Chapter 41: Family
Three minutes after Giado and Lieta left, Sanger appeared at the Ryan family's door with Otsla. Their daughter was held in Sanger's arms, and Ozra smiled and looked at Paoda, and the family of three was surrounded by a warm atmosphere that made people not want to go to their side for fear of breaking it.
However, it didn't take long for Ozra to see Biancolm and Ranohda. After kissing her daughter and her husband on the cheek, she walked lightly in front of the two women.
"Are you waiting for Mr. Nobil and Mr. Tap to come out?" She asked gently, "Won't it be boring to wait here?" No one got you something to eat, not even water? Oh...... I've complained to Sanger many times, but Sanger always felt that the Ryan family wasn't meant to entertain guests, so he didn't like to make any arrangements in this regard. β
Bianko shook her head and stood up from the bench.
"We've just been sitting here for a while." "It's a great view, and I'm still looking at it," she said. β
Otzla gave a slightly proud expression.
"It's really beautiful here." She said softly, "Those are the flowers I like, and it took a lot of effort for Sanger to cultivate them by himself, and in the end I built the flower field with him." β
Sanger coaxed his daughter not far away, the man who had always been cold-faced had only shown his tender side to his wife, but not so long ago, his daughter had joined the ranks that could be treated with special treatment.
"Seriously, I'm glad we had a daughter." Otzla looked in the direction of Bianco's gaze, a little smile in her light green eyes, "It's not that the boy is bad, but if it's a son, Sanger probably won't be as patient as he is now." At least I don't have to worry about Oda growing up with a cold face from her father. β
"Hmm...... The advantage of the Goddess Continent's side. Lanoda put away the chessboard and stood up from the bench, stretching as well, "You don't have to have a man to inherit the mantle, do you, whether it's a mercenary or a family?" β
"That's right, you'll actually find that the tradition of having a woman as the head of the Gione family is quite rare, and I haven't seen a family that only allows men to inherit it." Ozla looked at Lanorda curiously, "Isn't this the case in the Demon King Continent?" β
"Commoner families are fine, if they are nobles, they will only let men inherit the family business." Lanoda grimaced, "Actually, the situation has been much better over the years, the eldest son will be tacitly required to shoulder the responsibility of the family, but as long as there is a consensus, then the eldest son can also choose his own other path, and the second son will be the future head of the family." If it were a few hundred years ago, these nobles still respected having more sons, let their sons fight each other, and the one who won would inherit the family name. β
"It's sad that such a tradition is." "It's good that you've abandoned it nowβyou've abandoned it, haven't you?" said sadly. β
"At least Tap and Nobile, and the Kettars." Lanoda shrugged, "I've heard that some of the lesser nobles are still practicing this kind of behavior, so ...... It's no wonder they've been staying out of the stream. I don't think about how to strengthen myself if I don't have enough ability, and I think about taking this crooked path every day. If you want to rely on this method to improve the status of the family, you may have to wait until I don't know how many years later, hoping that one of your descendants will suddenly mutate. But I doubt how likely this is, after all, generations have been stupid to become such a virtue, and how smart can the children and grandchildren be? β
Biancole laughed secretly, perhaps because her father was a respected teacher among the nobles, and Lanoda had been familiar with aristocratic affairs since she was a child, and knew the way better than many noble young masters. So for those nobles who don't make it, Lanoda will always have a feeling of hatred for iron and steelβjust like when she first met Wokan, she once thought that Wokan was a fool who would waste the efforts of his ancestors and not learn anything.
Although Ranorda's opinion of Wokan hasn't changed too much now, at least he is no longer a useless person in her eyes who just waits for nothing to die of old age.
