After sending Durant away, Sun Hao pulled Scarlett to talk about something.

It's related to Cecilia.

Yesterday at dinner with O'Neill, he made a decision and was ready to act on Thanksgiving.

It's not a small matter, and it has to do with Cecilia, so he has to discuss it with Scarlett.

"Go for it, it's a good thing."

Scarlett didn't object.

"You go with me, we are husband and wife."

Sun Hao proposed.

Scarlett smiled and nodded, Sun Hao was very happy to say that.

……

Thanksgiving is an important holiday in the West, or in the United States.

As the name suggests, thanksgiving, the tradition is to be grateful to God, but it can also be extended to be grateful to family, relatives and friends, and even everything else.

It is also an important holiday in the United States after Christmas.

Turkey, pumpkin pie, Black Friday, these are all important labels.

Thanksgiving is not just a day, it generally lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

On the second day of Thanksgiving, Sun Hao and Scarlett went to the suburbs of Los Angeles.

There are a lot of Thanksgiving activities, bonfires are more traditional, and of course there are people who go out on outings and shopping.

Sun Hao and Scarlett also went out shopping on this day.

It's just not the same as what ordinary people buy.

What they're buying is a big item: a house!

Los Angeles is huge, with many satellite cities in addition to the downtown area.

Like Sun Hao, when he played the summer league for the Mavericks before, it was played in Long Beach City.

Although it is a satellite city, it has well-developed transportation, and it is only about half an hour's drive to the city.

In a sense, these cities are also "suburbs" of Los Angeles.

Sun Hao and the others went to one of them, Qinuogang City.

This satellite city has a special feature, there are many Chinese.

According to the latest statistics, the current proportion of Chinese in Chinuogang City has exceeded 39%, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a Chinese town.

The reason why I chose to buy a house here is that in addition to being relatively cheaper, there is also a more important point, safety.

Sun Hao's status among the yellow race is now incomparable, and he usually does not do less charity, and his property is also protected by nature here.

Before they looked at the house, they called Cecilia.

Cecilia is preparing lunch for Sun Hao.

knew from the phone that Sun Hao had gone to Chinuogang, so she packed the food and rushed over immediately.

Although she wondered why Sun Hao didn't greet her in advance, after so many years, she already knew how to be a good nutritionist:

Be on call, eat on demand.

The car arrived at the address given by Sun Hao, and she hurriedly carried her lunch.

"I'm sorry I'm late."

Seeing that Sun Hao and Scarlett were waiting for her, she walked over quickly with an apologetic face.

"We're not hungry yet, come, come and show us the house first."

Sun Hao said with a smile.

Cecilia was stunned for a moment and asked her to help look at the house?

"I don't know much about that."

Cecilia was embarrassed, it was beyond her business!

"It's okay, just help us refer to it."

Sun Hao didn't explain much, and then began to take Cecilia to look at the house together.

Throughout the whole process, Sun Hao and Scarlett didn't express any opinions, but were more listening to Cecilia.

It didn't feel like they had bought the house, but Cecilia had bought it.

Seeing the back, Cecilia finally strongly recommended a set to Sun Hao.

It is a villa, the price is about 500,000 US dollars, close to the city, and the lighting environment is very good.

What's more, there is a garden in front and a pet house in the back, which is very suitable for living.

"Good vision, that's all?"

Sun Hao turned his head to Scarlett for advice.

Scarlett smiled and nodded.

The house was finalized, and because it was the full payment, it was directly the signing of the contract.

Cecilia couldn't help but express envy as she watched from the sidelines.

When Sun Hao went to visit her house, the two had an exchange, which was about the house.

Her dream is to buy such a house for her adoptive father and adoptive mother.

It's just that even if Sun Hao gives her an absolutely generous salary, she doesn't know how long it will take to buy such a house.

Living in Los Angeles is expensive.

"Cecilia, come here and sign."

She was in a daze with emotion, and Sun Hao's voice brought her back to reality.

She was stunned and didn't understand.

"This is your house."

Sun Hao said with a smile.

"Mine?"

Cecilia's eyes widened.

She thought she had misheard.

