The entire stadium gave Zhao Gang a long, heartfelt ovation as the game ended.

Norwich was now secure in the Premier League, and even qualified for the Champions League.

Why?

Every Norwich fan knew: because of him.

Because of him, the Norwich players had become stronger and more outstanding.

Whether it was Hiro or Feynman, or Wright, Phillip, their growth was obvious to all.

Especially Feynman and Hiro, who, under Zhao Gang's influence, were gradually becoming top-tier Premier League players!

And it was the Europa League title brought by Zhao Gang that gave them Champions League qualification, enabling them to earn more prize money. Coupled with the huge transfer fees he brought to Norwich, the club was able to not only sign new players, but also retain key players like Hiro, Wright, and Feynman.

Perhaps Norwich would become a yo-yo club again in the future, but for now, the Norwich fans didn't need to worry about that.

Zhao Gang's arrival had immersed them in joy and happiness for the entire season, like a dream.

The cheers at Carrow Road gradually faded, and Zhao Gang sat in the locker room, silent.

When the giant portrait of him and the red national flag were displayed together in the stands at Carrow Road, when the Norwich fans shouted their hero's name, Zhao Gang was moved and couldn't help but think that maybe he should stay at Norwich.

Fight in the Premier League with Norwich, and bloom in the Champions League!

Zhao Gang really found it difficult to let go of the support from these fans.

He didn't want to disappoint or sadden those who cared about him.

Farke's persuasion had initially eased his mind, but now, seeing these fans, those past cheers, passions, and successes, resurfaced once again.

Aguero walked over, and looking at Zhao Gang's expression, he knew what Zhao Gang was thinking.

Because he had experienced this kind of thing at this age. The passion of Argentinian fans was in no way inferior to that of the English.

However, he ultimately chose to leave the club that had nurtured him.

His bond with Independiente was definitely deeper than Zhao Gang's bond with Norwich.

Aguero had trained and even lived at Independiente since he was a child, while Zhao Gang had only been at Norwich for less than a year.

"The world of football is full of enviable passion and happiness, but there are also many unseen sorrows and farewells.

If we are reluctant to leave because of the fans' support and love, it's not fair to ourselves.

Zhao…" Aguero grimaced, swallowing back what he wanted to say.

He felt that Zhao Gang's personality had both advantages and disadvantages.

He cared too much about the feelings of the fans who liked and supported him, even to the point of sacrificing his own interests.

Aguero and Zhao Gang had privately discussed Southgate's invitation to England, and Zhao Gang said that he would not join any national team other than the Dragon Country (China).

Because he was a Dragon Country (Chinese) person, because there were fans and family he cared about most there.

The fans held too high a place in his heart.

"Sometimes, people should be a little selfish. Leaving is to make yourself better," Aguero didn't say it out loud.

"We are all passers-by. We won't stay at one club forever. Cristiano Ronaldo will eventually leave Real Madrid, and Messi may eventually leave Barca. But even if they leave, the fans will still support and love you."

Zhao Gang sighed.

Aguero's saying that Messi might leave Barca was just a way to persuade him. Aguero didn't know that this persuasion was quite effective.

Messi eventually did leave his home-like Barca.

Yes, the fans would still remember.

Even if he left, it wouldn't affect Messi's position in the hearts of the Barca fans.

He was still a legend.

After the Man City players left, the team had a short break, because the following two weeks were international break, and the players selected for the national teams would once again be fighting for their countries!

Guardiola had a headache. Silva had already experienced some discomfort in previous training sessions, and Fernandinho was also extremely tired.

These two weeks of national team matches, with these players traveling back and forth, would make Man City's upcoming schedule even more difficult.

Fortunately, De Bruyne, Sterling, and Zhao Gang were in pretty good shape.

Sterling was a substitute, with plenty of physical strength, and Zhao Gang had no national team matches and could rest well.

After the international break, the starting lineup would need to be adjusted.

Hopefully, these players wouldn't get injured!

During this period, Man City had no league tasks, but there was a League Cup match. Guardiola didn't take this match seriously.

