There was no expected blow from secretly carrying guns and sticks, sarcastic remarks, nor the excitement that a grandfather would have when he sees his grandson, who he has not seen for more than 20 years and has a close blood relationship with him for the first time.
In Zhang Lisheng's eyes, the old Asian man who was not tall and slightly thin, more than ten meters away. If you look closely at his facial features, you can vaguely see the shadow of his mother. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He could only act as if nothing had happened while talking and laughing. 'Described in four words, it can be seen that he is good at controlling his reason and emotions.
On the contrary, a slightly fat old white man on his right laughed and threw away his cards, "Carmen, you 'old fox', if you continue to play cards when you see your daughter come home, you must be lucky. You think we all Are you an idiot? Will you still call?
I give up.
Okay, that¡¯s it for today¡¯s card game. It¡¯s time for you and Jennifer to greet Lily¡¯s family. ", stood up from the chair and was about to leave, but Carmen stretched out her hand to stop her.
"Pound, before today's card game started, we agreed that it would last until the sun sets at least. How could you leave early?" the first Chinese-American prosecutor in the history of the above-mentioned court in New York State said expressionlessly.
"But we didn't expect Lily's family to come today" The fat old man, who was also a police officer, spread his hands and replied, but when he saw the serious expression on his old friend's face, he immediately sat down again, "Oh, okay. Okay, I know you're going to say that proverb again, 'Rules are rules'.
OK, let¡¯s continue.
Lily, you see, it¡¯s not Uncle Pang who wants to gamble at your house. Taking advantage of your dear dad, it¡¯s because he is so old-fashioned and stubborn in his behavior that there is nothing you can do about it. "
"But it's because of his old-fashioned and stubborn nature that he can become the youngest judge in the above-mentioned state court, isn't it, Uncle Pound." Lily smiled at Pound and walked quickly behind her father, like a little girl She bent down and hugged his neck, saying cheek to cheek.
Seeing this scene, Pang De sighed and said jokingly. "Oh, it breaks my heart. Carmen. I'm so envious of you for having such a gentle and lovely daughter."
"You envy me, there is nothing to envy, Pound, you have four daughters." Carmen finally showed a sincere smile on her face. He let go and patted his daughter's cheek gently. But he said it calmly.
"Ha. Four daughters, I do have four daughters, but you don't know it. Under the influence of Vivian, they have all become complete feminists, and they have been calling me " His name was not even called 'Dad'.
I raised them, paid for them to go to college and became what they call 'Pound', it's a hell of a job. "The obese old man said angrily as if he had been aroused, showing off his highly respected federal officer in public and his extremely life-oriented side in private gatherings.
Hearing the complaints from her old friend, Carmen comforted her calmly: "But they all love you, don't they? Isn't that enough"
"Yes, Uncle Pound, have you forgotten how worried Anne and Alice were when they were hospitalized last time?" Lily, who was pregnant with thoughts, intercepted her father's words, smiled at Pound, and pointed at Zhang Lisheng not far away. Said: "Dad, that is Li"
"Lili, after a long journey of hundreds of kilometers, you must be hungry and tired. Let's go to the restaurant for dinner first. Your mother has just left the chess and card room to have lunch. You can just meet her and Joey's family.
If you have any questions, let¡¯s talk about it tonight, okay? Carmen said suddenly interrupting her daughter.
Lily was stunned for a moment, with a look of disappointment in her eyes, but she still managed to smile and nodded, "Okay dad, you are playing cards, now is really not a good time to talk, then let's go to dinner."
"Go." Carmen lovingly patted her daughter's cheek again and ordered the maid who had been standing at the door: "Angela, take Lily, Raven and the children to the restaurant, and don't forget it when you come back. Bring some sandwiches and milk by the way."
"Yes, Your Honor." The maid nodded, turned around and pushed open the wooden door. Zhang Lisheng lowered his head and curled his lips, smiled politely like the LaVine family, and followed the maid out of the room.
What the young man didn't expect was that when his back disappeared in the crowd, Carmen's left side never said a word. The expressionless and serious black old man suddenly spoke: "Carmen, the Asian child who was hanging out with the Raven family just now. Is this the child born to 'that person' and Lili?"
"Yes." The Asian old man frowned and answered with two words succinctly, then pushed out all the chips in front of him, "all-in."
"Oh, it seems you are quite angry, man.Plan, looking back now from this crazy and chaotic era, 'that person' is just a small character who can use some witchcraft, but your grandson is a real big shot.
