For seven-year-old little Duke, it is not the first time that such gossip has been made today, it should be said that since he was sensible, he knew that a major event had happened in his family shortly after he was born.

The adults were always secretive about it and never talked about it in front of him.

But just because you don't talk about it doesn't mean it doesn't exist and hasn't happened.

Not only him, but for a few years, his mother also stayed at home all day and refused to go out easily.

There are not many relatives who walk around on weekdays, but they are not as affectionate as the neighbors who get along with them day and night.

Jasmine's family lives next door to his house, and there is no son at home, only Jasmine has a daughter.

Jasmine has grown up with him since he was a child, eating together, playing together, and I heard that they took a bath together before the age of three, just like his own sister.

Little Duke was silently thinking about his own thoughts, and Phil was silently observing the little boy who seemed to have the personality of a guard dog.

This kind of temperament, if it sounds good, it is called blood, true temperament, and if it is ugly, it is a lack of heart.

Of course, you can insert him in the ribs twice, and be loyal to his liver and courage, but once he touches his sensitive point, he is likely to turn his face and play with you in an instant.

Finally, unable to stand the other party's eager eyes, little Duke opened his mouth first: "Thank you, Philip." ”

"It's nothing, just call me Phil. ”

"Phil, what do you need me to do?" asked Duke Jr. directly.

"Hehe, I'm just helping Jasmine. She's lovely, and I've always wanted to have a sister like that. "The little fat man is still in a trap almost.

"You're a good guy. Little Duke's tone was firm.

For the first time in his life, a man was issued a good person card, and the little fat man felt that three vertical lines were flowing on his head.

It's a good boy, it's real.

So the little fat man went straight to the point: "I can see that your grandfather has a great influence on you, so you are very angry, can you tell me about him?"

As he spoke, he tried to put his hand on the other person's shoulder, not caring how dirty it was.

......

It was so embarrassing, he was too short to hold it, and little Duke was a head taller than him.

The little fat man retracted his little fat hand, glad that there were no ubiquitous surveillance cameras and video playback in this world, otherwise it would be a stain on him for the rest of his life.

Speaking of his deceased grandfather, little Duke frowned and did not speak.

He hesitated because sometimes he did wish that someone could share his inner secrets with him.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly found that the chubby face in front of him was actually very unfamiliar, although the other party helped him tonight, but after all, he had only just met.

Little Duke subconsciously took a step back, shook his head and said, "The banquet is almost over, let's go back." After saying that, he really turned around and left.

But after taking two steps, he stopped, looked back at the little fat man and said, "Let's go together." ”

Hehe, what a funny boy.

Two small figures walked side by side to the main hall, leaving only the garden that looked empty and cold in the dim light.

A few days later, Phil learns the story of the Duke family.

Sure enough, the child with very strong self-esteem was the grandson of the innocent soul he had been involved in the beginning.

Guilt, perhaps, not because of what happened to Duke Sr., but because it had a big impact on a child's childhood.

Phil put the matter aside for a moment and began to enjoy his own business.

When it comes to gentlemen, the first thing that can be reminded of is a cute little maid and a vicious dog with a fox and a fake tiger.

It is said that there is no such magical creature as a dog that is loyal and intelligent before a meal, and is ruthless and stupid after a meal.

Therefore, the husky, the Samoyed, the Alaskan sleigh three fools, the warm big golden retriever, the lively and embarrassing Thai Ritian, and the ethereal border herd, who can jump like a cloud, are completely away from his life, and can only be regretfully preserved in his memory.

As for Bao'er, after going out, he will only wrap his tail around his neck, and look stupid with his mouth open, so don't be ashamed.

Little girl, in the traditional concept of the little fat man, only the fair girl in the cardamom years is soft-spoken, informed and warm, and it is best to have a little more sense of humor, and she can be regarded as a qualified little maid if she can talk to her.

Unfortunately, the maids in the family are very old, the youngest is 18 years old, and they are generally thick, so his dream of having a bed warmer girl is shattered.

This is an iron law that the Empire has laid down hundreds of years ago, and it is forbidden to employ underage Imperial citizens for a long time, and the internship period can be relaxed to 18 years old, because the Wardsman Empire made the 20th birthday a citizen's coming of age.

Until that date, every subject of the empire had the right to basic education, and at the same time, there was no need to pay general taxes including housing, real estate tax, personal income tax, etc., and even take the train at half price.

In some economically developed areas, there are also benefits of free medical care and legal aid.

Of course, the formulation of certain laws is up for debate.

For example, minors are not allowed to drink alcohol, which has basically been non-existent since its establishment.

Except in public, there is little to no compliance, and this kind of unsupervised situation that runs counter to the law becomes more common the further south you go.

Even Phil, who had secretly tasted a little bit of low-alcohol fruit wine under the temptation of Campbell's butler, at least he thought he understood the deep meaning in Campbell's eyes at the time.

The long hours from waking up in the morning to before lunch were the time for Phil to study on his own.

After experiencing the initial enlightenment, Phil realized that he would have to start from scratch after being reborn, so he consciously developed a strict study plan.

Although he is very smart in this life, he spends nearly half of the 42 days of the month in a muddle, so he must hurry.

After two years of study, he now has a complete grasp of the Ward language and script.

This is because the Ward script is quite rudimentary, with just over 1,000 words.

At present, the most widely used official lingua franca on the continent was invented by the temple 2,000 years ago, and it is a fusion of the languages of more than a dozen races, hundreds of nationalities, and dozens of countries on the entire planet.

This also led to the phenomenon that in a country like the Wardsman Empire, where the Ward people were the main ethnic group, everyone's daily language was a mixture of Wode and the lingua franca, but the written text was all the lingua franca.

If you don't count the specific official languages and temple-specific greetings, there are more than 20,000 words, of which more than 12,000 are used in everyday life.

With proficiency in reading and writing as a standard, Phil has only mastered two-thirds of everyday language, about 8,000 words, after two years of study.

Since the lingua franca is composed of alphabet splices and hieroglyphic variations, it is quite complicated to learn.

Even the current progress has made Catherine extremely satisfied.

It is quite difficult to master any independent foreign language from scratch at any time.

Learning is boring, but Phil is serious, because language is the foundation of a civilization and the key to opening countless doors to knowledge.

As for mathematics, although the various symbols are different, there is basically no difference, it is all decimal, so Phil simply flipped through the children's enlightenment book and threw it aside.

At his current age, it was impossible to ask Catherine for more advanced material.

And he didn't want to expose his secrets, so he had to follow the steps.

It satisfies the desire to learn, but also satisfies the appetite.

He sat down at the dinner table and devoured it with great gusto, when he saw a lion shake his head, he tore off a large piece of fat dripping meat from the roasted chicken thigh, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it into his stomach.

Catherine is not at home today, and no one will discipline his manners.

The food in this world is very rich, especially the favorable family conditions, which satisfy his strong appetite.

The fly in the ointment is that the seasoning here seems to be very monotonous, coming and going only a few kinds, mainly relying on the fresh and natural taste of the ingredients themselves.

Among them, the most important thing is that there is no spicy smell here, a taste that makes him cry in his dreams countless times.

Spicy taste itself is not a taste, which is completely different from the feeling principle of sweet, sour, bitter and salty, but a burning and stinging reaction caused by the stimulation of the mouth, tongue and nasal mucosa by special substances present in certain foods, just like chili peppers, sesame peppers, etc.

As a foodie who has been exploring the world for more than six years, Phil feels obliged to save this backward and ignorant civilization.