Chapter 42: School Entrance Banquet
A week passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when Gao Xiaodong went to Yanjing to gather with the Star of Hope team members.
Obviously, it will take at least half a year for Gao Xiaodong to come back. It is impossible to wait until the admission notice arrives before holding the entrance banquet. At the same time, I will send Gao Xiaodong off. After all, going abroad is also a great joy.
Gao's mother was worried that her relatives and friends would say that she would take the opportunity to make money, but Gao's father said that whoever wants to talk will say, this is a major event for his son's gold list. Marriage, second marriage and third marriage, college entrance examination is only once in a lifetime, so it must be done.
Gao's mother had nothing to say, so she could only follow Gao's father's wishes.
The banquet was held in the lobby on the second floor of the Yishan Hotel, and not many people were invited, just the relatives of Gao's family and Gao's mother's Chen family, as well as some friends of Gao's father who had contacts. The guests who came sat for about four hours. table.
The parents were busy greeting the guests, and Gao Xiaodong, the client, was the most leisurely. He sat at the table with his mobile phone in his hand and chatted with his high school teammates.
Xiaodong, congratulations.
Gao Xiaodong looked up and saw that it was Gao Xiaoqiu, the son of his second master's fourth uncle. Xiaoqiu went to Xue Guo No. 8 Middle School, and this year he was admitted to Ocean University in Lu Province, which is second only to Lu University.
Brother Xiaoqiu, congratulations, the Institute of Physical Education is far behind you in the exam.
Gao Xiaoqiu knew Gao Xiaodong very well, and said bluntly: Your academic performance can go to the Institute of Physical Education, which means you have a high reputation.
Xiaodong, you can't compare with your brother Xiaoqiu, he is always in the top five in the class, you have to count from the back.
Gao Xiaoqiu's father, Gao Furen, also came. He and Gao Xiaodong's father, Gao Fuyi, are cousins. They are employees of the Aviation Administration Bureau. She went to relatives and friends to show off, and she was not at all polite to Gao Xiaodong.
Hearing that this uncle has such a strong sense of superiority, Gao Xiaodong was speechless, so what if I start counting from negative numbers, isn't it all from the previous book.
At this time, the guests are almost all here. Father Gao came to the table of the family and said to Gao Xiaoqiu's father, The fourth brother is here. Xiaodong has performed exceptionally well this time. Good luck. Our Gao family has two children a year. Undergraduates, this is for our Gao family to prosper.
Gao Furen was a little upset when he heard Gao's father put his son and Gao Xiaodong in the same important position, and said, There is a gap between one book and one book. Can the Physical Education Institute compare with Ocean University? Ocean University is a key university. You can enter a foreign company after graduation, and you can become a deputy-level national cadre after you pass the civil servant test. At most, you can be a teacher and coach after you come out of the Physical Education Institute.
The employment path is very narrow.
Although what he said was true, it was a slap in the face.
Father Gao's face turned red, and he said with a sneer, Fourth brother, Xiaodong's school is not as good as Xiaoqiu's, but Xiaodong doesn't plan to go. He's going to go abroad to play football tomorrow, and he's going to play in the professional league when he comes back. .”
The reputation of China's professional football league is as bad as that of the national football team, but no matter how bad the reputation of the professional football league is, it also means money and fame. This is an industry that is difficult for ordinary people to get into in their lifetime.
Gao Furen was stunned for a moment. Father Gao didn't mention this matter beforehand, but Gao Furen looked at Gao Xiaodong's body shape and remembered that Gao Xiaodong had never practiced football before. How could he go abroad to play football? The previous book was all fake. This cousin of mine paid for his nephew to go abroad for gilding. He sneered and said, Fuyi, are you kidding me? Xiaodong's body can play football? He even plays professional football. , Hahaha, Xiaodong's book... my brother, I won't talk about it, the food is served, drink and drink.
The rest of the family kept watching without saying a word. They all nodded secretly when they heard what Gao Furen said was reasonable.
Gao Xiaoqiu saw that his uncle was not happy, Gao Xiaodong also had a cold face, and said to Gao Xiaodong embarrassedly: Xiaodong, don't be angry, my father just has a bad mouth.
Gao Xiaodong ignored Gao Xiaoqiu, thinking that your mouth is no better than your father's. Seeing that his father still wanted to explain, he stretched out his hand to pull his father's clothes, and whispered in his ear: Dad, don't talk about it, this matter is like proof You are yourself, you can't explain it clearly, let the facts hit him in the face in the future, don't affect the mood of other guests.
Father Gao thought about it, so he didn't say anything more, but he suffocated his stomach, just sat and drank, and didn't pick up a chopstick in front of a table of good dishes. Instead, Gao Xiaodong greeted the guests with a smile like a host drink wine.
Just after a few dishes were served, suddenly there was a commotion downstairs, someone vaguely asked, Is Gao Xiaodong here?
Gao's father and Gao's mother thought that there were late guests, so they hurried over to greet them. At this time, the guests had already come up, seven or eight of them, still holding cameras with long guns and cannons.
You are?
Gao's father and Gao's mother were a little confused when they saw this battle.
We are from Yishan County TV Station. Is this Gao Xiaodong's school entrance feast? We are here to interview Gao Xiaodong. The leading tall beauty said.
I am Du Hua, the director of the County Sports Bureau. I just found out that Gao Xiaodong has been selected as the star of hope organized by the Football Association. He is going to Yanjing tomorrow. Today, I am here to see him off on behalf of the Sports Bureau. A short, fat, defeated middle-aged man The man said with a smile all over his face.
