Chapter 123 [Thanksgiving Day]
After the Warriors and Wizards game, the players interviewed will inevitably be asked by reporters how to spend Thanksgiving.
Every year on the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving Day is a traditional day in the United States. In the minds of Americans, Thanksgiving is second only to Christmas in importance. It is a day of thanksgiving, and people go to church to pray thanksgiving, according to custom; It is a day of reunion, when people from all over the world come together to share the turkey; It is also a day of celebration, with all kinds of carnivals held across the country.
There are no games in the NBA on this day, and the stars are all on vacation to rest and spend the holidays happily with their families. Of course, there are also some stars who don't forget to give back to the community during the festive season.
Jamison is going to a charity event, and his wife is teaching children at Stoddett Elementary School in Washington, D.C.
Caron? Butler also has a plan, will he and Brandon, who is still recovering from his injury? Heywood went to a local gospel church to visit the homeless. Haywood was invited to attend, and Butler was to be the guest of honor on Thanksgiving, bringing them a sumptuous dinner, chatting with the children, and listening to their wishes, with the aim of making the homeless feel the warmth of the world on Thanksgiving.
On the Warriors' side, Stephen? Jackson also participates in community events, and he has always been one of the players who is very enthusiastic about public welfare activities. The NBA league is aware of this, so it awarded him the Community Assistance Award in March of this year. He participated in the "Silence and Violence" rally, teamed up with Grammy Award winner John Legend to raise money for the "Show Yourself" campaign, attended the groundbreaking ceremony of a basketball court, and started his own foundation. This time, he's going to participate in an essay contest at his son's elementary school, where 10 students can meet him and get tickets to the Warriors' home court.
After the start of the new season, Anthony? Moreau and Anthony? The two "Anthonys" of Randolph became good buddies, and they decided to work together as chefs at the community's youth center. They don't have a girlfriend, they are out of town, and they can't spend Thanksgiving with their families, which is also the inspiration for meeting Zhou Xuan later. Tomorrow, some homeless children will spend their Thanksgiving here, and preparing a rich Thanksgiving dinner for these children is their task this time. It's a bit of a show, and the two will be wearing tracksuits and chef hats to the event. They certainly don't cook very well, and there will be other chefs to help them do it. Their main task should be to distribute the food to the children. Imagine how excited a homeless child must have been to see a football star prepare a Thanksgiving dinner for themselves.
Chinese do not have a tradition of Thanksgiving, and back-to-back games are very tiring, and Zhou Xuan appeared direct when answering reporters' questions. "I'm going back to rest, get some sleep, have something nice to eat with my girlfriend, and get ready for the next game."
Flying back to his apartment in Auckland, Zhou Xuan was indeed too tired, and when he woke up, it was almost noon, he got dressed and washed, and heard the phone ringing in the bedroom.
Picking up the phone, Liu Yang's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Handsome guy, have you woken up?"
"Wake up, are you on vacation today? Is Yu Yan with you? Zhou Xuan said with a smile.
"Well, we're getting ready to go to your house, are you getting dressed?" Liu Yang asked.
"Dressed, are you at the door?"
"You guessed that? I hung up. ”
Then Zhou Xuan heard the sound of opening the door with a key.
Usually the two women often come here to play, and today there is also Liu Yang's boyfriend Zheng Bin, who brought some things, and a turkey, which looks like 10 pounds.
"You bought a turkey? Thanksgiving? Zhou Xuan looked at the huge chicken and asked.
"Yes, do as the locals do." Nie Yuyan said with a smile.
However, they spent Thanksgiving together eating turkey. I don't go out into the streets like Americans, I don't pay attention to table settings, and I don't know the games of Thanksgiving.
There were no classes in the afternoon, so the four of them stayed in the house to play game consoles and chat, until the evening was approaching to prepare food.
The most traditional way to make a turkey is very simple, just coat the turkey inside and out with salt and peppercorns, and then bake it in the oven for about 3 hours. After baking, Zhou Xuan showed his knife skills, cut and distributed them to several people.
Zhou Xuan felt that the turkey meat tasted average, not as good as ordinary chicken, it was hard and dry, it was too big and the taste was light, it was only good to dip in sauce, and there was no smooth feeling of meat, so he didn't understand why foreigners liked to eat it. Probably the other three thought the same way, so the turkey was eaten in a few bites, and then the main meal was rice and Chinese food.
In fact, the value of turkey is not delicious, but nutrition, and has the advantages of "one high and two low". One is high in protein, the second low is low in fat, low in cholesterol, and rich in iron, zinc, phosphorus, potassium and vitamin B. Turkey is high in protein compared to other meat products, but has the least calories and cholesterol. The fat contained in turkey meat is unsaturated fatty acids that do not cause an increase in the amount of cholesterol in the blood. Secondly, turkey breast is also quite high in iron, making it one of the best sources of iron for menstrual periods, pregnant women, and people who need to recuperate from injuries. It is also said to help the body reduce stress, relieve tension and restlessness.
