During dinner, the atmosphere was rather subtle. Grandpa always had to say something to his father. From the house design to the furnishings to the dress, he couldn't escape his scolding. He looked more like a grandmother than a grandma. grandfather.
And my father's reaction was also very intriguing. Regarding grandpa's "provocation", he mostly kept his mouth shut, pretended not to be there, and only muttered a few words occasionally. If it was before, I am afraid that it has already been tit for tat.
However, the performance of the two women in the Mason family was very interesting. Whenever grandpa expressed any opinion, he would be distracted by grandma at most. In the same way, as long as the father starts to murmur, the mother will immediately take over the conversation, and the cooperation is very tacit. Angela, who was watching from the sidelines, became more and more confused, what the hell is going on
Originally, she wanted to secretly ask her uncle. Since he was also invited, she must know something, but Frank is very busy at the moment. Whenever the above situation occurs, it is always his turn to come out and say something else. Yes, to adjust the atmosphere, so throughout the dinner, Angela could only tease Lulu occasionally, while preventing her from touching her face with her creamy mouth.
After dinner, everyone chatted a little in the living room, and then Frank took the yawning little Emma to say goodbye, and his father Jared went to the study. Although he went home on time today, there are still many things to do. To deal with it, while the mother Elena went to the garden with her grandmother, as if she had deliberately left the time to the grandparents.
"Your performance is getting better and better, dear, I have watched every movie of yours." Grandpa stood in front of the display rack, looking at the four trophies placed on it—two statuettes, two phonographs— Said with a smile.
"Thank you for the compliment, then, Grandpa, which character do you like the most?" Angela sat in front of the bed, holding the drawing board and waving her arms without raising her head.
"I like almost all of them." Grandpa shrugged.
"Please. Grandpa, it sounds like you're trying to prevaricate me. Can you give me an exact answer?" Angela rolled her eyes, looked up at the old man, and continued to draw, "Don't say anything. It's the girl in red in "Schindler's List"." She lowered her head and didn't notice that when she said "Schindler's List", the old man's eyes twitched involuntarily.
"Okay. I think... It should be "The Sixth Sense"," Grandpa quickly adjusted and said with a chuckle, "The image of that weak but strong girl makes everyone who sees it feel pity."
"Well, I think so too." Angela said complacently, "The Sixth Sense", which is very different from traditional horror thrillers. It was well received by film critics as soon as it was released, especially the reasonable and unexpected ending, which made many people fall short of their glasses. The total box office even reached 600 million, the same as in the previous life-you must know that compared with 5 years later, Dollars are still worth a lot of money right now - making Disney a lot of money. The girl's performance is also full of admiration, especially the one who made her think hard, kneeling in front of the statue of the Holy Child and the Virgin, holding her hands trembling and crying silently, which made many people feel sympathy.
"But—" Grandpa changed the conversation at this time. "Tell me the truth, Chris, is Jedi really not doing her job as a father?"
"God! When did you start believing the contents of the tabloids? Dear grandpa!" Angela's face immediately fell. When she mentions this, she gets angry. Because the subject matter is similar. "The Sixth Sense" has to be compared with "Hide and Seek". If it's just a comparison of acting skills or story content, that's fine. However, many tabloids, who are afraid of chaos in the world, claim that the appearance of "The Sixth Sense" once again shows Miss Mason's Electra! Miss Mason lacks fatherhood and so on.
The movie came out last November, when no one knew her family background, so tabloid speculation about her family was at its peak. In addition, the image in "The Sixth Sense" is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so many fans wrote to Disney to express their condolences to her. For a while, those letters were delivered to Disney by the postman in bundles. There were even calls for the National Association for the Protection of Children to investigate her family, causing a lot of turmoil. It was only after Angela clarified it in several interviews that it calmed down.
"It's nothing to do with the tabloids, dear. I know Jedi's character very well," the old man continued with a chuckle. The half-truth made the girl continue to roll her eyes.
"Okay. I can understand that grandpa reprimanded his son in front of his granddaughter, or grandpa reprimanded her father in front of granddaughter?" Angela asked with a shrug.
"Then see what you think." Grandpa said with a smile, then glanced at the drawing board in her hand: "Okay? It's tiring to stand."
"Okay, it'll be fine soon." Angela used her fingers to make the final smear on the paper, signed her name and date, and handed it to her grandpa with a smile.
"Well, the drawing is awesome." The old man sitting on the chair looked at the sketch in his hand, nodded and said, "Actually, Chris, you can do other things well too."
"Of course, I'm a genius!" The giggling voice of the girl who went to the bathroom to wash her hands came along with the sound of running water.
After washing her hands, she ran out, moved over the stool and sat down in front of the old man: "Okay, Grandpa, why did you think of coming to Los Angeles to see us?"
"I think my good granddaughter, can't I just come and see her?" The old man said with a smile.
"Just like that?" Angela blinked, "Or to visit Ai'ai and Vivi? You've only been to Los Angeles once since I was born."
