There was a gurgling sound outside the window, Qin Shou thought it was raining, but when he approached the window, he found that the pure white snowflakes were like elves, fluttering in the air, and then gently sticking to the glass, gradually melting into water, drawing water marks with different trajectories on the glass.

"It's snowing."

Qin Shou muttered to himself.

In his hometown, almost every winter, there are snowflakes falling. Unlike many cities in China, many people may never see heavy snow once in their lives, but whenever winter comes, it is Qin Shou and his friends at the beginning, they build snowmen in the snow, have snowball fights, and there are earth dogs bigger and stronger than wolves, dragging wooden boards, and they are standing on the wooden boards, laughing and making trouble......

I don't know when I will be able to relive such a day.

Qin Shou's longing for home became more and more intense.

It was still early, but Qin Shou was no longer sleepy. He used to wake up at about six o'clock and start his morning exercises. Today is no exception, although there is still a while before six o'clock, although there are already scattered snowflakes outside, but there is nothing to do, Qin Shou washed up a little, put on sportswear, and ran out.

In the winter London morning, it dawns late, but there are already more pedestrians on the road. It's Christmas Eve, and the shopkeepers are busy decorating their small shops, or putting up Christmas trees, hanging small gifts, or taking out some exquisite sweets and placing them on small trays outside the store for passers-by to eat. And children are also very rare to get up early, wear colorful new clothes, chase and play in the world of falling snowflakes.

Everyone's face was filled with a smile on the arrival of the festival.

It's an old and young city, and although the sky over it is always shrouded in smog, it can't hide the vitality that is everywhere. London is not like an industrial city like Manchester and Liverpool, and it is a dwilight.

Qin Shou shook his spirits, ran past the streets, ran past pedestrians, ran past frolicking children, and the snowflakes fell lightly on his head, covering his thick black hair, as if covered with a layer of silver.

"Good morning, Qin!"

"Merry Christmas, Qin."

"Qin, do you want to try the candy made by my wife Qin Shou? It's Christmas Eve, ha, I've never seen such a hard-working young man as you. Happy Christmas Eve, Qin! ”

Along the way, people kept greeting Qin Shou with a smile. The people in this area have become accustomed to the scene of Qin Shou running through the street every morning, so they will no longer rush up like at the beginning, but instead greet Qin Shou warmly, and then no longer hinder Qin Shou's morning exercise.

Qin Shou nodded to the pedestrians with a smile and ran forward.

By the time he finished his morning exercise, it was already a quarter past seven o'clock. Qin Shou walked slowly in the direction of the villa. But on the way back, he met Walcoat and his gang.

"Hey, Qin!" Walcott and the others greeted them warmly, "It's good to meet you halfway, lest we have to walk a little longer." Ha, Happy Christmas Eve. ”

"Happy Christmas Eve." Qin Shou smiled and nodded to a few teammates to say hello, and then asked suspiciously, "Do you want to go over so early?" ”

Two days ago, Walcott and others made an appointment with Qin Shou to visit Diabi who was recuperating at home on Christmas Eve. This French player of Malian descent, although he plays for the French national team, his family lives in Mali, and on Christmas Eve, he must have felt lonely at home alone, so several teammates who are good on weekdays decided to visit him.

"Because of the holidays, everyone will be at home with their families, so let's go early and come back a little earlier." Walcott replied, looking at his empty hands, and then at his companion, who also had only a few snowflakes left in his hands, scratching his head, and saying, "Isn't it appropriate for us to visit Abu empty-handed?" ”

Saying this, everyone felt a little embarrassed, after all, they were going to visit friends, and no matter how much they had to express their hearts, it was really embarrassing to go empty-handed.

Qin Shou thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, I'll go home and get something." It's not far from where I live. ”

"No, no." Walket waved his hand, he glanced at the various shops on both sides of the street, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "There's a food store there, let's go and have a look." ”

After speaking, he pulled Qin Shou and walked in the direction of the food store. Sania and Koscielny hurried to follow.

It's a very small food store. It is said that it is a food store, but it is a little inaccurate, more precisely, this is a place that specializes in selling all kinds of snacks, whether it is European, American, or even Australian, some special snacks are sold here. A variety of colorful packaging bags are neatly placed on the shelves, which is quite a dazzling feeling.

