Chapter 101: Volleyball can be played with feet
Xiao Peng does know how to play beach volleyball.
When working at David Beach, Xiao Peng spent a lot of time on the beach. The most popular beach sports there are beach soccer and beach volleyball.
Xiao Peng was always assigned to be the goalkeeper during beach soccer. There was nothing he could do about it; compared to these soccer-mad French, his footwork was awful. But he was quite confident in beach volleyball. Besides, they didn't play professional beach volleyball with a net; instead, they played in a circle, dribbling the ball. For Xiao Peng, it was a piece of cake.
And Connie also came over: "Add me!"
Xiao Peng was stunned: "You can also play volleyball?"
Connie imitated Xiao Peng's tone and said, "Are you kidding? Have you ever heard of a Czech who can't play volleyball? Oh, you didn't even remember my name, so you definitely don't know I'm actually Czech, right?"
Xiao Peng pinched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed. He really had no recollection of it.
But he understood what Connie was saying. While Europeans also enjoyed volleyball, there was a phenomenon in the game: the West was lower, the East was higher. Eastern Europe's volleyball skills far surpassed those of Western Europe, particularly in countries like the former Soviet Union, Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Romania. Volleyball was considered a "national sport" in the Czech Republic, and Connie, standing nearly 5 feet 4 inches, would be hard to believe if she said she had never practiced volleyball.
Connie proved she wasn't exaggerating; her dribbling technique during volleyball was clearly practiced. The Amor family were clearly sports enthusiasts, as their impressive beach volleyball performance drew a crowd. Amor's several impressive and challenging saves were particularly well-received.
Xiao Peng high-fived Ai Moer and said, "I can see you're quite good at football. That save just now was beautiful!"
Elizabeth, who was sitting on the beach behind him and was bored, shouted, "He used his foot, that's a foul!"
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "What rule did you break? Elizabeth, don't spoil the fun. Let me tell you something common sense: you can use your feet in volleyball! It's just that there are so few high-level volleyball players who can use both hands and feet, so you rarely see them using their feet to block the ball."
Elizabeth curled her lips after hearing this, took out a cigarette and lighter from her backpack and shook them: "Aren't you tired after playing for so long? Have a cigarette and take a break!"
After hearing her words, Ai Moer's wife Jenny smiled and said, "That's a good idea! I was actually thinking of saying that just now. But seeing how much fun everyone was having, I was embarrassed to mention it."
Elizabeth sat up from the beach and pointed to the smoking room on the beach. "Let's go. Connie, are you going?"
Connie glanced at Xiao Peng and nodded.
"What about you?" Elizabeth asked Xiao Peng and Ai Moer. Xiao Peng shook his head: "I don't smoke."
The three girls looked at Xiao Peng in disbelief. Jenny asked Ai Moer, "Honey, are you going?"
Ai Moer shook his head. Then the three women went to the smoking room, leaving Xiao Peng alone with Ai Moer and his twin daughters.
Ai Moer glanced at Xiao Peng and said helplessly: "French woman."
French women are probably the most attractive in the world. Far more French women smoke than don't. In the local ideology, smoking is considered a sign of independence. I don't know what they're thinking. You're more likely to see a woman smoking here than a man.
The French love of smoking, which is a real headache for the government, so they have enacted strict smoking bans, such as prohibiting smoking in public places and indoor areas. But that's in Paris; it's a different story elsewhere.
Cape Adge is nice and has a dedicated smoking room for people to smoke. In Marseille, people smoke directly on the beach without any supervision.
"You don't smoke?" Amor was quite curious about this.
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and said, "First of all, I'm a diver. Smoking affects my lung capacity. Besides, cigarettes are too expensive! I'd better be frugal!"
What he said was not a lie. Cigarettes are very expensive in France, and many smokers go to neighboring countries to buy cigarettes in order to save money.
But Ai Moer laughed after hearing this: "I don't think a man wearing a Hublot Oceanography 4000 diving watch would worry about money for cigarettes."
Xiao Peng was stunned. On his wrist was the diving watch that Felix had given him.
Honestly, he didn't think it was a particularly expensive watch. While it was nice, it had a predominantly black and gray grid pattern, a red strap with a black base, and a matte black dial with red and white luminous hour markers. The hands were also white luminous. This design wasn't particularly impressive among dive watches. Furthermore, the strap and crown were made of black rubber, making it seem like a pricey watch.
Xiao Peng spoke frankly, "Ai Mo'er, I'm not lying to you. This watch was given to me by a child, so I don't think it's worth anything. Look, the strap is made of rubber. And I've never heard of this brand of watch."
Ai Moer smiled and said, "Xiao, trust my professional judgment. I run a jewelry store in Lyon. Watches are also part of my business. Hublot is a Swiss watch brand, but it doesn't have a long history, having only been established in 1980. Their hallmark is their use of precious metals and natural rubber as raw materials. Kobe Bryant, the 'Black Mamba,' was a Hublot ambassador when he was alive."
He pointed at Xiao Peng's wrist and continued, "The more accurate term for your watch is 'concept watch.' It looks like it's made of cheap materials, but it's actually made primarily of titanium, which can withstand the pressure of four thousand meters underwater. Hublot launched this watch in collaboration with the Monaco Oceanographic Museum. The white and red hands are the colors of the Monaco flag. An auction was held when it was launched, and the proceeds will be used to support the Monaco Oceanographic Museum's research and scientific expeditions."
"The watch you mentioned seems very precious!" Xiao Peng was startled and looked at the watch on his wrist.
"It's actually not cheap," Aymer explained. "Twenty of these watches sold at the auction nine years ago. A larger batch was produced later. If it were the twenty numbered watches from back then, the price would be around 150,000 yuan. The subsequent mass-produced watches would probably cost a little over 20,000 yuan."
Xiao Peng heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "Oh, that's not bad, it's not too expensive!"
It was Ai Moer's turn to be speechless. "You think over 20,000 isn't expensive? Then you still have the nerve to say you don't smoke because you can't afford it? Why did I just have the urge to hit you?"
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