Fang Zhou, I will take care of your sister, so you don't have to worry!

"Ahem!" Mainna coughed lightly, signaling Maria that it was enough. She almost told everyone that your grandfather liked to chat with widows.

This is not the way you should bend your elbow outward!

Maria stopped talking immediately, and as a result, no one spoke, and the atmosphere became quiet and a little awkward.

To get out of the situation, Su Yi took the initiative to start a topic: "Do you know? The last time Xinteleiya and I went shopping..."

Maria frowned immediately: "You went shopping with her?!"

Su Yi: ...

Is that the point? I haven’t finished talking yet!

"It was just a side trip... It's not important. What's important is that we met a professional beggar. He pretended to be disabled and knelt on the ground, saying pitifully, 'Hey, please be kind'. He cheated a lot of people out of their money. Later, when he was exposed, he still said with a straight face that he was just doing his job."

Maria complained: "There is no such thing as a job that says 'Hey, please be kind'. It's bad enough to pretend to be a beggar to deceive people, but it also insults people's intelligence."

"Who says it isn't?"

Jingle Bell--

Just at this moment, Mainna's cell phone rang, and it seemed to be her boss calling.

They didn't know what the boss said. Su Yi and the others only heard Ma Enna agree in an extremely humble tone: "Okay, okay, good..."

Then hang up the phone.

Maria and Su Yi both stared at the ceiling in a daze, not daring to look directly into their uncle's resentful gaze.

"The ceiling in your house is so white." Su Yi said.

"Yes, yes." Maria cooperated.

Fortunately, at this time, Sofia finally came back.

She saw her niece and Su Yi looking at the ceiling together, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, nothing." Su Yi put his head down and asked quickly, "How is it?"

"Master, please ask Miss Xinteleya to go over first." Sofia said.

"Me? Not together?" Xinteleya started to panic again.

"I don't know what the master of the family is thinking, but let's go now."

At Zofia's urging, Xinteleya walked towards the backyard alone, but before that, she secretly pinched Su Yi's hand and borrowed some courage to go over.

"Maria, why did you take out this box of snacks?"

After seeing Hinterea off, Zofia noticed the half-eaten box of snacks on the coffee table and reacted greatly.

"What's wrong? It's just a box of snacks, right?" Su Yi said as he ate another piece. To be honest, it tasted really good.

"This box of snacks was sent by the owner's former comrade-in-arms after Margaret was expelled." Sofia said faintly.

Old Tenma gave the whole box of snacks to Maria, saying that he was old and had bad teeth. She and Mainna didn't get a single piece.

40. The cunning fisherman

Maria herself didn't eat a single piece.

Originally, Sofia thought she had some plans, but she didn't expect Su Yi to take out everything when he came.

Su Yi looked at the snack in his hand that he had taken a bite of, which was of great significance: "Is it too late for me to go to the hospital to induce vomiting now?"

Sofia said, "It doesn't matter. No matter who sent it, it's just a box of snacks."

After saying that, she also took a piece, put it in her mouth, squinted her eyes slightly, and looked like she was enjoying it.

Maena also put down the newspaper and tasted a piece.

"Is it a lot? Not much." Su Yi said, "Leave some for Maria. She didn't eat a single bite just now."

I didn’t eat a single bite, just watching you eat?

Sofia vaguely sensed something and said, "Maria, come up with me. I'll help you comb your hair. Look in the mirror and see what you look like now."

"It's your fault, Auntie, for not telling me in advance that we had guests coming." Maria complained as she followed Sofia upstairs.

When they got to the second floor, Maria sat obediently in front of the dressing table, letting Zofia untie her ponytail, then she took a comb and began to slowly comb her hair.

My sister has been very outstanding since she was young, and many respected knights have been eager to teach her.

My elder sister lived up to everyone's expectations. At the age of fifteen, she became a war knight and succeeded her grandfather as the long-rider of the Linguang family.

