Chapter 195: Going to the National Championships! First meeting with Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong!
Return to the provincial capital from my hometown.

Chen Jin called an online taxi and took Luo Ling and Wu Xi, mother and daughter, to their residence.

“Xiao Jin.”

Seeing Chen Jin taking things out of the trunk, Luo Ling’s eyes flickered, and she mustered up her courage, “How about having lunch before leaving?”

“No.”

Chen Jin shook his head, “Dad is home alone, he has prepared dinner and is waiting for me to come back.”

Hearing this, Luo Ling uttered an “oh” and lowered her eyes.

There was a hint of loss in the depths of his eyes.

After divorcing Chen Jianguo, Chen Jianguo has remained single ever since and has not remarried.

He devoted himself to raising Chen Jin.

And what about me as a mother?
Not only did she quickly reorganize her family, but she also gave birth to a daughter.

It’s only right that my son hates me…

“Uncle Wu should be at home, right?”

Chen Jin said, “Then I won’t go up.”

After saying that, he turned around and got in the car.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Luo Ling, who looked lost.

“mom.”

Chen Jin called softly, “Work less overtime, there is no end to the money you can make, your health is more important.”

These words were like thunder, shaking Luo Ling’s body.

Before Luo Ling could come to her senses.

Chen Jin had already squatted down, and reached out to gently stroke Wu Xi’s head: “Xixi, you have to be good and listen to your parents.”

“Hmm~”

Wu Xi nodded heavily, “Guo Guo, I will be good. Will you buy me candy next time?”

“Definitely buy it. Buy a lot.”

Chen Jin gestured with a smile.

“Wow~”

Wu Xi sucked her fingers, stars twinkling in her round eyes, and she was already looking forward to the next reunion.

“Kiss me.”

Chen Jin pointed to his left cheek.

“mua~”

Wu Xi let go of her mother’s hand, walked up to Chen Jin, held Chen Jin’s cheek with her chubby little hands, and kissed him.

“good!”

Chen Jin stood up and said, “Let’s go.”

“Goodbye, Guoguo.”

Wu Xi waved his hand and spoke in a baby voice.

Watching Chen Jin get into the car without looking back, Luo Ling could no longer hold back her tears.

……

Baoguang Community.

An old and dilapidated demolished community.

Older than Chen Jin.

Building 3, Room 603.

Since coming to the provincial capital to work, Chen Jianguo has been renting here for more than ten years.

Three bedrooms and one living room, over 100 square meters.

The monthly rent is seven hundred and fifty.

The landlord is also a very honest man. Over the years, he has never raised the rent by a penny.

Originally, the boss asked Chen Jianguo to work today.

But Chen Jianguo turned it down and spent the whole morning carefully preparing meals at home.

Pickled fish with tofu, braised pork, pork ribs with potatoes… Chen Jianguo’s cooking skills are comparable to those of a master chef.

Back then, there were three people in the family. No matter how busy Chen Jianguo was at work, he was the one who bought groceries and cooked for them after get off work every day, and he never complained.

Luo Ling almost never entered the kitchen.

For Chen Jin, from childhood to adulthood, there is only the smell of his father.

After his parents divorced, Chen Jin chose to follow his father, perhaps because of this consideration.

In the kitchen, the range hood roared.

But it can’t stop the rich aroma of the dishes.

“It smells good.”

Chen Jin went into the kitchen and asked, “Dad, you made so many dishes. Can we finish them for lunch today?”

“I’m not afraid of not being able to finish the food, I’m afraid of not being full.”

As Chen Jianguo spoke, he stirred the spoon smoothly, “The fish-flavored pork shreds are ready. Bring me a plate.”

“Okay.”

Chen Jin was also very skillful in helping out.

“And the last one is stir-fried pork liver.”

Chen Jianguo cleaned the pot and said, “Get the bowls and chopsticks, and prepare to eat.”

A table full of delicious food.

Both father and son enjoyed it to the fullest.

After enjoying the feast.

At the dinner table, Chen Jin mentioned what his father-in-law said before he left this morning.

Chen Jianguo suddenly fell silent.

He came from a poor family and his parents died when he was young.

Relying on his strength, he helped the villagers with work and managed to support himself.

The father-in-law also saw that he was hard-working and honest, so despite the nearly ten-year age difference between them, he married Luo Ling to Chen Jianguo.

At first, we were penniless.

The couple lived in harmony and treated each other with respect.

Later, I went to the provincial capital to work and saved money over the years, and my situation became much better than before.

However, the conflicts between them are increasing.

The meeting ended in a quarrel.

However, Chen Jianguo always treated his father-in-law as his biological father.

Even after the divorce, she still sent several hundred yuan of living expenses to her father-in-law on time every month.

It has never stopped over the years.

And my father-in-law has long treated Chen Jianguo as his own son.