"The house you chose, so it's yours."

Sun Hao said jokingly.

However, after being pinched by Scarlett's arm, he immediately coughed dryly twice, and then spoke:

"This is our Thanksgiving gift to you, and I think you like it, and your adoptive parents will love it too."

"No, I can't."

Cecilia reacted, but she instinctively shook her head.

It's not that she doesn't like the house, it's that the gift is just too valuable.

"If you don't, you're probably going to lose your job."

Sun Hao sighed with emotion, and after the people educated by kind people are also kind people, he then opened his mouth to "threaten".

Immediately, he was squeezed by Scarlett's arm again, harder than before.

Sun Hao couldn't help coughing dryly again.

"Actually...... This is what Scarlett meant, she is very grateful for your conscientious efforts in the past few years, she thinks that you also have a great contribution to my success, so she has such a proposal, you know that I have always loved my wife very much, I can't refuse, so for the sake of our husband and wife harmony, you just agree, right? ”

Sun Hao's next words made Scarlett laugh directly.

This person who graduated with a full score in "Emotional Intelligence" is so comfortable to shoot sycophants.

Cecilia was still a little embarrassed.

But seeing Scarlett nodding her head, she also knew that it would be bad for her to refuse.

After signing the contract, she couldn't control her emotions and cried.

Over the years, her goal has been to repay her adoptive parents by buying a house like she had told her at the beginning.

But this kind of thing is really hard for ordinary people, especially in Los Angeles.

After she got married, the financial pressure was even greater, and she didn't know if she could really do it.

But Sun Hao directly helped her realize her dream at this moment.

Scarlett went up at this time and hugged Cecilia and comforted her for a while.

Looking at the two women, Sun Hao ...... Of course I didn't think much of it.

He is not the kind of person who eats in the bowl and looks at the pot, otherwise Cecilia's condition would have turned a nutritionist a long time ago.

Cecilia's incident still touched him a lot.

And $500,000 is not a lot of money for him now.

Of course, the most important thing is that Cecilia is his nutritionist and chef, and this is in charge of the rice!

Give a reward, not too much.

What, Sun Hao's team is still short of people?

There is no shortage!

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is early December.

The Lakers were focused on by their opponents after winning the opening nine in a row, and their record was a little up and down.

However, as of now, they are still at the top of the league with a record of 17 wins and 2 losses!

This record is also the best start in the history of the Lakers!

Among them, the 14-1 record in November is the best monthly record since 2000.

Sun Hao was named Player of the Month, and Phil Jackson was named Coach of the Month.

It's definitely been a fantastic season for Lakers fans.

Although, it came a little later than expected!

Fans took to social media to tease "Hill" for sitting on the bench to give the Lakers a halo of luck.

But the real reason is the Lakers' improved defense.

According to statistics, the Lakers have averaged 108.6 points per game so far this season, ranking tenth in the league.

But they are conceding an average of 99.2 points per game, which is fifth in the league!

A very simple math problem, they have an average goal difference of 9.4 points per game!

This is an absolutely strong team, and a very stable strong team.

And this defensive improvement is not just the addition of Posey.

The defensive recovery brought about by O'Neal's continuous weight loss, as well as Sun Hao's defensive improvement, are all visible to the naked eye.

It was at this time that the Lakers ushered in another piece of good news that they had been waiting for for a long time.

Grant Hill, get ready to make a comeback!

In the Lakers' practice session, Hill was in full field practice with the Lakers.

His condition is surprisingly good.

Weight is really an interesting thing for athletes.

When you are not fighting enough, gaining weight is the fastest way to increase your confrontation;

When your body starts to decline, losing weight is the best way to get back in shape;

Hill is very disciplined, and he has dropped from 102 kilograms when he came to the Lakers to 97 kilograms, which is also the weight required of him by the coaching staff.

After losing weight, his movement frequency has increased significantly, and his self-confidence has quickly recovered.

Showing it is easy to play in the training match.

He played with the bench and quickly became the playmaker and the heart of the attack.

When he saw this, Phil Jackson didn't mention how happy he was.

The Lakers' previous record has been up and down because of the decrease in ball possession points on the court since Finley left.

