Chapter 158: Everyone is happy
Haojist put his arm around Qiu Jingli's shoulders and said proudly: "Mrs. Bi, don't listen to Li'er's nonsense, marriage is a natural thing, and we will not deliberately choose a certain time to complete it, but it can be revealed that we have put the birth of a baby on the agenda!" β
Of course, except for the Bi couple who were really shocked, the people who should cooperate with Helian Wu's performance tried their best to perform, like the guests in the emotional program to be selected.
"You're planning to have children at such a young age! Aren't today's young people all interested in enjoyment and prefer to live a two-person world? Mr. Bi asked curiously.
Of course, Hoggist will not tell everyone that he wants to have a child because he enjoys the process of having a child, so Hoggist found some high-sounding reasons in a grand manner, "The child is the crystallization of love, and we have the ability to raise it, why refuse his arrival?" β
"That's great, Jeff, look at Helen, the ball is playing well, the girlfriend is beautiful, and they are all planning to have children, why are you so uncompetitive! I'm afraid that little Helian will play soy sauce, and you are still single! Mrs. Bi looked at Joseph with disgust.
"Jeff's girlfriend is beautiful too!" Haugist pointed at Vitra and pretended to be ignorant, "And they're already ahead of us!" Isn't that Joseph? β
Hoggist's words were like a slap in the face, which made the Bi couple stunned suddenly, and they didn't react for a while.
Seeing that the reaction of the Bi couple was as expected before, Hoggist continued to pretend to be unaware and said, "Why doesn't the second elder know? He and Vitra knew each other before I met Li'er! Now the birth of a child is also ahead of us, and when the child is born next year, I will participate in the draft Jeff to become my agent, and then Jeff will be a real family happiness and a successful career! β
While speaking, Hogist was also carefully observing the changes in the expressions of the Bi couple, Mr. Bi's face sank like water, and he couldn't see any reaction, but Mrs. Bi's face became more and more pale, it seems that Mrs. Bi has had a hard time today!
Sure enough, Mrs. Bi glared at Joseph with murderous eyes after Haugist finished speaking, and stood up with a slap on the table. Joseph was so frightened that his legs went limp and he almost fell to his knees, but Hougist quietly supported him and didn't let him slip out of his chair.
"Bijev!" Mrs. Bi called Joseph's full name sharply, and several Chinese present understood that being called by his parents' full name was basically bad luck. Joseph bowed his head and said nothing, and Haugist pinched Joseph's thigh under the table, signaling him to be a little tougher in front of Vitra.
Only then did Joseph raise his head and look bravely at his mother, waiting for her reprimand.
Mrs. Bi was already out of anger, she pointed at the tip of Joseph's nose and scolded: "You big idiot (Hokkien idiot), you are angry with your mother!" Do you know that since Helian Wu brought Miss Qiu to the store that time, I have always been envious that he can find such a good girlfriend, I thought that you followed Helian Wu to mess around, your figure and appearance are not bad, it should be easy to find a girlfriend, it doesn't matter if you are not as beautiful as Miss Qiu, it's good to be a woman, but I didn't expect you to have no movement in your four years of high school! I'm so anxious! I even wonder if you like boys anymore! You actually hid such a big happy event from us for four years, and now Vitra has already conceived a grandson for us, you didn't tell us, and only said that she was a female classmate, and you are still not a man? There is no sense of responsibility at all! Do you want to us off to death? β
Mrs. Bi's crackling words seemed to have fought a Jedi counterattack, successfully reversing the situation and scaring everyone. Joseph plucked his ears vigorously, looked at his mother dumbfounded, and then stammered, "I didn't ...... Did you hear that right? Mom, you mean I should have told you about my relationship with Vitra? Don't you object? β
Mrs. Bi said angrily: "I'm thankful that you little bastard can find a girlfriend, I dare to object?" If you really fight for a lifetime, how can I be worthy of my ancestors and ancestors? β
"But didn't you want me to find an overseas Chinese compatriot before?" Joseph asked rhetorically.
