Halder Department Store, located in the heart of Cornwallis City, is a long-established department store with a long history of more than 200 years, and its product brand and architectural style reflect the traditional style and aristocratic atmosphere, so it has been favored by dignitaries from all walks of life before the fall of the empire.

Although now due to the fall of the empire, the former capital city of Cornwallis has inevitably declined, which has naturally had a great impact on the business of Halder Department Store. Halder is a very shrewd businessman, he invested in the establishment of a branch in the new capital when the New Southern Alliance established the new capital, and with the credibility and connections over the years, he quickly established himself in the new capital and grew stronger.

Today, the scale of the Halder department store in Xindu has long been several times larger than the old store, normally according to the businessman's habit of chasing profits, the branch in Xindu should have turned into a head office a long time ago, but the stubborn Hudson insisted on maintaining the headquarters status of the old store, even if the old store has been losing money in recent years, he would rather use the craftsmanship of the new store to care for the elderly store than move the headquarters.

In this regard, Hudson's claim to the outside world is that people can't forget their roots, of course, not many people believe it, after all, the nickname of the Halder family's business jackal is not casual, as long as there are enough interests, the Halders can even dig up the graves of their ancestors without hesitation.

The Halder family does not forget its roots, this sentence is simply as magical as the Grande family, which is also a big businessman, has become generous.

"Alas.... I lost another 80 million gold coins this month, but fortunately, I opened a branch in Xindu wittily, otherwise I would have been losing money like this, and in another thousand years, my Halder family would have gone bankrupt. ”

In the penthouse office of Halder's department store, Hudson. Halder sighed, his face a little sad, for a businessman, there is nothing more heartache than losing money every moment.

"So, why are you still obsessed with this old store, Father, you can stop losing money by moving your headquarters to the new capital and reducing the size of the old store."

On the sofa, a girl with an exaggerated hairstyle with a golden diamond and a double ponytail raised her head and said to Hudson rather unceremoniously.

"At the beginning, because of your old man's nagging day and night, the first sentence I learned was to stop losses in time, but now why do you insist on violating your own business creed, not only do not stop losses in time, but instead smash all the profits of the new store on this rotten old store, not only do not reduce the scale, but even plan to continue to expand? With all due respect, Father, you're throwing gold coins into the water, and you don't make a sound. ”

Hudson didn't care about his precious daughter's questioning, but he educated his daughter.

"Calm, Diana, you do have a certain talent in business, but in the end you are still too young, you only know how to pursue visible profits in front of you, you have to learn to take a long-term view, wealth has reached our level, money is just a number, you should not be confused by some numbers, messed up."

"Oh, if it's just a number, why are you in pain right now, Father?"

Diana. Halder didn't even lift his eyelids and scowled at his father.

"That's only because of the depth of love for the father's love of mathematics, and I can't see any form of subtraction."

Hudson reached out and wiped his face, then began to talk nonsense.

Diana looked up at her father, and didn't say anything more about the old scoundrel.

"So, why do you have to let me transfer to Aldrich Academy, although Aldrich is indeed an old and famous school, and Charles also graduated there, but with all due respect, my father, times have changed, the empire has long since collapsed, and the decline of Aldrich Academy is also a matter of time, instead of stubbornly following the old traditions of the imperial period, it is better to follow the trend of the times, and the St. Megar Academy in the new capital will surpass Aldrich's old antique sooner or later."

The girl questioned her father.

The Charles she mentioned was her older brother, Charles. Halder, the eldest son of the Halder family, is the future heir to the family.

As for St. Megar's College, it is the number one college in the new capital of the alliance, although it is an emerging college, but because of the strong support of the entire alliance, the rise speed is very fast, and in just a dozen years, this young college is now the second school in the mainland, second only to Aldrich College.

Diana had been studying at St. Megar's College before, but just a few days ago, she was forcibly transferred by her father to Aldrich College, and the girl has been in a cold war with her father for the past few days, so the girl who has always been gentle on weekdays is scolding her old father like a flame today.

"You kid knows the trend of the times, you know the situation of a fart, they all say that you are too young, so what St. Megar counts as a ball, and that thing deserves to be compared to Aldrich? Aldrich is the best in the world. ”

As a student who also graduated from Aldrich College, Hudson couldn't listen to others insulting his alma mater, and whoever dared to say it would dare to spray that person in the face, even if that person was his precious daughter.

Diana looked at her furious father in astonishment, a little incredulous that this man, who had always been a model of gentleman, could say such rude words.

"You are a tyranny, I decide my own life, this is my freedom."

The girl was also unconvinced, and she stubbornly pushed back.

She prefers the vibrant, fashionable environment of the new capital, and Cornwallis, the former imperial capital, is simply a decaying corpse in her eyes, filled with this smell of decay and decay.

And Hudson, in the spirit of the idea that the disguise was broken anyway, and he simply didn't bother to pretend anymore, he pulled the collar, then crossed his legs on the office, and lit a cigar in a chic manner.

"The thing I regret the most now is to listen to your mother's words of that ruined bitch, let you enter that broken Meigar Academy, save you now with a mouth full of bastard freedom or something, those are just tricks used by the alliance to fool people, I am annoyed to listen to it....."

"That's right, I'm a tyranny today, if I have to say a reason, that is, I'm your father, is this reason enough?"

"Don't say it, you will obediently report to the academy tomorrow, I have made up my mind, it is useless for anyone to say."

He declared it arrogantly.

"You ......"

Diana was so angry that she got up in anger.

Just when the father and daughter were about to tear up, a bell in the office suddenly rang, interrupting the smoke of the father and daughter.

Held, who was a domineering old rascal just now, suddenly changed his face when he heard the bell, he lightningly tidied up the messy clothes he had just tore just now, and cut his hair in the mirror, confirming that he had become the rich middle-aged handsome gentleman again, and he was still a gentleman model, and he was relieved.

He hurried to the office window and looked down, and at a glance he saw the low-key carriage slowly heading towards the department store, and suddenly the face of the deep frustration of the love of mathematics plus smiled like a chrysanthemum.

"Let's go, Diana, go with my father to receive a distinguished guest, as long as this guest is satisfied, my Halder family can be accomplished."

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, everything will be said later, you don't know what the family has paid to create this glimmer of opportunity for you, forget what kind of fake freedom that Meigar said, that thing is bullshit, soon you will know what real freedom is."

"And you, Diana, my daughter, you are the only child in the entire family who has had the opportunity to enter that free world."