Chapter 13: Family Dinner
A large family sat together at a large round table, everyone talked and laughed, and toasted to Wayne, Wayne generously took the next drink, and the amount of wine was revealed here, Nasha persuaded Wayne to drink a few glasses on the side, and everyone chatted and joked. The men drink together, the women take care of the children, except for the men, who are probably the most picky eaters. The elders sat down at a table to drink and chat.
Zero silently sat at the table and ate with vegetables, and helped Leah on the side to pick up a few dishes while eating. After eating two bowls of rice, Zero stood up and wanted to scoop a bowl of soup to drink, but the table was too small to reach, and he couldn't reach the soup bowl when he stood on the chair, and was just about to sit back in desperation, Nasha stood up and took the bowl in his hand, and said to him apologetically: "I'm sorry, Jeno, Mom has been busy taking care of Dad." ”
Zero shook his head to show that he didn't take it to heart, and squatted in a chair waiting for Nasha to serve him soup, and Nasha looked at him and smiled and touched his head. Squatting on the chair and being touched on the head suddenly made Zero feel very cowardly, and he felt a little uncomfortable, so he reached out and touched Leah, who was seriously gnawing on the chicken leg on the side. Leah gnawed on the chicken leg well, and felt uncomfortable being touched by her brother, so she reached out to touch his head, but half squatted on the chair, Leah couldn't reach his head, and instead put the hand that had taken the chicken leg on the other side of Aven's head and scratched it fiercely. While dealing with Sophie's hospitality, Evan was thinking about how to solve the plate of dishes that Sophie had sandwiched for him on the plate, and suddenly Leah scratched his head, he felt that the whole world had become better, so he picked up his rice bowl and ate the food in a big gulp.
Zero took the bowl of soup that Nasha had given him, placed it firmly on the table, sat down on the chair with his hands, blew the soup in the bowl, and drank it.
"Oh, I said Nasha, your son is really sensible. Suddenly, a woman complimented her.
"Yes, it's not noisy, it's not noisy, it's eating by yourself, alas, it's not like this kid in my family, it's a dead person......
"I really envy you, you have such an excellent husband and such a sensible son. ”
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Nasha blushed from a few compliments, she covered her mouth and laughed, then waved her hand and said, "What's the matter, this little guy has always been like this, although his childhood dementia has been cured, he is still a little introverted. ”
"Introverted...... That's uncle, I'm too lazy to talk......" Zero rolled his eyes and complained in his heart, but he didn't speak, and continued to drink the hot soup in small sips.
"Alas, I look very good at this kid, his body is very good, Brother Wayne is back this time to teach well, and he will definitely be a rising star of the Cretan family in the future!"
That's when another man joined the conversation.
"Jeno must also be practicing the family heirloom dragon game fighting spirit. ”
"I was born in a fighting family, and my father is a sword saint, this kid's future achievements are limitless!"
Zero frowned, and cursed in his heart: "I'm a man who wants to be a magician, bastard, what are you guys talking about in that self-righteous discussion......"
"That's not it, with the personal teaching of our Sword Saint, it will be difficult for this kid's future achievements to be low!"
"Oh, it's a pity that my kid didn't have such a good life, my strength is still too much worse than Brother Wayne's, I hope Brother Wayne can guide my kid to cultivate one day, I'm grateful, grateful......"
"Anyway, Wayne, you haven't taken the apprentice yet, right? My son's qualifications are not bad, and he has recently started to cultivate his fighting spirit, why don't you take a look at Brother Wayne, how about accepting him as an apprentice?"
"Hey, you guy, how could you stuff your son to Wayne as an apprentice like this? Then according to what you say, my son's talent is not bad, and he has already cultivated into a cyclone, why don't you take my son in Wayne?"
"Hey, hey, you have to ask Brother Wayne about everything. Hey...... Brother Wayne, dog, think about it?"
"You're so shameless......"
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Zero shook his head and looked at these men who were so drunk that they were red and thick-necked that they praised their children and hoped that Wayne would accept them as apprentices, and scolded "hypocrisy" in his heart.
"What's so fun about learning to fight? I'm bored to death, how fun magic is, so many magic elements floating in nature are arranged and combined into all kinds of magic, these nobles don't understand the mystery and fun of it, life is so boring......" Zero complained in his heart while drinking soup.
At this time, Wayne, who had been silent at the table, spoke.
"Thank you for your kindness. Nowadays, cracks in different dimensions appear frequently in various parts of the continent, the demons continue to invade the fertile land of our continent, and the neighboring empires are ready to move, and the dark tide is surging under the peaceful surface, the situation is uncertain, and the contemptible people really have no intention of accepting disciples. As for Jeno......" Wayne said, looking at his son, who was silently drinking soup, "I hope that he will grow up to be a man who stands up to the heavens and the earth, who can bear his responsibilities, protect the things he cherishes, and choose a path that he will never regret and finish it seriously, and I will be very satisfied as his father." ”
"Well said!"
Before everyone could recover their senses, they were stunned by a child's voice. I saw Zero slam the table and stand up, looking at Wayne with blazing eyes, as if he had met a bosom friend, and said in a fierce voice: "With my father's words, no matter what path I take in the future, I will not regret it, I will grasp all the responsibilities and things to protect! Because I have a ...... behind my back! With the support of my family!"
