Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1556 Father
"So, Shangluo, is there something you want to say to everyone?"

"Ah? What did you say?"

"For example, shouldn't you explain why Her Highness the Eldest Princess suddenly appeared in our house?"

"Ah, well... there's a reason for that."

Yes, she didn't come to break up our family; she came to join us.

"?????"

"Don't make things worse!" Shang Luo even tried to cover her mouth.

"So, what exactly is she here for?"

Shang Luo and Zhu Ling had just returned. Because of their previously good relationship, Zhu Ling and Victoria immediately started watching TV, while only Faetong and Shang Luo stayed in the kitchen.

"Oh, really? Can I tell you?"

"You absolutely must say it."

He was suddenly captivated; he felt he couldn't live without this girl.

"??????" Before the five question marks from the beginning had even faded away, five more question marks appeared above Phaethon's head.

She looked at Shangluo and said, "I'm telling you, you'd better think this through."

"Don't listen to her nonsense. It's just... just my opinion."

"You just feel that you can't afford to support her right now, and you need to use her salary vouchers to supplement the household expenses?"

"No. I mean, she's actually very important to us, isn't she?"

"Oh~~" Fahrenheit nodded. "So that's what you meant. You want me to think about whether Zhu Ling is suitable to become part of the family? Is that what you mean?"

"No, no, no. I brought her back this time because I wanted her to help me figure out how to contact my father."

"Wait a minute," Phaethon suddenly noticed, "You've actually decided to contact your father? Are you serious?"

"After talking with Zhu Ling, I realized that I do need to be more proactive and take on more responsibility for this family."

"So you finally realize it, huh!" Phaethon rubbed his forehead. "Actually, I've tried to persuade you with the same things many times, but I didn't succeed before. So why did she succeed?"

"Do I really have to say it? Because she truly has a happy family."

Immediately, Phaethon clutched his chest.

A critical hit—this was a huge blow to her. Her health bar was slashed down by several levels.

The word "father" weighed incredibly heavily on her, so much so that she dared not face it. She would suffer a more devastating blow than Shang Luo had in this matter.

“You’re right,” Phaethon said, clutching his chest. “She really needs to be the one to persuade them. But why, out of so many happy families, does it have to be her?”

"Maybe it's because she also raised pandas. You know, even solitary animals have happier families than my one because pandas have a mother."

"Ah!!!" Phaethon bent over, as if struck by lightning, "My heart... my heart can't take it."

"Right. When you compare them like this, that's how it is."

“There’s a problem. All of us have a lot of problems. Especially the two of us, our problems are almost exactly the same?”

"Um"

"And, our fathers are exactly the same." "Huh? Hmm?"

"what happened to you?"

Shangluo suddenly stroked his chin: "I want to find my father so I can put in a good word for Emperor Agassok and discuss some specific matters. But it's difficult for me to meet with my father right now. Why don't you have your father put in a good word for him?"

"No! Why do this! I don't want to see my father! Oh, right, why don't you send someone to inform my father too!"

"Who can you contact? Who can get in touch with your father?"

"It seems... Oh right, there's someone—Emperor Agassiz."

"."

Apollonia said in surprise, "I've already written it down. I'll show it to you in a while."

"What can I do? None of the three of us dare to see our fathers, so we can only pass on the message this way. So, Shangluo, let's start with you!"

"Wait, wait... I still need to think about the specific approach. Isn't that why I called Zhu Ling here to discuss this issue?"

"Then please invite Zhu Ling down quickly! We all need her help!"

At the dinner table, Shangluo explained the importance of all this to everyone.

"Wow~~" Yanqiu exclaimed, holding her rice bowl, "How exciting! We caught a live broadcast today. It was so lively~~"

"Eat your food." Shang Luo habitually reached out to pat Yan Qiu's head, because he sometimes felt that Yan Qiu was like some kind of little follower of his, but when he reached out, he realized that he couldn't pat her head.

“Actually, I have a suggestion,” Ms. Agatha said from the other end of the table. “If none of you want to speak up, then I’ll try to mediate.”

“That’s certainly possible,” Shangluo nodded. “But the reason I’m troubled by this is because I haven’t figured out how to face my father—I’ve decided to face him, but I’m still preparing what to say. If the message just goes around in circles, it’ll be meaningless. It needs to be relayed to the other two.”

Victoria and Fahrenheit both fell silent on the issue. Their parent-child relationship was similar to Shangluo's.

We haven't seen each other for years.

They just had a falling out.

Although this matter is indeed just a parent-child relationship, given their combined strength, it is of paramount importance.

"How about this?" Zhu Ling suddenly spoke up. "None of you should shift the blame to anyone else—the three of you should go to your fathers and explain the matter from three different perspectives, and then the matter will be settled."

"Ah!" All three of them covered their heads. They had all thought about this idea just now, but it still felt somewhat painful.

"Ah~~ Delicious, so tasty." Yanqiu took another big bite of rice. Today was another wonderful day for gossiping.

"It seems this is the only way." Finally, Shang Luo spoke first, because he had already been persuaded by Zhu Ling:

"I will face my father—I have made up my mind, and I have already thought about what I would say. What about you two? If you want to go, we can go to Alexandria together and then split up. If you don't want to go, then... then we'll wait for another time. After all, this is your own family matter. But if you need me, I can visit your fathers on your behalf?"

"Okay!" The two nodded in unison. "It's a deal."

"Okay. It's settled then. I'll go alone."

[I think you should just hold a meeting with all of you, including the four of you, and have the four of you clarify the issues that need to be addressed. Wouldn't that be better?]

"Isn't this too much?! Isn't this putting three times the pressure on me?"

[You'll have to face it eventually. A short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one! Oh, and since your eldest brother is like a father to you, and it's related to your work, why don't you bring your senior colleague in for a remote meeting too?]

(End of this chapter)