Since the end of the world-famous Winter Olympics more than 20 years ago, various ice sports have gradually become popular in China.
Skating, skiing, ice hockey, curling. Every sport has become a topic of conversation for ordinary people after dinner.
However, objectively speaking, curling is a relatively unpopular sport compared to other sports.
Not to mention that the process of curling competition is not as exciting as other ice sports, and its learning threshold is also relatively higher.
Anyone who has skated on the ice can understand that whether it is short track speed skating or figure skating, as long as you can make the moves you want, you will have a full sense of accomplishment and feel the fun of this sport.
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But what’s the fun in curling? Two teams of players bumping against each other with a cylindrical object on the ice? And they have to throw it from dozens of meters away? Ordinary people may not be able to understand this sport at all, let alone learn it.
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Moreover, curling equipment is also very expensive. According to public reports, the average cost of each curling stone is more than 10,000 yuan. Therefore, there are very few curling halls in China, let alone in the hot Flower City.
This is why Lexus was shocked when he saw the curling venue in front of him.
But shock comes as a surprise, Lingzhi himself still likes the sport of curling.
Because the ultimate goal of curling is to bring your own curling stone closer to the center of the base camp, and the angle can be designed to knock the opponent's curling stone out of the base camp, so curling is very similar to billiards.
At this moment, Ling Zhi finally knew why Zhao Shiyan fell in love with billiards.
However, curling is an extremely unpopular sport. Logically speaking, it should be easier for ordinary people to come into contact with billiards first, but why did Zhao Shiyan come into contact with curling first?
Ling Zhi was about to ask Zhao Shiyan, but she turned around and pulled Ling Zhi while walking and said:
"Come on, nephew, let's go change our equipment. It's still early. If we go too late, we'll be gone."
"Uh, wait a minute, Shi Yan, so you come here every weekend to play curling? Besides, what's the equipment? If it's skates, I guess I won't be able to skate very far. I'm sure I won't be able to skate very far before I fall.
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"Haha, you don't have to worry! The curling venue has special shoes that can be worn with flat soles. But what? If you want to wear skates, I will take you to the venue just now and I will make sure you have a great time."
"I don't want to wear skates!"
Ling Zhi couldn't help but retort.
You're kidding! When you throw yourself into a trap, why don't you get teased to death by her? Then she will definitely take a picture of yourself in a panic while you're in a hurry, and maybe it will become a basis for her to laugh at you in the future!
Although Ling Zhi is now determined, he doesn't know that people can't escape the "law of true fragrance".
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"Lingzhi, come here quickly and help me organize the curling here, can you?"
"Oh, here it comes...ouch..."
Ling Zhi carefully stepped into an ice channel with his left foot, but before his right foot could step in, his left foot slipped and fell on his butt.
"Ah! Lingzhi, are you okay?"
Zhao Shiyan immediately turned around and quickly slid to his side.
Ling Zhi thought Zhao Shiyan would laugh at him, but he didn't expect that Zhao Shiyan would immediately care about whether he was okay, which made him feel warm in his heart.
"It still hurts a little after the hard fall, please let me slow down."
Ling Zhi was not in a hurry to get up. It was still early and there were no people in the venue, so he didn't mind sitting on the ice track without moving.
Just like that, Ling Zhi sat, Zhao Shiyan was busy on the side, and the two of them started chatting.
It turns out that Zhao Shiyan works as a curling assistant here on weekends. This is a side job she found when she first came to Huacheng.
"But where did you learn so much about curling?"
"Um... Lingzhi, it's not that I don't want to tell you, I'm afraid that after I tell you, you won't play with me anymore."
"How could it be possible? You are not the source of the plague. Why should I dislike you?"
After saying this, Ling Zhi suddenly felt something was inappropriate. He patted his head and quickly added:
"Sorry, sorry, that's not what I meant. I mean, no matter what, I will never dislike you!"
"Hey! I knew you would say that."
After that, Zhao Shiyan put down a curling stone on the other ice lane, ran to Ling Zhi, pointed the fingers of his two hands at each other on his chest, and said slowly:
"Well...the reason why I know so much is because...my dad is...my dad is on the national team."
After saying that, Ling Zhi was shocked. He recalled the first time he saw Zhao Zhiyu and felt vaguely familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had seen him before.
