There are many good movies that tell fantastic stories between white employers and black employees, and Mr. Church is one of them.
In the heart of the little girl Charlie, Mr. Church is an uninvited guest.
One morning, she emotionally told her mother that "there was a black man in our kitchen omelette."
Mom calmly said that the black man was the newly hired chef at home, Mr. Church, and hoped that Charlie would go over and greet Mr. Church in a friendly manner.
But apparently, Charlie didn't like Mr. Church. She doesn't eat Mr. Church's elaborate breakfast, and even makes fun of Mr. Church for not knowing what Apple Jack is.
Although her mother hoped that Charlie would treat Mr. Church with a friendly attitude, Charlie was still very resistant to the presence of a black person in the family, and even hoped that Mr. Church would be fired as soon as possible.
After sending Charlie to school, her mother can't wait to return home to find Mr. Church. It turned out that Mr. Church was hired by her mother's already home-based boyfriend to take care of them for 6 months, and only took care of them for 6 months, because she had a malignant tumor, and the doctor said that she could only survive for 6 months.
Returning home to see that Mr. Church had not yet been fired, Charlie was sullen, but could only accept the established matter.
As the days of getting along grew, Mr. Church's patience and fun gradually impressed Charlie.
Mr. Church cooks like an alarm clock, waking up Charlie on time every morning.
Mr. Church is like a food magician, and the next dish is always a gourmet feast, a surprise dish that Charlie has never eaten, and every day is like a party.
Mr. Church enjoys reading, listening to music, and playing the piano between cooking and waiting.
He turned a corner of the house into a library and set up rules for borrowing books, and Xia Li needed to register to borrow books.
Xia Li, who originally did not like to read, was gradually attracted to books and began to borrow more and more books. Even under the influence of Mr. Church, he aspired to be a writer.
Mr. Church's time to take care of them was also extended from 6 months to 6 years, because Charlie's mother miraculously lived an extra 6 years.
In the past 6 years, Mr. Church has not been a relative to Charlie and her mother, but more like a relative.
He took good care of Xia Li's mother, helped Xia Li sew the ball dress, accompanied Xia Li to take care of her mother's funeral, and gave Xia Li a sum of money saved for her to go to college.
Later, when Charlie was still in college, she became pregnant unmarried, and Mr. Church once again accompanied her to take care of her. Make her breakfast, name the baby in her belly, take care of her newborn baby...
Until one morning, Charlie was not awakened by the aroma of Mr. Church's cooking.
Mr. Church is ill.
This time, it was Charlie who took care of Mr. Church.
Xia Li has learned to make dishes in her ears for so many years.
Charlie made food for Mr. Church, read at his bedside, and accompanied him as if he were with his mother until Mr. Church died peacefully.
At Mr. Church's funeral, Charlie finally learned Mr. Church's "secret". It turned out that he went to Jack's Bar every week to play the piano, and he needed to earn more money to take care of them, because his employer only gave him 6 months of living expenses at that time.
Mr. Church wrote in his last letter to Charlie, "You think I took care of you and you have nothing to reciprocate, but you have given me the most important thing in my life, and you have given me a home and love." ”
Not relatives, but thicker than blood, for many years have been with each other, each other gave each other a home.
Another morning, Charlie was once again awakened by the scent of jazz music and cooking, and it turned out that it was Charlie's daughter who was learning to cook with Mr. Church.
Love and warmth, endless.