"Please...... Please drink tea ......"

The house-elf who appeared at the table with the tray still looked a little shrunken as he had been at the beginning, and as soon as he put the poured teacup in front of Maca, he immediately stepped aside in a hurry.

Maca was also used to seeing all kinds of elves, but nodded rather casually, and then turned her gaze to Lucius on the other side.

This is a small living room on the second floor of Malfoy Manor, although it is certainly much smaller than the main hall downstairs, but the decoration is more exquisite and luxurious.

Right now, Marca and Snape were sitting by the window on one side of the small hall. With just a slight turn of their heads, they can enjoy the beautiful view of the garden downstairs in the bright sunlight outside the window, which is really a good place to drink tea and eat snacks and chat.

At the very least, the warm sunshine and the full greenery can always bring people a comfortable good mood.

It's just a pity that Lucius, the owner, still likes this place very much on weekdays, but now his mind is filled with all kinds of bad premonitions, where is the heart to enjoy these?

"Mr. Malfoy," asked Maca, taking a sip of the black tea in her cup and savoring the wonderful aroma, "what you said just now...... Madame is going to McMillan's house today? ”

Snape's previous words set the stage for the rest of the conversation, so that Lucius would not suffer the big turn of events at once after hearing about his son's condition.

But blindly telling the truth and getting Lucius to accept the reality was not Maca's purpose - he wasn't here for a home visit today!

"Ahh Hmmm......"

Lucius held the teacup in his right hand, and grasped the arm of the chair half-loosely and half-tightly in his left hand, and he didn't seem to have much energy to think about Maca's question.

Look at his uncomfortable expression, showing his inner wavering everywhere.

"We're Malfoy...... Decided to have a pure-blood that didn't fit well with the past...... Ah, no, no......" As if realizing something was wrong, he quickly changed his words, "I mean, we will be befriending more wizarding families in the future, and only then will we ......"

The Malfoy family, after the introduction of the International Secrecy Act, immediately stood on the side of pure-blood supremacy, and has always maintained a resolute alienation attitude towards other non-pure-blood wizarding families.

For example, the McMillans were a wizarding family that had no attachment to blood, and they didn't want to look at it before—even if the McMillan family was no worse than their Malfoy family.

But now, after a near-collapse crisis, the Malfoys have clearly learned a lot of things they had previously overlooked.

Of course, it is true to say that it is forced by reality.

"The Malfoy family has made the right choice now," Maca said unusually directly, looking at Lucius, "Actually, if you want me to say, there is nothing wrong with choosing to be a 'wall grass', and this is also one of the excellent means to fight for interests." As long as you see the direction of the wind, you can get the maximum benefit with the least effort, and you don't have to take the lead and take the risk yourself-"

When he said this, he was talking about Lucius's previous mentality, and he gave a very positive evaluation. This alone made Lucius a little confused, so much so that he even forgot the anxiety he had just now.

Seeing that his words immediately grabbed Lucius's attention, Maca couldn't help but nod secretly.

"But it's a pity that you, Lucius Malfoy, don't have the ability to be a good wallgrass." He then suddenly changed his tone and said frankly, "So I have to say that you understand this now, and that is the greatest benefit you have gained from this failure." ”

"Yes...... Lucius said a little gloomily, "if only I had understood sooner...... No, I don't think I would have understood it without going through those things, right? ”

"Well, it's a coincidence, that's what I thought, too." Maca smiled unceremoniously.

Although Maca somehow pulled the topic to a place 108,000 miles away, Snape, who was sitting on the side, didn't seem to have any intention of getting the topic out of the matter.

He just sipped black tea alone, looking out the window expressionlessly.

"Well......" Lucius sighed heavily, "but, in the final analysis, I understood too late. The current Malfoy family has lost too much ...... Narcissa and I can only do as much as we can to make amends so that Draco can be less burdened in the future......"

