Chapter 687 686. Three, Two, One (5/5)

Chapter 687 686. Three, two, one (55)

After chatting until eight or nine o'clock, Li Du got up and prepared to leave.

The old man sitting on the sofa warming himself by the fire smiled and said, "It's so late and so cold, why are you going back? Sleep here, we'll open Christmas presents together tomorrow."

These words made Li Du very excited, and said, "Isn't that good? Sophie and I are just holding hands."

Sophie, who was teasing Meow, understood what he meant, raised her head and said, "What do you mean? I mean, what do your two sentences have to do with each other?"

Mrs. Martin smiled and said, "We have a lot of guest rooms here."

Only then did Li Du realize that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly added in embarrassment: "I know, I mean..."

He was racking his brains to think of a reason to explain it, but he couldn't think of any good reason. He could only say that the old man's praise for him during the day made him feel ecstatic.

Ah Ao saved his embarrassment, the wolf cub who was squinting and dozing off suddenly jumped up, and stared vigilantly at the yard outside with his ears closed.

Li Du changed the subject accordingly: "Ah, what's wrong?"

Ah Ao looked back at him, then trotted all the way to the door, leaned on the door and looked out through the window.

The old man looked at his watch and said with a smile: "It should be the person who announces the good news has arrived, Ah Ao heard it, right?"

Ah Ao opened his mouth cooperatively and let out a deep wolf howl: "Woooo!"

"You know how to answer me? This is such a good boy." The old man was pleasantly surprised.

Announcing the good news is an important part of Christians spending Christmas Eve.

According to legend, on the night when Jesus was born, a shepherd who was guarding his flock in the wilderness suddenly heard a voice from heaven, announcing the good news of Jesus' birth to them.

The angels told the shepherds that Jesus came to be the king of the world, and they asked the shepherds to spread the news to more people.

Later, people imitated the angels and reported the news of the birth of Jesus everywhere on Christmas Eve. Now, the link of reporting the good news has been changed. People no longer report the news of the birth of Jesus, but report the good news in the church.

After a while, there were footsteps outside, Li Du went to open the door, and at the same time called Ah Ao back to prevent it from scaring these people, because there were children in the good news team.

The Martins stood up to meet them, and about twenty young people came in. They were dressed simply and cleanly, with turbans and hard leather boots, in the style of ancient shepherds.

At the back of the line was a little girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She was dressed in a spotless white down jacket, with two small wings stretched out from her back, and her face was dusted with gold powder, making her look like a little angel.

Contrary to the tradition, there is also a jolly Santa Claus in the procession.

After entering the villa, a group of people gathered in the living room, the little girl opened her mouth and sang crisply: "A-ray-of-hope, flickers-in-the-sky, A-tiny-star-lights-up-way -up-high..."

As her voice rose, the youths sang: "All-across-the-land-dawns-a-brand-new-morn, This-comes-to-pass-when-a-child-is-born ..."

Then, the Sophie family sang along. This song is very famous, called "When-A-Child-Is-Born", which means "The Son Is Born".

They sang a few words together, and then stopped, Mrs. Martin greeted everyone: "Please sit down, good news group, I have prepared hot tea and rye gingerbread for you."

The little girl licked her lips and asked expectantly, "Can I switch to hot apple juice? I've already drank hot tea all the way, and I want to drink hot apple juice."

"It's a tradition, my little angel." Santa Claus laughed as he was about to hang presents.

Mrs. Martin waved her hand and said, "Although this is a tradition, I think the angel's request is also in line with the tradition. When the shepherds announce the good news, who said they only drink hot tea and no hot juice?"

The old man nodded and said, "Yes, especially apple juice. This is very historical. In fact, three hundred years before Jesus was born, the Romans began to plant and graft apples."

Sophie went to the kitchen and poured a glass of fruit juice to warm up and handed it to the little girl. The little girl cheered and drank the juice happily.

Others sat or stood, eating oatmeal and drinking hot tea, taking the opportunity to replenish their energy.

Announcing the good news is a test of endurance. They have to go all over the church members' homes, starting from the Christmas Eve dinner to three or four o'clock in the morning the next day.

The Martins chatted with the young people. The young people talked about interesting things about the church during this period, and the Martins introduced some interesting stories in their life and teaching process.

Li Du listened obediently, feeling that these people were not reporting good news, they were spreading gossip:

"Uncle Zikerman spent Christmas with Aunt Susan this year, and I think they'll be together next year..."

"The female Samoyed raised by Greg's family gave birth to five puppies, one of which was black, and his male dog was whining. I guess that guy thought he was green..."

"Duran is going to sell the house, it seems that he is determined to go to Los Angeles to pursue his star dream..."

These people scanned Li Du and Sophie while chatting, their eyes were like radar.

Li Du could guess what they would talk about when they went to the next one: Dr. Sophie from Martin's family found a Chinese boyfriend...

After chatting for a while, when Santa Claus hung up the presents, they said goodbye and left for the next house.

In this way, for Martin and others, Christmas Eve is over and they can sleep.

Mrs. Martin prepared the most spacious guest room for Li Du, and Sophie said, "Our house doesn't have an air conditioner, so it will be colder."

Li Du said: "No problem, I have three furry children here."

"Two," said Sophie.

Li Du didn't understand what she said, so Sophie took Ah Miao away.

Seeing this, the old man added: "One."

He went up to carry Ah Ao away, but Ah Ao was too heavy, so he dragged Ao away instead.

Indeed, in the end there was only one hairy kid left, who simply raised his head and stared at him.

After a good night's sleep, he got up early and went out for a run with crisp noodles.

When he came back dripping with sweat, the old man and his wife got up. Seeing him getting up early to go to the gym, they were even more satisfied with him.

They work in universities and have seen a lot of irregular work and rest life of college students who go to bed late and get up late, so they especially appreciate this kind of living habit of going to bed early and getting up early to go to the gym.

Next, the most important part of Christmas begins, that is, giving each other Christmas gifts.