Chapter 292 Going to see Cai Ling
On the first weekend of August, Fang Wei had a day off, and Xu Cailing was finally able to leave the base freely for half a day off.
According to the previous agreement, the two people who had been separated for half a month were finally going to meet.
Early on Sunday morning, just as the sky was getting light, Fang Wei had already packed his luggage and was ready to go out.
"Fang Wei, did you bring the cookies?"
"Yes, I brought it. There are so many things here, enough for Cailing to eat for half a month."
Fang Wei sat on a small stool to change his shoes. Liu Zhiyi helped him organize his backpack, which was bulging with a lot of things. There were all kinds of canned food that Uncle Yuan and his friends had asked Fang Wei to bring over, a lot of snacks that Cai Ling liked that they had bought together last night, a box of cranberry cookies that Zhiyi learned to make from Sister Cai Wei, a new pair of shoes, and six new pairs of socks...
Even though my travel bag is almost full, I always feel like I haven’t brought enough room. I always want to bring Cailing everything she needs these days.
"Oh! There's also this! Grandpa gave me a bag of dried tangerine peel last time. Bring it to Cailing. It's so hot, it's great to soak in water and drink!"
When he was about to zip up the bag, Liu Zhiyi thought of something new, so he quickly went to get the bag of tangerine peel and helped Fang Wei put it into the travel bag.
Unable to think of what to bring for Cailing for the time being, Liu Zhiyi packed her bag and zipped it up.
She knew that what Cai Ling wanted most was not these. As long as Fang Wei delivered them, Cai Ling would be satisfied.
"Then, you should leave as soon as possible. It's almost six o'clock."
"Okay. Zhiyi, you're not going?"
"I'm looking after the house..."
"..."
How could Fang Wei not know that this was the time the girl had deliberately made available for him and Cai Ling to spend together? Perhaps that was why the two girls could still have such an inseparable relationship even though they liked the same person at the same time.
"So are you okay at home today?"
"Of course it's okay. I'm not a child..."
Liu Zhiyi rolled her eyes at him, handed his bag to him, and also gave him his bunch of house keys.
"Cai Ling must be missing you so much, you should spend some quality time with Cai Ling today!"
"So what are you going to do today?"
"Writing articles, doing homework, reading books."
"You're going to sleep alone tonight, ok?"
"Cai Ling has been sleeping alone for half a month, and I've only been sleeping alone for one night..."
"That's right, you're the one taking advantage!"
"Who is taking advantage, who is taking advantage...!"
This bad guy who got the upper hand and still acted cute had the nerve to say something to her! Zhiyi just pulled him.
Fang Wei took the opportunity to hug her in his arms, then lowered his head and kissed the girl's soft lips.
When she was finally satisfied, he put on his travel bag and picked up the motorcycle keys.
"Let's go~"
"Remember to call me when you get there!"
"Okay."
Fang Wei went out and was walking in the community. When he looked back towards his balcony, he could still vaguely see Zhiyi hanging clothes on the balcony. He was afraid that she was also looking at him from afar like him.
The meeting over there, accompanied by the separation on this side, and the complicated emotions involved, made Fang Wei more determined to stay together forever in the future.
He put his travel bag on the motorcycle and rode out.
In the midsummer of August, the sunrise was very early. It was just around six o'clock, but the cool morning sun had already shone on him.
The light shone obliquely from the east, and the shadow extended very long in the direction of the rolling wheels of the motorcycle.
Like his previous short trips, after arriving at the dock, Fang Wei temporarily stored his motorcycle in a nearby shop and then boarded the ferry to Ningbo.
It is much closer to go directly to Suzhou and Hangzhou from the city than from the village, but transportation is inconvenient these days, and it takes nearly five hours to go back and forth. You need to take a shuttle boat from Xuanzhu Wharf to Ningbo, and then take a nearly three-hour bus from Ningbo to reach Suzhou and Hangzhou.
All this trouble was just for half a day of meeting and spending time together.
Perhaps many adults will think it is unnecessary, but what is necessary and what is unnecessary?
There is no need for a reason to meet someone. When you don't want to meet someone, everything is an excuse. Fang wanted to see Cai Ling, so he went to see her. It was that simple.
Come to think of it, this was probably the longest separation he and Cai Ling had ever had in their lives.
In the past, the most we would see each other was a day or two during the annual holidays when we visited relatives, but this time it lasted for a full half month.
Half a month may not sound like a long time, but as the saying goes, a day without seeing someone feels like three years, which shows the power of missing someone.
Of all emotions, missing someone is probably the most penetrating.
It is like an invisible silk thread, closely connecting the memories of past interactions with the current state of mind. No matter how time passes, the longing always follows.
Not to mention Cai Ling, even Fang Wei was the same. When they first separated, he was even a little surprised at this mode of getting along where they could only communicate by phone. But as time went by, the longing that was hard to let go gradually surfaced.
I couldn't hear her voice when I woke up, her seat was empty when I ate, she didn't chatter when I walked, and I couldn't find her among the students with special talents training on the track and field when I rested on the balcony during class breaks...
The big difference between getting along with Cailing and getting along with Zhiyi is that the two are childhood sweethearts and have known each other since they were born.
