During the Snowstorm

Want to call your cousin together?

"And Xiaoguo, you all come." Mom finally said.

Yin Guo had just finished half of the fruit plate, she didn't need to put down the knife or continue to make it. She was slow, and it would take at least ten minutes to finish the half-cut and washed fruit.

Lin Yiyang took the sliced ​​fruit knife from her hand, and finished it in three minutes. He didn't do anything when he was working as a black worker in a restaurant to earn tuition, and these were all drizzles. In a few more minutes, he could still make a few appearances.

He turned on the faucet, washed the blade, dried the water droplets, and returned to Yin Guo: "Come up quickly, don't make your mother wait too long."

Yin Guo couldn't help but sigh while hesitating: "You work much more neatly than me."

In other words, it is to eat a lot harder from a young age.

Yin Guo closed the kitchen door and said softly, "In my house, my father listens to my mother, especially when it comes to my affairs, you understand?"

Lin Yiyang nodded.

"My mother is very reasonable, and she won't let people down from the stage in person," Yin Guo was worried, still instructing, "If she wants to bring up the past, you can just listen to it and don't have to argue. My brother said, because of you Teacher, she has changed a lot about you."

"it is good."

"Also, she is actually very fond of me, and she is most afraid of me being coquettish," Yin Guo whispered again, "I'll check the situation later, if it's not right, just be coquettish, and you won't say anything. If you have any trouble, leave it to me."

Lin Yiyang smiled: "Okay."

"And..." Yin Guo racked his brains to think, and finally, because he was nervous, he couldn't think of what to say, and said uneasily, "Forget it, let's go up first, anyway, there is my brother."

The two opened the kitchen door and passed through the living room.

The living room is empty.

"What did my sister just say to you?" She saw her sister go upstairs, thinking of the few minutes she had just been away, "Isn't it bad to say?"

Lin Yiyang shook his head: "I've met once in the past."

"Have you met my sister in the past?" She was surprised.

Lin Yiyang nodded: "A friend of a friend, a one-sided bond."

As a man, there is no need to talk about the emotional experience of an irrelevant woman. He just didn't know.

Yin Guo nodded: "You two are about the same age."

The effort of these two sentences has already reached the door of the study.

Yin Guo pushed the door, still clutching the back of his hand uneasy: "No matter what my mother says, it doesn't represent me."

After speaking, he said softly, "I have recognized you for the rest of my life."

In fact, she was afraid.

The only serious conflict between the two was the last time they met with their mother.

She felt distressed when she thought of Lin Yiyang's loneliness, unwillingness, and how her conceit was suppressed that day. Even though she knew that her mother's attitude had changed and her cousin was still there, she was still scared when she opened the door and let the two face each other.

Lin Yiyang did not expect that Yin Guo would say such a thing, and if he decided, it would be outside his study door on such an ordinary occasion and time. He couldn't describe his mood at the moment, it was very complicated.

In the midst of complexity, she forcibly held her hand and said the most softening words...

Lin Yiyang held her hand instead, and said nothing for a while.

Without hesitation, he took the initiative to push open the door of the study.

Mom was already sitting on the single sofa beside the coffee table, and Meng Xiaodong was sitting on the study chair. Yin Guo seemed to have no choice but to share the couch with Lin Yiyang.

Before sitting down, she quietly pulled Lin Yiyang's shirt, wanting him to sit outside.

She can sit on the inside, separating her mother and Lin Yiyang.

"What?" Mom saw through her thoughts first, "Let Xiao Lin sit on my side."

...

Yin Guo pursed her lips and frowned coquettishly at her mother.

Mom laughed.

Lin Yiyang stepped inside and took his seat. Yin Guo had no choice but to follow, pushing the fruit plate onto the coffee table: "He cut it all."

After I finished speaking, I thought about it and said, "Is it okay?"

Meng Xiaodong was drinking tea, but he wanted to laugh at this question, but he was embarrassed.

Yin Guo didn't know that since she entered the house, she was a cat with blown fur, and she had to pretend to be calm and protect the baby behind her... And what about the words just now? Like holding a baby with his paws, he asked everyone with full alertness: Is my baby beautiful?

Meng Xiaodong glanced at Lin Yiyang lightly: It scared my sister.

Lin Yiyang's eyes were also dyed with a smile: how cute.

Yin Guo's mother is a direct person, she asked Lin Yiyang with a smile, "Do you know why Xiaoguo is so nervous?"

"I'm not nervous." Yin Guo said immediately.

Yin Guo's mother smiled again: "Okay, my mother won't eat him, let me have a good word with him."

