Because I have to go to the airport to catch a plane, the training on Saturday will end a little earlier than usual.
However, Hu Lai still practiced penalty kicks and long-range shots for a total of half an hour in the training base before ending the training.
When he returned to the locker room, his teammates were almost gone. Those players who were selected for the squad took the bus to the airport immediately. The teammates who did not need to go to the away game had already changed their clothes because they had not practiced extra.
left.
He took a shower alone in the locker room, put on a set of clean clothes, and then picked up his sports bag and went to the base parking lot.
Open the trunk of the blue Champion sports car and put the backpack inside.
Go back to the driving seat, fasten your seat belt, turn on the navigation system, enter "airport", select the first item "Leeds Bradford International Airport", and start navigation.
After doing this, he put on his seat belt and slowly drove the car out of the parking lot.
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Li Qingqing, who was wearing a peaked cap, sunglasses and a mask, was wearing a high-necked woolen sweater and slim-fitting jeans, and a large and fluffy down jacket. She was dragging a silver 20-inch boarding suitcase in her hand, looking like a standard tourist.
It is not prominent among the airport terminals where people go.
She turned out of the exit of the airport terminal and glanced at the people picking up the plane, but did not see any familiar figures. So she frowned slightly, took out her mobile phone and lowered her head to send a message:
“I’m out, where are you?”
“You turn right, walk past the toilet door, and then look to the left.”
Li Qingqing stared at this line of text and frowned, what are you doing? An underground party connection?
But she still obeyed him obediently.
Turn right first and walk about thirty meters forward. When you see a sign for the toilet, don't go in and walk over.
Follow and look to the left.
Saw a straight elevator.
“Where’s the person?” Li Qingqing, who still didn’t see the person, replied angrily.
As soon as I sent it out, I looked up again and saw people wearing caps, sunglasses and masks turning around from behind the elevator pillars.
At the same time, the phone in Li Qingqing’s hand vibrated:
"look."
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Li Qingqing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was still laughing.
Hu Lai complained helplessly: "You laughed all the way!"
"Can you blame me?" Li Qingqing defended with an unstoppable smile, "You have to make it like a secret joint. Next time, should we discuss the password in advance? If we don't agree, just pretend that we don't know each other.
Passed by?"
“Hey! Are you looking down on my popularity in this city? If I don’t pretend like this, neither of us will be able to leave the airport!”
When he said this, Li Qingqing saw a football field outside the highway, where two teams of people were playing.
Just as one team scored a goal, the scorer excitedly turned around and ran outside the penalty area, and then... made Hu Lai's signature celebration.
They also collectively shouted: "HUUUUU!!!"
Seeing this scene, the corners of Li Qingqing's mouth turned up.
Cars were speeding by on the highway, leaving the cheers of those people behind.
They moved forward again, and Li Qingqing saw a row of two-story houses with red roofs and blue-gray exterior walls diagonally ahead.
There is a simple scaffolding set up on the outer wall of one of the buildings facing the highway, and a person is standing on it, painting a giant graffiti on the wall.
Although it has not yet been completed, she can guess more or less just by looking at the outline of the subject in the painting.
So she pointed to the row of houses and asked, "Are they painting you?"
Hu Lai, who was driving, glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze, continuing to stare at the road ahead: "Yes, you drew me."
"Ah!" Li Qingqing suddenly clapped his palms, "I remembered that in the documentary about you joining Leeds City, when you went to Leeds City Club on the first day, Matt Dawn once said that sooner or later, you will do the same.
It was painted on the outer wall of their house by Leeds City fans... At that time, you said that day was too far away, but you didn't expect that it was only two years ago, right?"
Hu Lai nodded: "I didn't even think of it myself."
Li Qingqing smiled and said: "That's great, you are now the hero of this city, Hu Lai!"
But she soon frowned again: "Since you are so popular, wouldn't we be watched by people when we eat?"
Hu Lai chuckled: "Don't worry, no one will disturb me in the place I'm looking for!"
Li Qingqing turned to look at his profile in confusion.
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Li Qingqing looked up at the two-story villa in front of her: "Okay, so it turns out that the place you were looking for is your home!"
Hu Lai took out Li Qingqing's suitcase and his own bag from the trunk: "How is it? You will definitely not be disturbed here, right?"
“Don’t you have a roommate, Morikawa?” Li Qingqing looked back at him and asked.
“He went with the team to London to attack the warship port.”
Li Qingqing was stunned and asked again: "What are you eating at home?"
"Make it yourself, I'll let you try my craftsmanship! Come on, go into the house first." Hu Lai opened the door, stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.
Li Qingqing stepped in and stood in the living room looking around.
Of course she saw the almost-full wine cabinet and the empty cabinet next to it at a glance.
So she turned back to look at Hu Lai.
