After a night's rest in Dalian, the four teams flew back to Shanghai the next morning.
They originally wanted to play in this beautiful coastal city for two more days, but reality did not allow them to do so.
The Intercontinental Tournament was added in the middle of the summer. In order to allow the four teams to participate in this tournament, Teng Jing specifically left this week free and did not arrange a competition schedule for them.
However, the total number of 19 games in the regular season did not change. This meant that the upcoming schedule would be much more intensive. Lin Yan and the others had to actively prepare for the upcoming points battle when they returned to Shanghai.
"This afternoon until 12 o 'clock tomorrow night is your vacation." Guo Hao made arrangements as soon as they landed at Pudong Airport. "If you go out, it's best to report to me. Don't go to random places to play."
"Don't worry …" Jack agreed weakly. "We're all so tired. Who wants to play?
I'm going back to the base to sleep. "
The other team members also had tired faces, and they all agreed with him.
If it weren't for the Intercontinental Tournament, they would have had a lot of time to rest.
However, they were duty-bound to protect the glory of LPL. YM could only sacrifice themselves.
Even though it seemed like YM had only played three BO1's and the intensity wasn't very high, the usual intense practice matches and tactical review were the main focus. In order to defeat LCK in this Intercontinental Tournament, Lin Ran and the others had given their comrades a lot of training.
They were exhausted and tired from the journey. They only had a day and a half to rest. The players all wanted to lie down in the base.
"Then I'll go first. Are you guys going back to the base to broadcast?" Lin Yan suddenly asked.
"No broadcast, no broadcast!"
Shiba Inu, who was originally a lazy dog, shook his head. "It's too bad. Let Lin Weixiang make up for it!"
"F * ck, why is it me again?" Da Mei was very dissatisfied. "The team contract only pays so little …"
Although Da Mei's annual salary was only a million, his total income easily broke the ten million mark — — he relied on the competition prize and the S7 champion skins.
He was not interested in the income from live broadcasts anymore. The main reason was that his contract was different from Lin Yan's.
Lin Yan signed a contract with Fighting Shark alone. Excluding a portion of the platform's income and taxes, the rest went into his own pocket. Lin Weixiang's commercial value was not that high and signed a team contract. His income was exploited layer by layer, so the money he received was not much.
Without money, one would naturally not be motivated.
"Go on, go on, I'll teach you the Great Art of Mixing Time …" The old streamer Jack began to impart knowledge of crooked ways again.
Da Mei frowned when he heard that. "Isn't that too heartless?
Will the platform agree? "
"What's wrong with that?" Jack gestured for Big Eyebrows to rest assured. "It's reasonable and compliant. Anyway, the audience doesn't have to pay to watch the live broadcast. Aren't you satisfied with taking advantage of the platform?"
While Lin Weixiang was still hesitating, Shiba Inu added, "Brother Ran will do it too."
Lin Yan, who was queuing up to take a taxi, was speechless.
What does this have to do with me?
However, when Big Eyebrows heard that his mid laner had used this method before, he instantly felt at ease.
Lin Yan was just about to ask about the method to pass the time, but a taxi just happened to come to his side. He didn't have time to ask before he got into the car.
The afternoon sky in Shanghai was still gloomy. The plum rain season was not over yet, and it looked like it could rain anytime and anywhere.
It was two o 'clock in the afternoon when he returned to Tongji North Court. Lin Yan chatted with his girlfriend for a while on the way back. Knowing that she was still studying in the library, he simply drove alone to buy groceries.
Not far from the east gate of the neighborhood was the Xincheng Farmer's Market. He went in to buy some vegetables and fruits.
Since Lin Yan would only be back for a day and a half, and Su Cheng didn't usually cook, he didn't plan to buy too many groceries. Otherwise, it would be a waste to just leave them there. Two or three dishes were enough for a home-cooked meal for two people.
