America 1979

Chapter 48 A New Yorker's Own Ferrari

"Banquet?" Dorothy, the person involved, felt novelty, "In this situation in our family, do we still have money for a banquet?"

She felt that her brother was getting more and more ignorant, and even though he sold all the valuables at home, he couldn't make up enough money for the banquet.

The uncle who was sitting on the sofa also shook his head, "We Italian immigrants have always held big banquets only for weddings and other things. It seems that no one has ever held a banquet in college. And the share money is only for newlyweds. If you invite many people, Food and wine alone cost a lot of money, it's not worth it."

"We don't have a place to hold the event. Our family is too small. It's very crowded when we call our parents, siblings, and two families over for dinner. The dozens of people who came to the banquet didn't even have a sofa to sit on. Does Bill want the guests to stand?" ?” My aunt also objected.

On the contrary, the little brother Neo thinks his brother’s idea is good, “The purpose of holding the banquet is not to collect money, but to let neighbors, relatives, and people in the community know that our Ferrari family and the Conte family have a famous college student. According to our teacher’s In other words, it is to display the signboard.”

Bill touched his younger brother's neck, and admitted that it was still a boy's idea: "We don't charge ordinary guests, just let them come and participate, knowing that Dorothy has been admitted to a good university. They will never be empty Let’s get started, the gifts we bring are enough to cover part of the cost, plus those guests who have a better relationship..."

He looked around at his family members and gave a figure, "The total cost is about one or two thousand dollars!"

Dorothy adjusted her black-rimmed glasses, "What do you mean, can the money of our whole family add up to a thousand dollars? Did you play football and break this place!"

She pointed to her head.

"Tsk tsk tsk! Look at your appearance." Bill felt that his sister was really used to living a hard life, but he also had more understanding when he thought that she really couldn't change her current living situation in a short time.

The uncle saw that what the nephews said was not serious, so he turned on the TV and went to watch the baseball game.

Bill estimated the income of silver futures and the possible income from gold speculation in the future, and felt that it was worthwhile to spend some money on a banquet for his sister, so he announced to the few people still in the living room:
"Since everyone thinks it's not good in December, let's turn the year to June and July next year. After Dorothy graduates from high school, I will hold a game. At that time, I don't have to play ball, and I still have a lot of free time during the summer vacation. I have the energy to play with my sister. This matter. As for the expenses of hosting the banquet, I will settle it. We don’t have much money, so the scale of the banquet is not big, but there must be some. Otherwise, Dorothy will go to college like this once in her life, and she will tell the neighbors, Relatives and friends in the community have no chance, so it’s not for nothing.”

The uncle who was half lying on the sofa obviously felt that his nephew was thinking too much, he shook his head, "Anyway, I don't have the money to make you trouble like this. If you want to do it, you can find a way to make money yourself, but if you borrow money, especially Borrow money from the bank or the gang, and I will call your grandfather, your second uncle, your uncle and Anthony over here, and break your leg."

The aunt who was washing the dishes in the kitchen poked her head out, "Look at what you said. Bill has been doing really well recently. He went to school again, and played basketball until he was on TV. How could such a good boy borrow money from usury?"

After criticizing her husband, she smiled and said to her nephew: "If you want to hold a banquet for your sister, you can do it, but you and your sister will have to find a way to earn most of the expenses. June or July next year, I will do it more or less." Save some money and fill it up for the two of you."

"Auntie is so kind." Although Bill thought he didn't need the money from the two elders, his aunt's attitude still made him feel pretty good.

As for the fact that he used the usury to make money, he was not in a hurry to tell his family members beforehand. All explanations would be convincing when he presented stacks of bills in front of these people.

Otherwise, it would be annoying enough for Uncle Guang and Aunt Guang to criticize him for borrowing money, not to mention Dorothy, a cheapskate.

……

Time flies, and after Thanksgiving in late November, the temperature in New York dropped sharply, and it began to snow after December [-].The street is covered with snow, and even the spectator stands on the rugby field are covered with snow. Fans who go to the football every Friday and Saturday have to clean their seats and clear the snow under their feet, otherwise When there are too many people, the snow water will flow from the top table all the way to the playing field below, affecting the whole atmosphere of watching the game.

Fortunately, the players don't have to clean the snow off the griddle themselves, which the NFHS New York State Association can still guarantee.

In December NO.14, the Hamatun school team ushered in their penultimate regular season game.In the previous fourteen games, they scored ten wins and four losses.This means that as long as they beat their opponents in the penultimate game, they can lock up a place in the playoffs.

This is the best result in the history of the entire school team, and it is also the best result achieved by the current school team members themselves.

During the cheering ceremony before entering the arena, even Howard, who is usually calm, couldn't suppress his restlessness.

"We must win!"

During the stage of frying peas, he kept repeating this sentence, and even the team members who shouted slogans to him also kept repeating that they must win.

The opponent was a high school team from the Bronx. Visually, there were a lot of African-American players, and there were also a lot of big players.

After running around the court, before the welcome ceremony of both sides, Howard bumped Bill with the shoulder and motioned him to look at some machines on the sidelines.

"This is? Do you want to broadcast it live?" Bill asked puzzled.

The white air exhaled from his mouth floated out of the helmet and dissipated in the air.

Wearing a helmet, Howard nodded inconveniently, so he also exhaled white air: "Yes, our opponent is a bit strong this time, and the attention of both teams is a bit high, so we arranged a live broadcast and live commentary. Look at them The few linebackers and safety guards in the team are all black men over 1.9 meters tall, and our cornerbacks can't even take a single shot."

He lost the momentum he had when he came into the arena to shout that he must win.

"Then what to do? You are a quarterback, you can think about changing tactics." Bill tried to encourage him.

Although there are still two games left to determine the final tournament roster, there are not many games left for the Hamatun school team to tolerate. This match is already so strong, and the teams with the best records may be arranged in the future , the last game will become more difficult.

"That's exactly what I want to say, Bill, I decided to use a trick that no one has seen before, and this requires your cooperation." Howard signaled that the team's most powerful end forward had come together, and said in a low voice made his own plan.

Soon, after the players from both sides lined up to shake hands, the referee blew his whistle and the game officially started.

The special team of the Hamatun school team won the ball. After the enemy kicked the ball with a big foot, the catcher of his own team received the ball and started to counterattack. He was stopped by the enemy special team at 45 yards from his side. The first offense and defense The line is thus determined.

During the 40-second gap, the special team and the offensive team quickly changed players, and after the most popular player on the field No. 88 appeared, Payne, who was the commentator, made the first comment to the audience in front of the TV: "We The New Yorker's very own Ferrari is in!"

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