Chu Zhongtian stood behind the bar and looked at the door. Every drinker who came in from the outside opened the door a crack before swooping in sideways. They shrugged their shoulders, craned their necks, gasped, and complained to their acquaintances about the damn cold and rainy weather.

It's been raining incessantly for a whole week. In winter, London enters the rainy season, and the sun is not seen for a long time. There were puddles on the ground, and Chu Zhongtian couldn't continue to run with the ball to practice his ball control skills, so he could only change to simple running to maintain his physical fitness. But after not touching the ball for a long time, he felt that his body was about to rust in such a cold environment...... Now he can only juggle the ball to keep his feel for the ball when he gets back to the apartment.

Boss John is hiding alone in a corner of the house, decorating the Christmas tree for Christmas. Although it was still more than half a month before Christmas, the Christmas tree opposite him was only a bare tree, and when he decorated it, it would be almost Christmas.

"Ah, even though I'm a native British, I'm going to say - I hate the rain!" The person who flashed in this time was an acquaintance of Chu Zhongtian.

"Hey, who is this? Joe. Shirin! "The people who approached the door were the first to recognize the visitor who had sneaked in.

Joe. Shirin lifted the hat of his jumper, revealing his rain-soaked hair. He didn't bring an umbrella, and although the rain was heavy, his clothes were soaked along the way.

"Hi guys!" Shirin greeted everyone in the room and walked to the bar. "Get me a pint of pale ale, man!" He placed three coins on the bar.

"Why are you alone today? What about Andy? Chu Zhongtian took the coin and asked while pouring wine for him.

"He? Recently, he found a girl and won't accompany me! Shirin shouted indignantly. I'm the only one who comes here for a drink. ”

"Boy, you've only been here for more than twenty years, and I've been living here for more than sixty years. I think when you get to my age, you won't complain about the weather. "Old Bent came up and asked Chu Zhongtian to bring him another drink, and by the way, he talked to Shirin." I've been doing a good job lately, and I've scored almost every game. ”

Schilling smiled: "The whole team is in good shape, of course my condition is exceptionally good." ”

Since losing 3-0 at home to AFC Warlingford on 23 November, Wimbledon has started a winning streak. As of yesterday's game, Wimbledon had won four games in a row, most of them by the wide, scoring quite a few goals. Four goals were scored in two games and two goals were scored in the other two. Joe. As the team's main striker, Schilling naturally has a lot of goals. However, in terms of the number of goals, he, a person who "scores almost every game", is still not as good as the captain Kevin who "really scores every game". Cooper.

Chu Zhongtian handed the beer to Shi Lin and began to pour wine for Uncle Bent again.

"Hey, Chu. Are you really not able to play in the midweek game? Russell, they're all skipping class to kick ......" Shirinxian took a beautiful sip of beer, and in such weather, only a glass of beer could make him feel comfortable.

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "They are them, and I am me." "He's still thinking about scholarships...... Shirin shrugged his shoulders, this person is good at everything, but he is a little stubborn.

Chu Zhongtian handed the wine to Old Bent. Bent took the wine, thanked him, and sat back down. Only Chu Zhongtian and Xi Lin were left in front of the bar.

"You've had a simple life...... Shirin muttered. In addition to going to school, I came here to work, and the rest of the time was football. There doesn't seem to be much else to think about. ”

"What else do you have in mind?"

"Find a woman, hehe!" Shirin smiled ...... As long as you are single, a man should be able to understand the meaning of his smile. "Isn't there any woman who has a crush on you, or any woman you like? I'm telling you, oh, I wasn't a virgin when I was fifteen! Are you still a virgin? ”

This question made Chu Zhongtian very embarrassed, Westerners are really open enough to sex...... "What does this matter to you?" Chu Zhongtian changed the place and went to serve another drinker.

Shi Lin immediately leaned over: "I'm concerned, we're friends, right, Chu?" ”

"Okay, that's my a**." Chu Zhongtian didn't want to answer that question.

