Chapter 221: Invitation
Outside a large farm in a remote California town near the Mexican border, Pablo was wearing a cowboy hat, shoveling up the straw around him with a shovel, humming a song and grimacing at the small wooden cart next to him.
On the small wooden car, a little girl like a pink carved jade "giggle~" laughed non-stop, her hands kept slapping each other, it seemed that her father's singing and grimace made her extremely happy.
"Pääbo! Pääbo! ”
"Here is your letter! It seems to be from the UK. ”
His wife, Sheena, walked in from outside, looked at the father and daughter who were working and were funny, smiled, and handed her husband the letter she had just found in the letterbox outside.
"Letter? Let me see. ”
Pablo was stunned for a moment, it has been almost three years since he came to the United States, he seems to have completely waved goodbye to the past, and his friends in Spain have never been contacted again, so for so long, few people have sent him letters, especially from England, in his impression, it seems that he has no friends there, right?
"Faith! Letter!! Daddy, letter! ”
The little girl, who was almost two years old and could already speak some simple words, saw her father take off her gloves and take the new ones, and the little girl was very curious, and stretched out her hands to the letter.
"My little darling, you don't know how to read. Don't worry, let Dad take a look at it first and then tell you, okay? ”
Pablo gave her daughter a doting kiss on the forehead, smiled, and opened the envelope.
The three tickets slipped down from the envelope, and Pablo was stunned again, picking it up and holding it in his hand, there was an accident and a trance between his eyebrows, more like a memory of the past.
"I want you to come, Pabo."
In addition to the ticket, there is also a piece of stationery, which is very simple, with only a short line of words.
But it made Pablo's heart ripple uncontrollably.
It's been a long time since he's watched a football game, doesn't pay attention to football coverage, and even forces himself to watch a football game that Americans love...... He thought that everything was over, but when this "invitation" was in front of him, Pablo knew that he still loved football, but he hid this feeling in the deepest part of his heart.
"Big brother, you're the best!"
"Big brother, you're going to win the championship! All Champions...... You will stand on top of Europe! ”
The words that little Luna once rode on her neck, waving her little fist and shouting excitedly, seemed to echo in her ears, and Pablo's hand grasping the letter paper harder.
"Pääbo! Pääbo! What happened to you? You...... Whose letter is this? ”
His wife, Hina, noticed her husband's abnormality and nervously grabbed his hand.
"Nothing. I had a friend from a long time ago who told me that he was in the final of the Champions League. ”
Pablo carefully put the ticket in his pocket, and responded to his wife, then he shook his head again, Sheena is a native of the United States, and she doesn't know much about the sport of football, maybe what the Champions League is, and what the Champions League final means, she doesn't know at all.
It's just that what stunned him was that Sheena smiled: "Is it a football game?" Champions League, I know ......"
"You know?" Pablo was surprised.
"Actually...... I know you love football, Paabo. Although you never watch football games or follow the news about football, I know that you love football and many times, you will shout in your sleep...... Is that friend of yours named Fan? You seem to dream about him sometimes......"
Pablo suddenly nodded, "Yes, it's Fan." He was my friend, a friend who will never forget. ”
"He sent me three tickets. Tickets to the Champions League final. Pablo crouched down and stroked her daughter's blonde hair with both hands, "Actually...... I want to go...... Sheena, are you going? …… And, little Luna, are you going? ”
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Beijing, China.
As soon as Mrs. Lin put down the phone in her hand, a servant came to inform her that the old man of the Fan family was here.
"The old thing is here? What to do? You go and tell him that I'm too busy to see him, and tell him to get out!" ”
Old Man Lin glared, and waved his hand to let the maid drive people away. Although he and Fan Lao are in-laws and old friends, the two have never dealt with each other much, in addition to arguing and shouting, they are still noisy, chatting, playing chess, and even eating - that's it, the most important thing is that every time he quarrels, he can't quarrel with each other, which makes him very embarrassed.
So, less contact and less friction, no friction if you don't touch, I can't argue with you, can't I hide from you?
Moreover, at this time, Mr. Lin was not in the mood to "quarrel" with Old Man Fan, his grandson had just called and invited the Lin family to England to watch him play football on the spot.
Mr. Lin is happy, and he wants his family to prepare and then go to London together. At this time, who has the leisure to quarrel with Old Man Fan? Let him stay in the country alone, and go alone to be lonely, empty, and cold!
"Zhuang'er still feels sorry for my grandfather, knowing that I am old, and sent a special plane to pick me up. Good, good, good! This time, the old man is also capitalist once, haha! ”
Mr. Lin was on a family outing, leaving his old rival Fan Lao alone in the country to "be lonely", when he saw Fan Lao walking in.