The boss is a middle-aged man with a very kind face, and at the moment he is placing a Christmas tree at the door, and then hanging some small gift boxes that have been prepared a long time ago and hanging branches. Then there was a sign in English that read, "Merry Christmas!" Every friend who enters the store will receive a gift, whether you shop or not. ”

The middle-aged boss was busy with all this, and when he turned around, he saw four big men looking at him directly, and he was startled, thinking that he had encountered robbers early in the morning on Christmas Eve. When he took a closer look, his face immediately sparked with excitement.

"Ha, Qin, Theo...... It's you! The middle-aged boss was obviously a die-hard Arsenal fan, and he recognized these four familiar faces in an instant, and called out their names, enthusiastically sent Christmas Eve greetings to Qin Shou and others one by one, and asked for autographs, before asking, "Do you need to buy something?" ”

Sania is a guy who likes to take advantage of small things, he looked intently at the gift box on the Christmas tree at the door, pointed to the sign, and asked the middle-aged boss: "Is there really a gift if you don't buy something?" ”

"Of course, it's Christmas Eve." The middle-aged boss said very arrogantly, "Come on, come on, each of you chooses a box, this is my Christmas gift to every guest." ”

"That's a good idea." Receiving an affirmative answer, Sania sifted through it with a grin, and after a while, took a small pink box in her hand with a satisfied expression.

"It's really unproductive." Koscielny said disdainfully, but his hand did not stop, and he also took a gift box in his hand.

"I can't really do anything about the two of you." Walket shook his head speechlessly, also took a gift box, thought about it, took another one, and stuffed it into Qin Shou's hand, "You're welcome, Qin, let's take one by one." Don't be in vain. ”

Qin Shou was no longer able to complain.

But Walket shamelessly lifted the gift into a corner, and I don't know if he could see what was inside, so he put the box back into the Christmas tree with a shocked expression and took another box.

"Theo, you're really shameless." Qin Shou, Sania, and Koscielny glanced at each other and said in unison.

The middle-aged boss also looked crying and laughing.

Walcoat didn't think so, and said with a smile: "On Christmas Eve, you have to choose a gift that suits your heart, you say, right?" Ha, boss, don't worry, we won't let you suffer, we will buy things, we will take care of your business. ”

Hearing Walcott say this, everyone finally remembered the purpose of coming here.

Qin Shou scratched his head and said, "What should I buy, I don't know what Abu likes to eat?" ”

"I know, I know." Koscielny said loudly, he turned to the middle-aged boss and asked, "Is there a Colin here?" It is a small nut from Africa, which is crunchy and can be eaten with shells and kernels. As he spoke, he turned his head to Qin Shou and smiled, "Abu likes to eat this kind of nut the most." ”

"Yes, yes. But you need to wait, in the upstairs storeroom, there are not many people who like to eat this kind of nut, and in London this kind of fruit is not easy to sell, so it is generally placed on the second floor. The middle-aged boss Lian Lian nodded, then built a wooden ladder, and asked while climbing up to the second floor, "How much do you want?" ”

"A bag is fine."

The boss nodded, struggled to climb up to the second floor, and after a while, took a bag and climbed down the wooden ladder again.

"Here, give." The middle-aged boss handed the bag to Koscielny, turned to Sania, and asked, "What do you want?" ”

"I want a bag of Colin too." Sania replied.

The middle-aged boss almost fainted: "Then why didn't you say it just now?" ”

"You didn't ask me." Saña said innocently.

“……”

There was no way, the middle-aged boss could only climb the wooden ladder with "吭~吭哧~" and go to the second floor to get him a bag of colin.

Then as he was getting ready, the boss suddenly thought of something, and he reached out to Walcott, who was fiddling with the gift box, and asked, "Theo, don't you want a bag of Colin too?" ”

"No, it won't." Walket continued to fiddle with the gift box without looking back.

"Then I'll come down."

The boss panted down the wooden ladder and asked, "What do you want, Theo." ”

"I want two bags of Colin." Walcott said, "One bag for Abu, one bag for myself." ”

“……”

Not to mention that the boss fainted directly, even Qin Shou was about to faint with his forehead. These three guys, no wonder they became good friends, they really smell like each other, and they are all so shameless.

In the end, the three of them carried Colin contentedly, and went out of the store contentedly under the gaze of the middle-aged boss who wanted to cry without tears.

Qin Shou didn't have a pastime boss, bought some dried fruits at random, and walked towards Abu's home in London with Walcott and others.