Chapter 59: Depressed Scott
Editor-in-Chief Evan was pleased, but Franks was furious. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
He couldn't have imagined why that damn Stanley would be so coincidental to show up at the trial, and Franks regretted it to death when he remembered that he had sent him to interview the so-called robbery.
Such a good scoop was not only written by the annoying Stanley, but was directly reviewed by the editor-in-chief Evan without going through him, the director, and he understood the reason and experience better than anyone else.
What made Franks uncomfortable was that the editor-in-chief Evan not only read the manuscript, but also bypassed him, the supervisor, and directly arranged two full pages, which was enough to make the reporters of the whole newspaper blush, in fact, it is rare to encounter a situation in a year where a news story can publish two pages.
But Stanley ran into it!
Compared to Franks' depressed and tangled, Taylor was in a very good mood all day.
After quitting her part-time job at the bar, she went home early in the evening, and of course, she didn't forget to bring a newspaper with her, and she hummed a little tune like a happy canary.
As always, Scott didn't make it home for dinner, and there were only Taylor and Andrea and daughter at the table.
After dinner, Andrea used to watch CBS bubble dramas, and Taylor walked around happily, spending a few minutes in his bedroom, then sitting on the couch and glancing absently at the TV, then getting up and strolling around the kitchen to find some fruit or flip through a magazine in boredom.
"Taylor, I said could you just sit down for a while and let me finish this episode quietly, OK?" Andrea muttered with some irritability, it was clear that Taylor had influenced her, and housewives watching bubble dramas were not easy to mess with.
Taylor spread her hands to show that she understood, then sat on the sofa and quietly read the newspaper, and a few minutes later, just as Andrea was immersed in the bloody plot, she couldn't help but say, "Mom, what time does Dad usually come back?" ”
"Not necessarily!" Andrea furrowed her eyebrows and replied casually.
"It doesn't have to be when? I mean, normally, what time does he get home? Taylor persistently asked.
"What time is it?" Andrea unconsciously repeated, and said in annoyance: "Usually after blackjack!" ”
Taylor raised his wrist to look at the time, twenty-one thirty, and said, "It's half an hour late, Mom, when will Dad come back at the latest?" ”
"Not coming back at the latest!" "If you want to know when Daddy will be back, then why don't you give him a call and ask?" ”
"Then you can call him and ask him." Taylor said expectantly.
"I'm calling?!" Andrea felt that her daughter was simply unreasonable, she finally pulled her attention away from the TV series, turned her head and asked curiously, "Taylor, what's wrong with you today?" ”
"Ha, I'm fine, Mom." Taylor snorted, then said, "I just have something to tell my dad." ”
"Haven't you stopped talking to him for two or three days?" Andrea's gaze returned to the TV screen, and said casually: "Because he didn't let you have a relationship with Xu An last time." ”
Taylor was momentarily speechless, "This ......"
Just then, there was the sound of the door opening on the porch, and Taylor jumped up from the couch with a thud and ran to the door.
Andrea was so annoyed by her daughter that she didn't have the heart to watch TV at all, and she also turned her head to look.
"Dad, you're back?" Taylor graciously hung up Scott's suit and said sweetly.
Scott was confused, in fact he was ready for his daughter to ignore him for a week, and he didn't expect his daughter to come back today with such an attitude, which made him a little suspicious, wondering if Taylor had any out-of-the-ordinary requests.
For example, I mentioned before that I took a break from school to sing, or drove a road trip alone.
At the same time, he was secretly vigilant in his heart, constantly warning himself that he must not be defeated by his daughter's tender offensive.
"Dad, have you read today's newspaper?" Taylor asked expectantly as he swirled around Scott like a puppy.
"Newspapers? Of course I do, I watch it every day! Scott walked to the couch and sat down, glanced at his wife, and found that his wife was also unclear, and his heart was even more puzzled.
