Yunding Ranch

Chapter 427 Exchanging Gifts
Cole stared blankly at the inflatable doll in the box, then held the doll and lifted it up, looking at it carefully, his mind was full of question marks, and the puzzled expression really made people laugh.

Lu Li, who was sitting next to him, was hurting internally from holding back his laughter.When choosing this gift, Lu Li was looking forward to this kind of scene, and now it is actually happening in front of his eyes, but he can't laugh out loud, otherwise he will reveal his true identity as the originator of the prank. So, on the surface It is still necessary to maintain an innocent face, and then think about whether or not it is the most appropriate expression.

This is not an easy task.

In fact, Lu Li was wondering what gift Tony and Randy had prepared?He thought for a long time before he chose the inflatable doll. He didn't know what kind of surprises these two guys could bring.

Cole finally put the doll back into the box, looked at the other gifts scattered on the floor, but couldn't help but pause in his thoughts, and asked hesitantly, "Say, should we go to Lily's place to have a look?" Er is still a little worried.

Lu Li came back to his senses, "I was thinking about this when I woke up this morning." He hesitated for a moment, and he was not sure whether Lily and Ronald were willing to see them, and whether they were willing to receive them. But if you don't go there, it doesn't seem very good to just ignore it. "I'd better go and have a look. Just as a Christmas greeting, and by the way, I would like to ask how to deal with the snow on the ranch."

This is New Braunfels, where distant relatives are worse than neighbors, not New York, which is self-sufficient.

Cole nodded, "Well, you can drive there. I'll stay here at the ranch, and we'll talk about it if there is a situation."

After making a decision, just do it.Lu Li first went to the warehouse to get some fresh vegetables, and then took two pieces of cheese; at the same time, Cole had already put the snow chain on Lu Li's bird of prey, and then Lu Li went straight towards the black-maned horse pasture. .

Everything that can be seen is covered with thick snow, and the boundless white looks a little monotonous, far inferior to the colorful colors in memory, but this kind of white has a special taste and is refreshing.However, Lu Li was a little absent-minded, thinking about the situation of Ronald and Lily, his thoughts were full of thoughts.

When you get close to the Black Mane Horse Ranch, you can see the tracks of tires sliding on the snow, which are messy but not too dirty. You can vaguely see the black soil under the snow, but before the snow melts, Everything was still spotless.

From a distance, Lu Li could see Ronald sitting in the porch.He just sat quietly on the swing, with a dark brown pipe dangling from his mouth, smoking it. The smoky smoke made it difficult to see his facial expression.But the tall and straight spine has always remained straight, revealing a touch of loneliness amidst the white snow and the bleak wind.

Lu Li hoped that his own psychology was causing the trouble.

After parking the car, Lu Li walked towards the porch and shouted, "Merry Christmas!"

Ronald didn't speak, but just raised the pipe in his hand to signal, Lu Li walked over, Ronald sucked on the pipe, then pointed in the direction of the room, "Lily is inside."

Lu Li knew that Ronald didn't want to talk for the time being, so he raised his hand to signal, walked in, looked around, the whole room was quiet, there was no noise as imagined, and he didn't see Lawrence and Joel. Lu Li shouted loudly, "Lily?"

"I'm in the kitchen."

Following the sound, Lu Li walked over, and then slowed down involuntarily - the kitchen was full of things at this time, every corner was filled with stuffed buns on the side near the hall, and buns on the side near the window. It's bread, and now it's pie on the stove, not only that, but the plates and shelves are piled up one by one, it feels like the whole world is surrounded by flour, Lily is like a worker ant standing in the middle, still busy with.

Hearing footsteps, Lily turned around, "Oh, Fourteen, you're here."

"Merry Christmas." After a beat, Lu Li opened his mouth. Lily smiled, but it quickly disappeared from her mouth, and her eyes fell on Lu Li's hands, "What did you bring?"

"The fresh vegetables are all stored before." Lu Li stepped forward, "I think you will need them." But there was no place to put them, and there was no room in the entire kitchen.

Lily chuckled, "Put it in the refrigerator for a while." Then she turned around again, got busy, and muttered, "I'm preparing some pastries. If you think about it, do more.”

"Lily, are you okay?" Lu Li asked hesitantly.

"Okay, I'm fine." Lily didn't look back, her hands became more and more vigorous, her fragile shoulders tried to straighten up, "everything is fine." Then she continued, "They all left first, Work is the most important thing. It is very rare to be able to come back this year. I originally wanted to keep them for the New Year, but obviously work does not wait for anyone. This is not good in big cities, they are always too busy."

