Insufficient balance

  Feicui City First Middle School. This institution, known to the people of Feicui City as the cradle of high school champions, has always been a place of longing in the eyes of teachers and students alike. Countless students have worked tirelessly for the opportunity to attend this middle school with the longest teaching history in Feicui City. However, due to limited enrollment quotas, many aspiring students are left standing outside the gates, barred by the high score line.

  Opportunities are available, but they need to be fought for. Therefore, high school students who can study at Feicui City First Middle School have obtained a seat here through their own hard work, which is also a favorable condition for entering a good university in the future.

  A large bus slowly drove into the gate of Feicui City First Middle School. Careful passersby would notice that the passengers on this bus were wearing school uniforms different from those worn by students of Feicui City First Middle School. The school uniforms of these middle school student-like passengers had the words "Feicui City Experimental Middle School" and a school emblem embroidered on them.

  "Alas, back then I came here to study but didn't get in. Now I'm here again but as a student from another middle school... Alas..." someone in the car sighed softly.

  "Yeah, I was also a few points short of getting in here back then and got accepted into Experimental Middle School instead. Although I had a good time at Experimental Middle School, I still want to experience what it's like to attend high school at the best school..." Another voice chimed in.

  This topic immediately triggered a small discussion among the students on the bus, all of whom were students who had been rejected by this school and were now entering it under different identities. At this moment, everyone must have some thoughts in their minds.

  Lin Xiaoyu, sitting by the car window, heard her teammates' discussions and didn't show any reaction. Lin Xiaoyu felt that no matter which school she attended, it was all the same, being trapped in a classroom with tedious and impractical textbook knowledge. For Lin Xiaoyu, it made no difference what kind of classroom she was in, as long as she could listen to music and watch. So Lin Xiaoyu didn't have any feelings about her teammates' sentimental remarks.

  Bin Guohui sat in the co-pilot position on the big bus, Bin Guohui brought this experimental middle school basketball team he had trained for over a month to this Feicui City First Middle School to play a warm-up match against the strongest team of Feicui City High School, Feicui City No. 1 Middle School Basketball Team, which was a good opportunity to test the strength of his newly formed basketball team.

  Bian Guohui used to be the basketball coach of Feicui City First Middle School, and he was more familiar with the school's basketball level than anyone else. As the best middle school in Feicui City, Feicui City First Middle School can recruit a large number of powerful basketball players every year, which makes it always stand at the top of the basketball rankings among all middle schools in Feicui City. Today, Bian Guohui returned to this school where he used to coach as an opposing team's coach, and he had a different feeling in his heart.

  Arriving at the basketball court of Feicui City First Middle School, Lin Xiaoyu saw a familiar figure among the members of the school's basketball team who were already warming up on the court.

  Yang Tianxiao also saw Lin Xiaoyu walking towards the stadium. The two good friends who had rarely seen each other since middle school immediately walked together and chatted for a few sentences. Yang Tianxiao had also grown a lot taller, almost 1.9 meters tall, and Lin Xiaoyu found that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't seem to surpass her friend who was always a few centimeters taller than her.

  They were once comrades-in-arms on the same court, but now they have become opponents who are each on their own. Lin Xiaoyu felt that time would slowly and quietly change everything.

  Actually, there was another person in the No. 1 Middle School basketball team who knew Lin Xiaoyu, and that was Chen Yongzhi. However, Lin Xiaoyu had already forgotten this opponent who had injured him during a game in junior high school, but Chen Yongzhi recognized Lin Xiaoyu at a glance. Chen Yongzhi didn't greet Lin Xiaoyu; instead, he secretly cast more glances towards the Experimental Middle School player's bench where Yan Nan was sitting, the girl he had a crush on. When Chen Yongzhi discovered that Yan Nan's gaze still kept falling on Lin Xiaoyu, his eyes became increasingly dim.

  Lin Xiaoyu followed her teammates around half of the court doing warm-up exercises. The warm-up was simple, just slowly dribbling the ball into the basket.

  Zhang Jialin lightly bumped Lin Xiaoyu with his shoulder and said in a low voice, "Hey, Xiaoyu, look at that player from the First Middle School, they're all so tall and big, and just by looking at them you can tell they're professional sports students. Look at that dark and skinny one, he's almost as black as Heizi."

