13 Pick the right one
The Grandori neighborhood is located on the outskirts of Rosario, where most of the people live by poorer families.
Jorge walked into the yard of his house in a daze, Leo Messi was bouncing the ball against the wall in the corner of the yard, he kept repeating some basic exercises every day, while his two older brothers were chasing a ball on the side of the yard to play.
Compared to Leo's extraordinary talent, his two older brothers are much inferior.
"It's back, it's so early today!" Wife Celia cooks in the house.
"Well, I'm more free today, so I'll be back early!" Jorge sat down on a rock in front of the courtyard and watched Messi play, and with each look, he could sense that Messi's skills were improving.
Although, both his wife and mother said that it was his psychology that was at work.
"It's better to come back early, so that I don't have to be so busy so late every day, and I can have a meal together as a family tonight." Jorge's mother was collecting clothes in the yard and said happily.
The requirements of the elderly are always very simple, not too much, as long as the family can get together to eat every meal every day, it is happiness.
"Mom, I'll help you!" Jorge stood up to help.
"No, no, I'm here, you're tired for a day, you can eat after a while!" The old man smiled and refused.
It didn't take long for the aroma of the food to overflow from the house, and his wife's cooking skills were always so good that Jorge would never get bored of eating no matter how he ate.
"Kids, go wash your hands, get ready to eat!" Jorge shouted like all fathers who called their children to eat.
Messi's two older brothers cheered, immediately threw down the ball and ran to wash their hands.
"Leo, stop playing, eat first!" Jorge urged again.
"Okay, Dad!" Messi saw his father staring at him sternly, so he could only reluctantly abandon the football and follow his brother to wash his hands.
Jorge is always very busy, and he comes back late at night, basically the family has finished eating, and sometimes the children are asleep, and it is rare for the family to eat together today, and it seems very happy.
"Dad, after dinner tonight, let's watch the World Cup!"
The proposal was immediately supported by the whole family!
The child always couldn't sit still, and the three boys ate some hastily, and then began to run and fight to turn on the TV.
Due to the time difference, the first game of the French World Cup in the afternoon started just after dinner in Argentina, so the three children sat directly in front of the TV and waited, all with excited expressions on their faces.
Seeing the children happy, Jorge also felt a sense of relief in his heart, but he quickly remembered Xiao Yu.
"Today the owner of an English football club came to Rosario." Jorge said as he ate.
"Well, do you have a crush on any of Newell's old boys?" Celia's attention was on eating, and she asked casually.
"He said he was willing to cover all of Leo's medical expenses and offered us a job to help our family move to Manchester, England." Jorge said.
Celia stopped eating, looked up at her husband in disbelief.
"Could it be a liar?" The old mother asked lightly, "You know, the economy is not good now, and everyone will have it." ”
"yes, Jorge, don't trust people too easily!" Selia reacted and supported the old man's opinion.
Jorge recalled Xiao Yu's face in his mind, "Probably not, he said very sincerely, and we can investigate, after all, in the UK, a club run by Chinese should be easy to find." ”
Celia nodded, and she felt that her husband had a point.
"Then what other conditions does he have?" The old man apparently believed his son's words a little.
"Well, he wants Messi to play for their club in Manchester."
"Manchester team, is it Manchester United?" Celia's first reaction was the English giants.
Jorge shook his head, "No, it's called New Manchester United, it's a new club that was established by Manchester United fans who refused to buy it, and I asked someone this afternoon, and it was true." ”
"So, is it true?" The old man was also rejoicing.
Jorge nodded, his impression of Xiao Yu was obviously very good.
"But no matter what, it's better to find out." The old man reminded again.
"Yes, I'll go and ask someone tomorrow, and by the way, I'll call the UK to find out the situation." Jorge said happily.
Both the old man and Celia looked very happy.
"If that's true, then it's not a good thing to play in England, at least it's a way out, isn't it?" Celia spoke her mind.
Messi's medical expenses have always been a big stone for their whole family, and now someone is helping them and providing them with jobs, which is definitely a relief in the snow, how can they not be grateful?
So, after getting the consent of his mother and wife, Jorge did not go to deliver the goods the next day, he went directly to the city of Rosario, found friends through connections, and tried his best to find out more about the new Manchester United club.