"You can't force this kind of thing, it's not all fate to find anything, you see that your Uncle Helian and Aunt Candace, who has a huge cultural difference, haven't lived happily for so many years!" Mrs. Bi was surprisingly accommodating.
Joseph asked a little timidly, "What about Avetra's pregnancy ......?"
"We've been in the U.S. for so many years, and we're still open to some ideas! It's normal to be pregnant at this age! Moreover, in traditional Chinese culture, there is a cloud in "The Book of Rites: Internal Rules": Women are five years out of ten. Kangxi got married at the age of twelve. Moreover, the first article of "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing: Su Wen" "Ancient Innocence" also wrote that the woman is twenty-seven, and the sky is to the end, Ren is connected, Taichong is prosperous, and the moon is in the present, so there is a son. The man is twenty-eight, the kidneys are vigorous, the sky is full, the essence is overflowing, the yin and yang are harmonious, so he can have children. Therefore, if you conceive a child at this age, in ancient times, it would be considered late marriage and late childbearing! "Mrs. Bi actually quoted scriptures and pulled out a lot of reasons to excuse Joseph!
"So your second elder completely agrees with me being with Vitra and giving birth to this child?" Joseph asked overjoyed.
"Of course! I'm just waiting to hold my half-breed grandson! Mrs. Bi said happily.
Joseph and Vitra kissed together excitedly, and both of them shed tears of happiness. Hoggist teased on the side: "Hey, hey, hey, there are still people watching around!" I don't know if I'm ashamed! Then he quietly added: "Sure enough, it still depends on the yellow calendar!" β
Just when everyone was celebrating the marriage of Joseph and Vitra's lovers, Mr. Bi, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "I haven't expressed my opinion yet, what are you celebrating?" β
This sentence suddenly lowered the atmosphere in the restaurant to a freezing point. Joseph and Vitra's bright future is suddenly clouded.
"Lao Bi!" Mrs. Bi pulled the corner of Mr. Labby's coat under the table, and motioned for him not to spoil everyone's fun. Mr. Bi glared at Mrs. Bi and scolded: "Shut up, your hair is long and your knowledge is short!" β
After reprimanding his wife, Mr. Bi said to Joseph with a serious face: "You have just graduated from high school, and you are going to college next, what financial ability do you have to raise children?" Who will take the children? Where do you live? Have you considered all of this? β
For these problems, Haugist's plan has been prepared for a long time, and Joseph used the previously discussed rhetoric to deal with his father, "Vitra can take a year off from school to take care of the children after the first half of college, and my player Haugist can sign the first contract in July next year, and I will have money by then!" β
"So were you planning to stay in the dormitory for the rest of your time? Vitra has a big belly and it is inconvenient to stay in the house! Have you considered these questions? Mr. Bi asked.
"This ......," Joseph was speechless for a moment, and now his mother was clearly supportive of him, and his father, although his tone was stern, was not clearly opposed, so he could not tell his parents now that he planned to live in Vitra's house to take care of him.
Hogist was about to come forward to help Joseph out of the siege, but the plot took a big turn, Mr. Bi slapped the table and stood up, "You kid is too thoughtful, so I decided to rent you an apartment near the university, and lend you another 1,000 dollars a month for you to take good care of Vitra." Since you said that you will have money when Haugist signs a contract with the team in July next year, then after Haugist signs a contract, I will stop providing rent and 1,000 dollars a month of living expenses, whether you continue to spend money to renew the lease or find another place to live or even buy a house is up to you, you don't have to pay the rent, but the monthly living expenses are lent to you by me, so you must pay off before graduating from college. I don't know if you can accept my plan, or if you have a better plan for everyone to evaluate. β
Joseph was stupid, he thought that his father asked so many realistic questions to discourage his naΓ―ve thoughts, but he didn't expect that his father would provide him with such a favorable living condition like pie in the sky. Joseph was very moved, and he now realized what ordinary people call fatherly love! In the most critical time, my father will always do his best to support him silently behind the scenes.
Hogist couldn't help but applaud, he had racked his brains to find a reason to persuade them, but he didn't expect Joseph's parents to be just as enlightened and great.
