Yunding Ranch

Chapter 418
Hearing Alice's startled voice, Lu Li laughed happily, "Even if I'm in America, I don't necessarily have to celebrate American holidays."

This is obviously fallacious, but Alice couldn’t help being stunned. She could refute it, but she didn’t know how to refute it. Strictly speaking, choosing which festival to celebrate is a personal preference, and there is really no hard and fast rule, just like many Jews. This day is also not celebrated, because they will celebrate Passover.

Even through the phone, Lu Li could still imagine Alice's astonished expression. He laughed out loud, and it was only then that Alice realized: How could she have forgotten Lu Li's prank.

Unable to hold back for a while, Alice also laughed, and said helplessly, "Very good, Mr. Fourteen, very good."

"Actually, I came to the neighbor's house today. They invited me to come over and spend a wonderful Christmas Eve with their big family." After the joke, Lu Li answered the question seriously, "We are waiting for dessert now. But I strongly doubt that I will be able to eat it anymore, not only because I tasted turkey for the first time, but we also tried the East and West party style and made different dishes, and my belly is now full. "

"Ha, are you serious? I can't imagine that you look like a beer belly. That's really weird." Alice paused and thought about the picture carefully, but she still couldn't imagine it, so He chuckled, "You'd better take a photo and use it as evidence, otherwise I won't believe it."

"I can't see my toes anymore, and if I keep talking to you, I'm going to throw up." After finishing speaking, Lu Li deliberately made a vomiting sound, which made Alice giggle. , "What about you? Where are you now? Is it in the mountains of a national park, enjoying the snow scenery, sitting in front of a tent, drinking hot coffee, and making a special phone call to make me envious?"

"Oh, you're making me envious now." Alice sighed regretfully, "If I had known, I wouldn't have come back. I would have stayed in the Rocky Mountains and enjoyed the beauty of the Pacific Ocean, and I would have called you."

"Rocky Mountains, you can't find a more perfect place to spend Christmas. I always thought, along the Pacific Ocean, all the way north, to Alaska, and finally to a deserted place, looking up at the stars, and then Talk to yourself, celebrate a stranger's birthday, and welcome the New Year." Lu Li's joking description was tinged with teasing, which made Alice laugh non-stop.

Alice took a deep breath, "Unfortunately, I missed the aurora in Alaska, and now I am back home, Boston. There is heavy snow here, to be honest, it is a bit boring. The scenery I see every day is the dirty place on the opposite side. Mr. Charlie across the door has not cleaned the driveway for some time, and he commutes to and from work every day, but he never cleans it. That driveway is a disaster."

"Then I should be glad that there is still no snow in Texas." Lu Li couldn't help laughing.

"It's great." Alice sighed, "Although I'm tired of seeing snow now, I missed the first snow in Boston this year. When I came back, it was already icy and snowy. Only the first snow is beautiful." Alice Si paused for a moment, and her voice became softer, "You know, the whole world is full of all kinds of colors, black, green, red, yellow, orange... Then the snowflakes slowly fell all over the sky, and the whole world fell into a turmoil. In a piece of hazy cotton wool, it is like a fairy tale world, glittering and translucent and beautiful."

Involuntarily, Alice also fell into her own memories, and the smile on the corner of her mouth could not help but rise, "You just stand in front of the window, or in the porch, holding a cup of coffee, standing quietly all afternoon, waiting Snowflakes turn the world into white little by little. The pure and simple white, all the colors, all the splendor, all the complexity disappear under that piece of white.”

Alice fell silent and didn't continue talking. Lu Li couldn't help but also smiled and said softly, "It's like going back to my childhood."

Alice couldn't help but slightly retracted her jaw, expressing agreement, "Yes, it's like going back to being a child."

"It's a pity, I can't see it yet." Lu Li raised his head and looked at the endless sky. It was pitch black, and he couldn't even hear the sound of the wind, let alone the signal of snowfall. "Now everyone in the town We are all looking forward to the snow, Texas is really abnormal this year, the weather is extremely cold, but the snow has not been able to fall."

"Perhaps, Chuxue is waiting for the most special moment." There was a hint of girlishness in Alice's words, revealing her longing and yearning for romance.After a pause, Alice's voice rose again, a little brisk, a little nervous, a little excited, "So, guess how my work is going?"

"Now it seems that you have good news to tell me." Lu Li couldn't help but feel emotional, "Quick, girl, tell me the surprise news and shock me well."