The long and rambling speeches revealed a trace of helplessness.For such a situation, there was nothing Lu Li could do to help him. He could only pull himself together, "Last night it was really snowing, and now the whole ranch has turned into a kingdom of ice and snow. But Cole and I don't know how to deal with it. We need to put all the accumulated Has the snow been cleaned up?"

"Uh, yes, you, you can ask Justin." Lily turned her head, glanced at Lu Li, but then turned her head again, she didn't intend to stop working at all, but she didn't know that she was busy. What, just frightened, "He has a lot of experience, and the shooting range has dealt with such situations several times. He is equipped with relevant processing tools."

Lu Li could hear that Lily's thoughts were confused, and he nodded his head to express his understanding, "Would you like to go to Yunding Ranch for the festival today? You entertained me yesterday, so how about I be the host today?" Lu Li took the initiative to send out the invitation.

Lily laughed dryly, "Fourteen, haven't you seen these foods? I don't think it's a wise choice to eat at your place tonight."

Lu Li immediately realized his mistake, patted his forehead, and burst out laughing.But when the topic came to this point, the scene suddenly became cold, and the atmosphere couldn't help but feel a little awkward. Lu Li paused for a moment and said, "Well, I'll put the things in the refrigerator and go back first. There are still many things to do at the ranch today. If you If you need anything, call me anytime."

After standing there for a while, Lily didn't respond, Lu Li turned around and left, and then Lily's voice came over, "Fourteen, if it was you, what would you do?"

Lu Li stopped and turned around. Lily still turned her back to him, "I don't know. Because I have never been a parent, I can't understand that feeling, so I can't give any advice. But I guess, At any time, I hope someone can stand by my side."

Lily didn't speak.Lu Li didn't speak either.

After waiting for a while, Lu Li turned around and left. After placing the things exactly where they should be, he left the house.Ronald was still sitting at the door, smoking his pipe heavily. Lu Li didn't say much, but stood beside the swing, silently accompanying Ronald.

The two of them remained the same quietly.After a while, Lu Li said hello and left.Whether it is Ronald or Lily; whether it is Lawrence or Joel, they all need time, and they all have their own positions and persistence, and no one can give them an answer.Bystanders are, after all, bystanders, not parties involved.

Now I can only hope that the passage of time can give an answer.

When he left, Lu Li couldn't help feeling a little sad. The boundless white snow magnified the lonely and desolate atmosphere. The whole world was silent, as if there was no sound at all.Lu Li couldn't help turning on the radio, playing those lively and festive music, feeling the Christmas atmosphere in other corners of the world.

After driving back to Yunding Ranch, Lu Li saw several pickup trucks bustlingly occupying all the open spaces beside the main house. Lu Li couldn't find a place to park for a while, so he could only park the car next to the Cowboy Villa.Before reaching the edge of the garden, you can hear laughter and laughter in the house.

Pushing open the door of the room, Teddy rushed over first, and Adam who was sitting at the door shouted loudly, "Merry Christmas." Then everyone turned their heads, and the voices of "Merry Christmas" kept coming and going, not only It's Adam, Scarlett, Jessica, Brandon's family of three, Justin and Finley, Sean, Li Huainan and Liu Xiaoyan... The room is really too lively. The bustling place was full of people, which really gave Lu Li a huge surprise.

"Merry Christmas!" Lu Li raised a smile on his lips and responded loudly, "Why are you here..." But before he could answer, he looked down and saw the torn gift wrapping on the ground. Lu Li immediately reacted, "Haha, are you all so impatient? I came here early in the morning to unwrap presents. People who don't know think this is Disneyland."

"Can I open this gift? Fourteen, there is no name written on it!" Scarlett raised a gift high and shouted loudly.

"Yes, those without names can be taken apart." Lu Li replied, "But, are you sure you don't want to wait for Tony and Randy? After they come back, there are only two gifts left, so you must be sad." .”

"Don't worry, they have Los Angeles." Jessica said loudly, "Randy called just now, showing off to us that he has arrived at Los Angeles International Airport. We did it on purpose to make him envious. Otherwise, as soon as they come back, they start bragging about seeing big Hollywood stars, which we can't match."

"That's right." Everyone echoed, and Jia Siming even raised Victoria high, "Little darling also wants to unwrap presents, I can't wait."

Everyone burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)