Chapter 79: Farewell Farewell

Chen Yingxiong's vacation lasted until January 15th. He spent New Year's Day with his parents at home, but he did not have the opportunity to celebrate the Spring Festival, the most important festival for Chinese people.

A few days before the 15th, his mother had not been helping in the store but was busy in the kitchen. She was taking the time to prepare things for Chen Yingxiong to take away - sausages and bacon, which were traditional Sichuan delicacies. She packed a large box for Chen Yingxiong. Although football players should eat less of these things, Chen Yingxiong loved them, so he did not refuse.

In addition to these things, Chen Yingxiong was also prepared with side dishes such as bean curd rolls, pickles, chili sauce, bean paste, fermented tofu, etc.

The mother always thought that her son would not eat well there, so she filled a large box with these foods. She had no idea that Chen Yingxiong was going to Russia to play football last time, so she did not make any preparations. In the past six months, she had been blaming herself for this, thinking that she did not fulfill her responsibilities as a mother and did not prepare many things for her son… This time, she wanted to make up for the regrets of last time.

Mothers are always reluctant to let their sons go on a long journey, but sons think it's no big deal as it's not a farewell forever.

On the day of departure, both parents sent Chen Yingxiong and Dracula to Shuangliu Airport.

After completing the check-in procedures, they said goodbye in the lobby.

"Continue to play football well when you go there, but don't be proud. Do you hear me?" Chen Tao warned his son.

Chen Yingxiong nodded. "I understand!"

"Also, remember to control your temper and stop being impulsive."

"My temper is much better now, Dad." Chen Yingxiong spread his hands and smiled.

His mother, Li Yun, came over and said, "It's cold in Russia, right? Don't go out too often if you don't have anything to do. If you do go out, remember to wear something thicker. Be careful not to catch a cold."

Chen Yingxiong nodded repeatedly.

It was indeed cold in Russia, but Chen Yingxiong felt that he had adapted to it by now.

"Call home after you finish eating and I will send you more. Be careful when you go out alone and don't cause trouble. Your agent is a good man, listen to him more, do you hear me? Also, after the family's foreign debt has been paid off, you don't have to send money back, we have our own money. Keep your money for yourself, it will definitely cost a lot to entertain your teammates in the team. Don't forget to call your grandparents during the Spring Festival…" Mom chattered.

Dad only cared about work matters, while Mom cared about the social matters.

Chen Tao interrupted his wife's nagging. He pointed at his watch and said to her, "Let our son go to the security check. I'm afraid he might be too late by then…"

"Oh oh." Mom finally reacted. "Hurry up, hero. Don't miss your flight."

Chen Yingxiong did not wave goodbye, but stepped forward and hugged his mother first.

Li Yun was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect her son to express his feelings in this way. In front of so many people, she suddenly felt embarrassed…

"Mom, if you miss me, just read the newspaper. There will definitely be a lot of news about me in it. Maybe even photos." Chen Yingxiong said in his mother's ear.

The mother felt her nose sore and her vision blurred. She didn't dare to say anything, for fear of crying and embarrassing herself in front of her son. She could only nod.

Chen Yingxiong let go of his mother and hugged his father again.

"Dad, let's stop doing business. I can make money now, and you can all rest assured in your old age!"

Chen Tao slapped Chen Yingxiong on the back and said, "Why are you asking me to stay home so early? I don't play mahjong! Don't worry about our business. Take care of yourself. There are many temptations out there. Don't be like those Chinese players mentioned in the newspapers. Play well and don't mess around!"

The father knew that this opportunity was hard to come by, so he was afraid that his son would not take it seriously and end up ruining it.

"I know, Dad. You can watch the news then. As long as I'm scoring goals, it means I'm serious, right?"

Chen Yingxiong let go of his father and waved to the two elders. "Goodbye, Dad, goodbye, Mom! Take care of yourselves at home, I will call you often!"

"Let's go quickly, or we'll miss the plane!" Dad was looking at his watch.

"Be careful over there. Remember to call home when you get there. Don't forget to put on more clothes as it's cold. Call home when you've finished eating the food you brought and I'll send it to you…" Mom kept waving her hand to tell Chen Yingxiong to leave quickly while giving him repeated instructions.

After saying goodbye to his parents, Chen Yingxiong picked up his two suitcases and turned to walk towards the security check passage with Dracula.

After saying goodbye to his family, he couldn't wait to return to St. Petersburg and the new season. Because he leveled up two levels during this vacation! He maxed out his "heavy artillery" talent. He couldn't wait to show the Russian Premier League teams how good he was in the new season.

This was his first full season, and he wanted to write his own chapter.

The 18-year-old boy was full of wonderful visions for his future and was looking forward to it. His parents, with gray hair on their temples, stood in the hall, looking up at the security checkpoint, watching his back disappear into the crowd.

"Let's go back," Chen Tao said.

A burst of sobbing came from beside him.

He turned around and saw his wife wiping her eyes with her hands.

"Are you reluctant to let go?" Chen Tao asked.

Li Yun nodded. "Yeah." Her answer was still filled with tears.

Chen Tao thought about what his son said to himself when he and he went to visit the cruiser Aurora after signing the contract with Zenit St. Petersburg.

Even now, I still can't see any news about my son when I turn on the TV, but at least I can see it when I open the newspaper. This winter, many media outlets came to interview their son, which made Chen Tao realize how famous his son was now.

"If you miss him, just read the newspaper. There will definitely be news about him in the newspaper. Maybe you can see him on TV later?"

Li Yun nodded, but her tears still remained.

Chen Tao looked at his wife and said to himself, "For your mother's sake, you have to do something big, Hero!"

