Chapter 607 607 Festive Atmosphere
"Joe, is that you?" Hugo said subconsciously, but after speaking, the other end of the phone was still silent, which made Hugo not help laughing, or he thought too much, it seemed that it was the line question.
It also makes sense. If Joseph really called, even if Hugo didn't speak, then there was no need for Joseph to be silent when Charlize or Alex answered the phone. So it seems that Hugo thinks too much himself, and the wiring problem is the best explanation.
Hugo smiled helplessly and shook his head, then hung up the phone.
Standing in place and looking to the other end of the hall, the whole hall was full of loud shouting, Adam and Old Jack were watching the TV, rambled about the ongoing game; Charlize was holding whiskey and brandy The bottle bends over and asks Adam and Old Jack what wine to choose for dinner; little Jack's wife Michelle is busy with the two children; Alex, Carl and little Jack are waiting at the kitchen door Summoning, ready to bring out the dishes; Samora's loud voice in the kitchen can be heard clearly even across the hall; Old Jack's wife Molly is standing beside her husband, constantly babbling "No rugby, no rugby", but It's a pity that the effect is not very big, no matter where the men stand, they are still shouting about the game...
Looking at this noisy scene, although there is no Christmas tree in the house, it is simply decorated with holly branches and some odds and ends, but the whole festive atmosphere is overflowing. It has been a year and a half since Hugo moved here, but he feels the liveliness and joy at home like never before.
Even Ernst, who lives downstairs, didn't scold loudly again, even if the noise here could be heard in the whole building, maybe he couldn't bear to disturb the warm atmosphere.
Hugo couldn't help but wondered what would happen if Joseph was here too. Joseph was the first friend Hugo had met since he came here, and he was also a partner who supported each other until today, even though they had a dispute recently. It was unpleasant, but on this special day, Hugo still inevitably thought that Joseph did not go home this year, just didn't know where he chose to spend Christmas Eve.
I heard Karl say that Joseph has been very busy recently. Karl doesn't know what Joseph is busy with. He only knows that it should not be Nicolas Cage's work, but Joseph is busy day and night.
Hugo knew one thing, if Joseph was here, he'd support the Houston Oilers, because that's his hometown team, and Hugo first got into football because Joseph was listening to the Houston Oilers on the radio, so , If Joseph is here, the scene is expected to be lively. It is very likely that the two sides will argue red-faced, and let the battle of the sports match continue from the arena to their side.
"Hugo, what are you doing? Come over here." Charlize looked up and saw Hugo standing next to the phone, and waved quickly to make Hugo speed up, "If you slow down, the delicious food will not be available. You, Samora showed off her skills today... Hey, Alex, it's you!" Charlize was halfway through and realized that Alex had started stealing again, and slapped Alex hard. With the back of Alex's hand, Alex grinned and jumped up and down on the spot, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Before Hugo could answer, he saw Adam also looking over, but when Adam's eyes came into contact with Hugo, he ducked away in a panic, and pretended to be okay and picked up the beer - he finally Neither whisky nor brandy was chosen, but the best beer for watching the game.
Although Adam avoided his gaze, Hugo smiled happily. He knew that Adam's gaze was actually trying to ask "what's the matter?", but Adam was still not used to showing concern, so fled away. Even so, this was a significant improvement, and a smile appeared on Hugo's face.
"Hey, Alex! Keep my beef!" Hugo shouted as he trotted all the way, and then saw that Alex was in a panic and wanted to take the beef from Hugo's plate, As a result, Hugo was a hungry tiger and pressed Alex on the dining table. Michelle, who was sitting next to him, exclaimed, but Carl and Little Jack hurriedly avoided, lest their clothes would be splashed with food. , while the two little guys-Jack III and Teresa were clapping and cheering. At this time, the two children had long since lost the prudence they had when they met at the beginning of the morning, and they had a lot of fun.
"Hugo Lancaster! You're a child!" Charlize shouted dejectedly, "Look, you all messed up the table, but luckily the dishes didn't overturn, or Samora would cry without tears. ."
Molly, who was standing beside her, also looked anxious, "Hurry up and sit down. You have to fight aside. Like children, Jack III and Teresa, don't imitate them."
