When night fell, the lights were up, pushing the baby stroller, Yang Guo was taking Qiqi to take a walk in the lush small garden of the community, in the flower garden, among the trees, several street lamps of different shapes were faint, walking in the meantime, the cicadas and insects were singing, so comfortable. At this time, Yang Guo heard a call behind him.

"Xiao Yang!"

Looking back, it turned out to be Uncle Jin who played together last time, and I saw him wearing a white sleeveless sweatshirt, beach shorts, and flip-flops, swaying over. When he got closer, through the light, Yang Guo saw the beads of sweat on his head.

Yang Guo asked with a smile, "Uncle Jin, what did you do just now?" Why did you sweat so much? ”

"What are you doing?" Uncle Jin depressedly took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket and wiped it, and said, "It's too hot, and I sweat when I go for a walk." ”

Uncle Jin is not only burly, but also has a typical beer belly, and the already big undershirt is still tightly supported by him. With such a fat figure, it's strange to walk around casually without sweating! Yang Guo thought it was interesting in his heart, but he didn't debunk it. Isn't there a lyric that is sung like this? "Life is already so difficult, there are some things that should not be debunked!"

The two walked along the path, chatting as they walked, and slowly talked about basketball.

"Xiao Yang, why haven't I seen you come to play recently?" Uncle Jin shook the hem of his shirt and asked.

"There's no way," Yang Guo said with a smile, "I still have a girl to take care of!" When she went to play, there was no one to take care of her. ”

Although there are many sports venues in the Jinli community, Yang Guo does not use them often. First, Song Zhiwen is not free on weekdays, and it is boring for him to play alone, and secondly, it is impossible for Yang Guo to leave Qiqi aside and run to the court by himself.

So now he only occasionally pushes the baby stroller and takes Kiki to the gym to exercise muscles, play a dozen punching bags, play with barbells and so on. In terms of basketball, it can only be on weekends, when the kitten comes to help watch Qiqi, and Yang Guo has the opportunity to go to the court with Song Zhiwen to play.

"Wouldn't it be okay to let a woman take care of the child?" Uncle Jin said suspiciously, "Is your wife so busy?" ”

Yang Guo shook his head and said, "No, Qiqi and her mother left when she gave birth to her, so now it is me and her who depend on each other." ”

Uncle Jin learned about this situation for the first time, although the two of them had a brief chat the last time they played, but they didn't talk about it, he was shocked, and said a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I talked about your sadness." ”

Yang Guo waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's long gone." We're doing well now. ”

"The child is so young, are you taking care of the child at home now?" Uncle Jin frowned and asked, "What about your job?" He is also a person who has come from the past and knows how hard it is to take care of a child who is not yet a year old.

Yang Guo smiled: "No problem, I'm a freelancer now, and I can do a little work at home." ”

Uncle Jin nodded as if he didn't understand, he didn't break the casserole and asked in the end, because this already involved Yang Guo's **, the words are profound, the gentleman has prescribed, how could he not understand after so many years in the unit.

Since they talked about basketball, and both of them are basketball lovers, they continued to talk about this aspect. Although Yang Guo hasn't paid attention to the NBA for a while because of Qiqi's affairs, he still knows more about the famous stars in various teams, and the two of them chatted very happily.

Chatting and chatting, Uncle Jin sighed and said: "Yi Jianlian has no team in the NBA, Yao Ming has retired again, our China really wants no one in the NBA!" ”

"Wait!" Yang Guo frowned and asked, "Yao Ming retired?" When did it happen? ”

Yi Jianlian has only landed in the NBA in recent years, but his strength is not enough, no one is optimistic about him, he can't play in the NBA, Yang Guo doesn't care, but Yao Ming is different!

Yao Ming can be said to be China's banner on the basketball court, which is not only due to strength. He has worked hard in the NBA for so many years, and led the national team to win countless honors on the world stage, making him the spiritual sustenance and pride of the Chinese people, and also the representative of the Chinese people standing in front of the world after Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

Yao Ming was reimbursed for the season again because of an ankle injury at the end of last year, and I don't know how many hundreds of millions of Chinese people were affected. After Yang Guo heard the news, he also silently prayed for him, hoping that Yao Ming could recover soon, put on the red robe again, and lead the rocket to the championship. However, he hasn't paid attention to the news for more than a month, why did Yao Ming retire? Yao Ming is still in the singles year, thirty-one years old, just past his peak, as long as he recuperates his foot injury, he can still continue to fight!

Yang Guo only felt as if he had lost some support in his heart, and his belief in basketball seemed to be collapsing.

Uncle Jin said in surprise: "You don't know? Two days ago, Yao Ming had already held a press conference to officially announce his retirement! ”

"Why did he retire like this?" Yang Guo felt that it was difficult to accept, and he muttered.

