It was an ordinary morning in mid-October. There are few pedestrians in sight on the street, and most of the shops on both sides of the road are still hiding cold metal roller shutters. The ground was littered with withered yellow leaves that had just fallen last night, carried away by the occasional blowing north wind, and then quietly crouched on the ground. Occasionally, a car would quietly pass by, and the dust would be mixed with a few fallen leaves, whirling low down the road. A few clear dog barks could be heard in the distance, as if trying to wake the town out of the silence of the night.

At this time of the day, the banks of the Yangliu River on the edge of the small town are always a noisy and lively place. This is the latest green area opened up in the small town, there is a large flat cement ground between the large grass, and the early people in the neighborhood always like to come here for morning exercise, even if they are not so sports-loving people, they also like to come here to wander around every morning, because there is also a spontaneously formed farmers' market, in addition to a variety of seasonal vegetables and fruits and a variety of raw and cooked meat, there are also a lot of stalls selling fried dough sticks and soybean milk porridge steamed buns, which provide convenience for the people of this newly built residential community. Of course, by the time the market gradually disperses at ** o'clock in the morning, it will inevitably leave a mess around the cement square, and let the sanitation workers be busy for a while to clean up.

At the end of the square, a few men in blue overalls could already be seen bending down to sweep the concrete floor, and dancing like a large cloud of dust, so that the people around them could avoid it; A middle-aged woman with a red hoop on her arm was shouting to the vendors who were hurrying to do business at the last minute, telling them to quickly clean up their stalls and leave; The two women each carried several plastic bags of varying weights, chattering and laughing as they walked; An old man rubbed two shiny fitness balls with one hand, and carried a cabbage and a few green onions in the other, taking unhurried steps in all directions. None of them noticed the disappointed and anxious young man sitting on the cement bench next to them.

Gao Jinsong had already carefully read the two nationally distributed sports newspapers he had just bought, but he still couldn't find what he hoped to see, not even a single piece of news related to it.

He let out a long sigh in his heart, and reluctantly threw a wad of newspapers onto the cement bench. It seems that what Wei Honglin said to him on the phone the night before yesterday is really the truth - the acquisition of the Najia B club in the new era is likely to be stranded, because there are still people who are also interested in that club and have proposed a higher price; Among those who are interested, including the provincial city of Mingyuan, which returned in the group stage of this year's second division.

"Jinsong, don't keep thinking about the new era, it's good to promise a place to settle down first, whether it's suitable or not, at least next year's job is settled, and your heart can be solid." This is also what Wei Honglin told him on the phone, he can feel the care of his friends about him. But he still didn't go to ask Wei Honglin for help, in fact, Gao Jinsong has left a way back for himself - if the acquisition of the new era is really not expected, he will go to Qingdao to join Dai Zhenguo, who is already the assistant coach of Qingdao Double Happiness. Even if Qingdao Shuangxi doesn't look down on him – which seems unlikely – he has other places to go. For example, when he went to Chengdu, Chengdu's Ipson club also had a good eye for him, and also offered not bad conditions, if he didn't still hate the small actions of Chengdu people in the finals, and also remembered Sun Junshan's appreciation of him, or he had promised Ipsen at that time.

Gao Jinsong looked blankly at a few busy sanitation workers in the distance for a while, and then took his thoughts back. He stood up in a daze, zipped his jacket up, and prepared to go home. But after only two steps, he turned back to himself, gathered up and folded the newspapers scattered on the cement bench, and grabbed them in his hand. He'd have to take all the newspapers back with him, what if the news he wants to see is in a bar? And these dozens of newspapers are also a good thing to pass the time of boredom, at least they are better than the bullshit TV dramas on TV.

When he returned home, only his eldest sister Gao Chun was home alone. Brother-in-law Chen Gang has already rushed to work at the cultural center. The two nephews could not be heard at home, and it seemed that their father had taken them to the kindergarten run by the county party committee.

