Chapter 13 Porcelain Puppets
By the time Evan returned home, night had fallen. As soon as he entered the living room, Evan heard Virginia scolding Dora.
"Dora, it's going to be dinner soon, don't steal food!"
Dora laughed and ran out of the kitchen, presumably by her.
"Wow! Evan, you're back!" Dora, who had a little red on the corner of her mouth, saw Evan and immediately ran to him and hid behind his ass. A moment later, Virginia struck her, wearing an apron, apparently having gotten permission from Nina to enter the kitchen.
Defeated and defeated, determined, worthy of my sister, but ...... I had to find out which dishes were her work.
"Oh, Evan, come back, is the movie good?" Virginia first greeted Evan, then raised her eyebrows and yelled at Dora, "Don't hide, Dora, I see you, dare not listen to me, see how I clean you up!"
As she spoke, Virginia made a vicious appearance that she was going to tear Dora into pieces.
When Dora heard this, she was frightened, hugged Evan's thigh, and shouted, "Save me, Evan, Virginia is a witch, a witch, and the worst woman." ”
"What, I'm the worst woman?" Virginia pulled Dora off Evan's thigh, took out her two-finger pliers, clamped her pink cheek and said, "If nothing else, who took you to see "Cat and Mouse" today, who bought you popcorn, um?
"It's you, Virginia......! No...... Now that it has fallen into the hands of others, Dora immediately changed her attitude and begged Virginia for mercy in a slurred manner.
"Hmph! you know each other!" Virginia let go of her hand, and Dora immediately ran to the kitchen like a bird out of a cage. Soon, Virginia and Evan, who were in the living room, heard Dora's aggrieved voice: "Nina, Virginia hit someone, you see, my face is red......"
The wicked sue first, and it's this trick again!
Virginia was speechless and held her forehead, and Evan, who had not intervened from beginning to end, chuckled at this time, causing Virginia to glare angrily. Evan said, "What are you staring at me for, Virginia, I just smiled and didn't do anything." ”
"Also, before that, do you want to explain, how do you know that I watched a movie today?"
Virginia was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that she had leaked her mouth earlier, and then she walked to the kitchen as if she hadn't heard Evan's question: "Oh, Nina seems to be calling me, I have to go back to the kitchen to help, otherwise Dora will definitely steal ...... again"
Seeing that Virginia actually used this trick to pretend to be stupid and stunned to try to fool around, Evan couldn't help but laugh and shook his head, thinking that he would have to talk to Audrey in advance at school tomorrow, otherwise he would definitely be embarrassed by Virginia.
Skipping the lively dinner at the governor's house, time flies by like a white horse, and it is fleeting.
On October 31, the eve of Halloween, ghosts are rampant.
Dora and Dorothy, who play the flower fairies, have a lot of fun and have their pockets full of candy. Robert, who was ashamed to speak, looked good, but his "income" plummeted. Evan habitually opened his mouth to taunt, and Robert blushed and defended himself in a duck voice: "Pranks are the preserve of children, and I have grown up!"
After Halloween, the temperature is getting colder and colder.
On November 2nd, Carl, who had not been seen for ten days, finally appeared in front of Evan, bringing with him a bag of cash and a whole pile of Franklin (note: $100 face value).
Evan didn't count how many there were, looked at Carl, who was tired and excited, and asked directly, "How many?"
"Ten thousand!"
"Who is the buyer?"
"Samsonite!"
"I haven't heard of it!"
"This is a professional and long-established luggage company, headquartered in Colorado, and the owner, Mr. Schroder, is very discerning and keeps his promises. I hooked up with him at the party of United Carbon Company......"
"I'm not interested in hearing how you sell things. ”
"Well, anyway, Mr. Schroeder paid $10,000 for the patent plus authorship. In the future, you can no longer claim ownership of 'wheeled suitcases'. ”
"Of course, um, he knows it's my brainchild?"
"Hmm...... Yes!" Karl hesitated, "So, Mr. Schroeder would like to invite you to dinner, and the time is yours." ”
Evan wasn't surprised that Carl sold himself, after all, it would both increase the price and increase the closing rate. As for giving the buyer Schroeder a chance to make friends, Evan shook his head without hesitation and refused: "Push it away, it's not suitable for me to come forward in person now." ”
When Carl heard this, he nodded indifferently, and he had foreseen Evan's reply, so he didn't expect it at all.
Evan then sent Carl away without commenting on his mission.
Evan was happy to get the money smoothly. If Carl fails, he will have to borrow money from Attorney Albert against the company's shares. In this way, although he can also get money, it will inevitably affect his cooperation with Albert.
After asking Assistant to the Governor Joe about Mr. Governor's itinerary and confirming that he would rest at home for the weekend, the next day, Evan and Virginia went out for a day outside under the pretext of visiting the school, and returned late. He said he was going to Palo Altu (where Stanford University is located), but he actually went to San Francisco.
On Sunday, November 4, Mr. Governor had a rare break at the official residence. However, on this day, Mr. Governor did not get a real break.
After breakfast, the Dora sisters offered to perform the piano for everyone, and let the family members be the judges to evaluate their progress in the past six months. As the head of the family, Mr. Governor, who rarely participates in family activities, naturally cannot be absent.
After the musical feast, Virginia revealed that she was "short", officially announced her ambitions as a writer, and presented a stack of manuscripts to Mr. Governor, hoping to get his advice.
The governor was surprised, but he was even happier that Virginia was able to be honest with him and his family. After a few words of criticism and encouragement to Virginia, Mr. Governor took his daughter's work with a serious face and a happy heart.
Virginia came up with a great work, and the others were interested, so naturally it would not be left to Mr. Governor alone, so the afternoon became a discussion of the works of a group of enthusiastic readers posing as amateur editors.
In this way, the time unconsciously entered the evening.
Aunt Susan was "just wrong" today, and Nina, who missed the time and didn't have time to make dinner, had to call to order a meal, and under Evan's sweet words, the dinner was very rich.
The delivery person who saw off the meal took a seat. Before the start, with Mr. Governor Earl as the center, everyone joined hands and began to close their eyes and pray.
With an "Amen", the prayer ends. Earl Warren opened his eyes and heard his wife Nina exclaim, and at the same time, a clear, translucent, rhythmic melody echoed through the dining room. Almost at the same time, Earl saw the source of the sound, which was a music box, placed on the dining table between him and Nina. Two dolls, a man and a woman, stand on the music box, holding hands and slowly rotating to the melody. The porcelain figures come to life. The doll's physiognomy and dress Earl couldn't be more familiar, that's what he and Nina looked like twenty years ago.
At this point, if Earl still doesn't understand what day it is, and who made this scene, then he is not Mr. Governor.
Earl smiled at Nina and looked at her affectionately. Moments later, the mastermind and the main perpetrators, Evan and Virginia, stood up. Each of them holds a red ring box in their hands, the older sister comes to the father, and the younger brother comes to the mother.
Together, the two opened the box, revealing the platinum ring inside.
"Happy 20th anniversary, Mr. Warren!"
"Happy twentieth anniversary, Mrs. Warren!"
Earl and Nina finished looking at each other and looked around, Robert looked excited, the twins had starry eyes, and the siblings acted as emcees and pretended to be serious, but the corners of their mouths were unconsciously upturned.
"Thank you, kids, you're the pride of both of us!"
This night will be remembered forever by the couple.