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Chapter 20 Going Home

The next night, Adriansey came with Mr. Li with the contract. Zhang Jun and Yang Pan had already spoken to their homes and explained the details. There was no too much obstruction at home. After all, since they chose the sport of football, they must embark on the path of professional football. Of course, it is better to go abroad than in China. Now foreign clubs are coming to visit, and it is also a team of the Dutch Football Super League, which is of course the best. Yang Pan's mother talks a lot and keeps reminding Yang Pan to pay more attention, learn to take care of himself, don't eat unhygienic things, add clothes when it is cold, don't learn bad things, and listen to the teachings.

If you practice, get together with Zhang Jun outside... If Yang Pan hadn't reminded his mother that it was an international long distance, it would probably have to be said for an hour. Zhang Jun's parents would have been much simpler. Dad asked Zhang Jun to think clearly? "Well." This is Zhang Jun's answer. "Okay, this is your own decision. I have nothing to say. Wait, your mother will tell you." Then there was the voice of handing over the microphone, "Hey, mom?" In Zhang Jun's impression, mom was a very strange person. She didn't talk much and was busy with business. Although dad ran around and didn't have much time at home, Zhang Jun's impression of dad was deeper.

"Zhang Jun, we can't take care of you in China. Be careful of everything yourself and help each other with Yang Pan."

"Well, I know."

"Since it was your own decision, we have no objection. Hello, what else do you want to say to your son?" The last sentence was said to your father. Zhang Jun heard his father shouting: "What's there to say? He will come back soon, let's talk about it when he comes back!"

"Okay, international long distance, I won't say much."

"Yeah, goodbye..."

"beep……"

Zhang Jun smiled bitterly with the phone. It was this again, he was very busy...

Adriansey brought the contract, and Mr. Li translated it to the two of them one by one, and communicated with Adriansey about their incomprehensibleness. This is an apprenticeship contract, so the contract period is not specified and there is no transfer fee. According to Adriansey, this contract is actually mainly used to block the mouths of the Dutch Football Association, so that Zhang Jun and Yang Pan can come in openly. Then, they will be put into the youth team for training. If they perform well in training, they will be transferred to the first team, and if they are in the same team again.

If they perform well, they will receive a formal professional contract provided by the club, including contract years, salary, bonuses, liquidated damages, etc. At the beginning, their economic income was indeed not much, but they should look at it in the long run and believe that they still have a bright future. The last sentence was specifically told by Adrianser to Zhang Junyangpan. He has seen many young people who have not yet become famous and have to change their contracts. To be honest, he never looked down on those people and believes that they will not have much development in the future.

But what made him happy was that after listening to Mr. Li's translation in detail, Zhang and Yang picked up a pen and signed their names without saying a word.

Mr. Li later told them that Philips (China) company had a dedicated person to go to the Chinese Football Association to handle related matters for them. At the same time, the work visa to the Netherlands is also being processed, and there is nothing to worry about. The two of them just need to enjoy the days in the Netherlands, then return to China to pack their luggage and wait for the club to call.

Everything was like a dream, which happened so quickly, but Zhang Jun and the others really grasped the dream. From then on, their lives were no longer the same.

The ten-day trip to the Netherlands ended soon. Zhang Jun and Yang Pan seemed a little absent-minded during the subsequent visit to Ajax and Feyenoord. After all, the biggest gain they had in the Netherlands was the apprenticeship contract that represented their future.

When they returned to Luoyang again, everything was still the same as usual, and nothing changed. The scallion pancakes at the rice noodle shop at the entrance of the courtyard were as delicious as ever. No one except their parents knew that they were about to play football abroad.

When Zhang Jun returned home, he just put his bag in his house, and came out to tell his parents about the "fear of longing for love". The "touching scene" of reunion after a long separation is like this. His father asked Zhang Jun: "I haven't missed homesome these days after I went out? I missed me and your mother?"

While Zhang Jun was talking, he was thinking a lot, and using the remote control to switch the TV from the news channel to the sports channel, from the sports channel to the life channel, and from the life channel to the movie channel...

When his father saw Zhang Jun's absent-minded look, he smiled: "Go, Sophie is at home."

"No, Dad, I finally came back, how could I leave you and mom alone?" Zhang Jun sat upright and said seriously, starting to tidy up his collar as he said.

"Hehe! Boy, no one knows your son as good as your father! Don't be too slow. Remember to ask Sophie to come for dinner. Today, let you taste your father's skills!" Dad kicked Zhang Jun out of the door.

Knocking at the door, Zhang Jun began to think about what kind of gift to Sophie. After staying in the Netherlands for ten days, he was most interested in the etiquette of men and women meeting and kissing. It must be very romantic to give Sophie such a gift. Zhang Jun was imaginative and had already spread his arms in advance, waiting for Sophie to open the door.

