In West Lake City, Zhejiang Province, the Jiangnan water town in early November is still warm as long as it doesn't rain. However, Lin Hong, who was wearing a short jersey, still tightened his long down jacket.

As a substitute, he cannot let his body cool down, otherwise if he needs to play immediately, it will increase the risk of injury.

I am actually very familiar with substitute Xi Linhong, because many times it is not the person who is the best who starts the game. Usually the ones who start in more formal games are those who have a good relationship with the coach, or the relationship has been smoothed out at home for a long time.

There is absolutely no one on Lin Hong's side who will help him smoothen his relationship. In fact, he doesn't even have a family because he is an orphan.

Lin Hong grew up in an orphanage. Although he was quite handsome and energetic, he was too naughty since he was a child and seemed to never be able to stop, so no one adopted him.

Orphanage policies across the country are not the same, and the specific age at which these orphans are raised varies.

However, how many people are willing to stay in a place like an orphanage? Most of them want to leave after receiving compulsory education. As long as they can earn living expenses by themselves, the orphanage is willing to let them go out and face society on their own.

Lin Hong is different from other children. He has had few friends since he was a child because he was too naughty.

When he was 11 years old, a teacher who graduated in physical education discovered Lin Hong while interning at an orphanage. He thought the little guy had great athletic talent, so he took him to the city track and field team.

Although Lin Hong's sports talent is amazing, he was obviously not as physically fit as ordinary children of the same age who grew up in an orphanage, so the not-so-formal trial ended hastily.

But it was also the first time that Lin Hong saw someone playing football in that stadium during that trial training. Looking at the players chasing after him on the field, Lin Hong suddenly felt a throbbing in his heart.

He will always remember the feeling when a football touched his feet for the first time. It was so real and wonderful. The black and white jumping spirit left a deep impression on his mind, as if a seed had taken root.

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When he was 14 years old, he graduated from the third grade of junior high school. Lin Hong, who had average grades, did not choose to apply for various scholarships to continue school. Although he was still a child laborer according to the legal age, the orphanage's tight bed space and quota quota made him want to leave the orphanage.

The application was approved without any surprise.

Sounds incredible? But that’s the reality!

The social security department secured Lin Hong a job as a sanitation worker. There was no establishment, no five social insurances and one housing fund, only a simple 6-person dormitory and one meal at noon, with a monthly salary of 1,500 yuan.

In addition to two meals a day and essential daily necessities such as clothes, shoes, toothpaste and toothbrushes, Lin Hong can save 1,000 yuan every month.

After working as a sanitation sanitation worker for half a year, by chance, Lin Hong stepped in to help sweep an area he had never been to before. It was a sports school. Through the fence, he saw a group of people playing football.

The players on the court are about the same age as Lin Hong, but they don't have to sweep the streets with brooms, but can run around as fast as they want.

Lin Hong didn't know whether he envied them for being able to run so freely, or for something else, but there was no doubt that playing football symbolized freedom, joy, and happiness.

Lin Hong was fascinated by what he saw. The seeds he planted three years ago grew crazily.

After returning to the cramped dormitory after get off work, Lin Hong couldn't sleep for a long time. All he could think about was the jumping football.

Because of his living background in an orphanage, Lin Hong has been very independent since he was a child, and he knows how to plan his own life and does not follow the crowd.

Originally, he wanted to work in sanitation for a year and then go to work in a regular factory after he turned 16. By then, his salary would increase significantly.

After saving up 100,000 yuan, he planned to buy the fruit shop diagonally across from the Education Bureau compound. Uncle Zhang was old and his son had a job and it was impossible to inherit the small fruit shop.

Lin Hong, on the other hand, would help Zhang every now and then by doing some moving things, and he got to know Zhang better. Not only could he get some fruits from Zhang, but he also found out how to purchase the fruits.

I learned some ways of doing business.

