Chapter 446 Good Things Come in Pairs

Marrying Yuya is no longer just a whim.

From the moment the two fell in love to becoming inseparable, what existed between them was not just hormonal impulse and sex, but a kind of comfort and tranquility.

The two of them never quarreled or blushed, even though there were scandals like Lola's, Yuya's father's pettiness, the old man's supercilious look, or today's massive public condemnation.

What each feels is not the other's suspicion or even a trace of ego, but only the care, trust and lack of vigilance from the other.

Yuya is not like ordinary little girls who insist on sticking to you all the time, but she is also not like those aloof girls who will play tricks on you, and she is not like the gold diggers who ask for this and that.

She is always quietly invisible when she should be invisible, and appears in time when you need her. She has her own career and pursuit, and is not completely attached to Lin Dong. Her academic performance is also very good, and she has already obtained the diploma in her junior year. I have a master's degree in biology, and my main field of study is pandas, probably because that cute and chubby guy comes from the same hometown as Lin Dong.

For Lin Dong's current status, she may be very ordinary, but Lin Dong feels that this state is actually the most comfortable.

A love that can truly guarantee a long-lasting relationship is by no means spectacular, but rather dull.

Of course, if it was just like this, Lin Dong would probably stay in this state for a long time without thinking about getting married.

But now the overwhelming criticism of Youya on the Internet makes Lin Dong want to do something.

Giving Yuya a title is not only a kind of comfort to her, but also a way to respond to the trolls who clamored for the two to break up.

If you scold someone, you won't be scolded back. You don't have that many mouths to open, and you don't have that energy and effort.

But a breakup? Not only do I not know each other, hey, I also want to get married and love whoever I want!

It cannot be said that there is a lot of anger, but it is definitely not absent. This is the stubbornness in his heart.

The first people to know the news were the families of both parties.

I thought that the old man would be a little unbearable when he heard the news. After all, the old man was dedicated to fighting Japanese invaders when he was young and had no good impression of the United States and Japan. However, Yua's mother is Japanese and now has American nationality. Obviously, she cannot be the one that the old man likes. Being his grandson's wife, this is the only thing Lin Dong still has some scruples about.

Unexpectedly, the old man didn't even say no to this.

This is due to the last time the Sonics won the championship. When the old man went to the United States, he received meticulous care from Yuya. With his passable Chinese, the old man was accompanied throughout the whole process. The second reason is that Yuya's father is an Arab, not from the United States or Japan. This has allowed the old man to find a psychological step for himself. Now the old man is constantly promoting his grandson's daughter-in-law to the outside world as an Arab. Invention 12345 that place.

Thirdly, Yuya made it clear that after getting married, he would give up his American citizenship and join the Dragon Country nationality. This statement was highly praised by the old man.

So, when he heard the news that the two were getting married, the old man just curled his lips blankly and said in a nonchalant tone: "Oh, you just decide!"

It seemed that he was not very satisfied, but I heard from grandma that the old man secretly called Yuya the next day to ask for the date and time of birth, and then secretly used an excuse to go out for a walk to find his former half-immortal comrade in the army. .

As a result, when I came back, my face was glowing, and I started to think about the guest list for the banquet. I guess the results of calculating the birth dates of the two people were good.

Without the obstacle of the old man, everyone in the Lin family expressed absolute support for this decision.

Needless to say, Grandma was once a professor at Yenching University and a talented woman in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. She was one of the first people to be at the forefront of the Dragon Kingdom. Her openness, tolerance and face-to-face view of the world were far from the Compared to ordinary people, the word "knowledgeable and sensible" seems to have been invented for grandma, and she immediately sent her sincere blessings to the two of them.

And Lao Lin and his mother were quite satisfied with their daughter-in-law.

When Lao Lin was still in Kanagawa, he was quite satisfied with this daughter-in-law. Not only Yuya's respect for his elders and his knowledge and understanding, but also that time when Lao Lin had a heat stroke, Yuya's full escort had already given Lao Lin a kind of "When I get old, my wife here will probably be more reliable than my son." The scarf Yuya knitted for him is still worn occasionally.

