143 Christmas Day I
"Huh!"
The gorgeous video played on the big screen is a reincarnation, and Zhang Chen has experienced countless speed masters in it, just in an instant. They had torn through space and flown into the vast expanse of the sky that had been longed for by humans for millennia.
The whole video came to an end with Iverson's last classic breakthrough, and the big screen fell into pitch darkness again, and then, Zhang Chen in reality suddenly opened his eyes.
"Damn~ It's too sudden." Looking at the world that fell back into complete darkness, Zhang Chen couldn't help but curse for a while. The system kicked him out directly, leaving him unprepared at all, he thought there was something else to do.
Looking at the wall clock on the wall, it was now more than four o'clock in the morning, but Zhang Chen had completely lost his desire to sleep, because he had slept a lot in the study space just now, and now he couldn't close his eyes.
Turn on the lights, open the curtains, this world is full of people, and the years are like a shuttle. Christmas has arrived, and some people refuse to rest and celebrate this much-anticipated festival.
Zhang Chen has no sense of belonging to this festival, although in the United States in the past few years, some of his habits have been moving closer to the Americans, but this kind of thing involving the issue of faith, he is not interested in the habits of the Americans. He celebrates the Spring Festival every year, but Christmas does not necessarily pass.
A cool air suddenly blew in from the window, Zhang Chen looked at the calendar, and found that he was almost twenty years old.
The mobile phone screen on the table flashed, which was a sign of an unread short message, Zhang Chen hurriedly ran over to open the phone, and looked at the text message on it: Congratulations, congratulations, the game is very exciting, this is an unusual Christmas.
From: Avril.
As if a small candlelight was suddenly found in a somewhat dark and cold room, Zhang Chen picked up his mobile phone and replied to the text message: Thank you for your congratulations, I'm sorry, I was just sleeping.
I didn't expect the text reply to come quickly: I thought you might not be able to reply to me until tomorrow morning.
"Where are you?" Zhang Chen unconsciously sent these words, and then he suddenly buried himself a little: Where are people concerned about your?
It's none of my business, but I just want to know what she's doing, Zhang Chen looked at the text messages on his mobile phone longingly, as if he was afraid that he would miss the text messages. Unconsciously, there was a coolness on his forehead, and then he remembered that in the weather where the leaves were flying, a dexterous girl kissed her on the head.
"I'm back in Canada, it's cold here."
"I think you have to wear more clothes." When he said this, Zhang Chen remembered Avril's somewhat thin body, and his words unconsciously brought reproach: "Actually, you don't have to go back to Canada in such a cold weather...... For example, you can continue to stay in Miami and enjoy the sun and beaches. β
"But you know there are things that have to be done." Zhang Chen even thought that he had found her helplessness in Avril's text message: "God forbid, let me see your game last night...... Seriously, cool, as always. β
"And when are you going to come to Phoenix again to watch me play?" Zhang Chen suddenly moved in a soft place in his heart and asked.
"Maybe in a month...... At that time, I was going to a concert in Texas with free time in between, and Texas was not far from Phoenix. β
"Hey...... Great, I'll give you a demonstration of scoring frenzy when the time comes......" Zhang Chen, this guy made his excitement send out a text message.
ββThe sky was bright, Zhang Chen numbly typed the last letter, and suddenly discovered the fact that he and Avril had been sending text messages for more than four hours in a row!
Avril couldn't stand it, Zhang Chendi couldn't reply to several text messages, she was too sleepy.
Zhang Chen took a high-quality rest in the study space, stretched his waist, and then recovered his spirits, and the mobile phone on the table buzzed again.
This time it was a phone call.
"Hello, I'm Zhang Chen."
"Hello Chen, I'm Lena, it's Christmas, and Sean wants to see you...... Can you come and spend this festival with us? β
"Okay, I'm very honored to ......," Zhang Chen replied, he didn't have many friends in this city, at most those former classmates. Originally, he was just planning to get through this Christmas by himself, and since he had such a good opportunity, he would go out for a walk.
-- The weather is clear, and the wind is smooth.
The sky was blue like a jewel, and the ground was overgrown with weeds, with the occasional yellow blade of grass fluttering messily in the wind. Zhang Chen pushed Sean's wheelchair, and Lena and the Nash family followed. Inviting Nash was a windfall, and he just casually mentioned it, and the Nash family responded.
"Tatsu, your shot yesterday was amazing! Especially that last shot...... God, that's wonderful, and honestly, I really thought the Suns were finished before that ball. β
Zhang Chen touched his head: "So, if you want to practice shooting, you must have a belief that you can always shoot a basketball, when and where, you must believe in your partner in your hand, and believe that it can lead you to success." β
"Uncle Zhang......" Nash's pair of cute twin sisters ran over, the two little ones were wearing princess dresses, very beautiful, after all, they inherited the excellent genes from their parents.
"What's the matter with you two little ones?" Zhang Chen asked.
"My dad said we could have a picnic here, the view was nice." Zhang Chen looked at the surrounding scene, which was not far from the place where he shot the advertisement last time, and there was a desolate and beautiful feeling here.
