I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 27 "Look at what you said, I'm not even as good as a donkey?"

The next day, a new car was driven home.

No one talked about Fang Qingye driving to work. Nanxin County was located in central Jiangsu. Although it was not as wealthy as southern Jiangsu, it was still better than other places. It was not uncommon for young people to buy a new car after work.

However, after driving for two days, Fang Qingye didn't want to drive to work anymore. The main reason was that there were too few parking spaces in the company. If he arrived late, he would have to find a parking space on the street outside, which was really troublesome. It would be more convenient to ride a scooter.

That afternoon, after get off work, I was riding my scooter out of the office gate when the cell phone in my pocket rang. I took it out and saw that it was Liu Dong calling, so I answered it.

"Ye Zi, do you have time tonight? Let's play badminton?"

Fang Qingye was a little surprised when he heard this: "You are free tonight, so you won't be working overtime?"

Ever since Liu Dong was seconded to the Propaganda Department of the County Party Committee, he rarely hung out with them. He either went to the countryside or worked overtime all day.

"How can you work overtime every day? Even the donkey in the production team needs to rest for a few days, right?" Liu Dong replied on the phone.

After hearing Liu Dong's words, Fang Qingye jokingly said, "I heard from my dad that the donkeys in the production team are also very valuable. Although they are capable, they can't be overworked. Generally, they are only allowed to work for 6 to 8 hours, and they also need to be well managed and fed."

"Look at what you said. I'm not even as good as a donkey?"

Fang Qingye laughed out loud. "Just kidding, I don't have anything to do tonight, but why did you suddenly want to play badminton? You're no match for me."

"So I'm learning from you. 7:30 pm, County Stadium Badminton Hall."

"OK!"

In reality, Fang Qingye preferred the Yikangyuan Sports and Leisure Center, located 4 kilometers southeast of the county seat, beside Longyou Lake. There were many recreational activities here, including fishing, tennis, badminton, a tourist attraction, tea art, chess, and more. Accommodation and dining were also available, and the facilities were much better than at the sports center. Of course, the price was higher, at 35 yuan per hour, compared to 15 yuan at the stadium.

However, since Liu Dong suggested going to the stadium, Fang Qingye would not say anything.

After dinner in the evening, Fang Qingye rested for a while. Seeing that it was almost time, he carried his badminton bag, which contained a badminton racket, sportswear and sneakers, went downstairs and rode his scooter straight to the stadium.

The county stadium is located in the east of the county town, near Nanxin No. 2 Middle School. It has a standard 400-meter running track and various sports venues next to it.

Fang Qingye put the small pedal outside the stadium and walked into the badminton hall with his bag. There were quite a few people playing badminton inside. Most of the six courts were full, with only one left. He saw Liu Dong waving at him.

Liu Dong is of medium height, less than 1.75 meters. He looks gentle and refined with a pair of glasses, and he still looks like this in his sportswear.

But, the skin is a little white, almost like a girl's.

He was a little dark, but he didn't care.

Fang Qingye went to the locker room and changed into a red and yellow sports shirt and shorts, as well as a pair of Yonex sneakers and a Yonex racket. He had bought this set of equipment when he was a senior in college and brought it back with him after graduation.

They came to the edge of the field with their bags on their backs, stretched their arms and legs, and then started fighting.

Badminton is Fang Qingye’s best sport, thanks to his mother, Zhang Meili.

Zhang Meili liked playing badminton when she was young. It is said that she represented the county in the city's amateur badminton competition and won a prize.

Fang Qingye learned to play badminton from her mother when she was young. After entering junior high school, she sought training from a sports school teacher for a period of time. In order to participate in the municipal middle school sports meeting, she won a silver medal.

After entering high school, he neglected his hobby due to the heavy workload. When he arrived at university, he picked up this hobby again and joined the school badminton club. Although he could not be compared with professional athletes, his level was relatively high among amateurs.

On the other hand, Liu Dong obviously had not received professional training. He had problems with his racket grip, preparation posture, position on the court, and serve, not to mention his confused pace and wrong shots.

But since they were just friends having fun together, Fang Qingye certainly didn't need to show off his skills, like doing a powerful smash or something. Sometimes he would just feed the ball to his opponent to avoid having to keep picking up the ball. But Liu Dong seemed a little unhappy.

"Hey, Ye Zi, why are you losing your level? Try harder!"

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Without saying a word, Fang Qingye seized the opportunity and jumped up several times to make beautiful smashes, making Liu Dongdong run around in a mess.

Can't catch it, can't catch it at all.

Liu Dong didn't get angry. He wiped the sweat off his head and said with a smile, "Great! Ye Zi, can you teach me?"

"Teach you? Your level is too low. You can't even serve well, and you want me to teach you how to smash hard?!" Fang Qingye told the truth.

"Then I'll start with the most basic serve!"

Fang Qingye was a little surprised when he heard this: "Why are you doing this? I remember asking you to learn it in junior high school, but you refused. Now you want to learn it?"

"Yes, I really want to. I'll treat you to a barbecue after the fight."

"Okay, since you want to learn, start from the basics. Come here." Fang Qingye said.

When Liu Dong came over, the two of them stood side by side. Fang Qingye looked at his grip and said:

"Your posture is wrong. It should be like this: Hold the racket with your left hand in the forehand position, with the racket face perpendicular to the ground. Open your right hand with the base of your thumb facing the inside of the racket frame, and the hypothenar muscle of your palm resting on the end of the racket handle."

Fang Qingye taught very patiently, Liu Dong listened very carefully, and then began to practice according to what he said. Two hours of exercise time passed like this. Except for the first ten minutes or so, the rest was spent teaching Liu Dong the most basic movements.

The grip, the serve, the movement.
Afterwards, the two went to the shower room to take a shower, then changed into clean clothes, packed their luggage and left the badminton hall. They went to a nearby Fat Baby BBQ restaurant, ordered some skewers, and chatted while drinking beer.

"Ye Zi, do you have time tomorrow night? Teach me again." Liu Dong said.

Fang Qingye had just picked up his beer glass, but after hearing this, he put it down and looked at the other person: "Something is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"Why are you so into badminton all of a sudden? Even skipping classes?"

"Look at what you said, I seem to be just an overtime machine. You see I don't know any sports, so I should learn one, right?" Liu Dong replied after taking a sip of beer.

"No way, aren't you good at playing table tennis?" Fang Qingye asked back.

"Playing table tennis is out of date."

"Nonsense! Table tennis is the national sport, how could it be lagging behind? There must be other reasons!" Fang Qingye looked unconvinced. Suddenly, he thought, "Do you have a girlfriend? She likes playing badminton?!"

Liu Dong chuckled twice and didn't answer.

Fang Qingye refused and urged.

"As expected! What's the girl's name? Which unit is she from? You don't have to hide it, buddy? Tell me now!"

Unexpectedly, Liu Dong said, "Then I'll tell you the truth. I haven't found a girlfriend. It's just that Director Wang from our unit likes to play badminton."

(End of this chapter)