"Today is Sunday, January 25th." Joe. Shirin had foam on his face and said to himself in the mirror, "Hey, man. Did you sleep well yesterday? Well, let me see your eyes......" He leaned in and looked at himself in the mirror with wide eyes.

"There's not much blood, yes, it looks like I'm really resting. So how about let's change our image today? You're going back to your hometown, but you can't have a scruffy beard, they'll be unhappy because you've been out there all these years. ”

"First of all, you have to shave your beard clean......"

Joe. Shirin picked up the razor in his hand and began to shave.

Joe after shaving and wiping his face. Shirin looked at himself in the mirror and whistled.

"Nice face, man." He laughed.

"You're playing against Chelsea, which is great! Chu Zhongtian was making breakfast for Yang Yang and himself, and he had just finished his morning workout plan.

Yang Yang sat at the table, chatting with Chu Zhongtian while waiting for breakfast.

'I can go to Stamford Bridge and watch a game......

"I said Lao Yang, you're a Chelsea fan, right?"

Yang Yang nodded: "Hmm." ”

"And who do you want to win this game?" Chu Zhongtian asked.

"Of course it's you, do you need to talk about it?"

"Don't support Chelsea anymore?" Chu Zhongtian said with a smile.

"It's just an FA Cup, we're aiming for the league title and the Champions Cup!" Yang Yang shouted with a wave of fists. "And even though Chelsea is my supporter, you're my roommate, you're closer, and I'm rooting for the closer side, right?"

Chu Zhongtian brought the homemade sandwich: "Thank you!" ”

※※※Vivian. Instead of doing her aerobics this time, Ms. Miranda stood in the living room with her hands on her chest and her eyes on the stairs. Behind her, a sports news program was playing on the television set — the host telling the breakfast audience what to watch today.

'Today is the first day of the FA Cup. The most notable of these is the clash between Liverpool and Newcastle at home, and Arsenal's vs Middlesbrough is also worth watching for Arsenal fans...... For Chelsea fans, their team drew a good draw against Wimbledon, an amateur side. Basically, the promotion is no longer a problem...... Next up is Manchester United, and their opponents are Northampton ......"

Footsteps rang out from the top of the stairs, and Emily walked down with her backpack on her back.

"Mom?"

Seeing her mother standing in the living room and looking at her, she was a little strange - shouldn't her mother be doing aerobics with the TV at this time?

"Are you going to watch the game again today?" Mom asked.

"Yes, Mom......"

'The FA Cup is in the afternoon, what are you doing with your home so early?'

"I made an appointment with Uncle John to meet him at his bar at this time......"

Emily could feel her mother's displeasure, and she could understand why she was against going to the game. So she didn't even watch the Wimbledon match now, but this game is quite important, and she has to cheer for the team and Chu on the spot anyway.

"What do you do when you go to the United States one day? Do you want to fly back to see that team's game? ”

"If I happen to be on vacation, Mom." Emily replied.

"Amy...... "Mom has something to say."

"Mom!" Emily preemptively interrupted her, "I'm almost twenty-one years old, I'm not a kid who doesn't know anything anymore, I have a life of my own. Be respectful, okay? ”

Ms. Miranda looked at her daughter, who looked at her without flinching.

The two men looked at each other for a moment, and Miranda withdrew her gaze, but she didn't say anything.

Emily walked past her, "Goodbye, Mom, I'll be back soon, don't worry about me." ”

When she closed the door and walked out, she hummed the song she had learned the previous afternoon.

"This is my Chu, my Chu ......"

Through the window, Miranda saw her daughter walk out of the yard with a light step and turn onto the street.

The figure full of youthful vitality looked pleasant.

Are you going to cheer that Chinese kid on again?

She thought of how happily she went to appointments when she was her daughter's age, and ended up marrying her date. And now?

Hmph, man, none of the good things!

※※※When Emily came to the Wimble bar, she saw Chu Zhongtian there, standing behind the bar wearing an apron, looking like a bartender. She felt both surprised and strange: "Isn't today a race day, Chu?" ”

"Huh, is that Emily?" Chu Zhongtian looked very happy when he saw Emily, he hadn't seen Emily in a bar for a long time - when he came to the bar yesterday night, Emily had already gone home. "We gathered after lunch. That's why I'll be here in the morning. What do you want to drink? Or a pint of Guinness? With that, he took out his glass and prepared to pour Emily wine.

Boss John had a bitter face on the side: "He has to come to work, saying that he has nothing to do anyway, and there is still money to be made...... Can you imagine, Emily? A player who is about to play in the FA Cup against Chelsea is still thinking about the six pounds an hour salary! I don't care about the dozen pounds, I'm just afraid that people who don't know will think I'm squeezing our heroes...... Oh my God, come and persuade him. ”

After listening to Boss John's complaints, Emily turned her face to Chu Zhongtian and said, "Look at you forced Uncle John, Chu." Don't be busy, take your apron off. Well-behaved, obedient. ”

Chu Zhongtian pursed his lips helplessly, put down the wine glass, and then took off his apron and hung it on the coat hook on the wall.

