Fox in the Penalty Area

Yan Yan sat at his desk and yawned big.

The colleague next to me saw it, and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Yan, are you staying up late to watch football again?"

"Yes, yes..." Yan Yan replied listlessly.

"Then why don't you ask for leave?"

"If you ask for leave again, the bonus will be deducted..."

"Haha!" The colleague laughed, "But it's still very cool. I woke up in the morning and read the news that Hu Lai won the championship and completed a hat-trick! I was very excited watching the game highlights after the fact, and watching the live broadcast must be even more exciting! "

Yan Yan chuckled: "That's right, didn't you hear that my voice is hoarse? Shouting!"

"I really envy you young people. Your health is good. You stayed up late to watch the game and you can come to work directly. If it were me, I would definitely have to ask for half a day off..." After expressing such emotions, the middle-aged colleague reminded Yan Yan:

"But you have to be careful. Next time you yawn, remember to cover it up. Don't let the new boss see it. It is said that he is a very strict person. Yawning during working hours will be considered by him to affect your work..."

Just as I was talking, a person walked in at the door of the office. He was the new boss of the project who had only been here for a week according to his colleagues.

The colleague quickly retracted his body and returned to his seat, pretending to be working hard.

Yan Yan also looked down at his computer screen, and at the same time couldn't help sneaking a peek at the newly appointed immediate boss.

Just as the boss walked past him, he saw the boss raised his head and let out a big... yawn.

The boss who finished yawning noticed someone was looking at him, so he turned to look at Yan Yan: "What's wrong?"

"Ah...it's nothing, no...heh—" Yan Yan yawned without saying a word.

He looked at the boss in embarrassment.

The boss also looked at him.

The colleague next to him shrank his neck and dared not make a sound.

The air in this small area suddenly became a little awkward.

"The game in the early morning was exciting, right?" the boss asked suddenly.

Yan Yan reflexively replied: "Fortunately... ah,

No. "

Seeing his denial, the boss smiled slightly: "Okay. If you're sleepy, drink more coffee."

After speaking, he went straight to his office.

As soon as the leader left, colleagues came up to him and asked with concern, "Have you been seen through?"

Yan Yan waved his hand: "Passed."

Then he looked up at the boss's office, thinking in his heart whether he should call the boss together next time he watched the game...

He even thought about how to say it:

"Boss, have you heard of 'Son of the Chosen'?"

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When Hu Lai and Morikawa Junping went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast, they saw their teammates.

Many of them were yawning, obviously not sleeping well.

Charlie Potter was one of them. He raised his hand to greet Holly, but he just opened his mouth and yawned before saying anything.

While typing back, he said: "Morning—okay, Hu..."

"Did you not sleep yesterday, Charlie?" Holly asked curiously.

"I seem to be in bed at four o'clock or five o'clock..."

Seeing Charlie Potter's listless appearance, Hu Lai immediately believed his words.

"Why are you sleeping so late?" He asked with a frown.

"Can you fall asleep smoothly? Huh? This is the Europa League champion, the European champion!" Charlie Potter asked in surprise.

"I took it all, why can't I sleep?"

Charlie Potter cast his eyes on Junpei Morikawa next to him. He knew that Morikawa was a very honest person, and he was not as full of bad things as Hu Lai, so he asked the Japanese for confirmation.

Junpei Morikawa nodded: "Not long after we returned to the room after celebrating, Hu Lai fell asleep."

Charlie Potter raised his hands in surrender: "You're amazing. Don't you ever get nervous?"

Unexpectedly, Hu Lai nodded: "Of course."

"Huh? When?"

"Before my first World Cup, I also suffered from insomnia for a short time." Hou Lai recalled seriously and told Charlie Potter the answer.

"The World Cup?" Charlie Potter, who had never participated in the World Cup, felt that he had given Hou Lai another chance to pretend.

Hu Lai smiled slightly, patted Charlie Potter on the shoulder, and Morikawa Junpei turned to pick up the meal.

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The alarm clock of the mobile phone suddenly rang in the room, and a hand stretched out from under the quilt to grab it. After turning off the alarm clock, a carp jumped up from the bed.

After jumping out of bed, he rushed to the door, opened the door, and shouted loudly at the same time: "Get up, get up... eh?"

The yelling person looked at the roommate who was already dressed in surprise, and was stunned.

"Hey, old Wang, you got up late!"

The two roommates Song Xinghe and Pei Yu clapped their hands and laughed.

"Damn, why are you so active today?" Wang Haoxi said angrily. "wait for me!"

After speaking, he retreated to his bedroom and closed the door.

A minute later the door was opened again, and he reappeared in front of his roommates already dressed.

"Let's go!" said the roommate when he saw that he had packed up.

"Don't panic." Wang Haoxi made a gesture, then boarded the sofa, stepped on the armrest, and tore down the five-star red flag hanging on the wall.

"Be sure to bring this, otherwise how can Hu Lai see us in the crowd?"

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As soon as the final ended yesterday, about two-thirds of Leeds City fans flew home directly, and another third also flew back to Leeds early this morning, just to not miss the championship parade at that time.

Those Leeds City fans who drove the bus when they came, they didn't drive when they went back.

After all, the nine-hour journey was really torturous.

After winning the championship, everyone was eager to return, and they didn't want to continue to waste time on the road.

They handed over the bus to a special transport company, and they sent the driver to drive the car back to Leeds.

The fans flew back to Leeds in the evening.

"Come on, come on! Hurry up!"

David Miller stood at the gate of his small courtyard, shouting hello to the inside of the house, urging his family members.

"Here we come..." The wife came out of the house with three children, "Isn't it too early?"

"Where is it early? If you go late, you can only watch it in the back row."

