[Comprehensive British and American] Safe Neighborhood

In the end, Sally still didn't try the wonderful Kung Pao Chicken Mochi Steamed Buns.

But I also basically know the origin of American Chinese food.

After shopping, she returned home with big bags and small bags. After returning home, she began to search for some recipes on the Internet. Since she hadn't touched the stove for too long, she was really afraid that the good atmosphere on the festival day would be ruined by her recipes. screwed up.

A few days before Christmas, Sally suddenly received a package. The recipient on the package was the name of the original heroine, and the delivery address showed Claremont.

...It should be from Lucas, Sally remembered that Lucas's home is in the Claremont community.

She opened the package to find a pair of brown leather inner fleece gloves, inside which she found a small greeting card with a Santa Claus cartoon on it.

Opening the card, I saw a few words written on it: Merry Christmas, Ashley.

...a Christmas present from that kid Lucas?

Sally was a little surprised, and suddenly felt that the bear was a little cute?I touched the texture of the glove and it feels good.

She put on one glove, shook the bottom five fingers, and found that it fit very well, and it was extremely warm in the cold winter.

Receiving a Christmas gift is a happy thing. It took Sally a long time to take off the gloves and stack them on the desk. Looking at the pair of delicate leather gloves, she suddenly remembered that she bought them for Lucas before going home. gray cotton scarf.

...exactly!Send the scarf as a Christmas present to Lucas.

Before, she was still a little distressed about how to give things to Lucas, but now is the most suitable time.

...I just don't know if the express delivery here will be as fast as in China, and whether Lucas can receive it on Christmas Day.

Sally picked up the box of postal gloves, studied the sender's address on it for a long time, and found that the address was not very complete.

So he took out his phone and sent Lucas a text message.

【Are you there?Lucas, can you tell me the exact address of your home? 】

Just 2 minutes after she sent the message, she heard the sound of the mobile phone (Didi——).

Lucas, the brat, always responded to her almost every time he was on the Internet.

So open it and have a look:

Lucas: [310 Claremont. 】【...Did you receive the Christmas gift I gave you? 】

Sha Li wrote down the address, and then sent him a reply: [(smile jdp;) Received, the gloves are very nice, thank you, but don't send these things in the future. 】

Lucas: 【...Why?Do you not like it? 】

Sally: [I like it, but this glove shouldn't be cheap, right?And the little bear from last time...Lucas, you should save the gift money for yourself. 】

Lucas: [...um. 】

It seems that the bear is perfunctory?

Thinking of the scarf, Sally thought it would be better to tell Lucas: [By the way, Lucas, I also bought a gift for you, and I will mail it to you at the post office later. 】

Lucas: [What gift?Did you buy it just for me? 】

Thinking of giving the bear a surprise, Sally replied: [You will know when the time comes. 】

Lucas: [Okay, I'm looking forward to it. 】

After the conversation was over, Sally went to the post office to have the scarf mailed early, and of course, she took off the $13 price tag on it.

On Christmas Eve, Sally was busy in the kitchen from daytime to nighttime, cooking and heating up the frozen food bought back in the microwave, and the whole table was filled with meals.

During the period, Berkeley saw that she was too busy and wanted to help, but Sally firmly refused.

At around 9 o'clock in the evening, Sally finally finished the last dish, and the whole family gathered at the dining table. Berkeley and Occam were very surprised to see the "Chinese dishes" on the table.

"Honey, your cooking skills are almost better than your mother's!" Occam exaggeratedly praised.

Sally grinned twice, and replied with a cheerful expression, "...Maybe I have a high talent in cooking?"

As she spoke, she began to introduce the dishes to the two of them, pointing at the same time and said, "This is a big plate chicken, which is a relatively unique Northwest cuisine in China. It is stir-fried with fresh chicken and potatoes, and you can also add staple food to the soup. Noodles or rice."

Of course, she doesn't know how to knead noodles, so she prepared pasta in advance, and it's not bad to mix it anyway.

Berkeley picked up a fork and forked a small piece of chicken into his mouth, chewed it a few times, his eyes shone slightly, and commented like a food taster, "Hmm...it looks a bit like curry chicken nuggets, but eat it It tastes completely different from curry chicken..."

This is the first time for Sally to make big plate chicken, and she felt a little nervous. Looking at Berkeley's expression, she asked expectantly, "Is it delicious?"

Berkeley smiled and nodded.

"Yeah! I succeeded." Sally said happily, pointing to another plate and continued to introduce, "This, this... Fish-flavored shredded pork is one of the Sichuan dishes among the eight major cuisines in China..."

