Chapter 1: Stormy Chapter 7 Yang Qingshuo (Part 2)
In the reception area, Xu Jingming sat there, drinking boiled water and looking at the fitness club. Judging from the decoration and the area it occupied, it was quite good.
"Brother Xu." A familiar voice.
Xu Jingming looked up and saw Yang Qingshuo walking towards him with a smile. People said Xu Jingming was young and became a main player in the national team at an early age. In fact, Yang Qingshuo was even one year younger and was the youngest brother in the national team.
The once handsome boy has now gained weight, and even has a few white hairs, and his eyes look a little tired.
"A Shuo." Xu Jingming stood up.
"Let's go sit inside." Yang Qingshuo took Xu Jingming and walked into a small reception room with a partition next to it. Yang Qingshuo also brought some snacks and fruit plates over from the side and poured two glasses of water.
"Brother Xu, thanks to you for your help this time." Yang Qingshuo said as he sat down.
Xu Jingming noticed that Yang Qingshuo was wearing a glove on his right hand, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with your hand?" It was summer, and he was still wearing a glove on his right hand.
Yang Qingshuo's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled indifferently and took off the glove on his right hand. It was a prosthetic limb. Although it was bionic skin that looked like a real right hand, it could still be distinguished with a little observation.
"Your hand?" Xu Jingming couldn't believe it.
"Prosthetic limb." Yang Qingshuo smiled and put on gloves. "It happened last year. A high-rise building had an iron frame that was being renovated and fell off from the sky. There was a little kid downstairs. You know, I'm a professional martial artist, and my nerve reactions are specially trained. I immediately rushed over and grabbed the kid and saved him. I blocked it with my right hand, but it was smashed by the iron frame, so I had to amputate it."
"How could this happen?" Xu Jingming was a little confused.
"I'm lucky. It wasn't my hand that was almost smashed, but my head." Yang Qingshuo shook his head and said, "The iron frame fell from dozens of meters high. If it had hit my head, I would have been dead. Now it's just an arm. In exchange for the baby's survival, it's worth it! Besides, the technology of prosthetic limbs is very advanced now. I can do simple tasks like serving dishes and pouring water with prosthetic limbs."
Xu Jingming nodded slightly: "So you left the Sports Bureau?"
"This is a brave act." Yang Qingshuo said, "The Sports Bureau even gave me a reward and wanted me to learn from it. But since I lost my right hand, I am not suitable to be a professional coach anymore, so I was transferred to the office to do some administrative work. The salary for administrative work is a bit low, only about ten thousand yuan a month. After all, I was ranked as high as 19th in the world martial arts, so it is not difficult to find a job with a monthly salary of tens of thousands, so I came out to try my luck."
Xu Jingming understood.
Most of the jobs in the Sports Bureau don't pay very well. Only when you hire a professional and powerful coach, the salary is quite high. For example, Master Liu Hai, the head coach of the national team, has an annual salary of tens of millions. Being a professional coach in a provincial team, the monthly salary generally starts at 50,000! But administrative work means being an ordinary member of the Sports Bureau, and the salary cannot be compared with that of a professional coach.
"A Shuo, if you need any help from me, just let me know." Xu Jingming said.
"You've helped me a lot by lending me money this time." Yang Qingshuo said with a smile, "What I want most now is to see you get married soon, Brother Xu. How old are you? You're already thirty this year."
"Twenty-nine years old!" Xu Jingming said quickly.
"In our hometown, we calculate according to the lunar age," said Yang Qingshuo.
Xu Jingming blinked and said, "Don't worry about my marriage. I'll be getting married in a few months."
"What a happy event, who is it?" Yang Qingshuo asked.
"Li Miaomiao." Xu Jingming said, "Don't tell anyone else. You will definitely get it when the wedding comes in a few months."
"Li Miaomiao, is it the Li Miaomiao who sings very well? Or are they just the same name?" Yang Qingshuo asked.
"is her."