Boss John laughed, "Sure enough, it still takes Emily to cure you, Chu." ”

"The afternoon game won't be tense, right?" Emily asked. 'It's a game like Chelsea'.

"What's there to be nervous about?" Chu shook his head and asked, "I'm a little excited, and I can't wait to fight them." ”

"Well, it's not stressful. I think it's Chelsea who is under pressure. Hardly anyone would believe that we could win, not even our own. Emily shook her head, "Just relax and play to your full potential, win or lose...... It doesn't really matter. ”

Chu Zhongtian looked at Emily, and the two of them were now separated by a forty-centimeter-wide bar. Chu Zhongtian could even see the fine fluff on Emily's face, as well as the upturned eyelashes, trembling gently.

He suddenly asked, "Do you believe we can win, Emily?" ”

"Huh?" He asked suddenly, and Emily was stunned for a moment. "Of course it's good to win, Chu. But don't put too much pressure on yourself...... I know you love to pursue ......."

"Actually, I don't know if I can win, but I want to try hard, maybe I can win?" Chu Zhongtian continued to look at Emily's face and said. "You know I'm not used to giving up before a game, I play football is ......"

Emily snapped up and said, "I know, I know, you play to win, not to lose." ”

Chu Zhongtian smiled.

'But Chelsea are strong.'

"I don't think we're weak." Chu Zhongtian shrugged his shoulders and said.

Emily stretched out her right hand and put it on Chu Zhongtian's shoulder: "May the strong win, my knight." ”

"I read a lot of newspapers in the morning, and I even went to the Internet to look at it, and I found that almost the whole world thought we were going to lose. Do you know how those newspaper headlines come up? 'The end of the dark horse miracle! I am very upset with such a title! Before Chu Zhongtian approached the bus, he could already hear Qiao from the car. Shirin's voice was up.

"But that's the case, dead jeep ......," said one of his teammates. We're so far from Chelsea...... I think it's great that we're in this game and they're not wrong. ”

"Fart! Football is round! Less than the last second, do you know who loses and who wins? ”

It looks like he's at odds with his teammates.

"Good afternoon, Chu. How did you sleep yesterday? "The head coach Eames, who was standing outside the car to greet the players, didn't care what was going on in the car.

"Good, boss."

"Then hurry up and get in the car, we're about to go."

Chu Zhongtian got in the car and saw Qiao. Shirin looked red-eared, and Sim across from him. Johnston raised his hand and made a surrender.

"Alright, Dead Jeep, what are you so excited about?" Gavin. Bor is outstanding to play the round.

Shirin also seemed to feel that he was a little out of shape, so he muttered, "I'm sorry, Sim. He sat down again.

The rest of the group continued to talk about the upcoming game, and they all agreed that it was impossible for the team to win this game, so instead of thinking about how to win against Chelsea, it was better to enjoy the game.

'I've brought a digital camera and I'll be able to take a picture in the dressing room at Stamford Bridge to prove I've been here, haha!"

"I also brought a camera, but I'm going to look for a chance to take a picture with Hasselbaink."

"I'm ready to ask them for autographs after the game......"

"Let me start with, guys. I'm going to swap shirts with Frank Lampard after the game, his shirt is mine, don't grab any of you from me! ”

"Ah, you are cunning! Plum! ”

"Maybe Frank Lampard won't be in the squad at all, huh...... 'Andy' Sullivan said.

His voice was too low for anyone to care, though.

The men continued to discuss happily what to do with the Chelsea stars when they saw them, which hand would be better to shake hands first, and what to say during the game.

"If I shovel down Joe. Cole, should I say sorry to him? ”

"You can tell him that the weather is nice today, and you can still see the sun while lying on the ground, haha!" A crowd burst out laughing. Today is actually a cloudy day, and there is not a single crack in the thick clouds, so that the ghost can see the sun.

Chu Zhongtian walked over and Andy. Sullivan gave a high-five, and then sat down with him and Joe. Shirin was in front of the empty position and he spotted Joe. Shirin didn't get involved, just sat on the side and was silent.

So he turned to Joe. Schilling: "Why are you sullen, dead jeep?" ”

Instead of answering his question, Shirin asked rhetorically, "Hey, Chu, do you want to win this game?" ”

"Nobody wants to lose." Chu Zhongtian shook his head.

"Do you want to win even if it's a game with a huge disparity in strength?"

"It's one thing to win or not, it's another thing to want to win, at least I want to see if I can win."

Joe. Shirin laughed: "Worthy of being my friend!" I want to win too! ”

'You're ...... Chelsea Is there still hatred? Chu Zhongtian remembered that he had been swept away by the Chelsea youth team.

"No, there is no hatred. I used to be a jerk and it was normal for me to leave Chelsea. But I don't know if that's right......" he pondered his words, "I'm a man who has been away from home for many years, and when I come home after many years, I always want them to know that I'm doing pretty well, isn't it?" Even though I'm a Wimbledon player and fan, I love Chelsea just as much, right? ”

Chu Zhongtian shook his head.

