The Du/Lei/Si Tiannu scattered flowers all over the ground, which also officially announced the start of the party.

Joe Stanley expertly came to the bar and tapped on the bar countertop, "Fernando, alcohol, alcohol, how can a party be without alcohol?" You probably didn't take so many photos now to sell them, right? ”

"Don't worry, even if I do, I'll only sell Bambi. Only his is worth money. Fernando is also a cheerful person, with the enthusiasm and unrestrainedness characteristic of South Americans, and soon became good friends with all the San Francisco 49ers players, and fought back with a quick complaint.

Stanley shook his head helplessly, spread his hands and sighed, "Little shadows have no human rights." But he was just joking, and then he turned his head to look at Lu Ke and asked, "Beer?" ”

Goodwin, who then came to the other side, added, "I can't say no today. We all know that you don't usually drink alcohol in order to maintain the regularity and consistency of your training, but today is a special day, whether it's ......"

"A draught beer." Lu Ke didn't let Goodwin continue to talk any more.

Indeed, Lu Ke is a very self-disciplined player, and he usually smokes and drinks hard; But it's not exaggerated to the point of being pure-hearted, and on special occasions, it's okay to have an occasional beer. The point is, he never overdoses.

Fernando is keen to find a wide variety of cask beers in South America, and is constantly updating his beers, with surprises and disappointments, but always tasting different flavors.

Stanley and Goodwin both leaned back, slapped each other's palms on Lu Ke's back in celebration, and then Goodwin shouted, "Guys, Bambi has come to draft beer, aren't you going to follow?" ”

In an instant, all the players were lively, approaching the bar, looking for their favorite alcohol variety.

Fernando turned on the faucet, poured a full glass of beer, put it in front of Lu Ke, and shouted, "I have a treat in the first round, Bambi, I won beautiful today, and, happy birthday!" ”

Lu Ke laughed happily, raised his wine glass and gestured, took a big sip, and then said, "Everyone hurry up and keep up, I'll treat you in the second round." As he spoke, there was a buzzing sound from his pocket, which was supposed to be a text message.

In the midst of the commotion, Lu Ke took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, and then Stanley immediately coaxed, "Isn't it?" Start looking at your phone now? We've just started tonight's party. ”

Lu Ke smiled dumbly and showed the past on the screen of his mobile phone, "The text message is from my mother. ”

Stanley glanced at it, and sure enough, it was "Mother", but he waved his hand cheerfully, "It's useless to move out of Anne, even if Anne is here, we're going to start the party too." ”

Lu Ke quickly replied to the text message, then turned off his mobile phone, stuffed it into his pants pocket again, and raised his wine glass high, "All nine people listen, let's continue to fight!" Here, cheers! ”

The party has begun.

……

Jiang Youning: Xiao Ke, after the post-game summary meeting, can you come back in the evening? Is there still time?

Lu Ke: Okay, Mom, I know. I'll be back in a moment.

Originally, Lu Ke couldn't wait to go back to his home, after all, today is a very, very special day; But now I had to change my mind.

Not only because of Jiang Youning's call, but also because of his current embarrassment - his hair was already completely creamy, and his clothes and body were the same, he felt that it would be a better choice to go home and take care of himself, and then go back to the apartment.

……

The party ended a little earlier than expected, and the group broke up by about ten o'clock.

San Francisco 49ers this group of offensive forward players, most of them are more self-disciplined, mainly because they have been with Lu Ke for a long time, and their living habits and training rhythm have begun to become regular, only Anthony Davis has some small hobbies of drinking, not the excessive one, but likes to collect red wine, whiskey, etc., and likes to have a drink on his days off, but he will not delay his work during training and games.

Although it was nominally a carnival today, everyone knows that it is the middle of the season, and it is not off-season, so they still need to control if they don't want to delay the next game.

What's more, Lu Ke and Goodwin, two players with authoritative and deterrent words, were present, so it was naturally impossible to completely ignore it, and when they were drunk for about five or six minutes, everyone put down their wine glasses one after another, and they were more still enjoying the atmosphere - the karaoke in the bar became a stage for everyone to play.

Karaoke in the United States is not a closed box, everything is open stage, any customer can go on stage, and if you want to go on stage, you have to line up and then sing in front of all the guests in the whole bar. Therefore, the karaoke here is also a lot of fun, and those performances with incomplete tones can often win the "full house", and the sound of coaxing is endless.

