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Chapter 340 Wei Xia's first retired jersey

On July 17, Weisha returned to Philadelphia from Los Angeles.

When Wei Qiu heard that he was going home, he was reluctant to leave, so after Wei Xia left, he held a party at home to relieve his lovesickness.

Wei Qiu is the king of the local party, but as a college student, he is only a sophomore this year and does not have a part-time job. How can he have the money to hold so many parties? Anything related to money that can be extended to Wei Xia will be able to explain.

For Wei Xia, if his brother just asked some people to hold a party, he didn't care. If his spending rose by several levels and bet on several thousand dollars with one card like Jordan, that would be something worth paying attention to.

Also coming home with Wei Xia was his sister Wei Chun.

This year, she rarely takes care of her two younger brothers' lives because her studies are very tight, and Wei Xia also hired a nanny and Li Zhongxian to arrange food, clothing, housing and transportation, so there is no big problem.

Seeing her sister's widening body, Wei Xia was a little worried about her.

Obesity can cause too many problems.

From Los Angeles to Philadelphia, Weisha has to stay at home for a week.

During this period, there were only two things except participating in local TV programs.

One thing is talking to his parents, and the other thing is about his retirement of his high school jersey.

He has graduated from Raul Merion for three years.

During his four years at Raul Merion, he led the team to the AAAA Championships, and in his senior year, he also helped the team win the championship, just like Kobe back then.

Kobe's No. 30 jersey has been retired by Raul Merion. Now, he has been successful in the NCAA, entered the NBA with the sixth pick in the first round, and was elected as the sixth man of the year. He is the best rookie of the year and the first rookie team. He can be said to be successful.

From fame to contribution, Wei Xia's jersey has no reason not to retire.

So, he needs to prepare a speech.

At the same time, almost every player who retired from his alma mater will give some money to donate to the school. Kobe donated $300,000 at the jersey retirement ceremony that year.

The $300,000 in 1999 is not a small number.

That year was the last year of Kobe's rookie contract, and his salary was only 1.11 million yuan. After deducting taxes and intermediary fees from his agent, he received less than half of the money. However, he donated $300,000 to the school in one go.

However, at that time, Kobe was already the youngest Western Conference All-Star starter in history. He received a sluggish advertising endorsement and gave 300,000 yuan to his alma mater. It might be a matter of water for him.

Wei Xia's pick is higher than Kobe. At the same time, the 300,000 at that time?                                                                                                                 

After weighing the trade-offs, Wei Xia decided to donate $400,000 to Raulmerion. It was not a lot, but this was his biggest expense in the year besides buying a house in Los Angeles.

And? He also discussed this with his parents.

When Mei Chen heard that Wei Xia was going to donate 400,000 yuan, she was a little reluctant.

"Your father can't earn so much in 10 years." Mei Chen expressed his tactful opposition.

"This shows that Philip is far better than us? We should be happy for him." Wei Mingliang gave himself a good Chinese name.

He is indeed an enlightened person. When he speaks, he always feels that his whole body is shining.

The matter is decided? Although Mei Chen had some objections, the decision was in the hands of Wei Xia.

She had to say something like most old mothers, "You'd better be sure you won't use these 400,000 in the future."

Mei Chen's muttering made Wei Mingliang roll his eyes, and Wei Xia shrugged and said she could do nothing.

That day’s dinner? Mei Chen personally did it.

This was Wei Xia's first dinner after returning home.

She prepared British national dishes? There are also various private dishes with gorgeous names.

For example, "ice crispy soft balls", "English pearl meat", "the best sandwich in the world" (just called this name, straightforward), "summer ice drinks"... Then, the name gradually became unrestrained.

After leaving home for a year, Wei Xia discovered that Mei Chen had created many private dishes.

Seeing Wei Mingliang's expression of looking back, you can imagine that before these private dishes became foods that can be eaten in their stomachs and have no side effects?     I have used him as a test subject countless times.

Since Wei Xia has eaten Mei Chen's food since she was a child, his taste is more British? He doesn't like traditional American foods. Therefore, when he goes out, he resists many temptations. Because he is not used to American foods with high fat, high sweetness, high protein and high fat? During the season? He can strictly abide by the recipes made by the nutritionist.

Charles Barkley once repeatedly complained about the NBA’s nutritious meals? Claims that pig food is more delicious than nutritious meals.

After leaving home for a long time, what parents care about most is Wei Xia’s emotional situation.

