This is a very good decorated study, elegant and retro, quite ancient, but there are two NBA posters on the desk, which gives people a feeling of adding to the snake. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

These two posters are naturally familiar to Chen Mo, one of which is the first time that the Bobcats' infinite blocking and pick-and-roll tactics have appeared in the NBA, and the freeze-frame poster of his last shot against the Spurs.

The other is a photo of his expression of "this is the country I have laid down".

The meticulous Chen Mo also saw many newspaper clippings about his news on the desk, all neatly pasted on an old-fashioned cowhide notebook. This notebook looks older than Sloan's.

"Try this tea, this is the best Longjing tea, the annual output is no more than 3 taels, and this year's point is barely enough for two people to drink a brew. The old man said.

Warm kettle, hot cup, the old man's operation is very skilled.

"This purple clay pot is specially used to soak in this Longjing, and it is only used once or twice a year, this pot is a good thing! Back then, ......" The old man began to brag about his pot again.

This pot is not big, but even for people like Chen Mo who have not been exposed to tea and tea utensils, it looks unusually pleasing to the eye at a glance. In fact, as soon as he sat down, Chen Mo's eyes were attracted by this pot.

Because the pot was just warmed, the pot was still hot, and as soon as the tea was put in, Chen Mo smelled a fragrance. When the boiling water is poured in and the tea soup is poured out, a refreshing fragrance comes straight to the nose.

"Fragrant!" Chen Mo closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.

"The tea is really good, but the production is too small. The old man still couldn't help but complain.

After washing the tea, the second brew really began to drink, Chen Mo put the cup in front of his nose, and this fragrance made Chen Mo deeply intoxicated. Then when he took the first sip, the elegant fragrance seemed to make him feel more relaxed, and he felt great.

The old man waited for Chen Mo to quietly enjoy the first cup of tea before he began to chat with Chen Mo.

"Xiaomo, back then, your grandfather and I also fought Americans, and now you have become the one who conquered the United States in peacetime......"

Chen Mo was immersed in the elegant fragrance of tea, the old man began to speak, and Chen Mo listened quietly.

After Longjing finished drinking, the old man didn't stop, they changed the tea and continued to chat.

"Speaking of which, I was also young back then, although I don't agree with your father and your mother marrying, but Lao Tzu can give your father a step. But this kid just wouldn't say a soft word, so he left with your mother, and didn't want me to find it. ”

"What's more, Lao Tzu never thought of using privileges, but the first time I used it was to find him. When I found it, your mother was already pregnant, and I scolded him a few times, but he ran away again, this time directly to the United States. ”

Little by little, the old man explained in detail many things that Chen Mo didn't know, or knew but didn't know. Chen Mo didn't know what to say except for a sigh.

"After talking about your dad's stinky boy, let's talk about you kid. ”

"You're much better than Chen Ling's kid, but look at your name, Jack...... Is this a Chinese name? You quickly changed it for me. ”

Chen Mo was a little speechless, he explained: "This is an English name, Americans pronounce chenmo inaccurately, it is good for everyone to communicate with a foreign name." ”

"I don't care about foreign names, Chinese names. If you look at the media reports on you, some of them don't use Chinese names, what does this mean? What does the old saying say? If you don't change your name, how can you change your name? In any case, you changed your name to Lao Tzu. ”

"Also! Although you grew up in the United States since you were a child, you kid is a serious Chinese, how can you refuse to join the national team if you have the ability?"

"If you don't have the ability, Lao Tzu doesn't want you to be embarrassed by the national team, and if you are embarrassed abroad, Lao Tzu can't afford to lose this person. But if you have the ability, you have to have the responsibility. ”

Chen Mo frowned and said: "The rules of the international arena are different from those of the NBA, I may not be able to adapt to the rules when I go, maybe I will lose ugly! And they ......"

At this time, the old man changed his previous pleasant appearance, and slapped his palm on the table. "Bullshit! With great ability comes great responsibility. If you can play well in the NBA, you can play well in the national team, don't talk nonsense to Lao Tzu. You listen, tomorrow you will report to the national team, otherwise you will be a deserter. Even if my grandson was a deserter, Lao Tzu would have been shot. ”

Chen Mo is now one head, two big.

