Chapter 64: Home Cooking and Homesickness

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He was also selected for this year's national team's training camp.

And the last time he was selected for the national team was only because of an accidental injury to an international player in the same position.

Seeing him in the national team again now really embarrassed some of his national team teammates who laughed at him at the beginning - who would have thought that this arrogant and middle-minded young man could successfully join Dortmund in just a few months?

Although he didn't play a single official game at Dortmund, being able to train at a high level in Dortmund will definitely be a huge boost and help for him.

At first, everyone thought that after this accident, Yan Min wanted to be selected for the national team again, and the devil knows when it would be, maybe that would be his only appearance record in the national team.

It is true that he was not selected for the national team in the East Asian Cup in July, but at that time, it was because Yan Min was going to join Dortmund, and because he didn't know when he could successfully finalize the transfer, the Chinese team did not recruit Yan Min. It's not because Yan Min is not eligible to participate in the national team that is composed entirely of domestic players.

Now, Yan Min is not only selected for the national team again, but also as a returnee player, which really makes those international teammates who were not optimistic about his future uncomfortable.

However, no one dares to express their disdain to Yan Min in person, and no one dares to say to Yan Min that "you are not even a substitute at Dortmund".

On the one hand, they are not even qualified to play as a substitute in Dortmund, and on the other hand, it is obvious that Yan Min is now following Zhou Yiming. Although Zhou Yi is not in the team and has no faction, it does not mean that his people can be scolded casually.

You must know that Gao Hongbo, as the head coach, also attaches great importance to Zhou Yi's opinions.

If anyone really offends Zhou Yi, what if he says more in the ear of the senior director?

Listen to Director Gao's speech before the start of the training, those six words are loud and vivid, and they are murderous.

Maybe Director Gao was waiting for someone to bump into his muzzle so that he could kill the sacrificial banner to prove that what he said before was more than just words.

At this time, whoever touches this mold will have water in his brain.

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The training camp was very short, and on September 4, the Chinese national team welcomed its first warm-up opponent, Singapore, in Tianjin.

In this game, Gao Hongbo did not send all the main lineup as soon as he came up, or there was no main lineup at all. In the pre-match training, the Chinese media found that Gao Hongbo did not seem to want to determine the main lineup, and he always let the players mix when the team was divided into teams.

It is impossible to tell who will start the game against Singapore by what the color of the training vest will be.

The impression of a fixed lineup that was left on everyone in the qualifiers in the past has now been broken.

This shows that Gao Hongbo does not want to fix the starting lineup now, and it is nearly 300 days before the World Cup, and he has enough time to inspect domestic players and find the most suitable personnel lineup.

Zhou Yi got the opportunity to start in this game, but He Ying, Sun Pan and Guo Nu did not start, and only Zhou Yi and Yang Muge started in the "Five Little Dragons".

Zhou Yi only played 45 minutes in this game and was substituted at halftime.

In the first half, the Chinese team led Singapore 3-0, and there were also several good opportunities that were not seized.

In the second half, He Ying, Sun Pan and Guo Nu all came on the field, and in the 68th minute, Yan Min was also replaced.

China scored three more goals in the second half, but also conceded one.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated Singapore 6-1 and won their first warm-up match in preparation for the World Cup.

After the game, Zhou Yi was interviewed by the TV station: "...... It doesn't matter how strong the opponent is, the most important thing is to use this game to get the players into rhythm and find their form. It's all about the World Cup next June......"

Four days later, China played against Malaysia, and this time Zhou Yi did not start, and he and He Ying only came on in the second half.

Although the Chinese team also won this game, the winning score was not as big as the previous game.

This time, the Chinese team defeated Malaysia 3:0.

Both warm-up games were won, but the results were not what everyone cared about, what the Chinese team showed in the game is what everyone cared about.

Gao Hongbo tried different combinations of personnel in both games, and even tried different formations. The performance of the Chinese team is not very good, after all, it has not been a while to train and play together, and at this time, the Chinese Super League is in full swing, and many players are not in very good physical condition, and they look very tired when playing in the national team.

After two warm-up matches, the Chinese team was disbanded in Tianjin and the players returned to their respective clubs.

Zhou Yi, Yan Min and Yang Muge flew back to Germany on a flight.

At the airport, Yang Muge said goodbye to Zhou Yi and Yan Min, and he wanted to go back to Schalke.