As for my mother, her fiery eyes have seen all kinds of women. If Yuya was the kind of person she hates most, then in the past two years in Seattle, I am afraid that she would have used various methods to get her out. , acquiescing to her being in a relationship with her son, is itself a recognition of her.

After more than ten years of working in the United States, Yang Dong never likes open-minded American girls, and her rebelliousness since she was a child also makes her never like those obedient girls in Long Kingdom who only know how to care for their husbands and raise children.

Yuya happened to be on the middle line of Yang Dong's 'aesthetic', so he was very satisfied, and of course he was the first to send his straightforward blessings.

Yuya's father, Mr. Arap, has already recognized this family relationship in his heart.

Having grown up in the United States and working there for many years, Arap knows very well how attractive men like Lin Dong are to women in the United States. However, in one year of high school and two years of professional life, except for one who has been confirmed to be single Apart from the lovesick Laura, the well-known and wealthy Lin Dong has never had any scandals and is devoted to his daughter...

Frankly, Arap thought it was nothing short of a miracle.

With his daughter's conditions, he really couldn't imagine how he could find a better son-in-law than Lin Dong.

Both families were very satisfied with this. When Lin Dong and Youya were still traveling in Greece, the parents of both parties had already decided on the wedding date.

There will be a grand party here in Yanjing, scheduled for September 28th. This is the day chosen by the old man, and it is also the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Distinguished guests from all over the world will be entertained.

Then it will be held again in Seattle on the night of November 9th. This day is the night of September 27th in the Islamic calendar, and it is also the ‘Qadr Night’ in Islam.

According to Islamic tradition, this night is the night when Allah preaches the Quran to the world. Doing one good deed on this night should be better than doing a thousand months of good deeds. Therefore, it is also called Silent Night, which is the best time of the year. The most precious night, and September is also the Islamic month of fasting and sacrifice, so it is not suitable to invite other guests to have a big banquet, so I won’t invite anyone else this time, mainly some relatives from Yuya’s father’s side.

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While the parents of both parties were discussing various arrangements for their marriage, Hisashi Mitsui had already taken the lead in completing the negotiations on the intention to acquire the La Liga team Mobis.

A team formed by a pharmaceutical company in 1988. Although it is always at the bottom of La Liga, it is the best basketball league in the world besides the NBA. The actual price is much higher than some of the previous guidance prices given by La Liga officials. few.

The opponent offered a flat price of 75 million euros. Although Lin Dong and Hisashi Mitsui, who had already been fooled by La Liga, felt a little bit loud, but after asking the prices of several other teams that were interested in changing hands, their prices were the last. The second team, Gipuzcoa, also costs 78 million, and its league results are similar to Moebius. It only has one rental venue and almost no team fixed assets, which is equivalent to buying an empty shell. Other teams already cost nearly 100 million euros. Already...

Moebius ignored Mitsui Hisashi's previous offer of 50 million, and the talks collapsed at one point, thinking that the Japanese was just here to make a joke.

Fortunately, the Mitsui Consortium also has a lot of business and connections in Europe. It has now secured an opportunity to renegotiate the price and has also re-evaluated the real market value of the La Liga team.

This team is located in Marbella, which is quite a small market. The city ranks among the top ten in Spain. It is not only a famous tourist destination, but also the birthplace of the famous painter Picasso. Moebius is in this city. Although their presence is not high, it is mainly due to the poor performance of the team. In fact, the market potential is huge, and there is no problem with the valuation of around 80 million euros.

Now based on the base price negotiated by Mitsui Hisashi and Lin Dong, the lowest bottom line is 72 million, and striving to reach 65 million is the best result.

The team's performance is poor?

Only those with poor grades are worth buying! Poor performance makes it easier to carry out drastic reforms and appoint new people...

After all, both of them are simple guys. The original intention of buying the team was not to make money from the team. Developing the basketball market is also a long way away. They just hope to have a league platform for the Chinese and Japanese national teams to train. , if it exceeds this price, then it is the same as buying the empty shell of Gipuzcoa and spending millions more to improve the training facilities, and that team has every chance of being worth less than 6,500.