"Okay!" Today's weather is good, the sun is relatively big, and it is not too cold, so Zhang Chen and the others chose to come out for a picnic in this season.
He took out a tablecloth from his bag, Zhang Chen spread it on the ground, and then everyone put things on it.
"Let's take a group photo!" Nash held up his camera and said to the busy crowd.
"Good!" Everyone turned their faces away and waited for Nash to take a picture.
After a long time, Zhang Chen asked, "Hey, Steve, what the hell are you doing?" You should press the shutter as soon as possible at this time, instead of grinding there all the time. β
Nash smiled and said, "Chen, you shift your head to the right a little bit...... Yes, that's it, a little bit more. β
"Lena, yours can also lean a little to the left, well, that's it!"
Zhang Chen listened to Nash's request, he thought that this guy should make the photo effect better, so his head leaned to the right as instructed.
Lena also moved her head to the left, and then saw that she was getting closer and closer to Zhang Chen's head.
Zhang Chen obviously realized this, and said to Nash, "Steve, what kind of feeling are you looking for...... Why are you keeping me and Lena closer? β
Nash smiled wryly, then snapped the shutter.
"This damn guy." Zhang Chen muttered, and hurriedly passed the camera in Nash's hand, and Lena also turned her head to check the photo album above.
In the latest photo, Zhang Chen is muttering on his lips, and Lena's eyes are looking at the camera, but she is a little dazed.
The two of them were very close to each other, Zhang Chen looked at the photo and suddenly realized what the old boy Nash was thinking, but he was embarrassed to say it like this, but pulled Nash aside and said, "Steve...... You're such a fool......"
Nash smiled, "Don't you think that's interesting?" Tell me, Lena is pretty good, isn't it? β
Where is this? Zhang Chen unconsciously jumped out of Avril's figure in his mind and said, "Hey, Steve...... You don't want to be full of boring thoughts...... What I want to tell you is that Lena and I are pure, we are just good friends...... We didn't have a good impression of each other......"
Nash smiled noncommittally, and the two of them returned to where they had eaten.
After the meal, Lena hurriedly put away the rest of the things and put away some garbage, Zhang Chen was naturally embarrassed to see her so busy, so he followed to help.
"Just let me come." Lena tugged at the corner of the tablecloth floor and said.
"We can be together." Zhang Chen firmly stepped forward to help, and Lena did not refuse again. The two men put a napkins in their pockets and walked towards the nearest garbage collection office.
Nash looked at the distant backs of the two of them, came to Sean's side and said, "Hey, big boy, I don't think you would mind going over there with our family, trust me, the scenery over there will be wonderful." β
Sean hesitated a little: "But Chen and Lena have gone over there, and they can't see that I'll be in a hurry." β
Nash pushed his wheelchair: "No problem, our family disappears with you, they'll understand that we're going to play together, you know, they need private space." β
Sean nodded in confusion.
Here Zhang Chen and the two walked back, and when they saw Sean and they all disappeared, Lena was a little strange: "Hey, Steve, where did they go?" β
Zhang Chen's heart was like a mirror, he knew what Nash was thinking, and naturally he knew the purpose of this guy's doing, he shook his head a little helplessly, and he said embarrassedly: "Let's wait here for them to come back." β
The sky was blue, and in front of me was a vast field of bare strata and forests, connected to the visual limit of several kilometers away. On the horizon, the endless horizon meets here.
"Tatsu, are you still in school after you entered the league to play?" Lena asked the question suddenly.
How much time will you have after leaving school...... Zhang Chen smiled bitterly in his heart and said, "I will still find some time to go to class, of course, I will not miss our exams, and I will have to give up some things for the sake of basketball." β
"Oh, that's a pity." Lena said.
"But I still go back to the school library a lot to check out some materials." Zhang Chen added.
The two of them took advantage of Nash's absence to talk a little, and some of them discussed some opinions. Seeing that the time was close to three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Chen estimated that Nash and they were coming back, so he stood up and said, "It seems that we can almost go back." β
"Yes......" Lena also stood up: "It's a pleasure to chat with you, you have some cultural precipitation in you, but you are not a person who doesn't know how to pretend to understand, maybe you can use basketball to interpret the philosophy in your heart." β
"I'm not pretending to be so forced...... Zhang Chen said silently in his heart, and then said: "It is said that Sean has a large part of their welfare home, right?" β
After talking with Lena for a while, Zhang Chen understood that this was a girl who was more inclined to Lutheranism, and they were not very interested in the Pope's gods, and thought that the way for human beings to atone for their original sins should be their own cultivation and good deeds. This is a girl who has gradually integrated good deeds into her bones.
"Yes, but it doesn't seem like my dad agrees with me, so I raised more of the money myself, and my dad gave me a little money."
Zhang Chen has a sincere admiration for this girl, in this impetuous era, it is really rare to have a girl with such a surname.
"Lena, I think I can do something about these children, like a little financial assistance."
"Really? That's great, and I thank you on behalf of the kids. There was some excitement in Lena's eyes, and at this time Nash and the others also returned, and seeing that the two seemed to be talking happily, Nash smiled strangely.
(To be continued)