The time has come to February 4th, the seventh day of the nine-day holiday, and the last day of the team's week-long additional training. Tomorrow, preparations for the game against the Golden State Bears will begin.
However, Li Ao did not go to the Memorial Stadium for extra training today, and took leave from the afternoon training.
New Year's Eve is here!
At around 6 o'clock in the morning, as soon as Li Ao got up, his mother called and asked him to get up to pay New Year greetings and watch the Spring Festival Gala. After that, they chatted for half an hour. His mother talked for 25 minutes, and his father said half of the third sentence of three sentences. During the Chinese New Year, my usually frugal mother no longer cares about phone bills or anything like that.
However, Li Ao still feels distressed. At this time, he feels that the slow pace of life still has shortcomings. There is no Internet, and the best communication method is the telephone. Domestic operators are charging ridiculously high prices at this time, and nearby cities have to charge roaming fees. , video calls in the Internet era are free of charge.
After hanging up the phone, Li Ao went to the gym next door to ride on the elliptical machine to activate his body.
The gym assistant's gym was renovated very quickly.
The furniture should be vacated, and what needs to be dismantled should be dismantled. Unsightly areas should be pasted with wallpaper or good-looking templates can be nailed, and sports equipment can be moved in. There are treadmills, butterfly machines, elliptical machines, spinning bikes, and a row of dumbbells in the kitchen and living room. ; A large mirror was installed in the bedroom, a spread was laid on the floor, and several yoga balls, fascia guns, etc. were placed.
The bathroom was reinstalled, with a sensor toilet, a thermostatic bathroom, a new basin and an oversized sensor mirror cabinet.
On the 30th of last month, Li Ao went back from training in the afternoon and had already finished it.
Li Ao is very envious. When he gets a big house in the future, he will also renovate a game arcade every day.
At that age you may not play too often, but you have to.
After pedaling for a few minutes and the joints moved freely, Li Ao adjusted the gear to the highest level. After pedaling until he was sweating all over his body and panting slightly, he stopped, rested for a while, took a shower, and went to the living room of the hospital assistant's aunt's house. , at exactly 7 o'clock, I turned on the TV and switched to the International Channel of Chaoting Channel. The four hosts Zhou Tao, Zhu Jun, Cao Ying, and Zhang Zheng had already started to announce the curtain.
He went to the kitchen to take out the glutinous rice flour and warm water, mixed the noodles while watching TV, and made glutinous rice balls this morning.
After a while, Vivian got up and saw that Li Ao was already making breakfast. Her eyes lit up and she stepped forward and asked, "Can I help you?"
"Aunt Vivian, take out the stuffing from the refrigerator and use the one on the tray."
"good……"
Vivian ran to the kitchen with a bang, and ran back again. She put the peanut, walnut and sesame stuffing aside and asked, "What else is there?"
"Take out the chopping board and kitchen knife. The panel is the wooden board. I washed it yesterday and hung it to dry on the sink."
Boom, boom, boom.
"anything else."
"Waiting to eat."
"..." Vivian was silent for a second and said angrily: "That's all I'm good for?"
if not? Before I came here, the dust in your kitchen was three inches high.
Li Ao didn't dare to say this, as the other party held a knife in his hand.
"Then just wait, we'll be reconciled soon."
"Yeah, yeah, let's do a little more. Someone will come to have breakfast with us later."
"Didn't you tell me earlier, how many people are there?"
"Three...no, it's probably four."
"That should be enough. I've prepared breakfast for both of us tomorrow. If you're not full later, I'll make you macaroni."
"Oh! Leo, have you learned new cooking?"
"Um……"
After a while, the dough was ready. Li Ao rolled the dough into a uniform stick shape on the chopping board and cut it into small equal cylinders with a knife.
After everything was cut, Li Ao picked up a small cylinder and said to Vivian while operating it: "Just like this, make it into this shape, put the filling in, and then roll it into a ball. Pay attention to the filling. Wrap it up…”
It was so simple that Vivian immediately started learning to make glutinous rice balls, and she immediately felt full of participation.
When it was close to 8 o'clock, there was a knock on the door. Vivian opened the door. As expected by Li Ao, Jessica, Joshua, and Anna came.
When Joshua entered the door, he said, "Brother, are you making breakfast? Is there anything you can do for me?"
