Chapter 21: The Father (Today's Chapter)

After Pogba learned that Li Shuai had passed the trial and signed with Manchester United, he proposed to go to Manchester to celebrate.

Through conversations along the way, Pogba had the feeling that he and Li Shuai would see each other late.

After eating, Pogba strongly proposed to go to the nightclub to continue to celebrate, but Li Shuai was a little tired and had to train the next day, so he declined. Eventually, under Pogba's smug eyes, he bought two new sets of bedding and drove back.

Pogba rented a place, the environment is not bad, simple decoration in Western style, one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom, a bed in the living room, two people live quite suitable.

What's more, the house is near the Carrington base, and it is only about 20 minutes walk, which is quite convenient.

"You can choose the bedroom and the living room, occasionally my brother will come from France to visit me, but you don't have to worry, I will let him sleep with me." Pogba said casually.

"It's good if I live in the living room!" Li Shuai didn't have any requirements for a place to live, in his previous life, in order to completely snipe the mission, he stayed in the stinky ditch for several days, it was not nothing, for Li Shuai, it would be good to have a place to rest.

Li Shuai did a simple tidying up of the living room and put on a brand new bedding.

After doing this, Li Shuai can't wait to tell his father Li Guofeng the news that he signed for Manchester United and become a professional player.

It's just that what is my father doing now......

Has his voice changed, or is it not as deep and full of breath as he remembers......

Has my father's face changed and there are a few strands of gray hair......

Is the body like in "Back", has begun to ricketize......

Thinking of these, Li Shuai couldn't help but think of a song that made him cry countless times in his previous life.

They always ask for you, but they never say thank you.

It wasn't until I grew up that I understood that it was not easy for you.

Every time you leave, always pretend to be relaxed.

He smiled and said go back, turning around and wetting his eyes with tears.

I want to be the same as before, holding your warm palm.

But you're not by my side, so I'll take you to your health.

Time slows down, and don't let you get old anymore.

I am willing to exchange everything I have for your long stay.

Dad, who is strong in his life, what can I do for you.

Humble surprises, take them!

Thank you for everything you do and hold up our home with both hands.

Always do everything you can and give me the best.

Am I your pride, and are you still worried about me?

Your caregiving, child, has grown up.

Thanks for having you along the way!

involuntarily hummed this familiar and unfamiliar "Father", Li Shuai felt a lot of emotion for a while.

His father is strong on the outside, soft on the inside, silently supporting his dreams, he has suffering in his heart, but he never says, even if he doesn't, even if he suffers, he must give the best to himself.

After Li Shuai woke up in his previous life, his father had passed away due to overwork, and he didn't even see the last side of his father, which was an eternal regret in his heart.

In the previous life, the son wanted to raise but did not wait.

In this life, he must let his father live happily.

In his last life, he lived for the country and dedicated his life to the motherland.

In this life, he only lives for his relatives and himself.

…………

Li Shuai packed up his excited emotions, wanting to hear the voice in his heart again that he had longed for countless times but could not hear again, Li Shuai no longer hesitated and dialed the number in the depths of his memory.

"Toot!" "Toot! "Toot! ”……

On the other side of the ocean in China, under the scorching sun, Li Shuai's father, Li Guofeng, is taking advantage of his rest time to work on the construction site. This is not his job, Li Guofeng is a safety mine manager of a coal mine, with an annual salary of 100,000 RMB, plus various welfare bonuses, he can get about 150,000 RMB a year.

However, when he was a child, he sent Li Shuai to play in a professional football school, and he had to pay high tuition fees every year, and he didn't save a few dollars.

Later, after Li Shuai fell into a coma because of that football game, he emptied almost all the family's savings and borrowed a lot of money outside.

I don't know when my son will be able to wake up, Li Guofeng is ready to fight a protracted battle. Not only will he do small jobs when he is resting, but he has been honest all his life, and he has found a relationship with a cheeky face, and has a full-time night security job in the unit.

In fact, as the safety mine manager of a coal mine, there are not too many ways to get money, but Li Guofeng never takes money that has no conscience. He is in charge of safety, the top priority of the coal mine, and if he is not careful, he will kill people, and he will never let the already miserable underground workers encounter unnecessary risks.

He would not exchange other people's lives for his son's life.

This is Li Guofeng's insistence.

Although he works as a small worker or a part-time security guard, the salary he can get is not much, or even a drop in the bucket, but Li Guofeng still counts 24 hours a day, and he wants to make good use of every minute to earn even a penny more to continue his son's life.

Pour out all that he can into his son.

Li Guofeng found that his mobile phone was ringing, took out the phone and looked at it, the unfamiliar number, the British called, his heart tightened, it could not be his son's life.

After Li Shuai woke up, he didn't tell the news, and immediately told his father Li Guofeng, he wanted to find a place to play, and then tell Li Guofeng to surprise his father.

It's just that where did he think that in his opinion, with his strength, what should be achieved soon was more than a month late.

However, in the end, he became a professional footballer and a player for Manchester United.

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"Who are you?" Li Guofeng quickly answered the phone and asked in Chinese first.