Long-term interactions will cover up certain feelings. In fact, for a long time, Lian Fangwei couldn't tell whether his feelings for Cai Ling were friendship or love similar to that for a sister. Until he traveled hundreds of kilometers to see her, he realized that Cai Ling had long been an existence he could not give up.
When you go to see someone you miss, even the sea breeze blowing towards you seems sweet.
After arriving at Ningbo, Fang Wei got on the bus to Suzhou and Hangzhou, and he glanced out the window.
The scenery quickly receded as the car moved forward, but he felt as if he was on a time machine, running towards the regrets of what he had missed in his previous life.
……
The training pressure of the provincial team is incredibly high. Even on Sunday, they still have to train at this time in the morning.
However, compared to Xu Cailing who was expressionless in the past and looked like a cold training machine, she seemed particularly excited this morning. From time to time, she subconsciously cast her gaze towards the entrance of the base.
Because Fang Wei is coming to see him today~! Her childhood sweetheart is coming to see her~!
Unfortunately, you can't bring your cell phone during daytime training. Xu Cailing doesn't know whether Fang Wei has set off or where he has gone if he has. She has never thought that Fang Wei would suddenly say he can't come. She knows that he will definitely come if he says he will. When she thinks that he is coming, the distance between them is getting closer and closer. The girl feels like she has been given a shot of chicken blood and is extremely excited.
"The first one is Jiang Shulan; the second one is Wang Huiyi; the third one is Xu Cailing; the fourth one..."
“Everyone, take your positions—!”
"preparation--!"
"boom--!"
The starting gun sounded like a thunderbolt splitting the sky.
In an instant, Xu Cailing on the third lane shot out like an arrow. Her figure was light and agile, and every step she took was filled with amazing explosive power!
Her legs swung alternately at a frequency so fast that it was almost invisible. The moment her toes touched the ground, it was like a dragonfly skimming the water, but with the core strength of her whole body involved, she quickly pushed off the ground and propelled her body forward like a gust of wind!
The teammates were all shocked! What happened to the little sister today? Did she secretly take drugs? It was just a stage test, why did she feel more competitive than the finals? !
After all, they are a provincial team, and everyone's 11-meter strength is basically in the range of 6 to early 12 seconds. Although Cai Ling is not far ahead of others like in the school sports meet, she is still leading at the front of the track!
As she got closer to the finish line, her speed not only did not slow down at all, but became even faster. Under the incredible gazes of everyone, the girl rushed across the finish line first at lightning speed.
“徐采苓！11秒51！刘访冬、11秒59！王慧怡、11秒78……”
Through electronic timing, Teacher Ye also reported the results of the 100-meter test.
Cai Ling's progress is obvious to all. Before joining the provincial team, her best result was 11 seconds. Last week, she finally broke through her bottleneck and reached the 62 range. Unexpectedly, today, she exploded again and almost broke 11 seconds!
The technical indicator for athletes is 11 seconds. If you reach this indicator, you are basically the best in the province. The technical indicator for international athletes is 70 seconds. If you reach this indicator, you are basically a regular in the finals of national competitions.
A result of 11 seconds may not be impressive enough in China, but it is definitely a favorite to win the championship in the provincial games.
Apart from Cai Ling, the strongest player in the team is Liu Fangdong. Normally, the gap between the two people's test scores is basically very small, but today Cai Ling's explosive performance actually opened up a gap of seconds over Sister Dong.
Sister Dong was also shocked!
"Cai Ling, what did you do today? You're so strong!"
“Hehe… maybe I’m in good shape…” “You’re improving too fast!”
Condition is indeed a very critical factor affecting athletes' performance. Some athletes can run their top results in training matches, but they perform poorly in the final competitions.
Cai Ling is the opposite. As a natural competition player, all her personal records were set in official competitions.
I don’t know what happened to her today, but she was in great shape and ran the best result since her training, and it was a significant improvement.
Condition is one aspect, but Cai Ling's hard training these days is the fundamental thing. In order to suppress her longing, she is fully engaged in training to occupy her body and mind.
When I think about Fang Wei coming today, I must be in my best condition, run the best results, and meet him proudly!
Soon, the tests for several items were completed, and Xu Cailing achieved the best results since her training.
After the test, Coach Ye naggled a few more words, and finally, this morning's training was over. The team members were overjoyed and welcomed their half-month holiday when they could go out freely.
In fact, there is a half-day rest every week, but we are not allowed to leave the base on weekdays. Only these half days can we be truly free.
After the disbandment, Cai Ling acted very quickly.
I ran all the way back to the dormitory almost at the speed of a 100-meter sprint.
Without even changing his clothes or shoes, he ran to the bed and took out his cell phone which had been set to silent mode from under the pillow.
It showed several text messages from Fang Wei:
“5:20: I’m up, are you up? (read)”
“5:50: Getting ready to go out. I brought you a lot of things (read)”
After these two messages, the only things left were unread messages, because at six o'clock, she also went out to the training ground.
"6:30: Get on board."
"8:05: Arrived at Ningbo."
