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The next morning, the first ray of sunlight shone through the stained glass window and gently sprinkled on the floor of the bedroom on the second floor of the old house. The warm light woke up Luo Lie and Liu Xiaoyan who were still asleep. Liu Xiaoyan opened her eyes slightly, looked at Luo Lie who was still sleeping beside her, and a happy smile appeared on her face. She got up gently, afraid of waking Luo Lie, then put on a soft shawl and walked to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Liu Xiaoyan prepared breakfast skillfully. The bread made a "sizzling" sound in the toaster, and the aroma of hot coffee filled the air. She carefully arranged the tableware, looking forward to sharing this beautiful morning time with Luo Lie. After a while, breakfast was ready, and Liu Xiaoyan returned to the bedroom and gently woke Luo Lie.

Luo Lie opened his sleepy eyes and saw Liu Xiaoyan's gentle smile, his heart full of happiness. They walked to the dining room together and enjoyed a delicious breakfast. The sunlight sprinkled on them through the window, as if covering them with a layer of golden light. After breakfast, they took a walk in the garden of the old house together. In the garden, flowers are in full bloom and the grass is green. They walked hand in hand on the trail, feeling the beauty of nature.

In the afternoon, Luo Lie took Liu Xiaoyan to the nearest Maserati Four Sons store to extract one of the two Maserati MC12 supercars rewarded by the system. The bloody plot of slapping her face did not happen. The car was also registered under Liu Xiaoyan's name. Fortunately, Liu Xiaoyan did not take out the agreement and sign it again this time. After leaving the Four Sons store, the two went to replenish the ingredients and returned to the old villa.

In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the walls of the old villa, adding a mysterious color to this ancient building. Liu Xiaoyan will be busy in the kitchen, making a sumptuous dinner for Luo Lie. She carefully selected the ingredients and cooked every dish with heart. The kitchen was filled with tempting aromas, making people salivate. Luo Lie would help on the side, and they chatted while cooking, and laughter echoed in the old villa.

After dinner, they would sit on the sofa in the living room, watch an old movie together, or listen to soft music, and recall the days they had spent together. The plot in the movie might move them to tears, and the melody in the music might immerse them in beautiful memories.

Such a peaceful and beautiful day lasted only one day, because it was already the New Year's Eve of the Eastern calendar in 2019; after He Xuemei returned to Haicheng from Suzhou, Liu's father and mother learned that their baby daughter had been back to Haicheng for several days, but she didn't go home, and they were so angry that they wanted to find the uncle to report the missing person.

Early in the morning of New Year's Eve, Luo Lie drove the fiery red Maserati MC12 supercar to send Liu Xiaoyan back to her grandmother's house. Because Liu's father was not a native of Haicheng, and Liu's grandfather and grandmother had passed away, Liu Xiaoyan spent the New Year with her grandmother. The community where Liu Xiaoyan's grandmother lived was the family building of her grandfather's unit before retirement. It was an old community with a history of more than ten years in Yangpu District, the center of Haicheng.

Even though it is New Year's Eve, the days flow peacefully as usual. The sun shines on the roads in the community, the elderly sit on benches and chat, and the children laugh and play. When the Maserati MC12 super sports car drove into the community, it attracted the attention of people in the community almost immediately.

The elderly widened their eyes and showed surprise. They whispered to each other: "Whose car is this? It's so impressive." The children looked at the sports car curiously, their eyes full of envy and curiosity. "Wow, what a beautiful car!" "This car must run very fast." They chattered and discussed, as if they had found a new toy.

Some young people showed envious eyes, secretly thinking in their hearts when they could own such a luxury car. And some housewives also stopped their work and surrounded the sports car with gossipy faces.

Maserati MC12 turned several corners in the community and stopped at the bottom of Building 16. He Xuemei was already waiting downstairs. Luo Lie and Liu Xiaoyan got out of the car and slowly unloaded the gifts that Luo Lie had given to Liu Xiaoyan's family from the car; according to Luo Lie's plan, they would drive away directly after putting the things away, but they still underestimated the gossip of the people in the community.