"You wash your hands first, then go to the kitchen and boil the water in both pots. Take out the rice wine from the refrigerator and put it next to it, and prepare 6 sets of bowls and spoons..."
"good!"
Seeing their brother/boyfriend being such a loser, Jessica and Anna felt both embarrassed and angry. This guy is not usually so diligent!
Li Ao cooked two pots of glutinous rice balls, one pot white with sugar and one pot glutinous rice dumplings. As soon as they were cooked, the fourth guest arrived, and Liam came to the apartment with some rice in hand.
After breakfast, Li Ao continued to watch the Spring Festival Gala. Others could not understand Chinese. When they first watched it, they felt it was very fresh. After watching it for a while, they lost interest. Liam went to the gym next to Li Ao’s suite to work out. Vivian He went to the fireworks company and the police station with Jessica and Anna to buy fireworks and set off reports. Joshua was dragged into working as a coolie by his sister and girlfriend.
After watching the 24th program of the Spring Festival Gala, Li Ao started to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner tonight. For lunch, just make a table of dishes that everyone will like to eat. There are some things for the New Year's Eve dinner in the past few days. Preparation begins after training.
Everyone was busy in the morning. After lunch, Li Ao continued to prepare dinner in the afternoon. Vivian and Liam taught Jessica and Anna how to play mahjong. Joshua continued to work as a coolie for Li Ao.
Everyone had a great time at lunch, and at dinner, not to mention everyone else, Li Ao felt like chewing wax.
The sausages were okay, and the steamed vegetables were okay, but Li Ao couldn't eat the other braised meats delivered by the deli in the afternoon, the bacon and rabbit and duck he bought a while ago, but these were the dishes during the Chinese New Year at home. He did it.
Fortunately, when Vivian and Jessica went to buy fireworks in the morning, they stopped by and bought a bunch of snacks and snacks, so they weren't worried about anyone being hungry.
At around 9 p.m., a group of six people drove to a small square in a nearby park and lit fireworks.
Since this was a temporary purchase after Vivian heard Li Ao mention about setting off fireworks during the New Year during breakfast, it was not customized. Li Ao, who was used to seeing all kinds of beautiful fireworks in China, seemed to have no distinctive features, but he was in a good mood. Hello.
Originally, I was alone in a foreign country, and I felt a little depressed, but now, I heard the screams of the hospital assistant and the beautiful girl I picked up, and I heard Liam and Joshua talking about something colorful. The topic and the lively atmosphere dispelled his depression.
This year has been pretty good!
…
After setting off the fireworks, the group returned to the apartment for a late night snack.
During the Chinese New Year, you always have to drink some wine.
The law prohibits people under the age of 21 from buying alcohol. If alcohol is provided to minors and an accident occurs, adult guardians will also be punished.
But it’s okay if they don’t go out after drinking.
After drinking and eating, it was late at night. Vivian went to borrow two vacant rooms in the apartment. She had bedding and pillows and everything else. Liam lived in one room, Joshua and Anna lived in one room, and Jessica lived in In the guest room where she stayed one night.
Li Ao drank a lot. Although there was no short film, he was very sleepy. He went back to the room, took a shower and then fell asleep on the bed.
At around two o'clock in the morning, a good-looking figure appeared in front of the door of Li Ao's suite. He took out the key from the paper tape attached to the back of the fire extinguisher, gently opened and closed the door, and tiptoed to the bedroom without closing the door. Just in time!
The soft moonlight shines on the bed in the small bedroom, and that handsome face looks so alluring.
Alcohol makes people impulsive. She crept forward and gently lifted the quilt. This boy actually slept without clothes! It's quite convenient...
She had no hope or expectations for being with Li Ao.
But... Jessica: This bastard with an extra mouth actually dares to look down on me and see if I can sleep with you!
Unable to bear it any longer, Jessica started to take action.
Little Leo quickly raised his head, and Li Ao woke up. He stretched out his hand to grab the mischievous hand. When he saw it was Jessica, he just wanted to scold her, but the scene of her wearing light pajamas, licking the corner of her mouth and eyes shining, was too tempting. …
Jessica put her face close to Li Ao's and said, "You were attacked at night."
