I am Lapland’s rat!

So Texas sighed and said, "Grandpa... you won't let Lapland feel that you are praising her by saying this."

"Oh, okay, sorry."

Salvatore suddenly understood what his granddaughter meant and apologized to Lapland.

But this old man was still thick-skinned after all. He pretended that nothing happened and said:

"Celinina, Lapland, and Mr. Little Silver, please come in and rest first. Your rooms are ready."

"We'll have dinner together later."

With that said, Salvatore was about to walk into the main room.

At this time, Texas suddenly said: "...Grandpa."

"I have something to tell you."

Salvatore's figure paused.

"……All right."

He seemed to have expected Texas to say this. After looking back at Texas, who looked calm, Salvatore said:

"Then before eating, come to the study first."

……

Hei Tan didn't want to go to a place where humans gathered. After Wu Xian obtained the consent of Texas and Salvatore, Hei Tan went to the lawn.

As long as he informs the housekeeper, the servants in the mansion will not embarrass Hei Tan.

Afterwards, Wu Xian walked behind Texas and followed Salvatore into the mansion.

Lapland once described her residence in Saluzzo headquarters to Wu Xian. Although Wu Xian has not yet been to the city where Lapland was born, the interior decoration of the mansion in front of him is undoubtedly in line with Lapland's time. The way Wu Xian described it.

A precious painting hangs every few steps in the spacious corridor. The soft carpet makes no sound when stepped on. When the maid encounters the master and the lady, she will bow her head respectfully and say hello to everyone.

The living environment is of course quite comfortable. It seems that this will be his base for the rest of his time in Cast Iron City.

Salvatore's study was on the second floor. After Salvatore opened the door, he walked into the study.He first sat on the chair and asked Texas and Lapland to sit down as well, and then called for the butler - a middle-aged film man named Clariant, who was in his 50s.

The butler brought tea and snacks to the three people and the mouse, and then closed the door.

"……grandfather."

After the butler closed the door, Texas, who was sitting on the soft chair in front of the bookshelf, leaned forward slightly and spoke.

At this time, Wu Xian also held his breath.

He also wanted to know what Salvatore's attitude was towards Texas.

The relationship between this pair of grandfather and grandson is obviously not as bad as the father-daughter relationship between Lapland and her father. What kind of situation would lead to Texas’s murder of Salvatore in the original world line? Waiting indifferently for the assassination, and the subsequent destruction of the family?

In front of him, Texas looked at Salvatore seriously.

If there are two beings in the world who can save her from pretending to be emotional, one is Xiao Yin, and the other is her trusted Grandpa Salvatore.

Therefore, she just said her thoughts directly.

"I don't want to inherit the family."

……

The air seemed to be stagnant for a while.

In the study, across from Texas, Salvatore was briefly silent when faced with his granddaughter's straightforward words.

After a while, he said: "...I know."

"But I didn't expect you to tell me about it like this, Cellinina."

Salvatore certainly had doubts in his mind.

I still remember that Edmund, Tremont’s agent at the time, was forced to tell Cellinina himself about his plan to take Cellinina step by step on the path to inheriting the family——

At that time, Cellinina came back from the intercity communication, questioned him, and blamed him.

——But she did not directly say that she did not want to inherit the family.

Things went on like this until Salvatore heard that Mossedi had fought with Cellinina at Tremont and was defeated, and was sent to the hospital, while Cellinina herself, together with Laplande, gave up They gave up all the foundation they had worked hard for in Tremont and chose the wilderness of freedom.

For a moment, Salvatore felt that the granddaughter in front of him was a bit strange.

But soon, sitting in the chair, he refocused his eyes and looked at Texas.

"My lovely Chelinina, do you know why I want you to inherit the family?"

……

Wu Xian, who was squatting on the table, blinked. He had also thought about this question, why did it have to be Texas?

Has Salvatore really failed to cultivate even a satisfactory son or daughter in all these years, so much so that he has to place his hopes on his granddaughter?

Wu Xian knew that Texas had not thought about this issue clearly.

So she asked directly: "I don't know. Is it because Grandpa you are not satisfied with your father, uncles and aunts?"

"...This is only a small part of the reason." Salvatore sighed.

Only at this time, the white hair on his head that was as unyielding as needles stood out.

"Celinina, the Texas family needs a leader who understands the nature of 'family'."

"It's not about whether I trust a family member or not, it's just that if I don't do this, the Texas family will be destroyed."

"Soon...destruction."

Salvatore's tone was calm.

But apart from Wu Xian's eyes widening, Lapland and Texas' expressions were frozen.

Is this old man joking?

Nowadays, the power of the Texan family has spread throughout Colombia. Salvatore can even be said to be at the top of the black and white businessmen. No matter where the Texan members are, the local people have to sell him [-]% thin noodles. .

Not to mention such a big Texas family, even an ordinary business conglomerate would be thrown into a jail cell after being defeated. Why did it use such a serious word as "destruction"?

This was an answer they didn't expect.

"That's why I will send you to Syracuse to guide you on the path of growth, Chelinina." Salvatore closed his eyes and said.

"This is my idea."

"Now, with the respected Mr. Xiaoyin here, I am not worried about your future. Letting you inherit the family is just my wishful request."

