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372 Breaking the Shackles

Li Chengqi was still a little confused and could not accurately grasp the situation. The trash can beside him was too eye-catching and could not be ignored.

"Just get used to it." Brooke seemed to be able to understand Li Chengqi's eyes and pushed his glasses. "Those guys from the rugby team always thought they were the stars of the school, so they tried their best to exclude us freaks, just as the earth revolves around them, but I can guarantee that they may not even be able to tell the difference between revolution and rotation."

"They may need to learn to spell these two words first." Bobby, who was silent, came out without warning.

This... should this be laughed?

Li Chengqi wanted to laugh a little, but was not sure whether the atmosphere was suitable, so his smile stayed at his mouth and was unable to rise after all.

"Brook means there is no need to pay attention to them." Seuss still looked calm and gentle, and his faint words naturally revealed a kind of character. "Maybe high school is the peak of their lives, and they will start to go downhill after the end, so they seized the last opportunity to party."

Li Chengqi widened his eyes and couldn't believe his ears: He didn't dare to say that.

"But they absolutely did not expect that there would be Chinese people who could make their way into the rugby field." Brooke once again habitually pushed his glasses, "Maybe, in the future, they are eager to play under coach Noah, but they don't look down on their level at all."

"Li, don't you know? The NFL has the first Chinese coach in history and the first head coach under thirty in history." Elsa said with a low voice, revealing a hint of spirit in her eyes, "He also won his first professional game."

NFL? Chinese coach? Professional competition?

Those fragmented keywords collided in Li Chengqi's mind. Of course, he knew that the NFL was the number one sport in North America, but that's all. He didn't even know whether football should be done with his hands or feet. How could he know that "Chinese coach" came out of nowhere?

"Uh. Yes." Li Chengqi's English speaking is still a bit awkward - it's not that he can't speak, but he dare not speak. He still has been living in the United States for two years. "I...he...just... they are talking about this... coach?" Such a simple sentence is stumble.

"He just led the Green Bay Packers to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, and the post-match press conference created countless topics." Elsa said with some excitement.

"...Green Bay?" This was Li Chengqi's first reaction. Where was that?

At this time, their location is Miami, Florida. Although there are many immigrants from Cuba and Mexico, they still have many other minorities. The most popular team in the local area is not the Miami Dolphins, but the Miami Heat in the NBA - but there are also many football players.

"In Wisconsin." Brooke explained immediately, "a place that is so cold that your ears will fall, as remote as Canada."

"Haha." Elsa and Seus both laughed.

Li Chengqi was unable to understand this joke, and his expression and movements were still a little restrained, "But... why? I mean..."

He didn't know how to express his thoughts accurately. He had countless ideas in his mind ready to communicate, but could not convert them into language.

This made Li Chengqi feel frustrated.

"You mean, why are we following Coach Noah?" Suss seemed to be able to understand Li Chengqi and expressed his guess. Then Li Chengqi nodded vigorously to express his affirmation, and his expression was obviously relaxed a little.

"Because he believed in his dreams and realized them unswervingly." Seus said lightly, but the power in his words was so firm.

Brooke then added, "Do you know how difficult it is for minorities to fight for their own rights? We can never imagine how many difficulties and dangers Coach Noah has experienced as the head coach of a professional team, but at least, we can see our situation."

"Look at us." Brooke signaled:

The trash can was right next to it, with flies flying, and then two young and beautiful girls wearing vests showing their curves came over with a dinner plate and threw them directly into the trash can. Then the juice and food residues splashed out, and a stench filled the air, and they seemed to be sitting in the garbage dump.

If you look down at your meal plate, you will lose your appetite.

"Think about how those self-righteous football players treat you," Brooke continued.

Seus continued, "Then imagine that Coach Archie needs to lead such a group of players to complete the game and strive for victory. Moreover, what he needs to face is the rejection and resistance of the entire league, just like Jackie Robinson joined MLB wearing a No. 42 jersey."

"Coach Lee, Coach Noah is striving for his dream, and he succeeded. He used his own efforts and hard work to fire the first shot in the league. What he represents is not only the Chinese or Asian group, but also the minority of marginal groups that are excluded and ignored by the mainstream."

Speaking of this, Seus' expression was a little excited, and her voice fluctuated. She had to stop and take deep breaths to control her emotions.

Bobby, who was always silent, once again said, "You should pay attention to his news. He is a...a charming guy."

football?

Head coach?

Li Chengqi still couldn't keep up with the pace because the amount of information was too huge and too surging, completely beyond his understanding. He needed some time to digest it slowly, but vaguely, he realized something, maybe, in that coach, he could find the answer he needed:

How to adapt to a strange environment and find your own place.

In the past two years since he arrived in the United States, Li Chengqi has always felt that he was exploring and moving forward in the fog, unable to see the direction or find the position. He tried to move forward, but his steps were stuttering, constantly hitting the wall and tripping, and then he could not recognize the direction and turned around in place.

He only felt lonely and confused, as if he was shouting at the top of his lungs and could not get any response. The four-year high school life was like a deserted island where he could not see the exit. He was just running but could not see the exit.

He tried to ask his parents for help, but his parents, who were under tremendous pressure because of life, had no time to communicate with him. Every time he saw his parents' tired faces full of vicissitudes and words poured into his mouth, he swallowed them. He could not worry his parents because of his own small problems.

"Everything is fine." He answered this way whenever his parents asked him about his situation at school.

But he knew that everything was not good.

Maybe that head coach can give him an answer.

"Can you ask, what is his name?" Li Chengqi asked carefully.
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