Gao Chun, who opened the door for him, complained about why he only came back now, and went to the two dolls' rooms to clean up, and told him loudly that breakfast was still kept for him: "The steamed buns are hot in the pot; The porridge is not cold yet, you eat it while it is hot. After eating, you keep the dishes and chopsticks, and your brother-in-law will come back at noon, so that he can wash them all together—so as not to waste water. She took out several dirty clothes from the doll's room, and a plastic rod on a toy she didn't know which one it was, stuffed the clothes into the washing machine, and went to the couch to find the remaining toys. Your brother-in-law said that he would come back at noon and make you braised fish. ”

Gao Jinsong removed the pillow and futon at one end of the sofa, helped his sister find the dolls' toys, and said, "No." The cultural center is not close to home, so you let him eat in the unit. I'll just go out at noon and grab something. As he spoke, he had fished out a toy car that had been torn apart from the crack in the sofa and handed it to Gao Chun.

"How's that going to work?" Gao Chun put the plastic stick and car toys in his hand on the coffee table, "Your brother-in-law has made a lot of effort to find someone to find this wild river fish, if you don't ......eat it at home at noon," she didn't finish, and she really didn't know how to continue. She knows better than anyone else that there is a gap between her brother and her husband, and as her brother comes home this time, the misunderstanding between the two has also developed to the point where it is about to explode, and asking her husband to cook a meal for her brother is actually something she proposed, and she hopes that this can bridge the relationship between the two and make up for at least part of it. She can't just watch her dearest two men clash in front of her, can she?

Gao Jinsong stopped talking, and acquiesced to this arrangement. He really couldn't refuse his sister's kindness. However, he didn't think the lunch would do any good either. Can the conflict between him and his brother-in-law be resolved by a single fish?

Gao Chun looked up at the wall clock on the wall, and then went to the kitchen to bring breakfast to Gao Jinsong.

There is also a plate of shredded potatoes in porridge and steamed buns, which is his breakfast. Gao Jinsong stared at these things with his lips instigated, and after thinking for a long time, he said with difficulty: "Sister, I want to ...... I thought, we'll have to buy another house. ”

Gao Chun, who was carrying the futon pillow on the sofa into the dolls' room, paused at her feet before she turned around and said, "...... Why are you still thinking about this? She tried to calm herself down while putting her things on her sons' beds, and then went back to the living room and sat down. Our family now uses so many houses, and no one will live in them if you buy them back, what are you going to do with this unjust money? - And the current housing prices are not low. She lowered her eyebrows and whispered, not daring to look at her brother at all. Because of her apologies to her brother, a flush welled up on her face. "I know that your brother-in-law and I didn't do a good job, but I really couldn't find a good house at that time." For this matter, she has complained about her husband several times, and she has explained to Gao Jinsong several times in the past few days, but every time she talks about it, she always feels sorry for her brother - the two of them are indeed sorry for their brother, and the younger brother sent back 250,000 yuan to the family before and after, not only helped them buy a new home, but also added a good shop for them, but when the younger brother came home, he didn't even have a place to sleep - he could only sleep on the sofa in the living room. Every time she woke up at night and saw her brother curled up on the sofa with two long legs, her heart felt as uncomfortable as if something was wrong. But she can't put all the little abacus in her husband's heart on the table, even when the two of them talk privately, she has to be careful not to expose him - he likes the current home environment too much, and he hopes that his younger brother can buy a house in this neighborhood again, and most importantly, his younger brother who has been outside the door for many years and his younger sister, who is now studying in Guangdong, are unlikely to return to this small county town to compete with him for these houses...... What's worse is that she has seen that none of her husband's ideas have escaped her brother's eyes, which is why the relationship between the two is so strained.

Gao Jinsong quietly waited for the eldest sister to finish speaking, and then said, "I know, you also have your difficulties. ”

Gao Chun's face turned even redder. She could hear what her brother meant, and she was sincerely grateful that he could take care of her as an older sister.