Xi Lin couldn't stop laughing, he already knew the answer from Chu Zhongtian's reaction. "You chick. Hurry up and find a woman to satisfy yourself, boy. ”

"Aren't you too?" Chu Zhongtian shot back viciously. "Don't you have a girlfriend too?"

"That's what I don't want to find right now, and the woman who actually wants to sleep with me can be lined up from King's Ranch all the way to Wimbledon!"

Chu Zhongtian made an expression of "ghosts believe you". But he realized that he didn't know his friend at all. Shirin also signed a part-time contract, and he didn't even know what else this friend was working for.

"Aside from football, I don't see how colorful your life is." He sarcastically said.

"I work part-time as a PE teacher at an elementary school, and I coach a team of elementary school students by the way." Xi Lin didn't care about Chu Zhongtian's gale, he shook his head. "Actually, that's not the life I wanted. Originally, I wanted to be a professional footballer. ”

Joe. Xi Lin took the initiative to talk about the past, and Chu Zhongtian suddenly became interested. In fact, everyone has a gossip heart, and he is no exception.

"Hey, you know what?" Seeing that Chu Zhongtian was interested, Xilin became proud, he smiled very mysteriously, and leaned forward.

"What?"

'I used to be a Chelsea junior player!'

Looking at Chu Zhongtian's surprised look, Xi Lin was very proud, and his vanity was greatly satisfied.

"It's not April Fool's Day, Dead Jeep."

Dead jeep (skip) is Shirin's nickname in the team, skip means bouncing, which is very compatible with Shirin's lively personality, and this nickname also comes from this. Many people in the team have nicknames, such as Keith, who grabbed Chu Zhongtian's starting position in the first league game. Ward's nickname was "Wardy", Gavin. Borger's nickname is "The Blog". Sullivan's nickname was "sully." Chu Zhongtian also has a nickname, which is "Chu" (Chu), because his full name is "chu_zhongtian", which is too difficult for the British tongue to pronounce, so everyone calls him his surname directly, and over time it becomes his nickname. It's just that this nickname is mainly used in the team, and everyone rarely uses it except for the team.

Chu Zhongtian obviously didn't believe himself, and Xi Lin was anxious: "What am I lying to you for?" ”

Chu Zhongtian also felt that the other party had no motive to deceive him, and his skills and awareness were indeed outstanding in the team, if he had not received high-level training, it would be impossible to have the current performance. "Well, I'm sorry, Joe. You continue. ”

Schilling snorted before continuing: "Actually, with my talent at the time, it wasn't a problem to get into the Chelsea development team, but I ......" At this point, he suddenly stopped.

Chu Zhongtian was fascinated by what he heard, but when he suddenly stopped and didn't speak, he looked over strangely. Only then did he find that Shirin's face showed a very rare hint of shame.

"But how?" Chu Zhongtian asked.

"Uh......" Shirin hesitated, but in the end he let it go. But I wasn't a good person back then...... I, uh, I got into fights, hit my teammates, and got swept away. ”

Chu Zhongtian's mouth opened wider, and his eyes widened. He really couldn't imagine that this Shirin, who was smiling and grinning, always liked to joke, and had a good relationship with everyone, would be a violent person...... "Can't you see it?" Shirin smug again. I'm a good gentleman now. ”

"It's a big change...... Chu Zhongtian sighed.

'When I played at Chelsea, my dream was to be a professional like Zola. Zola, you know what? ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Of course I know." Italian football, he played at Chelsea when I used to watch football. He is short, but his technique is excellent. ”

Gianfranco Zola is still at Chelsea, but as he gets older, he's not as good as he was back then.

