The train clanged all night and arrived in Washington in the early hours of the morning.

Li Mu did not have a housekeeper at his home in Washington, and before he came, in order to surprise Will, Li Mu did not send a telegram to Will, so no one came to pick up the station.

It didn't matter if there was no one to pick up the station, the last car of the special train was loaded with eight BMWs, just enough to take everyone with them all at once.

In order to house Claudia and the children, Will bought a piece of land of about one hectare on the shore of Luoying Lake and built a mansion in the style of a country house, across the lake from Li Mu's home.

To be honest, before this, Li Mu had never been to Wei's house, but Li Mu knew the place, so there was no delay on the way.

It's Christmas Eve at night, and the Christmas atmosphere is already very strong, the shop windows on both sides of the road are full of Santa Claus heads and mini Christmas trees, and there are people who cut out "Merry Christmas" out of colored paper and paste them on the glass windows, and there are clerks wearing Santa Claus hats in front of the shops to solicit customers, and most of the people on the road are happy.

The closer to Claudia's home, the more excited Li Mu became, Gloria and Sandy were able to accept that Claudia and the child were beyond Li Mu's expectations, and Gloria worked so hard to decorate the Christmas tree yesterday, probably to surprise Claudia and the child.

Because of Will's presence, Claudia has a gun-wielding guard in front of her house, and Mason wants to let the guards in to report according to the rules, but as soon as Gloria and Sandy appear, the guards are immediately silent.

The guards naturally knew Gloria and Sandy, and perhaps in the eyes of the guards, it should be nothing good for Gloria and Sandy to come to the door so directly.

But when you think about it this way, Will's guards are not very qualified, and they are probably all the same virtue as Mason.

A convoy of eight BMWs drove into the courtyard, which was originally quite spacious.

Will had already noticed that the convoy was driving into the courtyard, and when Li Mu got out of the car, Will stood on the stone steps at the door with a serious expression, and was not very happy about the arrival of his two daughters.

Li Mu still noticed Will's gaze in time, gave Will an affirmative look, and then nodded vigorously.

Will immediately opened his arms to Gloria and Sandy, "My dear, I was surprised by your arrival..."

Sandy was still pouting, and Gloria's expression was not very happy, and she didn't save face for her father: "If we don't come, are you going to spend Christmas here?" ”

"How could it be, baby, just about to pack up and go home, whatever the reason, we'll definitely be together for Christmas." Will gave Gloria a big hug, his expression and tone of voice extremely exaggerated.

When it was Sandy's turn, Will also kissed Sandy's hair, and before Will could speak, Sandy had red circles in his eyes.

"What's wrong sweetheart?" Will was immediately like a cat with its tail stepped on.

"You're not at home, your big girl bullied me..."

"Shut up!" Gloria stood, turned her head to look inside the door, "Are we going to stand here all the time?" ”

"Of course not, come in, come in, this is your home." Will hugs one in one hand, and this action has the meaning of double protection.

Compared with two years ago, Claudia's figure is more hot, but it also adds a bit of feminine charm, seeing Gloria and Sandy come in, Claudia's expression is a little panicked, and her fingers are very helpless and subconsciously twisted together, standing in front of a wooden stroller.

Will was in time to signal Claudia to speak first.

"Gloria... Sandy... Hello—" Claudia's voice was a little tense, and the way she greeted her was even more dry and pitiful.

"Hello," Sandy responded, but Gloria didn't say anything.

"I'd like to introduce you to a new member of our family, Claudia, with whom I've decided to form a new family, and a little man to our new family." Will defuses the embarrassment in time.

Will never skimps when it's time to speak.

"And what should we call it, Mom?" Sandy didn't seem to have much of an opinion.

"Welcome, Claudia." Gloria finally held out her hand, but didn't mean to change her name.

It was enough for Claudia to be excited, God knows how long Claudia had been waiting for this moment, and when Gloria stretched out her hand, Claudia's eyes were already moist.

