There are nearly fifteen days between the 22nd and 23rd rounds of the Anglo-African League.
The 23rd round of the British-African League starts on December 26.
Before the game, there is a very important day. For Su Yun, it is not a day at all. In other words, Su Yun has no idea at all. But the British are different. It should be said that it is different for Westerners.
That's Christmas, December 25th.
In fact, many people in China celebrate Christmas. Especially after the reform and opening up, many people began to learn Western things.
Food, housing, clothing, the West has an increasing influence on China. Even Western festivals have begun to enter China. In some coastal cities, many young people celebrate Christmas. They think it is fashionable.
I don’t know, or not celebrating Christmas is considered by many young people to be old-fashioned.
But Su Yun never celebrated Christmas.
Christmas?
That's not our holiday. Maybe Su Yun is a bit old-fashioned. But for Su Yun, who was born in the mid-1960s and graduated from high school in the mid-1980s, he doesn't have much favorable impression of the West. As for learning good things,
Festivals, or celebrate your own traditional festivals.
Yes in China.
But it won’t work in the UK.
During Christmas, everyone is off. The team can only have a holiday.
Su Yun has no relatives, no friends, nothing in the UK. Although Dagenham is a suburb far away from the center of London, it is also a very developed place. There are many places to eat, drink and have fun.
Of course, there are many bars that the British like very much.
But Su Yun doesn't like that kind of place very much. It's too noisy and too casual. Su Yun is really not used to it.
Although Su Yun didn't think of Christmas as a holiday, Su Yun still felt a little lonely when he saw so many people celebrating the holiday and he was all alone.
I don't know what happened, but Su Yun suddenly remembered Li Bai's poems.
Raise your head to look at the bright moon, lower your head to think about your hometown.
yes.
No matter how good the UK is, it cannot compare to our own home.
I had never felt like home before. But after arriving in the UK, just over a month later, Su Yun began to miss home.
boring.
When there was no one around, Su Yun felt that his thirty years had been in vain when he thought about it carefully.
Football, besides football is football.
"Brother Su, what are you doing at home?" Just when Su Yun didn't know what to do, the phone at home rang.
Su Yun smiled.
"It's nothing. What are you doing?"
The caller was Zheng Yuan. The moment he answered the phone, Su Yun suddenly understood the meaning of the phrase "meeting an old friend in a foreign country."
Although speaking of it, I saw Zheng Yuan a few days ago.
But at this boring time today, I was really happy to receive a call from Zheng Yuan. It was like a child who had just lost his way and suddenly saw a figure.
"Brother Su, I knew you must be at home now. I have a friend, let's go find you together. Let's spend Christmas together."
"good."
Su Yun nodded hurriedly.
I'm bored now. It would be nice to have friends over to join in the fun.
Soon Zheng Yuan came to Su Yun's house.
"Su Yun, football coach." Zheng Yuan came with another person. He was also a young man. Different from Zheng Yuan, this young man was thin and wore glasses. If there was wind, he would be blown away.
"Brother Su, this is my college classmate who is currently studying in Germany. He is also a fellow from the Northeast. His name is Xu Jisheng. He is studying law."
"Hello Xu Jisheng."
Su Yun stretched out his hand and greeted Xu Jisheng. Xu Jisheng held Su Yun's hand and said, "Hello, Brother Su. Nice to meet you."
Hearing Xu Jisheng's words, Su Yun unconsciously looked at Xu Jisheng again. He was about 1.73 meters tall and had a strong scholarly air all over his body. Especially the glasses he wore made him look like a scholar. From the appearance, he should be
A person with a weak literary style, or to be more polite, it should be a polite one.
But when he spoke, his voice was very loud.
What a surprise.
"Come in quickly." Seeing the small and big bags in their hands, Su Yun blamed Zheng Yuan. "Xiao Zheng, come as soon as you come. Why are you buying these things? It's not easy for you to study abroad. It's not easy at home. You must learn to save money."
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Among the three, Su Yun is the oldest. Su Yun is already thirty years old this year. Zheng Yuan is twenty-two years old. Looking at Xu Jisheng in front of him, he should be in his early twenties.
"Brother Su, there is nothing good. Isn't today also a holiday?"
Su Yun shook his head.
"Christmas? Haha."
"Brother Su, are you not used to celebrating Christmas?" Zheng Yuan saw Su Yun's expression and asked with a smile.
Su Yun nodded.
"Every place has its own customs." Zheng Yuan came to Su Yun's house more often and spoke more casually. "Brother Su, how are you doing lately?"
"It's not easy." Su Yun said this from the bottom of his heart. I didn't expect that the British-African Federation is not that easy to mess around with. "I'm starting to get used to it slowly now. It's much better, thanks to your help. There may be more places that need your help in the future.
too much."
"You all have a drink. Xu Jisheng, you are from the Northeast, so you should have no problem drinking. I am happy today. Let's have a good drink."
In far away Europe, I feel good when I see fellow Chinese people.
So everyone drank a few more drinks.
Su Yun and Zheng Yuan were familiar with each other and talked a lot. But Xu Jisheng didn't seem to talk much.
"Xu Jisheng, are you studying law?"
"Yes, Brother Su."
Su Yun blinked. "Although I don't understand law, it seems that the Chinese legal system is different from the Western legal system. To study abroad, I want to study natural sciences, economics, and philosophy. Do I also need to study law?
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Su Yun expressed his doubts.
Although Su Yun did not go to college, his grades were very good when he was in middle school. And although he later got involved in football, he also learned a lot of other knowledge.
In Su Yun's impression, among the world's legal systems, Chinese and Western laws are different.
This is not to say that one is a socialist country and the other is a capitalist country.
Rather, the historical origins of the two legal systems are different.
"Haha. Brother Su, it's nothing. Although the laws are different, what you learn is just a spirit. And you have a diploma from studying abroad. When you get to China, you know."
Xu Jisheng didn't talk much, but he was very forthright.
There is no taboo at all about the purpose of studying abroad.
Su Yun understood.
In the past ten years since the reform, China's domestic culture of worshiping foreigners has become more and more serious. Although the West is more developed than China, there are big problems with the domestic culture. Worshiping foreigners and fawning over foreigners has reached another level of perversion.
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Just like the current diploma from studying abroad, it is a golden brand when you return to China.
In the 1980s, many people in China went crazy to study abroad. It should be said that people went crazy not to study abroad, but to go abroad.
"Okay, Xu Jisheng. I hope that when I return to China in the future, you will have become a barrister in China."
"Thank you Brother Su. By the way, Brother Su. I heard from Zheng Yuan that you used to be the head coach of League B. I am also a fan. I really want to see our national team appear in the World Cup..." Xu Jisheng tonight, for the first time
Asked a question once.
After hearing Xu Jisheng's question, Su Yun pondered for a moment.
If it were in the past, Su Yun would definitely be very sure. As long as the professional league starts, the take-off of Chinese football will be just around the corner. This is not only Su Yun’s idea, but also the unanimous idea of most Chinese football people. But this is only the case in the UK.
After a month, Su Yun began to hesitate.
Can Chinese football really develop?
When will he be able to go to the World Cup? Su Yun is not sure at all now.
"To be honest, I can't tell. But if Chinese football doesn't lay a good foundation now, it will be difficult in the future. Chinese football is too eager for quick success. Whether it is the Football Association or investors, I really don't know very well in the future."
"I hope our football can get better and better. But if the foundation is not strong, there will be many problems."
