Chapter 135: First Acquaintance
"Very little." Solandale shook her head slightly, "I like to read and play the piano, but she can't read or understand music, so she can't understand a lot of what I tell her." We can only talk about things around us, such as food and clothing. β
Chino: "It's estrangement, it's like looking up at night, some people see the wind and moon, some people see - it's time to sleep." β
Solandelle looked at Chino with some anticipation in her eyes: "What will you see at night?" β
Chino smiled and said, "I see... From night to night, then to dawn. β
"When the night is late, then the sun is bright," Solandale muttered, her eyes unconsciously showing admiration, "I love this phrase!" β
Chino quipped, "Try to pick it up." β
"Hmm, I want to think about it... That's... The darkest night will also yield to the dawn! After Solandale finished speaking, he touched the back of his head embarrassedly, "Ah~ No, it's not poetic at all." β
"There is no such thing as high or low literature, and you have received it very well. When I was in Twilight, it was hard to find someone to talk to like this. As she spoke, Chino noticed the book on her bedside and was immediately interested, "I also like to read, what does this book say, is it good?" β
Solandale picked up the bedside book and said with great interest, "Very good!" The book is called "This Past Years", and it is an epic masterpiece with a long time span, which tells the story of the love between an angel and a demon. β
Chino: "I guess this book must be a tragedy. β
Solandale's eyes widened, "Huh, how do you know?" β
Chino: "Angels and demons fall in love, and they often end in misfortune. β
"Why?"
"Demons have stories that belong to demons."
Solandale was silent for a while, then asked in a joking tone, "So~ Are you an angel or a demon?" β
Chino asked rhetorically, "What do you think?" β
Solandelle said sweetly: "I think you must be an angel~"
Chino smiled: "How do you judge?" β
Solandale: "Because you're beautiful." β
Chino patted her little head lightly and said seriously, "You have to beware of the immature habit of judging people by their appearance. In fact, angels are not white feathers like in fairy tales, but they are fierce and hatefulβbecause they are meant to deter evil. β
Solandale blinked: "And what about the demons?" Is it often pretty? β
"Yes." Chino's eyes narrowed into a crescent moon, and his smile was like a warm holly sun, "Because demons want to deceive humans." β
Solandelle's eyes were as pure as water, and she pursed her lips to look at Chino and repeated her previous question: "So... Are you an angel or a demon? β
Chino: "It doesn't matter what I give you, what matters is what you think of me and whether you believe in it." β
"I still think you're an angel." Solandale smiled like sweet honey, "Because it's fun to chat with you~"
Chino spread his hands and smiled, "Then be convinced of this." β
"Mmmm, it's so fun to chat with you~ I wish time could pass more slowly, so that we can just keep talking." Solandel tilted her head and sighed, "I've been in the palace since I was a child, and I can only talk to the servants. But the servants couldn't talk to me again, so I could only stare out the window, and it had been a long, long time since I had such a good conversation. β
She seemed to remember something, brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, and said faintly: "So I often think that it would be good if our monthly coin policy could be changed, and we wouldn't make any silver monthly settlement tuition, so that everyone can read and acquire knowledge, so that everyone can have more common topics and be happier to communicate." β
Chino shook his head and said, "If everyone can read, there will be a big problem - to open up people's wisdom." The fact that there are more knowledgeable people is not entirely a good thing. β
Solandelle asked suspiciously, "What do you say?" β
Chino: "When a person has knowledge, he has the power to think and the courage to covet what is not his own. If there are more of them, they will shake the ruling class like your father. β
Solandale: "But if a commoner can't read, won't he never be able to acquire knowledge, and he will always be a civilian?" β
Chino: "The world needs to be classified. Even if there existed a world in which all the people were nobles, the relatively weak nobles would become the bottom - this was determined by the division of labor in society. Any country, any city, needs the bottom labor force to do the dirty work. The aristocracy did not want to be reduced to the bottom, so they would find ways to block the upward path of the commoners, so as to protect their own class status and that of their descendants. β
Solandel pursed her lips and didn't speak.
