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Chapter 286 The Lobbyist
"Damn, it turned out to be you!"

After shouting this, Long Bisheng turned his head and called Ning Xi: "Ning Xi, come on, look who's coming!"

Ning Xi ran over upon hearing the sound, and then slapped the visitor on the back: "It's you! Little Li!"

"What little plum, it sounds like a eunuch." The visitor said dumbfounded, then stretched his head to look into the room: "Huh, there are quite a lot of people, I thought it was just you two."

"What are you talking about, it's Christmas, of course we have to invite a few friends to play together." Long Bisheng laughed, and then greeted him into the room: "Come, come, come in, Li Jie, let me introduce you to some friends!"

Li Jie walked into the room with a smile, and then smiled at Delphi: "This one needs no introduction, we met in Egypt, Fabian Delphi, hello."

"Hello, Li, nice to meet you!" Although Delphi was extremely sad after losing to the China Youth Team in the World Youth Championship, and he didn't have a good opinion of the China Youth Team, but a few months have passed, and the sadness has basically passed. It is a very happy thing for the British to have friends visit at Christmas.

Immediately afterwards, Long Bisheng introduced Huntington and Mister Xie to Li Jie one by one. Although the three were not familiar with each other before, Huntington and Li Jie had met in Newcastle before.

When Long Bisheng was introduced to Lu Xiaoshan, Li Jie, who has always been carefree, was also moved by Lu Xiaoshan's leisurely and elegant temperament. He suddenly began to be a little jealous of Long Bisheng. This wooden guy is often surrounded by beautiful women. It's incredible to think about it.

"You know, the winter break of the Bundesliga has always been very long..." When Li Jie said this, the eyes of the four Leeds players showed envy. The Bundesliga players are the most low-key among the four major leagues, but they are the most comfortable. The more than one-month winter break allows them to rest comfortably after half of the league. In comparison, the Premier League is extremely cruel. In addition to 38 rounds of the league, there are also the FA Cup and the League Cup. Although Leeds is in the British Championship and does not participate in too many cups, there are 46 rounds in the British Championship!
The British league is the only league in Europe that does not have a winter break. Leeds can rest for five or six days before Christmas this year, which is quite a good situation. If you switch to other teams with a lot of game tasks, you will probably play a game on the 23rd and another game on the 26th. Players can only stay at home for half a day in a hurry over Christmas.

Li Jie was still rambling about where he planned to go for vacation, and by the way, he would come to see Long Bisheng at Christmas, and the other guys who were about to go crazy with jealousy began to drink Li Jie's wine again and again, intending to get this guy drunk, let's see if he still flaunts his rest time!
Who knows that Li Jie is from the Northeast, the weather in Northeast China is cold, and there are few people who don’t drink. Li Jie’s father is a worker, so he is naturally good at alcohol. Li Jie has been drinking with his father since he was a child, and his drinking capacity is not low. After arriving in Germany, he and his teammates often go to drink.As a result, after several rounds of beer, Li Jie's face was only slightly flushed, while Huntington, Delphi, and Mister Xie couldn't hold on anymore.

Seeing Li Jie pouring down bottle after bottle of beer without changing his face, Delphi covered his mouth, suppressed the urge to vomit, and thought in horror: "Dragon is a monster, and so are his friends. My God, this guy is so good at drinking, the three of us can't beat him!"

Long Bisheng watched from the side with a smile on his face. He seldom drank alcohol, and today he just spent time with a few friends. The others knew his habits and did not force him.

The meal lasted until past twelve o'clock in the evening, when Huntington and the other three returned home drunk with their families. Although Li Jie was one against three, he still didn't show any signs of drunkenness. He held a cup of strong tea that Ning Xi had poured for him and smiled while drinking.

"Well, you little Li, the first time you came to our house, you knocked out all the guests. Why are you doing this?" Ning Xi scolded him with a smile while clearing the table.

Li Jie blinked, and said with a smile, "What is your home, isn't it Long Bisheng's home? Could it be your home too?" Lu Xiaoshan, who was helping Ning Xi clean up next to him, couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this.

Ning Xi was taken aback. She lived with Long Bisheng for more than a year. Although it was not too messy, she vaguely regarded herself as the hostess of this house in her heart. When Li Jie asked her, she realized that what she said was very inappropriate.

Li Jie and Long Bisheng winked, and then said with a smile: "It seems that I can't leave today, Aaron, buddy just stay with you for one night today."

