There is a belief called football

Chapter 36 First Christmas in Kiev
"Joe, go and help Dad move the tree",
"Um"?
Li Qiao was drinking hot black tea on the balcony and watching the heavy snow. Today is Christmas Eve before Christmas, which is the most important holiday in Europe. In fact, Li Qiao is really lucky. Although he was suspended from training for a month, half of it is Christmas holiday.

Li Qiao ran to the gate of the yard and saw Lobarov and Diana carrying a big Christmas tree. Li Qiao was a little surprised. Li Qiao had also seen Christmas trees in China, and they were all small ones in front of shops.

And this is the first time Li Qiao has seen such a big Christmas tree, and it is a real tree, not the plastic one in China.

Li Qiao hurried over to help, Lobarov carried one end of the tree, Diana and Li Qiao carried the other.

"Can such a big tree be moved into the house"?Li Qiao asked suspiciously.

"Of course, they move in every year. Why can't you come in this year?"
Because they are getting more and more familiar with each other, Diana and Li Qiao are getting poorer and poorer.

After a lot of effort, the three of them finally moved the Christmas tree into the house.

Li Qiao sat on the ground and looked up at the tall Christmas tree, asking, "What do you do next?"
"Help Decorate",
"Oh", Li Qiao readily agreed.

This is another reason why the Lobarov family likes Li Qiao so much. Li Qiao is especially good at helping, and they always take the initiative to help. Although Eva will not take the initiative to ask Li Qiao for help, she is very happy to see Li Qiao being so considerate.

Li Qiao followed Diana to decorate the Christmas tree bit by bit. When it was her turn to decorate the candy, Diana peeled off one and stuffed it into Li Qiao's mouth. Li Qiao smiled happily, and Diana also burst out laughing.

When it was time to decorate the lanterns, Lobarov came over and asked the children to leave. After all, Lobarov would not let the children get started with electrified things.

Li Qiao went upstairs to borrow Diana's computer to report safety to her parents in China. It was already 9 o'clock in the evening in China. In the video, Li Shan and Li's mother were very happy to see the healthy Li Qiao.

At this time Diana came out from behind and put on a red Christmas hat for Li Qiao, Li Qiao giggled at Diana.

"Mother Li Qiao, hello Dad," Diana said hello to Li Qiao's parents at the other end of the video.

"This old girl from the Luo family is so handsome." Li Qiao's mother didn't know that Lobarov's surname was, and thought that the old man's surname was Luo, and his name was "Barov".

Diana didn't understand, but she knew that Mama Li was praising her, so she said thank you.

Li Qiao is wearing a red Christmas hat at this time, which is really funny, which amused Li's mother. This is not only because of Li Qiao's funny appearance now, but also because from the video, it seems that Li Qiao and the Lobarov family get along very well.

After all, what Li Qiao's parents are most worried about is that they will treat their son badly. Now it seems that such worries are completely unnecessary.

While Li Qiao was talking to his parents, Diana put the food into Li Qiao's mouth, looking very intimate.

Don't think too much here, Diana really regards Li Qiao as her own younger brother, she treats Li Qiao just like a sister loves her younger brother.

"Son, are you coming back for the Spring Festival?"
The Spring Festival is in February, and Li Qiao has already heard that it will be the Ukrainian U2 League. This is what Lobarov told him. Although Li Qiao knows that the possibility of Blokhin letting himself play is almost zero, he is still looking forward to something.

"If there is no game, I will come back".

My mother was a little disappointed when she heard that, after all, she had planned to see her son during the Spring Festival.

But Li Shan was very considerate of his son and said, "You can figure it out."

Li Qiao nodded.

"Father Li, don't worry, I will protect Joe, no one dares to bully him." Hearing Diana's words, Li Shan was so happy from ear to ear.

Mother Li quickly said: "Don't worry, don't worry."

*****
"Diana, when will your elder brother "Eugene" and second brother "Leo" come back"?
"Don't know but will definitely be back for Christmas".

Li Qiao was a little worried, wondering if the two brothers could get along well.Diana's eldest brother, Eugene, is 22 this year and is a member of the German Karlsruhe team, while his second brother, Leo, is 20 this year and is studying music at university in Donetsk.

"Are they fierce?" Li Qiao said timidly.

Diana laughed loudly, because she was eating, she almost choked on laughter, because in her opinion, Li Qiao dared to fight with the captain, why is she afraid of her brother at this moment?

"What are you laughing at?"
"I laugh at you, you are usually very courageous, why are you afraid of my brother?"

"Don't you know that Chinese people are afraid of life?"Li Qiao thought to himself, but on the surface Li Qiao laughed with Diana.

"Oh, by the way, there is one thing I can't mention",
"what"?
"My second brother Leo went to university in Donetsk, and he is a fan of Shakhtar Donetsk."

Li Qiao was dumbfounded, this is just like being in Rome, father is a fan of Roma, and son is a fan of Lazio, so why don't we fight at family gatherings?
"So weird"?It has been a month and a half since Li Qiao felt deeply that Dynamo Kiev did not like Shakhtar Donetsk.

