He stopped in front of the wooden door at the staircase on the second floor, which was a little mottled with ochre-red paint, and looked himself from top to bottom again, before handing over the wooden box he was carrying in his right hand to the left and right, and knocked lightly on the door.

The familiar Huo Chuan dialect of the master and wife immediately came from the door: "Who?" "She has been in the provincial capital for five or six years, but her accent has not changed at all. As she spoke, she had already opened the door. She immediately saw that the person standing at the door was Gao Jinsong, "Ah! It's Jinsong, when did you go back to the provincial capital? She happily let Gao Jinsong into the house, and spoke loudly into the sunny hut, "Old man! Come and see, your good apprentice has come to see you again! ”

"Master!" Gao Jinsong put the things he was carrying in his hand on the wooden table in the corner of the small living room, and said loudly with a raised face, "Your old body is fine." ”

"He's not like that, it's not much better, it's not much worse." Mrs. said with a smile. frowned again and complained to Gao Jinsong, "Why do you bring so many things?" I've told you how many times, just let people come, don't make these false courtesies, you won't listen to me, my wife! Even though she was complaining, her brow was smiling, and looking at the fruits and supplements that had almost half of the table on the table, she was sincerely satisfied with the old man's proud disciple - he had never walked into this house empty-handed. The second thing is that the courtesy is light, and the key is his heart; What's more, the old man has brought so many dolls in the past 20 years, only the Gao Jinsong in front of him and He Ying, who is far away in Chongqing, are a little promising, and only they are still playing on the court, although they have not been able to play any good results, they can also give the old man a little comfort......

Gao Jinsong said with a smile: "I don't know what is lacking at home, so I bought some fruit randomly." He took out the clay pot from the cardboard box, "This is the sauce that my sister only made this year, I will bring some of it, you and the master will taste it together." …… I was afraid that it would not be satisfactory, so I didn't dare to bring more. He took the jar and looked out at the kitchen. He knew everything in the house and knew where to put it. Besides, the weight of this jar is not light, and I dare not let my wife pick it up.

He cleared a vacant lot under an old-fashioned cupboard in the corner of the kitchen, put the jars away, and picked up a broom to clean the kitchen before washing his hands and coming out.

The master was showing the same things he had brought.

"Good. Good. The master, who was half-sitting and half-leaning on a rattan chair, said with difficulty. Because of the torture of illness, the muscles of his face were no longer under his control, but his cloudy eyes were still full of joy and relief. He tried to say to Gao Jinsong, "You,...... When...... Return...... Return...... Coming back? ”

Gao Jinsong picked up the cup of freshly brewed tea on the small square stool that was used as a coffee table, and when he heard the master ask him, he quickly replied loudly: "I came back yesterday evening." ”

"Home...... Home...... All...... All...... All right? ”

"They're all good, my sister also asked him to talk, and she said hello to you and the master." Gao Jinsong said with a smile. He stood up and shifted the master's wicker chair so that he could more comfortably enjoy the rare sunlight that came in through the window. The master grinned and closed his eyes comfortably. It can be seen that he likes the warm sunshine very much.

The master beckoned Gao Jinsong to drink water, and then looked for a knife to peel apples for him, and asked him: "Hasn't He Ying come back yet?" The last time he called, he said he would be back in the next few days. - I thought you were going to come back together. ”

"He'll be back this Saturday." Gao Jinsong said. The League A and B ended last Saturday, Chongqing Green Maple ended up in tenth, after more than nine months of long league ends, as long as the results are passable, the club and shareholders will definitely arrange some public relations activities, how can such an occasion be missing players? They are the protagonists of these activities! He Ying, who has already trained with the team, is naturally no exception. And every now and then, the team and the club need to make a summary of the gains and losses in the league, and the players also need to make a comprehensive self-evaluation of their performance this year, and focus on this self-evaluation to criticize and self-criticize, even if He Ying has not played a minute for Green Maple, he has to participate in this summary, even if he only listens with his ears, he can't be absent for no reason - unless he wants to leave a bad impression on the club.

"Their holiday officially starts the day after tomorrow and runs until December 11." Gao Jinsong continued.

