"... In the Women's Champions League final that ended early this morning, Chinese player Li Qingqing used a beautiful kick to help the Madrid Kings Women's Football Team defeat the London Bridge Women's Football Team 4:0 and win the championship. Li Qingqing also became the first to win the championship.

The Chinese player who won the Champions League trophy...At the same time, Li Qingqing also won the best player and top scorer in the Women's Champions League this season..."

Sports news was playing on the TV, but Xie Lan didn't even look at it, just treating it as background music.

She is on a video call with Hu Lai and Li Qingqing.

"When will you come back?"

"I'm packing for tomorrow's flight." Hu Lai in the camera turned around and said while putting clothes into boxes.

"Okay, okay!" Xie Lan smiled from ear to ear. "I will pick you up at the airport then! Qingqing..."

The screen on her mobile phone switched to the front camera, and Li Qingqing appeared on the screen: "I'm here, Auntie Xie."

"Your dad told me that he will be unable to go because he has something to do, so I will pick you two up this time. You and Hu Lai will both take my car home."

"Thank you, auntie!"

"Hey, if one family doesn't speak the same language, why are you so polite?" Xie Lan waved her hands happily. "What do you want to eat? Tell me in advance, and Auntie will prepare it for you..."

"Mom, I want to eat..." Hu Lai's voice floated over.

Xie Lan made a serious face: "What are you eating? Are you still eating? You were eliminated from the Champions League by Melli! This is the result of you not controlling your diet! Let me tell you, there are still the Olympic Games in the summer, don't you pay attention to your diet?

...This is your last time participating in the Olympics!"

"What?" Hu Lai's face came closer, with questions all over his forehead. He didn't know how his mother connected these three things, eating, being eliminated from the Champions League, and the Olympics.

Li Qingqing covered her mouth and smiled: "Auntie, I also want to participate in the Olympics..."

"Hey, Qingqing, you are different. Besides, you have won the Champions League, so you have to reward your hard work, right? You don't have to be so rigid. It's okay to relax occasionally..."

Hu Lai grabbed the phone with his hand and said to his mother with a straight face: "Mom, don't delay us in packing our luggage. If you have anything to say, wait until we get back!"

After saying that, he ended the video call.

Li Qingqing laughed beside him: "Auntie is such an interesting person..."

Hu Lai didn't say anything, but stared at Li Qingqing, who looked a little strange: "What are you doing?"

Hu Lai shook his head: "My mother really likes you."

Li Qingqing blushed when she heard the hidden meaning of this sentence.

Then she thought of her father's attitude towards Hu Lai, and showed a troubled expression.

This expression was keenly caught by Hu Lai, and he asked: "What's wrong?"

"Uh...it's nothing, it's just...my dad, um..."

Li Qingqing still didn't directly say the words "My dad doesn't like you".

But Hu Lai knew very well that he didn't care about the coach's attitude: "It's okay, he doesn't object to us being together. As long as he allows us to be together, it doesn't matter what he thinks of me."

He also had something he didn't say:

I'm with you, not your dad. Since your dad doesn't object, what does it matter whether he likes me or not?

Hu Lai has never thought that he is the kind of character who is loved by everyone and makes flowers bloom. This has always been the case since he was a child.

There are always people who like him and people who don't like him. Even before, when he was not famous, there were more people who didn't like him.

So he is very perceptive.

It’s not like he just knew that Coach Li didn’t like him.

To be honest, Hu Lai was surprised when he heard that Coach Li agreed to Li Qingqing being with him without saying a word.

I don’t know why Coach Li suddenly became so reasonable...

Hu Lai suddenly remembered that it was Coach Li who picked him and Li Qingqing up at the airport in the past. Why did something suddenly happen this time and it was his mother who came instead?

Maybe there is nothing temporary, but I just don’t want to be my driver anymore...

ha!

Hu Lai wanted to laugh when he thought about Coach Li's discovery that he and he had made neighborly expressions when he returned home last summer.

But in front of Li Qingqing, he tensed up.

After all, the coach is Li Qingqing's father, so basic respect is still required...

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When the Madrid Kings men's team defeated Stan Park Rangers 2:1 in the Champions League final and won the twelfth Champions League trophy in the club's history, Hu Lai and Li Qingqing were already on the plane on their way home.

