Chapter 1268: Lockout, Resulting in Postponement of the Regular Season

After staying in Beijing for a week, the family returned to their hometown.

I haven’t been back for another year. The first thing I do when I get home is treat the villagers to a meal and connect with each other.

Li Dacheng and Li Ba first went to the houses of several uncles, brought a lot of gifts, and then asked them to come over and help.

Guo Guo was still the happiest. Regardless of the strong sun at noon, she ran out to find her playmates after arriving home.

However, she walked around the village and found that none of the children who played with her last year were gone. It turned out that they all went to kindergarten.

"Grandma, I also want to go to kindergarten." Guoguo said to Zhou Yuehe who was following her around.

"Okay, grandma will take you to buy a schoolbag. Can we go after you buy the schoolbag?" Zhou Yuehe said cheerfully.

"Yeah!" Guoguo nodded quickly.

When I got home and heard that Guoguo was going to kindergarten, the family got busy again.

The girl who had just fallen asleep got up again to prepare brushes and other supplies for Guoguo. Liu Xiaoli prepared a bag of snacks and the family sent Guoguo to town.

There were several kindergartens in the town. Zhou Yuehe inquired and found out that most children in the village went to the central kindergarten, so Guoguo went to the central kindergarten.

I set up a kindergarten by myself in Phoenix, but it was just ready and the procedures were just completed. Guoguo hasn’t been there yet. This is Guoguo’s first time going to kindergarten. When the family arrived at the door, they were a little worried, afraid of the baby. The girl doesn't like it.

But it was all in vain. Guoguo went to kindergarten happily. When she went in and saw her former playmates, she immediately started yelling. A bunch of snacks were handed out, and the little girl immediately mingled with her playmates.

After returning home, Li Ba continued to work on the banquet.

A banquet team was invited, and people in the village who had nothing to do came over to help, and the house became lively.

When it was busy until 4:30, a van from the central kindergarten sent Guoguo and a dozen children from the village back to his home at the intersection, and they arrived at his doorstep.

"Dad, I'm back!"

Guo Guo jumped out of the van sweating profusely and shouted to Li Ba with a smile.

"Hey, were you naughty in kindergarten?"

"No, I'm so good!"

Li Ba went up to look at the van, and saw about ten people got out, and there were still about ten people inside. He said in surprise: "How many can be packed in one vehicle?"

"Iron hammers are all like this!" the teacher said.

"It's okay, it's always like this. Pretending is not worth it." Everyone in the village also said.

After the car left, the girl said hesitantly: "Husband, so many children are crowded in a van, and the country road is narrow. Isn't it unsafe?"

"How about we pick up and drop off by ourselves? There are plenty of cars at home." Liu Xiaoli said quickly.

"Okay, we will pick up and drop off ourselves tomorrow." Zhou Yuehe said quickly.

"Children from the village, please join us, fellow villagers. Son, go get a bigger car." Li Dacheng said.

"Sure, if you want to do this, of course we have to take care of your family, but the kindergarten will not be happy because they will make less money."

Someone immediately reminded me.

Li Bada said: "How about we set up a kindergarten in the village? There are many children, right?"

"Totaling the several groups in the village, there are about fifty kindergartens of various sizes. Bazi, if you run a kindergarten, it must be of high quality. Are the fees expensive?" someone shouted.

Li Ba laughed and said: "Think of it as providing welfare to the village. I don't charge money and let the children go to school for free."

"That's good, Bazi, please hurry up and do it."

"Bazi, let the village find a place for you, and you just have to pay."

Everyone shouted.

The family also agreed and asked Li Ba to do it quickly.

Li Ba thought for a while and then said: "My training base will be located soon, so we can do it together. After the base is completed, can we select a few seedlings to make the village look good in the future?"

"Bazi, tell us what's going on at the training base?" someone shouted.

"That's what happened..." Li Dacheng spoke first.

"Bazi, this is a good thing. You choose carefully and lead the juniors in the village."

"Bazi, my grandson is a fast runner, can you take him away?"

"My son is twelve years old and is 1.6 meters tall. Bazi, do you think he can play basketball with you? He plays basketball every day in school."

The folks in the village started shouting.

Because Li Ba has made a name for himself in the sports world, the village is not opposed to pursuing sports, but is very supportive of it. If it was impossible before, he would not be able to engage in sports if he was poor, because he would really die of poverty.

After a while, all the young and old in the village came, and dozens of banquet tables were spread out.

"Everyone is coming tomorrow and the next two days. Our house has been empty for a year. Let's make it lively." Li Dacheng shouted loudly.

"Don't worry, it's done. Our family has stopped working."

"It's done. I came back late this year. How many days can I stay?"

"It's done. I heard that Bazi's wife is pregnant again. Are you ready for the fine for extra children?"

"Bazi has more money and more penalties."

"Ha ha……"

Everyone was laughing and chatting while eating, and it was very lively.

In the next two days, Li Ba was busy with kindergarten and training base.

With his signature, all procedures will be easy to handle.

The land for the kindergarten is easy to find. The village will directly solve the problem and build it in the village.

I applied in the morning the next day and immediately got the application form from the Urban Construction Office. I found a local place in Baotou in the afternoon, and the kindergarten started construction on the third day.

In addition, the town supports Li Ba's training base very much. The land problem has been solved. It is only three kilometers away from Li Ba's home, seven kilometers away from the city, less than one kilometer away from the nearest highway intersection, and only eleven kilometers away from the city's airport. The transportation is very convenient.

On the National Day, Gao Yuanyuan arrived for the training base.

"All the procedures for the base have been completed. If your base is built, it will be the best training base in the country and the world's top level." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"When will the bidding be held?" Li Ba asked.

"In the middle of the month, the bidding will be held in Beijing." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"It must be open, and I want high standards." Li Ba said.

"That's for sure. Our country's current infrastructure level is actually very high. As long as you have enough money, the standard is definitely high enough." Gao Yuanyuan smiled.

"What is the situation in the NBA now?" Li Ba asked.

"The regular season will be postponed for sure, and no one knows when it will be delayed. But it still has to be played, and no one can afford to lose if it is not played." Gao Yuanyuan said.

The news from the NBA is not good now. After entering October, the suspension continues, and no good news has been received.

In previous years, the regular season would start at the end of October, with preseason games before that. However, as of October 10, there is still no news about the preseason. It seems that the 2011-2012 regular season will also be affected and will not proceed as scheduled.