rear number ten

Chapter 1 Victor Lee

On June 2004, 6, the European Football Championship held in Portugal entered the quarter-elimination stage.The England team, which shouted "to win the championship" before the European Cup, has Beckham, one of the best midfielders in the world, and Rooney, a rising genius striker.

However, after 120 minutes of the game, in a brutal penalty shootout.England still became the loser.And it was the host Portugal that defeated them.

The whole of England was once again in mourning.Every World Series, whether it is the World Cup or the European Cup.The England team, which has one of the best players in the world, was predicted by the media as a strong title contender before the game.But it has repeatedly broken the hearts of England fans.

The same is true for the small town of Crewe in Cheshire in northwest England, a small town of Crewe with a population of only 8.Although it only has a population of 8, Crewe is indeed an important station and one of the transfer stations of the British West Coast Main Line.And it used to be the production base of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

However, for English football practitioners.All of the above are not important, what is important is that although Crewe is a team that has been wandering back and forth between the English League One and the Second League all year round.However, the team's youth training system is very strong.He once trained many players who later went to big clubs and even became England international players.

Such as Manchester United's Powell, West Ham's Aston, and Liverpool's Murphy.

On the second day after England was eliminated from the European Cup by Portugal, in an open field in the small town of Crewe, several boys who had finished playing football were sitting on the sidelines to rest, while complaining about last night's game.

Suddenly, there was a typical boy with blond hair and freckles, who could be seen as an English boy and said to another boy next to him:
"Victor, I heard that Crewe Club sent someone to your house again?"

"Yes," replied the boy who was called "Victor" by the blond, freckled boy.Then I heard the boy before continue to say:

"I guess your father rejected Old John's invitation again?"

"Yes." Victor said the same thing again without any change in tone.Then the boy, dubbed "Victor," stood up straight away.After patting the pants that didn't get much grass seeds, he said to the friends around him who were playing football together:

"I'm going home first." Then, he spotted one of the footballs on the side.It should be his own, and then he stretched out his toes and picked at the football.Like a living pet, the black and white football jumped up from the ground, drew an arc in the air, and landed steadily in front of Victor.At the same time, Victor slid his feet and left the grass with the ball.At the same time, the partners sitting on the grass heard Victor's greeting before leaving:

"See you tomorrow, I hope tomorrow is a sunny day."

After Victor left with the ball, the boy with blond hair and freckles shrugged at the other boy next to him.Then he began to say to himself:
"Hey, Victor's father... If he hadn't stopped him, Victor should have been able to represent Crewe in the FA Youth Cup this year. Maybe he has already been selected for the youth national team."

After finishing speaking, when the boy next to him did not answer, he continued: "Hey, George, do you think that all Chinese people are like this? Apart from studying and becoming a lawyer and banker. They don't have any pursuits? "

The boy next to him called "George" looked at Victor's back and replied, "Who knows? But Paul, Victor's father is indeed like this. It seems that his father's name is Li Tian ?”

It turned out that the boy with freckles was called Paul. When he heard his friend say it very hard, it should be the name of the father of "Victor" they said, Li Tian.After a name that has no characteristics, it can be said that duplicate names are very likely to occur in China.He nodded vigorously, and then said as if introducing:

"Yes, but his supermarket is very good. My mother also told me to go to his supermarket to buy things after playing football today." Then, as if suddenly remembering something, I immediately stood up and looked at the surroundings. The partners who were still sitting patted the grass seeds on their bodies and said:
"My friends, I have to go first. My mother is still waiting for me to go home after shopping. I have an uncle who is in London coming to my house today."

After finishing speaking, he immediately ran away in a panic.

However, friends around, after listening to the farewell of this freckled boy named Paul.First, I made an agreement with him that if it doesn't rain tomorrow, I will still play football here.Then, they started talking to each other one by one.However, this time, the topic between them could vaguely hear a name, "Victor."

Yes, people who love football in Crewe know one name, Victor.To be precise, it's called Victor Lee.He is the only Asian supermarket in the town and the owner of one of the three or four largest supermarkets.Li Tian, ​​a typical offspring of Chinese immigrants.

