Chapter 1065 Breakfast at Ryan's
Chapter 1065 Breakfast at Ryan's
Hiss...not good!
Seeing his elder brother's slightly narrowed eyes, the God of Original Sin, who still had some sleepiness in his mind, immediately woke up.
My eldest brother is indeed a good one, but he is also very petty. Although he is reluctant to deal with me directly, he will definitely be decisive when he complains, and may even exaggerate and stir up trouble!
"I see!"
Facing Leon's increasingly dangerous gaze, the Original Sin Great Rose God, whose buttocks began to experience phantom pain, decisively chose to use the life-saving method at the bottom of the box. He pounced on him like a tiger, hugged his big brother's thighs tightly with both hands, and then raised his little face and blinked his big eyes and said:
"Brother, you haven't been home for a long time. You're afraid that we will miss you, so you want to come back and spend more time with us, right?"
"..."
"It's okay. Even though Big Brother didn't attend our opening ceremony, we still have Sister Anna! We don't blame you."
"..."
"Brother, how long can you stay this time? You won't be going on a business trip again soon, right?"
"..."
"Brother, why don't you speak?"
"..."
What else can I say? You start with a string of guilt trips, and every sentence is trying to hit me, what else can I say?
After pinching Melanie's smooth face and giving her a slap on the head, Leon complained helplessly as the Great Rose Goddess cried out in pain:
"If you could use one tenth of your messy little thoughts on studying, you wouldn't have to do your homework until midnight... Big brother can stay at home for more than a week this time, and then he has to go on another long trip... Oh, by the way, where's William?"
Recalling Veronica's instructions to him before he left the palace, Leon smiled and said:
"My eldest brother is going on a business trip in a few days. You can take William with you and let him broaden his horizons."
"elder brother?!"
After hearing what Leon said, Anna, who was stewing soup, was startled and couldn't help but call out. Leon naturally understood her concerns, gave his sister a comforting look, and explained in a gentle voice:
"This time is different from the past. It just brings together the royal families of the twelve kingdoms to discuss some things. There is no danger... William has always been very interested in these things, and Veronica also thinks he has talent in this area, so I will take him to have a look."
"That's it..."
After listening to Leon's explanation, Anna, who was shocked, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then said with a slightly worried look:
"But... isn't it a bit too early? William is not even eight years old..."
"Age is not the key. The key is whether it is suitable. William does have talent in this area. Besides, you know that William is different from other children. We can't treat him as an ordinary child."
After explaining his thoughts, Leon looked at his sister who bit her lips unconsciously and looked a little dazed, and continued:
“Although he still has to go to school and do his homework, since William wants to pursue this path in the future, why not let him participate in advance? After all, Veronica and I will be there to check it out.
If he actually comes into contact with these things and finds that they are different from what he imagined and loses interest in them, it would be equivalent to trial and error in advance. If he still wants to go in this direction, then we might as well focus on training him in the future... In short, taking William to have a look will definitely be beneficial and have no harm."
"This...that's okay..."
Although she was still a little unsure, looking at Leon's serious expression, the thin girl bit her lower lip and nodded slightly, approving Leon's plan.
Although the Ryan family's major and minor matters were basically decided by the eldest sister Anna, but once Leon, as the eldest brother, spoke seriously, Anna would not go against his wishes, so it was almost decided to bring William to the meeting, and then...
"What about me? What about me?"
After seeing the two leaders of the Ryan family chatted for a few words, they even discussed how many days they should take off from school, but did not mention themselves. The Original Sin Great Rose God, who had been holding back from interrupting, finally couldn't help it anymore, and raised his hand impatiently on tiptoe, saying pitifully:
"Brother! Good brother! You will definitely take me there too, right?"
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about you."
Leon deliberately left her alone for a while, then slapped his forehead and showed a look of sudden enlightenment.
"You haven't even finished your homework, and you still have time to read tabloids. You should stay and finish your homework~"
"what?"
"Don't worry, even though William doesn't have to go to school because of the leave, he still has to do his homework, and it's doubled because he's on leave!"
