388 Father and son meet
Hugo stood in place, his head echoing the words Charlize had said last time, "Hugo, have you ever thought that he actually cares about you." ”
Adam has been caring for himself in his own way, speaking ill of himself every time he calls, but when you think about it, there is always concern in those rough words: he is worried about whether he has enough money to live on, he is worried about whether his job is jiroin, whether he is burdened, whether the blows of the media have broken him, and he is worried about whether the momentary setback has made him lose confidence......
Maybe Adam is not a kind father, nor is he a careful father, nor is he a patient father, but he is indeed Hugo's father, and Hugo's "only" relative at present, and Adam is much more responsible than the mother who has never had any contact.
So why didn't Adam allow himself to come back to see him every time? In addition to the fact that Hugo ran away from home and had a bad relationship with the father and son that Adam thought Hugo didn't want to go home at all, was there any other reason? Adam has always emphasized that he drove Lena away at the beginning, and Hugo fell out with his father because of his mother's departure, so can Hugo guess, in fact, there are other reasons behind Lina's departure, Adam didn't want Hugo to know, so he kept hiding it, and he always felt guilty about Hugo, and he didn't want Hugo to go home.
Strictly speaking, Hugo has a little bit of third-party calmness, so he doesn't let anger occupy all his mind when it comes to his father and mother. However, whether there are other secrets in Lena's departure, or whether she is thinking too much about herself, is just like Adam said.
"He's a man, a man with courage and responsibility, don't you see him playing those reporters around? Didn't you see how successful this film was? Hmph, he doesn't need me to worry, our Lancaster man is much more powerful than you think. Adam's gruff voice rang out again, still with the familiar impatience in his tone, and a hint of obvious disdain, as if he was targeting the person with whom he was 'talking'.
"Even that kid in your family still has the courage and responsibility? You're kidding, I don't look at any of his fragile psychological defenses like a Wyoming man, my kid is the real western man!" The hoarse man roared without showing weakness, clearly dissatisfied with Adam's expression.
Little Jack turned his head and looked at Hugo guiltily, "I'm sorry, my father always talks like this...... There are no scruples. "The person who 'intersected' with Adam in it was actually Old Jack, no wonder Hugo felt that this voice was familiar, but it seemed to be much deeper and hoarse than Hugo's impression.
Little Jack pushed open the convenience store door, and the wind chimes at the door jingled, "Good morning, Adam." Little Jack looked in the direction of the counter and nodded, then continued, "Dad, you can be heard everywhere in the Chase house when you talk so loudly......
"Junior, you have come just in time, said Adam,......" said Old Jack, who stood up in a fit of interest, and was about to say something, when he was interrupted by Little Jack, "Hugo is back." ”
"What?" Old Jack froze in place, and Little Jack could only repeat again, "Adam, Hugo is back." ”
Hugo stood at the entrance of the 'door', blocked by little Jack, unable to see the scene inside, he took a deep breath, raised his feet and walked into the convenience store, his eyes only had time to look at the entire convenience store, about three hundred square feet (thirty square meters) in size, and then the three people in the room came into view, occupying all his attention.
The man standing behind the counter looked like he was about to be sixty years old, his messy beard and gray hair had not been taken care of for a long time, the furrow above his forehead was deeply carved with the traces of time, the vicissitudes of his eyes clearly described the imprint of time, the dark brown eyes looked a little cloudy in the not bright light in the room, and the dark red 'lips' were so dry that they were already a little cracked. The dark gray 'colored' shirt seemed to be 'crumpled' out of a corner, but it still couldn't hide the man's burly and strong figure, and when he looked roughly, it was at least six feet high, and some traces of fitness could still be seen on the thick shoulders and the lower abdomen that was not protruding.
The first impression of this man is rough, sloppy, wolfy, and decadent, but if you look closely, you can find that the tightly wrinkled eyebrows have a sharp masculinity, and the handsomeness between the eyebrows and eyes is full of treasures precipitated over the years, and the cloudy but deep eyes are like the stars in a foggy night, even more fog can not hide the brightness of the stars, and the kind of lazy and chic that belongs to men in the south of France can be found in the eyes. The firmness of the chin has not lost its sharpness with age, and although the angular face has become saggy, it can still find the fatal attraction that belongs to the Nordic man.