His girlfriend was still on her period, and Lin Yan had a lot of things to consider when buying groceries. He couldn't buy raw and cold seafood, and he couldn't buy spicy food with strong stimuli …
At first, he saw that there was a freshly planted precocious lotus root that looked pretty good. He was already standing in front of the vegetable stall. On the spur of the moment, he took out his phone to check. Only then did he remember that it was cold food, and she couldn't eat it during her period.
Lin Yan mercilessly turned around and left, leaving the stall owner with a cigarette in his mouth who wanted to promote his lotus root in the wind.
In the end, he strolled around the market and carried two bags of potatoes and ribs. He also added some spinach and vermicelli, intending to use the spinach to stir-fry the vermicelli.
Lin Yan drove all the way to the car wash. Taking advantage of the time when the staff was maintaining the car, he ran to the convenience store around the neighborhood to buy breakfast and drinks.
After all this, it was almost four o 'clock in the afternoon when he returned home.
Lin Yan washed the ribs and threw them into the pressure cooker without stopping. The other ingredients were also ready and waiting to be stir-fried.
Only then did he have a little leisure time. He lamented that life as a househusband wasn't easy. He opened a can of Coca-Cola and leaned on the sofa to watch the World Cup replay on TV.
The quarterfinals were at two o 'clock in the morning, and the host Russia was playing against Croatia.
When the commentator introduced the two teams before the game, Lin Yan learned that Russia had only entered the World Cup semifinals once in 1966. The rest of the time, they were basically hovering between the top eight and the top sixteen.
For the Siberian Brown Bears, entering the semifinals on their home ground was considered a success.
Lin Yan was a pure Yun County fan. He understood the basic rules such as offside and had heard of several familiar international star names. Other than that, he basically had no contact with football.
But that didn't prevent him from watching the game. With the sizzling of the pressure cooker and the aroma of the ribs and rice mixed, the 22 multimillionaires of the two teams began to sweat on the field.
Before the 90-minute regular time of the game was over, Su Cheng's WeChat message came. She had just left the library and was on her way home.
Lin Yan hurriedly got up and ran to the kitchen. He added some salt to a pot of boiling water to ensure that the spinach remained oily green. He threw the spinach into the pot and boiled it for more than ten seconds before taking it out. After draining the water in the pot, he poured oil, pepper, vermicelli and seasoning. When the vermicelli became transparent, he poured in the spinach.
He was familiar with the process and his movements were agile. After ten minutes, he stewed the potatoes. Next, he just needed to pour the ribs made in the pressure cooker and it was done.
Russia and Croatia tied at 1: 1 during the regular time. When the overtime just began, there was the sound of a key turning the door lock at the entrance.
"Wow … it smells good!"
Su Cheng's crisp voice echoed in the space.
"Are you tired?"
Lin Yan poked his head out of the living room and saw his girlfriend changing her shoes. Although she wore loose clothes in summer, such a bend still outlined her exquisite curves. "You go wash up and then you can eat."
"Got it!"
Su Cheng's tone was lively and lively. After reading books for a day, her head was dizzy from the numbers and formulas. But the moment she saw Lin Yan, her mood instantly brightened.
After changing into the strawberry bear slippers, she rushed over and hooked her hands around Lin Yan's neck. She pressed her boyfriend down and then raised her face to kiss him on the mouth.
Su Cheng usually didn't wear lipstick. She just put on a little lip balm. When the corners of their lips touched, the touch was exceptionally soft and fresh.
Lin Yan chuckled twice. Even his girlfriend's lip balm was Chengzi flavor.
"It would be great if we could be like today after we get married." Su Cheng began to imagine the future. "Every day when I come back from work after class, I can smell the aroma of food …"
"Chengzi, you don't want to cook!" Lin Yan said with a straight face. "It's not right to open your mouth when you eat and stretch out your hands when you wear clothes!"
Su Cheng intimately pinched the soft flesh on his waist, and the smile on her face became more and more dangerous.