"Have you done everything right? The club you mentioned when you came back ......" The senior mother frowned and thought about it, but she really couldn't remember the name of the club mentioned by Gao Jinsong, so she had to vaguely go. "Did they buy that Southern Club?"

Gao Jinsong shook his head: "I will fly to Wuhan the day after tomorrow, and then go to Changsha to contact a club there, if I can't meet their requirements, I will be ready to go to Qingdao - my assistant coach this year is now working in Qingdao Double Happiness Club, and can help me find a place there." "Of course, this is not all true, but he also has his own reasons for saying this, if he bluntly told Dai Zhenguo about inviting him several times, his wife would definitely let him go to Qingdao first - why let go of the opportunity at his fingertips?" From now until the Spring Festival, I may not return to the provincial capital again. This is the main purpose of his coming today, he is here to say goodbye to his master and wife. Regardless of whether he ends up in Changsha or Qingdao, the new club will not give him 40 days of vacation as generously as Chongqing Lufeng - Dai Zhenguo has already told him about Qingdao Shuangxi's plan for this year's winter training: the whole team will be concentrated on November 13, and after three weeks of physical recovery training, he will go to South Korea for training, and after returning to Qingdao for a short rest at the end of December, he will go to Kunming Haigeng...... If you want to come to Changsha Qinyuan, the situation is almost the same.

Mrs. Shi nodded. Changsha or Qingdao, as long as Gao Jinsong has a stable place to settle down. But if she comes to get an idea for him, the first choice is naturally Qingdao, at least there are acquaintances there to take care of, and he won't suffer anything. But this is the child's own business, Gao Jinsong didn't ask her about it, and she didn't want to intervene much. And she didn't worry too much - Jinsong, the kid was steady and down-to-earth since he was a child, and he has endured hardships in the past two years, and he has experienced so many hardships, he must be able to make a good judgment for himself......

After explaining his affairs clearly in a few words, Gao Jinsong asked: "I heard you talk about 'internal retreat' when I came back, did you do it?" "For a long time, my wife took leave to take care of my master at home, which caused some gossip in their unit; Nowadays, there are rumors in the society that the state wants to adjust the treatment of retired workers in several industries, and all of them have their noses and eyes: some say that the new policy is good, and some say that the new policy is bad. Although the money will be less than now after the "internal withdrawal", no one will chew her tongue for taking care of her wife at home, although it is financially difficult, at least the ears are clean, anyway, they have no children or daughters, and they no longer have to worry about the children's schooling, work, marriage, and marriage.

My wife smiled and said, "It's done in the middle of this month." …… Oh, it's number one, I should say 'last mid-month'. ”

Gao Jinsong also smiled.

The master wiped away the wisps of saliva from the corner of the sleeping master's mouth, wiped her fingers on the corners of her clothes carelessly, and asked Gao Jinsong: "Don't you wait for He Ying to come back?" In her mind, the two children were almost always inseparable.

"Can't wait for him. I still have some personal matters to deal with in Wuhan,—— I told him on the phone, anyway, there will be a chance to meet in the future. ”……

It wasn't until dinner at the master's house that he helped his wife stop everything that Gao Jinsong said goodbye to his wife. The master fell asleep again after eating, and he did not want to disturb him. His wife didn't keep him much. She knew that Gao Jinsong still had something.

She sent Gao Jinsong to the door of the dormitory, and only turned around and went home until the taillights of the taxi carrying Gao Jinsong disappeared around the corner of the street.

My wife was still squinting and dozing off in the rattan chair with polished armrests. The cane that Gao Jinsong brought back from Sichuan leaned against his thigh. On the small square stool in front of the sofa was a half-pulled apple that had been loosely cut but only half cut to eat, and a cup of tea that was no longer brown. On the low flat cabinet against the wall are neatly stacked with the supplements and fruits brought by Gao Jinsong.

This kid ...... She thought to herself with satisfaction, took her wife's usual blanket from the bed, and gently wrapped it around him.

Her hand stopped suddenly.