And when he learned that Zhao Zhiyu was Zhao Shiyan's father, Ling Zhiquan thought that this sense of familiarity was just from Zhao Shiyan.
At this time, after Zhao Shiyan reminded him, Ling Zhi gradually remembered that there was a curling world championship a few years ago, and it seemed that a male player named Zhao represented the national team in the men's team competition.
As for the name of the male team member, he could not remember clearly.
Zhao Shiyan continued to recall her experience of learning curling.
As long as she can remember, her father has been playing ice sports. However, when he was young, he played short track speed skating, and it was only in recent years that he slowly switched to curling.
Zhao Shiyan is often taken to the training base in Qi City by her father. Under the influence, she also learns a lot of knowledge about ice sports. Curling is the sport she has the most exposure to.
When she came to Huacheng, she learned that there was a shortage of curling coaches here, so she volunteered to apply. With her rich knowledge base and proficient ice skills, the application process was naturally very smooth.
"Oh, by the way Ling Zhi. Can you please stop talking about my dad everywhere? I don't want others to know that I am the daughter of a national team member."
"Don't worry! I'm not someone who likes to gossip. I can understand how you feel. If others find out about this identity, there may be a lot of trouble."
It is indeed true. And the reason why Ling Zhi said this was because he remembered what Zhao Zhiyu had said to him before.
Zhao Zhiyu once said that Zhao Shiyan's undergraduate life was unsatisfactory. Could what Zhao Shiyan said now be related to her identity?
If so, then I have to be more careful in the future and not touch her sad things.
"Hehe! Thank you, Lexus. I really believe you are right!"
As Zhao Shiyan spoke, he happily walked onto the ice track where Ling Zhi was, like a figure skater, supporting his body alternately with his two feet and turning in circles, just like that, slowly turning to Ling Zhi's side.
Zhao Shiyan stretched out his hands to Ling Zhi who was sitting. Ling Zhi subconsciously held her gloved hand and was pulled up by her.
He admired the girl in front of him in his heart. He could not stand firmly on the ice, but she could not only spin in circles, but also pull herself up on the ice. God knows how long she had been immersed in this.
Since the girl brought him here today, he couldn't just stand aside and watch the show. He also had to go up and help.
In this way, Lexus took the opportunity to observe the venue while tidying up.
This venue has 4 ice lanes, each of which is dozens of meters long and 4-5 meters wide.
There are 16 curling stones on each ice lane, 8 each of yellow and red curling stones. There are some ice brushes scattered on the ice lane. They should be the leftovers left by people who played the night before, and there is no need to clean them up.
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"Shi Yan, this place should not only be open on weekends."
"Yes, it will also be open during working days. However, someone else is the coach during working days. I have only met that person once, so we are not very familiar with it."
"That's right. Then when we were in the hospital, was that coach also replacing you on the weekends?"
"Maybe so, I don't know for sure. I just asked for a long leave at that time and didn't ask much about my work arrangements. Fortunately, the curator was very nice and approved my leave very readily."
"And even if there are no coaches, the place will be open normally. After all, curling is very unpopular, and not many people come to play on weekdays. There are only a few on weekends."
"Well. Is it okay for you to bring me in today? You are a curling coach and I am not. Why didn't I see anyone stopping me along the way?"
"Hey, I've already said hello in advance, just saying that you are here to help me with some chores. The sister at the ticket gate just now has a good relationship with me. When I told her, she let us in without asking any questions.
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It turns out that if I can enter the curling hall today, I can be considered as having benefited from Zhao Shiyan.
But when I remembered that when I first entered the door, the young lady looked at me with a wicked smile, I felt that she must have misunderstood something.
Forget it, let it be a misunderstanding. Anyway, I have no intention of clarifying it. I have to find a better opportunity to confess to her. When should I find the opportunity?
Um, by the way, after learning Zhao Shiyan's identity today, would it be a bit suspicious to confess to her again?
What should I do? I suddenly feel so regretful. Why didn’t I confess my love to her earlier? Damn the paper!!!
Ahhhh! How to deal with this situation? Wait online!
For Ling Zhi who has no emotional experience, it is really difficult for him to deal with this situation!
Looking at the beautiful figures busy cleaning up the venue in the distance, Ling Zhi's thoughts were a little confused for a while.
After much deliberation, he decided to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances. Whether he was reaching a higher level or not, he would have to prove it with his actions.
