Rural life in America

Chapter 248 Happy Christmas
Zhang Hao didn't have much to do, so he could sleep in; but there weren't many vacant rooms in the old man's house, so he shared a room with Christina and Xixi, which was Christina's former room.

Seeing Zhang Hao coming out, Adrian, who was sitting in the living room playing games, turned around and said, "Hey, they went to the mall, but they are so diligent, they set off very early, almost an hour ago."

Zhang Hao sweated, but he felt at ease, "Oh, they are too hardworking and don't understand the beauty of sleeping late. How about we play a game, I am also playing "Madden Football" recently, and Tina is my subordinate defeated."

Adrian was a little surprised. He didn't expect Zhang Hao to know rugby. "Is there anything wrong? Do you know the scoring rules or touchdowns? Please, she taught me how to play rugby and watch games. How could I lose to You rookie!"

Rookie, rookie feeling hit!
Zhang Hao feels that he is not a fool. Although he does not play rugby or baseball, he occasionally watches games with Christina, just as Christina is not interested in basketball but watches games with him drinking beer and eating snacks .

Besides, playing games is a completely different feeling from playing games. Zhang Hao is very good at playing games.

I underestimated Adrian and killed this guy without chopping melons and vegetables; so that the 'master' Zhang Hao now began to doubt Christina's level of playing games. It took so much effort to kill half-child Adrian!
Xixi came back, and the little girl rushed over as soon as she came back. The little girl was very focused on making up her own identity. She was Dad's brainless fan and a little cheerleader.

"Father, come on, Dad beat him! Beat the big bad guy!"

Seeing Xixi cheering up and down, Adrian, who was busy poking the buttons, laughed, "Sweetheart, I'm not a big villain!"

Xixi turned a deaf ear and kept jumping up and down, "Father, who are you?"

Well, Xixi hasn't recognized which side of the game her father is operating, and she hasn't figured out how to cheer for her father.In fact, it's not just that the little girl hasn't recognized the team controlled by her father, she actually doesn't understand the rules of the rugby game.

"The red team is Dad's team, and the white team is Uncle Ad's team."

The happy Xixi began to bluff and yell happily; but the little girl didn't understand the situation a little bit, and Zhang Hao was blocked several times, and it was very difficult for him to advance.

Christina and Kate didn't bother, they were busy making breakfast and doing housework; Mark smiled and drank coffee and made comments, and it felt good to watch his son and son-in-law playing games here, especially the noisy Xixi The little ones are present and the atmosphere at home is really great.

Zhang Hao scored 25 points, which is neither a high score nor a low score; but Adrian, who scored 35 points, was completely crushed, making Zhang Hao very embarrassed.

Fortunately, Xixi didn't care, the little girl thought her father had won, and happily kissed her father several times.

Pretending to be confused and pretending to be a great hero, Zhang Hao felt that he still needed to maintain his glorious and majestic image in Xixi's mind.

"Don't think that you are very good if you can win me often. You are best at basketball. You can only win some rookies in rugby, such as me. Realize the reality, you are not a game monster."

The dejected Zhang Hao didn't listen to Christina's words, he just lost the game and he was hit hard, and now he was pulled out by Christina to ridicule him, and he was severely humiliated.

It's more interesting to drink coffee, and talk to the old man, "Mark, is your coffee freshly ground?"

Mark was a little proud, and felt that he must have something to say with Zhang Hao, "Of course, I have a lot of research on these coffees. I have a lot of coffee beans, some of which are very good. Do you want to take a look? I heard that you like coffee very much recently. .”

Of course, we can have a good chat. Zhang Hao really likes coffee, and he does have a lot of coffee beans, and he is quite particular now.It's just that it took more than a year to figure it out, so it's good to exchange ideas with more people.

This is very particular, because the appropriate grinding method is used for different coffee appliances, and different coffee beans also have different grinding methods, including brewing.
Many times Zhang Hao is not a very particular person, but sometimes he still feels that there is no harm in making a compromise.

Xixi dominates the TV, and she continues to watch her cartoons; there is no way to start watching cartoons early in the morning. If it is on the ranch, the little girl can still play games with her friends, but let’s watch cartoons now, mom won’t Let her go to the kitchen.

Christina and her mother were busy making breakfast and chatting in the kitchen.

Kate said with some amusement, "It seems that Hao and Mark have finally gotten along better, and they no longer look like enemies."

