A complete coming-of-age ceremony begins with childhood education. Before adulthood, boys are taught the prohibition against relations between men and women, so that they can approach the ceremony with a serious mindset. By the end of the ceremony, they can clearly recognize the stages of their growth and understand their responsibilities.
However, such rituals are no longer practiced. Nowadays, some families' offspring are unrestrained from a young age and have very poor energy and spirit.
Upon hearing that Heinrich was still planning to do this, Chu Yinan firmly objected: "Forget it! I was very serious last night, and you didn't even tell me it was a doll or a Qilin. It almost scared me to death!"
"No wonder I seemed to hear Xiao Chunan screaming last night. It wasn't just my imagination!" Yan Liu laughed heartlessly. She covered her mouth and laughed after just imagining it. Her smile was charming and alluring.
"Stop laughing, I was really scared last night!" Chu Yinan emphasized this very seriously.
"Alright, alright, I won't laugh anymore. To prevent Xiao Chunan from having nightmares tonight, he'll sleep in Aunt Liu's bed tonight!"
"Let's put the coming-of-age ceremony aside for now. If you want to have it later, just tell me, and I'll find a few maids at home to help you graduate." Heinrich readily agreed, stopping his rambling and eating breakfast.
Delia and Chun, who were quietly eating breakfast, were taken aback and inexplicably felt a sense of crisis.
Seeing that the topic had ended, Bei Yutang brought up other things: "Chu Nan, when are you going to bring your little sister home for a meal? That way, she can get acquainted with the place and come over to visit often."
Chapter 36 Is it in this river?
The school's curriculum should be useful, but most people only focus on the knowledge-based courses they major in, and Chu Yinan is no exception.
The first two main classes in the morning were Morality and Art, so Chu Yinan took leave to slack off and go to Rongguang Island.
Although going to Glory Island doesn't require prior notice, I still need to check Marissa's schedule to see if she's available.
"It's a bit early, but she should be up by now. She always got up very early last time... Hey, Marissa, do you have any plans for today?"
Marissa was about to pray when she suddenly received a call from Chu Yinan. She rushed outside the monastery and answered the phone in a low voice:
"Brother, the monastery is preparing for its routine prayers. Is there anything I can help you with?"
After returning from Glory Island, Chu Yinan would occasionally exchange messages with Marissa, so when they called each other now, there was no surprise or joy like when they recognized each other, but the joy was still evident in his words.
"If you're free today, how about coming over for a meal? My guardians would like to meet you too. But may I come over now and pray with you?" Chu Yinan had already boarded the island-hopping car on Glory Island.
He wanted to cheerfully invite them with something like, "Would you like to come to my house? My family wants to meet you," but... it's cruel and ironic to display happiness in front of unhappy people.
Chu Yinan sometimes makes a tactless remark when she's with her sister, but she's gradually become more aware of these subtle differences.
Perhaps defining Marissa as an "unfortunate child" is too arrogant, but Chu Yinan tries to avoid any language that might hurt her feelings.
They were born in the same place and should be family, but because their life paths have diverged, the siblings even distinguish between "your family" and "my family" in their conversations...
Marissa was very excited about Chu Yinan's invitation, but she also asked in a low voice with concern, "I also want to meet my brother, but if I visit him, will it disturb your family?"
"No, I have a very high status at home. Even the maids have to avoid me, afraid of offending me. If my family has any objections, I can just take you to find the AI. However, Turing Tower has left the Twin Islands and won't return for several months, so you'll have to go to the Ice Tower to find Valentina."
The Ice Tower's original name was Yenisetta, and it was similar to the Turing Tower. The AIs were originally in the Turing Tower, but they later separated due to the need for computing servers and other things.
Marissa was really looking forward to finding AI, as it would feel like returning to her childhood home with her family after growing up.
"I heard that the AI ladies' towers are heavily guarded. Is it possible to get in?"
"With me by your side, Fuxi and Qilin can now move around using their puppet bodies. Maybe I can even call them out for a meal and have them pay the bill."
"Can it really do something like that?!" Marissa was very surprised. It was rare to see AI on Glory Island. Her impression of AI was probably just intelligent virtual anchors. "I thought it was amazing to see them in all kinds of electronic devices. How do their bodies digest food?"
Girl, your thinking is a bit unconventional.
Suddenly, Marissa said with self-reproach, "I got so engrossed in chatting that I forgot the time. I need to pray now and contact my brother later."
