There is a dream called football

Chapter 452

"Uncle Sosa is not coming back."

"Raven isn't coming either."

"Lorinda, it's just the two of us this Christmas, so lonely."

Lorinda came out of the kitchen.

"I invited friends to come, don't worry, I'm not alone."

"Friends? Do you have friends in London? Why don't I know?"

"There are so many things you don't know."

Li Qiao touched his head, "Male and female."

"There are men and women."

Li Qiao was a little puzzled, "It seems that I should care about you more, or you should run away."

"Haha."

"By the way, when are they coming?"

"Tomorrow, Christmas Eve."

Li Qiao was even more puzzled, "Don't they need to spend Christmas with their families?"

"No, they want to live with me."

"Can you let me know in advance?"

"No."

*****
The next day, Li Qiao was busy with Lorinda all day, but he kept thinking about the mysterious visitor that Lorinda was talking about.

Because he couldn't figure out who would come to his house at Christmas?

It couldn't be Raven, it couldn't be Sosa, who else could it be?
At three in the afternoon, the doorbell rang.

"Go and open the door." Lorinda smiled.

"OK."

Li Qiao trotted all the way to open the door, and when the door opened, Li Qiao suddenly petrified, only to see Li Qiao's father and mother standing outside the door.

"dad."

"mom."

……

"you……"

"Why are you here?"

"Lorinda invited us."

"Oh."

Li Qiao now fully understands that this is the surprise that Lorinda gave herself, and it is indeed a surprise.

"Come in quickly."

After entering the house, Li Qiao's mother first gave Lorinda a big hug.

"Where's the kitchen? I'll help."

"No need, Auntie."

"It's okay, I'm idle and I'm idle."

"Over there, I'll take you there."

Luo Linda and her mother went to the kitchen, leaving only Li Qiao and Li Shan in the living room.

"Dad, why don't you tell me in advance when you come to London, I'll pick you up."

"It was Lorinda who said, I want to give you a surprise."

"It's really surprising."

into the night.

The Christmas tree in the yard was lit up and looked colorful. Lorinda bought this tree specially, and Li Qiao decorated it with her.

On Christmas Eve, the Christmas tree is finally in full bloom.

"Mom, come and see."

It was the first time for Zhou Ling to see such a beautiful Christmas tree. Those Christmas trees in domestic shopping malls were all made of plastic, not cut down from a real tree, but this is the kind of Christmas tree that Europeans would buy in the real tradition.

"Mom, Lorinda and I decorated it ourselves. We will hang the presents later, and we will take it ourselves."

"Speaking of presents, I've prepared one for both of you."

"what?"

"We won't find out until after dinner."

"Ok."

*****
The dinner was very rich, with some Portuguese dishes, but also Chinese dishes, especially some home-cooked dishes.

Zhou Ling took a piece of Kung Pao Chicken for Lorinda.

"Come on, have a taste."

"it is good."

"Auntie, your craftsmanship is really good."

"Li Qiao, you have a taste too."

Li Qiao ate a piece, "It's almost the same as when I was a child, mom, your sword is not old."

"You are old, but I am young."

"Hahaha."

Li Qiao raised his glass, "Let's have a toast. This is the first time our family has reunited for a New Year's Eve dinner after I went abroad."

"Haha, New Year's Eve dinner at Christmas."

"That's right, that's how we all live. We eat dumplings every Christmas."

"creative."

"I'm going to cook dumplings." Lorinda smiled and left.

After a while, the dumplings were brought to the table. The hot dumplings reminded me of the Spring Festival, but Zhou Ling knew that Li Qiao had no holidays during the Spring Festival.

"It would be great if I could go back during the Spring Festival."

"It's the same if you live in London. Will my mother come over when the time comes?"

"it is good."

Li Shan smiled and said, "Li Qiao's job is special. We will spend the Spring Festival wherever Li Qiao is in the future."

"That's a good idea."

"hey-hey."

After dinner, it was time to exchange gifts.

Luo Linda was looking forward to what gift Li Qiao's mother would give her, and watched intently.

I saw Zhou Ling holding an antique box in her hand, the color of the outside was purple, and the lid was the kind that was pulled off.

Zhou Ling handed the box to Lorinda.

"Auntie, what is this?"

"You'll know when you open it."

Lorinda gently pushed the lid open, and a touch of emerald green appeared in front of her eyes.

"Emerald." Li Qiao exclaimed, it seemed to be quite valuable.

"Auntie, this is very expensive, I can't accept it."

"I'll take it for you, thank you for taking care of Li Qiao."

Li Qiao also persuaded, and Lorinda finally accepted it.

"Auntie, I also prepared a gift for you."

"Okay, I'd like to see it."

Lorinda prepared traditional Portuguese silver jewelry for Zhou Ling, which is a necklace. The most special thing is the pattern on it, which is different from the Chinese ones at first glance.

"It's traditional Portuguese handmade silver jewelry."

"So lovely."

"Father Li Qiao, I also prepared a gift for you, which is a watch strap."

It turned out to be exactly the same style as the silver jewelry, but it was made into a watch strap, which is quite unique.

"Thank you, I like it very much."

"Okay, okay, where's my gift?"

Zhou Ling chuckled, "Can I still forget you?"

"Give."

Li Qiao opened it and was dumbfounded, "Pineapple cake??"

"Yes, your favorite food."

"Mom, you are too stingy, can snacks like pineapple cakes be used as gifts?"

"Haha, courtesy is light and affection is heavy, it depends on what you said."

"I think it's pretty good. If you don't eat it, then I will."

"Okay, I'll send you to eat."

"hey-hey."

After the meal, the whole family got together to chat, and Li Shan recalled the hard work when he just went to Germany.

"I didn't know German at that time, and it was really troublesome to buy things. I had to bring paper and pens, and I had to communicate with the shop assistants by hand."

"Haha, in those six months, I hated you father and son so much, you were so cruel, you all left, and I was left alone."

As she spoke, Zhou Ling was still crying.

Li Qiao hugged Zhou Ling, "Mom, you have been wronged, look, it's not very good now."

"Yes, it's very good now, so I understand that your father and son are not cruel, but brave."

"Okay, let's not talk about this, Lorinda is driving, let's go to the street, and go to Canary Wharf to see the scenery. It is said that there will be beautiful Christmas fireworks at night."

On the pier, the fireworks rose into the sky, and there were many people watching the fireworks show. Li Qiao hugged her mother and Lorinda. This moment was the happiest.

"Mother, or stay in London."

"No, there is still work. Although there is no shortage of money, it is a responsibility. Please understand me."

"Of course, I understand."

(End of this chapter)