Yunding Ranch

Chapter 413
Looking at the McCartney in front of him, Lu Li simply nodded his head. This is how strangers in big cities do when they see him. Cole immediately nodded, but this McCartney didn't respond. , just staring at them, fiddling with the mobile phone in his hand - or, not sure whether he was looking at them or thinking, the focus point was a little unclear.

However, it doesn't matter.

Lu Li didn't stop, turned around and walked outside the house, followed by Cole. After leaving the main house, Cole asked, "What happened just now? Did the two of you quarrel? "Obviously, Cole is still not used to that kind of talking style that goes around.

Lu Li wrinkled his nose, "It doesn't count." But he paused, recalled it again in his mind, and nodded, "Yes." Lu Li obviously meant something by saying that, "I just I feel like, they come back after a long time, but they don’t want to talk to Ronald and Lily, and they look like strangers. I don’t think it’s good.”

After finishing speaking, Lu Li grinned and looked at Cole, "Am I meddling in my own business?" According to the style he learned in New York in the past four years, he should keep his mouth shut, not only because this is McCartney's family business , and because of his limited understanding of the situation, there may be more inside information behind it.

However, he still couldn't hold back just now.

Cole shook his head disapprovingly, "It's okay, I agree with you too. Lily and Ronald don't deserve such treatment."

"Huh, do you think we should talk to Lily later..." Lu Li let out a long breath, but still felt that something was wrong, and the two of them walked towards the warehouse while talking.

In the room, Lawrence's hands became busy again, typing quickly on the keyboard, concentrating on his work.Suddenly, without warning, he stopped, closed the notebook, threw it aside, stood up and poured all the remaining whiskey down his throat, walked to the door, and picked up his coat .

"What, you plan to go out?" Joel McCartney was still leaning against the wall, with a hint of ridicule in his voice, but Lawrence didn't respond, and he didn't seem to have any plans to respond. Joel was not surprised at all, but found it even more funny Get up, and jokingly said, "You can't be because of what the kid said just now?"

They are all smart people, how could they not understand the metaphor and sarcasm in Lu Li's words?

Lawrence chuckled, his tone was flat, but always with a hint of sarcasm, "It's because the kid just now has been with them and distracted them. In the past year, your ears have cleaned up a lot, right? "After speaking, he opened the door and walked out without any pause.

The corner of Joel's mouth raised a little, but he didn't say much, and didn't make any movements.The hall was quiet for a while, but the silence didn't last long. The buzzing sound of the phone rang again. Joel picked up the phone neatly, put it to his ear, and opened the back door while talking. Went out and put into the busy work again.

"I remember that two weeks ago, Brandon and Justin came to help chop wood? Or, did I remember wrong?"

"I can't remember clearly. But when I met Edward the day before yesterday, he said that he came to help chop wood. Now it seems that he didn't come."

"The day before yesterday? The water heater at Dorothy's house broke down the day before yesterday. Edward and the others went to help, but they probably didn't have time. I need to get some more done today. By the way, the shops will not be open tomorrow, right?"

"What? Do you want to go to the gift shop? It's definitely not open on holidays. In our town, even supermarkets and convenience stores are closed."

"Yes, I think those little dolls are very interesting. At this time, I will miss China. In our place, you can find shops at any time. When I was in Europe, every Sunday, the shops would be closed. Some, there is no way to buy some daily necessities, so you must prepare in advance.”

……

Stepping closer to the warehouse, Lawrence could hear very everyday conversations. The content of the bland words didn't seem to have any nutrition, just meaningless chatter.

In New York, with such a boring dialogue, he would quickly lose his attention, which is a waste of time; but for New York, time is money, and wasting every minute and every second is shameful.He's a lawyer, it's not serious to him, it's barely tolerable; look at those Wall Street guys who are running at high speed even when they go to the toilet, such nonsense will definitely be ignored directly.

Pause and listen carefully.Lawrence thought he'd be touched, or miss it, or something; but in fact, no.Nonsense is nonsense, and he still doesn't like it.

However, today is Christmas Eve, that kid is right, he can at least have some time to himself, even if it's just for one night.To be honest, he can't remember the last time he had a completely relaxing vacation, and he suddenly decided to put his work down for a while, so he didn't know what to do.

So why not do it?At least, the chat with that kid just now was quite pleasant.

