Although Joseph didn't have time to say anything, just mentioning "Peter" Hugo knew the reason why Joseph was so depressed.

Peter is the eldest child of the Gibbs family, and if Hugo remembers correctly, he should be two years older than Joseph, but this eldest child is also not worrying. Joseph borrowed the million dollars to pay off Peter's gambling debts, and at Christmas, Joseph also mentioned that Peter made the family unhappy, and finally walked away, and now it is Peter.

"He went home and smashed the house all over the house, just to get money, and my mother was the only one in the house, and he was frightened, and he took the last bit of value in the house. Later, it was Mary who ran back and reprimanded him severely, but he still didn't dare to touch her after all, and ran away directly. When Paul went home and heard about the situation, he chased him out, but he has not returned. ”

Joseph only said a few words and did not describe what happened too much, but Hugo could describe the "chaos" and "chaos" situation in his mind. Joseph must be in a mixed mood right now, worried about his mother being frightened, worried about his brother Paul, who was chased out, and having a headache because of Peter's mess.

Hugo chuckled, "Mary is a big girl. ”

Speaking of his little sister, who was also the only 'girl' child among their four siblings, the 'gloom' on Joseph's face really dissipated a lot, and he pulled the corners of his mouth, "She has the final say in the family now, and our three brothers have to listen to her." ”

Every time he heard Joseph mention Mary, his expression would be extraordinarily gentle and doting, which made Hugo wonder, "Mary's figure won't look like you, right?"

Unexpectedly, this sentence suddenly made Joseph glare, and looked at Hugo with a dissatisfied face, "Of course Mary will not be like me, she and Paul are both in good shape," Hugo was glared at by Joseph, and immediately raised his hands to make a surrender gesture, Joseph can be regarded as discouraged, "She is like my mother, she is very beautiful, she is very keen on keeping her figure, I don't know if 'girl' children will be like this at this age." In fact, every time I came home, she would complain that I ate too much sugar and too much fat balabala......"

Hugo couldn't help but say, "When the 'female' child reaches the 'spring' period, it's like this." Then I think, you have to start being careful, Mary is such a 'lustful' girl, there must be a lot of boys chasing her in school. ”

Joseph was obviously very sensitive to Hugo's topic, and clenched his fists, "They dare!"

"Hey, you're not fair, you're a man, you know, the girls in school who are 'sexy' are always welcome, and there are no boys who like what girls look like, don't tell me you don't remember. So, is Mary 'colorful' or not 'colorful'?" Hugo looked at Joseph's usually stiff face, and suddenly became entangled and depressed, which made Hugo feel very happy.

"Hmph, I'm sure Mary, she'll be able to handle this." Joseph thought seriously for a while, held back half a sentence, and after finishing speaking, he did not forget to add, "Besides, Paul is still at home, it's okay." ”

"Are you sure Mary knows what you're thinking?" Hugo said meaningfully, leaving Joseph speechless.

Joseph described in his mind the situation after Mary learned of his thoughts, and finally he could only relax his shoulders in frustration, and stood next to him with a depressed face, "Alas...... Mary was already a big girl, seventeen years old, and she couldn't stay at home for a few years, then college, then work, and then ......" At this, Joseph's voice couldn't help but be quieter, and only a little muttering sound bubbled in the 'lips'.

Hugo patted Joseph on the shoulder, "Don't worry, Mary won't leave, no matter where she is, you are his brother." It's like if you go to Los Angeles to develop your career and she studies in her hometown, that's a truth. ”

Joseph tugged at the corners of his mouth slightly, but the thoughts that were tumbling in his mind finally calmed down. Joseph knew that Hugo was deliberately diverting the subject, diverting his attention from Peter to Mary, trying to calm himself down, and it turned out to be effective. Joseph glanced at Hugo and whispered, "Thank you." ”

Hugo was relieved that although he couldn't help Joseph with household chores, it was still within his power to calm down his friends.

"Hugo, have you ever wondered if life would be different if you had a different group of family members?" Joseph suddenly opened his mouth to break the brief silence between the two people, "You know, Peter has really done too many wrong things over the years, our whole family is tired, we are already tired, we have tried all kinds of methods, but there is still no way, if, if ......"

