When Li Ziqiang saw his daughter and Hu Lai walking out side by side at the airport, his eyes narrowed slightly. Although both of them were disguised, wearing masks and hats, he still recognized his daughter's identity at a glance.
At the same time, Hu Lai was found next to her daughter.
When my daughter asked her to pick her up at the airport, she didn’t say there was anyone else there...
The two people walked up to Li Ziqiang talking and laughing. Li Qingqing pointed at Hu Lai with a smile and said to his father: "Dad, are you surprised? I came back with Hu Lai!"
Li Ziqiang glanced at Hu Lai, who quickly nodded and bowed: "Hello, coach, hehe..."
Li Ziqiang resisted the urge to roll his eyes and tried hard to maintain his character as a coach. He simply said "hmm" and turned to his daughter: "Why did it take so long to come back?"
“Didn’t I say that I have to stay in Paris and sign a contract with Song Jiajia?” Li Qingqing explained.
“Isn’t the contract already signed? It’s all said in the news.” Li Ziqiang cares about his daughter very much, and he knows all the news related to her daughter immediately.
There were news reports on the Internet that Li Qingqing officially signed a contract with Champion Legend Sports Agency, but there were no photos of her and Song Jiajia when she signed the contract.
This is no secret either.
However, the date of this news report does not match the date when Li Qingqing told Li Ziqiang to return, and it was two days early.
“It happened that Hu Lai arrived, so we made an appointment to go to Disneyland together...”
“Coach, Li Qingqing really wanted to play, so I went with her, haha...” Hu Lai added beside him.
Li Ziqiang’s sharp eyes were cast at him again, and he immediately fell silent.
After glaring at Hu Lai, Li Ziqiang turned to care about his daughter: "Are you tired from this journey?"
Li Qingqing shook her head and said with a smile: "I have company on the road, so I'm not tired at all, Dad!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Hu Lai.
What else can Li Ziqiang say?
He sighed deeply in his heart and took his daughter's luggage cart: "Let's go home."
I simply don’t want to be in front of this person for a second.
But Li Qingqing did not move: "Dad, Hu Lai is also returning to Dongchuan with us."
"I know that his family will come to pick him up, so let's not..."
“No, his family didn’t come to pick him up. So I promised him to use our car to take him back to Dongchuan. It’s all on the way anyway, right?”
Li Ziqiang heard his daughter say this and turned back to look at Hu Lai.
Hu Lai smiled particularly sincerely: "Thank you very much, coach. Sorry to trouble you!"
Li Ziqiang wanted to say: You knew you were in trouble, but you still went up to it?
But he didn't say this out loud. Instead, he glanced at the luggage of the two people and frowned slightly: "The trunk may not fit in it."
Before Hu Lai could speak this time, Li Qingqing helped him and said: "It's okay, Dad, isn't it an SUV? The trunk can fit it. If it doesn't work, just put some luggage in the passenger seat..."
“Qingqing…”
“What’s the matter, Dad?”
"Now that you have grown up, you will make arrangements for your father..." Li Ziqiang couldn't hold it back and complained about his daughter.
Li Qingqing chuckled: "Dad, I have lived alone in France for more than two years!"
Looking quite proud.
Seeing this, Li Ziqiang opened his mouth, but nothing came out, so he could only push the luggage cart in front of him in a muffled voice. His daughter walked side by side with Hu Lai behind.
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Arrived next to Li Ziqiang's car, he first put his daughter's luggage in the trunk, and then made room for Hu Lai's suitcase.
In the end, there was still a box and a backpack that couldn't be put in.
“Put it in the passenger seat...” Before Li Qingqing could finish her words, she saw her father open the door of the back seat, put the box on the aisle of the back seat, and throw the backpack onto the seat.
Then he said to Hu Lai: "You sit in the passenger seat."
“Oh, okay.” Hu Lai had no objection.
Li Qingqing frowned slightly: "Dad, can't you put the box on the passenger side?"
