At noon that day, Aldrich's lunch came relatively late, and it was very simple, but the atmosphere was very lively.

Outside Pepys Park, by the River Thames, in the breeze, Aldrich invited everyone present to lunch, coffee and burgers.

Leaning against the railing by the river, he munched on a burger and enjoyed the taste: "I like beef cheeseburgers the most, even if I become a big fat man." ”

"Oh no, Aldrich, if you become Big Fat, you're finished, and the poster in my bedroom becomes a mascot picture."

A young and beautiful girl in the crowd smiled unshhyly at Aldrich.

Many girls smiled and nodded in agreement.

Aldrich signed autographs for them, took pictures and chatted like friends.

As young people, they were curious about what Aldrich's life would be like.

What music he usually listens to, whether he plays games, what movies he watches, what kind of books will be placed on the bookshelves at home, and some gossip will ask him about the progress of his relationship with Melanie.

Aldrich said everything but privacy, which is not a question and answer in an interview, but a kind of peer-to-peer exchange, where they express their opinions and discuss them from a standpoint.

When talking about movies, basically young people like the 007 series "GoldenEye" released last year, but Aldrich said that he is not too interested in 007's handsome and heroic movies, and he prefers "Seven Deadly Sins", which was released half a year ago.

Everyone expressed their opinions and talked very speculatively, and Aldrich was like a friend to them.

There were parents and children playing near the park, and at some point, a ball rolled between them, and Aldrich looked up and saw parents with a little boy of five or six years old walking around.

Someone in the crowd suddenly took the lead and asked Aldridge to show off his skills.

Aldridge catches the duck on the shelf, lightly picks up the ball with his toes, and then bouncs the ball back and forth with his left and right feet.

WOW！

Everyone knew that he was a good manager, but no one had ever seen him play, which caused the people around him to exclaim, and they laughed and asked Aldridge to do something difficult.

Aldridge comes into contact with football every day at work, and he still has some ball sense, but it is difficult to work in technical work.

But he tried to challenge it, picked up the ball with his right foot, tried to circle the ball with his right leg before it landed, and he smashed it.

Boom, the ball was touched by him and flew directly to Brady's face.

"My face!"

Brady rubbed his reddened nose, causing a burst of laughter around him.

Aldridge was not shy at all, but played with the children in the crowd with great interest.

These children all knew Aldrich, and they were very excited today, with the children's crisp silver bell-like laughter in their ears, and the children's parents watching from the sidelines.

Aldridge specially signed a few children wearing Millwall jerseys, just after signing, the corners of his clothes were dragged by two small hands, Aldridge looked back and found that it was a pair of twin sisters with braids, six or seven years old, looking pink and cute.

"Aldrich, can I kiss you?"

The two sisters' clear eyes were full of joy, and it was clear that they were also fans of Aldrich.

The crowd erupted in laughter, and Aldridge stared at the crowd with wide-eyed incredulity, then turned back to crouch in front of the two sisters, smiled and asked, "Do you like Millwall?" ”

"Like! Dad would go to the football every week, and Mom would be at home with us watching live TV. ”

"Yes, Dad said he would take us to the stadium when we were older, and he said the stadium was a bit crowded now, and Mom said Dad was a crazy man, and if he was happy, maybe he would let us lose it in the stadium."

The two sisters' innocent words made Aldrich and everyone around them smile.

Aldridge continued: "So who do you like most in the Millwall team? ”

The two sisters did not hesitate, and said in unison: "Ole." ”

Babyface.

Aldridge spread his hands helplessly: "But now he is back in Norway to participate in the competition." ”

His clothes were pulled again, and the two sisters seemed to be afraid that Aldridge would run away, and one of them said, "You are asking the team, my sister and I like you the most, and the next is Ole!" ”

Aldrich was a little embarrassed by them, so he closed his eyes and smiled, "Okay, let you kiss your face." ”

Poo, poof.

The cheek was kissed by two little girls at the same time, and a camera shutter sounded at the same time.

Aldrich opened his eyes and found that in front of them, several reporters had filmed the scene, and one of them raised his hand and proposed, "Mr. Hall, why don't you take a picture with them?" ”

Now, no more than ten years later, carrying a mobile phone is equivalent to carrying a camera, and few of them have a camera, so Aldrich took a photo with everyone.

There was still some time left before the afternoon work, and Aldrich was going to continue to rest, and there were about thirty people in their group standing on the walkway by the Thames, when suddenly, there was a burst of music.

Fred likes to carry his Walkman with him, put some music tapes, and he also has a mini stereo, which is just right to play at this time.

Hearing the melody of the music, the young people couldn't help but sing it along.

The song has been very popular.

MJ's "black-or-white"

Aldrich occasionally hangs with his friends and sings the song the most, especially in East London, where the most immigrants are at its most popular.

Probably because Fred was a black immigrant, he loved the song so much that he would listen to it over and over again.

Along with the melody, their enthusiasm was ignited again, and they sang loudly together.