Many people may not believe this, but it was under the influence of my sister that my aunt started learning swordsmanship, intending to obtain the title of knight through knight competitions.

But no matter how much he practiced, he could not compare to his sister. In addition, he was injured and retired, so he focused on handling the daily affairs of the Linguang family.

There was no way, no one could compare to her elder sister. Her elder sister was so dazzling and brilliant that as her own younger sister, she had more respect for her elder sister and was closer to her aunt who often took care of her.

"You know what? Su Yi and Xinteleya seem to be in that kind of relationship." Zofia seemed to be hinting at something.

"What kind?"

“That kind.”

"That shouldn't be the case, right?" Maria asked uncertainly.

Although she vaguely saw the green grassland on her sister's head, didn't they have a public relationship yet?

If it’s not made public, then it doesn’t exist!

"Whether it is true or not, you should pay more attention to yourself and don't ruin the reputation of the Linguang family." Sofia warned.

If the news spread that the second daughter of the Lin Guang family stole someone's love and poached someone else's boyfriend... the scene would be too beautiful, she dared not even think about it.

"What should I pay attention to? Su Yi and I are just friends." Maria obviously didn't take it to heart.

A person of integrity has nothing to fear; her relationship with Su Yi is clean and clear, and she is not afraid of worldly gazes.

"As a friend, you are willing to take out that box of snacks? I didn't even see you take it out for your aunt to taste. I really love you in vain."

Zofia neatly re-tied Maria's hair into a beautiful single ponytail, shook her shoulders, looked at her carefully twice, and nodded with satisfaction.

Maria rolled her eyes and said, imitating Su Yi's previous expression: "You didn't ask me for it."

"Hey! You little girl, who did you learn this from?"

"Hey, I won't tell you."

When I went downstairs, I saw Xinteleya coming back from the backyard.

"How is it?" Su Yi asked impatiently, as if they were problem students who were called by the teacher to the office one by one.

Xinteleya patted her chest to relieve the remaining tension: "It's okay, the old man is easy to talk to... Oh, yes, he asked you to come over immediately."

"Oh."

Su Yi stood up reluctantly and walked towards the backyard.

In the backyard, an old man with white hair and beard was sitting in a soft chair basking in the sun. He looked quite similar to Maina and Maria, and was holding a toy fishing rod in his hand.

The old man swung the rod and lowered the fishhook into the basin in front of him. The plastic fake fish with an iron block embedded in the basin was immediately attracted by the magnet on the fishhook. Then the old man "fished" the fish out, and his old face suddenly smiled like a chrysanthemum.

"..."

Su Yi looked back at the back door of the villa. He didn't go to the wrong door. Could this be the blue fat man's random door?

"Are you Su Yi?" the old man asked.

"If you need, I can also change my name to Su Wu." Su Yi said.

"Huh? The name is fine, why change it?"

Cyril Linguang is old and doesn’t understand the jokes among young people, let alone what “1! 5!” means.

"Nothing, just a joke to liven up the atmosphere." Su Yi said seriously, "What do you want to talk to me about, old man?"

"What did you say? You're old and can't hear me clearly. Come closer." Cyril waved his hand and asked Su Yi to come over.

Su Yi walked over as he was told.

When he got closer, he found that there was a real fish in the basin in front of the old man, gurgling and spitting bubbles.

"It's not heavy, just five pounds. I fished it in the artificial river this morning. There were a few whitebait there, but I released them." Cyril smiled smugly, looking very proud.

Su Yi: ...

A cunning fisherman!

It's not that you're old and hard of hearing, you just want to show off your catch.

Su Yi asked: "This morning? Old man, what time did you get up to find a fishing spot?"

"I'm old and couldn't sleep, so I got up at five o'clock." Cyril saw that Su Yi, a young man, knew a little about fishing, so he excitedly pulled him aside to chat: "Let me tell you, there are skills to making a nest. You have to make the fish eat..."

