056 Carnival
It was a crazy night — crazy games, crazy wins, crazy celebrations, and the whole night was in a frenzy, and countless students took to the streets on the campus in Westwood, singing, partying, cheering, and getting drunk as if this was the end of the world.
For the Pacific 12 League, the Rose Bowl is rugby's highest symbol of honor; For the Collegiate League, the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Orange Bowl, and the Celebration Bowl are the highest level of championships they can compete for. In other words, it's their Super Bowl!
You can imagine how important it is for UCLA students to regain the Rose Bowl after 25 years.
After the game ended, the official selection of the best offensive player was won by Logan Newman, and the best defensive player was won by JJ Watt; Then, all the members of the Bruins team stepped onto the podium and held the rose bowl, a symbol of honor, which announced the end of the entire event. But the celebration has only just begun.
Although he only played for two minutes, Lu Ke undoubtedly became the biggest celebrity in the entire team, and was taken care of, drinking, playing, celebrating, wave after wave, and the alcohol was poured into the stomach one after another, Lu Ke later drank directly to the splinter, and he didn't remember what happened at all, and when he woke up again, he found himself sleeping in a bathtub-
He didn't know where he was, but what was certain was that it wasn't in his apartment. What's more, he doesn't remember how he got here.
After leaving the bathtub, he came to the hall, where a large number of corpses were lying on the ground, and the strong smell of alcohol in the air made Lu Ke's stomach start tumbling again, and his head was splitting. Last night, he didn't remember very well, beer, wine, whiskey, brandy, vodka...... All kinds of alcohol were mixed together, and they kept pouring into his stomach, and even when they began to break up, he had a vague memory now.
Thinking about it carefully, the only thing he remembered was that when he first arrived at the party, the members of the offensive team were pulled onto the field, and the rose bowl as big as a basin was used as a wine glass, full of alcohol, and then the offensive team members took a round and had to drink them all, which means that the first person could drink the least, and if the people in front of him were not righteous, the rest would be drunk by the last person.
Lu Ke secretly wanted to go to the front, but he was stunned and coaxed to the last one. Fortunately, the friends in the offensive group had a little conscience and did not deliberately be lazy, even so, when they arrived at Lu Ke, there were at least seven hundred milliliters of alcohol in it - I don't know how many kinds of alcohol were mixed in.
After drinking it all, Lu Ke was almost there.
Although he was awake at this time, the faintly aching temples and light footsteps made the whole world stagger and turn upside down, passing through the large area of "corpses" in the hall, and almost stepped directly on others several times, as if he was a minesweeper, it was really frightening step by step, and he finally came outside, but because of the golden sunshine in California, he couldn't help frowning, and suddenly had the illusion that he was a vampire.
After looking around in a daze, I realized that this was still on campus, and that this building was the territory of the fraternity, and that the rich kids were partying here every once in a while—strictly speaking, it was a place where parties were held all year round, and alcohol and/or hemp/hemp could always be found here.
The problem is not with the fraternity, but with ...... Their celebratory party yesterday was on the other side of the school, how the hell did he cross the whole campus and get here?
Standing in place and stunned for a moment, the vampire finally adapted to the sun, Lu Ke looked down, and made sure that he was not covered in diamonds like the "Twilight" actor, so he took a step with peace of mind. I hesitated for a moment in my mind, should I run home or take a taxi?
Immediately, there was an urge to vomit in his stomach, which made Lu Ke decide on the latter without hesitation.
I pulled out my phone, booked a taxi, and staggered towards the rental stop in front of the school — the United States is a country on wheels, and according to surveys, the average person owns two cars, and the age of sixteen can get a driver's license, and this is especially true in Los Angeles, where public transportation is useless, taxis are useless, and private cars are the mainstream. Therefore, the situation where you can find a taxi by waving on the side of the road is a rare event in Los Angeles and must be booked in advance.
The reserved taxi took about fifteen minutes to arrive, and Lu Ke got into the taxi and staggered all the way back to the apartment.
Unsurprisingly, Jay and Logan are neither at home, and they don't know where they are drunk or when they will find their way home. Lu Ke first went to the bathroom to take a shower and changed all the sour clothes on his body; Then I simply made a sandwich and two scrambled eggs to soothe my hungry stomach.
After feeling the warmth in my stomach, the real feeling became real, and the smile on the corner of my mouth couldn't help but rise again, and I hummed a tune softly, and the sunlight shining through the window became even more wonderful at this moment.