“…… That's why I want to buy another house in the county. Gao Jinsong continued. He didn't look up at the eldest sister's surprised expression, but slowly explained his reasons. "Now that I can earn money, my second sister doesn't have to work so hard in Guangzhou during the winter and summer vacations, and she has to have a place to live when she comes back." That was the starting point for him to consider this issue. Since the first night he came back, he saw clearly the careful thoughts in his brother-in-law Chen Gang's heart, and this thought has been circling in his mind for the past few days - if it is not as Chen Gang wishes, he will buy another house in the county seat? The pros and cons of buying a house are obvious: he came back for vacation, and the second sister came back to visit relatives during the winter and summer vacations, and they all needed a place to live, and the eldest sister's newly purchased home obviously did not reserve a place for their two siblings to stay, in this case, buying another house became a problem that needed to be solved and must be solved; However, because he is not at home for many years, and the second sister is studying in Guangzhou, and the possibility of her coming back to work after graduation is not too great, then the newly purchased house will eventually fall into the hands of his brother-in-law Chen Gang, even if the ownership of the house is written in his name or that of the second sister Gao Xia, Chen Gang will become the actual owner of the house. That's where he's most nerve-wracking. It's not that he doesn't want to buy the next house for his eldest sister, nor is he unwilling to let this house become the joint property of the eldest sister and Chen Gang, but he looks down on the flowery intestines in Chen Gang's stomach in his heart, he really doesn't want this calculation of the guy he hates to be realized so cheaply. Moreover, he now has his own plans - the surplus money he has on hand can also allow him to buy a good new house in the provincial capital, which not only means that he has taken root in the provincial capital, but also lays a solid foundation for his future, and if he continues to stay at the New Era Club next year, he can also have a good place to shelter from the wind and rain during the leisure time of training and competition. But if he buys a house in the county seat again, then his plan is likely to come to naught, and even if he can still buy a house in the provincial capital at that time, the house may not be satisfactory to him...... Now he has made up his mind and will no longer consider buying a house in the provincial capital for the time being, and the reason for making up his mind is because the future of the New Era Club's acquisition of A B qualification has become uncertain, and the matter of buying a house in the provincial capital is no longer so urgent.

Gao Chun's originally swollen face turned pale all of a sudden. She had never thought of it. Yes, my sister has never come back since she went to college, and she works in Guangzhou to earn money during two holidays a year, and now the family's economic conditions are well-off, and there is no need for my sister to suffer that hardship - but this set of two houses, how should my sister settle down when she comes back? I can't let my sister sleep on the sofa in the living room like my brother. If it is a time of family reunion like the Spring Festival, there is no room for a turn in this usually spacious home......

She was silent for a moment, then asked, "What kind of house do you want to buy?" ”

Gao Jinsong said: "It's about the same as the current house." It's best to be nearby, and if you can move in right away, it's great. He glanced at the living room, which had only been painted on the walls and floors, and said nothing. He also sent his eldest sister a sum of money to decorate the house and buy furniture, but the house still looked like it was not installed, except for the brand new TV and this fabric sofa, there was hardly any furniture in the living room. He didn't ask what the money was used for, and he couldn't open it.

Gao Chun snorted and said, "There may be such a house around here." She looked at the wall clock again, it was not too late, and if she didn't leave, she might offend the buyer who came to the dry cleaner to pick up the clothes. She hurriedly cleaned up, and told Gao Jinsong: "You have time to go and see if there is a suitable house first, and when I come back in the evening, your brother-in-law and I will help you refer to it." But she knew that it was in vain to say this, her brother would definitely not let her brother-in-law interfere in this matter, maybe when she came back in the evening, Gao Jinsong had already paid the fixed money for the house.

This time Gao Chun thought about the matter to the left, Gao Jinsong no longer had an opinion on Chen Gang, and he would not avoid him in this matter, in fact, Gao Jinsong couldn't wait to see Chen Gang. In such a big event as buying a house, he needs someone who is familiar with the surrounding environment to make suggestions for him, and Chen Gang is obviously the most suitable person. Moreover, I can't say what the reason is, Gao Jinsong also hopes to see the look that Chen Gang will show when he hears about this - will his brother-in-law make some reserved comments and hypocritically persuade him, or will he eagerly encourage him to encourage him to hurry up and find a suitable house?

Next, Gao Jinsong had to use the two newspapers he brought back to pass the boring time, until he read all the news in the newspaper from beginning to end, and finally there was a small sound of keys colliding outside the door.

His eldest brother-in-law, Chen Gang, came back with a plastic bag filled with water, and in the plastic bag were two live fish that fluttered a few times from time to time.