Unfortunately, because of the divorce, several years have passed, and Chen Jianguo’s knot in his heart has never been resolved.

On the contrary, the old man is more open-minded than him.

Now, my father-in-law has said this through Chen Jin.

People are made of flesh and blood, so how could Chen Jianguo not be moved?
A little silence.

Chen Jianguo finally made up his mind: “Okay, let’s go back together next time.”

Seeing Chen Jianguo give in, Chen Jin was overjoyed: “Then it’s settled. Let’s go back together next time. Don’t make excuses anymore.”

“Ah.”

Chen Jianguo smiled and nodded.

Chen Jin was in such a good mood that he even ate an extra bowl of rice.

After dinner.

It’s already half past one.

Chen Jin received a call from Coach Zhang, who said he was on the way and would arrive in ten minutes.

Knowing that Chen Jin would not stay long at home, Chen Jianguo did not try to keep him.

He just silently helped Chen Jin carry his heavy suitcase and sent Chen Jin to the gate of the community.

“Do you have enough money?”

Chen Jianguo, who usually doesn’t talk much, started to babble at this moment, “If it’s not enough, you know the password, just transfer it to yourself.”

Whether it is a bank card, Alipay, or WeChat, all of Chen Jianguo’s passwords are handled by Chen Jin.

“understood.”

Chen Jin took the suitcase from Chen Jianguo and said, “You should also take care of yourself.”

While talking.

Coach Zhang appeared in front of Chen Jin driving his twelve-year-old antique Santana.

He was ordered to pick up Chen Jin to report to the provincial team.

In just two months, Chen Jin is no longer just the talented young man he used to be.

He is also the hottest future star of the national table tennis team.

How dare the provincial team be negligent?

As soon as he saw Coach Zhang, although Chen Jianguo didn’t smoke, he took out a pack of soft Zhonghua from his pocket and stuffed it into Coach Zhang’s pocket: “Coach, thank you for taking care of our Chen Jin.”

Coach Zhang was flattered.

I couldn’t refuse the offer, so I put the cigarette in my pocket and thanked him profusely.

“Dad, let’s go.”

Chen Jin sat in the car and rolled down the window.

“Yeah.” Chen Jianguo waved his hand. After a thousand words, he finally said only one sentence, “Take care of yourself.”

A person’s life is spent in the ups and downs of farewell and reunion.

S Province Team Training Hall.

A banner had already been hung at the door.

——Warm congratulations to Chen Jin for winning both the Macau Championship and the BJ Grand Slam!

The Secretary General of the S Provincial Team, Dai Tianyun, the head coach and the men’s team head coach Chen Longcan, led all the members of the provincial team and had been waiting for a long time.

Reporters from local TV stations are also eagerly waiting.

“coming.”

Coach Zhang’s car was seen approaching from afar. Under the camera, Dai Tianyun, Chen Longcan and others, with smiles on their faces, hurried to greet him.

Chen Jin didn’t expect that there would be such a big scene when he returned to the provincial team.

There was even a welcoming ceremony.

The scene was very grand.

The provincial team not only fulfilled its promise of a cash reward of 100,000 yuan.

And he gave an extra 200,000 yuan.

On the award plaque, it was written clearly: “The S Province team and Douqi Technology congratulate Chen Jin on winning the world championship, and give him a special cash reward of 300,000 yuan.”

Naturally, there were also representatives from Douqi Technology taking photos with Chen Jin and others.

It was almost five o’clock when the welcoming ceremony ended.

Chen Longcan briefly introduced the participation situation of this national championship.

There are ten male and female team members in total.

Including the coaches and physical trainers, there are fourteen people in total.

Head coach Chen Longcan leads the team personally, and coach Zhang is in charge of the men’s team.

The championships are divided into three events.

Singles, mixed doubles, and team.

The men’s singles player, named Hou Ruiyang, is second only to Chen Jin and Zhang Jiahao in the junior group of the S Province team.

The mixed doubles team is Liu Wenhao and Leng Yutong.

As for the men’s group, it consists of Chen Jin, Yan Sheng and Xia Zhipeng.

“Chen Jin, you just finished the Grand Slam and need to rest well. Plus, after the National Championships, you will immediately participate in the Montpellier Championships.”

Chen Longcan said, “So, you will only play one single in this competition, and the rest will be handed over to Yan Sheng and Xia Zhipeng.”

Chen Jin had already known about this arrangement and did not refuse.

What’s more, except for Zhang Jiahao, he really didn’t have much cooperation with the rest of his teammates.

It is difficult to develop a tacit understanding in doubles play in just a few days.

The next day.

10 month 10 number.

Led by Chen Longcan, a group of more than ten people headed to Ordos in a mighty manner.

The plane lands.

In the airport lobby, we happened to meet the Magic City team led by Wang Liqin.

“Coach Chen?”