"And this one, pickled cabbage fish, the supermarket happens to sell ingredients."

"and this…"

"..."

Sally explained it all over with great interest, and the Naleys also listened with interest.

It's just that Berkeley looked at her skillful hands using chopsticks and was a little suspicious, "...my dear, when did you learn to use chopsticks?"

Only then did Sally realize that she was a bit out of touch, so she quickly covered it up, "Uh... Our school has Chinese food, I like it very much... Eat it every day, and you will naturally be proficient in using chopsticks..."

Berkeley nodded understandingly.

...Ah, it's so dangerous, I almost broke through.

Sally breathed a sigh of relief.

...

Occam got up and took out two bottles of champagne from the refrigerator, "How can such a delicious meal be missing?"

As he said that, he took out the quilt and prepared to pour everyone a glass. When he poured it for Sally, Berkeley showed a bit of concern, "Honey, why don't you drink it?"

Although it has been a year since the car accident, Berkeley is still worried about her daughter's health.

Knowing that she was fine, Sally shook her head at Berkeley, blinked mischievously, "I'm already an adult, and I'm in good health."

As he spoke, he pushed the glass forward.

Occam nodded towards Berkeley, and poured champagne for Sally, but the amount was not a lot, but Sally was also very satisfied.

The family talked and laughed happily, making the Christmas Eve dinner unknowingly carried on until 12 midnight.

A while later, Occam and Berkeley opened two more bottles of red wine because of their high mood, and the two of them were already a little out of sorts by the end of the drink.

During the period, Sally sat on the seat and watched them quietly, seeing the happy expressions on their faces when they talked about their marriage when they were young.

...Although it was Christmas Eve abroad, it reminded her of the Spring Festival at home in the original world.

...Since she left her hometown to go to college at the age of 19, she rarely went home. Due to the busy work and entertainment, she rarely contacted her parents. Sometimes she even saw the messages sent by her parents several days later. ...

It's not that she didn't see their disappointed faces when she made a video call to her parents when she couldn't go back during the holidays, but she selectively didn't think about it and pay attention to it at that time.

As Sally thought about it, her parents' faces appeared in her mind, and her eyes gradually became moist.

...If she can go back, she must accompany them well, and don't let them wait for her all the time, lonely and longing.

At one o'clock in the morning on Christmas Eve, Occam and Berkeley fell asleep completely drunk, and Sally returned to the bedroom after cleaning up the mess on the dining table.

When it was time to go to bed, she was unusually awake, and even felt a little sad.

She tossed and turned in bed, but couldn't make herself feel sleepy.

At this moment, her cell phone suddenly flickered, and the screen turned on in the dark room with the lights off.

Sally took it over and saw that Lucas had sent her a text message.

With a sigh, she opened the message.

Lucas: [Merry Christmas, your family dinner should be over, right? 】

Sally: 【Yes. 】

Lucas: [Can I... video with you? 】

Sally froze for a moment.

...Lucas wants to video with her?

Before she could decide whether to refuse, Lucas' video call came over.

Seeing her blurred face displayed on it, Sally picked it up.

One or two seconds after connecting, Sally saw Lucas in the video. His face was whiter than usual probably because of the light. In the video, he was wearing a brown sweater with a calm expression and an impressive gap between his neck. He was wearing the gray scarf she mailed to him a few days ago...

Sally noticed it all at once, and asked, "You received it so soon."

Hearing her words, Lucas hooked the corners of his lips, narrowed his eyes, and looked very happy, "...I like it very much, the gift you gave me."

While talking, he shook his head and said that the camera zoomed out a little, "Does it look good on me?"

The gray scarf combined with his delicate and well-behaved facial features further complimented his cleanliness and youthful temperament.

Sally nodded her head twice, and replied honestly, "It looks good."

It seems that the bear child likes it very much, so she is relieved.

Seeing that there seemed to be a person in the background of Lucas's video, Sally continued to ask, "Have your parents returned yet?"

"No, they go to the Christmas party every year, and they don't come back until four o'clock in the morning." Lucas replied casually, looking directly at the camera with a pair of green eyes, "...can you go to a place with better light, I Can not see you."

"Ah..." Sally remembered that the lights in the bedroom were not turned on, so she turned on the lamp on the bedside table and asked, "What now?"

"Much better."

"It's so late, why don't you go to bed?"

"Can't sleep."

"Have you lost sleep?"

"Ah."

