"Going right now?"
Xia Yunshi's face turned red with embarrassment. She didn't expect Lin Yu to be so anxious to meet his parents.
"You should meet me as soon as possible before you reveal your pregnancy. Otherwise, if you are found to be pregnant, your parents will not scold me to death?"
"Look what I brought from China? Maotai, Huazi, Wujiang silk cheongsam, Yixing famous purple clay teapot, Rongbaozhai calligraphy and painting, and I even brought a piece of Taishan stone. Isn't your father from Shandong?"
During the month of training in China, Lin Yu collected a lot of good things, and this time he brought them all to honor his father-in-law.
Xia Yunshi looked at Lin Yu dreamingly. She didn't expect that Lin Yu, who was usually carefree, was so thoughtful and prepared so many gifts.
At noon that day, Lin Yu drove Xia Yunshi to Xia's house.
Father Xia Donghai and mother Liu Mei looked at Lin Yu blankly. An hour ago, Xia Yunshi told them that she wanted to bring a friend home. They didn't think much about it and just thought it was Xia Yunshi's female college classmate.
Xia Yunshi was too embarrassed to elaborate. She was born in a traditional family and was very thin-skinned.
When Lin Yu showed up in a Porsche, the old couple were dumbfounded. In Washington, you don't have to know Clinton who lives in the White House in Washington, but it's impossible not to know Lin Yu.
In the past year or so, Lin Yu would make headlines every now and then. Whether it was for good or bad things, Washingtonians could always see Lin Yu's triple Andy Lau face.
Especially in the Chinese circle, Lin Yu has become the light of the Chinese people. In many Wizards games, the Chinese fans who go to watch the games often do not come to watch the players, but to watch Lin Yu.
Tall and handsome, young and rich, hard-working and responsible, with brains and means, the term "Diamond King" is simply tailor-made for Lin Yu.
But now this diamond king Laowu personally drove his precious daughter, and seeing Xia Yunshi shyly holding Lin Yu's arm, the old couple felt that this world was so unreal.
Not to mention the old couple, Lin Yu also felt that it was extremely unreal. After knowing the names of Xia Yunshi's parents, he was dumbfounded, Xia Donghai? Liu Mei? Does this photographer have any children?
"Come in quickly, please come in quickly." Xia Donghai said somewhat awkwardly.
Lin Yu hurriedly greeted politely, "Hello, Uncle Xia. I'm Lin Yu. Nice to meet you."
He knew that Xia Donghai was a first-generation immigrant, so he spoke Mandarin directly.
"Of course we know you are Lin Yu. Who doesn't know you in Washington, D.C.?" Liu Mei said with a gentle smile. Even though she is older, she is still very charming. She must have been a great beauty when she was young.
Lin Yu took out the large and small bags from the car and entered Xia's house.
"Although I have quit smoking and drinking for many years, I can't live up to the tobacco and alcohol from my hometown no matter what."
"Who is this stone?" Xia Donghai asked.
"Taishan Stone." Lin Yu said with a smile.
For a moment, Xia Donghai burst into tears, "I have been out for twenty years, and I have always wanted to go home, but unfortunately there is no one at home anymore."
"The Taishan stone is good, so good." He rubbed the stone in his hand and couldn't stop crying.
Xia Yunshi was curious and asked her mother beside her in a low voice: "Is there anything special about that stone?"
"Of course it's special. It can control the house and ward off evil spirits, but more importantly, it's your father's longing for his hometown." At this point, Liu Mei's eyes became moist.
At noon, Lin Yu stayed for dinner. During the dinner, he opened two bottles of Maotai and drank with Xia Donghai. They drank very happily until the evening, and both of them were drunk.
"Brother Lin, I am just such a precious girl. I leave it to you. I can rest assured."
"Brother Xia, don't worry, I will definitely not let your daughter suffer any injustice."
…
After meeting his parents, his relationship with Xia Yunshi took a further step. Now Lin Yu can finally wait to become a father with peace of mind.
NBA labor negotiations are still in full swing, and both sides are red-eyed and saying harsh words.
Some team owners have said that they will withdraw from the league, and more than one owner has said this.
The players have announced that they will go on strike collectively, or that they will all withdraw from the NBA and form a new league.
