Chang Sheng came out of the home of Mr. Flores, and still didn't understand why the boss suddenly invited him to such a grand dinner, and introduced all the family members to him, as if this dinner was specially prepared for him.

As a result, we met but didn't talk about anything important, just some common words, very ordinary topics. Ordinary to the point that this kind of topic does not have to be carried out in his luxuriously decorated study, at the training ground, in Alfonso. On Perez Field, anywhere, you can talk.

In the chat, Flores said that the meal was invited to thank him.

But Chang Sheng felt that it was a bit of a fuss.

I'm not short of a meal.

It's so formal to hold such a sumptuous dinner party and gather all the family members together to thank yourself......

Chang Sheng got home and couldn't figure out why his boss did it.

Since he can't think of it, and it doesn't seem to be harmful to himself, Chang Sheng doesn't think about it.

The team is on vacation, and he will have a few days off as well.

From the 22nd to the 31st, a total of nine days of vacation, one day has now passed.

For eight days remaining, he didn't plan to go anywhere, just stayed at home.

The players can enjoy a relaxing holiday, but he can't, he still has a lot of work to do.

The first game at the beginning of next year will be against Celta, which is a first-division team.

It's a tough game. And Chang Sheng, and don't want to give up easily. Since the Copa del Rey is a benefit for the substitutes. That's only if you play as many games as you can, and this benefit will only make sense. Otherwise, after playing two games and going home, what kind of benefit is this?

So even in the face of Celta, Chang Sheng intends to fight hard. Fight to win. In this game, he will reduce the number of substitutes and increase the allocation of main players.

And this game also has a meaning for Chang Sheng, to let him arrange the lineup like this.

Because this is the first time he has played against a real La Liga team since he took charge of Getafe. Although Real Betis and Sevilla FC both played in the First Division last season, they are now relegated teams after all, with many First Division players leaving the team and their quality cannot be compared to the real First Division teams in any way.

As a result, Celta Vigo is the only team in the first division that they can meet at the moment.

Since his goal is to upgrade. Then it is very likely that he will lead the team to La Liga next season.

This game is a good opportunity to get a feel for the strength of La Liga in advance.

He wants to see what kind of answer his team can hand in in front of a La Liga team.

To do this, he had to work harder.

Kate. Gracie was clearly not interested in hanging out either. Now the contract in Getafe is basically almost dug up. He was going to try it farther afield, but the most important job was to work with his two companions to handle the money that Chang Sheng had given them.

His goal is to get more money returns as quickly as possible.

Both of them were busy, and they were so busy until Christmas Eve.

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On Christmas Eve, there was a Christmas party in the apartment, and everyone gathered in the patio. Eat, drink and be merry together.

Chang Sheng and Kate, who lives with him. Gracie, of course, was among those invited.

Nowadays everyone in this apartment knows Kate. Gracie is a winning agent.

also knows the story behind them, Chang Sheng saved Kate on the roof of the building. Gracie, as a result, Gracie came to repay the favor.

Everyone praised Kate. Gracie is really affectionate and righteous.

They were also more enthusiastic about Gracie.

Kate. Gracie lives in New York in high-end apartments, mansions.

The environment is good though. But there are few neighbors that are so lively. Everyone there appeared in front of everyone with masks and strained faces. As if it were not possible to maintain their nobility and elegance.

In the new town of Getafe, these apartment buildings for low-income families often see such scenes of people having fun together.

These people don't have as much money as Kate. Gracie used to earn a lot. Many of them may not be as knowledgeable as Kate. Gracie.

But in these materially poor people, Kate. Gracie, however, was able to see the brilliance of the victory.

When he took off his radiant coat, and left the gaze of envy or other intentions, and stayed here for a while, he felt that he might prefer this life.

Quiet and happy.

Everyone was friendly and welcoming to each other.

Such a life, Kate. Gracie felt like he hadn't experienced it in a long time.

He rolled up his sleeves and set up a ladder with the others to hang all kinds of small gifts on the Christmas tree, busy and sweating. But I feel fulfilled and interesting.

Gifts are bought by everyone, then put together, hung up, and given to the person they want to give, or to everyone.

Chang Sheng hung all the small gifts he brought back from China on the Christmas tree.

Now, his gift is the most popular.

Kate. Gracie didn't have any presents in store - and he didn't have any money, so he helped.

After he was done, he took a glass of wine and looked at the Christmas tree with countless gifts and colorful lights, which gave him a sense of accomplishment.

