Chapter 213 Definition of Success
After Zhou Yi returned home, he discussed with his parents about house money, which sounded quite vulgar.
He was a star emitting shining light on the court, which made tens of thousands of people turn upside down. It seemed difficult to associate such an image with an image discussing changing houses in front of his parents.
Because the former is shining, the latter is somewhat secular.
But life is the secular world hidden under the dazzling light - life not only has dreams and distance, but also the daily oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in front of you.
Zhou Yi doesn't care whether it will damage his image when discussing the issue of house and money with his parents. Compared with the reality that his parents enjoy, the issue of face is simply not worth mentioning.
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After returning home, Zhou Yi lived a very simple holiday. He did not travel around and did not often appear in the commercial center.
He appears very low-key in the media, and after participating in several commercial events and media interviews, he does not appear on any media page.
In Qingyang, a city that is not very famous in China, I enjoy his small town time.
To a certain extent, the illusion of Zhou Yi, Qingyang and Dortmund are actually somewhat similar, both of which are industrial cities that rely on traditional industries.
Dortmund is a coal and steel industry, and Qingyang is also a well-known heavy industrial city in northern China. There are many places in this city that are basically the family areas of large state-owned enterprises. The territory of a state-owned enterprise is almost equal to one area.
Cities relying on heavy industry were very glorious in the early stages of development of this country. But now, most heavy industry bases are in a state of depression. Of course, depression is not without benefits. While housing prices in China are rising rapidly, Qingyang's housing prices are rising very slowly.
Zhou Yi has learned that the most expensive houses in Qingyang are only 10,000 yuan, and this is the most expensive. In fact, there are many houses worth 7,000 to 8,000 yuan per square meter that are already very good, whether it is the surrounding environment, the community property, or the quality of the house itself.
It seems to be about the problem of a more clichéd house again?
Who told Zhou Yi to learn about houses recently?
Of course, Zhou Yi's holidays are not always entangled with Qingyang's real estate. He sometimes goes out for a walk. At the beginning, his appearance attracted a lot of people to watch every time.
Because he is not used to dressing up like a star in his hometown.
But later he wore a baseball cap when he went out, but he was still not used to wearing sunglasses... Of course, this effect was already good - who would have thought that this person who dressed simply, wore a baseball cap, and rode a bicycle was the famous star Zhou Yi?
Zhou Yi likes to ride a bicycle around, and this way of travel is green, environmentally friendly, low-key and convenient. Of course, it is also because Qingyang itself is not a big city. You can ride a bicycle around in a day.
When he was in school, he rode his bicycle and his classmates and friends to play football everywhere in junior high school. Of course, many schools have football fields, but they are not open to the public. Even their own schools are not open on weekends. So they had to ride bicycles to find football everywhere in the field, each with a bicycle, carrying a schoolbag. The schoolbag was not in the textbook, but jerseys and sneakers, and a football was stalked in the back seat, walking through the bustling traffic.
Sometimes they have to climb over the wall in order to be able to play football. Of course, if the security guard finds out, they will be kicked out again. It is simply a mess and in a mess.
But very happy.
Today, Zhou Yi took a lunch money in his pocket and rode his bicycle out. Half an hour later, he rode to the gate of his alma mater, Qingyang No. 1 High School.
May is not the summer vacation time for Chinese high schools, so when Zhou Yi came to Qingyang No. 1 High School, there were many people and cars gathered at the gate, because it was the time for school to come to noon.
First-level high school students wearing traditional Chinese sportswear and school uniforms are rushing out of the door to call on friends.
Zhou Yi parked the car aside and watched this scene. This is his former daily life in student life.
The students passed by him and said which restaurant to go to for lunch. The rice dough in this restaurant is good, and the ramen at that restaurant is also delicious. After dinner, they go to buy a cup of milk tea. The grilled sausage in the supermarket in front of the door is also very good...
Zhou Yi is not unfamiliar with the names of the restaurants they are talking about. After all, he has only left the campus for two and a half years. However, the classmates he met had already graduated from this middle school. Some of them would successfully get into their ideal universities, some would go to some universities they didn't want to go to, and some might not get into college and enter society from then on.
Anyway, everyone went their separate ways. The class group that was quite lively at the beginning was gradually becoming deserted. No one spoke for ten days and half a month. Everyone lived a new life in their own new environment, met new friends, and had a new circle.
Isn't Zhou Yi the same? It's just that his circle is too far away, and other people can more or less have some connections. Others in his circle can't even insert it, because they have no common language. Moreover, with Zhou Yi's current status, it will inevitably make many people feel a little afraid and feel alienated.
So in fact, Zhou Yi rarely contacts his classmates now.
Today he suddenly thought about his former high school, just to miss the past.
I didn't want to return home in glory.
After working alone in Germany for two and a half years, Zhou Yi became much more mature.
After he came back from the reality show, he was very popular during the class in the whole school.
Now he just wants to watch quietly from the side.