Of course, Maca knew what Lucius meant by "losing too much", after all, most of the Death Eaters under Voldemort's command were members of pure-blood wizarding families, and they naturally had many interests with the Malfoy family.

And now, this intricate web of relationships has become broken.

"Don't struggle too much," he suddenly reminded, "you parents must remember that your children see everything you say and do." ”

"What...... What do you mean? ”

Maca's unforeshadowing words would naturally make Lucius deeply puzzled. But what he said was about Draco, which was arguably what Lucius was most concerned about right now.

"That's literally," Maca explained, taking a sip of her tea, "and maybe you've already felt it—your son, Draco Malfoy, is growing day by day, isn't he?" ”

As he spoke, he put down the teacup in his hand, and the expression on his face became a little more serious.

"In the past, there were a lot of people who didn't like your Malfoy family, who thought you were selfish and arrogant, and didn't take anyone else seriously......"

"Probably those people's opinions haven't changed much until now."

Maca's words were actually very straightforward, and they didn't save Lucius any face.

Even if Lucius didn't dare to say anything now, seeing his gradually thickened breathing, it was obvious that the residual self-esteem in his heart was constantly stirring his nerves.

"But," Maca changed her tone again after poking the other party in the sore spot on the phone, "I can also understand from your words that at least when it comes to treating your family, you couple are no different from other parents. and even ...... As far as I know, your wife, Narcissa, is also particularly spoiled by Malfoy, right? ”

He said "yes" to Snape, and when the latter noticed that Maca was looking this way, he bowed his head in agreement.

McKellen ...... Mr. McLean," Lucius couldn't stand the jumpy conversation, and couldn't help but shake off the blonde hair that had slid down his chest, and said patiently, "what do you want to say?" ”

But Maca just shrugged her shoulders.

"I mean," he said calmly, "you parents, don't try too hard sometimes. When you are constantly working for your son and your family, you will often put a heavier burden on your son...... If you crush him before he inherits this family, then what's the point of what you're doing? ”

At this point, Maca paused slightly, giving Lucius a moment to think before continuing, "I just said that the child is growing up day by day, and he is watching you day by day. In the future, however, he will follow his own path......"

“…… You parents can't follow him for the rest of your life, can you? ”

"Dracota......" Lucius said neaus, "I understand what you said, but—"

Lucius listened to Marca's words, but the situation facing the Malfoy family was really terrible. If he threw this mess to his son Draco like this, he would be ashamed of himself as a father.

Seeing this, Maca couldn't help but wave her hand.

"So, while thinking about his future, think more about Draco's mind......" he advised, "rather, the heaviest burden on your family right now may not be the external predicament at all, but the oppressive atmosphere you have created yourself after the setbacks." ”

"Yes...... Is that so......" Lucius said to himself in a daze, "yes...... Narcissa and I are only concerned with blaming ourselves for our failures, which is why we keep forcing ourselves to try to change the situation......"

"Is it because the focus is always on the whole family, so you ignore Draco's mood at some point......

"Draco......" he hesitated, nodding slightly, "yes, McLean, maybe you're right...... Draco had his own path to follow, and we couldn't help him all the time. Instead of putting too much pressure on him to help him solve the problem, it is better to make it easier for him to face the problem head-on......"

At this point, Lucius suddenly raised his head, looked directly at Maca and said, "Mr. McLean, isn't it...... What did Draco say to you? ”

"He didn't say anything......

Maca only said this, and then turned to "Mr. Malfoy, I think you already understand some of Draco's thoughts through what you just said. To be honest, I just made a judgment after thinking about these things, and whether they are really as I think will have to be verified one by one later......"

"All in all, you remember what you just understood, and then ......," he said aloud, as he suddenly knocked on the table, "I need your help in doing something—for the sake of your son, Draco Malfoy." ”

From Snape's point of view, the afternoon sun was somewhat dazzling, but he still kept his eyes on the world outside the window.

The so-called family affection, he has always been a little uncomfortable, even with Tia's sister.