green star

Chapter 205

First of all, I apologize. There was a bug in the last chapter. Li Rui got a red card in the 25th round. In the next round, he should be suspended. It is impossible to appear in the match against West Bromwich Albion in the game.

For this BUG, ​​I would like to apologize to everyone here. I have been busy for the past few days, and the code words have been squeezed out of time. Yesterday, it was almost before 12:[-], and I couldn’t update it, so I didn’t have time to check it. For this mistake, I would like to apologize again Say sorry guys...

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The next day, Li Rui woke up early. Thinking that tonight would be New Year's Eve, Li Rui felt a little emotional. It was inevitable to feel homesick. When he remembered, when he was at home, the whole family went back to grandma's house. People gathered in front of the TV, those who made dumplings made dumplings, those who played cards played cards, the children were also playing and lively, and finally the whole family watched the Spring Festival Gala together, singing and laughing together...

Thinking of these, melancholy is unavoidable, but Li Rui thinks that at night, several teammates will have a good time with him, and his mood will be much better. Besides, thinking of Jessica Alba will also Come here, Li Rui's mood is a little floating... That's a good feeling!

Maybe God also helped, after several days of rain, it finally stopped, on a sunny day, Li Rui hummed a little song, worked for a while, and made breakfast.

Today's breakfast has a strong Chinese taste, steamed buns, side dishes, porridge, and two poached eggs... golden, with a tempting aroma...

The steamed buns are quick-frozen. Li Rui managed to find them in a store in London. They are printed with 'MADIN-IN-CHINA'. They should be authentic domestic steamed buns. The side dish is mustard shreds. When Li Rui was on the phone with Qiu Ranran again , I casually said that in foreign countries, I can’t even eat mustard shreds. After half a month, he received a package from BJ, a box full of things, including mustard shreds, Laoganma hot sauce, Jinhua ham... Li Rui was so moved, he thought it was not easy to have a sister who loves him... He completely forgot the tragedy when he was bullied by Qiu Ranran.

However, now, those things, only shredded mustard, Jinhua ham and hot sauce, have long been wiped out...

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After breakfast, when Li Rui was going out, he met a reporter who was waiting at the door and greeted him happily. Everyone could see that Li Rui was in a good mood today.

"What day is today?" A reporter looked at Li Rui's back, and couldn't think of anything special about today. Besides, the results of Leeds United have not been good in recent days. Li Rui's face these days On the Internet, but it has always been smelly. It is rare to be in a good mood today, so it is no wonder that the reporter will be surprised.

Li Rui hummed "We people are so happy today", looking at the blue sky and breathing the fresh air after the rain, his mood was also blue.

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During the training, Li Rui showed a very good state. In the team match, he shot 12 times, of which 10 times were within the goal range, and scored 7 goals. Di Gray's fat face smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum.

At the end of the training, the captain Albertini, who was injured and had been sitting on the sidelines for a simple massage, came over and said to Li Rui in broken Chinese, "Happy New Year", and Li Rui also bowed his hands in return. .

At this time, he remembered that tonight is only New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is the Spring Festival. According to the rules of his hometown, friends only come to sit and sit on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Generally, there are very few guests on New Year's Eve. As for him, some friends can be happy with him. Is there any difference between New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve?

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When Li Rui was walking towards the locker room, he saw the head coach Eddie Gray, standing in the smoking area of ​​the corridor, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. , looking at his players with a grin, Li Rui didn't know what kind of smile was a devil's smile, but the boss's smile made him panic.

"Li, Happy New Year." Eddie Gray stretched out his hand after saying this, with a smile on his face, without the majesty of a head coach at all.

"Happy New Year." Li Rui was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the boss to know. Seeing that Eddie Gray's hand was still outstretched, Li Rui was a little confused.

Seeing Li Rui's stupidity, Eddie Gray became anxious, made a gesture of counting money, and said to Li Rui, "MONEY, GIVE-ME!"