  Lin Xiaoyu hadn't had time to respond when Xiao Haifeng, who was standing beside him and overheard Zhang Jialin's words, jumped in to speak. Xiao Haifeng gave Zhang Jialin a white eye and said with discontent: "What's wrong with being dark-skinned? That person must be the best basketball player among their group, it's just because he's dark enough, like me."

  As soon as Xiao Hei's words were finished, he immediately received unanimous white eyes from his teammates who heard him speak. What is this logic? Just because you're black doesn't mean you must be good at playing basketball?

  Lin Xiaoyu took a glance at the opponent who was also warming up on the other side of the court. He saw that the person Zhang Jialin pointed out, who was as black as Xiao Haifeng, had made two shots and thought he was quite skilled, probably a small forward. However, Lin Xiaoyu didn't think this guy was the best player in the First Middle School team because he noticed someone wearing jersey number 8. This number 8 jersey was a sturdy little flathead, although Lin Xiaoyu hadn't seen him warm up and shoot, but from his dribbling moves, Lin Xiaoyu could tell that this guy was very capable, because when he was dribbling, Lin Xiaoyu couldn't even tell if he was left-handed or right-handed. Lin Xiaoyu looked at the person who was about the same height as himself and estimated that in the First Middle School basketball team, which was full of tall players, he was probably a guard. Lin Xiaoyu couldn't help but pay attention to this guy.

  There are still several students in the current No. 1 Middle School basketball team who were once taught by Bian Guohui, and they all asked Bian Guohui how he was doing after seeing him. The coach of No. 1 Middle School also came over to shake hands with Bian Guohui as soon as he saw him. Bian Guohui had been teaching basketball at No. 1 Middle School for over a decade and is considered a veteran figure there, although he is now the coach of an opposing team, the teachers and students of No. 1 Middle School still have great respect for him.

  After one round of warm-up, the warm-up match between the two teams began.

  Feicui City First Middle School jumped to grab the attack right. The 1.95-meter center of the first middle school jumped up and grabbed the ball before Han Dairen, the 1.90-meter center of Experimental Middle School, and handed it over to his teammate.

  Lin Xiaoyu held a basketball in both hands, constantly tossing it back and forth between them, but his eyes were fixed on the game on the field. Bian Guohui did not put Lin Xiaoyu on the court, so at this time, Lin Xiaoyu could only sit on the spectator stand with Yan Nan who came with him to watch the ball.

  Lin Xiaoyu saw that the No. 8 player who he thought was the strongest in First Middle School was not on the court, but despite this, First Middle School still had a clear advantage in terms of strength.

  Lin Xiaoyu saw her good friend Yang Tianshuo facing Zhang Jialin's defense, still able to make two single-handed shots successfully. Lin Xiaoyu couldn't help but feel a little surprised at Yang Tianshuo's progress, because in the past, Lin Xiaoyu rarely saw Yang Tianshuo making such a turn-around jump shot. In her heart, Lin Xiaoyu cheered for her old friend.

  The two teams on the court were playing at a very fast pace, and by the end of the first quarter, the scoreboards on both sides had already reached double digits, with the First Middle School's score exceeding twenty.

  Facing the height and strength advantages of First Middle School, Experimental Middle School was at a disadvantage in terms of internal strength. However, Experimental Middle School relied on Xiao Haifeng's sharp breakthroughs and Zhang Jialin's occasional outside shots to keep the score close, not allowing the score to open up to double digits.

  Bian Guohui glanced at Lin Xiaoyu sitting not far from him, seeing that this boy with the power to make himself unreadable was seriously watching the situation on the field. Bian Guohui's heart was hesitant about whether or not he should put this secret weapon into play.

  Bin Guohui glanced at the substitute bench of the First Middle School next door and saw that his former disciple was still sitting on the substitute bench, wearing the No. 8 jersey. He didn't know if he had become stronger than before. Bin Guohui looked at his former most promising disciple who hadn't played yet and gave up the idea of letting Lin Xiaoyu play for now. Anyway, this was just a warm-up match, so it was fine to use it as a training session. Even if they lost, it would only be a loss of face, but it would allow his team members to practice and train. In the future national high school basketball selection tournament, he could still regain his face with one victory. Bin Guohui thought to himself quietly.

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