Chapter 1169 Before the Dance Begins

Although tomorrow night is Christmas Eve, there are already many children wearing paper Santa hats running around on the street today.

There are more young people on the street. They gather in groups of three or five, not caring about the snow or the cold, talking and laughing loudly together.

However, most of their words are about how to play tomorrow, where to play, and what time to go home without being scolded.

After dinner tonight, Han Li just strolled around the street. He did not go to the bar or nightclub to have fun and returned to the hotel.

After returning, Han Li still made himself a cup of tea, and sat in front of the fireplace with a teacup to continue sorting out the relevant information about the Scottish Highlands, preparing for a trip there in a few days.

Play? What about Han Li's research mission this time? What about the thesis?

Han Li has already thought about this. After Christmas, he will visit several shelters and orphanages near Edinburgh, and on the way to the Scottish Highlands, he will also visit the city of Glasgow.

The next day, Han Li was still awakened by his biological clock early.

Get up, practice Xingyiquan.Boxing frame, practice Spring Breeze and Rain, wash up, Han Li can complete this fixed sequence with his eyes closed every day.

Han Li made himself a cup of tea, read a book, looked at the time on the watch, picked up the phone in the room and called home.

While waiting for the call to be connected, Han Li was still thinking that his two sons, Da and Xiao Ming, were born on November 25 last year, and today is December 24, 1980.

The two brothers are now one year and one month old. Not only can they simply call mom and grandma, but they can also walk a short distance with cotton pants. It's a pity that I didn't see all this next to me.

Also, He Mi was confirmed to be pregnant on the sixth day of the second lunar month and the twenty-second day of the third lunar month this year.

Although He Mi did not have any pregnancy reactions before Han Li went abroad, Han Li was not with her for the past few months, and that kind of life must not be very comfortable.

Moreover, this month is already very close to the due date, which means that she may give birth to her son at any time.

In this case, Han Li felt that he should not rush to go abroad.

While Han Li was thinking about it, the phone was connected, and He Mi's lazy voice came from the microphone.

"Hello"

"It's me, Xiao Mi Li"

Han Li talked to He Mi for a long time this time, and then talked to his mother next to him for a while before hanging up the phone.

This phone call let Han Li know He Mi's due date, some family situations, what happened recently in Sijiu City, and that Hao Hongmin had already arrived in Hong Kong. Of course, the recent situation of his two sons, Da and Xiao Ming, was indispensable.

After Han Li hung up the phone, he first called Guan Zhilin in his Repulse Bay villa. The two of them were sick for a while, and Han Li hung up the phone again.

Then Han Li looked at the phone in front of him and thought for a long time, and decided not to call Jing Shujuan and Hao Hongmin this time.

At this time, the street outside had become very lively, and many people ran out to go shopping and play.

The hotel Han Li stayed in was on the Royal Mile, which was the most prosperous place in Edinburgh and also the most visited place.

Although Han Li did not celebrate foreign festivals and did not like shopping, he felt a little uncomfortable standing at the window and looking at the people who were out playing.

Han Li looked at the date today and thought about how he had left home on May 28th, missing the first time his two sons called people and walked, and now he had to miss the birth of his third son. This made him feel that he was a little too anxious to go abroad.

But it was too late to say anything now. Han Li shook his head vigorously, turned around, got dressed and went to the street to watch the excitement.

When Han Li came out of the room today, he found that there were Santa Claus dolls hanging on every door, and the corridors and elevators were all covered with Christmas-related pictures.

When Han Li walked to the lobby on the first floor, many waiters were holding ribbons, colorful lights, and colorful socks to decorate the pine trees delivered early this morning.

There was a long table on one side of the hall, and the waiter was putting boxes of various colors on it. The boxes contained gifts that the hotel would give to employees and guests tomorrow morning.

At this time, there were basically few shops open on the street. Han Li walked out of the hotel and followed the crowd blindly to the front.

This walk brought him to the nearest cathedral. There were many people gathered here today, but most of them looked very poor, and there were few people wearing bright clothes. The situation was just the opposite of usual.

Han Li didn't understand what was going on at first, but when he listened to the people next to him, he knew why this happened.

Although today is Christmas Eve, those who have good family living conditions and are very devout to the Lord usually come here to pray between nine and ten o'clock in the evening.

After ten o'clock in the evening, the church will hold a high mass, and at this time, only people inside the church usually participate.

This high mass will end at midnight, which happens to be the first bell of Christmas and New Year. It is said that this bell represents the Lord's forgiveness to the world and blessings to the world.

However, those who can't make ends meet will come to the church to eat and mingle on this day.

There are many countries in Europe and America, and each country has different Christmas traditions.

For example: In Italy, Mexico, and Popo, they are not allowed to eat any meat or fish at the beginning of Christmas Eve, believing that this is sinful.

But they will prepare these foods in advance, and only after the high mass ends and the midnight bell rings, will they eat these blessed foods with open mouths.

Christmas Eve in France is another way to celebrate. They will hold various large and small dances with brandy, singing, drinking, and dancing.

Then, the people in the dance will either get drunk on the spot, or do what they think is more romantic. Anyway, few people will wait until dawn.

Back to the point, although Han Li strolled outside the church today, he didn't taste the food distributed by the church.

(I won't go into the specific reasons, you guys can think about it yourself.)

When Han Li returned to the hotel, the lobby had become a different place.

In the middle was a decorated Christmas tree, which flashed and flashed very brightly.

On one side of the hall, there are baked apples, gingerbread, various cakes, desserts, and drinks. The pastry chef is currently processing a giant preserved fruit cake.

On the other side of the hall, the hotel chef is making pork, roast turkey, Christmas pudding, Christmas mince pies, beer, wine, champagne, whiskey and other alcoholic beverages.

All the desserts, drinks, food, and alcoholic beverages in the hall can be used at will by any customer of the hotel.

Of course, there are still some guests in the hall who are choosing their favorite food.

Han Li has never seen this situation. After entering the door, he asked the waiter to pour him a glass of champagne, and then took the glass and looked back and forth at the excitement.

There is nothing to see in other places. Han Li finally stopped in front of the giant preserved fruit cake. When he was watching the pastry chef busy, a greeting suddenly came from his side.

"Sir, are you alone?"