"Don't go yet, turn your head and look around. Would you mind taking me in to pray together?" Chu Yinan was still thinking about the date mission, while Marissa's next mission was prayer.
It's a very easy task; there are no requirements, it's just a matter of participating in prayer together.
Upon hearing this, Marissa snapped out of her daze and saw Chu Yinan walking over with a cane, smiling and waving at her—this was the young man she had first met, not the child she had seen.
The nun, like a swallow nestling in his arms, rushed into Chu Yinan's embrace, wrapping her arms around his waist, clearly delighted.
Because Marissa had a very attractive figure, her breasts were like two marshmallows, soft and clear to the touch, and that unique sense of beauty was transmitted from Chu Yinan's abdominal muscles.
He was very touched. His previous impression of breastfeeding was all based on his small size, such as "clamping my head", "pushing against my back" and "sinking on my shoulders".
If his sister hugged him like that, it would basically be like crushing a child under her. This was the first time Chu Yinan had ever realized that there was such a way to interact with Da Lai Lai.
Moving!
"Is it the prayer from the mission?" Marissa remembered.
"Well, are there any rules or requirements for praying? I came here without doing any preparation."
Chu Yinan straightened his collar. He arrived in a flamboyant tuxedo. Although he didn't understand etiquette, his attire was certainly impressive.
After all, you have to wear a suit when playing in a team, you can't embarrass gamers.
Marissa shook her head, looking at Chu Yinan's clothes, and couldn't help but find it funny: "No, the form of prayer has been simplified now. If guests are praying, as long as they don't cause trouble or make loud noise, they can remain solemn after entering the hall."
The prayers had begun, but it was clear that some nobles were still late.
Following Chu Yinan and Marisa were what appeared to be a noble lady and her servant, with a black-haired young lady on one side and a silver-haired maid on the other.
Chu Yinan only glanced at it briefly. He thought of the clumsy silver-haired maid at home. Compared to Chun's bulging breasts, the maid behind him was a bit of a pity.
He rarely saw a maid who used so little fabric.
......
As always, the two maids in the house had to clean the attic room.
Normally, a room that is not used often only needs to be cleaned twice a week, but because the little master has been frequently active in the attic room at night recently, Delia and Chun naturally have to clean and tidy it up more often.
Having held coming-of-age ceremonies for two consecutive nights, Delia was quite worried about Chu Yinan's health. Although there was a terrifyingly playful look beneath that cute face, he was still a child after all. With such frequent... shouldn't he adjust his diet and supplement his nutrition?
"Sister Delia, will there be less work to clean up today?" Chun asked, carrying a bucket and a mop.
"Probably, considering how much bedsheets were there the day before yesterday, it shouldn't have stopped yesterday—" For a moment after opening the door, Delia thought she had gone to the wrong room.
The silver-haired maid next to her was equally surprised, her mouth agape wide enough to fit a sausage.
Could it be that I'm not opening it correctly?
Delia closed the door, pinched her brow, silently counted to ten, and then reopened the door.
Her gaze quickly swept across the bed, the floor, the table, the window, the balcony, and the chairs.
"...Did you go to the kitchen and get the cream to spray?"
Chapter 37 The Second Daughter of the Friedrich Family
Cleaning a messy room isn't difficult. As long as you categorize and arrange things properly, and eliminate unnecessary items, you can restore tidiness to a large extent. However, cleaning a dirty and wet room is very tiring.
Traces of dried water stains could be seen in many places in the room, some of which smelled of sweat.
However, Delia didn't understand one thing: how could they be scattered everywhere? But it wasn't hard to understand, after all, the dolls were so heavy, it was normal to feel tired and sweaty when moving them. But could Chu Yinan really move them?
Anyone who has ever taken care of an intoxicated person knows how tiring it is to drag around a "corpse." Imagine dancing with a doll while embracing it, and having the doll pose in various ways to match the dance moves. The amount of physical exertion required is extraordinary!
Judging from the messy state of the room, Chu Yinan must have wandered around every corner of the room with the doll last night, leaving his mark.
"Sister Delia, can we... just keep cleaning up?" The plump white-haired maid swallowed respectfully. This was her first time dealing with such a messy scene, and the air was thick with the scent of heather.
“Miss Heinrich came here this morning and probably accepted the situation, so we have nothing to worry about. Let’s clean up.” Delia had barely finished thinking when she was wondering if the doll had suddenly come to life and given her young master a good beating.
