Chapter 61 Dinner
Iniesta graduated from the Cruyff Institute in Spain with a master's degree in sports. This is not a low level of education, but recently, influenced by his teammates Pique and Xavi, he also wants to make a breakthrough in business and economics.
The two most recognized universities in the world for business and economics are London Business School and Oxford Business School. Iniesta had said before that he wanted to study economics, so it was not hard to guess that he would come to Oxford.
Ramos' mistake was that he should not have only listened to half of what the reporter said. When he heard "coming", he originally wanted to suddenly pop out from the bushes to give Eggsy a surprise.
But I didn't expect to give Iniesta and myself a shock.
Iniesta plays for Barcelona, and Ramos is the captain of Real Madrid. It stands to reason that everyone can see the open and covert struggles between Real Madrid and Barcelona, so Iniesta and Ramos are also perennial rivals.
When they were in the Spanish national team, they fought side by side and won the highest honor. The two of them could not be more familiar with each other. Even though Ramos had a hat and other things to cover his face today, when he jumped out of the bush, Iniesta was still frightened.
noob:? ? ?
Ramos: ...
Ramos looked at the reporters nearby and didn't notice him, so he quickly shrank back into the bushes. However, he immediately faced a new problem: his teammates and good friends Cristiano Ronaldo and Modric were looking at him with unfriendly eyes.
“…I made a mistake.”
"Isn't it a little late for you to say you made a mistake now?"
Ronaldo obviously didn't want to miss this opportunity. He had endured so much anger from the captain along the way. If it weren't for the fact that Eggsy was a really cute kid, Ronaldo would have wanted to confront Ramos a long time ago.
Ramos shut up now, then glanced at Modric and said, "Let's not look for him anymore, let's just call him."
Modric was also speechless. He took out his mobile phone and made a call directly. Not long after, the call was connected.
"Hello, Momo?" Eggsy had completely forgotten that Modric had said he would come, so he was wondering why Modric called him at this time.
"Where are you?" Modric was too tired to say anything more. He would be thankful if he could sit down and drink a drink quietly. As long as nothing went wrong again, he would be thankful.
"Me? Ah!" Eggsy finally remembered what Modric had said to him the day before, so he quickly looked around and said, "I'm at the entrance of the medical school now."
After getting the new target location, Ramos, Modric and others were about to leave when they heard someone suddenly speaking in the bushes.
"...You actually came with three people?"
As soon as these words came out, the three Real Madrid players squatting in the bushes shuddered collectively! Because the only person who could recognize the three of them at the first time, besides Eggsy, was probably Iniesta, who happened to be here for the exam.
Iniesta was smart enough not to say their names, but that was enough to make the three of them panic. There were more and more media and pedestrians gathering around here. If they stayed here any longer, they would have to wear their little disguises sooner or later! Help!
"Come to pick someone up?" Iniesta nodded without Ramos asking, as if he already knew who it was, and gestured to him: "I'll call you later."
Modric quickly pulled the somewhat confused Ramos away, while Ramos was still wondering how Iniesta seemed to know everything when he hadn't said a word.
On the other side, Ronaldo actually muttered as he walked: "Your relationship with him is so good? No verbal communication?"
Ramos glanced at Ronaldo and said: "I didn't say a word. He and I are just teammates in the same country and we are just familiar with each other."
That's true, so Ronaldo didn't continue to make trouble.
On the surface, Real Madrid and Barcelona seem to be at odds, but in fact, many of them have a good relationship in private. They are all teammates of the national team. Besides, there are no permanent players, only permanent clubs. No one knows whether they will be teammates of the same club in the future, so there is no need to make such a fuss.
Moreover, when playing competitive sports, many people are full of respect for their opponents. This just proves the saying: the person who knows you best may not be your friend, but your enemy.
So the topic ended there, and Modric was relieved to see the two people who had been bickering all the way stop.
20 minutes later, Eggsy was standing at the gate of the medical school and finally saw the gray Porsche. As soon as Eggsy got in the car, the three seniors collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
Eggsy: ???
Modric, Ramos, and even Ronaldo all said: Don't ask anything. We have been through so much to get here. We are tired mentally and physically.
Eggsy obviously saw how tired they were, and he also knew why they came here today, so he smiled and said, "Thank you for coming to cheer me up today. How about I treat you to a meal? I happen to know a good restaurant nearby."
This was a reasonable statement, as Ramos and Ronaldo actually asked Eggsy in unison: "Let's go, show me the way."
This certainly didn't bother Eggsy, but he still whispered, "I have other friends coming too, but they're all soccer players, so that should be okay, right?"
At this time, Ramos and Ronaldo were thinking about eating and resting, so they didn't care about friends. In their eyes, maybe it was Eggsy's teammate. Anyway, he might be excited to see him and stutter. They could take a break and compare themselves to Ronaldo/Shuiye in front of him. Why not?
"Okay, let's go!"
This straightforward agreement forced Modric, who was about to say something, to change the subject, "Did you come here by yourself today?"
The reason why this question was asked was that Modric knew it was not easy to come to Oxford from cities around London, and Eggsy obviously did not have a car.
"It was my friend who booked the car for me in advance. I plan to thank him properly."
Long before Modric called, Eggsy had already asked who had booked the ride for him. So isn't it natural to treat him to a meal?