In the study, Texas briefly didn't know how to reply. She looked at Salvatore helplessly.

And Salvatore just continued:

"You grow up and have your own ideas, and that's fine. You can make your own decisions."

"But we are 'family'. Cellinina, if you want to change 'my' decision, just outvote me at the dinner party."

"——No matter who you want to be the head of the family besides you."

Chapter 5 Conversation

……

Wu Xian did not expect that this was the reason why Salvatore wanted Texas to inherit the family.

Did Salvatore foresee the destruction of the Texas family?In this Texas family's most prosperous moment?

In the study, Wu Xian stared at the old man in front of him for a while. The wrinkles on the gray-haired old man Luper's face were very stubborn. Even after a long time and many words, they still lay there. original position.

But since Salvatore foresaw the destruction of the Texas family, why didn't he simply pass on the family position that would cause disputes, but chose to take a long way around and let Texas take over?

Wu Xian was a little confused, but then an idea came to his mind.

Perhaps Salvatore did not expect that the way the Texas family was destroyed was that he was assassinated by his own son, and the entire family was bloodbathed by an order from Madame Sicily.

In other words, Giuseppe's assassination of Salvatore may be the direct cause of Texas' destruction, but it is not its essence.

The nature of the destruction of Texas had already been revealed more than a year before Giuseppe assassinated Salvatore and was discovered by Salvatore.

"I still have a lot to learn about Scrat."

Wu Xian thought about it and made a judgment on the current situation.

"It is necessary to fully understand the current situation of the Texas family during this dinner party."

Wu Xian knew that his understanding of the Texas family was also one-sided.After all, in the original plot, the Texas family had already become the background, and even Cellinina herself in front of her was actually under the control of her parents, and she had not yet had time to understand the nature of the entire family.

If you want to save the Texas family, you must understand the real reason for the destruction of the Texas family in the future.

Before his eyes, Salvatore made an agreement with his granddaughter.

As long as Cellinina can gather the wishes of other family members at the dinner party and make a certain family member the head of the family, then under the rules set by Salvatore himself, he will no longer insist on training Cellinina to become the head of the family. The head of the house.

"Grandpa, why is this happening?" Texas finally couldn't help but ask.

"Can't you just tell me what you saw? If there is a problem in the family, then I will solve it... There must be a way that I can solve the problem without becoming the head of the family."

Texas is very concerned about the future of the family's destruction that Salvatore said.

On the seat opposite Texas, Salvatore shook his head, the emotion in his expression was incomprehensible:

"Celinina...you will understand, but not now."

Texas asked a few more questions, but Salvatore remained silent.

He may think that Texas will always be able to understand what he wants her to understand, but in the face of the facts, all verbal explanations are redundant for Texas at this time, and will also cause trouble. to the opposite effect.

Wu Xian shook his beard.

Salvatore's stubborn side came out at this time. Although Texas' performance repeatedly disrupted his plans, he still insisted on his own view and believed that Texas could proceed according to its own arrangements. Under the influence of various events, his granddaughter will become the "Texas" he imagined.

"Sure enough, there is a generation gap between old people and young people."

"I don't know how Salvatore would feel if he knew that even without Shushu, Lapland and me, Texas finally stood aside and watched the family's destruction."

Anyway, Wu Xian didn't plan to follow Salvatore's plan.

"Anyway, let's go to the dinner party with De Gouzi first, and then let Lapland call for reinforcements after we understand the position of our relatives."

It's a pity that the Texas family is still too big after all. Facing such a huge economic entity with countless strong masters, even if Lapland can call Saluzzo with the promise given to her by Alberto It is also difficult for Wu Xian to directly achieve the goal Wu Xian wants through force.

However, it should still be possible to cut through the mess quickly.

……

Wu Xian was thinking this way, and in front of him, Texas had given up on convincing Salvatore here, and he stood up helplessly.

"Grandpa, I will achieve my goal."

"I hope so," Salvatore responded mildly.

So Lapland also stood up. When Wu Xian saw this, he jumped off the table and prepared to go with the two wolves to see the room where they would live later.

But at this moment, Salvatore stopped Wu Xian:

"Mr. Xiaoyin, can we talk alone?"

Wu Xian: "?"

Wu Xian blinked, turned around, and looked at the old man whose eyes he still couldn't understand.

Speaking of which, Salvatore acted as if he already knew him from the moment they first met.

Although the existence of the beast master "Little Silver" is basically a semi-open secret among the upper echelons of Tremont, it is not surprising that Salvatore knows that Wu Xian is with his granddaughter...

But Wu Xian still felt a little strange.

"Yeah, then you can talk to grandpa." Lapland smiled in a good-natured way, "I'll wait for you in the room."

Lapland followed up by calling him "Grandpa" very normally.

Ok.

Wu Xian was also a little curious, so he jumped on the table again.

Texas closed the door of the study as he walked out. Now only Wu Xian and Salvatore were left in the study. The books on the bookshelf beside the wall were densely packed and quietly standing in their original positions.

Wu Xian squatted on the low table and looked up at Salvatore in front of him. He used his paws to write on the desk in Syracuse:

"what happened?"