"Mom? Mother! I am back. ”

Lu Ke pushed open the door of the house, as if he had never moved out, raised his voice and called, waited for a while, but did not hear a response, and then shouted again, "Dad...... Father! ”

"Xiao Ke?" Lu Zhengze's voice came from the study, and then he walked out quickly, changed into pajamas, and held a pair of reading glasses in his hand, "You're back." ”

"Dad, where's my mom?" Lu Ke nodded, his gaze still searching.

"Your mom is taking a shower." Lu Zhengze quickly replied, "What's the matter with you?" Got a party with your teammates today? ”

Looking Lu Ke up and down, Lu Zhengze couldn't help laughing, "There's nothing else to do when I call you back, today is your birthday, and your mother and I were going to call you back yesterday, but thinking about it, today is the game day, we still try not to affect your preparations, just wait for the game to end." No matter what, you still have to eat a bowl of longevity noodles on your birthday. ”

Lu Ke scratched his head and laughed twice, "I forgot it myself, and I thought you had forgotten it too." If it weren't for Uncle Li, who came to the parking lot and gave me a birthday present, I wouldn't have remembered it at all. ”

Lu Zhengze tapped Lu Ke with the reading glasses in his hand, "I guessed it." In preparation for this game, you must have forgotten everything. Quick, go up and take a shower, you like this, don't scare your mother for a while. ”

Lu Ke nodded again and again, and took a big step in the direction of the stairs.

Looking at Lu Ke's footsteps, he left wet footprints, and Lu Zhengze's eyes widened, "Xiao Ke, you...... You guy, all the cream on your body, you don't take off your shoes, and then you go over, and now you make the hall like this, like a murder scene, your mother will definitely talk about me later. ”

"I'm going to sue my mother, and you said that your home is the scene of a murder." Lu Ke's voice came from the top of the stairs, and with a hint of mischievousness, he said happily.

Lu Zhengze immediately panicked, "Don't tell your mother about this." Xiao Ke? Yes? Xiao Ke! ”

But Lu Ke didn't respond, leaving Lu Zhengze alone to stand in the corner of the hall on the first floor, looking at the cream footprints left at the scene, and laughed helplessly, "This guy has been like this since he was a child, and he still hasn't grown up." ”

……

After taking a shower, the tense muscles finally relaxed a little, changed into a set of dry clothes, and returned to his room while wiping his hair.

The room is still the familiar appearance in his memory, there is no change, it can be seen that Jiang Youning is still cleaning the room regularly, keeping it clean and tidy, as if he will come back at any time; On top of the desk was a thick photo album, and next to it was a large stack of neat handwritten letters.

A brief flip through it turned out to be letters from fans. Although it is now a fully digital age, there are still many people who are nostalgic for the old days, who are accustomed to using Hongyan to send messages and flip through paper books, and those retro ways still remember those simple and pure years.

What's even more amazing is that there is a letterhead neatly arranged next to it, and then there is a small stack of replies. Looking at the handwriting on the envelope, you can see that these are all replies written by Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning, one by one. The top one had not yet been put into the envelope, and Lu Ke unfolded it and read it carefully:

"Dear Simone,

Hello, I'm Lu Ke's father, Jack, thank you very much for your letter.

First of all, I hope that your college life will be on track as soon as possible. I always believe that dreamers are the driving force to change the world and the whole society, which is the most precious spirit I learned from Lu Ke, fortunately, you are also a dreamer.

……

I know you're looking forward to Lu Ke's reply. Unfortunately, he now has to put in a busy training schedule every day and give it his all for every game; But the support from you, as well as the support of other fans, has always been the biggest motivation for Lu Ke to continue to move forward. Lu Ke is realizing his dream, and I hope you can achieve your dream.

Sincerely,

Jack Lu. ”

This is a simple but sincere reply, full of sincere emotions between the lines.

In fact, the interaction between fans and players is relatively limited, after all, the fan base is too large, and it is impossible to take care of them one by one by relying on the players' own strength; It's become more efficient and direct for players to communicate directly with their fans through online platforms, but at the end of the day, it's still an impossible task to take care of each fan individually.

This is where agents play an important role, and they often take on the responsibility of managing the fans. Lu Ke's social networking platform is managed by Lech's professional team; As for the handwritten letters, Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning took over, and the sincerity and cordiality of the handwritten letters are not at all comparable to the automatic replies of the computer.

Relying only on the strength of Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning is really too weak, but at least, they are still holding on.

This reminded Lu Ke of Juliet's house in Verona, Italy.

