Chapter 319: Engagement
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"It's all shining, what are you still cleaning? Could it be that you still want to be spotless?"
"What about the kitchen?
"Don't worry, it's done. Anyway, we are also going back to China, and no one will be left behind in the places that should be cleaned. ā
"By the way, Papaya, do you want to wait for Uncle Feng's transfer news first?
"No need, right? Uncle Feng wants us to arrange our own time, and he will inform us in advance when the time comes. Just tell us not to go around and show off. ā
"That's for sure. You see, in the face of media interviews, we didn't say a word about it. ā
While Zhang Shujie and Li Mu were talking in the house, they had already cleaned the room, and it would be two months before they came back. Or maybe they won't be able to live here next season.
Juventus officials have long heard about their transfer rumors, and Conte and Marotta have refuted the rumors, saying that Zhang and Li will not go anywhere and will only stay at Juventus. But the two of them are professional players after all, and under the operation of Feng Kai's agent, who can guarantee whether they will continue to play for the Bianconeri?
Of course, in order to retain them, Juventus claimed that they would increase their salaries, but they did not say how much they would increase for the time being. Torino Sport speculated: "If you want to see Zhang Shujie and Li Mu at the New Alp Stadium next season, Marotta will probably have to double their annual salary, otherwise they may wear the shirts of other teams at any time." ā
Zhang Shujie poured out the rest of the coffee and said: "The top 10 matches of the national team will start next month, the first one will be on June 3, and the second will be on June 8. ā
"I remember, I don't forget this kind of thing. Li Mu said very seriously.
"There is also a competition for the national Olympic team, which will start in July. Looks like we're going to have to be busy this summer. ā
"It's not easy to be a professional player, so we'll definitely be tired if we go on like this. ā
Zhang Shujie smiled: "That can't be helped. Besides, we can only participate in the Olympics this time, and we have to go if we are tired. You don't want to leave your career regretful of not making it to the Olympics, do you?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Forget it, don't talk about this." Got my stuff on and went to the airport. ā
"It's early. ā
"It's not early, wait at the airport and you'll be able to board. ā
As he spoke, the two walked out of the house with their luggage. Li Mu closed the door and suddenly asked: "Jie Zai, when will the engagement banquet between you and Wang Shihan be handled?" I advise you to do it as soon as you return to China, otherwise after the national team competition is over, the national Olympic team will start training again. ā
"Well, I've thought about it, I've set the time for the twenty-sixth, we've already informed both parents, and I'm going to invite a lot of friends. ā
"You don't have to say I can guess who it is. ā
"With our relationship, you can die if you don't guess you. ā
"I'll tell you, you'd better not make the formation too big, or those reporters will ......"
"I know. You don't have to worry about this, you still have to care about yourself. ā
āā¦ā¦ I'll leave it at that. Did you get your engagement ring?"
"Rest assured, it's already on your body. ā
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When the two returned to China, it was already night. As soon as Zhang Shujie arrived home, he saw that his parents were still waiting for him in the living room, and now it was almost twelve o'clock, and the old couple had not rested yet, in order to see their son as soon as possible.
"Dad, Mom, why don't you go to sleep yet?" Zhang Shujie dragged a large bag into the house.
Zhang Hongwei said: "Your mother said that you must wait for you to come back." ā
Fang Minqing said angrily, "Don't you say it yourself, you won't sleep until Ajie comes back." ā
Zhang Shujie looked at his parents and smiled: "Aren't I coming back? It's too late, you guys go to sleep first." ā
"What's the hurry? Applejack comes over and asks Mom to take a good look. ā
Fang Minqing smiled kindly, and Zhang Shujie walked over: "It's still the same as before, it hasn't changed." ā
"Who says it hasn't changed? ā
"Where's the weight loss? I still feel like I'm strong again. ā
Zhang Hongwei patted Zhang Shujie's shoulder and said with a smile: "Ajie, you have indeed changed a little from last year and have become more mature." Now you are the Serie A champion. ā
Zhang Shujie rubbed his forehead: "I didn't expect to win the championship in the first season at Juventus." ā
"There are a lot of transfer rumours about you right now, what are your thoughts?
"I haven't wanted the outside world to express my thoughts yet, as for the specific arrangement, it's up to Uncle Feng. ā
Fang Minqing said: "I just won the championship, I definitely won't leave." ā
"Mom, you don't understand, this league championship is just one of many awards. If Uncle Feng thinks there is a better one for me to develop, he will help me do it, and if not, then he will definitely let me stay at Juventus. ā
Zhang Hongwei nodded lightly, and Zhang Shujie said again: "Dad, have you done the house I told you last time?"
