C7 Xia Zhi

Standing under the bus waving goodbye to the Chinese female platoon members made Xia Zhi feel a little moist in his eyes.

This was the first time her voice had touched upon a sentimental emotion because of parting.

When she was young, Xia Zhi was selected by the provincial school to play ball in big cities from small villages and small towns. When she temporarily parted with her parents and friends, her heart was filled with joy, as well as longing for the future.

After that, when Xia Zhi made a name for himself in the Provincial Sport University, he was chosen by the Banyan City female volleyball team thousands of miles away. He embarked on the road of leaving his hometown and working alone. No matter if it was when she bid farewell to her family or Teacher Zhu, everyone shared the joy of growing up with her and diluted the feelings of parting.

Not to mention the fact that she was chosen to be in China's female platoon No. 2 this time. Yesterday morning, when the Xia Zhi was preparing to head to the high-speed rail station, Almost all the villagers came out to send her off. Her father even specially lit two firecrackers at the entrance of the village. Everyone had a look of happiness on their faces, as if there was a "big shot" in the village. Xia Zhi only felt proud and did not feel sad at all.

However, today, seeing the bus of China's female platoon slowly drive out of the gate of the female platoon base, even though Xia Zhi was not familiar with the coaches and athletes in the bus, it made her feel a little depressed for the first time.

She turned her head to look at Wei Xindi, who was only one step away from her, and found that Wei Xindi's eyes seemed to have a sparkle of tears in them.

To be honest, just like the other members of China's female platoon No. 2, Xia Zhi did not understand why Wei Xindi would make such a request at the first full team meeting last night. He wanted everyone to gather in front of the apartment building early in the morning to see the China female platoon off on their training journey. Wei Xindi also specifically asked everyone to wear a brand new red national team outfit. Everyone was a little puzzled by Wei Xindi's request. After all, this time, the China female volleyball was only going for a change of training. Not for the World Championship.

However, after personally participating in this farewell ceremony with such a strong sense of ceremony, Xia Zhi seemed to have understood some things that she was still unclear about. Xia Zhi immediately felt that even though they did not know each other very well, However, she could feel that her team members from China's female platoon, Team Two, were. . . The members of China's female platoon on the bus were all "family. "

Xia Zhi felt that in the future, she would be able to learn more and more from the head coach of Wei Xindi, who was young and not very tall and looked like a big sister next door.

Thinking of this, the sadness that Xia Zhi had just wiped away from his heart gradually disappeared. What replaced it was his hope for the future, although unpredictable.

At this moment, Xia Zhi saw Wei Xindi walk to the front of the line.

The young members of the second row of the China female platoon, who were lined up in two rows, were just whispering to each other when they suddenly quieted down.

"Ladies," Wei Xindi said. His voice wasn't loud, but it was full of penetrative power. "I know, many of the older members of the China female platoon are members of your club. See them off, everyone will be a bit reluctant. But after that, The training ground that they left behind belongs to us. We will spend half a year here together. Time waits for no man. Now, everyone go back and change into training clothes. Half an hour later, gather at the training center on the second floor. "

As Wei Xindi finished speaking, no one knew which team member was leading the way. Everyone shouted at the same time, "Come on!"

Fortunately, even though this "do your best" could not be called 100% uniform, it was still loud, neat, and full of fighting spirit. It reverberated in the slightly empty courtyard of the female platoon base in Huan City, making people feel excited.

Xia Zhi did not run back to the dormitory to change clothes like the other teammates. When she saw Wei Xindi walking towards the training center alone, she also quickly stepped forward and quietly followed behind him.

Wei Xindi turned his head and saw Xia Zhi following him. He was a little surprised: "Xia Zhi, why don't you go back and change into your training clothes?"

Xia Zhi pulled down the zipper of his shirt, revealing the training suit he was wearing. He showed it to Wei Xindi and said, "Director Wei, I'm already wearing my training suit. I thought I was going to enter the training center soon, so I put it in the training suit early in the morning "

"Then what about the protective gear you used for training?" Wei Xindi asked again, "Don't take it?"

Hearing Wei Xindi's question, it was Xia Zhi's turn to be surprised.

