Lu Ling watched Tom's car drive away as he dialed Patrick's phone. The first call was not answered, she called again, and this time it finally got through. She was stepping into the house with one foot.

"Hey, Pat, guess what just happened?" Lu Ling closed the door, kicked off his shoes, and said excitedly, "You must not have thought of it, hurry up, guess." ”

"What?" Patrick's voice sounded like he had just finished exercising, "Tom gave you a raise?"

Lu Ling lost his bag and threw himself on the bed, "It's much better than this, a million times better." Forget it, you must not have guessed. I'm an assistant coach! Nicholas has appointed me as his assistant coach!"

Patrick slammed up from the bed, topless, and the blonde girl beside him was none other than his girlfriend, Abby. Abby lifted the covers, got out of bed almost without an inch, and walked to the bathroom.

"No way! Christine, you must be joking!"

"It's true! It's true. Lu Ling lay on the bed and looked at the sloping ceiling, she also had a very unreal feeling, is this qiē real? Nicholas seemed to say so just now, and a contract will be delivered to her office tomorrow.

Patrick hurriedly got out of bed and quickly put on his jeans, holding his phone between his shoulders and face to save time, "That's great! Damn, I mean, I'm so happy for you, come out for a drink and celebrate?"

Lu Ling almost agreed. It's a good idea, if it weren't for the fact that they still have training tomorrow. She coughed lightly and pretended to be stern, "Do you need me to remind you that you can't drink? ”

Patrick paused, "Is that coming out?"

"Of course not. ”

"Good. Patrick paused again, with rare sincerity, "Congratulations, Christine!"

The sound of water in the bathroom suddenly stopped, and it seemed that Abby had finished her bath.

"Thanks, Pat, you're going to cheer for the starters, too! If you score, I'll treat you to Nando-s roast chicken." ”

"Is there a time limit?" asked Patrick, pouting.

"Just this year. Lu Ling thought about it, after all, he was a child, and he couldn't be too strict.

"Christine, you're underestimating me!" the boy was a little dissatisfied.

Lu Ling took the phone away from his ear and looked at the time, it was almost ten o'clock. "Then prove it to me. Okay, it's time for me to sleep. Good night, Pat. ”

"Good night. Patrick hung up. The girl wrapped in a bath towel saw him put on his pants and smiled sweetly at him, "Ready to go home?"

Patrick put away his phone and pulled her over and kissed her, "Looks like it's time to go home." With that, he let go of the girl and put on his T-shirt.

"Christine's call?" Abby asked, wiping her hair.

"Yes, she has just been appointed as an assistant coach of the team. "Pattrikla zips up his pants.

"Good news. When are you going to let me meet her, your best buddy? Abby blinked, she had beautiful pale green eyes.

"Next time. After saying that, he seemed to think of something, frowned, and his handsome face was childish, the best buddy, what a strange statement.

Abby walked up to the mirror and said playfully, "Ian and Zixiang both said so. Looks like they're jealous that your best friend is a girl. ”

Thinking of the two of them, Patrick laughed and scolded, "Those two idiots?" Putting on his shoes, he walked around Abby's back and kissed her neck, "Good night." ”

The moon sneaked out of the thick clouds.

Patrick took another look at the balcony before opening the door, and Abby stood on the balcony and smiled and waved at him, satisfied.

The moon can be seen from the attic window. Lu Ling came out of the shower and was stunned for a moment, the moonlight was extremely beautiful, and the surroundings were so quiet. If you listen closely, you can even hear the sound of someone dragging a suitcase outside. Maybe he had just returned from Heathrow Airport, Lu Ling thought.

In fact, Patrick is not the first person she wants to sù, but Lu Yungui ......

She changed into her pajamas, turned off the lights, and slipped under the covers. It's been a long day, and she can't wait for tomorrow.

*******

The hierarchy knew who the new manager's assistant would be before Nicholas had dinner with Tom and Lu Ling. The Spaniards insisted that even though some of them did not propose it, they could not veto a candidate just because it was a woman.

The appointment spread throughout Harrington before the start of the training session the next morning. And before that, the news had already been published in the media. It's basically a layout that is not too big, plus a photo that is not very clear.

They wrote:

The Spaniard blasted out old Gary who couldn't understand his football philosophy and brought in a young female assistant coach for the development team. The Asian teaching assistant is only 26 years old......

Lu Yungui saw the news in the betting hall of William Hill. His English is not very good, and he generally does not like to take the initiative to chat with foreigners. But at this time, he trembled his hands, pointed to the news in the newspaper and said excitedly to the old English man beside him, "Hey, this is my daughter!

