Insufficient balance

  The first class in the morning had just ended. Lin Xiaoyu was lying on the table, without the usual lively and playful spirit after class. At this time, Lin Xiaoyu smelled a fragrance wafting from the position of Mu Rong Hui Min sitting in front of him, accompanied by the scent of butter and fruit. Lin Xiaoyu saw that Mu Rong Hui Min was quietly eating a small butter cake in front of him. Originally feeling hungry, Lin Xiaoyu felt his stomach become even more uncomfortable.

  Lin Xiaoyu, who was starving, couldn't help but pat the small shoulder of Mu Rong Hui Min in front of her.

  Murong Hui Min turned her head and asked Lin Xiao Yu in a low voice what was wrong.

  Lin Xiaoyu said with a bit of embarrassment: "Uh, Huimin, do you still have any cake?"

  Murong Hui Min heard Lin Xiao Yu's question and shook her pretty little head saying: "No. Are you hungry, Xiao Yu?"

  Lin Xiaoyu nodded disappointedly.

  "Then you have this cake." Murong Hui Min handed over the cake in her hand to Lin Xiaoyu.

  "That won't do, you're the only one, you have it." Lin Xiaoyu felt embarrassed to take hers when she saw that Mu Rong Hui Min had only one cake. Lin Xiaoyu knew that Mu Rong Hui Min had this small cake for breakfast every day.

  "I'm not hungry, you eat it, Xiao Yu." Murong Hui Min saw that Lin Xiao Yu seemed very hungry and handed over her own breakfast to Lin Xiao Yu.

  "Thanks then." Lin Xiaoyu, who was also hungry, didn't bother being polite with this classmate she had a very good relationship with anymore.

  Murong Hui Min suddenly remembered that the cake had been bitten by herself, and immediately said with a red face: "Xiao Yu, I ate a small bite of that cake, do you still want it?"

  Lin Xiaoyu, who was used to sharing food with Li Jingru, wouldn't mind that this cake had been bitten by the pretty girl Murong Huimin. After Lin Xiaoyu said "it's nothing", she immediately took over the small cake and wolfed it down in one bite.

  Because she was too hungry, Lin Xiaoyu ate very quickly, so Lin Xiaoyu was choked by that dry little cake.

  Murong Hui Min saw that Lin Xiao Yu was having a bit of difficulty swallowing, so she immediately took out a small water bottle from her desk drawer and handed it to Lin Xiao Yu.

  Lin Xiaoyu took over the kettle and drank a few mouthfuls of water before finally swallowing the cake that was stuck in her throat.

  Murong Hui Min had always been in the habit of not letting others drink from her water bottle since she was young, even if it was her own sister. She didn't know why but now when she saw Lin Xiao Yu drinking from her water bottle, Murong Hui Min felt a happy feeling in her heart.

  After finishing the cake, Lin Xiaoyu returned the kettle to Murong Huimin and said "thank you".

  Murong Hui asked Lin Xiaoyu strangely why she was so hungry now, and had never seen Lin Xiaoyu get a stomach ache during the first class before.

  Every day when Lin Xiaoyu went to school in the morning, her mother would give her five yuan before she left home and let her buy a breakfast. Because Lin Xiaoyu got up late, she usually didn't go to school with Li Jingru who had to go early for duty. Lin Xiaoyu used this five yuan to buy a breakfast she liked at a nearby breakfast shop near her home and then went to class after eating it.

  But this situation has changed recently.

  It's not that Lin's mother was stingy and didn't give Lin Xiaoyu money for breakfast. Lin's mother still prepared five yuan for Lin Xiaoyu every day before he left the house, reminding him to be careful on his way to school.

  Lin Xiaoyu has been feeling hungry every day in class lately because Lin Xiaoyu has taken a liking to a pair of basketball shoes.

  Lin Xiaoyu wore the basketball shoes that her mother, Lin Mama, bought for herself. As Lin Xiaoyu gradually came into contact with basketball, she learned about many beautiful basketball shoes. Lin Xiaoyu then had the idea of getting a pair of her own basketball shoes. Lin Xiaoyu yearned to get a pair of basketball shoes that she liked. Those shoes were the basketball shoes of a basketball star that Lin Xiaoyu had just recently come to know.

  Jason Williams. This player, who wears the Sacramento Kings' No. 55 jersey, is an NBA star whom Lin Xiaoyu has recently come to know. The white guard nicknamed "White Chocolate" has captivated Lin Xiaoyu with his playing style.

