Chapter 382 When People Reach Middle Age, They Have Elderly Parents and Young Children.

Ji Leng is the only son of his parents. Now he said that after his mother was injured in a fall, his wife, who was teaching at the school, took leave and returned to his hometown to help take care of her. M

As Ji Leng's wife, she did a great job.

But a woman's power is always limited.

After all, he, Ji Leng, was the mainstay of the family, not his wife.

And to be honest, although Ji Ming studied at Lazio in the past two years and the Lazio club saved them a lot of expenses, Ji Leng still spent a lot of money.

Especially since he doesn't have a regular job now, making money comes and goes.

As the mainstay of the family, Ji Leng was not qualified.

Since he can't stay with his wife and parents for a long time, he can't make enough money to let his family live a life without worries about food and clothing.

It can be said that the money he makes in a month is probably not as much as his wife.

For a man, this is nothing to be proud of.

But originally he didn't need this. He could continue to stay in that newspaper. With his qualifications and abilities, he was already considered a middle-level manager, with a bright future and a high income. His family can also live a relatively prosperous life in Shanghai.

If something happens to his parents, he can appear at their side right away.

How wonderful.

But why is he like this now?

Because Chang Sheng told him that his son had the talent to play football, he took his son all the way to Rome, Italy, for testing and training.

In order to let his son realize his dream.

Chang Sheng has always admired Ji Leng, but the reason why he had to pay a lot of money for Lazio Club to meet Ji Ming was not just because of his previous liking for Ji Leng.

But admiration.

Yes, he admired Ji Leng. Such a father who was willing to give up everything in order to let his son realize his dream was worthy of Chang Sheng's admiration.

So Chang Sheng tried his best to help her.

The club even allowed the club to bear the rent of Ji Leng and his son, and also exempted and exempted all expenses required for Ji Ming's training at the Lazio Club.

It can be said that the money Ji Leng earns is only enough to cover the living expenses of the two of them.

Moreover, the club also tried every means to help Ji Leng introduce jobs so that he could make money.

Even so, Chang Sheng still felt that he didn't help enough.

For example, looking at the embarrassment Ji Leng is facing now, Chang Sheng still feels that this middle-aged man is under too much pressure, which is unfair to him.

His son is working hard to realize his dream, so why not himself?

A person who works hard for his dreams and gives everything for other people's dreams should not be treated like this. This is for him. unfair.

In the past, even if I saw unfairness, there was nothing I could do about it. At most, he could just sigh a few words to express his support and emotion for this father.

But now that I am capable, I should help such people and solve their worries. Let them go further, more steadily and more easily in the pursuit of their dreams.

But how to help him?

Chang Sheng stared at Ji Leng in a daze.

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Ji Leng had finished explaining and was waiting for Chang Sheng's answer.

Ji Ming is a contract player belonging to Lazio Club, so if Ji Ming wants to leave, he must obtain Chang Sheng's consent.

Moreover, he and his son were able to come to Lazio because of Chang Sheng's help. Now if you have to leave because of something, you should also say something to Chang Sheng. This is basic courtesy.

Then he heard Chang Sheng say: "Old Ji. I still don't recommend you take your son back. For him, the first few years here are the most important. He needs to adapt to this environment and he also needs to learn the language. After returning to China for a few months, without such a language environment, all that he had learned might have been wasted..."

"But I'm leaving, my son..."

"Don't worry, I will take Xiao Ming to live with us. I will send him to school before training every day, and then pick him up after training."

Ji Ming was shocked when he heard what Chang Sheng said.

"How is this possible?" he blurted out.

"What's wrong with this, Lao Ji?" Chang Sheng asked back.

"You are already very busy, how can I trouble you again?"

"Trouble?" Chang Sheng smiled. "Why is this trouble, Lao Ji? We are friends, right? If my friend is in trouble, can I help him? If it were you, would you help him?"

Ji Leng nodded.

"Isn't that right? So this is not a trouble, this is what I should do as a friend. Don't refuse your friend's kindness."

Having said that, Ji Leng still felt a little sorry.

Chang Sheng laughed when he saw this: "I'm also afraid that Xiao Ming will run away in the future! I'm still waiting for him to play football under me!"

Ji Leng said quickly: "Don't worry about this, Lao Chang. Even if Xiao Ming wants to leave you, I won't agree! If he dares to be ungrateful, I will break his legs!"

Chang Sheng waved his hands quickly: "Hey, there's no need for this, Lao Ji... I'm just joking. Xiao Ming is a very good child... Anyway, this matter is settled. You go back and take care of your mother, and stay in peace." When your mother gets better in China, you don’t have to worry about your son. If you see Xiao Ming lose a pound, come to me!"