Chino continued: "So, in a sense, it's important to keep the majority of people ignorant with limited productivity. In my opinion, Dogurland's monthly coin policy is excellent, and it clearly defines who can and cannot acquire knowledge. Who should be wise and who should be ignorant. β
"It's like a carriage, the wheels should be the wheels, the horses should be the horses, and the coachman should be the coachman. Each person concentrates on his or her own work and does not change his or her role at will, so that the kingdom can be stable for a long time. β
After Chino finished speaking, seeing that Solandel was watching him not speak, he asked with interest, "You agree with me?" β
Solandale shook her head dryly: "No, I don't agree at all. β
The smile on Chino's face slowly faded, and his face was expressionless: "Then why don't you refute me?" β
Solandelle's eyes were as clear as a lake: "I'm waiting for you to finish." β
Chino was stunned, a smile appeared on his face again, and he bowed his head and said, "You are a very polite person. β
Solandale laughs, "Actually, I don't think 'being polite' is a compliment. β
Chino was a little confused: "What do you say?" β
"In my opinion, politeness should be a natural instinct, not an acquired rule." Solandale thought for a moment and gestured with her little hand in the air, "For example, if you see a person eating, you won't praise him for saying, 'You are a person who knows how to eat,' because people are meant to eat, and if they don't eat, they will starve to death." The same goes for being polite, a person should be polite, which is the most basic principle of being a human being. β
"Boom! The heavy heartbeat made Chino's eyes lose focus several times, and under the onslaught of adrenaline, his pupils dilated rapidly, and the girl in front of him turned into layers of shadows in his eyes.
A trembling hand ran through Solandelle's long white-blond hair, gently stroking it, Chino leaned forward and sniffed on the laurel-scented hair, his face was full of intoxicated crimson: "Why didn't I know you earlier..."
Solandale rubbed him very cutely, and her smile curved into a crescent moon: "It's not too late to know each other!" The best time to meet a friend was 10 years ago, followed by now~"
Chino smiled and nodded: "A very philosophical word." β
Solandale asked expectantly, "So, are we friends now?" β
Chino withdrew his hand and thought thoughtfully: "To be honest, I don't understand the definition of 'friend', and I can't understand the word. β
"Don't you have any friends?"
"Well, I have dogs, cats, wolves, superiors, subordinates, partners, but no friends."
Solandale took Chino's hand and smiled innocently: "I'm here to be your first friend!" β
Faced with the little girl's enthusiasm, Chino didn't go to the bar, but smiled very cooperatively: "In this case, what gift do you have for this new friend in front of you?" Your birthday present, I'm ready. Now, of course, keep it a secret. β
"Wow! I'm looking forward to it~" Solandelle looked around as if there were stars in her eyes, she looked around and muttered, "What do I give you a gift... Pregnant! I'll treat you to an apple! It's been washed and can be eaten directly~"
Seeing Solandale hand over the fresh apple on the bedside, Chino couldn't help but laugh and changed the song he had written for 11 days for an apple.
"Thank you." Out of politeness, Chino took the apple and took a bite.
When the sweet fragrance came from his mouth, Chino was stunned: "It's so sweet..."
Solandale suddenly became excited: "Do you like it?" I grew this apple myself, and the apple tree is in the back garden. But for some reason, everyone doesn't like to eat it, saying it's bitter. β
This apple obviously looks very ordinary, without any special features, but Chino just feels sweet when he eats it, so sweet that he gnaws it up in four or five bites, and his cheeks bulge like a hamster.
He took half a minute to swallow and spread his hands: "People who say bitter must have a taste problem, this is the sweetest apple I have ever tasted." β
"It's good to like it~ By the way, can I talk to you about the rumors about you? Is that what they say true? β
"What?"
Solandelle looked into Chino's eyes and said faintly, "They call you the Grim Reaper of Twilight, and say that you are the embodiment of the Grim Reaper who walks on earth. β