Claudia took Gloria's hand, followed by a hug for Gloria, and then stepped aside like a treasure: "Thank you, Gloria, come and see your brother, his name is II." ”

The name "II" is actually no different from the baby sweetheart, it is a nickname, the little guy's name is actually still Will, and his father's name, which is also a common way for Westerners to take names, in order to distinguish from his father in the future, the little guy's full name should be Will Nel Barron, which contains his father's surname and his mother's surname.

No one can resist the charm of a baby, especially when they see the baby's pure and flawless eyes, especially if they are related to themselves, Gloria and Sandy's attention is instantly drawn to this little baby.

"Oh my God, he's so cute." Gloria's face was full of surprise.

"Can I hug him?" Sandy couldn't help but get started.

"Absolutely." Claudia carefully instructed Sandy how to hold the child, and when Sandy picked up the child, Claudia retreated to Will's side, hugged Will's arm, and tears were hazy for a moment.

Li Mu walked into the living room at this time: "Sorry, it's too cold outside." ”

Li Mu's expression was also exaggerated, baring his teeth, rubbing his hands and stomping his feet, pulling the embarrassed Chu Xue into the living room and going straight to the fireplace.

"I'm so sorry," Claudia was embarrassed.

"Leave him alone, let him freeze to death and deserve it." Will was not angry, if it weren't for Li Mu leading the way, Gloria and Sandy wouldn't have been able to find here.

Speaking of which, Li Mu is also wronged, Will hasn't turned the corner yet, if Li Mu hadn't brought Gloria and Sandy here, where would the family be happy...

Li Mu didn't care, he and Will didn't need these politeness, from Li Mu's heart, he had long regarded himself as a member of Will's family.

Fortunately, someone remembered Li Mu, as soon as Will's words were finished, Gloria rolled Will's eyes, and then brought a blanket to Li Mu.

Li Mu is used to using a blanket in winter, even in front of the fireplace, Li Mu also likes to use a blanket to cover it, the medical level of this year is too scummy, Li Mu doesn't want to leave a pair of old cold legs when he is old.

For a long time, taking care of Li Mu should be Chu Xue's task, and in Springfield, or on Governors Island, Gloria has never taken the initiative to serve Li Mu.

Seeing Gloria take the initiative to bring a blanket to Li Mu, and watching Li Mu naturally take it casually, Will's expression was a little surprised.

Claudia had a gentle face, holding Will's arm and smiling warmly.

Will's expression was very complicated, and he felt like he had been planted cabbage for more than ten years, and he was all arched by pigs overnight.

But it doesn't seem to be so sad when you think about it, because the pigs that arch the cabbage are also raised by themselves, which is better than letting other people's pigs arch away.

"You shouldn't have eaten yet, try the pie I baked myself, can you eat the beef filling? I'm going to fry you a few more eggs..."Claudia began to get into character.

"I'm here..."When it comes to cooking, Chu Xue is an expert, and he can easily blow up this room in terms of level.

"This—" Claudia hesitated, she didn't quite know where Hatsuyuki was in Will's family.

In fact, the kitchen is a very sacred place, generally speaking, a hostess like Claudia will not easily enter the kitchen, after all, there are housekeepers, cooks, servants, and guards in Claudia's house, and it is not Claudia's turn to do it herself.

And once Claudia wants to do it herself, all the irrelevant people will take the initiative to retreat, and at this time, ordinary people will not take the initiative to help, even if it is polite, it is a very rude thing.

"It's okay, try Chu Xue's cooking, to be honest, you have to learn from her." Will and Hatsuyuki are also nowhere to be seen.

Although the United States abolished slavery during the Civil War, in fact, slavery is still widespread, and nouveau riche families like Will have no opportunity to use slaves, but traditional elite families like Benjamin Harrison still retain many slaves in their families, and they are just changing their names, in fact, even those slaves themselves cannot survive on their own without their masters.

