Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 147 Anticipating a Victory in a Sports Competition

"Do you play badminton too?" Li Zhao asked.

"I've played before, but I'm not good at it."

"You prefer basketball, right?"

"Yes, I don't really know how to play badminton," Liu Changgui shrugged.

"Then why did you want to observe?"

In fact, Li Zhao knew that all teenagers were like this, inexplicably competitive and fond of comparing themselves to others.

As a boy with relatively high athletic ability, Liu Changgui developed early, had high hormone levels, and was already quite outstanding, so his competitive spirit must have been even stronger.

Don't let his usual glib and smooth-talking demeanor fool you; he's just playing the role of someone who appears carefree and irresponsible.

What "fence-sitter" and "big mouth" are just appearances.

When he was chatting with Zhao Dabao, he said that "good grades are only part of a person's life," and then immediately started to explain that he was talking nonsense with a grin.

This guy must have very high standards for himself.

Only then can one excel in academics, possess outstanding physical qualities, and also achieve success in science and technology innovation competitions.

Li Zhao had experienced this firsthand: when he studied, did some chores, and exercised, there wasn't enough time left.

This can be understood as having absolutely no time to play.

"I was just curious and wanted to see what the badminton club activities were like."

Liu Changgui concealed his true thoughts, and Li Zhao was too lazy to expose them.

"I want to see what level you are at in your favorite sport." That's probably what he really meant.

Liu Changgui is a very good basketball player, and with his outstanding physical qualities, he can easily dominate among enthusiasts. Of course, the main reason is that everyone is still young and inexperienced.

If Li Zhao wants to convince him, he'll probably have to unleash all the skills he learned during the summer vacation in today's recruitment mini-competition.

interesting.

School was over soon, and Li Zhao carried two rackets and two pairs of shoes to the gymnasium.

Ouyang Ling, who was sitting at the reception desk, stood up abruptly and ran over enthusiastically. "Junior brothers and sisters, I've been waiting for you for a while. I invited our school team coach today. Perfect timing, we'll play a quick match later, and then she can give us some pointers."

"Let's change our shoes first," Li Zhao said, handing the shoes to He Shuyao. The two then found a corner to change. A plump female teacher walked over and asked Ouyang Ling, "Is this the one who got first place in the entrance exam?"

"right."

"She looks quite professional, tall and with long arms. Is she a girl?"

"Childhood sweethearts".

"Oh~" The female teacher smiled, her face crinkling with wrinkles.

Liu Changgui followed them into the venue and stood quietly to the side, only to be immediately surrounded and attacked by his two senior female classmates.

"Which class are you in, junior?" "Do you want to join our badminton club, junior?"

He could only keep waving his hands and saying that he had just come to take a look.

The senior female students looked in his direction and saw Li Zhao and He Shuyao, who had changed their clothes and were warming up.

Looking at He Shuyao's fair and radiant skin and delicate face, the senior sisters felt they understood everything.

Who would have thought that Liu Changgui had actually been watching Li Zhao all along?

"This racket must be expensive," He Shuyao asked.

"It's not expensive, just a few hundred," Li Zhao said. "I made some money from stock trading before, so buying this isn't a big financial burden."

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"Really?"

"certainly."

Ouyang Ling overheard this conversation, and even he couldn't help but frown.

As for the racket not being expensive, that's obviously a lie. Li Zhao bought the best racket available at the time, but it wasn't actually that expensive, just over a thousand yuan.

The advantage of sports products is that you can actually buy the top-of-the-line items that athletes use.

The money He Shuyao lent him back then has turned into wealth. Let alone a few thousand yuan worth of cash, even if it were used to buy a Supreme Collection Gift Box, Li Zhao wouldn't even blink an eye.

"Junior brothers and sisters," Ouyang Ling said, holding a racket in his hand, "you guys seem to have some basic skills."

I learned a little bit during the summer vacation.

"Together?"

"Yes, I'm studying mixed doubles."

The female teacher next to her laughed so hard her face wrinkled.

"Alright then, seniors, let's test your skills. How about you do a few rallies and then play a game to 11 points?"

"Okay." Li Zhao called He Shuyao to come on stage.

The innermost area of ​​the stadium was always empty, specifically used for "preliminary tests".

As a result, Ouyang Ling waved to the side, and two tall and thin men and women came up.

What's going on? Why is the president holding a racket and acting all high and mighty when he's not even on the court?

"These two are in the second year of junior high school, and they're a mixed doubles pair on our school team."

The two nodded to Li Zhao and He Shuyao across the net.

Damn it—they're going straight to the school team's mixed doubles?

However, Li Zhao quickly completed his analysis. First of all, this is junior high school, and their physical fitness is unlikely to be very good.

Secondly, this is New Taipei First Senior High School, which does not have students with special athletic talents in ball sports. The two on the other side are obviously just enthusiasts.

Finally, let alone junior high school, even in high school and college, doubles in non-professional teams is just two people who know how to play badminton coming together. Especially in mixed doubles, if you can find a girl who "knows how to play badminton" to form a team, you've already won half the battle.

There's basically no need to consider anything related to doubles strategy.

Not to mention the idea that men and women understand rotation, that women can use soft pressure to buy time for their male partners to rotate, or that women understand their main role is like a windshield wiper at the net, blocking from the front and attacking from the back —

Those are things that cannot be seen.

In this level of game, the requirement for men is to be a "top singles player," and the requirement for women is to be able to "block the ball back." No one is aiming for 1+1 to be greater than 2; being able to achieve 1+1 equal to 1 is already very competitive.

Therefore, Li Zhao and He Shuyao, who have actually trained together for a summer and have already developed a basic understanding of each other, have absolutely nothing to fear from their opponents!

Li Zhao took a deep breath and said to He Shuyao, "We don't need to be afraid of them."

He Shuyao turned around with a puzzled look on her face and asked, "Are you scared?"

"————" Li Zhao gave a self-deprecating laugh.

[Looking forward to a victory in a sporting competition. Happiness +3, Total 9]

"You guys go first." The other side hit the ball over.

Li Zhao caught the ball steadily with the racket face, and then skillfully stood behind He Shuyao, while He Shuyao lowered her center of gravity and raised her racket high.

The female coach was immediately shocked. "It took me about a month to teach them how to start, and Ah Hao finally figured out how to start, and Ah Ping finally figured out how to receive the first three shots. Their posture is very interesting. Let's see if they can really do it."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Zhao unleashed a powerful smash—a smash that was, of course, more powerful than what a middle school student would make.

After all, he hasn't gained any muscle yet, so his strength limit is limited.

However, it was enough to leave the senior student who caught the ball stunned in place.

Then Li Zhao and He Shuyao exchanged a clean high five and smoothly switched positions, ready to start the next ball.

The two people on the other side became tense and prepared for battle.

The serve was of good quality, and the boy on the other side named Ahao chose to drop the ball to the net, but the quality was average. He Shuyao quickly rushed up and pushed the ball behind the girl on the other side named Aping, forcing Aping to passively lift the ball. Li Zhao seized the opportunity, jumped high, and lightly smashed Aping's body shot, resulting in Aping's extremely poor return. He Shuyao, who was waiting in front, directly blocked the shot.

Another point in hand.

Now, not only the knowledgeable female coach, but also the group from the badminton association, Liu Changgui who was watching from the sidelines, and Wen Yutong who was quietly observing from a distance, all understood.

In terms of tactics, awareness, and technique, Li Zhao and He Shuyao completely outclassed the two school team players.

The two people opposite were completely tense.

Ah Hao muttered to himself, "I'm getting serious."

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