"Haha, it's generally okay, as long as you don't speak ill of the Donetsk miners, you'll be fine."

Li Qiao nodded again and again, "I wouldn't speak ill of others."

For some reason, when Li Qiao said this, Diana thought he was very cute, so she patted his head.

*****
When Li Qiao went downstairs, Lobarov had already lit up the Christmas tree, and an ordinary "spruce" tree became very beautiful under the decoration.

"How's Joe?"
"beautiful",
"Your first Christmas",
"right",
"It's the same as Chinese spring, but there is no Spring Festival Gala",
Li Qiao laughed, what's so funny about Diana not understanding this sentence, what is the Spring Festival, and what is the Spring Festival Gala?
Li Qiao already knew that Diana was a fake China expert, so he didn't explain it, because he didn't live in China before, so the explanation of this sentence is not clear.

At this time, Lobarov suddenly had a whim, "Joe, let's make dumplings."

Li Qiao thought: "Interesting, add a little Chinese element to Christmas."

"But I won't",
"It shouldn't be difficult." Lobarov has eaten a lot of dumplings, so he thinks it shouldn't be difficult. Just put the stuffing in and just pinch it, right?

"My little angel, come and help"?
Diana nodded.

*****
"Well, what do you think, Joe"?
Li Qiao looked at the dumplings made by himself and Lobarov, and said, "It doesn't look like it."

"Well, I don't think so, and the most critical question is where the stuffing comes from"?
It turned out that Lobarov had already made the shape of the dumpling, and was trying to figure out how to put the filling in it.

Diana was making noodles at the side. She had never seen dumplings, so she couldn't get in her mouth.

"Yes, I will go upstairs to video with my mother and let her teach me."

"Joe, you're too smart to do this."

At the other end of the video, Li Qiao’s mother made it first. Diana saw it and understood it. Then she gave Li Qiao a blank look, meaning that you were fooling around. The stuffing was wrapped in first, and you and your father didn’t think of the stuffing until after it was wrapped. You thought it was making pizza! !
Diana was ingenious, and made dumplings with Mama Li over there. After a while, the dumplings were exactly the same. Mama Li praised her cleverness, "With this skill, you can marry in China."

Li Qiao burst out laughing, and Diana wiped the flour on Li Qiao's face, meaning to make you laugh. After learning the technique, they went back to the kitchen, and the three of them made dumplings, which soon became a small plate, while Eva was preparing for the evening meal.

Just like the Chinese Spring Festival, Ukrainians have to bring out the best food on this day.

Li Qiao went over to take a look, and suddenly couldn't stop drooling, the thick potato soup and red beet soup were already overflowing with fragrance.

When Ukrainians eat a big meal, the first course is hot soup, which is an appetizer.

The second dish is usually meat, such as fried pork chops, potted beef, etc. In the end, there will be some light, such as fruits, which are very scarce in Ukraine in winter, and they are only eaten for big meals.

Seeing the table full of food, Li Qiao couldn't bear it anymore. Diana was very considerate and would give Li Qiao some appetizers to taste first.

Eva can now communicate with Li Qiao directly, she said: "Joe is here, this year's Christmas is very lively, and Diana usually doesn't help."

"Mom, do I have one? I help out every year."

Li Qiao also felt that Diana didn't look like she knew how to do housework. In fact, just like the new generation of Chinese women, the new generation of Ukrainian girls are not very good at doing housework.

"Haha, I'm back",
"Eugene," Diana rushed to the big boy at the door.

Li Qiao looked at it, and it was more than 180.

Eugene picked up Diana and turned her around. Lobarov and Eva also went to hug their son, and Li Qiao walked over timidly.

"You are Li Qiao",
Li Qiao nodded.

Eugene was about to pick up Li Qiao and turn around in circles, but Li Qiao shrank his head when he saw it, and Eugene laughed loudly, so he didn't do that.

"Diana is beautiful again",
"Hehe, did Eugene have a girlfriend in Germany?"
Eugene took out a photo, "Wow, it's so beautiful", Li Qiao also took a peek at it, and it was indeed pretty, but Li Qiao still felt that Ukrainian women were more beautiful.

Lobarov didn't look at the photo, but took a picture of the snow on Eugene's body. In fact, fatherly love is like this. There is no enthusiastic expression, but if you pay attention, you will feel it.

Li Qiao saw all this, and he remembered that the scene where his father tied his shoelaces at the train station was very similar to the present.

Eugene and Lobarov hugged each other. In fact, the father and son had a heart-to-heart knot. For a long time, Eugene hated Lobarov for not helping him enter the Dynamo Kiev youth training camp.

He went to Germany to stay away from his father, and many years later, Eugene also understood Lobarov. He learned the discipline and seriousness of professional football in Germany, and even the son of the club chairman would not take care of him in Germany.

"Daddy," Eugene called.

It was the first time Li Qiao saw the iron-like Lobarov burst into tears.

　Li Qiao is growing up, the so-called thick accumulation, don't worry, players have games, feelings and lives

　　
　
(End of this chapter)