Coupled with Payton's severe decline this season, it is difficult to be a starter.

Basically, the team is back to the OK period, the ball is played in two core hands, and the opponent is easy to target.

If it weren't for Sun Hao and O'Neal who were in good shape, the Lakers' record this season would not have reached this level.

In fact, at the end of last season, the management had already realized the need to add a second ball holding point.

Including Sun Hao's suggestion, the management is willing to gamble, and they are all expecting Hill to take on that role.

Now Hill's state is exciting!

Even Sun Hao was inexplicably excited.

Speaking of which, since working with Bodiloga four years ago, he hasn't been paired with a star-caliber backcourt for a long time.

Basically, because of his offensive and defensive style, he partners defensive players like Bale and Ariza.

However, this season he has improved defensively and has the premise of partnering with Hill.

Everything came so just right.

Of course, training is just training, and what Hill can do still needs to be tested in the official competition.

The good news is that the results will be revealed soon.

The Lakers' next game is against the Denver Nuggets.

As the season continues to deepen, the Nuggets' record has also been up and down, but the overall trend is still in a good direction.

They currently sit at the top of the Northwest Division with an 11-6 record.

Because of the new format implemented by the league in the new season, the top spot in the division has changed from the original top three to the top four, and the Nuggets are currently in fourth place in the West.

First to fourth, it's not going to be an easy game.

Coming back in a game of this intensity isn't necessarily the best option for Hill.

However, this is a choice that both Hill and the Lakers want to make.

The Lakers' goal this season is a dynasty, so there is no point in playing a weak team well.

On the contrary, it is to play a strong team, which can better reflect the real strength.

After the Lakers announced that Hill would be back in this game, ESPN and TNT both regarded the live broadcast of this game as the most important game of the day.

The media attaches great importance to it, and the fans pay more attention to it.

Sun Hao, O'Neal, Iverson, James, Hill!

As far as Starlight goes, this is definitely the best of the season!

"This is a game that you can't miss!"

Even Barkley put the Durant thing aside for the time being and put all his attention into this game.

The Staples Center was packed.

The position in the front row is a group of Hollywood movie stars.

Serious eight classics, the battle of focus.

"Hey, I heard that Sun sent a villa to his nutritionist, damn it, why didn't that guy send me one!"

On the commentary bench, before the game started, Barkley was already talking.

This time, in addition to Kenny Smith, he was partnered with a special guest, "that man" Michael Jordan.

Why Jordan was invited, the reason is very simple, there are a bunch of Jordan successors on the field, and there is one who is coming back tonight.

"You're not a woman, and you're ugly."

Jordan glanced at Barkley and said.

"What ......"

Barkley was stunned for a moment, then laughed as he lowered his head and put his forehead on his forehead.

Probably only Jordan dared to speak like that.

The point is that it's Jordan, and he can't refute it yet!

Kenny Smith on the side laughed, and took the initiative to reach out and high-five Jordan.

He always felt that he was suffering from the previous "kiss ass" bet, and now Jordan can be regarded as helping him find some fields.

"Okay, let's talk about the game."

Barkley smiled and digressed from the subject.

"Do you think Grant will start tonight?"

He continued.

"I think to be on the safe side, Phil Jackson should have Grant start off the bench."

Kenny Smith gave his opinion.

"I think so too."

Barkley echoed Smith.

'I think Phil will just start him, I know him.'

Jordan licked his lips and nodded.

"No, no, you're going to be wrong this time."

Barkley had a rare agreement with Smith, and he felt he would be able to guess correctly this time.

Jordan pouted and spread his hands.

After a while, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the two teams started one after another.

Nuggets: Iverson, J.R. Smith, James, Martin, Camby.

Lakers: Sun Hao, Hill, Ariza, Walker, O'Neal.

Barkley went straight to the table this time.

Jordan had a "I'm sorry, I'm pretending to be a force again" expression.

"You know that handsome people can always say the right thing, and ugly people can only lie on the table."

Jordan continued.

Barkley sat up straight and looked at Jordan with a smirk.

You're handsome...... Well, you're rich, you're handsome!