Chu Zuosheng and Gao Jie sent a letter of protest to one of China's most famous community websites, and their posts were soon deleted, and the website also published an apology letter in a prominent position on the homepage, calling on netizens to "If you love Chu Zhongtian, please don't disturb his family." All we can do is support him mentally and hope he does well in the next round of the FA Cup." They didn't think it was a shame at all, but treated it as something worth hype, and the daily hits of the site went up a lot.

Chu Zuosheng, who returned home, plugged in the phone line again, and this time waited for half an hour and didn't hear the phone ring. He and Zhou Xiaoxiang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Before he could catch his breath, he heard the phone ring.

The two glanced at each other, and Zhou Xiaoxiang motioned for her husband to pick it up.

Chu Zuosheng didn't dare to disobey the order, and picked up the phone receiver: "Hey, which one to find?" ”

"Dad, it's me." Chu Zhongtian's voice rang on the other end of the phone.

"Oh my God?"

As soon as Zhou Xiaoxiang heard this nickname, he immediately got up from the sofa and snatched the phone.

"Chu Zhongtian!"

※※※ January in the UK is still quite cold, and Chu Zhongtian shivered when he heard his mother's voice. I don't know if it's because of the weather or something else...... "Mom......" His voice immediately weakened.

"Do you know what a fuss I am?" Mom's voice still sounds aggressive on the phone, even across the entire Eurasian continent.

Here it comes...... Chu Zhongtian knew that he would not be able to escape this catastrophe after all. Long-term experience tells him that once his mother is angry, the smartest thing to do is to let her crack and say enough first, and when she vents enough and says that she is tired, it is the best time to defend herself. Otherwise, forcibly interrupting her and explaining to herself will only provoke even more intense anger.

Therefore, Chu Zhongtian automatically adjusted and entered the training mode.

"Look at the good things you've done! What has been the harassment of the family in the past two days? Your dad and I can't even sleep well, and we're scared! You're good to play in the UK! Also famous! Also in the newspaper, on the TV...... Your dad and I are tired and frugal, just calling you to go abroad to play football, wow? ”

Chu Zhongtian retorted in his heart: I didn't delay my studies when I played...... I still got a scholarship for my freshman year.

But now he didn't dare to say it, and he had to save it for the end.

"What's the future of football? It's been four years here, and you still haven't figured it out? Look at the reputation of those players now! What a shame to mention! Don't kick it, I'll tell you, give me a good student to learn! It's best if you can stay there after graduation, and if you can't stay, I'll come back......"

When Chu Zhongtian heard that his mother didn't let him play football, he was immediately anxious, and blurted out a "no".

This sentence can be regarded as a hornet's nest...... "What? Do you say it again? ”

Chu Zhongtian wanted to say it all...... So what's there to be afraid of? directly with his mother: "I'll continue to play football, Mom." I never relaxed in my studies, and I even got a 500 pound scholarship in my freshman year! I started playing there before my freshman year, but it didn't affect my studies! I don't sleep and give up playing......"

"If you didn't play, you could have done better! What's so good about playing football? It's easy to get hurt if you delay time! What is good about being grizzled all day long? ”

"But I didn't delay my studies, Mom!"

"You haven't delayed now, do you know you won't delay in the future? When you graduate, you have to do an internship, do a graduation thesis, defend yourself, and find a job, how can you have time to play football? ”

"But I'm not delayed now, why can't I play?"

"Why can't you play football? Because you're wasting your time! Waste our money! I also said that you really worked and studied during the past two summer vacations, but I didn't expect you to run away to play football, when did you learn to lie? It's all bad things you learn when you play!! ”

The excited Zhou Xiaoxiang became louder and louder, almost roaring. Chu Zuosheng, who had been silent, couldn't help but complain: "You keep quiet, scare the child......"

Chu Zhongtian felt very aggrieved, he played football hard, but he was also studying hard, why couldn't his mother respect his personal hobbies?

"I've been playing for 10 years! I've been playing football since I was six years old, I've never panicked, you don't want to push everything to football, okay! I know that you work hard and it is not easy to make money, so I am also working hard here to relieve your pressure, I usually work two jobs, play football and get money, why can't I play football? I didn't delay my work, my boss gave me a raise, I didn't delay my studies, and I got a scholarship at the end of the semester, why can't I play football? Aren't you just afraid that I will delay my studies by playing football? But I didn't delay my studies! You say I'm wasting your money, I run to play football every time to save money, and I run to the six-kilometer road just to save money on tickets! Playing football is my hobby, and I don't get in the way of anyone playing by myself, so why can't I play! ”

※※※ Colin. John was busy in the bar when he heard a roar coming from outside, which he couldn't understand, so he guessed it was Chu. But didn't Chu call his parents? How can you speak to your parents in such a tone?

Old Bent heard the same thing, and he went out and stood in the doorway and looked at it, then walked back to John and said, "With his back to me, I can't see his expression clearly, but his body is shaking all the time, and I don't know whether he is cold or excited......

