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Chapter 406 The Spring Breeze of Winter

This winter break was not so easy for Long Bisheng. His fame brought him extra income and other ways to increase his fame, and he also sacrificed a considerable part of his spare time for publicity, catwalks and other things. After a week in Milan, he also participated in an Armani clothing launch conference with several Italian stars, and went on the catwalk to get addicted to modeling.

But Long Bisheng is really a clothes hanger. After wearing the suit designed by Armani himself, Ning Xi and Lu Xiaoshan stared straight at him. When he walked on the runway in a stately manner, he didn't know how many reporters' films were murdered.

This was also a rare experience for Long Bisheng, but he didn't feel any unnaturalness on stage. After all, he is a player who often plays under the gaze of tens of thousands of people. If he is still nervous about thousands of spectators, he might as well retire early.

Coming off the T-stage, Long Bisheng returned to the training field. Due to the unsatisfactory results in the first half of the season, their winter break was reduced by one week. Lannick asked the players to come to the training camp one week in advance to prepare for the next league.

Some players are dissatisfied with this, but most of the players still have no complaints. After all, their performance in the league in the first half of the season was indeed not very good. At the same time, some of the main players did not have a good rest and participated in systematic training in the summer.

So while other Bundesliga teams are still on vacation, Hoffenheim's training base is already in full swing. All players are training under the leadership of the coaches, trying to adjust their state and accumulate physical fitness.

Before the start of the Champions League knockout round, Hoffenheim had six league games to play. For this reason, they gave up the German Cup last year. Among these six opponents are Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Dortmund and Werder Bremen.

To the surprise of the players, the club did not introduce new players this winter, even if Marin could not play within a month. Lannick said: "We are already strong enough, and it would be a waste to bring in new players. The club believes in your ability, and also believes that the achievements you have made in the past few seasons are not luck."

The players have been greatly motivated. No new players will mean that their position will not be shaken, but if they continue to perform poorly in the second half of the season, I am afraid that the team will usher in a big cleanup in the summer. The chairman of Hoffenheim is not short of money!
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From the catwalk to the training field, Long Bisheng did not show any discomfort. He is still the one who trains the hardest in the club. At the same time, he often pulls his teammates to practice for an hour or two after the training. Anyway, he is very popular in the team. Whoever is invited by him agrees to accompany him for extra training. If Li Jie stays, he will fight against him. Goals scored...

And when he practiced more, Lu Xiaoshan would stay with him with the reason of "waiting for Big Brother Long to go back together". Long Bisheng couldn't say anything about it. As his fame increased, Ning Xi started to get busy during this time, and only spent about half of a month at home. Ning Xi seemed very happy about this, because she was more like a housewife than a manager when she stayed at home before.

Long Bisheng and Lu Xiaoshan were also happy for Ning Xi, because they knew that a player can shine on the field, a doctor can shine on the operating table, and a manager can't shine in the kitchen or housework. Only at the negotiating table can what she has learned come into play. At this time, she is complete.

Human beings need to work, and sometimes work is not just to support their families, but to make themselves worthwhile and to make their lives more meaningful.

Ning Xi was not at home. If Lu Xiaoshan went back alone first, he would inevitably feel lonely, maybe he would feel afraid. After all, it is not good for a girl to stay alone in a big house, so Long Bisheng went with her, and went back with Lu Xiaoshan after extra training. Tired, waited until ten o'clock in the evening, said good night, and went back to their rooms to rest.

Soon Long Bisheng also got used to this kind of life, this kind of life when Ning Xi was not around, he was a very adaptable person, no matter where he went, it was like a drop of water into a glass of water, leaving no trace.

Slowly he also got used to having a pair of bright eyes looking at him during additional training, and slowly got used to talking and laughing with Lu Xiaoshan in the kitchen, and gradually got used to Lu Xiaoshan's hands massaging his shoulders, and gradually got used to being alone with Lu Xiaoshan without any discomfort.

If Ning Xi's enthusiasm is like the summer wind, then Lu Xiaoshan is like the spring breeze, wrapping around you gently, so that you won't feel uncomfortable at all, and it's like spring rain, nourishing everything, but silently.

Ning Xi sometimes came back to stay for a few days, but most of the time she ran around to help Long Bisheng with some things. Long Bisheng didn't know what she was doing every day, but every time she came back, Ning Xi looked very tired and haggard. Although she was in good health, running around for a long time was not something a woman could get used to.

Both Long Bisheng and Lu Xiaoshan felt sorry for this, but Ning Xi never tired of it. This was an opportunity she waited for after resting for several years, and she would not give up just because she was tired.

On January 21, the Bundesliga started again. Hoffenheim played against Cottbus at home. Coach Rangnick sent out a three-forward attacking combination.

Long Bisheng and Ibisevic each scored a goal in the game and continued to rank among the top two scorers. Compared with this news, another news surprised the Hoffenheim players. Erke rushed to the fourth place in the standings, and there was only a gap of two points away from Bremen. Rangnick asked the players to train a week in advance and it really worked, allowing the players to be in a state earlier than other teams.

After winning Cottbus, Rangnick gave the players a day off. The training camp some time ago made the players' nerves tense, and it is good to relax now.

The players rest, but he can't rest. Although the situation in Hoffenheim seems to have improved after winning this league, Rangnick knows that this is only temporary. There are still [-] rounds before the end of the league, and Hoffenheim still has to focus on the Champions League. However, for teams like them, it is a good opportunity to concentrate all their energies on the league.

Especially for Leverkusen, their goal this season is the league championship. After all, for them, it is a shame that they have not yet won a top German league championship.So when the players are resting, Rangnick has to work, prepare the tactics for the next away game against Borussia Mönchengladbach, and collect intelligence.

There was snow on this day, although it was not heavy, it still shrouded the earth in a vast expanse of whiteness.

Lannick walked across the training ground, stepping on chaotic jade and broken jade, and walked towards the office building where he worked.

When he passed by the training ground, he unexpectedly found two figures on the training ground.

An extremely tall figure was practicing shooting in front of the goal, while another petite figure was beside him, picking up the ball for him, and occasionally ran up to wipe the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

Although the weather was very cold, the tall man was steaming all over his body, obviously exercising a lot, but she didn't care about the snowflakes on that petite figure, she just paid attention to whether the tall man was sweating.

It was Long Bisheng and Lu Xiaoshan. In this holiday and snowy weather, Long Bisheng still ran to the training ground to practice by himself, and Lu Xiaoshan accompanied him to the training regardless of the severe cold.

It was freezing cold, but a warm current seemed to flow through Lannik's heart. There is no spring breeze in winter, but Lannik felt a gentle spring breeze blowing over his face, turning this training ground into a warm spring.

Lannick smiled slightly. He was suddenly full of confidence in the second half of the competition. He didn't know what kind of complicated relationship Long Bisheng had with his female manager Ning Xi and Lu Xiaoshan, but he didn't want to pursue it. He just felt that this scene made him feel extremely warm.

(End of this chapter)