At the end of the noon training, the players first put all the training equipment in the equipment room, and then went back to the locker room to change clothes.

Of course, Hulai did not have to work with his juniors, and he followed head coach Li Ziqiang back to the locker room.

"Coach, aren't you thinking about getting an assistant coach or something? There are so many people in the team, can you be busy as a coach? Having entered the coach's office, Hulay found a place to sit down on his own.

Li Ziqiang looked at Hu Lai, who was extremely conscious, and said: "I don't have anything else, I have time." ”

"It's not a matter of whether there is time or not, a person's energy is limited." Hulai added, "Is there anything wrong with the coach at night?" I want to treat you to a meal. ”

"Why are you inviting me to dinner?" Li Ziqiang asked casually while packing up his lesson plan.

"People should know how to be grateful. You see, I'm a serious professional player now, and that's all because I received good basic training from you, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to keep up with the pace when I went to the Poseidon youth team......" Hulai said with a smile.

"Really?"

"Is this still fun?" Hu Lai patted his chest, "And coach, don't look at my current annual salary, but I always have the money to invite a guest." ”

"Okay, when I get off work, you come with me." Li Ziqiang nodded.

Although there is no training in the afternoon, Li Ziqiang will not leave work too early, he still has to wait until the normal end time of school.

So how does Hulai spend the time from noon to the end of work?

He didn't have to worry about that.

After coming out of Li Ziqiang's office, he saw the school's old principal, Zhai Guangming.

He was looking at himself with a smile.

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In the honor room of the Dongchuan Middle School football team, Hu Lai wrote his name in a signed book specially prepared for him, and the school's teacher in charge of publicity held a single-lens reflex camera to record the scene.

The old headmaster, who carefully looked at Hulai's signature, said with a smile: "The photo and signature will be framed and placed in this honor room." ”

"Wow, flattered, Headmaster......" Hulai said modestly, but in fact, he was in ecstasy.

Is there anyone who doesn't like pretending?

"I'd like to ask you to send us a signed Shink Planet Suit when you get back to the team, and it will be framed and hung on the wall." Principal Zhai pointed to the wall, and sure enough, it was empty.

"Headmaster, look at what you're saying, it's too outrageous! I'm a student of our Dongchuan Middle School, isn't it necessary to add glory to Dongchuan Middle School? What else is troublesome or not? ”

Hulai patted his chest and said.

Principal Zhai smiled happily.

In the end, the two of them stood together in front of the championship trophy of that year's high school national competition and took a group photo.

However, this group photo will not appear in the honor room of the school team, but in Principal Zhai's own private collection.

When he was in office, he would put it on the desk in the principal's office. When he retires, he will put the picture back home.

This shows his affection for Hulai.

Ordinary people, but they can't enjoy this kind of treatment at all.

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When the school bell rang, Hu Lai followed Li Ziqiang out of the campus first.

It's really stuck to get off work......

Hu Lai couldn't help but complain in his heart.

As if he could know what he was thinking, Li Ziqiang said: "If you don't leave early, I'm afraid you will be blocked by students after school." How are you going to invite me to dinner then? ”

Hu Lai was seen through by the coach, but he was not embarrassed at all, but slapped Li Ziqiang's ass with a smile: "The coach is wise!" ”

Li Ziqiang glanced back at Hu Lai's appearance, sighed, shook his head, and stopped talking.

He then rode his bicycle towards his home.

He didn't care how Hulai wanted to go, he could take a taxi, a bus, or any other means of transportation.

Hulai swept a shared bicycle at the school gate and quickly followed.

In this way, the two pedaled their bicycles one after the other and turned out of the small street in front of the campus, merging into the traffic on the avenue outside.

When he turned to the mouth of the alley where the coach's house was located, Hulai noticed that there were already workers building a fence here.

It seemed that the house inside was also going to be demolished, so he asked curiously: "Coach, it looks like your side is going to be demolished too, where will you live then?" ”

"I've already rented a house near the school and will move in when the month is over." Li Ziqiang said as he turned into the alley.

After riding to his door, he locked his bike to the gate and took out the key to open the door.

