Chapter 132: Christmas
Gail's treat was a light meal, 1 grilled fish steak, 1 fried rabbit, a large pot of salad, some bean soup, and it was done. Their family is still Catholic, and they prayed before eating, which made Hong Tao look like an overseer, sitting on the side and watching these adults and children sit there in a proper manner, clasping their hands and chattering, and the most hateful thing is that Zhou Xiaoli also joined in the fun, so Hong Tao was left alone.
The meal was eaten very quickly, and no one at the dinner table spoke except Mrs. Bourcock, and they all ate violently, and Mrs. Bourcok said 2 sentences: Do you want to add some soup to XXX? XXX add some more wine.
After the meal, Mrs. Burcock took the sister and brother to the city to visit the store, Hong Tao and old Gale fell into war again, Zhou Xiaoli sat bored and watched the old man and the young man fight endlessly for the slightest disagreement, and when she got to the critical place, she had to interject and explain the misunderstanding caused by the language to both parties, and the right to take a break in the middle of the fight, and then the two continued to fight.
To say that people who eat meat all year round are in good health, Lao Gail and Hong Tao took the photo album and broke it for more than 2 hours, they didn't drink a sip of water, and they didn't see any decline, but their complexions were more ruddy, and even their mid-air was getting more and more sufficient, and their voices were getting louder and louder, waking up Zhou Xiaoli, who was napping on the sofa.
Hong Tao's lips were tired, his cheeks were wooden, and he gradually couldn't keep up with Old Gale's rhythm, so he had to apply for an intermission and drink saliva to go to the toilet. When he came out of the toilet, old Gale was sitting on the sofa, holding a long double-barreled shotgun in his hand and aiming at the ceiling, and the coffee table where the photo album was put just now had become a gun booth, and several long and short robberies were placed on it, and the adrenaline was violently secreted by Hong Tao.
"I can ......" Hong Tao was very embarrassed, when he traveled to the United States in his previous life, he heard the tour guide say that families with guns generally do not let outsiders touch their guns, but he really can't help it, robbing men, it is Dior, CD, Lancôme, Chanel, seeing it is like touching, touching it and wanting to have it.
"No problem, these guns don't have bullets, I know that your country does not allow private ownership of guns, so I specially took them out for you to experience." Old Gale didn't take advantage of the argument just now, and now he finally felt like he was on top.
"This is the M40 sniper rifle, although it is a model from the 80s, but it is very easy to use, and the big guy on your head used it to hit it." Seeing that Hong Tao was the first to pick up a rifle with a scope, Old Gail proudly talked about his life experience.
"I thought it was a Remington R700, it turned out to be a military type." Hong Tao's knowledge of firearms is all in photos and on the Internet, not to mention real guns, and he has not even touched imitation guns a few times.
"You've got enough knowledge to see that you love guns, but you can't understand these guys just by looking at the pictures, you have to experience their enthusiasm for yourself, they shoot as hot as a woman's body." When the old man said the second half of the sentence, he deliberately lowered his voice with a wicked smile on his face.
"Mr. Captain, you will take him badly, in fact, he is not a good person anymore." Zhou Xiaoli was sitting next to her and playing with a huge revolver, and it was hard to hear it.
"Hahaha, no, no, no, it's not a bad thing, guns and women, two things that a man must master in his life, he still hasn't mastered one thing well, I'll help him make up for this lesson." Old Gale did not feel at all wrong with saying such a slightly obscure topic in front of a young lady, but defended it seriously, and from this point of view, the old officer had a very strong character, and he would insist on whatever he thought was right.
"You mean I can shoot two shots!" Hong Tao heard something from the old man's words and hurriedly asked.
"Although you are very good at fishing, two shots are not enough for you to master their character, don't you have to stay for a few months? I'm going to train you rigorously, and I hope you'll stick to it, soldier. When it came to training, Old Gale's beard was about to grow up, and his tone changed.
“yessir!” Hong Tao carried the gun on his shoulder and gave Old Gail a standing salute.