"Protective gear. . . " Xia Zhi said, "I don't have any protective gear. "

Wei Xindi misunderstood Xia Zhi's answer and thought that she had forgotten to bring protective gear for the training. Wei Xindi secretly laughed in his heart. This child was probably a little 'confused'. He comforted Xia Zhi and said, "It's fine, Xia Zhi. If you need any protective gear, tell me. I'll go and prepare it for you. "

Xia Zhi somewhat understood that Wei Xindi had misunderstood her.

Xia Zhi smiled shyly and said, "Oh. . . Director Wei, I understand what you mean by protective gear. Those knee guards, waist guards, and so on, I've never used them during my training all these years. . . "

Hearing Xia Zhi's words, Wei Xindi was somewhat surprised.

She stopped in her tracks and carefully observed Xia Zhi. This girl from the River Huai Plain's countryside was not only tall and well-proportioned. Her four limbs were tall and long, and what made Wei Xindi even more pleasantly surprised was. . . If it was really as Xia Zhi had said, then this girl's physical condition was extremely healthy. It was to the extent that she didn't even need protective gear to provide additional support and protection. It could be seen that Xia Zhi's muscles and core strength were very strong.

Seeing Wei Xindi's slightly surprised expression at the beginning, Xia Zhi's heart was somewhat flustered. She thought that she had said something wrong again, but she did not know what she had said was wrong.

But soon, Xia Zhi saw Wei Xindi's happy expression again.

Wei Xindi reached out his hand and pinched Xia Zhi's arm through his clothes.

"Yeah, I've trained quite well during normal times. It's really good! You must have suffered a lot during training, right? " Wei Xindi asked.

"I didn't feel any pain either. . . " When Xia Zhi heard Wei Xindi's praise, he felt a little embarrassed. However, the "small stone" in her heart had also fallen to the ground. Xia Zhi replied in a straightforward manner, "Director Wei, I am a village child. I have helped my family do some farm work since I was young, so I look a little sturdier. When we arrive at the sports school and the professional team. . . Training is tough, but I don't think it's hard. I don't have any other thoughts, either. I just want to practice well. . . "

Wei Xindi smiled and didn't say anything. He patted Xia Zhi on the back. "Okay, I understand what you think. Then do your best! In the future, the intensity of training and competitions would increase, and some basic protective gear would still be needed. I will follow your physical needs. . . Prepare it for you. When it's time to use it, I'll teach you how to use it reasonably. "

Xia Zhi smiled embarrassedly and nodded.

Wei Xindi and Xia Zhi walked into the training building one after the other.

They went up the stairs to the second floor. The training center that originally belonged to the China female platoon was half-covered by two wooden doors. A cleaning auntie walked out with a bucket and cloth in her hands. When she looked up and saw Wei Xindi and Xia Zhi, she was a little surprised.

"You guys. . . Came to train so early?"

"Auntie, you are early. Thank you for your hard work. " Wei Xindi greeted the cleaning lady without any airs, "Yes. The team will start training soon. We'll come over and prepare first. "

The cleaning lady did not seem to know Wei Xindi's identity. Looking at her attire and age, she even thought that she was also an old member of the team. She said, "You guys are also very interesting. You used the ball to make a play on the training ground. . . "

This sentence stunned Wei Xindi and Xia Zhi.

The cleaning lady giggled as she walked downstairs with the cleaning equipment. Wei Xindi pushed open the door and walked into the training center. Xia Zhi also quickly followed.

The empty training center was cleaned exceptionally neatly. A few rays of morning sunlight shone through the few large glass windows facing east and gently sprinkled onto the training center's ground gel.

This training center had three standard volleyball courts lined up side by side. In the middle of the stadium, dozens of volleyballs were arranged in a heart-shaped pattern. In the middle of the heart-shaped pattern, there were two words - "Come on!"

"This guy. . . "

Xia Zhi heard Wei Xindi muttering to himself softly, "To think that she could think of such a thing. "

Xia Zhi did not know who Wei Xindi was referring to, but he saw Wei Xindi gently walk to the field. Wei Xindi squatted down and gently pressed against the volleyball closest to her.

This was an MVA200 used by the International volleyball league officials.

Due to careful maintenance, it looked as clean as new. However, if one observed carefully, they would discover that its yellow and blue skin were covered with scratches. . .

