"Call me Leo, I'd love to be a brave pirate with you, but I'm too old to be a sailor. Come on kids, I'm making lunch to see if it's up to your liking. If you're short of a cook on your ship, I might as well consider it. ”

With Hong Qi's interruption, the old man and Ma Chao were relieved, and the old man and the young walked into the house side by side, and Hong Tao could only follow behind under the custody of Paul. However, Hong Tao did not feel left out, he was holding a camera to take a picture of the big black back. It's also called Paul, and that's so interesting.

Compared with the colorful outside, the inside of the house is obviously much warmer, the walls, ceiling, and floor are all wood color, and the furniture is mostly in a similar style. However, the first impression here is not warmth, but age.

Like an old man, he only needs to see at a glance that he is old, not because of a certain object, but because of the whole thing. Just the stoves, cutlery, and cooking utensils in the kitchen make Hong Tao feel a little out of order.

That heavy, clumsy oven was still a product of the fifties, older than the age of New China. But don't look old, the food made with these utensils is not inferior at all. You don't need to look at it, just smelling it makes Hong Tao's stomach growl.

It's better to come early than to come by chance, Hong Tao hurried to eat lunch, and now he finally got his wish. The work of carrying luggage can be wronged, and now I have a cup of coffee in the living room and the meal will start soon!

Marx's living room is huge, but the walls are still almost full, from picture frames to handicrafts, almost like a museum. It is not the first time that Hong Tao has seen this kind of home style, and many Europeans and Americans have this habit in their homes.

But he always had a problem that he didn't understand, how to clean up all the bits and pieces hanging on the wall? Or is their environment very dusty and doesn't need to be cleaned as often at all?

Judging by the types of objects placed on the walls, the elder Marx was more fond of skiing, hunting, and fishing. Not only were there antlers and shotguns, but also skis and a few old fishing rods. This is also in line with the environment of the town, living in this kind of place, if you like to go to the mall, go to nightclubs, you can suffocate to death.

If a very pure European says he wants to eat at home, don't expect too much. The grand dinner prepared by their family for Christmas is, according to the eyes of traditional Chinese, at best, okay.

Each person had two small sausages, a piece of elbow meat, a spoonful of mashed potatoes, a few asparagus, and a ball of vegetable leaves, as well as a soup and bread, jam, cheese, yogurt, and a few fruits.

This is the main dish used by Marx's family to entertain guests from afar, and as an adult, Hong Tao has an extra privilege than two children, and can drink a beer.

In fact, for people like Hong Tao who don't know how to eat and don't like to eat very much, this kind of simple, calorie-sufficient meal is more appetizing.

The sausage is good, it is a Munich specialty, called white sausage, made of pork, cooked in water and dipped in sauce when eaten. Elbow meat is also a Bavarian specialty, and it tastes good......

Hong Tao really can't find too many words to describe the taste of food, and there are only four evaluations in his dictionary: unpalatable, average, okay, and good.

Any delicious food to his mouth is good, most of the dishes made in the restaurant are called okay, the usual satisfying meals are average, and the dishes that lack oil and salt and do not put soy sauce are called unpalatable.

Hong Tao didn't understand the beer brand, it was all in German, and the taste should be average. Because it's too bitter, it's not the bitterness of dark beer. It's very pale in color, and after drinking it, it smashes its mouth and has a faint caramel sweetness. In short, Hong Tao doesn't like this taste very much, and it can't reach the level where he can't drink it.

Old Marx was not very talkative, and even if he wanted to communicate more with his grandson, he didn't know how to start. It seems that Richard's personality is to follow his father, while Paul is very different from his father and brother in terms of appearance and temper, the only thing that is the same is the yellow beard on his face.

"Leo, could you take William to see the room where Paul lived when he was a child, if only there were pictures. Compared with old Marx, Hong Tao is more likely to fool children, Ma Chao and Paul have had less contact, and they lack the necessary father-son understanding, so they can make up for it at this time, and by the way, they can let the grandfather and grandson say a few more words.

"Great, I've kept Richard and Paul's room for the same time as they were when they were kids. William, and Elaine, would you like to go up with me to have a look?" Old Marx was stupid, but his brain was very good, and he immediately understood the central idea of Hong Tao's suggestion.

Ma Chao and Hong Qi both followed the old man upstairs, Hong Tao naturally didn't want to sit downstairs alone, so he just hugged Hong Changqing and went up to have a look.

There are four rooms on the second floor, one of which is the childhood bedroom of brothers Richard and Paul. The house really still has the same appearance as it was decades ago, and it is very clean, and even the bedding has the smell of the sun, as if someone lived there yesterday.

"Pity the hearts of parents in the world...... "Who insists on cleaning the brothers' rooms, you don't need to ask Hong Tao to know that it is 100% this old Marx with a fierce face and few words. He is not very good at words, but his actual actions can accurately reflect his inner emotions. But when you get along with this kind of person, you have to savor it, and you can't understand any nature in a short time.

"Your uncle is much more handsome than your father. Hong Qi was still struggling with the scarf just now, and couldn't find an excuse to attack Ma Chao, and the photos of the Paul brothers when they were young became scapegoats.

Although Ma Chao is Hong Qi's little follower, he doesn't want to hear others say that his father is frustrated, but he can't refute it in the face of the facts, and the expression on his face is very unhappy.

"Richard should be Ma Chao's uncle, and his uncle is his father's younger brother. Hong Tao didn't want to care about the affairs between the children, but he also didn't want to watch his daughter treat her friends like this.

Simply, let's use the matter of generations to interrupt. These two children have been abroad for too long, and there are deficiencies in the traditional culture of their own people, so it is not a bad thing to tell them more.

"Your daughter is very cute...... old Marx can actually understand Chinese, and he can also speak Chinese, although it is very blunt, but it is indeed Chinese, Hong Tao understands.

"After William was born, I hired a teacher, and I usually listened to recordings and watched Chinese movies. I think it's more ...... to communicate in my child's native language Easy. Seeing Hong Tao's surprised eyes, the old Marx took the initiative to tell why he knew Chinese, and he was quite embarrassed. It's not modest, it's really not very good, and the last word simply becomes German English again.

"Mr. Leo, I want to make a small request to you, I don't know if it's convenient or not...... "An old man in his sixties, just to make it easier and more convenient to communicate with a grandson who doesn't know when he will come back and can stay for a few days, actually taught himself one of the most difficult Chinese in the world in a place where there is no language environment.

Explicitly stated or not, Hong Tao believes that he needs to be with his children very, very much. This kind of love is so deep that you can't even feel it if you don't experience it carefully.

Although he has never met this old man, he is also warm in his heart at this time, he should always do something he can for him, this is a good person who loves children as much as his grandfather.

“…… Paul and I went out of their way to talk about you, and he warned me that it was best not to listen to your request, or at least to listen carefully and consult a lawyer before agreeing. As soon as old Marx heard that Hong Tao was about to make a request, the hair on his body almost stood up, like an old lion who had been threatened.

"......" Hong Tao's heart immediately became cold when it was just hot, this damn Paul really called back to warn. Do you have such a thing, and you can help yourself spread your name all over the world! I knew this, I should have snatched Ma Chao's scarf directly just now!

"But Richard said the opposite of Paul, you and I are friends with both of our sons, and you have brought William home, so I intend to take Paul's words as a good-natured joke. Seeing Hong Tao's face, which was already a little distorted, the old Marx changed his words and sent warmth back.

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