Chapter XXII: Parents
Because of the guidance of Uncle De, Zhao Wei's skills have made great progress, and he has corrected many of his small shortcomings and bad habits. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info is much stronger physically, and he's grown a lot taller.
Uncle De, who saw Zhao Wei's training, couldn't help but be amazed, Zhao Wei's physical fitness was much higher than that of young people of the same age.
Dong Minghui's English is also improving rapidly, and his level is not much worse than that of Zhao Wei.
"How's school?" Uncle De asked Dong Minghui while eating breakfast.
"It's almost. You can go in these two days. Dong Minghui said lightly.
"You kid didn't tell everyone." Dong Minghui's plan to go to university for further study was discovered by Uncle De himself, otherwise he believed that Dong Minghui would not even tell him.
"Hey, boss, you don't know what level I have. Boasting about Haikou early, if it doesn't work, then I won't lose my face. Dong Minghui shrugged.
"Boy, that's when you didn't get a chance before. You're a great kid. Now that the school is set, how do you talk to the two of them? Uncle De asked.
"I have a headache too, and if I tell them, they'll eat me." Dong Minghui rubbed his head with a headache.
"What's the headache?" Zhao Wei, who came back from a morning run, happened to hear Dong Minghui's words.
"Minghui has won an adult education training place at Stanford University." Uncle De said suddenly.
"What!" Zhao Wei and both looked at Dong Minghui in surprise.
"Sorry I didn't tell you in advance." Dong Minghui looked at the two apologetically.
"When are you leaving?" Zhao Wei asked.
"Today."
"I-, okay, you've messed with us." Zhao Wei feigned anger and said, "But it's not because you didn't tell us what you were leaving, but because you didn't give us a chance to celebrate your achievements." ”
"I just got noticed, too. But if you want to celebrate me now, you can do it. Dong Minghui said with a sly smile.
"If you want to be beautiful, you should invite us. I have something to do today, so I can't see you off. When you come back, remember to owe me a meal. Zhao Wei pointed at Dong Minghui.
“ok。” Dong Minghui patted Zhao Wei on the shoulder.
In this way, Dong Minghui went to Stanford University to begin his studies. Zhao Wei was moved in his heart, he knew that Dong Minghui did it for himself. Either way, everyone's lives are on the right track.
Time flies by, and there is no waiting for anyone. Whether you're ready or not.
In 2010, Zhao Wei officially entered the age of 14.
in the gym. The sound of dumbbells and heavy breathing. Uncle De walked in, he was already 47 years old, but he looked younger and younger. On the contrary, 7 years ago, he was more like his current age.
"Hey, how many?" Uncle De held Zhao Wei's dumbbell and helped him catch it.
“130。” Zhao Wei wiped the sweat from his body.
"Oh. I didn't know I was mentoring a girl. Add to 140 tomorrow. Uncle De laughed.
The towel in his hand was thrown over without hesitation.
"Hey, I have something to talk to you about." Putting down the towel in his hand, Uncle De handed Zhao Wei a bottle of water, put away his smile, and looked at Zhao Wei solemnly.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Wei looked at Uncle De's sudden change suspiciously.
"Listen to this and there is no right or wrong in this matter, no matter what your answer is." Uncle De said solemnly, except for training over the years, Zhao Wei has rarely seen Uncle De's expression.
"What is so serious?"
"You know about me and Deira, too. Our only son died, and we couldn't have any more children. But I know that Dela's heart has always longed to have a child. We want to adopt you. After Uncle De finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Wei carefully.
Zhao Wei was indeed taken aback by Uncle De's sudden words. Pictures of these years flashed in my mind. Over the years, Uncle De and his wife have taken meticulous care of themselves, except for the name, it is completely like treating their own children. Zhao Wei naturally saw all this, but what made Zhao Wei never take that step was his real age, he is now almost 40 people, and Uncle De said it too suddenly, it seems that Zhao Wei was scared stupid.
"Xiaowei." Uncle De asked nervously.
"Huh!" Zhao Wei was thinking about how to answer.
"No, you can think about it, don't answer me now. Listen, there's no right or wrong thing about this. ”
"Yes." Zhao Wei nodded.
"Things in high school were a bit of a hassle. There are a few things I need to respect your opinion. Uncle De turned away from this sensitive and embarrassing topic.
"What's changing?"
"You can enter high school, but because you are now an international student, you can't join the basketball team, and when you enter college in the future, no matter how good you are, you won't be able to get a scholarship." Uncle De said with difficulty.
Zhao Wei also looked ugly, the cost of going to college in the United States is not a small amount, and it is not something they can afford now.