I accidentally glanced at the clock on the wall, it was almost eleven o'clock. A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, Lu Ke felt that he seemed to have forgotten something just now, and now he finally remembered: Dad and Mom! They were still in the hotel where they lived, and they would drive back to San Francisco in the afternoon, and he had completely forgotten!
After last night's game, Lu Ke only had time to say hello to them, and didn't even have time to chat, and then joined the carnival.
Quickly disposing of the sandwich, Lu Ke came downstairs and found his worn-out Chevrolet in the parking lot. In the past six months, Lu Ke has become accustomed to running to and from school, and when he goes to the supermarket every week or every other week, this Chevrolet can come in handy, and he has almost completely lost his favor.
At the age of sixteen, Lu Ke, like most of his classmates, successfully obtained a driver's license, and for this reason, Lu Zhengze's birthday gift to him was also very "American", a second-hand car, which belonged to Lu Ke's own car. Lu Zhengze chose this navy blue Chevrolet, only 15,000 US dollars, the price is very fair, and the road is very stable, when Lu Ke came to Los Angeles to go to college, he was accompanied by this car on the road alone.
After starting the engine, I left the apartment with a good car and made a smooth journey to Chinatown in the lower city. After parking the car, Lu Ke was about to enter the hotel, and the mobile phone in his pants pocket rang, it was Jiang Youning, "Mom, I'm here, I'm here." Lu Ke said hurriedly, his frizzy appearance completely lost the domineering and strong on the field, showing the original appearance of a young man. I'm sorry, I woke up too late, you haven't left yet, have you? ”
"Xiao Ke, Xiao Ke." Jiang Youning chuckled, shouted twice, and stopped Lu Ke's later apology, "We are having brunch at a restaurant across the street, don't go to the hotel, come directly." ”
"Across the street?" Lu Ke turned around, looked around, and then saw the restaurant across the street, he was standing alone in the parking lot, and he really had a clear goal, "I saw you, I'll come over now." After hanging up the phone, Lu Ke walked over quickly, just about to cross the road, and then he noticed the warning sight in the window, and his footsteps hurriedly braked, and honestly retreated to the side of the road, went around to the zebra crossing next to him, and then walked over.
Pushing open the glass door of the restaurant, there was a clanging sound, and Lu Ke saw his parents sitting in the booth at a glance, with a relaxed and comfortable smile on his face, and waved his hand happily.
Jiang Youning waved his hand to greet Lu Ke, and without waiting for his son to sit down, he asked with concern, "Are you hungry?" It's not long before lunch, and you can eat a little more for brunch. ”
Breakfast? Sandwiches with scrambled eggs, and milk, does that count? But looking at his mother's eager gaze, Lu Ke nodded with a smile, "I'm really hungry." I barely ate anything last night......" Lu Ke paused, he seemed to have revealed some secret.
Lu Zhengze deliberately kept a straight face and said seriously, "It's good to know some things yourself." ”
Lu Ke nodded honestly, but Jiang Youning couldn't help it, the smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but rise, but she didn't expose her husband's tricks, beckoned to call the waiter, ordered breakfast for Lu Ke, and then said, "Congratulations!" Congratulations on finally making your dream come true and not only standing on the field, but also winning the Rose Bowl! I knew you could do it! Turning his head and looking at her husband who didn't make a sound, Jiang Youning raised his elbow and bumped Lu Zhengze's arm, "What do you think?" ”
Lu Zhengze cleared his throat, recalling last night's gaffe, it seemed a little embarrassed and jerky, and finally said earnestly, "The performance is very good, but you can't be too proud, you have to make persistent efforts next...... The words were only half a sentence, and the posture of the elders came out again, Lu Zhengze himself realized it, and couldn't help clearing his throat again, interrupting the words and changing the topic, "Always, last night was really exciting!" You deserve it. ”
Lu Zhengze said in a firm tone, looking at the son in front of him, from a babbling baby, he became a man who stood up to the sky and the earth in a blink of an eye, and realized his dream with his own hands and his own efforts.
He knows that as a father's responsibility, he must tell his children that there is a gap between dreams and reality after all, and while cherishing dreams, he must also be down-to-earth, otherwise it will be like a mansion in the air and a mirage, beautiful, but the higher the expectations, the heavier the disappointment.
However, Lu Zhengze did not want to extinguish this dream. Not because he is an idealist, but because he has witnessed the whole process with his own eyes, from day one. He knew how much effort and sweat Lu Ke had put in to get to where he was today, and he knew better than anyone else.
"You deserve it!" Lu Zhengze sincerely thinks so.