There is a dream called football

Chapter 84 Christmas (Part [-])
After Christmas dinner, Lorinda clamored to exchange presents.

Sosa was the elder, and he was the first to take out his gift.

"Joe, this is for you."

"what?"

"Take it apart and see."

Li Qiao opened it and saw that it was a blue tile with local characteristics in Porto. The most interesting thing was that the pattern on it was Li Qiao's abstract painting, which looked like he was wearing the No. 7 jersey.

"Thank you, uncle."

"This is for you, Ray."

Lei Wen took it apart, and it was also porcelain, but a colorful rooster. There is a traditional story about this rooster in Portugal. Generally speaking, this is a gift of Portuguese folklore.

Raven didn't know the story, but it should be something good.

At this time, Lorinda puffed up her mouth, "Dad, you are biased. In previous years, you used a card to send me. How can you be so generous this year?"

"Haha, wait, my daughter."

While speaking, Sosa took out a large box.

When Lorinda opened it, her expression changed immediately, and it turned out to be a Barbie doll.

"Daughter, I remember you like this one the most."

"Dad, don't you know that girls grow up?"

Lei Wen smiled and said, "Uncle, I reminded you yesterday, it's better to buy that perfume."

"Really?" Sosa scratched his head. In his heart, Lorinda would always be only 8 years old.

It's time for Raven's gift.

What he prepared for Uncle Sosa was a sports bike, which was actually delivered yesterday. Sosa kept calling for exercise, but he never had time, so he simply gave him a bike.

It is a bag for Lorinda, and the love of women for bags is naturally needless to say.

Lorinda was also very happy to get the gift, "Dad, look, this is called a gift."

The gift for Li Qiao is the simplest, an ipod player.

Li Qiao took out his presents, first of all for Sosa.

A very special gift was the first professional contract between Li Qiao and Porto. Li Qiao transcribed it with a calligraphy brush, used Chinese rice paper, and then framed it.

Sosa's hands trembled after getting it, "It's so meaningful, I like it very much."

Lorinda was also happy for Papa.

"Raven, this is for you. Your laptop is too old. I'll give you a new one."

Lei Wen is also in need of a new computer, so he naturally accepts it.

Lorinda is looking forward to what Li Qiao will give her.

"Lorinda, this is for you."

"what?"

"But first I have to apologize."

"why?"

"Because I stole a dress from you."

"Change……"

Lorinda originally wanted to curse, but after thinking about it, something was wrong, "What's going on?"

"You'll know when you open it."

Lorinda opened it and saw that it was a blue cheongsam.

"This is traditional Chinese clothing - Qipao. I stole your clothes to know your size."

Sousa knocked on the side drum and said, "Change it up and see."

Lorinda went away for a while, and when she reappeared, everyone was dumbfounded, she was a real oriental beauty.

"So beautiful."

Cheongsam is the clothing that can best bring out a woman's grace, and Lorinda has a good figure, and the aqua blue cheongsam complements her perfectly.

"I like your present very much, Jo."

"nice! You love it."

"Okay, it's my turn."

What Lorinda gave her father was an exquisite pipe.

"I'll give it to you to help you quit smoking. From now on, just keep this pipe in your mouth, and no smoking is allowed."

Sosa was not a big smoker, but Lorinda wanted him to quit altogether, preferably not a cigarette at all.

The gift for Lei Wen was a decompressor, a silicone toy, the kind that would scream for mercy when squeezed hard.

Raven clicked.

"Forgive me."

"Hahaha, fun."

Joe Lee...

Luo Linda looked at Li Qiao, "Your gift will be later, okay?"

"it is good."

At 9 o'clock in the evening, Luo Linda took Li Qiao to the pier. It is difficult to own a cruise ship in Porto, but it is very easy to rent a cruise ship.

Lorinda's family has one, and this cruise ship is leased to 8 families, and Lorinda's family is one of them. When you need to use it, you just need to call first to confirm.

After boarding the cruise ship, Lorinda drove the cruise ship away from the pier slowly.

"Will there be strong wind and waves?"

"Don't worry, we'll just leave the harbour."

"What do you want to show me?"

"We'll find out after a while."

As the saying goes, people rely on mountains to eat mountains, rely on water to drink water, and Porto people who rely on the sea have dealt with the sea since childhood. They are familiar with this sea, which is also the beginning of Portugal's prosperity-the sea!
Far away from the coast, looking back, the city of Porto is already looming. For Li Qiao who has not gone abroad, the farther he is from the coast, the more empty he feels.

Lorinda dropped anchor and stopped the boat, "Here it is, the gift I gave you is right here."

Li Qiao looked around, it can be said that he could not see anything here.

"It's dark here, what do you want me to see?"

Lorinda pointed to the sky.

"Look up."

When I looked up, my heart was shocked. The Milky Way seemed to be covered, and I couldn't tell whether it was the sea or the sky.

"It's beautiful."

"Yes, such a beautiful starry sky can only be seen in places without light pollution, and it is impossible to see it in cities."

"Haha, how did you find such a beautiful place?"

"I'm smart."

Lorinda opened a can of beer and handed it to Li Qiao first, "I need to drink at this time."

"Well, when I'm drunk, I can't tell where is the sea and where is the sky."

"hey-hey."

"We're not going back tonight, there will be fireworks later."

"it is good."

The boat swayed along the waves, and Li Qiao thought of his hometown.

"What are you thinking about?"

"homesick."

"I'll go to China with you when I'm free. My Chinese is pretty good now."

"Okay."

I don't know how long it took, and fell asleep in a daze, until there was a loud noise in the distance, which turned out to be the fireworks celebrating Christmas in Porto city.

Looking at the fireworks in the city from the sea is like a ray of light in the void, because there is no reference, and you don't know where the sky is and where the earth is.

"Now I know why the Portuguese ancestors fell in love with this piece of sea."

"This is the culture of Portugal. We are the first country in Europe to go out, and then Spain."

Li Qiao nodded.

The fireworks were beautiful and the sea breeze was cool. Lorinda leaned on Li Qiao and said, "Don't take advantage of me."

"Hehe, you took advantage of me."

At that time, the Portuguese sailed without hesitation and started the road of their dreams. This year, three Chinese people also started their football journey, Li Qiao, Lei Wen and Li Shan.

Li Qiao felt like a dream, and hoped that the final ending of this dream would be happy.

(End of this chapter)