Dad, please try harder

brush!

Under the setting sun, the basketball drew a perfect arc in the air and hit the net.

"Call me brother!"

Ding Linlang, who was wearing a white jersey and white basketball shoes, deliberately kept shooting gestures and looked at Qian Quan with an arrogant smile on his face.

In the just-concluded two-person duel match, Ding Linlang narrowly won with a score of 10-8.

Qian Quan did ten push-ups without saying a word, stood up, clapped his hands, and said briefly: "Come again."

"Why are you so serious?" Ding Linlang looked at Qian Quan and felt that his expression was strange today.

"The loser eats dirt, so of course you have to be serious."

"I still like the way you are rebellious and keep making excuses. Can you please restore it?"

Qian Quan glanced at Ding Linlang, raised his head and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle: "The wind is a bit noisy today, and it disturbs my hand."

"That's right. Come on, I'll torture you again."

In the second game, Qian Quan gave Ding Linlang a strong confrontation, and finally managed to win with a one-goal advantage by virtue of his strength and physical strength.

After playing two games in a row, both of them were exhausted, their heads were covered with sweat, and they walked panting to the steps beside the court and sat down.

"Tell me, what happened to you today?"

Ding Linlang drank half a bottle of mineral water and leaned half-ly on the steps to ask Qian Quan. She could feel that something was obviously wrong with this guy.

"Nothing, I was thinking about my summer job."

"What summer job?"

"I'm going to work at KFC during the summer to earn some living expenses for college. After all, I'm about to turn 18 and become an adult."

"Just go, what's the point?"

"Once I go to work, I won't have much time to practice and learn chess, and I will be surpassed by you."

"It's as if you can avoid being surpassed by me if you practice every day."

"Uh... it seems to make sense," Qian Quan chuckled, "So what are you going to do during the summer vacation? Do you want to go on a work-study program with me?"

"I was planning to ask you to travel to Zhonghai. Let's explore the road first..."

"Go somewhere else, Zhonghai. I want to keep it fresh."

"Where do you want to go?"

"West Lake."

"The West Lake is also possible, and the West Lake itself is also in my plan. I have always wanted to go there when I read Bai Juyi's "I failed to leave Hangzhou, half of it stayed in this lake."

"So, do you want to go to a work-study program with me to earn travel expenses?"

Ding Linlang did not answer immediately. Under the wet hair, a pair of clear water eyes stared at Qian Quan. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Qian Quan, if I tell you my biggest secret, can you do it for me?"

Is it confidential?”

Qian Quan's heart was moved, but his face remained calm as he said, "As long as it's a secret that I don't need to keep secret from you, I can keep it secret."

This almost perfect answer hit Ding Linlang immediately, further strengthening her determination to tell the secret:

"Actually, I'm secretly writing online novels, and I signed a contract, and the results are pretty good..."

really!

Qian Quan had a premonition that she was going to say this, but when she actually said it, he was still deeply touched by this sense of trust, and almost blurted out "I knew it a long time ago", but fortunately he held it back in time.

After showing appropriate surprise, he asked: "Which website is it on and what is the title of the book?"

Ding Linlang smiled slyly and shook her head: "I can't tell you this yet. It's not that I deliberately concealed it. The main reason is - it's too shameful."

"You don't know how to write pornographic articles, do you?"

"Get out!" Ding Linlang shouted angrily, and then said with a bit of anger: "It's not that pornographic. The website is reviewed. If you are too pornographic, you will get a 404."

"Huh?" Qian Quan deliberately leaned closer and stared into her eyes.

He has read the articles written by her. How should I put it, they are definitely not pornographic articles, but in some places the car drives no slower than those of male authors, which highlights the delicate writing style of a female author.

Ding Linlang felt a little guilty when she saw it, so she stretched out her hand to push his face away and said, "Don't worry about these details. The point I want to tell you is that I have to code at home during the summer vacation and I don't have time to work at KFC with you."