"No problem." Long Bisheng said with a smile, "You can sleep with me today, Xiao Shan, it's late today, and your school is probably closed, so you can sleep with Ning Xi."

"Okay, thank you Brother Long." Lu Xiaoshan replied crisply.

"Aaron, it's fine for Xiao Shan to spend the night at our house, but you have to be careful of other glib guys, don't wake up tomorrow and find something is missing at home." Ning Xi snorted and said.

"Isn't it? Ning Xi, our relationship is pretty good. How can you look at me like this?" Li Jie stuck out his tongue: "I, Li Jie, is also one of the top ten young defenders of the Bundesliga. I wouldn't steal other people's gold necklaces like Fadiga from Senegal?"

Ning Xi snorted twice triumphantly, and then raised her face: "Do you think I don't know that you have other motives for coming here at this time? Don't ask for it, otherwise there will be nothing to talk about!"

Hearing this, the smile on Li Jie's face was stifled for a moment, and then he smiled awkwardly: "Ning Xi, you are indeed smart, but this matter still has to go through you."

Ning Xi didn't have any other intentions when she said this, she just vaguely felt that Li Jie would not come here for no reason just to grab a meal, so she tried to test it out, but it turned out that Li Jie actually said something.

Seeing Ning Xi staring at him with a half-smile, Li Jie couldn't help but blush, and said embarrassingly, "I came here first to see you, and second, our club is very interested in Aaron. I wonder if he would like to transfer to us during the winter break."

Hearing what Li Jie said, Long Bisheng was stunned for a moment, but Ning Xi laughed: "So you're here to be a lobbyist, so just say no... Oh, yes, Huntington and the others were here just now. They are both Leeds players. It's a bit inappropriate for them to hear, so you just dragged them to drink and got them drunk, right?"

Li Jie said cheekily: "I'm also trying to get my wits out of a hurry, Ning Xi, you really have a clever plan."

"Stop flattering." Ning Xi said bluntly, "Today we are talking about business. Although we used to have friendship, feelings belong to feelings, and business belongs to business... Tell me, what are Hoffenheim's conditions, and see if we are satisfied."

"Isn't it?" Li Jie exclaimed strangely: "This is too heartless, it hurts feelings."

"What and what? Aaron can't be transferred for nothing, right? How much salary can be offered, how much is the transfer fee, how much is the signing fee? You have to come up with a specific charter before we can talk about it. You can't just come up with something and send us away." Ning Xi said as a matter of course.

Li Jie suddenly smiled slyly: "As long as Aaron is willing to go, the remuneration is nothing to worry about. Although Hoffenheim is not considered a wealthy family now, our boss is a rich man. Aaron's income will definitely be higher when he goes to our place, and the transfer fee will not be less. The European transfer market has gone crazy again in the past two years."

Ning Xi glanced at Long Bisheng, and Long Bisheng glanced at Li Jie, and said hesitantly, "Should we transfer now?"

"Yes." Li Jie nodded: "We are short of forwards this year. Although Ibi is back, Demba Ba is injured again. The only reliable forwards are Ibi and Obasi. This season we are hitting the UEFA Cup. The forward line urgently needs to replenish strength. Aaron may not be able to play the main force, but there will be many opportunities to play. Besides, the level of the Bundesliga is always higher than that of the British Championship."

"Transfer now..." Long Bisheng shook his head: "Isn't that good? Leeds are in a good position to be promoted this year, and we have a chance to enter the Premier League next season. If I transfer at this time, wouldn't it be too disrespectful? Even if I want to transfer, it will be a matter of next year."

Li Jie became a little anxious when he heard this: "Aaron, did you make a mistake? When this season is over, Hoffenheim may introduce other forwards, and you may miss this opportunity! You are not very lucky. The World Youth Championship happens to be held during the European League. If you can't take advantage of your good performance in the World Youth Championship and sign with a top team, it will be difficult to enter the top league in the future!"

What Li Jie said was really for Long Bisheng, not just to help Hoffenheim attract Long Bisheng. Long Bisheng also knew this, and looked at Ning Xi in embarrassment. Ning Xi nodded and said softly, "Li Jie is right."

Long Bisheng is in a difficult situation, and now Leeds cannot do without his help, and the invitation from the top league mid-range team is so tempting, Ning Xi saw his difficulty, so she smiled and said, "It's so late today, it's hard to make a decision right now, little Li, let Aaron think about it tonight, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Li Jie also knew that this kind of thing should not be rushed, so he nodded.

(End of this chapter)