The reason is simple, not because Victor is the son of this boss named Li Tian.It's because of Crewe's first scout, Old John.Counting this time today, this is already the nth time I have come to Victor's house this year.Send an invitation to Victor's father, Li Tian, ​​and Victor's mother.Invite Victor to officially join the Crewe Club.

"Victor is a genius. We will train Victor to be the next Gaza." This was the first time Old John saw Victor play. Boys in their early years.If you ask who is Garza?That was another pain in the hearts of all England fans.Paul Gascoigne.English people think that the most talented players in England are more talented than all of them.

However, Victor's father came to their house for the first time from Old John, and expressed to himself and his wife, Victor's mother, that he wanted Victor to join the Crewe Club.He has always refused very simply.And immediately shake hands, or leave the living room and go to other places in the house.Or go out immediately.

In short, I refuse to complete the statistics, since Old John knew Victor and went to Victor's house, hoping that Victor's parents would let Victor join the Crewe Club.Even if it started in 2002, it will end in 2004 this year.Probably, hundreds of times.

It was the same this time, when Victor returned home, Victor's home was a single-family second-floor house with an attic in a middle-class gathering area in Crewe.This is very common in England.

Then he took out the key he carried with him and opened the door.Then first took off the pair of football shoes under his feet.Then, there is a full-length mirror with a handle on the side near the door.Victor opened the full-length mirror.Behind is a storage room.

Then, Victor quickly picked up a dry, but dirty cloth from the floor.Dry off my own pair of grass clippings and grass seeds from playing outside, and some damp football boots.And don't forget your football, wipe it dry too.Put away the football boots and football.Finally, close the full-length mirror.Wearing football socks, he walked up the corridor in front of the door to the attic of his home.

Here is Victor's bedroom, and everything Victor owns, including the bathroom and even the washing machine.It's very old, but it works after all.

Victor took a shower very quickly, put on his pajamas, and threw the grass grass seeded jersey, including the socks, into the washing machine.After starting.Looking at himself in the mirror of the washstand.

Victor, whose full name is Victor Li, has black hair and black eyes because his father is a Chinese immigrant.But it is different from the yellowish complexion of ordinary Chinese people, and the hair is either straight and stiff or slightly curly.Victor's complexion is as fair as that of traditional Europeans, and his hair is also relatively large and curly.

Most notably, Victor's browbones and nose bridge are very high and deep.The word "high brows and deep eyes" is perfect to describe it.This is because Victor's mother is not a Chinese or Asian immigrant like Victor's father.But a traditional European woman.

Yes, therefore, Victor, a fusion of genes from both parents.To be precise, he can be regarded as a handsome guy.But now he is only 14 years old, unlike those 14 or 15-year-old boys in Europe who appear abnormally mature.Rather, like a normal Asian teenager.It has a touch of exotic style, but it is "full of lethality".This can be seen from the fact that every year I receive a large number of letters written on pink stationery by enthusiastic English girls in my class and even at the same school.

However, now Victor does not appreciate his own heart in the mirror.Because, at this time, he heard someone knocking on the door of his attic.

Victor wiped his curly black hair, dripping wet, against his scalp.One side opened the door.After seeing the person knocking on the door, he opened his mouth and said in Portuguese:

"Mom, what's the matter?"

The person who came was Victor's mother, a little black, with dark brown curly hair and eyes.With fair complexion, although she already has 14-year-old Victor, she still looks very sexy as a middle-aged European woman.

I only heard Victor's mother walk into Victor's room, sat directly on Victor's bed, and then looked around Victor's room.The head of the bed and the wall next to the bed were covered with posters related to football, and even the team's scarves were hung on the bed.

Then he watched himself pull out a chair, and Victor, who was sitting opposite, spoke, also in Portuguese:
"Vito, Old John from the Crewe club is here again today..."

Before his mother could finish speaking, Victor interrupted and said, "Mom, I know. Dad refused again."

Hearing her son interrupt her, Victor's mother showed a wry smile on her face, and then reached out to stroke Victor's wet hair.Then, was about to say something.Victor and Victor's mother heard a masculine and irresistible male voice from upstairs.shouted in Chinese:

"Victor, you're back. Come down."

"Yes, Dad." Victor could only smile at his mother, and then replied in Chinese.

(End of this chapter)