"Why can't I fall asleep, is there something on my mind?" Sally suddenly remembered the baby companion under Lucas' bed.

I really want to remind him to use it, but the next second I think of her amnesia, so I have to swallow the words on my lips.

Lucas stared at her for a moment, watching her hesitate to speak, his eyes were dim.

"... I miss you a little bit."

He said that the voice in the voice-changing period was a little hoarse and low.

Sally: "..."

...Why does she feel that this brat is teasing her?

On the opposite side, Lucas looked at her expression seriously... For some reason, Sally always felt that Lucas's cheeks looked much thinner.

He seemed to be waiting for her reaction.

Really didn't want to respond, Sally changed the subject skillfully, "What are you doing now?"

But Lucas still noticed her evasion, Lucas was silent for a while, then took the phone away, showing his surroundings on the screen, "Watch a horror movie, eat my dad and give me some The... pizza."

As usual, every Christmas.

Sally looked at the unopened pizza box in front of him and asked, "...are there any mushrooms in the pizza?"

Hearing her question, Lucas's eyes flashed with light and imperceptible surprise.

He converts the video to the rear camera.

On the screen, Sally saw the pizza box on the glass coffee table more clearly, Lucas took the phone away again, and seemed to find a place to set it up, and then...

Sally saw Lucas's white and slender hands, opened the lid of the pizza box, slowly picked up a piece of pizza, and tore off the mushrooms on it...

"...with mushrooms."

"..."

Even if she couldn't see other people, through his voice, Sally could still imagine his aggrieved face at the moment.

After watching his live broadcast for a while, Sally asked thoughtfully, "Lucas, doesn't Mr. Robert know that you hate eating mushrooms?"

His hands that tore the mushrooms paused for a moment, and his indifferent voice did not fluctuate. "...have no idea."

"So...you never told your dad that you hate mushrooms?" she continued.

"Told him, he never remembered."

This Sally couldn't take it anymore, she immediately sat upright on the bed, and said righteously, "...Lucas, if your father doesn't remember that you hate eating mushrooms, you should take the initiative to tell him, and if he forgets once, you should remind him Once, until he can remember that you hate eating mushrooms."

"You shouldn't always be passive. Sometimes, love can only be obtained by taking the initiative."

She recalled Lucas' father, but he was middle-aged but still young. She believed that he loved Lucas from the bottom of his heart, but compared to Lucas's delicate thoughts, he didn't pay much attention to it. and take care of his feelings.

Lucas on the other end of the phone didn't answer for a long time, until Sally saw him grab a tissue from the side and wipe his hands. After wiping every finger clean, he picked up the phone, turned the screen, Sally could see his face again.

He looked at her with clear eyes, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Well, I see..."

"Love can only be obtained by taking the initiative. I fully understand."

Repeating what she said, he picked up the pizza that had just torn the mushrooms, brought it to his mouth, and took a bite.

Sally nodded, holding the mobile phone in one hand, leaning back on the bed cabinet, quietly watching the bear boy eating obediently.

For some reason, a strange feeling filled her heart.

... She remembered that she appeared in Lucas's house inexplicably last Christmas, and she was revived and wore the body of the hostess Ashley. Now a year has passed, and on the second Christmas Eve, she and Lucas At the same time, they got together again.

It's just that the horror scene that was supposed to be shown in the movie didn't happen.

And because it didn't happen, she's still here now.

This deja vu scene made her feel unreal. If she wasn't in another world now, she would even have thought that something was wrong with her, and she would have thought that the world she had always wanted to go back to was just a vain dream.

The two chatted for a while again.

Gradually, Sally became a little sleepy and yawned involuntarily.

"Lucas...it's too late, I'm going to sleep, let's talk next time?" She said, holding on to her sleepiness,

The brown-haired boy nodded slightly, "Okay, good night."

"Well... before hanging up," Sally said, forcing a sleepy smile, "...in your original language, I wish you: MarryChristmas."

…Merry Chrismas.

I also hope that you can continue like this all the time and don't do things that hurt others.

"Okay, I'll hang up, bye."

"Ah."

The two ended the call after saying goodbye.

Looking at the phone interface where the call had ended, Lucas fell silent.

"...my native language?"

He muttered to himself, thinking of the blessing that Sally said, he had a very strange feeling for a moment.

The author has something to say:

I want to remind the heroine that she doesn't feel anything about Lucas now!

In fact, in the bottom of her heart, she is not very afraid of Lucas. Although Lucas is a bear and a pervert, the heroine is 27 years old, but she is a little afraid in her heart.