After the match against Cruzeiro, the other players returned to their temporary hotel under the leadership of Li Hui to rest and prepare for the final group stage tomorrow.

Pascal and Acchulian stayed on the pitch to spy on Gremio and Independiente.

"Xiao Yi, you can go back too. You see that your clothes and pants are dirty, hurry up and wash them, or you won't be able to dry them. ”

The discussion originally wanted to stay with Ou Chuliang for a little longer, but when he heard this, his eyes rolled. "Brother Ou, then give me your jersey and pants, and I'll go back and wash it for you."

"What's so embarrassing? I'd better go back and wash myself at night. Ou Chuliang shook his head.

"What's that?" As soon as I heard the discussion, I became energetic, "Isn't it natural for the team members to help the captain wash his clothes or something?" Take it and I'll wash it for you! ”

As he spoke, he went to grab Ou Chuliang's backpack.

In the past ten months, Ou Chuliang has really been busy and can't take care of washing clothes, and Li Tie and Li Jinyu have both "served".

In Ou Chuliang's consciousness, the discussion is not only the youngest in the dormitory, but also the youngest in the whole team. For such teammates, it should be taken care of.

In addition, everyone likes to have fun with deliberations on weekdays, so he should not be allowed to do work that does not belong to him.

"Xiao Yi, it's really not good, you take it back and let Tiezi and Dayu help me wash it. You also played the whole game, and went to bed early after eating. ”

"No way!" Discussion pursed his lips, he naturally knew that Ou Chuliang took care of him because of his young age, "I'm already a big child, I'm sixteen this year!" ”

"Hahaha, that's right, you're sixteen, you're a big kid!" Ou Chuliang laughed and bit the word "child" very hard.

"Humph! Captain, I know, don't you just think I'm young! With a schoolbag on his chest and back, he puffed up and pointed to Gremio in the warm-up match on the other side of the field, "Look over there, look at what the youngest on their team is doing!" ”

Ou Chuliang followed the deliberate finger and saw that in Gremio's team, there was a small, dark-skinned little guy who was also wearing a team uniform, kneeling on one knee in front of a taller black man, carefully polishing his sneakers.

Among the countless athletic athletes, that skinny player was like a stunted little monkey. Ou Chuliang was afraid that someone would not pay attention and knock him to the ground.

And he grinned happily like an angel and shuttled among the athletes. With a jet-black rag in his hand, he ran to every player who shouted at him, fell to his knees, and wiped his opponent's shoes vigorously.

Seeing this scene, Ou Chuliang was speechless for a while.

"It's normal." Seeing that Ou Chulian had been staring at the young player in Gremio's team, Erica said jokingly on the side, "In Brazilian clubs, this kind of scene abounds. Shining the shoes of the old players, doing laundry, chores, etc., these are all things that new players should do. Because if you serve well, the veteran players may be able to teach you a few tricks. ”

Looking at Gremio's hard-working young player, listening to Erica's casual words on the side, Achurian held the deliberative shoulder with his right hand, and clasped his fingers tightly.

"Xiao Yi, don't worry, I will never allow this kind of thing to happen on the team!"

"It's okay!" Discussing but innocent, "Usually, I brush your shoes for the European team!" ”

"What?" Ou Chuliang's body flashed when he heard this, "What did you say?" I've been busy a few times to get rid of Dayu and the iron brush! ”

"That's right! Dayu contracted it to me, saying that he would invite me to eat McDonald's, but now it has not been fulfilled once. The discussion blinked, "But I don't want to be paid, anyway, it's for the European team, not for others." ”

"Okay..."Ou Chuliang was speechless for a moment.

After discussing his return, Acchulian sat on the steps and watched Gremio play against Independiente Argentina.

Pascal sat on the sidelines, occasionally commenting a few words, reminding Ou Chuliang to pay attention to one of the opposing team's players.

Erica sat close to Ochulian and asked this and that whenever she had free time. Uncle Paglio had already driven home in his truck, and Coach Pascal was not surprised. In Brazil, it is normal for a good boy to be sought after by girls, not to mention that Ou Chuliang's appearance is very in line with the aesthetics of the locals.

