Although there is no swimming pool in the backyard, the area is quite large, and the living room is enough to accommodate guests attending the college banquet.

This is not far from the original old house, the previous owner is still a lawyer, with the blessing of buff, Bill is very satisfied, but he resisted the urge to sign a sales contract with Pete's wife on the spot, and only said that he could only make a decision after letting the elders see it.

"We don't have enough money, we may need to get a loan, you have to wait a few days." Before leaving, he left Pete's wife with these words.

In the evening, after the uncle and aunt got off work, the family went to look at the house again, and the aunt felt that it was a bit big and disliked the high property tax. The uncle didn't speak the whole time, but the joy on his face couldn't help but overflow.

The purchase of this house was decided in this way, the selling price given by Pete's family was 63,000 US dollars, Bill and his uncle bargained for 30,000 yuan, and finally after a long day of bargaining, both sides performed a drama of not buying and not selling, and then the transaction was 48,000 US dollars.

Even if my uncle and aunt both work to earn money, their weekly wages add up to two hundred and seventy-eight, and they work less than 50 weeks a year, earning more than 14,000 dollars a year.

So this house cost the two elders almost four years of net income. Bill took out the 12,000 he had promised and the 4,000 for travel expenses, and took out a $32,000 loan at the Wells Fargo branch to secure the new house.

In the first half of July, the whole family was busy moving and decorating the new house, and the happiest of them was Neo, who occupied the third floor alone, and on the day the new bed in the room was in place, Neo rolled in bed for half an hour.

Most of the furniture was moved directly from the old house, and the sofa and the bed of Bill and others were replaced with new ones. After vacating the old house, my aunt, who was worried about debt, ran to hang the house on the owners' committee and the real estate brokerage company, hoping to get back to life.

In the second half of the month, Bill and his sister began to be busy with the college banquet, Dorothy was in charge of arranging the food, and Bill and his uncle discussed which guests to invite.

During this period, the second uncle lost his temper after learning that his brother and nephews had moved, thinking that they did not regard themselves as family members, and not only did they not discuss the change of house in advance, but they also did not give him the opportunity to contribute some money to help.

But the eldest uncle, who was in his forties and almost fifty, coaxed his younger brother very sensually for a long time, and the second uncle also joined the small circle of discussing and inviting guests.

There were more than 100 colleagues, relatives, and neighbors in the community from the elders of the three small families, and the eldest uncle did not forget his son Anthony, who also had four or five guests on his side.

On July 26, a weekend, Ferrari and the Conte family hosted a banquet for Dorothy in their new home.

Three long tables with food are located in the backyard, filled with fresh fruit and a variety of Italian-style dishes such as pizzas and T-bone grills, as well as wine and lemonade, the latter of which is used to entertain guests who can't drink.

Nearly 200 people attended the banquet from 10 a.m., and even though it was so hot that you could sweat two steps, many of the elderly Italian immigrants wore full gray-and-black suits, and Antony and his guests even wore wide-brimmed hats.

"Your sister is so good."

The big guy Wren ran away in person, and he also took five hundred dollars with his share of the money, which made the uncle and aunt a little moved, and the second uncle also felt that his nephew Anthony had found a good leader, and the job could still be done.

The center of the banquet is naturally the excellent Dorothy, but the smug uncle has always been by his niece's side and has stolen a lot of limelight.

Bill also received a lot of special greetings, and former colleagues from nightclubs such as Winter and Eddie Serrano also came to participate, and at the same time expressed congratulations on Bill's famous play.

The bartender brother took the money, which was also five hundred dollars, and it seemed that the gangsters were quite rich.

Bill's current girlfriend, Jenny Wright, drove herself to the party, she didn't take any money, but became familiar with her aunt and second aunt, at least let Bill's family know that he had such a girlfriend.

……

"The second uncle's family and the aunt's family each gave eight hundred dollars, and among the rest of the guests, Anthony's leader and the tavern owner known to Bill gave more, the director of the uncle's mall gave three hundred dollars, and the second uncle's team leader also gave ......."

At night, Dorothy and Neo lie on the table and count the money.

Of the nearly 200 people, only thirty or forty people gave money, and the odds and bits added up to about 5,150 dollars, which was more than enough to cover the cost of food and drink.

"This money will be left for Dorothy to spend on college, don't you say that your dormitory application has not come down, and you will use this money to rent a house after the school starts."

Bill, who was lying on the big sofa, arranged it like this, he had given him the money to buy food and drink, and although his aunt had saved more than two hundred dollars, it was not of much use at most, as long as his mind was enough.

"Then I'll go over in two days to see the situation, I'm going to move in in early September, and I have to move things over." Dorothy said.

Bill shook his head, "You don't have to carry things alone, many people who came today said they would send you to college, and we had at least twenty people traveling with us on the first day of school." ”

Even if they are not immigrants of Italian origin, the group of family and friends of the freshmen entering the school is not small.

After the ravages of the day, the backyard was still a mess, and the long tables and chairs that had been rented had not been returned, but everyone was tired, and after a brief wash, Bill went to his room on the second floor to sleep.

……

Time flies, the summer vacation is coming to an end, and a week before the start of school, Coach Murphy called the members of the Toad Tun varsity team one by one to start the physical recovery training for the new season.

In the locker room of the school's comprehensive training hall, the ambitious coach began his own lecture: "Last season, we had the best results ever, and the playoffs were also one win and one loss, and there were only three wins until the governor met us. ”

The capital of New York State is not New York City, but Albany in east-central New York State, and because New York City is so important, the minor league playoff champion in the southern counties is usually received by the governor, shakes hands with the players in turn, and is broadcast live on television.

"Is it our limit to get into tournaments? Of course not, the championship is what we should think about......"

Before the season even began, Coach Murphy set a high profile for the team to aim for the minor league title. Robert and Jaime said the same thing in their subsequent remarks.

"Brothers, I'll say a few words too." When the coaches finished moving, Charlie, the new captain who was in high spirits, stood up, "In the last season, our real strength was not brought into play, and my pass could not be broken?" No! ”

He's also the team's new No. 1 quarterback, and veteran captain Howard has gone out after getting a college offer.

"Is Bill's catch at its limit? Nor did it! ”

"Can't Roald break through the enemy's pocket five? Surely not so! ”

……

The new captain, Charlie, was clearly prepared, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the starters one by one, motivating his teammates while also summarizing the weaknesses and shortcomings.

'If we don't play with all our energy, if we don't show the world what we can do this season, then we're a failure...... We're going to go for the goal, and any of our fans would love to see that...... The respect earned on the pitch is the real respect, and to hell with friendship first and second matches! ”

Charlie's speech was very energetic, and even Bill, an old fritter, felt encouraged, and he was clapping his hands to praise the captain's speech, but suddenly listened to his speech.

"Next, let's have Bill say a couple of words to our brothers!"

PS: The second update is still in the code, asking for a recommended ticket for a monthly pass.

(End of chapter)