Therefore, in this period, the relationship between the master and the maid is actually more ambiguous, although Will did not have the opportunity to use the maid, but Will also knew that many masters and their maids have some kind of inexplicable relationship, which is a common phenomenon and a fact that everyone knows.

The relationship between Li Mu and Chu Xue is more special, Chu Xue is not only Li Mu's maid, but also Li Mu's personal accountant, life assistant, personal housekeeper, etc., although according to the general customs in American society, Li Mu is unlikely to marry Chu Xue as his wife, but if something happens between Li Mu and Chu Xue, then Will will not be surprised at all.

At the same time, it is an incredible fact that Will can accept the kind of relationship between Li Mu and Chu Xue, just like the Chinese at this time think that it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines.

In the past, when he was in Springfield, Hatsuyuki also used to cook at home, and Will didn't take Hatsuki as an outsider.

"Alright then, we'll do it a little faster." Claudia is not stupid, seeing Li Mu enter the house and drag Chu Xue in, and now that she heard Will say this, she naturally understood that she must not treat Chu Xue as an ordinary servant.

"Let's just get some of it, let's go back to New York as soon as we finish eating, and don't delay Christmas Eve at home at night." Li Mu definitely won't leave Gloria and Sandy here, although Will has decided to reorganize his family with Claudia, but for Gloria and Sandy, Governor's Island is their real home.

"Wait a minute, and you'll be right away." Claudia's steps are brisk, and for her, a better tomorrow is already beckoning her.

Seeing Claudia and Chu Xue enter the kitchen, Will strode in front of Li Mu and looked down at Li Mu condescendingly, with an unkind face.

"Boy, did you do anything good while I wasn't there?" Will looked at Gloria sitting on the armrest of Li Mu's sofa, and the anger in his eyes was as strong as a fire.

"Hey, hey, I just helped you..."Li Mu talked to Will a long time ago, and Will's so-called "guardian" identity has long been gone, in fact, if it weren't for the money Li Mu has picked up in recent years, Will is estimated to still be the sheriff of Springfield now.

"I can solve it alone if you don't help me, but now that you have stolen my most beloved treasure, do you think this can be exchanged?" Will didn't mean to let Li Mu go easily.

"Daddy," Gloria shouted softly, her head down.

Will stretched out his hands, crossed his five fingers and pulled a few times in the air, but after all, Li Mu was helpless: "Okay, okay, but you remember for me, if you dare to bully my Gloria in the future, even if you escape back to the Qing Empire, I will personally capture you back." ”

This level was really easy, Li Mu took the initiative to put his hand on Gloria's hand: "Don't worry, I will treat her like you did to Gloria." ”

"Standard, in this world, no one will be as good as me to Gloria, and so will you." Will's voice was a little buzzy.

Gloria couldn't sit still any longer, stood up and gently hugged Will, burying her head in Will's arms.

"Okay baby, I don't blame you, you know I always love you, always love you." Will was in a hurry, muttering to himself as he kissed Gloria's hair indiscriminately.

"I love you too, Daddy..."Gloria's voice was muffled.

The second suddenly burst into tears, shattering the infinitely warm scene in front of him.

Claudia rubbed her hands and ran out of the kitchen, Will let go of Gloria and looked at her with concern, Sandy's voice was innocent: "I don't know what's going on, he suddenly cried." ”

"It's normal, come on, show me." Claudia skillfully took the second from Sandy's arms, and Hatsuyuki was also there to help.

In fact, it is normal for children to cry, cry when they are hungry, cry when they are thirsty, cry when they urinate, and even cry on their noses as long as they sleep in an uncomfortable position, after all, this is the only way children can express themselves.

There is only one man who has a burning eye.

"You must have done it on purpose, didn't you?" Gloria gritted her teeth a little.

"I'm not." Sandy raised her head and hands behind her back, her face clearly full of pride.