Yesterday, when Joseph had not dared to tell his family that he had fallen in love with Vitra and apologized to Vitra, Vitra also mistakenly thought that Joseph's parents were so domineering and unreasonable, so he had been a little cautious, but he didn't expect his future parents-in-law to be so open-minded and generous, so Vitra returned to his former enthusiasm and liveliness.
Just when Joseph breathed a sigh of relief with Vitra and the Haugist family, Mr. Bi spoke again, "Although we have no objection to your free love, but now that Vitra is pregnant, then you should get married as soon as possible, according to the rules of our old Bi family, you must give her a name!" So you see, one day we have to talk about the three books, the six ceremonies, the three media, the six engagements, and the marriage! β
"Uh......" Joseph was a little speechless, "If I hadn't heard this come out of your mouth with my own ears, I would have thought I was acting in Qiong Yao's costume drama!" What age is this, and this is the United States, and Vitra's family is not Chinese, so people don't like this! You see Helian Wu and Qiu Jingli, the two Chinese don't pay attention to the formal thing of marriage, why do you pay attention to this with the Americans? β
"Chong Sanxiao, give you a few colors, and you still teach Lao Tzu a lesson? They don't mind that it's their customs, and it's also a good tradition of our etiquette state, no matter what the other party is, our own etiquette can't be lost! This is the foundation of our Chinese life, you know? β
"Well, you're the head of the family, you have the final say!" Joseph resolved the biggest crisis in his life today, he was in a good mood, he was very sensible, and he didn't plan to talk back to his parents.
The most important purpose of this party was achieved, everyone relaxed, and the parents of both sides looked forward to the happy life of the younger generations in the future, and spent a pleasant evening with laughter.
In the blink of an eye, June has come to an end, and it is the most prosperous time of the year in Las Vegas basketball, but many local fans are a little disappointed this year, because Hougist did not appear in any team's squad, and many people are still expecting Hoggist to improve his body and skills and sweep the summer league, but Hoggist is nowhere to be found this summer.
At the moment, Hoggist was sweating in a small and inconspicuous arena in the greater Los Angeles area, and the defenders opposite him were relatively relaxed, and their shirts were not completely soaked with sweat.
"Horses sell!" Haugist cursed loudly in Chinese while pushing Leonard with his back in the elbow area and then rolling over for a jumper, the ball almost grazing Leonard's fingertips and flying out and falling hollow into the basket.
"Finally in! It's not easy! Hougist said as he bent over his knees, panting.
"What do you mean by 'horses are sold'? Is it Chinese? Leonard asked curiously, Hougist had been using the same shooting moves, and had been playing frantically under his high-pressure defense, but after shouting this sentence, he easily hit the shot.
"That's a Chinese trash talk, you don't have to care, let's continue!" Hogist straightened up and said.
"Okay, you're here to teach me how to shoot, but I'm mainly defending you these days, to be honest, are you using my defense to hone your offensive resistance to pressure?" Leonard voiced his doubts.
"Uh...... How so? "Haugist said in his heart that you are really a solid eye, and now you have only found out?
Of course, Hougist didn't do this just to hone himself with Leonard, he gave Leonard another reasonable reason, "I'm letting you observe my shot changes most intuitively, don't you think I can deeply understand the details of my shot changes through defense?" β
"What you said makes a lot of sense, I do experience a lot of details, but I can't just experience it, I have to give me some time to practice, right?" Leonard said, scratching his head on the ditch.
Horgist thought about it, too, he can't be too selfish, he still has to give Leonard some exercise time, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you guard me in the morning and I guard you in the afternoon, how about it?" β
βDealοΌβ Leonard nodded, "Then you should hurry up and practice!" I feel like your offense isn't as sharp as it used to be! β
"......," Haugist glanced at Leonard, "you're getting more and more talkative now, but why is your mouth getting worse and worse?" LeBron is so struggling with your defense, do you think I'm a high school kid who can do anything good on the offensive end? It's good to be able to shoot 30%+ from the field with your full defense, okay! β