"It's not like it's out of the question!" Uncle De said calmly.
"What's the solution?" What basketball means to Zhao Wei, only he knows. Basketball is his life, and it is basketball that brings him back into the world. Without basketball, there would be no more Zhao Wei. Hearing Uncle De's words, Zhao Wei felt as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
"The first way is the question I just asked you." Uncle De said embarrassedly, "Xiaowei, don't misunderstand. That's why I asked you that question first. Deira and I truly love you and want to adopt you as our children. ”
Zhao Wei nodded.
"Second, I can't do other jobs with this old bone, but it's still okay to find a job as a coach."
"Nope." As soon as Uncle De's words came out, Zhao Wei denied it, "This is absolutely not good." Uncle De, you said you weren't ready. I'm not going to let you coach unprepared for your own sake. ”
Uncle De looked at Zhao Wei quietly: "Xiaowei, do you know why I agreed to you so easily, even if you were in trouble later, I still supported you without hesitation?" ”
"Isn't it because of my basketball talent that attracted you?" Although Uncle De was very calm, but for the first time in so many years, when he heard Uncle De talk about it, Zhao Wei's heart was already turbulent. For the first time, I doubted my talent and my confidence in myself was shaken.
"Hehe, Xiaowei, your talent is indeed unique among the people I have met. You're amazingly physical, and I'm sure very few of your peers are able to reach your level, even youngsters older than you, but that's not the scariest thing about you. The most terrifying thing about you is your intelligence, your understanding of basketball, your sense of smell of basketball, which is not something that can be achieved through training, it is a gift given to you by God, which many people will never acquire in their lifetime. When all scouts find out about this, they will be fascinated by you and will not let you go. Zhao Wei blushed a little when Uncle De suddenly praised him.
Over the years, no matter how good he has done, he has never been praised by Uncle De, and the best thing is just to nod to himself, which can be regarded as recognizing himself.
Uncle De continued: "But at that time, my heart for basketball was dead, no matter how talented you are, how attractive is it to a person with a dead heart. You don't think you're going to cure me with just a few little stories of yours. In fact, the night before I promised you, I received a call from Deira from her, the first time I've received from her in years. We talked a lot on the phone, and I told her about you. It was she, it was she who gave me the courage to promise you and let me take that step. Saying this, Uncle De couldn't keep his mood any longer. His eyes were red, tears were rolling in his sockets, and he rubbed his eyes vigorously to stabilize his emotions again.
Uncle De continued to speak: "At that moment, Shi Ning's figure appeared in front of my eyes, and at the same time, you also appeared in front of my eyes when you were training hard. I know I'm being selfish when I say that, but the two figures are getting more and more blurred. In the end, it merged together and appeared clearly in front of my eyes. At that moment, I didn't know if it was Shining or Xiaowei in front of me. I've never believed in superstition, but that's the only time in my life that I believe in fate. To this day, I still can't tell the difference between the figures in front of me at that time, but over the years, what I have been sure of is that you and Shining, although the two of you have never met, the essence of basketball is the same, so that figure is both you and him. ”
Tears flowed from the eyes of Uncle De and Zhao Wei at the same time.
"Uncle De, no, Dad... Father. When this shout came out, Zhao Wei felt that the strength of his whole body was drained, and he felt a feeling of prostration, but at the same time, he felt that something broke out of his heart, it was joy, joy emanating from the bottom of his heart. Since he was reborn, he seems to be a laughing person, but only he knows that he has not had the joy in his heart.
Uncle De was stupid and stood there motionless.
Click, the door slammed open. A beautiful tall figure rushed in. In Zhao Wei's shocked gaze, he slapped Uncle De on the face, leaving five bright red fingerprints.
Della scolded: "De, why are you stunned! ”
"Ah, yes, hey." Uncle De was stunned for a while, and he didn't know what he was saying, and finally laughed. Zhao Wei and Deira also laughed along.
The whole gym was filled with laughter and tears, and this was a cry of joy.
"Congratulations, Boss." The two Dong Minghui brothers also rushed into the gym.
"When did you come back?" Zhao Wei looked at Dong Minghui in surprise, there were too many things suddenly today.
"Haha, such an important matter, how can I not come back."
"You all know?" Zhao Wei looked at the four people in front of him.
The four laughed without saying a word.
"Well, I regret it." Zhao Wei said bitterly.
"Nope." Uncle De was shocked.
"Haha, haha." Seeing Uncle De's anxious appearance, Zhao Wei leaned forward and leaned back with a smile.