Yin Guo smiled, inserted a piece of mango with a toothpick, and slipped onto the coffee table with a snap.

Really...the busier and more chaotic.

At his hand, he handed a napkin, and instead of looking at her, he politely said to Yin Guo's mother, "Auntie, say it."

"Last month, when we first met, you came to offer tea," Mom said. "I could see that day that Xiaoguo wanted to speak for you."

Yin Guo slowly wiped the table and listened with pricked ears.

"So to be honest, I've been watching you all the time, from your application to join the Billiards Association to winning the China Open. It can be said that, for Xiaoguo, I have watched every match and post-match interview of yours, including your teacher's presence. that time."

That day, Lin Yiyang's bow in the arena was a turning point in Yin Guo's mother's impression of him.

Yin Guo's mother stopped for a while, then smiled and said, "I saw the nine-ball US Open, too."

...

Yin Guo was dumbfounded and looked at his cousin: didn't you say you didn't see it?

Meng Xiaodong was also surprised.

Only Lin Yiyang felt that all these were expected. He sat in the audience and imagined today's situation from the moment he picked up the microphone.

Yin Guo was holding a napkin, which contained the mangoes that had fallen on the table.

I wanted to throw it in the trash, but didn't move.

Lin Yiyang's words on the New York stadium are of course extremely romantic to the audience and fans. But if my mother could see it, wouldn't it expose Meng Xiaodong's words. But my cousin said that he was the one who led the way...

Meng Xiaodong was very calm, picked up the teapot and poured tea for Yin Guo's mother: "I didn't expect you to see it."

Yin Guo's mother smiled and held up the teacup: "If you don't watch it, you won't know that you kids are so afraid of me."

"Your English on the scene is very good," Yin Guo's mother obviously did not want to embarrass Lin Yiyang, so she naturally transferred to his studies, "Is it very hard to study in the United States?"

Lin Yiyang also answered naturally: "It's okay. All in all, the hardships I've endured are worth it."

"It's amazing," Yin Guo's mother said with emotion, "it's amazing without the support of the family."

Yin Guo's mother finally said with a smile: "before Xiaotian came back, I didn't know much about your studies. He stayed here with his grandmother for a week, and he was talking about you. I could hear your school and your major. Happy too."

Yin Guo was overjoyed and praised: "Mom, he studied very hard. In the United States, he can see me for a day or two every week, and he is busy with his studies."

Yin Guo's mother deliberately said "oh": "In the United States, last year?"

Yin Guo was alarmed that she had missed a lot of words, so she kept silent, and winked at her mother with a blushing face. Don't tell me face to face... I'll admit my mistake in private.

Seeing her daughter's appearance, Yin Guo's mother didn't plan to ask again in public: "Okay, auntie is done."

Lin Yiyang had been waiting for him at the beginning, but now he is relieved. He took the initiative to take the tea cup: "Thank you, willing to give me a chance to see me again."

After all, drink it up.

This is the second time he has served Yin Guo's mother's tea.

completely different from the first time.

Yin Guo's mother nodded, stood up from the sofa, went to the desk, and found a folder.

When I came back, I took out a piece of paper,

"It's not business to talk about the Asian Games," Mom put the piece of paper among the three of them, "Let's talk casually."

On the paper, is the description of the Asian Games billiards project——

Women: Six-Red-Ball Snooker, Eight-Ball, Nine-Ball, Ten-Ball, Nine-Ball Women's Team (Three)

Men: Snooker, Eight-Ball, Nine-Ball, Ten-Ball, Snooker Men's Team (three)

There are ten items in total, five for each gender.

Yin Guo's mother simply explained: "I want to hear your thoughts on signing up."

Yin Guo didn't quite understand: "I am Jiuqiu and the group."

"This Asian Games, for each billiard event, a maximum of 2 people from a country can sign up." Yin Guo's mother emphasized.

It was so...

Yin Guo was ranked third in the world last year, which is a bit overhanging.

"I'll apply for the preliminaries first, so I can fight for it," she replied.

"In addition to nine balls, my mother would like you to consider applying for six red ball snooker," Yin Guo's mother pointed to the piece of paper. "There are no good players in this event. I hope you will give it a try."

"Six red ball snooker?" Yin Guo was stunned.

Although she has learned billiards from Meng Xiaodong since she was a child, snooker is no problem, but...

"This, mom and you alone."

Yin Guo said "Oh", but she hasn't recovered yet.

Yin Guo's mother turned to look at Meng Xiaodong: "I know you never play other billiards except snooker. But the Asian Games are different. The number of medals in the group is very important."

