After half a day of recovery training, Qin Lin drove to the airport.
The reason why he didn't go home directly was because he had to come here to pick up someone, his wife and son.
Almost two months after transferring to Flash Star, and just as the new semester was about to begin, he finally completed the transfer procedures for his child with the help of the club.
And today is the day when his wife flies from Lingnan to Jincheng with her children to reunite with him.
As Hu Lai analyzed before, Qin Lin has not decided whether to let his children come with him because he is not very optimistic about his prospects in this team.
So his plan at that time was to leave the child to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and let his wife come and accompany him.
But on the one hand, the wife is reluctant to let go of her son, and on the other hand, the wife is worried that letting her parents take care of the child will not be good. After all, the elderly... always have to pamper their children more. She is worried that letting the elderly take care of the children for a long time will develop some
Bad habit. In Lingnan, Qin Lin’s wife always insisted on taking care of the children by herself.
His wife was unwilling to leave their children and come to Jincheng, and Qin Lin was worried that after his wife and children came, the team would not perform well and would eventually be relegated, and he would have to find another home.
It would be easier if he was alone. He could just carry a bag or pull a suitcase and go anywhere.
But if you bring a family with you, the matter becomes complicated.
It was precisely because of this concern that he had not made up his mind whether to let his children come with him.
It was not until almost half a month ago that he made the decision to let his wife and children come to Jincheng to reunite with him.
From now on, when he returns home from training, he will no longer find an empty house, but a wife and children waiting for him.
Although it is a rented house, it still makes Qin Lin feel like home.
After the Flashing Star Club learned about Qin Lin's decision, on the one hand, it felt relieved. On the other hand, of course, it actively cooperated with Qin Lin and helped him find a school in Jincheng to accept his children.
They also knew very well that Qin Lin's decision to let his wife and children come to Jincheng showed that his confidence in Flashing Star had greatly increased.
This is a good thing.
After Qin Lin came to the team, he immediately became the team's absolute core player, proving that his sword is still young.
With such a player who is extremely important to the team and full of confidence in the team's future, the team's preparations and recruitment for next season will be much easier to carry out.
After making some simple and necessary disguises, Qin Lin stood at Exit 4 of the terminal building. After waiting for more than ten minutes, he saw his wife pushing a luggage trolley and walking out with her son.
So he quickly raised his arm and waved.
The wife also saw him, and the son left his mother behind and ran out of the exit passage and threw himself into his arms: "Dad!"
"Hey, good son!" Qin Lin bent down and picked up his son, who was in the fifth grade of primary school. He then walked forward to greet his wife, and then hugged his wife.
The family of three was finally reunited.
Then Qin Lin put his son down, pushed the heavy luggage cart, and walked to the parking lot outside with his wife and children.
After putting all his luggage into the trunk of his Mercedes-Benz G with a Lingnan license plate, he got in the car and set off home.
"I remember that you were not very optimistic about your prospects here before. Why did you suddenly make up your mind to let us come over?" The wife sitting in the passenger seat first turned around and asked her son to fasten his seat belt in the back seat.
Then ask your husband.
"I found an interesting young man. I want to stay here and see more." Qin Lin said with a smile.
"Is it the one you said before who said at the welcome ceremony that he grew up watching you play football?"
Qin Lin nodded: "Yes. That's a very interesting child."
"Can just a young man make you confident about your future in Flashing Star?" My wife still couldn't understand.
"Of course it won't happen, but I want to take care of him as much as possible. He has talent, but his personality is a bit out of the ordinary. I don't want him to follow Zhang Qinghuan's path." Qin Lin said while driving.
Hearing the name "Zhang Qinghuan", the wife also knew who it was. Apparently Qin Lin had mentioned this person in front of her many times. She was a little surprised: "Can he compare with Zhang Qinghuan?"
"They have different playing characteristics, but when it comes to future achievements...if Zhang Qinghuan continues like this, Hu Lai will definitely be higher than him."
"My future achievements will also be very high!" my son, who had been sitting silently in the back seat, suddenly said.
"Yes, yes, our Qiqi is also very good!" The mother quickly turned around and gave her son a thumbs up.
"Then you have to work hard enough." Qin Lin, a father, chose to put pressure on his son, "Do you know when Hu Lai started playing football?"
"when?"
"Sixteen years old. I didn't start football training until I was sixteen. After only three years of training, I was able to be the main forward in a professional team."
Qin Lin's son Qin Qi looked at the back of his father who was driving with wide eyes. His father ignored him and turned his attention to his mother. Her mother nodded to him: "It's true, Qiqi."
"Then he is much better than me..." Qin Qi said in frustration.
Seeing this, her mother quickly comforted her and said, "It doesn't matter. Our Qiqi has been receiving football training since kindergarten. As long as you train seriously and work hard, you will be very good in the future!"
Qin Lin, who was driving, heard his wife comforting his son, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
This is what it feels like to have family around you...
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Although her husband said there was no need to tell his son what he said, Xie Lan still used the lunch break at work to call Hu Lai.