There seemed to be something in the old sheepskin jacket on my wife's body, and a piece of brown paper two fingers wide came out of the placket. It looks like a letter. When did Gao Jinsong stuff this thing to his wife? It must have been when he was busy in the kitchen, no wonder he said goodbye just after he was busy.

She stared at the small piece of paper for a moment, then carefully pulled the envelope out of her wife's arms.

As she expected, the envelope was not a letter, but a stack of money......

This kid ......

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Just looking at the Workers' Stadium from afar, Gao Jinsong got out of the taxi. He was faced with another problem, he didn't know what kind of gifts to prepare for his next visit.

He was going to visit Duan Lianrui now......

He still had an envelope in his jacket pocket, but it was much thinner than the one he had secretly stuffed into the old man's arms when he left his master's house just now, only ten thin sheets. This thousand yuan was the gift he originally prepared for Duan Lianrui. But now he is hesitant, not knowing whether the money should be given or not. Duan Lianrui is not Director Shen after all. Coach Shen is his enlightenment coach, it is he who leads him on the road of football, although this road is not smooth, and full of thorns and bumps, but he found his ideal on the field, or rather, it is Coach Shen who pointed out a direction for him, let him know how to fight for this ideal, and so many years of mentoring and apprenticeship, so that he has already regarded Coach Shen as an elder of his own in his heart, an elder who is as strict and kind as his father, so no matter what his environment is, He will not forget to do his part of filial piety during the New Year's holidays, which is completely out of gratitude, respect and family affection...... But Duan Lianrui is different, although the two of them formed some friendship when they were in the provincial team together, but soon after Duan Lianrui retired due to injury, and then rarely interacted until they had no contact with each other, if it weren't for He Ying, who was wandering around the city, it would be difficult for the two of them to meet and talk again. And now the situation between the two of them is nothing short of world-shattering, how many words can they say? What else could we be talking about? Do you want to reminisce about the people and events in the previous provincial team together, or do you want to be silent together after the second and third time they met again after they met again? The most difficult thing for him is, in what name is the money in his pocket to be sent? Is it charity? Then what kind of person has he Gao Jinsong become, how can he treat his teammates and friends like this, and spread the word that he Gao Jinsong still wants to be a man?! Is it help? That's more of a joke. What can you do with a thousand dollars? Maybe you can't make a small splash when you throw it into the water.

Jiang Yan's complicated gaze fell on his spine again, making him shrink his neck involuntarily, and even took a step to the side, hoping to avoid the eyes that penetrated into the depths of his soul.

A black Audi sedan suddenly stopped at the edge of the green belt between the main lane and the bicycle lane, and a man poked his head out of the window and shouted: "Gao Jinsong!" Kodaka! ”

He turned his head in astonishment, and made out the dim light of the streetlights, and then he was so astonished that he couldn't even speak.

- It's Sun Junshan!

Until sitting in a teahouse on the side of the street, Gao Jinsong still couldn't recover from this unexpected encounter. He never expected to meet Sun Junshan in the provincial capital, let alone what he should say on this occasion, and what is even more terrifying is that if General Manager Sun persuades him to stay in the provincial capital and fight for the club in the second division league now, he may not even be able to say a word of refusal - it was Mr. Sun and the New Era Club who gave him the opportunity to set foot on the football field again......

"So you went back to the provincial capital yesterday evening? I only came back at noon today. Sun Junshan said. He didn't pay attention to Gao Jinsong's expression, just called the waiter one after another, and asked if there was anything to eat in the teahouse. While the waiter went to get the menu, he explained to Gao Jinsong, "I rushed to the plane at noon, I didn't care about eating, and I rushed to report to the board of directors after getting off the plane, and I didn't drink a few sips of water...... I'm almost hungry. He took a handful of the popcorn from the teahouse and threw it into his mouth, didn't even chew two mouthfuls, and swallowed the tea while drinking.

Gao Jinsong smiled understandingly, but didn't say anything.

The waiter quietly walked over with a piece of pressed paper, bent down and whispered, "This is our menu." These are some of our specialties here. She gave a list of names, "and several medicinal liquors that we brewed ourselves......