It is inevitable for such a successful young man to be proud. It would not be a smart idea for you to communicate with him with such a mentality at night. "The old black man gave a rare smile, persuaded his old friend a few words, then calculated the total face value, pushed out all the chips on the table, and said: "Call. "
Although Zhang Lisheng usually behaves very low-key, due to his increasingly famous reputation, some of the other "gamblers" in the judicial field here have already vaguely heard the rumors, and vaguely knew that Carmen seemed to have a very remarkable descendant, but it was too private, Only Pound and Reback know the detailed situation.
Hearing the conversation between the three judges at this moment, they all naturally became curious. However, respect for others' rights prevented any of them from asking questions. They just looked at their own cards absentmindedly and continued the gambling game calmly. .
At this time, Zhang Lisheng, Lili and the Raven family had arrived at a room with floor-to-ceiling windows on three walls, a simple crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and a solid wood oval dining table and comfortable dining chairs placed under the lamp. middle.
¡° Seven or eight people, old and young, male and female, were already gathered around the dining table eating the fragrant steak. When they saw a familiar figure walking into the restaurant, they immediately greeted them happily.
One of them, a fat woman with yellow skin and black hair who looked to be about seventy years old, came up to her in surprise and hugged Lily, "Oh, Lily, it's great to see you today. Great, you don¡¯t know how much I miss you¡¡±
"I miss your mother too, I miss you too" Lily whispered in her mother's warm embrace. After recovering for a while, she hurriedly pulled the eldest son beside her, "Mom, this is Li Sheng.
It¡¯s your grandson Lisheng who you¡¯ve never met before. I¡¯ve long wanted to bring him to meet you and your father, but it¡¯s a pity that I didn¡¯t have the chance until now. "
The old woman's body stiffened, and then she noticed the black-haired young man standing next to her daughter. She stared at it in silence for more than ten seconds. She seemed to recall something buried deep in her memory, and she gradually became nervous as if she couldn't bear to look back on the past. He frowned, showing an expression of hatred.
But in the end, he reached out his hand tremblingly, stroked Zhang Lisheng's short, hedgehog-like hair, and murmured incoherently: "Good boy, I'm so glad to see you today. I know you are a great person, and I am proud of you.
"You can't blame your child for what happened in the past. I don't blame you. You are innocent. You are a good child. Your child is welcome in this family. You are welcome"
"Thank you, grandma." The young man who was born in Miaowei Mountain Village and has already become a god and rules a complete 'world' doesn't care much about maternal blood relatives other than his mother, but he still smiled slightly when he heard such words. He hugged the old woman and said in a sincere tone.
Lily, who was next to her, didn't see her son's perfunctory attitude. She let out a long sigh of relief and pointed to a middle-aged Asian man who had already put down his fork more than ten meters away and stood in front of the seat and introduced to her eldest son: " Li Sheng, that's your Uncle Joey, and next to him is your Aunt Angelia"
There are four brothers and sisters in total, Lily, who are almost the same in age. She is the youngest daughter, and Joey is the older third son. She and her wife gave birth to a total of five children, two boys and three girls.
Listening to his mother¡¯s introduction one by one, Zhang Lisheng greeted each other with his cousins ??without changing his smile. After they all got acquainted, he sat around the dining table and began to enjoy the steak dinner without saying a word.
As for the young people in Joey's family, who were in their twenties and thirties and seemed to care more about football and ice hockey games and celebrity scandals than current political news, they were obviously interested in the cousin who had made a strange appearance while dining with them. Or cousin, I have no idea who he is.
I asked a few questions curiously and found out that Zhang Lisheng had been separated from their sister-in-law since birth. After growing up in ancient and mysterious China, he did not dare to ask any more questions under his father's stern eyes and his aunt's sad expression, so they soon started chatting. Other topics came up.
After lunch, Mrs. Carmen took the tired Lily and Angelia back to the guest room to rest, while Raven and Joey, who had become the district attorney, talked enthusiastically about the various difficult cases they had encountered in the past year. Young people began to discuss going to the bustling city center for entertainment.
"Lardy and Harry have the last professional hockey game before Christmas at the 'Winter Fantasy Ski Resort' this afternoon. The New York Lightning Panthers will play against the Chicago Evil Red Dragons. I didn't buy a ticket yesterday and I plan to try my luck with scalpers today. , want to go together?" Beate, the eldest son of the Joey family, asked with excitement.
"Hockey," Ruddy pouted, "Oh, compared to rugby, ice hockey has no skills at all. It's just ten strong men who can skate, pushing a ball that looks like a dessert"
"Okay Lardy, we all know that you have played in the University Federation's Super Bowl football game before. Stop showing off and just tell us whether you want to go to the 'Winter Fantasy Ski Resort' to watch the ice hockey game?" (To be completed Continued.)
ps: It rained for a long time again today, and the flood control situation is serious. I hope there will be no accidents! ! !