"If you do it well, you will change the house at the end of the year. ā
Half a year ago, Zhang Shujie remitted a sum of money to the second old man to buy a duplex building, and the old couple fell in love with a newly built real estate, the geographical location is very good, and the price is also very expensive, spending more than 5 million. However, this little bit of RMB is not very expensive for Zhang Shujie now.
"Did you get your driver's license?"
"I got it, I got it, I bought the car, I bought an Audi, the same as your car. You're R8, I'm A8!" Zhang Hongwei laughed. This is the first time he bought a car in his life, and he didn't expect it to be an A8, which is also stained with Zhang Shujie's light.
Zhang Shujie also smiled: "So, about the hotel where my girlfriend and I got engaged......"
"No problem, Shihan's girl has already done everything, just wait for the 26th day for us to go. ā
"Well, that's good. It's the 23rd, right?"
"Yes, so the day after tomorrow banquet is about to begin. ā
Time is relatively tight, after resting for one night to adjust the time difference, Zhang Shujie went to see Wang Shihan the next day, when Wang Shihan saw Zhang Shujie for the first time, the happy mood and excitement were completely written on his face. Other lovers are together almost every day, but these two people only see each other once in half a year.
Zhang Shujie brought a lot of gifts to his future father-in-law and mother-in-law. He knew very well in his heart that a family like Wang Shihan did not lack these things, but this was his intention and he must buy them.
Leaving home, he took Wang Shihan to the beach for a walk. In a coastal city like Dalian, people often come to the beach during this season, especially in the evening.
"Applejack, I haven't congratulated you yet. Wang Shihan took Zhang Shujie's arm and half-snuggled up to him: "You won the league championship and the Serie A silver boot." We've been talking about the engagement since you came back, and we've forgotten everything else, so congratulations now, isn't it too late?"
"It's not too late, I'm going to win more championships and win more trophies in the future. ā
"I'm optimistic about you. ā
"Yes, my future wife must fully support her husband's career and ideals. ā
Wang Shihan pursed his lips and smiled. She used to think that the concepts of "wife" and "husband" were far away from her, but now that she thinks about it, it is not that far away. She is only twenty years old, just reaching the legal age of marriage for Chinese women, and Zhang Shujie has not yet reached (Chinese men are twenty-two years old), even if Zhang Shujie can't marry her now, but he also gave her a promise.
At 4 pm local time on the 24th (22:00 Beijing time) in the Netherlands, the Dutch powerhouse Ajax announced that Yan Tao, a Chinese defender from Vidis Club, joined the team with a transfer fee of 4.3 million euros and a four-year contract. Yan Tao played 30 games for Vidis last season, scoring six goals and providing seven assists, and is a defender who can attack and defend. In the Eredivisie that ended not long ago, Ajax won the league championship, which also means that Yan Tao will participate in the Champions League next season with the team. Among this generation of young Chinese players, Yan Tao is the fifth Chinese player to join the powerhouse of his home league after Zhang Shujie, Li Mu, Ma Junqiang and Zhao Wenkang.
Yan Tao is very excited to come to Ajax, his ambition is not only to stay here forever, but to use Ajax as a springboard and the Champions League as a platform to go to a better place. However, Yan Tao will not say these thoughts in front of the media, he smiled at the camera: "I am very happy to be in such a great team as Ajax, I hope to help the team continue to win championships." ā
After participating in some indispensable ceremonies and physical examinations, Yan Tao rushed to the airport non-stop, and he was going to rush back to China on the evening of the 26th (Beijing time). Because Zhang Shujie and Wang Shihan's engagement banquet is about to start, Yan Tao is invited to participate, and he must give face to his old friend.
Zhang Shujie didn't make a big deal about this engagement banquet, and he didn't want to make it known all over the city, so he only invited some old friends and some classmates and friends who could be contacted. He invited the school football team in Yuying Middle School before, and several friends from junior high school also invited them, such as Chen Peng and Wu Dong, who have not seen each other for a long time, the two main players of Xinguang Middle School are now in their juniors, and the Parma Club failed to fancy them at the beginning, and they are not as lucky as Zhang Shujie and Li Mu. In other words, there is no such good football talent as Zhang and Li.
and Ma Junqiang, Zhao Wenkang and Xu Ziyi were also invited to the banquet, Chen Zihua and Zhou Ying needless to say, they must come, An Rong is also bound to come, Chen Hui and Shen Hao are also two reporters, but they are not here as "reporters", they can only be guests today. Tang Feng, the editor-in-chief of "Youth Cup", was also invited, and he, like Chen Hui and Shen Hao, is not a reporter at the moment.
There is another person who is a little special, this person is Liu Fang, he studied journalism media in college, and now he is a photojournalist for "Sports Weekly". But he is not familiar with Shen Hao and Chen Hui, mainly because they have been abroad for a long time and have never met Liu Fang, and today is the first time they have met.
