On Friday, there was a key match of this World Cup, the two teams were Germany and Serbia.
The key is not to say that this ordinary group match has any major impact on qualifying.
Mainly because Lin Yi "sponsored heavily" the Serbian team.
He has no special feelings for this team without big names, and he can't name any of the players.
In fact, like Dirty Talk, he appreciates the German team's playing style.
These young guys are full of energy and often achieve big-scoring victories, making the scenes more exciting and suitable for pseudo-fans like him.
Moreover, “The players on the German team are also quite handsome.”
——Professional explanation from special commentator, English teacher Wang.
But Lin Yi knew that in today's game, the German team, which was the favorite to win the championship, would suffer an upset loss to the mediocre Serbia.
The score is 0:1.
The game would start at 7:30 p.m., and he planned to quickly get on the bus after class and rush home to try to watch the full live broadcast.
At 6:30 in the afternoon, as soon as Lin opened the door of his house, he yelled as usual:
"I'm back."
Yu Xiujuan's voice came from the kitchen: "Wash your hands, it's time to eat."
Lin Guoqing still sat on the sofa without raising his head, as if he was meditating.
Lin Yi first went back to his room and dropped off his schoolbag, then put the black travel bag containing dirty clothes on the balcony.
When I was about to turn around and leave, I seemed to remember something.
So I opened the zipper again, took out the clothes from the bag and stuffed them into the drum of the washing machine, poured in the washing powder, and then pressed the default washing mode.
He washed his hands and sat down at the dining table. Yu Xiujuan had heard the movement on the balcony just now, so she didn't think about it and said nothing.
Lin Yi asked while eating:
"Dad, the day after tomorrow is Father's Day. What gift do you want? I'll buy it tomorrow."
Lin Guoqing was a little surprised. He didn't know about Father's Day himself, but his answer was still the same as before: "I don't need anything, so don't spend money randomly."
As expected.
Speaking of which, when I was in middle school, I didn’t seem to think about helping my parents celebrate any festivals, because they gave me whatever money I had.
That is to say, after I went to college and had more liquidity on hand, I started to think about buying some small gifts for them.
Lin Yi didn't ask any more questions, but he walked around his parents' room after dinner and had an idea.
Before 7:30, Lin had adjusted the channel early in the morning.
Originally, this point was usually when Lin Guoqing had just finished watching the news and handed over control of the channel to Yu Xiujuan. Her hobby was some mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dramas about parents and their parents.
For example, "The Beautiful Era of Daughters-in-law" premiered this year.
I don’t know if it’s to recall the grievances I suffered when I was young, or to prepare for becoming a mother-in-law in the future?
If it's the latter, Lin Yi really wants to tell her that you won't be able to use these knowledge reserves and case teachings for at least the next ten years.
Lin Yi wants to watch football today, and of course they won't grab the remote control.
Although there is actually a TV in their room, their son only comes home once a week, and both parents are willing to stay together for a while.
It doesn't matter what you look at.
Game start.
In the 7th minute, German team Podolski volleyed with his left foot from outside the penalty area and missed the left post.
Lin Yi was so excited that he was afraid that something unexpected would happen and his "investment" would be in vain. Fortunately, it turned out to be a false alarm.
In the 12th minute, German team Klose fouled in the frontcourt and received a yellow card.
In the 37th minute, Klose received another yellow card. Two yellow cards turned into one red and he was sent off.
This card is an instant success.
In the 38th minute, Serbian team Krasic made a pass from the right. Zikic nodded the ball and Jovanovic shot a volley from the small penalty area and scored.
The commentator's mouth almost failed to keep up with the changes in the situation:
"Have the opportunity……"
"Hit the goal and the ball goes in!"
The score was rewritten in an instant, this is the charm of football.
"YES!"
Lin Yi celebrated excitedly in front of the TV.
But it's not over yet.
The 10-man German team continued to charge fiercely, and Serbia did not want to let it go. Both sides went back and forth.
The most threatening moment came in the 60th minute of the second half, when Podolski's penalty kick was heroically saved by the Serbian goalkeeper.
The commentator duly added that this was the first time the German team had missed a penalty kick in the World Cup since 1982.
It seems that lady luck is not on their side today.
There were no surprises in the final result, Germany lost 0:1.
Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the wind fanned by his little butterfly had not had time to blow to South Africa, which was tens of thousands of miles away.
"Praise for football!"
Lin Yi guarantees that at this moment he is more religious than a real fan.
After all, if they lose, the most they can do is "refund the money", and Lin Yi will really go bankrupt.
However, noticing that Lin Yi was unusually excited, Lin Guoqing glanced at him suspiciously, after all, he had specifically warned him last week.
Lin Yi casually gave a reason to make up for it:
"Dad, you may not know that Serbia is the most friendly country to us in Europe, my dear friend..."
In fact, how can a middle-aged man like Lin Guoqing, who often watches the news, use a half-hearted person like Lin Yi to popularize science?
If any program invites them to comment on national affairs and the international situation, they can at least do so for an hour without taking a breath.
After all, the ones that usually provide him with popular science are "Xinwen Lianbo" and "Cross-Strait".
The host of the latter show played a particularly important role.
After watching the game, Lin Yi checked the World Cup news on his computer for a while, looking forward to the upcoming schedule.
He avoided the eyes of his parents and confirmed his gains, then arranged the subsequent bets and finally returned to his room with satisfaction.
When Lin was washing up and getting ready to go to bed, he suddenly remembered that the clothes he had thrown into the washing machine before dinner had not been taken out yet.
So I walked to the balcony again, turned on the light and found that Yu Xiujuan had already dried it.
…
Lin went out the next day and bought a gift. After lunch on Sunday, he took it out and put it on the table, indicating that he should open it and take a look.
Lin Guoqing was indifferent and prepared to accept it quietly without even saying thank you.
Yu Xiujuan took it and opened the package directly. When she opened it, she saw that it was a Feike electric shaver.
The things were not expensive, and with his wealth before the World Cup, he could afford to give them away.
Yu Xiujuan looked around carefully. She couldn't comment on this men's product, but she still complained in disgust:
"Your dad's original one has been used for more than ten or twenty years. I told him to change it a long time ago."
He's almost the same age as me.
Lin Yi didn't know whether to praise the quality of the old items produced in the past, or whether to praise Lin for properly maintaining them during the National Day and extending their lifespan.
He chuckled. In fact, this was a gift from his father one year after he went to college. It was just brought forward now.
In fact, he felt that from a pragmatic point of view, sending cigarettes and wine to Lin Guoqing might be more suitable for him.
But in that case, he might be torn into pieces by Ms. Yu Xiujuan.