No, I don't think there's anything particularly noteworthy about my family; it's just the most common family structure in this day and age.
Although I had these thoughts in my mind, I still thought about it carefully and decided to speak after a long pause: "So first of all, as everyone here knows, I was born in Mermaid Port."
"My father is Julius, who runs a small shop that only operates near Mermaid Harbor. My mother is Mitchell, a singer known for her sacred voice. Although she was once a popular opera star, that was more than twenty years ago. As for my brother, Julius, well, there's not much to say about him. He's an honest and taciturn fellow, and I don't know where he got his luck with women. After not hearing from him for a long time, the first thing I heard was that he was getting engaged..."
"Wait, wait..."
Lena suddenly interrupted me.
I looked at her, puzzled, and saw the woman suddenly lean forward, clutching her forehead, her eyes closed as if she had a headache: "Brother, could you repeat yourself? What are your family members' names?"
I was confused: "Julius, Mitchell, Yuel. We don't know the name of the fiancé yet, because it wasn't on the invitation."
In the brief silence, the only sound was the intense eye contact between Lena and Yao. Hikari looked back and forth between her two older sisters with a blank expression. Only An sat on Pupu, who had been adjusted to a comfortable position, hugging her knees, her head nodding and her eyes half-closed, about to doze off.
"So, what exactly happened?!"
Unable to bear the strange atmosphere in the room, the flower fairy fluttered her wings and flew to the two people who could communicate with just their eyes. She put her hands on her hips and complained angrily, "Do you know how annoying it is that only a few people understand, but everyone else is kept in the dark? Just say what you want to say! It's not like your mouth is sewn shut!"
The angry complaints resonated with the others present, and even I subconsciously felt curious, as if there were some behind-the-scenes stories that I didn't know about, so I straightened my back.
With a long sigh, it was Yao's turn to speak after closing the book.
Rarely seen emerging from behind the walls of books, Yao casually chose a spot near the long table, relatively close to everyone, and sat down elegantly: "Master of the Box Garden, I would like to confirm whether you are aware of the signboard of your family's businesses."
What's there to question...?
I don't know how many times my father and brother have taken me to the shop by the hand since I was a child, so how could I be familiar with it? Anyone with basic literacy skills should know this, right?
I recalled the shop sign I had seen countless times in my memory and calmly uttered: "Lovech Workshop..."
"Full name".
Interrupted again, the radiant gem looked at me with unprecedented seriousness and emphasis, and stressed again: "Master of the Box Garden, please repeat the full name of the shop."
"What?" I was stunned and speechless for a moment.
Ultimately, it's just a small shop with a mixed business situation. How could it possibly have more names? It's not like those few shops that have established a presence and monopolized a large portion of the market in Mermaid Harbor.
But what I heard next shattered my confidence in my memory:
"Lofchi Workshop, full name, Lofchi Magic Airship Research and Maintenance Workshop. The main person in charge is Julius, but now external projects have been handed over to the deputy person in charge, Yuel. He can be said to be a very famous person, whose exclusive technology is almost impossible to imitate, enough to dominate and change the situation of a large area of airspace."
Lena's gaze held an emotion I couldn't decipher, and she sighed, half-reflectively, "Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but how come you don't even know the truth about your family? Is your relationship with your family really that bad?"
"No, not at all, I think it's fine..."
I hesitated before refuting him, but my voice trailed off as I became lost in some thoughts I didn't understand.
Ultimately, the feeling of feeling good is probably just my one-sided opinion, right?
A strict but enlightened father, a gentle and kind mother, and an older brother who would occasionally make me little toys to cheer me up... Although there were no extra servants to take care of us, and the family only lived in an old but very sturdy three-story house, at least we didn't live in poverty, and our lives were filled with warm and sweet memories.
Even the vague premonition of being deceived gradually faded, and instead, memories of a happy childhood began to surface.
Ah, thinking about it like this, I miss home a bit, and my playmates from the alley next door. It's been quite a few years since I enrolled in the General Education College and then accepted an invitation to study at the College.
I wonder how they are doing now.
Oh well, it doesn't matter whether I was deceived or not. As long as everyone is doing well, that's the best thing. It's not like we've been split into two families with a terrible relationship.
Moreover, compared to my older brother, who is more suitable to inherit the family business, I, who have always been used to being wild, feel more comfortable with this kind of free life now.
As for what others think, that's their business.
I can't control what other people say, so as long as I'm doing well, that's all that matters.
"Whatever~ It's best if you don't mind, bro."
Lena concluded in a nonchalant tone, leisurely strolling out of the restaurant: "While I am indeed very interested in the magical airship, the work I'm currently doing seems more appealing. You guys can handle these things yourselves for now."
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