This was its user - the girls from China's female row - day after day, year after year of hard training, leaving unerasable marks on its body.

Xia Zhi saw Wei Xindi stand up, take out his phone to take a picture, and then send it out.

At this time, many of the team members also stepped into the training center. When they saw the picture on the ground, they were pleasantly surprised.

"Xia Zhi," Wang Xiaoqing, who was arranged to stay in the same dormitory as her, loudly asked her, "Did you and Director Wei put this on display?"

Xia Zhi smiled and shook his head.

Gu Weiyang carefully tiptoed to the middle of this "big heart," and squatted behind the word "do your best. " She smiled and made a pose, letting her familiar teammates take a picture of her with their phones.

The girls were talking and chatting happily when a middle-aged man and assistant coach Jin Sheng walked in while chatting.

Xia Zhi recognized him. He was the biggest leader she had ever seen since she was young, the director of the National Sports Bureau volleyball center, Chen Jiaxiang.

Chen Jiaxiang walked into the training center and saw the noise in the training center. He frowned and said loudly, "What's going on?"

When everyone saw the director of the center come here, they immediately became silent.

Chen Jiaxiang was obviously not satisfied with the atmosphere, but he wanted to say something. Wei Xindi took the initiative to walk forward and said loudly, "Director Chen, When everyone entered the stadium, they saw that the older members of the China female platoon had left such an ingenious encouragement for everyone. They were all very happy and inspired. The girls immediately felt very energized. Director Chen, Why don't you say a few words to everyone and do something to motivate them?"

Director Wei is really awesome! With just a few words, Director Chen's Little Flame was extinguished smoothly. As Xia Zhi thought of this, he saw that Chen Jiaxiang's expression had indeed eased up a little.

Wei Xindi hurriedly waved his hand at the team members. The team members once again formed a good team at the front of the field. Wei Xindi, Jin Sheng, and the other coach, Liu Xiyu, and the team doctor, Bin Wang, stood at the end of the line.

Seeing that the whole team was lined up neatly and energetically, Chen Jiaxiang was indeed much more satisfied than before.

"I don't want to say too much about the coaches and members of China's female platoon No. 2. But seeing the scene today, I still want to have a chat with everyone. " Chen Jiaxiang said. "I heard from Director Wei that the pattern on the ground. . . It was specially designed for you by the older members of the China female platoon. I'm also very happy to see that everyone is very excited. They left this one behind. They also left this training center for you. They hoped that you would be able to race against time and train diligently for the rest of your time. Although you only have one task for this year's competition, That is the World Championship for Women's Rites under the age of 23, but I think. . . While you all strive to achieve good results in this competition, everyone. . . What I'm talking about is that everyone must strive for improvement and growth in this year's collective training. And this. . . For this China female platoon two, for every one of you. . . Actually, this is more important than winning the grand competition. "

Chen Jiaxiang paused for a moment and looked at Wei Xindi. Then he said, "There are not many coaches in China's female platoon No. 2. There are only three coaches and one team doctor. But whether the coaches are strong or not. . . It doesn't matter if there are many people or not. Especially the head coach, Coach Wei. She was an outstanding young coaching staff that the China Orderly Association had specially invited back from the United States. She had just led the United States University of Pennsylvania to win this year's National University Female Racing Championship with a total victory record. The China volleyball Association trusts her ability and believes that she can help you progress faster on the road of volleyball. It rises even higher. I also hope that you can fully trust Director Wei. Invigorate yourselves and unite with one heart. Complete this year's training and competition tasks well. Are you confident? "

The team members shouted at the same time," Yes! "

Chen Jiaxiang nodded and added: "Lastly, I will emphasize one more point. Although you are the second female platoon of China, in terms of team rules and discipline, you must have the same standards and strict requirements as the first-line female platoon of China. Just now, who brought their mobile phone into the training center? "

Xia Zhi did not bring a cell phone, but she saw Wei Xindi raise his hand. Chen Jiaxiang and even the team members were stunned.