How could this be tolerated? Li Ao pulled Jessica down and suddenly thought of something. He was about to ask Liam for a small balloon first, but suddenly there was something in his hand...
"Good health is a necessary condition to fulfill your basketball dream. The system provides absolutely safe protection measures. 50 achievement points have been spent to redeem the prop: an absolutely safe small balloon.
Absolutely safe small balloon: can be redeemed in unlimited quantities. 1. After wearing it, the body feels like not wearing it. 2. The safety of the host is absolutely guaranteed. Note: This effect can only be used by the host and is given to others. It only has the somatosensory effect of Effect 1. "
Li Ao raised his hand and looked at the small balloon. This thing should be easy to sell, right? Even if it only has effect 1, there will definitely be a lot of people rushing to buy it. It is 50 achievement points and cannot be mass-produced... Hey, why did my hand move on its own...
Jessica cried out after being caught. She looked at Li Ao and suddenly took out a saliva bag. She felt a little strange. Didn't she come to attack at night? Why did the other party seem to be well prepared?
Regardless, she couldn't help it anymore, so she grabbed the saliva bag, tore it open, held it in her mouth, and turned around 180 degrees.
Li Ao: "I'll wipe it!"
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On February 5, 2000, the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Ao woke up early in the morning.
I got up feeling a little tired. I worked hard for two hours in the middle of the night. I woke up naturally at around 6 o'clock and was still a little sleepy.
Looking at the outer packaging of the three small balloons on the floor, I thought of the craziness last night... Not to mention, that stingy girl's job was really good!
He learned a lot of postures.
It was this girl who smoked a cigarette and asked him to leave his phone number, put up her pants and left, leaving only a sentence that we could interact with each other again if we had a chance and get what we wanted... Bah, you scumbag.
He didn't have any psychological burden, so he took this matter to heart and interacted with each other again when he had the opportunity to learn more postures.
Still a little sleepy, he got up, drank a cup of coffee, set the alarm clock and slept for 20 minutes, and woke up feeling refreshed.
After taking a shower and changing into new clothes, Li Ao went to Dean Teng’s house to pay New Year greetings. After receiving a big red envelope, he happily went to the Memorial Stadium to practice more.
I got the red envelope from Dean Teng, and the year was over.
Li Ao also put away his nostalgia for the New Year and devoted himself wholeheartedly to his current career.
People have to grow up after all. After being a child for a few years again, it’s time to work hard for a career.
He now has the same drive he had when he just graduated from college in his previous life and went to other provinces to find a job.
Compared with his previous life, this time he has a clearer path ahead, and he is more committed and focused than then.
The morning before yesterday, his defensive step-back also reached the excellent level of 80, plus the lateral movement that reached the excellent level of 80, the forward pass of 81, and the basic hook skills of 60... His comprehensive evaluation finally broke through to 70!
It's really difficult to improve the overall strength to a good level by relying solely on mid-range shooting and defense.
Combining physical condition with basic skills and football intelligence, the defense he showed in the game is at least excellent and has a high probability of being higher.
The offense is seriously lagging behind!
Fortunately, now he can try more hook shots in games. Only by playing games and practicing can he improve better.
It's just that it hurts him to see that his 65 hook technique, that is, application skills, is higher than his 60 basic hook skill.
It is true that the training methods taught by Tiangou are better than those taught by the old man, but for the technology to be effective, it must be supported by corresponding basic skills.
Li Ao is dissatisfied with the fact that his defense has reached excellent or even higher, and his comprehensive evaluation has just reached 70. Henry Bibby, who came to watch his special training this morning, was sour.
Yesterday, he and Sam Hayes, who had not chatted privately for a long time, chatted about Li Ao's defense. He learned that after this vacation, Li Ao's defensive end had made a transformational improvement compared to the end of the last vacation. …
Is this genius?
It's so scary, but it's sour, I love it!
By 10 a.m., the Trojans had a preparation meeting.
In the next two sets of 20-minute tactical training, the players showed excellent competitive status.
In the past week, everyone has not slacked off. When Li Ao came for extra practice in the morning, he could often see his three or five teammates.
In the afternoon training, Li Ao is often the first one to leave. His teammates do not train with as much intensity as him, and the efficiency is rarely as high. During the independent training period, several people often gather together and chat about the mountains, but they have an attitude and usually practice. I don't leave until eight or nine o'clock, it's not efficient enough, I have to make up my time.