In short, if nothing unexpected happens, Lin Hong will own his own fruit shop before the age of 20, and save enough for a down payment to buy a house before the age of 30.

Lin Hong is too eager to have a house of his own. In his concept, having a house means having a home and a place of his own to settle down and live.

However, the black and white spirit kept jumping in Lin Hong's mind, and Lin Hong couldn't sleep that night.

Lin Hong has never been a timid person, let alone an indecisive person, but if he wants to change his plan to buy a house before he is 30 years old, he still has to be cautious.

But maybe he was too eager for the feeling of running and chasing freely. After suffering for three days, Lin Hong finally made a decision that changed his life's destiny.

He resigned!

After resigning, Lin Hong went straight to the sports school and decided to play football!

"I am responsible for the school's cleaning. As long as food and accommodation are included, I only have a monthly salary of 1,000, but after cleaning, I have to play football with the team!"

This was the condition offered by Lin Hong, and the person in charge of the sports school's logistics learned that Lin Hong was a professional sanitation worker, and the salary was only 1,000, which was much cheaper than the previous salary of 3,000.

The most important thing is that there are leftover meals in the cafeteria every day and there are still empty rooms in the dormitory. This is hardly a cost. As for playing football together after work, haha, multiple caddies to pick up balls and deliver water are also a good thing.

So Lin Hong stayed at this sports school called Luteng, and he has stayed there until now.

In fact, Lin Hong did not come to the sports school just because he was crazy. The biggest expense in his life is room and board. At the sports school, these two expenses can be taken care of, and the remaining 1,000 can be saved at least 800 per month.

, which is not much less than when working in sanitation.

And because Lin Hong gets up early and comes back late, he can squeeze in at least four hours of playing football every day. This is what makes Lin Hong happiest and most eager.

Maybe many things are really about talent and chance. After Lin Hong entered the sports school, his diet and exercise kept up, so his body gradually caught up with and surpassed the children of the same age.

Although he missed the golden period of youth training between the ages of 8 and 10, his understanding and hard work helped him.

Training for at least four hours a day, rain or shine, has also allowed him to grow rapidly. For at least three years, he has been able to play as a substitute in the 17-18 age group.

This is the youth training base of the Hulk Club in West Lake City. As a cooperative unit of the Hulk Club, the Green Vine Sports School sent a team here to play a friendly match today. This is what is going on on the field.

Yesterday was the final game of the Chinese Super League this season. Lin Hong was also fortunate to appear as a courtside ball boy for the first time in the place closest to professional players. He originally thought he would be very excited, but to be honest, he was not.

With only 30% to 40% attendance in the home stands, the final score of 1:1, and the final points of the season only 2 points above the relegation zone, the final league ranking of twelfth place is like "Boruto".

To the halfway point of burning.

But even after experiencing last night's disappointment, Lin Hong was still full of expectations for today's game. After all, this was an opportunity to compete directly with the best players of the same age group in Zhejiang Province.

Lin Hong plays a defensive midfielder who does the dirty work. His physical running and fierce tackling are the basis for his staying in the team, and they are also the magic weapon that can slightly cover up Lin Hong's rough skills.

Lin Hong was very impressive in the team training session in the morning. In addition, the main player in the same position had a strained back muscle last month that has not been cured, so maybe he can be used as a main player.

But reality slapped Lin Hong hard, and he had no chance to play at all.

3:0, the 3 on the scoreboard is naturally the home team Xiaolu, but the time has only passed 19 minutes, which made Lin Hong tighten his down jacket unconsciously, and he felt a little cold in his heart.

What better reflects the gap between the two sides than the score is the situation on the field. Facing waves of attacks from Little Green, Green Vine Sports School can only struggle to defend, and the front of the goal is even more dangerous.

As for the offense, haha, how many chances does Midori have with less than 20% ball possession rate and about 50% pass success rate? Even the ball passing through the midfield is only a few shots.

