After Chu Zhongtian finished his work at the Wimbles Bar, he said goodbye to Boss John and ran back to the apartment alone.

When he ran downstairs to the apartment, he saw the card type public phone and wondered if he should call home and tell him about his decision. He looked at his watch, and it was past ten o'clock. In China, it's past 8:10, and parents should be up at this time, and today is Sunday, and they won't go to work. But...... Chu Zhongtian hesitated, although he had already made up his mind, but when it came time to show his mother, he was still scared and worried...... Mom gave him too much shadow. In case he is scolded by his mother again, he doesn't know if he can still hold on to his hard-earned determination, or will he quarrel with his mother again?

More than two months have passed since that incident, and he still calls home every week, sometimes with his father and sometimes with his mother. If his father received it, he would whisper a few words about his playing in the UK, and if his mother received it, Chu Zhongtian would seriously report his study in the UK - of course, it was all a lie, because he might always tell his mother that he was skipping half a day of class every afternoon, just to participate in training and competitions, right? Then his mother would have eaten him alive. So he didn't dare to mention the word "football" at all, and his mother didn't ask.

It seems that everything is normal, only he knows that football is a time bomb that has been buried deep in his mother's heart, and it is accidentally detonated, and the consequences are unimaginable.

He stood outside the phone booth and struggled back and forth for a long time, finally deciding not to call tonight...... If the talk really breaks down, won't you even be able to sleep well tonight?

I'll call them tomorrow when I get up. Anyway, on Sundays, they won't be going anywhere.

Chu Zhongtian put the magnetic card back into his bag, turned around and walked into the apartment building.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian had a dream, he dreamed that he had become a world-class star, and he had just finished playing a very important game, how important it was, he didn't know, and he couldn't remember what the game in his dream was, anyway, it was very important. While enjoying the cheers of tens of thousands of fans in the stands and the filming of the reporters who flocked to him, he suddenly saw a very familiar figure in the crowd.

The figure was just a flash, he felt very familiar, déjà vu, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, who it was. When he wanted to pursue it, he woke up.

When he opened his eyes, he looked at the bright sky outside, still reminiscing about the dream just now.

Who is that figure? What does it look like to be a man or a woman? He didn't remember anything.

After entangled in bed with the question of who the person in the dream was for a while, Chu Zhongtian turned over and sat up, began to get dressed, and prepared a day's exercise plan.

The Easter holidays were already here, and he didn't plan to stay in his apartment and study his schoolwork.

Now that you've made up your mind to play football, it's time to spend time exercising and making your own training plan instead of pretending to do your homework.

Chelsea's scout Mr Newton said his disadvantage was that he was already 20 years old and had not received much high-level training. If you don't be strict with yourself, you will really be useless in playing professional football.

After getting out of bed and changing his clothes, he walked out lightly with a football in his arms.

It was only six o'clock at this time, and there were not many people outside.

He put the soccer ball aside and started to do warm-up exercises to get his body fully moving.

He took a deep breath every time he expanded his chest, and he greedily sucked in the fresh, cold air.

After the warm-up, he felt his body begin to heat up slightly, full of strength.

He hooked the soccer ball over, and after twenty bumpers of his left and right feet, he kicked the soccer ball forward and started to chase it. I started my morning exercise of running five kilometers with the ball.

※※※Forty minutes later, Chu Zhongtian seemed to have been fished out of the water, and he ran back with a football covered in sweat. By this time, there were more and more pedestrians on the street, and the sky was getting brighter. He looked up at the eastern sky, it might be a sunny day today.

I don't know what kind of weather is it in Chengdu, Sichuan, China?

Back in the apartment, prepare breakfast for Yang Yang and himself. Then take a cold shower, take off your sweat-soaked clothes and pants and throw them in a basin, pour water and washing powder, soak them until dinner, rub them clean, and take them to dry. After taking a shower, I changed my clothes and knocked on Yang Yang's bedroom door, called him up, and waited to have breakfast with him.

After breakfast, he packed up his things and prepared to go to work at the Wimbledan Bar. Pots and pans will be handed over to Yang Yang to deal with.

As he walked down the apartment building with his schoolbag and a soccer ball in his arms, he turned his head and saw the phone booth again.

After staring at the empty phone booth for a long time, he sighed - what should come is always coming, and paper will definitely not be able to contain the fire, and it is also a knife to stretch out his head and shrink his head, so it is better to grit his teeth and show down with his mother.

What if she doesn't want to?

Maybe when I earn my first professional salary, my mother's attitude will change, right?