Chen Hui and Chen Huang, who were sitting on the sofa chatting outside the study, were stunned by the old man's sudden roar, and Chen Hui's face immediately became ugly.

The main education that Chen Mo received since he was a child was almost a completely American-style education. The difference between him and the old man is not age, it is not a simple generation gap, it is the difference between two completely different cultures, which is not only different times, but also the Pacific Ocean!

"The old man chatters to see him every day, no problem. I guess it's probably the problem of Xiaomo entering the national team, which made the old man unhappy. Chen Huang said.

"Xiaomo entered the national team, how can the old man ask about this?" asked Chen Hui. He has never advocated interfering in the growth of children, he can do it himself, but now that he wants to interfere in his son's affairs, it is a bit difficult to do. In case, Chen Mo's little temper comes up again, maybe he will run away.

Chen Mo was really angry at the time, he didn't say much to the old man, he borrowed a urine escape and went out first.

The old man just wanted to slap the table and scold, but he immediately thought about it, he owed this grandson since he was a child, and it was the first time he met at such an age, and the guilt in his heart was inevitable, so he didn't say much, he motioned to the nanny to clean up the tea table, and went out for a walk accompanied by the guard.

"Wasn't it good before? Chen Hui asked, "You didn't shoot at the old man with your trash-talking skills on the court, did you?"

Chen Mo smiled: "How is it possible! ”

In the evening, because Chen Mo went home, the evening was naturally a family banquet.

The old man went out for a walk and came back and didn't mention to Chen Mo about joining the national team, and Chen Mo was secretly relieved.

During the banquet, Chen Mo met his aunt and his cousin.

At the beginning, Chen Huang said in front of everyone: "Well, there is something I will admit today, I ...... I...... Not as good as Chen Hui. ”

Chen Mo looked at his father's smug smile, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart.

Just for the uncle's words, the father left a letter and ran away.

I've seen a lot of cheating fathers, but I've never seen such a pit son.

Chen Mo noticed that his cousin Chen Ling had been holding back a smile and seemed to be very happy.

The old man said impatiently: "It's annoying to see the two of you, but it's okay like this, this time you will win or lose, and it will stop later." ”

"Xiao Li, where is the Moutai I just took out? You hid it for me, didn't you?"

"Old Chen, the doctor said you can't drink. ”

"I haven't drunk for almost a year, I usually listen to him, but today my grandson is back and listens to me. ”

The guards didn't dare to disobey the old man's wishes, and took out the wine again.

The old man poured wine for Chen Mo and said, "You have a good drink with your grandfather today." ”

This was just a relatively ordinary family banquet, it was not complicated, and after eating, Chen Ling was ready to retreat.

"Grandpa, I still have some business, so I'll leave first!"

"You little, go, go! Xiaomo, you go and send Xiao Ling, you two can talk by the way. ”

The old man had been drinking and chatting with Chen Mo all night today, and Chen Mo didn't have a chance to talk to Chen Ling. Chen Ling was leaving, and the old man asked Chen Mo to send him off, which was naturally a chance for their young people to communicate.

Chen Mo drank a lot of wine today, walked to the yard and blew a gust of wind, and immediately sweated a little, feeling a lot better.

Chen Ling pointed to the stone table in the courtyard and said, "Go over and talk, smoke, and sober up." ”

Chen Ling gave Chen Mo a cigarette, and Chen Mo signaled that he would not smoke.

"Athletes just have a lot of things. Chen Ling took a puff of cigarette, and then said: "Don't blame my brother, I didn't remind you, when you go back, the old man will definitely popularize patriotic knowledge for you, and the old man does this every time he drinks too much." ”

"The time when I drank the most, the old man rushed out with a knife and said that he was going to cut the devil. Chen Ling said: "You will go back and drink more in a while, get yourself drunk, and run if you can." Otherwise, it is easy to be nagged and collapsed by him. ”

Chen Mo said in surprise: "So exaggerated?"

