Marge's grandmother is dead.

This sudden event was to some extent expected.

At a time when the world was in a state of extreme tension, the death of Grandmother Margot could not cause the slightest wave.

Unlike when she was alive, Grandmother Margo was very peaceful and peaceful, and stopped breathing in the early morning.

Lird was now in the center of the church, beside him a black wooden coffin containing the remains of Marge's grandmother.

A chill began to infect Lird's body, and even though he was wearing a thick coat, Lird still felt his body shivering, and his arms in his sleeves were constantly trembling.

At this moment, a warm palm suddenly grasped Lird's hand, Lird's body trembled, and he turned his head to see Jenny in a black dress now beside him, her eyes gentle as water.

The muscles on Liard's face trembled for a moment, and he smiled with gratitude with difficulty.

The large church was filled with a small number of guests, all of whom were unfamiliar to Lird, who had lived in the manor for two years and had not yet been able to fully integrate into the Wyatt family.

The mourners came to the coffin one after another to conduct research, and then spoke comforting words to Lird.

To this, Lird replied politely one by one, but there was no wave in his heart.

Leard believed that the people who came here were all in the face of Mr. Wyatt, and that no one really came to mourn his grandmother.

And most of those who were familiar with my grandmother had already entered that world one step earlier.

"Don't worry, Grandmother won't be alone in that world. ”

Jenny comforted Lird softly, and Lird smiled softly.

"You know what? I've been an atheist since I was a kid, and I'm an outlier in the town, and both Father Scar and my grandmother 'broke their hearts' for me, haha, can you imagine they doing anything they could to make me like the Bible?"

Jenny chuckled when she heard this, "If I could, I would really like to see how naughty you were at that time." ”

Lird smiled, "Trust me, you won't see me at that time." Jenny raised an eyebrow defiantly.

Lird continued: "But nothing they do can change my concept, and I can say that my view of science is stronger than a rock. ”

"I continued to do so until I came to the United States, and in the intervening two years, my beliefs became stronger, and I probably couldn't let go of them until my grandmother died. ”

"Although I don't believe in God, I can understand my grandmother's good intentions, she just wants me to live a happier life, and finally get the blessings of the gods through her kindness and piety. ”

After that, Lird raised his head and said, "I have disobeyed my grandmother for so many years, and now I sincerely pray to God that he will let my grandmother go to heaven, and that my sins will only be punished by me, grandmother... She is a very religious and pure person..."

By the time he said this, Lird's voice had become choked, and his voice began to tremble more and more.

Jenny held Lird's palm a little harder, her eyes full of distress.

"Don't be cranky, Grandmother Marg is a good person, God will never fail her trust, and I believe that he will definitely let Grandmother Marg into his arms. ”

"I hope so," Lird closed his eyes.

…

"May I ask you Mr. Leard?" a voice suddenly remembered in Lird's ear, and Lird heard a stirring sound, and then opened his eyes.

But I saw a slightly chubby gentleman in a dark brown dress standing in front of him.

Lird hurriedly nodded and said, "Thank you for coming in your busy schedule." ”

The chubby gentleman nodded and then said, "Please also mourn and be obedient." ”

Lird bowed down again to express his gratitude.

After everything was over, Jenny on the side said softly: "Uncle Anthony hasn't seen you for a long time, and your complexion is still so good-looking." ”

"Oh, yes, haha, it's still my little Jenny, who still remembers me for so long. The gentleman named Anthony smiled and patted his fat belly, and then said to Jenny: "Wyatt always complained to me that you don't let him worry every day, and now it seems that this guy is completely in the midst of blessings." ”

Jenny only smiled reservedly, and no one knew how she would quarrel with Wyatt afterwards.

After greeting Jenny, Anthony turned his gaze back to Lird.

"That's... I would venture to ask, Mr. Leard, is Mr. Pym's son?"

Liard's heart moved when he heard this, and then he nodded lightly and said quietly, "Do you know my father?"

Anthony said: "It's natural, and I can be said to be your father's best friend." ”

Lird was slightly stunned when he heard this, for for for many years Lird had never heard the name Anthony from his father or from Mr. Wyatt's mouth.

Anthony seemed to see Liard's surprise for a moment, and then smiled: "In the last two or three years, I have been busy solving some things in England and France, so I am not in the country. ”

Lird smiled very understandingly: "The same is true of my father, who has been working in India for the past two years. ”

"Oh, so Pym and I really have a fate. After that, he shook his head and said, "India, that's a good place to make money." Lird smiled faintly and didn't say much.

At this point, Anthony did not have the slightest intention of leaving, and continued to stay in front of him and chattered: "I bought Pym who I met almost six years ago, and at that time there were some problems in my business, so to speak, almost to the point of exhaustion, and when I felt desperate, Pym came forward to help me, and solved all my problems like a tide, giving my career a complete new life. ”

As if reminiscing about the past, Anthony smiled meaningfully.

"I believe it is also a great honor to be able to help you. Lird said to Anthony with a light smile.

Anthony said: "I said it, and it was an honor for me to be able to meet Pym. ”

After that, Anthony said: "I heard that you are now living in Mr. Wyatt's house, and I believe that Mr. Wyatt will be able to take good care of you." ”

"Thanks to Mr. Wyatt's care, otherwise I can't imagine what life would have been like in the United States for the past two years," Leard said. ”

Anthony smiled: "If you can come to my house as a guest in your spare time, although I have eaten some words, I also want to be a landlord." ”

Lird smiled: "I will definitely visit the house in person another day." ”

Anthony smiled and nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, then looked sideways at Jenny and said, "I haven't seen Jenny for two years and has become a big girl." What Lird didn't notice was a hint of a mocking tone in Anthony's tone.

