The way of football

"Father, what's the matter?" Zhang Youyin and Zhang Fan returned home after several twists and turns, and Zhang Fan, who had been silent for so many days, finally couldn't help asking when he saw his mother was fine.

"Xiaofan, let's not play football anymore, let's go home to school." Zhang Youyin buried himself in the sofa, which creaked.I bought this set of sofa a few years ago when my family had money. Now the sofa surface has been mended several times, but I don’t have the money to replace it with a new one.

"Why?" Zhang Fan asked emotionally after a while, as if he had been hit by a thunderbolt from a sunny day, and as if he had been cast in a hold.

Zhang Youyin fumbled in his pocket for a long time before he found a pack of crumpled soft boxes of Hardemen, took out one, lit it and took a deep breath. He was considering whether to tell his son the truth, but seeing his son was very excited Thinking that he would have to face this fact in the future, he decided to tell the truth.

"Son, the doctor detected that you lack bone growth hormone." Zhang Youyin said quickly and vaguely.

"What does that mean? Dad." Because Boca's youth base doesn't pay much attention to the study of basic subjects, even though Zhang Fan is at the age of the second year of middle school in China, he still doesn't understand these biological knowledge.

"That is to say, you will never grow taller." After Zhang Youyin said this sentence with difficulty, he felt a sense of catharsis in his heart.

Zhang Fan suddenly softened to the ground, as if his whole body's energy had been exhausted. He immediately thought of the doctor's strange gaze during the examination that day, the surprised expressions of the base leaders and coaches, and then thought of the card dealer in the Hong Kong gambling film. The dwarf dealer, Zhang Fan felt a piercing pain, as if something had been smashed to pieces in his heart.

"Is it possible to be cured? Dad tell me!" Zhang Fan's eyes were empty, and he had lost all the agility of the past. In fact, he already knew the answer. If there was hope, he would not have to come back. With his football talent, Boca Juniors will definitely treat him.

"Yes, your brother checked it on the Internet, but the chance is very small." Zhang Youyin said slowly, "It costs several million, and he has to go abroad for treatment." Seeing his son's pain, Zhang Youyin pulled himself hard As long as he can cure his son's illness, he would rather go bankrupt, but now even if he goes bankrupt, it is not worth a lot of money.

Zhang Youyin's wife, Wang Yun, put the food on the table with tears in her eyes. The return of her son did not bring her any joy, but deep despair.

The rice was Zhang Fan's favorite beef stewed potatoes. Wang Yun bought it specially, but Zhang Fan didn't know the taste after eating it. At the age of 13, he was subjected to the severe test of fate for the first time.

The day after Zhang Fan returned home was Saturday, his elder brother ** came back from Jinan, and his elder sister Zhang Ye also went back to her natal home to visit her little brother.

After Zhang Ye graduated from technical secondary school, he worked in a local paper mill. Zhang Fan's brother-in-law Sun Yong was also a worker in the paper mill.Zhang Ye is more than 1.6 meters tall, which should be considered tall among Chinese women. Zhang Fan's elder brother ** is also more than 1.7 meters tall. No generation in the Zhang family has had this disease. Zhang Ye and ** can't figure it out Why did my own brother get dwarfism?

**Just started college, he is just a young man, and his consoling words are full of pride: "Xiaofan, what are you afraid of? He has a lot of arms and legs. Didn't you hear what Pan Changjiang said? Condensation is the essence, and what a man compares to is ambition." It’s not about height, Napoleon still dominated Europe at 1.5 meters, Lu Xun became a world literary giant at 1.5 meters, and Khrushchev…”

"Okay." Zhang Ye interrupted **'s eloquent explanation, put his arms around Zhang Fan and held back his tears and said, "My dear brother, don't be discouraged, go to school hard, get admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University and let others see, what's wrong with being short?" .”

Although the two siblings comforted each other in different ways, they were both full of brotherhood. Zhang Fan felt touched in his cold heart, but he did not receive much comfort. After all, those people were only a little shorter, and he was a dwarf. 1.4 meters.

Looking at the three children, Wang Yun thought that if Xiaofan was not ill, even if the family did not have much money, it would be a very happy family.

