"That's the Christmas tradition, I guess, right?"

Lu Li's ridicule made Ke Er smile in his eyes, pursed the corners of his mouth, and said mockingly, "It seems that we don't have a chance to introduce ourselves." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

After chuckling, Lu Li looked at Cole in surprise, "You don't know them either?" Cole is a local native, and Lily and Liz have a very close relationship, Lu Li takes it for granted that even if he is not very familiar, Cole should at least know the two children of the McCartney family, but now it seems that there is something else.

Cole shrugged, "They're older than me...... I don't know, seven, eight, nine. Anyway, we're not from the same generation. When I came to work at the Ritz ranch, they had long since left home. Suffice it to say, we hardly have any intersections. After a pause, Cole changed his answer again, "No, there is no intersection at all. ”

Cole had already corrected himself twice in these two short sentences, but he was still not sure about the words. It can be seen that his memory is very vague. It's really interesting.

"So, they are the children of someone else's family in the legend. Lu Li said in a summary - only names, only stories, sounds extremely powerful, but you can never see the real person, someone else's child.

Cole thought seriously for a moment, then shook his head, "No, they're children who only exist in legends. You don't even know their names, do you?" Lu Li shook his head as a matter of course, and Cole smiled, "I don't know either. Because, I've never heard Lily mention it. ”

Lu Li smiled dumbly, this is not only funny, it is enough to say ridiculous, "But at least, they are still back for Christmas, which still makes sense." ”

The eyes fell on the figure on the couch, and the two of them stood here in the doorway, talking in a low voice, for at least two minutes, but the other did not pay any attention, and did not even raise his head, as if they were a cloud of air—it was not right, and when they entered, the other made a gesture. But no matter what, the other party has no intention of greeting him, let alone introducing himself.

Lu Li shrugged his shoulders and exchanged glances with Cole, "It seems that in a short period of time, we still won't have a chance to know their names." The two men looked at each other and smiled.

Then the two of them took a step, they had visited the place too many times, and they knew everything about the place, not like a guest, but more like half a host. Even without guidance, they don't get lost.

Walked straight to the kitchen, and then saw Lily who was like a spinning top, busy and couldn't stop, Lu Li greeted briskly, "Dear lady, is there anything I need help with?" Or should I say 'Merry Christmas' now?"

Lily turned around and opened her hands happily, "You're finally here, I asked Ronald about it." How's it going, has everything been arranged for the ranch?" Lily walked up briskly and gave Lu Li and Cole a hug respectively, but said with a babbling mouth, "Be careful, my hands are covered in oil. ”

"I can help, I'm ready. Lu Li said with a smile, and as a result, he saw Lily showing a strange expression, "Don't you know that Christmas is the day for your mother to show her talents? All year round, when we used to Cloud Peak Ranch, you were the cook, and now it's always my turn, right?"

Lu Li deliberately frowned, and said suspiciously, "Shouldn't it be the mother yelling and directing the children to do things, but the children are busy with their own affairs, and then muttering and complaining, and reluctantly come over to help?"

Lily laughed heartily, and after Ronald put the dumplings down, he walked over directly and said seriously, "You've watched too many TV series." Stop indulging in movies and TV series. ”

Lily then said, "So you should go and sit in the hall and refuse to come and help, it's Christmas." This sentence made everyone laugh, and Lily put away her smile, lowered her voice and said, "I'm serious, if you need help, I'll call you again." For now, put your presents under the tree. ”

Lu Li didn't continue to be polite, waved his hand to say hello, and then returned to the hall with Cole, and Ronald asked behind him, "Do you want eggnog?"

"In the dining room?" Cole replied loudly, "and we'll be on our own in a moment." ”

In the corner of the hall, the deep green of the fir trees reflected in the bright yellow flame of the fireplace exudes a dry and warm atmosphere, and the branches and leaves are covered with light bulbs, five-pointed stars and ribbons, and when you walk in, you can see different small dolls, the thickness of fingers, interspersed with dense needles, full of different stories.

"Are these little dolls characters or animals from the Bible, are they any particular about it?, can we hang up the Christmas tree at home?" Lu Li took down a doll and looked at it curiously.