"Maybe it's a quarrel with my parents." John shook his head.

"It's the first time I've seen Chu speak to someone so excitedly. Scared the hell out of me, honestly......"

"Hopefully it's not something bad."

※※※ "Why can't I play football!?" The excited Chu Zhongtian made such a questioning voice.

His mother didn't seem to expect her son, who had always been obedient, to make such a sound, and she was stunned with the microphone, a little unsure of how to answer this question.

Seeing that the two of them seemed to be talking stiffly, Chu Zuosheng handed his hand over: "Give me the phone, I'll tell him." ”

Zhou Xiaoxiang reacted, threw the phone in her husband's hand heavily, threw down a sentence and entered the bedroom.

"Look at it, you look at it, you know how to talk back to me!"

Chu Zuosheng looked at the bedroom door that was closed forcefully, shook his head, and then he said to the phone, "Hey, son, it's me." ”

"Dad......" Chu Zhongtian was still angry, and when he heard his father's voice, this "Dad" was a little unnatural.

'I heard you played in the FA Cup and you scored goals and you were the man of the match. Do you play professional football or what? There was no criticism or reprimand, Chu Zuosheng, the father, came up and asked football-related questions first.

"It's an amateur team, Dad. I played football while going to school, and I didn't delay my studies......" Chu Zhongtian still had to defend himself.

Dad interrupted him: "Okay, I believe in you. Tell us about your team. ”

So Chu Zhongtian briefly told the origin of Wimbledon on the phone, and also said that he suffered in the UK when he was in the preparatory department, and he had never told his parents about these hardships before, because he didn't want them to worry. But today he felt that speaking out might get his parents to support him to play here. Because he has made a lot of friends through football, his life in the UK is no longer lonely.

After listening to his son's story, Chu Zuosheng was stunned. He didn't expect his son to have so many sad memories studying in the UK, and it seems that he still doesn't care enough as a father...... I thought that as long as I gave my tuition and living expenses, I would have fulfilled my responsibilities. But in reality? He didn't know anything about his son, not just him, but his wife as well.

"Well, son. Don't think so much about your mother's side, I'll help you take it. Since you love playing football and you've made a lot of friends through football, keep playing. I advise your mother, your mother is not an unreasonable person, but she is just in a bad mood these days...... You still call home every week, don't resent your mom because of it, she's not easy, you know? ”

"Hmm......" Chu Zhongtian replied.

"Then I won't talk to you more, so as not to waste your phone bill...... By the way, when is your next round of the FA Cup? ”

"Sunday, January 25th."

"Do you know who the opponent is?"

"I don't know yet, but I'll find out tonight."

"Will you be able to see it in Chengdu then?"

"Dad, you ......"

"Hehe, I also want to see how my son feels on TV...... Speaking of which, I haven't seen you play in a few years. ”

Hearing his father's words, Chu Zhongtian's nose instantly became sour.

Mom has always disliked playing football by herself, and the only person in the family who can share football with him is Dad. To know that I can choose to play football, it is still influenced by my father.

"I don't know if I can see it, Dad. I'll help you ask, though. He thought of Xu Xiaodi, the Chinese reporter must know a lot about this matter, and he asked him when the time came.

"Sichuan Sports turned to the Premier League, but I don't know if they can turn the FA ......Cup," Chu Zuosheng muttered.

"Alright, alright." He reacted, "I said that I wouldn't waste your phone bill, and we talked for so long." This time it's really hanging, you take care of yourself there alone, if you don't have enough time and it's too hard, don't work, your mother and I can send you to the UK, and naturally we can give you out, so you don't have to think about anything. Study hard, huh...... I play hard too! Do a good job at the time of the FA Cup! ”

After hanging up the phone, Chu Zhongtian stood in the phone booth for a while.

Although his inner emotions have gradually calmed down with what he told his father, he had just had a big fight with his mother, which was the first time in 20 years, how could it have no effect at all.

To be honest, Dad tried very hard to comfort him, but his mood did not improve. He was still haunted by some of his mother's remarks. And he was very distressed - why couldn't his mother understand him? He worked very hard to understand the hardships of his parents, which is why he worked so hard to make money, but is it because his parents paid for his schooling, so he has no autonomy at all?

I'm already eighteen years old, I'm an adult, can't I make my own decisions?

He couldn't figure it out.

Chu Zhongtian, who had stood for a while, returned to the Wimbles bar, and the look on his face had not yet returned to normal.

Boss John and Old Bent looked at each other and shook their heads. Obviously, Chu is in a bad mood, so it's better not to go up at this time, let him calm down.

Chu Zhongtian, who was standing behind the bar, was still thinking about this matter.

Is this also one of the costs of fame?

If you don't become famous, play three seasons in obscurity, and go home after graduation, will there be no contradiction at all?

※※※Chu Zuosheng put down the phone and knocked on the bedroom door. He noticed that the bedroom door was not locked, so he pushed it open and walked in.