After thoroughly washing the rag, I first wiped away the sweat stains in the room. After opening the windows to ventilate, I mopped the floor with Delia. Finally, I didn't forget to put the robot vacuum cleaner in to finish up.
Of course, the sheets still need to be changed; the smelly, sweaty sheets are beyond saving.
"Young Master is still so petite, can he really produce this much in one night? Won't he get dehydrated from sweating so much?"
Dilia couldn't answer the younger generation's question either, as she had no similar experience. She could only vaguely say:
"It probably varies from person to person. Instead of worrying about that, you should worry about whether the young master will be called in for his coming-of-age ceremony again tonight."
"It shouldn't be that bad, three nights in a row is too unrestrained... It's said that the second son of the Markberg family is sickly because of his excessive indulgence." Chun had no problem with cleaning the house, but she felt a little embarrassed to help her young master clean up these traces.
"It's not indulgence. What I heard is that he's addicted to drugs, but they're just calling it indulgence to save face. Okay, let's not discuss this anymore. Just shut up and clean up today. Come on, let's lift up the sheets together."
......
Worship and prayer require an object of faith.
This kind of worship is a very strange phenomenon. When Chu Yinan was in Turing Tower, he looked at the research out of boredom.
Most intellectuals are not religious, but surprisingly, faith becomes popular among groups like financial tycoons and industrial giants. For example, the worship of Guan Yu (a legendary figure associated with Guan Yu).
Chu Yinan couldn't figure out what Marissa and the others were believing in, so he could only clasp his hands together and pretend to be praying devoutly.
Actually, glancing around to see what the nuns in the convent looked like, the results were quite optimistic; they were all pretty good-looking.
Moreover, there were quite a few people who came to pray, including nobles in formal attire and noble sons with servants, but in terms of gender ratio, there was indeed a trend of females outnumbering males.
Suddenly, a strange girl's voice rang out beside Chu Yinan: "Sir, you look unfamiliar. I don't think I've seen you before."
Chu Yinan withdrew his gaze and glanced at the girl—the young lady he had encountered upon entering.
She was wearing a school uniform, with short, forest-style hair tied with a pink ribbon on the left side. Her features were delicate and cute. Underneath her short skirt were slender, beautiful legs in black stockings, which were in a light Lolita style with diamond patterns on the outside of her legs.
Aristocratic girls and girls from ordinary families have a certain sense of etiquette and refinement in their manners. This is not to say that girls from ordinary families are uncouth, but rather that aristocratic girls receive more refined etiquette education, and the difference is very noticeable.
However, this kind of temperament only made him, a boy from an ordinary background, feel restrained, as if he was afraid of losing face.
Chu Yinan was still very confident about his background. He said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "You are right. I am not a native of Glory Island. I am just a corporate slave who came from outside to do business and also to participate in the prayer and broaden my horizons."
He noticed that the young lady's maid was looking him up and down. The young lady nodded and said, "I see. My name is Lucy, the second daughter of the Friedrich family. Sir, you don't look like a miserable office worker."
"My name is... Yan Bei." Chu Yinan almost forgot that she had such a temporary pseudonym. "Looking like you're not in a sorry state is just an act. We've come to pray, so we can't look miserable, can we?"
"Mr. Yanbei, what is your faith? I noticed you were looking around curiously the whole time, it didn't seem like you were intentionally praying."
Chu Yinan's face stiffened. Was this girl implying that he had been looking at girls everywhere? He pretended to be innocent and said, "I don't know what my religion is yet, so I came here to get a feel for it. Miss Lucy, what religion do you have? Could you introduce it to me?"
Lucy's flat-chested maid, who had been paying no attention to him, couldn't help but glance at him again after hearing his words. How could this guy talk about faith like he was giving a product trial?
Lucy covered her mouth and whispered, "Actually, I don't have any faith. My family just asked me to come."
"..."
Chu Yinan was speechless. He had thought that his "lack of faith" would be considered quite low and despised in aristocratic circles. It turned out that many people were just putting on an act.
After the prayer, the young lady who had chatted with Chu Yinan for a few minutes said she was going back to class.
Chu Yinan's situation was similar. After greeting the abbot of the monastery, he took Marissa home first, and then went back to school to teach the remaining two classes.
"Valentina, Marissa's prayer quest is done, right? The regional quest indicators in the matchmaking system should be up to par, right? But the rating is only C, will that have any impact?"
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