"Anyway, they're all on the bus. It doesn't matter whether we're in the first row or the third row..." The eldest son followed his mother out of the house with his hands in his pockets.

"Come on, don't talk nonsense, hurry up!" David Miller didn't bother to say so much.

The neighbors around him all came out of their homes one after another, wearing Leeds City jerseys and holding Leeds City scarves or flags in their hands. Then walk in the same direction.

They and David Miller's family have the same purpose, and they are all going to participate in the parade of Leeds City's championship.

In today's Leeds City, all the fans will gather next to several main roads, waiting for the open-top double-decker bus that welcomes the Leeds City players to pass through their neighbourhood.

To be able to see the Leeds City players holding the trophy and waving to them on the bus, for these fans, a whole summer ... or this life will leave a very good memory.

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"The plane door is open!"

Accompanied by the excited voice of the reporters in front, there was a burst of cheers at the scene.

Amid the cheers, Leeds City captain Lorenzo Esposito appeared at the door alongside manager Tony Clarke.

"Lorenzo appeared in front of us holding the Europa League! They are the sixth English team to win the Europa League, welcome to join the ranks of the European champions!"

Lorenzo and Clark showed the trophy to the media reporters and fans present.

Then they descended the stairs, and behind them, the Leeds City players filed out.

Every time a player appears, there will be cheers from the audience.

And these players are also happily like a group of children who have not grown up at this moment. Some people will twist their buttocks when getting off the gangway of the plane, and some people will jump off in two steps in three steps.

"...The players will take a specially prepared open-top double-decker bus at the airport, then start from the airport, go to the city of Leeds, and finally they will arrive at the Flanders Stadium, the end of the parade..."

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"One, two, three, we are the champions! yes!"

With cheers and laughter, Wang Haoxi, Song Xinghe and Pei Yu took a group photo with the surrounding Leeds City fans.

These fans stepped aside and gave the three of them thumbs up, shouting: "China! Hu! China! New bee!"

Listening to the weird pronunciation of "Niubi", the three Chinese students quickly responded in correct Mandarin: "Nubi! Niubi! The city of Leeds is awesome!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

After laughing, a few more people came up, hoping to take a photo with the three of them, to be precise, with the national flag in the hands of the three of them.

The three of them naturally readily agreed.

The three of them were holding the five-star red flag, while Leeds City fans surrounded them, some squatted in front of the Chinese flag, some made a "V" gesture, and some gave a thumbs up.

The onlookers pressed the camera button on their mobile phones one after another, and left this photo.

The three people specially carrying the national flag came to participate in the championship parade. They became the focus of attention as soon as they appeared on the scene. After all, the red color is too dazzling.

Many Leeds City fans still remember the appearance of Hu Lai running on the field wearing a five-star red flag after the Europa League final.

So they came to take photos with the three of them.

Wang Haoxi and the others knew, where did these people come to take a photo with them? They came to take a photo with the national flag.

This makes them very proud. Naturally, anyone who asks for a group photo will not refuse.

Think of yourself as a mascot.

Every Leeds City fan who took a photo with them gave them a thumbs up and shouted "ew bee" after taking a group photo - because of Hu Lai, not only the five-star red flag became the most popular presence on the scene , It also made "beautiful" the mantra of many Leeds City fans.

Leeds City fans lined up to take photos with the Chinese flag until the bus arrived.

From seeing the bus, the cheers on the scene gradually increased and became deafening.

Everyone's eyes were firmly attracted by the Europa League supported by the players at the front of the car.

Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes, and their eyes were full of light, as if the light from the trophy cup was reflected into their eyes.

"Let's welcome - European champions!!!"

There are also enthusiastic DJs using loudspeakers to create an atmosphere for everyone to cheer together.

"Champions! Champions! We are champions!!"

"Leeds City Go! Go Leeds City!!"

Fanatical fans turned the streets into stands at the Flanders Stadium.

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"Hey, Hu, come on, come on."

Charlie Potter touched Holly, who was waving to the fans under the car, and motioned him to look the other way.

Holly turned around, Potter pointed down: "Look."

In fact, without Potter pointing, Hu Lai saw three Chinese people waving to him at a glance.

Why can he recognize these compatriots at a glance?

Because they are holding a bright five-star red flag in their hands!

So eye-catching in the crowd.

So Hu Lai also waved to them and gave them a thumbs up.

"Ahh! Hu Lai saw us!" Wang Haoxi, Song Xinghe and Pei Yu shouted excitedly, waving the national flag in their hands more vigorously.

"Hu Lai is awesome!"

"Hu Lai is doing great!"

"The pride of the Chinese!"

"The Light of Asia!"

The three of them shouted at the top of their voices.

They didn't see this figure anymore until the bus drove away slowly.

Song Xinghe murmured: "Leeds City has become the European champion, and we have also graduated. Suddenly it feels... as if youth is over."

Pei Yu nodded in agreement.

Wang Haoxi retorted: "No, Lao Song. How can our youth end so easily? As long as Hu Lai is still playing football, our youth will not end!"

As the bus left, fans on both sides of the road gathered together and chased the bus away.

Wang Haoxi and the others noticed that in the crowd in the distance, there were also a few touches of red.

Obviously, the three of them were not the only Chinese fans who came to the scene to cheer for Hu Lai with the national flag.

So they raised their national flags and waved them.

Sure enough, the red flags in the distance were also flying.

Like a battle flag among thousands of troops, it leads the people behind it to the Flanders Stadium.

Tens of thousands of people sang all the way, and the singing echoed over the city.

It was a golden age for Leeds.

(Volume 5 "Golden Age" ends)

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ps, there will be a summary at the end of the volume later~

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