Although the boy has been very stingy recently and does not want to hug his mother, he put his arm around his grandmother and hugged him vigorously. [Ran^Text^Library] Of the two children, the scene of the grandmother's arrest in the hospital had a greater impact on the brother's heart.

"Katyusha," Stuart said. You're so busy hunting down the mad murderer, you still have time to cook?"

"Well, somebody has to cook." She replied with a smile and looked at the supermarket shopping bags behind the trash cans.

Katyusha was very excited to see her mother and went over to hug her, "How are you?"

"It's alright, dear."

Honey is not a good title. But she. After all, here it is, the most important thing.

Edie turned to the children and excitedly told them about a TV show she had watched about a "house makeover." Katyusha's mother was smart enough to tell the story of what happened in the hospital without coming up. It was a comforting thing that would have only made them more worried, and she didn't talk about it in order to reassure the children, but talked about things that didn't matter.

Katyusha introduces her parents to Jon.

"I give people a hand," he said, "and Katyusha is hot-headed and asked me to be a consultant, and now she can't do without me." ”

They chatted about where he lived in Santa Cruz, how long he had lived in the area, and the university he taught. Boleyn was intrigued to learn that Stuart was still working part-time at the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium. The professor often took his nephews and nieces there.

"I teach, too." When Stuart learned of Boleyn's career, he said, "I feel comfortable doing academics; I did a lot of research on fish. ”

Boleyn smiled heartily.

The wine was distributed to everyone, and the first thing to drink was the white wine brought by Boleyn.

Bolin must have remembered something, he said sorry, and returned to the computer, "I'll finish my homework and eat, I'll see you later." ”

"Why don't you go outside," Katyusha told him, pointing to the observation deck, "I'll see it with you right away." ”

He packed up his computer and headed outside. Edie said, "Wonderful young man."

"He was very enthusiastic. Thanks to him, we were able to save one victim. Katyusha walked towards the refrigerator and put the wine away. She suddenly became excited and whispered to her mother, "I'm sorry, Mom, I had no choice but to leave the courtroom quickly." They found another cross. I want to see an eyewitness. ”

Her mother didn't say in the slightest sarcastic, "It's okay, Katyusha. I know that's important, and the unfortunate man who was killed today, Lyndon, that lawyer. He is famous.

"Yes, he was unlucky." Katyusha noticed that her mother was changing the subject.

"If you want to sue the state government, I see. He is a consumer rights lawyer. ”

"Mom, do you have any news from Hittie?"

Edie blinked, "There's no Katyusha tonight, and I'm not going to talk about it tonight." ”

"Well," Katyusha felt like a reprimanded child, "listen to you." ”

"Is the adjournment coming?"

"He'll try to come. Anne is in the capital, and he is struggling to take care of the children. There is also a big case at hand.

"Oh, I wish he could come. How is Anne now?" Edie asked coldly. She thought Hugh's wife was unsatisfactory as a mother. For Edie, if she is not qualified as a mother, it is a first-degree negligence, which is similar to committing a felony.

"It's okay, I guess. I hadn't seen her in a while. ”

Katyusha wondered if Hugh would show up after all.

"Have you talked to Betsy?" She asked her mother.

"Talked. She's coming this weekend. ”

"She can live with me."

"If it's convenient, that's fine." Edie said.

"How can it be inconvenient?"

Her mom replied, "You're going to be busy because the case you have at hand is your priority." Now, Katyusha, you go to your friend's, and Maggie and I get things ready. Maggie, come and help me in the kitchen. ”

"Yes, Grandma!"

Stuart brought a DVD, and he thought Wes would like it. It's about a 'sports disaster'. You boys, go and put it away. ”

When her husband heard this, he walked over to the flat-screen TV and called Wes over.

Katyusha stood there helplessly for a while, her hands crossed over her waist, and she watched her mother walk out happily chatting with her granddaughter. Then Katyusha walked outside.

She saw Boleyn sitting at a rickety table on the observation deck next to the back door, lit by a spotlight. He looked around, "This place is beautiful. ”

"I call this the Observatory," she says with a smile.

Katyusha spends most of her time here, alone or with children, dogs, and relatives and friends.

Structurally, the off-white observation deck, which is 20 feet wide and 30 feet long, and 8 feet high in the backyard, extends from the back of the house. It's stuffed with rickety lawn seating, lounge furniture, and tables. The lights are small light bulbs on the Christmas tree, wall lamps and some spotlight bulbs. The uneven wooden floor has a sink, several tables, and a large refrigerator. Lifeless potted plants,

Bird feeders and rusted metal and ceramic pendants bought in the gardening department of the chain store make up the various decorative styles here.

Katyusha often returns home to find colleagues from the State Bureau of Investigation or the Monterey County Police Department or Highway Patrol sitting on the observation deck, sipping a drink from the old refrigerator. It doesn't matter if she's not at home, as long as they follow these rules, never interfere with the children's studies or the family's sleep, minimize the impact of this uninvited arrival, and don't enter the house unless invited.

Katyusha loved this observation deck. It is usually used for more formal events such as breakfast and dining parties. She was also married at this place.

She also presided over her husband's memorial service on the off-white floor.

Katyusha sat in a double wicker chair, next to Boleyn. He hunched over the big computer. He looked around and said, "I've built an observation deck too." But in terms of the constellations that can be seen, yours can be called a large observation deck, and mine is a small observation deck. ”

She laughed.

Bolin nodded at the computer, "I didn't find anything about the region or Travis' friends. There's a lot less content in it than you'd normally see on a teenage child's computer. The real world doesn't come out much in Travis' life. He spends most of his time in the virtual world, on websites, blogs, and billboards, and of course playing his multiplayer role-playing games. ”