"Xiaoyan, you came back late this year." "Yan girl, this is your boyfriend. The young man is so energetic!..." "Xiaoyan, our Xiaoli said that you are now a star and you are very popular on the Internet..." "Sister Xiaoyan, you look so beautiful in cheongsam." Almost all the elderly and middle-aged people in the community have watched Liu Xiaoyan grow up, and the little girls are basically her childhood friends. When they saw him, they all gathered around him.

"Hello, Aunt Liu." "Hello, Grandpa Zhang." "Aunt Wu."...…Liu Xiaoyan and He Xuemei looked at more and more people, and greeted them enthusiastically while speeding up the speed of moving things downstairs. Finally, even Liu Xiaoyan's grandfather, who lived on the third floor, poked his head out of the balcony and ate the melon on himself. It took a long time for him to remember, and hurriedly called Liu Xiaoyan's uncle and aunt to come downstairs to help move things.

After half an hour of tossing and turning, it was finally Liu Xiaoyan who was lying on the balcony on the third floor and yelled to rescue Liu Xiaoyan from the enthusiastic crowd; of course, Luo Lie did not run away as he wished, and was enthusiastically taken upstairs by Uncle Liu under the watchful eyes of Liu Grandpa.

As soon as the door was opened, the room was very lively. Liu Xiaoyan's grandfather, grandmother, aunt, father Liu, mother Liu, uncle, and Liu Xiaoyan's little cousin who was in high school were all waiting at the door, and everyone looked at Liu Xiaoyan and Luo Lie with a joking look on their faces.

"Xiaoyan, who is this?" asked mother Liu.

Liu Xiaoyan blushed and introduced: "This is Luo Lie, my friend."

Everyone immediately welcomed Luo Lie warmly. Uncle Liu smiled and said: "Come in, come in, just in time to celebrate the New Year together." Aunt Liu also hurriedly brought fruits and snacks.

Grandma Liu took Liu Xiaoyan's hand and said with a smile: "This boy is really good, Xiaoyan has good taste."

"Grandma, Luo Lie is my friend." Liu Xiaoyan secretly glanced at Luo Lie, and seeing that he did not have any unhappy expression, she argued softly.

"I understand, I understand." Grandma Liu's face showed an expression of "I understand very much", which made Liu Xiaoyan laugh and cry.

Liu Xiaoyan's grandfather chatted with Luo Lie. "Young man, where are you from and what do you do?"

Luo Lie politely replied: "Hello, Grandpa. My ancestral home is Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, but I was born and raised in the United States. My parents went to the United States when they were young. I am the second generation of immigrants and currently work in management at a football club in England."

After listening to Luo Lie's words, the originally lively and warm atmosphere seemed to be paused, replaced by an unsettling tension. Grandpa Liu sat on the sofa, his hands crossed in front of him, frowning slightly, staring at Luo Lie and Liu Xiaoyan closely, his eyes full of scrutiny and worry.

"Ah, young man, you are a foreigner." Grandpa Liu's tone was obviously puzzled. Although his voice was not loud, it was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up layers of ripples.

"Yes, Grandpa. I am currently a Chinese from the United States." Luo Lie said neither servilely nor arrogantly.

"What about your parents?" Grandpa Liu said with some concern.

"Grandpa...check the household registration." Liu Xiaoyan said with some dissatisfaction.

Luo Lie patted her hands, indicating that she was fine. Then he smiled and said, "My parents used to work at a university in California. They are retired and are currently traveling around the world. I talked to them on the phone two days ago and they said they were in South Africa."

After listening to Luo Lie's words, Grandpa Liu fell silent, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen. For a moment, the room fell into a strange silence.

"You just said that you work in a football club in England, so will your future work focus also be there?" Liu Xiaoyan's aunt said.