Jenny reacted quickly, her pretty face turned red and sneered, Anthony smiled indifferently, and finally said goodbye before leaving.

Looking at Anthony's departing figure, Liard's eyes became a little delicate.

Jenny said: "Uncle Anthony is an old friend of my father, and I have known him since I can remember, and he is a very powerful person. ”

Lird frowned and said, "Did he really get help from my father?"

Jenny smiled, "Although I don't know about the business of the elders, I believe that there is no need for Uncle Anthony to lie about this matter. There is a vague part of that time in my memory, although my father never mentioned business matters in front of me, but once at dinner Uncle Anthony encountered some difficulties that he did not dare to solve. ”

Lird said, "Is it something that Mr. Wyatt can't help solve?"

Jenny shrugged her shoulders and said, "It seems to be so before. Liald nodded thoughtfully.

Jenny said: "I know what you are thinking now, the death of Grandmother Marg has hit you hard, and you need Uncle Pym very much at this time, but..." Jenny hesitated for a moment and said: "But the recent period is too special, my father has tried everything in the past two days to get in touch with Uncle Pym, and the Indian authorities are in chaos now, something may really happen, Uncle Pym is deeply involved and can't get out of it temporarily... After a while, Uncle Pym will definitely rush back when he receives the message. ”

Lird nodded: "I understand these things, I actually don't resent him too much, especially at this time, I just hope he can... Just be safe. ”

Jenny smiled, "Don't worry, everything will be fine." ”

Lird smiled faintly, then squeezed Jenny's hand tighter.

…

This year's Christmas has some special meaning for all Americans.

Just as the various American armies were marching around the world, Lird ushered in his third Christmas in the United States at Wyatt's estate.

Because of the recent death of Marge's grandmother, the Wyatt family's Christmas photos this year were much more low-key than usual, but even so, everyone up and down the manor had a happy smile on their faces.

For Lird, everyone is 100% enthusiastic, and everyone wants to use this way to let Lird come out of his grief as soon as possible.

Lird was grateful for this, but the grief in his heart could not be eliminated in this way, and he only had time to dilute it.

On the other hand, Mr. Wyatt has not been able to contact Mr. Lyard's father, Pym, and Mr. Pym has not reached out to Mr. Wyatt.

Everyone in the manor has been aware of Mr. Wyatt's displeasure for some time now, and the staff of the telegraph office have come to the manor every day to handle Mr. Wyatt's affairs, and even some of the private investigators who have crossed the ocean have been interviewing the house every now and then.

But each time Wyatt didn't get a satisfactory result. Lird even inadvertently bumped into Mr. Wyatt and loudly reprimanded his men who assisted in the investigation, although Wyatt had a calm and calm look towards Lird, but Lird had a premonition that things might be going in a very bad direction.

In Lird's mind, he even had a vague plan for the worst.

The Christmas dinner was very rich, and Mr. Wyatt, who was usually stern at the dinner, even made an exception to let Jenny drink, but persuaded Lird to drink more.

In order not to spoil Mr. Wyatt's joyful nature, Lird accompanied him to drink two more glasses, and since he never drank alcohol, Lird felt a little dizzy after a few glasses of wine.

After dinner, Lird asked the maid for an espresso and sat down on the terrace to sip his coffee.

In the courtyard was the maids' Christmas ball, a dozen people laughing and singing merrily, and the Wyatts were quiet and unmoving, so there were very few balls in the manor, but at Christmas the couple would let the servants have fun as well.

Seeing the servants singing and dancing to their heart's content, Liard's eyes became a little trance-like.

"Do you think of your hometown again?" Suddenly a voice came from behind Lird, and Lird looked back, but saw that Mr. Wyatt had also come to Lird's side with a cup of coffee.

Lird was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Mr. Wyatt leaned forward against the patio railing, exhaled heavily, and said, "Tell me, what is Christmas like in Poland?"

Lird shrugged his shoulders and said, "The atmosphere is no different from here, except that there are more people and it seems more lively." ”

Wyatt said: "It's good to be lively, although I don't like to be quiet, but I also like to watch the excitement." ”

Lird smiled when he heard this, and then said: "We are very peaceful there, but every family is very poor, even in Christmas, you may not be able to eat turkey and ham, and the wine is only home-brewed bad wine, but no one dislikes it, and I think everyone has no capital room to dislike it." ”

Mr. Wyatt listened to Lird's explanation with great relish, and when he saw that Lird had stopped, he hurriedly urged him to continue, and Lird was also interested in this.

"We also have a dance party where almost every family attends, and even though I'm not a big fan of dancing, I go there because there are delicious berries there. ”

"Oh, I haven't eaten that thing in years, and I'm really hungry when you say that. Mr. Wyatt scoffed.

"The Santa Ball was my grandmother's favorite, and she would dance for a long time that day, almost from start to finish. At the mention of his grandmother, Lird's eyes began to moisten a little, and Wyatt patted Lird on the shoulder, and Lird hung his head and shook it.

Wyatt sighed and said, "You and I are in a similar situation, although I know Polish, I am a native of the United States, because both of my parents are Polish remnants, and I came to this continent a few decades ago, so I can say that I have no connection with my homeland, and the only thing that remains is the language I know." ”

"My memories of Rather are also a mixture of bitterness and sweetness, when our family was very poor but every day was happy, and people at that time did not seem to have the same ambition and desire as they do now, at least there was no constant smell of bullets in the air. ”