Pulling the magnetic card out of his wallet, he opened the door to the phone booth and slipped inside.

※※※ At 5:40 in the afternoon, Chu Zuosheng sat on the sofa in the living room, took the remote control in his hand, and changed to CCTV5 sports channels, he waited to watch the sports news at 6 o'clock.

His wife, Zhou Xiaoxiang, was busy in the kitchen, preparing dinner.

Just then, the phone rang in the living room.

Chu Zuosheng sat down and reached out to pick up the phone: "Which one?" ”

"Hello? Daddy, it's me. ”

"Yo, son!" Chu Zuosheng really didn't expect his son to call at this time, and he was a little surprised. "Is there something going on?"

"I want to discuss something with you......" Chu Zhongtian's voice on the other side lowered.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian worked hard to adjust his emotions so that he had the courage to say his intentions. He was lucky, if it was his mother who answered the phone, he might change his mind the moment he heard his mother's voice, casually find an excuse to perfunctory his mother, and then hurriedly hung up the phone and went to the Wimble bar.

Fortunately, his father received the call, Chu Zhongtian knew that his father was supportive of playing football by himself, and it was better to talk to him than to his mother, at least he didn't have to worry about angering the other party.

Since it was my dad who received the call, I only need to think about how to say it in the best way.

In fact, this kind of thing also requires strategy, and this matter is divided into two parts - the first part is playing football, and the second part is not going to school. But if you tell your parents that you won't go to school as soon as you come up, then you don't need to talk about the latter part, and it's impossible for your emotionally charged parents to listen to what he's going to say...... Therefore, we need to start with the things that have less impact on parents, and get into the core little by little, so that parents can also be prepared, and then the resistance they will face will be much smaller.

Therefore, what Chu Zhongtian said first was: "I plan to ...... I'm going to play football, Dad. ”

"Kicking a ball? Aren't you playing? ”

"I mean...... Stop playing amateur football, play professional football, become a professional football......"

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone.

Chu Zhongtian was a little nervous and waited for the news over there. He's very, very nervous at the moment, not even in the game against Chelsea.

※※※ "I mean...... Stop playing amateur football, play professional football, become a professional football......"

When Chu Zuosheng heard his son say this, he was actually not surprised at all. In fact, since watching his son's performance in that game against Chelsea, he has a hunch - how can he play in an amateur league after such a wonderful game on such a fantastic stage? Any man who is enterprising and has dreams will not be willing to stay in the amateur league at such a time.

The reason why he was silent was that he was thinking about how to tell his wife about it.

He thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with a good way to hide it from his wife? That will definitely not work, deception is a crime on top of a crime, and a wife can tolerate you having a lot of faults, but she will never tolerate you cheating on her.

He looked over into the kitchen, then retracted and asked his son, "What about college?" ”

“…… I'm not going to make it...... I can't get on it, Dad. If I do sign up, I'm going to have to train every day, maybe I'll have to go out on loan, probably out of town......"

"Hmm...... Putting that aside for a moment, tell me what made you make this decision? ”

'Yesterday a Chelsea FC scout approached me and said that I had been spotted by their club because of my excellent performance against Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup, and they followed me for more than two months and thought I had the talent and potential to become a professional footballer, so they were going to sign me for ......'

Chu Zhongtian told all the conversations between himself and Newton without the slightest concealment.

Chu Zuosheng nodded while listening, occasionally making a "hmm".

“…… That's the way it is, Dad. I thought about it for a night and decided to give up my studies to play professional football. I thought about it, anyway, I went to college to make money, and if I play football now, I can make money, and maybe even more. I love playing football and I still have the opportunity to make money playing football, I really can't turn down an opportunity like that, Dad......"

Zhou Xiaoxiang heard the phone ringing in the living room in the kitchen, and then her husband went to answer it, and then there was no sound. She was so busy stir-frying that she couldn't throw down the pot on the fire and run to take a look. Can only shout loudly in the kitchen: "Which phone?" ”

Chu Zuosheng heard his wife's voice, and he covered the microphone and replied loudly: "Son's!" ”

Then he said into the microphone, "What are you going to say to your mother?" ”

"I ...... I want to hide it from my mother first, and don't let her know about it first......"

"It's not going to work." Chu Zuosheng very simply denied his son's idea, "How long can you hide it?" If you do sign with a professional team, many Chinese media will report on it...... I'll tell you, since you played against Chelsea, your mum has been very careful to gather information about you, what you are doing in England and she knows better than I know...... It's useless not to tell her, and you know that your mom does hate you for lying, and if you really want to get her consent and support, I think it's better for you to explain it to her. ”

"Dad, but ......" Chu Zhongtian was a little scared.