Lin Yu hid, taking time to take Xia Yunshi and his parents back to China for a vacation, and then went to Ben's hometown of Alabama to raise horses and herd with Ben, and then went to Europe to find Peja. I traveled across Eastern Europe and had a great time.
At the moment, Lin Yu actually only has one serious thing to do, and that is to apply for the construction permit of the arena.
As long as the permit is obtained, the construction of the new arena can begin immediately. At the speed of the infrastructure maniac, it should take more than half a year to complete just one arena.
However, the license is not that easy to obtain.
"Lin, my legs are really broken. This permit just can't be obtained. I suspect that old Paulin is obstructing it." Unseld has been busy with the permit in recent months.
He had settled in Washington for decades and must have known many politicians, so Lin Yu simply left the job to him.
However, Pauline Lao's connections and weight are definitely stronger than Unseld's, and it is certainly impossible for him to watch Lin Yu build a new arena.
He had suffered losses from Lin Yu more than once, and he had been looking forward to the expiration of the current arena rental contract, and then used the arena to carve Lin Yu's neck to take revenge on Lin Yu.
Lin Yu frowned after hearing Unseld's report. After thinking for a moment, he had a countermeasure in mind.
"Wes, send me a team announcement."
"Let's just say that our Washington Wizards are preparing to move." Lin Yu said with a frown.
Unseld was shocked. He had settled in Washington for decades and had no intention of leaving here.
"Lin, stop joking. The team's relocation is not a trivial matter. The new season is about to begin."
Lin Yu shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry, it's just a smoke bomb. This is a bargaining chip for us to negotiate with Washington."
"The relocation address will be set in San Francisco, California. From now on we will be called the San Francisco Wizards."
"By the way, let's find some gossip media and spread some gossip. Let's say that we were forced to leave Washington by Pauline. He wanted us to rent the arena for 10 million US dollars, and Washington did not build a new arena for us."
"Anyway, you just add fuel to the fire and make it miserable."
Lin Yu himself couldn't help but praise this plan. Will he not build us a new arena? When the time comes, you, Washington City, will have to beg me, Lin Yu, to build an arena!
Unseld was stunned. He quickly understood Lin Yu's intention. This move was so vicious!
But he loved it!
The Wizards just won the championship, which is the pride and pride of Washington fans. When talking to fans of other teams, they can stand straight.
However, the joy of winning the championship has not been enjoyed for long, and the Wizards will be forced to relocate? No longer called the Washington Wizards? Called the San Francisco Wizards?
How can the majority of fans in Washington endure it? They must know that they are not only fans, but also voters in Washington.
For Washington politicians, no one can tolerate the sudden loss of tens or even hundreds of thousands of votes.
And votes are only one aspect. The Wizards contribute many jobs to Washington every year, as well as a lot of tax revenue.
It seems that there are not many people on a team. Players, coaches and management, even if they are cleaning, they can support dozens of people. And there are still many people in Washington who rely on the NBA for a living, such as those sporting goods stores, the Wizards left. Well, their sales are down and someone is bound to lose their job.
The Wizards can pay tens of millions of dollars in taxes a year. After they leave, where will this money be replaced?
If Lin Yu didn't show off his power, these politicians wouldn't know who their ancestors were.
Lin Yu never expected that after the Wizards held their official press conference the next day, this incident caused a huge sensation and even overshadowed the ongoing labor negotiations.
San Francisco fans and politicians are absolutely delighted. Isn’t this pie in the sky?
California actually has many NBA teams, and even Oakland, which is very close to San Francisco, has a Warriors. In addition, there are the Lakers, Clippers and Sacramento Kings.
However, what does California teams have to do with fans in San Francisco? Who doesn’t want to watch NBA games at their doorstep?
And San Francisco is quite special, with a huge number of Chinese. When Lin Yu led his team to play with the Warriors, countless Chinese rushed to Oakland from San Francisco just to see Lin Yu, the light of the Chinese.
Now Lin Yu is coming to San Francisco, and they rush to tell each other, just like the New Year.
Politicians are naturally happy too. They don't have a decent large arena in San Francisco. Lin Yu spent his own money to build it, and it can also bring jobs and tax revenue to San Francisco. Why not?
The Warriors were almost scared to death. They were only dozens of kilometers away from San Francisco. If there was a team suddenly around them, they would lose at least San Francisco fans.
Politicians in Washington were also taken aback, and they quickly contacted Unseld.
