"Come on, too. This alliance already belongs to you young people. I'm sure you and the Mavericks will win more championships, and I'll be sure to be there to congratulate you when the time comes. Peja said, placing a hand on Yiyang's shoulder.

"All of us have high hopes for you, boy!"

"Others...... Do they all know about it? Yiyang looked at the happy crowd in front of him, but he couldn't be happy.

"Today is Dirk's big day, so I still won't spoil everyone's fun. I'll tell you about it in a few days. Hey, don't have that look, kid. No one can play in the NBA for a lifetime, not even Jordan, who has made several comebacks! We will eventually be swept up in the wheel of history, but at least this is our own era, you have to grasp it! Peja removed her hand from Yiyang's shoulder and smiled again. Today is not a sad day.

After listening to Peja's words, Yiyang thought a lot in his heart. Yes, no one can play in the NBA for a lifetime. Peja can't, neither can Kidd, Dirk, Terry, and Marion. As these people grow old, their responsibilities will become greater and greater.

Like Dirk, lead the team to a championship? Yiyang is gearing up, and for the more challenging future, Yiyang can't wait. He already has feelings for the Mavericks, so he is willing to take on such a responsibility.

The party lasted until the evening, and as Peja said, he did not announce his imminent retirement in front of everyone at the party today. Everyone also spent a happy night in this carnival.

The 33-year-old Dirk's ambitions are still there, while the 34-year-old Peja is already trying to retire from the background. Everyone's choice is different, and the only thing Yiyang can do is to respect the choices of others.

After Nowitzki's birthday party, everyone on the Mavericks is going their separate ways. The next time they get together, it's likely that summer training camp will start for the new season. However, who knows if anyone will leave like Peja? Most teams in the NBA have a lot of turnover each season, even championship teams. It's just that the current Yiyang hasn't experienced this yet.

But now Yiyang doesn't have to worry about these things, he doesn't have to worry about daily training and games, and he doesn't even have to worry about the damn traffic in Dallas during the evening rush hour.

Because tomorrow, Yiyang will get on a plane with Vignari and fly to a city that is completely unfamiliar to Yiyang.

For so long since I have known Vignarie, it is often this Italian girl who accompanies me in the United States. This holiday, Yiyang also wants to visit Vignarie's country.

The summer vacation of Milan, Italy and Yiyang and Vignari will officially begin!

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For travel, Yiyang has never had any concept. In the past, in Wood District, the Yiyang family was already very satisfied with having a full meal every day. Travel? At that time, this seemed to Yiyang to be just an unrealistic fantasy.

But since joining the NBA, Yiyang has long been accustomed to the life of flying day and night. And now he also has enough financial strength to be able to take a good look at the world.

One of the world's most famous international metropolises, one of the largest metropolises in Italy and one of the eight largest metropolitan areas in the world, the most developed city in Italy and one of the four major economic centers in Europe, the world's fashion and design capital and the most influential city in the fashion industry, the world's convention and exhibition center, the world's historical and cultural city, the world's opera mecca, the world's art capital...... Don't get me wrong, this is not a description of all of Europe. All these beautiful words can be applied to one city, and that is Milan!

When Yiyang and Vignari got off the plane, Yiyang hadn't noticed anything special about the city of Milan. Malpensa International Airport is surrounded by desert and has no hint of a modern city.

However, when Yiyang followed Vignari in a taxi across the 50-kilometer desert into the city of Milan, the charm of the city began to unfold.

This international metropolis, which is famous for architecture, fashion, art, painting, opera, economy, football, commerce, tourism, and media, is a simple ancient city in a fashionable and prosperous atmosphere. This unique contrast made Yiyang instantly full of interest in Milan.

Majestic old Gothic buildings that have previously only been seen on TV and in photographs come into view, but they are often accompanied by modern high-rise buildings. A few streets from Via Montenapoleone, the sky shines through a few rays of the sun. Yiyang, who was lying in front of the car window, seemed to be watching history pass in front of him.

"Well, Italy is beautiful!" Vignali proudly introduced the origin and story of each building to Yiyang, as a city full of cultural heritage, every building here is enough for Vignali to talk for a long time.

"I used to think that Los Angeles was the most beautiful city in the world, but now, I'm afraid its place in my heart will be shaken!" Compared with the desert just now, the city of Milan really left a deep impression on Yiyang. This trip to Italy will definitely not disappoint you!

The taxi ended up in the opposite side of Milan's Central Station, a bustling area that seemed to be located in the heart of the city. Just turn your head and look, Yiyang can find several fashion shopping malls.

Vignali and the taxi driver communicated in Italian and paid for the ride, then let them out on the spot. In Italy, football is the number one sport, and this number one position cannot be shaken. Therefore, basketball players like Yiyang and Vignali are not necessarily known by people in Italy. If Yiyang and Vignari were in the United States, it was estimated that they would be able to offset the car fee by signing the driver's name.

