legendary midfielder

Chapter 28 Things Are Getting Big
On November 2011, 11, the plane taken by Zhang Xu's parents landed at Brussels International Airport on time.

With a restless heart, Zhang Xu picked up the plane with Nicola.

Originally, Zhang Xu didn't intend to let Nicola come, but Nicola explained that if your parents were going to scold you, if there was an outsider like her, they wouldn't behave too much.

Zhang Xu also felt that what Nicola said made sense, so he agreed.

It's just that Nicola's dress is too beautiful, not only beautiful but also elegant, revealing a kind of aristocratic style from inside to outside.

"Are you nervous?" Nicola couldn't help smiling when she saw Zhang Xu's troubled face, and asked jokingly.

"Can you not be nervous? I'm really worried that my father will skin me!" Thinking of his father's furious appearance, Zhang Xu trembled all over.

"Hehe, Zhang, you look so cute now!"

Nicola kept teasing Zhang Xu, but she also felt nervous, and her right hand was sweating slightly.

In the past two days, she has checked a lot of information about Chinese customs, and she understands one thing, that is, in China, parents have a great say in their children's marriage issues, and, in China, the most difficult relationship to deal with is the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Thinking of the words mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Nicola couldn't help but secretly glanced at Zhang Xu, her cheeks were blush.

Therefore, she was also very worried that Zhang Xu's parents would be dissatisfied with her, and she was even more worried about a bad relationship with Zhang Xu's mother.For this reason, she carefully dressed up before picking up the plane, just to make a good first impression in front of Zhang Xu's parents.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, Zhang Xu's parents showed up at the airport.

"Dad, Mom! Here! Here!" Zhang Xu waved his right hand vigorously at his parents, calling out loudly.

When the parents came in front of them, Zhang Xu quickly and courteously helped with the luggage.

"Humph!" Father snorted dissatisfiedly, but still handed the luggage to Zhang Xu.While handing over the luggage, the mother usually supported Zhang Xu's body and looked at her son carefully.

"Thinner! Darker! But stronger! You must have suffered a lot, my child!" As she spoke, tears welled up in her mother's eyes.

"Okay, everyone, let's go!" The father patted his mother's shoulder, and then glared at Zhang Xu: "You bastard, why don't you hurry up and lead the way?"

"Oh, yes, parents, this way!" Zhang Xu was taken aback by his father's roar, and hurriedly dragged his luggage and prepared to leave. Even Nicola forgot to introduce her to her parents.

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie!" At this moment, Nicola stepped in at the right time, and greeted Zhang Xu's parents in a graceful manner in Chinese that was not very proficient.

"Huh?" The parents looked at the blond girl in surprise. They didn't know who she was. After looking at her for a while, they turned their eyes to Zhang Xu.

The parents actually saw Nicola next to Zhang Xu, but there were many people at the pick-up gate at the airport. They thought that this beautiful girl was here to pick up someone else, and they didn't care at all, let alone that the other party came to pick up the plane with their son.

"Is she?" My mother asked curiously, "Is it the girl you were talking about?"

"No, no!" Zhang Xu quickly denied, "She is a classmate of mine in college. Recently, she was visiting here recently, so she came here with me."

"Hmph! College classmate? What kind of college classmate can accompany the parents who pick up the classmate together? You boy, hum!" The father saw that there was some confusion between Zhang Xu and Nicola at a glance, and couldn't help but snorted.

"My name is Nicola! Uncles and aunts, you have worked hard all the way, let's go to the hotel!" Nicola enthusiastically supported her mother's arm and walked towards the exit.

This time, Nicola spoke English, and my mother couldn't understand it at all. Although she didn't understand what the other party said, she could feel Nicola's enthusiasm.

While walking, he turned his head and said to his father: "Old man, I think this girl is not bad, don't keep a straight face and frighten the children! Let's talk about it when we go back!"

"Huh!" Father snorted, but his face finally eased a little.

Seeing his father's face finally getting better, Zhang Xu suddenly felt the pressure on his body lighten. He quickly pulled the suitcase and walked ahead to lead the way.

Along the way, Nicola kept asking questions, asking about the cold and the warmth, and she was extremely enthusiastic, and she was even more filial than the new daughter-in-law.

But it's a pity that she speaks all English, and she speaks very fast. Parents who can only speak a little English can't understand what she is saying. They can only feel that this beautiful girl is very enthusiastic.

At the beginning, Zhang Xu translated a few words casually, but later he was also shocked by Nicola's enthusiasm, so he stopped translating altogether, and walked away with his head bowed in a muffled voice.

At this point, the parents have figured it out. Although Zhang Xu categorically denied that he had nothing to do with this girl, the two definitely had a relationship that was different from or surpassed the friendship between classmates.

I was speechless all the way.

When he came to Woluwo District, Zhang Xu arranged for his parents to live in the hotel closest to his club, and Nicola also lived in this hotel.

