legendary midfielder

Chapter 29 Inviting Parents to Watch the Game
After dinner, Zhang Xu took his parents and Nicola to the place where he lived, and introduced James and his wife to his parents.

Knowing that the middle-aged man and woman opposite were Zhang Xu's parents, James and his wife were extremely excited.Especially James, who pulled his father excitedly and spoke a long French.

The father who didn't understand at all looked at Zhang Xu blankly.

Zhang Xu smiled: "Uncle James is praising you, saying that you have raised a good son! He also said that your son is really good at playing football! He also said that your son is the treasure of the White Star team and will definitely become a big star in the future! Haha!"

The father glared at Zhang Xu, and then said to James: "It's all because you took good care of this brat, so he can play football with peace of mind. Speaking of which, we also want to thank you and your wife!"

"Haha, you're welcome. It's my pride and pride to take care of a player with potential and ability like Zhang! My friends are very envious because Zhang lives in our house! Haha!" James laughed.

"Yes, we all believe that Zhang will definitely become a dazzling star in the European arena. Maybe he can become the top star in the world like Messi or Ronaldo in the future!" Mrs. James echoed.

"You think too highly of him. As a father, I don't know how much he weighs. If it's about studies, I'm not surprised no matter how high his achievements are, but when it comes to football, his level is impossible to reach the achievements of Messi and others!" The father obviously didn't agree with the James couple's evaluation of Zhang Xu at all, and quickly shook his head in denial.

"Dad, how could you hit your son like this? Besides, Shibie will look at you with admiration for three days. How do you know that your son has not made progress?" Zhang Xu didn't translate when he heard this, and complained dissatisfiedly.

"Hehe, are you kidding yourself? That's fine, let's see how you perform in the competition!" The father was happy.

"Just watch! There will be a match in ten days or so, and I'll let you see the majesty of your son!" Zhang Xu shouted confidently.

"Okay! Damn, let's take a good look at how our son is playing? Okay?" The father turned his head to ask the mother's opinion.

"Okay, fine, whatever you want, anyway, I believe my son must be excellent! In every aspect, unlike you, who knows how to beat his son all day long. If you know it, you know that you want to teach your son strictly. If you don't know it, you think you have a grudge against your son!" The mother nagged a lot of dissatisfaction.

"Okay, just spoil your son!" With the presence of outsiders, the father stopped competing, and he turned his head and continued to communicate enthusiastically with James.

"Zhang, is this beautiful lady your girlfriend? She is so beautiful! A person as good as you should have such a beautiful girlfriend!" At this moment, James saw Nicola standing aside. He found that the other party had been watching Zhang Xu affectionately, and couldn't help but joked.

"Ah?!" Zhang Xu didn't expect that James would suddenly get involved with Nicola. He distinguished a few words, but found that the other party didn't believe it at all, so he simply kept silent.

The next day, the parents accompanied Zhang Xu and Nicola to Paris VI University.

At the Sixth University of Paris, my father actually found Zhang Xu's professor and asked about Zhang Xu's academic situation.

The facts were indeed as Zhang Xu described, and his father finally felt relieved.

"Son, since you didn't delay your studies, I have no objection to playing football! However, if there are any major decisions in the future, you can't hide anything from your mother and me, understand?" On the way back to Belgium, his father's face finally turned cloudy, and he said kindly to Zhang Xu.

"Yeah! Thank you, Dad!" Zhang Xu finally felt relieved, he shouted excitedly, and hugged Nicola intimately.

"Ahem," my father saw Zhang Xu cuddling with a girl in public, and coughed twice quickly. After Zhang Xu reacted, he glanced at Nicola and asked, "This girl named, uh, Nicola is very nice. Both your mother and I like it better. I think she likes you very much. If you really fall in love, your mother and I have no objection, but you must cherish each other! Understand?"

Seeing that Zhang Xu wanted to distinguish again, his father waved his hand to stop him, and continued: "I know you want to deny it, but your mother and I are not blind. Some things can be seen at a glance, so cherish them!"

Zhang Xu looked at Nicola who was looking curious beside him, and couldn't help but smiled wryly.
In the next few days, Zhang Xu and Nicola accompanied their parents to travel around the famous scenic spots in Belgium and France.

Although Zhang Xu was accompanying him, it was Nicola who actually arranged the itinerary and related travel matters.Under her arrangement, Zhang Xu's parents had a great time and were more satisfied with Nicola.

During this time, things between Zhang Xu and Yang Zi inevitably came to light, and Yang Zi's parents didn't agree very much.