Wang Liqin spotted this veteran of the national table tennis team from a distance and walked quickly to greet him.

Had a very pleasant conversation with Chen Longcan.

Behind him, Xie Mingyang and Zhang Jiahao walked together.

“Brother Jin!”

They hadn’t seen each other for more than a month. As soon as Zhang Jiahao saw Chen Jin in the crowd, he shouted excitedly.

It’s like rain after a long drought, or meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

He threw the suitcase in his hand, laughed loudly, opened his arms, and ran towards Chen Jin.

He leaped forward and jumped into Chen Jin’s arms.

Like an octopus, she wrapped around Chen Jin and hugged him tightly.

“Fuck!”

Chen Jin couldn’t bear it, “In front of so many people, can you be a little more reserved?”

And at this time.

A tall and thin figure walked towards Chen Jin.

“Chen Jin.”

The man was enthusiastic and took the initiative to greet him, laughing and saying, “I have heard of your great name for a long time, and today I finally get to see you in person.”

“Master Xin?”

Chen Jin was slightly stunned.

The tall and thin man in front of him was none other than Xu Xin, the former world number one, people’s artist, and golden left straight!
Although the two had chatted, they had never met.

This is the first time I have seen a real person.

“I don’t deserve it.”

Xu Xin laughed heartily, “I can still handle it if you call me brother.”

“Brother Xin.”

Chen Jin immediately changed his words.

“Ha ha ha ha……”

Xu Xin smiled and said, “Chen Jin, I’ve watched every one of your games. It’s the glory of our straight-blade!”

“To be honest, I really want to compete with you in this national championship.”

“It’s a shame you quit singles.”

“I hope we can meet in the team competition.”

With Chen Jin’s strength, if he participated in singles, he would definitely be able to win the entire National Championships.

The chance of encountering Xu Xin is high.

Of course, this also depends on how far the veteran Xu Xin can go.

But Chen Jin chose to withdraw from singles, so the chance of them meeting became completely zero.

As for the team competition, whether or not they can advance depends not only on Chen Jin’s personal strength, but also on the performance of his teammates.

“I also want to fight with you, Brother Xin.”

Chen Jin speaks frankly.

Although Xu Xin had retired from the national team long ago, he had no systematic training.

But his talent and touch never faded.

When Xu Xin was at his peak, his forehand top spin sustaining ability from mid-range to long range was definitely the best in the world.

Besides, both of them are straight.

If you can learn from each other and exchange ideas face to face, it will definitely help improve your own skills.

“Whether we can meet on the field or not, we can practice alone in private.”

Xu Xin smiled and said, “Besides, I’m not the only one who wants to practice with you alone.”

That’s all.

He turned around and called out, “Little Fatty.”

The words have not yet fallen.

A little fat boy with a sickly-sweet smile walked out from the crowd of the Magic City team.

This person is none other than Fan Zhendong, the Paris Olympic men’s singles champion, super grand slam winner, and the so-called “violent panda”!
Since the Paris Olympics, Fan Zhendong has not participated in any table tennis competitions.

Instead, he is active in football, tennis and even badminton.

When he is not at work, he feels more refreshed.

This National Championships is his first participation since the Paris Olympics.

However, although Dong Ge is not in the table tennis world these days, he is always paying attention to what is happening there.

After the Paris Olympics, the biggest shock in the table tennis world, apart from the fact that Wang Chuqin was defeated again in the top 32 in the BJ Grand Slam and that Wang Chuqin lost to the 14-year-old foreign player Benjamin Faraj in the Asian Championships two days ago, was the sudden emergence of Chen Jin.

Since his debut, in just two months, Chen Jin has won three championships.

Moreover, these are heavyweight international events such as the Macau Championship and the BJ Grand Slam.

A number of table tennis masters, including Ma Long, Felix, Moregard, Daco, Francesca, Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, etc., were all defeated by Chen Jin without exception.

more importantly.

Chen Jin is still a straight-blade player under the age of sixteen!

Back then, Fan Zhendong, a 16-year-old genius boy, appeared out of nowhere like a star descending from the sky.

At the German Open, he became famous in a battle with Ocharov, shocking the world table tennis world.

Since then, it has become a good story.

Today, Chen Jin’s record is even more exaggerated than it was back then.

Before he was sixteen, he had already won two world championships.

Even Fan Zhendong couldn’t help but marvel: “Our national table tennis team has produced another talented young man.”

Fan Zhendong had also watched Chen Jin’s previous matches.

The forehand charge, the backhand explosion, the swift steps, the sharp change of line…Fan Zhendong vaguely saw his own violent playing style back then.

However, Chen Jin’s playing style is more varied than Fan Zhendong’s.

What’s more, Ma Long also praised Chen Jin.

“It will be a great pleasure to fight with such a person!”

Like Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong is also looking forward to fighting with Chen Jin.

(End of this chapter)