After eating, the four of them sat in the living room and turned off the TV, and Zhou Xuan proposed that everyone talk about what they wanted to be grateful for. Originally, he didn't think about this festival, but when he talked about it, he felt that there were too many people or things to be grateful for, and he felt a lot.
What should people be grateful for? "Kindness is repaid, grievances are forgotten, grievances are short, and gratitude is long", "Vote for me with a peach, repay it with Qiong Yao", and "repay the grace of dripping water" are all the heartfelt voices of gratitude from the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation.
In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the Wushu Alliance, the Battle of Chibi, and the Cao Army were defeated. Cao Cao fled in a hurry from Huarong Road and met Guan Yu on the way. Although Guan Yu had made a military order, he still remembered his old kindness and let Cao Cao go. Guan Yuyi is thin and cloudy, because he knows how to be grateful.
Qian Xuesen studied in the United States, and then insisted on returning to his homeland. The United States did everything possible to retain him, tempted him with generous treatment, and even resorted to violence in the end, but this did not shake his determination to return to China in the slightest. After the last day, he finally returned to the motherland that haunted him and made outstanding contributions to the motherland's aerospace and military affairs. Won the medal of "Two Bombs and One Star". Qian Xuesen did not hesitate, because he knew how to be grateful.
When people are grateful, they will be more grateful and think of everyone who is kind to them but does not reciprocate. If you are always grateful, you will take giving more help and encouragement to others as your greatest joy, and you will be able to extend a helping hand to those who are in distress or desperate to survive, and you will not ask for anything in return.
It is a positive thinking and humble attitude, a loving action, a philosophy of life and wisdom of life. Gratitude is the fulcrum of learning to be a person and achieving a sunny life. A grateful heart is a seed of peace, because gratitude is not simply to repay gratitude, it is a kind of responsibility, self-reliance, self-esteem and the pursuit of a sunny spiritual realm. Every caring person should be a person who knows how to be grateful, and life is wonderful with love, filial piety and gratitude.
"What I propose, let's talk about it first." Zhou Xuan thought for a while and said lightly: "First of all, I want to be grateful to my parents, they brought me life, gave me a solid and warm home, and supported my ideals; I am grateful to my friends, who have brought me sincere friendship and given me sincere care and encouragement in life; No matter how grateful I am to my teammates of the Warriors, without their help, I would not have been able to win no matter how far my vision is; And the agent, who brought me to the Warriors and helped me get a big contract; The most important thing is to thank God, he not only opened my mind, saw all directions, and listened to all directions, but also allowed me to meet Yu Yan in the United States, and I am very happy now. ”
Nie Yuyan blushed and lowered her head. Liu Yang looked at this pair from the side, feeling very envious, turned his head to Zheng Bin and said, "You also say, you have to be better than what he said." ”
Zheng Bin paused for a moment, and didn't think of what to say for a while, and finally praised Liu Yang as if jokingly.
Then came Nie Yuyan, who didn't know what to say.
What are you grateful for, parents? Dad socializes every day, drinks at noon and drinks at night, and is invited all day long, and then he usually talks as if he has drunk too much, and his big tongue is slurred. Mom is in business, and she also has a lot of entertainment, so it's rare to accompany her to the playground on vacation, and the phone calls are one after another. As a child, she spent more time with her nanny than with her parents. She doesn't feel that she is happier than others, she is just richer than others. The only thing she is glad about is that her parents are very strict with her, not allowing her to interact with the opposite sex casually, if anyone wants to chase her and pester her, she will directly find someone to settle down. This makes her live in China like a little princess, and because of this, she feels that she is still worthy of Zhou Xuan, who has become a star.
Nie Yuyan said with a smile: "I want to thank my parents for sending me out to study abroad and let me meet Zhou Xuan, which is the happiest thing for me." ”
Meeting Zhou Xuan was indeed the happiest thing for her, which made her believe that there was really fate in the world.
Liu Yang has a lot of words of gratitude. "I am grateful to my parents for giving me a lot of money, sending me abroad to play, I can buy whatever I want, I am grateful that I can meet big stars on the road, and I am grateful that Yuyan is with me, not lonely. Thanksgiving found a silly boyfriend who wasn't bad for me. ”
As an only child who grew up in a greenhouse, he doesn't know how to share, and he lacks some gratitude, and saying these things is just a joke for them.
Zhou Xuan didn't care what others thought, and Nie Yuyan also regarded meeting him as the most thankful thing, so he let him have a happy Thanksgiving.