After comforting the disappointed little sister, Leon smiled and added:
"But he probably won't have time to finish his homework since he's out playing. Since you're staying at home to look after the house, why don't you finish William's homework as well?"
"..."
"?"
"Wow!!!"
(TT)
……
You are really...
Looking at Melanie, who was sniffing her red nose across the table and sniffing every time she drank a sip of fish soup, Anna couldn't help but roll her eyes at Leon who was sitting next to her.
You are such a grown-up, yet you still bully a child... Let me see how you coax him!
I was just teasing her, who knew she would take it seriously...
After patting Melanie on the back and helping her to calm down after she had hiccups from crying, Leon, whose family status had dropped sharply, could only accompany her and carefully remind her:
"Drink slowly. You might choke if you eat while crying..."
"Humph!"
Faced with the comfort from her elder brother, the Original Sin Rose God, who had been crying due to the triple homework, leaned forward unwillingly, avoiding the hand of her hateful elder brother that was trying to help her calm down, and then picked up her small soup bowl that was as big as an orange and gulped down the soup in anger.
Just drink it! Just drink it! I want to choke myself and make me cough!
Humph, childish!
After seeing the angry behavior of the God of Original Sin, William, who was sitting next to Anna across the table, sneered, then picked up his children's fork with rabbit ears on the end, picked up the fish on the plate and tasted it carefully.
These are the fish belly meats that Sister Anna specially left before stewing the soup. Only two or three pieces can be cut from a whole fish. They are the most tender part of the whole fish and also the most delicious part.
These tender meats with fat like snowflakes do not require much cooking at all. Just blanch the fish skin with boiling water, cut into pieces along the texture of the fish, apply a little coarse salt mixed with black pepper, fry with olive oil until the edges are slightly charred, and drizzle with a few drops of sauce to make it a supreme delicacy.
However, although these fish slices are not difficult to make, they have very high requirements for the fish.
Since this kind of fish will die soon after leaving the water, it must be fished out temporarily to ensure its fresh taste. If you want to eat it, you have to go to the other side of the capital, the outer river dock separated from the sewage outlet, to queue up to buy it. You have to get up before five o'clock to rush there, and you may not be able to buy it. So even Sister Anna, who is usually so diligent, finds it troublesome to cook this fish and is basically unwilling to do it. Only when the eldest brother comes back from a business trip will she get up early to buy fish, stew soup and fry meat for the eldest brother, herself and others, so...
Get started first!
After swallowing the fish in his mouth, feeling the burnt aroma lingering between his lips and teeth, William stretched out his fork without hesitation and stabbed the fish slices on the plate of the Great Rose Goddess.
However, the Great Rose God, who knew his character very well, kept his eyes fixed on his plate even as he was drinking the fish soup from the bowl, not daring to look away for a moment.
After noticing the looting attempt from his elder brother William, he lightly flicked the children's knife that he had prepared in his left hand, and pushed the bitter and prickly cabbage next to it, and it landed accurately under the fork that was attacking from the opposite side, thus blocking the danger for the delicious fish fillet.
Hmph, naive!
Seeing William's eyebrows slightly raised in surprise, but under the stares of his elder brother and sister Anna, he had to put the unpalatable cabbage back and put it into his mouth stiffly, the Great Rose God of Original Sin couldn't help but sneer in his heart, then sniffed and looked at his elder brother beside him, and said with tears in his eyes:
"I really don't have to stay and look after the house?"
"no, I'm fine!"
After casting a grateful look at his good brother who had specially helped him to distract him and saved him from the position of a family brother, Leon raised his hand and swore:
"This time, let's treat it as summer...er...fall camp. You two, little Ellie, and your sister Anna will all go!"
Am I going too?
After hearing what Leon said, Anna, who was helping William pick fish bones, was slightly startled, and then couldn’t help but said:
"Brother, where are you going this time? Is it far from the capital?"
Oh, yes... I was so busy coaxing Melanie that I haven’t even told you the location of the meeting.
Leon slapped his forehead when he realized he was negligent, and then he answered:
"The Kingdom of Morna! The venue for this gathering is chosen to be the royal city of the Kingdom of Morna."