The door opened, Sophie wore an apron and rubber gloves, her hair was tied up, and she was holding a dirty brush in her hand. "What are you doing?" Sophie looked at Zhang Jun in confusion and stood at the door with her arms pouting.

Zhang Jun looked at the brush in Sophie's hand awkwardly, curled his lips, lowered his arms, and walked in. "Are you cleaning?" He looked around, "Huh? Where are your parents?"

"Yes, I haven't come back to live for a few days, so of course I have to clean it up!" Sophie shook the brush in her hand, "My parents are going to grandma's house. If I don't come back, I'll come back alone."

"Oh, do you need help?" Zhang Jun approached Sophie, who was working hard and asked with great concern. He was thinking that Sophie would raise her head and give him a charming smile: "No need, you just came back and are tired, go and rest!"

But Sophie pointed to a basin of dirty water at her feet: "Go and change the basin of water!"

Zhang Jun rolled his eyes, picked up the basin, poured it out in the bathroom, and then picked up a basin of clean water. When he came back with the water, he saw Sophie standing on the stool, reaching out and tiling the tiles on the kitchen. The dirty water slid down her arm, but it was not much cleaner.

Zhang Jun put down the water, rolled his sleeves on his shoulders, and said, "Come on, will I do it?"

"No need, you just came back. I'm tired. Go and rest! This is the same place." Sophie was still working hard, but her efforts really came into effect. Zhang Jun shook his head, then put his hands on Sophie's waist, and with a sudden force, he hugged Sophie off the stool. Sophie screamed low, but did not struggle.

Zhang Jun took the brush from Sophie's hand, stepped on the stool, and reached out to brush it. His height of 1.83 meters made it easy for him to brush it.

Sophie stood underneath and looked up.

"Zhang Jun, you went to the Netherlands and grew stronger!"

"Where is it!"

"Then you hug me is like holding a doll!"

“…”

"What?"

"Nothing...my dad said, come over for supper later, and he will cook today."

"Okay!" Sophie clapped her hands, "I can finally eat my uncle's food!"

"Hey, don't be so excited, are you?" Zhang Jun was so scared that he almost fell off the stool by Sophie.

"Hehe! Uncle's food is delicious!" Sophie stuck out her tongue.

"That's, my dad's craftsmanship, authentic Sichuan cuisine... Hey, a girl always wants to eat it. Aren't you afraid of gaining weight?"

"Not afraid!"

"Why?" Zhang Jun was surprised that there were girls who were not afraid of gaining weight.

"If I gain weight, you will grow stronger, hehehe! There will always be people holding me, what am I afraid of?" Sophie said, hugging Zhang Jun's legs.

"Hey, hey! You're so hot!" Zhang Jun became unnatural.

"Not afraid!" Sophie didn't mean to let go, but hugged her tighter. "Anyway, you're leaving soon..."

Zhang Jun stopped and said, "What my dad told you?"

"Well. You're just packing your luggage when you come back?"

"Um."

"Holland--" Sophie finally let go of her hand, and she looked up at Zhang Jun. "That's a very beautiful country, is it a windmill, tulips..."

Zhang Jun looked quietly at Sophie who seemed to be talking to himself.

"I am not familiar with the place. Fortunately, Yang Pan is still there to be your company, otherwise you will be very lonely, right? There is not even authentic Chinese food there. Can you eat it? Your parents are not around, don't you want them? And..."

Zhang Jun saw that there was a light flashing in Sophie's eyes. He jumped off the bench and threw the brush into the basin. He looked down at the clothes that were already stained. He asked Sophie: "Do you still want that clothes? They are so dirty..."

Sophie also looked down at the T-shirt that was soaked in dirty water, then raised her head and shook it.

Zhang Jun suddenly hugged Sophie into his arms.

The water on the wall that had not been wiped down the smooth wall, and the water in the basin was still rippling, and under the reflection of the sunset, there were golden light.

Time at home is always the most precious. In addition to packing your luggage, Zhang Jun and others are also busy cleaning up their mood and meeting their old friends.

Ren Yudi didn't see him. According to his mother, he was sent by his father to a foreign company for exercise. Unfortunately, he didn't meet him again before leaving. Zhang Jun thought that Ren Yudi could no longer play football, but he would definitely be very happy to see his good friends able to continue his dream on the court, right?

When Li Yongle heard that they had signed a contract with a professional team, he opened his eyes wide and looked at the two of them, and then after a while he was a little upset: "It's 1:4 now!"

Among all people you want to see, one person is the most important. Zhang Jun and Yang Pan met him with great respect. Although they secretly joked about him in high school, he will always be their teacher, coach, and the most important person on their growth path.