Zhou Yi and Yan Min were picked up in the car by their common agent Schultzer, and did not go back to their respective homes, but returned directly to Zhou Yi's new home.

There, his parents were already waiting for them.

Zhou Yi had already said that he would invite Yan Min and Shu Erze to his house for dinner and taste his mother's craftsmanship.

Li Cuiyun also made full preparations, the most things she brought from China this time were all kinds of Chinese spices, she was afraid that she would not be able to buy such authentic ones here.

Schulze had already met Zhou Yi's parents and tasted Zhou Yi's mother's craftsmanship, so he was very happy to hear that he could eat delicious food in Germany.

Yan Min was a little nervous - he had never met Zhou Yi's parents, and he was apprehensive about going to Zhou Yi's house as a guest.

In the car, Zhou Yi noticed Yan Min's abnormality, and he asked, "What's wrong, uncomfortable?"

Yan Min hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, I'm a little nervous......"

"What are you nervous about? You are going to my house as a guest, not to your girlfriend's house to see your father-in-law and mother-in-law...... Zhou Yi teased.

Unexpectedly, Yan Min said: "I'm afraid that I will say the wrong thing when the time comes......"

Zhou Yi was happy when he heard this: "You also know your mouth?"

After ridiculing Yan Min, Zhou Yixin is still a little warm - although Yan Min, this kid, sometimes makes mistakes, but he still thinks about others in his heart.

So Zhou Yi comforted him: "Don't worry, my parents are very good people." Look at me. He pointed to his face.

Yan Min looked at him suspiciously, not understanding what it meant to look at him.

"Look at me, can parents who can teach children like me to get along badly?" Zhou Yi boasted.

Yan Min smiled when he heard this. Zhou Yi is the most accomplished among Chinese players, he has such high results at a young age, and ordinary people have already knocked their tails to the sky, and they will be a little young and frivolous.

But Yan Min didn't see these things in Zhou Yi at all. He has no fight, and he never uses his results to pressure others, whether he is a newcomer or a veteran in the team, he treats everyone equally. Yan Min, a stunned young man who didn't know anything when he first came to Dortmund, was able to gain a firm foothold thanks to his help. After I just broke up with my agent, I immediately introduced myself to my current agent. When he faced excessive attention from reporters, he took the initiative to stand up to divert the attention of the media for him and help him speak......

Yan Min had little contact with Zhou Yi before, and his understanding of him was limited to media reports and watching his games.

But since coming to Dortmund, he has found that Zhou Yi is different from what he imagined, and it is rare for a successful player to be able to do what he does. Think about the people he saw when he was playing football in China, they were also young, and their achievements were not even one-tenth of Zhou Yi's, but they all had their nostrils facing the sky, and they were very proud.

With this contrast, he realized how right he was to play abroad. After broadening your horizons and seeing a broader world, you will naturally not be proud. Zhou Yi is so low-key and humble, what qualifications do you have to be shy?

After Zhou Yi said this, Yan Min's nervousness was alleviated a lot.

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The agent Schulze drove the car directly into the underground garage of the apartment building bought by Zhou Yi, the three of them got out of the car with their luggage, opened the door of the exclusive elevator with a fingerprint lock, walked into the elevator and then used the fingerprint lock to verify their identity, and the elevator went directly from the ground to the floor where he lived - the top floor.

Yan Min was stunned when he saw this scene - if it weren't for Zhou Yi, he and Shultzer would not have been able to enter at all.

The security of this place is really good, I don't know when I will be able to buy a house like this...... No, isn't your goal to live in a villa?

Just when Yan Min was thinking nonsense, Zhou Yi said: "It's here." "Wake him up.

The elevator door slowly opened, and Zhou Yi's door appeared in front of him.

"Welcome to my home. After Zhou Yi finished speaking, he took out the key and walked out first, dragged his luggage to open the door, and then shouted inside: "Dad! Mom! I'm back!"

As soon as he finished shouting, he saw his father come out of it with a rag: "Yo, wife, look who's back!"

However, Li Cuiyun did not respond to him, and what responded to him was the sound of boiling stir-fry from the kitchen.

Seeing this, Zhou Jianliang hurriedly turned around and went to the kitchen, but instead left his son at the door.

