A faint aroma of pancakes came from under the wings of my nose, mixed with the scent of eggs and coffee, and my stomach couldn't help but let out a rumbling of protest. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lance sat up straight almost reflexively, looked around alertly, the familiar sight loosened the tense heartstrings, and slowly leaned back again, touching the back of the sofa, only to notice that he was actually sleeping on the sofa, thinking about it seriously, but not remembering when he fell asleep.

Looking back, Gawain was wearing an apron, and his shoulder-length hair was simply tied into a ponytail after being re-grown, and he was putting the baked toast on his plate; Lowering his head and adjusting the angle, he could see two figures sitting on the wicker chair outside the balcony of the master bedroom, it was Theo and Ian, the two of them lowered their voices and were discussing something, you kept exchanging opinions back and forth......

"Are you awake?" Gawain's voice came from the direction of the restaurant behind him, "Wash up, and you're ready for breakfast." Gawain put the plate on the table and walked softly to the kitchen, "Where the hell is the jet lag now?" Theo said you only slept in the early hours of the morning, do you want to go back to your room and sleep for a while? ”

Lance looked down at the blanket covering him, lifted the blanket, sat relaxed on the sofa and was a little stunned, waited for a while, and then his head started to work again, "I don't know what jet lag I am now...... I was stunned for a while, and then stood up and walked towards the bathroom in the master bedroom.

"Good morning!" Ian and Theo noticed Lance for the first time and said hello, and Lance waved at them and went straight to the bathroom to wash up. After taking a hot bath, the sore muscles were relieved a little, the sluggish brain finally returned to normal, and the finale of the "Fury Road", the victory of the Oscars, and the opportunity of Oscar night...... His thoughts cleared, though he still didn't know what time zone he was in.

"Morning!" Lance returned to the dining room barefoot and greeted with a smile, Gawain pointed to the empty seat next to Theo, "Two servings of syrup, and one serving of cream." Plus a cup of coffee. "There was a pancake on the empty spot, with a bright syrup and sweet cream complemented by three strawberries.

Sitting down familiarly, he first took two cherries from the fruit basket in the center and threw them into his mouth, and then picked up the knife and fork, "You have been in charge of breakfast lately?" Lance glanced at Theo and Ian, who were still talking, a thick stack of newspapers on the table, and Ian listened intently as he quickly flipped through the pages. Lance didn't bother them, and said to Gawain.

"I'm used to waking up so early every day, and I always have to find something to do. I ran five kilometers and then went to the supermarket and came back to find that I still had a lot of time. Gawain joked, "I now finally understand why people watch movies." ”

Lance didn't smile or retort, but put down the pancake on his right fork, his eyes showing concern. Gawain thought that Lance didn't understand his jokes, "I watched the ......movie because I was too boring" Gawain pointed at himself and then at Lance, obviously teasing Lance.

"Your jokes aren't funny at all." Ian interjected, complained about Gawain, and then turned back to talk to Theo.

Lance waved his fork lightly, indicating that he didn't care about Gawain's joke, "It's only a third of the way today, so what are you going to do with the remaining two-thirds?" ”

Anyone needs a goal, even if it's a vacation, they need to find something to do "with nothing", such as sunbathing on the beach for a whole day, like resting by the pool all day, no one can really withstand a long period of boredom, not even those old people who are half buried in the loess, let alone Gawain.

Although Gawain is "old" on the rugby field, he is not yet thirty-four years old, and for society, such an age is the time to start a career. Suddenly, Gawain said goodbye to the life of insisting on training every day and making a fixed arrangement every day for the past ten years, and this kind of sudden chaotic rhythm after being tense to the extreme often leads to falling apart, which is also the reason why retirement life is extremely difficult, many athletes are at a loss after retirement, and may even be addicted to alcohol, drugs/drugs and unable to extricate themselves.

That's what Lance was worried about.

Gawain immediately understood Lance's concern, and couldn't help but show a bright smile, "Don't worry, I'll find something to do." However, Lance's eyes still did not relax, not only Lance, but even Theo and Ian paused to talk, turned their heads to look, and their eyes fell on Gawain's shoulder.

Chaos Pictures is in full swing right now, and everyone is so busy that they can't stop at all, but Gawain can't participate in it, as if he's just a bystander, especially when he just retired, this emptiness is even more irreparable.

