Section 59: Negotiations
"My dear, you came back so quickly." Seeing his wife walking into the hall, Goethe stood up with a wry smile. The husband who had just sat down opened his arms and hugged the wife in front of him: "Welcome home."
"I'm back, and you look old again, Goethe." As an elf, Anna smiled and patted her husband on the back: "How are our daughters?"
"Very good. Both Margaret and Faye take good care of themselves. Speaking of which, I met Colin when I came here. Although he is still as clumsy as when he was a child, he is already an upright man...
"At this point, Goethe was silent for a moment, and then looked at the lover in front of him: "Give him and Margaret a chance. Although Liman always said that you don't like Colin even more, but looking at Margaret
He looked happy when he mentioned it, I really don’t want to make this child suffer, we have many daughters, let’s give her happiness.”
"Do you think I'm a bad mother? Goethe, I raised Margaret with my own hands. She is the child of Sister Manihair. She entrusted this child to me, not to ask me to send her to hell."
, so I will agree to Colin's marriage to her, but I need old Hoffman to swear that he will not get involved in his bad things." Anna looked at her husband's face: "Sister Manihel didn't see it.
I want her children to grow up, and I can't watch her stay a widow."
"I can point this out to old Hoffman, but you must not tell Manli that I failed to meet her expectations on this matter."
"It seems like my sister really has some ideas. Speaking of which, in addition to Margaret, did she also mention her family's Higro?"
"Of course, at least twice a month, but Manli is old. She only has ladder six and cannot climb to a high position like you and me. So, give her a way and at least don't embarrass her too much, okay?"
"You don't need to remind me of this, Goethe, you know, I respect Manli because you and she have been lovers since we were young. At that time, you said that your life was not good, but she never
I have never complained to you, so I will reject her on this matter, but I will pay a corresponding price. I think a big demon's head would be a good gift."
After saying that, Anna looked around the hall with a smile: "I smell the perfume on my sister, where is she?"
"You can go find her in the bathroom." Goethe explained.
"That's great. I'm like an unlucky guy who has been rolling around in mud all day. Nothing can soothe me more than a hot spring." Anna thought with a smile as she reached out to untie the slipknot on her ponytail.
To leave the arms of your lover.
"Me, dear." Goethe did not let go of his hand.
"Today you are sister Manli's, and tomorrow you will be mine, so, Goethe, good night." Anne raised her brows, and left his arms with a smile.
As the male host, Goethe shrugged: "Okay, by the way, how about coming with me tomorrow to see the little cutie in Faye's mouth."
"Is it too early? I remember when we went to see Colin, he was already 12 years old." Anna, who had already walked into the corridor, backed out again. She looked at him, seemingly confused.
"It's just because it's too late. It is said that he is a descendant of a frost giant, but his height is controlled by the mysterious blood in his body. Ah, I really can't imagine that a giant's child would be shorter than our daughter."
Goethe smiled when he said this: "How about it just satisfies my curiosity."
"No problem. If Sister Manli is willing, she can go too. The three of us haven't been together for a long time. How about just treating it as a family gathering."
"I don't have a problem. I'll take care of it from Manli's side?"
"Let me come, Goethe. Good night."
As his wife walked into the corridor, Goethe sat on the sofa again. The middle-aged man raised the newspaper and frowned.
"Able to control the bloodline of frost giants, looking like a child..."
Having said this, he took out his pocket watch and opened it.
The pocket watch itself is working hard, and inside the case, there are portraits of two smiling children standing together.
One is him, and the other is his mentor.
"Teacher, how many seeds of hope have you planted in this world..." Goethe sighed and closed his pocket watch.
Tomorrow is the day when your curiosity will be answered. Let’s wait and see, Goethe.
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Manli leaned on the edge of the bathtub. She had been weighing it since she entered the bath - judging from the current intelligence, Faye, the child, would definitely not like Higro.
Anna doted on Faye very much. If she refused to speak, her sister would never accept the marriage.
This is a trouble, and I am also concerned about it. When I see a boy around Faye, I want to erase him.
But I never thought that the person who could get into the eyes of this child, Faye, was by no means an ordinary person.
Who would he be to Anna?
There is almost no intermarriage between elves and frost giants, so they shouldn't be related, but could they be the descendants of familiar people?
...From the current point of view, this should be the most reliable answer, so Manli decided to wait for Anna to come and have a frank talk with her.
This is also a helpless move. She loves Goethe and has been by his side since she was young. They have been together through ups and downs for half of their lives. She and he have three sons and two daughters, and now they have grown up; and in
On the extraordinary road, Goethe went very far, and he could live for a long time, but Mary stopped at the sixth step.
, Ladder Six... In terms of human beings, it is only a hundred years of life. Now every year, Manli will feel that she is aging. Manihel, who was with her back then, was acting with Goethe sixteen years ago.
She died in battle, she died for Goethe, so it was naturally impossible for Manli to harm her daughter Margaret.
But she will eventually die, and leaving Goethe to a completely strange woman is intolerable to Manli, and the appearance of Anna makes her very satisfied - an elf, free from human power, even if Goethe grows old, she
It is impossible to become a queen and the children she gives birth to are the children of the king.
This is the reason why Manli tolerates this uninvited robber, and why she is willing to give up her chance to fight for Xigro's power when things become impossible.
"Queen, Lady Anna is outside." The maid responsible for taking care of herself said after opening the door of the bath.
"Please invite my sister in quickly." Manli said with a smile. At the same time, she couldn't wait to turn around and look out the door, watching her sister walk into the bathroom, watching her change clothes in the dressing area and put on a bath towel.