The two went to his home and found no one. His office was also locked. Just when the two had to regretfully accept the fact that they could not find him, Zhang Jun suggested going to the stadium again. After all, they had been fighting there for three years and were leaving now. Let's take a look at it again. During the Spring Festival, Ren Yu explained that the stadium in New Year would be renovated. I don't know what it would be like when they came back.

The two walked into the stadium. The football field was empty, but there was a person sitting in the stands. Because it was backlight and couldn't see clearly, the two looked at each other and decided to go to the stands to take a look.

"Teacher Liang?" He walked into the stand and found that the person who had been sitting in the stand was the coach Liang Keliang who they had been looking for.

Liang Ke was a little surprised when he saw his student. He had been stunned just now and did not notice two more people coming to the court. "I heard that you have visited the Netherlands... have you been back?"

"Well, but we're going to leave soon." Yang Pan sat on Liang Ke's right, while Zhang Jun sat on Liang Ke's left. "We signed a contract with Hechao's club and will report it in two days."

Liang Ke's performance was not as surprised as when he saw them just now: "Ho ho, I knew there would be such a day!"

"We want to listen to the teacher's teachings before we leave."

"Teaching, haha, when did you become so polite?" Liang Ke laughed. "To you, Yang Pan." He turned to look at Yang Pan, the captain of the once glorious period of dawn, he was persevering and unyielding. "I have nothing to say. You are the darling in the eyes of any coach. All you need is to keep your condition as much as possible and avoid injury."

Yang Pan nodded.

"Where is Zhang Jun..." Liang Ke looked at Zhang Jun on the side again, "I'm a little worried about you. Your heart is not as mature as Yang Pan. You are prone to ups and downs in the long season. Also, you have been injured before. As a center, the chance of injury is very high, so you must protect yourself and not act voluntarily for the win or loss of a game. Losing one or two is nothing. As long as you are not injured, it is the biggest victory. Besides, don't be proud of your achievements, you must obey the coach's arrangements. Sophie is not around, you have to learn to be strong!"

Zhang Jun blushed.

"Haha!" Liang Ke also smiled, but he quickly put away his smile and said to the two very seriously: "Chinese players are more difficult to survive abroad than others, it is not just a matter of language. You must stay there, don't give up halfway, if you can stay there, you will win. I feel relieved that Yang Pan, after all, you have been the captain for several years. But Zhang Jun, you have to be careful, your personality determines that your path will be very difficult!"

After saying this, Liang Ke stopped talking, and he stared at the empty court again, until Zhang Jun and Yang Pan said goodbye to him without any response. What did he think of? Maybe it was those games that had been played here in the years of high school, those goals, extremely intense and exciting games, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, three years, just passed...

Three days later, Zhang Jun and Yang Pan left Luoyang during the farewell of their relatives and friends and went to Beijing. The people from the Warrendam Club were waiting for them and flew to Amsterdam, the Netherlands together.

Luoyang Airport is another farewell scene. Yang Pan's parents are still a little reluctant to let go, and keep reminding Yang Pan. On Zhang Jun's side, his parents didn't say much, but just silently checked his luggage and didn't bring them all. It's really strange that Yang Pan has such an independent personality, but has such an unwilling parents, while Zhang Jun's personality has such an unwilling couple.

Sophie's family came, but Sophie didn't say much. Seeing Zhang Jun and Yang Pan's parents reminding them, Sophie just stood aside and watched silently. It was not until the two were about to board the plane that Sophie came over and gave one hug. When she hugged Zhang Jun, she deliberately hugged her for a longer time. Zhang Jun went to the Netherlands to work hard for her ideals and wanted to finish college in China. She could not give up her studies. She loved Zhang Jun, but she didn't want to rely on Zhang Jun. I don't know when I could meet her when I left. She wanted to hug her for a longer time and let herself remember the taste of Zhang Jun. She hugged her for several years, and I don't know when she would return... Cherish the last tenderness now, and hope that when we meet again, things will change.

Sophie hugged Zhang Jun tightly, unwilling to let go for a long time. She didn't care what others thought of her now. Zhang Jun was leaving, and she didn't know when she would see him. Now she just wanted to hug him like this until the end of time.

The airport broadcast was urging the flight to Beijing to take off in ten minutes. Zhang Jun whispered to Sophie: "Okay, I'm leaving..." Sophie pulled her body out, but her head was still pressed against Zhang Jun's chest. She grabbed Zhang Jun's arm with both hands and pinched her hard, then let go when Zhang Jun grinned and looked up at Zhang Jun. "Okay, goodbye..." Sophie said biting her lips.

With his reluctant eyes, Zhang Jun and Yang Pan finally boarded the flight to Beijing. Although Zhang Jun didn't understand why Liang Ke said that his personality determined that his path would be difficult to walk, he still started a new story with the advice of his teacher, the concern of his parents, and the envy of his friends...
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