He found a place to lock the car, and then took the little money in his pocket to go to a small restaurant where he used to go for lunch with his classmates.
A refilled meat cover with rice and a cup of iced sour plum juice is the standard lunch in Zhouyi's high school years.
He sat at a four-person table in the shop, carried the baseball cap back, lowered his head and ate the rice with the rice that had just been served. The taste was... I forgot if it was still the same. To be honest, this is the first time he has eaten the refrigerated meat in two and a half years... As a professional player, of course he knows the disadvantages of eating this kind of food, so he doesn't eat it normally. But this time, Zhou Yi broke the case.
While he was lowering his head to eat, two high school students sat down next to him. After ordering the meal, they started chatting about the people and things in the class.
XX and XX are getting along well, XX and XX have broken up again, I feel unsure of the final exam at the end of the month, where to go to play during the summer vacation...this kind of thing.
These topics were also topics that Zhou Yi would discuss with his classmates at the beginning. In addition, there would be more topics related to football.
Zhou Yi just lowered his head to eat, listened quietly to their communication, without interrupting.
After dinner, he put the money on the table, put on the cap, got up and left with a touch of his mouth.
Although he only looked at the school gate this time, Zhou Yi was satisfied and he was ready to go back.
But he had just walked to the bicycle storage point, but was recognized by someone.
"Zhou...Yi?" a female voice called out in an uncertain tone.
Zhou Yi raised his head reflexively, and just met the woman opposite him and hit him in a straight face.
"It's you?" The woman opposite was stunned and then was delighted.
Zhou Yi also recognized him. The person who called him turned out to be his class teacher Zhai Liying in high school. He was also a little surprised: "Teacher Zhai?"
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Zhou Yi probably never expected that he had been away from campus for two and a half years, and he could still be called to the office by his class teacher...
Now he is sitting in Teacher Zhai Liying's office. However, the treatment he enjoys now is much better than when he was a student because his class teacher is pouring water for himself...
Standing up and taking the water cup handed by Teacher Zhai with both hands, Zhou Yi asked strangely: "Teacher Zhai, I think I'm pretending well, why did you recognize me?"
When Zhai Liying heard Zhou Yi say this, she glanced at the baseball cap he placed next to her, and said, "I still remember my students. Especially... those students who are often called to the office."
Speaking of this, she couldn't help laughing.
Zhou Yi also scratched his head with a smile. When he was in school, he was a representative of the "poor student" who had many worries about his teachers, and was always called to the office to be scolded.
This joke resolved a lot of embarrassment when teachers and students reunite. Zhai Liying looked at Zhou Yi. This naughty student who was always criticized by herself at the beginning had completely changed. That kind of change was far beyond his peers. There were really many changes in him.
"I'm not a fan and I don't know football. But I still often see you on newspapers and TV. They all say you are amazing, are you really amazing?"
"It's okay, it's okay..." Zhou Yi continued to scratch his head.
"I'm very curious, Zhou Yi. Can you tell me about your experiences in Germany? Just say it casually, I just want to hear about your situation there." Zhai Liying asked softly. Facing Zhou Yi now, she couldn't even hold on to the airs of her former class teacher.
When the teacher wanted to listen, Zhou Yi said that he would not refuse such communication. When he was a student, which student didn’t want to be on par with his class teacher and chatted and laughed?
So he started with his experience of going to Germany and picked some interesting things to tell the teacher, trying to avoid boring and professional content.
What he said was interesting, and Zhai Liying also heard it interestingly, but she even made a burst of laughter.
After telling his own story, Zhou Yi lowered his head and took a sip of the cold water, but suddenly fell into silence in the office, which was a little embarrassing.
At this time, Zhai Liying suddenly asked again: "Zhou Yi, do you think you have succeeded now?"
This question stabilized Zhou Yi. The atmosphere was quite relaxed and normal before. Why did you suddenly ask such a profound question?
"This... depends on how it is defined successfully." Zhou Yi thought for a while and replied.
"Then how did you define success?" Zhai Liying asked.
"Success can be divided into many kinds. Realizing a dream is considered success, making a lot of money is considered success, becoming famous is considered success."
Zhai Liying nodded: "If you define this, you have succeeded, Zhou Yi, when you were twenty years old."
Zhou Yi shook his head: "It doesn't count..."
"How can you be successful?"
"This..." Zhou Yi tilted his head and thought, "After I die, will there be many people who will remember me?"
He said in an uncertain tone, but Zhai Liying was surprised.
She didn't expect that the success standard in the mind of this naughty student was so high.
"But be hung on the wall of honor first! Haha!" Zhou Yi laughed himself.
So Zhai Liying also smiled: "If you want me to say that success is to be a person who is responsible to yourself and useful to society."
Zhou Yi nodded quickly: "Teacher Zhai is right, thank you for your teachings!"
Zhai Liying waved her hand and shook her head: "It's not a question."
Indeed, she heard this from the old principal Lin Xianrong, and the old principal's words were obviously inspired by Zhou Yi.
Chapter completed!