Chapter 13 Parents’ Love
The Solon River lies quietly, facing the golden ripples reflected by the setting sun.
The upper level of the iron bridge across the river is a railway bridge covered with rails, and the lower level is a passage for people and horses.
After crossing the river, Feifan walked downstream along the river. There were chrysanthemums on the roadside, green grass all over the sky, and a grove of a dozen large or small trees.
With the replay of the memories in Fei Fei's mind, the happy and carefree life throughout childhood is like a picture scroll from yesterday, within reach.
In total, the association was only a few kilometers away from Feifan's home, but the Feifan who returned home at this time was another Feifan. Looking back at the sky, Feifan thought about the shadow flying towards heaven, and wanted to stop, but his steps were faster again. Many; I wanted to look back, but I vaguely saw my home by the river.
A two-story stone building, with smoke slowly rising from the chimney on one side. The gray-white and black exterior walls are in line with the main colors of the folk architecture of the Kingdom of Olanto. There is a small waterwheel slowly turning on the side of the house near the river, and there is a stable next to the waterwheel.
Every time in the fall, my father would buy newly harvested rye and grind it into flour, and my mother would make her favorite spiral bread during the Autumn Harvest Festival.
"extraordinary!"
"son!"
Just like my mother calling me when I was playing outside and forgetting to go home when I was a child, my parents’ calls came to my ears.
Following the call, Feifei saw a man and a woman standing in front of the gate of the small courtyard.
The man with gray hair, handsome appearance, and brown eyes must be his father, Cordo Cossay.
The woman next to her with long blond hair, blue eyes, a wide-brimmed bonnet, a long skirt, and a leather waistband is her mother, Cordo Jacqueline.
Feifan's nose felt sore and his eyes instantly turned red. My legs seemed to be filled with mithril and I couldn't even lift them.
The vague feeling of guilt in his heart made Fei Fei's mouth burst out with a phrase of greeting.
Not allowing Fei Fei to have time to think of a way to relieve his embarrassment, he found that his body was light and his parents were holding him in their arms.
"Oh, my poor extraordinary little guy, why have you lost weight in this month? Did that old guy from Ladonna abuse you?"
Concerned Jacqueline looked her son up and down, and even pinched Fei Fei's face a few times with one hand.
Fei Fei was at a loss by the sudden maternal love and looked embarrassed.
"Stop it, Jacqueline, you are making Fei Fei's face red. He is a big boy now."
Father Kosai clapped his mother's hand and looked at his son with a smile.
It was not until dinner time that Feifan Xiang, who was sitting at the dining table, stood up and took the food brought by his mother. As soon as he stood up halfway, his father's strong hands pushed him back to his seat.
The temperature on the spring night was still a bit low. I didn't feel it in the association, but it was a bit cold at home.
Cordo Cosé picked a piece of wood in the fireplace, and sparks flew away, instantly warming the room.
After having a dinner that was ten times better than that of the association, Fei Fei felt really warm in his heart as he looked at his mother clearing away the tableware and his father sitting on the bench in front of the fireplace waving in the light of candles.
The father and son were chatting casually. It was not until the mother finished cleaning up the housework that the family of three officially started chatting about Fei Fei's life in the Insurance Association.
"What? Feifan, you said you are already a junior insurance officer? Have you mastered the junior storage skills of space?"
Extraordinary association life is unremarkable.
When talking about Sissel Ruth's weirdness, my father showed a look of regret; when my mother heard about the fat and thin thief's funny behavior, my mother burst into laughter.
It wasn't until Feifan said that he was already a certified junior insurance practitioner that Cordo Cossay was truly surprised and asked.
Cordo Jacqueline also had a surprised expression, covering her mouth with her hands in disbelief.
Feifei knows how unique his personality is. Maybe his parents really think that he will not become a junior insurance officer, or maybe they think that he will not become a junior insurance officer so quickly.
"Yes, Father. Moreover, as a junior insurance officer, you will receive more commissions, and the salary will of course be much higher than that of a trainee."
As he spoke, he took out a money bag from his clothes, shook it open, and a dozen gold coins jumped onto the tea table in front of him.
"Oh, by the way, parents." Feifei looked at his shocked parents, took out some insurance contracts, and then said, "There are a few more insurance contracts here. You two should sign them too."
"These insurance contracts cover everything from accidents to medical and pension benefits, so that your son will not have a bad life due to illness or old age when he is no longer with you."
"Well, I will increase the deposit every year."
A whole set of movements, done very smoothly. Take out the silver needle and prick each parent.
The concrete image of the scale dispersed in the air, and the Cordos recovered from the huge impact.
Until late at night, when the parents were pushed into the bedroom to rest, the Cordos did not find out where the gold coins came from.
Returning to his bedroom, Feifancai looked at the room where he had slept for almost eighteen years.
The layout of the bedroom is very ordinary, with a single bed. Judging from the smell of the sun emanating from the quilt, my mother must have just dried it today.
