"What? Are you going to Jinling on Saturday?"

"How could you not welcome him? It's because my dad has his birthday on Saturday, and then there's a football match on Saturday afternoon."

"Huh? You come to see me play a game?"

"Okay, then I'll ask Master Zhou to pick you up at the airport. Do you want to have dinner with my family tonight?"

"Don't be embarrassed..."

"Okay, then I'll eat quickly and come to you after I'm done."

"You came here alone, right? I'll book a hotel for you."

On an ordinary Wednesday, Zhang Da received a call from Cheng Mingming.

Xiao Cheng, a migrant worker, took annual leave and planned to go to Jinling for vacation.

After ending the call, Zhang Da booked an executive suite for a week at the newly opened Jumeirah Hotel in Jinling.

...

"Happy birthday, Dad!"

On the morning of March 16, a family of three sat around the dinner table and ate noodles.

Zhang Jun's black Ferrari has also been parked in the underground garage.

"Er, you have to perform well in today's football match!" Zhang Jun warned after finishing a large bowl of longevity noodles, "Your uncle and aunt are both here to watch the game. It would be embarrassing to lose."

"Whether I can be happy on my birthday today depends entirely on whether I can win the game!"

Zhang Da said seriously: "Dad, don't worry, this is no longer a football match, but a war!"

Just kidding, this is Cheng Mingming's first time watching him play football.

If you lose, just "retire" on the spot.

"Son, that's well said!" Zhang Jun applauded, "When we get to the stadium later, we must implement this idea into every player."

"Dad, there is something I don't know whether I should say."

Zhang Jun shook his head and said, "Then don't say it."

Zhang Da: "..."

In the end, he could only complain silently in his heart:

Zhang Jun's previous words reminded him inexplicably of some "foot-happy" officials.

At this moment, Zhou Geng walked into the door: "Good morning, boss!"

Zhang Da stood up and invited: "Morning, Master Zhou, sit down and have a bowl of noodles. It's my dad's birthday."

Zhang Jun also stood up and said: "Yes, Lao Zhou, let's have some together!"

Zhou Geng smiled honestly: "Thank you."

Although he had eaten breakfast, he still worked hard to finish a bowl of noodles.

Zhang Jun quietly asked Zhang Da: "Aren't you going to drive by yourself today?"

Zhang Da explained: "No, I have a friend coming over today. I can't leave, so I can only ask Master Zhou to help pick him up."

Zhang Jun nodded.

After arriving at the stadium in the afternoon, Zhang Jun and Kong Sheng conducted a simple morale boost in the locker room.

"Everyone, my family and wives are watching from the stands. We cannot afford to lose this game."

"That's right! Let me express my determination first. If we lose today, I, Kong Sheng, will quit Jinling football!"

"good!"

Ding Ran, who was wearing a pair of new sneakers, took the lead in responding, and bursts of applause soon erupted in the locker room.

Coincidentally, in another locker room of the stadium.

Zhang Da’s opponents were also giving pre-match encouragement.

This is a team of office workers.

The captain is a middle-aged man called Lao Han.

In the locker room, Old Han said:

"Friends, when playing the game today, you must control your movements and don't make any dangerous moves."

"You don't know, but I happened to see our opponent when I came here."

"Hey, they are all luxury cars, Rolls-Royce, Lambo, Ferrari, and the last one is a Porsche 911."

"If you accidentally injure someone, it might be very troublesome."

"Don't worry, Lao Han, everyone plays football very cleanly." Someone immediately responded, "Unless the other side gets dirty first, we won't do it."

"Okay, I just want to remind everyone again." Old Han said, "Also, we must try our best to win today!"

"Brothers, think about it. Normally when we participate in the company's sports meets, we can only be 'actors' and deliberately let the boss win."

"Today, we have a rare opportunity to compete fairly with a group of big bosses, and we must show our style no matter what!"

Teammates responded one after another.

"Must win!"

"That's right, Old Han is right! This means being willing to be fat and dare to pull down the emperor!"

One of the young people said: "Come on, these big bosses are usually pampered, but their physical condition is definitely not as good as ours!"

‘That’s not necessarily the case. We sit in the office and work every day, but others have time to exercise every day...’

The other person wanted to refute him, but seeing that everyone's morale was high, he decided not to throw cold water on him.

In the end, someone even shouted: "Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind!"

Lao Han had to advise: "Brother, calm down, calm down."

When Zhang Da stepped onto the court, his eyes immediately drifted to the stands.

The first thing he saw was Yang Jinping and her relatives sitting around her.

Looking higher up the stands, he finally caught Cheng Mingming sitting behind Yang Jinping and others.

Zhang Da smiled and waved to the stands.

Cheng Mingming, who had a camera hanging around his neck and was wearing a Liverpool fan jacket, also saw Zhang Da.

She stood up and waved to Zhang Da.

Shao Yu sat next to Yang Jinping, pointed to the field and said: "Aunt, look, my cousin is waving to us."

"Yeah?"

Yang Jinping looked at the situation on the court and waved to Zhang Da.

Zhang Da smiled awkwardly and waved harder towards the stands.

As the captain and "birthday boy", Zhang Jun won the right to kick off the ball in the coin toss on behalf of the team.

Jia Xiaowei, who relied on his own strength to squeeze out Kong Sheng's friend, stood in the middle circle.

Zhang Da returned all his attention to the court.

With the referee's whistle, the game that cannot be lost begins.

Jia Xiaowei kicked the ball to Kong Sheng in midfield and ran forward himself.

Kong Sheng did not hesitate to pass the ball to Chen Bing, who also relied on his strength to win a central defender position.

At this time, the president of ICBC gave full play to his ability to coordinate the overall situation and sent the ball to Zhang Da with a big kick.

Zhang Da unloaded the ball steadily, glanced at Zhang Jun who was raising his hand to request, and passed the ball decisively.

Zhang Jun dribbled left and right twice. Seeing Zhang Da sprinting forward, he directly kicked the ball in front of Zhang Da.

It's a pity that I am a little stronger.

Zhang Da, who was originally running at a constant speed, had to run forward with all his strength.

Before the football went out of bounds, he flew and passed the ball into the opponent's penalty area.

Unfortunately, our forward who was trying to grab the point was held up by his opponent, and the ball was cleared by the opponent's defender.

However, his performance still triggered sporadic cheers from the stands.

"Wow!"

Cheng Mingming looked at Zhang Da who was flying to save the ball, and instantly felt that his boyfriend had become much more handsome.

"Oh, what a pity."

Shao Yu sighed, and then his attention was attracted by the exclamations behind him.

Looking at Cheng Mingming standing in the stands, holding a camera.

She suddenly felt that this person looked a bit like Zhang Da's girlfriend she saw on Yang Minjun's cell phone.

On the court, Zhang Da is running hard towards his own penalty area.
Chapter completed!