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Li Rui slapped his head and realized that the boss wanted red envelopes. It's strange, who told the head coach that during the Spring Festival, if you say "Happy New Year" to the Chinese, you will get red envelopes?

Eddie Gray heard Li Rui said that there was no red envelope, with a fat face pouted, pretending to be angry, and seeing Li Rui's embarrassment, he laughed, saying it was just a joke, Li Rui was so depressed, You said that the head coach of your team, who is in his teens, played pranks with his 20-year-old young man, old naughty boy...

However, after Eddie Gray made such a fuss, Li Rui remembered that he should prepare a few red envelopes, and he could just put a banknote in it. It's cheerful and festive, as if foreigners like this Chinese custom, it's all fun.

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After taking a simple shower, Li Rui and Richardson walked towards the parking lot while chatting together.

Li Rui doesn't have his own car, and he also thought about buying a car, it doesn't need to be expensive, the key is that it is convenient to have a car, but, Li Rui doesn't have a driver's license, although he can drive, Ye Luzi can't see the light, Li Rui also After inquiring, it is not easy to get a driver's license easily, you still need to find a driving school to practice hard, but he has been busy with the game and has no time, so Li Rui is now the only one in Leeds United who does not have a driver's license. Even most of the players in the reserve team have driver's licenses. Alan Lennon often made fun of Li Rui.

Among several people, Richardson's Land Rover Freelander is considered the best. In addition, Alan Lennon also bought a new pineapple car last month, which can be used as a means of transportation.

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After a while, a few people were going to buy something in London's Chinatown, and Alan Lennon's car failed, and Richardson's Land Rover Freelander was requisitioned.

Sometime, I saw Vivienne running from a distance wearing an off-white down jacket. The little girl was as beautiful as a doll, waving while running, and several people stopped. Li Rui didn't expect Weiwei Ann was waiting in the parking lot so early.

"Hi, beautiful little angel." The players passing by all greeted Vivienne. This beautiful little girl is really cute.

Vivienne jumped on Li Rui directly. Li Rui hugged the little girl up and threw it into the air two or three times. Vivienne's giggles echoed in the empty parking lot .

Putting down Vivienne, Li Rui winked at Alan Lennon, who nodded helplessly. With the addition of Vivienne, Richardson's car couldn't fit, and Alan Lennon could only drive himself The pineapple car followed pitifully behind Richardson's Land Rover Freelander. If Richardson accelerated, Alan Lennon would have to look at the taillights of the car and curse.

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The car got on the highway and headed towards London.

Li Rui came to Chinatown in London mainly to buy things like Spring Festival couplets, lucky characters, window grilles, New Year pictures, etc. In his opinion, since he wants to have a good New Year, without these things, there is nothing The taste of the new year, besides, none of my teammates have experienced what the Chinese New Year is like. Only these things can truly experience the feeling of the New Year.

Spring Festival couplets are definitely not available in Leeds. That's why Li Rui thought of coming to Chinatown in London. In fact, the New Year's goods for the Chinese Festival in London were already displayed in Pigeon Square a few days ago. Every year, Chinatown in London will hold a grand Chinese New Year celebration in Pigeon Square, and in recent years, the Mayor of London, Livingstone, will also attend the celebration.

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Li Rui found the Spring Festival couplets he wanted to buy in a Chinese book franchise store. Usually, the Chinese book franchise store only sells books about China and Chinese culture. Only during the Spring Festival, they will sell some festive special things. What? Paper-cutting, New Year pictures, they are all for sale, Milner and the others, holding Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures, looking left and right, they all look like curious babies, Vivienne is particularly fascinated by the paper-cutting, the little girl tilts her head I was thinking, such a beautiful thing is like a work of art, it was made in this way, no matter how Li Rui explained it, it was cut out with scissors, the little girl just didn't believe it.