Meng Xiaodong disarmed directly: "I understand, whichever you want me to report."

"I'll talk to you tomorrow." Yin Guo's mother said.

Meng Xiaodong nodded, probably understood, the key conversation object was today's guest.

Yin Guo's mother finally looked at Lin Yiyang.

Lin Yiyang also guessed that the focus was actually on himself——

"You said." He volunteered.

Yin Guo's mother smiled and said, "Snooker and team competition are your main events."

Lin Yiyang nodded: "Yes, I will sign up."

"Your performance in the nine-ball game in the United States is obvious to all."

Lin Yiyang nodded again: "I will also sign up for nine goals."

"The average player will take into account the eight and nine goals." Yin Guo's mother said again.

"Okay, I'll also report the eight balls." He didn't hesitate.

"Do you still have the strength to take care of ten goals?" Yin Guo's mother finally asked him again.

...

"It's fine," Lin Yiyang understood, "I'll sign up for all of them, as long as I can pass the preliminaries, I'll play all of them."

In the end, Lin Yiyang promised to cover all five items in front of his future mother-in-law.

Yin Guo finally couldn't listen anymore.

She felt that Lin Yiyang might be exhausted on the field. It seemed that it was only a few competitions, but the training volume was huge, the pressure during the competition was even greater, and the physical strength was also high.

Doesn't this mean that he can run 200, 400, 4x100 relay, and then run a marathon?

She spoke for Lin Yiyang: "What if the consumption is too high...the main item can't be kept?"

"Look at Xiao Lin's own meaning." Yin Guo's mother replied with a smile.

"You ask in person, of course he says it's fine..." Yin Guo muttered, looking at her mother begging for mercy, "No matter how capable he is, he can't run out of fuel."

Meng Xiaodong was amused, and thought to himself—it's good, he can argue with his mother for the man.

Mom's smile deepened: "There are 2 places for each event. He has to participate in the qualifiers first, and he may not be able to get the places."

"As long as he goes, he will definitely get it." Yin Guo had no doubts.

She still remembers what her cousin said about Lin Yiyang—

There is nothing he is not good at, only if he wants to fight.

...

Now everyone laughed.

Lin Yiyang patted her knee, meaning: No problem.

Yin Guo and him looked at each other and saw that he didn't care or worry at all. He was a little relieved, but he still tried his best to say: "In general, if you play multiple projects like this, in the end, there must be a certain score that is not good enough. , you can't blame him."

"Of course not," Mom said again.

***

When we finished talking about the Asian Games competition items, everyone chatted a few words at home.

The Asian Games are just around the corner. Not only does Yin Guo's mother care about billiards, but there are other projects waiting for the meeting, waiting for the formation of the coaching team and the national team.

After ten o'clock in the chat, Yin Guo's mother smiled apologetically at Lin Yiyang: "Auntie has a lot of official business here, so it's inconvenient to talk more today. I will come to the house often in the future. Your uncle called me just now and said that you should come often."

Saying that, Yin Guo's mother stood up.

They all got up, too, ready to leave.

With a smile in her eyes, Yin Guo's mother extended her right hand to Lin Yiyang: "Congratulations in advance, the captain of the Chinese pool team, Lin Yiyang."

...

Not only Yin Guo, but also Lin Yiyang and Meng Xiaodong were stunned.

The light of the study fell on him, as if with a scalding temperature.

If the person in front of him hadn't said this, he must have thought it was a joke.

Just over a month ago, he just returned to China.

More than half a month ago, he successfully won the China Open championship, joined the Billiards Association, and was selected for the national team.

Two weeks ago, he suddenly took over Dongxincheng...

And this morning, in the ball room he had not yet opened, he was just informed by Jiang Yang that billiards had been selected for the Asian Games.

At ten o'clock at night,

He was told again that he, Lin Yiyang, would be the captain of the Chinese pool team.

He will lead the team to the expedition in three months, and take the strongest pool players in China to attack the arenas one by one, and get back a piece of medals...

Back then, in the innermost office on the second floor of Dongxincheng, eight-year-old he and fourteen-year-old Jiang Yang were in front of the TV. The teacher pointed to the replays in the videotape, analyzed the live games, and watched the contestants board the game. The podium...seems like it was yesterday.

As conceited as he was, he never thought that this day would come.

"This is the result of the secret ballot," said Yin Guo's mother's voice, "I just got the news before I came back."

It can be said that Lin Yiyang conquered everyone who voted for him with his actions and achievements.

Everyone is willing to believe that the new captain, Lin Yiyang, will lead the Chinese pool team to a newer and more brilliant era.