No matter what happened outside, Shen Peng's training continued.

After the last game, the head coach arranged for Shen Peng to train with the main players to pass and receive the ball, and it was obvious that his status in the team had improved a lot.

Their next game is at home to Regensburg.

Regensburg are currently bottom of the table and deep in the relegation zone, and they will definitely play hard in the next games in order to avoid relegation, so a little carelessness in this game may capsize.

And against the relegation team, they can't shrink their defense, so they have been practicing their attacking routines before the game.

On February 8, after going to practice three rounds of table tennis with Xibeier in the evening, he returned to the dormitory, turned on his mobile phone, and there were still a few messages from Zhu Xian.

"Hey, tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, do you have dumplings over there?"

"Hey, I'm going to go to a relative's house for a hundred years after the New Year, it's so annoying!"

"By the way, there is no Spring Festival abroad, you won't have to compete in these two days!"

Shen Peng woke up suddenly, he didn't pay attention, it was already the New Year, anyway, he couldn't go back this year, I don't know what the situation at home is.

"You're right. /囧"

"We have another game against Regensburg on February 10, but it's a relegation team, so we should be able to win this game easily."

"It's true that there are no dumplings, hey...... / drooling"

After returning Zhu Xian's message, he hesitated for a moment and dialed the phone at home.

Originally, it was five or six o'clock in the morning in China, but according to the previous rules of his family, he didn't sleep much during the New Year, but carried out various entertainment activities, so someone should answer the call.

Sure enough, the phone was connected, and as soon as he picked it up, he heard bursts of laughter from the other side.

"Hey, Mom!" After all, Shen Peng was only seventeen years old, and now he was alone abroad, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little moist as soon as the phone was connected.

"You kid finally knows how to call home! If you don't contact me again, I'm going to call you. Cheng Huilan's voice was full of joy.

"Are you at Uncle's house now?" Shen Peng asked, they seemed to be playing cards, because they could vaguely hear "Do you want that, don't you want me to play cards!" It's impossible to get people to play cards in your own home.

"Yes, yes, yes, your cousin taught us to use that mobile phone software, which can video chat! This way you will also save some money on phone bills. Cheng Huilan seemed to remember something.

Shen Peng was stunned for a moment, this phone bill is nothing to him now, but he hasn't seen the uncle for a long time, and the video chat is not bad, "Well, okay, then I'll hang up first." ”

After a while, the video call was connected, and Shen Peng immediately saw the familiar face.

"Hey, stinky boy, why do you seem to be thin!"

A rough voice sounded, and Shen Peng didn't need to think about it to know that this was his father.

"That's right, Shen Peng, isn't the food over there bad? Or are you not used to eating something over there? Cheng Huilan asked with concern.

"No, it's just that there's a lot of exercise here. Don't look at me looking thinner, my muscles are a lot stronger! After Shen Peng finished speaking, he lit up the muscles on his arms.

"Stinky boy, don't lie to us! You're going to kick a ball, what muscles do you have in your arms? Shen Minghui saw through his little trick at a glance.

Shen Peng patted his head, he actually forgot about this stubble, and immediately changed the topic with a smile: "The legs are the same, the legs are the same...... How was your harvest this year? ”

Speaking of the harvest, Shen Minghui had something to say, but before he could say a word, he was stopped by a voice next to him, "Third child, it's time for you to play your cards!" It's up to your son to wait until this fight is over! ”

Shen Minghui glared, "Okay, okay, this is my loss, you have a few bombs all out, okay, I'll settle the bill with you later, don't disturb me to chat with my son!" ”

After speaking, he continued to look at his mobile phone and began to chat with Shen Peng, which made Cheng Huilan next to him a little dissatisfied, "Don't rob it!" ”

Shen Peng smiled and began to listen to his parents tell about the events of these days.

For example, what is going to kill a big fat pig of nearly 250 catties tomorrow, what cousin has brought back his daughter-in-law, what uncle's family has built another house, and so on.

We chatted until dawn over there before ending the call - in fact, if they hadn't looked at Shen Peng yawning like they were yawning, it was estimated that they would have talked for two hours.

Shen Peng saw the uncle's new house from the inside, and also showed his parents his living environment here, so that they could rest assured.

After it was over, Shen Peng fell asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow......

The next day, Shen Peng rarely did not have a morning exercise, which surprised several teammates like him, because Shen Peng had been here for so long and had never missed the morning.

"Hey, Shen Peng, what happened to you yesterday? Coming so late today? At breakfast, De Diqi asked, he is also a person who insists on morning exercises, so it is a little strange that he didn't see Shen Peng today.

"I mean, you didn't do that last night, did you?" Gryzka, who was next to her, said, her hands clenched into empty fists, moving up and down.

Dedic gave him an elbow, "Don't talk nonsense, he's still young, as far as I know, what kind of holiday is it in their country today, he guessed he contacted his family yesterday." ”

Gorezka looked at Shen Peng inquiringly, and Shen Peng nodded, confirming De Diqi's statement.

"Okay, it's me thinking too much, by the way, Shen Peng, your chances of playing may increase tomorrow, you come on!" Gryzka said to Shen Peng again.

'That's right, Regensburg will definitely put a bus at the back tomorrow, your long-range shooting ability may be useful then, and the manager may let you play early.'

Shen Peng nodded, in this way, it would be a good opportunity for him to prove himself.

As long as this opportunity is grasped, then he may be able to start in a crucial game ahead.

That was on the evening of February 27, when they started away to Stuttgart.

The reason why Shen Peng paid attention to this game is because this game is the quarter-finals of the German Cup, and their opponent is a Bundesliga team.

He asked the system that Matsuyama's task was to play the entire game to "lead the team to victory", so even if he won on the bench, he would not be able to complete the task.

Stuttgart is a team in the middle and lower reaches of the Bundesliga, and the German Cup has reached the quarterfinals, and they will definitely play seriously, so as long as this game can be won, then he can complete a Matsuyama mission, and if he wins, he will have a chance to challenge the Bundesliga team in the semi-finals.

The only caveat is that they are challenging their opponents away from home, which is a bit of a disadvantage for them.

The quarter-finals of the German Cup were decided over a single leg, home and away by draw, and they were not very lucky.

After eating, they started walking to the pitch and the day's training began.