For both of them, this season is completely over and they need to go back and take a good rest.

Then in mid-June, they both reported to their respective teams to prepare for the Olympics.

At the same time, because Hu Lai has to participate in the Olympic Games, he will not participate in the second "China Cup" on June 12th and 16th.

This time the "China Cup" invited the Croatian national team, the Senegalese national team, and the Costa Rica national team. However, the Chinese team will not send all the main players, so the final result is hard to say. No one can defend the "China Cup".

have no idea.

Of course, Chinese fans don't really care about what good results the national team can achieve in the "China Cup".

They all know that the so-called "China Cup" is actually just a warm-up match of slightly better quality. It has higher gold content than ordinary friendly matches, but it is also limited.

This summer, the event that fans are most concerned about is the Olympic Games.

In fact, the gold content of the football event in the Olympic Games is not high, but it is higher than that of the "China Cup", and the results achieved in the Olympic Games are also more eye-catching than the results in the "China Cup".

It can be said that the only national-level events, in addition to the continental cups and the World Cup, are the Olympic Games.

This is also the only way for professional players to become "Olympic champions".

Therefore, many famous stars will participate in the Olympic Games as over-age players, trying to compete for Olympic gold medals.

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After Xie Lan parked the car in the parking lot, he came to the international flight exit of Dongsheng International Airport and waited for his son and Li Qingqing to come out.

Then she discovered that there seemed to be a lot of people waiting here...exceeding the normal number of airport pick-ups.

Then she saw someone holding up light signs and posters.

The poster is of Hu Lai and Li Qingqing, and the names of Hu Lai and Li Qingqing are also on the light board.

Good guy... who leaked the news?

Complaints are complaints, Xie Lan still has a very clear understanding.

With the prestige and fame of his son and daughter-in-law, how could he return home quietly?

This scene before me is a normal situation.

But then Xie Lan frowned - with so many people gathered here, how could he guarantee that they would see him when they came out?

She was too small compared to so many people, and she was inconspicuous in a crowd.

By then, these people can certainly attract the attention of Hu Lai and Li Qingqing, but it may be difficult for them to find themselves in the crowd. So how do I complete the airport pick-up?

Xie Lan was thinking about this problem in his mind, and at the same time he began to look left and right, his eyes rolling.

Finally, she turned her attention to the raised light signs.

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Hu Lai and Li Qingqing were at the luggage carousel, waiting to pick up their checked luggage.

Beside them, there were many passengers on the same plane with them, who were also waiting for their luggage.

At the same time, there were also people hiding in the crowd or filming them secretly with their mobile phones from a distance.

Hu Lai and Li Qingqing knew this very well.

Although he put on a disguise on the plane, his identity was still exposed.

So they became the "mascots" that people watched along the way.

After they officially announced their relationship, they have become accustomed to this and have no choice but to accept it.

They knew very well in their hearts that the two of them were no longer the "little transparent people" who could eat freely in the fly restaurant in Dongchuan and play football in the football park as if no one was around.

Nowadays, after gaining a lot of money and fame, they have also relatively lost some personal privacy and freedom.

Being stared at with cell phone cameras in public places has become their daily routine.

And not only being photographed, but also learning to automatically filter out those critical voices.

For example, something like "Li Qingqing is so beautiful, it's a pity to match Hu Lai"...

As a public figure, it is inevitable that you will be criticized, not only whether you like it or not, but there is nothing you can do about it.

The better they perform and the more they are widely praised, the more likely they are to be severely criticized when their performance is unsatisfactory. This is the so-called "the stronger the ability, the more they are scolded."

For example, after Julay's Pirates were eliminated by the Kings of Madrid, some fans on the domestic Internet criticized Julay, who had always maintained a complete victory over Melli, but could still lose the game at the most critical moment. His performance was simply rubbish. I'm completely sorry that so many fans have high hopes for him.

Some people hope that Hu Lai will lose the league championship and the Golden Boot to Melli. Their reason is "Anyway, you lost once, why can't you lose more times?"

Many of these words were actually angry words of dissatisfaction with the Pirates being eliminated.
To be continued...