Children are chasing and laughing under the Christmas tree. There are also children vying for the ownership of the gifts on the tree.

"That's mine!"

"I want that!"

"I love this ......"

The adults also gathered in groups to chat, relieving the fatigue of a year's work and looking forward to the new year.

Looking at this scene, Kate. Gracie said to Chang Sheng next to him: "To be honest, Chang. Now I feel like I was so wrong. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Chang Sheng said as he stuffed the pancake into his mouth.

"I wanted to go back to Spain and enjoy the world of flowers, and then leave it satisfied. So I used all the money I had left to rent a fancy apartment. I also rented a Ferrari to drive. But that's not about enjoying life at all. I feel like I'm really enjoying life here...... If I had chosen to come here, I might not have thought of suicide without you in the end. ”

Chang Sheng's mouth was wrapped in a pancake that he hadn't had time to swallow. He grinned, revealing the scraps of food he had chewed inside, which was really not pleasing to the eye or chic.

"With such a beautiful life, I really can't bear to leave ......" Kate. Gracie didn't look at Chang Sheng's unappetizing appearance, but took a sip of wine. "If I had jumped in the first place, I would have died without knowing what a truly good life is. You're right, often. Even if they don't have a lot of money, they can't afford to rent high-end villas and apartments. can't afford to drive a luxury car, but they are all working hard to live. Only then will they be able to enjoy the joy of the festival from the bottom of their hearts. ”

"This Christmas. I was impressed. But I don't even remember where I spent Christmas last year, the year before that, and the year before that...... Maybe it's in the bed of some stripped blonde, maybe it's in the bed of two naked women, maybe it's in some hotel room in Las Vegas...... I used to think that life was what I wanted. It's the ultimate goal I've worked hard to achieve on Wall Street. I made a lot of money and then quickly spent it. I don't feel anything, I think it's good. But after that incident, I realized how superficial I used to be...... Now I think after you persuaded me to go off the rooftop. It was as if I had been given a new lease of life. ”

Chang Sheng finally swallowed everything in his mouth, and he patted Kate. Gracie's shoulder. "How old are you, Kate?"

"Me? Thirty-three years old. How? ”

"How lucky you are, Kate. You can really know what you want at thirty-three, whereas many people don't know until they're sixty-three. When they wanted to pursue it, they were already gray-haired and powerless. ”

Chang Shengxin said that he was lucky enough. If he hadn't been reborn at the age of thirty, perhaps he wouldn't have had the courage to change his life as a loser until he was forty.

Kate. Gracie smiled: "yes, I'm so lucky! Thank you, Chang. I'm lucky to know you. ”

"Me too, or who will help me make money?"

The two of them looked at each other and laughed, raising the wine glasses in their hands.

"Merry Christmas, man. From now on, work hard and strive towards your goals and ideals. Chang Sheng said. We're still young, and there's still time. ”

Kate. Gracie nodded, "Hmm." Merry Christmas, often. ”

Suddenly, there was a loud bang outside, followed by more noises coming from far and near.

Everyone raised their heads, and through the patio, they saw a lot of colorful fireworks in the sky.

The children screamed and shouted excitedly, and the young people were also admiring the sight.

The light of the fire, which was constantly flickering and dimming, kept changing colors in everyone's face and eyes.

The Christmas bell is about to ring, and Christmas Eve is about to pass.

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Chang Sheng was also looking up at the sky, but he wasn't admiring the fireworks.

What he saw was the sky, which was bound by the buildings around him.

An idiom suddenly appeared in his heart: "sit in a well and watch the sky".

Chang Sheng is indeed sitting in a well and watching the sky now, but it is not the meaning of the idiom.

I'm not a short-sighted frog at the bottom of a well, I know how big the outside world is.

Now I'm at the bottom of this well, but I'm going to make sure that the walls around me no longer cover my vision, and myself.

I'm going to the big stage and see the scenery there.

Even if the outside world is far more dangerous than the bottom of this quiet and leisurely well, it is not a reason for me to stay at the bottom of this well.

Sitting in a well and watching the sky, but not with the eyes, but with the heart.

Sitting in the well and watching the sky, the sky is in the heart.

As big as your heart is, as big as you see the sky.

On Christmas Eve in 2000, Chang Sheng looked up at the sky in the patio of an ordinary apartment building in Getafe, a small satellite city southwest of Madrid, the capital of Spain. What he saw was not the narrow sky in his eyes, but the whole world.

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ps, monthly pass, monthly pass, ask for a monthly pass! (To be continued)