After agreeing to Mr. Philip, Viagra rehearsed several times with Dick at home, with Viya singing, Dick accompaniment, and Manina and John as the audience. The two of them are cooperating more and more tacitly, and the couple is becoming more and more pleased.

On Christmas Day, Via followed her family to the town's church for Mass.

The church is a pure German structure, with layers of cream-white marble, a palatial dome, and high painted windows, which Manina had only brought to Via once before.

When they arrived, the church was already full.

The four of them found a place in the back, and acquaintances in front and behind saw them and greeted them with a smile.

After a few pastors walked out, there was no sound in the church, and everyone waited quietly for the pastor's instructions, or picked up the Bible in front of them and read it silently.

The priest in the middle, Via, knew Thomas's uncle, Mr. Moritz.

After about ten minutes, Mr. Moritz walked up to the stage with his Bible in his hand, "It's Christmas again, please open your hearts and talk to God, Amen." ”

"Amen."

Via watched the other people's movements and drew crosses with them.

This was followed by a lengthy ceremony.

The others were engrossed, while Via wandered into the world.

She stared at the carvings on the dome for a moment, looked at the patterns on the priest's clothes, and then her eyelids sank, and she yawned, and Dick's low laughter sounded in her ears.

He teased, "There's still an hour to end, you can just get some sleep, no one will notice anyway." ”

Unable to tell if Dick was joking or if she was really going to sleep, she said, "That's not good. ”

"Shhhhhhh

Via's eyes were closed and she listened to the Lord's teachings with all her heart, and she hurriedly did the same, and with the hypnotic song of Our Lady, Via's really fell asleep.

When the meeting ended, Via woke up hazy.

They sat in their seats and didn't move, waiting for the people in the front row to go first.

Via suddenly saw Vanessa. After that practical class, Viya never saw Vanessa again, Elon Middle School was a boarding school, and Viya usually didn't meet her in the town.

Vanessa is still so bright in the crowd, and she is also eye-catching with her cousin Laura next to her.

A middle-aged man and woman walking with the mayor and his wife are probably Laura's parents, followed by a young boy of about seven or eight years old, also blonde and blue-eyed.

The genes of this big family are very good, and the fat-headed and big-eared Mayor Warnard must not be far behind when he is young. There were people around them, talking as they went.

Lilia's eyes were like radar, and she swept to Manina, if it weren't for the fact that there were too many people in the church, the people in front would stop and block the people behind, and she would definitely pull her husband to have a pompous greeting with Manina and John.

As they walked past the Levitts, Vanessa didn't squint, ignoring Via as if she didn't know her, and Laura glanced at Dick, who didn't look at her at all.

Lilia and Mr. Warnard smiled at Manina and John.

Walking outside the church, Laura's mother, Daisy, asked her brother Wernerd, "Why did that brunette girl never see her, and who was she?" ”

Lilia interjected, "She's a distant relative of the Levitt family, their adopted daughter, and she was a classmate of Vanessa. ”

"She looks so pretty," Daisy exclaimed.

Mr. Warnard then remembered the list of performances that had been reported the other day, and said, "At the New Year's show, she and Dick performed on behalf of the village of Feltmorgan. ”

Vanessa, who had not spoken, suddenly asked, "What are they performing?" ”

"It seems to be singing, I heard that this brother and sister have a good relationship, it's really rare, after all, it's not easy to raise a child adopted halfway."

Warnard said casually, not noticing his daughter's frowning brow, and Laura gently biting her lower lip.

Lilia said to Daisy, "That girl was Mu/Si/Lin before she was adopted, and Manina is also very capable of making her accept God so quickly, but I have never seen her come to church for Mass before. ”

Lilia's words were always mixed with sarcasm, which may be why Manina didn't bring Viaya to church very often.

The dinner that night was the most sumptuous since Vica arrived, and the table was filled with delicious food, in addition to the indispensable cured chicken and ham, as well as salmon that Manina rarely cooked, and vegetables and fruits.

After the meal, a family of four sat around under the Christmas tree and began to distribute gifts.

Manina's gift was a pearl necklace given to her by John, Dick's gift was the headphones that Manina gave him, and John's gift was a thermos cup given to him by Via.

When it was Via's turn, Manina took out a beautifully wrapped box from under the tree and handed it to her, "This is your gift. ”

Via was surprised, "What a big box, what is it?" ”

Dick blinked, "Just take it apart and see." ”

Via untied the ribbon and opened the box, a piece of clothing.

Dress, to be exact.

The light blue fabric is very soft to the touch, the neckline has intricate transparent lace, the skirt has several layers, and the blue headband and wristband are matched together, which is full of girlish dreams.

Manina smiled and said, "Do you like it?" You're putting on a show in town next week, and you won't be able to do without a proper dress. ”

Viya put down the box and walked over to Manina and hugged her,

"I love it, thank you."

Manina hugged her back, "Mother wants her daughter to be as beautiful as a princess," she paused and asked in a tentative tone,

"Would you like to call me Mommy now?"

Via was stunned.

Manina looked up and saw her husband shaking his head at her.

Manina and John weren't stupid, in their eyes, Via was fine, but she never called them on her own initiative, and they both understood what it meant.

"It's okay if you don't bark, we"

"Mom."

This time Manina was stunned.

Via stood up straight, looked her in the eye, and called her again very formally, "Mommy." ”

Then she turned around and faced John and Dick with a smile in her eyes, "Daddy, brother." ”

The living room was silent, except for the crackling of burning wood in the fireplace, but after a few seconds, John laughed loudly.

The New Year's show is set for 8:30 p.m. on New Year's Day, with five shows in the town, one or two in each village, depending on the size, and fireworks at the end of all the shows.

After dinner, it's time to go.

Wei Ya changed into the blue dress, tied her hair into a bun in front of the mirror, and then tied a blue headband, and took a picture from side to side, her body was in her youth, and her natural beauty did not need extra makeup, she felt that this was enough.

She went downstairs, and Dick, who was sitting on the couch, heard the movement and turned back, and could not take his eyes off it.

Via smiled mischievously, "Am I good-looking?" ”

She picked up her skirt and slowly turned it around, the skirt was flying, her skin was as white as snow, and her black eyes were half pure and half bright.

Dick walked up to her, curtled his knees like a knight in the Middle Ages, raised her hand, and smiled as if it were true, "Yes, you are the most beautiful in my eyes." ”

"No, no, no, you should say that your future wife is the most beautiful."

Via had a knack for spoiling the atmosphere, and Dick glared at her, too lazy to speak.

Dick didn't dress himself, he was still dressed casually, with jeans and a black sweater, and both of them put on a down jacket when they went out.

They arrived at the place of the show, the Fountain Square in the center of town, just before eight o'clock. At this time, many chairs were placed in the square, and there were already spectators in their seats. The stage was rudimentary, made of wooden boxes, separated from the backstage by a white curtain, but Dick said the town's sound equipment was okay.

Manina and John sat down in the front row, Via and Dick went backstage to prepare, and Dick came with his guitar on his back.

The person in charge of the show was a civil servant in the town government who was engaged in propaganda and literary work, named Chris, and he gave Wei Ya a program list, and there were a total of fourteen programs in the whole performance, with a variety of programs, including singing, dancing, opera, and musical instruments, and her and Dick's program was ranked eighth, neither before nor behind.

On the schedule, Via saw Vanessa's name,

That's right, how could a girl who loves the show not appear on such an occasion.

Vanessa's program was a solo piano, the sixth performance.

Chris told Dick to put the guitar in the special instrument area, and Via went to the stage first to determine the position, and the two walked to the stage to see several staff members moving a black grand piano.