, such as increasing popularity, attracting more spectators, selling more tickets for future games, and indirectly increasing funds.

While the focus of the men’s volleyball team still had to be on strength, training, and competition, Qin Chunxiao was a gift that had been delivered to their door. It seemed like a waste not to use his photos to gain attention and popularity.

The black-haired and blue-eyed Xiaoqin team embodied the appearance of a young boy. He wore a white T-shirt, black sports shorts, knee pads, sports bandages on his slender legs, and sports shoes. Looking back at the volleyball and smiling, he seemed to be the ultimate gem among the beautiful

boys in the sports department.

Jiang Xiaohai looked at the rapidly increasing number of retweets on his mobile phone and wondered if people who hadn’t seen Qin Chunxiao fight truly believed he was a heroic character from a youth novel.

A group of new users flooded into the men’s volleyball chat on social media today, excitedly accepting the photos of Qin Chunxiao and Min Yaoyang, two mixed-race men’s volleyball players, sent by Jiang Xiaohai. They first praised their appearance and then criticized the photo angles. For example, they mentioned that the photo of Qin should have been taken from a squatting position, while the photo of Min should have been taken with the photographer standing on a stool to avoid making his nostrils look big.



Qingqingmei: This men’s volleyball team not only plays well but also has good looks.

Yo-Yo: Team Qin is like Lake Baikal in early spring. The surface is frozen, but the inside is deep and turbulent. It hides infinite resourcefulness and rationality. It’s also like a wild direwolf, with its own murderous intent and a cold wind. I really want to make him S-tier!

Black and swarthy: I also like Team Min. The handsome guy with South American enthusiasm is great. His figure is like a sculpture made of chocolate, and he’s like a melon soaked in honey. His smile is super sweet, and he plays fiercely. Compared to Qin Dui’s overly delicate ice crystal beauty with a sense of fragility, I prefer this tough guy who looks like he can fight at first glance~

Miserable: Yes, hahaha! Although Qin Dui is more handsome, whenever I’m with him, I always feel like I need to protect him in dangerous situations. Min Dui gives me a sense of security.

Gululu: I am different. I like Team Qin and Team Min, but my favorite is Aizmaiti. The exotic style is high. It is a pity that Coach Jiang does not post his photos. Did he not participate in the national youth training camp?

Xilili: How could you not participate? Ai Zimaiti was the main blocker of the national youth team in the last World Youth Championship. It may be that Jiang Xiaohai was busy photographing the new handsome guy, so he forgot about the Ai team.



In fact, Jiang Xiaohai also wanted to shoot Ai Zimaiti, but as we all knew, even a handsome guy like Xiao Lizi couldn’t afford to be fat. As long as he got fat, fans would spray water gun.

Although Ai Zimaiti had a deep outline and a handsome appearance, he had a second chin when he was fat. Before he successfully reduced his body fat back to less than 12%, Jiang Xiaohai did not dare to send his photo, otherwise he would It’s not called fighting for attention, but there will be a large number of fans accusing Ai Zimaiti of not being able to manage his figure.

And Qin Chunxiao was called by Newton to the side gymnasium after finishing the basic training.

Lao Niu pointed at the field: “Min Yaoyang, you smashed the ball, and Qin Chunxiao came to catch it. If you can let Qin Chunxiao catch your ball ten times today, the review will be avoided.”

Min Yaoyang was pleasantly surprised: “Really?”

After getting Newton’s affirmative answer, he immediately looked at Qin Chunxiao eager to try. The moment he made eye contact with Qin Chunxiao, a chill crept into Min Yaoyang’s heart.

He swallowed, and was about to say something when Newton signaled the assistant to tie an elastic band to Qin Chunxiao, with the other end of the band attached to the wall.

Min Yaoyang was startled, being pulled by the elastic band, if Qin Chunxiao wanted to move again, he had to fight against the pulling force behind him, wouldn’t it be very difficult to catch his ball under such circumstances?

Qin Chunxiao nodded calmly at Min Yaoyang, posing as if to catch the ball, his eyes full of confidence and fighting spirit.

Reminiscent of the scene where Qin Chunxiao made himself cry, Min Yaoyang secretly gritted his teeth, raised his hand and sent a ball with 90% strength. The next moment, yellow and green flashed across his field of vision and landed in front of the net—— A very good position for the setter toss.

Amazing!

Min Yaoyang’s heart shuddered, and his expression became serious.

He knew that if Qin Chunxiao couldn’t get 10 points while Qin Chunxiao was wearing an elastic band, the coaching staff would inevitably question his ability as a main attacker, and the chances of being selected into the 12-man roster would drop.

On the other hand, after Qiao Mingming and many attackers completed spike training, he was also called to the assistant hall to do catch training. His defensive weakness was almost exposed by Qin Chunxiao when he was U21. Newton thought that if Qiao Mingming If you were going to a world-class arena, you must improve your defense, at least not to be the team’s defensive weakness.

Jiang Xiaohai recorded Qiao Mingming’s catching data, walked up to Newton, and said worriedly: “When Min Yaoyang and Qin Chunxiao were training together, neither of them spoke. Brother Niu, if you say we deliberately put them together, they will definitely can you adjust the relationship?”

This training camp was to select players to participate in the World Youth Championship. Putting them together for training was not only to improve their skills, but also to cultivate their tacit understanding and team atmosphere. How can they keep silent?

Newton was stunned for a moment: “Oh, that’s okay. Before Min Yaoyang came, his coach had greeted me and said that the kid was timid. I guess he was scared by Dundun before, but he should be a big-hearted player. Get along for a while, and the two of you will be fine.”

Jiang Xiaohai: “Timid?”

Can a person who is 2.05 meters be timid? Aren’t those big guys all cute human giants?

Newton affirmed: “Don’t worry, I have called Chen Aiguo. He said that Dundun has a high EQ. As long as I arrange him and Min Yaoyang together, the two of them will definitely be able to get along well before the training camp ends.”

At any rate, he was the one who became the team captain less than half a year after joining the team. Newton was optimistic about Qin Chunxiao’s communication skills.

What even Newton didn’t expect was that the relationship between these two people was developing rapidly. In the early morning of the next day, everyone saw Min Yaoyang and Qin Chunxiao sitting at the same table having breakfast. Take the initiative to greet Qin Chunxiao.

“Good morning, Team Qin.”

Qin Chunxiao: “Morning.”

Everyone:!

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“What happened?” Watcher saw Xiong Wu’s face filled with gratitude. “Captain Qin, thank you for escorting Yaoyang back last night.”

Qin Chunxiao replied, “…You’re welcome.”

The conversation between the two left others confused. After breakfast, everyone proceeded to warm up before the practice match. Fu Biyang seized the opportunity to sit beside Qin Chunxiao and asked, “Hey, what happened? What’s the story with the N Province youth team? Why did they suddenly avoid you?”

Qin Chunxiao remained expressionless. “Yesterday, the toilet in the N Province youth team’s area got blocked, so Min Yaoyang had to use the toilet at the end of the corridor.”

Fu Biyang responded, “Yeah, I heard about that. They called someone to fix it this morning.”

Qin Chunxiao continued, “Coincidentally, the lights in the west corridor were broken by Li Ling while playing ball.”

Fu Biyang nodded. “I know. Coach Niu scolded him and had to compensate the hotel for the damages.”

Qin Chunxiao let out a faint sigh.

So here’s the question: When Min Yaoyang was shivering in the dark corridor after using the toilet, which kind-hearted person, measuring 1.76 meters, escorted him back to the room?





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