Since the morning, Xie Zelin's home has been busy.
Xie Zelin, who is usually the boss of the company, wears an apron, rolls up his sleeves, and prepares food in the kitchen for lunch and dinner. The kitchen floor is piled with fresh food that his wife bought from the market early in the morning.
Vegetables and meat.
Now my wife is helping out, walking around the house looking for work.
When passing by the living room, I also added hot water to my father-in-law's tea cup.
Her father-in-law, Hu Lai's grandfather, had his eyes fixed on the TV screen.
Highlights of the six games in which the Chinese team reached the World Cup finals were playing on the screen.
Even though he had watched it countless times, the old man still watched it with gusto and was completely unaware of what was happening in the outside world.
Grandma Hu Lai took a bunch of celery out of the kitchen, sat on the sofa, and selected vegetables from the trash can next to the coffee table.
The bell rang at the door, and Xie Zelin yelled in the kitchen: "Open the door!"
The wife walked out from the balcony again and opened the door while responding.
When he opened the door, he saw his son supporting his pregnant daughter-in-law standing at the door.
The wife smiled so much that her eyes widened, and she quickly took the daughter-in-law from her son, complaining to her son: "You came so early? You didn't tell Chenchen to sleep a little longer?"
The daughter-in-law defended her husband: "I couldn't sleep, so I thought that instead of lying at home, I might as well come over early to help."
"Hey, how can you help? Go sit on the sofa and stay with your grandpa."
"Okay." The daughter-in-law smiled and slowly walked to the sofa and shouted loudly: "Grandpa!"
Grandpa Hu Lai turned to see her and grinned: "Chenchen is here? Sit down quickly and sit up to watch the World Cup!"
He swept his hand across the sofa cushions next to him.
Xie Zelin shouted angrily from the kitchen: "Jiayu is back? Come help!"
His son Xie Jiayu changed his shoes and went into the kitchen.
Not long after I was busy, the doorbell rang again.
Xie Jiayu wiped his hands on himself, turned around and walked out of the kitchen: "I'll open it."
When I opened the door, oh, it was lively. My uncle's family and my sister-in-law's family were all crowded at the door.
Xie Jiayu smiled: "Uncle, sister-in-law, are you here together?"
"Hi! Let me tell you, Jiayu. We had just parked the car when we heard someone shouting from behind. When we turned around, we saw Fourth Sister waving to us."
The uncle pointed at the sister-in-law beside him.
My sister-in-law also smiled and said: "It's such a coincidence. When I was in the Haohao car, I said that the car in front of me was your uncle's car."
"Come in, come in." Xie Jiayu let them in, "No need to change shoes, no need to change shoes, just step in. There are not so many slippers!"
Everyone came in one after another, and Chenchen stood up slowly on the sofa, wanting to say hello to everyone.
Yao Yuling quickly gestured to her: "Oh, sister-in-law, don't get up, just sit down."
"Then I don't care, you can greet yourself." Chenchen sat back again.
"What do you care about? Just mind yourself." Peng Hao's mother, Xie Jiayu's sister-in-law, waved to her repeatedly.
Then the people who came in greeted the old man sitting on the sofa one by one: "Dad! Mom!"
"grandparents!"
"Grandpa! Grandma!"
The old people smiled and nodded to them: "Okay, okay, are you all here?"
At this time, grandma had finished selecting all the celery. She got up from the small bench, picked up the dustpan containing the vegetables and wanted to take it to the kitchen, but her little daughter took it over and said, "I'll do it. I'll help."
Grandma was not polite. She handed the things to her daughter and asked, "Who is your eldest sister?"
Peng Hao's mother replied: "I made a call just now. I just went out and was a bit stuck. Anyway, I will definitely make it before lunch."
"Have you just gone out?" Grandma said with a little complaint in her tone.
"They have a little baby at home, and they must take a long time to clean it up before they can go out." The daughter explained to her sister.
"Oh, okay, okay..." Grandma turned around and walked slowly towards the balcony.
When her youngest son saw it, he asked her, "Mom, what are you going to do again?"
"I went to get the broom, but the vegetables I just chose fell on the floor..."
"You sit down, you sit down." The youngest son walked over quickly and helped his mother sit down on the sofa.
At the same time, his wife, Xie Jiayu's younger aunt, had gone to the balcony to get a broom and dustpan, and cleaned the area next to the coffee table.
Taking advantage of this time, Peng Hao and his father went to make tea for everyone.
They often come to their uncle's house to watch football games, and they are very familiar with the journey. They don't even have to ask where the tea is or where the cup is, they just do it themselves.