  Lin Xiaoyu met this player with a very distinctive playing style while watching the live basketball broadcast on TV. This guy nicknamed "White Chocolate" performed a kind of basketball art that amazed and fascinated Lin Xiaoyu on the court.

  Jason Williams on the court; was like a magical magician, always conjuring up many unbelievable yet delightful passes and shots. Lin Xiaoyu had never thought that besides the beautiful and wonderful dunks, there was also a technique called assists that could be so amazing to watch.

  "White Chocolate" stands out among the tall and strong players on the court, looking a bit slender, like a sprite running around the court. His hands always create those dazzling passes, those elegant shots, which make Lin Xiaoyu see another realm of basketball.

  This "White Chocolate" doesn't have Jordan's flying bounce; doesn't have Cole's incredible accuracy; doesn't have O'Neal's destructive power; nor does he have Rodman's rebounding ability like taking things from his pocket. However, he always manages to make some unimaginable assists that tear apart the opponent's solid defense, allowing his teammates to score with the most comfortable movements and win the game.

  "He is a player with infinite imagination and creativity on the field. He is passionate on the field, he is charismatic on the field, his movements often leave opponents bewildered and unable to tell north from south. On the field, he will always have performances that leave people speechless."

  And the emergence of this "white chocolate" also brought about a revolutionary change in Lin Xiaoyu's playing style. Gradually, Lin Xiaoyu became addicted to the joy of assisting on the basketball court. Although Lin Xiaoyu's behind-the-back passes and NOLOOKPASS moves were often more mistakes than successes, which always led to complaints from teammates like Yang Tianxiao, Lin Xiaoyu felt that when he made a beautiful assist, it was no less joyful than hearing the "swish" sound of his own three-pointer.

  Now Lin Xiaoyu saw the advertisement on the basketball magazine, "White Chocolate" Jason Williams' new shoes, "Streetball Fire". This made Lin Xiaoyu's heart, which had already idolized "White Chocolate", unable to hold back, and his heart was filled with the desire to wear this pair of shoes.

  Lin Xiaoyu ran into the Nike flagship store in Feicui City and saw the shoes she had been yearning for. The streamlined shoe body, dazzling colors, and dynamic shoe edge patterns, combined with the fact that this pair of shoes was worn by her favorite basketball star "White Chocolate" Jason Williams on the court, were all so captivating to Lin Xiaoyu.

  But when Lin Xiaoyu saw the price tag on the shoe rack with two eights and a zero, she could only reluctantly put the basketball shoes back on the shoe rack.

  A price close to one thousand yuan was like a basin of cold water that extinguished the spark of Lin Xiaoyu's hope for getting this pair of shoes.

  Lin Xiaoyu thought of her own savings of over 300 yuan and felt very disappointed.

  Lin Xiaoyu felt embarrassed to ask her parents to buy this pair of shoes for herself, because the nearly thousand-yuan shoes were not something that her parents could easily afford. Moreover, her mother had just bought a new pair of sports shoes for her.

  Although Lin Xiaoyu knew that as long as she asked her mother to buy this pair of shoes, her loving mother would definitely find a way to get it for her. Now that Lin Xiaoyu was already fourteen years old, she had gradually become more mature and also understood that she shouldn't trouble her family for her own sake.

  Lin Xiaoyu has always been tirelessly striving for what she wants. In order to get this pair of basketball shoes she yearns for, Lin Xiaoyu decided to start her first savings plan in life.

  Lin Xiaoyu receives sixty yuan in pocket money from her family every month. This pocket money makes Lin Xiaoyu, who usually doesn't think twice about spending money, spend recklessly until she only has over three hundred yuan left. So Lin Xiaoyu decides to save the money her mom gives her for breakfast every day, and soon she will have enough money to buy the basketball shoes she has been craving.

  Lin Xiaoyu was in a period of rapid growth, and her nutritional needs were very strong. Although every morning Lin Xiaoyu could drink a cup of milk prepared by her mother, that cup of milk would be digested on the way to school. Without the usual breakfast bought with five yuan, Lin Xiaoyu usually went to class on an empty stomach.

  Murong Hui Min roughly knew why Lin Xiao Yu said she hadn't had breakfast, so every day she would bring a breakfast for Lin Xiao Yu.