15 consecutive victories and first place in the division are right in front of us, and no one wants to miss it.
Nate Haier, who originally started slacking off in training due to an unbalanced mentality, became the one who trained the hardest this time, which well reflects the intermittent efforts of young people.
They know very well that most of them will not be able to enter the professional arena. This may be the most glorious moment of their basketball careers!
…
On February 6, the day before the holiday, the Trojans' 15th game day of the season arrived.
Toy factory workers, who had not enjoyed the joy of working overtime for a long time, worked hard and received generous overtime pay. They also gave bear heads to every door on the streets of Los Angeles.
Bear heads all over the city have become the most obvious feature of Los Angeles.
Thousands of fans outside the Memorial Stadium even carried a bear head. In the afternoon, Liam followed the dean, the dean's assistant, the beautiful girl, the anxious-looking younger brother he had just met, and his sister-in-law to the Memorial Stadium. , seeing the scene of fans holding up bear heads and roaring, my heart was bleeding.
What a big loss this time!
At first, he thought that the two days of the 29th and 30th would be the hottest days of the 'bear-killing craze'.
At that time, even his elementary school classmate thought so, so he accepted orders in large quantities and the price was not mentioned to be particularly high.
But I didn’t expect that was just the beginning!
The NCAA is officially here!
It's been a long time since a dark horse like this has appeared. A team that fits the concept of the 'American Dream' has appeared. Naturally, the NCAA has to invest resources to bring them more attention, so that the NCAA can make more money.
The NCAA basketball tournament is the only league in North America with higher broadcast fees and ticket revenue than the NFL. No league in North America can compete with the NCAA basketball tournament in terms of its ability to spread money to create excitement.
With the help of NCAA officials, the phrase 'The Trojans are about to be great' has become popular all over the United States in the past week!
The Trojans also became the hottest team in the country in just a few days.
Taking advantage of this trend, bear toys continued to sell well and became even more popular.
The Internet bubble has been inflated over the years, and people's long-suppressed desire for consumption has been completely ignited.
A doll, no matter how expensive it is, only costs a few hundred dollars. Compared with the original price of a few dollars, it is a ridiculous increase, but it is not so expensive that it is unaffordable, so I grit my teeth and buy it impulsively.
This time the investment choice was wrong, and Liam was beaten by his father again.
It's not that he cares about the money, his father just wants to slap him... No, he wants to teach him a lesson.
Unlike some teams that rely on a certain player's transcendent personal performance to lead the team to become a dark horse, the Trojans have been evaluated as a civilian dark horse.
Across the country, when it comes to such-and-such player from the Trojans, not many people know about it.
But when it comes to this team that shouts "We are about to be great" by stepping on the Bruins, the only dynasty basketball team in the NCAA, every sports fan has basically heard of it after the arrival of this wave of "Bear Killing Fever".
In terms of personal ability, no one on the Trojans has the strength of Eddie House, Mike Miller, Sean Battier and others. This is really a pure team team. According to expert analysis, the Trojans The main lineup of the Chinese team can't do it no matter who is missing.
And this is why the Trojans players are so active and hardworking.
Each of them is a necessary condition for victory, even Sam Clancy's inside impact coming off the bench is an indispensable part of the team.
If you rely on someone to win and keep winning, it will also boost the team's morale, but it will definitely give your teammates the feeling of 'I am a supporting role'.
But everyone on the Trojans is a star!
At 6:30 in the evening, at the main court of the Memorial Stadium, players from the two teams entered the stadium after warming up.
The Golden State Bears players watched as more than 20,000 people at the scene held up bear heads and roared... The key is that in the eyes of the opponent's fans, this bear head is not their team, but another team...
This makes the Golden State Bears players even more angry!
However, watching Granville, Shelby Jordan, and White Mamba lead their teammates out of the tunnel, the Bruins players felt the terrifying aura of the other party!
The Trojans becoming famous and letting future opponents notice them will inevitably make some potential crazy three opponents wary, and they will be studied more thoroughly by their opponents.
But the advantage of being famous is that when they encounter opponents who are not that strong, they lose half of their momentum!
(End of chapter)