Because of the relationship between the classic drama "Romeo and Juliet", Juliet has pinned the hopes of countless girls for romantic love, so Juliet's house has become the best place for lovers and couples to make good wishes. At the same time, girls from all over the world have written to Juliet's house to pour out their love troubles, looking forward to waiting for their own love.

To this end, the Verona City Hall has set up a volunteer project to receive letters from all over the world, and "Juliet" writes the reply letters, all of which are female volunteers, sharing their experiences and feelings, building a bridge of communication with the letterers, and sincerely praying for them to come to love.

Now, Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning are maintaining the sincere bond between Lu Ke and the fans. Even the slightest force can change the turning point of a life's destiny.

The photo album next to the thick letter contains photos of Lu Ke. Each photo corresponds to every game played in the past season and a half, whether it was taken at the Candlestick Stadium or all the friends watching the away game at home, and every moment is recorded realistically.

The love and commitment in the oriental culture are more restrained, gentler and more subtle, but this does not mean that they are weak. They may not say it often, but the heaviness and warmth of their hearts are no less impressive, like a safe haven, erecting a high beacon, waiting silently behind them forever.

Leaving the room and walking down the stairs, there is a rich aroma of chicken soup wafting in the air, with a hint of sweetness, lingering under the milky yellow light, outlining the curling mist in the kitchen, and the faint sound of boiling can be heard, as well as the sound of kitchen knives colliding with cutting boards.

Lu Zhengze is sitting at the dining table at the moment, wearing his reading glasses, flipping through a thick stack of materials, and seems to be concentrating on research; Jiang Youning was wearing an apron and was busy in the kitchen, she had just come out of the shower, her wet hair had not yet been dried, she had just curled it into a bun casually, rolled up the sleeves of her pajamas, and was skillfully busy.

There is no special picture, it is such an ordinary moment, but it reveals a taste of home.

Lu Ke's footsteps couldn't help but stop at the staircase, quietly enjoying a moment of warmth.

"How? Have you figured out a way? Jiang Youning asked loudly.

Lu Zhengze shook his head slightly, "Next week's game is not good, now the Chicago Bears are in good defensive condition, second in the league, anti-running is similar to us, and in terms of anti-passing, the current number of interceptions is the first in the league." The form of our receivers is always up and down, and Xiao Ke's performance will be crucial this week. ”

"Xiao Ke will come down for a while, you don't want to mention these things, he is under so much pressure now, and we laymen also know little about the situation, and then shout and point here blindly, isn't it trouble?" Jiang Youning didn't say anything, but took the initiative to persuade him, "I think Xiao Ke is playing well now." ”

Lu Zhengze took off his glasses and waved his hand repeatedly, "I know, I know." I'm also worried now that Xiao Ke is under too much pressure. Alas, sure enough, we are old, and when no one paid attention before, we were worried; There's too much attention right now, and we're worried. Our pressure is already so great, I really don't know how much pressure Xiao Ke is carrying. ”

"Why, you're still not convinced? Take that pair of glasses up and down every day and let you carry them with you, you just have a hard mouth, and you still pretend to be a thirty-year-old young man? Jiang Youning joked with a smile, "My noodles are ready, you call Xiao Ke to come down, finish eating early, let him go back early, he will get up early tomorrow to train." He's definitely exhausted today. ”

"Bh. Good. Lu Zhengze carefully collected all the materials in his hand and put them in the cabinet next to him, and then got up.

Lu Ke suddenly panicked, hurriedly took a few steps back, returned to the top of the stairs, and then deliberately increased his steps, pretending that he had just gone downstairs, and saw Lu Zhengze head-on, "Xiao Ke, you come down, it's just right, your mother has made the noodles, hurry up and eat." ”

Jiang Youning also came out with chicken soup longevity noodles at this time, and he saw Lu Ke out of sight, and a smile appeared on his face, "Xiao Ke, come here, eat a bowl of longevity noodles, this is your birthday." I know the dietitian said to avoid supper as much as possible, so I didn't eat too many noodles, you just take a bite and drink a little chicken soup. ”

"That chicken soup is an old hen, your mother made an appointment two weeks in advance, and the domestic chickens from the farm in Texas were brought up, and they started to boil after returning from today's competition." Lu Zhengze said enthusiastically.

Lu Ke pulled out a chair, sat down, and looked at the bowl of orange and orange chicken noodle soup in front of him, there was nothing superfluous, a roll of longevity noodles, a few green onions floating, and then there was a fried poached egg, but the thick aroma came to the nose, and the hot temperature swirled on the fingertips, revealing the familiar aroma in the memory of childhood, and the mist came up.

Suddenly, Lu Ke's eyes were filled with tears.