521 Proud
The train ran all night and arrived in Washington in the early morning.
Li Mu did not set up a housekeeper at his home in Washington. Before he arrived, in order to surprise Will, Li Mu did not send a telegram to Will, so no one came to pick him up.
It doesn’t matter if no one picks up the station. There are eight BMW cars installed in the last car of the special train, which just happened to take everyone away at once.
In order to resettle Claudia and her children, Will bought about one hectares of land on the banks of Luoying Lake and built a country house-style mansion, which was across the lake from Li Mu's home.
To be honest, Li Mu had never been to Will's house before, but Li Mu knew the place, so there was no delay on the road.
It's Christmas Eve in the evening, and the Christmas atmosphere is already very strong. The shop windows on both sides of the road are full of Santa's avatars and mini Christmas trees. Some people cut out "Merry Christmas" with colored paper and pasted them on the glass window. There are clerks wearing Santa hats at the door of the store who are attracting customers. Most of the people on the road are happy.
The closer to Claudia's home, the more excited Li Mu was. Gloria and Sandy were able to accept Claudia and her child's surprise. Gloria worked so hard yesterday to decorate the Christmas tree, probably to give Claudia and her child a surprise.
Because Will is there, there is a gun guard in military uniform at the door of Claudia's house. Mason also wants to let the guards come in and report according to the rules, but as soon as Gloria and Sandy appear, the guards are immediately silent.
The guard naturally recognized Gloria and Sandy. Perhaps in the guard's opinion, there should be nothing good about Gloria and Sandy coming to the door so directly.
But after thinking about this, Will's guards were not very qualified. They were probably the same as Mason.
A convoy of eight BMWs drove into the courtyard, and the originally spacious yard was suddenly crowded.
Will had noticed that the convoy drove into the courtyard. When Li Mu got out of the car, Will stood on the stone steps at the door with a serious expression, and was not very happy about the arrival of his two daughters.
Li Mu still noticed Will's gaze in time, gave Will a positive look, and then nodded vigorously.
Will immediately opened his arms to Gloria and Sandy: "Dear, I'm really surprised by your arrival..."
Sandy was still pouting, Gloria was not very happy, nor did she give her father a face: "If we don't come, are you going to spend Christmas here?"
"How could it be that baby, I'm planning to pack up and go home? No matter what the reason, we will definitely be together on Christmas." Will gave Gloria a big hug, with an extremely exaggerated expression and tone.
When it was Sandy's turn, Will kissed Sandy's hair. Before Will could speak, Sandy's eyes turned red.
"What's wrong with sweetheart?" Will immediately looked like a cat with a stomped on his tail.
"You are not at home, your big girl bullies me..." Sandy must have sued for such a good opportunity.
"Shut up!" Gloria turned her head and turned her eyes to the door: "Are we going to stand here all the time?"
"Of course not, come in, come in quickly, this is your home too." Will hugged one with one hand, and this action has the meaning of double guarantee.
Compared to two years ago, Claudia's figure was even more popular, but it also added a bit of a woman's charm. Seeing Gloria and Sandy come in, Claudia's expression was a little panicked, and her fingers were helpless and subconsciously twisted together, standing in front of a wooden stroller.
Will promptly signaled Claudia to speak first.
"Gloria...Sandy...Hello..." Claudia's voice was a little tense, and the way she greeted her was even more pitiful.
"Hello..." Sandy responded, while Gloria didn't say anything at all.
"I want to introduce you to the new member of our family, Claudia. I have decided to form a new family with her. At the same time, there will be a little man in our new family." Will resolved the embarrassment in time.
Will never stingy when it's time to speak.
"So what should we call it, mom?" Sandy seemed to have no objection.
"Welcome, Claudia." Gloria finally stretched out her hand, but she did not change the meaning of the title.
It was enough that Claudia was excited. God knew how long Claudia had waited for this moment. When Gloria reached out her hand, Claudia's eyes were already wet.
Claudia held Gloria's hand, then gave Gloria a hug, and then made her way out like a treasure: "Thank you, Gloria, come and see your brother, his name is II."
The name "Second" is actually no different from the baby sweetheart. It is just a nickname. The little guy's name is actually Will. Just like his father's name, this is also a common naming method used by Westerners. In the future, in order to distinguish it from his father, the little guy's full name should be Will Nel Barron, which includes his father's surname and his mother's surname.
No one can resist the charm of a baby, especially when seeing the baby's pure and flawless eyes, especially with her blood relationship, Gloria and Sandy's attention was instantly attracted by the little baby.
"Oh my God, he's so cute." Gloria looked surprised.
"Can I hug him?" Sandy couldn't help but get started.
"Of course." Claudia carefully guided Sandy how to hold the child. After Sandy picked up the child, Claudia retreated to Will and hugged Will's arm, and her eyes were blurred in an instant.
Li Mu only walked into the living room at this time: "Sorry, it's too cold outside."
Li Mu's expression was also exaggerated, grinning, rubbing his hands and stomping his feet, and pulling Chuxue, who looked embarrassed, headed straight to the fireplace as soon as he entered the living room.
"I'm so sorry..." Claudia was embarrassed to come.
"Don't worry about him, let him freeze to death." Will was not angry. If Li Mu hadn't led the way, Gloria and Sandy wouldn't have found this place.
Speaking of which, Li Mu is also wronged. Will hasn't turned a corner yet. If Li Mu hadn't brought Gloria and Sandy here, how could the family have been happy...
Li Mu didn't care, and he and Will didn't need these politeness. From Li Mu's heart, he had long regarded himself as a part of Will's family.
Fortunately, someone remembered Li Mu. As soon as Will finished speaking, Gloria rolled Will's eyes wide and then brought Li Mu a blanket over.
