Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 802: Chapter 117: Shocking Vews

"Can you guess whose news I heard when I was in Tianjin?" Yiyi felt much better after returning home, which reassured Xuerou somewhat, who only later learned about Wang Shuai’s visit.

After hearing about Wang Shuai’s concerns from Xiao Xian, Xuerou almost grabbed that modified handgun and fired a rhinestone bullet at Wang Shuai.

"Bai Xue, she and Xiao Xian were the former captains of the junior high basketball team at Sacred Heart Middle School," Yiyi’s father worked at the Tianjin Sports School, and last time they were home, during a meal, they talked about many things concerning the domestic sports scene.

Yiyi’s father still felt some regret that his daughter hadn’t persisted in becoming a national basketball player. Yiyi wasn’t particularly bothered; Bai Xue was regarded as one of the youngest and most talented basketball players among domestic youth, and shortly after Xiao Xian and the others transferred schools a year ago, she went to the United States for further study and has since become the WNBA’s rookie female basketball star this year.

"That’s good news, why do you look so regretful?" Bai Xue was once quite considerate of Xiao Xian on the team. As for Xuerou, during her student council work, she had interacted with Bai Xue several times. Impressions were that Bai Xue was a typical northern girl, cheerful in personality, and cared for the younger generation.

"Only half the story is told. About a year ago, Bai Xue entered an American high school and was early accepted by Brown University while in her freshman year. During her school’s winter training camp just two or three months ago, she was discovered to have used steroid drugs and was expelled from school." Yiyi didn’t continue.

Once, the Sacred Heart Middle School girls’ basketball team was a dominating force in the domestic school basketball circuit, at its peak, under Bai Xue and Wang Ke’s leadership, it was truly invincible. But now, years have passed, everything has changed. Wang Ke has become a vegetative state, muddling through life maintained by nutrient liquid.

Bai Xue too, because of similar offenses, was expelled by the school and sent back to the country. After returning, she could no longer progress academically like typical students. Even Sacred Heart Middle School dared not restore her student status due to multiple incidents involving students using banned substances. The girls’ basketball team seemed cursed, incidents occurring one after another.

"Bai Xue is different from Wang Ke; she is the type who trains hard, unlike Wang Ke, who seeks shortcuts. She has always cherished the opportunity to study abroad, how could she knowingly take banned substances, knowing she might get caught," Xiao Xian didn’t believe that remarkable player, who smiled like a child despite her size, would do such a thing. When Wang Ke committed an offense, Bai Xue specifically reminded all team members to avoid banned substances at all costs.

"But it’s not certain; the situation abroad is different from at home. They say many foreign athletes use banned substances; even sprinting legend Jones was found to have used stimulants post-retirement." Xuerou pointed out the facts, after Wang Ke’s incident, the student council endured immense pressure, hence Xuerou always adopted strict measures towards individuals causing trouble for the school and its administration.

"Is the news reliable? Is there anything we can do to help?" Bai Xue’s incident would surely upset Ni Shahe most, who had meticulously nurtured Bai Xue, treating her like a biological daughter.

"The news was heard directly by my father; Bai Xue, being a national first-class athlete, had her qualification and athlete allowances canceled by the sports committee after the incident. No schools were willing to accept her, and she had dropped out as a middle school student; I’ve heard she’s currently in a dire situation." After Yiyi mentioned this to Xiao Xian, they planned to visit Bai Xue together, even if they couldn’t offer significant help, they wished to comfort her and see if there was anything they could assist with.

Having been away from Sacred Heart Middle School for so long, Xiao Xian had lost contact with Ni Shahe, and eventually, the specific address of Bai Xue’s house was obtained from Mao Yi.

Mao Yi also knew some details regarding Bai Xue’s situation, when he heard Xiao Xian wished to visit Bai Xue, he suggested they all go over the weekend, Xiao Xian considered it and saw no issues, thus agreed.

Regardless of the True Mei Nian or Fake Mei Nian matters, they couldn’t be resolved overnight. Taking three or four days off meant she had to focus entirely on completing the Intermediate Stage courses and organizing post-Spiritual Fruit Garden fire matters.