Zero Yi talked seriously, and almost burst into tears, and everyone was stunned by his words. I saw that after he finished speaking, he slammed the table again, and his hand slammed to the edge of the table, so painful that he bared his teeth and couldn't help but shout, still maintaining a solemn attitude and shouting: "Bring the wine! I want to have a good drink with my father!"
After glancing around, everyone looked at him intently, and the scene suddenly became awkward.
"This funny stinky boy......" Natis muttered quietly.
Nasha smiled bitterly and said to Zero, "Jeno...... You're too young to drink......"
Zero didn't care, and lowered her eyes to notice that Nasha was drinking the remaining half of the residual wine in her cup.
Nasha said that her heart was not good, and she hurriedly wanted to protect the glass of wine, but she was quick to reach out and snatch the glass of wine, and said to Wayne, "Do it first for respect", and drank the half of the glass of wine as soon as she raised her head, and poured the glass to him after drinking it to indicate that she had drunk it all.
A smile appeared on the corner of Wayne's mouth, he stood up and reached out to take a bottle of wine that had just been opened on the table, raised it towards zero, raised his head at the bottle and cooed, his Adam's apple kept rolling up and down, and in a blink of an eye, he drank the bottle of wine and sat down with a cheer.
"Get me a bottle too!" Zero waved his hand and shouted solemnly.
"Come on!" Nasha slammed a shudder on Zero's head. This mother was really annoyed, and this hand knocked down and knocked Zero's skull painfully. Zero sat down with his head covered and grim, his head bowed and he wanted to cry without tears.
"It's not good to learn something, learn from your father's greed for alcohol!" Nasha said as she turned to Wayne, who had just sat down after drinking, "Look what you have drunk when you just came back......?"
Everyone couldn't help but laugh and persuaded one after another. Ryan stood up at this time, reached out and scooped up the remaining half bottle of wine on the side, and said to Wayne: "It's really a tiger father without a dog, big brother, I respect you!"
With that, she raised her head and drank loudly, and Natis scolded on the side, and sat down with joy.
"Alas~ That's right, you drink yours, don't keep staring at me. Zero clapped his hands without fear.
"Haha...... These young men ......" Tann shook his head with a smile, and saw Jano with a sly smile on his face, "This thief-eyed bastard doesn't know what the hell he's up to!"
Quinn also looked over with a smile on his face, and Zero noticed the eyes of several old men, and then picked up the leftover soup from the bowl and held it up to Quinn, even with the meaning of "I did it to you as you please", and raised his head in a blink of an eye to drink the bowl of soup.
Quinn smiled and shook his head, picking up his glass and toasting with him.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone was drunk. Zero shouted to Aven, who was still dealing with Sophie: "Hey, boy, are you full?
Aiwen's embarrassed and polite smile was about to freeze on his face, and he nodded violently when he saw Zero shouting: "I'm full, hurry up!"
Zero turned around and greeted Nasha on the side: "Mother, I'm done eating, you use it slowly, I'll get off the table." ”
Nasha nodded, and Zero bowed again to Wayne, who was looking at him, and turned away from the table.
Evan smiled and said "goodbye" to Sophie, and ran away with Zero.
At this time, Natis noticed Zero leaving the table and asked him, "Where are you going to have a good meal?"
"Oh~ go and pay homage to an old man......" Zero replied calmly.
"Worship, oh yes!" Natis suddenly remembered something, "It seems like ...... today ...... of Archbishop Sainz Festival Day ......"
Hearing this, everyone suddenly fell silent.
"yes! Oh I ...... Forgot ......" Nasha said nervously, "I forgot to prepare......"
"It's okay, I'm prepared. Zero said and turned to Rune, who was standing on the side, and said, "Uncle, please have prepared everything you prepared in advance, right?"
Rune nodded, and took out a basket from under the small table beside him, which was full of some incense and candle offerings that Zero had asked Rune to prepare before.
"It's all here. Rune handed the basket to Zero.
Nasha stood up and said, "I'm going too, this kind of thing, I'm naturally going to go." ”
"No, Mother, I'll just go. Zero turned around and smiled at Nasha and said, "This kind of thing, as a party, it is enough for me to go." Father has just come home today, so please accompany him, and Evan will go with me, and we will set off. ”
"But......" Nasha was about to say something, and Wayne reached out to stop her.
"You just let him go, the child is older. Wayne persuaded.
Hearing this, Nasha hesitated for a while and then didn't continue to insist, and instead said to Leah: "Leah, is it okay for you to go with your brother, take good care of your brother on the way." ”
"Hmm. Leah nodded obediently and got up and walked towards Zero and Aven.
Evan looked at Leah approaching with a burst of excitement, his mouth slowly opened and he grinned heartily, and Zero stretched out his elbow to push his chest, he didn't care in the slightest.
"I'm going too!" Sophie's voice instantly wiped out Aven's smile.
Natis decisively refused: "No, Jeno is going to do business, you are not allowed to mess around." ”
"But ......"
"Hmm, don't be disobedient......" Natis's stern expression made Sophie sit back with an aggrieved expression.
A smile reappeared on Aven's face.
Wayne looked at Rune and motioned for him to follow, and Rune nodded.
"So...... Let's continue to eat, and we will be gone. After a slight salute, he turned and walked out of the room.
Wayne looked at Zero's back and fell into deep thought.