"Who let you in? Someone, someone, get him out for me!" ”
The good mood was destroyed in an instant, Lin Lao puffed out his eyes and shouted, and the servant next to him looked helpless - old man, you are just making a show, this Fan Lao is your in-laws, who really dares to stop him from entering!
Mrs. Lin gave her wife a roll of her eyes, and said softly: "Old man, what is your name, your in-laws are here, you have this attitude?" It's not a shame! ”
Old Man Lin was choked up and didn't speak, but Old Fan smiled and sat down by himself, and asked the maid to pour him a cup of tea.
"I said Old Man Fan, you really have a big face, just break in by yourself, and drink it? You really don't treat yourself as an outsider! ”
Old Man Lin puffed out angrily again.
Fan Lao took a sip of tea, put the cup down, and said with disdain: "Do you think I want to come?" If Zhuang'er hadn't asked me to pick you up and go to England, I wouldn't have bothered to take you with me! ”
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Mrs. Lin: "Big sister, you let the patriotic people pick up the dropouts, and follow me to the UK tomorrow...... Some people don't want to follow, anyway, I don't want to hitchhike when I look at him! ”
"My wife and son, why should I go with you...... Wait a minute! ”
Old Man Lin first blew his hair, and then seemed to understand something, and wondered, "Could it be...... The special plane that Zhuang'er said is yours, right? ”
"It's not mine...... Fan Lao smiled and spread his hands.
“……”
Old Man Lin looked confused, and dared to be in love for a long time, the so-called special plane is Old Man Fan's! In this way, Zhuang'er not only invited the Lin family, but also called the Fan family? I want to proudly watch the scene of Old Man Fan staying in the country alone, isn't it in vain?
Mrs. Lin knew her boss's stinky temper, for fear that such a "blow" would stimulate him to be furious, and was about to step forward to comfort her, when she saw the boss jump up from his seat with a "Teng~", looking aggressive.
"Old man, you ......"
Mrs. Lin couldn't dissuade her, Lin Lao had already walked in front of Fan Lao in three steps and two steps, and everyone thought that a "senior boxing match" was about to kick off, but Lin Lao's wrinkled face was like a peach blossom, and he smiled extremely brightly, "Alas, alas, I said in-laws, who of us are with whom, we have been friends for decades...... That, the matter of going to the UK is so decided, let's go over together and cheer for Zhuang'er...... How lonely the journey is, you also lack an opponent to play chess, don't you? I'm the best candidate......"
“……”
Old Madam Lin was dumbfounded, and Old Fan was also made to cry and laugh by the old opponent's change of face.
"You're really ...... Old man Lin, on the kung fu of changing your face, I will convince you! Fan Lao shook his head helplessly and said, "Get ready, let's leave tomorrow." I've arranged it over there, and the tickets have already been pre-ordered, so let's go to see Zhuang'er together! ”
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Barcelona, Spain.
Nado pushed open the wooden door of the bar, and when he entered the lobby, he went to the bar to pick up a beer for himself, and then found a place to sit. But I suddenly found that today's Tongs Bar seems to be a little different from usual.
In the past, as long as it was open here, the drinkers were very excited to chat, but today, the bar seems to be a little quiet, although there are many people, but everyone does not have much conversation, but looks in the direction of the bar, as if waiting for something.
"What's going on? What's going on? Nelson, do you know what this is all about? By the way, where did that Fidel guy go? ”
Nado whispered to Uncle Nelson next to him.
"Fidel went to pick up the delivery." Nelson glanced at him, his face faintly excited, and he pretended to lower his voice mysteriously, "Nado, you don't know yet, do you?" In the afternoon, Van called, and he told Fidel that he had sent us something. So, at this point, Fidel went to pick up the mail...... Ha, that Fidel guy is mysterious, but we all know it, Fan sent us a ticket for the Champions League final......"
"Tickets? Champions League final!? ”
Nado's eyes widened suddenly, he finally understood why the big guys looked like they were looking forward to it at this time, not to mention them, even he who learned the news looked at the door of the bar at this time.
At this time, the wooden door of the bar was pushed open again, and Fidel walked in with a box.
"Guys, I've got the stuff back. You all know what's in it, right? Ha, let's get ready, let's leave for England the day after tomorrow...... Don't worry, there are enough tickets, dozens of us, all go, all go! ”
Fidel patted the box in his hand excitedly, and the drinkers sitting in the lobby were already yelling and cheering excitedly.
"To England! Go to the UK! ”
"We're going to the Champions League final! We're going to see Fan's final! ”
"We're going to witness Van and reach the top of Europe! Ha ha! ”