A trace of warmth flowed through his heart, Gao Wen put down the knife and fork, and put away his smile, "Since you mentioned it, I just happened to discuss it with you." What do you think of the idea of me becoming a narrator after that? Ian put down the newspaper in his hand and put aside all the other work for the time being, "Actually, in the last two months, I have tried to completely relax myself, after all, for more than ten years, I have never really enjoyed the vacation, but I find that it is not that simple, I always can't help but start thinking, there are all kinds of ideas in my head." I thought about becoming a coach and maybe I could be an attacking coach and give some input to the team; And professional fitness trainers, I think I could easily find countless jobs in Hollywood under the name of Lance......" This made both Lance and Ian chuckle.

"I've actually considered professional golfers, you know, a lot of basketball players have been like that since they retired." Lance rolled his eyes in response, "And then there's the narrator." Actually, ESPN tested me a while ago and they thought I'd be a good commentator and I could still be with the league, you know, game time is my working time. ”

Lance turned his head to look at Ian and Theo, the three brothers exchanged glances, and finally Lance looked at Gawain and shrugged, "I think it's a brilliant idea, and it's certain that you can help when I need a VIP box in the future......" Gawain couldn't help but say, "So, yes, I support it." ”

"Where do you work in Los Angeles?" Theo asked.

Gawain nodded, "Hmm," and dragged out the last note, "Oh, yes, Lance, I went to look at the house, Malibu, on that little hill next to Zuma Beach, two floors, a little over 100,000 square feet, eight bedrooms, two pool houses, twelve baths, a tennis court with a view of the ocean, and a saltwater open-air pool that opened onto the ocean. By the way, my favorite is their wine cellar. Gao Wen gushed introducing, his eyebrows fluttering, and then he noticed Lance's surprised expression, he laughed twice, "If you can, I think it's the best idea for the four of us to separate and buy a villa each." But Ian told me that this is not possible until the bears in his hands pay off next year. So, what else can I do if I don't live in your house? ”

Theo raised his hand and patted Lance on the shoulder, this sudden move made Ian lower his head and hide the smile on the corner of his mouth, while Gawain had a smug expression, and finally succeeded in pranking Lance once, it was really hard.

Lance pursed his lips, picked up his coffee, and said self-deprecatingly, "I think even if you borrow money from the bank, it's time to pay the interest." This made the corners of Theo's mouth twitch, "How much does that house cost?" My checkbook is in a drawer, and you can just say hello to Percy. ”

"Eighteen million." Gawain gave the answer, and Lance tucked his chin slightly, "It's a lot lower than expected." ”

At this time, the real estate bubble has appeared, and the prices of apartments and rentals are rising like crazy, but the prices of luxury homes such as villas are slowly falling. So, when the real estate crash in 2007, it was the working people at the bottom who suffered the most.

"The previous price was 23 million." Gawain confirmed Lance's speculation.

"Lance, don't listen to Gawain." Ian waved his hand helplessly, "Isn't it a contradiction that we're shorting ourselves right now, betting that real estate will collapse, and then we're going to buy a house ourselves?" If you really want to buy a villa, wait for the market to crash next year before you sell, maybe you can get it without fifteen million. ”

Lance waved his hand nonchalantly and said with a chuckle, "We won't be victims of this real estate crisis, there's no need to be careful about the price difference, that's what you told me, isn't it?" Seeing Ian's expression was still very helpless, Lance continued, "Besides, this apartment can't stay forever, the paparazzi already know about it, and it's troublesome to get in and out." Malibu is much more convenient, you and Theo too, stay in Los Angeles when you work, if you don't mind driving, go to Malibu, anyway, it's less than twenty-five minutes away by car. ”

"So be it." Theo made a straightforward decision, Ian looked at him in surprise, but Theo said as a matter of course, "We've been working hard, not to save." Ian smiled dumbly, in fact, this is also his consistent advocacy, only by learning to spend money can he know how to make money, but in the past year, the economic pressure of Chaos Pictures and the pressure of the real estate bubble have really made him a little too cautious.

"Then leave this matter to Gawain." Ian smiled and agreed, "But the interior decoration must hire a professional designer, I don't believe in Gawain's aesthetics." (To be continued.) )