From coaching Real Madrid

A third-tier city in southern China.

Spring is warm, flowers are blooming, and the breeze is blowing. It is the most beautiful day in April in the world.

"I went shopping for groceries."

In a small single-family courtyard in an old community in the county town, Zhang Wenying was pushing her bicycle to go out, when she turned around and shouted towards the house.

"Be careful." The husband's reminder came from the kitchen. After a pause, Gao Jianguo shouted to the door through the courtyard window, "Remember to bring a newspaper back."

"Know it."

When he agreed, Zhang Wenying had already gone out.

Although it is said to be a county town, it is actually a built-up area of ​​a county-level city, adjacent to a prefecture-level urban area. After years of development, it has long been connected together.

Sunshine Lane was one of the earliest villages to be transformed into residential areas when counties were removed and cities were established.

Gao Jianguo's ancestors have lived here for generations, and they are all acquaintances on the streets.

Zhang Wenying pushed her bicycle out and got used to saying hello to every neighbor along the way.

Everyone in the community is familiar with Gao Shen, the child of the Gao family. This child has been smart since he was a child and has excellent morals and academics. He has always been the child of other families in the community. He went to the best schools in the city in both junior high and high school.

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But then I don’t know what happened. I ignored a famous university in the capital and a bright future at home. I said I watched the World Cup and wanted to revitalize Chinese football, so I decided to study abroad at my own expense.

At that time, many people thought that this child was stupid because of reading.

As bad as Chinese football is, can you revitalize it?

Even the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata Buddha can't do it, how about you?

Everyone felt that this child was a waste.

But who would have thought that after two years of silence, news suddenly came out that he had become the head coach of some of the world's top football clubs and had become a very big shot.

At first everyone thought it was a rumor, but later newspapers from the city, province, and even the capital came to interview and publish it.

Suddenly, Gao Shen's reputation in the community changed again.

This made Gao Jianguo and Zhang Wenying and his wife walk in the community with their backs straight.

…

"Wenying, where are you shopping for groceries?"

"Yes, Xiuhui, are you going too?"

"Let's go together."

As soon as she arrived at the intersection, Zhang Wenying ran into her neighbor Lin Xiuhui.

It is really fate that Lin Xiuhui's husband Su Zhijun is also an old resident who has lived in the sunshine for generations.

At first, the two families did not have much contact with each other. It was not until the children of the two families were assigned to the same class in kindergarten that they knew each other.

Coincidentally, they were in the same class in kindergarten, and they happened to be in the same class in elementary school. They were both excellent in character and academics. Later, they were admitted to a key middle school in the city at the same time, and they were in the same class. In the end, after they took the college entrance examination, they were in the same class.

At the same time, I went to the capital to attend university.

It was different later.

Gao Shen wanted to go abroad to study physical education for some reason, but his future was uncertain, while Su Qing stayed in the capital and was admitted to a prestigious university as a graduate student, with a bright future.

However, over the past decade or so, the relationship between the two families has become closer and closer, and Zhang Wenying and Lin Xiuhui have become vaguely middle-aged best friends.

"Wenying, our old Su said this morning that your family won the game again." Lin Xiuhui said with a smile.

"Really?" Zhang Wenying also laughed. Neither she nor Gao Jianguo are football fans. They have to go to work during the day, so how can they stay late at night to watch football games?

"I heard that this time we were in a competition called a championship, and we won against a team called Milan. Anyway, I don't understand it. I heard it in a confused way, but I heard that it is very powerful, and there is a chance to compete for the first place in the world."

Zhang Wenying doesn't understand either, but since it was Su Zhijun who said it, it must be right.

When Gao Shen went to Spain to coach that horse team, it was Su Zhijun who said he was a fan. Later, when many newspapers came to interview him, it was Su Zhijun who helped him deal with it. He was in business and had more experience in this area.

"If you ask me, your family is the most promising in our community right now." Lin Xiuhui praised.

"Where? If I had to choose, I hope he can be like your Su Qing, well-behaved and sensible, and don't have to worry about his parents."

"Boys, they have many ideas and like to mess around. This is a good thing. Our old Su envies you so much."

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The two of them chatted about family matters all the way.

I went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables and stopped for a while when passing by the newsstand.

The eldest lady at the newsstand recognized Zhang Wenying and shouted as soon as she saw her coming.

"You don't have to choose today. Look, the covers of these newspapers are all about your son. How about you get one of each?"

Isn't it?

From the National Daily, to the City Evening News, to the Metropolis Daily, they were all on the front page, and some even published large-scale photos of Gao Shen celebrating promotion with Real Madrid players.

Zhang Wenying hadn't seen her son for a long time, and she couldn't help but look a little dazed.

Seems to have lost weight.

"Sister, here are two copies of each of these newspapers." Lin Xiuhui said with a smile.

She had watched Gao Shen grow up since she was a child, and when she saw that this child had great potential, she was also happy in her heart.

"How can this be done?" Zhang Wenying reacted and immediately wanted to pay.

"Okay, are you still polite to me?"

After thanking each other, the two pushed their bicycles and chatted all the way home.

As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, before the bicycle had stopped, I heard the phone ringing in the living room.

