Yao Ming invited Su Xi to have dinner at his home in Houston.
Yao Ming was a very humorous, humble, and motivated person. He had now completely adapted to the NBA, and his rhythm both on and off the court was getting better and better.
"This time, you'd better not get traded again," Yao Ming teased Su Xi.
They communicated in Chinese. Su Xi's Chinese was about on par with Yao Ming's English; they could both understand it and express most things, but some grammatical and phrasing errors were inevitable. After all, he had come to the United States when he was nine, without even finishing the third grade.
Yao Ming's mother and members of the Yao Team prepared a lavish meal for Su Xi and Mike O'Connor. After dinner, O'Connor and the head of the Yao Team went to the backyard to discuss business. O'Connor was becoming more and more reliable, so Su Xi decided to give him a commission.