When Zhao Gang took the initiative to say that he didn't want to participate in the League Cup match and wanted to take leave to go home for vacation, Guardiola was overjoyed to see Zhao Gang's somewhat embarrassed look. Go, go on vacation! Don't get too tired!

Recently, some sensationalist media had been fabricating stories about the conflict between Zhao Gang and Guardiola with great detail.

If Zhao Gang was excluded from the squad again in this League Cup match, with many of the main players being called up, those malicious media would take the opportunity to attack again.

If Zhao Gang himself had something to do and asked for leave, they wouldn't be able to attack him, right?

Very good, go back. As long as it wasn't to participate in national team matches, he could do whatever he wanted.

Zhao Gang, having gotten his leave, breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't want to be absent, but he really wanted to go back and see the National Day celebrations and feel the atmosphere.

In addition, there was a very important thing: Zhao Gang planned to take Ollie back to meet his parents.

Zhao Gang had just relaxed, and now he became nervous again.

He had wanted to tell Ollie before, but he was worried that Ollie's ideas might be different from his, and that she would reject him, which would be very awkward. So he had been dragging it out until now, and he finally had to face it.

"Dragging things out is useless. Sooner or later, what you want and what you don't want will come. I should have told Ollie earlier, and I wouldn't be so nervous now." Zhao Gang clenched his fist and took a taxi back to his apartment.

Ollie had finished all her work in advance and specially squeezed out half a month to run to Manchester.

As a model with a good reputation, she actually had a lot of work.

Ollie, who had been waiting for a long time, jumped directly onto Zhao Gang as he opened the door and walked in.

Zhao Gang had the opportunity to open his mouth, but there was little chance of speaking, so he simply didn't mention going back home for the time being.

On the field, Zhao Gang could dominate, and it was almost impossible for the Premier League's strong defenders to restrict him one-on-one.

Ollie's height and weight were not even close to the same level as those defenders, but she could defend against Zhao Gang.

And the defense was quite successful.

The main reason may be that the opposing defenders tried their best to prevent Zhao Gang from breaking through and shooting.

Ollie was doing her best to help Zhao Gang break through and score.

Zhao Gang's most goals in a single game was his five-goal performance against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Against Ollie, it wasn't so easy. Scoring twice in a ninety-minute game was already quite difficult.

In particular, Zhao Gang usually used his feet to control the ball, but now he switched to using his hands, and his technique was still a bit lacking.

...

When everything returned to calm, the time for a game was exhausted.

No wonder game-winning goals were so intoxicating and caused adrenaline to surge.

This feeling could only be understood by those who had experienced a game-winning goal.

"I want..." Zhao Gang lay there, hesitating, not knowing what to say.

Ollie, who was lying with her eyes closed, twitched her delicate ears, raised her head sharply, and her eyes sparkled.

"Then let's do it again!"

Zhao Gang turned his head stiffly to look at the excited Ollie, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

Then let's do it again, who's afraid of who?

I have the body of a 19-year-old, and decades of experience!

But...

Taking a short break was also necessary.

Even in soccer, there's a halftime break!

Isn't that because the amount of exercise is huge and players are prone to exhaustion?

"I have something very, very important to tell you."

Seeing Zhao Gang's serious expression, Ollie blinked and lay down again, her eyes fixed on him.

"We haven't been together for a long time... In my world, there's almost nothing but soccer. I seem to... I'm not very good with relationships, it seems... I... I..." Zhao Gang was a little confused, still a little nervous, not knowing what he was saying, and not even getting to the point.

"You want to tell me that you only want to play soccer now and don't have the energy to maintain a relationship?" Ollie pursed her lips, feeling like her heart was bleeding. "You want to separate for a while, or break up completely?"

Zhao Gang quickly widened his eyes, grabbed Ollie's hand, and seeing that Ollie's eyes were about to turn red, he quickly shook his head.

"No, no, no, no, I... For so many years, I've actually been very unfamiliar with love... I mean, I'm not good at managing relationships... I'm not breaking up, you completely misunderstood what I meant.