Stepping forward and walking into the warehouse, Lawrence looked at the familiar but extremely unfamiliar scenes around him, and then looked down at his suit and leather shoes. His life had changed a lot.He thought he had fully understood those changes, but in fact he didn't. The power of time is always unexpected.

Lawrence's footsteps hesitated a little. The leather shoes rubbed against the straw on the ground, making a noise. Lu Li and Cole both raised their heads, and saw an absolutely strange figure, with undisguised surprise in their eyes. Not only surprised by Lawrence's appearance, but also by Lawrence's next move——

Lawrence took off his coat again, threw it aside, and then rolled up the sleeves of his shirt. The habitual expression on his face was the same as before, which seemed a bit out of place.He looked around, then picked up the ax next to him, weighed it in his hand, trying to understand the weight, "Maybe I can help improve work efficiency."

Lu Li and Cole exchanged glances, their expressions were confused, and they were puzzled amidst the astonishment. They were really confused about the current situation, but Lu Li still laughed and took over the topic, "Are you sure? Are you sure it's not about lowering your job?" Efficiency?" Without too many words, Lu Li only needs to look up and down, this line of sight is enough to explain everything.

Judging from the busy workload of lawyers, not to mention "chopping firewood", it is estimated that even basic exercises such as running and gym are difficult to do.

Lawrence's eyes flickered slightly, "I almost forgot that I'm used to speaking directly and directly here."

Cole looked at Lawrence with a cold face, but Lu Li smiled even more happily, "I'm sure that the conversation in New York is also straightforward." In a big city, there is almost no intersection between strangers. , If there is no interest relationship, the boundaries will be clearly drawn, and then they will not offend each other.Preparingly, their conversation was not direct, but emotionless and cold.

Lawrence was not angry either, and walked to the side with an ax in hand, "Your current style is more suitable for New York, are you sure you have no intention of going back?" He was secretly mocking Lu Li for being out of place.Such a counterattack does not see the sharpness, but it is as heavy as a thousand ounces.

Cole wanted to refute something, but Lawrence didn't give him a chance. He held the ax tightly and immediately lifted it up - the suit matched the ax, and the movements of his hands looked a bit awkward, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed as if he would let go. The raised ax looked like a murder weapon held aloft.The attention of Lu Li and Cole was transferred in an instant.

Lawrence thought he had forgotten all of them. These were all memories from more than ten years ago. He didn't have a clue in his mind. He couldn't even remember how to grab the axe, but he didn't expect that after grasping the axe, it would naturally be accurate Now, the body's memory is still so clear, like riding a bicycle, it has been integrated into the blood, and it will never be forgotten.

Raise your hands, go over the top, drop, accelerate, and increase your strength.

"Splitting", the firewood is split in two neatly, but after a long time, it is still a bit rough, one of which is too small, and the other is unevenly large, and it looks wobbly when standing up.

Lawrence tilted his head and commented, "Is it a pass?"

Lu Li and Cole exchanged glances, and then Cole said hesitantly, "...This is our wooden stake." It is placed underneath to support the firewood, so that it is convenient to control the height, angle, and strength.

Lawrence froze for a moment, then opened his mouth, and let out an "Ah", the nihilistic ending and regretful syllables seemed to want to justify, but he had no choice but to confirm it.In this brief moment, a crack appeared in Lawrence's perfect image, which was actually a bit...funny.

The atmosphere immediately became more relaxed.

Cole did not laugh at Lawrence aggressively, but pointed to the remaining big piece of wood, "Can you chop it up? On the premise that you don't hit your toes." Those extremely serious words, on the contrary, brought There was a sense of joy.

Lawrence pursed his lips and shrugged, "You guys had better take two steps back. I'm not sure whether my accident insurance covers a third party." There was a hint of humor in that rigid tone, which was really different.

Lu Li and Cole made an inviting gesture. Lawrence grabbed the ax with both hands, rubbed it twice, and then spit into the palm of his hand. He hadn't done such a crude gesture for many years. It is inevitable to feel a little disgusted, but unexpectedly feel happy, which is absolutely impossible to happen in New York.

Grabbing the axe, he repeated all the actions again. Accompanied by the crisp sound, the firewood was successfully split in two. Even Lawrence himself did not expect, "Drink!" All the strength has been vented, and I feel refreshed.

(End of this chapter)