Fox in the Penalty Area

"Fox in the Forbidden Zone"

Sitting in the car, Hu Lai looked out the window and saw a scene completely different from that of Leeds.

This is not his first time coming to this city. They had visited here before for the Madrid Olympics for training and competition.

However, unlike the previous time when he was just a passer-by, Hu Lai was obviously much more serious when he looked at the city this time.

Because this is where he will live for who knows how many years.

The biggest impression that the city of Madrid gave him was its openness, very open.

He looked up, all the way to the horizon, there was no obstruction, as if he could see the other side of the earth at a glance.

As long as you don't look towards the city center, all you can see is this flat scene.

As the capital of Spain, this city has very few towering skyscrapers.

In the night, the lights of the city in the distance are densely packed, like the stars in the sky are upside down and falling to the earth.

After watching this for a while, Hu Lai suddenly asked: "Hey, we didn't go to the city center?"

He noticed that the place where the "stars" were was always far away and never came close.

Relying on the memory of having been to Madrid before, he found that the car was always driving on the highway outside the city and never entered the city.

"Why are we going to the city center?" Song Jiajia, who was sitting next to him, asked.

"The hotel is in the city center!" Hu Lai glanced at Song Jiajia and felt that the fat man today was a bit strange, otherwise why would he ask such an idiotic question.

"Ah... ha!" Song Jiajia couldn't help laughing, "I forgot to tell you, we are staying in that hotel, you don't stay in the hotel."

"Where can I stay if I don't stay in a hotel..." Hu Lai suddenly reacted before he finished speaking. He looked at Song Jiajia and asked in surprise: "Have you bought a house?"

Song Jiajia smiled proudly: "Then, what kind of efficiency do I have?"

Hu Lai nodded.

Although he hasn't seen what the new house looks like yet, since he left all the decisions to Song Jiajia, he naturally won't pick and choose after buying the house.

His belief in Song Jiajia was not just a matter of words.

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The training base of the Kings of Madrid is on the north side of the city of Madrid, while the training base of the Madrid Pirates is on the west side of the city.

If two lines are extended on the map from the Spanish Highway Mileage Zero landmark in the Puerta del Sol Plaza in the city center as the center, one leads to the Benavente training base of the Kings of Madrid, and the other leads to Casa, the training base of the Madrid Pirates.

You will find that these two lines form a very standard right angle.

The Madrid Pirates' Casa training base was built and put into use later than Benavente, so there have been rumors that the Madrid Pirates deliberately chose this place to form a right angle with Benavente, implying that the two teams Is a mortal enemy.

Although this rumor has never been officially recognized, everyone still talks about it as part of history.

There are many similar examples to be found in the city that illustrate how bad the relationship between the two families was.

The legend of the training ground is just one of them.

By the way, the training base of Madrid Pirates was originally called Casa de la Bahador, which in free translation means "Workers' Home", but because the transliterated name is too long, the free translation of the name does not allow people to associate it with football. , so domestic media use the Spanish transliteration of "home", Casa, to call the training base of Madrid Pirates.

The reason why this training base is called this is because the Madrid Pirates were originally established in the activity room of a factory. The activity room was affectionately called the "Worker's House" by the workers at the time.

In order to commemorate the history of the establishment of our club,

Even though the current training base and the workers' home of the past are geographically incompatible, the name has continued.

Because the name is too long, Pirates fans and players in Madrid are accustomed to calling this place "home".

Going to training is called "coming home".

So if a Spaniard says to you "I'll take you home tomorrow", you have to ask him first if he is a Madrid Pirates fan. If so, the meaning of this sentence may not be that he is attracted to you and wants to take you home to meet your parents. Instead, I will take you to wait for the players outside the Madrid Pirates training base to ask for autographs and photos...

The domestic media chose the transliterated name Casa out of respect for the history and culture of Madrid Pirates and the habits of Madrid Pirates fans.

Between Benavente and Casa, there is a small town called Herrera in the northwest corner of Madrid, right in the middle of the line connecting the two training bases.

The straight-line distance is the same whether you are going to Benavente in the northeast or Casa in the southwest.

Herrera is a small town. Although it is not a big place, it has everything it needs. There are large supermarkets, shopping malls, clinics and hospitals, schools and kindergartens, and various shops and restaurants... It can be said that people living here do not need to go to the city of Madrid at all. All daily needs can be solved within the town.

The rolling hills to the north of the town are dotted with mansions, many of which belong to star players playing for two wealthy teams.

With their financial resources, it is not difficult to own a property of their own in this small town.