In order to welcome Christmas, a week ago, Cloud Peak Ranch also prepared a Christmas tree in the main house, after experiencing the Halloween adventure park, this seems small, but still quite fresh. The cowboys at the ranch more or less participated in the decoration and hung up their favorite accessories, but Lu Li didn't see these dolls in the gift shop, so he didn't buy them.

"Some are, some don't. Cole placed the gift in his hand on the ground, and there were seven or eight large gift boxes on the ground, which were not much, but they were all stuffed under the canopy. "If you like it, you can add it later, it's all according to your own ideas. "Christmas trees are usually erected until after the New Year, and then removed.

"You can just take it back. This sentence was not said by Cole, but came from behind him, Lu Li and Cole were startled, they both turned their heads to look over, and the person who spoke was the stranger sitting on the sofa, the laptop on his lap was still driving, but his hands did not fly on the keyboard for the time being, but picked up the whiskey on the table, and took a slow sip.

Lu Li's fingertips gently played with the doll, and he was a little surprised that the other party took the initiative to speak, but he still smiled and said, "Thank you." Then he put the doll in the palm of his hand, gently checked it, and then was about to turn around - he took it for granted that the other party had no intention of chatting, and the laptop was still open, which meant that the work was not over, but the other party surprised Lu Li again.

"You're the young man who came to China. The McCartney man sat on the couch, with an unassuming smile on his face, always maintaining a little politeness and detachment, and even businessmanship, with a faint glint in his eyes and full of wisdom. To put it simply, he kept working. "I've heard that you used to be in New York, but why did you leave New York and come to such a remote place?"

Lu Li pursed the corners of his lips, "The same reason as you?" The other party asked for the reason why Lu Li came to live in Texas, but Lu Li replied that he came back for Christmas. The bull's answer to the horse's mouth created a kind of black humor, and the confident light in his eyes did not fall behind.

The man smiled dumbly, nodded slightly, and showed an appreciative look, "If I'm not mistaken, you're a journalism major? ”

It seems that the other party is really ready for a good chat. Lu Li took a step, came to the sofa, and sat down, "It's not fair. You know so much about me, but all I know is that your last name is McCartney. Wait, you're McCartney, right?" The faint mockery, combined with the gaze that fell on the notebook, could not have been clearer.

Lawrence McCartney, attorney, lives in New York. ”

Finally knowing a person's name, Lu Li and Ke Er exchanged a glance, and the two of them smiled. Lu Li never knew that Lily and Ronald actually had a son who lived in New York, and if you think about it carefully, Lily never mentioned his two sons, and Lu Li had no impression at all.

"Lu Li, half cowboy, half freelance writer, now lives in Cloud Top Ranch. ”

Lu Li also introduced himself, Cole looked left and right, and then also said, "Cole Grande, cowboy." This self-introduction was really awkward, and it came to an abrupt end.

Lawrence shook the glass in his hand slightly, but did not end the conversation. Lu Li guessed that he should be tired from work and needed to take a break, or he was waiting for an email reply, and at this moment, he suddenly remembered that he was the master here, so he went online.

"You haven't answered my question yet. Lawrence walked around and smiled.

Lu Li was slightly surprised and chuckled, "I thought it wasn't important. Americans like to listen to other people's privacy, but when it comes to privacy, they will always restrain their curiosity, at least on the face of it, but Lawrence clearly doesn't play his cards according to common sense.

Sure enough, Lawrence took a sip of whiskey and continued, "Whether it matters or not, it should be up to me to decide, right?"

With just two sentences, Lu Li can get a glimpse of the habits of the opposing lawyer: he will not go off topic and always know what he is doing, and he will not compromise and always hold control in his hands.

Lu Li guessed that the object of Ronald's quarrel just now was Lawrence. With Ronald's impatient personality, meeting Lawrence is definitely comparable to Mars hitting the Earth.

"Well, it's up to me to decide whether to answer or not. "Lu Li is not a vegetarian, how could he easily disarm and surrender.

Lawrence smelled the spikes in Lu Li's words, but he didn't care, still with the same smile, looked at Lu Li, "So, are you willing to answer?"

Lu Li suddenly became a little curious, is Lawrence a trial lawyer, or a tax lawyer who is not a lawyer?

"Why do you want to know?" Lu Li's rhetorical question was answered, "Because you are in my house now, and to me, you are a stranger." It is possible that the stranger is a serial killer. ”