'Then I was kicked out by Chelsea and I was looking for a ball to play and nobody wanted me. You know why? ”

Chu Zhongtian thought for a while: "Because you beat your teammates?" ”

Shirin nodded. "The people who beat my teammates didn't have a good reputation, so I went to several clubs and was rejected. I haven't played football all the time, and even the best talent has been wasted. Then I went to a team, which was an eighth division team, and after playing there for a season, I heard that Wimbledon was going to build my own team, and I came back. 'It's really not very popular to play your own guys, and former Chelsea captain Dennis Brown, who played at Wimbledon. Wise was expelled from Leicester City for beating up his teammates while playing for them, and he himself became one of the most unpopular figures among Leicester fans.

Chu Zhongtian never thought that Xilin would have such a story. Russell and Bolger also played in the youth team of Wimbledon Pro Club, and their goal must be professional football if nothing else, and then they were eliminated by the team for various reasons, and then came to the current Wimbledon team. Think about yourself again, I used to play football in a football school for ten years, and I also worked hard for the goal of professional football, but I didn't expect that now I am in a foreign country.

It looks like everyone has a story...... There was a brief silence between the two men. The others in the bar were chatting, and the sound of wine glasses clattering was mixed in. I could faintly hear the sound of the rain outside the window.

After being silent for a while, Shirin suddenly asked again, "Chu, have you ever considered playing professional football in the past?" ”

Chu Zhongtian felt strange, why was everyone destined to ask such a question when they saw him? Is it really good enough to play professional football?

In his mind, when it comes to professional football, the first thing that comes to mind is the "top league", and he doesn't think about anything else at all. Therefore, Chu Zhongtian will feel that his level is not qualified to play in the professional league at all. To be able to play in the amateur league here at Wimbledon for three years and still have money to take is already satisfying for him. He didn't think about anything else.

"Nope. I didn't think about playing professional football in the past. Chu Zhongtian shook his head and replied categorically.

Shirin shrugged: "What a pity. Actually, you're quite strong......"

Chu Zhongtian took this as a polite compliment, "Thank you." You're also very powerful. ”

"I really had it three years ago, haha!" Xi Lin suddenly burst out laughing, attracting the attention of several people, and after seeing that it was Shi Lin and Chu, they all turned their heads back.

After laughing, Shirin stared at the wine in the glass and said, "Now...... That's it, playing at Wimbledon for a couple of years. If the team doesn't want me anymore, I'll continue to be a PE teacher. ”

"You don't want to play professional football anymore?" Chu Zhongtian asked suddenly.

Shirin shook his head: "I don't want to." ”

"Don't want to?" Chu Zhongtian stared at Xi Lin.

Shirin didn't answer his question, draining the rest of the glass in one gulp, slamming the heavy glass on the bar. Suddenly got up: "You won't go to the game on the eighteenth, right?" Then we'll see you on the twenty-first day. ”

He waved his hand and said goodbye to Chu Zhongtian, as well as to the others in the bar: "Goodbye, guys." For the 18th and 21st races, remember to go to the scene to cheer! I'm sure I'll still score! Ha! ”

He smiled and opened the door, and a cold wind poured in, carrying him out of the bar.

The people who approached the door craned their necks as he pulled it open, and it wasn't until the door was closed again that he lowered his shrugged shoulders and complained about the damn weather.

Chu Zhongtian looked through the glass on the door and saw Shi Lin turn the hood back on, cover his head, then shrank his neck, shrugged his shoulders and ran into the rain, and disappeared into the rain and fog.

He wondered if Schilling really didn't want to play professional football?

Look at the hands he clenched when he finally put down the wine glass, is he unwilling?

※※※ Shirin walked away for a while, and the door was pushed open again. Just as the drinkers sitting in the doorway were about to complain about the person who pushed the door in, they turned their heads and stopped talking.

Because the person who appeared at the door this time was not something they could offend.

Emily, dressed in a pink Niko coat, closes the door, then puts her umbrella away and leans against the door.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she raised her hand to say hello to everyone.

"Good afternoon, everyone."

"Emily is good!"

Everyone returned the salute and raised their wine glasses.