Uncle Jin lowered his head and picked up a large leaf that had fallen from a tree, took it in his hand and fanned himself, he said, "What else can you do if you don't retire?" Yao Ming's foot injury is not a matter of one or two days, and his feet can no longer support such a huge body after two consecutive injuries in the past two years! He is also thirty-one or two years old now, and if he continues to fight, it is just that day by day is not as good as day by day, and it is better to retreat from the rapids, I think his choice is very wise. ”

Uncle Jin is right, Yang Guo can still understand this truth, but he still finds it difficult to accept it, because Yao Ming is the one who opened the basketball temple for him after all! He is gone, is there still basketball in China? Is there still a place for China in the world basketball world?

"Without Yao Ming, the NBA will only be able to watch a group of foreign muscular guys jumping around on it in the future." Yang Guo shook his head and chuckled.

Uncle Jin was also full of worries, he nodded and said: "There are few domestic youngsters who play well, and it is estimated that they can't even touch the threshold of the NBA. Whether it is football or basketball, the level of youth training in China is really poor! ”

The two of them chatted and chatted, and talked about the Chinese system from Yao Ming's retirement, and Uncle Jin scolded the Basketball Association angrily, saying that their various systems were unreasonable. Yang Guo felt deeply, he echoed and talked about CUBA, unlike foreign university leagues, domestic college leagues are simply petty fights, and many outstanding talents in them have been buried by the basketball association.

The more the two chatted, the more energetic they became, and under the same hatred of the enemy, they had the feeling of seeing each other late. Coming out of the small garden, Uncle Jin also warmly invited Yang Guo to visit his house, and Yang Guo gladly agreed.

Uncle Jin's house is a house in the second phase of the community, with more than 200 square meters, four bedrooms and two living rooms, which is much more spacious than what Yang Guo rented. When he entered the door, he was greeted by magnificence, and Yang Guo not only sighed in his heart, this is a rich man! Such a big house, in a location like Yangcheng, will cost at least four million!

Uncle Jin's family of three, his daughter is fourteen years old, he is going to the second year of junior high school this year, and after the summer vacation, he plays crazy every day, and recently he has been locked up at home by Uncle Jin with a black face to do summer homework. When Yang Guo came, she was forced by her sister-in-law to come out and say hello, and then she pouted and went into the room. Sister-in-law Jin is a gentle and virtuous woman, but she is a little petite, and standing with her uncle is simply a realistic version of Beauty and the Beast!

After Yang Guo came in, the sister-in-law ran forward and backward enthusiastically, making tea for a while, and then going to a whole plate of fruit platter, which couldn't stop. Sister-in-law was very interested in Kiki, she pulled the baby stroller and teased on the sofa next to her, only when talking about her, she raised her head and chatted softly.

After some conversation, Yang Guo learned that Uncle Jin's original name was Xu Caijin, and he was from Yang Guo's mother, and he was now a division-level cadre of the Provincial Department of Education. In addition to being shocked, Yang Guo felt in his heart that people were really unseemly, and Uncle Jin should be only forty years old, and he was already in a high position!

However, Uncle Jin is very good, he didn't have a bit of an official tone in the chat, just like ordinary people, he chatted with Yang Guo very openly, and he would scold him without any scruples. Although the gap between the two in age and status is a bit big, they have similar tempers, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have forgotten the New Year.

Sister-in-law said that she runs a small business by herself, Yang Guo thinks that sister-in-law is absolutely modest, and opened a café in the CBD center of Xincheng. What shocked Yang Guo even more was that she didn't look at her sister-in-law's soft-spoken and housewife-like behavior, just like a little daughter-in-law from the countryside, she turned out to be a doctor of economics from Dongshan University! This simply subverted Yang Guo's cognition.

At this time, Yang Guo felt that he was small, don't look at the fact that he also graduated from Dongshan University, don't look at the fact that he can earn a lot of money, don't look at the fact that he can also speak three foreign languages, but he followed up with his sister-in-law, and only then did he know that he was a little sitting in the well and watching the sky. With a small bachelor's degree, what can I do?

Uncle Jin didn't look down on him, after listening to Yang Guo's experience re-told because of his sister-in-law's question, he was also full of praise for Yang Guo's affection and righteousness, and his sister-in-law's eyes were red and a few tears flowed.

Uncle Jin turned the fan to the highest, patted Yang Guo's shoulder with the big palm of Pu Fan, and said: "Xiao Yang, don't be presumptuous, I have seen a lot of young people in the Education Department, and there are also a lot of excellent young people, but there are really not many who can do it to your level!" For a person, the most important thing is not how much money he can make, but whether he will be a man, without good qualities, even if he earns more money, it is a shame. ”

Sister-in-law Jin also smiled and said: "Yes, Xiao Yang, you are still young, you still have a lot of time to do what you want to do, your ability is not bad, I believe your future achievements will not be worse than your sister-in-law." ”

"What do you mean it won't be worse than you?" Uncle Jin put his arm around Yang Guo's shoulders and said with a smile, "I'm very optimistic about my little brother, and in time, he will definitely be able to do well." ”

"Yes, yes, I'm stupid, I should be a thousand times better than my sister-in-law in the future." Sister-in-law covered her mouth and smiled.

Infected by their cheerful optimism, Yang Guo also smiled so brightly.