Chen Jiaxiang frowned and said, "Director Wei, I'm referring to the team members. "

"Oh, I understand. " Wei Xindi put down his hand. He turned around and said loudly to his team members, "Everyone, remember what Director Chen said. A team with fighting ability must have strict rules and discipline. Everyone must abide by them seriously. Whoever brought their cell phone today, they would turn it off when the training began. They all asked Jin to find a place to keep it for them. After the training ended, they would go and get it. In the future, during training. . . I'll bring my head too. I won't even bring my cell phone to the training center. "

After Wei Xindi said those words, Chen Jiaxiang had nothing else to say. He simply said: "You guys train. " Then he turned around and walked out of the training center.

When he saw the dignified and dignified leader of the center leave, Xia Zhi's taut heartstrings relaxed slightly. The teammates beside her also seemed to be much more relaxed, and they stood no longer as straight as before.

Wei Xindi strode over from the rear end of the line and stood in front of the team members. He said in a gentle voice, "What, did you slack off the moment the leader left?"

When Xia Zhi, who was standing in the front row, heard this, he instantly stood up again.

Wei Xindi looked at Xia Zhi and smiled. He said to everyone, "Director Chen's words make sense. The rules and regulations set by the team. . . It is to ensure that everyone can do the training well. Although there may be some areas that need to be constantly improved, I also hope that everyone will not violate the rules and rules of the team. We will happily devote ourselves to every day of training and life. "

Hearing Wei Xindi's words, Xia Zhi felt a little fresh. Ever since he was young, Whether it was Coach Zhu, Coach Wang of the Provincial Sport School, or the head coach of the Banyan City Female Racing Club, Xinping Li, Every coach that Xia Zhi had come into contact with would emphasize to everyone that they had to be prepared for tough training. They had to overcome difficulties and grit their teeth. This was the first time she had heard a coach say that. . . They had to "throw themselves into training happily. "

Xia Zhi couldn't help but perked up his ears. He was filled with curiosity and anticipation about what Wei Xindi was going to say next.

"This closed training will take almost six months. Plus, the trip to Thailand at the end of the year to participate in the World Women's Racing Championship under the age of 23 for more than ten days. . . A little more than two hundred days. Just thinking about it is scary. Isn't that right? It's been almost six months since the closed training, plus the trip to Thailand at the end of the year to participate in the World Women's Racing Championship under the age of 23 for more than ten days. . . " Wei Xindi asked.

"No. . . " Yuan Jun shouted in the queue, "What's there to be afraid of? No matter how hard we train, we'll just grit our teeth and pass. "

Xia Zhi recognized her. Yuan Jun was the substitute main attacker of the Yujiang Female Racing Team. She was about the same height as her and was over 1. 90 meters tall. However, Yuan Jun, who was born in the southwest region, had a "hot chick" temperament, regardless of whether it was in the competition grounds or under the competition grounds.

"It's only two hundred Tian'er, so it's over!" Li Mengxi, the freestyle from Jin Province, echoed with a northeastern accent, causing people to laugh uncontrollably.

When Xia Zhi saw this, Wei Xindi nodded and said, "Yuan Jun, Li Mengxi, both of you speak very well. Knowing the difficulties and not being afraid of hardship is a good style of our China female rehearsal tradition. Does everyone have any other thoughts? Gu Weiyang, What do you think?"

Xia Zhi noticed that the intelligent Gu Weiyang rolled her big eyes and said with a smile, "Actually, everyone has been sealed in the base for half a year. If you say it isn't good, then it definitely won't be good. . . However, I feel that as long as we start training, our days will also be very fast. "

"Yeah, the feeling of time does sometimes depend on how focused everyone is on things. " Wei Xindi said as he looked at Xia Zhi.

"What do you think? Wang Yao asked. Xia Zhi?" Wei Xindi asked.

" I. . . "Xia Zhi thought about it and said," I'm looking forward to your 'Happy Training'. "

Wei Xindi smiled and nodded approvingly at Xia Zhi. He said loudly to his team members, "During this half a year of closed training, I want to practice 'Happy volleyball' with everyone. Not only do I have to be happy during training, but I also have to play and live. . . I think. . . In the end, we can all feel the joy that volleyball brings us. This way, the boring training won't be boring, The long training will not be long. Therefore, everyone can look forward to me! "

When the team members heard Wei Xindi say this, they revealed doubtful expressions, but they were indeed looking forward to it.

"Then, let's begin our first training class!" Wei Xindi clapped his hands and shouted loudly.

"Do your best!"

Everyone responded loudly to Xia Zhi.