Section 59: Negotiation
"Honey, you're back so fast." Watching his wife walk into the hall, Goethe stood up with a wry smile, and her husband, who had just sat down, opened his hands and hugged the lady in front of him: "Welcome home." ”
"I'm back, and you're old again, Goethe." As an elf, Anna smiled and patted her husband on the back: "How are our daughters. ”
"Very good, both Marguerite and Faye take good care of themselves, speaking of which, I saw Colin when I came, although I am still as clumsy as when I was young, but I am already a man who stands up to the sky......" Speaking of this, Goethe was silent for a moment, and then looked at the lover in front of him: "Give him and Margaret a chance, although Liman always says, you don't like Colin more, but looking at Margaret's happy look when she mentions him, I really don't want this child to suffer, we have a lot of daughters, Give her happiness. ”
"Do you think I'm a bad mother, Goethe, Margaret was brought up by my own hands, she's the child of Sister Manehair, and she entrusted this child to me, not for me to send her to hell, so I'll agree to Colin's marriage to her, but old Hoffman swears that he won't get involved in his." Anna looked at her husband's face: "Sister Manihair didn't watch her children grow up, and I couldn't watch her stay a widow. ”
"I can point this out with old Hoffman, but don't tell Manly that I didn't do what she wanted in this matter."
"Looks like this sister of mine really has an idea, and besides Margaret, did she mention her family's Higro."
"Of course, at least twice a month, but Manli is old, she only has six steps, and she can't climb to a high position like you and me, so let her go, at least don't embarrass her too much, okay."
"You don't need you to remind me of this, Goethe, you know, I respect Manli, because you and she have been together since you were young, and at that time you said that you were not doing well, but she never complained to you about anything, so I will refuse her in this matter, but I will pay the corresponding price, and I think a big devil's head will be a good gift."
After saying that, Anna smiled and glanced at the hall: "I smell my sister's perfume, what about her." ”
"Bathroom, you can go to her." Goethe explained.
"That's wonderful, I'm like an unlucky guy who has been rolling in muddy water for a day, and there's no better presence to soothe me than a hot spring." Reaching out to untie the slipknot on her ponytail, Anna smiled and wanted to leave her lover's arms.
"What about me, dear." Goethe didn't let go of his hand.
"Today you are Sister Manly's, tomorrow is mine, so, Goethe, good night." Raising her eyebrows, Anne smiled and left his embrace.
As the hostess, Goethe shrugged his shoulders: "Okay, by the way, how about coming with me tomorrow to see the little cutie in Kanye's mouth." ”
"Is it too early, I remember when we went to see Colin, he was 12 years old." Anna, who had already entered the hallway, stepped back again, and she looked at him with some confusion.
"It's because it's too late, it's said that he is a descendant of a frost giant, but his height is controlled by the mysterious bloodline in his body, ah, I really can't imagine that a giant's child can be a little shorter than our daughter." Goethe smiled at this: "How about satisfying my curiosity." ”
"No problem, if Sister Manli wants, she can also go together, the three of us haven't been together for a long time, so it's a family gathering, how about it."
"I don't have a problem, I'll take care of it over there?"
"Let me come, Goethe, good night."
As his wife walked into the hallway, Goethe sat down on the couch again, and the middle-aged man held up the newspaper and frowned.
"Able to control the bloodline of the frost giant, child-like appearance......"
With that, he took out his pocket watch and opened it.
The pocket watch itself is hard at work, and inside the case, there is a portrait of two children smiling and standing together.
One is him, and the other, is his mentor.
"Teacher, how many seeds of hope have you planted in this world......" exclaimed Goethe closed his pocket watch.
Tomorrow will be the day when your curiosity will be answered, so wait and see, Goethe.
………………
Manli leaned against the edge of the bath, weighing in from the moment she came in to soak - judging by the current information, Faye's child would never like Higro.
Anna was very fond of Faye, and if she refused to speak, then her sister would never accept the marriage.
This is a trouble, and I am also concerned about it, and when I saw a boy next to Faye, I wanted to erase him.
But I didn't think that the one who could enter the eyes of Faye's child was by no means an ordinary person.
Who could he be from Anna?
There is almost no intermarriage between elves and frost giants, so they shouldn't be relatives, could they be descendants of familiar people?
…… From the current point of view, this should be the most reliable answer, so Manli decided that when Anna came, she must talk to her openly and honestly.
This is also a helpless move, she loves Goethe, has been by his side since she was young, and has been with him for half her life through ups and downs, with whom she has three sons and two daughters, all of whom have now grown up; And on the transcendent path, Goethe went far, he could live a long time, while Manly stopped at the sixth step, the sixth step...... In terms of human beings, it is only a hundred years of life, and now every year passes, Manli will feel that she is aging, Manihair, who was with her, died in battle with Goethe sixteen years ago, she died for Goethe, and it is naturally impossible for Manli to hurt her daughter Margaret.
But she will eventually die of old age, and it is intolerable for Manly to hand Goethe over to a complete stranger, and the appearance of Anna satisfies her - an elf, free from human power, even if Goethe is old, she cannot become a queen, and the child she gives birth to is the heir of the king.
This was the reason why Manly put up with the uninvited bandit, and it was also why she was willing to give up the power to fight for Sigro if she couldn't do anything else.
"Queen, Lady Anna is outside." The maid who took care of herself said this after opening the door to the bath.
"Invite my sister in." Manly said with a smile as she turned to look out the door and watched her sister walk into the bathroom, as she changed her clothes in the dressing area and wrapped herself in a towel until she walked into the bath and sat down.