This summer, Liu Fang was given a special assignment, that is, he will go to London as a front photojournalist, taking pictures of the players on the field for fans and friends in China.
There are not too many people, the banquet is relatively simple, some customs and nothing are too exquisite, everything is simple, everything is handled by their own people, this is also an agreement reached by the parents of both parties, and everyone doesn't want to make any trouble for Zhang Shujie. Zhou Ying is in charge of hosting, this is the person handpicked by Wang Shihan.
Zhang Shujie was dressed in a suit and picked up people downstairs, Li Mu and Chen Zihua accompanied him; Zhou Ying was busy in the private room on the third floor, Pan Yongcheng and Liu Fang were also on the third floor, and Wang Shihan went to pick up the four parents in person.
Zhang Shujie and his parents and Wang Shihan's parents arrived together, this is the first time that two pairs of "quasi-in-laws" have met, Wang Qingzhe and Zhao Huizhen have been working hard in the commercial field all year round, but they have not shown any condescending appearance to Zhang Hongwei and Fang Minqing, a working-class couple, how to say that people's sons are also big stars, and they earn no less money a year than them.
"Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie. Zhang Shujie went up to greet enthusiastically, and the four of them responded with a smile. Zhang Shujie said again: "Let's go up first, in the private room on the third floor." ā
Chen Zihua said: "I'll take my uncle and aunt upstairs." ā
Zhang Hongwei smiled: "Okay." Let the big stars take us up, we really have a face. ā
"Where, my uncle is serious, just a professional player. Saying that, Chen Zihua took them upstairs.
Wang Shihan wore a festive red tight-fitting dress, wrapping her delicate figure, which made Zhang Shujie's heart surge.
Speaking of this dress, Wang Shihan also thought about whether to buy it for a long time, and even asked if she wanted to wear a wedding dress, Zhang Shujie told her that this is an engagement and not a marriage, so the wedding dress is not needed, as long as you dress formally and luxuriously.
"What do you see? Wang Shihan asked Zhang Shujie.
"Ahem. Zhang Shujie coughed twice: "No, just take a look, I can only look at it at this time, and I can't do anything." ā
Wang Shihan gave him a roll of the eyes. Li Mu joked: "Pay attention to the two of you, I'm still here." ā
Wang Shihan smiled and said, "Am I standing here or going up?"
Zhang Shujie was about to speak, when he heard Li Mu shout: "An Zhi, you are here." ā
The two looked at each other, An Rong walked over with a smile on his face, and Zhang Shujie and Wang Shihan also shouted: "An Zhi (Coach An Rong)." ā
An Rong glanced at Zhang Shujie, and then at Wang Shihan: "It's really unexpected, you are all engaged." Isn't this time about getting married?"
"Let's get married in a few years. Don't talk about this yet, Ann Gui, let Papaya take you up first. ā
Li Mu walked up with An Rong, and Zhang Shujie asked Wang Shihan to go up too, it's good that he is here.
At this time, Chen Zihua happened to go downstairs. Soon after, Chen Hui and Shen Hao came together, then Tang Feng also arrived, then Ma Junqiang, Zhao Wenkang and Xu Ziyi came together. The members of the Yuan Yuying Middle School team came to the hotel one after another, and everyone Zhang Shujie received them personally, and Chen Zihua and Li Mu took turns to take them to the room. These things could have been done by the waiters, but they insisted on doing it themselves, they really didn't want to make it too big, so they did it themselves.
Yan Tao was the last to arrive, he rushed over without even having time to drink a sip of water as soon as he got off the plane, and finally did not miss the engagement banquet between Zhang Shujie and Wang Shihan.
The people have finally arrived.
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"Shihan, you guys finally came in, I'm too busy to die. As soon as Zhou Ying saw Wang Shihan, she "complained".
"Okay, I know you're working hard, come, hug. ā
Wang Shihan opened his arms, and Zhou Ying hurriedly dodged: "It's better to forgive it, your hug is better for Zhang Shujie." ā
Zhang Shujie pretended not to see it, looked around, and asked Zhou Ying, "Are you ready?"
"Well, everybody's seated. ā
"So start now?"
"Good. ā
Zhou Ying closed the door, and Zhang Shujie and Wang Shihan walked aside. Wang Shihan felt that Zhang Shujie's breathing began to become a little heavy, and he was probably a little nervous.
What about herself? Her heart began to beat faster.
Zhou Ying took the microphone, turned her head to look at the two, and the presiding ceremony began immediately!
"Distinguished guests and friends, good afternoon!"
Zhou Ying, an amateur host, also seems very professional at this moment, in fact, her character is like this, doing everything gives people a feeling of being very good, even if it is the first time for her to do it.