Lu Yungui didn't care, he took the newspaper in his hand and read it again, very happy. Later, he rubbed his eyes, and they were a little wet. He took out twenty pounds in his pocket and went to the window, "Tomorrow's game, QPR against Preston, please give me QPR." ”

Behind the window, a brown-skinned young man took the money from him and asked, "Yes, sir." Do you want to add a score or a string?"

Lu Yungui thought for a while, hehe was happy, "Don't make a show." However, let me ask, what about the odds for the home team to win by a big score?"

The young man looked at the screen, "Not bad." ”

Lu Yungui pondered that QPR is not very good this season, and although he won the game, it was mostly luck. A two-game winning streak is unlikely, and Preston North End are tough to deal with...... He gritted his teeth, for the sake of his daughter! He took out another ten pounds, "I'll buy 3 to 1!"

He finished placing his bet and carefully put the ticket in his pocket. Then he made a phone call while pushing the door out.

Lu Ling glanced at the mobile phone on the table, but did not answer it immediately. Shown above is Lu Yungui. He probably saw the news. She's busy scheduling training sessions, predicting Preston North End tomorrow's likely starts, and so on. She didn't even have time to look at her new contract.

She didn't pick up. Soon, Lu Yungui called the second one.

Lu Ling was about to press it, but when she picked up the phone, her heart softened again, and she answered the phone.

"Xiaoling, I saw the news. Lu Yungui said excitedly over there.

"Hmm. Lu Ling pursed his lips, "Is there anything else?"

Lu Yungui wanted to tell Sù about the bet she had just placed, but she hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say anything.

"No, you're busy. Lu Yungui's voice still sounded excited, and it didn't seem to be affected by her daughter's indifference at all. "Xiaoling, I wish you to win tomorrow!"

Lu Ling hummed again, paused, and said, "Thank you, Dad." I hung up first, and I was quite busy. ”

Lu Yungui's mobile phone came with a busy sound, but she called his dad, she hadn't shouted like that for a long time.

*******

The dressing room of the first team is a place full of male hormones. A group of strong men with naked bodies and even whole bodies, yellow jokes with no lower limit, and one swear word after another all remind the lady to stop. Lu Ling has hardly been seen in the dressing room of the first team before. But now that she's an assistant coach, it's going to be one of her most important workplaces. Before the training session began, she went to the dressing room with Nicholas and George.

As soon as she entered, she heard those few words of conversation.

"The Spaniards would have been blessed and had found themselves a bitch as an assistant. ”

"Damn, he's fucking blessed himself, and we don't care if we get laughed at. God knows what those fucking fans can come up with!"

"Speaking of which, I don't hate that bitch either. But what kind of coach is she in the men's football club, is it not good to lead the women's football team?"

"That's right, she can only find a girlfriend with the women's football team, and it's all men here. They burst out laughing.

Patrick was about to stand up to silence the two when the laughter suddenly stopped. Everyone saw the coming.

Nicholas and George had no expression on their faces. Lu Ling looked at the two who spoke, one of them was left-back James Barton and the other was goalkeeper Robert Green. Both are big names in the team and have played for some of the most prestigious Premier League teams.

The female teaching assistant laughed instead of being angry, "But I don't want to find a girlfriend, I'm very sure that what I like is a man." ”

When Lu Ling was in the FA Level 1 coaching course, he once did a multiple-choice question.

Q: What is the behavior that people often think of as homosexuals for women who work in the football coaching profession?

Listing the four options for ABCD, she chose sexism. It turned out to be the wrong answer. The correct answer should be, mindset. She thought about it and thought so.

For her, being mistaken for a lesbian is no big deal. The point is, she was sized. But come on, she's been mentally prepared for this from the day she decided to become a football coach.

As soon as she finished speaking, someone burst into laughter. James glanced at Robert, winked at the female assistant coach, and teased, "Oh, sweetheart, do you like me?"

Lu Ling felt that there was an arrogance in her chest, and if she couldn't hold back, she would howl out. She didn't want that, and one day, she would have to rule the dressing room, and if she couldn't hold her breath for such a thing, what would she talk about? She looked at James, how did he want her to react?

Either way, he's going to be disappointed.

"Barton, please be respectful of her!" said Patrick, the boy who had been sitting quietly in his place, suddenly tilting his head and saying fiercely.

James didn't take him too seriously, "Stinky boy, it's your business!"

The two looked at each other angrily, as if something was about to happen.

Nicholas glanced at the locker room, and finally said sternly, "Enough! Christine, could you please tell us about the first training session? ”

James didn't say anything, he didn't want to get into a sexist controversy. But when he stared at the back of the female assistant with blazing eyes, he was not convinced. He knew he would definitely not be the only one in the dressing room who thought that way. Is Captain Nedham Onuoha's face good-looking?