You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 337 Weixia's first retired jersey

On July 7, Wei Xia returned to Philadelphia from Los Angeles.

Hearing that he was going home, Wei Qiu was very sad, so after Wei Xia left, he held a party at home every day to express his lovesickness.

Wei Qiu is the local party king, but as a college student, he is just a sophomore this year, and he usually doesn't have a part-time job, so how can he have the money to hold so many parties?But if anything related to money is extended to Wei Xia, it makes sense.

For Wei Xia, if his brother is just looking for some people to throw a party, he doesn't care.If his spending goes up a few notches, and he gambles thousands of dollars on a single card like Jordan did, that's something to watch.

Going home with Wei Xia is her sister Wei Chun.

She seldom took care of the lives of her two younger brothers this year, because her studies were very stressful, and Wei Xia also hired a nanny and Li Zhongxian to arrange food, clothing, housing and transportation, so it was not a big problem.

Seeing her sister's increasingly widened body, Wei Xia was a little worried about her.

There are so many possible problems that obesity can cause.

From Los Angeles to Philadelphia, Wei Xia will live at home for a week.

During the period, apart from participating in local TV programs, there were only two things.

One was talking to his parents, and the other was about retiring his high school jersey.

He has graduated from Lower Merion for three years.

In the four years he played for Lower Merion, he led the team to the AAAA championship. Among them, he also helped the team win the championship in the senior season, just like Kobe back then.

Kobe's No. 30 jersey has been retired by Lower Merion. Now, he has achieved success in the NCAA, entered the NBA with the sixth pick in the first round, and was elected the Sixth Man of the Year, Rookie of the Year and first-team rookie. It can be said that he has achieved great success.

From fame to contribution, Weixia's jersey has no reason not to retire.

So, he needs to prepare a speech.

At the same time, almost every player whose jersey is retired by his alma mater will donate some money to the school.Kobe Bryant donated $30 at the jersey retirement ceremony.

$1999 in 30 was no small sum.

That year was the last year of Kobe's rookie contract, and the salary on the contract was only 111 million.After deducting taxes and brokerage fees, he got less than half of that amount.But he donated $30 to the school in one go.

However, at that time, Kobe was already the youngest Western All-Star starter in history, and the off-court advertising endorsement received soft hands, and it might be a matter of sprinkling water for him to donate 30 to his alma mater.

Wei Xia's pick is higher than Kobe's. At the same time, the 30 at that time is not equal to today's 30.

After weighing, Weisha decided to donate 40 US dollars to Lauer Merion.It's not a lot, but this is already his biggest expense in a year besides buying a house in Los Angeles.

Moreover, he discussed this matter with his parents.

When Mei Chen heard that Wei Xia was going to donate 40 yuan, she was a little bit reluctant.

"Your father won't be able to earn so much in 10 years." Mei Chen objected tactfully.

"This shows that Philip is far better than us, and we should be happy for him." Wei Mingliang chose a good Chinese name for himself.

He is indeed an enlightened person. When he speaks, he always feels that his whole body is shining.

The matter is settled here, although Mei Chen has some objections, but the decision is in Wei Xia's hands.

She just said "you better make sure you don't need this 40 in the future" like most old mothers.

Mei Chen's nagging, in exchange for Wei Mingliang's eyes, Wei Xia shrugged and expressed helplessness.

Mei Chen personally prepared the dinner that day.

This is Wei Xia's first dinner after returning home.

She prepared the national dish of Britain, as well as various private dishes with gorgeous names.

Such as "ice crispy soft ball", "English style pearl meat", "best sandwich in the world" (that's the name, frankly), "summer ice drink". Then, the name gradually became more and more unrestrained.

After being away from home for a year, Wei Xia discovered that Mei Chen had created many private dishes.

Seeing Wei Mingliang's unbearable expression, it can be imagined that these private dishes have been used as a test product countless times before they become foods that can be eaten in the stomach and have no side effects.

Since Wei Xia ate Mei Chen's food since he was a child, his taste is more British, very bland, and he doesn't like traditional American food.So, away from home, he resisted many temptations.Because he is not used to American high-fat, high-sweetness, high-protein and high-fat food, during the season, he can strictly abide by the recipes made by his nutritionist.

Charles Barkley has repeatedly complained about the NBA's nutritious meals, claiming that pig food is more delicious than nutritious meals.

When away from home for a long time, the parents are most concerned about Wei Xia's emotional state.