The property Song Jiajia prepared for Hu Lai and Li Qingqing is located in this town. (Note 1)

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When the commercial vehicle stopped at the entrance of a three-story villa, Song Jiajia said to Hu Lai, "We're here."

Hulay looked up at the white roof behind the fence, still feeling a little unrealistic. Is this his home in Madrid? It looks very luxurious.

"How much does this house cost, Fatty?"

"It's actually not expensive because it's not in the city center. It's only 2.9 million, less than 3 million."

Song Jiajia said it in an understatement. Hu Lai himself felt that a house with less than 3 million yuan was really not expensive. After all, the house he bought in his hometown of Dongchuan cost 2.7 million yuan. This one is even more expensive than the original one. Two hundred thousand... holy shit, this is euros!

Hu Lai suddenly realized that all the money figures they were talking about now were followed by euros!

Such a house sells for 2.9 million euros, which is equivalent to more than 21.1 million yuan, not counting taxes...

He grinned. This was the most expensive thing he had ever bought.

Song Jiajia and Hu Lai got out of the car. At the same time, naturally other people went to the back of the car and took down all Hu Lai's suitcases.

"I put a lot of thought into choosing this house for you. Do you see it over there?" Song Jiajia pointed to the left side of the house.

Hu Lai looked over and saw a white three-story villa about seventy or eighty meters away from them.

"That's the home of Maxi Carey, the number one superstar of Madrid Pirates, your teammate, your neighbor. And over there..." Song Jiajia pointed to the right again. "Ettore Parotti, the house rented by the coach of Madrid Pirates. The house below the hillside is Jonathan Hewel, the Belgian national goalkeeper, the best goalkeeper in last year's World Cup, and also your teammate."

"Good guy..." Hu Lai said with emotion.

"Being neighbors with teammates on the same team will also help you integrate into the team. Just tell me whether my arrangement is wonderful, right?" Song Jiajia claimed credit.

"Meow meow meow!" Hu Lai nodded repeatedly and meowed like a cat.

Song Jiajia turned to the courtyard door of the house and walked to the door.

“This house has everything you need, everything is ready, and it’s completely ready to move in. And it’s different from the traditional European old buildings that you think are full of decadence. This is a building that is armed with modern technology from the inside out. The house of teeth.”

As he spoke, he put his eyes in front of a device on the wall outside the courtyard gate.

Then there was the sound of the door lock opening next to him.

"Iris recognition door lock can also use password or fingerprint. This is the security key." Song Jiajia handed a key to Hu Lai. "When you forget your password or something goes wrong, you can use this key to open the door. There are two keys, so it is recommended to keep them in the car at all times."

Then the two men walked into the yard with their suitcases.

As they walked, Song Jiajia introduced him: "The house on the left after entering is a garage that can park two cars. The car you left in Leeds was left with Morikawa, so you have to buy another one here."

"It's okay, you can figure it out." Hu Lai said.

"Why am I the one who has to do it again? Do I still sell cars part-time?" Song Jiajia said dissatisfied.

"Those who are capable should work harder, those who are capable should work harder, ha!"

Song Jiajia rolled her eyes at him and pointed to the right: "That's the lawn over there. You can also eat here. Don't worry about rain. Madrid is not London... Behind the house is the backyard. There is an outdoor heated swimming pool in the backyard. There is also a The large lawn is always carefully maintained and is very flat. You can just put the goal in it and use it as a football field. Of course, don’t use too much force when kicking the ball. It is troublesome to kick the ball off the wall and pick it up... "

The front yard is not big, so the two of them quickly walked to the door of the house.

Song Jiajia patted him on the shoulder: "I'm leaving. I'll come to pick you up tomorrow."

"Hey, you won't go in?"

"Don't knock on the door. The house is too big. If you knock on the door and you're afraid you won't be heard, just ring the doorbell." Song Jiajia pointed to a button next to the door, then turned and left.

Hu Lai turned to look at Song Jiajia's back, then looked up at the brightly lit villa.

He raised his hand and pressed the doorbell.

While waiting for the door to open, he looked back. Seeing that Song Jiajia had just gotten into the car, she waved to him again.

Then the car drove away.

Almost at the same time, the sound of the lock cylinder turning was heard from the door in front of him, and the door was opened.

A beautiful figure stood in the light, and the light in the room came from behind her, passing through her loose white dress, highlighting her graceful figure under the dress in the form of a shadow.

Her eyes in the shadows were shining like thousands of lights gathered together.

A pleasant and joyful voice sounded in Hu Lai's ears:

"Welcome home, Hu Lai!"

Li Qingqing opened her arms to him.

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Note 1: This place does not exist in reality, I made it up.

If there are similarities, maybe we have all traveled through time.