The two little friends sitting next to Michelle looked at their grandmother with a confused look, then looked at Hugo and Alex who were still in a scuffle position, and then Jack III applauded happily, completely. With an innocent look, everyone burst into laughter, even Adam laughed with a beer.
"Guys, guys," Samora, who came out of the kitchen, looked expectantly at a large group of people sitting at the dining table, feeling a sense of pride. Fortunately, the Hugo's dining table is big enough, otherwise Many people can't sit down yet, but now not only have everyone been stuffed down, but there is still room to walk, and suddenly the temperature in the room is rising straight up, which makes Samora look flushed, "Hurry up and taste mine. Cook, feel free to tell me if you have any comments."
Samora really still has an unchangeable obsession with food, "Samora, it's hard work, come join us together." Charlize expressed his thanks on behalf of everyone, Samora walked to his place, while excited Said, "Today I must thank Molly for her help, she told me a lot of family secrets, it was a really pleasant experience; of course, I must also thank Charlize for her help, I must admit that Hugo's words are not worth believing... …”
This meaningful remark made Alex, Carl, Hugo and others in the know burst into laughter, all of whom knew that Samora was saying that Charlize was not a "man" like Hugo said, "at least today Charlie I didn't knock over the black pepper shaker." This time, Hugo and Alex, who had been scuffled together, burst into laughter, almost choking on their own saliva, which made Charlize hate constantly. molar.
"This is the home of Charlize, Hugo and Alex, so who of you are going to say a toast so that we can start our official dinner?" After Samora expressed her thoughts, she looked at him with a smile. everyone.
Charlize and Alex both looked at Hugo at the same time, Hugo didn't refuse, and subconsciously touched his messy hair, which made Samora burst into laughter - he is now Hugo is now Vincent was playing, but he realized that he had become the focus of attention again, and quickly shook his head, indicating that it was okay, and asked everyone to look at Hugo again.
Hugo picked up a bottle of beer, stood up, and tapped the beer bottle lightly with his fingernails, but found that there was no sound at all. Hugo looked up and down, and finally dropped the beer bottle directly on the table, bang bang collided twice. Although everyone knows that Hugo is banging a champagne glass with a knife and fork before learning to give a toast, it is just to attract everyone's attention. Now that everyone has looked at Hugo, Hugo is doing this completely. Overdoing it, it made my eyes roll.
But Hugo didn't care at all, because he was in a really good mood today, and he raised the beer bottle again, "Christmas, I always think this is a holiday that businesses want to deceive, I mean, look Look at the crazy people in the supermarket and the store, can't blame me for thinking like that."
Hugo's words made Molly, Old Jack and others look surprised, while the young people laughed, "However, I think I will change my mind today, so many family members and friends gathered together, To make this day special, I'm glad you're here and I'm glad I'm here with you."
Everyone didn't understand why Hugo repeated two sentences with the same meaning, but only Hugo knew that for the first time, he was truly fortunate that he was able to meet so many friends after crossing over. "Of course, the most important thing is, Dad, I...Thank you for being here, it really means a lot to me, really."
Hugo originally wanted to say "I love you", but he was really not good at saying this. The words were already on his lips, but he still didn't say them. But even so, Adam turned his eyes away awkwardly.
Adam has never been good at expressing his feelings, and he is also not good at directly acting out these feelings in front of other people, so Hugo's words made him very uncomfortable, because the turbulence in his heart made him look embarrassed. He could only avoid his sight and sip his beer in large gulps to ease the slight sourness in his heart.
Hugo saw his father avert his eyes, but he didn't mind at all, because he knew that this was how his father's inner emotions were turbulent, he lowered his head and coughed twice, "Well, then again, thank you Satsuma La and Molly have prepared such a great dinner for us that we won't have to spend another miserable Christmas with takeout." Everyone salutes Samora and Molly with their beers in their hands. Express thankfulness.
Hugo paused and breathed a sigh of relief. Just when everyone thought that Hugo was going to make another shocking remark, they heard him say quickly, "Finally, I think it's time to watch the game. There! 49 people attack! Attack! Attack!"
Hugo's words immediately won the favor of the men, and everyone slapped the table and shouted, "Attack! Attack! Attack!" In an instant, it was very lively.