"Uncles and aunts, please talk to Zhang for a while. I'll arrange dinner. We'll have dinner together as soon as we get back, okay?" After her parents sat down on the sofa in the hotel room, Nicola asked understandingly.

After Zhang Xu translated, the parents quickly said thank you.

"You're welcome, Zhang and I are classmates, it doesn't matter!" Nicola waved to her parents, then blinked at Zhang Xu, and left the room, closing the door behind her.

"What is the relationship between this girl and you? Girlfriend?" As soon as Nicola left, the mother couldn't help asking.

"It must be!" The father immediately concluded arbitrarily: "This bastard not only looks forward to his parents, but also abducts a foreign girl to be his girlfriend! Hmph!"

"It's really not my girlfriend!" Zhang Xu distinguished with a wry smile, "It's just a college classmate, parents, please stop guessing."

"Humph! I'm sure I believe you!" My father suddenly turned his face down: "What's this called, Nicole? Let's not talk about Nicola for now. Come and explain to us why you didn't read good books and came to Belgium to play football? Huh?"

When it came to business, my mother also straightened her face and stared at Zhang Xu to see how Zhang Xu would answer.

"Dad, Mom, I haven't given up on my studies. I'm still a student at the Sixth University of Paris, and my academic performance has always been at the top of the school!" After speaking, Zhang Xu took out the report card he had prepared a long time ago and handed it to his parents.

The parents looked at the report card suspiciously. The comments on it were incomprehensible, but the big "A+"s on it were still understandable.Obviously, what Zhang Xu said was not wrong.

"Okay," my father's face softened a little: "It's good that you didn't give up your studies, so what's the matter with you playing football? I heard from some reporters that you went around for trial training and found more than 70 clubs. No one wanted you, and finally settled in this white star team?"

"Mom and Dad, you all know that I like football, I love football, and I have always wanted to be a successful professional football player! And in the football paradise of Europe, I think I can pursue my dream without affecting my studies! Now it seems that I am doing well, right?" Zhang Xu thought for a while, organized his words, and replied seriously.

"Xu'er, so many clubs don't want you, have you suffered a lot of grievances?" My mother could imagine the scene of the trial training, and couldn't help asking distressedly.

"Mom, what's wrong with a man? Besides, I'm fine now, right? Many first-tier teams want to buy me!" Zhang Xu raised his head proudly.

"Look how proud you are! Hmph!" His father snorted coldly, and immediately dented Zhang Xu's puffed chest.

"Okay, my son has fulfilled his dream, and he didn't delay his studies. Isn't that great? Before you came, you were worried that your son would waste his studies. Now it seems that your son is doing the right thing. What a wonderful thing!" Seeing that his father still had a straight face, the mother said a few words unwillingly.

"Who knows if his report card is real or not? No, I have to go to their school and ask their professors. Yes, I will go tomorrow!" It seems that my father still does not believe Zhang Xu's report card, and decided to go to Paris VI University tomorrow to ask about Zhang Xu's real situation.

"That's fine, but it's not that I don't trust my son, I just want to see where my son is studying." The mother looked at Zhang Xu lovingly, with a look of pampering.

"Tomorrow?" Zhang Xu thought for a while, and it seemed that he had to ask the head coach Ma Zu for leave.

Fortunately, the next game was postponed to November 11th due to the national game day, and there was a very free time to spend with my parents.

I believe that after parents get in touch with their professors, they should believe that they have not delayed their studies.Then I invite my parents to visit the club, see the team's training, and meet the head coach Mazu, assistant coach Philippe, and teammates. Maybe the parents will change their views on playing football.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Nicola knocked on the door of the room and politely invited Zhang Xu's parents to have dinner.

During dinner, my mother sat with Nicola, asking questions, but Nicola couldn't understand, so Zhang Xu could only translate for the two of them.

"Nicola, hello, are you also studying at the Sixth University of Paris?"

"Nicola, what major are you studying?"

"Acting department? Is it dance or opera?"

"Movie? Are you a movie star?"

Parents heard that Nicola is a movie star, but they didn't have any special feelings. They just explained to Zhang Xu: "The entertainment industry is full of clouds and dragons. It's not a place for a girl to stay. If possible, leave the entertainment industry as soon as possible. Go back and persuade Nicola, don't delay yourself!"

"Okay!" Zhang Xu replied weakly. According to his understanding, Nicola came to Paris VI University from the United States to study performing arts because she wanted to make a breakthrough in the film industry. It is almost impossible for Nicola to give up her film career.

Besides, you care too much about Nicola, you simply treat Nicola as your daughter-in-law!Zhang Xu muttered dissatisfiedly.

Ah!
Zhang Xu suddenly realized that the eyes of his parents looking at Nicola were full of appreciation and satisfaction. Isn't this the way they look at their daughter-in-law?
Now things are going crazy!

(End of this chapter)