Chapter 057: The Bearded Store Manager
"Mother, when did you come?" The owner of these eyes is none other than Wang Zhengyang's mother, Yuriko.
"Come here for a while, are you talking to a girl on the phone?" Yuriko, who was overheard by her son, simply walked over directly and generously.
"Hmm!" Wang Zhengyang has nothing to deny.
"Is that the girl from the last time I came to the store?" Seeing her son's admission, Yuriko hurriedly asked.
"No, it's someone you haven't met." Yuriko was talking about Eri Fujisawa, and Wang Zhengyang hurriedly denied it.
"Hehe, shy of what?" Yuriko covered her mouth and laughed.
"Next time, let her come to the house for a meal."
"Well, no problem."
Facing Yuriko's invitation, Wang Zhengyang nodded after thinking about it, thinking that there was no problem, after all, the ugly daughter-in-law had to see her in-laws sooner or later, not to mention that Haruko was so beautiful!
There was silence for a while before Yuriko continued to speak.
"Are you going out tomorrow?"
"Just go buy a pair of sneakers!"
"Take it!" Hearing this, Yuriko took out a few large bills from the wallet on the table and handed them to Wang Zhengyang.
"What are you doing here? I have money! For his mother's behavior, Wang Zhengyang instinctively rejected.
"If you are told to take it, you will take it, when you go out, the boy must be generous and show his demeanor in a timely manner!" Yuriko saw that her son didn't want her own money, and immediately reprimanded her with hatred.
In the end, Wang Zhengyang still accepted his mother's money, not because he loved money, after all, this was his mother's intention.
In Kanagawa in June, the weather is pleasant, and the sea breeze fills the air with a salty smell.
It's still that commercial street, but this time the relationship between the two is not as good as before.
It is natural to hold hands, and it will not look abrupt in the crowd.
Handsome men and beautiful women are just like a beautiful scenery, envying everyone's eyes.
In the 90s, Japan's economic development was in trouble, but the private market was still thriving.
Shops of all styles fill the streets, and strange signs are placed outside each shop to attract business.
However, Wang Zhengyang always feels that there is a lack of some breath of life, if there is a loudspeaker to shout a sentence or two:
"Fire sale, fire sale, 1,000 yen for the whole site!"
"The Kanagawa tannery has closed down, and the eight Yaji factory directors are not people! ran away with his sister-in-law, the whole site is on sale! Sitewide Specials! β
"You can't buy 2,000 yen, you can't buy it, you can't buy it! But you can buy a peace of mind! Buy one affordable! β
That's perfect!
Although the pedestrian street is crowded, it is unusually quiet, and the passers-by around it are either in a hurry or quiet and peaceful.
It's like two extremes, and the singing voices that loom from each shop also have a sense of harmony.
The shoe store was recommended by Haruko, and according to her, not only does this store have a wide variety of shoes, but the owner is also very generous!
As expected, when Wang Zhengyang saw the store manager's eye-catching mustache, he immediately understood that the man in front of him was considered by Sakuragi to be the most "generous" person in Kanagawa.
With the blessing of Sakuragi's passive skill "Bargging", the mustachioed store manager gave Sakuragi two pairs of combat boots half-sold and half-given, which can be called the first tragic character of Slam Dunk.
"Welcome, hey, it's you!" As soon as the two of them entered the door, the warm voice of the store manager came to his ears, and then he saw Haruko, and his enthusiasm quickly cooled.
"Hello, Mr. Store!" The naΓ―ve Haruko didn't feel weird, and she greeted happily.
"Well, didn't the red-haired kid come?" The store manager nodded at first, then looked nervously outside.
"Oh, did you say Sakuragi-san? He didn't come! Haruko naturally knew who the redhead was talking about, and he also turned around and explained to Wang Zhengyang: "Last time, I accompanied Sakuragi-san to buy shoes, and I only learned about this store!" β
"That's good!" Hearing that Sakuragi didn't come, the store manager breathed a sigh of relief.
"I've heard that the second-hand shoes in this store are very cheap!" Seeing the store manager's somewhat funny performance, Wang Zhengyang, who was going to make a joke, pretended to say.
When the mustachioed store manager heard this, he looked at Wang Zhengyang, who was standing next to Qingzi, and immediately widened his eyes, pointed at Wang Zhengyang with his finger and asked uncertainly, "Are you Wang Zhengyang of the basketball team of the fourth middle school?" β
"Huh? I am. As if his joke didn't work, Wang Zhengyang replied with some embarrassment.