“Block the view.” Li Ziqiang rejected his daughter’s suggestion concisely and concisely.
Everyone got in the car, Hu Lai sat in the passenger seat, Li Qingqing sat behind him, Li Ziqiang got in the car last, fastened his seat belt, started the car, and drove slowly towards the exit toll station.
When the car turned from the Airport Expressway onto the Ring Expressway and headed towards Dongchuan, north of Jincheng, Li Ziqiang glanced at the rearview mirror and found that his daughter had fallen asleep in the back seat.
On the other hand, Hu Lai, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked quite energetic, looking at the front of the windshield with bright eyes.
“You didn’t sleep on the plane?” Li Ziqiang asked Hu Lai upon seeing this.
“We slept together, and Li Qingqing seemed to wake up earlier than me. Anyway, she had been up for a long time when I woke up.” Hu Lai answered honestly.
Li Ziqiang was a little allergic to the phrase "we slept together", but he also knew that what Hu Lai said was definitely not what he imagined, so it was not easy for him to have an attack and he could only change the topic: "I went to the Premier League to play for half a season.
How do you feel?"
“The pace is faster, the confrontation is stronger, and you have to stay focused at all times. Sometimes if you think a little slower, the chance to score will be gone. It becomes harder to score..."
Li Ziqiang glanced at him: "Are you praising yourself in disguise?"
"No, no..." Hu Lai waved his hand quickly, "I'll tell you the truth, coach."
“I scored eleven goals in half a season, how can it be said that scoring goals is more difficult?” Li Ziqiang snorted.
Hu Laishan smiled and said nothing.
"But don't be complacent. In the past half of the season, your opponents are not familiar with you. When next season starts, those opponents will focus on studying you and defending you. By then, the defensive pressure you will encounter will be even greater..." After humming,
Li Ziqiang still reminded.
“Coach, you are right, so I have been training on long-range shooting since last season, and I have not missed the training on physical strength.”
After listening to Hu Lai's words, Li Ziqiang nodded slightly: "In short, don't think that scoring eleven goals in half a season is considered a good performance and you can relax..."
“No, no, coach, how could I be so complacent...”
In the back seat that neither of them saw, Li Qingqing, who was sleeping with his eyes closed, raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
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Li Ziqiang saw the car outside the gate of his community. Li Qingqing was a little surprised: "Hey, dad, didn't we send Hu Lai home?"
Li Ziqiang turned to look at Hu Lai.
Hu Lai said quickly: "It's okay, I'll take a taxi from here and go back."
Li Ziqiang was very satisfied with Hu Lai's understanding. He said, "Okay, you can carry the luggage down yourself."
Hu Laimai got out of the car to carry his luggage. Li Qingqing wanted to come down to help, but he persuaded him to stop him.
“Go back and have a rest early!” Li Qingqing had no choice but to open the car window, stick her head out of the car and wave to Hu Lai.
"goodbye!"
Hulai stood on the roadside waving goodbye.
Before he finished speaking, Li Ziqiang had already stepped on the accelerator and drove the car into the community.
Hu Lai took out his mobile phone and ordered a taxi online.
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Dragging her small suitcase and carrying a backpack, Li Qingqing followed her father out of the cramped elevator. She looked up at the ceiling with several pieces missing, and then at the small advertisements plastered on the surrounding walls.
It's even on the door to the house that Dad is opening.
Dad opened the door and dragged the largest suitcase in first, followed by Li Qingqing.
After closing the door, her father was changing her shoes next to her. She stood at the door, not in a hurry to change her shoes, but looking at the small house.
This is not the first time she has returned to the house her father rented.
Although it is also a high-rise elevator apartment, sometimes she feels that it is not as good as the old house that has been demolished.
At least the old house has a large area.
This is a small house with one bedroom and one living room, which is suitable for her father to live alone. But once she comes back, his father has to sleep in the living room.
“Why are you standing there? Change your shoes and wash your hands.”
