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Thanks for the reward of "Books Under the Night"!

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It was supposed to be a day of celebration, but on the way back in the evening, Qin Xiong listened to Freddie's endless complaints all the way!

"Hey, if you have an EU passport, I can guarantee that countless clubs in Europe will frantically snatch you, and the contract treatment for you must be very satisfactory!"

"Hmph, the current board of directors of Ajax is just so happy to make a mess of the club, and the business strategy is too arrogant!"

"They're trying to turn Ajax into the East India Company of the 18th century! A few cigars, a few bottles of brandy, a few satins, a few delicacies, Ajax thinks that with these things, the most talented Players lured to Amsterdam."

"Hehehe, right here at home, when Robben and Ma Kai said 'no' to them, they should have woken up! But they didn't!"

"Now, as long as we give you an average of 20 or [-] euros per year, we would be willing to add one more year to the contract. However, when Rick Link called to inquire about the boss above, he was actually rejected, short-sighted!"

Qin Xiong walked back to the apartment with his hands on the back of his head. He was in a good mood. He heard Freddy's complaints, and he just found it interesting.

For him, a weekly salary of 200 euros should be enough for the material guarantee of survival, although as Freddy complained: one month’s income is not enough to go to the red light district for three days!

But Qin Xiong didn't care too much, he was determined to carve out his own piece of sky in the world of greenery, of course money is a foreign object, the more the better, but the current attention, of course, can't be spent on pennies and bucks.

Besides, Rick Link was right.

He just passed the tryout and nothing else!

For the club Ajax, Qin Xiong is just a blank sheet of paper and has made no contribution.

Why ask for more?

Think about what Ajax will give him!

In addition to money, Ajax will give him a good growth environment and provide limited opportunities for him to stand out, provided that he works hard on his own and has the strength to seize opportunities!

It is not difficult for him to understand Freddy's complaints. After all, Freddy is a British fan. From the perspective of fans, what he has seen and heard should be some European giants competing for talents, and what kind of sky-high prices are spent to seduce players, or to compete locally. Talents are suddenly poached away, etc. Indeed, the upper echelons of the football world must be fiercely competitive for the plundering of talent resources.

But maybe, at this moment, they shouldn't feel too good about themselves and take themselves too seriously. As long as they calm their minds and lower their posture, and then look at everything today, it is actually very beautiful.

For Qin Xiong, who had nothing in the past, today is simply a dream. He starts to have something, something that belongs to him!

This is a good beginning.

So on the way back to the apartment, he had leisure to enjoy the idyllic scenery.

They live on Waddell Street, west of the Ajax Club, leading to the city center. They belong to a medium-to-upper sized community, surrounded by many residents, but far away from the city center and tourist attractions in Amsterdam. Overall, the living environment is relatively good. Quiet, less hustle and bustle.

When I got back to Waddell Street it was just before six in the evening and there was a restaurant across from the apartment and a laundromat next to it.

Three local old men sat chatting at the outdoor tables and chairs outside the restaurant. Seeing these three old men, Freddie became furious!

He whispered to Qin Xiong in Chinese: "They are all Zhou Paipi!"

Maybe he described it improperly, but Qin Xiong can understand that Freddy actually accused the three old men of being too "bad"!

Why?

These three old men are apartment owners, restaurant owners, and laundry owners!

No wonder, the kitchen and the landlord's washing machine are not allowed to be used in the apartment, nor are you allowed to buy them yourself, because your rented space is only in the room, the public space, and the bathroom are all lent to you by the landlord "out of kindness"!

Therefore, Qin Xiong and Freddy lived in the apartment, and they had meals at the restaurant of the second old man for convenience, and went to the shop of the third old man for laundry.

It can be said that one tenant, three earn money!

The old landlord is called Rutmanson. He wears a pair of glasses and is tall and thin. Although he is old, he looks like a scholar full of knowledge.

The owner of the restaurant is Dekuize. He has a wide body and a fat belly. Every time he sees him, he always smiles. It seems that he doesn't take the initiative to make any facial expressions. He is always squinting and smiling in the eyes of others.

