Ender's Football

Entering January of the new year, the day when Ander will leave is approaching. Stanzel and Li Mei decided to drive Ander to Leipzig.

The family started from the south and drove north, all the way from Uwensburg to Leipzig.

This East German city is larger and more populous than Uwensburg, and its architectural style is somewhat different from Uwensburg. Compared with the quiet town of Uwensburg, Leipzig has taller buildings, more modern.For Ender, it is still unfamiliar, but it is the place where he will live and study for the next few years.

Li Mei and Stanzel helped him move all his luggage into the Red Bull Youth Training Center. Li Mei, who was worried about the children all the way, was full of praise for the infrastructure here. After meeting Jack and Mr. Albeck, she carried My heart was completely relieved.Albeck's kindness left a deep impression on her, and her strong praise made Stanzel a little bit tasteless.

"My dear, if I continue to boast, I will have to ask Mr. Ahlbeck for his magic power." Stanzel said sourly.

Li Mei smiled and patted her husband's head to comfort him: "I just think that Mr. Ahlbeck spoke very well about Ander's development. He successfully persuaded me that maybe Zaizai stays in Leipzig. the best……"

She said, feeling a little lost again.

At this time, Ender had already put the things he brought in the room. He lived in a double room, with two beds, two desks, and two cabinets. After going out, a few steps away was the living room.

According to Red Bull's staff, this floor is the residence of youth players above U16, and Ander may be the youngest of the children who will be staying here.

The staff also warmly brought them some bottled sports drinks. Ender thanked them with a smile, took them and walked out, ready to distribute them to Li Mei, Stanzel and Helena at the door.

Both Li Mei and Stanzel quickly took the water from Ender, only Helena shook her head.

The little girl has not been very happy since she found out about this last month, and she was even more unhappy when she was on the road in the past two days. Ender wanted to talk to her several times, but she was caught by her nasal voice a few times. blocked back.

"Lena," Ender didn't want to be in such a stalemate with his sister at the moment of farewell. He squatted down, held Helena's shoulders, looked into her eyes, and asked very seriously, "Are you unhappy? Lian Na?"

Helena turned her head away, not looking directly at Ander.After Ender patiently repeated his question, the little girl curled her lips lazily, and then shook her head again.

This is to express that she is really unhappy.

Ender sighed.

His younger sister has been smart since she was a child. She has a different brain circuit from other children and is not easy to coax. The difference between the two brothers and sisters is 7 years. In addition, the cultural background and growth experience are also very different, so sometimes they communicate. What a problem.

"Lianna," Ender thought for a while, and could only say this, "I'm sorry if you're unhappy because of me."

Helena didn't expect him to apologize as soon as he came up.

She pursed her lips and said softly, "It has nothing to do with you, and you don't have to apologize to me."

"But you're upset that I'm leaving Uwensburg, aren't you?" said Ender, "although I can't change the fact that I'm leaving, but if you want something , you can call me at any time, whether it is a gift by mail or home, I will help you."

Helena then turned her head to look at him, muttering, "I don't need those."

She didn't break away from Ender's hands holding her shoulders, stared at him for a while, and then added: "I don't need any gift from you... It's just that you have to play well so that I don't feel It was a bad decision for you to leave Uwensburg and come to Leipzig."

Ender smiled. He stood up, and taking advantage of his height (thankfully, he still had a slight height advantage over a girl seven years younger than him), he rubbed the top of Helena's hair.

"Okay, I get it, we won't embarrass Lianna." He teased, his tone much more relaxed.

***

After getting settled in the dormitory, Ender sent the Stanzel family out of the youth training center.When they came out, they happened to meet Loel and Sieghard who were driving over.

Loel also came to send Sieghard off, and they brought very few things. Compared with Li Mei's worried big bags and small bags, Sieghard simply carried a small black suitcase. There is also a white sticker on the box, and the contrast between the two colors is particularly conspicuous.

"Hey, Ender." Loel looked very happy after seeing Ender. He waved his hand and walked over quickly, giving full play to his skills as a manager. He shook hands, even Helena - the little girl was forced to shake hands with this very enthusiastic uncle who had only met once, with "who am I, where am I, what is going on here" written all over her face. do what".

The adults greeted each other, and Ender began to ask about Sigurhard's accommodation arrangements.