Zhou Yi didn't care, and turned around to greet Shu Erze and Yan Min - in fact, it was mainly to greet Yan Min, Shu Erze had seen Zhou Yi's parents, and this was not the first time he had come to this house, so he took the initiative to take off his shoes at the door, but Yan Min was a little restrained.

Upon entering, he looked around and was struck by the spaciousness and brightness of the house—he had never seen such a large house in his life. He had thought that only a villa would be so spacious. How spacious can a flat-story building be? Now I feel that I have little knowledge, and there is only one floor in the house, can it not be spacious?

In Yan Min's stunned effort, Li Cuiyun was finally called out of the kitchen by her husband, and when she saw Zhou Yi, she was very happy and wiped her hands with an apron, but before she could wipe it, Zhou Yi had already taken the initiative to hug her.

Then he introduced Yan Min to his mother—Schulze had already seen it, so he didn't need to be introduced.

"This is Yan Min, my team-mate in Dortmund and in the national team. Zhou Yi pointed at Yan Min and said.

Yan Min bowed a little shyly: "Hello uncle and aunt." ”

"I've seen it, you're welcome. We've all heard Zhou Yi talk about you. It's great to be able to play in Europe......" Li Cuiyun praised and praised.

Yan Min did not raise his neck this time and said that he was indeed very powerful, but modestly said that he was still far from Zhou Yi...... Of course, what he said was also the truth, and he was not modest, because he was indeed far from Zhou Yi.

Li Cuiyun and Yan Min said a few words, and then returned to the kitchen, after all, she was still responsible for cooking.

Before leaving, she also complained to her son: "This foreigner's kitchen is open, the range hood is not good, and the house smells of smoke......"

Zhou Yi smiled and sniffed hard, and then looked intoxicated: "It's okay, it's okay, it smells good!"

It's the taste of mom, it's the taste of home, it's the taste of hometown.

Yan Min couldn't help but sniff, and then nodded, it was indeed fragrant.

It's not the taste of mom, but it's ...... The taste of Chinese food, for a foreigner, this is the taste of the motherland.

When eating, the feeling is even more pronounced.

Looking at the sumptuous dishes, Yan Min did not rush to move the chopsticks, but was stunned.

Zhou Yi thought he was worried about the excess fat and calories in it, so he comforted him: "Professional players should indeed be strictly taboo, but you don't have to worry, because you have been in Dortmund for a few years, maybe it will be such an opportunity." Thanks to you, I'll do it just once. Hah!"

Li Cuiyun also enthusiastically served vegetables for Yan Min: "Come, try this scrambled egg with tomatoes." I don't know if you're used to eating ......."

Yan Min took a bite, lowered his head, and didn't move his chopsticks.

Li Cuiyun was very strange: "What's wrong, isn't it appetizing?" Then she tasted it herself, and said to herself: "There is salt in it......"

But she was silent at once, because she guessed the reason.

Yan Min, this kid, is probably homesick......

Anyway, in Li Cuiyun's view, Yan Min is still a child, a child, who is alone away from his parents at home and goes to this unfamiliar place to work hard...... Li Cuiyun suddenly thought of her son Zhou Yi. Although now the mother and son can meet in this spacious and bright luxury apartment in Dortmund, and they can happily eat home-cooked food.

But when Zhou Yi was working alone in Dortmund, the thoughts of the two being thousands of miles apart were a kind of torment for Li Cuiyun. She never asked her son if he was homesick in Germany, because she didn't want to interfere with his determination to fight in Germany. Since they are all out, if they don't live a good life, isn't it a waste of time and study?

Li Cuiyun doesn't know if Yan Min can have such a bright future as her son, but she thinks that at this time, Yan Min's mother, who is far away in China, may have the same mood as she did at the beginning - hoping that her son can get ahead, but she is tormented by the pain of missing.

She wanted to comfort Yan Min, but before she could speak, Yan Min had already taken a big bite of rice again, and unceremoniously kept putting all kinds of dishes into her bowl.

The appearance of burying his head in eating is exactly the same as when Schulze next to him first ate the dishes made by Li Cuiyun.

Zhou Yi looked at Yan Min who was doing this next to him, and did not ridicule him, nor did he persuade him to slow down, but ate himself as if no one was around.

At this time, what Yan Min needs may not be to warm up with enthusiasm, but to let him eat quietly and concentrate on eating.

The taste of home-cooked food, the kind of happiness that falls into his stomach, may be able to dilute his homesickness in a foreign land......