This is not a competition, this is a one-sided crushing!

The head coach of Luteng has a very ugly face. He knows the meaning behind this game and understands his own situation even more. Although the team will definitely not win, it must not lose too ugly.

"Warm up, everyone, warm up!"

The assistant coach's message was like the sound of nature. Everyone on the bench quickly got up and started to warm up. I originally thought that it would take at least halftime before adjustments would be made. It seemed that the head coach was not completely blind.

Lin Hong was meticulous in stretching, jogging, and leg pressing. Although warming up seemed boring, Lin Hong was never lazy.

Perhaps seeing their temporary teammates off the court warming up, the Green Vine players on the court felt a sense of crisis and unknowingly became more active and hardworking.

Lu Teng's sudden force made Xiao Lu feel uncomfortable. In the 36th minute, Lu Teng's backcourt clearance kicked the ball 30 meters in front of Xiao Lu's goal, which even made Xiao Lu's defense panic.

The starting center used a long shot from 25 meters away to change the shooting data from 0 to 1.

Fortunately, the Hulk's training ground is far away from the airport, otherwise this shot may affect aviation safety.

Lin Hong and his teammates who were warming up sat back on the bench. The head coach never looked back at them from the beginning to the end. Everything was directed by the assistant coach.

It is not uncommon to use the method of driving the substitutes to warm up to stimulate the players on the field, but the head coach will explain it afterwards.

Not to mention the head coach, even the assistant coach who directed the warm-up didn't say anything. This made Lin Hong frown a little, but that's all. This wasn't the first time this bastard coach had done something like this.

In order to stay in the sports school and continue playing football, Lin Hong endured it.

"Damn it, Wei Chusheng is playing tricks on me again!"

The speaker was Lu Ming, another substitute next to Lin Hong. He was also Lin Hong's only friend in the team. He was the only one who would not look down on Lin Hong's background.

Lu Ming came to the sports school to lose weight at first, but he continued to persevere after achieving good results, but his level was worse than that of Lin Hong.

Lu Ming usually studies in an ordinary high school and only comes to the sports school to play football after school and on weekends. It just so happens that today is Sunday and he can come over temporarily.

Lu Ming looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him. He thought Lin Hong didn't hear him, so he whispered in Lin Hong's ear and asked.

"Do you know how much I paid?"

Huh? Money? What money? Isn’t this an invitational training match? Food, accommodation and travel expenses are included, so why do you still need to pay?

I have no money!

Don’t give it even if you have it!

Lin Hong blinked his innocent eyes blankly, "Why do you still have to pay? Why don't you just eat a few more chicken legs?"

As soon as Lu Ming heard Lin Hong's words, he knew that he must know nothing. "Brother, do you think you are here to use love to generate electricity? Do you really not know the purpose of this training invitational tournament?"

Lin Hong felt that something was about to explode, but it seemed to be related to him, so he looked like he was asking for advice humbly.

Lu Ming was very satisfied with Lin Hong's reaction. His hidden Bagua attribute was activated. He once again confirmed that no one was paying attention to the two little transparent people.

"The head coach of the Hulk is resigning. You always know about this, right?"

The news that Takeshi Okada is resigning caused a lot of uproar. Anyone who pays a little attention to Chinese football knows about it. Lin Hong nodded to express his knowledge.

"Although the Hulk's record is not good, it is not Okada Takeshi's fault, but the Japanese seem to have decided to leave. The club has been trying to stay for two months, but it is useless. Internal news says that it will be officially announced tomorrow."

The melon that Lu Ming exploded had no substantial meat, just a pile of skin that had been seen for a long time.

"Does that have anything to do with today's training match?" Takeshi Okada was too far away from Lin Hong and couldn't interest him at all.

"It doesn't matter half a dime, but it does matter 5,000 yuan!" Lu Ming's face felt a little painful, but when he saw Lin Hong's blank face, he felt a little superior.
To be continued...