Li Mu is used to using blankets in winter. Even in front of the fireplace, Li Mu likes to use blankets. His medical level these days is too bad. Li Mu doesn't want to lose his old cold legs when he gets older.
Always, taking care of Li Mu should be the task of Chu Xue. In Springfield or on Governor's Island, Gloria never took the initiative to serve Li Mu.
Seeing Gloria take the initiative to cover Li Mu with a blanket, and then to see Li Mu take it naturally, Will's expression was a little surprised.
Claudia looked gentle and smiled warmly with Will's arm in his smile.
Will's expression was very complicated, and he felt like he had been growing cabbage for more than ten years, and was urnated by a pig all night.
But thinking about it seems that we shouldn't be so sad, because the pigs that give cabbage are also raised by their own homes, which is better than letting other people's pigs rush.
"You probably haven't eaten yet. Have you tasted the pie I baked with with my own hands. Can you eat beef stuffing? I'll fry a few more eggs for you..." Claudia began to enter the role.
"I'll do it..." When it comes to cooking, Chuxue is an expert, and he can easily beat the people in this room in terms of level.
"This..." Claudia hesitated a little. She was not sure where Chuxue was in Will's family.
In fact, the kitchen is a very sacred place. Generally speaking, mistresses like Claudia will not easily enter the kitchen. After all, there is a housekeeper, a chef, a servant, and a guard at Claudia's house. No matter how you turn Claudia doesn't have to do it yourself.
Once Claudia wants to do it herself, all the unrelated personnel will take the initiative to retreat. At this time, most people will not take the initiative to help. Even if they are polite, it will be a very rude thing.
"It's okay, try Chuxue's cooking skills. To be honest, you have to learn from her." Will and Chuxue were not seen.
Although the United States abolished slavery during the Civil War, slavery was actually widespread. Although upstart families like Will had no chance to use slaves, traditional powerful families like Benjamin Harrison still retain many slaves in their homes. They just changed their names. In fact, even those slaves themselves cannot survive alone if they are separated from their masters.
So during this period, the relationship between the master and the maid was actually quite ambiguous. Although Will did not have the opportunity to use the maid, Will also know that many masters and his maids had some unexplained relationship. This is a common phenomenon and a fact that everyone knows.
The relationship between Li Mu and Chuxue is more special. Chuxue is not just Li Mu's maid, but also Li Mu's personal accountant, living assistant, personal housekeeper, etc. Although according to the general customs in American society, Li Mu is unlikely to marry Chuxue, if something happens between Li Mu and Chuxue, Will will not be surprised at all.
At the same time, an incredible fact is that Will can accept the relationship between Li Mu and Chuxue, just as the Chinese at this time think it is normal for men to have three wives and four concubines.
When I was in Springfield, Chuxue often cooked at home, and Will did not treat Chuxue as an outsider.
"Okay, let's do it faster together." Claudia was not stupid either. She saw Li Mu pulling Chuxue in with her when she entered the house. Now that she heard Will say this, she naturally understood that she must not treat Chuxue as an ordinary servant.
"Make it simple and casually. Let's go back to New York immediately after we finish eating, so that we won't delay Christmas Eve at home at night." Li Mu would definitely not leave Gloria and Sandy here. Although Will has decided to reorganize his family with Claudia, for Gloria and Sandy, Governor's Island is their real home.
"Wait for a while, and it's going to be done soon." Claudia's steps were very light. For her, a beautiful tomorrow was already waving to her.
Seeing Claudia and Chuxue enter the kitchen, Will strode to Li Mu, looking down at Li Mu with a bad expression.
"Boy, have you done something good while I'm not here?" Will looked at Gloria sitting on the armrest of Li Mu's sofa, and the anger in his eyes was as strong as a fire.
"Hey, hey, I just helped you..." Li Mu talked to Will a long time ago, and Will's so-called "guardian" identity has long disappeared. In fact, if it weren't for the money Li Mu had dug up in recent years, Will would probably be the Sheriff of Springfield now.
"I can solve it alone if you don't help me, but now you have stole my beloved baby. Do you think this can be exchanged?" Will did not mean to let Li Mu go easily.
"Dad..." Gloria lowered her head and shouted softly.
Will stretched out his hands, spread his five fingers and stretched his weakness in the air for a few strokes, but he still had no choice but to do anything to Li Mu: "Okay, okay, but remember it for me. If you dare to bully my Gloria in the future, even if you escape back to the Qing Empire, I will catch you with my own hands."
It was so easy to pass this level. Li Mu took the initiative to cover Gloria's hand: "Don't worry, I will treat her like you did to Gloria."
"Standard nonsense, no one in this world is as good as me to Gloria, so are you." Will's voice buzzed a little.
Gloria could no longer sit still, stood up and hugged Will gently, burying her head in Will's arms.
"Okay, baby, I don't mean to blame you. You know I have always loved you and always loved you." Will was simply busy, muttering to himself while kissing Gloria's hair.
"I love you too, dad..." Gloria's voice was also dull.
The second generation suddenly burst into tears, breaking the infinite warmth scene in front of him.
Claudia ran out of the kitchen with her hands rubbed her hands. Will let go of Glorilia and looked over with concern. Sandy's voice was innocent: "I don't know what's going on, he suddenly cried."
"This is normal, come on, let me show me." Claudia skillfully took the II from Sandy's arms, and Chuxue was also helping.
In fact, it is normal for children to cry. They will cry when they are hungry, when they are thirsty, and when they urinate, and even if they are uncomfortable in their sleeping position, they will cry. After all, this is the only way for children to express.
Only one person has a sharp eye.
"You must have done it on purpose, right?" Gloria gritted her teeth.
Chapter completed!