The first devil chef in history

Chapter 137 Newcomer on stage
Adults only look at pros and cons, not right or wrong.

The speed of reconstruction after the war was not fast. Among the residences of the Mengli family, there were much more ruined places than non-ruined places. However, although the lowly people had a worse life, the noble people still had a comfortable place to live. The head of the house, Alice, was lying on the comfortable pink bed, half asleep and half awake.

"Miss, the interests of the family are the most important thing, isn't it right?"

"The only head of the Mengli family can only be me, and I have to make these choices in front of the family's interests, you all go to die!"

The head housekeeper's eyes showed apology to her and worry about Mengli's family.

Alice woke up slowly, with no one around her serving her. She resumed her living habits when she lived with her orc parents and took care of herself.

Brushing her teeth, washing her face, dressing up, and putting on formal clothes, like an adult, Alice walked through the aisle with obvious signs of burning and went to the hall where the family discussed. She met many new people along the way. hired servants.These servants were photographed in the name of the Mengli family's slave trade. When they saw Alice, they all knelt down and saluted quickly, with terrified expressions on their faces.

Alice watched these people kneel down to her, and she felt a lingering sense of guilt in her heart. She lived in the lower class all year round, and she hated class exploitation for a long time.

In the past, she didn't understand what the head steward said about human trafficking. Are family interests really that important?Even now, she still dislikes the slave trade industry of the Mengli family very, very much, to put it plainly, she hates it deeply.

In the meeting hall of the Mengli family, the uncle who didn’t come back to the family very often finally came back. He didn’t come back because he felt that there was always something wrong with the Longde that Rondo pretended to be. Although he didn’t know the truth, he was still afraid. So he used traveling as an excuse not to stay in the family often.

Alice's cousins ​​also came. They were all about the same age as Alice, but they couldn't hide the panic in their eyes. Their fear made them be rejected by the housekeepers and deacons present.Alice is already the acting head of the family at this time, although Alice's uncle has some other ideas, such as supporting his children to be in charge.But he thought carefully about the abilities of Alice and the other two children, as well as the current situation of the Mengli family, and he finally gave up the idea of ​​supporting his own children.

The post-war reconstruction work these days has been relatively smooth, because they have the support of the Bernard family, and it was Alice who persuaded the old enemy Leonard to cooperate.The Celtic family was annexed by the two of them, and the Morey family wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight to achieve their ambition of dominating the family, but it also quietly disintegrated under the alliance of Alice and Leonard.After the past few days, Alice has been recognized by all the surviving members of the Mengli family, both in terms of bloodline and ability.

"As the acting head of the family, I hope to gain everyone's trust and support. The interests of the family can only be safeguarded by the concerted efforts of all members of the family. Our Mengli family has experienced many ups and downs and faced many disasters in the past century, but I think as long as everyone can entrust their lives to me at this time, then this crisis will not shake the foundation of our family." After Alice finished speaking, she bowed to all the people present without hesitation .

No one returned the salute, and no one panicked, they just asked a question.

"Patriarch Dai, I want to ask you a question. I have heard about one thing, that is, Patriarch Dai, you don't like the family's slave trading business very much. Will you gradually reduce this family business in the future?"

It doesn't matter who is asking the question. This question is what everyone present wants to ask. Without exception, everyone is looking at Alice. Their expressions and moods are a little disturbed and confused. Alice needs to give them confidence.

"Some things are more important than life, or in other words, that's what constitutes the lives of us upper class people. The power and honor of the family is what we should panic and worry about. Another point is that I don't think I will definitely die. Here, little princess, if you can survive the catastrophe in the snowy port, you should be able to understand a little bit."

At this moment, Alice suddenly remembered Leonard's words, which made her close her eyes and think for a while.Outsiders thought she was the one who persuaded Leonard, but they didn't know that it was Leonard who took the initiative to turn the fight with her into friendship, and the reason was that doing so was beneficial to the family.

"This year's slave trading industry's purchases and shipments will remain unchanged. The Mengli family will continue to maintain this industry. I will not cut off this business rashly. Please rest assured."

"Patriarch is wise." Everyone was overjoyed, and quietly changed the title of Acting Patriarch to Patriarch.

The tomorrow of the Mengli family's return to the top seems to have dawned.

At the same time, in the Bernard family, several sons of Bernard's old patriarch were kneeling on the ground trembling, and the noblest middle-aged man among them was still holding a dagger in his hand.

Leonard sat on the Patriarch's seat unharmed, and he smiled lightly and said, "What is the crime of assassinating the Patriarch?"

"Kill without mercy." The guards present shouted in unison without exception, with a terrifying momentum.

"Damn it, you actually want to get rid of us like this. I thought these guards were with us, but I didn't expect that they were all bought by you a long time ago!" The middle-aged man's face was pale. The guards negotiated for a long time, intending to smash the cup as a way to eradicate the cancer of Leonard's family in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, this was just a trick.

"You died because of your own greed and stupidity, no one else is to blame." After Leonard finished speaking, the chief guard of the family jumped forward and chopped off the middle-aged man's head in order to claim credit.

The heirs of Bernard's old family owner screamed in fright, some cursed and some begged for mercy, and they became a mess. Leonard smiled and said: "Now I only kill the head of the villain instead of killing the roots, because the family is still alive. I still need you, if you swear allegiance to me, I can temporarily forgive you for assassinating me today."

The person second only to the middle-aged man is the one who understands the most. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I am willing to be loyal to the Patriarch and hand over all my properties. Spare me, spare my life."

The rest of the people also instantly understood the situation at this moment, and climbed up one after another to show their loyalty to Leonard. Leonard couldn't help but sighed in his heart when he saw the stupidity of everyone.

"This generation of the Bernard family is useless. I don't know if there are any talents in the children of the next generation."

"Let's sail!"

The shipping industry in Xuedi Port returned to normal, and the big ship with the Mengli family flag set sail and headed straight for the East China Sea!

"Lina, are you seasick?" Li Gongzhe asked with some concern as he looked at Lina who was standing unsteadily and turned blue.

"A little bit, but it's okay. Instructor, how did you recover so quickly? Aren't you seriously injured?" Lina squatted on the deck with a stomachache on her face.

"My current body is already comparable to a monster, especially the ability to recover. I have some doubts now. Even if my hands and feet are broken, can they grow back?" Li Gongzhe looked at his body and said to Lina, But he found that Lena was not listening to his answer.

Because Lina had already fallen to the ground, her eyes turned white.

"Seasickness is very serious. It seems that you will suffer a lot along the way." Li Gongzhe said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)