"Look! I found fresh river fish for you! Chen Gang loudly told Gao Jinsong the good news. He looks much younger than Gao Chun, who is the same age as him, which shows that the unsatisfactory life and experiences of the previous years have not left any mark on him, and his eyes do not have the kind of eyes that have gradually become sophisticated because of the cold and warm of the world, but flashes of sincerity and enthusiasm. "It's really not easy to find a few of these fish in the city these days, if it weren't for your sister Xie to find her cousin for help, I really don't know where to get them. It took a lot of effort to do that! He shouted excitedly, and enthusiastically let the two women into the drawing-room, beckoning them to sit down, and running into the kitchen to settle the rare river fish, and when he came back he had several cans of drink in his hand. There's Coke and Sprite, and beer, what do you want to drink? ”

"I drink Coke." The older woman said. Gao Jinsong knew her, she was the eldest sister and Chen Gang's high school classmate Xie Xiaoli, who had met him in a restaurant on the night he had just returned to the county, and the eldest sister invited her to dinner and talk. It seems that she and Chen Gang are still working in the same place, one is the county library, the other is the county cultural center, and the two units are the same gate.

"You can drink anything." Another young woman said casually, casually looking at the living room. "I don't drink." She smiled and told Chen Gang, who was about to open a beer, and then said, "I'm fine with Sprite." ”

"This is Xiao Liu, Liu Chang." Chen Gang introduced Gao Jinsong. "This is the brother-in-law I have been praising all the way - Gao Jinsong."

Gao Jinsong, who was named, had no choice but to nod at the woman named Liu Chang. He had already greeted Xie Xiaoli and called her "Sister Xie" with respect.

After sitting and chatting a few words, Chen Gang went to the kitchen to take care of the river fish and all kinds of dishes at noon, Xie Xiaoli also went to the kitchen under the pretext of helping, and there were only two young men and women left in the living room, Gao Jinsong and Zhuang Xiaoli. Gao Jinsong pulled the newspaper and continued to look through it, hoping that this would help him cover up his current embarrassment, and Liu Chang was bored to change the TV channel. Finally, Liu Chang got up and went to the kitchen to see if there was anything she could do to help.

But she was soon blasted out. If there were three adults crammed into the tiny kitchen, it would be a bit of a grind - and she would be a disservice if she went there again. Liu Chang had no choice but to return to the living room with a bitter face and continue to watch the tasteless TV.

After a while, perhaps unable to stand the quiet atmosphere in the living room, Liu Chang took the initiative to talk to Gao Jinsong: "Listen to your brother, you play football in the provincial city?" Is it your job to play football? ”

"Huh?" Gao Jinsong raised his head and looked at her seriously, trying to determine if she was joking with herself, or if she really didn't know about it. Then he said vaguely, "It's kind of work." ”

"Playing football is also a job?" Liu Chang was a little surprised, but she quickly ignored the question and asked, "Do you make money?" ”

"It's okay, let's eat." Gao Jinsong said vaguely.

"Isn't work tiring?" This girl has the perseverance to break the casserole and ask to the end.

It's a difficult question to answer. Gao Jinsong thought for a while, smacked his lips and said, "It can't be said that it's tiring,—— it's just that sometimes it's quite stressful." ”

"Stressed?" Liu Chang obviously didn't quite understand where this "pressure" came from. She looked up and frowned and thought about it for a while, still not knowing what this "stress" meant. But she didn't know what to ask, so this inexplicable conversation came to an end for the time being.

Gao Jinsong pursed his lips. Yes, pressure, people who have not participated in the professional league will never understand the heavy pressure, players who have not experienced the battle of life and death will not experience the pressure that can break people's will, when it is further heaven and a step back is hell, every time the clock beats on the side of the field, it is like a hammer hammer hammering heavily in people's hearts, if you fail to step into heaven, the torment in hell is an indescribable pressure, chagrin, pain, remorse and sadness, These emotions can torment people into a blur, especially when the future is suddenly bleak, and this pressure of not being able to grasp the future will overwhelm people like real things......

Fortunately, he has survived these difficult times, and fortunately, he can still grasp his future, otherwise how could he sit here in peace and wait for dinner?

At the dinner table, Gao Jinsong told Chen Gang his thoughts.

"I want to buy another house in the county."

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