Liu Yun and Zhang Li followed coach George Sr. back to Coventry. This trip to London washed away Liu Yun's injustice, and Liu Yun's mind can be put all on preparing for the first round of the FA Cup against Portsmouth.

After successive victories over Portsmouth and Doncaster, the morale of the Coventry team is high. The atmosphere in the team is also united, and it can no longer be united. Alexander, the boss of the locker room, even said that in the team in the future, Liu Yun's opinion is his opinion, and Liu Yun's idea is his idea.

At 12:30 on Friday, Liu Yun finished his morning training and Zhang Li returned to his residence. Mrs. Hudson was not busy in the kitchen as usual. She was staring at the TV in the living room, her eyes motionless.

Seeing Liu Yun and Zhang Li coming back, Mrs. Hudson hurriedly stopped them: "Come and watch TV!" SKY TV's Dunphy is going to kiss Bob's ass! ”

Liu Yun and Zhang Li came to the TV.

This is a hot sports talk show on SKY TV. During the program, the host asked Deng Fei: "The FA has announced the results of the urine test on the 45-year-old Chinese player Liu of the Coventry team. Sir Anderson of the FA's Fair Play Department even bluntly said that Liu Yun was innocent. Dunphy, what do you think about this? ”

Although Dunphy is known as "Big Mouth", "Big Mouth" is just his commentary style. To put it bluntly, he used his unique commentary style to attract the audience and consolidate his position in the English Department of SKY TV.

SKY TV is inextricably linked with the FA, and this year SKY TV invested £200 million to win the contract to broadcast the FA's games. Dunphy wouldn't be stupid enough to question the results of a urine test. Because to question the results of the urine test is to question the authority of the FA. In that case, does he want to work at SKY anymore?

Deng Fei said to the host: "Oh, maybe I really misunderstood Liu. Well, we Brits are decent people who pay attention to integrity. The last time I broadcast the Coventry vs. Doncaster match, I said, if Liu is innocent, I'll kiss Bob's ass. Well, I'll make good on my promise now! ”

Dunphy's commentary partner, Bob, pouted his ass — he was wearing pants, of course.

Dunphy leaned over, with a look of disgust, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth and kissed Bob's buttocks. There was a burst of laughter at the show。。。。。。

Liu Yun turned off the TV and said to Mrs. Hudson, "This Dunphy is really boring. ”

Mrs. Hudson said, "He dared to insult my child, and this is God's punishment for him." By the way, this weekend's FA Cup opener, Coventry City will take on those Portsmouth mongrels at a neutral pitch. Because it's a battle of mortal enemies, I can't go with Gloria and Manny to cheer you on. Alger and Luke will be there to watch the game. Come on my child, God will bless you! ”

Zhang Li said, "Lao Liu, Mrs. Hudson, I'm going upstairs to pack my luggage." Although my course starts in three days, I want to leave early and leave tomorrow. ”

Liu Yun felt a sense of loss in his heart. People are emotional creatures. What's more, Liu Yun is an able-bodied man? How can you not have some feelings during the time you spend with a beauty like Zhang Li?

However, Liu Yun knew that it was impossible for him and Zhang Li to do so. People who are not the same era have different outlooks on life, values, and worldviews. It's better not to have any unrealistic illusions.

As soon as the afternoon training session was over, Liu Yun and Mrs. Hudson went to the station to bid farewell to Zhang Li.

Zhang Li said to Liu Yun: "Lao Liu, you have to learn English hard after I leave." Only by mastering this language can you really integrate into this country and the football scene here. You are a man with extraordinary courage and perseverance, and I am sure that you will be able to succeed. ”

After speaking, Zhang Li stretched out her hand and shook hands with Liu Yun.

Mrs. Hudson also hugged Zhang Li: "God bless you, my child. Good bye. ”

Zhang Li got into the car, and Liu Yun and Mrs. Hudson waved goodbye.