What makes Li Rui feel the most interesting is that on the list of bestsellers in the store, it is impressively displayed that the top of the list is actually Quotations from ***!I have to let Li Rui sigh the greatness of the great grandfather.

"Who is that Chinese?" Milner asked, pointing to the photo of *** on the cover of the book.

"A great Chinese man who dared to beat up Americans 50 years ago." Li Rui said with a smile. Milner's mouth was so wide that he could stuff two eggs in it...

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Some ingredients that Li Rui wants to buy are also available in supermarkets in Chinatown, but they are not the most authentic. However, knowing that Li Rui plans to come to Chinatown for shopping, an old Chinese recommended Li Rui to a Sichuan restaurant here. , directly buy the vegetables from other people’s restaurants, wash and prepare them, and use another bag to prepare all the seasonings, so that Li Rui can go back and cook by himself. You know, even if you buy vegetables, there are no such authentic seasonings. Unexpectedly, it would be difficult for Li Rui to make a tasteful meal when he goes back by himself.

This Sichuan restaurant has a good business. Most of the waiters are from Sichuan. When Li Rui heard the waiters, he would occasionally say something full of Sichuan flavor: What do you eat?Soft and suffocating.

When encountering some difficult foreigners, the young girl in the restaurant would smile and curse, you son of a bitch, while proficiently introducing some special dishes, such as mapo tofu, husband and wife lung slices, boiled Fish and saliva chicken, these Sichuan dishes that are often eaten in China on weekdays, are available here. If he didn't think that he would have to cook after returning home at night, Li Rui would have thought that he would just eat here.

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The Chinatown, which was just lit up, was flickering with neon red in the night, and it was very bustling and lively.

Of course, the most important thing is to make dumplings. Li Rui first bought a small bag of flour in the supermarket, and then, with a few guys, he ran around here and there, and finally bought fresh leeks and shrimp skins. Li Rui was at home When I was young, I liked to eat dumplings stuffed with chives and eggs, and then put some shrimp skins, the taste is simply delicious in the world,

On the way back, a group of guys were beaming, which was an eye-opener. Although Milner and the others often came to London, they rarely wandered around Chinatown. The cultural differences between the East and the West, as well as some false reports, made them very concerned about the Chinatown is like a piece of mysterious porcelain placed on the busiest street in London, which is a bit of a respectful distance, but this time, I walked around Chinatown with Li Rui for a while. Eyes opened.

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Li Rui bought a CD in a Chinese book franchise store, which contained some Chinese folk songs and some catchy songs...

In the high-end car audio of the Land Rover Freelander, the tune of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" sounded. Although they couldn't understand it, a few guys could still feel the cheerful rhythm of this song... In the Land Rover Freelander's Behind, there is a bright pineapple car in the distance. It is estimated that Alan Lennon must be in a bad mood...

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After returning home, he put the ingredients in the kitchen, and Li Rui began to divide the work of several guys like a landlord and rich man ordering his servants.

Milner and Richardson are in charge of cleaning. During the Chinese New Year, they must clean up their house to remove the bad luck of the year. These are all cleaned up on New Year’s Eve. The custom in Li Rui’s hometown is that New Year’s Eve On the first day of junior high school, you can't sweep the floor, you can't use scissors, you can't... In short, there are many rules.

Vivienne is a child, and her task is to assist Alan Lennon in pasting paper-cuts and Spring Festival couplets on the windows and doors. Li Rui was busy cooking in the kitchen, and when he took time out to take a look, he almost died laughing. One big and one small were hanging the Spring Festival couplets, and they hung them upside down. However, this is not surprising, and they don't know Chinese characters. They probably thought that both sides are the same.

There was no other way, so Li Rui had no choice but to wash his hands and come over and do it himself, otherwise, he didn't know what fun he would have.

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Just after pasting up the couplets and paper-cuts, Li Rui was explaining how to put up the New Year pictures when the doorbell rang.

(End of this chapter)