Fox in the Penalty Area

When Li Ziqiang put a hard dish he had made on the table, "baked elbow", his father-in-law and mother-in-law were pointing at the TV screen and said, "Qingqing!"

So he looked up at the TV too.

Sure enough, the daughter wearing a Paris Ergel jersey sat in front of the camera, clasped her hands and said to the camera: "It's the Spring Festival again. I wish everyone in Paris auspicious Year of the Snake, good luck and good health!"

Seeing his daughter's well-behaved appearance, Li Ziqiang couldn't help but smile on his face.

It has been a year and a half since I went abroad to play football. My daughter lives there alone. She has become more independent and has grown up a lot. She looks graceful in the TV cameras.

This really reassured him a lot as a father.

Well, the daughter has grown up.

The scene belonging to Li Qingqing has not yet passed.

After sending festive greetings to the Chinese fans in front of the TV, she also talked about her career prospects in the new year.

"I will continue to train hard in the new year and live up to everyone's expectations of me... I hope I can help the team win the Champions League..."

The two old people and Li Ziqiang looked at the granddaughter on the TV screen with a smile on their faces, and saw in her the appearance of their daughter who had passed away for many years.

The TV screen went black, and a sentence was typed in the middle:

What else is there to say?

Then the shady disappeared, and Li Qingqing reappeared in front of the camera. She twisted her body and smiled happily: "There is more? And on the first day of the Chinese New Year, there is another Chinese player who studied abroad like me. He was selected for the tournament. Roster. I hope he can play...Come on, Hu Lai!"

She compared her fists to the camera lens.

No, I take back what I just said, she hasn't grown up yet!

Li Ziqiang lowered his head, not wanting the second elder to see the change of expression on his face.

But the father-in-law suddenly asked: "Ziqiang, that Hu Lai seems to be your player too?"

Li Ziqiang had no choice but to raise his head and forced a smile: "Yes, Dad. He used to play in the Dongchuan Middle School football team."

"It's no wonder Qingqing knows him... Hey, that Hu Lai...how is it?"

"Ah?" Li Ziqiang didn't react.

what about

looks? Skills? Or character?

"Didn't I see the media hype that he and Qingqing are the 'golden boys and girls of Chinese football'? I just want to know what kind of person this boy is. After all, he is on the same level as Qingqing. If Qingqing is not worthy, Isn’t it bad for Qingqing’s reputation if you still promote it like this?” said the father-in-law, and the mother-in-law nodded beside him, obviously this was the idea of ​​the two elders.

A tangled look appeared on Li Ziqiang's face.

He really wanted to tell the old man that there were 10,000 granddaughters who were not good enough for them, but as the most famous and prestigious player in Chinese football, how could he be "not good enough"?

So he sighed softly and said, "He's just a normal boy...with average appearance and personality...in short, neither bad nor bad, nor good. Don't care about what the media say. Attracting attention, dare to say anything, what a 'golden boy and jade girl', nonsense. Few people really care about this title..."

"Oh..." After listening to his son-in-law's explanation, the second elder turned his head to watch the TV.

Their granddaughter has disappeared from the screen, replaced by Hou Lai in the Leeds training kit.

The plain-looking boy grinned at them and said loudly: "The new year is here, and Hu Lai is here to wish all brothers, sisters, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandpas and grandmas every success Shun Qixing shines brightly, wealth comes from all directions, ninety-nine are concentric, perfect, ten beautiful, Pepsi Cola, auspicious in everything, and good luck in everything!"

The two elderly people were stunned, and the father-in-law murmured, "Ziqiang, does your football team still teach cross talk?"

Li Ziqiang spread his hands speechlessly: "He is such a person..."

The mother-in-law laughed happily at the side: "Oh, this mouth is really good at talking, it's the first time I've seen a cross talk actor playing football..."

Li Ziqiang wanted to know that he should have come to his father-in-law and mother-in-law to celebrate the New Year with them on New Year's Eve yesterday.

I will accompany my parents today, so that my parents-in-law will not ask me about Hu Lai...

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"... I wish you all good health, good mood, good study, good appetite, good future, good luck, good life, good life journey, everything is happy in the new year, and the best days!"

When Hu Lai on the TV screen said this sentence in one breath, Hu Lai's relatives in front of the TV burst into a loud voice: "Okay! Well said!!"

Accompanied by the applause, everyone got up from the sofa and chairs one after another.

"Come and eat quickly! Watch the football after eating!" Xie Lan's sister-in-law greeted everyone in the restaurant.

Xie Lan supported her father, walked slowly with her mother, and other people surrounded them.

On the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Hu Lai's uncle, that is, Xie Lan's eldest brother, fulfilled his promise and invited all relatives to come to his house for dinner, and then watch the football after dinner, and arranged the evening to be very comfortable.

The big round table in the dining room was covered with dishes, and a square table was temporarily set up in the living room, which was also covered with dishes.

There were even people who had to stand up to eat because there were not enough chairs.

But no one cares.

The men filled up the wine after they sat down, the women arranged everyone's seats, and the children ran to the sofa with their rice bowls, watching TV while eating.

On the TV, the CCTV Sports Channel is warming up for the 8:30 kick-off.