Hanging behind the door was a lance, a square wooden shield, and a wand made of wisteria. Of course they are all teenagers’ toys.
A small desk is placed under the semicircular window with the curtains open. Sitting on a small rattan chair in front of the desk, one drawer after another opens and closes, as if checking his own memory.
If you like it, open it and take a look. If you don't like it, close it.
On the other side, in the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Cordo, tense exchanges were still taking place.
"I just looked at it with the eye of true seeing. It doesn't look like Fei Fei was inspired or hypnotized, and there are no traces of being manipulated by a puppet master. I was scared at first, thinking I had been discovered."
Jacqueline said while looking cautiously at the bedroom door.
Kosai stroked his wife's face and said with deep eyes: "Jacqueline, don't worry. Sissel's territory is not big or small. We have been hiding here for eighteen years without problems. Don't let yourself get upset. "
"Yes, these eighteen years have been the most peaceful and happiest years I have ever lived. Thank you, my love."
Jacqueline held Kosai's hand that was touching her with her backhand and said affectionately.
"But Lord Duke, he is your father after all, Jacqueline."
"Stop talking, Kosai. When he killed our daughter, he was no longer my father. Being a noble girl is not as free as being a commoner girl."
The sorrow of the past has not faded away with the passage of time, but has become more unforgettable.
As for the extraordinary transformation, the couple believed that the priest's education was the credit, and for this reason they planned to invite Priest Ladonna to attend their son's small bar mitzvah family gathering when extraordinary was eighteen years old.
There was no more noise from his parents' room, so Fei Fei lay on the bed and entered the golden space to check the progress of his mission.
In addition to the five 1,000 dinar contracts that have been completed, the contract that the priest gave to himself today is also counted, plus two copies from his parents.
Feifei was very angry. The insurance the priest bought for himself was counted as one mission progress. Why did the golden contracts of several insurance contracts he bought for his parents only count for two people?
The golden contract coldly showed 8/10. Feifan was thinking about where to go with the last two insurance contracts, and fell into sleep happily.
Early the next morning, the father and son picked up their fishing rods after breakfast. The former Fei Fei loved fishing very much.
The spring morning was a bit cool, but it couldn't resist the father and son's enthusiasm for fishing.
At this moment, a knight roared in the distance ahead and stood on horseback.
"Mr. Cordo Cossay, please forgive me for disturbing you during your break, but Lord Baron Sissel would like to ask you to come to the mansion for a chat."
After the knight finished speaking, he pinched the horse's belly with his feet and turned back the way he came.
Feifan watched his father shrug helplessly, and he spread his hands indifferently. The two cleaned up and returned home.
Mother Jacqueline was tending the flower garden in the small yard. Seeing her husband and son coming back so soon, years of tacit understanding made her aware of what might happen. She smiled and motioned for her husband to take his son into the house to change clothes.
When Kosai changed his clothes and came out, Jacqueline had already saddled the wildebeest and handed the riding crop to her husband.
"Fei Fei, you go to the stables behind and lead a wildebeest, and come with me to the Baron's Mansion."
"Let's go, son, I'll saddle up the horse with you." Jacqueline pulled Fei Fei towards the stable regardless of the reason.
In the stable, watching her son skillfully riding the saddle, Jacqueline couldn't help but said to Fei Fei: "Son, go to the Baron's Mansion to see Miss Ruth. You know that you and Miss Ruth were born on the same day."
The mother's ambiguous hints made it difficult for Fei Fei to understand the two lives, but it was almost impossible for a noble girl to be a commoner.
"Oh, okay, Mother." Feifan said perfunctorily.
Doesn’t Mother know that Miss Ruth is a berserker, the kind who would beat your son to death even if he died in vain?
The two horses were running side by side. In order to let his son adapt, Kosai controlled the horse's speed not very fast.
"Fei Fei, I guess the baron wants to discuss with me Miss Ruth's coming-of-age ceremony. We have to discuss it on the day off. It seems like something happened."
After gently pinching the horse's belly, Kosai turned to look at Fei Fei, which made Fei Fei sigh in his heart. Once my mother came, would my father also come to urge the marriage?
"Speaking of which, you and Miss Ruth were born on the same day, but we can only celebrate your coming-of-age ceremony at home. Father, I can't invite the pastor of the Light Church to bless you."
Seeing his father laugh at himself, Fei Fei, who was good at observing words and expressions, saw helplessness and a hint of imperceptible anger.
It seems that this father is also a man with a story.
"But there's some gossip that I'm going to offer you the position of Guardian Knight Squire, you damn bastards."
"But if you like Miss Ruth, my father will fight for you to become a guardian knight."
"It's okay if you don't like it. Miss Lucy has a great chance of waking up. How about becoming Miss Lucy's guardian knight?"
Isn't it mother's natural skill to think in vain? Why would my father do it too?
I thought with great sadness and indignation.