Alice chuckled, suppressed her excitement, and tried to remain calm and said, "To be precise, I haven't confirmed it yet, but I have received two invitations, which can also be called employment letters. Now, just wait I've made a decision."

"Wow, two copies, that's really amazing." Lu Li couldn't help but feel happy for Alice, his voice of exclamation enlivened the atmosphere, "Looks like waiting is always worth it, and now I've finally waited for your return. I told you long ago that you deserved it. So, which two? Have you made a choice?"

"One is the 'Austin Chronicle' and the other is the 'Chicago Tribune'." As soon as Alice's answer came out, Lu Li cried out in surprise.

The "Austin Chronicle" is the top three newspapers in Texas and the top newspaper in the Midwest; the "Chicago Tribune" is the top-selling newspaper in Illinois. It has always been in the top [-] and is widely known throughout the eastern region. It can be regarded as a newspaper at the same level as the "New York Post".

It is no exaggeration to say that these two newspapers have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they are definitely top choices.A job opportunity from any newspaper is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but now Alice has received invitations from two newspapers—as he said, all the waiting was worth it.

"God damn it. Alice, you've made me jealous." Lu Li's voice couldn't help but raise his voice, sincerely happy for Alice.

The competition in the news industry is becoming more and more fierce, and journalism graduates are also facing more and more challenges and competitions. It is becoming more and more difficult to find a place for them.Alice's successful inauguration is undoubtedly a moment worthy of celebration for all journalism students.At this moment, Lu Li felt the pride of being a journalist very clearly.

Lu Li laughed happily, swinging on the swing with more and more arcs, so that he accidentally bumped into the wall behind, and it vibrated violently, startling him.It can also be heard on the other end of the phone, Alice couldn't help asking "what's the matter" worriedly, and Lu Li smiled happily, "No, it's just that I'm so happy, and I expressed it with my body."

Alice couldn't help complaining speechlessly, "I heard last time that your article appeared in the 'New York Times', are you sure? Are you jealous of me? To be honest, it is estimated that all the graduates of our class are in Jealous of you!"

"The New York Times", which is one of the top newspapers in the world, is definitely one of the newspapers that every journalism student is most eager to work for, but the competition is really too exciting, and it is even more difficult for fresh graduates to break through the siege. It is even more difficult.Just look at Alice's interview with The New York Post.

Now, Lu Li's article appeared in the "New York Times"!It is no exaggeration to say that it is indeed enough to make every student jealous.

Lu Li didn't show modesty either, but spread his hands open and accepted the praise calmly, "So, who is the 'man' now?" This is an English slang term, similar to "who is the boss".

That smug tone made Alice burst into laughter, and teased in a brisk tone, "That man was still talking about being jealous of me just now."

"Hohohohoo." Lu Li cheered. This kind of Alice is not often seen. It can be seen that Alice is in a really happy mood tonight. "So, have you decided?" Lu Li changed the topic to Alice again. Si's body, as if the person who received the invitation from two top newspapers was himself.

Alice did not answer immediately, but took a deep breath, her voice became slightly tense, "Uh, not yet, what do you think? Which one should I choose? You can give me some advice." Alice took two more deep breaths His tone, the unexplained tension made his throat tighten, "Say, how about I choose 'Austin Chronicle'?"

It was said, it was finally said.

Lu Li was stunned for a while, and he didn't react for a while, but then he could faintly hear Alice's disordered breathing, revealing a trace of anxiety and nervousness.If it's just asking for opinions on future career options, why be nervous?Shouldn't it be anticipation and joy?But at this moment, the tightness hidden in his breathing, even though half of the United States is separated, still can't help showing.

This is so abnormal.

More importantly, why The Austin Chronicle?
Objectively speaking, the "Chicago Tribune" has a better opportunity, and it is closer to New York and Boston, and there may be more in the future, and Chicago is also a city more suitable for development. Texas is not an ideal place for employment in the news industry.But, that's not the point.The point is that Alice asked the "Austin Chronicle" directly, and Austin, which is just over an hour's drive from New Braunfels, seems to have made a choice.

An idea popped up in his mind, and Lu Li couldn't help but froze, and a lot of white cotton wool appeared in his sight, as if all the clouds in the sky had fallen down.Looking up, Lu Li saw the flower petals all over the sky.

Chuxue is here.

(End of this chapter)