"That's right." Otzla nodded in agreement, "Thankfully, your future life won't be too difficult." If I were to watch my children kill each other, I would probably just take them out of the family. But it doesn't sound like an easy task for you to escape from the aristocratic family. β
"Indeed, after all, the nobles are the highest status group of people under the gods in the Demon King Continent." Lanoda shrugged, "As long as they put up a notice that someone has become a fugitive and has kidnapped their future heir, then there will definitely be someone who will capture the fleeing for the reward money or to make a face in front of the nobles." β
"I haven't seen it, though." Biancoo tilted her head, carefully recalling everything she had seen in the capital, "Kay showed me the board where the signs were posted, and there were only announcements about the construction of roads, the opening of shops, and the celebration of events. β
"So, the atmosphere in the Demon King Continent is still quite good now." Ranoda grinned, "Those humble aristocrats don't dare to talk about it in the open, even if they still believe in shabby traditions in private. The gods protect newborns for the sake of the normal functioning of the world, but the survival of the fittest mechanism is precisely that the children and grandchildren of the nobility start to fight each other from an early age. No one cared about the Demon King while he was still asleep, but now that the Demon King had woken up, those people did not dare to openly disobey the wishes of the gods. β
Paoda suddenly screamed "ahhh The baby seemed dissatisfied with the status quo, but did not know how to express it, and Sanger could only carry her helplessly towards Ozla.
Otzla took Paoda into her arms, and the baby, who was on the verge of crying, fell silent and closed his eyes comfortably.
"Oda hasn't grown up to like her dad more." Otzla chuckled and tapped Paoda's cheek, "Wait a minute, even if you want Daddy to hug it, it depends on Daddy's mood." β
Paoda lay peacefully in Ozla's arms, indifferent to the words she could not understand now.
"Let's carry Oda back to the house first." Ozra said to Bianko and Ranorda, "Even though she's getting better, I'm always afraid she'll catch a cold when the wind blows. I'll get some tea and snacks for you in a moment, and I don't know their progress, but I guess it's noon. β
Ozra did not give the two girls a chance to excuse themselves, and left with her daughter in her arms, accompanied by Sanger.
"That kid will definitely grow up well in the future." Lanoda looked at their backs from afar, "With the genuine love of her parents, with Ozla's character, she should not be overly doted on - I think Mr. Sanger is more likely to fulfill all of Paoda's requests unconditionally." β
Biancol didn't respond to her comment, she just watched intently as Otsla walked into the building. There was a serene silence in the courtyard until Lanoda gently placed her on Bianko's shoulders and looked tenderly at her face.
"If it weren't for those accidents, Lady Linpertha would love you like this more than Ozra loves Paoda less." Lanoda gently touched Bianko's head, "It's just that we just happened to meet, this is no way, fortunately, we are not in prison until death like people used to, you are also living well with Lady Linperza now, don't be sad about the past, Biya." β
Biancole turned her head to look at Lanoda, who didn't look sad and smiled lovingly at her friend.
"Don't worry, Rano. I now have Mom, Mama Syger, and Pad Pad. Biancole counted them one by one on her fingers, "I'm not going to forget them for anything else." β
Lanoda smiled in relief, then jokingly leaned in front of Bianko, a look of scorn on her face.
"What is Kyird? Does it matter that he doesn't have Lady Limpersa? β
Biancole glanced at Lanoda complainingly, puffing out her face and pushing her away.
"Rano wants to dig a hole for me, so I won't be fooled." Biancole snorted, "Kye is different. β
Lanoda wanted to ask her further, teasing her for "what's different", but Bianko refused to answer.
After laughing for a while, the Ryan family brought a large plate of juice and snacks to the table in front of them. The featureless man calmly accepted their thanks and asked them questions.
"Giado and Leta, these two people came here on purpose to talk to you, didn't they?"
Biancole and Lanoda looked at each other, then turned back and nodded in unison.
"I see." He bowed slightly, "I'm sorry to bother you." β
The man walked to the room where Giado and Lieta lived under their gaze, his expression unwavering, so that he could not tell what he was doing. However, judging from what they discussed before, he would definitely not take the risk of being punished by Sanger to curry favor with the other party.
He just opened the door of the two men, stood in the door and said something, and a minute later he finished his mission and returned to them.
"They're not going to do anything out of the ordinary." He said succinctly, "If they dare to disturb you again, you can find any one from the Ryan family to deal with it." β
He didn't even wait for a response from the two of them, and walked straight away. Biancole glanced blankly at Lanoda, expecting an explanation from her clever friend.
"Probably they reported the movements of Giado and Lieta to Mr. Sanger." Lanoda raised an eyebrow, "They were only warned not to approach those two men, but they weren't given orders to help us drive them away. Anyway, it's a good thing that we don't have to worry about being ruined by those two people anymore. β
Biancole nodded, reassuring herself as she picked up the biscuit in front of her.