"I'm serious. It's too uncomfortable to be a househusband," Lin Yan said before his girlfriend's fingers began to twist. "I can't rest for a day. I'm so tired."
Su Cheng saw the fatigue on her boyfriend's face and felt a little distressed. She quickly let go of her hand.
The two hadn't seen each other for a while. After a while, Lin Yan let go of Su Cheng's slender waist and put her down.
The girl took out all the textbooks, tutoring materials, and calculation papers from her bag, stuffed them into the study, and then rushed to the bathroom.
Lin Yan poured the ribs into the pot and stewed them for a while.
After he put the rice, potato ribs, and spinach vermicelli on the table, Su Cheng walked out of the bathroom while drying her hair.
"Wait for me to dry my hair!" She raised her voice, afraid that her boyfriend couldn't hear her in the kitchen.
Lin Yan responded and walked around the stove. He felt like he had forgotten something.
It wasn't until he saw the empty can of Coca-Cola in the trash can that he realized.
He cut the small watermelon he bought from the supermarket this afternoon in half, then used a knife to cut the pulp into the juicer. He pressed the start button and let the juicer vibrate in his hands, making a few moans.
After a while, the watermelon pieces in the juicer turned into juice. Lin Yan calmed down and ran to the living room to watch TV.
The replay of the game was not over yet. Russia, who was playing at home, was very tenacious. Although Croatia scored a header at the beginning of overtime, they still broke through the opponent's defense at the last moment and equalized the score again.
The Bears in the stands were so excited that their faces turned red!
Just when they thought their team was about to be eliminated, they actually came back from the jaws of death!
A 2: 2 draw could only be determined through a penalty shootout.
Yun Yun fan Lin Yan was very excited. He was glad that he didn't watch the news today. Otherwise, it wouldn't be fun to watch the replay after knowing the results of the game in advance.
"Are you watching the game?" Su Cheng walked out of the bedroom after drying her hair and saw Lin Yan in front of the TV.
"I have nothing to do, so I'm watching two games to relax." Lin Yan walked to the dining table, but he looked back every three steps to pay attention to the results of the penalty shootout.
Su Cheng picked up the plate and walked to the living room. "Come and eat if you want to watch … You're making it seem like I'm not letting you watch."
"This plate is hot. Leave it to me." Lin Yan saw that his girlfriend wanted to take the spareribs with potatoes and immediately stopped her. "You can just take the rice … and the cola."
Su Cheng was a little dissatisfied. "I can only watch you drink. Lin Yan, you're so cruel!"
Menstruation was troublesome. She couldn't even drink carbonated drinks. The phosphoric acid contained would prevent the absorption of iron. She was already lacking iron during this period. If her absorption was affected, it would inevitably cause problems for her body.
"… If you took two more steps into the kitchen, you wouldn't say such a thing." Lin Yan was a little helpless.
Su Cheng obediently jumped in twice and found the juicer filled with watermelon juice.
Her eyes lit up with surprise, but it was followed by embarrassment. She giggled twice, poured the watermelon juice into the glass, and sat down next to her boyfriend.
The penalty shootout on TV had just begun.
Su Cheng's football knowledge was even more lacking than Lin Yan's. She rarely paid attention to sports competitions and only knew a little about badminton and table tennis. She was completely ignorant about football. She was still stuck on the national football team and the "RNM refund."
However, the good thing about the penalty shootout mechanism was that the rules were simple and crude. There were only two results: to score or not to score. The two could easily understand it.
"Let's toast to celebrate first!"
Su Cheng raised the watermelon juice in her hand. The corners of her mouth curled up, revealing shallow dimples. "The second continental champion!"
"Isn't this expected?" Even though Lin Ran said this, he still raised his can of coke and clinked it with his girlfriend's. He then took a big gulp of coke.
"Eat more spareribs. They're fresh."
"… It's stewed so well that the bones can be taken out with a gentle bite." Su Cheng bit into the spareribs with a satisfied look.
