Chapter 34

Zhang Yu never expected that a white Audi Q5 would really appear in front of her.

When she went downstairs to the garage that day, her first reaction was actually, who parked the car in her spot!

But with an Audi key in her hand, it was impossible for her to remain calm.

Such an expensive car, even with a bit of imagination, Liu Hao couldn't possibly have gotten it by his own means. She just had to choose to believe the story Liu Hao made up...

This time, Liu Hao didn't need to urge her to practice driving at the driving school.

Women all have a sense of vanity; with a luxury car to drive, who wouldn't be diligent and sign up for driving lessons whenever they had the chance?

The opening of the Chinese League One was getting closer, with only three days left.

Liu Hao, who hadn't paid attention to Chinese football for many years, recently went online and opened web pages about Chinese football, focusing on the Chinese League One, not the Chinese Super League.

When he went out drinking with friends, everyone was talking about European football and the World Cup, but he kept talking about the Chinese League One.

"What's the point of watching the Chinese League One? A bunch of guys who can't play football are just fooling around. Watching the Chinese Super League, especially Guangzhou Evergrande in the AFC Champions League, is still okay." Clearly, in everyone's eyes, the Chinese League One wasn't even a league...

The Chinese Super League was like the English Premier League, and the Chinese League One was like the English Championship... or even worse.

Well, since no one paid attention to the Chinese League One, no one would know that he was playing in it, Liu Hao consoled himself.

No matter what, the worse the atmosphere of the Chinese League One, the more advantageous it was for him.

Tomorrow, he had to report to his new team again, but Liu Hao felt he wasn't ready.

Playing football shouldn't be like this, right? It's like a woman getting married today without even knowing what her husband looks like. Just thinking about it made him feel uneasy.

Lai Yuxin chattered on the phone for a long time, giving him a lot of instructions.

Liu Hao didn't remember anything, except for the word "Xinjiang."

The first match of the new season was actually in Urumqi, Xinjiang, with Qingdao Zhongneng playing as the away team against the Xinjiang team.

The tickets were already booked, and Liu Hao just needed to fly from Beining City.

One should be a person before doing things. Although no one knew him, he at least needed to recognize the others first.

He typed "Qingdao Zhongneng" on his computer.

With the internet being so advanced now, there must be an introduction to Qingdao Zhongneng on Baidu.

After reading the introduction, he found it quite impressive.

Qingdao Zhongneng's predecessor was actually Qingdao Yizhong, which had already changed its name ten years ago.

Qingdao Zhongneng was actually a team that produced a lot of talent.

The most notable was Zheng Long, the former front-line core of Guangzhou Evergrande, who came from Qingdao Zhongneng. He was considered the best attacking midfielder in China's future.

Of course, Qingdao Zhongneng still had good players like Liu Jian, Zhu Jianrong, and Song Wenjie, but due to their overall lack of strength, they were relegated to the Chinese League One by Beijing Guoan on November 3rd of the previous year.

"But why isn't the head coach Zhang Nan, but Li Xiaopeng?"

After looking for so long, Liu Hao finally noticed that the name in the head coach column was not Zhang Nan, whom he had met a few days ago, but the famous Li Xiaopeng?

Was the Baidu webmaster sleeping? This information was so outdated and not updated? It seems that even Baidu's information can be outdated!

Refresh!

This was the simplest method. Perhaps there was a program error, and old information appeared.

But after refreshing, the head coach column still didn't change.

"I don't believe it!" He re-entered "www." and searched for "2014 Qingdao Zhongneng head coach."

Ding! Several pages came up, all with the name Li Xiaopeng.

What the... Is this really that strange? Liu Hao was dumbfounded. It couldn't be that strange, could it?

Why was Coach Zhang's coaching career so short-lived? It had only been a few days...

He typed "Zhang Nan" on Baidu.

"Temporary interim coach?! What a joke! Taken over by Li Xiaopeng on March 5th... Wasn't that this morning?"

Is my name still there? Liu Hao was shocked and stared for a long time before remembering his name.

He returned to the Qingdao Zhongneng club's page and started looking for his name.

Scroll.

Scroll.

Keep scrolling.

His heart grew colder, but he still didn't see his name.

Qingdao Zhongneng's first-team players were indeed numerous, and Liu Hao was dazzled by a series of jersey numbers.

Until number 38, there were four missing numbers: 12, 14, 31, and 34. This meant that Qingdao Zhongneng had 34 first-team players.

Gone... Liu Hao said dejectedly.

What? Liu Xiaopang?

After scrolling, he finally saw his name, but there was no jersey number before it.

What does this mean?

Is the internet speed too slow, causing a delay?

Refresh!

Refresh again!

But the number still didn't appear.

This means he was still part of the club but hadn't been assigned a jersey number.

Without a jersey number, does it mean he doesn't have the qualifications to participate in the Chinese League One?

Frustrating! Annoying! Headache!

At this moment, Liu Hao's mind was filled with these thoughts.

There's no justice in the world... Just as he was about to call Lai Yuxin, Lai Yuxin called first.

"Ba Jie, there's a small problem."

"Are you going to tell me I don't need to report to Xinjiang?" The situation was clear; without a jersey number, how could he have a chance, let alone be on the roster?

"Um... You already know? I called you as soon as I found out. Sigh, I didn't expect Coach Nan to be so short-lived... But don't worry, I have a good relationship with Coach Li Xiaopeng. I'll talk to him. Just stay where you are and work for now. It's a small matter, a small matter."

"Great, I was worried Xinjiang was too far and too chaotic, and I didn't want to go. This is perfect; I can stay home and be with my family." Liu Hao replied as if it didn't matter, "I have a super league match this weekend anyway. Who would go to play in the League One, which is so low-level?"

There was indeed a super league match this weekend, but it was the Yinzhou Super League...

"Alright, don't be so stubborn. You don't need to pretend to be tough. You're a pig, so feel depressed if you want. I'll go talk to Coach Li Xiaopeng."

This phone call completely cut off Liu Hao's path to Xinjiang.

Good things take time, and when they're done, they're done.

A weekend without football is so boring.

Fortunately, there was still the super league.

Using a big move in the super league, wasn't it a bit of a waste?

Captain Hu Zhiye of Chabala, who knew a bit about Liu Hao's background, now had Liu Hao take all the free kicks and corners.

Liu Hao seemed to want to vent his frustration, and he actually scored a free-kick hat-trick.

To avoid drawing attention, he didn't kick the ball fast, but he always hit the corner of the goal, leaving the goalkeeper motionless.

His three goals continued to keep Chabala close to the league leaders.

After the match, he eagerly checked his phone because the Chinese League One match was also ending around this time.

"0:3 loss?" When Liu Hao opened the page, he saw that Qingdao Zhongneng had lost away to the Xinjiang team, "This is the result of not having me..."