Chapter 17: World Cup Night

The summer sun of 2002 was blazing.

The scorching heat and the world's biggest football events have made this summer even hotter.

In the town of Mostar, Suke woke up yawning at 3 p.m.

Since the start of the World Cup, Suker's night shift career has also begun.

Since this is the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, it is a time difference for European fans to watch the game.

Many people need to stay up late to watch the game, but this does not dampen their enthusiasm, and almost every night, the tavern is very lively.

After half a month, the schedule of the group stage of the World Cup has ended.

The group stage of the '02 World Cup was full of ups and downs.

Wonderful, upset, dark, and weird coexist.

Brazil ushered in a super era, with the 3R combination sweeping the group stage.

Alien. Ronaldo, brick knife. Rivaldo also has midfield magician Ronaldinho, who has just landed in the top five leagues and is on the rise.

The trio's forward line has become a nightmare for all defences, and their subtle combination and strong individual ability have made every defender feel terrified.

And with the overall wonderful performance of the Brazilian team, it also easily entered the knockout stage of the World Cup.

Arguably, Brazil have been by far the team that best met pre-match expectations.

Another favorite to win the championship, France, after Zidane's injury, Henry and others seem to have lost their backbone, as if they can't play.

Three games, one draw and two losses, from the favorite to the group stage upset home.

The outside world also regrets the French team, and at the same time believes that the French team has too strong Zidane dependence, so when their midfield core is unable to participate in the game, the French team seems to be unable to play overnight.

The Anglo-Afghan clash was the hottest first game of the group stage.

However, the whole process of the game was not as hot as expected, and Argentina hated to lose the game and also lost the qualification for the knockout round.

The South Korean team has become the object of heated discussion all over the world.

With two wins and one draw in three games, they topped their group and reached the knockout rounds.

But compared to the amazement, most fans felt anger.

What they saw were naked black whistles and all sorts of unreasonable dirty tricks.

For this reason, many European media are angrily accusing the South Korean team.

The Portuguese media, who were eliminated from the group, even said that South Korea stole the victory with dirty means and that they did not deserve to play in the knockout round.

But the result is the result, and that cannot be changed.

Suker has seen too many fans change their form during this time.

From the initial enthusiasm to today's Ma Bu Ren.

It can be said that this World Cup is fatal for those gamblers, and the game is completely out of the usual way.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Suke came to the 'Bakchi Tavern'.

The bald goalkeeper Bakech had arrived an hour early and was loading and unloading food, alcohol and more from a truck parked at the door.

The stockpiles of the past have been exhausted.

During the World Cup, alcohol sales are extremely popular, and alcohol is purchased almost every day to replenish it.

A large vat of alcohol was brought into the tavern, which, in addition to some beers, was served with specially concocted cocktails for female fans.

"There seems to be something wrong with the TV, you go check it out!"

Bakch was busy with things and said to Suke.

Suke nodded and walked into the tavern.

There is a strong smell of wine wafting in the hall, and some floors have become slimy, and the wine has been sold so well in the past half a month, which has also caused the whole tavern to be like a wine vat.

Open the front and back windows to let in and slightly dilute the pungent smell of alcohol.

At the same time, Suke skillfully climbed the load-bearing column and began to repair the TV!

In European countries, maintenance costs are very expensive, so to speak, as long as labor is involved.

And these expensive labor costs also forced these Europeans to work hard one by one.

Electricians, bricklayers, carpenters, cement workers, etc...

It can be said that as a European man is rarely without hands-on ability.

Suker had no experience in repairing appliances and didn't know how to repair televisions, but he knew the old ways.

When the TV is turned on, the picture appears normally, except for the lack of sound.

At this time, the soil method is very effective.

Suke sat down on the beam, rolled up his sleeves and slapped it several times in the direction of the side of the TV.

I saw a hint of noise on the TV, and soon there was a sound.

"That's it!"

Su Ke nodded in satisfaction, and then climbed down.

Suke glanced at the busy porters around him, and saw that he had nothing to do, the tavern would open at six o'clock, and the first game would be held at half past eight in the evening, so it was relatively leisurely for now.