"Okay." Qian Quan didn't force anything.

A brief silence.

Ding Linlang asked: "By the way, aren't you curious about my royalties?"

Qian Quan shook his head: "I'm not curious, and I don't want to share your money."

"Are you curious?"

"No." Qian Quan was determined not to give her a chance to show off.

"Hey, you're so annoying!" Ding Linlang kicked Qian Quan's foot.

Qian Quan laughed and stood up: "Win two out of three games, let's play another one."

…

July 16th is Qian Quan’s birthday.

I received four or five "Happy Birthday" messages early in the morning, mostly from my classmates.

Qian Jiamin, the class monitor who was admitted to Peking University, also gave him a few extra words: "May you have a worry-free future, be happy and free, and even if you sail against the current, you will not follow the tide."

Thank you Qian Quan one by one.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Ding Linlang came to Qian Quan's house carrying gifts.

To be honest, Qian Quan has been curious about Ding Linlang's gift for a long time. After all, he also participated in the discussion in the reader group and wanted to know what she finally chose.

I received the gift without any courtesy, immediately tore open the package and opened the box.

Inside is a mechanical watch.

The Seagull Master series, with black belt and white plate, looks quite exquisite and fashionable.

"This watch, brand, Seagull! Is it expensive?" Qian Quan imitated Huang Bo's tone and asked, while taking out the watch and putting it on himself.

"It's quite expensive, more than 150."

"Really? Then I'll give you 1,500 and buy me another 10 yuan like this."

"Go away!" Ding Linlang cursed and then reminded, "If uncle and aunt ask, just say 150, do you hear me?"

"I know, brother."

A little later, my father and mother came back from outside. My father was carrying cakes and vegetables, and my mother was carrying a pair of Anta basketball shoes.

"Linlang..." Mother Qian greeted Ding Linlang happily.

"Auntie, did you buy basketball shoes for Qian Quan?"

"Well, as I promised him before, he said that if he wears ordinary basketball shoes, he can't beat you when playing basketball."

"Haha, aunt, you were deceived by him. No matter what shoes he wears, he can't beat me."

"I know, I just want him to be convinced that he lost."

"Auntie is witty!"

After listening to the whole conversation between the two, Qian Quan was at a loss: "Ladies, I'm still here. Do you think I can't hear you?"

Qian's mother and Ding Linlang smiled at each other and ignored Qian Quan.

"Did Linlang buy this watch?" Father Qian saw the watch on his son's wrist and helped change the topic.

"Um."

"It must be from Seagull. This watch costs more than 1,000 yuan. Why did you buy it so expensive?" Qian's father recognized it at a glance.

"Uncle, the high imitation I bought only costs over a hundred yuan." Ding Linlang quickly explained.

"Oh, it looks very similar. It's exactly the same as our vice-principal's."

Ding Linlang laughed awkwardly and pinched Qian Quan quietly.

Qian Quan promptly smoothed things over: "Mom, what are you cooking for today? Is there any chicken?"

"I bought a whole rooster, enough for you to eat. Take the shoes over and try them."

Qian Quan ran over to take the basketball shoes and said obediently: "Thank you, mom."

"Don't do this!" Qian's mother said angrily, "You and Linlang can go play, your dad and I will cook. Uncle Ding and Aunt Ye will come over later to entertain us."

"Um."

Qian Quan put on new shoes, which fit his feet perfectly.

Growing up, his mother never missed the size of the clothes and shoes she bought for him.

Near noon, Ding Linlang's parents came and gave Qian Quan a red envelope as soon as he entered the door.

"Happy birthday, handsome boy!" Ding's mother grew up watching Qian Quan and liked to tease him since she was a child.

"Thank you, uncle and aunt."

"Are you playing chess?" Dad Ding saw his daughter sitting in front of the chessboard and walked over.