“That empty cabinet belongs to Morikawa.” Noticing Li Qingqing’s eyes, Hu Lai certainly knew what this look meant, and he replied.
“Morikawa also wants to use it to hold the best wine in the show?” Li Qingqing was a little surprised.
"yes."
“It’s not easy for a defensive midfielder to win the best of the match...”
“Morikawa knew it, but he said it was not actually used to hold trophies.”
Li Qingqing didn’t understand: “You said before that he really used it to hold the best wine in the show…”
"That's right, but it's very difficult for a defensive midfielder to win the best of the game, unless he performs very, very well, to the point of being impeccable. Then every time he sees the empty cabinet, he will know that he is not good enough.
, we must continue to work hard.”
After hearing Hu Lai's explanation, Li Qingqing was stunned: "I understand why everyone said he was in the second grade..."
Hu Lai turned around and walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator door: "Whatever you want to eat, just order it!"
Then before Li Qingqing spoke, he added: "As long as I have what I have in the refrigerator."
Li Qingqing frowned: "I've never seen you cook..."
“I’m kidding. When we rented together in Jincheng, everyone took turns cooking breakfast. I cooked for six people by myself!”
Speaking, Hu Lai took out a steak from the refrigerator, and then took out carrots, potatoes, broccoli...
These ingredients have piled up the work surface, and it looks like they are going to do something big.
“First fry the steak, carrots and broccoli as side dishes. Then fry the potatoes later...”
After Hu Lai finished speaking, he took out his mobile phone, found a recipe APP, and clicked on it...
Li Qingqing rolled her eyes: "Follow the recipe!"
“Can’t you?”
“Didn’t you say you can cook it? It’s such a simple pan-fried steak, but you still have to follow the recipe?”
"This is called 'serious, thoughtful, reliable, and foolproof'!" Hu Lai said and began to study the recipe. "The first step is..."
Li Qingqing stepped forward and took away the steak on the plate: "I'll do it."
“Can you do it?” Hu Lai expressed doubts.
Li Qingqing ignored him and got busy.
Hu Lai stood nearby and watched her first use kitchen paper to absorb the blood on the surface of the steak, then lightly tap both sides of the steak a few times with the back of a knife, and then asked Hu Lai: "Do you have a toothpick?"
“Why do you want a toothpick?” Although Hu Lai expressed doubts, he still took the toothpick from the table.
Li Qingqing took the toothpick and started to poke holes in the steak: "This will make it easier to taste when marinating. Of course, if you want to eat low-salt, let's talk about it separately."
After pricking the holes, Li Qingqing rubbed salt and pepper on both sides of the steak and put it aside. Then he started to make room to cut potatoes, carrots, and broccoli into cubes.
Looking at her skillful movements, Hu Lai lowered his head to read the recipe. Which step should he take?
But Li Qingqing obviously didn't need to read the recipe. After she cut all the side dishes, she found a soup pot, filled it with water, poured the vegetables in, and cooked it in the morning.
After the vegetables were almost cooked, she looked at the time, took the pot away, put the pan on the fire, and put a dollop of butter in it.
Soon the special aroma of butter wafted through the room.
At this time, Li Qingqing put the marinated steak into the oil pan, turned on high heat and fried it to bleed. Then he flipped it every ten or twenty seconds.
As she flipped it skillfully, the oil in the pot splashed slightly, making a sizzling sound, and the aroma filled the room.
Hu Lai swallowed a mouthful of saliva and heard Li Qingqing's chuckle.
He quickly changed the subject: "I'll fry the eggs."
After saying that, he turned around and went to the refrigerator.
Hold the eggs and took out another smaller pan and placed it on the stove next to it. Li Qingqing cast a suspicious look at him.
Hu Lai, who felt the gaze, hummed: "Let you see my craftsmanship."
After that, put the butter in the same way and turn the heat to melt the oil.
After the fat melted, he cracked the eggs into the pan.
The white egg white part quickly begins to solidify, sealing the yolk in the middle, and a round omelette is taking shape.
“How is it?” Hu Lai glanced at Li Qingqing proudly.
“Awesome.” Li Qingqing replied perfunctorily. “You have reached the level of my seven-year-old!”
"Hey!" Hu Lai, who was looked down upon, decided to show off his skills, "Just wait for me to give you a spoon!"
Li Qingqing was shocked: "Should we say goodbye?"
With the yolk of the egg obviously hasn't solidified yet. If the yolk is scattered, the omelette will be ruined...
Hu Lai sneered: "It's time to show real technology!"
Li Qingqing nervously watched Hu Lai's hand holding the handle of the pot, and heard him say in a deep voice: "It's a shame!"
A flick of the wrist.
The pan shook.
The yellow-white round omelette jumped into the air, tumbling in the air for one week, two weeks, three weeks, and all around... It drew a parabola, flew out of the stove, and landed on the floor of the restaurant behind it.