"Gentlemen, can you go home and hug again? How about helping to unload the cargo? The affirmative action movement teaches us that men and women are equal, not that men are lazy while women work. Melonie stood on the deck and interrupted the two of them, who were immersed in the relationship between father and son.

Seeing his son gently break free of his embrace, Colin Hawk looked at Melonie dissatisfied: "Meloni, you haven't been able to get married for so long, you have to seriously reflect on whether you are annoying to people, at least your sister never interrupts the conversation between men." ”

Melonie glanced at Colin Hawk and began to continue her busy work: "Thank you for reminding me, Colin, when I get the appointment letter from Sinclair Elementary School, I will go to the blind date show to see if it is like you said, I can't get married." ”

"There's a college student on your ship? How is it possible, this is more shocking than if you don't go to Canada to sell goods. Tommy now came back to his senses and asked his father.

"Carlo?" At this moment, a man dressed in thin casual clothes, wearing a tattered coat and arms on the outside, walked out of the cabin of the KKS, looked at Tommy Hawk with a surprised face, and then quickly walked a few steps through the light, made sure he saw Tommy's appearance and blurted out.

But then those eyes immediately turned to Melonie, who was unloading: "And your striptease Aunt Beatrice?" ”

At the sound of the words striptease, all the busy men, even the Italian man, who was at least sixty years old, stopped his movements and followed the man's gaze to Melonie.

"I don't know if you'll be able to get married, the only thing I'm sure of now is that the people on this boat are definitely interested in watching your blind date show when the time comes, Meloni Beatrice." Colin Hawke saw the reaction of the crowd, whistled, and opened his mouth to make up for Meloni, who had already died on the spot.

"Mr. Kendrick?" Tommy Hawke had a ghostly expression: "How did you end up on this ship?" ”

"It's a long story, Carlo......" Will Kendrick smiled awkwardly at Tommy: "I would have liked to ......"

"Let me give you a briefing, son, do you know Will? That's right, this guy is the guy I said I had gone to college and persuaded me to make a wise choice, and he said he was an engineer. Colin Hawke heard Tommy Hawke's words and interrupted Will on the side, introducing himself:

"We happened to have some minor problems with the cooler when we were overhauling the ship engine before we set off, and we were about to buy a few more barrels of coolant to prevent it from having an accident while sailing, and then this guy appeared on the dock and came and asked if we knew Carlo Leon and a lady named Beatrice, they were his only two friends in Warwick, he was a little bored today, so he came to Warwick to look around, hoping to go on a barbecue or go fishing with them, I told him that I knew everything about Warwick, of course I knew who those two people were, If you want me to tell him, then he is going to buy two barrels of coolant and give it to us as a consulting fee, this guy came to take a look at the cooler, said that there is no need to replace the coolant, he knows how to repair, and then help us repair, boasting that he can help the company save a lot of unnecessary expenses every year, Rocco is also full of praise for his repair skills, so for the sake of insurance for this voyage, and also to save some repair costs, we decided to take him out for a ride, telling him to accompany us to the sea for a turn, When I came back, I took him to meet Carlo Leon and Beatrice, and then the bored guy thought we were just going out fishing, and simply agreed. ”

"Dad, you are suspected of deception and abduction...... Adult male? Tommy covered his forehead and said to Daddy in a low voice.

Colin Hawk glanced at Will Kendrick, who was shining in Meloni's eyes, and said to his son: "No, it may have been a deception before, after all, this drive was indeed a bit long, and we also refused his request to go back to his company's processing ship to rest while the fishing boat was loaded, but now it seems that my previous behavior of preventing him from returning to the processing ship was a sign of my word and my promise, although I didn't expect that the Carol Leon and Beatrice he kept talking about were you and Meloni." ”

As he spoke, he said to Will Kendrick, who was passing by, "Are you satisfied, Mr. Will?" ”

"Except that the ride is a little long, of course, of course, satisfied, you can do what you say, Mr. Hawke, there are not many people in this society who have the virtue of honesty and trustworthiness, but next time if the drive is too long, please make it clear in advance, so that I can help myself prepare some thick clothes to keep out the cold, I always subconsciously think of every sea as Miami, hi, Carlo, wait until I say hello to your Aunt Beatrice and come back to chat." Will Kendrick had already walked over to Meloni, who had not yet recovered from her death, and when she heard Colin Hawk's question, she said without looking back.

Colin Hawke stretched out his hand and shrugged at Tommy, who rolled his eyes speechlessly, "What do you say to him if you don't meet me?" ”

"Don't worry, I've already thought of the answer and introduced him to Morin's brother, Carlo Morin, and Green's sixty-seven-year-old mother, Mrs. Beatrice Green." Colin Hawke was blunt about his original intentions.