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A lot of things had been decided in just a few days, but when Lin Dong and Yuya ended their trip in Greece and returned to Yanjing, and at the same time publicly announced their decision to get married in front of reporters, the real turmoil ensued. here we go.

The entire Dragon Kingdom Internet was shocked.

We obviously wanted you to break up, but you actually got married?

MD, who are you talking about...

Domestic trolls were all over the place for a while, and the curses were endless. Lin Dong ignored them and ignored all the reporters' questions.

And this completely indifferent attitude has caused polarization among domestic fans.

A large number of them have supported this from the beginning and have never been involved in the girlfriend group dispute at all. Of course, they mainly wish for blessings.

But there are also a small number of people who were originally just yin and yang and leading the rhythm, but now they have turned into swearing and become the ultimate Lin Hei. The curses were so unpleasant that they finally attracted angry counterattacks from Lin Dong's fans.

The two sides were quarreling fiercely on the newly emerging Dragon Kingdom Internet, to the point where fans from all over the world were so curious that they climbed the walls to watch.

It just had no influence on Lin Dong, and he still went his own way and cooperated with his family in planning the wedding.

The old people were busy setting the date, hotel, emcee, and process, while Lin Dong and Youya were busy dressing up, taking wedding photos, ordering the number one scholar's robe, crown, and harem... a standard Chinese wedding.

I was so busy throughout September that I had no time to read online comments.

Anyway, fans' opinions are like a furnace. It burns vigorously, but as long as you don't continue to add more firewood, it will naturally cool down.

But there's real trouble coming: Nike.

Nike expressed serious protest and incomprehension about this. They have no control over who Lin Dong marries, but if you choose to go against all fans or all potential consumers of Nike at the cusp of the storm, then it has something to do with Nike.

The first time the Nike representative came to talk, he was quite polite. He just suggested that Lin Dong postpone this decision and not stand on the opposite side of the fans. Even if you wait half a year before the limelight passes? This will definitely affect Nike's sales.

Of course Lin Dong ignored it.

So when he came back for the second time, he was much tougher and even brought a legal advisor to warn Lin Dong that this was harming the company's interests and violating the terms of the contract between the two parties about "actively maintaining a good and positive image". If he persisted in going his own way, then Nike would It is possible that Lin Dong will be taken to court for this.

This would probably frighten ordinary football stars, but this is Lin Dong, a stubborn person who is destined to be born.

Although I have never had trouble with money, if I have to listen to others even about my marriage, that would be touching my bottom line.

Faced with the tough attitude of the Nike representative, Lin Dong just responded lightly: Tell Mr. Knight, no one in this world can influence my decision. If you want to sue you, just sue you. If you win, I will pay you, but don’t blame me for not reminding you. You, I also have a legal team. Your personal marital status is not limited by the terms of the contract. If you want to sue, go ahead and sue. If you don’t sue, you will be my grandson.

A tougher and more domineering attitude than Nike, which made Nike a bit stunned.

They were really at a loss for this weirdo who dared to reject them when he was still in high school and only wanted 300 million for a two-year short-term contract in the face of billions. They had no idea what this guy was thinking. All the people in the company's think tank This kind of analysis looked like an idiot in front of him, because he couldn't guess his thoughts correctly.

tell? Frankly speaking, Nike really doesn’t have the guts.

Although Lin Dong's official announcement of his marriage has a certain impact on his image, especially in Asia, it has attracted a lot of negative fans, but after all, they are only a minority. His real fan base is actually much larger, not to mention that this kind of thing is not covered by the contract. Among the restrictive clauses, the so-called "maintaining a positive image" clause only applies if it does not break the law and does not involve serious image damage such as XD. If you want to control people's marriages, the federal court will not support it. I'm not really selling myself to you.

What's more important is that Nike never thought of giving up Lin Dong from the beginning to the end. This golden brand allowed them to quickly seize the Asian market this year, squeezing out Adidas, which is also competing in the Asian market, with no room for survival.

This building was built extremely fast, far beyond the scope of normal business growth. This is all because of Lin Dong's relationship. If it chooses to break up with Lin Dong at this time, Nike knows how fast its Asian market will come. It will collapse at that time, but it is not just the result of the current decline in sales.