"Lao Gao, there's a call." Zhang Wenying shouted inside.

"Please pick it up, I'm busy at work."

As soon as Zhang Wenying took down the vegetable basket, she quickly walked three steps at a time and then two steps at a time, mumbling as she walked.

My husband has such a gentle temperament. He does everything in no hurry and will not be anxious even if the sky falls.

I came to the living room, put down the vegetable basket, grabbed the phone and called.

"mom."

Gao Shen's familiar voice came over the phone, and Zhang Wenying's hand shook so hard that he almost dropped the phone.

"Gao Shen." Zhang Wenying lost her voice. Then she turned her head and shouted toward the kitchen, "Old Gao, Lao Gao, my son's phone number, my son's phone number, hurry up."

"Ah? Oh, okay, I'll pick it up. Oops, I'll turn off the fire..."

…

Gao Shen made the call in a hotel in Milan.

He calculated that this time should be around seven o'clock in China, and his parents should be preparing for breakfast and not yet going to work.

Listening to his parents' busy voices on the phone, he felt moved for no reason.

Although it was time travel, his parents were still the parents he remembered, and they loved him no less since he was a child.

The only conflict was probably when he decided to study abroad. His parents strongly opposed it and even had a quarrel, but in the end, they still asked Su Qing to send him money.

Gao Shen has been very busy since he coached Real Madrid. He is so busy every day that he has no time to call home.

Taking time out this time, he just wanted to ask his parents if they wanted to come to Europe to watch him compete.

On the phone, when his parents heard that the team he coached had the opportunity to compete for the highest honor in world professional football, they were very happy, but they panicked when they thought of going to Europe to watch a football match.

"You know, the furthest we have ever gone in our lives is to the provincial capital, let alone going abroad. When you wanted to go to the capital to go to university, we didn't know what to do, so we won't go this time."

Zhang Wenying also supported Gao Jianguo's decision. They all had a heartfelt fear about going abroad.

This is also the reason why they strongly opposed Gao Shen's study abroad.

Gao Shen's answer was also expected by Gao Shen. In fact, he had guessed it before making the call and didn't force it. He just gave his parents a few words and paid attention to some of their recent situations, such as work.

"Mom, Dad, if you feel tired, just quit your job." Gao Shen suggested.

"Resigned?" My father laughed on the phone, "How can it be so easy? We haven't reached the age of retirement yet."

"That's right, if you resign now, what can we do? You have earned a little money now, but you don't have to spend it. You have to save some. Later, your father and I will help you get it together and buy a house in the city."

"Don't you know that if you want to get married now, women in old residential areas like ours will look down on houses. If you don't buy a house outside, who will marry you in the future?"

Gao Shen smiled bitterly on the phone. He really couldn't explain to his parents how much money he had now, and he couldn't explain clearly what was going on with him. They probably wouldn't understand even if he did.

But my heart is still warm.

He is the only son in the family, and everything his parents do is for him.

Sometimes I think about it, from the time he went to college to now, he has less and less time to stay at home, and his parents have become less and less understanding of the things he has to do. He no longer discusses many things with his parents like he did when he was a child.

Already.

Even recently, he didn't even have time to make a phone call.

There is a popular saying in his hometown: Give birth to two children, train one to become a talent, and keep the other by your side.

Don't tell me, there are some idiots who do this.

…

We kept chatting until it was almost time to go to work, and my parents hung up the phone.

Gao Shen recalled many things that happened when he was a child, and unconsciously thought of Su Qing.

Su Qing, as her name suggests, is not sunny at all and is a bit cold.

The two have been in the same class since kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, and high school, and later were admitted to the same university.

No matter how you look at it, this looks like a scene between childhood sweethearts, right?

Actually no, the relationship between the two is still very weak, a bit like familiar strangers.

I guess this has something to do with their personalities.

Su Qing is very beautiful, she is really beautiful. She has been recognized as the class beauty since she was a child. She is a goddess in the eyes of countless male classmates, the object of their secret crush, and a top student in the eyes of the teachers. She can match up with anyone.

We get along well with each other, which naturally includes profound knowledge.

But behind this easy getting along, there seems to be an insurmountable distance.

So since I was a child, I never heard of her having a boyfriend or falling in love.

In those years, Gao Shen went to school with her and returned home. He often ran out of living expenses, so he went to Su Qing to borrow money for food. She didn't mind, but he always seemed like strangers sharing tables, seats, and cars.

of that relationship.

At best, it didn't make Gao Shen feel embarrassed.

The two have been getting along for many years, but they have always been as smooth as water. The only thing Gao Shen remembers was when he wanted to study abroad and had a falling out with his family, so he went to Su Qing to complain.

At that time, she was preparing to take the postgraduate entrance examination. After listening to the profound complaints, she just said something lightly.

"You can go if you want. If it doesn't work in three years, come back."

Later, she went back to her hometown for something, and Gao Shen's parents changed their minds for some unknown reason and asked her to bring a sum of money, so Gao Shen was able to go abroad.

After that, there was not much contact.

Gao Shen originally wanted to call her to see if she wanted to come to France to watch the football match.

But thinking about it again, she won't come.

Forget it, stop fighting.