Tommy looked down and sighed, "I think I'd better go talk to Mr. Will and ask him to keep it a secret for us." ”

"No, look at the expression he looked at Meloni, don't talk about leaks, maybe Melonie asked him to help sell these goods to Canada, he can agree without thinking, when I first met your mother, I also showed the same expression as he was like a dog in heat at the moment."

Tony walked over from the Italian ship at this time, and was relieved to see the scene where Tommy and Daddy had obviously eased up a lot: "Well done Daddy, you are not dominated by money like me, although I wonder why you made the right choice, but it doesn't matter anymore, just be right." ”

"Come here, the most loyal and reliable son in this family." Colin opened his arms, put his arms around his two sons one by one, looked at the vast sea, and said loudly: "Of course it was the right choice, there is no doubt that we all made the right choice, for each other and for the family." ”

"How many crates of cigarettes are on board?" Tommy asked, hugging his father, looking at the cargo piled up on the ship.

"Three hundred boxes, one hundred boxes for Thomas, one hundred boxes for me, and one hundred boxes for the others." Colin Hawke grinned happily as he talked about the number.

"Where did you get the money to buy a hundred boxes?" Tommy asked, incredulously, "Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for you and Mr. Morlin to scrape together money to buy a hundred cheap beers in a small bar. ”

Tony also spoke: "I'm curious about this too. ”

"Boys, I'm going to leave some stories for on the way back and tell them to you slowly." Colin Hawk let go of his two sons, turned around and put his finger in his mouth and whistled loudly, shouting to the old fellows who had followed the prestige, "Guys! Help the guests carry the goods onto the ship and go home! ”

……

On the K.K.S. on the return trip, Mr. Morin took Tony's place, Tony carried wine, and Tommy sat side by side on the deck, leaning slightly back, looking at the night and stars above that were fading because the sun was about to rise.

Mr. Rocco-Waldman, along with Mr. Wilson and Mr. Green, followed the D.T.F. in the left rear of the fishing boat.

Everyone else closed their eyes in the cockpit, including Mr. Will Kendrick, who had been the most excited, leaning against the cabin directly opposite Meloni, dozing off constantly, and Meloni, who was across the passage from him, was wrapped in a cotton coat, biting an uneaten biscuit in her mouth, and leaned against the bulkhead and fell into a deep sleep without an image.

Colin Hawke counted the banknotes in his hand, and after making sure that they were correct, he put them neatly into his backpack, then walked out of the cockpit, came to the deck, sat down next to his two sons who were about to enjoy the sunrise over the sea, handed the backpack to Tommy Hawk, then lowered his head and took out a cigarette, lit it on the fire and took a puff, and said with emotion: "It's all inside, I have touched the banknotes the most in my life, I counted seven times, a full 145,000 yuan, those Canadian cigarette dealers are really rich." ”

"Why did you leave it all to me?" Tommy Hawk pulled open his backpack and looked at it in confusion, and asked Daddy.

Colin Hawke kept his hands behind his back like his two sons: "When I went inside for the fourth time, Melonie said to me, 'I'd better give you the money to pay the taxes.' For the first time, I bought a batch of cigarettes on the high seas and sold them on another high sea, and I had to pay taxes to the American government, which had no sense of involvement from the beginning to the end, and now I finally understand why the Soviets wanted to attack the United States." It's a pity that I'm not a strong Soviet Union, otherwise I would have blown up those shameless people in the White House a long time ago, well, now I can only let your son you find a way to pay that damn tax, Morin, Green, Wadman and their opinions are also the same as mine, everyone doesn't want to get into trouble, and they all trust you now, and they think your plan is better and more reliable than the dad who has commanded them for many years, only Wilson has a different opinion, he insists on depositing the money directly in the bank himself, trying to see if anyone dares to take the money that belongs to him, But in the end, we were persuaded to dispel that stupid idea. ”

"If you don't have a record of paying taxes, you can't explain the source, you put it in a bank, you will be investigated very quickly, the money will eventually be collected, and even people will be arrested and put in jail." Tommy Hawk laughed and said, "Mr. Wilson is right to dismiss the idea. ”

Tony picked up the bottle and took a sip, then handed it to Tommy, and said with a snort: "So how can no one want to beat up the bitch-raised America, which did nothing and robbed us of the hard-earned money of poor people." ”

"Now can you tell me where you and Mr. Morin got their money? Dad? Tommy Hawke took the bottle, took a sip of it, snorted and handed the whiskey to Daddy.

Colin Hawke held a bottle in his hand and a cigarette in his mouth, looking at the position where the first rays of sunlight were about to emerge in the distance: "Ruby. ”

"I should have guessed, no suspense."