Another TV reporter and the director of the Sports Bureau came to look for Gao Xiaodong. Everyone at the scene was dizzy, not knowing what happened, and they all left the seat to watch.
Gao Xiaoqiu's father, Gao Furen, didn't react for a while, but he recognized Du Hua, director of the Sports Bureau, and hurried over to say hello, Hi Director Du, I'm Gao Furen.
Oh, hello, hello. Gao Furen was just a small employee of the Aviation Administration Bureau. Du Hua obviously didn't know him, but then he said something perfunctory, and then asked Gao's father: Where is Gao Xiaodong?
Father Gao hurriedly pulled Gao Xiaodong over, saying, My son is here.
Du Hua held Gao Xiaodong's hand with a smile all over his face, and said, Student Gao Xiaodong, you have won glory for our Lucheng City, first you were the top eight in the provincial trials, and you were also the top four in the provincial high school league, and now you have been selected as the hope of the Football Association. Star Project, there are only 40 people in the whole country, and our small Yishan County has one, and you are the man of the year in our Lucheng sports world.
When Du Hua and Gao Xiaodong were talking, the cameras of the reporters from the TV station kept shooting at them. The spotlight flashed and the surrounding guests panicked. They wondered what earth-shattering Gao Xiaodong, a high school student, did. Such a big event has caused such a big battle.
Gao Furen felt his face burning hot. He now believed what Gao's father said just now. Gao Xiaodong was really selected to play abroad, and it was still a national audition. I am afraid that he will really play in the Chinese Super League in the future. I heard that the players of the Chinese Super League With an annual salary of hundreds of thousands, Gao and Lao Er's family may really be on the verge of prosperity.
Gao Xiaodong was also very surprised. He came to interview him and didn't even greet him in advance. It seems that the TV station and the Sports Bureau just found out about it.
Gao Xiaodong was not nervous either, he and the deputy director of the Municipal Sports Bureau were talking and laughing, would he still be afraid of a county sports bureau director? He smiled and said: Director Du won the award, but I actually didn't make any achievements, not even a champion Get one.
Du Hua was choked by Gao Xiaodong's words. What is the level of football in Lucheng, and what is the level of Lucheng No. 3 Middle School? How dare you claim to win the championship? What do you think of the two sub-provincial cities of Quancheng and Landao? This fat man is really like Director Chu said, he doesn't play cards according to common sense in what he says and does.
The female reporter interjected: You are already very good, and now you are also the number one football genius in Lucheng.
Gao Xiaodong smiled and said, You can't say that, my coach is better than me, he was a former Chinese Super League player.
The female reporter was not blind, and said, Are you talking about Wang Dong? He is your coach. Sure enough, a famous teacher produces a talented student. How many years have you practiced?
Gao Xiaodong smiled, Let's calculate in months, I've been practicing for almost five months.
This sentence stunned the female reporter, five months? God, this is a joke.
At this time, Director Du of the Sports Bureau finally found an opportunity to show his superiority. He smiled and said: I know this, it's true. I went to the city for a meeting today and met my old boss, Director Chu. He talked about high Classmate Xiaodong, after only five months of practice, he was included in the list of the Football Association's Star of Hope program, and only then did I know that this football genius is from our Yishan County, it's really dark under the lights.
Du Hua pointed out the relationship between him and Director Du, Gao Xiaodong suddenly realized, and quickly said: Director Chu didn't scold me, but praised me, it's unscientific, I have to ask him later, and go to his house to steal his Moutai went to Portugal.
Gao Xiaodong expressed the close relationship between him and Director Chu lightly. Of course, Du Hua, an old man who has been in the officialdom for many years, can see through it, and smiled: Director Chu is a true talent, how could he scold you? , find time to go to my house and have a sit, I also have Moutai there.”
Okay, I'll definitely go. Gao Xiaodong patted his head with a smile, and said, I haven't asked Director Du to sit down, it's really rude.
Don't sit down anymore, let's go another day, I have something else to do. Du Hua patted Gao Xiaodong on the shoulder, took out a red envelope and handed it to Gao Xiaodong, saying: I came in a hurry, I didn't buy anything, it's just a thought, congratulations You have a successful career.
Father Gao pinched it, at least five hundred yuan, and quickly said: Then how dare you ask for a gift.
Du Hua smiled and said: This is necessary, Xiaodong won't accept it, and Director Chu won't scold me for being stingy when he sees me.
However, Gao Xiaodong knew that this was Director Chu's face, so he readily accepted the red envelope and said with a smile, Thank you, Director Du.
Director Du said: You're welcome, I'm leaving first. Du Hua patted Gao Xiaodong on the shoulder again, waved to Father Gao, and left with a few of his subordinates.
The reporters from the TV station here questioned Gao Xiaodong and Gao's father and mother, recorded another video, and left the hotel.
After the people from the TV station and the Sports Bureau left, seeing the envious and jealous expressions of all the guests, Father Gao felt elated. He turned around and wanted to ask his cousin Gao Furen if he still suspected that he was lying, but found that Gao Furen Ren and Gao Xiaoqiu had already left without knowing when.
Father Gao knew that they couldn't hold back their faces and ran away. Although he couldn't embarrass Gao Furen face to face, Father Gao was also very happy, feeling that the useless air in his heart finally came out.