amaotonovel Chapter 237
Chapter 237
Chapter 237
In the final game, Hamburg defeated the visiting Schalke 3 1-04 at home. Hamburg's home "Imtech Arena" (ImtechArena) turned into a sea of joy, and the huge "inflatable man" on the scene twisted non-stop along with the music.
In the Schalke stand, the fans lowered their heads quietly and prepared to leave. Stan saw Maier in the crowd, and he stepped forward to comfort him. Maier was innocent and immediately forgot about the unhappy things. He invited Stan to have a drink, but Stan declined, "Let's drink again next time we go to Schalke, I have something to do today."
"Get a girlfriend," Meyer said.
Stan chuckled, "Why?"
"Because for men, the only thing that allows them to refuse a drink is only women",
"Well, all I can say is, you're half right",
Maier gestured Stan a goodbye before disappearing into a crowd of Schalke fans.
*****
"Sorry, I'm late," Mia apologized to Stan as she untied her scarf and hung it on the chair.
"Hehe, why don't you want to go to the French restaurant I booked, but insist on a date at Burger King?" Stan asked.
"If I go to a French restaurant, I have to dress up again, put on high heels, evening dress, etc., it's too troublesome." As she said, Mia took a French fries from the plate in front of her and ate it.
"But no one would go on a date in a fast food restaurant, right?"
Mia said: "I will, since I was in high school, all my boyfriends have dated at fast food restaurants",
"Secretary"?Stan played with the word in his mind, not knowing why he suddenly had a sour feeling.
"Why aren't you talking?" Mia asked.
"Oh nothing, um, have you had many boyfriends"?
"Hehe, that's what I thought, why are you jealous?"
"Of course not," Stan replied in such a strange tone that even he could tell he was lying.
"Not much, but.",
"But what"?Stan asked.
"I prefer foreigners," Mia said.
Stan chuckled twice, "Why?"
"Probably not as serious as the Germans",
"Then what country have you been in contact with?"Stan asked with a smile.
Mia beckoned, motioning for Stan to listen to him, and Stan put his ear to him very cooperatively, only to hear Mia say, "Secret".
Stan gave a "chi" sound, which means "cut".
"Then why don't you get married?"Mia asked.
"I am married",
Mia looked a little disappointed and said, "Why haven't you mentioned it before, do you have any photos, let me see your wife."
Stan nodded yes, then took out his phone and pulled up a photo to show Mia.
Mia looked at the photo, it was a selfie of Stan holding a football, "What do you mean?" Mia asked.
Stan pointed to the football in his hand and said, "This is my wife, I'm married to football."
Mia was holding French fries at this time, with ketchup on the French fries, and she scratched Stan's face with the French fries.
"Wow, what, disfigured", Stan yells.
"Hehe, let you play me",
"Who told you to play me first",
Stan picked up the whole bottle of ketchup and motioned to stay away, otherwise.
******
After eating, the two walked on the streets of Hamburg. Mia leaned on Stan's shoulders, and Stan suddenly felt warm in his heart. In his mind, he wondered whether he could live in this city one day.
"Mia, have you ever thought about going to China in the future?"
Mia quickly understood Stan's voice-over, and knew that there was something in the words, "Hehe, it depends on the situation, for example, is there anyone worthy of my going?"
"Tricky answer," thought Stan.
"By the way, how many days will you be in Hamburg"?
"Leave tomorrow morning, take the train",
"Where are you going?"
"Belgrade",
"Didn't you say you're going back for Christmas?"
Stan is silent, and Mia knows that there is only one thing that can mobilize Stan, and that is football.
"Did you see another player again?"
"Haha, not yet, but Yugoslav football is a treasure trove of European talent. I decided to go back and have a look and help my former club find some players",
"You work two jobs, and your income must be good," Mia said with a smile.
"No, I'm doing voluntary labor this time, and I don't charge money,"
In this commodity society where money is needed for everything except air, and there are people who work for nothing, Mia feels that the man in front of her has taught herself another lesson.
Mia suddenly removed her head from Stan's shoulder and stood in front of Stan.
"what"?
"What time is the train tomorrow?"Mia asked.
"at 7 o'clock in the morning",
"OK, 6:[-], see you at the Hamburg train station",
"you..",
Mia's words were so domineering that even Stan was shocked. Immediately, Stan felt that he was the one who was "bubbled".
"But don't you work?"
