1578 Parenthood
Not long ago, Meadow ran away from home. Luckily, it wasn't the kind of thing that just disappeared without being heard, otherwise Paul would have to report it to the police.
At the beginning, Paul began to be able to contact Meadow, but Meadow refused to reveal his location, only saying that he needed to be quiet, but Paul was always worried about Meadow's safety alone outside, so he could only kill Meadow, hoping that Meadow would come back soon and that anything could be solved in person.
The teenagers and girls in the rebellious period of adolescence are naturally unwilling to compromise easily, and then Mei Duo simply turned off her mobile phone.
For Paul, worrying about Meadow's safety is the first priority, but in addition, Paul begins to blame himself harshly, believing that he has not been able to establish a good communication bridge with Meadow after all, which led to Meadow's running away from home, and he takes the responsibility on himself.
There is something special about Paul and Meadow's case. Now Meadow is only fifteen years old, still a minor, and Meadow's custody belongs to her mother Rebecca, but Rebecca respects Meadow's wishes and agrees with Paul's sincerity, so she agrees to Meadow to move to Los Angeles.
Regardless of whether Meadow had an accident or not, if Rebecca learned about the situation, she could have ordered Meadow to return to Hawaii, which would mean that Paul and Meadow would not be able to be together. This was a devastating blow to Paul, and he even began to wonder to himself: Should Meadow stay with her mother?
In fact, Meadow's running away from home is the most recent thing, and Paul informed Lan Li of this matter as soon as possible, on the one hand, expecting that Meadow might be willing to answer Lan Li's phone call, or even contact Lan Li directly, and on the other hand, he also sought Lan Li's advice, hoping to find a solution.
Paul, who was filming the crew of "Fast and Thrill/Love 7", looked restless, and Lan Li could only comfort Paul: Teenagers in the rebellious period are unpredictable and unable to be appeased, and the only thing parents can do is to wait quietly by the side, and then pray that everything can settle down.
Paul didn't know how to be a good father, and neither did Ranley.
Since yesterday, Meadow has officially shut down the phone, and Paul is even more confused, unexpectedly, less than twenty-four hours later, Meadow appeared in front of Lan Li's eyes.
So, as Lan Li said, he was on Paul's side, and there was no way he could help Meadow hide his whereabouts. At the very least, he needed to tell Paul that Meadow was safe.
At this time, Meadow, who was standing next to Lan Li, had no idea that Paul was suffering, and that the fifteen-year-old girl was enjoying her own free time.
Although Lan Li wanted to reprimand Mei Duo very much, on second thought, how could every teenager not be like this in his own rebellious period, they fought against everything: against their parents, against society, against life, and even against themselves. If he reprimanded Meadow now, then it would be self-defeating to see if Meadow might disappear again.
As a result, Lan Li adopted a roundabout policy of tenderness. Although he is not yet a father, he has been helping a lot with his two children recently.
Listening quietly, Mei Duo's eyes couldn't help but slowly brighten up again, and those seemingly simple words were filled with a wanton and cheerful yearning for freedom, and then she couldn't help but start babbling about her experiences and feelings.
In the past few days, Meadow has left Los Angeles for Calgary to start hiking in Banff National Park, along with three other friends, all young people living in Los Angeles, all high school students, in the middle of the semester, but they have escaped the constraints of the classroom and longed to breathe the air of freedom.
Quietly, under the guidance of Lan Lijian, Mei Duo poured all her experiences and stories in the past period of time, and told those wonderful life moments with flying eyebrows, and the ins and outs of the matter were pieced together.
After everything was finished, Mei Duo realized that she had just explained all her old bottoms, and looked at Lan Li dumbfounded, "This ...... You...... This ......" stammered and didn't know what to do, and finally stomped his feet with a depressed face, but he still didn't say anything after all.
Lan Li did not refute or defend, still with that calm appearance, and said seriously, "You know, you can tell Paul these things, and he will not object." ”
Paul is an outdoor enthusiast himself, and if Meadow is willing to try, Paul will definitely not stop him. Obviously, Meadow chose to run away from home for other reasons.