Wrapping herself up until she walked into the bath and sat down.
"Sister Manli, you keep looking at me, what's the matter?"
"I'm jealous, you know, my sister, I'm jealous of your youthful appearance that won't change. Immortality is such a beautiful thing. It's not like humans like me, who count down to their own lives every day."
Manli was sighing from the bottom of her heart.
And her sister smiled and shook her head: "Sister, don't say that, no matter it is a long-lived species or a short-lived species, every life is just a poor person struggling to survive in this world full of dangers, the goddess of fate.
She weaves the journey of life for us with the spindle of destiny in her hands and allows us to come together. You should not be sentimental."
"You are really good at talking. Thank you, my sister, you make me feel much better."
"You're welcome, my sister, I heard Goethe say that you have something to do with me."
"Yes, regarding Margaret, I don't know what you think of Colin."
Since her sister came straight to the point, it was impossible for Manli to hide it: "Margaret, before I came here this time, my second brother Hill told me that his grandson Rodrigo liked Margaret, but her
There is no room for him in your eyes, so I want to know what you think of this child Colin."
"My sister, he is indeed not the most suitable person for Margaret. We all agree on this."
"Of course, that's the consensus."
Manli laughed - this is Anna, and Manihel did nothing wrong in entrusting his daughter to her.
"But my sister, our Margaret has grown up, and she has her own ideas. She only has the child Colin in her heart. This is also a fact, isn't it?"
When this sentence came out of Anna's mouth, Manli immediately nodded with understanding: "Yes, this is also the consensus. When the child grows up, he will be like my second daughter Donna. She will marry at that time.
That officer, if I could harden my heart, I wouldn't let her become a poor widow."
This is a fact, and the tears in the corners of Manli's eyes are also real, but all of these are acting skills for a goal. If you can't deceive yourself, who can you deceive with tears and choking.
"I know, sister, so I will let old Hoffman sign a pledge to give up Colin as a replacement. When my sister, Mrs. Mannihare, handed over her child to me, I swore that,
I will never let her feel the sadness of losing her loved one again, so forgive me, I can't break them up." Anna's face was full of sadness, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes. At this moment, Liman also felt it
The determination in her heart was the determination of a warrior to keep his promise.
So Manli nodded: "If that's the case, then I won't fight for anything for Rodrigo, but as for old Hoffman, I will personally ask him to sign a guarantee."
Negotiation is not about stubbornness and persistence. Only when you give up can you get something. Manli understands this and has understood it since she was young.
"That's great, sister, thank you for your understanding." Joy crept onto Anna's face, and she clapped her hands happily: "Sister Manihale will definitely be happy if she knows the choice we made."
"Yes, Manihel will also be happy, but don't thank me as an old woman first. There is one more thing related to Faye." Manli said this and did not continue. She was waiting for her sister Anna to speak.
Take the topic.
Some things don't need to be finished by her.
She knows this, and she understands this.
"It's about Higro, right?"
"Yes, my eldest brother's eldest grandson and the first heir of my family seems to have not given up on his love. I went to see Faye today, but unexpectedly met a child named Marin."
Since Anna directly named Sigro's name, Manli also decided to tell the whole incident directly.
"My sister, if it weren't for Marin, I wouldn't even blame you for your choice, because I also hate those boys who come uninvited, but Marin is the son of my mentor."
Anna's answer made Manli suffocate - the heir of her mentor!
The son of a teacher who taught a legendary battle mage!
God, what the hell did I do tonight.
Manli asked herself, even if this child lives in the human world, even if it means that he is an unrecognized illegitimate child, he still has the blood of high elves in his body. No wonder it is said that this child only took a few months. He learned the four-ring technique from scratch. No wonder it is said that although this child has the blood of a frost giant, he still does not have the appearance of a frost giant.
Only a bloodline nobler than the frost giants can suppress this barbaric power and make it work for oneself.
Although it is indeed hard to understand that a high elf would like a frost giant, isn't it very normal for a legendary mentor to have a special little hobby? And a legendary mentor has a unique love, which is What cannot be understood.
Thinking of this, Manli smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I understand, Anna, forget about Sigro. Believe me, I will never say a good word for him again."
"Thank you, my sister. I am very satisfied with this child Marin. I am happy to see him and Faye come together." Anna said while reaching out to take Manli's hand: "Manli Sister Li, I have refuted your face twice in a row today. As a sister, I am really embarrassed about this matter, so I have a gift and I hope you can accept it for Tony."
Having said this, Anna had a small pendant in her free hand, and she put it into Liman's hand: "The head of a big demon. If I remember correctly, Tony, this child, is currently seeking the fourth step on the ladder." The way to promotion, this gift should be a good sacrifice for the Just Church, this is a little bit of my sister's thoughts, please sister must accept it."
Manli laughed, and once again she felt that she had done nothing wrong. The sister in front of her was indeed the best partner she could choose for Goethe.
Thinking of this, she put the small space pendant aside: "I feel your respect for me. I thank you on behalf of my eldest son, my sister. Tomorrow I will tell Faye personally that I will no longer seek to give up. If she marries anyone she doesn't like, I will also ask someone to give Marin a gift as an apology for scaring him."
"That's great. I would like to thank you on behalf of my daughter."
Anna smiled, and Manli patted her sister's hand.
"No, my sister, you are right. Goddess of Destiny has brought us together. We should all thank her."
After all, Rodrigo and Sigro are the children of the Rood family, and Manly's children...their surname is Moweish.
Chapter completed!