[Titanic + Comprehensive] Annie

After Annie got out of the car, she looked up at the historic old apartment in front of her. She was in poor health and had no chance to go out for activities. She usually walked in her own manor, so this was the first time Annie did this. Take a close look at twentieth-century European apartments.

The dark red bricks and tiles, the glass windows are inlaid with white wood, which is not distinctive. After counting, it looks like a four-story building. The door is not closed. Looking in from the outside, the corridor is dark and you can't see it clearly.

Parker's house is on the third floor, and there are other residents on this floor. Annie checked the address carefully before ringing the doorbell at the first room up the stairs.

After waiting for a while, there was the sound of opening the door.

"Uncle Parker!"

Parker really didn't expect to see the boss's little princess at the door of his house so soon. He was dazzled by Annie's bright smile, and it took him a while to recover, "...Little Annie?"

He knew that the little girl would not give up her idea so easily, and he could see from her attitude that she might find a chance to meet Chuck. Heaven came to the door.

"Uncle Parker won't invite me in?" Annie smiled slyly and took a step forward, obviously very interested in Parker's house.

Parker hesitated for a moment, and finally turned sideways to let Anne and Maria, who was standing quietly behind her, enter the door.

"The house is a bit messy..." Parker was a little embarrassed. The apartment of a single man is generally not too clean and tidy. In addition, he was busy taking care of old Chuck when he came home recently, so things were scattered here and there. , I am planning to tidy up while on vacation!Who knew that guests would come to the house not long after breakfast.

Annie smiled and waved her hands, indicating that she didn't mind. While Parker was going to the kitchen to make tea, she looked around. The apartment was really not big, and she was standing in the living room facing a window. Annie walked slowly, Stretching out his head to look outside, oh, it was the row of white windows that he saw when he was just standing downstairs. Below was the street view, and he could see his car parked across the street.

There are only a set of sofas and a table in the living room, and two slightly yellowed black and white photos are placed on the fireplace. Annie glanced at it briefly and guessed that the naughty little boy sitting on the neck of a mature man in the photo should be Parker. Uncle, the middle-aged man should be Grandpa Chuck, and the gentle woman with black hair standing next to him is Grandpa Chuck's wife, which is also Uncle Parker's mother. In another photo, there is a little black-haired girl holding a doll It should be Uncle Parker's legendary sister who ran away from home and disappeared.

Before Annie could take a closer look, Parker brought out three cups of hot black tea and some small biscuits from the kitchen, and asked Annie to sit down on the sofa with some embarrassment. The few clothes on the table were taken away.

Annie smiled and sat down on the sofa following Parker's wishes, pretending not to notice Parker's movements, so as not to make the fat chef feel more uncomfortable. It was originally a temporary visit by herself, so of course the host can't be blamed for not being prepared for the guests .

In fact, she didn't want to do such an impolite act of coming to the door without an appointment. After talking with Parker, Anne felt that if the uncle was made to think too much, it probably wouldn't work!So after vaguely revealing that she might come to visit, she directly killed her.Let Fat Chef be both surprised and unsurprised by her visit - knew she might come, but didn't know she would come so soon!

Looking left and right, he felt that what he had cleaned up was still readable, so Parker rubbed his hands and sat down on Anne's diagonally diagonal chair uncomfortably. He didn't know how to speak for a moment. What did Miss Annie come to his house for? He was very grateful for the little girl's kindness!But when he thought about old Chuck's current situation, he was a little worried, afraid that little Annie would be hurt by old Chuck's attitude.

"Uncle Parker's house is very warmly decorated!" Seeing the bewilderment of the middle-aged man in front of her, Anne took the initiative to speak, intending to talk about homework first and then slowly cut into today's focus. However, Uncle Parker's house is really real. The decoration is very warm and has the feeling of "home".

"Yes, is it? Actually, I didn't arrange much, haha..." Parker touched his head, feeling a little embarrassed by Little Annie's compliments. He is an older man, how could he arrange such a home?That is to say, when you are free, you go to the flea market, and when you see the accessories you like, you buy them and put them on display.

Annie continued her efforts with a smile, and chatted with the fat chef about things he was familiar with. As expected, after ten minutes, Parker, who was still very uncomfortable, relaxed. Half an hour later, the whole living room could hear the fat chef's voice. With a loud voice, Parker said: It is difficult for him to maintain a tense posture for a long time in front of the little doll he has seen since he was a child.