The owner of the laundromat is named Pister, who pays great attention to dressing. Even in summer, he will wear a vest, shirt and trousers, which has a sense of depth and taste.

What Freddy was upset about was that these three old men, like those well-mannered financial speculators in suits and leather shoes on Wall Street, were decent and generous to the outside world, but they were secretly engaged in murderous activities in the financial market.

Rutmanson noticed his two tenants. In recent days, these two tenants often seemed to be in a hurry, like Qin Xiong went out for a jog, and came back running, and then went back to the room. Eating is eating, never Take some extra rest, don't know what the hell they're up to.

Lutmanson caressed the frame of his glasses, and said to Qin Xiong and Freddy who were walking slowly, "Hey, where did you go?"

The work and rest time of these two people is not like that of people with regular jobs in the local area.

Freddie didn't bother to talk to the stingy landlord, Qin Xiong was in a good mood, rolled his eyes, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said, "I went to the Ajax club. Tomorrow, I will sign a contract and become a player of Ajax."

Perhaps it was the first day in his life to experience such joy and excitement. Qin Xiong took the initiative to share his happiness with a stranger who could be called a stranger.

Rutmansen, De Keuezer, and Pist were stunned at the same time, and Rutmansen immediately asked suspiciously: "Ajax signed you? Where did you play before?"

He probably wanted to ask which club Qin Xiong played for.

Qin Xiong replied with a smile: "In China."

Although China is a football desert, for the Netherlands, which has loose restrictions on the introduction of overseas players, there are many players from countries with low football levels. They are all too cheap, not only lacking the most basic respect, but also making oneself "shameful" virtually.

Qin Xiong was surprised to see the three old men suddenly put their heads together, and he didn't know what they were muttering.

"Is it China?"

"It seems so."

"The memory of what happened more than 20 years ago is really blurred."

"I remember, it was indeed China."

After they finished muttering, Lutmanson took the initiative to open the two chairs beside the table and invited Freddie and Qin Xiong to sit down.

Although Freddy was upset with the three old men, it was not easy to refute their face, so he sat down, not knowing what they wanted to talk about.

As soon as Qin Xiong sat down, the potbellied De Coyze smiled at him and said, "Hehe, you are welcome to join Ajax."

His tone is very strange, at least Qin Xiong thinks so, as if he is the boss or owner of Ajax.

Freddie thought it was normal.

Club ownership, of course, belongs to the shareholders of the board of directors, but emotionally, the club belongs to the fans, especially the local fans who are rooted in the local area.

This is very common in Europe, and it is even more natural in the UK. Local fans have a very strong sense of ownership of the club. They support the club from the bottom of their hearts and defend the honor of the club. Choose to betray, this is a kind of belief.

"What are you talking about?"

Qin Xiong was very curious about what they were talking about mysteriously just now.

What can be heard coming and going seems to be around "China".

Pist stared at Qin Xiong solemnly, and said: "We remembered that in the history of Ajax, there was a player who was also Chinese. Maybe you are the second Chinese in the history of Ajax club."

Freddy frowned, and asked back: "Why don't I seem to have heard of any Chinese players playing for Ajax?"

Rutmansen immediately waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, he is Chinese, but his nationality is the Netherlands. He played for the Dutch national team. Although he didn't play for a long time, in Ajax, he was more than 20 years ago. It is the memory of an era that belongs to our fans."

"Ah? A Chinese player. What's his name?"

Even though Freddy knew a lot about European football, this was the first time he heard that there were Chinese players in the history of Dutch football, and they could play for the Dutch national team!

Rutmanson rubbed his temples, seemingly racking his brains to say the man's name.

"Uh, his name is Tscheu-La-Ling, and the Chinese fans call him Zhou Na-Lin."

In the subsequent special understanding, Freddie and Qin Xiong knew that the former Ajax and wearing the No. 9 jersey, under the tutelage of Michele, the father of Total Defense.