Picard just really wanted to take the opportunity to find out what it felt like to give Will a big hug
You look like such a happy and real family, I bet nothing bad could ever happen to you guys
The fact the young Jean-Luc happened to look exactly like his nephew Rene explains why his brother Robert was so hateful towards him and why Jean-Luc hadn’t been back to visit the vineyard is so long, ahem.