Basketball is not a sport with a wide audience in Italy, and even Belinelli, an Italian player who plays in the NBA, is very popular. What's more, Yiyang is still a Chinese.

"We'll stay here for a few days!" Vignali excitedly pointed to the old European-style building in front of her, the Gallic Exelsio Hotel, located in the center of Milan one of the most popular five-star luxury hotels.

Yiyang stood at the door of the hotel and took a photo, then dragged his suitcase and followed Vignari into the door.

Although the exterior is retro-style, the interior of the building is completely luxuriously modern. Seeing Yiyang and Vignari approaching the front desk, the waitress at the front desk had already shown a lovely sweet smile.

However, as soon as she spoke, Yiyang and Vignari were stunned.

As a luxury hotel in the heart of Milan, the Gallic Exelsio Hotel naturally welcomes travelers from all over the world on a daily basis. Therefore, the front desk staff here must be able to speak simple multi-Chinese.

But after seeing Yiyang come up, the front desk waiter said a word of Japanese!

"I'm sorry ma'am, I'm Chinese!" Yiyang corrected the waiter's mistake in English, and the front desk waiter was also surprised, and then hurriedly said sorry in Chinese.

Originally, the hotel did not provide Chinese service, but due to the increasing number of Chinese traveling to Italy in recent years, the hotel added Chinese to the eight Chinese languages of Russian, Japanese, Italian, French, Spanish, English, German and Arabic. But it's clear that the waiters here react first to Asians coming to their feet with the Japanese.

Although there was such a small accident, overall, the service here is still very good. After a while, Yiyang and Vignari booked their own room. The facilities of the whole room are not even worse than those in Yiyang's own small mansion.

Looking at the beautiful scenery of Milan outside the floor-to-ceiling window and the tall Italian girl in front of him, Yiyang's whole body relaxed. Holidays have never seemed so good!

Milan Cathedral, Sforza Castle, Via Manzoni, San Siro Arena, ...... The fashion capital, all of this, is worth savoring!

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After dropping off her luggage at the hotel, Vignari excitedly pulled Yiyang out. Although the long-distance flight had already made the two very tired, the excitement that Milan brought to them still outweighed the physical exhaustion.

Not far from the hotel is Milan's famous Piazza Duomo.

When Yiyang stood in front of the majestic building of the Milan Cathedral, he, a person who doesn't like to take pictures much, couldn't help but raise the mobile phone in his hand. This ancient Gothic building, designed by engineers from all over the world, is definitely a man-made marvel.

In the center of the square, stands the first king of the Kingdom of Italy, Vittolio. The equestrian bronze statue of Emmanuel II makes the whole place even more domineering and mighty. On the side of the square, many heavily armed policemen patrol 24 hours a day. After all, this square is perhaps the densest place for the whole of Milan. Even denser than the crowd are the pigeons.

"Let's go, let's feed the pigeons!" Like a little girl, Vignari hurried to a kiosk on the edge of the square and bought a small bag of pigeon food. Then he ran to the middle of the square and took the food to himself.

A huge flock of pigeons instantly surrounded her, and in the sunlight, Vignari seemed to be transformed into an angel with wings. Although the time with Vignari is not short, this scene still stunned Yiyang.

After feeding the food, Vignari excitedly jumped back to Yiyang's side. At this time, a handsome young blonde man wearing a peaked cap came up with a piece of paper in his hand.

"For you, beautiful young lady." The man handed the paper to Yiyang and Vignary, and it turned out to be a quick sketch. "It's free!"

In Italy, there are many artists who paint fast portraits on the streets. But if they come across a good "model", they don't mind drawing one for free. This is the Italians, who are far more emotional than rational.

"I'm also a fan of yours. If I can, can I draw one for the two of you together? The painter then started talking to Yiyang in Italian, but Yiyang naturally didn't understand a word.

"Huh?" Yiyang looked at Vignari blankly, hoping that she would translate for the translator.

"He said, he's your fan, and he wants to draw one of the two of us, and ask if you agree!"

"My fans?" Yiyang was a little surprised, he didn't expect that far away in Italy, the capital of football, there would be his own fans!

"Of course, your playoff performance this year has made me a fan of the Mavericks and yours very quickly." The Italian painter changed to a more lame English to communicate with Yiyang, looking excited.

Yiyang nodded slightly, and the street painter immediately took out his sketchbook and drew it on the paper with a pencil.

In less than fifteen minutes, a sketch of Yiyang and Vignari was completed.

handed the work to Yiyang, but the painter still didn't collect the money, he just said a word to Yiyang in Italian. "In the future, I will win more championships!"

After thanking the painter, Yiyang carefully put the painting into his bag. Although this sketch is very simple, it is not the work of a famous artist. But Yiyang is extremely cherished.

After all, this is the first time he's received a gift from a fan......

A huge sense of accomplishment lingered around Yiyang, and at this moment, he seemed to have found another reason to fight on the basketball court.