"Have you really finished playing with that girl?" Mei Chen asked with concern.

"I'm sorry, too..." Wei Xia personally confirmed that he and Selinda Swan were irreversible.

Wei Chun inserted a mouthful, "You deserve better, Philip."

"What a pity, I like that girl." Mei Chen's attention shifted from Wei Xia's emotional state to herself for a while.

She complained: "The overall quality of Philadelphia has really declined, especially those old black ladies who have never studied."

"Be careful when speaking, mom." Wei Chun said in fear.

"You can't say it outside but you can't say it at home?" Wei Chun didn't remind her, but when she reminded her, she began to tell everyone the story of her middle-aged British woman beating an old black lady today.

Mei Chen criticized the old lady's personal cultivation from head to toe, and wanted to exaggerate it to the realm of racial discrimination. Finally, he said: "I tell you, this kind of thing can't happen in the UK no matter what!"

"No matter what..." Wei Mingliang asked rationally, "Is it too absolute?"

"No, not at all, I can tell you a story. It's my father's story. I swear that the story is 100% true!"

Wei Xia listened carefully.

This is the story of Wei Xia's grandfather, a story about how important it is to see the British in line.

One day in 1985, Wei Xia was just one year old, and Mei Chen's father, Wei Xia's grandfather, was waiting in line in front of a bank in London. At this time, a robber named Douglas Bakarock robbed him, waved his pistol, and forced the cashier to hand over the money.

Grandpa was filled with righteous indignation and ordered Bakaruk to "get out and line up behind the line!"

The others in the team also nodded in agreement. The robbers did not expect this episode at all, so they had to walk out of the bank empty-handed and were arrested in a short while.

Mei Chen mentioned this story to illustrate a noble quality unique to the British, that is, the innate polite demeanor - completely different from Americans, especially American black old ladies with low quality! - If it violates it, it will inevitably lead to danger.

Respect for others and silent understanding are the basic rules in British life, which are everywhere in daily conversations. Almost every British person will express this way when they meet strangers: "I'm very sorry, but..." and then make a request, "Can you tell me how to go to XX?" "Can you help me find a shirt that fits you?" "Can you move your huge foot away from my feet?" Once the request is met, they will give you a slightly hesitant and apologetic smile without exception, and express your apology again, taking up your time, begging for forgiveness, and accidentally putting their feet on the place where your feet are about to step on.

Influenced by Mei Chen, Wei Xia urinated and established a firm belief in queuing in her heart.

Everyone recognized the story Mei Chen told, and the family of four here proved that they were determined to stand on Mei Chen's side by condemning the old black lady who went to the line.

Wei Xia likes the atmosphere at home, which is something she can’t get in Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles, his brother was only concerned about having fun, and Lee Zhongxian was led to ruin. Although he lived under the same roof, their world was divided.

Only at home can he relax completely while listening to his mother nagging about those trivial matters.

Therefore, he proposed to move his parents to Los Angeles more than once. But they were used to living in Philadelphia. Here are the connections and networks they have accumulated over the past few lives. Although Los Angeles is prosperous, they will definitely feel empty there.

They would rather continue to live here than live in a luxury home in Los Angeles.

In the following days, Wei Xia trained during the day, prepared speeches and mock speeches at night.

Although the retired handwriting is a high school jersey, it is the first jersey he retired in his life.

The four years of Raul Merion high school were also special for him.

In a sentence that describes the past often used words of sports stars: that is where the dream begins, that is the origin.

In order to hold Wei Xia's jersey retirement ceremony, the school prepared many programs in advance.

There are singers, stage plays, magic but unfortunately failing, and current basketball players perform slam dunks.

The finale is naturally the key ending - Wei Xia's speech.

When Wei Xia walked to the center of the gymnasium, the applause and cheers continued for five or six minutes.

He not only brought state championships to Raul Merion, but also national championships to Philadelphia. Not only did alumni present along with some Phillies who admired him, came.

In Philadelphia, Waisha is more popular than Kobe, and this is no joke.

Wei Xia took his speech. He had memorized what he was going to say and read it again before starting, just to give himself some psychological hints - there must be no problem!

"I want to thank several people here."

The content of his speech is nothing more than thanking God, thanking parents, relatives and friends, and thanking TV series. But he cleverly added some sharp complaints to a speech that might have a hypnotic effect, making the atmosphere very lively.

Finally, when he announced that he would donate $400,000 to Raulmerion, the atmosphere in the gym reached its due climax.
Chapter completed!
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