"No, we are studying the endgame in Uncle Qian's new chess record." Ding Linlang was still staring at the chessboard when he spoke.

Dad Ding's chess skills are average, but he is very addicted to chess, so he also sat down and watched the game.

"You go play chess with your Uncle Ding and Linlang, and I'll go to the kitchen to take a look."

Mother Ding waved her hand at Qian Quan and went to the kitchen.

About ten minutes later, the food was served. Ding's mother was responsible for serving the dishes, and also greeted Ding's father, Qian Quan and Ding Linlang to eat.

The two families have had dinner together countless times, and there is no need for too much pretense of politeness. The atmosphere is natural and relaxed, filled with good tacit understanding between the whole family.

"Come, let's toast and wish Little Shitou a happy birthday." After everyone sat down, Ding's mother Ye Yunlan raised her glass and said.

Let's raise a toast together and say happy birthday to Qian Quan.

Facing these four elders and Ding Linlang, Qian Quan showed sincere humility and gratitude.

"From today onwards, I officially become an adult. How do you feel?" Ding Linlang asked.

"From now on, it all depends on my mood whether my parents will give me living expenses and tuition fees, and I don't have to worry about the law anymore."

Qian Quan's words made everyone laugh.

"So, I'm going to work at KFC tomorrow." Qian Quan took the opportunity to reveal his decision to his parents.

"What kind of job do you do?" Qian's mother asked.

"Summer job, work as a waiter at KFC."

Without waiting for Qian's mother to answer, Qian's father continued: "It's good to go and exercise. Getting in touch with society early will make him cherish the study life on campus more."

"Young people need experience," Ding's father agreed. After speaking, he glanced at Ding Linlang and quickly added, "Especially boys."

Afterwards, the two families chatted happily while eating.

Just when the two fathers had a glass of wine and began to discuss the international situation, Qian Quan handed Ding Linlang a chicken drumstick, and the latter accepted it calmly without even saying thank you.

This seemingly ordinary scene happened to be seen by two mothers, who exchanged a look that said nothing.

…

The next day, Qian Wenlin, Qian's father, went to the chess club to participate in the internal selection competition, while Qian Quan went to the only KFC store in Wanghuai County for an interview.

The interview process for a cheap, young and handsome student worker went very smoothly, and because Qian Quan had a particularly good image and temperament, he was specially named by the store manager to go to the front desk to cashier.

After signing the contract here, the master there took him over to teach him the basic skills of cashier, including the operation of the ordering machine, communication skills with customers, meal preparation, packaging, promotion of set meals, invoicing, and quick identification of genuine and counterfeit currency, etc.

wait.

Even seemingly ordinary tasks require a lot of effort.

After studying for a long time, the process has been roughly streamlined. I will practice it tomorrow and I will be able to master it quickly.

At 6 p.m., Qian Quan clocked out of get off work. Before leaving, he ordered a cone to reward himself.

After leaving the store, I walked towards the bus stop. When I passed by the entrance of Wanghuai Hotel next to me, I saw someone playing chess and walked over.

The two old men in their sixties were playing chess. One was wearing a double-breasted white coat, with a gentle appearance and elegant temperament. His half-white hair was meticulously combed;

One was wearing a white vest, holding a cattail leaf fan, with a kind face and a bare round forehead, a typical neighbor's uncle.

Behind the two old men stood four or five military advisors, all of them with engaged expressions, and the discussion was lively. You know what the heck, let me take the lead, and every step must be fought.

As far as the battle situation is concerned, the war between the military advisers was much more intense than that of the two protagonists.

Qian Quan was feeling funny when a system voice suddenly sounded in his mind:

[Ding~ The system detected that your father used the new chess rules to defeat three opponents in a row, and was successfully selected into the chess club team, rewarding you with "master-level chess skills"! ]

In an instant, various chess records and moves flashed through my mind, from fast to slow, and finally settled into existing knowledge and memory.