"How is it? Am I strong?" Lin Yan said subconsciously. "Did this bowl make a great contribution?"
His girlfriend was confused by his words. "I'm thinking that it's the pressure cooker's credit. What does it have to do with you?"
"Didn't I choose the pressure cooker?" Lin Yan said matter-of-factly.
"… Tsk tsk." Su Cheng was speechless. She had to go along with her boyfriend's words and praise him. "You're strong, okay?"
At this time, a deafening noise came from the TV and pulled the two's attention away.
Lin Yan took a closer look. It turned out that the Russian goalkeeper had saved a penalty kick from Croatia and continued to maintain a tie for the hosts!
The cheers of the Siberian Brown Bears were earth-shattering. Lin Yan was forced to pick up the remote control to artificially interfere.
After reducing the volume by two bars, the restlessness from the scene was finally less noisy.
"Is Brazil a hot favorite to win this year?" Su Cheng picked up some vermicelli with her chopsticks and chatted casually.
"… Brazil has been eliminated."
"Then it's Germany. I remember when I was tutoring for the Mathematical Olympiad during the summer vacation of my first year of high school, I heard a classmate mention that they scored seven goals against Brazil in the World Cup. It sounded very powerful!" Su Cheng felt that there was no problem with her analysis and was a little complacent.
"… Germany didn't qualify for the group stage," Lin Yan added. "They didn't even play against South Korea."
Su Cheng was very embarrassed. During the exam period, she studied without internet during the day. Several of her good friends around her were also not interested in the World Cup, so she had no idea what was going on.
However, she immediately found a new topic to break into. "They didn't even play against South Korea?
Are South Korea very weak?
I remember they were in the top four, right? "
"Then you have to ask Italy. As far as I know, the top four is not very strong." Lin Yan did not expect that he could show off his football knowledge in front of Su Cheng.
"Why is it not very strong?" Su Cheng looked puzzled.
"… You know about the Dragon and Tiger Cup, right?" Lin Yan explained patiently. "That's roughly what it means."
Su Cheng immediately understood when he said this.
The penalty shootout was coming to an end. The Croatian player named Rakitic delivered a fatal blow to the Russian goal and successfully pierced the heart of the host team!
"Croatia narrowly defeated Russia with a goal!"
The Central TV commentator's voice was extremely excited. "They are in the top four and their semi-final opponent will be England!"
"… Russia has done everything as the host team. They can only stop here!"
The camera swept across and many of the local spectators in the stands were in tears. They could only watch Russia, whom they had high hopes for, fall on the path to the top four.
The reaction of the players was more realistic. They shook hands with the Croatian players in a friendly manner, then stepped on the green field with red eyes and looked at the stadium for the last time.
At this moment, Lin Yan felt that he had found a common ground between e-sports and traditional sports.
Although the difference was like heaven and earth, the number of spectators and influence were not on the same level, but in the end, the competition itself was for victory.
Su Cheng seemed to be quite touched and sighed.
Then she said, "The landlord came to me two days ago."
The girl's brain worked too fast. Lin Yan did not react for a moment and even made a puzzled sound.
"She said she wanted to sell the house."
Su Cheng's face was as usual, but her ears were a little red, but it was hidden in her long hair and no one could see it. "When the contract expires, I won't renew the lease."
"… This house can be sold?" Lin Yan was very surprised.
He did not believe it at all.
The average price of Tongji Bei Court was 70,000 yuan per square meter. Back then, it was a welfare house for the staff of Tongji University. The house was bright and the area was very large. Most of the houses were around 900 yuan, which was definitely not cheap in Shanghai.
To put it bluntly, the houses in this community were basically in a priceless state. When Lin Yan's girlfriend had just entered university and rented a house, he thought that the expensive place would be exaggerated. In the end, it was a paper tiger that could be broken with a poke.
Tongji Bei Court was an old community built more than ten years ago. The greenery and layout were not popular at all.