"I'll give you a drink, Emily!"

Emily pointed to Boss John, who was standing up from the corner of the house, "No, someone invited me, hehe." ”

Uncle John waved his arm at Emily, who was still holding a ribbon in his hand. "Emily is here? Chu, give her a pint of Guinness and count it in my account! ”

In fact, there is no need for him to say it, Chu Zhongtian has already taken out his wine glass and started to drink Emily.

Every time Emily came, he would order a pint of Guinness, a habit he already knew.

Emily greeted the crowd and walked straight to the bar and jumped on the barstool.

"I'm here to inform you, Chu."

"Notify me of what?" Chu Zhongtian was a little strange.

"Are you free on the night of the 24th?"

Chu Zhongtian didn't answer, but looked up at the boss in the corner.

Colin. John waved his hand: "You don't use the twenty-four and twenty-five days, and the twenty-sixth day, Chu." Have your Christmas well, I'm going to have Christmas too, everyone has to celebrate the holidays, and my bar will be closed for a few days. ”

Some people in the bar laughed, and there was a hint of ambiguity in the laughter.

Emily didn't take these laughter seriously, she just looked at Chu Zhongtian and waited for the other party's answer.

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "No problem, I'm free." ”

Emily clapped her hands happily: "Okay, meet at the school gate at half past five in the afternoon of the 24th." ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded, keeping the time and place of the meeting in mind.

Emily saw that Chu Zhongtian didn't speak again, but she was a little disappointed: "Don't you even ask what the matter is?" ”

Chu Zhongtian said: "I asked you, and you will also tell me that it is a secret, and the answer will not be revealed until then, right?" ”

Emily laughed happily, "That's right! It's a secret! You'll know when the time comes, hehe! ”

After saying this, Emily suddenly thought of another thing: "By the way, I ran into Shirin on the way here just now, is he here to find you?" ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "I drank a glass of wine, chatted with me about his story, and left." ”

"His story...... Emily frowned slightly. She had vaguely heard some of it, and Joe before. Shirin can be called scum, but now...... I really can't see what else he has to do with that word.

"I asked him if he wanted to play professional football. He said he didn't want to, asked again, and he left. Chu Zhongtian continued.

"You've got to the point where he hurts, and he certainly doesn't want to stay any longer." Emily nodded Chu Zhongtian's forehead.

"But first he asked me if I wanted to play professional football. Why do you all like to ask me this question so much? ”

Emily laughed when she heard Chu Zhongtian say this. "Looks like I'm not the only one who thinks the same way......"

"I still don't think I have the strength to play in a professional ......league," Chu Zhongtian shrugged. But his words were interrupted by Emily.

"Then do you want to play in the professional league, Chu?"

Chu Zhongtian looked at Emily and said, "I don't have that ability......"

"I didn't ask you if you could, I just asked if you wanted to?" Emily stared at Chu Zhongtian and asked. That made Chu Zhongtian think that he seemed to be staring at Xi Lin like this.

Do you want to play professional football?

What is the Present World Newspaper? This is called the Present World Newspaper. He had just asked Shirin away with this question, and now he was forced to ask by Emily.

"I ......" Chu Zhongtian's mouth opened for a long time, and he uttered such a syllable.

Emily tilted her head and continued to stare at him.

Chu Zhongtian thought of the time when he used to watch those Premier League games, League One games and World Cup games here, and he used to be excited. I also fantasized about what it would be like if I were in that kind of arena...... Those were professional soccer games.

Seeing that Chu Zhongtian didn't answer for a long time, Emily took out a coin: "Do you want to ask the queen?" The queen is 'want' and the word 'don't want to'. ”

Chu Zhongtian seemed to have something to say after hearing this, he opened his mouth, but he just took a breath and didn't say anything.

At this point, the coin in Emily's hand has been tossed into the sky.

Her eyes were fixed on the coins landing on the counter of the bar, and the word side up after a rattling sound.

(To be continued)