His wife was sulking on the bed with her back to the door.

He smiled.

Then he sat down on the other side of the bed, also with his back to his wife.

"Let's go, let's eat."

"No more! What do you eat? If you raise a son and don't want a mother, what's the point of living? ”

Chu Zuosheng knew that his wife was talking angrily, but he still coughed: "I can't say it...... What are you competing with your son? Besides, I didn't offend you, let's go, get up and eat with me. ”

"Humph! Why didn't you offend me? If you hadn't taught our son to play football, would you be where you are today? Zhou Xiaoxiang turned over as she spoke, pointing at her husband and said.

"Okay, yes, yes...... It's my fault, my fault. Chu Zuosheng saw that his wife was finally willing to face him, and hurriedly smiled.

No wonder the people around Chu Zuosheng would privately call him "rake his ears". Look, now he is like this, and he looks like a standard "strict wife".

"Rake ears" is a dialect of Chengdu and Chongqing, and "rake" is actually "Huoba", which is pronounced pa, a sound. In the Sichuan dialect, it means soft, "rake the ear" is the soft root of the ear, there is a saying that there is no opinion, what the wife says is what it is. There is also a saying that he is soft and lying on his stomach when his wife pulls his ears all day long.

Anyway, no matter which way it is said, "raking ears" in Chengdu is synonymous with "strict wife management". But "raking ears" in Sichuan is not a simple derogatory term, and sometimes it is even a positive term - after all, what woman doesn't want to find a "rake ears" husband?

Of course, Chengdu's human-powered tricycle is also called "rake ears", but that has nothing to do with strict wife.

"Can I eat now, Xiangxiang'er?"

Zhou Xiaoxiang shivered and said angrily: "Don't call me by my nickname!" How old are you, are you numb or not! ”

No matter how his wife reprimanded, Chu Zuosheng always smiled beside him.

He knew that this was not the time to reason with his wife, and his wife, who was angry, was now very resistant, and reasoning with her would only anger her and make things out of control. The son has a conflict with his mother, and he, the father and husband, should act as a lubricant in the middle. Wait for the wife to be angry, and then slowly reason, people's hearts are flesh and blood, and this family crisis can always be resolved by moving with affection and reason.

For the sake of family harmony, what if it is a "rake ear"?

The "rake ears" of the new century, we deserve to be glorious!

"Rake ears" Chu Zuosheng wasted all his strength, and finally persuaded his wife to get out of bed.

And because of a phone call from her son, they haven't even cooked dinner at eight o'clock now, usually his wife makes it, and now she is angry, of course she can't let her do it. So Chu Zuosheng volunteered, tied an apron and went to the kitchen, saying that if he let his wife have a good rest, he would definitely make her a table full of Han people!

As a result, after tossing for nearly an hour, my wife was hungry and screaming, and I hadn't seen the shadow of the Manchu Han banquet.

Zhou Xiaoxiang leaned against the kitchen door, watching her husband clumsily busy in the kitchen. The chopped green onions had just been cut here, and the soup in the pot over there had already been boiled, and the egg soup of Bai Huahua was pounced out and sprinkled on the fire, making a "poof" sound. Frightened, Chu Zuosheng threw away the knife in his hand and went to turn off the fire, but the green onion that had just been shoveled on the knife sprinkled on the board...... Looking at the floor again, the normally clean kitchen was already a mess, with dirty water, black footprints, vegetable leaves, and mud...... All over the place. Spend two hours cooking and another four hours tidying up the kitchen...... She sighed, and said that Sichuan men can cook, why did she find such a "Sichuan man"...... She walked over, picked up the kitchen knife that her husband had thrown on the board, gathered the scattered green onions together, and reached out to her husband with one hand.

"What?"

"Apron! I'm still here to serve you, Uncle Chu......" Zhou Xiaoxiang said helplessly.

"Hey, hey." Chu Zuosheng smiled and took off his apron and handed it to his wife.

His wife took over the control of the kitchen, and Chu Zuosheng said very politely that he could do it. As a result, he was kicked out by his wife on the grounds of causing trouble.

But instead of going to the living room to watch TV, he leaned against the kitchen door and chatted with his wife, who knew that his wife's mood was getting better little by little. When the mother and her son vomit for a long time...... In the end, she still has to surrender first, who made her a mother?

Chu Zuosheng didn't talk about what happened just now, but casually chatted about some other trivial things. For example, how much is pork expensive, I heard that the price of refined oil is going to rise again, and the housing prices in Chengdu are also rising...... After chatting for half an hour, a dish and a soup and a warm rice were served.

Chu Zuosheng helped set up the dishes and chopsticks, and personally helped his wife pull open the stool, and then handed the chopsticks to her. "Please eat, wife!"

Zhou Xiaoxiang, who had been stiff for several hours, finally couldn't help but laugh.

Chu Zuosheng, who was her husband, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The most dangerous time was passed safely, and the rest was easy to do.

Son, you can play football in England, your mother and I will take care of it!

(To be continued)