Chapter 159 Your son scored again! [Guaranteed third update, begging for monthly subscription!]
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In front of a street newsstand in a city in southern China, Su Wenjie stopped his bicycle and rang the bell.
The middle-aged woman who was squatting under the newsstand counter sorting newspapers and magazines looked up and saw that it was an old customer, and immediately smiled.
"Lao Su, are you off work?"
"Yes, as usual."
After saying that, Su Wenji took out two dollars from his pocket and put them on the window counter of the newsstand. The middle-aged woman handed over a sports newspaper that had just been delivered in the afternoon and took the two dollars.
"Lao Su, I just saw that your son scored another goal!"
"Really?" Su Wenji was very happy.
"Well, this round is an away game, against a team called Masome. The names of Portugal are too difficult to pronounce, I don't understand them."
The middle-aged woman shook her head in disgust, feeling that the team deserved to be unknown because of such a difficult-to-pronounce name.
"Maritimo, a Portuguese Super League team, is currently ranked seventh and is still very strong."
"Oh, Lao Su, you even know this. It turns out that your son is playing football in Portugal. As a father, you have become a senior fan. If it was broadcast in China, you would probably have to stay up late, right?" The middle-aged aunt teased with a smile.
Su Wen Ji also laughed, but there was a hint of sadness in his smile.
"I haven't seen him for two years. We just talk on the phone occasionally, look at his photos in the newspaper, read the news online, and if I can watch a game on TV, I will stay up all night to watch it."
At the end of his speech, Su Wenji's voice was trembling a little.
Since he decided to send his son to Portugal two years ago, he has not seen him again.
Because of this, his wife had no idea how many times she had quarreled with him.
The couple has only one child and they haven’t seen each other for two years. How could they not miss each other?
So the couple could only get news and information about their son through phone calls, newspapers, the Internet and television.
Gradually, they also found out some things. They realized that in the past two years, their son only reported good news and not bad news. But this made them even more worried. Before, they were worried that he would not have enough food and warm clothes in Portugal, and now they were worried that he would not play well in the game.
A mother worries when her son is away from home.
They were all old neighbors, and the middle-aged aunt at the newsstand also knew their family situation, so she hurried to comfort them with a few words, saying nothing more than that Su Dong played well in Portugal and had a promising future.
"But seriously, Lao Su, your son is such a good player, why hasn't he made the national team yet?"
The middle-aged lady asked a soul-searching question, "I think if Su Dong was here, we would definitely win against Brazil before the New Year!"
In the first game of the new coach Ali Haan, the team faced Brazil at home, and the two sides ended in a 0-0 draw, which caused jubilation in the country.
You know, a few months ago in the Korea-Japan World Cup, the Chinese team lost 0-4 to Brazil. Now it's 0-0. This is a huge improvement. It also made the new coach Ali Han win initial recognition from the media and fans.
Especially afterwards, Ali Han won a narrow 1-0 victory over Estonia at home, which can be considered a good start for him.
Now domestic fans hope that Ali Han can lead the national team to once again enter the 2006 World Cup in Germany, while there is a strong call for Su Dong to be selected for the national team, but nothing has come of it.
"Well, this matter is my fault!" Su Wenji's face changed, and he shook his head and sighed.
He didn't want to talk more about the matter, so he took the newspaper, got on his bike and left.
Although Su Dong told his father more than once on the phone that this matter had nothing to do with him, Su Wenjie still couldn't help blaming himself, because it was he who contacted the liar and sent Su Dong to Portugal.
Now, Su Dong cannot enter the national team. Su Wenji knows that it is mainly because of the liar. How can he not blame himself? In his opinion, no matter how well Su Dong plays in Europe, he is a Chinese and he still has to play for the national team. This is an honor!
If Su Dong cannot make it into the national team, he will always blame himself and feel guilty.
Every time he thought of this, Su Wen Ji would remember the words that Su Dong had said to comfort him.
"Dad, this matter is no longer what you think it is. It has nothing to do with that liar now. The most important thing is that I want an apology, but some people do something wrong but are unwilling to apologize. They even try every means to pretend that they are not wrong, deceiving themselves and others, and trying to cover up their own mistakes."
Su Wenjie was an honest worker. He didn't dare to think so much or so deeply. He just simply felt that if there hadn't been that liar, Su Dong should be wearing the national team's jersey now, and his whole family, and even everyone around him, would be proud of him.
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Su Dong's home is in an old residential building.
It's funny that in the past year, Su Wenjie bought school district houses and high-end residential communities in the core area of the city, in nearby second-tier cities, and even as far away as BJ and Shanghai in the name of his son Su Dong, but the couple still live here.
This is where Su Dong grew up.
The couple still go to work from 9 am to 5 pm every day, just like before.
As soon as he got downstairs and locked his bicycle in the corridor, he heard the sound of cooking coming from upstairs. Su Wenjie guessed that it should be his wife Yang Xiuyu preparing dinner. If it were in the past, if Su Dong was at home, he would probably rush back from school at this time, preparing to finish his dinner and go back to evening self-study.
