Author: Bei Guoxia

December 24th.

When Lin Kedi got dressed and ready to go out.

Filippo stopped him.

"Lin, are you going home for the holidays?"

Link didn't even raise his head.

“The Chinese don’t celebrate Christmas.”

"Yes, it seems you are celebrating the Spring Festival, right?"

"You also know about the Spring Festival?"

"The Chinese shops in Amsterdam close for a period of time every year. When I was a kid, I didn't know why. Later I learned that it is the most important festival of the year for you Chinese people. However, I remember that the Spring Festival seems to be around January every year.

.Then where are you going now? You are still dressed so neatly."

"Go home. My parents asked me to go home for a dinner today. I have a day off today and tomorrow. My parents also have a day off today and tomorrow, so I just want to go home and stay for a while."

"Home? Lin, you never said that your family has a house in Amsterdam!"

"Oh - what I mean by home is that the place where my parents are is my home. This is a Chinese concept."

"I understand, do you pay more attention to being together as a family?"

"Most Chinese people are like this."

"Then I wish you a happy holiday. No matter you fail to celebrate Christmas, God will bless you!"

Lin Kedi accepted Filippo's blessing, then opened the door and left the Ajax training center.

After leaving the Ajax training center, Lin Kedi found the streets crowded with people, even though it was only 9:30 in the morning.

Lin Kedi was not prepared to take a ride home.

He planned to walk all the way back.

Of course, it’s not exactly walking, it should be said to be walking, running, and running.

Although the temperature in Amsterdam in December was only about 6 degrees, Lin Kedi decided to carry out his initial plan and walk home on his own feet.

The main reason is that it has been almost half a year since he came to the Netherlands, but he can basically count the places he has been to in Amsterdam on one hand.

Stadium, training ground, parents' house, school, home in Minsk.

He has never been to other places.

Outside of Amsterdam, when going to other places to play games, Lin Kedi will basically stay in the hotel the rest of the time, except when he goes to the stadium for games.

So teammates all say that Lin Kedi is a man who likes to stay in the house.

But this doesn't mean that Lin Kedi doesn't like to go out, it's just that he has too many things to do now.

You don’t really think that learning a new language only requires a few lessons a week.

Every time he is in the room, Lin Kedi is learning English and Dutch.

Although Lin Kedi could feel that English and Dutch are quite similar when he was studying, he was not a linguist after all. Although his language talent was quite good, it did not mean that he could speak English fluently without working hard.

and Dutch.

In the Netherlands, the popularity rate of English is surprisingly high. In a country where the official language is not English, this is indeed rare. However, this popularity rate is indeed related to the level of education and regional characteristics.

When Lin went to many away games, sometimes the opposing players would communicate in Dutch.

There is another situation, which is what Link said when he listened to his teammates chatting. In the Eredivisie team, although almost all Dutch players can speak English, they will use language to divide the power in the locker room. This kind of situation

Things are difficult to avoid.

That's what happens. We're on the same team, we're teammates, and if you speak English, that's great. But if you speak Dutch, that's amazing. We can get closer.

After listening to this small talk, Lin Kedi thought that this might also be a subconscious sense of national honor. After all, the official language of the Netherlands is Dutch, but basically everyone in the country speaks English, and the TV stations all broadcast in English.

The Queen also uses English when she delivers speeches on overseas visits. This is a consideration based on the real world, but in a deep subconscious mind, the Dutch people definitely prefer Dutch. If you, an outsider, can speak Dutch, then you will

There is no doubt that he is welcomed by the Dutch.

Therefore, if Lin Kedi wants to gain a foothold in the Eredivisie first team in the future, learning Dutch well will definitely be a bonus.

Therefore, Lin Kedi spent a small amount of time learning Dutch.

Today and tomorrow are the Christmas holidays. Even if Lin Kedi continues to fight hard, he plans to take a rest during these two days.

Just at the right time, my parents called me.

My parents also have a holiday, and just in time, the small family of three can spend Christmas in a foreign country.

Although none of the three people are Catholics, the family reunion in the name of the festival is the proper meaning of the title.

Lin Kedi, who was walking on the road at this time, saw the strong Christmas scene on the street, and a warm feeling arose spontaneously.

After walking and stopping all the way, they arrived at a park in the city. Lin Kedi started running and breathed in the air. There were tall trees on both sides, blocking the view of the city.

This park must be a mecca for jogging in Amsterdam, but it is Christmas, and in the Netherlands, almost no one goes out for a run on Christmas Eve.

So when Lin Kedi was running in this park, there was no one around and everything was silent.

An ethereal feeling.

Lin Kedi took out his cell phone and found that it was not far from his parents' house.

After running out of the park, the trees on both sides slowly became lower, until suddenly it became clear.

Outside is a busy street.

It's only a few meters away from the quiet park, but it's like two worlds apart.

Lin Kedi also stopped and started walking, walking on this secular road with the pedestrians around him.

Suddenly, Lin Kedi saw a Chinese signboard on the right side of an intersection.

"Lin's Supermarket"

The background of the sign is a forest, and there is a national flag in the lower right corner.

Lin Kedi walked in without hesitation.

What comes into view is the word "familiar".

Many items that are common in China but difficult to see overseas are available here.

Lin Kedi only felt as if he was back in China.

In this supermarket, there are not only Chinese people, but also many white and black people.

Lin Kedi picked a few things that were common in China and bought them.

When I walked out of the supermarket, I was already very close to my parents' apartment.

It's 11:50 noon now.

Link walked for more than 2 hours, but he didn't feel tired at all.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, even though you and your parents live in the same city, the whole family has not seen each other for several months.

Lin Kedi was excited. After walking into the apartment building, he rushed into the elevator in two steps.

When I got to the door, "knock, knock, knock."

The door opened.

Lin Daosheng and Xu Yanli were both standing at the door at this time.

"Dad, Mom, Merry Christmas!"
Chapter completed!