Hulai was behind him to settle the bill for his bike-sharing.

After Li Ziqiang opened the door, he pushed the door and shouted: "Qingqing, don't cook, someone has a treat at night!" ”

Hulai, who had just finished settling the bill, paused when he heard the coach say this.

Then he saw a tall figure jump to the door: "Who, Dad?" ”

The two looked at each other, and then exclaimed almost at the same time: "Ah! ”

Li Ziqiang watched coldly from the side, and saw the reactions of the two people.

Well, it's not like it's deliberately pretended......

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Sitting in a small private room in a Chinese restaurant, Hu Lai glared at Li Qingqing, and took the opportunity of Li Ziqiang to wash his hands and go to the toilet to question her: "Why don't you tell me when you come back?" ”

Li Qingqing smiled so hard that his eyes finished the crescent: "I want to see if you will remember to come to see my dad." ”

"What words? Am I such an ungrateful villain? Hulay rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction. Besides, the account between us has been offset again......"

Li Qingqing didn't do it: "How can this work?" You're inviting my dad, not me! ”

"Then do you want to eat?"

"Eat!"

"Isn't that the end of it......," Hulay spread his hands.

"You owe me food, not my dad!" Li Qingqing didn't give an inch. "Unless you invite me to dinner."

Hu Lai wanted to refute it, but he saw Li Ziqiang's figure walking in the aisle outside the door, so he had to shut up.

When Li Ziqiang walked into the house, he found that the two of them were playing with their own mobile phones, and they didn't communicate, and they didn't even look at each other.

He asked his daughter, "Qingqing, didn't you say that you and Hu Lai are friends?" Why do I think you guys are so rusty? ”

"Huh?" Li Qingqing didn't expect her father to look at the problem from such a tricky angle, she was stunned for a moment and quickly explained: "It's not that there is no contact information, I haven't been in touch for a long time, of course it will be a little ......."

Hu Lai also nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, coach, Li Qingqing left suddenly, and she didn't even say hello, today is the first time I have seen her since that time......

He was telling the truth, and today was the first time since the two of them parted from high school...... Meet in person.

Li Qingqing was also stunned when she heard Hu Lai's words, because she had never realized this matter before, and she could always chat with Hu Lai on WeChat, which gave her the illusion that Hu Lai could see him if he wanted to. But in fact, today turned out to be the first time they had met face-to-face since they were separated.

She had left at the beginning of the first semester of high school, and now if Hulai continued to go to school, he would be in college, and he hadn't been so close to each other for almost three years.

Then she thought, how can she look like she's really meeting for the first time in three years?

Well, can't be too enthusiastic, can't talk too much......

So she watched with a smile as Hulay chatted with her father, polite, but not welcoming.

Hu Lai's side obviously thought the same as her, and only had a few polite exchanges with Li Qingqing during a meal, and they were all superficial exchanges.

It's very much in line with that sense of alienation that hasn't been seen in years.

After eating, Hu Lai also said whether he wanted to send the coach and Li Qingqing back, but Li Ziqiang refused.

So the three of them parted ways at the door of the hotel, Hu Lai went home, and Li Ziqiang walked back with Li Qingqing - the restaurant where they ate was not far from Li Ziqiang's home, they came on foot at the beginning, and now they naturally walked back after eating, and they should take a walk.

On the way back, Li Qingqing curiously asked his father how he found Hu Lai.

This is a normal question, and if you don't even ask this kind of question, then I'm afraid it will make people suspicious - aren't you friends? Why do you seem indifferent?

Li Ziqiang told his daughter that Hu Lai went to school to find him and the team, and also trained with the school team at his request.

"So interesting? I knew I was going to school with my dad and training with the school team! Li Qingqing clapped his hands and said.

Li Ziqiang glanced at his daughter and said in his heart that he didn't ask you to go to school......

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When he got home, Hu Lai, who had taken a bath, lay on the bed in his bedroom, took out his mobile phone and saw the WeChat message Li Qingqing sent to him: "Are you free tomorrow?" ”

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Hu Lai had just cut out after replying, and wanted to see other news, but found that Li Qingqing replied in seconds: "Invite me to dinner!! ”

This woman also used three exclamation points...... Did she want to eat me?

