Part 2 Hello, Mr. Major General I'm Gu Nianzi

263. Ignore her!

"Play against Team India?" Yin Shixiong broke into a grin. "Great, I'll cheer you on!"
"Let's go together." Gu Nianzhi slung the baseball bat on her shoulder and opened the front door. Yin Shixiong quickly found his baseball cap and left for the field with her. They were staying in the States for six months and he had originally planned to buy a second hand SUV. However, they were mainly on the Harvard campus and didn't have a need to drive. Instead, they rode mountain bikes for transportation and exercise. Gu Nianzhi and Yin Shixiong rode their bikes to the west baseball field. There was already a large crowd there.
The Huaxia Imperial Students Union womens' baseball team wore uniforms with red tops and white bottoms. The members of Team India were wearing white and blue tops and orange bottoms with green embroidery, displaying the colors of India's national flag. Gu Nianxi also donned the Huaxia uniform; her long hair was tied back in a ponytail that swayed from the back of the baseball cap. She appeared as fresh as the first dew drops of a summer morning. A few male law students recognized her and whistled. One of them was Allan, who had asked if she had a boyfriend on her first day of class.
"Nini! Nini! Nini!" He called Gu Nianzhi's English name as he waved madly and told everyone, "See that cutie? She's mine!"
Yin Shixiong was beaming as he found a seat and watched Gu Nianzhi nimbly run around. He was proud and joyous, as though his own daughter was playing out on the field.
"Nianzhi, you're here! Did you see that we're already behind, 1-5?" Zhao Quan had sweat on his forehead as he ran over. "Do you really know how to play?"
Gu Nianzhi had seen the scoreboard and confirmed that they were indeed being defeated by Team India.
Xin Xinggao was in Team India's uniform and was chatting happily with an Indian man. Zhao Quan followed Gu Nianzhi's gaze to them and said quietly, "That's her boyfriend."
"Hmph!" Gu Nianzhi snorted disdainfully. "Let her reek of curry for the rest of her life!"
Zhao Quan chuckled. "Ignore her," he looked around before saying, "but don't underestimate her; she's very good at baseball. She scored 3 points out of the 5 for Team India."
Gu Nianzhi waved her baseball bat. "Don't worry, I'll handle it!" The referee blew his whistle as they spoke and the three bases were occupied by the Team Huaxia players. It was Gu Nianzhi's turn.
"Go Nianzhi!"
"Go Nianzhi!"
"Nini! You're the best!"
Gu Nianzhi waved at the crowd before readying the bat in her hand. The opponent pitcher was a huge woman, nearly twice Gu Nianzhi's size. She observed Gu Nianzhi's tall and slim figure, then suddenly lifted her leg and flung the baseball right at Gu Nianzhi's chest! This ball had been thrown at a tricky angle; If it had been a male pitcher, this would've been nothing unusual. But for a female pitcher, it was almost considered foul play. Most pitchers avoided throwing so nastily under normal circumstances.
Gu Nianzhi was in low spirits and wanted to vent anyway. As the batter in the face of such a difficult and foul throw, she didn't avoid it, but instead dashed towards it headfirst and raised her arms to viciously hit it with her bat!