How handsome and handsome this man must have been when he was young, how high-spirited, and with a figure that was no less 'colorful' than a football quarterback, you can imagine his deeds in school. It's just that his terrible temper makes it impossible to imagine what his 'sexual' personality was when he was young, and why he was willing to settle down after marriage and stayed in the town of Lanches for the rest of his life. When he was young, he was supposed to be a young eagle with wings spread and a vast world in the outside world. This was his father, Adam a Lancaster. Hugo could find traces of his own skin between the eyebrows, and the handsome "eyebrows" and "hairs" that stretched out towards his forehead were completely inherited to himself, Hugo's heart tightened in an instant, and he was still worried about whether his reaction to seeing Adam would not be real enough, but at this moment, Hugo felt so clearly: this was his father, and every cell of his body was whispering.
Hugo looked at Adam, and he could see the flash of confusion and panic in Adam's eyes, and Adam even shook his fist and stepped back a little, as if a little distance could separate the two of them. At this moment, Hugo's eyes suddenly moistened a little, because he finally saw Lancaster's father, as if he saw Chen Hugo's father, after ten years of meeting, when they met again, it was not only the distance of time, but also the distance of space; Because he felt that kind of vague but deep fatherly love, maybe Adam is a man with a bad temper, maybe Adam never pretends to be 'sexual' on the phone, but he is his own father, more certain than ever.
Hugo remembered that Adam should only be fifty-four years old this year, but he looked like he was sixty years old, and little Jack said that Adam's health had not been good, which made Hugo start to worry, it turned out that his father was already 'pushing' to know the age of destiny. At this moment, Lancaster's father and Chen Hugo's father overlapped on Adam, so that Hugo's heart was grabbed fiercely, and his breathing stopped in an instant.
Adam didn't expect n)l to suddenly appear at this point in time, which caught him off guard, so that he didn't have time to react at all, and was slightly stunned, Adam immediately yelled angrily, "What are you doing here!" Is it another trouble out there? If you want me to clean up the mess for you, you can die, I won't care about you! Get out!"
Hugo's first reaction was to scold back, "Shut up! I'm not as fragile as you think, and if there's a problem, I'll just cry and cry to my father, and even if there's a problem, I'll solve it myself, so you don't have to worry!"
People always seem to be like this, showing their ugliest but also truest side to their families. Perhaps in the face of the same accusation, it may be possible to fight back in society, or it may be tolerant or even forgiving, but when facing the family, it is often easy to completely explode and turn the accusation into a war.
Adam was speechless by Hugo's rebuttal, and he was worried about whether the conversation he had just had with Old Jack was overheard by Hugo, so his speech was not so tenable at the moment. So, Adam fell silent at this moment.
Hugo ignored Adam, who fell silent, and turned his head to look at the stunned old Jack who was standing aside, "Long time no see, old Jack." ”
"Hey, Hugo! You...... It's really grown up!" Old Jack apparently didn't have the means to instantly connect Hugo on the screen with the real-life Hugo, "You know, the last time I saw you, you ...... So high. Old Jack gestured at the position of his 'chest', then looked up at the tall boy in front of him, and sighed, "I can't believe it." ”
Hugo noticed this detail, Taylor and his son couldn't recognize themselves immediately when they saw him, the interval of ten years was indeed too long, but when Adam saw him, he didn't pause, was it just because Adam went to watch his own movie? Or did Adam secretly see himself in 'private'?
"Dad!" Little Jack Kra pulled into a shocked father, but Old Jack didn't react immediately, but glanced at his son, "What?" Then he noticed that his son was looking at Adam, and Old Jack reacted, "Oh God, Adam, I'm sorry, I forgot about it, I have to leave time for you." Old Jack's words made Adam turn his head away, trying to hide his embarrassment.
Old Jack, however, seemed to be unaware, and continued, "So, Hugo, do you want to eat lunch here?" Otherwise, come to our house, Molly will be happy to have you here. ”
Hugo did not answer immediately, but looked at his father, who was not sure, but Hugo replied honestly, "If necessary, but I don't know now." ”
Little Jack saw that his father seemed to have something to say, and he hurriedly stopped his father, "Dad, if you have anything to say, you still have enough time." ”
Old Jack nodded wryly, "Well, well, I see." Wow, Hugo is such a big kid, it's amazing, isn't it?" Old Jack turned to Adam and said, "Adam, I've left you space, son, let's go." ”
Taylor and his son left the convenience store one after another, and then only Lancaster and his son were left here.