"Sister Manli, you have been watching me, is there anything wrong?"
"I'm jealous, you know, my sister, jealous of your young and unchanging appearance, the immortal seed is such a beautiful thing, unlike human beings like me, every day, they are counting down their lives." Manli sighed, from the bottom of her heart.
And her sister smiled and shook her head: "Sister, don't say that, whether it is an immortal or a short-lived species, every life is just a poor child struggling to survive in this world full of dangers, the goddess of fate uses the spindle of fate in her hands to weave the journey of life for us, so that we can come together, you should not be sentimental." ”
"You're really good at talking, thank you, my sister, you make me feel so much better."
"You're welcome, my sister, I heard Goethe say that you have something to do with me."
"Yes, about Margaret, I don't know what you think of Colin."
Since her sister is straight to the point, Manli can't hide it: "Margaret, before coming this time, my second brother Hill told me that his grandson Rodrigo likes Margaret, but she can't tolerate him in her eyes, so I want to know what you think of Colin's child." ”
"My sister, he's not the best fit for Margaret, we all agree on that."
"Of course, that's the consensus."
Manly laughed - this was Anna, and Manihair had done nothing wrong in entrusting her daughter to her.
"But, my sister, our Margaret has grown up, and she has her own ideas, and she only has Colin in her heart, and that's true, isn't it."
This sentence came out of Anna's mouth, and Manli nodded in understanding immediately: "Yes, this is also the consensus, the child has grown up, just like my second daughter Donna, she was going to marry that officer at that time, if I can harden my heart, I won't let her be a poor survivor." ”
This is a fact, the tears in the corners of Manli's eyes are also real, but all of this is acting skills paid for a goal, if you can't even fool yourself, who can be deceived by tears and choking.
"I know, sister, so I'll get old Hoffman to sign a pledge to give up Colin as a replacement, and when my sister, Mrs. Manny Hale, gave me her children, I swore that I would never let her feel the grief of losing her loved ones again, so forgive me, I couldn't break them up." Anna's face was full of sorrow, and tears crossed the corners of her eyes, and at this moment, Liman also felt the determination in her heart, that of a warrior's determination to keep his promise.
So Manli nodded: "Since that's the case, then I won't fight for Rodrigo, but old Hoffman's side, I will personally go and ask him to sign the guarantee." ”
Negotiation is not a matter of stubbornness, there is a give-and-take, and Manli understands this, since she was young.
"That's great, sister, thank you for your understanding." Joy crept up on Anna's face, and she clapped her hands happily: "Sister Manihair will be happy knowing that we have made this choice." ”
"Yes, Manihair will be happy, too, but don't thank me for being an old woman, there's one more thing that has to do with Faye." Manly didn't go any further, she waited for her sister Anna to take over.
There are some things that don't need her to finish talking.
She knows it, and she understands it.
"It's Sigro's business, isn't it?"
"Yes, the eldest grandson of the eldest brother, the first heir of my family does not seem to have given up his love, I went to see Faye today, but I unexpectedly met a child named Marin."
Since Anna directly named Sigro, Manly also decided to directly state the whole situation.
"My sister, if it weren't for Marin, I wouldn't even blame you for your choice, because I hate uninvited brat too, but, Marin is the son of my mentor."
Anna's answer suffocates Manli - the heir of her mentor!
The son of a teacher who taught a legendary battle mage!
Oh my God, what the hell did I do tonight.
Manli asked herself, even if this child lives in the human world, even if it means that he is an unrecognized illegitimate child, but he still has the blood of a high elf, no wonder it is said that this child only took a few months to learn the Four Rings from scratch, no wonder it is said that although this child has the blood of a frost giant, he still does not have the appearance of a frost giant.
Only a bloodline nobler than the Frost Giant can suppress this savage power and make it work for itself.
While it's incomprehensible that a high elf is in love with a frost giant, isn't it perfectly normal for a legendary mentor to have a special hobby, and for a legendary mentor to have a love affair like no other.
Thinking of this, Manli smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I see, Anna, forget about Higro, believe me, I won't say a good word for him again." ”
"Thank you, my sister, I am very satisfied with Marin's child, and I am glad that he and Faye can come together." Anna said as she reached out and grabbed Manli's hand: "Sister Manli, I have refuted your face twice in a row today, and I am really embarrassed to be a sister in this matter, so I have a gift, I hope you can accept this gift for Tony." ”
Speaking of this, Anna added a small pendant in her empty hand, and she put it in Liman's hand: "A big demon's head, if I'm not mistaken, Tony's child has recently been seeking a way to be promoted to the fourth tier, this gift should be a good sacrifice for the Church of Justice, this is a little bit of my sister's heart, please sister must accept it." ”
Manry laughed, and once again she felt that she had done nothing wrong, that the sister in front of her was indeed the best partner she could choose for Goethe.
Thinking of this, she put the small space pendant aside: "I feel your respect for me, I thank you on behalf of my eldest son, my sister, tomorrow I will tell Faye in person, I will no longer seek to let her marry anyone she doesn't like, and I will also have someone send a gift to Marin as an apology for scaring him." ”
"That's great, and thank you on behalf of my daughter."
Anna smiled, and Manly patted her sister's hand.
"No, my sister, you're right, the goddess of fate brought us together, and we should all be grateful to her."
After all, Rodrigo and Higgro are the children of the Rood family, and Manly's children ...... The surname is Moweis.
Although Manli is old, she can still distinguish what is prioritized.