On the one hand, Zhang Xu and Yang Zi have not confirmed their relationship. Yang Zi seems to just have a crush on his son, and has not sublimated into a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship;

Second, from the parents' point of view, Yang Zi has been working hard in the domestic entertainment industry all year round, so he definitely doesn't have much time to accompany his precious son who is studying abroad and playing football. In this way, his son might as well find a good girl who cares about you abroad.

Obviously, Nicola is the target recognized by her parents. If it wasn't for Zhang Xu's refusal to admit the relationship between the two, it is estimated that her mother would call her a daughter-in-law.

Of course, during this period, Zhang Xu will not forget to take his parents to visit the White Stars club and the team's daily training.

Head coach Ma Zu and assistant coach Philip welcomed Zhang Xu's parents very much. When they visited the club, they accompanied them all the way and invited Zhang Xu's parents to have dinner together.

When Zhang Xu's parents were leaving, Ma Zu specially gave Zhang Xu's parents three tickets for the match between the White Stars and SV Rosler at home on November 11, one of which was of course given to Nicola.

The performance of SV Rosler this year is very bad. After 14 rounds, it is at the bottom of the standings.If nothing else, after this season, relegation to the C level is basically a certainty.

Of course, in this case, the SV Rosler team will also work hard to get out of the relegation zone, and they will do their best in every game.

Therefore, this game is both easy to play and hard to play!
However, Zhang Xu is determined to win this game. This is the best opportunity for his parents to prove that he can play football and play well.

Zhang Xu didn't want to be disheartened and let his parents think he was not good. What he wanted was to become a dazzling star in this competition!

In order to beat his opponent in this game, during this period of time, in addition to playing around with his parents, as long as he has time, he will conduct various trainings, both real and simulated.

After nearly two weeks of hard work, Zhang Xu upgraded again and reached level 18!
At the same time, his attributes have also increased a lot:

Name: Zhang Xu

Level: 18

Experience points: 21/6000 (allocated attribute points: 0)

Weight/Height: 79.6KG/181.5cm
Current ability/potential ability: 44/57 (minimum 30 for professional players, maximum 99)
Current physical fatigue/status: 21/85 (up to 99)"

Technical attributes (up to 99 for a single attribute):
Crosses: 28 Dribbles: 29 Shots: 33 Headed: 45
Long shot: 32 Marking: 49 Passing: 38 Stealing: 48
Stops: 38 Skills: 44 Penalties: 32 Corners: 25
Set pieces: 27 Throw-ins: 28
Spiritual attributes:
Aggression: 44 Anticipation: 45 Bravery: 81 Calm: 71
Concentration: 61 Vision: 36 Decision: 42 Determination: 83
Imagination: 30 Impact: 71 Off-ball movement: 37
Sense of position: 46 Teamwork: 51 Work engagement: 94
Physical properties:
Explosive power: 81 Flexibility: 47 Balance: 50 Bounce: 77
Physique: 87 Speed: 92 Stamina: 88 Strength: 87
From this data, we can see that during this period of time, Zhang Xu has focused on strengthening his shooting training, so whether it is shooting or long-range shooting, his attribute value has increased by four to five points.

From this we can see that Zhang Xu is obviously going to score in this game!

But whether the wish can be fulfilled, only God knows!

On November 11th, it was breezy, cloudy, and the temperature was not high, only 20 degrees Celsius.

At 02:30 in the afternoon, Nicola accompanied Zhang Xu's parents to the STADE stadium.

As usual, although there is still half an hour before the game, the stadium is already extremely lively.

In this stadium with less than [-] seats, the deafening screams and singing are endless.Some fans kept waving scarves or flags in their hands, some fans jumped and jumped excitedly with their companions along with the singing, and some fans picked up the fan trumpets in their hands and blew them hard, making their faces flushed.

At this time, the players of the White Star team entered the field for adaptive training, and the stadium suddenly burst into thunderous shouts and applause.And when the players of the SV Rosler team entered the field, they were naturally greeted with deafening boos.

It was the first time for my father to watch a football game abroad. As soon as he entered the stadium, he was shocked by the frenzied atmosphere.

As a pseudo-fan, it’s not like my father didn’t watch football at the scene, but that was in China, and Chinese people express their emotions more reservedly, so when watching the game, only a few people cheered wildly for the team, and most people watched the game calmly.

Here, seeing such crazy fans, my father found it a bit unbelievable and incomprehensible. Isn't it just a game?

How can he understand that in Europe, football has been integrated into the blood and bone marrow of the fans, as long as it is related to football, it can arouse their fanatical interest, let alone this is his own team playing!

Before the adaptive training started, Zhang Xu ran to the stand where his parents were, and shouted loudly to them:

"Dad, Mom, I love you!!"

(End of this chapter)