"I said it doesn't matter if you're black or white if you want to be my baby, I said it doesn't matter if you're black or white if you want to be my brother"

Like a carnival, they jumped and jumped, repeating the climactic melody of the song.

When their lung capacity reached its limit, the singing gradually stopped, and then, as if they had accomplished a feat, Da Lu smiled and high-fived each other in celebration.

Aldridge looked at his watch, it was time for afternoon work, and he shouted to Nordman, who was on the edge of the crowd, "Sir, I'll get to work now." ”

Nordman shook his head with a smile and said, "No, you should go to work now, you have already cleaned the surrounding neighborhood in the morning." ”

Aldrich smiled, took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'm in a hurry, do some exercise." ”

With that, he opened his legs and jogged, and a group of people behind him also ran after him.

Throughout the afternoon, with Aldrich as the centre, they became a special sight in East London.

A lot of media outlets came to record the interviews, and reporters were thinking about how to give the news a headline.

If they come to consult Aldrich, Aldrich will tell them directly: pass on positive energy.

As the sun set, Aldrich, who had been picking up trash all afternoon, announced after the overseer Nordmann had set the time: Today's eight-hour work is over.

The young man with Aldrich burst into cheers, and Aldrich only smiled, not to do any great feats, which he deserved, but this day can purify the environment and bring happiness to others, and he feels that today is very fulfilling and meaningful.

As he was about to leave, a young woman came to Aldrich and asked with a sad face, "Mr. Hall, may I ask you for a favor?" ”

Aldrich looked at the crowd around him, and stretched out his hand to signal the young woman to take a step to speak, the other party opened his mouth to ask, it must be a private matter, and he couldn't let the public speak directly.

Coming to a secluded place, Aldrich calmly listened to the young woman's plea.

It turned out that her eight-year-old son was injured and fractured in a bicycle fall and was going to have a minor operation tomorrow, but the little boy was scared to death, and the mother hoped that Aldridge would encourage him, because the little boy was a Millwall fan, and he admired Aldridge who stood on the sidelines and was as majestic as a general.

Aldrich agreed without even thinking about it.

Waving goodbye to the others, Aldrich and his three companions led the way to the young woman's home, a small ordinary apartment.

When Aldrich pushed the door and walked into the child's bedroom, the listless little guy lying on the bed was instantly petrified, and it took a long time to open his mouth wide and stammer, "You, you, you are, Aldrich, right, right?" ”

Aldrich nodded, and sat down on the edge of the bed, where he saw that the little boy was hanging from his chest with gauze wrapped around his arms, and that he was indeed wounded.

The little boy was overjoyed, and he continued to stammer about his affection for Millwall.

Aldridge could see that in the boy's bedroom, there were family portrait posters of Millwall this season on the wall above the bed, as well as many photos of the players, such as Nedved, Larsson, Trezeguet, Makelele, etc., all of which were photographs of a certain moment on the pitch.

"Hey, you're going to have surgery tomorrow, right?"

The little boy's face turned a little pale when he heard this, and he nodded in fear.

Aldrich lowered his head, pointed to his forehead near his hair, and said, "See there's a scar here?" ”

The little boy looked closely, and sure enough, he saw a small scar near the root of his hair, and replied, "Yes, how did it come from?" Is it a birthmark? ”

"No, I fell when I was ten years old, and I had to have surgery at that time, I was also scared, I cried with fear, you are braver than me, at least you haven't cried."

Aldrich's words made the little boy stunned for a long time.

However, he still said worriedly: "What if the anesthesia doesn't work tomorrow?" It must hurt. ”

"Are you a man?"

"Of course!"

"Do you love your mom?"

"Of course love! The world's favorite! ”

"Okay, listen to me carefully, before I went for surgery, I was scared to death, but I saw my mother crying because she was worried about me, so, I told myself, I can't let her worry about me, because I've grown up, the real manhood is not how strong he is, but the ability to give courage and confidence to others, if you are really a man, do you know what to do?"

The little boy stared at Aldrich in a daze, and in the encouraging eyes of the other party, the little boy's expression also became serious and solemn, and he suddenly jumped out of bed and ran out of the room.

Aldrich heard the little boy's firm words from the living room in the bedroom.

"Mom, I'm not scared at all, it's just a minor operation, I'll sleep and pass, you don't have to worry, what's this, it's a little meaning."

The corners of Aldrich's mouth raised, and when he walked out of the room, Evan, who was standing outside the door, pursed his lips and gave him a thumbs up, and then asked in a low voice, "You were really scared and crying back then?" ”

"I just fell and passed out, and when I woke up, the operation was already done."

Aldrich winked at her with a grin.

Evan laughed dumbly.

The boy's mother, knowing that Aldrich's encouragement had played a big role, kindly asked Aldrich and his friends to stay at home for dinner, but Aldrich couldn't refuse the enthusiasm of the mother and son, so he stayed with Evan, Fred, and Brady, but they didn't have the guest's consciousness and offered to help cook dinner.

A not sumptuous but very pleasant dinner took place in this small apartment