It's a pity that Unseld is not answering the phone at all now, and is fully prepared to move.
Lin Yu was even more outrageous. He went directly to Stern and asked Stern to come forward for an interview to encourage the Wizards to move.
Of course, Stern has no reason to refuse. Paulin is already an outsider in the NBA. He is even a competitor of the NBA because he owns teams from other sports leagues.
The Wizards do not have an arena and will be at the mercy of others sooner or later. Stern also wanted to solve this problem once and for all, so in a TV interview, he made it clear that the NBA would do its best to support the Wizards' relocation.
Under a lot of momentum, politicians in Washington are completely anxious.
Naturally, they were able to find Lin Yu's residence and visit Lin Yu in person.
"Relocating the team is time-consuming and laborious. It is better to stay in Washington. Lin, we will fully support your request to build a new arena."
The few people who came were all big shots who could often be seen on TV. Unfortunately, they were nothing in Lin Yu's eyes.
"Full support? What have you been doing so long ago?"
"Unseld has come to see you many times, right? What did you say? Do you want me to repeat it to you?"
"Damn it, old Paulin is so proud that he doesn't take me, Lin Yu, seriously, right?"
Lin Yu looked angrily and scolded the people in front of him.
"Go back where you came from. If you hadn't come here uninvited, I would have boarded a plane to San Francisco."
"You forced me to leave, and now you want me to stay. Do you really think I have a good temper? It's up to you to do whatever you want?"
Lin Yu said that he was going to see the guests off.
Xia Yunshi was shocked in her heart. She never dreamed that Lin Yu was so courageous. Facing these big shots, Lin Yu looked more like a big shot.
"Lin, this is a dereliction of duty on our part, and we sincerely apologize to you."
"If you think about the team relocation, please consider it again. We will definitely show our utmost sincerity to retain the Wizards."
Lin Yu sneered, "Sincerity? That's not something you say casually. What is your sincerity? Tell it and listen."
"How about giving the Wizards a subsidy of 10 million US dollars every year?"
"Or the building land will be given to you for free without any cost from you. If you need it, we can also take shares and provide funds to help you build a new arena."
"Of course, we also have to give an explanation to the citizens of Washington, and both parties must sign an agreement never to relocate."
A middle-aged white man who seemed to have the highest position, with a flattering smile on his face, said to Lin Yu.
For these people, votes are everything, and they will make any concessions in order to win back the votes from the fans.
The expression on Lin Yu's face softened a lot, "Yes, I see your sincerity."
"I can sign an agreement never to move. I want to use the land for free, and the location can't be too bad."
"As for you providing funds to buy shares, that's not necessary. I'm not short of money at all. I can easily afford ten arenas, not to mention one arena."
What was originally an extremely difficult matter was easily resolved by Lin Yu's little plan.
Not only did he get a permit, but he also got free construction land. This time, Qin Shihuang won the pot by eating Sichuan peppercorns.
After the gang left, Xia Yunshi looked at Lin Yu with stars in her eyes. Her man was so strong when facing these big shots, but he was so gentle when facing herself.
…
After old Paulin learned the news, he was furious to death. After Lin Yu's new arena was built, he completely lost the means to sanction Lin Yu.
What worries him even more is that the new arena is likely to affect Verizon Arena's business.
He simply followed suit and threatened to leave Washington. However, what dumbfounded him was that no one cared whether he left Washington.
Even the politicians simply ignored it. All of Pauline's properties were in Washington, including his two football and American football teams, as well as the Verizon Arena. Where could he move to? Is it possible that he can move the arena as well?
Lin Yu said he wanted to leave, which is very credible, because the Wizards are almost a virtual asset and he can just leave with the players.
…
The dust on the new arena has been settled, and Lin Yu wants to officially start construction once he has saved 12 million.
Time flew by quickly, and 1998 was about to pass. The labor negotiations still failed to reach an agreement. In the end, Stern became furious and threatened that if a solution could not be found, the new season would be cancelled!
The players were immediately panicked. Once the new season was cancelled, it would mean that they would not get a penny this season.
But the bosses don't care. It's not making money anyway, so canceling a season is no big deal.
In this way, the labor side is at a disadvantage in the negotiation. Once the disadvantaged party appears in the negotiation, the progress will be much smoother.