A trailer for a documentary about Hu Lai's transfer to Leeds City is being broadcast, reminding the audience in front of the TV that this will be broadcast on the "Football Feast" program that will be broadcast tomorrow night, which is the second Thursday of the Chinese New Year. A ninety-minute documentary.

If Hu Lai can play in today's game, then watching his documentary tomorrow will be in a good mood.

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"Hahaha, did you just watch the video of Hu Lai's New Year's greetings on TV?"

"Looked at it, Guankou said it well!"

"Cross talk football is a real hammer!"

"Good guy, I saw this scene as soon as I turned on the TV. I thought it was a box-sealing performance by Baiyun Club..."

Yan Yan lowered his head and quickly typed out a sentence on his phone, then clicked send, and the original Weibo was retweeted like this:

"Isn't this much better than yesterday's Spring Festival Gala?"

After posting on Weibo, he picked up his wine glass and got up and yelled: "Come on! Let's have a toast first, I wish Hu Lai can play in today's game!"

People around the round table stood up and held up their wine glasses: "It's done, it's done, it's done!!"

Today is a dinner for the veterans of their Dongchuan Middle School football team—when Yan Yan arranged the dinner, he really did not expect that Hu Lai would be selected for the big list of this game, after all, this matter was decided before the Spring Festival holiday After coming down, the private rooms of the restaurant are also booked in advance.

If you wait until you know that Hu Lai has entered the big list before deciding on this matter, you won't even be able to call out a few people.

Yesterday, after knowing that Hu Lai would be included in the competition squad, everyone was very excited. They unanimously decided to cancel the original arrangement to sing after dinner, and instead went to the bar to continue the second round of drinking while watching the game and waiting for Hu Lai to play.

Although there is actually a TV in the private room of the restaurant, it is too small to watch.

It is still open now, to add to the fun of the old players of the Dongchuan Middle School team who are having dinner.

"Captain Chu, say a few words!"

"That's right, tell me!"

Amid everyone's warm invitation, Chu Yifan stood up. Although he has stepped into the society, he still maintains a good figure like when he was in the team, and his appearance is worthy of the school grass of Dongchuan Middle School back then, and he has not collapsed.

"Actually, I don't know what to say..." Chu Yifan looked down at the wine glass in his hand, which was filled with beer that had just been refilled by Yan Yan, and his face was reflected in the glass.

"If there is no Dongchuan Middle School football team, maybe we have studied in Dongchuan Middle School for three years, and we still don't know each other in the end. We are in different grades, different classes, and no one knows each other... But now, we all know each other. It’s on the Dongchuan Middle School football team, and we have a lot of memories together…”

"I still remember the first day when I went to work in the company, my leader heard that I went to Dongchuan Middle School in high school, and asked me if I knew Hu Lai and Luo Kai. I told him that I not only knew each other, but also The captains of the two of them...I still remember the expression on our leader's face at that time, ha!"

Chu Yifan laughed, and everyone laughed too.

Many of them actually have similar experiences.

The envious eyes after the astonishment came from their leaders, teachers, colleagues, and classmates.

Yes, we have been teammates with Hu Lai and Luo Kai, are we proud? !

pride! So proud!

"So... thank you football! Thank you football for allowing us to meet! Thank you football for allowing us to meet Hu Lai and Luo Kai!"

Yan Yan stood up and said, "I discussed it with Team Chu... As for me, my job in Jincheng is considered stable, and Team Chu's development in Jincheng is also good. If there are people who work and go to school in Jincheng People have the same idea... We reorganized the Dongchuan Middle School football team in Jincheng, and we got together to continue playing football and playing in the community league. If possible in the future, the goal is to participate in the city league. Football brings us together Together, this fate is not easy, but it cannot be easily broken!"

Meng Xi slapped the table and stood up: "I'll sign up first! I'll come back to Jincheng after I graduate from university!"

Mao Xiao, who was sitting next to him, said, "I will try to get back to Jincheng."

Chen Rui said: "I am going to college in Jincheng, and I can come to play football now! Call me when the time comes, and I will come no matter how far away!"

Others also responded one after another, and soon the matter was decided, and the Jincheng sub-team of the Dongchuan Middle School football team was established in the private room of this restaurant.

In the lively private room, cups of toasts were interlaced and the smoke was lingering. Everyone was full of red faces, chatting and laughing loudly.

The 50-inch TV on the wall is locked on the CCTV sports channel. The broadcast of the Chinese New Year greetings by the players from various giants to the Chinese fans has finished, and now it is switched to the signal ahead of the game.

Outside the Flanders Stadium, Leeds City's home stadium, Leeds City fans have gathered outside the stadium, waiting to enter.

The most eye-catching thing is the dragon dance team invited by the Leeds City Club. Two red and golden dragons are running along the perimeter of the stadium, and then meet in the square, entangled and frolicking with each other, attracting many fans of Leeds City Onlookers.

They took out their mobile phones to take pictures to record this novel scene. Some children stood beside the dragon dance team and asked their parents to take photos with them and the Chinese dragon.

Two places separated by thousands of miles are tied together because of one player.

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ps, 10,000 words tomorrow, let everyone have a good year! Please prepare your monthly pass!

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