"Are you sure that's enough?" Lawrence looked at the pile of firewood on the ground, he couldn't remember how much firewood he needed for a winter week when he was still studying. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info He didn't realize it himself, raised his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, a cold wind blew, all the pores on his body opened, and the comfort made his muscles tremble slightly, and he couldn't help but shiver twice.

The refreshment and exhilaration, after exercise, vibrates gently in the chest. Lawrence thought he would be very repulsed, he had spent most of his life escaping such a life, such a boring equation, longing to find a different meaning, but today, he surprisingly did not reject it. It's not liking, it's not nostalgia, it's just that there's no rejection.

"I'm not sure. But I'm sure you need to rest. Lu Li's answer with a hint of sarcasm made Lawrence chuckle, his voice gurgling in his chest, and with a confident smile in his understatement, he made the most effective response to Lu Li's words.

Cole ignored the two people, looked left and right, and didn't find the trailer, "I don't know where they left the trailer last time, let's just take it in, there aren't many anyway." With that, Cole didn't hesitate, bent down directly, and began to stack the firewood into his chest.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Li and Lawrence also began to bend down and pick up the firewood.

"Are you sure you want to use such a primitive method?" a playful voice came from behind him, and without looking back, he could hear a myriad of colors in that undulating tone, as if a kaleidoscope had been opened, as if all expressions were hidden in the voice, "What makes us different from orangutans is that we can make tools and use them." ”

Lu Li straightened up, and when he looked up, he saw another McCartney. He didn't wear a formal suit today, just a simple T-shirt with jeans and a baseball jacket, but it wasn't Texas style, it was the sunny West Coast style.

At this time, McCartney was still the same lazy appearance, his hands propped up on a trailer, looking like he had no bones, he would never stand if he could sit, and he would not sit if he could lie down. It's exactly the same as my first impression, with my shoulders leaning directly against the wall, and I am completely relaxed.

Lawrence walked over with firewood, "It looks like you still haven't changed." ”

Not to be outdone, the other party replied, "I thought you had changed." ”

Lu Li and Cole had already exchanged glances several times in just an hour, which was really ...... for the McCartney brothers Playing cards out of common sense, Lu left his mouth and said, "I thought that the only difference between us and orangutans was that some of us have completed evolution, and some have not." ”

This meaningful sentence made Lawrence's eyebrows slightly raised, and it could be seen that he was in a very happy mood. The other McCartney even cast his gaze towards Lu Li, "You should have heard a sentence, those who have a strong mouth are not very strong, and they are all unconfident." ”

This attack is even sharper than Lawrence's lawyer.

Cole turned his head to look at Lu Li, full of anticipation, and he was still thinking about how Lu Li would answer. But, surprisingly, Lu Li didn't speak, just looked at the other party with a smile, it didn't look like he was stuck, but it didn't look like he was ready to fight back.

"Fourteen?" Cole said slightly nervously.

But Lu Li still didn't have the slightest nervousness, he put his hands behind his back with ease, and met the other party's gaze with burning eyes. Then, he turned to Cole and smiled, "Let's move all the firewood to the trailer, faster." ”

"Haha. For the first time, Lawrence burst out laughing for the first time, almost out of shape, and looked at the other McCartney in front of him, his eyes full of schadenfreude. But such an unbridled smile quickly retracted, and he regained his usual calmness and shook his head gently.

The McCartney glanced at Lu Li helplessly, then looked at Lawrence with round eyes, "You make yourself look like a fool. ”

Lawrence didn't speak, just shrugged his shoulders slightly, just like Lu Li, and then walked over to Lu Li and Cole, "Let's move the firewood to the cart." ”

Looking at Lu Li and Lawrence, and then looking at McCartney, Cole seems to gradually understand: just now he said that those who have a strong mouth have no confidence, but it turns out that the most powerful person here is himself. Lu Li and Lawrence were both silent and did not refute.

Now Cole knew a little bit about McCartney's anger, and he couldn't help but want to laugh. Originally, I thought it was too rude, but after putting up with it, I still didn't hold back, and the smile on the corner of my mouth rose greatly, and I even laughed out loud.

Lawrence hugged the firewood and walked over, "Joel, honestly, how long has it been since you've met such a close opponent?"

"Joel?" Lu Li asked aloud, so the name of the other McCartney was Joel. Now, I finally got acquainted.

Joel stood in place, with a helpless smile on his face, looking at Lawrence and then at Lu Li, with a proud expression, it seemed that he didn't intend to continue communicating at all.