"I originally decided to live in a dormitory," Sighard said. "Loel thought we should rent a house nearby to facilitate physical therapy and recovery, but I didn't think it was necessary."

"The youth training center already has physical therapy halls and massage beds. I have asked the staff here. We can use them all the time," Ander warmly invited Sieghard. "Come on, Sieg, maybe we can use them." You can live in a dormitory!"

Sieghard was visibly moved.

He looked sideways at his uncle and made a quick decision: "I'm going to live in the dorm with Ender," he said.

Loel shrugged: "Listen to you," he said with a smile without any objection, "It's really good to experience collective life sometimes."

As he spoke, he asked the two children for their opinions, negotiated with the staff of Red Bull, and arranged their dormitories together.

After settling down, it was getting late, and the adults were about to say goodbye.

Li Mei and Stanzel left reluctantly, while Loel looked very chic. When Sieghard represented the national team and the club in competitions, he often traveled with the team across the country and even around the world. I am very assured of my ability to take care of myself, otherwise I would not have asked him to live outside alone.

After the adults left, only two children were left in the dormitory.

Ender was a little tired. He was lying on his bed. The dormitory was very new. From his perspective, the ceiling was snow-white, without any decoration, and there was no room for imagination.

When Sieghard came out of the bathroom, he saw him looking up in boredom, not knowing what he was thinking.

"What are you doing?" he asked Ender.

Only then did Ander get out of his own thoughts, he turned his head to look at Sieghard, his eyes sparkled: "I'm just a little... novelty," he smiled shyly, "This is me It was the first time to live in a dormitory. When we played in the Southern League, because the venues of the games were usually not far away, we all traveled back and forth by car, and we never lived with our teammates.”

Sighard was a little curious: "Did you not have any other teams before you entered Uwensburg?"

"There were a few, but none of them were in Germany," Ender said. "I learned to play football in a football school in China when I was very young, and then I went to Moscow."

"Moscow?" Sieghard was a little surprised.

"Lokomotiv Moscow," Ender smiled at him. He didn't mention the matter of playing football there before the National Day, but said lightly, "I was training in Lokomotiv's children's club. Also stammering, not very... gregarious."

Sighardt opened the chair of his desk and sat down, put his arms on the back of the chair, and continued to chat in a leisurely manner.

"I'm not really a gregarious person," he said.

Ender didn't believe it: "You are the captain of the youth team, don't think I don't know."

Sieghard just laughed: "Being the captain does not mean you have to be very gregarious. In fact," he remembered what happened when their youth team was training in Stuttgart last year, and his tone was a little helpless. "The national team is due to personnel turnover. , Not everyone can get along well, and sometimes I have to be responsible for some people's violations of discipline, which is farther away from the word 'group'."

Ender didn't answer the question, he could see that Sighard was talking about something he had experienced, but it probably wasn't a good memory, so he didn't continue to ask, but sat up and asked Sighard De: "Playing games?"

Sieghard's eyes lit up: "FIFA or live broadcast?"

"It's all right," Ender said.

He originally wanted to invite Sighard to play in the lobby on the first floor, but after hearing this, Sighard immediately took out a PS4 game console from his backpack.

Ender: ...

If he remembered correctly, Sieghard had only carried such a backpack, and he thought it would contain some daily necessities.

Sieghard understood his eyes and smiled: "You can buy everything else."

Ender also laughed, and the two boys walked towards the living room holding the game console, and quickly opened FIFA.

When the familiar start-up sound sounded in the living room, suddenly, from the dormitory next to them, a boy poked his head out.

"Hey! Dude!" he asked excitedly. "Are you playing a game?"

Ender turned around and gave him a friendly nod.

Sieghard's full attention has been put on the game, and he is setting up troops.

The boy came out of the dormitory quickly, followed by two boys, they should have been chatting in the dormitory just now.

Ender chatted with them for a while, and soon paid the price for his inattention.

Sieghard's side scored, and the goal was so beautiful that the boys sitting behind them cheered.

"Guys, hey!" Ender glanced back and spread his hands, "Which country are you from?"

The boys laughed and laughed: "We belong to the country of the victors!"

Their noisy voices are especially noticeable on this floor.

A group of people sat around in front of the TV, sharing the joy of football games.

"Dormitory life is about to begin."

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