Bypassing the tavern bar and into the back kitchen, Suker was ready to find something to eat.

Milk is a must-have, and it's currently the most frequent source of nutrients for him.

Taking milk out of the fridge and pouring it into a cup and taking a big sip, Suke was immediately satisfied.

Since the last time he grew up, Suke seemed to have entered a period of development, and his height began to rise.

At present, it has been about 5 centimeters, from the previous small bean dice, now it has become a small bean that is not so small.

Of course, the height of 155 cm still has a great physical disadvantage.

However, Su Ke is confident, after all, he has begun to develop, and if he can grow, it means that there is hope.

When I think about it, my mind is suddenly beautiful.

Suk began to sweep through the kitchen, most of which were fried food leftover from yesterday, and Suk didn't refuse, arranging the food into a plate and feasting on rice.

Just as Suke was eating, Bakchi suddenly walked in.

"The drinks have been refilled, and in the evening..."

Suke stood in the kitchen, a large portion of rice stuffed into his mouth, and a few slices of fried onion rings, chicken nuggets, and other foods that had cooled on his plate.

Bakchi frowned slightly, and sighed secretly in his heart.

He picked up his apron from the hook and shook it vigorously, and when he was done, he walked straight to Suke and snatched the plate from his hand.

"Children don't grow up if they eat these!"

With that, Barkch emptied the food directly into the trash, quickly took a steak out of the refrigerator, melted the butter in the pan, and began to cook.

Suke stood beside him, staring at the steak fried in butter and swallowing.

"You're weird!"

Bakech didn't look back: "Deduct from your salary!" ”

Suke didn't care, and it almost became the guy's mantra.

Bakch is a man with a poisonous mouth, but a good heart.

I don't know anything else, but he's really good for Suke.

Just like this job, he can find an adult, but he still found a minor Suke, and the salary given to him is also a normal salary level.

As for the issue of salary deductions, there is almost no such thing.

After a steak is cooked, rice is poured over the plate before being handed over.

"After eating, come out and work!"

Su Ke nodded hurriedly, and then used the spoon again and began to send it swiftly towards his mouth.

When Sooke was full, he walked out of the kitchen.

The sky was also getting darker.

There was a glimmer of light around the Neretva River, and the roads along the banks became crowded.

Groups of people are choosing a favorite tavern, and Bakch's Tavern has become the choice of many people.

The main thing is that the drinks here are relatively cheap.

After a while, the tavern gradually became lively.

People sat around the table, looking up at the TVs above, waiting for the World Cup to begin.

During this time, they will also constantly discuss and predict the game.

And in this atmosphere, the wine is also consumed by a glass.

"Table 3, three glasses of stout! An onion ring! ”

"Your drink, use it slowly!"

"Here we go! Come on! ”

Suke weaved through the crowd and started his day's work.

Suk was not a celebrity, so none of the guests knew about him, and it was a relative of Bakchi who came to help.

Suke held up the plate and placed three glasses of dark beer on the table.

"Your beer and onion rings!"

After putting the beer down, Suker did not leave, but called out with a sweet smile, "I hope you have a wonderful night!" ”

This sentence is very useful to these guests.

"Here you go!"

One of the white men in a skeaky shoulder took a 5 mark note from his pocket and handed it over.

Su Ke happily accepted the tip and sweetly sent his blessing again.

Suke was busy with his work, and at the same time, he was busy showing himself, trying to get more tips.

Of course, not everyone is as generous as the man with the shoulder, most of the tips are between 1-3 marks, and there are some that are not given, and Suke has nothing to do about it.

But with the concept of serving with a smile, he is still true to his work.

Of course, he also has a commission for the sale of drinks, and if he sells an expensive cocktail, he also has a commission.

In the lively environment, in the corner of the tavern, a young man and a teenager sat together.

The young man kept saying something, and the young man listened silently with his head down.

"Luka, your talent is incomparable, you just haven't adapted to the Bosnian League, next season, I will give you more opportunities, more tactical weight, I believe that with our cooperation, we can create a glory that HSK has never had!"