Which normal person would spend 900 yuan to buy this kind of second-hand house?
There was only one kind of community.
Buy the school district.
Parents were always willing to spend money on education. In Yangpu District, where Tongji Bei Court was located, only primary schools could be entered through the school district. There was no such thing in junior high school.
But unfortunately, when Tongji University was building the community, this issue was not considered at all.
What school district?
Couldn't our own staff go directly to Tongji University's primary school?
If they were not Tongji University's staff, they would not be able to enjoy this kind of benefit. According to the school district, the children of residents who bought a second-hand house had to go to the nearby Zhengli Road Primary School.
This was a famous "small school". Tracing back to its origin, small school was not a good word. However, it now referred to those ordinary schools without teachers.
If Yangpu District was divided according to the strength of the primary schools, nearly 30 primary schools in the top three echelons were not bad. However, Zhengli Road Primary School was not among them.
One must know that the price of the school district near the famous Tahu Shan Road Primary School in the same district was also about 70,000 yuan.
Then why buy an old community like Tongji Bei Court that had been built for more than ten years?
As for the young people, first, they did not have enough purchasing power. Second, they themselves preferred a new community with a more complete environment and supporting entertainment facilities.
As a result, Tongji Bei Court became a community that was neither high nor low. Basically, no one bought it.
The old professors of Tongji University who lived here were also happy and quiet. Anyway, the neighbors were all colleagues in the past. When they had nothing to do, they would go and chat with each other. Their days were relaxed and comfortable.
"I don't know why I changed my mind. The landlord said before that we could rent it for a long time. Anyway, she went abroad with the child." Su Cheng was also very distressed when she said this.
Lin Yan thought for two seconds. After all, this was her house. It was not worthwhile to blame the landlord if it did not violate the rental contract. "Then what do you think?
Looking for a new house? "
"How about … I move in?"
Su Cheng groaned. This time, the rosy color spread from her ears to her cheeks. She looked like a peach blossom after taking a shower.
Lin Yan did not say anything.
He only came back to live for one day a month. Even if Su Cheng moved in, the relationship between the two of them would not be considered cohabitation.
But …
Su Cheng had been observing his expression after she finished speaking. When she saw the dignified expression on her boyfriend's face, she felt that her words were a bit frivolous. They were not married yet. How could they live together?
"If you don't want to, then forget it."
"No, no," Lin Yan said hurriedly. "I'm mainly afraid that your father will come over and tear me apart."
"… That's true." Su Cheng thought for a moment, then lowered her head and began to eat the ribs.
Su Hongmin was still a senior executive in BMW China. In a sense, he could make things difficult for her boyfriend. After all, Lin Yan was still working in a club sponsored by BMW.
He could not control the things that happened in the competition, but there were too many things that he could interfere with outside of the competition.
What if he cut Lin Yan's contract price low?
Su Cheng panicked when she thought of this.
Every penny that her boyfriend earned now would be a brick for their wedding house in Shanghai in the future!
Her father must not touch it!
Su Cheng was full of energy when she thought of this. "Then I'll go look for a house after the exam. There should be a lot of houses in the community. It shouldn't be too difficult!"
"Tell your parents before you sign the contract. Be careful not to be fooled."
Lin Yan reminded her. He heard that there were a lot of rental scams. The landlord would be disgusted to death if he had a paratrooper.
Su Cheng nodded. She picked up the remote control and changed the channel to watch the news on Dragon TV.
The meal was quickly finished. Su Cheng looked at the leftovers on the coffee table and volunteered to wash the dishes.
Lin Yan was happy to have some free time. He took a change of pajamas and went to take a shower. When he left the bathroom refreshed, he found that his girlfriend had left him a message.
It was Cheng Zi, Not Tangerine: [I'm going downstairs to study. You play by yourself.]
