Whether a man and a woman who love each other can finally be together has never been just a matter between the man and the woman.

The family of both men and women is comparable to the affection between men and women.

The better the family conditions, the higher the possibility and willingness of the family to intervene in the marriage of the next generation.

This can be said to be surprisingly consistent between the Eastern and Western worlds.

Unless both men and women are from an orphanage.

For Evan, from the moment he decided to get together with Audrey, he knew that his family would be one of the obstacles for both parties.

After all, the gap between the two families can be said to be obvious, one is the first family in California, and the other is a European broken immigrant.

One in the sky, one in the ground.

At the time, though, Evan was more worried that Audrey would be deterred by the disparity.

As for whether his family will have opinions, to be honest, Evan hasn't been too worried.

For one, although he has the name and face of "Evan", he was just role-playing for a long time.

Second, even if his family is really against it, Evan is confident that it won't affect him much.

However, what Evan didn't expect was that although the development of things has inherent laws, there are also many accidents that accompany it.

When Evan revealed his life to Audrey, Audrey was not unintimidated, and the first difficulty between the two passed.

When Evan introduced Audrey to the Warrens, and when Evan offered to go with Audrey to Los Angeles, no one including the Earls objected.

Evan thought that this difficulty had also been solved, and there would be no more obstacles between himself and Audrey.

However, to Evan's surprise, Nina, who had never said a bad word before, actually expressed her dissatisfaction directly after watching Audrey's performance on stage.

Evan was so surprised that he was caught off guard for two things.

The first point, of course, is the U-turn in Nina's attitude.

The second point is that when Evan learned about Nina's attitude from Robert, he didn't show the ease and nonchalant he imagined.

What does this mean?

It shows that even if it is just a role-play, after a long time of acting, there will be feelings.

Affection means bondage.

It means that Evan can't do whatever he wants.

As a last resort, Evan didn't want to grieve his "family".

That's right...... It's family.

"So, for the sake of today, I have to appease Nina first, perfunctory for a while, maybe when Audrey blossoms, maybe Nina will change her mind?"

Evan had a wishful thinking in his heart.

It's a pity that Nina saw through it at a glance.

Suddenly, Evan was caught between a rock and a hard place.

……

Seven a.m., Albert Hotel, restaurant.

Evan and his party sat at the same table and ate their own breakfast.

Evan and Nina had no abnormality on their faces at all, much to Robert's surprise and delight.

It's a good thing that there's no awkwardness.

While they were having their meal, two young men suddenly came to their table with happy faces.

Their target is Robert!

"Hello, excuse me, are you the 'Rubik's Cube Boy'? the one on TV, the one for twenty-two seconds!"

The young man who spoke had a youthful face and a card for the Rubik's Cube competition in his hand. Because of this, Evan motioned to Bob who was coming over and told them to leave it alone.

Robert had a half-eaten bread in his hand, and he didn't react for a while, and it took a long time before he nodded in confusion.

"Really, I'll just say I'm right, Jerry!" the young bean man said excitedly to his companion.

His companion, Jerry's expression was a little embarrassed, it was really rude for them to disturb people like this.

Jerry smiled at Robert and the others at the table and apologized, "I'm sorry, we're so excited." ”

Nina smiled and said, "It's okay, you're also competing, right?

Jerry nodded, "Yes, ma'am......"

Robert stood up at this time, took the initiative to stretch out his hand to Jerry, and said, "Hello, my name is Robert, and I'm from California. ”

Jerry didn't seem to be comfortable with such a formal etiquette as shaking hands, and hesitated for a moment before reaching out his hand in a panic, "That, my name is Jerry, Jerry Slocum, from Chicago." ”

"This is my friend, and I'm here to compete. ”

"Slocum?" Evan who was sitting across from Robert repeated the name in surprise when he heard the name.

Robert looked back at Evan strangely, and then he seemed to remember something, looked at Jerry, and asked, "Are you the author of YouCanDoTheCube?"

Jerry scratched his head embarrassedly, but his friend patted Jerry on the shoulder angrily and said, "That's right, it's this kid......!

Robert showed an expression of admiration and said, "It's amazing, I've read your book......"

"It's not that powerful...... Jerry waved his hand and said, "Robert, you are, I can't do it in twenty-two seconds until now......"

In this way, the two of them, who were only two years apart, chatted.

After breakfast, Robert and Jerry stayed together, and when they finally went to the gym, Evan simply picked up Jerry and both.

Half past eight, Madison Garden Plaza Coliseum.

After getting out of the car, Evan and Robert were separated.

He went to Girard's location and asked about the current situation on the scene.

Girard reported: "The coverage rate of the contestants was 95 per cent, and the media we invited came. ”

"As for dealers, the current statistics are a little less than expected...... Presumably affected by the lawsuit. ”

Evan thought for a moment and asked, "What didn't you come to the areas where the court hasn't been held yet?"

Girard said, "Yes. ”

Evan said, "That's okay!"

Later, after emphasizing the need to maintain order on the spot, Evan asked Girard to do his own thing.

Wait a minute, there is a short opening ceremony, and the Magic Seven Company has invited some people to the platform. Naturally, there are political figures among them, and Girard needs to meet them.

This kind of thing, Evan doesn't want to come forward now.

Around nine o'clock, the number of people in the gymnasium gradually increased. Because it was summer vacation, there were many teenagers who came to visit.

Of course, the largest number of contestants are the contestants with their entry cards.

The majority of the contestants are male, and the age distribution is wide, ranging from teenagers to 40s.

At half past nine, the opening ceremony began on time.

Girard himself acted as the moderator, and after specially invited representatives of local parliamentarians and officials from the Federal Office of Education took the stage to speak, the competition officially began.

The process is called simple.

The first is the sprint race, and a special additional preliminaries are also being held.

"Robert, come on!"

Dora and Dorothy stood outside the fence, shouting at their brother.

Their shout attracted several people to look back.

No way, the name Robert is a common name, and the number of users ranks in the top 100 of all names all year round.

As for Evan, he accompanied Mr. Edward Ireland, whom he had just met yesterday, to wander around the plastic building block booth and experience area.