Because Link went on a trip to Germany and returned to Las Vegas a week later than he had planned. Originally, the Hans family's plan to spend Christmas with Ozette changed.

However, after discussing with his family, Link finally decided to go there for Christmas.

Because of this decision, the Hans family had to greet their friends and neighbors in the neighborhood first. Cox said he was going to hang out with his girlfriend.

Alice, on the other hand, plans to give Christmas presents to her best friend in advance. But when she went to Spahr Farm, she didn't tell Lily that way.

She sat cross-legged on Lily's bed and exclaimed, "Do you know how cute little Hannah is? And she's so soft, can you imagine her putting her feet in her mouth and nibbling on them?" She's really soft, like freshly baked bread. But it's much whiter than bread. ”

Lily was a little absent-minded, and only answered her words with an 'oh'.

Alice also noticed that something was wrong with her. She immediately thought that Link had a daughter, and Lily would definitely be very uncomfortable. She knew that her best friend had been secretly in love with Link for more than four years.

She blinked, climbed up to Lily, and said mysteriously, "Lily, this is actually a good opportunity. ”

Lily didn't understand, "What chance?"

"Little Hannah's mom is dead. Oh God, forgive me for saying that. Alice drew a cross on her chest insincerely, and then added. "I mean, Link is very precious little Hannah. You're so nice, little Hannah will love you. When you're older, little Hannah will be sensible. When the time comes, little Hannah will definitely not agree to let other women be her mother. ”

When Lily heard this, she immediately retorted, "That's not what I wanted! And not because his daughter likes me, he wants to be with me. ”

Alice smiled and said, "Even so." Actually, I don't think there's much difference between being together because of love or being together first and then falling in love. ”

Lily seemed a little moved. She hesitated and said, "But would little Hannah really like me, and would Link really make that decision because of little Hannah's attitude?"

Although there are some American couples who will have to put up with each other because of their children. But there are also many people who don't care about their children's thoughts, and divorce when they should divorce, like remarrying and remarrying. It can be said that among Americans, there are many children who attach importance to their families, and there are also many who are completely self-conscious.

Alice smiled sheepishly and said, "Little Hannah is only a year old, as long as she is really good to her, she will easily like someone." She saw that Lily was still hesitating, and said. "Are you going to give up? Link is a good man. When other men are rich, they always want to spend their days drinking. Link had never been like that. Ever since I broke up with little Hannah's mom, I've never heard of him getting involved with that woman. ”

"But will he like me?" said Lily, who was a little skeptical. She sighed, leaned on the quilt and covered her face and said vaguely. "I feel like he's watching me laugh!"

"Baby, that's an absolute delusion. Alice thought it would be best for Lily to be her sister-in-law, and she didn't want Lily to think like that. "I'm sure it's because you've been in contact with him too much and he's used to your presence. And he's always treated you like a sister. You see, we're the best of friends! He's a nice brother, I'm sure, he's treating you like my sister, his sister!"

"Oh my God, please don't say it, Alice! I'm sure there's no more sad comfort than that. ”

The two girls laughed and played in bed.

After the fight, Alice suggested again, "Lily, why don't you go to HSD with us for Christmas." We're going as a family. Cox also plans to invite Lemy to go with him. ”

"But Christmas should be spent with my family. ”

"Just once. It's okay. I heard that some horses were raised at the Ozette farm. Maybe we can go horseback riding together in the snow. I've heard that the villa at Ozette Farm is huge, and Link will certainly not refuse to invite you. ”

Lily's heart was moved, and she hesitated and said, "Well, if I can get my dad and mom's permission." ”

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The terrain where the Ozette Farm has been developed into pasture is relatively flat. This year, there has been continuous snowfall in the western part of HSD State, and the entire Ozette farm is covered in a thick layer of snow.

It was either snowing or windy for a few days before and after Christmas, and the Hans family, Lily, Coske's girlfriend Lemy, and Angel, who came with Lily, couldn't go out to play.

On the afternoon of the third day after the festival, the sky finally cleared.

On this day, Albert came from Italy. He wants to see the wines made at the Ozette farm. He didn't have to come so early, but he seemed nervous about the wines.

However, this period was also Abert's rest period, when the grapes in the southern hemisphere were not yet ripe, and the grapes in the northern hemisphere had finished winemaking. During this time, all he had to do was go to the customer's place to inspect the wine.

So he didn't mind staying a few more days at Ozette Farm.

Fourth day after Christmas. It was still cold, but the sun came out, and there was no wind. Link got out of bed and reached out to wipe away the condensation on the floor-to-ceiling window. The outside world was still white, and a few white-tailed deer appeared not far outside the villa, struggling to walk through the snow.