In the end, I could only hold my nose and acquiesce, pretending that this had never happened. The wedding was scheduled to be held in Yanjing on September 20. Phil Knight even flew from the United States to attend and sent him a smile. An expensive jewelry necklace was given as a gift.

The old Lin family still has some reputation in Yanjing, and with Lin Dong's current status in the basketball circle, the wedding venue was also attended by superstars in the basketball world.

Domestic CBA stars and leaders of the Basketball Association were almost always present. There were quite a few former friends from Japan, and there were also quite a few stars from the NBA, including Jordan, Payton, Kobe, etc., even those who didn’t come. , and also recorded a video to send blessings.

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"Two thanks to Gaotang!"

"Couple greetings!"

"Send it to the bridal chamber!"

The complicated and grand Chinese-style wedding attracted a round of applause from the audience.

Akagi Haruko's face was flushed with excitement, and her hands were almost swollen. In the past two years, she often sneaked away to Seattle. She and Yuya had long since become very good friends, and had already agreed to be each other's bridesmaids.

It turns out that this Chinese-style wedding doesn’t need any bridesmaids at all, but a golden boy with cute breasts.

What a pity, but this wedding is so beautiful, Yuya is so beautiful, everything is so beautiful!

At this time, soothing music sounded on the scene, and the dinner banquet began. Lin Dong and Youya both changed into casual clothes and came out to toast and welcome the guests.

When Coach Anzai and Haruko arrived, after the toast, Lin Dong smiled and turned his elbow on Sakuragi Hanada: "Don't you have something to say?"

"Ah? Ahhh..." Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly turned red and stammered: "This, that..."

Everyone looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi curiously, but saw that his whole face turned into a monkey's butt at this time, and he kept breathing heavily.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Haruko asked with concern.

Then I saw Coach Anzai, Takenori Akagi, Yohei Mito, Hisashi Mitsui, Kaede Rukawa and others sitting at the same table all looking at Sakuragi and her with smiles.

Haruko suddenly realized something, and immediately after, she saw Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly stood up, took out an exquisite jewelry box from his trouser pocket, and knelt down on one knee in front of Haruko with a pop.

The jewelry box was opened, revealing a pair of beautiful rings set with engraved basketball stones.

"Qing, Qing, Qingzi! Let's get married too! Have ten children! I will definitely work hard and I can afford them!"

The entire wine table was stunned, and Haruko was also stunned.

"Hehehehe!" Coach Anxi smiled happily.

Takenori Akagi slapped Sakuragi Hanamichi on the back of the head with a hateful slap: "What are you talking about? Are you going to propose? I'm so looking forward to it, you idiot!"

"Please, brother, is this the time to give birth to a baby?" Mito Yohei said dumbfounded.

"How can you talk about giving birth to a child in public? Ten more..."

"That's it, is this a question of whether I can afford to support you? Can't you say something like "I love you, I like you" or something like that? You idiot!" Mitsui Shou was heckled from the side.

"Oh! oh! oh! Hanamichi, change your words quickly!"

"Big idiot!"

Everyone was laughing, but Haruko covered her mouth and stared blankly at the ring in the box.

I have been in love with Sakuragi for more than a year, and every time I go to Seattle, I always stay at Sakuragi's house. No matter how ignorant the two of them are, they have already broken through the last step.

Although they haven't officially discussed marriage yet, their pure feelings are already in their hearts.

Scenes from the past flashed through Haruko's mind.

——Sakuragi-san, do you like basketball?

She thought of the words that made the two meet.

And at this moment, Sakuragi also thought of it, as if he had a telepathic connection.

"I like it the most!" Sakuragi Hanamichi finally stopped stuttering at this time. He absorbed everyone's suggestions and lessons from the proposal confession, and temporarily changed his lines and mustered up the courage to say loudly: "Basketball and you are my favorite! Marry me. !”

Haruko put down the hand covering her mouth, stretched out her hand in front of Sakuragi, smiled and nodded vigorously: "Yes!"