Not to mention that Ling Zhi never thought of taking advantage of Zhao Shiyan. Even if Zhao Shiyan agreed to be with him, he would not kidnap her emotionally to gain many conveniences.
If you want to get something, just go for it yourself. What’s the point of relying on your girlfriend?
Wait, I’m not my girlfriend yet! Are you a little too arrogant?
Ling Zhi cursed himself secretly in his heart, came to his senses, and continued to help Zhao Shiyan clean up the place.
After a while, the place was cleaned up by the two of them.
16 curling stones are neatly arranged on both sides of one end of each ice lane. The ice ballast on the ice lane has also been cleaned up. The ice brush is leaning against the nearby wall, but there is still a lot of water on the ground near the ice lane.
Zhao Shiyan was still doing the final finishing work quickly, and Ling Zhi was about to help her, but Zhao Shiyan quickly waved his hand and said no, and asked him to take advantage of the opportunity when there were not many people to experience the fun of curling.
Ling Zhi didn't pretend to be pretentious. He chose the innermost ice lane and stepped onto the ice. He chose a curling stone and tried to hold the handle of the curling stone with his left and right hands to feel the feel.
Maybe it's because when playing billiards, the left hand is often in front as a handstand, so Ling Zhi feels that the left hand feels better.
Ling Zhi pushed the curling stone to the kicker, supported his body with his left leg, knelt with his right leg against the ice, and pushed his right foot towards the kicker behind him, and his whole body was ejected.
When he was approaching the forward throw line, Ling Zhi let go of the curling handle, and the curling stone quickly headed towards the opposite base camp.
I saw that this curling stone quickly crossed the base camp at the other end, and hit the baffle at the other end with a "duang" sound.
This is a bit embarrassing! I have never played curling before, so I don’t know what kind of strength is appropriate. Seeing Zhao Shiyan turn his head when he heard the sound, Ling Zhi said sheepishly:
"Sorry, Shi Yan, I didn't control my intensity well."
"Haha, don't worry about it. The curling stone is not as fragile as you think. A little bump is nothing."
"Oh, that's okay."
It is said that the curling stone is made of quartz stone and granite, so it is indeed not that easy to break. But when you hear the crisp sound when it hits, you will inevitably feel a little worried.
Then, Lingzhi started to try throwing curling stones again. After several times, he gradually mastered the strength of throwing from the front throw line to the opposite base camp.
Next, throughout the whole day, Ling Zhi entertained himself there. Occasionally, Zhao Shiyan would help Ling Zhi brush the ice to reduce the friction when the curling stone moved forward and speed up the progress of the curling stone.
Whenever Zhao Shiyan came to help him brush the ice, he would always stop at the forward throw line to admire that heroic figure.
I saw her holding the ice brush tightly with both hands, letting the brush head rub against the ice surface quickly, while her body slowly moved backwards with the curling stone, making her look as light as a swallow and with ease.
Moreover, Zhao Shiyan was able to help Ling Zhi bring the curling stone just right to the center of the circle at the base camp every time.
Whenever this happens, Zhao Shiyan will always raise his hands excitedly from a distance and shout loudly:
"Lingzhi, you are great!"
Ling Zhi would always smile and shake his head. This girl seemed to be quite familiar with the strength of curling throws. Sometimes Ling Zhi's strength was a little lacking, and she would always work extra hard to help Ling Zhi brush the ice.
So Lingzhi knew very well that it was thanks to her that Curling was finally promoted to the base camp.
But speaking of it, there really weren’t many guests coming over to play this whole day. Most of the time it was some curious young couples who came over to experience this novel sport.
In addition, the time the guests came to experience the experience was not very long, so it did not affect the ice track of Lexus.
Occasionally, when Ling Zhi got tired from playing, he would sit aside and rest. Watching Zhao Shiyan occasionally accompany the guests as rivals and play tricks to make the guests happy, he would also smile like an aunt unconsciously.
This girl is not always willful, she also has a very mature side.
Tch! When she was playing billiards, she even said that she was cheating. Didn’t she also cheat sometimes? Ling Zhi complained silently in his heart.
In the evening, the guests had almost left, and Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan were doing the final cleaning work. Not long after, a man and a woman walked in from outside. The woman looked at the two of them and said with a smile:
"Shi Yan, did you bring your friends over to play curling today?"