The originally spacious room became a little crowded because of the many extra people.
The heat and fragrance coming out of the kitchen, mixed with chatting and shouting, and the twelve-hour rolling live special program on the TV in the living room, just like the Chinese New Year.
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"Oh, it's lower here, a little higher, a little higher!"
Yan Yan stood under the scorching sun and assisted the staff in hanging the "Bibo Community Football Carnival Night" sign on the main entrance of Laiqing Football Park.
Xiao Ma led a group of people to Yan Yan and reminded him: "Mr. Yan, Secretary Zhang of the community is here."
Yan Yan quickly turned around, saw Secretary Zhang from the community, and stretched out his hand: "Oh, welcome Secretary Zhang!"
Secretary Zhang held Yan Yan’s hand: “Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yan!”
Yan Yan waved his hand: "Hey, it's not hard, it's not hard. It should be. We should support community work."
"I still want to thank you very much. How are you preparing now?"
Yan Yan led Secretary Zhang inside and introduced: "...the projection screen has been hung up. There are also some facilities details, and we are coordinating with other parties. For example, there are areas for drinks and late-night snacks, as well as children's interactive areas.
...Although the game starts at eight o'clock in the evening, we will open the door for various activities at four o'clock in the afternoon..."
Secretary Zhang nodded repeatedly: "Okay, people from our community will also come as volunteers. In addition, there will also be people from the police station responsible for maintaining law and order..."
Yan Yan was stunned when he heard this: "Good guy, this battle is huge!"
Secretary Zhang smiled: "Is it comparable to the national football team's battle? The World Cup final! I don't know if I will ever see it again in my life!"
Yan Yan's words are nice and he is very confident: "You will definitely meet him! You will definitely meet him again in the future!"
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"Chinese fans are celebrating the New Year! Audience friends, welcome to follow our camera to Dongchuan Middle School in Dongchuan City, Andong Province!"
The CCTV reporter held a microphone and gestured towards the gate of Dongchuan Middle School behind him.
Behind her, banners hung on both sides of the gate of Dongchuan Middle School.
There are many people passing through this gate and entering the campus.
"You can see through my lens that Dongchuan Middle School is decorated with lights and colorful decorations today and is welcoming students returning to school. Among them are students who are currently studying in Dongchuan Middle School and their parents, as well as some who once studied in Dongchuan Middle School and are now no longer in school.
Alumni who have graduated and left school. They are gathered here to return to their alma mater and witness history! Please follow our lens and walk into this famous football school, Dongchuan Middle School!"
In the footage, the reporter walked through the gate of Dongchuan Middle School.
Various slogans and banners can be seen everywhere on campus.
“Eastern Middle School students cheer for the seniors!”
"Dongchuan Middle School, the cradle of champions!"
These banners flutter in the wind, like pairs of hands with open arms, welcoming the students returning home.
On campus, you can see both students and adults wearing Dongchuan Middle School uniforms.
The reporter randomly found a middle-aged man for an interview: "Sir, are you a student of Dongchuan Middle School?"
"Yes...oh no, it used to be." The middle-aged man facing the camera was a little nervous. "I graduated from East Middle School in 2008."
The reporter noticed a girl wearing Dongchuan Middle School uniform next to the middle-aged man: "Is this your daughter?"
The middle-aged man nodded: "Yes, she is my daughter. She entered Dongzhong Middle School last year and has just finished her first year of high school."
"Then I would like to ask you why you returned to Dongchuan Middle School?"
The middle-aged man signaled his daughter to answer this question. The daughter was also very nervous, but she bravely faced the camera and said: "Our... old principal called on everyone to come to school to watch the World Cup finals and cheer for our senior brothers. The old principal also said,
This is the most glorious day of Dongchuan Middle School. He hopes that every one of us Dongchuan Middle School students can be proud of their alma mater..."
At the time of the reporter's interview, many people were already sitting in the stands at the Dongchuan Middle School football field, and the chairs on the field were almost full.
In the center of the stadium, four huge screens were erected, facing the four stands respectively, ensuring that anyone sitting anywhere in the stands can see the content on the screen.
The CCTV pre-match live program is playing on the screen.
So everyone present saw the picture of Dongchuan Middle School on the screen.
They cheered one after another:
We're on TV!
Zhai Guangming sat on the rostrum, watching all the excitement in front of him, listening to the cheers and noise ringing in his ears.
With his rosy face, he didn't look like an old man in his seventies at all.
The current principal was busy being interviewed by CCTV, and he just sat on the chair, like an ordinary spectator, watching the scene in front of him with a smile.
It was as if I saw the most beautiful harvest scene.