Sun Junshan ignored the waiter's recommendation, and only asked Gao Jinsong: "Have you eaten?" If we didn't eat it, we ate it together. I have to rush to the airport after ten o'clock......" He didn't finish the sentence, and stopped the end of his words and looked at Gao Jinsong.

Gao Jinsong bowed in the sofa and said, "I've eaten it." ”

"Why don't you order a few dishes and let's have two more cups? I remember you were pretty good at drinking. Sun Junshan didn't speak like a general manager, just like he was casual and easy-going with an old friend for many years. But it's no wonder that now Gao Jinsong is no longer a member of the New Era Club, and the two have no relationship between superiors and subordinates in their positions.

"No, I was a little full just now," Gao Jinsong rubbed his stomach with a gesture, showing that what he said was not a lie. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have wandered the streets...... "In fact, the dinner cooked by his wife was not to his liking, and the food was cooked too soft and light, so it was no different from not eating it in his stomach now. But he can't sit with Sun Junshan and drink, when the wine is hot, who doesn't know what he will say, if he agrees to Sun Junshan's retention in a moment of excitement, then he can't cry. Listening to his lie so harshly, his face was a little feverish. Hey, this is also something that can't be helped, he can't give up the first and second leagues and go to the second league, right?

Sun Junshan, who was tortured by hunger and fatigue, didn't force Gao Jinsong anymore, he didn't even carefully discern whether Gao Jinsong was telling the truth or falsehood, he just returned the menu to the waiter and said, "Bring me a bowl of mixed sauce noodles!" Put more sauce! Hurry up! He took two more handfuls of popcorn and threw them into his mouth.

Gao Jinsong picked up the teacup and pretended to blow the tea foam on the water, and took two sips.

"You know everything, right?" Sun Junshan, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, asked.

Gao Jinsong put down the teacup and said honestly: "Got it." "He knew what Sun Junshan was asking." I only saw it last night. ”

Sun Junshan was silent for a while before he said indignantly: "Those Cantonese people are really unrighteous in doing things!" I said everything before, and I just waited for the end of the league to officially sign the contract, but as soon as I saw that Chengdu Ipson had a lot of money, I immediately turned around and didn't admit it. He leaned back on the couch and let out a long sigh as he stroked his forehead. We also blame ourselves, we also know the news that Chengdu people came to stir up the situation, but the board of directors just doesn't want to spend a little more money...... Ay! He couldn't count the people on the board of directors in front of Gao Jinsong, so he had to express his anger with a long sigh.

Gao Jinsong held the teacup and listened quietly. It's hard for him to intervene in this kind of thing.

Sun Junshan stared at the plastic flowers and vines hanging on the ceiling for a long time, before he sat up, buried his head and said with a blank expression: "Xiao Gao, this ...... I'm so sorry! I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long, but to hear such news, on behalf of the club and on behalf of me personally,——! ”

This sudden apology immediately overwhelmed Gao Jinsong, he panicked for a while, and muttered: "This, this is actually nothing...... Really, Mr. Sun, it's nothing ......" he couldn't go on.

Sun Junshan pursed his lips and nodded vigorously, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, just slapped his hand on Gao Jinsong's shoulder twice.

Gao Jinsong gritted his teeth and desperately restrained himself. For a moment, the words almost jumped out of his throat, but he pressed it back alive. The knuckles of his fingers holding the teacup turned white from too much force, his face was swollen red as if he had just drunk a large bottle of white wine, and his cheeks were bulging with a few muscle lines. His eyes were fixed on the glass table in front of him, and he didn't dare to move anymore.

Fortunately, after Sun Junshan sighed silently, he did not invite him to return to the New Era Club, but asked about something else.

"You've been delayed for so long, you must have missed a lot of opportunities, right? What's next for you? ”

"Director Dai called me." Gao Jinsong said hesitantly.

"Dai Zhenguo? I know that he is now in Qingdao Double Happiness. Do you want to go to Qingdao? ”

"Yes."