"Wait, don't hang up the phone, I'll ask your mother to pick it up. I'll tell you, son. If you really want to go down the path of professional football, your mother's opinion is important, and you don't want our family to be divided because you play, right? You want to go further in professional football, the support at home is very helpful for you, and if your mom doesn't agree, will you play football with peace of mind? No, I can't. So tell your mother honestly, pay attention to your tone, don't be anxious or noisy, talk to your mother calmly, your mother is also for your good, as long as you make sense, she is not dead-headed. Now, you're waiting on the other end of the phone and thinking about how to talk to your mom. ”

After Chu Zuosheng said a big notice, he put the microphone aside. Then he got up and walked to the kitchen.

Zhou Xiaoxiang was stir-frying when she suddenly saw her husband appear at the door of the kitchen. "What's going on?"

"My son misses you, I want to talk to you."

"I'm stir-frying......" Zhou Xiaoxiang didn't want to go.

"Oh, I'm coming." Chu Zuosheng snatched the spatula from his wife's hand.

"Alas...... Don't mess around! I let go of the salt, you don't want to put it again...... The fire is smaller......"

After instructing her husband, Zhou Xiaoxiang muttered to answer the phone.

"Do you have anything to say? Tell him to call later...... Hey, every day? ”

"Ah...... Ah, Mom, Mommy! ”

"What's wrong with you?"

※※※ Hearing his mother's voice startled Chu Zhongtian.

He was on the verge of hanging up, but his father's voice rang in his head again.

Cheating is not right, if you really want to play football, you have to convince your mother first.

Forget it, let's just take it as a test. If you are determined to play professional football, you can imagine that in the future, there will be many kinds of difficulties waiting for you on the way forward, they may be several times more difficult than the situation you are facing today, if you can't even get over today, you should stop playing professional football as soon as possible.

"Mom, I want to discuss something for you......"

"What's wrong? Are you done with your living expenses? ”

"It's not...... I want to ask you a question, Mom. What did I go to college for? ”

"Why? Of course, so that you can get out and get a good job. Otherwise, why do so many parents send their dolls to college? Zhou Xiaoxiang felt that his son was too stupid to ask this question.

"So what if I had a way now that I could transfer more money than I could out of college, Mom?"

Zhou Xiaoxiang was silent for a moment. She wasn't a fool, she could already hear what her son meant.

"Are you going to play football?"

Finally the showdown.

Chu Zhongtian did not hesitate or be afraid at this time, he nodded, and replied to his mother very clearly: "Yes, Mom." I'm going to play professional football. ”

※※※ Yang Yang was washing dishes on the windowsill, and after cleaning up the stove, he suddenly saw that Chu Zhongtian did not leave, but was making a phone call in the phone booth downstairs.

has lived with Chu Zhongtian for more than two years, and he knows that if Chu Zhongtian wants to call, the object must be his parents.

What is the purpose of calling his parents at this time?

He remembered what Chu Zhongtian had experienced in the past two days, and he roughly knew the answer in his heart.

Da Chu must have made up his mind, and then confessed to his parents and told them his plans.

Most of them are planning to play professional football and become a professional football player who makes a living from football, right?

His mom doesn't seem to be too supportive of him playing football...... Yang Yang leaned on the windowsill and looked at the figure in the phone booth.

This is your dream and goal, don't give up at the starting point, come on, Da Chu!

※※※ Chu Zuosheng glanced at the dishes in the pot, and then turned his eyes to his wife who was answering the phone in the living room.

He saw his wife fall silent for the second time, and this time for a long time.

Is this the calm before the storm?

Come on, son! Your mom is so much better than Frank Lampard and John Terry! Defeat your mother, and no one in the world can stop you!

※※※ "I was approached by a Chelsea FC scout yesterday ......"

Chu Zhongtian repeated the conversation between himself and Newton to his mother.

"I thought about it for a night and I thought I still wanted to play...... Actually, I've always loved playing, even when I was forced to give up football five years ago, I thought I didn't like it anymore, but I still liked it...... I can't give up football. I'm sorry, Mom. ”

"I have a few questions for you......" Zhou Xiaoxiang's voice finally rang out. First, that person doesn't guarantee that you will be successful, have you thought about it, if you don't succeed, you don't make money by playing football, you can't go to college, what will you live on in the future? ”

"I ......"