"Hahaha, it's really you!" As soon as Wang Zhengyang admitted it, the store manager rushed over enthusiastically and grabbed Wang Zhengyang's hand.
"I'm a fan of you! I was there in your match against Kaede Rukawa! As if he was afraid that Wang Zhengyang would not understand the situation, the mustachioed store manager immediately explained.
Wang Zhengyang reacted immediately, feeling that he had met a wild fan.
Don't look at the lack of influence of basketball in Japan, but there are still a group of people who pay attention to the low-level college leagues, and Wang Zhengyang, who is the MVP of this year's junior high school, is naturally popular.
As a former college player, the mustachioed store manager still has unfinished wishes.
That is to beat Hainan High School, which is why he is concerned about the national middle school league.
It's a pity that most of the players he once favored in the country will eventually join Hainan.
The addition of countless powerful newcomers has also made Hainan's heritage more and more profound, and the name of Kanagawa's No. 1 wealthy family has also become more resounding.
This situation made the mustache manager feel more and more helpless, and it seemed that the team that would beat Hainan would never appear again.
At this time, Wang Zhengyang appeared, like a ray of sunshine in the dark.
Although he only watched one or two of Wang Zhengyang's games, the mustachioed store manager had an inexplicable premonition, as if the little guy in front of him was a natural protagonist.
In the future, he will definitely become a big man who will make waves in the Kanagawa high school league!
"Classmate Wang Zhengyang, you are much taller now!" At this time, the mustachioed store manager noticed that Wang Zhengyang's height was obviously much taller than when he was in middle school!
"I don't know!" Wang Zhengyang said with some embarrassment.
"Do you want to take a test?" The mustachioed store manager warmly invited, after all, there were ready-made tools in the store.
βOKοΌβ Wang Zhengyang is not hypocritical.
"1.83 meters tall and 75 kilograms in weight!"
Wang Zhengyang nodded, it was about the same height as he estimated, and the weight was almost meaningless, you must know that he had obviously felt that his height had stagnated recently, and it was estimated that this first stage of elevation had ended.
The body gives itself some time to replenish energy, and then to meet the second stage of growth!
But it's good to be thinner, after all, men are thin and long women... Wrong! It's a thin man who looks tall!
"That, classmate Wang Zhengyang, which university have you joined?" After measuring his height, the mustachioed store manager asked with some uneasiness.
"Lingnan!"
"Lingnan?" The mustachioed store manager was stunned for a moment, as if he was recalling the information of Lingnan High School.
"Okay, Lingnan is good! Last year's semi-final team, your team's third-year Yuzhu and second-year Sendo are both great players! Thumbs up, the mustachioed store manager said heartily.
Although it was defeated by Hainan last year, Lingnan is still a top four-level team, which is naturally much stronger than the little-known Xiangbei.
The most important thing is that the mustachioed store manager saw the increase in Lingnan's strength from Wang Zhengyang, and seemed to have the ability to compete with Hainan, so he naturally became more enthusiastic.
"Zhengyang, take a look at what you want to buy, pick whatever you want, half price for the whole audience!"
"Half price?" As soon as the mustachioed store manager finished speaking, before Wang Zhengyang could react, Haruko exclaimed.
"That's right, it's half price! We will support teams that have the ability to beat Hainan! Next, the mustache manager began to talk about his relationship with Hainan.
Haruko's beautiful eyes lit up when she listened, and she was naturally proud that her boyfriend's strength was recognized.
If she knew that the store manager had despised her brother, she didn't know how to feel!
Frankly speaking, the mustache manager's proposal is still very tempting, after all, a good pair of sneakers can be expensive.
Sneakers worth tens of thousands of dollars are not a simple consumable, and for athletes, it is best to have two or three pairs of sneakers in rotation.
Not everyone has the opportunity to "buy" 30 yuan of second-hand basketball shoes like Sakuragi.
The mustachioed store manager himself is a crazy sneaker collector, so he naturally has a good taste.
A dazzling array of sneakers that contain some of the best brands of our time.
Nike, Adidas, Converse, AND1, ASICS, Reebok, Mizuno basketball shoes fill the shoe racks.
Naturally, the store manager's favorite Jordan series is indispensable!
"That's it!" And Wang Zhengyang was in the midst of thousands of flowers, but he fell in love with a certain sneaker at a glance and smiled.