Taylor asked again, "What newspapers do you read?" ”
"The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Business Week, the New York Times, aren't they like that every day?"
Taylor was a little disappointed and asked reluctantly, "What about the New York Evening News?" ”
"The New York Evening Post? And such a newspaper? I don't think I've ever seen it. "Scott was a little confused, he couldn't get to the point.
Taylor sighed, she knew that this was the case, in fact, she didn't know that there was such a newspaper, she only knew about it after seeing the discussion about Xu An on the Internet today, and then she went to buy a copy.
Although a little disappointed, it was not surprising, "Then you wait a minute." With that, Taylor hurried back to his bedroom, got a newspaper back, and handed it to Scott expectantly.
Scott took the newspaper wordlessly, flipped through it twice, and Andrea, who was beside him, curiously leaned over to read it.
The news signed by Stanley was very eye-catching, with headlines on the front page, and it occupied two pages, Scott understood it at once after reading the beginning, and Andrea also figured out what was going on, and suddenly looked at her daughter with some amusement.
Although Mr. Scott thought clearly, his heart was even more depressed.
What's going on?!
He already vaguely felt that it was not the guy named Xu An who wanted to pursue his daughter, it was clearly his daughter who wanted to pursue each other!
Suddenly, a sour and helpless feeling surged in his heart, the kind of feeling that every father with a daughter would have, but Scott didn't expect him to feel it so early.
It's completely different from how her daughter used to feel when she was in a relationship, because Taylor has never been like this now, because a boy quarreled with himself!
Thinking of this, Scott was even more depressed.
After hastily skimming through the "smelly and long" news, Scott casually put the newspaper on the coffee table and said indifferently: "Okay, I know that kid was wronged, so what?" ”
"How?" Taylor was stunned, "What, Dad, don't you think you misunderstood Ann?" ”
"No, no, I don't think so, in fact, I don't care if he makes up fake news or if he's been framed, in my opinion, the most important thing is the way he solves the problem, you know, baby?" Scott said earnestly, "Being framed can have many ways to prove yourself, isn't it?" He could have looked for evidence and reported to his superiors that, as a graduate of Columbia Journalism, it would not be difficult to contact the top management of the newspaper in the New York Times, but he still chose the worst way: solve the problem with his fists! ”
"But ......"
"Taylor, I still say that when a person is used to solving problems by violent means, he becomes dangerous, you know?" Scott said solemnly.
Taylor blinked, stunned for a moment, then realized the problem in his father's words, and retorted: "But Xu An is not a person who is used to solving problems with violence, this reporter interviewed his classmates, teachers, colleagues and neighbors, he is a good person, there are all the interview recordings on the Internet, I can hear that those people are telling the truth!" ”
"Truth?" Scott was nondeniable, "Then why did he attack his supervisor?" ”
"Because that fat pig is racist, that's the point!" Taylor was a little angry, Scott's reaction was completely unexpected by her, she thought that with this report, her father would change his opinion of Xu An, but now it doesn't seem to be the case, "Dad, you have a deep prejudice against An, didn't you fight with people when you were young?" Do you consider yourself a dangerous person too?! ”
With that, Taylor went back to the bedroom in a rage, like an angry little lioness.
Scott watched his daughter leave depressedly, and silently calculated in his heart: It's the second time, this is the second time that her daughter has quarreled with herself because of the same boy!
Andrea patted her husband's arm and chuckled, "You're jealous, aren't you?" ”
"Are you kidding? Why should I be jealous? Scott firmly denied, "They're just friends, okay, even if it's a couple in the future, I don't need to be jealous, Taylor is still very young, it's still early to get married, no, I mean even if Taylor marries him, I won't be jealous, no, I'm ......"
"Alright, alright, I understand." Andrea couldn't help but laugh, and then said pertinently: "Maybe you should put aside your preconceptions and get to know that young man, he might really be a good boy." ”
Scott frowned and snorted.