This was irrelevant to whether one was well to do or not. As long as there was time, everyone would gather i n front of the television.
The show would only start at eight. Before that, there was another program, the news broadcast.
The news just went on air when Julian switched the T V on.
Uninterested, Madam Shaw continued chatting with Luna after catching a glimpse of it. Everyone else continued with dinner with their eyes on the television, painting a rather harmonious scene.
"The chief has gone to the grassroots to pay a visit and convey his greetings to the frontline staff for the holiday. This is coming to you live."
"The holidays, according to our tradition, means to go home and spend it with your loved ones. There is, however, such a group of people who continue to guard their posts and are unable to reunite with their families. They're our heroic garrison at the border. Yesterday, Chief George Wright..."
Catching something on the news, Madam Shaw looked at the television in shock. "Luna, I think I heard your husband's name just now?"
"Mm, there are a lot of Canadians with this name,"
Luna glossed it over easily.
Madam Shaw kept her eyes on the television and it showed the Prime Minister with George not a while later. She turned to George abruptly.
The man coughed in slight awkwardness. "We... look quite alike? Maybe I have a common face.” 1
George, who was suited up in his military uniform, still looked quite different from the current George having dinner.
Madam Shaw merely hummed in doubt. After all, it was impossible that Susan's relative was the chief. She must be overthinking it. Just as Madam Shaw was turning back, there was another news story being broadcasted.
On the screen, Oliver’s upstanding face was plastered across it.
Madam Shaw took another abrupt glance at Oliver.
Oliver coughed. "Maybe... I have a common-looking face too?"
Yeah right, to hell with common-looking faces. Madam Shaw would be stupid if she had not noticed it by now.
She forced a smile. "Please, carry on. I'll excuse myself for a bit."
She went over and hauled Julian up.
"I'm not done yet..." Julian muttered, but he was dragged away by his mother.
Pulled to a corner, Madam Shaw spoke in a hushed tone, "Julian! What's going on! Why are both the father and son exactly the same as the two men on TV with their full names and faces!"
"Maybe it's really a coincidence?" Julian mused.
"Stop pretending!" Madam Shaw narrowed her eyes at him. "A coincidence like this? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Julian beamed. "If that's not a coincidence, then it can only be reality."
"What reality...” Madam Shaw felt a loud plonk when her heart dropped.
"Both of them are the ones on TV, duh," Julian said leisurely.
Madam Shaw felt like her legs were giving up on her." Wha - what?"
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