Today's MVP of the audience is definitely Mike Rupatti, an affectionate interpretation of the song "My Heart is Eternal", which can be called an earth-shattering crying ghost, out of tune and went to the Indian Ocean, Lu Ke laughed so much that tears came out.

Lu Ke and Goodwin were the last to leave, and after calling the taxi company through the bar owner, nine taxis were sent over, and their teammates were escorted to the taxi one by one, and then it was the two of them's turn.

Looking at Goodwin, whose steps were a little shaky, Lu Ke hurriedly held his arm, "You stand up, if you fall here, I can't carry it alone, maybe I'm going to break a bone somewhere." After making a joke, Lu Ke paused slightly, but still said formally, "Jonathan, thank you." ”

Goodwin owes a lot to tonight's party.

As a center forward, the tacit understanding between Goodwin and Lu Ke is inherently extraordinary; As the former captain of the offensive team, after Goodwin handed over his full strength to Lu Ke, he gave full support and cooperation, and quickly helped Lu Ke gain a firm foothold in the offensive group.

The 34-year-old player, who entered the league in 2002 and gradually entered the end of his career, was often an obscure blue-collar player, and fans would not notice his existence at all, and victory and defeat seemed to have nothing to do with him; But for Lu Ke, Goodwin is one of his most important comrades-in-arms.

Goodwin was not modest, but gave Lu Ke a heavy hug, "Bambi, I know you are under a lot of pressure and have the weight of the whole team on your shoulders, but ...... Who made you a quarterback? I don't have much left in my career, and I'm looking forward to you being able to guide me to the highest stage, so today's party is nothing, and I'm asking for a lot of rewards. ”

With a touch of sentimentality in his witty words, Lu Ke couldn't help but think of David Akens, Kyle Williams, Justin Smith and others again, and he also showed a big smile and teased back, "Although this deal is not very cost-effective, I will consider it." ”

Tonight, Goodwin didn't drink much, but his mood fluctuated greatly, and the same was true at this time, he gave Lu Ke a bear hug so hard that Lu Ke almost couldn't breathe, and then said in a low voice, "Bambi, thank you." ”

The same sentence, two people speak, but it has completely different meanings.

Then, Goodwin returned to normal, turned around, got into a taxi, and drove away, leaving Lu Ke standing alone, watching the taillights of the car drift away.

Inexplicably, Lu Ke once again remembered the defeat in the National League final at the beginning of the year. After the game, 32-year-old veteran defensive end Justin Smith sat helplessly and dazed on the grass, his eyes glazed with tears in his eyes.

With a long exhale, Lu Ke also turned around and got into the taxi, gradually disappearing into the night.

Although the San Francisco 49ers are a very young team, the career of a professional football player is prone to many accidents and twists, age is not the only measure, and there are too many factors that affect professional longevity.

Now in this team, Patrick Willis, Navoro Bowman, Dashan Goldson, Carol Rodgers, Donte Wittler, Justin Smith and other defensive team players are actually in the second half of their careers, and may even be at the end.

Among the relatively young offensive team, Jonathan Goodwin, Vernon Davis, Randy Moss, and David Akens of the special service team are also veterans who have been on the field for many years and could end their careers at any time.

That's the case with Justin Smith, who has seen a noticeable dip in form this season, as well as a few minor injuries that have affected his ability to apply pressure to the opposition attacking line. He didn't play well against the St. Louis Rams today, and the defensive team as a whole was no longer at its best, otherwise Sam Bradford's attacking team wouldn't have won 30 points.

The cruelty of competitive sports is always embarrassing and helpless.

Lu Ke could feel the heavy burden on his shoulders, from the team, from the fans, from himself, and from his comrades-in-arms who fought side by side. As Goodwin said earlier, he's carrying too much pressure right now.

After nine consecutive wins, the Super Bowl seems to be no longer in the air, and it is truly qualified for impact, but there are still eleven games before the Super Bowl, a long eleven games, and what variables will happen in the process, who can say?

When I arrived at my parents' house, the house was still brightly lit. After Lu Ke got out of the car, he stood on the street at the door, quietly looking at the milky halo in front of him, as if he could feel a little warmth slowly spreading in his chest, and the faint sorrow and bitterness couldn't help but ease a little.

Lu Ke laughed dumbly, not sure if it was related to alcohol, first Boone hugged him and cried while drinking, then Goodwin gave him a hug when he left, and Rupati clumsily toasted him three glasses of wine in a row, and even he was a little sad and sad.

It's just right at night.