Christina laughed immediately, and said with some pride, "Of course, this will make me very happy and proud. They are all great people, but they have become hostile because of me."

Kate patted Christina lightly and said, "He is a wonderful boy. I am very happy to see your life now. I used to worry about you with your dad. Sometimes you are not good at talking to others. Communication, your vision is a bit high. But you don’t need to worry about it now, you are living a great life now, and you are very happy.”

Christina laughed, full of happiness; she does feel quite happy now, and she is very satisfied with her current life.

Seeing her daughter's happy face, Kate was also very happy, "By the way, this time for Christmas, will he go to mass with us? I know he is not a believer, does he have faith?"

This is not a very important thing, but in some traditional cultures in the United States, some people think that people without faith are dangerous.Especially in the United States, whether they are Orthodox, Catholic, or Protestant, they are actually Christians.

Of course Christina knew this, and said without any pressure, "He believes in Taoism, a traditional Chinese religion. His parents are Buddhist believers, but they are not devout believers."

Chatting about homework, eating breakfast, and of course preparing for Christmas; although Zhang Hao is not a Christian, although he is not the head of the family, there are still some things that cannot be avoided.

For example, Adrian and Adrian are in charge of arranging the Christmas tree, for example, Christina and Christina take Xixi to buy Christmas gifts.

"Just give dad a pen, and give mom a handbag. Ade, well, although I don't really agree, I think the game console is the most suitable, and he will definitely like it."

Christina's proposal was very good, and Zhang Hao didn't think it was inappropriate; he was rich, so naturally he wouldn't be too stingy.Just giving gifts doesn't necessarily mean giving luxury goods like nouveau riche. This is not the time to show off your wealth, and of course giving gifts needs to be practical.

But Zhang Hao always felt that something was wrong. He asked curiously, "Have you prepared a gift for me? I don't seem to have seen you prepare a gift for me. My dear, this is not right. Since we are preparing for Christmas, then Need Christmas presents."

Christina stared at Zhang Hao with wide eyes, and asked strangely, "Don't you have a car, isn't that your Christmas present?"

Well, Zhang Hao thinks Christina is right; his new coupe has been sent back, even though it was sent back before Christmas, he has gone for a few times for a ride, and has a great car Naturally, it's a Christmas present.

It's just that Zhang Hao suddenly felt something was wrong. Wasn't that car a gift for him? Wasn't it a reward for his hard work to make money?Why is it that no one in the family gives me presents now? It shouldn't be!

Very depressed, but Zhang Hao thinks it is very likely that Christina wants to surprise him; it is better to be patient, Zhang Hao is not like Xixi, this little girl is not ready to like surprises at all now, this little girl is just pointing at cute The doll, the eyes can't move at all.

Since Mom and Dad said they want to buy a gift for Xixi, the little guy is of course very happy, and now the gift has been chosen.

After finishing the Christmas presents, of course, I also need to buy some new clothes; Xixi is very happy, because there is Xixi’s favorite for Christmas dinner, although it is polenta, but this kind of polenta has a layer of cream on top, so it is more suitable for Xixi Appetite is gone.

Celebrating Christmas on the ranch is very quiet and comfortable, but in a big city, of course, there is a different atmosphere.

For example, Christmas parades, which are also very popular in the United States; there are Santa Claus and dancing Christmas elves, which makes Xixi very happy, because the little girl rarely experiences such things, it is very lively and interesting.

In addition to the Christmas parade and the Christmas party, Mark happily took the whole family to the Christmas party; the whole family was dressed up, basically in a Christmas atmosphere.

Mark's colleagues and good friends, the atmosphere is quite harmonious; adults drink and chat together, as for Xixi, who has long been playing games with other children in the toy room, it is very happy for Xixi, because she still rarely I had the opportunity to play games with so many children, so that when Dao went home, he still couldn't forget it.

As for things like Christmas gifts, there is no need to worry, especially Adrian, this kid is basically ready to receive Christmas gifts.As for Xixi, the little girl is very crazy and tired from playing, and she has been having fun for the past two days; but I don’t know the concept of Christmas gifts, the little girl sleeps comfortably between her parents and sleeps soundly.

As for Zhang Hao and Christina, they still have to prepare Christmas gifts for their families; of course, they are also a little looking forward to receiving Christmas gifts.

(End of this chapter)