"yes, I should have guessed the only way for my dad to raise money."

Seeing that the two sons all had the expressions they had guessed a long time ago, Colin Hawke said dissatisfiedly: "Hey! It's not what the two of you think, it's me who said to Ruby, if I want to borrow 20,000 yuan, but I don't want to be taken away from the house when I can't pay it back, is there a way to solve it, Ruby that guy is very good, he gave me a suggestion, saying that there is a medical center in Boston that recently wants to find someone to do AIDS research, and is willing to pay 50,000 yuan to the healthy man who volunteered to be studied by them, and provide medical care for free for life, and after the research and development of the drug, the name of that guy may be recorded in the history of medicine, and the doctor can be before I am studied, Help me keep some tadpoles for future fertility, Ruby said that it seems that after being studied, no woman will want to have children with me, how is this possible, although I don't mess around, but my charm is obvious to all, and it is a lie when I hear it. Then Ruby meant, lend me 20,000 yuan, if you pay it off on time with interest, everyone will be happy, if I can't pay it back, I have to find someone to send to the medical center to be studied, to be honest, after listening to it, I want to choose the second item directly, this money seems to fall from the sky, I said to him, if I go back safely but lose money, let them study it myself, if I can't go back, let the medical center study my uncle who lives in rural Worcester, Massachusetts, At the same time as letting the medical center study him, by the way, he helped cure his hearing impairment that had plagued him for many years. ”

“Shit！ Thankfully, we got the money and returned safely. After hearing this, Tommy Hawk breathed a sigh of relief: "Dad, are you really sure you know what AIDS is?" ”

"Of course I know, boy, don't look at your father like that, I know everything, I've heard the bartender Keith say that only white people can get that disease if they sleep with, and if you don't sleep with, you won't be contagious, and the reason why this disease is prevalent in New York is that there are too many there, and white people are too self-loving, so even if you study me, I will definitely not get sick with a." Colin Hawke took a sip of his wine and said in an affirmative tone.

"Maybe the medical center will take you, inject you with anesthetics, and then throw you to a, so you don't know if you had anything to do with a, Daddy." Tony thought about it for a moment, then looked at the two of them and said one possibility that came to mind.

Colin Hawk was speechless, his face was solemn and he thought for a moment, and then patted Tony on the shoulder: "You're right, Tony, it's very likely, it's good to fucking make money, otherwise...... Oh my God, my poor uncle, I can't imagine that image, and if it happens, even if I help cure his hearing impairment for free, I promise that he will not forgive me until he dies. ”

Tommy Hawke couldn't help but laugh when he heard the obviously absurd conversation between his father and his brother, but the two of them were extremely serious.

"What are you laughing at, Tommy?" Tony Hawk asked, puzzled, "It's very likely to happen, remember when you went to the dentist when you were a kid?" The doctor can inject some anesthetic to make you unconscious, and you are unconscious when your wisdom teeth are removed, maybe they are going to do this to Daddy, send a to hide next to him, and wait for Daddy to pass out when he is unconscious......"

"No, no, no, I'm not laughing at your analysis, I'm just thinking that this may be the most exciting thing that I or the Hawke family have ever done since my mother died, and it is worth remembering for the rest of my life." Tommy Hawke explained with a smile.

Tony nodded abruptly: "Indeed, after Mom's death, the most exciting thing, right, Dad?" ”

Colin Hawke took a cigarette in his mouth and said in a calm voice, "For me, maybe it's the second irritating thing after your mother left me, you know I'll never lie to you." ”

"Then what ......excites you the most," Tony asked curiously.

"Tony, family comes first." Tommy Hawk's heart suddenly moved, and he interrupted Tony, pointed to the red sun that jumped out of the sea with his finger and sprinkled the light on everything he could see, and said, "Just enjoy this beautiful and quiet morning, and don't ask again." ”

"Your mother must be glad to hear you say that, son." Daddy patted Tommy Hawke lightly on the shoulder, and said with some surprise and relief.

Then he raised his head and poured a sip of whiskey, looking at the slowly rising sun on the sea, blowing a soothing and melodious folk tune, Tony looked at his father and brother, and finally looked into the distance, slowly, his slightly frowning brow due to curiosity gradually loosened, and finally his lips curled, and a smile of the same color as the sun appeared on his face: "yes, family first, for Mom." ”

In the early morning glow and pleasant whistles, the fishing boat carried the men of the Hawke family in the direction of getting closer and closer to home.

(Volume 1: FOE Family Supremacy Ends)

Author's note: I'm worried that the word limit at the bottom can't fit in, so I'm writing here, and it's not on the shelves anyway, so it won't take up the number of paid words.