When he thought of his son, Su Wenji couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm back."
Su Wenji pushed open the door, only to find that he had guessed wrong.
My wife was not cooking in the kitchen. There was a stranger in the house, sitting in the living room.
"Lao Su." Yang Xiu Yu quickly stood up.
"Hello, Uncle Su." The guest immediately stood up and greeted with a smile, "I am a reporter for the Chinese News Agency stationed in the Iberian Peninsula. My name is Ma Dawei. I apologize for the intrusion of visiting you."
"China Society?" Su Wenji was a little nervous.
This was not the first time he had come into contact with reporters. On the contrary, in the past year, there were often reporters who wanted to interview them, but they were all rejected by them. However, this Ma Dawei was obviously different. He was from the China News Agency.
"Old Su, Xiaodong asked him to bring something back." Yang Xiuyu explained when she saw the change in her husband's expression.
"Oh." Su Wenji was relieved. "That's really too much trouble for you, reporter Ma."
"It's okay, I just happened to return home." Ma Dawei said with a smile.
After a round of polite greetings, Su Wenji couldn't help but ask his wife, "What did Xiaodong buy?"
"A lot of it. He said the luggage on the plane was overweight and it cost a lot of money. He knew your watch was broken, so he went out of his way to buy you a new one. It looked quite expensive. He also bought me a bag. This kid just likes to spend money recklessly."
As she spoke, Yang Xiuyu's eyes became red and her voice was choked with sobs.
She hasn't seen her son for two years and she misses him so much that she's going crazy.
Su Wen Ji also felt very upset, as he also missed his son.
"I'm sorry, reporter Ma, I made you embarrassed." Su Wenjie apologized to the guest awkwardly.
"It's okay, Uncle Su." Ma Dawei shook his head and smiled, "In fact, Su Dong not only asked me to bring back some things this time, but also wanted you to go to Europe to watch his game."
"Go to Europe?" Su Wen Ji and Yang Xiu Yu looked at each other, both feeling a little embarrassed.
Su Dong mentioned this to them on the phone, but they refused because they didn't know foreign languages and were unfamiliar with the place. How would they live in Europe? How would they watch the game? "Su Dong mentioned this to me. It just so happens that I will be going back to Europe in a few days. We can go together. When we get to Europe, we will go directly to Portugal. Someone will arrange the itinerary and accommodation for us. I will accompany you and serve as your tour guide and translator."
"How can this be possible?" Su Wen Ji objected immediately.
He is an honest man and the last thing he wants is to cause trouble to others.
"Don't worry, Uncle Su. This is actually part of my job. I can go with you to the UEFA Cup final to watch the game. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It's the first time for Chinese people to participate in the final of the top European club cup. It will be broadcast live even in China."
After hearing this, Su Wenji couldn't help but feel his heart beating fast.
He is a football fan himself, otherwise he would not have let Su Dong play football since he was a child. Now that he has the opportunity to go to Europe to watch the UEFA Cup final, how could he not be eager to do so?
Before, he was afraid of causing trouble for Su Dong. Now that he has Ma Dawei as his translator and guide, what does he have to worry about? "Uncle Su, it's decided. I'll call Su Dong and tell him, and then we'll hurry up and handle the procedures for going abroad. What do you think?" Ma Dawei asked.
Su Wenji looked at his wife, and they both nodded.
Although they knew that Su Dong would return home this summer, they still hoped to see their son earlier.
It’s been two years. I heard he’s grown taller and stronger. I wonder if you can still recognize him? …………
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Su Dong received a call from home the day after the away game against Maritimo in the 29th round of the Portuguese Super League.
Ma Dawei told him the good news, and Su Dong was very happy and grateful.
In the away game against Maritimo, Sudong made one assist and one goal, and Sporting Lisbon won 3-0 against Maritimo away and continued to maintain pressure on Porto.
On the phone, Su Dong hoped that Ma Dawei could take more care and help his parents come to Europe, because he would have to devote himself to the game and help Sporting Lisbon catch up with Porto in the last few rounds of the game.
But Su Dong said that he would let his agent Mendes arrange everything in Europe, and as long as they arrived in Europe, Mendes would arrange someone to take care of everything.
Ma Dawei readily agreed, hoping that Su Dong could focus on the game.
"Don't worry, leave everything else to me. I will definitely help you send your parents to Portugal."
After hanging up the phone, Su Dong felt relieved and felt a little more expectant.
He hasn't seen his parents for two years and really misses them.
Not only does he want to bring his parents over, Ronnie also wants to bring his parents and family over from Madeira to Spain to watch his game, and Pepe even wants to bring his family over from Brazil.
That was the UEFA Cup final!
At that time, Sporting Lisbon will even charter a plane to send the relatives of the club's players to Seville and arrange food and accommodation. This is almost a practice for all teams participating in the cup final.
But before that, Su Dong is more concerned about the Portuguese Super League!
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