She smiled and held the microphone, and said loudly: "The auspicious day is a good match, and the joy warms people's hearts." On this beautiful and hopeful day, I am very honored to be able to host the engagement banquet of Mr. Zhang Shujie and Ms. Wang Shihan. First of all, on behalf of the two prospective couples and their parents, I would like to extend a warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to all of you. ā
There was applause from the audience, and Wang Qingzhe whispered to his wife and Zhang Hongwei and his wife: "I can't see that Zhou Ying, this girl, is still presiding." ā
Zhao Huizhen said with a smile: "That's natural, Zhou Ying and our family Shihan have been playing since childhood, and she does a good job no matter what she does." ā
"That's right, she's a talent. ā
Zhou Ying on the stage would not know what others were saying about her, she still had a sweet smile on her face, and said, "Now, please allow me to introduce to you the parents of both sides." Saying that, she spread her hands: "This is Mr. Zhang Hongwei, this is Ms. Fang Minqing, they are the parents of the prospective groom Zhang Shujie, everyone applauds!"
There was warm applause from the audience, and the second elder stood up and waved to his friends, which was regarded as a greeting. Zhou Ying said again: "The two next to me are Mr. Wang Qingzhe and Ms. Zhao Huizhen, they are the parents of the bride-to-be Wang Shihan, everyone is welcome!"
The applause rang out again, and the two of them also stood up, greeted everyone, and sat down.
After the introduction, Zhou Ying continued: "Today is May 26, 2012, which is the auspicious day of the zodiac for engagement. Now I announce that the engagement ceremony of Mr. Zhang Shujie and Ms. Wang Shihan has officially begun!
In the applause, Zhang Shujie and Wang Shihan walked onto the stage arm in arm with happy smiles. Zhou Ying said with a smile: "Look at our groom-to-be, when he is on the court, he is heroic, and in life, he is personable. Look at our bride-to-be, no matter when and where, she is so beautiful and dazzling. ā
This compliment made both of them a little embarrassed, and the people on the stage listened to it with relish. Zhou Ying said: "The two fly together, like-minded, inspire each other, and go hand in hand, which is enviable and admirable." Next, we have the opportunity for Mr. Zhang Shujie, the bridegroom-to-be, to deliver a speech. ā
After the applause, Zhang Shujie took the microphone, and Zhou Ying stepped aside. Liu Fang took a camera to take pictures of them at this time, which Zhang Shujie agreed, how can such a wonderful moment not be a souvenir? But Zhang Shujie also said that before he and Wang Shihan got married, these photos could not be displayed in front of the media.
He looked around the stage and said with a smile: "Thank you very much for coming, in fact, many of you here have witnessed the love affair between me and Shihan, from our acquaintance, acquaintance, love, and then love, a total of six years." Perhaps, we were still young, but who doesn't have an adolescence? Anyway, this is a promise I made to Shihan, a promise for a lifetime!"
Applause again, Zhou Ying came over and said, "Here is a congratulatory message from the bride-to-be, Ms. Wang Shihan!"
Wang Shihan took the microphone in his hand, stroked the hair in front of his forehead, and said, "I am very grateful to everyone for their support today. Over the years, Applejack and I have been together less and more apart, but this has not affected our love, but has made us cherish each other more. Since we fell in love, we've never argued over anything, and I don't think it's easy. Today, Applejack made a promise to me in front of everyone, that I, as a woman, have been very satisfied in this life. ā
The guests in the audience gave Wang Shihan a round of applause, and today they applauded more times than ever before. That's not all, the main event is here.
Zhou Ying appeared again, she smiled and said to everyone: "Next, there is the bride-to-be who asks the groom-to-be to give us an engagement gift!"
According to the normal process, there should be red envelopes, but the amount of red envelopes given by Zhang Shujie is relatively large, so it is inconvenient to show them on stage. Anyway, I said it before, just keep it simple.
Zhang Shujie took out this valuable Tiffany diamond ring and put it on Wang Shihan's left index finger, and then the two hugged and kissed.
The applause was thunderous, and many people even began to heckle. This is definitely the most important stage of this engagement banquet.
The following is the last step, supporter Zhou Ying said: "Next, please ask the two newlyweds to bow to all the guests, I wish you good health! Bow and bow again! Let us once again bless the two with warm applause, I hope that the two can enter the palace of marriage as soon as possible, and then everyone will come together to share the happiness and joy of the two!"
This simple but satisfying engagement ceremony has been a success here. But Zhou Ying, as the host, still has something to say: "I wish to win the heart of one person, and the white head will not be separated." The engagement is a testimony to the newlyweds in the marriage contract, and I hope the two can remember this moment today and cherish this hard-won fate. I hope that in the days to come, they will go through thick and thin, take every step of life, grow old, and never give up. At the same time, I would also like to wish all the guests good health and all the best!"