Chapter 34: Newcastle Shania (Part II)
Don glanced around, and suddenly he saw a man...... Surprised by this discovery, he threw Chrislac down and strode towards his target.
The other party was also very happy to see Don En walking towards him, and he waved his hand to Don En up and down.
"Uncle Tony, Uncle Tony!" This voice, this title, who is Shania if it is not that little girl?
"Shania, why are you here?" It is obviously inappropriate to use "surprise" to describe Donne's mood at this time, and it is more appropriate to use "surprise".
Shania, dressed in a green coat, stood at the edge of the crowd, her long brown and black hair tied in a crisp ponytail that flicked back and forth as she bounced. When he saw Don, he smiled brightly on his face.
"Can't I come?" Shania stopped jumping, and through the half-human-high iron railing, she leaned over and smiled at Don.
"Aren't you going to class?"
"It's ......okay to skip class once in a while," Shania pouted, "If you don't skip class, I won't see you!" ”
"Oh, just watch my video on the Internet."
"No! How can online compare to face-to-face? Shania frowned and said, as if she had found something, "Your face is really bad." ”
"Well, it's because it's cloudy, and if there's not enough sunlight on a cloudy day, it doesn't look good......" Don scratched his head.
The two of them were "talking happily" here, and a cough sounded next to them. Don then noticed that there was a boy standing next to Shania, as tall as Shania, but who looked noticeably older than Shania.
Shania stuck out her tongue sideways, and she forgot about it.
"Uncle Tony, this is my cousin Tom." Shania pointed to the boy and said to Donne, then turned back to the boy and said, "This is the Uncle Tony I mentioned to you, I didn't lie to you." ”
What made Donn ignore this boy at first was that he was wearing a Newcastle home shirt, and he thought that this person was a Newcastle fan who came to join in the fun, but he didn't expect it to be Shania's Tom cousin...... Wait a minute! Cousin? A cousin who lives under the same roof?
Don looked at Shania, then at the boy, and then held out his hand, "Hello, I'm Tony. Donn, nice to meet you. ”
"Hello, I'm Tom. Sawyer, Judy's cousin, it's a pleasure to meet you. The hands of the two touched slightly, and they parted.
Judy...... What are you doing with such affection? Don thought to himself, then turned to Shania and said, "Shanya, are you free for the night?" I want to treat you to dinner. ”
"Okay, okay......" Shania frowned suddenly before she was happy, "Ah, at night, aunt ......"
Before she finished speaking, Don En could roughly guess the situation. It seems that not only Shania's own family, but even her relatives are so "strict"...... Do you want to give up this great opportunity? It's hard to see each other, can't we have a meal together? Donn was a little disappointed.
Just when both of them were feeling embarrassed, Cousin Tom, who was standing next to him, spoke: "I can call my mother and tell her that Judy and I will eat out in the evening and it will be fine." ”
Shania was delighted and looked back at her cousin, "Really? ”
"Of course." It was only when he faced Shania that Tom had a smile on his face.
Don rolled his eyes secretly, isn't it obvious that he has to bring one more person? It's not that he is reluctant to pay for money, it only costs how much it costs to invite someone to dinner, but there is an outsider who is uncomfortable talking or something...... But does he have a choice?
"That's a good idea." Don shrugged.
Then Tom quit and went to find a quiet one to call his mother. Shania pestered Donn, pointing at Donn's face and saying that he didn't pay attention to his body, and Don didn't refute, just bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
Soon Tom. Sawyer returned, then smiled and nodded at Shania and said, "My mom got it done." ”
"Great!" Shania clapped her hands.
Don turned his head to look at the players, most of them had already signed their names and returned to the car, and they were now going back to the hotel to rest. So he said to Shania, "Wait for me. ”
After saying that, he turned around and walked to David, who was standing at the door of the bus. Chris Lak, who was looking at him and laughing, and then looking at the car, the players were also looking at him and laughing.
"Uh...... David, I'm not going back with you, I'm ......"
"We know, Tony." After David finished speaking, a burst of laughter rang out in the car behind him. "Have fun."
Don touched his nose, where did this group of people go? But he didn't have time to correct them, as the saying goes: an explanation is a cover-up. Let them think about it, I'm not afraid of shadows!
"Well, okay...... Oh yes, give me the tickets. "Even if it's an away game, the team will get some tickets internally, and the number is naturally not as large as at home, but it's still enough to give favors.
Chris Rac pulled out a stack of tickets: "One or two?" ”
Don En stretched out two fingers: "Two of them." ”
"That Newcastle kid has a ticket, right?"
