On Sunday, the seventeenth week of the regular season officially came to an end; The following Sunday, the wild card round of the playoffs officially began, and after only a week of interval, there was no respite or adjustment, just after the bayonet was finished, the corpse of the enemy won the qualification to enter the next level, and before he even had time to wipe the remaining blood on his cheek, he was about to raise the broken blade of the blood that had not dried up and plunged into another battle again.

Of course, there's another way to relax and unwind – if you lose a game, you can enjoy a long and comfortable vacation, but obviously no one wants that, and the vacation can wait a little longer to win the playoffs

However, at least Monday is a regular day off. If you don't do it too much, it is still very necessary to relax and adjust appropriately.

According to the habits developed in the past three seasons, even on rest days, Lu Ke has arranged a small number of schedules, either to watch game videos or to read tactical manuals or yoga to relax, etc., so that he can maintain the training state of the season in a slightly relaxed state and continue smoothly, but today is a little different, Lu Ke specially arranged other schedules, and there are still some things to complete before the official start of the playoffs.

After returning from Phoenix last night, Lu Ke did not return to his apartment, but went straight to his parents' house, and learned the results of Ted Jean's examination at midnight, and Phoenix basically remained the same, no major problems, but still needed to recuperate for about two weeks, Lu Ke was relieved, fell asleep peacefully, and woke up in his old room in the morning.

Because the regular season is extremely busy, there is no rest time for the games week after week, and it is very difficult for Lu Ke to go home, even on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas, more often it is Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning who go to Lu Ke's apartment, and occasionally they can see Lu Ke.

Since the beginning of this year, Lu Ke has been going home once a month as much as possible, and more often when he chooses to play at home, and after the game day, he will go home for a night, chatting with his parents, watching TV, occasionally watching a movie, and more often he is still busy with things like daily life. Although there are no special activities, it is always a good thing to see each other once in a while, and life is not too boring.

The game in December is very intense, even Christmas is still busy, Lu Ke just had a dinner at home, and then returned to his apartment to prepare for the game, professional players do not have the term public holidays, until now, the regular season is over, Lu Ke has the opportunity to go home and laze for a night.

I woke up in the morning to the aroma of coffee and fried eggs, although it was not a special food, but it was filled with a smell that belonged to my mother, reminding Lu Ke that he could be a little lazy today.

"Lao Lu, have you seen my book of sports nutrition? I remember seeing it when I got home from work yesterday, but I woke up this morning and it was gone. ”

"Have you checked the laundry room? You always walk around the house with that book, and when you used to dry your clothes in the laundry room, did you leave it there and forget to get it back? ”

“…… Was I reading that book when I was doing my laundry last night? Why don't I remember, can you go over and take a look for me? ”

The classic shouting came from downstairs again, even if there were several different rooms apart, it was still possible to complete the conversation, this kind of communication skill that ignores the space and ignores the equipment, can always awaken the familiar memory of childhood in Lu Ke's mind-

As for Lu Ke's own words, because he usually shouts tactics too many times in training and competitions, and when he can use his mobile phone to complete the communication, Lu Ke will definitely not speak, and he feels that his throat is aging at a rate of twenty times his age.

Lu Ke's new season officially began in September, and Jiang Youning's new life officially began in September - she entered the undergraduate department of the University of California, Berkeley, and officially began to study sports nutrition.

Cause?

It's very simple, Jiang Youning still hopes that Lu Ke can eat the home-cooked food he made.

Jiang Youning also knows that the dietary combination and food taboos of professional players are particularly important, not to mention the calorie combination and healthy choices of the daily three meals, some foods that may cause unnecessary/forbidden/drug/conjecture must be completely banned, which also makes Jiang Youning gradually have more requirements for food materials, cooking methods, nutritional combinations, etc.

Since the beginning of last season, Jiang Youning will consult Lu Ke's personal nutritionist Judy Carter and physical trainer Andre Richardson every now and then to make sure that his cooking can keep up with Lu Ke's daily training requirements - although Lu Ke may only go home once a month or two months, Jiang Youning still hopes that his son can eat some home-cooked food, especially Chinese/Chinese food, the taste is still different after all, and even with it, she and Lu Zhengze's three meals began to accommodate Lu Ke and made adjustments.