Chang Sheng said, patting his chest.

Ji sneered: "What you said, how can I bother you? Xiaoming is lucky that you can take care of him."

After talking about his son Ji Ming, it seems that their conversation should be over.

But Chang Sheng said to Ji Leng: "Old Ji, I have something else."

"Well, go ahead."

Chang Sheng pondered for a while and said: "In fact, I also think that what you are doing now is not a long-term solution... Your parents will get older and older, and this family will need you more and more. It is impossible to leave your parents for a long time. And your son will take at least seven or eight years to be fully successful. What will you do during this period? And you don't have a fixed job now, and your income is always intermittent, sometimes more and sometimes less. You are a middle-aged man, you have old people above you and young people below you, you are the backbone of your family, this can't go on, right?"

Hearing Chang Sheng's series of questions. Ji Leng fell into silence.

In fact, he asked himself this question many times-this can't go on, right? He can't make money, and he and his wife are separated. His parents are old, and he can't be filial to them. Moreover, I am a man in my forties, and I still have to rely on my wife to support the family. It is really embarrassing to tell others about it...

But if Xiaoming wants to realize this dream, how can I not be with him?

He is still so young, he can't take care of himself at all.

If his mother hadn't fallen and injured, Ji Leng would never return to China.

Because he couldn't stand the looks of the neighbors and relatives around him.

In their eyes, he suddenly quit his promising job. Let his son drop out of school, and then go abroad to play football or something, it was really crazy. A person is crazy and also drags the child down. He and his wife are separated, making it so miserable, what is the reason?

He couldn't explain to these people what "children's dreams" are. In their eyes, children's dreams are all unrealistic and change anytime and anywhere. Every day. If you quit your job and take your children abroad just for the child to say "Dad, I like to play football", then... that's really what a mentally ill person would do.

Maybe one day, when his son becomes a football player, he may have the confidence to go home and accept the envy and praise of those neighbors and relatives. But now, he couldn't produce anything to prove that his choice was correct.

In fact, even he himself still didn't know whether his choice was correct.

Maybe... it was correct... right?

Or he hoped it was correct. If he paid so much and spent seven or eight years, but failed in the end, then he and his son probably couldn't bear such a blow, right?

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After Chang Sheng asked, Ji Leng remained silent. No words.

Chang Sheng didn't continue to ask, but waited quietly by the side.

He knew that his question was a bit sharp. He didn't know whether Old Ji could face it calmly.

But whether he could or not, he would have to face this problem sooner or later.

Some things can't be avoided by pretending that you don't care.

Dreams are a good thing, and they are easy to resonate with people once they are said.

So when you watch those talent shows, every contestant will say "I have a dream", "Singing is my dream", "My dream is to perform on a big stage..." and so on as soon as he goes on stage, and then the judges and the audience below will be moved.

It seems to be a very noble thing when it comes to dreams.

People think that people with dreams are high-end, fashionable and classy.

But in fact, although dreams are created out of nothing, they need to be based on reality.

If there is no realistic foundation, dreams are destined to be castles in the air.

Because dreams can be far away and great, but people with dreams need to eat and have material needs.

Without economic and material foundations, no matter how beautiful the dream is, it is just a mirage.

The dream of Ji Leng's son is a good thing, and Ji Ming can focus on his dream.

But Ji Ming has to face a very realistic problem-he has to support himself and his son, and he even has to support his wife and parents. In addition, his wife's parents are also his parents...

All of these require money.

What dreams can you talk about without money?

This is why dreams appear in young people most of the time.

Because they are still young, they don't need to bear too many responsibilities, and they don't have to consider too many realistic things. If they fail, they just start over. Because they are young, they can afford to lose.

But what about middle-aged men?

There are old people above and young people below.

They are involved in too many responsibilities, and they shoulder the livelihood of the whole family.

They have to be realistic, they can't afford to lose, and they don't have the right to dream.

This is why people are particularly moved when they see middle-aged people pursuing their dreams.

Because they all know... it's really not easy!

Ji Leng doesn't need to pursue his dreams, but Ji Leng's son has dreams.

It can be said that Ji Leng's dream is to realize his son's dream.

This requires money.

Where does the money come from?

It definitely won't fall from the sky.

It's just such a realistic problem, which is enough to make Ji Leng, a middle-aged man in his forties, worry about his hair and wrinkles.

Chang Sheng looked at Ji Leng, who had gray hair on his temples, and was still waiting for him.