…

When Chen Yingxiong was still in China, he received a call from the club. They told him that he didn't have to go back to the dormitory after the holiday. The house the club gave him was ready. It was not a new house, but a second-hand house, with decoration, furniture, and home appliances. He could move in with just his luggage.

This house was big, 170 square meters with four bedrooms and three living rooms on different floors. And it was real estate owned by Chen Yingxiong, not some club asset that was given to Chen Yingxiong for free.

This house and that car were both obtained for him by Yesenin—now he should be called Dracula.

From this, it could be seen that Zenit St. Petersburg had put in a lot of effort and shown enough sincerity to keep Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong's idea was very simple—if you respect me and show enough sincerity and respect, I will respect you and will fight to the death to repay you. No matter how high the salary you offer me, I will score you the number of goals that are worthy of this salary.

Some people like to use "The world slanders me, deceives me, humiliates me, laughs at me, looks down on me, despises me, hates me, and cheats me. I just tolerate it, let it be, let it be, avoid it, endure it, respect it, ignore it, and wait a few years and then you will see what happens to it" as their life creed to show their nonchalant attitude.

But this was not Chen Yingxiong's principle.

If anyone dared to slander me, bully me, insult me, laugh at me, look down on me, despise me, hate me, and cheat me, I will scold him, beat him, fuck him, punish him, whip him, fuck him, and then step on him. Chen Yingxiong couldn't wait a few years to see what would happen.

If you don't respect me, play tricks on me, and make fun of me, I will beat you, kick you, and spit in your face.

Chen Yingxiong was very satisfied with the great efforts made by Zenit St. Petersburg. His goal for the new season was simple—to score goals.

As a striker, the job was really too simple. As long as you scored goals, you could meet everyone's expectations. As long as you scored goals, you could satisfy the bosses. As long as you scored goals.

Now that Chen Yingxiong had his own house, of course, he couldn't live in the dormitory anymore.

Besides… it was impossible for Dracula to live with him anymore.

They lived together before because he was a translator and language teacher. Now Chen Yingxiong had mastered Russian and no longer needed a translator and Russian teacher. So there was no need for him to continue to be "Yesenin." As an agent, how could he live with the players? If so, even if both of them were innocent, they might be misunderstood as a gay couple…

In Chen Yingxiong's new home, Dracula made a dinner for Chen Yingxiong. After the two of them ate, they officially said goodbye.

"Well, from today on, you'll have to take care of a lot of things on your own, hero," Dracula stood at the door with his suitcase at his feet.

Chen Yingxiong stood in the doorway, looking at him. It seemed as if he had just opened the door of his dormitory when Yesenin had knocked on it back then.

At that time, he thought the man was just an ordinary translator and Russian teacher, and was still upset that the person standing in front of him was not a big-breasted blonde beauty.

Who would have thought that this person would change his future destiny? How did he get to where he is today? Of course, he relied on his own efforts. But if he said that this person had nothing to do with it, Chen Yingxiong would not say it no matter how arrogant he was.

"Call me if you have anything, and I'll call you if I have anything."

"Are you going back to the Arctic?" Chen Yingxiong asked half-jokingly.

Dracula laughed and did not answer the question. His smile, transformed into the image of a vampire agent, was not as peaceful and warm as Yesenin's.

"Anyway, you have already mastered how to enter the dungeon training, and you also know how to level up and add points. The new contract has been signed, and there will be nothing to worry about. You can handle the interviews with reporters yourself. Your personality is very popular with reporters, and I believe it will be very popular with fans, so keep it up. I will help you with other things, you just play football."

Watching Dracula giving Chen Yingxiong instructions as if he was making arrangements for his final affairs, he suddenly felt reluctant to let go of this person.

"Hey, Mr. Aurora… Look, I have a big house now, with four separate bedrooms. Even if you live here, it won't bother me…" He wanted to keep Dracula. After living with him for almost half a year, he felt that he had gotten used to the days of the omnipotent Mr. Aurora around. If he really left… he might not be used to it yet.

Dracula smiled again. He looked more like a human being now than when Chen Yingxiong first saw him.

"You'll regret it in three minutes, hero."

In fact, Chen Yingxiong felt a little regretful when he said it just now—he lived alone in a busy city, had no problem communicating with the language, and had a group of "friends," so it was not too easy to go out and play. To be honest, it was still inconvenient to have one person living at home…

Hearing Dracula say this, he scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Okay, can we go out for a meal together or something in the future?" he asked.

"Didn't I tell you? If you need anything, please call me. I promise to be there for you at any time." Dracula made a phone call gesture. "Of course, eating is also considered a matter."

Chen Yingxiong also laughed. He was laughing at the word "anytime." He thought that Mr. Aurora was light. Is there anything in the world that can be faster than light? It really is anytime…

"Okay." He extended his hand to Dracula, "I won't ask you where you live or where you are. Call me if you have anything."

"Call me if you have anything." Dracula shook hands with Chen Yingxiong, bent down to pick up the box, and was about to turn around and leave.

Chen Yingxiong shouted from behind. "Um… thank you."

Dracula heard this somewhat awkward thank you, turned back and said to him with a smile. "Didn't you say you deserved it?"

Chen Yingxiong also laughed. "That's right! I deserve it, but my dad told me to be polite, so I only thank you this time! Goodbye, Mr. Aurora!"

"Goodbye, Hero." Dracula waved, turned and walked away along the corridor.

Chen Yingxiong watched him disappear around the corner of the stairwell before closing the door.

He turned around and tilted his head to look at the empty big house.

"The winter nights in Russia were a bit cold… I have to find someone to warm the bed!"