I almost touched the moon

During the meal, Cheng Che was a little absent-minded, and finally asked Wen Song: "Wife, after the game today, Director Xu called me and advised me for a long time, hoping that I would retire after participating in the next Winter Olympics."

Wen Song was not surprised. He took a sip of porridge and nodded, saying, "It's not impossible. You are only 31 this year, which is the prime of life for a skier. It is indeed a bit early to retire now. What do you think?"

Cheng Che thought for a moment and said, "I haven't made up my mind yet. I originally wanted to retire after participating in this Winter Olympics. I have won all the championships I could, and my dream has come true long ago. This time I participated in the ski cross relay to create history for our team with the kids, and we have already done it."

"Since there are no regrets, there is no need to stay." Wen Song smiled and said, "If I discovered the basis of the theory of the origin of the solar system tomorrow, or won the Nobel Prize, I would definitely retire tomorrow."

Cheng Che also laughed, and then said to her: "But I also know that after I retire, our team may not win Olympic medals in slopestyle and ski cross. So Director Xu hopes that I can continue to lead them and help the ski center and the coaching staff build a team. In this way, by the next Winter Olympics, we can still win at least 3 freestyle skiing medals."

Wen Song sighed and looked at him and said, "You are the captain of the Chinese freestyle skiing team, an athlete of the Chinese national team, and an Olympic champion. But you are yourself first. All your choices should be based on yourself first."

"Baby, I can't live just for myself." Cheng Che didn't quite agree with her words, and said softly, "I will consider you first, and then myself. And I haven't retired yet. Since I'm the captain, I still have responsibilities."

"I'm not against your sense of responsibility." Wen Song said tentatively, "Ache, let me say something, don't be angry. Wei Ran told me that there's a saying among your fans that Cheng Che has brought the freestyle skiing team to a level that doesn't belong to them. This saying is indeed unpleasant to hear, but it's also true."

"I know that too." Cheng Che nodded and said, "I know I can achieve good results. Talent and hard work are one reason, and the other is because I have been training in Switzerland and Germany for a long time. In fact, this is the most important reason. Whether it is the training system or the hardware facilities in China, they are not as good as those in Europe. But this point is almost impossible to change."

"Exactly." Wen Song also agreed, "I went skiing for the first time when I was 6 years old, when I came to Switzerland to visit my mother. But most of my Swiss classmates went skiing when they could walk at the age of or . But this is normal, just like China is very good at table tennis and diving, but have our athletes ever participated in these events in the Olympics? I don't know, I didn't pay attention.

Every country has its own strengths and weaknesses, Che. I don't want to dampen your confidence. But, just like Swiss athletes can never win the world championship in table tennis, it is impossible for you to turn the Chinese freestyle skiing team into the same strength as European countries on your own. "

Cheng Che smiled with some relief and said to her, "I know, so I haven't thought about it. In the past ten years, I have been training at least five days a week. More than ten hours a day. During competitions and training, I work 14 hours a day without a day off. I am really tired and just want to treat skiing as a hobby.

Besides, didn’t my wife say she wanted to have a daughter? If I don’t retire, I won’t be able to take care of you wholeheartedly, and we definitely can’t have a child. I can’t let you bear so much alone.”

"Don't worry about me." Wen Song smiled, "It doesn't matter if we don't have a daughter, we already have Cece. Ah Che, Folgen Sie einfach Ihrem Herzen, tun Sie, was Sie tun wollen." (Folgen Sie einfach Ihrem Herzen, tun Sie, was Sie tun wollen)

"Of course I want to have a daughter with you. This is also my dream."

Cheng Che leaned forward to kiss her, and was a little conflicted. "But I haven't made up my mind yet. Pegrret retired at the age of 33, and Evan also said that he will participate in the next Winter Olympics. If I retire now, would it be too early? But in four years, I will be 35, and my physical and competitive condition will not be as good as that of young athletes in their twenties."

A sentence suddenly flashed through Wen Song's mind. She smiled, looked at Cheng Che and said, "I have a real case that I can share with you, but you can't be angry."

"Skyline?" Cheng Che guessed who she was talking about and smiled. "It doesn't matter. I don't mind it anymore. Didn't he retire at the age of 26? Why so early? The career of e-sports players is too short."