Chu Zhongtian was about to defend himself, but his mother interrupted him: "You listen to me finish speaking...... Second, even if you succeed in becoming a professional footballer, but football is a bowl of youth, and you will get injured, what will you do when you stop playing? Your father and I both have retirement pension insurance, and no matter how you say it, you have a bowl of porridge money, and you can't starve to death. What about you? When you're old, what else do you have? Third, was your current decision deliberate or impulsive? ”

Mom didn't directly reprimand loudly, nor did she directly object, but asked three questions, which was already very unexpected for Chu Zhongtian, he didn't expect his mother to have such a good temper today.

"Okay, answer me."

Chu Zhongtian organized his language for a while, and then said, "First question, Mom. I think if I want to, I can succeed. You see that I did that thing since I was a child, as long as I worked hard to do it, didn't I succeed? Playing football, learning to draw, going to school, going to university...... Didn't I let you down? It's the same with playing professional football, and once you drop out of school to play football, there is no way back, it's a ruin, no matter how hard and tired I am, I'll grit my teeth and persevere, Mom. ”

After answering the first question, Chu Zhongtian waited for his mother to rate his answer.

"What about the second question?" Mom didn't make any comments, just continued to ask, as if a teacher was doing a spot check of the students in her class.

"The second ...... If I can become a professional footballer, I will definitely make a plan and manage my finances or something...... Anyway, I don't spend it when I have money, but I don't save it, and if I do, I'll consider making some investments...... Try to be prepared for my old age anyway. ”

"Third question."

"The third, I believe I was well thought out, Mom. Actually, I'm not just thinking about it this night. I've been wondering if I want to play professional football ever since I started playing amateur at Wimbledon, and now I finally have an answer. I love football, I love football and it can help me make money and it can be my job, and I think I'm lucky, Mom. How many people have been able to find something they love to do in their careers in this life? ”

"I'm done, Mom."

"I strongly oppose you playing football, does it make you hate me very much, Chu Zhongtian?"

"Uh, no, mom ......" Chu Zhongtian didn't expect his mother to ask like this, he didn't know how to answer.

"You have to know, your mother is a person from the past, there are some things you may have the same idea as me when you look at it in a few decades, as your mother, I always hope that your future is better than me and your father, I am not harming you, I am not deliberately against you."

Mom spoke to him so calmly, Chu Zhongtian could only nod with a good attitude: "I know, Mom ......"

"But if you have to stick to the path you want to take, I can't help it. You are you, we are us, what do you want to do, how can we stop it? So in this matter, if you have made up your mind, you will not change your mind about what I say, right? ”

"Mom......"

Chu Zhongtian knew in his heart that what his mother said was right, but he didn't want his mother to be wronged.

"I'm your mother after all, can I still cut off the mother-son relationship with you? It's just for the sake of playing football, can't you row...... I just hope that in the future you will not regret the decision you made today, I hope that your life in the future will not be as hard as your parents, and I hope you will live well. I don't have much to say. I'm going to stir-fry, and I don't worry about your father. What else do you have to say to your dad? ”

Chu Zhongtian didn't expect his mother's answer to be this at all, he was stunned for a moment, and then heard his mother shouting on the other side of the phone: "Uncle Chu!" Come and answer the phone! ”

※※※ Chu Zuosheng was pretending to turn the chicken pieces in the pot, and when he heard his wife call his name, he hurriedly threw down a spatula and ran out.

"How?" He asked his wife, who had passed by him.

The wife shook her head: "Are you happy now?" ”

Chu Zuosheng already knew his wife's answer, and he laughed: "Hehe, I'm not so happy ha......"

"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you! I'm going to cook! ”

Chu Zuosheng watched his wife enter the kitchen, and then picked up the phone: "Hey, son, your mother has been done?" Well done! What your father didn't do, you did, and sure enough, it's better than blue! I don't have anything more to say, take care of yourself over there, read carefully when signing the contract, and don't be deceived. Finally, I signed an appointment to call home and told us that I would hang up and thank your mother! ”

※※※ Chu Zhongtian held the telephone receiver in his hand, and the voices of his mother and father disappeared. He still didn't realize that he had convinced his mother? Can he really pursue his long-held goals without any worries?

I'm not dreaming, am I?

He pinched his arm, grinning in pain, and then he laughed—it was true! I can really play professional football with confidence and boldness! Ahaha!

Chu Zhongtian rushed out of the phone booth and waved his fists vigorously, in order not to alarm passers-by, he did not let out any cheers.

Yang Yang, who saw this scene at the upstairs window, also clenched his fists and waved: "Yay! ”

(To be continued)