"Are you really done with that girl?" Mei Chen asked with concern.

"I'm sorry too." Wei Xia personally confirmed that he and Serinda Swan were irretrievable.

Wei Chun interjected, "You deserve better, Phil."

"It's a pity, I like that girl." Mei Chen's attention shifted from Wei Xia's emotional state to herself after a while.

She complained: "The overall quality of Philadelphia has really declined, especially those black old ladies who have never studied."

"Be careful what you say, Mom." Wei Chun said frightenedly.

"You can't say it outside, but you can't say it at home?" Wei Chun didn't remind her that it was okay. Once reminded, she began to tell everyone that she was piously queuing up to check out today and then was cut in line. The reasoning was invalid and almost staged the story of a British middle-aged woman beating a black old lady.

Mei Chen criticized the old lady's personal self-cultivation from head to toe, and she even wanted to go to the level of racial discrimination, and finally said: "Let me tell you, this kind of thing is impossible to happen in the UK anyway!"

"Anyway." Wei Mingliang asked rationally, "Isn't it too absolute?"

"No, not at all, I can tell you a story, it's my father's story, I swear the story is 100% true!"

Wei Xia listened carefully.

This is the story of Wescha's grandfather, a story about how important the British really value queuing.

One day in 1985, when Wei Xia was just one year old, Mei Chen's father, Wei Xia's grandfather, was waiting in line at the window of a bank in London.At this time, a robber named Douglas Bakalok rushed ahead of him, brandishing a pistol, and threatened the teller to hand over the money.

Grandpa was filled with righteous indignation and ordered Bakalok to "get out of the way and go to the back of the queue!"

The rest of the team nodded in agreement.The robbers didn't expect this episode at all, so they had to walk out of the bank empty-handed in desperation, and were arrested in a short while.

Meichen mentioned this story to illustrate a unique noble quality of the British, that is, the innate politeness - which is completely different from the Americans, especially the low-quality black American old ladies! ——If there is a violation, it will inevitably lead to danger.

Respect for others and silent consideration are the basic laws of British life, which abound in everyday conversation.Almost every British person will use this expression when they meet a stranger: "I'm very sorry, but" and then make a request, "Can you tell me how to get to XX?" place.

Under the influence of Mei Chen, Wei Xia built up a firm belief in queuing in his heart while taking a pee.

Everyone agreed with Mei Chen's story, and the family of four all condemned the black old lady who jumped in line to prove that they were firmly on Mei Chen's side.

Wei Xia likes the atmosphere of home, which is not available in Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles, his older brother was only interested in having fun, and Lee Chung-hyun was carried away. Although they lived under the same roof, their worlds were separate.

Only at home, listening to his mother nagging about trivial matters, can he completely relax.

Therefore, he proposed to let his parents move to Los Angeles more than once.But they were used to it in Philadelphia.Here are the contacts and relationships they have accumulated for most of their lives. Although Los Angeles is prosperous, it must feel empty there.

They would rather continue to live here than live in a mansion in Los Angeles.

In the next few days, Wei Xia trained during the day and prepared speeches and simulated speeches at night.

Although the retired word is a high school jersey, it is the first jersey he retired in his life.

The four years in Lower Merion High School were also special to him.

To use a phrase often used to describe the past of sports stars: that's where dreams begin, that's where the origins come from.

In order to host Weixia's jersey retirement ceremony, the school prepared many programs in advance.

There are singers, there are stage plays, there are those who performed magic tricks but unfortunately failed, and now there are basketball players performing dunks.

At the end, of course, is the key ending - Wei Xia's speech.

When Wei Xia walked to the center of the stadium, the applause and cheers lasted for five or six minutes.

Not only did he bring Lower Merion a state championship, he also brought Philadelphia a national championship.Not only the alumni were present, but some Philadelphians who admired him also came.

In Philadelphia, Wei Xia is more popular than Kobe, this is not a joke.

Wei Xia held his speech, and he had already memorized what he was going to say. He read it again before starting, just to give himself some psychological hints-it must be no problem!

"Here, I would like to thank a few people in particular."

The content of his speech is nothing more than thanking heaven and earth, thanking parents, relatives and friends, and thanking all TVs.But he cleverly added some sharp complaints to a speech that might have a hypnotic effect, making the atmosphere very lively.

Finally, when he announced that he was donating $40 to Lower Merion, the atmosphere in the stadium got the high it deserved.

(End of this chapter)