readytorunbook Chapter 541 The final World Cup roster!
Chapter 541 The final World Cup roster!
Westbrook watched as his wife went to the next room to answer a phone call, and then returned less than ten minutes later.
"Honey, let's go watch the World Cup!"
Before Nina even sat down, she said something that surprised Westbrook.
He gave his wife a meaningful look and asked, "Are you trying to get Wang and Shipka together again?"
Nina actually planned to make a move during Game 7 of the Finals, but Wang Xiu was injured and didn't celebrate with the other players at the hotel that night, so the plan didn't succeed.
I never expected her to come up with this idea again.
“Don’t you think Shipka and the King are a good match?” Nina asked.
Westbrook nodded slightly. Indeed, they were a perfect match!
"Then... let's send the child to his parents, and then we'll go to China to participate in some activities, and then watch the World Cup together."
Hearing Westbrook say that, Nina smiled happily.
……
Another mountain resort more than ten kilometers away from Westbrook's home.
Kelly was lying on a chair in the yard, scrolling through her phone.
Jin came over carrying some fruit.
Watching the children playing wildly in the pool, Jin suddenly asked, "Is Wang about to start playing in the World Cup?"
Kelly nodded. "It's starting soon, in the Philippines."
Upon hearing the location, Jin frowned slightly.
She visited the country once, and then never went back.
The country left her with no good impression whatsoever.
“Kelly, why don’t you go to the Philippines to find Wang?” Kim suddenly suggested.
During the last finals, she had already made all the arrangements. All she had to do was find out Wang Xiucheng's room number through Benxi, and the rest would fall into place.
But who would have thought that Wang Xiucheng would get injured and wouldn't be able to attend the party at the hotel.
"Go to the Philippines?" Kelly's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Will Kendall go?" Kelly asked.
“No.” Kim sat down. “Kendall will be going to Paris and then Milan during this time. It will be a week before he comes back.”
"Sis, I want to go to the Philippines." Kelly suddenly stood up excitedly.
……
China, a sea of commerce.
"Ladies, our company just gave us a holiday, and we're chartering a plane to the Philippines for vacation tomorrow. Do you want to come?"
Yang Mi sat in her office and sent the message to the group chat.
"You're going on vacation to the Philippines? Is there some serious illness in your company?" Liu Shishi replied.
"The Men's Basketball World Cup? Do you have tickets? I heard they're sold out." Tang Yan quickly grasped the key point.
“Of course, I have an inside ticket, and it's for the front row. Just tell me if you want to go or not,” Yang Mi asked again.
"I'm fine with anything. I have time anyway, and I can even take a trip to Singapore when I have some free time," Tang Yan replied.
"What about you two? Hurry up and say whether you're going or not, or the tickets will be given to someone else..." Yang Mi asked again.
A dozen minutes later, Liu Shishi replied, "The crew is on holiday tomorrow. I don't have anything else to do, so I'll go with you."
A few minutes later, Liu Yifei replied, "Since you all want to go, I'll take a leave of absence and go with you."
……
Lin Yun'er looked at the video of Wang Xiucheng on her phone and, for some reason, really wanted to call him.
Even though she had already called him today, she still wanted to hear Wang Xiucheng's voice.
When Wang Xiucheng was injured, she really wanted to be with him.
But she really didn't have time, so the next day she returned to Seoul with Kwon Yoo-ri and Seo Joo-han.
This made her feel as if she had left Wang Xiucheng during his most difficult time.
It has been more than two months since Wang Xiucheng was injured, and she has not seen him even once.
This was the first time Lin Yun'er had experienced what it felt like to be lovesick.
She wished she could fly to Wang Xiucheng's side right now.
But she knew she couldn't do that.
She only needs to be patient for a few more days before she can meet Wang Xiucheng.
Her group will be holding a concert in Singapore in a few days, and she definitely wants to see Wang Xiucheng then.
"Miss Yun'er, it's almost your turn to go on stage." A girl with an ID badge hanging around her neck came backstage and bowed to Lin Yun'er.
"Okay." Lin Yun'er smiled kindly, stood up, lifted her slightly long skirt, and followed the person outside.
……
August 25th, the opening day of the World Cup.
Six o'clock in the morning.
Outside a residential community in Dalian, in front of a newspaper stand.
“Mine, mine, I booked it yesterday.”
Jiang Yan's father threw the money onto the newsstand, and just as he picked up a newspaper, he was pushed out of the newsstand.
A dozen or so people were grabbing newspapers from the newsstand.
There's no other way but to grab it. The newsstand owner just said that there are only 10 copies of Sports Weekly today, and even if they print more, they won't arrive until noon.
Jiang Yan's father carried the vegetables he bought at the morning market, looking at them as he walked.
This World Cup special edition of Sports Weekly provides a detailed list of the 32 participating teams.
The newspaper's front page featured the official photos of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Jiang Yan's father wasn't wearing his reading glasses, so he held the newspaper a little further away from himself before he could see it clearly.
In the huge official photo, head coach Guo Shiqiang stands with his arms crossed in the center of the first row.
To his left and right were Zhou Qi and Wang Xiucheng, respectively.
There were 13 people in total, all wearing red national team uniforms, with their arms crossed and slightly turned towards Guo Shiqiang in the center.
It looks incredibly imposing!
Instantly, the old man felt his blood boiling, wishing the competition would start right now.
Unable to wait any longer to go home, the old man found a place to sit down, turned to the next page, which contained detailed information about the Chinese men's basketball team.
[Lee Kyle (Minnesota Timberwolves): #1, Forward, 30 years old, 206cm tall, 220cm wingspan, 104kg.]
[Guo Haowen (Denver Nuggets): #5, Guard, 23 years old, 201cm tall, 202cm wingspan, 95kg.]
[Zhao Weilun (Varese, Italy): No. 6, Defender, 18 years old, height 183cm, wingspan 182cm, weight 74kg.]
[Zeng Fanbo (Minnesota Timberwolves): #7, Forward, 20 years old, 208cm tall, 208cm wingspan, 96kg.]
[David Mullaka (University of Nevada): #8, Center, 23 years old, 208cm tall, 220cm wingspan, 107kg.]
Yu Jiahao (Portland Trail Blazers): #11, Center, 20 years old, 223cm tall, 230cm wingspan, 126kg.
[Wang Xiucheng (Brooklyn Nets): #12, Guard, 21 years old, 198cm tall, 210cm wingspan, 98kg.]
[Zhou Qi (Yangcheng Hongyuan): No. 15, Center, 27 years old, Height 217cm, Wingspan 231cm, Weight 113kg.]
[Yang Hansen (Kuniyoshima): No. 16, Center, 18 years old, Height 218cm, Wingspan 224cm, Weight 113kg.]
[Choi Young-seok (Brooklyn Nets): #19, Forward, 20 years old, 201cm tall, 206cm wingspan, 93kg.]
Tao Hanlin (Shandong High-Speed Railway): No. 21, Center, 32 years old, height 208cm, wingspan 211cm, weight 130kg.
[Zhang Zhenlin (Houston Rockets): #77, Forward, 24 years old, 208cm tall, 204cm wingspan, 102kg.]
Before he knew it, the old man had been sitting on the wooden chair for half an hour.
He didn't even notice that people in the neighborhood were gradually starting to go out to work or school.
The old man only snapped out of his daze when his phone suddenly rang, and he quickly answered it.
"What have you been doing, you old codger? I told you to buy groceries, but you went to grow them?"
Hearing his wife's scolding on the phone, the old man quickly picked up the groceries, then carefully put away the newspaper and headed home.