She had two things to tell her son. The first thing was of course to tell him that his father finally watched his game. This was a gratifying progress!
The second thing is to convey what Hu Lixin said to his son.
Hu Lai reacted calmly to the fact that his father finally watched his game. He didn't really care whether his father watched his game or not. It wouldn't affect his performance anyway.
But his father specifically pointed out the problem he was facing now, which still surprised him.
Because this is the same as what the coaches told him.
I didn’t expect that my father still had some discernment...
He originally thought that after his father refused football for so many years and became paranoid, his understanding of football had already degraded to the point where he was no different from a senior football blind...
As a result, he actually knew the problem he was encountering after watching only one of his own games.
"Don't worry, mom and dad are right. How could our coach not see this problem? In fact, starting from this week, the coach has added targeted strength training to me, just to strengthen my ability in the penalty area.
The ability to resist..." Hu Lai comforted his anxious mother.
"But physical fitness training is a long-term process, and you can't see the effect in a day or two. So mom, don't pay too much attention to this matter. It's not a big deal if I don't score in two games. Even if I'm in the last round
Even though we didn’t score a goal in the game, we still had a scoring efficiency of one goal per game. Mom, do you know how terrifying this efficiency is? Many people can’t even score a goal in two games, but I can score one goal in a game...relax.
, your son is awesome!"
In the face of such achievements, Hu Lai certainly has no need to be modest. He even deliberately creates a tall image of himself in front of his mother. On the one hand, it is naturally to reassure her mother, and on the other hand... it is also to prove that he has chosen this path.
of correctness.
As a child, who doesn’t want to show off his achievements in front of his parents?
Xie Lan really didn't know much about football, but since her son said so, she thought there must be nothing wrong with it. After all, her son is indeed very good now.
Seeing that her son seemed to be in a good mood, she took advantage of the situation and said: "Well, I originally wanted to go to Jincheng to find you, but since you started playing in the competition, our time has never matched up. When you are free, I
I'm at work. I'll take a break and you can go play a game... Can you come home during the Spring Festival next year?"
Hu Lai was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect his mother to make such a request, and he knew why his mother had to ramble so much before telling her true purpose.
Isn't it because I ran away from home and have a tense relationship with my father...
She must be hoping to ease the relationship between them by telling him that her father has watched his game, and then take advantage of the reason of going home for the New Year to bring them together...
But it's a pity that my mother will be disappointed.
Hu Lai said in embarrassment: "But Mom, if nothing else happens, we should gather for winter training after New Year's Day to prepare for the new season. No one will go back to celebrate the New Year..."
Xie Lan heard her son say this, with obvious disappointment and confusion in her tone: "Is that so? But it's only August, how do you know the arrangements then?"
"It's like this every year, Mom. Even if there is a discrepancy in the date, it won't be too far off."
When Xie Lan heard her son say this, she suddenly realized a problem. She exclaimed: "Don't you have to go to winter training every Spring Festival?"
"Well, it should be like this..." Hu Lai also realized that after embarking on the path of professional football, he lost the qualification to reunite with his family during the Spring Festival.
Unless he retires, the Spring Festival of his sophomore year of high school will be the last time he reunites with his parents...
And when he retires, how old will his parents be and how old will he be?
Think about Qin Lin who is still playing football at the age of 38... Hu Lai feels that with his playing style and the help of plug-ins, he may be kicked by Qin Lin for a long time.
By then I will probably have a wife and children, and my parents will probably be old and gray-haired. Will my father's leg, which hurts on rainy days, still be able to move freely?
Like when he was in school, when the Spring Festival came, his mother would start busy in the kitchen a few days in advance, and his father would no longer see the lively scene of going to various New Year markets to purchase and help.
Now that I think about it, when I left without saying goodbye, I was running bravely on the road to pursue my dreams, but at the same time, I was leaving behind those things I was used to taking for granted...
At that time, he thought that flowers, praise, cheers and a bright future would be waiting for him, but he had no idea what he would lose.
There was silence on both sides of the phone for a while. Apparently Hu Lai's mother, Xie Lan, also realized that something had changed forever on that night when she couldn't stop crying.
Hu Lai made up his mind and then said: "Mom... although we can't celebrate the New Year together, we will have a month's holiday after the season is over. Then... I will be back then."
Xie Lan on the other side of the phone forced a smile and said, "Okay, let's celebrate the New Year in advance then."
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When he was almost driving home - Qin Lin used to call this rented villa a "rental house", but now that he has a wife and children, the "rental house" has finally been upgraded to a "home" - Qin Lin said to his wife
They discussed: "After we clean up the house, I would like to invite my teammates to my home for a while."
"Invite everyone? I'm afraid there won't be enough room to sit at home..." the wife frowned.
"Of course it's impossible. There are more than 30 people in our first team... We must ask someone with a better relationship." Qin Lin said. "There is a garden behind this house, which is perfect for a barbecue party."
"Oh, that's no problem, you have the final say." The wife leaned gently on the back of the seat, tilted her head and looked at her husband, with infinite tenderness in her eyes.
Their child was already reclining in the back seat and had fallen asleep.