That day, Ji Yebai finished tennis practice with Dong Jinseng as usual and they both left the tennis hall together.
The setting sun stretched their shadows, and the evening glow covered everything in an orange-red halo. Dong Jinseng was particularly excited.
—Today, for the first time, he had beaten Ji Yebai!
"Big brother! Am I a genius?"
"Big brother, if I become the national champion, will I be able to give my sister a good life?"
"Big brother, do I look cool when I play tennis? Will girls like me in the future?"
Ji Yebai would occasionally grunt in response, and Dong Jinseng, as if injected with excitement, would laugh with his mouth wide open, showing off a row of neat white teeth.
"Big brother, I want to eat meat!" At the mention of meat, Dong Jinseng's eyes lit up like a little puppy.
Ji Yebai scoffed, "Come on, I'll take you to eat."
"Yeah!"