After Zhang Li left, Mrs. Hudson proposed, "Son, go to the supermarket with me, an old lady." ”

"Okay!" Liu Yun took the initiative to extend his hand, and Mrs. Hudson took his arm. Liu Yun deliberately slowed down his pace so that Mrs. Hudson could keep up.

As the sun sets, Liu Yun and Mrs. Hudson are like mother and son.

They went into a TESCO supermarket. TESCO Supermarket is a well-known affordable supermarket in the United Kingdom, with chain stores throughout the British Isles.

In the UK, it is legal to bet on football. THE CASHIER OF THE TESCO SUPERMARKET HAS A LOTTERY BETTING MACHINE FROM THE WILLIAM HILL BOOKMAKER.

Liu Yun and Mrs. Hudson had finished buying groceries and were checking out at the cash register when a gray-haired old man pushed open the door on crutches and walked into the TESCO supermarket tremblingly.

The female cashier seemed to be acquainted with Mrs. Hudson. She said to Mrs. Hudson, "Look, Mrs. Hudson, Major Franco has come to deliver money to the bookmaker again." ”

The cashier called the gray-haired old man Major Franco. This is because the ninety-two-year-old Franco had fought in World War II. At the end of World War II, he had the rank of major. In the United Kingdom, a military rank is a lifelong honorary title. Franco is a native of Coventry and is a true 80-year Coventry fan. Every year before the FA Cup, he would go to the TESCO supermarket to buy a £100 ticket and bet on Coventry to win the FA Cup.

In the past ten years, the odds of winning the FA Cup offered by William Hill bookmaker, Coventry team are more than 5,000 to 1, and this year's team has slipped in League Two, falling into the middle of the halfway, and the odds have reached 6,500 to 1. You must know that before the start of the Asian qualifiers for the last World Cup, the odds for the Chinese team to win the World Cup were 1 to 3500! In other words, in the eyes of the bookmaker, Coventry's chances of winning the FA Cup are smaller than the probability of the Chinese men's football team winning the World Cup!

Buying Coventry to win the FA Cup is tantamount to giving money to the bookmaker.

However, the gray-haired Major Franco insisted on buying Coventry every year to win the championship. His love for the Coventry City team is evident from this.

Major Franco walked over to the cash register. The cashier asked, "Major Franco, or is it the same as in previous years?" Buy £100? Coventry wins? ”

Major Franco nodded, "Yes." Buy £100 and Coventry won. ”

The cashier shook her head: "Major Franco, you are giving £100 to the vampires at the bookmaker. ”

Major Franco smiled, the wrinkles on his face crumpled together like dry bark: "There will always be miracles. Like in 1940 in the port of Dunkirk, France. The whole world thought that the Anglo-French allies were finished and that Hitler would rule all of Europe. Still, a miracle happened, we managed to retreat back to England, and eventually drove Hitler's bastard to suicide. ”

The cashier typed the ticket to Franco, a ninety-year-old man, and handed it to him.

Franco took the ticket and glanced at Liu Yun and Mrs. Hudson next to him. He looked at Liu Yun carefully with his faint old eyes: "Old lieutenant? Liu? Are you the forty-five-year-old Chinese player who humiliated the Portsmouth mongrel? ”

Liu Yun nodded: "Old man, it's me." ”

Old Franco didn't say anything more, put his crutches aside, silently took out his reading glasses from his pocket, asked the cashier for a pen, and wrote a line on the back of the ticket he had just gotten.

He turned around and handed the ticket to Liu Yun. Liu Yun didn't know what he meant.

"Take it, kid, give it to you, the lottery will bring you and the team good luck. God bless you all. With that, Major Franco turned around with great difficulty and walked away on crutches.

Liu Yun flipped over the back of the ticket. The above sentence is very simple, and Liu Yun can understand it.

There is a well-known English proverb:

"As long as you stand in the wind, pigs can fly into the sky."