"NO, NO, we are the Navy, it should be said Aye-Ayesir! Only a cowboy from the army would say Yessir, it's too earthy. And remember, don't raise your chin in the salute, this action is punishable by wiping the deck in my troops. Old Gail completely entered the role, teaching Hong Tao the knowledge of being a Canadian Navy, in fact, Hong Tao just wants to play with guns, even if he is a soldier, he has to be a Chinese soldier, and learning these things is purely to make the old man happy.
"Gail, you're torturing guests again, Bloom, don't touch those guns of your grandfather, I'm so strange why you got so many guns at home." Just as Old Gail was conducting a brutal military training for Hong Tao, Joan's mother entered the house with her two children, and she began to complain when she saw the guns on the table and Hong Tao's appearance.
"You shouldn't educate Bloom like a girl, and you should go into the Navy when you grow up, it's a tradition of our Burcock family." Old Gale was having a good time, and he was already unhappy when he was interrupted by his daughter-in-law, and he was complained about a few words, and he immediately had a seizure.
"You have sent your son to the grave, and I will not allow my son to go on any more adventures!" Mrs. Burcock was about to go crazy suddenly, but after saying a few words, she remembered that Hong Tao and Zhou Xiaoli were in the house, so she turned her head and went upstairs, but this also made the atmosphere in the room suddenly become awkward.
"I'm sorry, she didn't mean to, please take a seat." Seeing Hong Tao standing there with a gun a little overwhelmed, Captain Gale reluctantly fell into the sofa, and the spirit just now was gone.
"I'm not trying to inquire about your privacy, but I heard what Mrs. Bulcock just said, is Bloom's father dead?" Hong Tao asked cautiously, as for whether it would be rude, he was not worried, this old man was very good, the reason why he had such a strange temper was all made by himself at home.
"Joe is a Navy pilot, he is very good, but he was also killed when the plane crashed during a mission, if he is still alive, you can be friends, he is also a fishing fan, he has followed me to fishing and hunting since he was a child." Old Gale got up and walked over to the fireplace, picked up a picture frame and handed it to Hong Tao, in the picture frame was a white young man, wearing a dark green military uniform, which was supposed to be Gail's son.
"Don't talk about it, he's my pride, I never regret letting him join the army, it's better to die at his post than to die at home like me. If you don't have anything to do tomorrow, I'll take you to the target, and Bloom will go too. Old Gail's strange temper flared up again, and his eyes widened.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Hong Tao and Zhou Xiaoli also found an excuse to leave, but Hong Tao resolutely agreed to Old Gale's invitation, the temptation to go to the target was too great, as for whether Bloom went or not, it was their family matter, and Hong Tao didn't care about it.
"Are you really going to shoot a target? Tomorrow is BoxingDay, and there will be a 1% discount in the mall, so I still want to go to the mall. Zhou Xiaoli went home and started to work, she said that today is Christmas, she wants to eat roast turkey in the evening, and has invited the old Gale family to come over to celebrate Christmas Eve together.
"Please, I'll spend Christmas with you next year, this thing is on sale every year, and the mall is on sale every year, but target shooting is not every year, you can go with Mrs. Bulcock tomorrow, and Gail and I will go to shoot targets." Hong Tao hurriedly did his work, tried his best, and finally settled Zhou Xiaoli.
The Christmas dinner that night was made by Zhou Xiaoli and Mrs. Burcock together, all of which were hard dishes, roast turkey, steak, cheese grilled fish, fried meatballs, Hong Tao also showed a small hand for the old Gale family, and wrapped dozens of salmon-filled dumplings for them, fresh salmon fish meat plus a little tender leek, the taste is great, the fly in the ointment is that Hong Tao's skill in pinching dumplings is not proportional to the ability to stuff and roll the skin, plus Joan and Bloom two children helped, the shape of the dumplings is a little miserable, some big and some small, There were those who stood and those who were lying.
It is customary for everyone to give each other small gifts on Christmas night, which does not have to be expensive, even if it is a handmade greeting card.