Hearing that there was no answer for a long time, Li Guofeng thought for a while, and said it again in English, but still didn't hear the voice, "Harassing calls?" ”

Because he heard the voice in his heart for a long time again, and Li Shuai, who was speechless, almost blurted out after hearing his father's complaints: "Dad......, I'm Xiaoshuai......"

On the other end of the phone, Li Guofeng's head was blank, and he fantasized about his son waking up countless times, but when he really heard his son's voice, Li Guofeng couldn't believe it, he was too afraid that this was a joke made by God, and his heart couldn't bear such a blow, but the voice was definitely his son, and he asked cautiously: "Xiao Shuai......, you are really ......, Xiao Shuai?" ”

couldn't meet, but just through the mobile phone, Li Shuai could still feel that his father's voice was full of hope and fear.

"Dad, I'm Xiaoshuai, I'm fine, I'm completely fine, I miss ......you so much" In the past and present life, Li Shuai's emotions that have been buried in his heart for many years erupted like a bursting embankment, and they were out of control.

It turned out that this was not an illusion of "thinking about the heart", Li Guofeng wiped a handful of water stains from the corners of his eyes, tried his best to suppress his trembling voice, and pretended to speak normally: "Okay...... It's just ......."

Worried about his father's emotions, Li Shuai didn't want to make the situation too sad, so he changed the topic: "Dad, in fact, I woke up four months ago, and then I want to tell you a piece of news, just today, I signed a professional contract with Manchester United, and I am now a Manchester United player." ”

Presumably, as a father of a die-hard fan, he will be very happy to know this news, Li Shuai thought to himself.

Originally, he heard that Li Shuai had been awake for four months, such a big thing, and now called him, Li Guofeng, who originally wanted to be angry, was stunned for a long time after hearing Li Shuai's next words, and asked in disbelief: "That Manchester United in the United Kingdom?" ”

"Red Devils Manchester United?"

After receiving Li Shuai's affirmative reply, Li Shuai's ears were busy.

"Toot!" "Toot! "Toot! ”……

After hanging up the phone, Li Guofeng shouted excitedly: "My son is okay, my son has succeeded, my son is now a Manchester United player!" ”

"That's Manchester United, my son plays at Manchester United......"

Although Li Guofeng has watched Li Shuai play football since he was a child, knows Li Shuai's strength and talent, and has always believed in his son's strength, he never thought that his son, who was in a coma in the UK, not only woke up, but also joined Manchester United.

What a surprise, what a surprise!

At this moment, whether it is as a die-hard fan or as a father, Li Guofeng can no longer hold back his tears.

However, Li Guofeng, who laughed for a while and cried for a while, attracted a sideways glance from the surrounding workers. However, Li Guofeng didn't care about these, but after his mood calmed down, he dialed Li Shuai's mobile phone again.

However, where did Li Guofeng know that the surprise was not over, and then when he heard that Li Shuai's salary was 10,000 pounds a week, asking him not to work too hard and not to worry about his family's debts, Li Guofeng was even more complicated.

"How can a reserve player get such a high salary?"

"The pound is so profitable?"

Even though he is a die-hard fan, he knows that the salary of the players is ridiculously high, and he never imagined that Li Shuai could get such a high salary when he first arrived at Manchester United.

"One week's salary is worth a year's ......"

Next, Li Guofeng tried his best to let Li Shuai play well, and he must play famous and repay Ferguson's kindness.

Li Shuai naturally nodded yes, but he was glad that he did not tell Li Guofeng about Chelsea's "10 times" weekly salary and tempting him to join, otherwise he was afraid that it would not be a surprise, but a fright.

After Li Guofeng's mood calmed down again, he asked Li Shuai about his situation in the UK, and Li Shuai specially asked Li Guofeng's physical condition.

After learning that his father Li Guofeng's unit had organized a physical examination a few days ago, and there was no problem with the results of the physical examination, Li Shuai, who was still a little uneasy, finally completely relaxed. It seems that his father has a heart disease, and in order to earn money, he was overworked and exhausted, so he died in middle age.

Now that he has woken up early, and he is able to earn money, he still earns a lot, and he will earn more in the future, and money is no longer a problem.

Li Shuai, who was in a good mood, joked with his father: "Comrade Li, you don't want to think about whose son I am, you are always waiting for your son to become famous, come back and sign for you, there is a son of a football star, you will play football with your friends in the future......"

"That's bullish, there's no boundary!"

Li Guofeng chatted with his son for half an hour, and he almost forgot that he was still working.

If it weren't for his son's awakening, he would be too happy, he would never be like this in normal times, thinking that his son would be awake anyway and he could talk at any time, so he said: "Okay, dad still has something to do, hang up first, you kid pay attention to your body, I'm still waiting for the signature of you, a big star." ”

"Well, Comrade Li, take good care of your health, just wait for the news of the victory of the revolution!"

"Then let it go, if you're tired, go home and ......" After saying this, Li Guofeng hung up the phone.

After such a wonderful day, Li Shuai was very tired both physically and mentally. Thinking that his father would no longer die in middle age like in his previous life, Li Shuai fell asleep not long after lying in bed, and seemed to have a good dream, and Li Shuai was happy in his sleep.

"Dad, it's great to have you by your side on the road of life in the future!"