"I don't treat you like a stranger."
Shen Yulou put down the cup in his hand, crossed his hands to support his chin, and looked at Richard with an amused expression.
"Dumbledore won't mind."
"We're definitely not strangers; I think we're friends now, aren't we?"
"Besides, you're not Dumbledore, how would you know?"
Richard raised an eyebrow and chuckled, remaining unmoved by the olive branch extended to him by Shen Yulou.
"I just know."
Seeing that Richard wasn't taking the bait, Shen Yulou had no choice but to reluctantly pull her arm back from the table.
"belch!"
The little guy, who was sitting on Richard's lap, burped and patted his belly with his paws.
The little one is full! The juice is sweet and delicious!
Richard's juice received a personal stamp of approval from the little one.
"He prefers sweet things."
Shen Yulou took the baby and rubbed his belly.
"But your juice is really delicious."
It was also the first time he had ever tasted a fruit juice that combined the flavors of mango and watermelon.
Coincidentally, both of these fruits were favorites of Shen Yulou.
"This is a mango melon."
Richard pointed behind him, where a large orchard of trees and groves of magical gardeners could be seen working busily among the trees.
"Tian also loves this fruit, so we specially grew it for him."
"If you like, I'll have the house-elves pick a lot more for you to take back to Hogwarts and enjoy slowly."
"This... I'm a little embarrassed."
Feeling embarrassed at having gotten the better deal, Shen Meiren waved her hands repeatedly.
"We're friends, aren't we? It's only right for friends to share with each other."
Richard had already waved for the house-elves to move.
"Then I shall respectfully comply."
Shen Yulou was just pretending; he didn't really not want it.
Soon, the house-elf picked a large basket of mangoes and presented it to Shen Yulou.
"What a wonderful fruit."
I've studied the theory, but I've never seen it in person.
Shen Yulou picked up a mango melon and examined it closely.
The mango melon looks like a slightly deformed large mango, but its skin has dark green stripes like a watermelon.
A chimera of mango and watermelon?
"But there's so much, we probably can't finish it all."
Shen Yulou looked at the basket, which was almost half his height, with some difficulty.
"If you can't finish it, just share some with others."
"Actually, there aren't many."
Richard picked up the basket with one hand in front of Shen Yulou.
Shen Yulou: ...
"All right."
At Richard's enthusiastic invitation, Shen Yulou and Zaizai had dinner there.
"If Professor Muse has any research projects, she can come to me."
"The Gonzalez family will certainly provide the professor with ample financial support."
Before parting, Richard was still frantically trying to win over Shen Yulou.
Having more friends means having more options; cooperation can lead to win-win situations.
If Shen Yulou's Eastern magic can be verified, his status will rise accordingly.
As the first family to befriend Shen Yulou, the Gonzalez family's influence in the magic world will only grow stronger.
At that time, wouldn't those self-proclaimed orthodox wizarding families be green with envy?
Richard couldn't hide his smugness as he shook hands with Shen Yulou.
Seeing Richard like this, Shen Yulou tiptoed and kissed Richard's cheek.
"It's just normal farewell etiquette, the head of the Gonzalez family won't mind, right?"
Seeing Richard's stunned expression, Shen Yulou tiptoed and stole a few more kisses from the other side of his face.
"No... I don't mind."
Richard quickly responded with a gentlemanly smile and patted Shen Yulou on the shoulder.
"That's good."
Shen Meiren nodded to herself and walked into the fireplace.
Richard stood in front of the fireplace until the flames had completely died down.
He reached out and touched his face; his skin felt unusually hot.
How strange, is this normal etiquette?
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