"Yes, aunt. My current work focus is indeed in Manchester, but we also have some investments in the Eastern country and will come here often." Luo Lie said patiently.

After hearing what Luo Lie said, Grandma Liu's eyes lit up and she said, "Then can you apply to your leader to transfer to the Eastern Great Country? You are Chinese, so you have no problem with the language and living habits. Her grandfather and I have only one granddaughter, Xiaoyan. If you are really together, you can be closer, don't you think?"

"Puff..." He Xuemei, who was sitting next to her, couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help laughing.

"Grandma, Luo Lie is the chairman of Manchester United, that is, the boss. He doesn't need to apply to anyone if he wants to come to the Eastern Great Country." He Xuemei smiled and walked to Grandma Liu and said.

"Chairman of Manchester United?!" Uncle Liu and Uncle Liu took a breath.

Although Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu didn't know what the chairman of Manchester United represented, they felt relieved when they heard He Xuemei say that Luo Lie could come to the Eastern Great Country if he wanted to; and others, because of Liu Xiaoyan's recent promotional film, more or less checked the information of Manchester United Club, naturally had some understanding of the wealth behind this identity.

Everyone was too much about Luo Lie, and they changed unconsciously. Only Father Liu still had a dark face. He sat aside and looked at Luo Lie silently, with a trace of scrutiny in his eyes.

Liu Xiaoyan saw her father's expression and felt a little nervous. She walked to her father and whispered, "Dad..."

"You still remember to come back!" Father Liu looked at Liu Xiaoyan and said.Liu Xiaoyan's mother saw what Liu's father was thinking. She came over and said to Liu's father with a smile: "Don't be so serious. The child's friends are visiting our house. Don't scare them."

Liu's father snorted and said, "I just want to see what this boy is like."

Liu Xiaoyan smiled helplessly. It was better for Liu's grandmother, who felt sorry for her granddaughter, to come over and hold Liu Xiaoyan with one hand and Luo Lie with the other hand and walk to the middle of the crowd. "Don't be so serious. Today is New Year's Eve. Let's celebrate the New Year happily together."

Everyone nodded, and the atmosphere became lively again. Uncle Liu also suggested: "Let's go play mahjong. Does Xiao Luo know how to play?" Luo Lie smiled and said that he didn't know how to play. Finally, Grandpa Liu, Uncle Liu, Liu's father and Liu's uncle sat down.

Mother Liu, grandmother Liu, and aunt Liu returned to the kitchen to continue their work. Aunt Liu and He Xuemei helped Liu Xiaoyan pack her luggage and the gifts Luo Lie brought this time. Luo Lie was in the living room, watching TV and chatting with Liu Xiaoyan's cousin. He promised to invite him to watch the game at Old Trafford during the summer vacation, and heard a lot of interesting stories about Liu Xiaoyan's childhood from him.

Near five o'clock in the afternoon, everyone sat together and ate the New Year's Eve dinner. The table was full of various delicious dishes, and the aroma was fragrant.

Liu Xiaoyan's mother picked up a piece of chicken for Luo Lie and said with a smile: "Luo Lie, try this, this is our family's specialty."

Luo Lie hurriedly thanked him. "Thank you, Auntie, it looks delicious."

Liu Xiaoyan's grandfather also kept chatting with Luo Lie, asking about his family situation and hobbies. Luo Lie answered one by one, and behaved very decently.

Although Father Liu did not speak, he was also silently observing Luo Lie. He saw that Luo Lie behaved generously and spoke appropriately, and his dissatisfaction in his heart gradually decreased. Especially when he heard that Luo Lie's parents would return to their hometown in Zhejiang Province to settle down and spend their old age after traveling around the world, the frown on his face that had been on all night relaxed for the first time.

He Xuemei watched them from the side, laughing from time to time. She felt that this New Year's Eve was full of drama.

After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone sat on the sofa and watched the Spring Festival Gala for a while. Luo Lie said goodbye and drove away in Liu Xiaoyan's eyes full of reluctance.