In fact, Old Chuck knew that someone was visiting again, but since he broke his leg and went home to recuperate, the neighbors nearby have come to him in the name of visiting to express their concern and compassion and watch the excitement several times, so Old Chuck He didn't want to ignore it, and just let Parker deal with it.

Unexpectedly, it took more than half an hour for Parker to go. Old Chuck stared at the foggy sky outside the window in a daze. Seeing who he was chatting with, Old Chuck was a little breathless. The neighbors who were supposed to come have been here in the past few days. Who is it today?This little bastard, Parker, was still in the mood to chat with the other party, and didn't send him away as soon as possible?

Old Chuck endured it again and again, until Grandpa really didn't want to bear it anymore, and finally opened the door on his own initiative, pushed the wheelchair and walked out.

There is only one living room and one room in the house, so as soon as the old Chuck pushed the wheelchair out, he saw two women sitting on the sofa with their backs facing him. One had blond hair, and the dazzling color made Chuck take a few more glances. , with a princess head tied up, with a slender figure and looks young; the other has coffee-colored hair, tied in a bun behind her head, and is wearing a gray maid uniform. I didn't see the front, but Old Chuck already knew These two are not their neighbors anymore.

I don't know who these two women are, and what are they doing in their home?

Chuck looked at Parker suspiciously. Could it be his son's future wife?

Speaking of which, Parker is 37 years old, and it's time to marry a wife and live together. No wonder Parker has been procrastinating outside for so long today and still hasn't sent him away!

Parker sat facing the door of the room, so he saw Old Chuck as soon as he came out, and quickly stood up to help Old Chuck push the wheelchair, "Dad!"

The reason why Parker didn't go in to see Old Chuck for half an hour was on purpose, and he wasn't afraid that Old Chuck would need his help if he needed anything, because he imitated Robert Manor and put a simple version of the calling bell in the room. If something really happened, Old Chuck could ring the bell to tell him to come in, or just yell. The sound insulation here is not good, so it's easy to hear.

As the saying goes, no one knows a son like a father, and no one knows a father like a son. Parker knew that if he went in to ask Old Chuck himself, there was an 80.00% chance that he would not come out. The effect, but it would be different if Old Chuck couldn't help but think it out.

Seeing Parker calling for someone behind her, Annie also stood up politely, turned around and saw a gray-haired old man about 65 or six years old slowly pushing a wheelchair out of the room.

To be honest, Annie was surprised that an old man in his 60s was still doing physical work before he was injured. Isn't this the age for retirement?

When I was inquiring about the news before, I never paid attention to the age of old Chuck, because foreigners are relatively old, and Annie, as a Chinese soul, has not been able to accurately judge the age of foreigners by their appearance.

Take Parker as an example. Annie only knows that he is middle-aged, but if Annie guesses Parker's age based on his appearance alone, she will probably guess that he is in his early 30s, probably because Parker smiles all day long and has a round face. I can't see any wrinkles, good craftsmanship, and smooth work. I don't have any troubles at Robert's house, so I am a special case, and my appearance is actually younger than my actual age.

This also made Anne miscalculate the age of old Chuck. She always thought that old Chuck was in his fifties. In this way, it is understandable to want to work more to save money for retirement.

But seeing old Chuck's old appearance, Annie hesitated a little. At such an age, it's better for the body to rest more, right?What's more, she couldn't bear to ask her to hire such an old man to work for her!

Otherwise, forget about giving up this task?

If Uncle Parker's family is in financial difficulty, I can lend them money directly, or find ways to help them in other ways, not necessarily according to the task, and let an old man like Grandpa Chuck still work with his leg injured.

In fact, the situation of old Chuck was just the opposite of Parker's. Annie counted Chuck's age.

Although old Chuck looks old, he is actually only 55 years old. He married early and gave birth to Parker. It is only after experiencing the hardships of life that he looks so old. In addition to this injury, he is worried about living together in the future It will cause a burden to his son, and he will age faster. Just these few days alone have made old Chuck look older than five or six years.

Parker observed Anne's flinching expression, and thought that the little girl hated Chuck's injured leg, and felt a little sore in his heart, but he also knew that the little girl could not be blamed. Anyone who saw old Chuck's current situation would think more about it.