Jorge was a little surprised by the news that this club was indeed a semi-professional club in England's lowest league just formed this year, but it was well-known in Europe, just because this club was a club set up by Manchester United fans to resist Murdoch's takeover of Manchester United, nicknamed Red Rebels.
Although the new Manchester United is a new club, it is true in the end, and Xiao Yu has not hidden any information about the club from Jorge before, so this can't help but make Jorge believe Xiao Yu a little more.
After finding out about the situation of the new Manchester United, Jorge specially called the UK to inquire about some relevant parties, and the answers he received were exactly the same as what Xiao Yu said.
After several days of investigation, Jorge really couldn't find any evidence of Xiao Yu's lying, so he began to believe Xiao Yu's words, and the only worry he still had was whether Xiao Yu could fulfill his promise to treat Messi!
Xiao Yu felt that Jorge's concern should be very sought, so he decided to write this clause into the contract, and at the same time provide three free air tickets to Manchester, so that Jorge and his wife could take Messi and Xiao Yu to Manchester to have a look.
For what Xiao Yu did, Jorge really couldn't find anything to find fault with, and finally after the unanimous consent of the family, it was decided that Jorge would take Messi and Xiao Yu to Manchester first, and if it was really as Xiao Yu said, then move the whole family over.
As for how to pass, Xiao Yu has also thought about it, and when the time comes, David Pace's clothing company will come forward to handle the procedures for Jorge's family to enter the UK to work.
Although Britain is very strict in the field of football in order to protect its players, it is more lenient outside of football, so Xiao Yu's idea was supported by David Pace.
After dealing with these things, Xiao Yu and Jorge, father and son, got on the plane back to the UK.
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Perhaps because of his first time abroad, Messi seemed very nervous all the way.
Sitting in the back seat of the car, looking at the unfamiliar street scene outside the window, Messi held his father's hand tightly.
In the end, he is only 11 years old, and it is strange to be away from home, or not nervous.
"There are only two professional teams in the city, Manchester United and Manchester City, the former is a super giant, the latter just relegated from League One this year, but soon, there will be a third professional team that will rise to become the new darling of the city, and that is our new Manchester United!"
Xiao Yu looked out the window and said with great ambition.
After a few days of contact, Jorge also knew that although Xiao Yu was young, he was the kind of person who was very ambitious, so he also believed that the new Manchester United would definitely not be in the lower leagues for too long.
"Xiao Yu, is this a new young player signed by the club recently?" Jim, who drove to pick up the airport, asked Xiao Yu who was sitting in the passenger seat with a smile.
Xiao Yu smiled and looked at Jorge, who had no intention of refuting, so he nodded and said: "Yes, his name is Leo Messi, you have to remember Jim, you'd better find him to sign now, and then become his first fan, otherwise, I'm afraid that in a few years, if you want to ask him for an autograph, you won't be able to queue up!" ”
After speaking, Xiao Yu seemed to be afraid that Jim would not believe it, and added, "In a few years, he will become the Giggs of our club, oh no, he is a superstar even more powerful than Giggs, and he will lead our club to create a legend, just like Maradona did in Naples!" ”
As soon as he heard Xiao Yu's words, not only Jim, but even Jorge and his son felt flattered, Maradona's deeds are familiar in Argentina, Xiao Yu compared Messi with Maradona, it is conceivable that he values Messi.
"Then I can't miss it, Xiao Yu, you must help me arrange, let Messi live in my house, when Evra came, Walsh's bastard just didn't give me face, now you have to promise me, big deal I promise you, drive Messi to school and train every day, how about it?"
Jorge was a little surprised when he heard this, along the way, Xiao Yu mentioned to him that he could let Messi live in the fans' homes, but he didn't expect the fans in Manchester to support the team so much, driving and picking up?
In Argentina, this is a treatment that even stars may have!
"Since you've said so, okay, but you still have to be responsible for finding a school for Messi, and our club is responsible for his tuition, so you can't let him give up his studies because he plays!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.
Jim was immediately happy when he heard it, and when he started the car, he stepped on the accelerator deeply, so that Xiao Yu and the three people sitting in the car were all scared into a cold sweat by his crazy actions.
However, Jorge can see that this taxi driver, Jim, is a very simple fan.
At this moment, he really had a kind of happiness in his heart that he really didn't choose wrong
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