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Chapter 47 Alice's Desire

Old Jack was a kind and kind old man. His hair was carefully combed without any mess. In the deep sunken eye sockets, a pair of dark brown eyes quietly told the vicissitudes of the years.

He was already in his sixties, but his body was still as strong as a stone monument, and he seemed to be in high spirits.

"Yeah, Yang, Leonard, you two, don't practice too late just because I handed over the backup key of the arena to you, pay attention to the balance between work and rest."

Old Jack walked in, glanced at Yang Ke and Leonard, knowing that they were starting to train again, frowned, and persuaded softly.

Released Alice, Yang Ke stood up straight, and smiled at old Jack: "Mr. Jack, don't worry, we won't practice for too long."

"Mr. Jack."

Leonard also hurriedly greeted the old man in front of him. Through contact and understanding with him after extra training every day, he knew all kinds of advantages in him, which made him full of respect for old Jack.

"Okay, I won't bother you for extra training. The two young men should pay attention to safety, and don't hurt anything."

Old Jack said with a smile that he liked Yang Ke and Leonard very much, who were hardworking and down-to-earth. He stepped forward and stretched out the right hand that was as rough as old pine bark, bent slightly, and gently held Holding Alice's little hand, he said to the two at the same time, "I'll take Alice back first."

The right arm holding Alice's little hand shook, and the old Jack lowered his head slightly, and said softly, "Alice, come and say hello to the brothers."

Alice lowered her head, her mouth was tightly shut, and she didn't mean to call people at all. Her eyes revealed stubbornness and struggle, and even tears welled up in her eye sockets.

Looking at the little girl's expression, Yang Ke remembered her desire to watch their game live. Before the old Jack found out that something was wrong with Alice, he hurriedly asked: "Mr. Jack, I wonder if you still have the tickets for our next game in your hand?" ?"

"No, little Charlie and his wife wanted to go to the game, so I gave them mine."

Old Jack shook his head when he heard the words. The next game the Spurs will challenge the Jazz away. To watch the game, they have to fly out of San Antonio.

Because of the need to take care of Alice, the old Jack would not go to the Spurs' away games, so after learning that Little Charlie lacked a ticket, he immediately gave him his ticket.

Sure enough, Yang Ke was not surprised by this. He often heard the news that the old Jack gave the tickets to other people, and then turned to Leonard: "Do you still have the tickets?"

"It's long gone."

Leonard shook his head. The tickets allocated by the team generally have good positions, and most of them are close to the team's bench, so they are very sought-after. His girlfriend asked him to leave on the first day he got them.

Old Jack has gone through countless times like asking for tickets. Generally speaking, he does this for his relatives and friends. He hopes that they can get a good seat. It would be even better if he can sit behind the bench.

Old Jack asked Yang Ke enthusiastically: "Do you need me to ask for you to see who still has the tickets?"

"It's not a big problem."

Yang Ke shook his head. There are quite a few people in the team who have been allocated tickets. He doesn't believe that everyone's tickets have been given out. He just needs to ask someone when the time comes.Then he looked at Old Jack with an unnatural expression: "The biggest question is whether you agree with that person to go to the game."

"?"

Old Jack wrinkled, his old face was covered with wrinkles. He looked at Yang Ke, then at Leonard, and finally felt the slight vibration from Alice's little hand he was holding. I still don't understand, my life was wasted for more than 60 years.

"Alice can't go to the game."

Without even thinking about it, Old Jack said directly, with a firm tone that was clearly non-negotiable.

"Why?"

Leonard was very puzzled, so he asked directly. In his opinion, it was nothing to just go to the scene to watch a game.

"Because Alice is sick, don't get too excited."

Old Jack shook his head, sighed, and there was a sadness in his cloudy eyes.

Sure enough, she was really sick. Yang Ke and Leonard exchanged glances. They guessed that Alice was sick when they saw Alice's bald head and pale face before, but they didn't know what it was. That's all.

Now, although old Jack didn't tell them what Alice's illness was, it was obvious that they should not interfere in this matter, even if they wanted to.

"Grandpa, I really want to go..."

At this moment, Alice suddenly raised her head, pulled down and tightened the little hand holding Old Jack's right hand, and there was a hint of crying in her immature voice.

"Alice, listen to grandpa. When you finish the operation in a week, grandpa will take you to watch the game live. Then he will take you to watch every game."

Alice's voice made old Jack's heart soften, and he squatted down, holding Alice's small shoulders tightly with both hands.

Alice will have an operation in a week. It seems that the disease is not serious. A trace of surprise flashed in Yang Ke's eyes. The conversation between the grandfather and grandson made him hear some information. The good news is that since Alice An operation will be performed in a week, which means that the disease can still be cured.

Hearing that Alice was going to have an operation, Leonard changed his mind. Before the operation, he must pay more attention to the stability of the situation, and persuaded softly: "Alice, listen to your grandfather. I'll take you to the ball."

"I just want to go to the game to watch the game before the operation begins."

Hearing Leonard say the same thing, Alice's small mouth twitched, her small eyes turned even redder, and the tears in her eye sockets were completely filled, as if one of them was about to flow out.Suddenly she found that Yang Ke was silent, as if he had grasped the last ray of hope, his eyes were full of hope: "Brother..."

"..."

Yang Ke was indeed silent all the time. He always felt that Alice and old Jack in front of him really resembled Emma and her father in some respects.Seeing the small eyes that were always clear and lively in the past became dim and full of tears, he really couldn't bear it, sighed, and asked softly: "Alice, why do you want to see it before the operation?" Woolen cloth?"

"Those aunts on TV have been talking bad things about my brother and uncle, so I want to see with my own eyes before the operation, whether my brother and uncle who are so hardworking and kind can have a good result and win the game."

Alice spoke slowly, her voice began to choke as she spit out each word, and tears finally couldn't help but slipped from the corners of her red eyes.

"Alice..."

Yang Ke opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. Leonard lowered his head silently, and clenched his hands into fists between his sides.

With the crying, Alice's body kept shaking, but she still said in that choked up childish voice: "Since I got sick..."

"Okay, Alice, stop talking, grandpa will take you there. Grandpa will choose a seat for you closest to your brother and uncle."

With red eyes, the old Jack hugged Alice, and patted her on the back lightly with his hands. He knew exactly how much pain his little granddaughter had endured, and how hard he tried to maintain a cheerful smile. , just for their family members to stop worrying.

(End of this chapter)