Yunding Ranch

Chapter 411
"I guess, that's the tradition of Christmas, right?"

Lu Li's teasing brought a smile to Cole's eyes. He pursed his lips and said mockingly, "It seems that we won't have a chance to introduce ourselves."

After chuckling, Lu Li looked at Cole in surprise, "You don't know them either?" Cole is a local aboriginal, and Lily and Liz are very close. Lu Li took it for granted that even if he wasn't very familiar with them, Ke I should know at least two of the McCartney children, but now it seems that the situation is different.

Cole shrugged, "They're older than me...I don't know, maybe seven, eight, or nine years old. Anyway, we're not of the same generation. When I came to work on Liz's ranch, they had already left home It can be said that we hardly have any intersection." After a pause, Cole changed his answer again, "No, there is no intersection at all."

In these two short sentences, Cole has already corrected himself twice, but his words are still not sure.It can be seen that his memory is very vague.This is really interesting.

"So, they are the children of other people's family in the legend." Lu Li said conclusively - only the name, only the story, sounds extremely powerful, but never see the real person, the children of other people's family.

Cole thought about it for a moment, then shook his head, "No, they are 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 I don’t know either. Because, I’ve never heard Lily mention it.”

Lu Li couldn't help laughing, this was not only funny, it was ridiculous enough, "But at least, they came back for Christmas, which is still meaningful."

His eyes fell on the figure on the sofa. The two of them stood at the door, talking in a low voice for at least 2 minutes, but the other party didn't care at all, and they didn't even raise their heads, as if they were just a mass of air ——It's not right to say that, when they entered the door, the other party still gave a signal.But no matter what, the other party had no intention of saying hello, let alone introducing himself.

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

Afterwards, the two of them took a step forward. They had visited this place too many times, and they knew everything about it well. They were not like guests, but more like half-masters.Even without guidance, they will not get lost.

He went straight to the kitchen, and saw Lily, who was like a spinning top, busy and couldn't stop. Lu Li greeted him briskly, "Dear lady, is there anything I can do for you? Or should I do it right now?" Say 'Merry Christmas'?"

Lily turned around and opened her hands cheerfully, "You guys are finally here. I asked Ronald about it just now. How is it? Is everything in order on the ranch?" Lily walked up quickly and parted ways. He gave Lu Li and Cole a hug, but still muttered, "Be careful, my hands are full of oil."

"I can help, I'm ready." Lu Li said with a smile, but he saw Lily showing an angry expression, "Don't you know that Christmas is a day for mother to show her talents? You guys These children, just sit aside. Throughout the year, when we went to Yunding Ranch, you cook, and now it's always my turn, right?"

Lu Li frowned on purpose, and said suspiciously, "Shouldn't it be the mother yelling and directing the children to do things, but the children were busy with their own affairs, and then complained and came over reluctantly?" help?"

Lily laughed heartily. After putting down the dumplings, Ronald walked over and said seriously, "You watch too many TV shows. Don't be addicted to movies and TV shows."

Lily went on to say, "So you should sit in the lobby and refuse to come to help, this is Christmas." This sentence made everyone laugh, Lily stopped her smile and said in a low voice, " I mean it, and I'll call you again if I need help. For now, put your presents under the Christmas tree."

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

"Is it in the restaurant?" Cole also replied loudly, "We will come by ourselves later."

The luxuriant fir stands in the corner of the hall, and the deep green is reflected under the bright yellow flame of the fireplace, exuding a dry and warm atmosphere, glowing with vitality and constantly rising; the branches and leaves are covered with different colors. Light bulbs, five-pointed stars and colored ribbons. After walking in, you can also see different little dolls, with thick and thin fingers, interspersed among the dense needles, filled with different stories.

"Are these little dolls characters or animals from the Bible? Are they special? Can our Christmas tree be hung?" Lu Li took down a doll and looked it up curiously.

In order to welcome Christmas, Yunding Ranch also prepared a Christmas tree in the main house a week ago. After experiencing the Halloween adventure park, this seems to be nothing, but it is still quite fresh.The cowboys at the ranch more or less participated in the arrangement 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 are not." Cole put the presents in his hands on the ground, and there were seven or eight large gift boxes on the ground, which wasn't too many, but they filled up the underside of the tree canopy. "You can add on later if you like, it's all up to you." Christmas trees are usually erected after the New Year and then removed.

"You can take it home directly." This sentence was not said by Cole, but came from behind. Both Lu Li and Cole were startled, and both turned their heads to look over. The person who spoke was sitting on the sofa The stranger in front of him was still driving with the laptop on his lap, but instead of flying his hands over the keyboard for the time being, he picked up the whiskey on the table and took a sip slowly.

Lu Li gently played with the doll with his fingertips. He was a little surprised that the other party asked, but he still smiled and said, "Thank you." Then he put the doll in his palm, weighed it lightly, and then turned around—— He took it for granted that the other party didn't intend to chat, and the laptop was still on, which meant that the work was not over yet, but the other party surprised Lu Li again.

"You are the young man who came to China." The man from the McCartney family sat on the sofa, with a modest smile on his face. With a faint light, full of wisdom.In short, he still kept working. "I heard that you were in New York before, but why did you leave New York and come to such a remote place?"

Lu Li pursed his lips, "Same reason as you?" The other party asked why Lu Li came to live in Texas, but Lu Li replied that he came back for Christmas.This bull-headed and horse-mouthed answer created a kind of black humor, and the confident light in his eyes was even more unstoppable.

The man laughed dumbly, nodded slightly, showing admiration, "If I remember correctly, you are a journalism major? You can feel it now."

It seems that the other party seems to be really ready to have a good chat.Lu Li stepped forward, 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, are you McCartney?" The sarcasm, combined with the gaze falling on the notebook, the meaning could not be clearer.

"Lawrence McCartney, attorney, currently living in New York."

Finally knowing a person's name, Lu Li and Cole exchanged glances, and the two smiled knowingly.Lu Li never knew that Lily and Ronald had a son who lived in New York; thinking about it carefully, Lily never mentioned his two sons, and Lu Li had no memory of them at all.

"Lu Li, half cowboy, half freelance writer, currently lives in Yunding Ranch."

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

Lawrence gently shook the wine glass in his hand, but did not end the conversation.Lu Li guessed that he was tired from work and needed to relax, or he was waiting for an email reply. In this little time, he suddenly remembered that he was the owner of this place, so he went online.

"You haven't answered my question just now." Lawrence walked around again and said with a smile.

Lu Li was slightly surprised, and chuckled, "I don't think that's important." Americans like to pry into other people's privacy, but because of the necessity of "privacy protection", they will always forcefully restrain their curiosity, at least on the face of it. This is the case, but Lawrence obviously does not play his cards according to common sense.

Sure enough, Lawrence took a sip of whiskey and continued, "Whether it's important or not should be decided by me, isn't it?"

With just a few words, Lu Li can get a glimpse of the other lawyer's habits: never digress, always know what he's doing; never compromise, always keep 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 sparks hitting the earth.

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

Lawrence smelled the thorns in Lu Li's words, but he didn't care. He looked at Lu Li with the same smile, "So, are you willing to answer?" He still didn't give up. , with a hint of persecution, but it doesn't make people feel uncomfortable.

Lu Li suddenly became curious. Is Lawrence a lawyer?Or a tax lawyer who is not a lawyer?
"Why do you want to know?" Lu Li asked back, but got an unexpected answer, "Because you are at my house now, and to me, you are a stranger. A stranger who might be a serial killer."

(End of this chapter)