Chapter 42: Progress
Ames City has a sparse population and simple folk customs, so except for journalists from other places, even if Anjie walks swaggeringly on the street, there will be no one to disturb him. At most, a few people will come up to ask for autographs or take photos, but Anjie has become accustomed to it after defeating Michael Beasley.
An Jie had already arrived at the gym today to practice for himself. Old Austin really gave An Jie a separate door key. Now, as long as An Jie wants, he can come anytime.
It’s not that An Jie has to practice twice a day now, but that An Jie doesn’t have time tonight. Because he has a date.
"Damn it! This!" After the afternoon training, An Jie didn't leave in the locker room for a long time. He kept taking pictures in front of the mirror and fiddling with his clothes and shapes.
In the United States, it costs 25 to 50 US dollars to cut the head, which may not be much for American locals, but for Anjie, it is simply a high consumption. Just cutting the head requires more yioo yuan, which is just a simple trimming, and the shape has to be calculated separately.
Therefore, most Chinese students in Pomei have learned a skill, which is to cut their hair on their own. However, Anjie really has no talent in this regard, and his roommate Jason is the first victim. After Anjie cut Jason's head a week ago, Jason must wear a baseball cap to get out until now.
"Hey Anjie, I heard that the school has found you a good little house?" Anthony Ben just came out of the shower and now he was covered with all his body, only wearing a towel around the key parts.
"Uh...yes, it's pretty good." Iowa State University is indeed very good at Anjie. The house they rented for Anjie is very spacious, with all the furniture and daily necessities.
"Do you think you live in such a big place? How about we go to your party tonight? By the way, I just saw a few girls with good figures at the entrance of the gymnasium, they are all your fans." Anthony Ben smiled lewdly. If people outside knew that this courageous performance on the court would be a virtue, he would probably have a halved number of fans.
"Didn't you rejected enough by him? Anjie has to practice himself every night, and you don't know." Mike Taylor also came out of the shower to change his clothes.
"We just won a difficult victory, you have to rest." Anthony was unyielding because he had already patted his chest and promised the group of girls that he would definitely take them to Anjie's house.
"I won't practice more tonight."
"Look! What am I talking about? Let's go Anjie, you will definitely like those girls!" Anthony Ben smiled even happier. He had already begun to imagine the beautiful scenes of the sleepless night tonight in his mind.
"However, I'm afraid I can't hold a party in that little house tonight. I'll owe you another day." An Jie waved his hand embarrassedly. He did reject his teammates too many times.
"Oh no, Anjie, I don't train and don't hold parties, so it's so boring this night."
"Of course it's not boring. I've got an appointment tonight." An Jie proudly took out two movie tickets from his pants pocket.
After hearing this, Anthony Ben pulled the two tickets from Anjie's hand, and even Mike Taylor came over curiously. Anjie rarely went out to play.
"Atonement? It's the romance film with the shell of a war movie!? Tell An Jie honestly, what ignorant and innocent female fan are you hooking up with!?"
"Oh, no, Anjie, you bastard. Could it be the daughter of the boss of the Chinese restaurant last time?" Anthony thought of the girl with blue eyes.
"Her name is Catherine." When Yi mentioned her, Anjie felt happy. Although Katherine was not as good as those models or big stars, she was enough to charm an ordinary Chinese boy.
"Okay, Anthony, are you so idle? Put on your clothes and we'll have dinner." Mike Taylor couldn't stand Ben's perseverance at Anger, and he pulled Ben towards the locker room door.
After the last two people in the locker room went out, An Jie's ears finally calmed down. Just like basketball, An Jie worked very hard when studying in China, and it was because of this that he came to the United States to study with excellent grades.
However, learning and basketball almost occupy most of Anjie's daily time, so he has no time to do other things, let alone fall in love. Besides, Anjie's figure is in China, and there are a few girls who are willing to walk beside him.
This is the first time in Anjie's life that he went out to watch a movie with a girl alone. No wonder he is more nervous now than playing basketball under the attention of tens of thousands of people.
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An Jie came to the cinema gate early to wait. Today is not a weekend, so there are not many people watching the movie. However, among the few people, An Jie still encountered several requests for autographs.
Just after An Jie met the group photo request from a fan, An Jie saw the familiar figure walking towards him.
Yi's head is golden and straight, with a simple striped shirt and jeans, and her fair skin looks crystal clear under the moonlight. The sky blue eyes stared at An Jie from a distance with a smile, and her beautiful golden head kept fluttering with the breeze.
"Uh...you are really..." Anjie knew the Americans' speaking habits. He wanted to defeat Catherine, who was so beautiful today, but he had no nerve to say it.
The boy was still so unfamiliar outside the court. Seeing Anjie's awkward look, Katherine smiled slightly. At the door of this slightly empty cinema, this was the first time that Katherine looked at a boy, a very tall boy.
Every day, he didn't feel like staring at his opponent on the basketball court or being stared at by the opponent's player Yi. However, now An Jie couldn't stand the fatal temptation brought by these blue eyes. He looked away embarrassedly and could no longer look at Catherine.
"Let's go in, the wind is a little strong." Catherine pointed her slender finger at the cinema.
"Oh! OK! Let's go!" An Jie was still a little at a loss. He could make all kinds of jokes with Catherine in the bearded shop, but when he was alone with this girl, he found that he didn't even know what to say.
During the movie, the two finally broke the embarrassment, and An Jie became more and more talked with the help of the movie. At the end of the movie, the tragic ending made some female audience burst into tears, while some couples hugged each other. Only An Jie and Catherine were still sitting straight in their positions, observing each other with their eyes slanted.
Maybe it's because Catherine's mother is Chinese, so she is not as open as other European and American girls. If Catherine has that personality, Anjie may have been a beauty who has touched her face now.
"Will you go to the draft? If you don't participate, will you leave the United States?" Back at the door of the store, Catherine suddenly turned around and asked Anjie this question.
An Jie knew the meaning of this question. Although he was not good at communicating with girls, this did not mean that he was an idiot.
"I will find a way to stay in the United States. I like playing basketball, and I can't bear to leave it here." An Jie did not give a positive answer, but the meaning was clear.
Katherine stuck out her tongue and rushed into the store flexibly. "I'm very happy tonight, thank you for your invitation."
The two waved goodbye and separated. If Anthony had known this ending, he would have been so angry that Anjie had wasted such a great opportunity.
Chapter completed!