The Greatest Showman - Chapter 2144

[2108 Rebuilding Homes]

“It’s used to describe the subtle atmosphere of having the same idea but being too shy to speak? God, who made this question? Haruki Murakami? So subtle? Wouldn’t it be better to just speak up? How could I possibly know what it was? Words? Matthew, do you have an idea?”

“…give me a hint of the letters.”

“All I know now is that the second letter and the fourth letter are both ‘A’ and that’s all.”

“Ann Andre, you can fill in the other blanks first, with a little more hints, it will be much clearer, if there are only two letters, Matthew is not an Oxford dictionary, how could he directly guess?”

“Uh, Renly Do you know? Do you have any ideas about Asian culture?”

“Any hints?”

“Oh, and a note, from the Latin family.”

“Latin? Then you can only hope for horses. Repair and Renly, my Latin has already been returned to Mr. Smith.”

Such a scene is really strange, a group of young people gathered in the study, drinking afternoon tea, eating dessert, playing… word game, It’s like the geeks out of American high schools, who like weird things and then don’t fit in with the mainstream crowd.

Arthur’s entire shoulders relaxed slightly, and then he sank deeply into the sofa, his eyelids started to fight without knowing it, the feeling of comfort and comfort made him completely indulge in it, and to be honest, a little enjoyment, It’s just that he took his own word game and never started to fill it in, just quietly enjoying a moment of peace.

Turning his head, Arthur saw Renly who was concentrating on thinking about the “puzzle”. After hesitating for a moment, he took the initiative to lean over, “My father called me.”

“Hmm.” Renly responded casually.

Arthur paused slightly. “He wants me to take the baron’s place.”

“Hmmm.” Renly nodded slightly, still looking at the newspaper.

“What do you think?” Arthur asked hesitantly.

Renly didn’t answer right away, but quickly filled in another word on the newspaper, raising his hands cheerfully, “Done!” He then leaned out and put The Times on the coffee table, “Hey, what else? Difficulties, come and come, throw them over to challenge the limit, I am the ‘king of word-writing games’!”

Those naive and arrogant words,

Deliberately used a low tone to strengthen his attitude, just like a high school student, and then everyone complained and didn’t buy it at all.

Renly didn’t mind. He sat down again with a smile on his face, turned to look at Arthur, and replied, “You don’t need to ask my opinion. Long, long ago, I was not the heir. Now, it’s up to you to decide in the end.”

“Renly, you know it’s not that simple.” Arthur let out a small breath, recalling the phone call with George in his mind, and his mood was extremely mixed: I once thought it would be forever. The father, who could not admit wrong, showed a trace of weariness in front of him; but what was even more tragic and ridiculous was that he knew that it was an illusion-

George was just testing Arthur’s bottom line, and Renly’s bottom line.

To put it simply, if George grants the title to Arthur, the possible result is that Renly and Arthur become enemies, then the focus of the conflict will shift; or if Renly is willing to accept a draw, then Arthur will shelter George; Or if Renly is dead and refuses to let George go, then George can push Arthur out and fight Renly; otherwise, there are other potential possibilities, but no matter what, George can find a way out.

But there is another situation hidden behind the problem. In fact, George does not want to retire at all. He is far from ready to pass the title to Arthur. He took the initiative to make such a proposal to Arthur, just to test Arthur and Arthur. Just Renly

:

If the situation is positive, then he can ride like a donkey – hanging a carrot in front of the donkey, let the donkey work hard, while he sits on the donkey’s back and continues to enjoy; and if things go negative Yes, then he doesn’t mind if the fish die or the net breaks, or if he is prepared for other things.

Otherwise, the auction was in the morning and George called Arthur in the afternoon?

Things are not so coincidental.

Arthur knew this, he believed, and Renly knew that neither of them were fools—

In fact, neither did George.

Knowing that his intentions might be seen through, George still chose to contact Arthur so eagerly, on the one hand, because he still believes that the title is very, very important, and may even be the ultimate pursuit of Renly. This is the value of The essence is different, he can never understand Renly’s choice; on the other hand, it is because he needs to test Renly’s bottom line before he can prepare.

No one is a fool.

Renly looked up to meet Arthur’s gaze, and he could catch a hint of exhaustion and a hint of sadness.

