Cheng Hao didn't have much money, and the gifts he bought were also very cheap.
He went out on Christmas Eve, and the presents he gave Arabella and old George were very simple, nothing more than delicately wrapped apples and gloves. As for Claude, they were apples and sunglasses.
After Claude's sunglasses were broken by those children before, Cheng Hao took him to buy a new pair, and today he prepared another pair for him.
It didn't snow today, but the snow from the previous few days was still on the road, and even icy.
There is no one to sweep the snow here, so the road becomes very difficult to walk. Cheng Hao dare not run on the road, but walks forward cautiously.
The street lights on the street were very bright, and the windows of the surrounding houses were filled with warm light. On this special day, even the voices of cursing became less.
However, as Cheng Hao was walking, he suddenly met a group of teenagers with guns. These people were wearing brand-new clothes and ran past. They were not friendly at all when they saw Cheng Hao.
Fortunately, they didn't do anything to Cheng Hao.
When Cheng Hao arrived at Old George's, it was after nine o'clock in the evening.
Old George and the others were still awake, and when they heard Cheng Hao's voice, Arabella opened the door.
On the ring where Cheng Hao and Claude usually fight, there is now a decorated Christmas tree, and some ribbons and balloons are also decorated in the room. The place is decorated so beautifully that Cheng Hao feels a little strange.
"Cheng, I didn't expect you to come here." Arabella was a little surprised.
Old George took a look at Cheng Hao, and said with a rare kindness: "Come and enjoy the fire, and have something to eat."
As for Claude, he was even more excited when he saw Cheng Hao, and rushed over to hug Cheng Hao: "Cheng!"
"I don't like hugs, Claude." Cheng Hao stopped him, he was not interested in being hugged by a man.
Claude could only put down his hand pitifully.
"George, Arabella, Claude, I'm here to give you gifts, Merry Christmas." Cheng Hao gave them the gifts: "Of course, this is just a little thing."
He also thought about giving expensive things, but firstly he had no money, and secondly... Old George and Arabella were not short.
"Thank you." Arabella was pleasantly surprised, and even Old George was also very happy.
Cheng Hao stayed with them here for an hour, and at eleven o'clock, he left.
Old George and Arabella didn't keep him, they knew that even if they did, Cheng Hao would leave.
When Cheng Hao came home, it was almost twelve o'clock, but Lin Yuxun and Danny didn't sleep, but when he came back, they fell asleep too.
Cheng Hao went to bed and put an alarm clock under his quilt at the same time.
At three o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock in his quilt rang.
The sound of the alarm clock was blocked by the quilt, and the people in the next room would never hear the sound, but Cheng Hao woke up, he got up quietly, entered Lin Yuxun and Danny's room, and hung two socks with gifts on their bedside .
He prepared a set of brushes and an apple for Danny, and a pen and an apple for Lin Yuxun.
After delivering the presents, Cheng Hao went back to sleep.
The next day, he was woken up by Danny screaming.
Danny usually doesn't make a sound, but it's not like he can't make a sound, but making a sound like this... Is he frightened or something
Cheng Hao got up and went over to take a look, only to find Danny holding the socks with surprise on his face.
Lin Yuxun has also been woken up, he is also holding the socks, his eyes are red.
Cheng Hao laughed: "Santa Claus gave you gifts."
Of course Lin Yuxun knew that this was not a gift from Santa Claus, it was obviously a gift from Cheng Hao!
But Danny believed it. Even if he couldn't hear Cheng Hao's words, he was so happy that he even got up and wrote the words "Thank you Santa Claus" on the paper.
In the past few years, Danny has actually been living in a muddle.
His mother didn't teach him anything, and then Lin Yuxun appeared. Although he interacted with him a little bit, Lin Yuxun was taciturn and didn't say anything. very few.
It wasn't until Cheng Hao appeared that Danny finally had contact with the outside world.
Although Danny is already nine years old, his amount of knowledge is actually not as good as that of four or five-year-old children, and his understanding of the world is not deep.
Cheng Hao showed him a picture book of Santa Claus a few days ago, and he believed that there is a Santa Claus in this world.
As for why Santa Claus didn't come before... he didn't have Christmas experience before, and... the house he used to live in didn't have a chimney.
Danny was so happy that he even held a Santa Claus picture book and kept screaming.
Lin Yuxun glanced at his younger brother with a smile, then hugged his sock tightly.
This is the real Christmas.
Cheng Hao and Lin Yuxun actually didn't know how to spend Christmas, and they didn't want to participate in neighborhood activities, so they just stayed at home that day.
Tomorrow, Lin Yuxun will leave.
There are many holidays here for Christmas, and the school is the same, that is to say, Shi Wenzheng has holidays these days. Lin Yuxun will pass by this time, and he can just settle down with Shi Wenzheng's help.
If he went late, then Shi Wenzheng would be busy studying.
On Christmas Day, people on the street had smiles on their faces, and most people were very happy, but the police still took away two corpses from here.
Cheng Hao heard about one of them, who would freeze to death when he fell asleep outside after being drunk.