Su Yi kept nodding and kindly reminded: "Grandpa, you are so old now, you have to be careful. If you get lost, your family will be so worried."

Cyril slapped his thigh, as if he had forgotten about it, but he still said, "It's okay to get lost. The knight has many good people, they will take me back."

Then you tell them how many kilograms of fish you caught? Su Yi smiled and said, "It's okay to get lost, the main thing is to not get lost in the vegetable market, otherwise people will say that what you catch is what you buy."

Cyril's expression changed, he coughed dryly, and said seriously: "Enough of the small talk, let's talk about business."

I am happy that you know fishing, but I am not happy that you not only know fishing, but also know fishermen.

Su Yi: ...

Could it be that you really bought it at the vegetable market?

Su Yi really wanted to confirm it, but considering the other party's identity and the cooperative relationship they were about to reach, he thought about it and resisted the urge.

"I've heard everything about you from Zofia. It's true that a hero emerges from youth. He is courageous and capable. His future achievements will not be inferior to Margaret's." Cyril said.

But I don’t want to be above Margaret either… Su Yi said modestly: “You are too kind.”

"Why are you so humble, young man?" Cyril said unhappily.

"Well... I think your praise just now was not enough. Could you please praise me again? It's okay to be a little exaggerated. I can bear it." Su Yi was not polite to the old man at all.

"..."

41. A dagger carved on the map of the State of Yan, do you call this off-topic?

Cyril Linguang has fought in many battles throughout his life and met countless people. He has seen people with thick skin, but he has never seen anyone who dares to be so thick-skinned in front of him.

"If I had a son or grandson as capable as you, I wouldn't have to worry about the Linguang family." Cyril spoke highly of Su Yi and threw an orange from the fruit bowl at hand to him.

Su Yi looked at the orange in his hand with a complicated expression. Could it be that the old man was planning to adopt him as his adopted son?

We can just chat, but if you dare to take advantage of me, don't blame me for telling the world about your empty-handed fishing and the fact that you went to the market to buy fish!

"Although Maria is not as good as her sister, she is not a loser, right?" Su Yi said.

"I say, the guy reading the newspaper in the room would rather let me take over the long riding again than go to that crappy class every day." Cyril snorted, seeming to have a lot of opinions about his second son, Mainna.

Su Yi kept silent. He didn't dare to make random comments about his uncle, otherwise he would be drowned in the ocean of "Mabao boys" and "Mabao girls" in a moment.

What's more, this is the Linguang family's internal affair, and he, an outsider, has no right to interfere.

"But he also has his considerations. I can't say much. After all, I am old. So old that I have been abandoned by the times. I am so old that I can only sit here and wait to die." Cyril sighed.

Su Yi didn't dare to speak anymore.

What is the old man doing? Did you call him here just to talk about these family matters?

Also, is it really appropriate to talk about the topic of life expectancy with a stranger you just met?

You should try to live a few more years so you can talk to your future grandson-in-law.

"I'm sorry, but when people get older, they just like to nag." Cyril said, "I have a question for you, and you must answer it truthfully."

Su Yi said: "Please ask."

"Why should we help the Linguang family? You should know that if you bet on the Linguang family now, you will lose money, and you may even lose yourself."

Ever since the Knight of Glory Lin Guang was expelled and Mainna refused to take over the position of Chief Knight, the Lin Guang family has declined at an alarming rate. Although there is still God Marsilil supporting it, how many years can he live?

The average life expectancy of Terran people is very long, but what does this have to do with Cyril, who fought on the battlefield and suffered countless injuries in his early years?

The decline of the Linguang family has begun and cannot be reversed.

"I admit that there was indeed some calculation in my helping the Linguang family, but the main reason was that your granddaughter Margaret once saved me." Su Yi did not try to lie in front of this old Tianma who had spent his entire life in military service, and chose to tell the truth.