Taking a deep breath, Parker forced a smile and said, "Miss Annie, this is my father, Chuck. Dad, this is the third young lady of Robert's family." After making a brief introduction for both parties, Parker pushed old Chuck into the Next to his original seat, he quickly poured a cup of scented tea, took a few biscuits and put them on another small white plate, and placed them on the table next to Old Chuck to ensure that he could get them as soon as he reached out.

Chuck has been confused since he first met Annie and Maria. His daughter-in-law (Maria) looks older than his son!Also brought a daughter (Anne)?

Well!The little girl is quite cute, soft and cute, with fair skin like a cloud, blue eyes like sea water, long hair that is more dazzling than the gold jewelry in a jewelry store, and is slightly curly. On his shoulders, old Chuck hadn't read any books, and he didn't know how to describe the little girl he saw with elegant words, but he knew that the little girl looked like a doll in a shop window!

Turning his head to look at Maria who was standing quietly behind Anne, Old Chuck frowned. The interaction between his daughter-in-law and his son was not as good as this little girl with blond hair!

Ding!

An inspiration light bulb popped over Chuck's head!

He felt like he got something!

Can't help but widen my eyes...

Could it be that this teenage girl is the daughter-in-law?The older one next to her is the son's mother-in-law?

This is too small!

Parker the little bastard!

If you dare to touch such a young, innocent, and innocent little girl,

See if he doesn't break his leg ╰(‵□′)╯! ! !

No one knew that old Chuck had imagined so much the moment he saw Annie, and the old Chuck in his brain did not notice Parker's introduction, "Oh? Oh? Who do you think they are?"

Without waiting for Parker to introduce him again, Annie took the initiative to take a step forward this time, and introduced herself to old Chuck with a smile: "Hello, Grandpa Chuck, I am Annie, and my brother is Rob Hank Robert." Annie Old Chuck may not know who it is, but who Parker's boss is, Old Chuck should know, after all, he also stayed at Robert's house a long time ago.

"Oh! So it's Annie!" The little girl looks cute, and her name sounds good too!

Old Chuck didn't react at first, and was still thinking about how to break Parker's leg if he was sure that the little girl was his daughter-in-law. When his nerves reacted, he couldn't help but yelled. The voice was loud enough to prove He and Parker are indeed father and son!

"What?! Anne? Robert? Third Miss?"

Parker patted his forehead, not understanding why his father was so surprised today, so he had no choice but to introduce him again, "Yes, Dad, this is Anne Robert, the third miss of Robert's family, and I came here specially today visit us."

Worried about offending Old Chuck, Parker added himself to Annie's visit list.

As early as a few days ago, my father was very impatient with those people who came to see the fun in the name of visiting, so I can't let my father misunderstand little Annie!

"visit?"

Old Chuck obviously never thought that the daughter of his son's employer would come to visit an old man with a broken leg, and the suspicion that had been suppressed just now because of Anne's precious status quietly resurfaced - not because of himself, but because of Parker just came?

Chuck: ╰(‵□′)╯ wants to break his son's leg again, what should I do if it becomes swollen...

Stared at by his father with strange and angry eyes, Parker, who was in a cold sweat, felt that his feet seemed to be limp. Could it be that his father was still angry?

So Miss Anne's kindness is to say or not to say?

Annie also noticed that the current atmosphere seemed a bit strange. She looked left at Parker, who was dripping with cold sweat, and right at Old Chuck, who was glaring at the King Kong statue, and seriously considered whether she was suitable to be the one who broke the silence at this time. .

"Dad...Dad," Parker swallowed with difficulty, rubbed his fat white hands on the side of his trousers a few times, wiped his sweat, and unexpectedly broke the weird atmosphere first, "we just We're talking about the fun things you taught me about cooking when I was young!"

Are you talking about the old man?

Old Chuck narrowed his eyes, a little in disbelief that his bastard and a pretty little girl spent half an hour talking about himself as an old man.

Annie picked up Parker's words in a timely manner: "Yes! Grandpa Chuck, Uncle Parker said that the scones you made are delicious."

The main ingredient of Scone is flour, which is the most common afternoon tea in the UK. With cream and jam, and a cup of fragrant and silky milk tea, life is simply not too good!

Annie: (￣﹣￣) Sneak... Can this habit of drooling at the thought of delicious food be cured?