Hu Lai complained in his heart, and then replied: "Please please, please, don't be so excited......"

"You invited my dad to dinner, of course, you have to invite me to dinner, I am your enlightenment coach!" Li Qingqing also sent a little man with his hands on his waist, looking arrogant.

"I didn't say no...... Tomorrow at noon or at night, you pick. ”

"At noon, my dad came back from work in the evening......"

"What are you afraid of when you come back, call the coach!"

"Then are you inviting me or my dad?"

"Please, please, please...... It's just noon, what do you want to eat? Dongchuan's clear soup beef pot is famous. ”

"Then eat this!"

"Okay, I'll take you to the most authentic and delicious restaurant."

“OK！”

"I'll go to your house tomorrow morning to look for you, and then we'll go together."

"Good!"

Li Qingqing looked at his phone and laughed happily - this kid is finally going to fulfill his promise and invite me to dinner!

But even if he asks for this meal, he still owes me...... One hundred and thirty-two tons!

Thinking of this, Li Qingqing opened the memo on his mobile phone and found a note called "One Card", deleted the Arabic numeral 133 in it and replaced it with 132.

No one but her would understand what the notes in this memo memeant.

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Hulai was swiping his phone when he heard someone knocking at the door, he put down his phone and turned his head to look, and found that it was his mother.

"How does it feel to eat with your coach?"

"That's good......" Hulai frowned, not understanding why his mother asked.

"I watched the interview on the "People History" program, and the coach of the school team doesn't seem to like you very much?"

It turned out that Mom was worried about this......

"Misunderstanding, it was a little bit at first, but then your son conquered him with super talent and ability, and the two of us have a good relationship, so don't worry about it."

"Really?"

"Really. And it's not just me and the coach, but also the coach's daughter......"

"Coach's ...... Daughter? ”

"Oh, she used to be my classmate, and then she went to play professional football." Hulai didn't elaborate.

But the mother is interested: "Women's football? ”

"Well, women's football. By the way, Mom, I won't be eating at home tomorrow at noon. ”

Don't eat at home?

Xie Lan nodded very simply: "Okay, you go!" ”

She didn't ask Hulai what he was going to do, did she still need to ask?

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After coming out of Hulai's bedroom, she entered her bedroom, then gently closed the door, then turned to her husband and said, "Old Hu, old Hu......"

"What?" Hu Lixin put down his phone and frowned when he saw his wife's appearance.

"You say our son...... Do you have a girlfriend? Sheeran lowered her voice.

Hu Lixin looked at his wife blankly, he never thought that she would ask such a question: "Who do you ask me and I ask?" ”

"Yes, too...... You don't care about your son at all......"

"What does this have to do with whether I care about him or not?"

"I just went to inquire about him and the coach for dinner, did you go?" Sheeran asked.

"Is that what you call caring? What does that have to do with girlfriends? ”

"He hired not only the coach, but also the coach's daughter. He also said that the daughter was his classmate in high school. ”

"What's this?" Hu Lixin didn't understand.

"What's this?" Xie Lan sneered, "He won't be eating at home at noon tomorrow." Guess who he went out to dinner with? ”

Hu Lixin immediately thought of the coach's daughter, and he frowned: "Not really...... You have too many associations, and you don't have real evidence at all. ”

"What evidence do I need? It's enough to have intuition! Xie Lan crossed his hands on his hips and said proudly, "Let me tell you, Lao Hu, the relationship between your son and that coach's daughter is definitely not ordinary!" ”

Hu Lixin laughed: "What are you...... felt that his son's career was successful, and he began to worry about him starting a family? You're just thinking too much. I'll tell you, Xie Lan, don't think about what you have or not, Hulai has only played well for half a season, and in your eyes, it's like he has already won the championship, he is still very early. ”

After saying that, he waved his hand and continued to look at his phone, ignoring his wife anymore.

Xie Lan didn't think she was foolish, although there was no evidence, but she firmly believed in her instincts.

She couldn't help but wonder, what kind of person was that coach's daughter?