"Ah~"

Hearing the voice, Link turned his head to see that his little darling had woken up.

Little Hannah would cry quietly when she woke up if she didn't see someone she was familiar with, and she would stop quickly if she was picked up in time. If no one comes to hug her for a while, she will be really scared, and then she will cry loudly, and it will take a long time to stop.

But if she wakes up and sees someone familiar, she will only scream twice, and she will cry only when no one responds. So Link put her crib in her room. And the head of the bed is facing his bed. The lights are not completely turned off in the middle of the night, as long as the little one wakes up, he will not be particularly scared, and he can easily see him when he wakes up.

In fact, a few days ago, he has become a daddy. He smiled and walked over to the crib to reach out and pick up the little thing that was still rubbing his eyes, and then checked the diaper.

Seeing that he didn't wet the bed, he smiled and kissed the little guy's face, and said, "Good behave, kiss it!" and then there was a rush of work, and it took nearly half an hour before he carried the little guy out of the room.

He had just left the house and happened to meet Albert coming out of the guest room.

He smiled and said, "Albert, did you sleep well last night?"

"It was amazing! The faint aroma of wood in the room kept me awake all night. Albert walked over and greeted little Hannah with a smile. "Good morning! ”

Little Hannah's sky-blue eyes looked at him fixedly for a long time, and it seemed that she finally recognized him, and let out an "ah" as a greeting.

Albert smiled very happily and said, "Link, it seems that little Hannah remembers me." ”

Link nodded, slightly proud, and said, "Yes, her memory is a little stronger than that of children of the same age." People who have met it can usually remember it in a short period of time. ”

They said and went downstairs to the living room. The classical fireplace in the living room was burning, and Jeff was sitting in front of the fireplace reading a book. And Barbara was making breakfast.

Little Hannah stretched out her hands to Jeff and screamed. Link had no choice but to carry her over and put her in Jeff's hands.

He went to pour coffee, and Albert sat down on a chair in front of the fireplace. Jeff teased his granddaughter for a while, and then he looked up and asked Albert, "Albert, do you have a job today?"

Abel nodded and said, "Yes." I'm planning to go to the cellar to check how well the ones are fermented this year. ”

Jeff hugged little Hannah, who was about to grab his glasses, and asked, "Is it going to take a long time? It's a nice day, maybe we can hunt together!"

Albert laughed and said, "Maybe it will take just over two hours." In the afternoon I can go hunting together. ”

Link came over with two cups of coffee, one for Albert and one for Jeff.

Hearing the conversation between the two, he smiled and said, "I only have two spears here." Maybe I need someone to buy another one back!"

Although it's far from the big city. But there are planes, and it only takes an hour and a half to fly back and forth to Seattle. Go there and buy a gun, and you'll probably be back at noon.

While waiting for breakfast, Albert and Link talk about the villa: "The closets, the timber floors and the marble slate wall tiles give this modern villa a classic castle feel. If the floor-to-ceiling window glass is replaced with frosted glass, and the dark curtains are added, you can add some Gothic style. ”

Link hadn't thought of any of that. When he built this villa, he hired a designer, and then took the money to build it: "I don't have too many feelings, as long as I live comfortably." ”

"No, Link. You can't think like that. Albert said with a smile. "If you think like that, you're just rich. ”

Link was watching Jeff jumping and playing on his lap, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but look at him and laugh and say, "Isn't being a rich man enough?"

"Of course not enough!" said Albert, looking at him earnestly. "If you're in business, I'm not going to talk to you about that. But you may now own the best vineyard in the world, or you may be the world's largest wine producer. Wine is an art, both in making and in tasting. Yes, you're working on an art job. ”

Link chuckled softly and said, "Haha, then, it's possible for me to become an artist?"

"Being an artist can be hard. But wine is a work of art in its own right, and you might be able to become an art collector. Albert also laughed. "Wine you can be a real high person. You know, many of the famous wineries in France themselves don't exceed 20 million euros. Most wineries produce no more than 50,000 bottles of authentic wine. They have much less assets than you do. But they are all upper-class people. It's just because they're accepted into the upper class. ”

After listening to him, Link felt that it still made some sense. In many cases, a person with more assets may not be feared than a person with less than half his assets.

There are more than 40 billionaires in the United States with assets of more than $10 billion. But those of them don't have much energy in American society. On the contrary, some people with only three or four billion dollars can call for wind and rain in the United States, and go to any country in the world to be eligible to be received by heads of state. On the contrary, some wealthy people whose assets are several times that of them do not have this condition.

That's because those people are the leaders in the industry. They will be recognized by other industry leaders and accepted as one of them. It can be seen that if you want to become an upper-class person, having money is only a basic condition, not a sufficient necessary condition.