The rest of Joseph did not say, but Hugo knew what he was going to say

"No, I didn't think of it that way. Because I know that family is family because they are irreplaceable. Hugo's thoughts also settled with Joseph's words.

Although he has now completely adapted to his current life, Hugo still feels very nostalgic for thinking of his parents repeatedly, maybe he could be more proactive and proactive, and the relationship between him and his parents will change. The truth says that people can't live in the past, and only by letting go of the past can they move back, but Hugo can't and doesn't want to let go of the memories of those families, and he will always cherish them in the depths of his memory, because this is what his life is a part of.

In fact, not only in the past, but also in Lancaster families now. Although Adam's attitude is really bad and every time the phone calls are unhappy, Hugo always thinks, is this the result? He's already missed it once with his family and doesn't want to miss it again.

And his mother Lena, who was hiding behind a fog of 'mystery', Hugo didn't know what had happened, and even though his memories of Lancaster were almost all fused now, he still couldn't find the truth. Hugo couldn't help but wonder where the man he should now call his mother was.

"A lot of times I wonder if Adam could be gentler and at least be willing to communicate with me calmly once; It would have been nice if Lena had been willing to reveal a little bit of information to me about why she didn't want to come to me. Hugo said teasing in a relaxed tone, which made Joseph sneer, "But there are no ifs, they are them, this is our family, whether it is good or bad, even if you apply to the court to dissolve the family relationship, there is no way to change this fact." ”

This is the worst part of family relationships, and if there is an unstable factor in the family, it is likely to be a disaster for the whole family; But at the same time, this is also the most beautiful part of family relationships, if there is absolutely pure human relations in this world that do not contain any interests, it is obvious that the family is the place with the highest probability of occurring.

"This hits the nail on the head of the most helpless part of the family relationship, the forced connection." Joseph said with a wry smile.

Hugo shrugged his shoulders, "Well, we don't always say 'Why did you give birth to me...... or 'If you're not my parents, that's fine...... "At this time, family relationships are really annoying." ”

Hugo's joking words gradually calmed down the bitterness at the corners of Joseph's mouth, although Peter broke the hearts of the whole family, but Joseph can't deny that he admired Peter the most when he was a child, and they grew up together, there are countless memories, "You know better than I think." ”

"I have to, or the question about Lena will make me want to kill myself." Hugo said with wide eyes. This is partly due to this, but more because he has a second life, which makes Hugo realize the reality that he could not feel before, which is why he has always insisted on improving his relationship with Adam.

Hugo couldn't help but think of the work that Leonardo had recently completed, "A different sky (. grape)”。 In this work, Leonardo and Johnny Depp work together, Leonardo plays the younger brother with intellectual problems, he also has an overweight mother, and two sisters who have a lot of troubles, and the weight of the whole family falls on the elder brother Gilbert, played by Johnny. Gilbert had the idea of getting rid of the burden of the family, and the family was like a shackle that limited Gilbert's life, so that Gilbert had no way to chase his dreams, he was like an eagle with bound wings, ready to spread his wings and fly high, but could not do anything.

The corners of Joseph's mouth hooked up slightly, "Don't worry, I've thought it through, you go and rest." Peter's problems will always be there, and he may still come out from time to time to toss him, but what can he do, he can only sigh and try his best to solve it.

"That's good, I'm still worried about my million, you have to come on." Hugo pretended to speak lightly, but Joseph didn't turn his head back, and gave a middle finger directly. Hugo smiled and turned away from the balcony, leaving the space back to Joseph alone.

It's just that before entering the room, Hugo couldn't help but wonder, although he still didn't know where Lena was, he knew where Adam was, so should he find a time to go back and see Adam, and the two of them would talk to each other in person, at least not so that Adam would have another chance to escape. As for Lena, Hugo doesn't want to explore it for the time being, if Lena really cares, she won't disappear forever, and it is not difficult to find Hugo in Los Angeles now.

The entanglement of the family, from the moment of birth to the second of death, will always be tied to oneself, which is unavoidable.

Joseph stood on the balcony and re-lit a cigarette, the fiery red cigarette butt flickering in the darkness, and the curling smoke lingering in the moonlight, just like Joseph's tangled thoughts, lingering.