"I haven't finished my annual leave this year, so I can just take a vacation",
"Okay", Stan was happy, and walked around the street with Mia in his arms, attracting passers-by to watch curiously.
*****
Early the next morning, it was still completely dark, and Stan was waiting in the waiting room of the Hamburg train station. At this time, a very interesting scene happened. An old couple took a group photo with a hamburger under the "Hamburger" sign at the train station.
Just when Stan was attracted by the joyful scene in front of him, the sound of "wheeze, wheeze" came from his ears. Without turning around, Stan knew that it was the sound of Mia panting.
Mia was afraid of being late, so she trotted over after getting off the taxi.
"Good morning," Stan said.
"Morning... good," Mia said out of breath, making Stan laugh.
"Still laughing"?
Stan took Mia's frozen red hand and held it, "Is it warmer?"
Mia nodded, looking very happy.
"You know, I didn't sleep well last night. I always dreamed that I was late and you left alone," Mia said.
Hearing these words, Stan's heart warmed up, and he was very moved. He knew that Mia cared about him very much, "It's okay, let's sleep on the train, anyway, it will take seven or eight hours to Belgrade."
Mia smiled at Stan, smiling like a warm winter sun.
*****
After seven or eight hours of ups and downs, I finally arrived in Belgrade. I came from the cold northern Germany to the warm Balkan countries. It felt really comfortable.
After getting off the train, Mia untied the thick woolen scarf. The warm sun in the afternoon shone, and the temperature was more than 10 degrees, which was equivalent to spring in Hamburg.
"I love this place," Mia said.
"That's good",
I took a taxi and arrived at Stan’s house in 20 minutes. In fact, it is Stan’s mother’s house to be precise. Stan does not have his own house in Belgrade. As a man who lives all over the world, the hotel is Stan’s real home.
Stan's father is dead, and his mother lives alone in the same apartment she began to live in as a young man.
Knocking on the door, Stan's mother appeared behind the door, "Are you Mia?"
Mia stepped forward and took Stan's mother's hand.
"Mom, I'm home, why don't you say hello to your son first",
"Home? You're turning my place into a budget hotel," said Stan's mother.
"How is it possible?" Stan said and gave his mother a "cheek gift", and then Mia also gave Stan's mother a "cheek gift", which is similar in Europe.
Stan's mother likes Mia very much holding Mia's hand. In fact, as long as Stan can bring back a woman, Stan's mother will like it, otherwise she is really worried that there is something wrong with her son.
In the living room, Stan patted the old picture tube TV that was hard to turn on, and said, "Mom, you have so much pension, why don't you change the TV?"
"I am such an old bone, can I still move the TV back?"
"Then you are looking for Jingdong"?
"what"?
Stan recalled that this is not China, so he said: "Hehe, it's okay, I'll buy you one later."
It was getting late, and the three of them started working hard for dinner, which was a simple home-cooked meal - a dish of beef with potatoes, cheese bread, tomato salad, and pickled cucumbers made by Stan's mother.
During the meal, Stan's mother kept talking about Stan's childhood, how naughty he was, and how he liked to fight.
"I was fighting against injustice, it wasn't a fight, it was someone who bullied others, I stood up, mother, you said carefully",
"Isn't it the same? Every time I get into trouble, I'm the one who loses money," Stan's mother said.
Where is Mia?Laughing as she broke the bread, it was the first time she heard about Stan's childhood.
*****
After dinner, Stan and Mia went to the street to buy a TV for the old lady. Walking on the street, Mia jokingly said, "Did you really like to make trouble before?"
"Haha, I declare that I only fight when I see others bullying others. In fact, I want to fight for peace",
Mia laughed, "Then I wish you the first football coach to win the Nobel Peace Prize."
After buying the TV, I moved it back. At first, Stan moved it alone, and then Mia and Stan carried it together.
"Stubborn old man, if you go to China with me, you will have everything," Stein said.
"There are memories there," Mia said.
Stan nodded silently, and he also knew, "Okay, let's not talk about it, let's quickly carry the TV back."
After arriving home, Stan's mother greeted Mia, and blamed Stan for making the girl do hard work.
"Show me such a big TV," Stan couldn't help but get angry.
Mia chuckled and made a "shh" gesture, meaning, "don't talk back to your mother".
Now Stan understands why his mother always wants to have a daughter-in-law, and the old man is indeed lonely.
Stan watched his mother and Mia chatting endlessly, and for the first time a thought arose in Stan's mind-"Maybe football is not the only partner in my life".
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