In the end, both sides took a step back. The players' demands for an increase in the basic salary were met, and the bosses' demands for adjustments to the salary cap system and maximum salary regulations were also met.
It seems to be a happy situation for everyone, but the bosses have taken a big advantage. The basic salary increase is only a few dollars. Generally, a team has at most four or five basic salary players. Each person's salary is increased by more than 100,000, which adds up to nothing. to one million dollars.
The introduction of the maximum salary regulations has restricted those very large contracts. This alone can leave millions and tens of millions for the team.
Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. This long negotiation has finally come to a conclusion, and the new season is finally about to start.
Xia Yunshi was five or six months pregnant. Her belly was so big that she looked like a pregnant woman in eight or nine months.
Lin Yu was a little worried and took Xia Yunshi to the hospital for a check-up.
After getting the test results, Lin Yu was stunned. Both fetuses were extremely healthy.
That's right, there are two of them, and they both have handles.
Lin Yu was dumbfounded. For his two sons, the 80% player attributes he had hoarded wouldn't be enough, right? They are all my sons, so I can't favor one over the other.
However, Lin Yu thought that he still had many special props, didn't he? Maybe in the future, we can get special potions similar to "Cleaning the Muscles and Cutting the Marrow", so we don't have to worry about whether a bowl of water can be leveled.
The eldest son used player attributes to stack up, so he simply called him Lin.
The second son was armed with special props and was simply named Lin Dao.
If there is a third son and a special medicine is used, then it is called Lin medicine?
Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh. This name might become a mystery that troubles Lao San throughout his life.
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The time has come to January 10, and the signing of the new season has finally begun.
Lin Yu quickly got busy with Unseld and signed all this year's rookies plus the ten "father" players.
"There are nine rookies and ten damn players who have no idea what their use is. Our salary alone for the new season will be 25 million, which is already higher than the total salary of some teams."
Unseld said distressedly that every time he signed a player, he had to nag a few words.
Lin Yu just smiled and did not explain to Unseld. Now Unseld is like an old man at home. When he sees his children spending money lavishly, he will definitely nag him.
When the signing was completed, Lin Yu happily found that he had gained three points of charm.
They are from Dazhi and two other "father" players.
"Congratulations to the host. Every time the charm value increases by 5 points after 10 points, the current charm value is 50 points. The system will provide three random rewards, and the host can choose one of them."
"Every time the charm value increases to 50 points, you can get special rewards."
"Reward ①: 100 million US dollars, directly deposited into the host's bank account."
"Reward ②: "Michael Jordan" template card, use requires a height of 198 centimeters and a wingspan of 218 centimeters. After use, you can obtain all of Jordan's attributes and skills."
"Reward ③: "Shaquille O'Neal" template card, the use requires a height of 216 centimeters, a wingspan of 228 centimeters, and a weight of more than 135 kilograms. After use, you can obtain all of O'Neal's attributes and skills."
Lin Yu was stunned. He originally had no special expectations for the 50 points of charm reward. He simply wanted to get 50 million US dollars and have the start-up funds to build an arena.
He had no idea that 50 points could give such a special reward.
I can directly give you 100 million US dollars!
There are also template cards of Jordan and Ao Pang to choose from, which directly makes Lin Yu drool.
One is a veritable god of basketball, and the other is an invincible center who dominates the basket. The template card of any one of them is worth more than 100 million US dollars!
In front of these two template cards, U.S. dollars have really turned into commonplaces and dirt.
Lin Yu only spent a third of a second thinking before deciding to choose Jordan's template card.
There is no way, the restrictions on the O'Pang template card are too harsh. It not only requires height and wingspan, but also requires a tonnage of more than 135 kilograms. This kind of body type is really at a disadvantage in the small ball era.
The Jordan template card is different. With such a good thing, Lin Yu will definitely not be willing to let outsiders use it. If he is lucky, one of Lin Yu's children may be able to meet this condition, and then he will take off directly.
Lin Yu has to name him Lin Qiaodan or Lin template...
Lin Yu is 182 centimeters tall and Xia Yunshi is 1.7 meters tall. In theory, it is possible for their child to reach a height of 198 centimeters.
But the chance is very small, and if you have to meet the wingspan of 218 centimeters, the chance is even smaller.
Even if his own child doesn't need it, this template card won't be wasted. At worst, Lin Yu will have another godson...
