The president of the Corriere della Sera was very trustworthy, and a day and a half after that phone call, he had a picture sent in a framed mirror and hung it on the bedroom wall, facing the bed. In this way, when he wakes up every morning, he can see this glorious moment for the first time.

Under a red wave, he raised his arms and cheered.

This is an oil painting called "Victory", and it is a work of art that deserves to be treasured forever.

Staring at the picture, Don thought of the best way to fight back.

He nodded. Lao Tzu has never been hit on the right cheek, but also a soft persimmon on the left cheek. Now I can't refute your criticism of me, but don't think I'm going to be silent. Next ...... I'll keep you crawling back and licking my toes in the next game! You damn wallgrass!

Don raised his arms high, mimicking the shape in the photo, closing his eyes and imagining himself in the stadium with a tsunami of mountains, enjoying the joy of victory and the thrill of revenge in advance. It was at this moment that he heard his cell phone ringing on the table in the living room.

Running back to the living room with the newspaper all the way, he found that the caller ID was a very unfamiliar phone number, and after a little hesitation, he still connected the call.

The next second he jumped in surprise.

"Yang Yan!"

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"It's me, sir. I thought about it for a long time and decided to accept your kindness and be your Chinese teacher. Yang Yan heard Tang En on the other side of the phone let out a child-like excited laugh.

"You've been thinking about it for a long time, Mr. Yang...... But just say yes, you know what......"

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Don sat down, leaned back in his chair, stilted his feet on the table, and began to lie. “…… You know, because I didn't get your guidance, I was like a trek ship in the dark without the guidance of a lighthouse, and I went round and round for two months? I think if you don't come again, I'm going to give up my interest in Chinese civilization. ”

Since possessing this ghost, Don has noticed that he himself has also undergone some changes, such as that he is more cheerful than his previous self. This is a matter of course, Donn, who can be exposed to his favorite football all day long and has determined his goal in life, is no longer the paranoid and arrogant Donn he used to be. Of course, there is a very important reason why he is so excited today is because Yang Yan agreed to be his Chinese teacher.

What he said here was elated, and Yang Yan over there was a little embarrassed to hear it. "Sir, if you keep chattering like this, I think I'm going to change my mind......"

"Oh no! Of course...... I'll be obedient, and I won't speak if you don't let me speak. Don also covered his mouth exaggeratedly and spoke. The sullen voice amused Yang Yan on the other end of the phone.

"Why are you so excited, sir?"

"Because I'm in a good mood today." Donn casually rambled nonsense.

Immediately, Yang Yan noticed that something was wrong: "Huh? Mr. Coach, didn't your team just lose yesterday? ”

"This ...... Of course, losing isn't necessarily a bad thing. We're going to look at this from a positive perspective, aren't we? Okay, let's not talk about the disappointing game, we need to talk more about you being my Chinese tutor, which is usually not clear on the phone, and I think we need to meet in person...... Where are you now? ”

Yang Yan looked up across the street, where there was a café, so she gave her name to Don.

"Okay, I'll be there in thirty minutes at the latest."

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Yang Yan heard Tang En hang up the phone in a hurry, and then she crossed the street and pushed the door into the café. Sitting by the window and ordering a glass of juice, she wondered if she had made the right decision. Except from media reports, she didn't know this person at all, didn't know what this person's real surname was, and didn't know this person's background resume. Although the above two questions were mentioned in that interview, Yang Yan believes that in today's era of information explosion, the credibility of media public opinion is not as good as before, and many times she will be accustomed to doubting the media's opinion on a matter, and will also put this doubt on the media to report on a person.

If you want to be his tutor, you must first know enough. Otherwise...... In a foreign country, with a strange man, no one can say whether there will be danger.

Yang Yan sat in this small café, anxiously waiting for the person she wanted to meet, it felt like a blind date......

The wind chimes rang at the door, and someone pushed the door in. Yang Yan looked up and saw a man wearing sunglasses looking around at the door. She looked down at her watch, exactly half an hour after she hung up.