This afternoon, Cheng Hao packed up Lin Yuxun's things, and early the next morning, he and Danny sent Lin Yuxun to the train.
Then, Cheng Hao took Danny to old George.
"You have a lot of things, I'll help you move them by car." Old George said to Cheng Hao.
"No need for old George, the road outside is icy now, driving is very dangerous!" Cheng Hao said.
Old George was a little helpless: "You really don't look like a teenager. The teenagers I knocked down before were always eager to drive my car."
Cheng Hao smiled and didn't answer. He ran back and forth several times that day, and moved all his, Lin Yuxun's and Danny's things from the rented house to Old George.
Many of the old things in it were Lin Yuxun's old things. Looking at the tattered ones, Old George said, "These are already garbage, don't you throw them away?"
Cheng Hao smiled: "It's full of memories." He threw away everything that should be thrown away. These are actually still usable.
For example, although the quilt is a bit old, it is not impossible to cover it, and Lin Yuxun just washed it a few days ago.
If he didn't bring it... did he still ask old George to cover them with new quilts
Old George fell silent. He knew that Cheng Hao and the others lived very poorly before, but only now did he realize that they lived so poorly. After the quilt was torn, they even sewed a piece of clothing on it...
But old George didn't say much, he stood up and said, "I'll take you to your room."
The building has three floors and six bedrooms.
Old George and Arabella both lived in bedrooms on the second floor. At this moment, he took Cheng Hao and Danny to the third floor and gave Cheng Hao a large bedroom facing south.
This bedroom even comes with a bathroom.
"Danny is still young, so let's live with you. When he grows up, he can have a room by himself." Old George said, and then muttered: "I may not live here in the future..."
"Thank you, George." Cheng Hao said gratefully.
When Cheng Hao settled down with old George, Lin Yuxun had just got off the train.
He was carrying two big bags, which contained his clothes, a quilt, and some books.
The books were very heavy, and Cheng Hao wanted him to mail them, but the mailing fee was very expensive, so he brought them himself, and there were some books that he had already read, so he didn't bring them at all.
This was Lin Yuxun's first time riding a train alone. He was a little scared at first, but when he thought of Cheng Hao, he was no longer afraid.
He followed the crowd out of the train station and got on a bus.
It is still the Christmas holiday, and the city is very lively. People who are usually busy with work have taken to the streets to consume. Lin Yuxun looked at the bustling scene on the roadside, and fear first arose in his heart, and then the fear disappeared little by little. I miss Cheng Hao very much.
When Lin Yuxun came to the school, it was already dark. He found Shi Wenzheng's residence according to the address, and knocked on the door.
Shi Wenzheng came to open the door soon, and was very surprised to see Lin Yuxun: "You came here today? Why didn't you tell me? I can pick you up."
"That's too troublesome, I can do it alone." Lin Yuxun said.
Shi Wenzheng is actually not young. The students in his group are basically very old. Some of them even worked before they came to study abroad. He is the younger one, and he is already twenty-six years old.
Lin Yuxun was ten years younger than him, and he looked at Lin Yuxun as if he were looking at a child: "We are both Chinese, we should help each other, there is no trouble or no trouble."
As Shi Wenzheng spoke, he began to help Lin Yuxun pack his things.
Before Lin Yuxun was coming, he bought a folding bed and put it in his apartment, intending to give Lin Yuxun a place to live in it. Now it's quite quick to tidy up.
While tidying up, he was talking to Lin Yuxun.
He had exchanged a lot of things with Lin Yuxun by writing letters before, but the letter paper couldn't write everything down, so he only had the opportunity to communicate with Lin Yuxun now.
Shi Wenzheng speaks Chinese, and he likes to communicate in Chinese.
Lin Yuxun has almost learned from Cheng Hao, but he can also speak to him in Chinese.
Shi Wenzheng soon discovered that Lin Yuxun knew a lot of things, but there were many things he didn't understand. He specifically asked about Lin Yuxun's family situation and learned that they had been living in a poor community.
"Our life is very good now. In the past, we had to deliver milk and wipe the floor for people to earn rent and food, but now Cheng Hao earns more by boxing with others." Lin Yuxun slightly smiled.
Shi Wenzheng felt uncomfortable when he heard Lin Yuxun's words... He patted Lin Yuxun's shoulder and said: "You study hard, and when you are admitted to university and graduate from university, you can find a good job! At that time, your brother will no longer have to punch!"
"En." Lin Yuxun nodded firmly.
It is very expensive to go shopping and eat on this kind of day. In order to save money, Shi Wenzheng hoarded some food in the refrigerator, took it out now, and gave it to Lin Yu after heating it up: "You will live in my room from now on. It's all right here, when school starts, I'll find a way to help you apply for the school."
"Thank you." Lin Yuxun looked at him gratefully: "In the future, I will be responsible for our meals."
"Need not… "
"Just let me pay your rent." Lin Yuxun said.
"Okay." Shi Wenzheng chuckled: "The cafeteria is over there, and there will be different set meals every day, so we can just eat the set meals."