"The royal capital of the Kingdom of Morna? The Land of Gold?!"
After hearing this name, Melanie, who was waiting for fish meat beside Leon, couldn't help but exclaimed, her eyes widened, and she asked in shock:
"Is it the Golden Land where it is said that there is gold everywhere and if you trip on the road, you might stumble across a lump of gold?!!"
"How can it be so exaggerated... I think you should really read less tabloids..."
After tying up the fish belly meat on his plate and stuffing it into Melanie's open mouth to stop the rumors, Leon complained speechlessly:
"These are all rumors. If it is true that you can pick up gold while walking on the street, then gold would not be as valuable as it is now."
"Brother is right."
He took a sip of the hot milk, then licked off the white circle on his upper lip. Then, William slowly explained:
“Although the Kingdom of Morna is known as the Land of Gold and does have many gold mines with huge output, it is actually a mining and commercial power.
Moreover, the nickname of the Kingdom of Morna, the Golden Country, is not because of its abundant gold, but because it is the commercial center of the entire Western Continent and controls the two fastest sea routes to the Eastern Continent. "
"profound……"
Hearing that although the Golden Country is rich, it is not true that gold can be picked up casually, the Great Rose God of Original Sin could not help but be greatly disappointed... But he soon regained his spirits, chewing the fish in his mouth with shining eyes and said:
"Is the business of Shuo Yi La very complicated? I will try to do something no matter if I am stupid or not... Oh no."
"Swallow it before you speak!"
Leon raised his hand and poked Melanie's forehead. After she swallowed the fish in her mouth, he nodded and said:
"It would be nice if you are willing to learn more about it. Besides, we are going by sea this time. Your sister-in-law is planning to bring a batch of goods with her, including new products from several research institutes and a series of industrial products that have been mass-produced. Let's see if we can find a partner.
According to your sister-in-law, if you want to come along, she can lend you some interest-free start-up capital and leave you a separate small cargo hold in the ship, where you can stuff whatever goods you want."
"Wow!!!"
"You're early."
After looking at the overjoyed Melanie, Leon added:
"Your sister-in-law also said that although you can take a ride on this trip, it is not in vain. No matter how much you earn in the end, she will treat you as a partner of the royal family. According to the new tax law recently promulgated by the kingdom, she will take 37% of your net profit as tax."
"no problem!"
After listening to the additional conditions proposed by Leon, Melanie couldn't help but pat her chest hard and said with a smile:
"The principal is borrowed without interest, the goods can be purchased at the purchase price, and I can also join my sister-in-law's caravan to get a bulk discount... Let alone 37%, even 73% is a big profit!"
"Then... maybe I remembered it wrong? She actually said 73 percent?"
"Big Brother!!!"
"Ahahaha, thirty-seven, it's thirty-seven for sure~"
After teasing Melanie, Leon returned the fish belly that Anna had forked onto his plate, and then said with a smile:
"Your sister-in-law said that for William and Melanie, being able to get involved is the best gift, but you are different, so she asked me to ask you specifically if there is any gift you want."
"I?"
Anna was stunned when she heard this, and then said with some discomfort:
"Thank Sister Veronica for me, but I don't think I want anything... Or maybe approve another sum of money for the poorhouse? There are many blind children there now, and Aunt Mary has always wanted to hire a few teachers to teach them to read and write Braille..."
“This is the money that the municipal government should get. As long as Aunt Mary submits an application to explain the situation and passes the inspection, she can get the grant. Moreover, recently Paradise Hill... well... in short, blindness may be cured in the future.
And these things are for Veronica and I to do, they can't be considered as gifts for you... Anna, Veronica and I mean, do you have anything special you want? Whether it's something or something else, it's fine."
What do I want?
After hearing what Leon said, the thin girl, who was still a little thin even after taking good care of herself for half a year, couldn't help but ponder for a moment, then shook her head in embarrassment and said:
"I don't think I want anything in particular, if I have to say..."
That probably means everyone will be fine, and there won't be any more children who have a hard time surviving like we did in the past, right? Hmm... What's that noise? Why is there a bell?
(End of this chapter)