As an accountant, her way of working is fully flexible and changeable, and in this way, she began her second study career at the University of California, Berkeley, which is obviously not an easy task, but Jiang Youning is completely happy with it, and it is indeed a unique taste to live a life of learning and learning, which makes her redevelop the joy of learning, and the small days are becoming more and more fulfilling and interesting.

This season, Lu Ke's apartment is gradually becoming a gathering place for 49 people in San Francisco, and the food that Jiang Youning puts in Lu Ke's refrigerator is obviously not enough, but this has become the source of inspiration for Jiang Youning's spare time-

She gathered the families of the San Francisco 49ers players, whether they were parents, wives or children, brothers and sisters...... It doesn't matter if there are any family members, and then collectively making food for this group of players, and occasionally throwing holiday parties together, it also connects the team's off-field life and makes the dressing room atmosphere more and more harmonious.

To be honest, since Lu Ke went to college, Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning's burden has been temporarily lifted, and their daily life has slowly begun to enter the routine of self-replication and self-cycle, and it seems that they have entered retirement life in advance, if it weren't for the weekly games of the San Francisco 49ers to reawaken their enthusiasm, they may have begun to enjoy the sunset red by now; But now, life has become vibrant again, and every day seems to be full of infinite possibilities, and both of them are enjoying it.

In this regard, Lu Ke naturally raised his hands and feet in agreement, and he sincerely hoped that parents could find their own joy of life outside of themselves, after all, life is still very long, in addition to family and children, they can also develop their own lives for the second time, and truly learn to enjoy life.

Now, lying on the bed and listening to the conversation downstairs, Lu Ke has the illusion of returning to the university dormitory - classmates are loudly discussing assignments and reports, and then complaining to each other about the professor's requirements, worrying about how the project should be completed, and even not getting enough sleep because of staying in the library for too long, not to mention the athletes who need to balance their studies and careers, as if they are competing with themselves every day.

Involuntarily, the smile on the corner of his mouth rose slightly, and Lu Ke lay on the bed for five minutes in the quilt, and then got up neatly to wash.

Walking down the stairs, the room was filled with a faint fragrance of chicken soup, refreshing but rich, people couldn't help but want to take a few more breaths, and take steps in the direction of the aroma, and then you could see Jiang Youning, who was busy in the kitchen, holding dumplings with his hands and feet at this time.

The aroma of fried eggs mixed with the mellow aroma of coffee, and the fragrance of chicken soup lingering under the nose, unconsciously revealing a New Year's flavor - today is December 30th, and there is still one day left before the end of 2013.

"Mom, do you need help?" Lu Ke asked in a loud voice.

Jiang Youning turned his head and smiled at Lu Ke, his hands covered with flour were still busy, "No, no, I only have the last dozen at hand, but a matter of a few minutes, when you wash your hands and wipe your hands, I will have all finished it." ”

"Aldon and Ahmed, they just said casually, and you actually took it seriously. We can go to Chinatown and buy the finished product directly, and they can't make a difference anyway. Looking at such a battle in front of him, Lu Ke knew that Jiang Youning must have gotten up early in the morning to be busy, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for his mother.

This year's traditional Lunar New Year falls on January 31, and the Super Bowl is held on the second day of the Lunar New Year. According to the usual practice, Lu Ke and his family still have to eat dumplings; But because of the special time, if the San Francisco 49 enters the Super Bowl, there will be no time for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and if the San Francisco 49 is eliminated early, the situation of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is another situation.

Therefore, Jiang Youning thought about eating dumplings on New Year's Eve as a small ceremony, and at the same time accumulating blessings for the playoff journey of the San Francisco 49ers.

Unexpectedly, the other players of the San Francisco 49ers heard about it, and they all wanted to come to Lu Ke's house for dinner. Lu Keyi verbally refused, but after the hospitable Jiang Youning learned about it unexpectedly, she generously agreed: she made a meal of dumplings for all the members of the whole team.

Tonight, it happens to be a rest day, and the players will go to Lu Ke's apartment to eat dumplings en masse.

Jiang Youning laughed heartily, "Isn't it just dozens of dumplings, and they will come out in thirty minutes." One of them each, a little blessed, this sincerity still has to be there; But if we want more, we will go out and buy the finished product, or else we will gather all the support groups and be busy for an afternoon, which will be about the same. ”

Lu Ke snapped his knuckles, gritted his teeth and said, "I think this group of guys must be too idle, they still have time to remember to eat dumplings, and they all need to practice when they go to the training ground tomorrow." ”