Xu Jingming nodded. "Miaomiao and I don't know much about many things about marriage and having children. You are an experienced person. Let your Xiaoyu and Miaomiao talk more about it later."
Yang Qingshuo was a little embarrassed and lowered his head to drink a sip of water: "Xiaoyu and I are divorced."
"Divorced?" Xu Jingming was stunned.
"Yes, it happened in the first half of the year." Yang Qingshuo nodded.
Xu Jingming understood something in his mind.
Last year, Ah Shuo became disabled . He was a professional martial arts player who used a spear! His right hand was disabled? He couldn't use a spear anymore, and couldn't be a professional coach at all. His future prospects and income would be greatly reduced. This might be one of the reasons for the divorce.
"The divorce rate is high now." Xu Jingming said.
"The divorce rate here is almost 50%." Yang Qingshuo shook his head. "It's better to be alone. It will save you a lot of trouble."
Xu Jingming nodded.
He could feel that Ah Shuo felt very bitter.
"By the way, I will be leaving Binhai soon and returning to my hometown to settle down." Xu Jingming chatted with his good brother, talking about life and some gossip in the circle.
Half an hour passed like this. While chatting, Yang Qingshuo seemed very relaxed, as if he was back in college or back in the days of training with the national team.
At that time, I was carefree and focused only on martial arts.
"Brother Xu, I should go home." Yang Qingshuo looked at his watch and said, "I have to cook for my son when I get home."
"Just go do your thing." Xu Jingming also stood up.
"It's rare for you to come here. I should have accompanied you for dinner, but..." Yang Qingshuo felt a little embarrassed.
"Haha, I'm going to Beijing too, you should go and take care of your son." Xu Jingming said.
Xu Jingming vaguely understood that Ah Shuo had lost his father very early, and his mother was now seriously ill and in the hospital. Now he was raising the child alone... It must have been very difficult for him.
"I'm leaving first." Xu Jingming got into the smart car he booked online at the entrance of Jiaxin Fitness Club.
Yang Qingshuo carried his backpack and watched Xu Jingming leave before putting on his helmet and riding an electric bike home. Although driverless smart cars are very popular now and you can buy one without a driver's license, Yang Qingshuo had already sold his car.
Half an hour later, Yang Qingshuo returned home after buying some vegetables from the market.
This is a large flat with an area of 200 square meters, which is considered quite good in Tianjin City. It cost five million yuan to buy the house that year.
"Dad." A boy lying on the sofa and wearing virtual glasses excitedly took off his glasses, ran over and hugged his father.
"Taotao, are you having fun playing the game?" Yang Qingshuo said with a smile.
"I can have fun during the summer vacation." The boy said happily, "And I also played math and Chinese games this morning. I have already reached level 55 of the math addition and subtraction game, and I have also cleared level 22 of the Chinese Pinyin game."
"Very good." Yang Qingshuo kissed his son.
The boy hugged his father affectionately and enjoyed spending time with him.
"I'll go make dinner for you." Yang Qingshuo said.
"Okay." The boy sat back obediently and put on the virtual glasses again. There was a robot next to the sofa. The robot was the boy's only companion at home.
"I can only afford the cheapest level one intelligent robot, and I don't have time to accompany my son, so I have to let the robot accompany him." Yang Qingshuo, who was in the kitchen, glanced at his son who was playing the game and felt quite guilty.
A first-level intelligent robot can only clean the house, help look after my son, and chat with him briefly. It can't do anything else. For example, cooking is too complicated for a first-level intelligent robot to complete.
"All I can do is try my best to maintain my son's life." Yang Qingshuo looked at the family.
When divorcing your wife, the property is divided equally!
Yang Qingshuo still seemed to be living in this house, but he needed to give his wife 3.9 million in cash! All the cash in the house, including the property, was mortgaged for 2 million in cash... all given to his wife.
To make matters worse, his mother was seriously ill and could not help take care of the children. Moreover, the cost of treating a serious illness was very high. He had already mortgaged his property to the maximum amount and even sold his car.