"8:40: I missed the : ticket by just five minutes! But I'm on the bus now. What time will you finish training? It will take me more than two hours to get there. I'll take a nap first. Call me if you finish training first."
"10:22: Wow, the traffic is so bad! The truck carrying pigs on the highway had a flat tire and the pigs are running everywhere!"
Pigs are running around! Seeing this, the girl couldn't help but chuckle, why are you talking about yourself? ! Pigs are running around~ Pigs are running around~!
“11:26: I’m in Suzhou and Hangzhou!”
Xu Cailing quickly checked the time. It was already half past eleven and the message was sent four minutes ago. This meant that Fang Wei was now in the same city as her!
The girl really liked the way he reported his itinerary. Looking at the text messages he sent, it was as if she saw him running to her with large and small bags of things!
Obviously, the two knew each other since childhood and saw each other every day, but when they met again after half a month, the girl felt a little nervous for some reason! She was also very excited!
She quickly called Fang Wei.
Almost as soon as the beep sounded, his voice came from the phone.
"Wow? Are you done with your training?"
"You, you, you've arrived in Suzhou and Hangzhou?!"
"Yes, there is a bus from the bus station that goes directly to the stadium. I just got on the bus and it will arrive in half an hour. Have you finished your training?"
"Just got back to the dorm!"
"Okay then. Wait for me in the dormitory. I'll go directly to the entrance of your base and get you something."
"You got on the bus?"
"Yes, yes, I'm going, I'm going, don't rush me."
"I'm not in a hurry! Then call me when you get there, I'm going out!"
"Good good."
"Bye, mua!"
"Bye~"
"Why don't you mua!"
"... Anyway, we're going to meet soon, I'll mua you when we meet, I'm on the bus, sis, can you give me some face?"
"Hurry up mua!"
"…mua."
The girl was satisfied. She felt happy just imagining how the arrogant Fang would blush when being stared at by the people on the bus.
She was sweating all over after training and didn't want to see him like this, so she stuffed her phone back into the pillow, quickly put on some clean clothes, and ran to the bathroom to take a shower.
It was not until then that Senior Sister Huiyi came back to the dormitory. No one knew why Cailing was so anxious. When she came back to the dormitory, she didn't see her, but she heard the sound of water in the bathroom.
"Cai Ling Cai Ling? Are you in the bathroom?"
"Yes, Senior Sister! I'm taking a shower!"
"Okay, then you wash first, and I'll wash later. Sister Dong and the others said they'd go out to watch a movie together this afternoon. Let's go together then, watch a movie, go shopping, and then go eat something delicious?"
"Ah? Senior Sister, you guys go ahead! My family is here to look for me, I need to go out soon!"
"Huh? Your family came all the way from Xuanzhu?"
“Yeah…”
"Okay then, let's go. Cailing, how long will it take you to finish washing? I want to go to the bathroom...!"
"Hurry, hurry!"
Cailing, who usually takes a quick shower, took a slow shower this time. I thought she was just washing the sweat off her body, but I didn't expect her to wash herself thoroughly, applying soap all over her body to make her smell good, and of course she also washed her hair.
There is one thing Cai Ling didn't tell Fang Wei, that is, she secretly cut her hair some time ago!
Her hair, which originally reached her waist, has now changed back to the shoulder-length style. When it is tied into a ponytail, there is just a small tuft of hair at the back of her head. Because the ponytail is short enough, as the girl runs and jumps, the small tuft of cute ponytail appears to be very elastic and particularly lively.
The team didn't ask her to cut her hair short, it was just the girl's own idea.
Following Zhiyi's example of keeping long hair for so many years, Cailing finally decided to be her true self during these days of solitude and return to where her dream began.
God knows if it was because of cutting her hair short that she broke through her bottleneck. In any case, the next day after cutting her hair short, she broke through the 11 seconds that had been bothering her.
Hehehe, just don’t tell him and then scare him!
After a while, the girl came out of the bathroom after taking a shower.
Even though they had just met, the senior sister couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Cai Ling's appearance at this moment.
For the first time, I deeply understood the meaning of the word radiant. Some people really can be in such a good mood that they look like they are glowing!
Look at Cailing’s rosy cheeks, look at her bouncy hair falling beside her neck, look at her bouncing posture when she walks... She is obviously not wearing lipstick, but why does her little mouth look so rosy and attractive!
You should be very tired after training, but why do you look so energetic?
“Cai Ling…! What’s the happy news for you? Why do you look so radiant?!”
“No, no…”
Cai Ling didn't have time to wash the team uniform she had just taken off, so she threw it in a bucket to soak, quickly blew her hair dry, looked in the mirror, and changed her clothes and shoes.
I picked up the phone under the pillow and looked at it. It was almost half an hour. I guessed Fang Wei would be here soon.
Originally he had agreed to call her before going out, but Cai Ling couldn't wait for his call, so she ran out with her cell phone and bag.
"Senior sister, I'm leaving first! Bye!"
"…Remember to come back before eight o'clock!"
"Know--"
The girl's figure had long disappeared, and all that could be heard was the sound of her hurriedly running outside the corridor and her drawn-out voice replying...
(End of this chapter)
