After three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun shines in through the huge glass window and shines on the table. The golden circles inlaid on the ceramic tea cups are shining in the sun. The golden cookies seem to be naturally baked in the sun, exuding an attractive aroma on the plate. The sugar-filled black tea, a warm afternoon, sits together and chats. This is the traditional British afternoon tea time.

After finishing her work, Mrs. Crowff sat next to her husband, smiling and listening to the men chatting quietly. In January this year, his husband had a liver transplant and was in the recovery period. The doctor said the operation was very successful, and she felt relieved. The old man liked to drink and smoke when he was young, and his physical condition was so bad that he once threatened his life safety.

Especially when he stepped down from the coaching position of Forest Team, for a while, the husband in his wife's eyes lost his life. It's a good thing to be able to see a husband as energetic as today.

Walker vividly told the boss about the scene that Don Eun was playing in the locker room. When a group of fans rushed into the locker room, the players looked shocked. When Bower screamed out, Clauve laughed loudly. Amid the boss's laughter, Bower could only lower his head and drink tea silently with embarrassment.

Before, Don En thought that his topic would become the protagonist of afternoon tea, but he didn't expect that after Walker finished telling this story, he smiled happily and left him aside, then asked the three old subordinates' lives now, and recalled the years of fighting together and the interesting stories about the locker room, which made Don En, the "listener". Bower and Burns were both the main players who won the European Championship with Clauve twice, and Walker could only be considered a younger generation in front of them. And Tony Don En... Although he is the highest among the four people in his position, he is also the lowest. He can't even get into many topics. His memory of football in the late 1970s and early 1980s is almost blank, so he can only take this opportunity to supplement some relevant knowledge.

If he is a simple fan, it is definitely something to be excited and proud to be in such a place and experience this kind of scene. He will listen to the conversation between the older generation of players and coaches with relish without missing a word. But for Tang En, who has already determined that he is a coach, he is a little disappointed.

He originally thought he would get the praise of the king, and the topic of the whole afternoon was around him. They praised him, affirmed him, supported him and encouraged him...but nothing happened.

He began to lose his attention and turned his head to look out the window more often. Although he thought he was doing something hidden and natural, it still fell into the eyes of a person.

When the last piece of cookie fell into Walker's belly, Crowf stood up with his wife's help. "I think it's time for me to walk the dog."

Everyone understood that this was telling them that the tea time was over. So they also stood up and politely bid farewell to Clauve and his wife.

Tang En said goodbye to them with his mouth puffed, feeling very disappointed. Nothing happened this afternoon, and he even felt that he was wasting his precious afternoon.

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After waving goodbye to Sam's head at Clauve's doorstep, the four drove back to Nottingham.

On the way home Walker noticed that Tang En was not in high spirits. He turned his eyes around and roughly guessed the reason.

"Tony, do you want to hear the story?"

"Hmm..." The answers were all weak. This looked like a child who was angry because of disappointment, and Walker laughed in the back row.

Burns saw Walker's expression and asked with his eyes. Walker pointed his mouth at Donn, so Burns understood in his heart.

"Do you know Roy Keane?" Walker asked.

"Of course I know." Who doesn't know this? Manchester United's current captain, the Premier League, and even the leading midfielder in the world football world.

“When Keane played the first game for the Forest, we lost, but he did not do well. Everyone was talking about the Irish boy who played for the Forest for the first time, and they were all saying, ‘Hey, who is that boy?’”

Don Eun, who was sitting in front, shrugged: "In addition to the results of the game, he has made a very successful debut."

"Everyone thinks so, including that boy Keane. Then the next morning before the team training, Keane met the boss in the locker room. The boss first asked Keane's name..."

Donn interrupted Walker: "It's impossible for him not to remember the name of the player he sent to the court yesterday."

"Of course he remembers, but he still asked. Keane honestly replied: 'Roy.' After... do you know what the boss did?"

"I don't know." Tang En shook his head.

Walker laughed: "He took off his dirt-filled boots because he had just returned from walking the dog from the court. He said to Keane, 'Roy, can you clean this for me?' Roy agreed immediately without any hesitation."

Hearing this, Donn turned his head and looked at Des Walker with a smile on his face.

"The story is over?"

"There is another ending: Later, the little kid who shines his shoes on the top became the leader of Manchester United and the captain of Ireland."

Donn looked at Walker, and Walker looked at him. After a while, Donn nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you, Des."

"You should thank the boss. But if you must thank me... please treat me tonight." Walker touched Burns with his elbow and brought him another business.

"No problem, you can drink as much as you want!" Tang En, who understood Clauve's painstaking efforts, immediately improved again, and his voice became much louder.

Looking at the road that continued to extend ahead, Tang En felt that the harvest this afternoon would be enough for him to enjoy for the rest of his life. Clauve told him something very important.

Boy, in this industry, you are just a rookie who has debuted for less than half a year. No one will pay attention to you. Now you are so proud? It's too early!

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The golden shepherd dog jumped happily in front of the old man. It penetrated into a bush, and then a few yellow whales were startled above the bush. They chirped, and Sam, who was obviously only concerned about his own happiness, broke into their homes.

After condemning the "robbery behavior" of sheepdogs, these beautiful yellow-green birds circled helplessly above the bushes, then flew over the old man's head, and drew an arc in the air and turned into the distance.

The dog ran back from the bushes, and the old man leaned down and scratched his neck: "You damn dog, scared our guests away. The cow dung bird... That was a little bird I haven't seen in a long time."

Sam sobbed, as if he was a little aggrieved. The old man smiled and patted the dog hard on the back. "Okay, I know you didn't mean it. Go and play!"

The beloved dog ran away again with joy, and the old man slowly stood up. His eyes passed Sam, across the pasture, over the old windmills beside the river, over the woods in front, over the hazy city in the distance... and extending to a very far and far place.
Chapter completed!