I don't know what I should do at what time in a relationship. I don't know when I should confess, when I should hold hands, when I should kiss, when I should make love... Do you understand? I don't even know when I should propose...

So I don't know how to tell you. I'm worried that the time isn't right. I'm worried that you're not ready. I don't even know what I'm talking about!" Zhao Gang said a lot in a row, his head full of paste.

Ollie understood. Her big eyes became extremely lively again, and she jumped up in a flash, held Zhao Gang's face, and was about to cry again. This time it was happy and excited.

"You want to live with me? You just don't know when the time is right and you're afraid I'll reject you? I won't, I won't! You don't know how attractive a man like you is in this world, strong, gentle, humble, and dedicated! I will definitely not refuse! We really should take a step closer!

I'll move over from London now!"

"Huh?" Zhao Gang's head was even more dizzy.

Ollie misunderstood what he meant, but living together meant a closer relationship?

In Zhao Gang's mind, living together and having sex were not much different, right?

"I... I wanted to... want to take you back to meet my parents." Zhao Gang finally said what he wanted to say.

Ollie screamed and suddenly knocked Zhao Gang down.

Meeting the parents wasn't a big deal in England.

However, she now had some understanding of Dragon Country (Chinese) customs. In Dragon Country (China), taking someone to meet the parents meant wanting to develop further, and it was almost time to get married.

As long as you passed the parents' test, things would be done.

This was even more significant than living together.

"Really, really???"

Ollie kept repeating excitedly.

"Are you nervous because you're afraid I don't want to go?"

"When will you take me? In a few days? Tomorrow, let's go tomorrow!"

Ollie's series of excited voices left Zhao Gang speechless.

It was much simpler than he had imagined.

"Then tomorrow."

"Great!!"

Zhao Gang contacted his parents in advance and told them that he would be bringing his girlfriend home this time.

Zhao Ziyou's reaction to this matter was quite calm, but Jiang Ping was different.

"He's bringing his girlfriend home already? He's only 19 years old! What's the rush? Also, the fact that he's bringing his girlfriend home directly means they were already together before, and he didn't even say anything about it? He didn't mention it at all!

Isn't he taking his old mother too lightly!

And she's a foreigner. Foreigners are no good. She can't understand what I say. How are we supposed to communicate?"

"Isn't that a good thing? When you argue, you speak Mandarin and she speaks English, and no one understands each other. There will be fewer unnecessary conflicts."

Jiang Ping tilted her head and thought for a moment, and understood.

"You're saying I have a bad temper, aren't you? You're saying I'm uneducated, aren't you? I don't know English. I'm not as educated as you, not as educated as my son, right??"

Zhao Ziyou looked at Jiang Ping tilting her head, standing there with her hands on her hips, full of anger, and stood up suddenly. "No, we don't want her! Foreign women are no good!

We can't understand what they say, and the customs are different. We might argue over some small things.

Xiao Gang, that kid, is really ignorant! I have to educate him when he gets back! I won't let his girlfriend in the house. I'll kick her out when she comes! No, I'm going to call him now. If he dares to bring a foreign woman back, I won't let him enter the house! What do you think??"

"That won't do. That's my son. I can't not let him enter the house, but... but in this situation, you have to educate him properly. How can you be in a relationship and not tell your family, and suddenly bring your girlfriend back? And she's a foreigner!"

"I have to educate him! He's gone too far. It's one thing to not tell me, but he even dares to hide it from his old mother! Lawless!!" Zhao Ziyou rolled up his sleeves angrily, as if he was about to start a big fight.

"Yes! You have to show him that kind of momentum. You can't indulge him!"

"Yeah!"

"But you can't hit him!"

"That's my son. I can't hit him!"

"Also, you tell him that a real man must not forget his mother after marrying a wife. He can't just do whatever his wife says. He has to have a man's character!"

"That's a must. Is he still a man if he's afraid of his wife? He has to make his wife obedient! Mother is the most important!"