  Sometimes it was a few small cakes, sometimes one or two eggs and a can of milk, and sometimes a few slices of bread. These little breakfasts also made Lin Xiaoyu suffer less from hunger in the morning.

  Lin Xiaoyu was also very grateful to Mu Rong Hui Min for bringing him a breakfast every day, and Lin Xiaoyu felt warmth and emotion in this breakfast.

  This state of Murong Hui Min bringing breakfast to Lin Xiao Yu every day continued for almost two months. One day, Lin Xiao Yu excitedly told Murong Hui Min that he had enough money to buy those shoes.

  Murong Hui Min was also happy that Lin Xiao Yu could get the basketball shoes he had been craving. But thinking about Lin Xiao Yu, from now on having money to buy breakfast and not needing to eat what she prepared for him, a hint of loss flashed through Murong Hui Min's heart.

  These days, every time Mu Rong Hui Min prepares breakfast for Lin Xiao Yu, she feels that it is one of the happiest things in her day. Every time she sees Lin Xiao Yu devouring the food she prepared for him, occasionally getting a few words of praise from Lin Xiao Yu about the food, Mu Rong Hui Min feels like she's as happy as a princess.

  When Lin Xiaoyu finally got his hands on the "White Chocolate" Jason Williams' signature shoes at that Nike sports store, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep well that night. Lin Xiaoyu kept thinking about himself wearing those orange dynamic "Streetball Thunder" shoes and making dazzling moves like Jason Williams to defeat his opponents one by one on the court. Even in his dreams, a smile would still be hanging from the corner of his mouth.

  On the court, Lin Xiaoyu put on his first pair of basketball shoes. The bright orange leather basketball shoes attracted the attention of many classmates who also liked basketball shoes, and this also made Lin Xiaoyu shine for a while on the court.

  Lin Xiaoyu cherished his first pair of basketball shoes, and as soon as they got a bit dirty, he would immediately wipe them clean until they shone. This also made Lin Xiaoyu pay attention to his shoes while playing, causing his attention to be slightly distracted during the game. However, after a period of time, Lin Xiaoyu no longer had this situation.

  After putting on the basketball shoes he had been yearning for, Lin Xiaoyu felt that the breakfast he bought every morning was not as delicious as the one Mu Rong Hui Min prepared for him. It wasn't that the store-bought breakfast was worse than Mu Rong Hui Min's, but rather Lin Xiaoyu felt that eating the store-bought breakfast lacked a certain flavor compared to eating Mu Rong Hui Min's breakfast.

  Then she thought of having a breakfast that she liked in the morning, Lin Xiaoyu thickened her skin and said to Murong Huimin: "Huimin, can you bring me an extra portion for breakfast from now on?"

  Murong Huimin heard that Lin Xiaoyu was going to make breakfast for him again, and his beautiful eyes immediately sparkled with a moving light. He asked in a somewhat disbelieving tone, "Are you serious?" Murong Huimin's voice had an unmistakable excitement that he couldn't hide.

  "Yeah. I don't know why, but it seems like I've gotten used to the breakfast you bring me. These past few days, eating the breakfast I bought myself just doesn't taste as good as yours." Lin Xiaoyu said.

  Murong Hui heard Lin Xiaoyu's words and felt like a princess, with a faint blush appearing on her small face.

  "But you have to promise me one thing," said Lin Xiaoyu.

  "What's going on?" Murong Huimin looked at Lin Xiaoyu with confusion and asked.

  "I'll give you my breakfast money every day from now on."

  "You don't have to give me money, I didn't buy breakfast for you either." Murong Huimin said hastily.

  "If you don't take my money, then I'll just use it to buy breakfast instead." Lin Xiaoyu said with feigned helplessness.

  "Alright, I'll take your money." Murong Hui Min hastily agreed, fearing that Lin Xiao Yu wouldn't let her bring him breakfast.

  Lin Xiaoyu smiled complacently and said with a smile to Murong Huimin, "Then from now on, my breakfast will be handed over to you, Classmate Huimin."

  Watching Lin Xiaoyu looking at herself in such a close distance, Murong Hui Min's face turned red again and she nodded slightly.

  I'm a bit nostalgic for the feeling of wearing my first pair of basketball shoes, haha, I was so careful with them that even if they got slightly dirty, I would frantically wipe them clean. Does anyone else who plays basketball have the same experience? Or should I just say it again: whoever has tickets, please share some with me, thanks!