"The environment of Qingdao Double Happiness should be said to be good, and Director Dai has always admired you, and he can take care of you when you go there. However, Sun Junshan thought about it for a while, and finally prepared to tell Gao Jinsong what he knew, maybe this could give this young man a clearer understanding of his future path. 'But their number 10 has withdrawn his transfer request, you go there and you have to be prepared to be a substitute – maybe for a long time. Almost all of the players in Double Happiness are players who have played together since childhood......" he stared at Gao Jinsong. The subtext of this is that maybe they're very xenophobic, and even if you perform well, you won't have much of a chance to get ahead.

Gao Jinsong nodded gratefully: "I know this." He smiled as he spoke, "I'm used to being a substitute." ”

Sun Junshan also laughed. Yes, didn't Gao Jinsong say that he has a fixed seat on the bench, no matter whether the game is smooth or difficult, he must be ready to play at any time to participate in the game, and his experience in the new era also proves this, even if Zheng Changsheng has any opinions about him, the old coach will put him on the bench, and this situation has continued until the most critical moment of the league. He still remembers the day after the end of the league, before going to Guangzhou to negotiate the acquisition, when he went to the hospital to ask Zheng Changsheng what his opinions and opinions on this matter, the old coach lay on the hospital bed and said to him: "If you still want to engage in football, if you can really buy that A B club, you must keep Gao Jinsong." ”

After pondering for a long time, Sun Junshan asked, "When do you expect to sign a contract with Qingdao Shuangxi?" ”

This inexplicable question made Gao Jin relax for a moment, he didn't expect Sun Junshan to ask about it, but he still replied very happily: "I will go to Wuhan to attend Wei Honglin's wedding the day after tomorrow, and then prepare to go to Changsha, and it is estimated that I will not be able to go to Qingdao until next Wednesday...... I haven't asked what the flight from Changsha to Qingdao is like. ”

This time it was Sun Junshan's turn to be stunned. After a while, he asked with a complicated expression: "What are you doing in Changsha?" ”

"You Shenyou, the director of Qinyuan, also wants me to go to Changsha Qinyuan, you know, Changsha Qinyuan is almost an empty shell now, and there is a shortage of people in all positions." He didn't hide it, so he told Sun Junshan about You Shen's contact with him, and finally said, "This is the situation right now." I only had a little contact with Director You, and we didn't talk about anything in detail. If they are satisfied with me, I will also be satisfied with them, I think it is not a bad thing to stay in Changsha, even if the environment is almost difficult, it is nothing, it is better than going to Qingdao and sitting on the bench and watching other people play. ”

Sun Junshan listened to him quietly, nodded and agreed with his opinion: "It is indeed better for you to go to Changsha than to Qingdao." He said enthusiastically, "I am also an acquaintance with the boss of Changsha Qinyuan, do you need me to say hello to him first?" ”

Not really. Gao Jinsong politely declined Sun Junshan's kindness. At this time, he didn't want any external factors to intervene, which would affect his judgment of his final destination.

I don't know why, Sun Junshan, who was originally listless, suddenly became happy, rubbed his hands and shouted loudly to the waiter, urging him to ask why the mixed sauce noodles he wanted were not served, could it be that the teahouse really had to wait for the guests to faint from hunger to know that his hands and feet were numb? "Garlic! Bring me a few garlic picks up when you're on it! ”

At his urging, the waiter quickly brought a bowl of steaming noodles.

Sun Junshan, who was so excited that his face glowed red, was no longer polite to Gao Jinsong, and he ate this dinner that could only be regarded as shabby by himself, and made a very loud noise very unsightly, so that the people around him couldn't help but turn their heads. Will this teahouse do business or not, why would such a vulgar guy be allowed in?

Sun Junshan ate the dinner like a whirlwind, and even drank the residual soup at the bottom of the bowl, before he unwillingly pulled a tissue from the table to wipe his mouth, and chatted with Gao Jinsong about some interesting things that happened recently. He seemed to have completely forgotten the failure he had just suffered a day ago, and was amused by Gao Jinsong's stories that were not funny at all.

When the two broke up, Sun Junshan shook Gao Jinsong's hand vigorously, and said with a little mystery: "Maybe, we will meet again soon......"

These brainless words made Gao Jinsong stand alone on the side of the street for a while.

What does Sun Junshan mean by this?

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