Li Ziqiang went to the kitchen to wash his hands first, but soon his complaints came from the kitchen.
Li Qingqing rushed over after changing her shoes, and saw her father frowning and saying with a dark face: "The water has stopped..."
“Dad, do you owe the water bill?” Li Qingqing asked.
Li Ziqiang shook his head: "How is that possible? I have paid my water bills on time. It should be that the underground water pipe in the community burst again, and we are repairing it..."
“Dad, why do you know so well?”
"Because this is the second time this month!" Li Ziqiang was in a bad mood. After driving for a long time, he went home and wanted to rest, but he couldn't even wash his hands. The most important thing is that taking his daughter home should be
It was a very cozy time, but because of the water outage, it became impossible to stay at home.
The warm atmosphere is gone.
According to his last experience, the maintenance was completed at ten o'clock in the evening, and the water supply was restored at 10:30.
Last time, it was just him, a rough old man, and it was actually not bad, and it didn’t have a big impact on our lives.
But now that he has his daughter, the impact is even greater.
Logically speaking, after a tiring journey, what she needs is rest. She should let her come back, take a hot bath, relax, and then he will cook a delicious meal for her to reward her.
Unexpectedly, his plan was completely dead now.
“Forget it, sit down for a while and go out to eat later.” Li Ziqiang decided to invite his daughter to a restaurant.
Li Qingqing doesn’t care whether she eats at home or out. She just feels that this community seems to have many problems and it’s not very comfortable to live in.
She has played in professional leagues abroad for two seasons. Although the income level of women's football is very different from that of men's football, these two seasons have also allowed her to save more than two million yuan, plus her previous experience in Shanhailan
He earns an annual salary from playing football every month and already has more than three million in his bank account.
Since they returned to Dongchuan, they have been renting a house.
Now may be the time to buy a house.
Thinking of this, Li Qingqing expressed what was in his mind: "Dad, let's buy a house while I'm back this time?"
Li Ziqiang opened his eyes when he heard this: "What are you thinking about? Why buy a house? I live in a pretty good house now..."
“How can you live happily even if the water is cut off every three days?” Li Qingqing looked at her father and asked with a smile.
Li Ziqiang knew he was wrong, so he changed the direction: "It's not easy for you to make some money. The income gap between the women's football team and the men's football team is so big. Don't be lavish and spend money randomly! There will be many places to use money in the future..."
"How can buying a house be a waste of money? Dad, you will definitely stay in Dongchuan forever. We don't even have a house of our own. Isn't this unreasonable? Besides, you won't let me spend money.
When it comes to buying a house, I don’t know what to do with the money. When we need the money in the future, it won’t conflict with us buying a house now. We can’t just buy a house just because we may need the money in the future, right?” Li Qingqing had an idea in her mind.
, the attitude is very firm.
Li Ziqiang saw his daughter's serious look and shook his head slightly.
Seeing his father shaking his head, Li Qingqing frowned and said, "Dad, don't you agree?"
"no."
“Then why are you shaking your head?”
“I just feel that my daughter has grown up...” Li Ziqiang was still shaking his head, “I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.”
"Of course it's a good thing!" Li Qingqing came up and took Li Ziqiang's arm: "You used to take care of me, and now it's my turn to take care of you, dad! Tonight, I'll treat you to a big dinner! By the way, let's take a look at a good house.
, I will take care of this matter when I return to China..."
She once heard that Hu Lai bought a new house for his parents after making money. Although she didn't know where it was, she planned to follow Hu Lai's example and buy the house during the holidays. Professional players don't actually have much free time, so they have a winter break.
During the period, only the summer holidays are slightly longer.
Hu Lai has already bought a house, and she also wants to buy a house for her father.
Since her mother passed away, it was her father who raised her up alone, provided her with opportunities for training and education, and also used personal connections to send her to a professional team, paving the way for her career.
Now that my daughter has made a career, of course she has to think about her father.
