"Whew, it's really windy today. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Cole's brow furrowed slightly, and he looked up at the gray-blue-gray-blue sky, clouds like feathers floating above the sky, light and scattered, and the golden sunlight sprinkled down unhindered, although it was not a clear sky, but it was also a blue sky. Involuntarily, Cole sighed softly, "It seems that the heavy snow still can't fall today." ”

Graham and Michael spent two days at Top of the Clouds Ranch, visiting not only the warehouse and organic farm, but also the stables, cattle pens and sheepfolds, and even spent an afternoon fishing by the lake. Of course, the most important thing was to eat three times at the ranch, try different vegetables, and have different ways of cooking.

Then, the two of them left, and life on the ranch returned to its original track, extremely busy mode.

This year's winter has been strange, with temperatures getting colder, humidity getting heavier, and all signs that a heavy snowfall is coming, but it never falls. The wind knives are getting sharper and sharper, and the cold is getting more and more biting, and now everyone is looking forward to the snow falling as soon as possible, and then the temperature will warm.

Lu Li opened the car door, got out of the passenger seat, looked at Cole standing next to the driver's seat, and said loudly, "Maybe it will be Chinese New Year's Eve." When I was in New York before, the snowy Chinese New Year's Eve was always very exciting, I think, Texas is always better than New York, at least there is no surging crowds, imagine being trapped in the crowd of Times Square at two o'clock in the morning, unable to move, unable to squeeze into the subway, and unable to get a taxi, that kind of feeling......"

The corners of Cole's mouth couldn't help but rise, "Perhaps, this time you can try to see, within the line of sight, within two miles, the feeling of being empty." I believe that this is a very different New Year's Eve experience. ”

"Promise me, we'll set off fireworks together, okay?" Lu Li deliberately showed a sad pleading gesture and said earnestly, which once again made Cole laugh. But before Lu Li could continue to speak, a gust of wind blew, pouring down his open mouth, and he began to cough as soon as he opened his mouth, he waved his hand and said intermittently, "Quick, come in." ”

The two of them closed the front door, then opened the back door, moved a bunch of things from inside, and walked quickly towards the room in front of them.

At this time, Lu Li and Cole arrived not at their own Cloud Peak Ranch, but Lily and Ronald's Blackmane Ranch. Today is December 24, the biggest annual festival in the Western world, Christmas, is not only a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but also a time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, comparable to the meaning of the Lunar New Year to the Chinese.

For Chinese, the holiday significance of Christmas itself is not important, just another moment of discount shopping and partying; but now that Lu Li lives in Texas, after Halloween and Thanksgiving, once again facing a grand traditional festival, and the most important traditional festival, what could be more suitable than entering the homes of locals?

This feeling is different from spending Christmas in New York before. To be honest, Lu Li had some expectations.

Since it was Christmas, Yunding Ranch also had a holiday as usual, and Lu Li took a seven-day holiday with a wave of his hand. Of course, not everyone has a holiday in one go, otherwise Lu Li will be too busy to be in charge of the ranch alone, but with a rotation system.

A few people have a holiday before Christmas and then return to the ranch on the 26th, and a few people have a holiday from the 24th until the 30th, when all the ranch owners gather to celebrate New Year's Eve. As for the two days of the 24th and 25th, Lu Li was in charge. However, Lu Li did not face the entire ranch alone.

Cole will stay and help.

Cole's father and mother are retired, driving around the United States in an RV, living a hippie life, wandering and enjoying themselves, and almost forgetting that they have a son who is still working diligently.

They slipped into Dallas on Thanksgiving. So, Lu Li gave Cole a week off so that he could travel to Dallas and spend Thanksgiving with his parents.

As a result, Cole went for only three days and returned, because ...... He was abandoned, and his parents disliked him for being too much of a nuisance, so they drove away in the middle of the night, leaving Cole alone in the motel. I woke up in the morning, looking confused, and then packed my bags and came back the same day.

Since we had already met on Thanksgiving, we didn't see each other at Christmas. So, Cole stayed at Cloud Peak Ranch.