"I know, I know. Mei Duo said with a little irritability, but didn't know how to express it, looked at Lan Li again, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally said his true heart, "I know he is working hard, everything is fine, very good, but sometimes it's really too good." You know, if I really ask, he rarely says 'no', and I can always get there. ”
Lan Li blinked, this time it was his turn for the confused person, "Could it be ...... Isn't that a good thing?"
Teenagers don't just want to be lawless, and parents not only don't restrain themselves, but it is better to be able to be their own backing, that is the best thing in the world.
Meadow wasn't joking at all, "But I can't breathe! You know what? He's been so nice to me, I know, he's trying to make amends, but ...... I don't need to. ”
"He may not be a good father, but he is a really good friend. I liked him, otherwise I wouldn't have convinced my mom to allow me to come to Los Angeles. ”
"However, he was so eager that he took care of my thoughts at all times, and I couldn't breathe. I hope...... I just want to have some personal space, and at the same time I want him to be able to restrain me like a father, forget it, I ...... I don't know what I want, I don't know. ”
The amount of information is somewhat large, a little complicated, and a little contradictory. The preface doesn't match the afterword, and as she speaks, Mei Duo herself doesn't know what she's talking about, and she doesn't know what she wants.
It's always like this when you're young, rampage aimlessly, hitting your head and breaking your blood, maybe one day you'll be able to find your pursuit, but maybe you'll never find it. But the meaning of youth is that at least tried, at least collided, even if you don't find it, you won't regret and regret it in the future.
Lan Li quietly cast a glance at Mei Gan, signaled, and then quietly accompanied Mei Duo out of this noisy space; Mei Gan didn't know at all, so she couldn't read minds, how could she understand what Lan Li meant, she could only vaguely understand that Lan Li and the little girl seemed to have known each other for a long time, and now they needed a little space.
Lan Li and Mei Duo didn't go far, but just came to the cornfield not far away, ensuring a relatively quiet space for conversation, which was enough.
"Meadow, have you tried to tell Paul these ideas?" said Lan Li softly after a moment's silence.
Mei Duo is unknown.
"I didn't know exactly how to be a father, and Paul was trying to learn. Again, you don't understand what you really want, so why not try to communicate?"
Regarding being a parent, Lan Li has no right to speak, even if he is a human being in two lives, in this regard, his experience and understanding are still blank, he can't give correct instructions, but he has his own understanding.
"Believe me, I understand very, very well what that suffocating love feels like. Lan Li thought of Ding Yanan again.
He had to admit that he once hated Ding Yanan because her maternal love made him breathless and almost suffocated, but after the passage of time, he realized that no one knew how to be a parent, and no one knew how to be a child, and everyone was stumbling and learning. Even if they make mistakes, so what, at least they're still trying.
When he dreamed back at midnight, he also wondered if Ding Yanan's world would collapse when Chu Jiashu passed away? That family affection made him feel suffocated, so why didn't he let her give everything he had? The two feelings of love and hurt are always mutual.
"It's because I care so much that I don't know what to do. Paul was still learning. Lan Li's gaze fell on Mei Duo, "Why don't you give him a chance to improve?"
Mei Duo stood stunned in place, did not speak, and seemed to be caught in her own thoughts.
Lan Li is not qualified to speak about the way Paul and Meadow get along, because he is not a party and cannot clearly understand all the ins and outs, and because he is not omnipotent, it is difficult for a clean official to decide family affairs, and who can assert that there is only one correct mode for parents and children to get along?
"Meadow. I'll tell Paul, you're okay, you're fine. Including everything today, but I'm not going to tell Paul where you're going next, because I want you to be able to tell him yourself. If you still don't want to, at the very least, you can send him a text message or email to tell him that you are still safe. ”
Lan Li expressed his decision in a deep voice.
"I'm on Paul's side, but I'm on your side too. If you're still struggling, you can come to me at any time, I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. ”
Mei Duo raised her head ignorantly and looked at Lan Li, her eyes were still full of doubts and difficulties, things were obviously not something that could be figured out in a while, but she still nodded hesitantly in affirmation, "I know." ”
Slowly, Mei Duo turned around and stepped away, ready to return to the fan team, but seemed to remember something, turned to look at Lan Li again, and said loudly, "Lan Li...... Please comfort my dad, I don't want to hurt him. Inexplicably, Medo's eyes moistened, and she quickly turned around and fled the scene in embarrassment.