Belch...... This is the first time I've written about this kind of subject, and it's the first time I've tried to try to write something less paranoid, intense, write something about the everyday, and practice how not to write the plot without just strong confrontation, because in the evaluation, it seems that my ability to write about daily life and feelings has always been equal to zero.

Before I wrote this paragraph, I just saw that some readers in the book review section said that they abandoned the book, and I'm sorry that my first attempt to write about family relationships didn't give everyone who abandoned the book a good sense of reading.

I don't know the United States, and I'm not very good at writing about family interactions, or I'm not good at writing daily plots at all, I'm only used to writing strong conflicts, this book also wants to change my thinking, practice my pen skills, and try my best to write some plots that I'm not good at but need to learn so that I can improve, it's like a workbook, recording whether I have grown or not.

Fortunately, the author is a newcomer, and everyone has continued to care and tolerate me as a newcomer, accepting or putting up with my freewheeling pseudo-American graffiti.

At first, I probably wanted to use the first volume of about 100,000 words to write about a family, it is not perfect, there are all kinds of shortcomings, but the family actually cares about each other, by the end of the first volume, the family is back together, but from the feedback of readers who abandoned the book, it is obviously messed up, maybe I designed it well in my mind, but the story presented in the end disappointed you, after all, the author's personal level is limited, and I can only hope to eat a trench and grow wise, and I can write a better story for you as a pastime in the future.

This book wants to try to write a book that is not so excessive.,Not so crazy.,It's similar to a season of American dramas.,Full of coincidences.,Dramatic,Absurd but don't have to worry about being 404 stories.,The reason why I say this,It's also to humbly make the last retention of the old men who abandoned the book.,The next story has little to do with the previous volume.,If you're not in a hurry.,After scolding, it's good to take a look at it and add a follow-up.,After all, it's easy to be persuaded by the editor to finish the book quickly after reading too many books......

The following is the answer time: first: the title of the book, American 1982 and Meiyu 1982, after consideration, the latter was finally chosen, the latter can obviously show the author's aesthetics in the big picture. (Tapping when scolding, it's actually the editor's choice.) ）

Second: Meiyu, the Meiyu plot will not appear for a long time, there may be two volumes of stories in between, and I don't know anything about Meiyu now, the original idea is not too strongly related to Meiyu, more like an absurd and rough American period novel, but the editor recommends not to die for the sake of safety, so it is better to make it look like a Meiyu novel, yes, I will engage in Meiyu after I go to college, you are welcome to provide me with some Meiyu ideas to diverge, there have been too many things at home recently, and I haven't had time to design the relevant plot.

Third: There will be no black, and there will be no violent plots, the first half of this book is the story of a normal person who crosses into a normal poor person, works hard, becomes a rich normal person, and becomes an inspirational American dream, and the nightmare part of the second half of the book will also try to learn to write about the business struggles and daily scenes of beauty and entertainment, and be a conscience capitalist of American imperialism who does not think about fighting and killing at every turn, and convincing people with virtue.

Fourth: Many readers are curious about being reborn and going to college, rather than using the prophet to do business and rise rapidly, I don't deny that you can make money without studying after being reborn, I just think that it is easier to start a business after being admitted to college, and the environment is better, after all, there is a developed alumni network around you, whether you are looking for investment, or looking for like-minded collaborators are easier than fighting alone in a remote town, of course, this is also my personal idea, casually talk about it, Another reason is that I don't want to write too many stories in the first volume that use gray means to accumulate the first pot of gold, I write those that are better at it, but I still want to focus on exercising my weak daily emotional communication plot description and other issues, after all, I haven't written this subject before, and I don't know how to write daily, and I'm ready to write because it's a new theme and a new attempt, and the results may hit the street.

Fifth: Some readers asked me about the reference materials of this book, let me say again, my understanding of the United States comes from American film and television dramas, I have never been to the United States, the information in the book does not have any reference, please do not take it seriously, film and television dramas I watch and you should also overlap, only a small number of domestic uncommon American dramas in the 80s "Hill Street Blues (Mountain Street Blues)", "Cosby", "Golden Age", "Seinfeld", "Happy Hotel", "Everyone Hates Chris", "Family Bond", "Kylie's Diary", Interested readers can go to see, but there are a few without Chinese subtitles, you can only make your own machine subtitles to see, the quality of translation can make people look silly, at most look at the characteristics of the clothing era, don't ask why, I am the one who looks at the machine to turn the subtitles to see the silly.

Okay, that's about it, thank you for your time with us, and let's move on to the second volume of this book: Knocking on the Door of Heaven.

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