He is now heavily in debt, but he has to hold on.
“Ding ding ding.”
Yang Qingshuo pressed his watch and a light screen appeared. It showed a haggard, plump woman in her fifties or sixties. She was Yang Qingshuo's mother.
"Xiao Shuo." Yang's mother's breath was also a little weak. "I checked a lot of information on the Internet. I have a genetic defect, which is a rare disease. The special medicine can only delay the disease and there is no cure. It's better not to bother with it. I will go home to accompany my grandson and live a happier life. You can also relax."
"Mom, don't worry. I have signed a long-term contract with the company and I have money." Yang Qingshuo said, "Just focus on your treatment and don't worry about anything else. I will go to see you around 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Xiao Shuo." Yang's mother really loves her son.
In just over a year, he became disabled, lost his good job, divorced, and was heavily in debt. Now he is alone with his child and has to take care of his mother. Yang's mother wants to commit suicide, but she knows her son's character very well. If she commits suicide... she is afraid that her son will suffer for the rest of his life.
"Mom, I'll continue cooking. Taotao is still waiting to eat." Yang Qingshuo said.
"Okay." Yang's mother also hung up the phone.
Yang Qingshuo covered the pot, and watched silently as the flames on the stove rose.
"Why has my life become like this?" Yang Qingshuo thought.
He was once the emperor's favorite!
"If I had listened to Brother Xu and my coach, and focused on martial arts instead of dating and getting married so early... I would have gone further in the World Martial Arts Competition and earned much more. I wouldn't be in such a difficult situation now."
Yang Qingshuo recalled the past.
He started dating his first love. After joining the national team, he and his ex-wife kept in touch through the virtual network. At the age of 22, when he just reached the legal age for marriage, he got married and had a baby.
Although he was also very dedicated to martial arts, he had to admit that love, marriage, and having children distracted him a lot and made his achievements lower. You have to know that he is one year younger than Xu Jingming. Compared with people of the same age, he can completely compete with Xu Jingming.
"I'm not as focused as Brother Xu. I didn't suffer any fatal injuries during my time on the national team, but Brother Xu broke his leg, but he was able to get back on his feet a few years later and made it to the quarterfinals of the World Martial Arts Competition! His marksmanship is recognized by the entire world martial arts community, and he is recognized as one of the top ten marksmen in history, earning him the title of Gun Demon. I also practiced marksmanship..." Yang Qingshuo said silently, "I am content with the status quo and want to spend more time with my wife and son. I don't have the dedication that Brother Xu has."
"Time will not come back, and regret is useless. Let's move forward step by step." Yang Qingshuo lowered his head and touched his watch. A light screen popped up. Yang Qingshuo clicked it and started paying for the water, electricity, gas, virtual network, milk money for his son, and monthly loan repayments...
He sees no hope in his career, is heavily in debt, has elderly parents and young children to take care of, and he has to rely on himself for everything.
He is the pillar of this family!
Yang Qingshuo looked up and saw his son Yang Tao's thin body sitting on the sofa in the living room wearing virtual glasses: "Taotao, Daddy can't give you much, but even if I risk my life, I will let you grow up happily and be able to support yourself in this society!"
The aroma of meat from the stew pot gradually spread to the living room.
"Dad, it smells so good." Son Yang Tao sniffed and shouted happily.
"I cooked your favorite ribs for you. It will be ready soon." Yang Qingshuo said with a smile .
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Xu Jingming was sitting on the high-speed train back to Binhai City, looking out the window.
"How could this happen?" Xu Jingming understood Ah Shuo's current situation, feeling heartbroken and helpless. "He's disabled, his career is ruined, and his whole family depends on him..."
"All I can do is to help, but life still needs to be fought by Ah Shuo himself." Xu Jingming said silently, "Ah Shuo, come on!"
Sometimes, you can't resist life and can only endure it silently.
