Governor's residence, restaurant.

"Alright, give me back the picture. ”

Settle breakfast as fast as you can, Robert couldn't wait. Just now, he had to take a few photos with his girlfriend thinking that this would satisfy the curiosity of his mother and his older siblings, but now he understands that gossip, like desire, can never be satisfied.

"No ......"

Dora, who was holding the photo, dodged Robert's big hand, then kicked her feet, bounced off her chair, and walked quickly to the governor's father on the throne. She raised the photo in her hand and asked affectionately, "Dad, you haven't seen it, do you want it?"

Earl reached out to take the photo, looked up at Robert, who looked helpless and a little panicked, and said, "Of course, you have all seen it, how can I miss it." ”

"Well......" After he looked at the photos, he nodded slightly, and commented: "This smile, these eyes, it's all good......" Speaking of this, Earl handed the finished photo to Robert, and asked at the same time: "If I heard it right, her name is Alicia, and she is your classmate, right?"

Robert quickly took the photo and nodded in response, "Yes." ”

With that, before Earl or the others could ask any more questions, he turned and "fled" the restaurant faster than ever.

Looking at the place where Robert disappeared, Dora pouted boringly, Evan shook his head amusedly, and Nina glared at the brother and sister who were still unsatisfied, and said, "You guys...... Just know to bully Robert. ”

"Not really!"

Dora replied, and ran out of the restaurant as well.

"By the way, I didn't see Virginia in the morning, did she not get up, or was she not there?" asked Earl as Nina was about to stop Dora.

Nina replied, "No, I'm out." ”

Earl asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I don't know!" Nina shook her head and looked at the siblings Evan and Dorothy, who were still at the table, "I also got up in the morning to hear what they said, and it seems that I went out early in the morning." ”

Seeing that his father and mother were looking at him, Evan quickly shook his head and said, "Don't look at me, I also listened to Dora and Dorothy." ”

All of a sudden, all three eyes focused on Dorothy.

Dorothy blinked, put down the bread in her hand, and said softly, "I don't know, it seems to be going to the station." ”

"Station?" Nina repeated confusedly, "why did she go to the station so early?"

"Colin's train doesn't seem to arrive until noon, doesn't it?"

Dorothy said, "I don't know." ”

"I'm full, you use it slowly. ”

With that, Dorothy was ready to slip away.

"It was noon. Evan ate the fish steak slowly, looked at Nina and said, "Probably she's going to pick up a friend." ”

"Well, friend, I'll have to ask when she gets back. ”

Nina muttered.

Hearing this, Evan said secretly, do you want to remind Virginia?

"Evan, are you going to the Christmas dinner in the evening?" Earl suddenly asked as Evan was on a fugue.

"Well, you say dinner?" Evan nodded when he saw Earl and replied, "Robert, aren't they going to go, so I won't be there." ”

The state government Christmas dinner has not been attended since he was in college, and he has spent every Christmas Eve with Audrey for several years.

"I thought it was going to be different this year. Earl glanced at Evan, then stopped eating, wiping his hands and saying, "You won't have anything to do at night anyway...... Audrey is still in Los Angeles, isn't she?"

Evan nodded, "That's true, though, I'd rather be at home on Christmas radio than go to dinner." ”

Earl tossed the napkin on the table and said, "You need to make more friends, you can't go far in the United States alone." ”

"I know. ”

"But, I don't feel like I'm alone. ”

Evan smiled at Nina, who was sitting across from him, and said, "What do you say? ”

Nina looked at Evan helplessly, then looked at her husband and said, "Forget it, don't force him if he doesn't want to go." Anyway, Colin will be there at noon, so it's good to take him with you. ”

Earl spread his hands and shrugged. Once again, an attempt to educate Evan failed, and Earl was not at all surprised.

Evan smiled at this, "Thanks, Earl." ”

Earl propped up his chair with both hands, stood up, waved at Evan, and said, "I heard that you are the chef for the lunch dinner, do you need my help?"

"For example, preparing ingredients or something. ”

"Thanks, but no......" Evan pointed at Nina and said, "There's a former chef here!"

Nina took over the conversation and said, "You don't need to do the kitchen, and you don't need to decorate Christmas, so how about relaxing on a rare holiday." ”

"Hmm...... Alright!" Earl leaned down and kissed Nina on the forehead, "It's been a long time since I've heard my daughters play in their entirety, and I'm sure they'd love to show them off." ”

"That's right!" Nina smiled, "but you need to hurry, I guess Dora is about to find an excuse to hang out." ”

"Rest assured. Earl laughed, "She can't run." ”

After Earl left the restaurant, Evan had finished eating and chatted with Nina about the lunch menu.

"Nina, are you sure you have lunch at noon?"

"Of course. In the morning, we were sure, weren't we? Robert, Dora, Dorothy all said yes. Nina began to clean up the table and said, "What, you changed your mind?"

"No, it's not. Evan helped clean it up, while explaining: "It's just that authentic Chinese food has a lot of special spices, and people who haven't eaten it may not be used to it." ”

"Don't worry, I've eaten with your dad and Robert, and they shouldn't like it when they go to San Francisco this summer. Nina walked into the kitchen with stacked plates, and Evan followed, "As for the spices, you can see what is missing, and bring them with you when you go to replenish the ingredients." ”

"Well, that's it. Evan walked over to the refrigerator, opened the door, looked at it, and asked, "So, about the menu, Nina, do you have any suggestions?"

Nina emptied the breakfast scraps into the trash and replied without looking back, "It's up to you, you're the chef today." ”

Chef Evan glanced back at his mother, then closed the refrigerator door and walked out of the kitchen without saying a word.

When Nina saw it, she asked, "Where are you going?"

"I went to the menu and wrote down the ingredients and spices I wanted to buy," Evan said. ”

Twenty minutes later, a nice melody sounded in the piano room, with Dora and Dorothy as the performers and Earl as the only listener. Nina, Evan, and Robert were about to go out when the phone in the living room rang.

Evan, who was closest to the phone, picked up the microphone.

"Hey, this is Evan Warren......"

"Evan, it's me, Virginia...... Well, is it easy to speak?"

"Hey, what's the matter?"

"I can't come back at noon......"

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