"Well... well, this is indeed a problem." Grandpa gave a wry smile, then raised his hands, "To be honest, Chris, this time... um... Mary invited us here, but I will agree, It was because I came to see you, honey, I could swear." He stared at her, eyes full of love, as if the girl would slip away from him if he wasn't careful.
Angela was stunned, scratched her face a little embarrassed, and lowered her head. She was joking just now, but why did Grandpa say... so solemnly
"Okay. I won't bother you anymore." Grandpa saw what she was thinking, but didn't explain much, and left the room with a smile.
After Grandpa left, Angela walked around the house twice. After she came back to her senses, she still felt that there was a problem. When Grandpa said that he was invited by his mother, there was obviously a pause. What was there that he didn't know
Could it be... A thought suddenly popped out of my mind. Could it be that my father invited my grandfather to come over! The girl opened her mouth abruptly, a little in disbelief, but the more she thought about it, the more likely it was. Thinking about the behavior of her father and grandfather, she suddenly stomped her feet, opened the door and walked out.
Quickly came to the outside of the father's study. Angela adjusted her clothes, then exhaled, stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Jared's voice came from behind the door.
"Hi, Dad, are you still busy?" The girl pushed open the door and entered, her father was wearing a white shirt and his coat was hanging on a hanger, sitting at the desk looking at the documents in his hand.
"Chris? Is there something wrong?" Father raised his head and asked in surprise. At the same time, put away the documents on the desk. Put it aside, and then look at her daughter with a flaw: "What's wrong?"
"Well..." Angela thought for a while, but decided to cut to the chase: "Okay, Dad, why did you suddenly invite grandpa to live here?"
"This... um..." Probably didn't expect the girl to be so direct, Jared didn't react for a while. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Who... tell you, I invited Grandpa to come over?"
Angela put her arms around her, tilted her head and looked at her father, not trying to lie to me. After a few seconds, the father coughed dryly before continuing: "Okay, I invited my grandfather to come here, but. It is normal and logical to invite my father to live here as a son. There is no one..."
"Okay, Dad. Don't think I'm a child," the daughter interrupted unceremoniously: "If you don't tell me, I'll ask my mother or grandma. If they don't tell me, I'll ask my grandpa directly! "Speaking, she made a gesture to leave.
"Hey, wait, Chrissy!" Dad yelled hurriedly, and when Angela stopped, he sighed with a wry smile: "Okay, I'll tell you, but don't tell Grandpa, okay?"
The daughter raised her eyebrows and sat down in front of the desk: "No problem!"
Jared glanced at his daughter helplessly, and after pondering the words, he said with a sigh, "Actually... I invited Grandpa to come over because... He has a little heart problem." Is there something wrong with Grandpa's heart? ! Angela suddenly jumped up from the chair, put her hands on the table, leaned forward and looked at her father in surprise.
"Hey, Chris, don't get excited, it's just a small problem, it's all right now." Father said comfortingly.
"The heart is the most important organ of the human body, and there is no small problem at all! Dad!" Angela almost blurted out, and then she realized that her tone was right, and hurriedly said: "Okay, why is there something wrong with Grandpa's heart? Who? told you?"
"Your grandmother told me, and Mr. Avner confirmed it. It's not surprising that with age, there are always some problems with the body, plus... That shot of you when you watched Schindler's List. Too much impact... You know, your grandpa loves you very much." Jared said with a gesture.
"That shot of mine has too much impact?" Angela didn't understand, which of her shots had too much impact? Unless it's which, but...
"That scene was cut before it was officially released." The girl called out.
"Grandpa watched the film at the test screening, and he was the investor of this film." The father explained.
"Oh, my god..." Angela sat down on the chair, not knowing what to say, waved her hands unconsciously, and finally covered her head.
"Listen, honey, I can't blame you for this, don't think about it, understand?" Jared walked out of the desk and held his daughter's hand.
"Yes, I know, Dad, but when I think about Grandpa because..." the girl sighed, unable to speak.
"Then spend more time with him, during this time, okay?" The father brushed his daughter's hair and said with a smile, "I plan to ask them to stay until your summer vacation, and then you will accompany them to New York and live there. How about coming back last month or two? Originally, I wanted to tell you about the day you won the award, but you were in a bad mood that day, so it has been delayed until now."
"Okay, no problem, I go every year anyway, and I just happened to visit Natalie and the others." Angela nodded vigorously, then stood up: "Okay, then I'll rest early, tomorrow Sunday, I will You can accompany your grandparents to visit Los Angeles."
"It's so nice of you to think like that, dear." Father touched her head, suddenly remembered something, and said solemnly, "There is one more thing you need to pay attention to, Chrissy! You—know, this You can't tell your grandfather about it, understand? In fact, your grandma knew that it was my invitation, but what you told your grandfather was your mother's invitation. Although your grandfather must have known privately that it was my invitation, but He didn't know I knew he had a heart problem, so..."
"Okay, okay, I see, I can't say a word!" Angela rolled her eyes and walked out, too lazy to listen. Such a father and son are probably the first couple in the United States, right