"Jesus Christ! Are you speaking an alien language?"

"If that's the right answer, it's too inhuman, isn't it? Who the hell is this question? How can it be? Isn't it anti-human?"

"Wait, you say it again, what? What does the word 'MAMA' have to do with 'mother'?"

"Are you sure this word exists, not nonsense?"

"What the hell are you reading? Matthew, have you read the book Lan Li is reading? Is he talking nonsense?"

There was a lot of chattering and bustling, and the whole room was complaining and discussing and exchanging, full of unprecedented vitality, a vitality that was strictly forbidden for hereditary nobility—

Imagine that the aristocratic manors are always like this, where there is no sound in the big room, where all movements and conversations are done at normal or even minimum volumes, walking, eating, sleeping, sick, talking, angry, etc., all the same, preferably completely silent, and then the vast and empty world has no popularity at all, and it seems that even the blood has lost its temperature, and it returns to silence.

But at this moment, the study in front of me is so noisy, so noisy that it makes people feel a little headache.

But...... Arthur was faintly amused, and he didn't realize until now that Lan Li's words had completely opened another window.

In the past, Lan Li had always been hiding and fleeing, far away from the shackles of the entire Hall family, which made Arthur also have an illusion of "being imprisoned", as if there was no other solution to the matter except to escape, only by breaking through the shackles, can he truly live himself.

Now, they see a different possibility.

George and Elizabeth have become a "thing of the past", a place where they can break free from the shadows of their predecessors and rebuild their own homeland, reinterpret the meaning of "hereditary aristocracy", re-represent the upper class and, above all, re-open the lives of the younger generation.

If George and Elizabeth are willing to stay, no problem, the Hall family will always have their place, whether they like it or not, but the family is like that, but if they choose to leave, then there is no problem, just like when Lan Li left for New York, starting a new life of their own in their own place - maintaining each other's blood but maintaining each other's independence.

Arthur finally understood the purpose of Lan Li's return to London this time - not to retaliate against George and Elizabeth, but to really establish a home that belonged to "Hall", draw a clear line, establish a framework, and set the tone, so that George and Elizabeth could no longer hurt them.

It's like the house in front of them, as if they're in this moment, and they're starting a new journey for the Hall family.

As Lan Li said, if Arthur becomes the new "Hall Baron", then he has the right to decide whether the Hall family is like George or Lan Li.

"But......" Arthur looked at Lan Li, looking at the bright smile, and his words were a little hesitant.

Lan Li turned his head and cast a puzzled look: he couldn't read Arthur's eyes.

Arthur hesitated for a moment, "What about you?" The subtext is, shouldn't the new Hall family be inherited and pioneered by Lan Lilai?

This made Lan Li laugh happily, "Arthur, you didn't know me on the first day, you should know that I wasn't the right choice. Not before, not now, and not in the future. ”

Lan Li really didn't have any idea about becoming "Baron Hall", and he was also telling the truth, he was really not suitable.

"I'm a selfish person, I just want to hold on to my dreams and my happiness, that's all. I have no interest in shouldering the weight of the whole family. So, the burdens are left only for you - or Elph. Edith and I are on the same page, and we're both blessed guys. ”

Lan Li said in a brisk tone.

Then Edith caught a tail, she didn't know what Lan Li and Arthur were discussing, but she was very dissatisfied with Lan Li's expression, and complained regardless of it, "Hey, I'm not! No matter what you say, I'm not! I'm definitely not the kind of person you say I'm talking about!"

Lan Li didn't defend either, but raised his hands in surrender, and then turned his head to look at Arthur, "Then, I'll cancel Edith's part." Perhaps, you can discuss it with her. ”

Arthur didn't hold back, just laughed, laughed out loud and laughed happily, from the bottom of his eyes to his heart, full of laughter, and the whole world came alive.

Edith noticed the anomaly, and didn't have time to put on her shoes, so she stood on tiptoe barefoot, trotted across diagonally, jumped like a Persian cat onto the couch between Arthur and Eton, and rolled her eyes, "What the hell are you two talking about?"

"I'm saying, Arthur's charisma is really unstoppable, maybe he should try to get into Hollywood, you know, be another Brad Pitt. Arthur wasn't at all a division compared to Chris Hemsworth, better than the rest of us. What do you think?"