"Maybe it's a way for me to show my feelings for the Blues, I don't know if you can understand it, Chu. I love Chelsea because Chelsea taught me to play. How can you express this gratitude? Do your best to beat them in the game. ”

Chu Zhongtian said: "Actually, I can understand a kind of respect for Chelsea, right? ”

"That's right! It's because I love Chelsea that I want to beat them! ”

He asked Joe. Schilling stretched out his hand: "We have the same goal and I want to do my best to beat them in the game. Even if they're a super ball field, even if they're strong. ”

Joe. Shirin shook his hand up, and next to Andy. Sullivan grabbed the hands of the two men: "I also want to try to defeat them." ”

Then Schilling looked back at his teammates who were still chatting: "It seems that we don't have many partners. ”

"Actually, I can understand them...... "Andy. Sullivan said. "Our opponents are too strong, and we don't deserve anything in terms of strength. Enjoying the game became their goal. ”

"I'm enjoying the game, but I think you only enjoy it if you win." Chu Zhongtian said. He's not talking big, he's not happy if he loses, and only when he wins does he feel that all the effort he put into the whole game is worth it.

Kevin. Cooper was the last to arrive, and he chatted with Eames below before getting in the car. Head coach Eames followed him up, and the sound in the car disappeared as everyone watched him.

"I know you've been waiting for this moment for a long time, right?" Eames asked.

"That's right, boss!!"

"I'm getting a little impatient to wait, ha!"

"Are we leaving, boss?"

"Oooo

A crowd shouted with joy.

Eames waved at them, then turned to the driver and said, "Go ahead." ”

"Oh!!" That's what it means to go, and everyone cheers.

"Go, target: Stamford Bridge!!" There are also people who pat the backs of their seats, happy as if they were children going out on an outing.

※※※Chu Zuosheng looked at his watch, ten past nine. In front of him was a newspaper that he had seen in his office that day, which previewed the live broadcast time of the game -- at 23 p.m. Beijing time on January 25, Sichuan Satellite TV Sports Station broadcast it.

His wife Zhou Xiaoxiang is watching the news program of Chengdu TV, which is full of some trivial things, the owner of the Li family is short, there is no depth of thought, but it is very close to the life of the masses and very close to the people, so the popularity of this program in Chengdu is quite high.

Just now, a team of firefighters and officers worked closely together to save a cat from a tree amid the applause of the crowd. Immediately after that, the picture of her son appeared.

She was concentrating on watching TV, and she was stunned.

Even Chu Zuosheng, who was not interested in this kind of program with a strong market atmosphere, came to his senses.

"I think in the past few days, the citizens of Chengdu must have slowly become familiar with a name-" the beautiful hostess said with a smile, "Chu Zhongtian." A Chengdu student who studied in the UK has now become a star in the media. Why? Listen to me swing slowly for you......"

Next is a photo of Chu Zhongtian in the last round of the FA Cup match against Wimbledon, and the foreign voice introduced the whole story of his fame to TV viewers: "He was originally just an ordinary international student, but he joined a local amateur team because he liked to play football." That's fine, but who would have thought that his team would actually reach the FA Cup in one go! What is the English FA Cup? It is a long-established cup competition in England, and it has a very high status in the hearts of the English people! On January 3rd, his team faced a professional team that was a full eight levels above them! Before the game, no one thought that they would be able to defeat this professional team, and what was even more surprising was Chu Zhongtian! Our Chengdu baby was selected as the best player on the spot! He also scored the first goal of a Chinese player in the tournament! ”

The host's voice became more and more exaggerated and excited.

"You can't say it? And what about today? It is the day he participates in the FA Cup, and today local sports stations across the country will broadcast this game at 11 o'clock in the evening, hoping that the majority of Chengdu citizens will cheer for our own children at that time! ”

The news is over.

Chu Zuosheng was still looking at the TV screen, his son was getting more and more famous...... This is something that his parents who sent him to study abroad did not expect.

"Do you really want to watch that game?" His wife asked.

"Hmm." Chu Zuosheng nodded.

"I don't know what's so good about football!" Zhou Xiaoxiang muttered.

Chu Zuosheng smiled and said: "Even if it's not watching football, you should watch it for our baby." ”

"Then you think I should watch it too?"

"I had to ...... You've got class tomorrow, so you've worked hard. Let's go to rest early. ”

The wife snorted and said nothing more.

Chu Zuosheng looked at his watch again, and then got up to make tea. In order to prevent falling asleep for a while - after all, people are not as energetic as before when they are old - strong tea is a must-have thing to stay up late to watch football. Half a cup of tea and half a cup of water, the tea that is so bitter that it makes people frown is the best.

After making tea, Chu Zuosheng wrapped himself in a cotton jacket, sat on the sofa, and patiently waited for the arrival of eleven o'clock in the evening.

(To be continued)