"Oh, if you win this cup again, you will be the king of São Paulo!" "Since this time last year, you haven't lost a cup in the São Paulo area. You know, no team in the São Paulo area has won a whole year in a row! ”

In Brazil, there are countless such small cup competitions. It can be as small as an invitational tournament consisting of only four teams, and as large as a title cup of 12 teams from five countries like the one now. Football is a daily routine comparable to eating and drinking, and it is normal for it to be so popular in Brazil.

Men and women of all ages love to play football, and Brazil's football culture is in their bones. This is something that other countries do not possess and cannot do.

"Oh, there's another Guulat Youth Cup in Campinas at the end of next month, both men's and women's football, right? You'll be able to see me play! I'm going to give you my first goal! ”

The girl's eyelashes flickered, her eyes were clear, and she was full of beautiful fantasies about the future.

"Sorry, Erica, we probably won't be attending." Ou Chuliang shook his head.

"Why?" Erica was taken aback when she heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Isn't Jianlibao going to participate in any competition?" The championship prize of the Goulart Youth Cup is 100,000 reinards! There will be a lot of teams coming to participate! ”

"I know." Ou Chuliang shrugged, "But we're going to get ready to go home!" ”

"Returning home?" Upon hearing the news, Erica was suddenly stunned.

She turned her head, two big eyes flickering as they stared at Ou Chuliang's side face. After a while, he said, "Are you going back to China?" How can it be so fast? We've just met! ”

"It's not fast." "It's been almost nineteen months since all of us left home, and during that time we've all been living in Brazil, and our teammates are homesick. ”

"It's been that long, hasn't it?" Erica seemed to suddenly understand the melancholy in Ou Chuliang's eyes, leaned her head lightly on Ou Chuliang's shoulder, looked at the clouds floating in the sky, and muttered, "When the sun goes down, the bird of paradise will also wave its wings and return to the warmth of its home." You players from a foreign country have been away from home for so long, and of course you have to go home. ”

"If I had known, I would have gone to see you in Zhukitiba!"

Erica's voice grew smaller and softer, like a sleeping princess dreaming in the ears of Ochulian.

She is the most sturdy lioness in the Hiraldo steppe, but she is infatuated with an oriental dragon from thousands of miles away, and this affection will not bear fruit from the beginning of its appearance.

I don't know how long it took, the lark-like joy sounded in Ou Chuliang's ears again.

"Wow! This goal is beautiful! ”

On the pitch, Gremio's No.11 striker leaped high into the crowd and scrambled in front of everyone to head a team-mate's corner into the net.

At this moment, all the Brazilians present chanted in unison.

They're not fans of one team, they're all football fans!

"Oh, when are you leaving? I'll send you! In the blink of an eye, Erica was back to her previous lively appearance.

"Next month, maybe next month. The specific time depends on the coach. But don't be disappointed, we'll be back! ”

"Come back?" Hearing the word, Erica's eyes radiated with joy, "Will you ever come back?" ”

"That's right." Ou Chuliang nodded, "If I remember correctly, we will come to Brazil early next year." ”

"Yay! Are you sure? Great Lord, this is the best news I have heard this year! ”

Erica turned around in place, then leaned down and asked, "Ou, you can't lie to me, right?" ”

"Of course not." According to the memories of his previous life, Ou Chuliang recalled, "We have to train in Brazil for a long time, as long as it takes another three years. ”

"3 years? Enough is enough! Erica shook her head happily, a long ponytail dangling from the back of her head.

At that moment, there was another cheer from the pitch, and Independiente Argentina also scored.

Erica, along with other Brazilian fans, stood up and cheered for this wonderful match.

Seeing Erica's excited appearance, Ou Chuliang couldn't help but stand up and shout for this beautiful long-range shot.

It was a beautiful long-range shot!

Years later, the slim Bai Yueguang began to prepare for her graduation thesis, and in her collection of Ou Chuliang's memoirs, she read this passage from Brazil: "Football can make people forget the sadness of parting for a short time; Football can bring everyone's happiness together. At that moment, I saw football as it was. ”