It was Lawrence who turned his head and nodded in affirmation, "Yes, this is Joel McCartney." He used to be on the school's debate team, and he prides himself on having a sharp tooth that almost no one can compete with. Even universities are no exception. It's hard to see him deflated once, which is really rare. ”

Joel finally didn't hold back, "What is called eating deflated, it's just a jam." Lawrence, you are still the same as back then, you have no ambition, and a little victory begins to get carried away. I thought it wouldn't be the same when you became a lawyer. ”

Lawrence turned his head, didn't flinch in the slightest, and said indifferently, "Small victory." Grabbing the word, it immediately made Joel roll his eyes, and then Lawrence continued, "You haven't changed much from back then, and you won't admit defeat." I thought that you had been tortured all these years as a fund manager, and all the sharpness had been smoothed out, especially in '08. ”

Seeing that there was no end to the conversation between Lawrence and Joel, Lu Li walked over with firewood, "I don't think the two of you have changed. In some ways, that's a good thing, and in some ways, it's bad. A pun on the meaning, which succeeded in keeping both mouths shut.

Everyone quieted down, and quickly piled all the firewood into the cart, and then the three of them exchanged glances, Lu Li took the lead, and then Lawrence, Cole was a little slower than half a beat, and his footsteps fell behind, Joel realized that Lu Li and Lawrence were leaving, and then looked at Cole in confusion.

Cole hurried up and left the warehouse after them, leaving Joel alone.

"What's the matter with you? Am I in charge of this car alone? I can't push it!" Joel gradually reacted at this time, and the voice of complaining gradually turned into a protest, "Hey, you three, how can this be, I am a fund manager, I haven't exercised for a few years, I don't have any strength, I can't push alone! Hey, I'm serious, you can't do this." Lawrence, Lawrence, and those two guys whose names I don't know, believe it or not, I'm going straight back to the house? I mean it!"

After shouting for a long time, Joel didn't get any response, strode out of the warehouse, looked in the direction of the main house, and then didn't see anything, those three people actually went back!

"Lawrence McCartney! You know me, I absolutely do what I say!" Joel shouted as hard as he could.

The three of them had already sat down on the couch in the hall, and Cole was a little restless as he looked at Lawrence. Without speaking, Lawrence replied directly, "Don't worry, he's just bluffing." After a pause, he added, "It's been like this since I was a child." ”

"Fourteen, fourteen, how many minutes do you think the dumplings will be cooked?" Ronald ran out quickly.

Lu Li stood up, "Why don't you come with me." Ronald waved his hand again and again, and Lu Li could only say, "After the water boils, add cold water, and repeat this three times." ”

Ronald was stunned, as if he didn't quite understand. This is also one of the differences between Chinese cuisine and Western cuisine, where China is accustomed to making its own decisions and each chef has his own recipe, while in the West it is a good time and gram count.

Lu Li took the initiative to step forward, ready to go to the kitchen to help in person, but Ronald hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, "No, no." Then he walked briskly to the kitchen and yelled at Lily.

Lawrence looked at Lu Li in some surprise, "Will they make their own Chinese food now?"

"Yes. In fact, Chinese food is not as difficult as imagined......" Lu Li had just started to speak, and Ronald ran back again in high spirits, this time with two cups of eggnog in his hand, and handed them to Lu Li and Cole respectively, "Come, come, this is what I made by myself today." I tasted it and it tasted pretty good. ”

Lawrence's gaze wandered around the three people in front of him for a while, but he found that no one planned to pay attention to him at all, "What about mine?" endured and endured, Lawrence didn't hold back after all, and spoke.

"I thought you were a guest. The smile on Ronald's face disappeared and he said viciously. Not the host, but the guest.

Lawrence couldn't help but be stunned, "Hey, that's not fair. ”

Ronald didn't care at all, waved his hand, as if to drive away flies, and then said with a smile to Lu Li, "I'll go see the dumplings." "The appearance of that old urchin is really unbearable.

Looking at such an ordinary slice of life in front of him, Lawrence was suddenly stunned.

It's Christmas Eve, it's home, it's where he was born, where he grew up, where he left, it's where he returns, where he rests, where he relaxes, like never before, the feeling of Christmas is in his blood. This faint warmth made him feel at ease. Inexplicably, the tight shoulder line relaxed.

"Jesus Christ, you bastards, I can't believe it, I can't believe it! You really let me, an old arm and legs, push all the firewood back alone? Do you have a conscience!"