"Xiao Lin, do you think those schools are better and suitable for your younger brother?" Zhang Youyin, who had been silent for a long time, asked.

**Thought for a while and said: "The grades and discipline in No. 39 High School are good, but the teachers only focus on the students with good grades, and don't care about those with poor grades. Although the town is not as good as No. 39 Middle School, the teachers can still pay attention to poor students. The tuition fees of private schools are too high, Xiaofan’s background is not good, why not let him study in the town, I will give him supplementary lessons during the summer vacation, and when his grades improve, I will talk to Principal Zheng about transferring Xiaofan to the school. 39 to go."

"Xiaofan, which school do you want to go to?" Zhang Youyin asked.

"Any one will do." Zhang Fan replied weakly, he is not interested in doing anything now.

**Looking at his younger brother's appearance, he felt sad for a while, and said: "Brother, I checked on the Internet, and your disease can be cured, and there are precedents for curing it in foreign countries, but it costs too much money, but don't be discouraged. After I graduate, I will not take the postgraduate entrance examination, and I will work hard to earn money to treat your illness."

Zhang Ye hugged Zhang Fan tightly: "My dear brother, as long as there is a way, my sister will cure you even if she loses everything."

A warm current rushed into Zhang Fan's eyes, Zhang Fan couldn't bear it anymore, and burst into tears.

In the evening, Zhang Fan's brother-in-law Sun Yong came to his father-in-law's house after get off work, and Zhang Fan's uncle Zhang Youjin also came from his hometown in Ma Wan.Zhang Youjin had no children, and his wife died early, so he lived with Zhang Youyin. Later, Zhang Youyin's family bought a house in the city, and Zhang Youjin stayed in his hometown.

When Zhang Youyin was young, Zhang Youyin's family was sparsely populated and was bullied in Mawan Village. Zhang Youyin's father, Zhang Laohan, sent his eldest son Zhang Youjin to learn boxing and kicking in other places to support the family.

Zhang Youjin has been away for more than ten years. The old man Zhang’s family thought that their son had died in a foreign country. When Zhang Youyin was in elementary school, Zhang Youjin suddenly came back with a beautiful daughter-in-law. Everyone in the village said that Zhang Youjin He came back from Shaolin Temple to study art, but he has never seen him fight with anyone, but since then, the Zhang family's status in the village has been much higher, and no one bullies them anymore. Over the past 20 years, people in the local area have only seen Zhang Youjin show his skills twice. Once, when his wife died of dystocia, Zhang Youjin broke the stone mill at home with a punch.Another time was during the renovation of the commercial building in the district. A worker's shelf board fell from the ninth floor and was about to hit Zhang Youjin, but was interrupted by Zhang Youjin's palm.Later, many young people went to Zhang's house to worship Zhang Youjin as a teacher, but Zhang Youjin was eccentric and never took any apprentices, even Zhang Youyin didn't learn every move from his brother.People say that an elder brother is like a father, and Zhang Youyin respects him very much. Since the old man Zhang died, Zhang Youyin has discussed everything with Zhang Youjin. Of course, Zhang Youjin usually doesn't say anything.

Zhang Youjin saw his younger brother smoking a cigarette with a sullen face. He patted Zhang Fan's head and said, "Second brother, there is no unparalleled road. If you lose money, you can earn it again. You can live without playing football. Xiao Fan is not old. There is still hope for college."

Zhang Youyin took a deep puff of cigarette: "Brother, I don't feel sorry for money, I just feel sorry for this kid, he was born to play football."

Zhang Youjin said in a deep voice: "No one is born for a reason, this is Fan'er's fate, and it cannot be forced."

The whole family fell into silence, and the house was dead silent.

"Let Xiaofan learn martial arts with me. My master taught me a secret skill, which can change the tendons and cleanse the marrow. If you practice it, even if there is no effect, you can also strengthen your body." Zhang Youjin broke the silence, and then seemed to comfort himself. He whispered to himself, "If this bit of kung fu is really brought underground, Master Zhiyuan will also feel sorry."

"Brother, Xiaofan still has to go to school in the town." Zhang Youyin said.

"It doesn't matter, as long as he stays with me at night. The school is not too far from Mawan Village." Zhang Youjin said.

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