"The amount that the old man has drunk now is almost just in place! You go in now, and he will talk to you for at least two hours. ”

"He told me in the afternoon for almost three hours. ”

"You don't know, when the old man was young, he was nicknamed 'Chen Cannon', why? ”

Before Chen Mo's words came out, he saw the old man's guard come out, "Xiaomo, Old Chen is looking for you." ”

Chen Ling shrank his neck and said, "I don't have a chance today, I'll take you to have a good time another day." I have to go first, the old man will look for you today, but don't hurt me. ”

Chen Ling ran away with a swish, Chen Mo followed the guard in, and at this time the old man was really a little too much, he took Chen Mo's hand and sat on the sofa.

I have to say that Chen Ling is experienced.

The old man's one-on-one patriotic education theme class began.

"No matter what Grandpa says to you, you listen, don't talk nonsense. Chen Hui saw that the old man was about to start "class", so he hurriedly went to Chen Mo's ear and muttered two sentences.

"Xiaomo, come here. The old man pulled Chen Mo and said, "I told you about joining the national team in the afternoon, what do you think about this?"

"Actually, I didn't particularly want to be part of the national team. Chen Mo thought for a while and said: "At first, I played basketball because it was fun, and then because my dad suddenly disappeared and didn't leave me any money, I couldn't even pay the tuition, so I could only choose to draft into the NBA." And then those people looked down on me, and I thought I had to prove it to them, and that's why I am where I am today. ”

"It's just that joining the national team increases my exposure and gives me more opportunities to make money, which is a benefit. But there are also disadvantages, after all, the rules of FIBA are different from the rules of the NBA, FIBA does not defend for three seconds, and the opposing defender can stand in the three-second zone all the time, and my breakout will be limited, so it is difficult for me to lead my teammates. So, it's possible that I will fail on my trip to the national team, so I thought it would be better not to go. ”

"Bastard!" the old man said, "I don't know what kind of irregular rules you have, but you are actually because you are at risk of failure, because failure will damage your reputation?

"How many old fellows have lost their lives? In order to make money and make a reputation?

Chen Mo pursed his lips and muttered, "Times are different. ”

The old man stretched out his hand and knocked a chestnut on Chen Mo's head, "Competitive sports are wars in peacetime, if you don't have the ability, Lao Tzu won't let you die, the key is that you have the ability." Remember what I told you this afternoon: With great ability comes great responsibility. ”

"Look at this newspaper, if you lose to Japan and South Korea in the warm-up match, you say, can you win if you go?"

Chen Mo didn't want to lie, he thought carefully for a while, and said, "Yes!"

"That's fine, I'll report to the national team tomorrow. The old man ordered.

Then the old man began to move with affection and reason. From the time he abandoned his wife and children to join the army, and when he returned to his hometown, his wife and children were all gone. Chen Mo's father and uncle, it was ten years after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Chen Mo could feel the pathos of the old man, he was not a hero at the moment, just a lonely old man.

Chen Mo was really silent this time, he never thought that the honor of the national team could rise to such a height.

As a Chinese who grew up in the United States, although he grew up in Chinatown, he did not have that sense of belonging to China in his bones.

But when he saw an old man, his own grandfather, telling that history and telling his own personal experience, he was moved.

That sense of belonging returned to him little by little, Chen Mo licked his lips, and just as he was about to speak, the old man had already fallen asleep on the sofa, with tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes.

Even though more than 70 years have passed, he still weeps when he thinks about the past.

Chen Mo could imagine that his grandfather was just a microcosm of most people at that time, he survived, and went back to look for it, but he didn't find it.

There are also those who have not survived, leaving behind wives and children who are looking forward to the return of their husbands and fathers, but unfortunately they can't wait any longer.

Chen Mo never thought that competitive sports were a modern battlefield, but he was hit by the things that the old man said.

"If competitive sports must be raised to the level of war, I am willing to fight for the country!" Chen Mo muttered to himself. (To be continued.) )