Lin Yan knew that his girlfriend had not finished her real variable function exam, so he did not want to disturb her. He took out a pudding from the fridge and ran to his' study '.
Lin Yan had renovated this place into an esports room. He usually streamed here during the holidays. The peripherals and monitors were the same model that Lin Yan used for his matches. He also spent a lot of money to buy a camera and microphone.
Su Cheng also took out ten thousand yuan from her seventeen years of work and bought a desktop computer here. Occasionally, she would come over to play a few games.
After the computer was turned on, Lin Yan did not know what to do.
There were no matches in LPL today, so he could only wander around the other rooms.
No one in YM was streaming. Like Lin Yan, they were exhausted and just wanted to rest.
However, RW's mid laner doinb was streaming.
Lin Yan did not expect this.
He clicked into the room and heard a lot of noise. A monkey-like creature occupied the bottom right corner of the camera. It was jumping up and down. It was extremely excited.
"Doesn't this person get tired?
He just finished a match and he's streaming? "Lin Yan thought.
Then, he realized that the flow of the comments was not right.
[YMRan entered the room, YMRan entered the room … I just copied and pasted the announcement. I don't mean anything else.]
[Lazy dog watching other people's streams, why don't you stream?
You can't get a card!]
[What a joke. Do you think Brother Ran cares about that 6 yuan card?]
[Hurry up and start streaming. Learn from doinb!]
[There's a difference between a mid laner and a mid laner, right?]
Lin Yan did not expect that Fighting Shark's announcement of players entering the room would screw him over.
Since he could not hide it, Lin Yan decided to send a plane over.
Summoner's Canyon had just turned black and white when doinb saw the gift notification. His face immediately turned red and he shouted:
"Thank you, RRRRRan, for sending a hundred planes!
Thank you, boss! "
Lin Yan froze for a second when he heard doinb's tongue-lashing. He quickly looked at his spending record.
That's right, he only sent a plane …
He almost thought that he had given away 10,000 yuan.
But why did doinb say a hundred planes?
Lin Yan was puzzled.
He did not type to ask. Instead, he leaned back in his ergonomic chair and watched the live stream while sipping on his pudding.
After watching for 15 minutes, Lin Yan had to admit that doinb's brain was much better than the average player's when it came to live streaming.
For example, during the Intercontinental League that had just ended, doinb started to review the game in between queuing games. He took advantage of Lin Yan's popularity and turned the popularity of the game into his own live streaming fans.
Back then, when he was a nobody, he was like a little brother compared to Lu Jinnian, who used to hum and hum in front of a microphone.
Thanking for the gift, interacting with the comments, completing in-game operations, and even recording the cooldown of the opponent's summoner skills in the chat channel.
The word "multitasking" could not describe the absurdity of doinb's live streaming. Moreover, he was yelling the entire time and was full of energy.
Lin Yan heard that doinb also had a girlfriend. How did he maintain his energy?
Lin Yan felt that he needed to learn from him later.
He couldn't drink the Treasure of Kidney, right?
After watching two or three games of ranking, he felt sleepy. He threw the popsicle into the trash can and went straight to his bedroom to sleep.
After a long time.
Su Cheng, who was wearing a thin jacket over Chengzi's pajamas, tiptoed in.
She saw her boyfriend lying on the bed with his eyes closed. Su Cheng, who was thinking about real functions, smiled. She took off her jacket and shoes and got into bed.
The temperature of the air conditioner in the room was not high, but it was quite warm in the bed. Lin Yan was like a small stove that constantly emitted heat.
Su Cheng's movements were gentle. She found a comfortable position in his arms and curled up her body.
However, Lin Yan was still woken up.
"… What time is it?" He did not open his eyes and his nasal voice was a bit heavy.
"10: 30 at night, it's still early," Su Cheng lowered her voice and said apologetically, "Go back to sleep."
Lin Yan put his arm around his girlfriend's waist and pulled her into his arms.
The two did not speak again until the sound of their breathing overlapped.