Ramos and the others just happened to be here too, so it would be okay for us to have a meal together...right?
At this moment, Ramos' phone rang. Ramos saw that it was Xiaobai calling.
"Hello?"
"Still in Oxford? That's great. Let's have dinner together. Xiaofa is here too."
After hearing this, Ramos looked at the phone and then at Eggsy, and suddenly felt that his little cub was pretty good and had a strong relationship with others.
So when Fabregas and Iniesta saw Ramos, Modric and Ronaldo standing at the door in the hotel, an inexplicable atmosphere began to spread in this famous hotel in Oxford.
"Need me to introduce it?" Eggsy obviously didn't know some stories about Barcelona and Real Madrid, and didn't know their love and hate.
"No, I'm familiar with them." Ramos was able to fit in well, after all, Fabregas and Leandro are his national team teammates. "We are teammates and old rivals."
The scene was awkward for a while, because Ramos's words were not easy to respond to. Fortunately, Eggsy didn't notice it and smiled and said: "Oh! You are teammates of the national team~"
"Great, the national team~"
Eggsy looked at the Spanish national team members present with sparkling eyes, and Fabregas also smiled and started the conversation: "Eggsy, maybe you will be called up by your national team in a few years."
Eggsy smiled and said, "Who knows?"
C Ronaldo also interjected: "Do you know which country you are from?"
Since it was obvious that Eggsy was not a native of the UK, it was not a problem to ask this question. Eggsy was not that sensitive and fragile. When faced with Ronaldo's question, he just shrugged and said, "I have no idea."
"Maybe you all will be there today at the 2018 World Cup." Modric also smiled, but being shy by nature, he didn't say much.
Eggsy had no idea what kind of party he had organized, but he was still happily ordering food for them. Soon the table was full of delicious food and drinks, and everyone was chatting.
And to be honest, the value of this meal is too high. The three top midfielders in the world are placed on the same table, along with the currently most valuable striker Cristiano Ronaldo and the medium-valued defender Ramos.
When he was almost done chatting with Modric, Eggsy didn't ignore the others and greeted Fabregas: "So how did you know I wanted to take the exam here? And you even called a taxi for me."
Xiaofa smiled, and his simple and honest smile easily won people's favor: "Xiaobai said that he saw you on the applicant list."
Iniesta smiled at Eggsy and said, "I told Fabregas the name when I saw it. I didn't expect it to be true." Fabregas took a sip of water, put down his fork, and asked, "What major did you choose?"
"Medicine and biochemistry." Eggsy also put down his knife and fork and answered Xiaobai's question seriously: "I saw in the news that you have already obtained a doctorate degree and are now studying economics. That's amazing."
Xiao Bai smiled and said, "Players also need to study hard. It would be even better if what they learn can help themselves."
They were eating here, and a little distance away from them, another table of people came in. They seemed to be students here. They started talking loudly as soon as they entered the store, without any restraint.
"...Hey, did you hear? There's a star player coming to take a PhD in economics today."
"What's the exam? Those who make money by playing games don't need any education. Isn't it enough to just be strong? Economics is useless."
"Exactly. I heard that many of them have just graduated from high school!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's forks paused for a moment, from Xiao Bai, who had a PhD, to a 27-year-old defender who just graduated from high school.
But he is not the worst. The worst is the one with the highest net worth. He is only in junior high school...
C Ronaldo: ... (I want to go back to England)
Although this sentence did not have any specific meaning, it did make everyone at Eggsy's table feel awkward. Everyone at the table looked at each other, it was so awkward.
What is the thing that Eggsy cannot tolerate the most? It is that someone bullies someone he thinks is important in front of him.
So Eggsy looked at the table opposite, then stood up, picked up his wine glass and walked over.
"Hello, my friends and I are having dinner at the table next to us," Eggsy went up to greet them politely, then raised his glass and said to the people who had just spoken out, "You look so young and promising, you should all have master's degrees, right?"
The three of them were obviously stunned. They didn't have any degrees. They were just sophomores or juniors who had just enrolled.
"Oh," Eggsy looked at them in surprise and said with a smile, "Really? You're already doctors at such a young age? Wow! That's amazing! You guys passed the doctorate exam at such a young age. You're definitely better than those people who play sports."
Then, without waiting for the other party to reply, Eggsy turned around, raised his glass and looked at Fabregas and said, "Really? Iniesta?"
It's not just Iniesta. Anyone present here who can't hear what Eggsy is implying would be really stupid.
So they all raised their glasses and said, "Yes, he is young and promising, and has a high level of education."
Eggsy showed the British tradition of being a rogue gentleman, toasted and left, making the students blush. Under the gaze of the other guests, the students found an excuse to leave in shame.
Eggsy just smiled as he watched them leave, without any farewell gesture. However, the other five people at the table all smiled and looked at Eggsy jokingly.
This made Eggsy, who was not very thick-skinned, feel a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly and spoke as if he was explaining something.
"Actually, academic qualifications are secondary, because most of the seniors I know study very hard, and they are not limited to academic subjects. They never give up at any time."
“In my opinion, their efforts are the best!”
Fortunately, Eggsy's heartfelt words were like a stabilizing force that anchored the dinner. This time, everyone raised their glasses with a smile: "Cheers, hard work and never giving up!"
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