"Not really." Wen Song said with a smile, "Most e-sports players will choose to retire around the age of 28, so 26 was really early for him. And at that time, he had just won his second world championship, which was the peak of his career. In fact, I also asked him why he retired.

He said that he had already won the world championship, the national championship and the Asian Games championship, and he no longer needed to serve in the military, and his life was complete. If he continued, he would be very tired and his competitive state would definitely not be as good as before. It was also a kind of happiness to be able to leave in applause. "

"The point is that they don't have to serve in the military," Cheng Che joked, "They are Koreans... nothing is more important than this."

"Indeed." Wen Song nodded. "He also told me that the main reason was that he didn't have to do military service and he was making enough money, so he didn't want to continue being an e-sports player. In fact, just one month before he retired, the Korean E-sports Association approached him, hoping that he would participate in the Asian Games that year."

"And then he retired?" Cheng Che was a little surprised. After thinking about it, he realized that because of Wen Song, he would occasionally pay attention to Skyline during the breakup period, but he did not see Skyline's name on the list of participants in the Asian Games e-sports event.

"If it were me, I would definitely retire after participating in the Asian Games. A few months wouldn't make a big difference."

"Of course." Wen Song smiled, "I told him the same thing. What I said to him was that if it was Cheng Che, he would delay his retirement for the sake of national honor. He is very responsible."

"Yeah, I'm just more responsible than him." Cheng Che said with some pride, "You even talked about me with him, what did he say?"

Wen Song patted his head gently and smiled helplessly, "Why do you still care about him so much? Do you really have a crush on him? He said that Cheng Che is a great player, but I can't do that. What does national honor have to do with me? I just want to be exempted from military service. He also directly told the Korean E-sports Association to leave the opportunity to be exempted from military service to others. Then he announced his retirement and went to the UK with his girlfriend."

"But that year, South Korea didn't win the championship in that event." Cheng Che asked again, "Will he regret it?"

"Of course not. He told me that this better reflects his ability." Wen Song couldn't help laughing as he spoke, "But Ah Che, you are different from him. However, I think what he said is very right. Leaving in applause is also a kind of happiness. If you retire now, everyone will always remember you as the Olympic champion."

"I don't care about other people's impression of me." Cheng Che looked at Wen Song and said, "I only care about your impression of me."

"Of course I remember you winning the Olympic gold medal, but you are not just an Olympic champion, you are Cheng Che. I just hope you can live the life you love the most, freely and without being influenced by others."

"But you have already influenced me. Honey, you are the most important thing in my life." Cheng Che lowered his head and kissed her, "Wife, do you think it would be better to retire now?"

"If it were me, I would." Wen Song also kissed him, hugged him and said, "Being a world champion is too hard, I really feel sorry for you and worry about you. Now that your dream has come true, I don't think it's necessary for you to continue to stay in the national team, at least from my point of view. Of course, no matter what your decision is, I will support you."

"Retire." Cheng Che smiled, stretched and said helplessly, "I still have to write my graduation thesis."

After the Winter Olympics cycle ended, Cheng Che formally submitted his retirement application to the ski center, ending his fifteen-year sports career.

When all the procedures were completed and he received his retirement certificate, Cheng Che looked at the cabinet in the collection room, which was filled with medals and trophies, and smiled. At that moment, he felt extremely lucky. At the age of 31, he had fully realized the dream he had when he was 5 years old, without any regrets.

But the joy did not last long. He looked at the professor's email with a bitter expression on his face. He ran to the study and hugged Wen Song, almost crying out loud.

"Wife...Prof. Federer is terrible. He pointed out many mistakes in my graduation thesis. I need to make major revisions, almost rewrite it. Wife, save me."

Wen Song laughed after hearing what he said and said to him, "Is a master thesis that difficult? I remember I didn't revise it much at that time."

"That's you. You're a genius, but I'm not." Cheng Che continued to act coquettishly, "Wife, please help me, otherwise I won't be able to graduate. If I can't graduate, it's you who will be lost, Prof. Iseylia, please save me."

"Okay." Wen Song also smiled. "I'll leave it to you after I finish revising this paper. Stop crying. It's just a graduation thesis. No matter how difficult it is, it can't be harder than winning an Olympic gold medal."

"Yes." Cheng Che continued to look sad, "It's much more difficult."