"Hey." This man was too conspicuous, Yang Yan could only take the initiative to stand up and say hello and pull him over.

"I'm sorry I had a car accident on the road and delayed me a little. Didn't keep you waiting, did you? Seeing the real person, Yang Yan found that the arrogant head coach in the newspaper had returned to the gentleman she had met for the first time, and she shook her head: "No, time flies quickly." ”

Tang En sat down, took off his sunglasses, waved to the waiter, and politely asked Yang Yan what drink she needed. Yang Yan looked at the juice that had not yet taken a sip and shook her head.

"Give me a random cup of coffee, thank you." Sending the waiter away, Don turned his head to stare at the girl in front of him. The girl who made him think about it in high school and let him watch silently in a corner now sits in front of him with a shy smile on her face.

Yang Yan finally couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what are you looking at?" ”

"Ah, nothing. Sorry, I got distracted. Uh...... "The waiter brought coffee along with a blank piece of paper and a pen.

"Mr. Donn, sign it for me!" The freckled British boy said excitedly.

"Good...... But we just lost yesterday. ”

Yang Yan looked at Tang En with a smile on his face and wrote his name on the paper, after writing in English, he thought about it, and then wrote his Chinese name crookedly: "Tang En".

"This is ......" the boy didn't figure it out.

"Well, you know, I like Chinese culture very much, and that's the Chinese name I gave myself. What do you think? ”

"I can't read it, but it's beautiful......" The boy took the autograph and walked away satisfied, and Tang En looked back to see Yang Yan's somewhat surprised expression.

"Haha, surprised! I've also taught myself, even though I can only write two words...... "He's lying, but he actually speaks fluent Mandarin and Sichuan dialect, and he writes well."

Yang Yan came back from the shock, she nodded a little confused, "Yes, I was surprised...... I didn't expect you to be able to write kanji. But ......" she wrote Donn's English name "tawin" on a napkin.

"I think it's more appropriate to pronounce this as 'Twain.'"

"Twain? What is this strange name? ”

Yang Yan coughed, this man doesn't know Lawrence, doesn't he even know another famous writer? "Mark; Twain's Twain ......"

"Ahh Don patted his head, "Tom; Sawyer's Adventure! But I prefer the name 'Donne' myself. ”

Yang Yan tilted her head to look at him and asked, "Why?" ”

"I don't know, I just think this sounds good, much better than 'Twain'."

Yang Yan looked at Tang En for a long time, and then smiled: "I also think this is better, Mr. Tang En." ”

"It's too strange to call me sir, you can call me Donne." Don's mind was that this was my name.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yan shook her head: "Sir, we are only meeting for the second time......"

Damn it! We've met many times! We were classmates in high school! …… Don really wanted to tell the girl on the other side that, but he couldn't.

Yang Yan looked like she insisted on her own opinion, and Tang En admitted defeat.

"Uh, whatever you want......" Don conceded defeat. This was the second time he had been alone with Yang Yan, and he was inexperienced and suddenly didn't know what to say. Or Yang Yan reminded him: "Mr. Tang En, why did you call me here?" It can't just be the two of us sitting here in a daze, right? ”

"Oh, of course, we need to talk more about what you taught me Chinese......"

Half an hour later, the two agreed on all the details. Considering the special surname of Donne's work, the time for learning in China is limited, so he only has classes twice a week. It's definitely not going to work on weekends, because Don has to lead the team to play, and it's okay to say that the home game is okay, but if it's an away game, it's two or three days to go out. In the end, it was decided that every Monday and Thursday night, Yang Yan would go to Don's home to teach him. The remuneration is ten pounds per hour.

If there is a temporary change, please notify the other party by phone.

After talking, Tang En was about to invite Yang Yan to lunch, but was refused.

"Hehe, I'm so sorry. My friend made an appointment to wait for me to eat at noon. Yang Yan smiled and left. Don looked at her back and felt a little stunned that he had let go of a light butterfly.

But...... It didn't take long for him to change his mood. Anyway, I can see her two nights a week, so I have a lot of time......

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