On Friday, there is a key match of this World Cup against Germany and Serbia.

The point is not that this ordinary group stage has any major impact on qualifying.

Mainly because of Lin Yi, he "sponsored a lot of money" to the Serbian team.

He doesn't have any special affection for this team without big names, and he can't name any of the players.

In fact, he, like the dirty brother, can appreciate the German team's style of play more.

These young lads are full of energy, often playing big wins, and the scenes are more exciting, which is suitable for a pseudo-fan like him.

And, "the players in the German team are also very handsome. ”

——Professional commentary from special commentator and English class teacher Wang.

But Lin Yi knew that in today's game, the Germanic chariot, the favorite to win the championship, would lose to Serbia, which was mediocre.

The score was 0:1.

The game will start at half past seven in the afternoon, and he is ready to quickly squeeze into the bus after class and rush home to watch the whole live broadcast.

At half past six in the afternoon, Lin Yi opened the door of his house and shouted as usual:

"I'm back."

Yu Xiujuan's voice came from the kitchen: "Wash your hands, it's time to eat"

Lin Guoqing still sat on the sofa without raising his head, as if he was meditating.

Lin Yi first went back to his room and dropped his schoolbag, and then put the black travel bag with dirty clothes on the balcony.

When I was about to turn away, I felt like I remembered something.

So I unzipped the clothes out of my bag and stuffed them into the drum of the washing machine, poured laundry detergent, and then pressed the default washing mode.

He washed his hands and sat down at the dining table, Yu Xiujuan had already heard the movement on the balcony just now, and thought about it and didn't say anything.

Lin Yi asked while eating:

"Dad, it's Father's Day the day after tomorrow, what gift do you want? I'm going to buy it tomorrow. ”

Lin Guoqing was a little surprised, he didn't know Father's Day himself, but the answer was the same as always: "I don't lack anything, don't spend money indiscriminately." ”

As expected.

Speaking of which, when I was in middle school, I didn't seem to think about helping my parents celebrate any holidays, because they gave me all the money I had.

That is, after going to college and having more liquidity, I began to consider buying them some small gifts.

Lin Yi didn't ask again, but he went to his parents' room after eating and shook around, knowing in his heart.

Before half past seven, Lin Yi adjusted the channel early.

Originally, this point was generally that Lin Guoqing had just finished watching the news and handed over control of the channel to Yu Xiujuan, and her hobby was some short mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dramas.

For example, "The Beautiful Times of Daughter-in-law", which premiered this year.

I don't know if it's to recall the grievances I suffered when I was young, or to prepare for being promoted to become a mother-in-law in the future?

If it's the latter, Lin Yi really wants to tell her that you won't need this knowledge reserve and case teaching for at least the next ten years.

Lin Yi wants to watch the ball today, of course they won't grab the remote control.

Although they still have a TV in their room, their son only comes home once a week, and both parents are willing to stay together a little longer.

It doesn't matter what you see.

The game begins.

In the 7th minute, Germany's Podolski fired a left-footed volley from outside the penalty area and missed the left post.

Lin Yi was so excited, he was afraid that something would happen to his "investment", but fortunately, it turned out to be just a false alarm.

In the 12th minute, Germany's Klose received a yellow card for a foul in front.

In the 37th minute, Klose received another yellow card, two yellows turned into one red and was sent off.

The results were immediate.

In the 38th minute, Serbia's Krasic crossed from the right side, and Zhikic nodded the ball to the cross, and Jovanovic volleyed the goal in the small penalty area.

The narrator's mouth almost couldn't keep up with the change in the situation:

"There is a chance to ......"

"Hit the goal, the ball is in!"

The score was rewritten in an instant, and that's the charm of football.

“YES！”

Lin Yi in front of the TV celebrated excitedly.

But it's not over yet.

The German team, which was fighting with 10 men, continued to fight and rush, and Serbia did not want to let it go, and the two sides went back and forth.

The most threatening moment came in the 60th minute of the second half, when Podolski's penalty was heroically saved by the Serbian goalkeeper.

The commentator added that this was the first time since 1982 that Germany had missed a penalty in a World Cup.

It seems that Lady Luck is not on their side today.

The final result was unexpected, with Germany losing 1-0.

Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the wind of his little butterfly fan had not yet had time to blow to South Africa, which was tens of thousands of miles away.

"Praise football!"

Lin Yi assured that at this moment he was more religious than a real fan.

After all, if they lose, they will return the money at most, and Lin Yi will really go bankrupt.

However, finding that Lin Yi was unusually excited, Lin Guoqing glanced at him suspiciously, after all, he had specially warned him last week.

Lin Yi casually said a reason to make up for it:

"Dad, you may not know, Serbia is the friendliest country in the whole of Europe to us, iron buddy......"

In fact, a middle-aged man like Lin Guoqing, who often watches the news, how can he still use a half-person like Lin Yi to popularize science?

If any program invites them to comment on national events and the international situation, they can at least blow it for an hour without breathing.

After all, the people who usually give him popular science are "News Network" and "Both Sides of the Strait".

The host of the latter show is especially indispensable.

After watching the game, Lin Yi then swiped the news of the World Cup on the computer for a while, optimistic about the future schedule.

He avoided his parents' gaze to confirm his gain, then arranged the rest of the bets, and finally returned to his room satisfied.

When Lin Yi washed up and was about to go to bed, he suddenly remembered that the clothes he threw into the washing machine before dinner didn't seem to have been taken out.

So I walked to the balcony again, turned on the light, and found that Yu Xiujuan had already been dried.

……

The next day, Lin Yi went out to buy a gift, took it out and put it on the table after lunch on Sunday, and motioned to open it to see.

Lin Guoqing was indifferent, ready to accept it quietly, and didn't even say thank you.

Yu Xiujuan took it and opened it directly, and when she opened it, she saw that it was Feike's electric shaver.

It's not expensive, and he can afford it with his net worth before the World Cup.

Yu Xiujuan took a closer look, and she couldn't comment on this kind of men's products, but she still complained with disgust:

"Your dad didn't know if he had used it for more than ten or twenty years, and I told him a long time ago to let him change it."

I'm almost the same age as me.

Lin Yi didn't know whether to praise the good quality of the old objects produced before, or whether to praise Lin Guoqing for being properly maintained and prolonging its life.

He smiled, in fact, it was a gift for Father's Day a certain year after he went to college, and now it was just in advance.

In fact, he thinks that from the perspective of pragmatism, it would be more desirable to send cigarettes and alcohol to Lin Guoqing.

But in that case, he may be dismantled by Ms. Yu Xiujuan.