There was still a trace of the remnant sun lingering on the edge of the sky, not completely dissipated, the navy blue sky was glowing with a hint of translucency, and the night hanging at the far end of the sky had not yet fallen, as if it was waiting for a grand party, grandiose.

Walking along the quiet and peaceful street, the milky yellow light is quiet and indifferent, like a lighthouse on the vast sea, guiding the wandering lost boats, finding the direction of home, and finally anchoring in the calm harbor, wandering in a warm and gentle wave, gradually falling asleep.

Slowly parked the car on the side of the road, Logan's farewell voice was heard in the distance, "Bambi, see you tomorrow." Echoing in the air, and then drifting away, falling into silence again, Lu Ke let out a long breath, quickly grabbed his carry-on backpack, and walked quickly through the path in front of the door, the sensor light on the porch "snapped" on, and the lazy and warm light sprinkled down, and the darkness around him dissipated like a receding tide.

This is home.

Excited, uncontrollable, couldn't help but be excited, pushed open the door directly, looked around, but didn't see anyone's figure, the emotions raised high couldn't help but fall gently, "Mom? Mother! Closing the door with his hand, Lu Ke shouted loudly, looking for Jiang Youning's figure, and then heard a voice responding, "I'm in the kitchen." ”

Lu Ke walked quickly to the kitchen, and Jiang Youning, who was making dinner, saw a busy figure. Although he needs to go to work every day, as long as he doesn't work overtime, Jiang Youning will fire in his house as much as possible - in the past, it was to save money, but then it gradually became a habit.

"Hurry up and wash your hands, I'll fry another green vegetable, and you'll be ready to eat." Jiang Youning didn't turn around, and explained in a babbling voice, "There is bone broth in the pot, you can drink a bowl first." After work today, I went to Chinatown to buy some Chinese herbs, saying that they are good for bones. Didn't you sprain your ankle when you trained two days ago? Hurry up and drink a little tonic. ”

The long-winded nagging didn't give Lu Ke a gap to speak at all, but it made Lu Ke laugh dumbly, "Mom, I have something to tell you." Don't you want to be busy yet? Where's my dad? ”

"I'll talk about it later." Jiang Youning didn't bother at all, "Isn't your dad in the study?" Hurry up, call your dad out and eat. It's already eight o'clock, and if you procrastinate, you'll have to go to bed late at night, and you'll have to get up early tomorrow to train. ”

"Mom, Mom!" In desperation, Lu Ke simply grabbed his mother's shoulder, turned her around, and then turned off the gas stove with his hand, "Mom, three minutes, no, one minute, just one minute." I wasn't in such a hurry about eating. Without waiting for Jiang Youning to object, Lu Ke pushed his mother out of the kitchen and came to the hall, shouting in his mouth, "Dad, come out of the hall, quickly, I have something to say." ”

After only a short while, Lu Zhengze rushed out in a rage, "Xiao Ke, you say, why didn't the Indianapolis ponies have a tryout?" Payton Manning is sure to be reimbursed for the season, and they are now two backup quarterbacks, and their abilities are not good...... "Obviously, just now in the study, Lu Zhengze was studying and analyzing the situation in the league and the player list, trying to find more opportunities for his son.

"Dad." After Lu Ke asked Jiang Youning to sit down, he placed Lu Zhengze next to his mother, "You listen to me......"

"Didn't you say eating?" After Lu Zhengze sat down, he looked at his wife in confusion, and then saw Jiang Youning pointing at Lu Ke, "It's not your son yet." ”

Lu Zhengze nodded, "Oh, oh." Xiao Ke, why don't you send an email to the coach to ask about the Colts? They're industry insiders and certainly know better than we do, but I look at ESPN's analysis......"

"Dad, I'm not going to the Colts." The said one minute was extending to two minutes, so Lu Ke quickly cut it off directly, and then saw Lu Zhengze's puzzled expression, before he spoke, Lu Ke preemptively said, "I will stay in the 49ers." ”

"......" Lu Zhengze was stunned, Jiang Youning was also stunned, neither of them understood the meaning of this sentence for a while, so they simply didn't react at all, which caught Lu Ke off guard, and had to repeat again, "I said, I will stay in the 49ers." Today's trial was over, and in the end I stayed. ”

"Uh, you mean, you're part of the 49?" Lu Zhengze finally came back to his senses, asked repeatedly, looked at Lu Ke and nodded, expressing affirmation, Lu Zhengze blinked and froze again. The joy came so quickly that it was a little too slow.

Lu Ke quickly opened his carry-on backpack, rummaged through the contract inside, and then put it on the coffee table in the hall, "Look, this is the rookie contract that the team offered me." For the time being, I signed it for two years, and the lawyer read it and said that there was no problem; Tomorrow I will go for a physical examination first, and after the physical examination, I can sign a contract. ”

Lu Zhengze reached out and picked up the contract and began to read it seriously.