Lan Li was talking nonsense like this, because it was too sincere and too real, so that Edith couldn't tell the difference between fiction and reality, and then looked at Arthur, who was smiling brighter and brighter, and narrowed her eyes slightly, "No, I always feel that it's wrong, what kind of trick are you two big boys playing?"

As she spoke, Edith folded her arms, pressed Arthur's thigh with the bone of her elbow, and slammed her force, the sharp pain made Arthur almost jump up directly, "Edith, don't force me to swear! Edith, you should find Lan Li...... Oh God!"

"Don't, Arthur, we can't just call God, remember?, politeness, what about your politeness?" Edith smirked, and completely overwhelmed Arthur with her elbow, making Arthur unable to move, and then Arthur struggled violently, and the two of them seemed to wrestle.

Lan Li, who was sitting alone next to her, was completely happy, laughing and rolling back and forth, like a child who had not grown up.

Incidentally, it was well known that the aristocracy could not easily curse, and that they could not call "God" or "Jesus Christ" at will, and they could not use such interjections, which are very common in spoken English, because it was a non-existent of faith - most of the nobles were Catholics, and it was undoubtedly a sign of lack of piety to use those words casually.

But at this time, Arthur didn't care about it at all, "Jesus Christ! Edith Angela Hall! Lan Li suggests that you inherit the baron, Lan Li suggests you come to inherit the baron!" In the end, all the words poured out directly, which made Edith calm down and look at Lan Li with a stunned face.

Lan Li met Edith's gaze with an innocent face, as if asking: Where did this come from?

"Arthur!" Edith reacted immediately: Arthur was lying. But when she was ready to put pressure on Arthur again, she had already missed the opportunity.

After Arthur managed to get rid of it, "Lady, this lady, Lan Li is the most cunning, have you forgotten? ”

"So......" An elongated voice appeared next to him, "You should join forces to deal with Lan Li?"

Arthur and Edith turned their heads, and then they saw Matthew's calm expression, talking cool words, and then they could see Lan Li's shallow smile, generously and calmly meeting their gaze, which made the atmosphere suddenly become subtle.

"As you should know, you're always welcome to take on the challenge. Lan Li said slowly, "Now you are bullying more and less, if you add Andre who is about to move over there, I will definitely not be your opponent, but...... You'd better pray that you will all be able to stay together, ...... I mean, don't be left alone. ”

Devil!

"Hey, Lanli, I'm doing well, I didn't do anything, don't drag me into the water, okay?" Andre was the first to clear himself and sat back down on the couch.

Arthur and Edith exchanged glances, and finally Arthur shouted, "No matter! Except for today, when will you be able to make Lan Li deflated?

Then Arthur and Edith both rushed towards Lan Li, but saw Lan Li quickly stand up and jump directly from behind the sofa, and the three of them chased after each other in the study.

Because the sound was too noisy, Philip couldn't help but come to the door of the study, and just opened the door of the room, he was directly slipped by Lan Li, and then Arthur, Edith and Andre also chased after him, and even Eton joined in the fun, completely like a child who has not grown up.

Philip stood in place with a helpless face, and then saw Matthew who was left alone, "Master Matthew, aren't you going to join them?"

"I'm not that stupid. Matthew said calmly.

Philip thought about it carefully, then silently mourned for Arthur and the others for a moment, turned around and walked to the dining room, ready for dinner.

The whole room was filled with cheerful laughter, breaking the gloom and coldness of London, and the creamy halo became warmer and warmer.

……

Regarding the communication between Arthur and George, Lan Li did not continue to ask, but he only knew the result:

George did not pass on the title of baron to Arthur, and Arthur returned to his daily work, Sisyphus Pictures was still in its infancy, and there were countless jobs, and Arthur and André were always busy.

For a long time after that, even though Lan Li was in London, he had never heard of George or Elizabeth, and occasionally learned from Edith that Elizabeth's gallery was starting anew, and that she had declared "independence", while George had no news and did not know how his work was progressing, but it was certain that he had not "disappeared" and was still active in London's social circles.

It's just that the involvement between Lan Li and them has become a thing of the past, and no one seems to be willing to mention it anymore.

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