No one doesn't like to be praised! ----Especially the old Chuck who has just been expelled, it is time to doubt his own value!

So, Old Chuck suddenly became interested in chatting, "Really? Did Parker say that he ate scones for a month in a row? Haha, I think blablabla back then..."

"... Later when I taught him how to make rice pudding, he ate rice pudding for six weeks..."

Rice pudding is a snack baked with white rice, milk and sugar. It is also a very popular dessert in Britain since Shakespeare's time. Annie likes to use it with black tea.

"...bread and butter... for two weeks..."

The butter bread should be soft and soft. Although butter is added, it should not be too greasy. In short, for the softness and proper taste, it took Parker two weeks of trying this ratio to satisfy Old Chuck. Of course, this meant that Parker ate bread and butter for two whole weeks.

These sad green days made Parker think he would never love brioche again--until Anne liked teatime snacks.

"Sandwiches...for a week..."

The smoked ham and mayonnaise blend in the sandwich, as well as the mastery of the fried egg sandwich...and so on.

In short, Annie finally made a summary of old Chuck's semantics. Old Chuck's teaching method is to let Parker eat all the failures, see what he is not doing well, and then improve.

Don't want to eat anymore?Throwing up?That's fine, as long as you learn it well, let's learn (eat) another thing!

Parker: 〒▽〒

Under Baby Teeth's inhumane teaching methods, it's a blessing that Parker didn't feel disgusted with cooking!

Anne looked sympathetically at Parker, who was pale because of recalling the tragic past, and felt that Uncle Parker probably had no appetite for today's lunch...

Under Annie's acting like a baby from time to time and self-sacrificing gags with Parker, old Chuck had a very happy morning. You know, since he and his wife left Southampton, all kinds of things have made old Chuck smile Less and less, until this time he broke his leg, he hadn't been so happy for a long time.

"...This fruit sponge cake is made with cream sauce, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice and sweet sherry. It looks beautiful and delicious after it is finished. My husband has never liked desserts since he was a child. Just this fruit sponge cake I can still eat a few bites of the cake..." Old Chuck smiled kindly, recalling the expressionless young master with a face paralyzed since he was a child, holding a transparent square glass, holding a small silver spoon in his small hand and taking small bites. Looking at the fruit sponge cake, I feel like my whole heart is soaking in hot spring water, warm and warm.

"...I'm so envious of my brother. The fruit sponge cake made by Grandpa Chuck sounds delicious." Annie's drooling is not fake, it's a real performance.

"Ahahaha, what's the matter! Grandpa cooks for you too!!!"

? ? ? ! ! !

Anne: (⊙_⊙) The purpose of this trip has been achieved so easily? ? ?

Parker: (mouth) Dad, what about the decadence you promised?Did you agree not to go into the kitchen again? ? ?

Chuck: (˙△˙) Hey Ma, the chat is too lively, why is your mouth swollen for a while? ? ?

Annie's reaction was the fastest, and she immediately confirmed the matter, "Then can I eat the snacks made by Grandpa Chuck later?" Thinking of old Chuck's injuries, Annie felt that as long as old Chuck It's fine if Ke doesn't reject entering the kitchen, "However, Grandpa Chuck is not very convenient now, why don't you guide beside Annie and let Annie try how to do it, okay?"

Facing the little girl's expectant eyes, Chuck, who was regretting his fast talk, suddenly felt that he was too cowardly, but he gave up the craft he was proud of before after only one failure. You know, when Parker was young, he practiced It is rare to fail ten or twenty times in cooking, not to mention yourself, when you first started learning to cook food, which time did you not practice repeatedly and learn from failures?

Thinking of this, Old Chuck clenched his fists and strengthened his confidence in his cooking skills.

He asked Annie to wait in the living room with a loving expression, "How can there be any reason for letting guests into the kitchen to cook for yourself? The little girl is here to read some books, newspapers and magazines. Lunch will be ready soon. Grandpa Chuck will definitely let little Annie Had a delicious meal."

After walking two steps towards the kitchen, it suddenly occurred to him that Parker was still in the living room. Old Chuck turned his head and glared at his son who was still in a daze, "Parker, come in and help me."

snort!I won't let you, a little bastard, have the opportunity to stay in the living room with the little girl (︶︿︶)!