Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 51 My Mother's Social Skills

"Acheng is back!"

When Yuan Hongxia opened the door and saw Gu Cheng sitting on the sofa, she smiled as always, like a loving mother.

Following behind, Gu Zhenhai changed his shoes and came in, but seemed hesitant to speak.

Yuan Hongxia is the head nurse, and she is extremely busy at the hospital every day, so she doesn't have much time to follow the news. The elderly people in the neighborhood mostly talk about family matters and rarely discuss sports, let alone tennis, which is not very popular.

For Yuan Hongxia, even if you mention people like Li Na, she'll probably just say, "Who's that? From your workplace?"

Needless to say, the elderly are even less likely to participate, unless you try to talk to them about square dancing.

But Gu Zhenhai is different. His company has many employees, many of whom like sports. When they get together, they often chat about sports.

Not to mention that Gu Zhenhai himself is a fan of tennis.

After learning that his son was going to participate in the National Middle School Tennis Championships, he spent most of the next few days watching news about it.

From the opening ceremony of the championship to the closing ceremony, he would make time to watch his son's matches whenever he had a spare moment. If he was too busy at work, he would search for videos online during his free time.

So when I saw online that Gu Cheng from Ningbo had won the men's singles championship, my first reaction was disbelief; I thought it was impossible.

But they shared the same name and were from Ningbo. No matter how shocked or thought it impossible, they had to admit that the high school student who was called the strongest dark horse online and who could shut out everyone was their son.

From that day on, Gu Zhenhai felt more worry than excitement.

Although Gu Zhenhai didn't understand why Gu Cheng was so skilled in tennis, he was very clear about one thing: based on what he knew at the moment, Gu Cheng already had the ability to play professional matches.

But Gu Zhenhai didn't know whether he should be proud or worried.

If his son goes to play professionally and achieves good results, the father will definitely be happy and even feel proud from the bottom of his heart.

But what if we fail?
Playing professionally means not having much time to stay in school. Most of the year is spent flying around the world, competing in various tournaments. If they don't get good results and their studies fall behind, what will happen to their son's future?
Seeing those professional players sweating it out on the field, Gu Zhenhai, even though he's getting old, sometimes gets excited.

But as athletes get older, they suffer from a variety of injuries. The thought that his son might end up like those athletes in the future instantly turned his passion into worry and fear.

Gu Zhenhai was filled with mixed emotions. He looked at his son for a long time, but in the end, he didn't know what to say.

His son wanted to pursue a professional career, and as a father, he supported him unconditionally.

But he is a father, and he cannot be like Gu Cheng who does not consider deeper things.

However, this worry vanished without a trace when Yuan Hongxia asked her questions.

"Acheng, how did the match go?"

"Mom, look at whose son he is, the championship is a sure thing!" Gu Cheng replied with a smile.

"champion?"

"Really?"

"Wow, my son is amazing!"

"Too good!"

Yuan Hongxia turned her head with a beaming smile: "Zhenhai, did you hear that? Our son won the championship!"

Gu Zhenhai was speechless at his wife's sudden excitement: "I already knew yesterday."

Yuan Hongxia rolled her eyes at him: "You knew but didn't tell me."

"Forget it, I won't argue with you." Yuan Hongxia had originally wanted to settle this score with her husband, but her expression immediately changed, and she said with a smile, "Is there any news?"

She knew her husband, Gu Zhenhai, had a habit of watching the news. She didn't know it herself, but her husband found out in advance, probably because he had been watching the news.

Otherwise, knowing her son as she does, even if she were to call, she would call her first, not his father.

The two men are so quiet, they barely talk on the phone twice a year, and even when they do, they barely exchange a few words.

Unlike her, who can easily spend more than half an hour.

Gu Zhenhai casually replied, "That's enough, what's so interesting about the news?"

"Just send it when I tell you to. Why waste time saying so much nonsense?"

Gu Zhenhai couldn't refuse any longer, so he forwarded a link to a news article pinned by the Chinese Tennis Association to Yuan Hongxia.

He had initially thought his wife was just going to take a look, but when he turned around, he heard Yuan Hongxia say with a grin, "Send it to our colleagues at the hospital to see."

A top-tier hospital has a ton of WeChat groups, from different departments to different floors.

Yuan Hongxia didn't post it in the hospital's main group chat, because there were too many hospital leaders in it, and it would have a bad influence. But it was fine to post it in their small group chat of a few dozen people.

As for whether someone will forward it to the hospital's main group chat, that's none of her business.

She even went so far as to have her best friend tag her in the group chat when she forwarded the message: "Hongxia, didn't you say a few days ago that your son went to participate in some kind of tennis tournament? How's it going? Is it over yet?"

"National Middle School Tennis Championships?"

"Yes, yes, that's it."

Having said that, Yuan Hongxia casually forwarded the link to the group: "(Grinning) Hey! Not bad, I thought my little rascal was just there to make up the numbers, but I didn't expect him to win the men's singles championship. If this wasn't news from the official website, I would have doubted whether it was real."

This remark almost made Yuan Hongxia's best friend laugh. No wonder she asked her to tag someone in the group chat; it turns out she was waiting for this.

However, she didn't expose Yuan Hongxia's little thoughts. After all, Yuan Hongxia was her direct supervisor and an old friend of decades, so they had that kind of tacit understanding. She immediately expressed her envy in the group chat: "Wow, Hongxia, Acheng is so good at tennis!"

"He's way better than my brat. My son can't even play a simple ping-pong game properly. I never imagined your son, Acheng, would win the men's singles championship. I'm so envious!"

Sure enough, as soon as she spoke, the group chat immediately became lively.

Several male doctors from different departments opened the link and took a look. They immediately tagged Yuan Hongxia in the group chat: "Sister Yuan, your son plays tennis so well? He's the National Middle School Tennis Championships boys' singles champion. He can already apply for international level two athlete certification, which will give him extra points on the college entrance exam!"

Yuan Hongxia hadn't paid much attention at first, but when she saw the words "second-level athlete," she immediately took notice and grabbed Gu Zhenhai, who was about to leave: "Zhenhai, can Acheng apply for national second-level athlete status?"

"Ah."

"Really?" Yuan Hongxia's mouth dropped open when she received her husband's affirmative answer.

A national second-level athlete—just hearing that makes you sound incredibly awesome.

Before Gu Zhenhai could even nod, Yuan Hongxia's phone suddenly chimed. She looked and saw that a young doctor from the small group had shared the link to the large group, along with a message: "Sister Yuan's son is amazing! It's infuriating to compare yourself to others!"

Yuan Hongxia was overjoyed when she saw it.

Then, he simply went to sit down on the sofa on the side and happily joined in the lively chat in the group.

Our son is such a proud son.

See? It's all thanks to my good genes!
(End of this chapter)