Arthur and Renly are different. To be precise, the four children of the Hall family are in different positions. Renly can completely let go and pursue his own life, and Edith can also; but Arthur and Elf are doomed. No, because they grew up with the “successor” education, just like Alexander Hamilton, their thoughts, their values, and their concepts are all destined to be different from Renly.

Renly and Alexander respected each other, but they couldn’t be friends because they were often two different groups because of the three views involved.

In fact, there are still some barriers between Renly and Arthur, and after all, they can’t be like Edith, because their positions are also doomed because of their concepts, but at least they are much better than Elf. Being friends, let Renly weigh his words.

“Arthur, you know I don’t care about titles…” Renly said.

Arthur immediately felt the alienation from Renly – he always tried to take a rational standpoint on this matter, but in fact it was from the sidelines, which made Arthur a little angry, “But he cares, he is testing my bottom line , is also testing your bottom line, we all know he won’t retire now. So, it’s about me and it’s about you, you can’t… can you…”

Arthur’s words became stumbling, Then he noticed the gaze projected by Matthew, and he didn’t continue talking after all.

After the anger, he still felt deeply tired, “Renly, I…” Arthur didn’t know what to say, “I like you, I like everything you insist on, and I like to be by your side as a friend. , I still like your home. I like it here.”

Suddenly, Arthur showed his vulnerability again.

The last time it was on Oscar night, it was because Arthur was drunk; today, Arthur is sober.

Ren Li was stunned for a moment, a trace of mixed emotions flashed in his eyes, and then the corner of his mouth pursed slightly, “Actually, you can choose to accept it.”

“What?” Arthur thought he had heard it wrong and didn’t understand Ren Li. meaning, paused, he thought he understood Renly, “You mean, trying to test him on purpose? I just pretend I accept, and he’ll show his tricks…”

“No no no, he’s ready, There’s no way he didn’t expect this.” Renly shook his head again and again, his smile rising slightly, “I mean, you really accept. You can take a stand in front of him, you’re willing to accept, you’re willing to be The next Baron Hall, but if he doesn’t want to, then this matter is over, he will stand on the opposite side of you, and things will become easier.”

It is like a “general” in a chess game.

Arthur frowned slightly, “…What? You know I don’t want to succeed, I…I mean, at least not yet, I hope to stay in Sisyphus, I hope to continue to serve Donji It’s very interesting to work hard on the Hetero channel, and I’m serious.”

“Arthur, I know.” Facing Arthur who was a little anxious, Renly nodded slightly, calming Arthur. “I mean, you can choose what kind of Baron Hall you want to be, it can be like George, or it can be Viscount Bioford, you can also be like the Duke of Hamilton, or… …like yourself.”

“The times have changed, and now there is no manual to teach us what kind of nobles meet the standard. Even the queen has been forced to make adjustments according to the times, let alone a small baron? We are all While studying, we are also making progress. You can decide what the ‘Baron Hall’ will look like in the future. You can also become the backbone of our Hall family. After letting Edith and I wander outside, we can finally Find the way home.”

Arthur opened his mouth slightly, Renly’s words seemed very simple, but he had never considered it before, like a fan of the authorities, who could never see where he was and where he was. The overall situation in which it is located can only be kept spinning in place, and then bystanders reveal the simplest and most obvious truth, but they are full of confusion and surprise:

why haven’t they seen it before?

As he spoke, Renly laughed softly, “Of course, you can still stay in Sisyphus Pictures. To be honest, we still need you, and there are a lot of things that Andre can’t handle.”

Sitting next to him The Matthew Shi Shiran complained, “Does Elf know that you are running on her like this?”

“I guess she is also running on us, so… this can be regarded as a win-win?” Lan Li chuckled and complained calmly, but he couldn’t be sure whether his statement was of any reference value, because Elf never refused to open her heart, even after leaving the Hall’s house, the relationship between them was still the same. relationship like Renly and Elizabeth have been for the past five years.

Maybe the future will change, maybe not.

But that’s life.

Renly raised his eyebrows, “Andre, did the hint just now speak Latin?” Renly shouted at Andre, “You can try”, I’m not sure, this is A branch of South America, it’s a little tricky to explain, but I think it might be, I remember reading it in a discussion article that joked about vague words in various countries, and it was an interesting discussion.”

“…what? “Andre’s head was full of question marks, “Why can’t I understand the word you said at all?”

Then Eaton and Edith also complained, mixed with Andre’s complaints, and the atmosphere in the study became extremely cheerful again.

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