The luckiest of all is undoubtedly Tony, who did not return home this Christmas, but traveled to Los Angeles to spend the holidays at his brother Andy's house. Obviously, Christmas in Hollywood is one of the busiest holidays of the year, with countless parties, countless private parties, and you can find at least ten parties in one night, and they are all star-studded, handsome men and women.

Randy is jealous. So, he and Tony agreed that they would fly over on the 25th and spend two days and one night in Los Angeles, and then look forward to being able to go wild.

Because of this, Lily sent an invitation to Lu Li and Cole, inviting them to come to the Blackmane Ranch to spend Christmas Eve together and taste the most authentic Christmas. In Lily's words, "How could I possibly let you and Cole's two poor children stay on the ranch by themselves?

Lu Li's shouts were still messy in the wind, and Ronald's chattering voice could be heard from far and near, those fragmented words could not be pieced together, but his irritability could be felt, and after opening the door, his swollen cheeks were still full of anger, and he was reprimanded with foam, "...... I said, not allowed, just not allowed!"

Turning his head, Ronald saw Lu Li and Cole standing on the steps, and he immediately smiled and opened his arms, "Welcome, welcome, you guys have finally arrived." Lily was still muttering, let me give you a call. Looks like I'm able to save money on a phone call. ”

A strange smile appeared on Lu Li's face, "I won't pretend not to see the elephant in the room. It means that Ronald's expression just now changed too obviously, and it would be too fake to blatantly ignore it, "So, did we choose the wrong time to appear? If necessary, Cole and I can go back to the car and listen to the radio program or something." ”

There was also a hint of ridicule in Lu Li's frank words, which made Ronald's expression suddenly become clear, "No, no, you chose the right time." You know, if you want to experience the most authentic American Christmas, then no family fights, no yelling, that's not complete. ”

Lu Li opened his mouth slightly, revealing an expression of sudden realization, but then said suspiciously, "I thought this was the style of Thanksgiving." ”

"You could say that every holiday is in this style. Ronald took the initiative to greet him and took the gift from Cole.

Lu Li had a happy expression on his face, "Fortunately, my favorite holiday is Halloween, which is a wise choice." Both Ronald and Cole laughed.

Lowering his head, Ronald opened the gift in his hand, originally it was just a light smile, but this time, that cheerful smile really bloomed, and the whole person relaxed, "Wow, Fourteen, sometimes I really envy Song, she has such a wonderful son, and all I have is two troubles." ”

It seems that the guests in the house are the rumored two McCartney brothers.

"Ronald, I thought I was a guest family member of the McCartneys. Lu Li said with a smile, "I just wanted to thank you for inviting me to come over tonight, just like going home." ”

Ronald didn't buy it at all, raised the gift in his hand, and had a smug expression on his face, "There's no time to delay here, I need to tell Lily, add vegetables tonight!"

The gift Lu Li brought was not something expensive, it was dumplings.

Ronald liked dumplings very much, and after trying them once, he fell in love with them completely, and mentioned them to Lu Li several times, hoping to taste them again. However, in the past, he was so busy that he never had time, so he never been able to fulfill Ronald's wishes.

Since it's Christmas, exchanging gifts is the most important part. So, Lu Li chose Ronald's most earnest wish, but it seems that this wish can't be packed in Christmas stockings, which is a pity.

So, Lu Li brought a plate of dumplings. And, of course, a real gift - held in his hand, beautifully wrapped and ready to be opened by his owner.

But apparently, Ronald didn't care much about the gift, he had already turned around and entered the room with the dumplings, and shouted in his mouth, "Lily, Lily, look at what gifts Fourteen and Cole brought here......"

Lu Li and Ke Le looked at each other and smiled, and then walked into the house.

In the familiar room, on the couch in the center, sat a man with a laptop in his lap, busy and diligently typing, his hands extremely busy, seemingly fully engaged in his work, completely detached from the world - maybe not completely, he raised his chin, which was a greeting, at least, he still felt the changes in the outside world.

Just standing in the door for a moment, I could see the back door open, and a person walked in with a mobile phone, still talking, "No, I said it, no, this is the final answer." But he paused for a moment, then turned around and walked out again with the phone, the suppressed and angry voice fading away, but still clearly reaching his ears.

Lu Li looked at Cole, "I think, this is the tradition of Christmas, right?"