Donn looked back, Tom. Sawyer was chatting with Shania, and seemed to be having a good time. "I don't know. Even if I had, it didn't matter, I wanted to give him a free ticket, and he probably wouldn't say no. Tomorrow's game, for him to watch in front of a group of Forest fans, must be a very special feeling for him. ”
The two men looked at each other and let out a tacit laugh.
Donn turned around and walked back with his ticket, while Chris Rac boarded the car and asked the driver to drive back to the hotel. The players in the car were still following their head coach, and a few pointed at Shania and talked. Chrislak clapped his hands at this scene and motioned for everyone to come and look.
"Okay, everybody's seen it."
"Of course!" A group of people responded in unison.
"There's no reason for us to lose tomorrow." Chris Rac laughed.
"That's right!" A loud burst of laughter erupted in the carriage.
The bus passed by Don and the others, and the people in the car were still whistling at him, and Don glared at the boys, but his majesty was completely useless at this time.
When the car drove away, Don looked at the two children in front of him and said, "I'm not familiar with Newcastle, where do you want to eat...... Or, we can go shopping first, Shania, do you have anything you like to buy? ”
※※※ In the end, they decided to go shopping first and then eat. Shania didn't have anything she wanted to buy, and Don bought Tom the latest pair of Adidas sneakers as a welcome gift. Tom, who got the gift, had a noticeably better attitude towards Donn, and the smile on his face increased, but the words also increased...... During dinner in the evening, Don wanted to talk to Shania about the situation, but he was pestered by Tom. This kid is an avid fan, and he can talk to him endlessly with another fan who knows a little bit. It's just that Donn is not a fan who knows a little, but a professional football coach.
So as soon as Tom's chatterbox was opened, it gushed like the Thames was overflowing...... Instead, Shania became a chaperone, sitting on the side and not interjecting, only giving Don a smile back when he looked at her.
If it weren't for the fact that this kid was Shania's cousin, Don really wanted to stuff a whole steak into the other person's mouth.
The conversation naturally came to tomorrow's game, with Tom confident in his team and completely unconcerned about Donn's feelings, believing that Forest would not be able to win this game.
"Shearer is great and has been in great form lately! Bowyer is also amazing, his left foot is simply amazing! And Kluivert, who is now the team's top scorer! ”
Don listened to his boasts quietly, and then said calmly: "Thanks for the reminder, I will tell my players when I go back, so that they can pay attention to these people." ”
Tom, who was still talking and triumphant just now, was stupid. Shania, who was sitting on the side, burst out laughing.
Although Donn felt that the evening was wasted and would love the opportunity to spend time alone with Shania, he would have preferred to get rid of the talkative and unnutritious Newcastle fans as soon as possible.
He looked at his watch, eight forty-five.
Shania knew it was time to say goodbye when she saw this, so she said to her cousin very tacitly, "Cousin Tom, it's too late, we should go back." ”
"Huh? Ah, good, good. Tom nodded in agreement.
Walking to the door of the hotel, Don took out two tickets from his arms and handed them to Shania. "Come and see your cousin tomorrow afternoon, Shania."
Shania nodded, then gave a ticket to her cousin.
Tom was delighted: "Great, I'm worried I can't buy a ticket!" ”
Don smiled happily, "Then we'll see you tomorrow afternoon." ”
"Okay, okay."
The hotel's taxi-hailed for guests had stopped at the door, and Tom pulled the shot from a car in front of him to let his sister go in first. Shania sat inside, and Tom went around and got into the car from the other side. At this time, Shania poked her head out of the car window and said to Donne, who was standing on the side of the road, "Uncle Tony, where are you going for Christmas?" ”
"I'm not going anywhere." Don shrugged.
"That's good, I'll look for you then!" She laughed.
"I'm going too!" Tom's voice rang out in the car.
Shania turned back to him and said, "Isn't my cousin going to Switzerland with his classmates?" ”
"Actually, I don't really want to go......"
"Didn't you say you were going to bring me a lot of pictures?"
"Uh...... Of course, I was just kidding......"
Shania poked her head out of the window again, smiled and waved at Donne, "See you then, Uncle Tony!" ”
"See you then, Shania." Don watched as their taxi merged, then turned and walked to the car waiting for him.
Sitting in the car, the radio was playing a sports program, and inside was a recording of the afternoon press conference. Souness answered the reporters' questions with great confidence: "...... Forest are a strong team, but Newcastle are at home...... I hope to give the fans a good game, a good game and a good result......"
Donn, who was sitting in the back row, smiled crookedly.
I'm looking forward to it.
(To be continued)