Jiang Youning looked left and right, as if he was a little overwhelmed, and finally stood up and said in a panic, "Oops, this is a good thing." But his eyes were always drifting, and he couldn't find a place to stay, "There should be a cake, why didn't you prepare a cake?" I didn't have anything to eat tonight, I forgot to go to the supermarket today, such a thing is worth celebrating, I went next door to ask to see if they have any good ingredients, should make a big meal. ”

Jiang Youning stood in place without a master, muttering to himself, and finally made up his mind, bypassed Lu Ke, and took a step. However, the pace that should have been towards the gate went to the backyard, completely losing the sense of direction.

Lu Ke hurriedly grabbed his mother, "Mom, no need, isn't it going to be eaten soon?" No more trouble. What's more, I still have a physical examination tomorrow, so I can't just eat randomly. ”

Jiang Youning looked at Lu Ke in a daze, and suddenly tears blurred his vision, "Good job, good job, you finally did it." As he spoke, the tears fell, and he couldn't stop it, and then he couldn't take the words anymore, standing in place, silently letting the tears flow wildly, "Xiao Ke, you did it." ”

Looking at his tearful mother, Lu Ke's nose couldn't help but be slightly sour, but he still smiled and hugged his mother into his arms, "Yes, I did it." A simple sentence made Jiang Youning cry.

Thirteen years, a full thirteen years. It's been a long and hard journey, but now, a whole new page has finally been turned.

After Jiang Youning vented his emotions to the fullest, he calmed down a little, raised his head to look at Lu Ke, was stunned, and then suddenly came back to his senses, "Wait, that bone broth, you can't drink it." Chinese herbal medicine, many times the drug test is not good, look at my memory, we have not checked, nor have we been approved by the team doctor, can not drink indiscriminately. I'll follow your previous coach's recipe and remake a new bowl of lean broth. Rest assured, soon. ”

chattering, Jiang Youning's mood finally eased, a smile was dyed between his eyebrows and the corners of his mouth, and the whole person became cheerful, stepping briskly and walking towards the kitchen.

Looking at the figure of his mother leaving, Lu Ke smiled dumbly: I just said that I would go next door to see if there were any materials, but I turned around and forgot about it.

Retracting his gaze, Lu Ke looked at his father, who had always been silent, and sat down on the sofa diagonally opposite, "Dad, what's wrong?" Haven't you been looking forward to it, I'll be able to join the 49ers? Now that I've finally joined, why don't you look happy at all? ”

Lu Zhengze put down the contract in his hand and raised his head to look at Lu Ke.

As a fan, he is really happy for Lu Ke, and the long struggle and struggle finally realized his dream; But as a father, the dream has just begun, and he is already worried about the future.

"Xiao Ke, this journey has been extremely hard, but the real hard work has just begun. The road ahead may be ten or a hundred times harder than before, are you ready? Lu Zhengze said earnestly.

Lu Ke didn't speak, but calmly and bravely met his father's gaze. Words pale at this moment, and the actions and self-discipline, diligence and hard work of the past years are the best self-proof. Lu Ke will definitely not give up easily, let alone surrender easily. He is a fighter.

Lu Zhengze understood his son's eyes, showed a big smile, and nodded vigorously, "You remember, me and your mother, we will always be your biggest fans!" Keep it up! We are all looking forward to seeing you on the stage of the Candlestick Stadium one day in the future. When the time comes, we will definitely come to the scene to cheer you on! ”

After speaking, Lu Zhengze waved the fist of his right hand vigorously, "Come on, 49 people!" At this time, joy and happiness really overflowed, patted Lu Ke's shoulder heavily, and countless intricate words were still not able to be said after all, but he let out a long breath and sighed, "There are also 49 people in our family!" ”

Lu Zhengze retracted his gaze, lowered his head again and began to flip through the contract in his hand.

Lu Ke looked at his father quietly, between the gray temples, wrinkles had quietly crawled all over this face, and the figure of his father, who was once unreachable, now seemed to be a little rickety; The eyes full of joy reflected the crystal of the light, and he just lowered his head, clumsily and jerkily to hide his emotions.

This is his father and mother, this is his home, this is his warm harbor, always the backer and support, on the road of dreams, cheering for him. From today onwards, he will gradually and gradually take over this burden, supporting the weight of the whole family on his shoulders.

"Dad, I met with the lawyer of the union today, he made a lot of notes, saying that these parts need to be paid attention to, you can take a look......" Lu Ke sat down next to his father, and the two fathers and sons got together and began to study the contract.

But it didn't take long for Jiang Youning's nagging voice to come again, "You two fathers and sons, hurry up and come over for dinner." After eating, we will study again, there will be opportunities in the future, and there is no need to rush at this time. Isn't Xiao Ke going to get up early tomorrow to go for a physical examination? Do the coaches have any precautions? Do you want me or your dad to take a leave of absence and go with you? ”

"Xiao Ke drove to Los Angeles to college by himself, what are you worried about him?" Lu Zhengze's calm voice came.

Under the dim light, it is just a trivial parent, but it reveals the warmth of happiness.