Chapter 250 Mrs. Hathaway
The two walked along the road down the cliff, walked through the gravel road, and headed towards the white and purple buildings in the canyon.
"Mel is back."
"Mel doesn't have class today, oh, so she brought her friends back."
"Sister Mel, can you play with us today?"
"Aunt made delicious food, Mel, do you want to eat some?"
Along the way, the two met all kinds of people who greeted them. Everyone was very familiar with Mel, and they also treated Heshia with love, which made the girl a little flattered.
"Mel is very popular." The girl had to sigh.
"Yeah, everyone is a very good person." Mel nodded.
"Are all the people living here Mel's relatives and family?" Speaking of which, most of the residents here have similar hair color to Mel, either light purple or dark purple close to black.
"Most of them."
As the two talked, Mel took Heshia to stop in front of a large mansion.
There is a half-man-high wall here. Although it is a wall, an adult can actually walk in with just one step. The surface of the white stone is slightly jade-like and seems somewhat transparent in the sun. The courtyard is also made of the same material. The style is similar to that of a classical Western-style house, with purple tiles, transparent arched glass windows, tall doorstep pillars, and a few water waves and conch patterns under the eaves.
There are three tall ancient trees in the courtyard, and under a big tree lies a tiger with white patterns, sleeping soundly.
Pushing open the light white iron door, Mel walked in with Heshia. The slight sound of the door and footsteps also woke up the tiger sleeping under the tree. It opened its eyes, looked at Mel who walked in, arched its body, stretched, retracted its claws, and then continued to lie under the tree to sleep.
"This is 'Gourd', don't be afraid, it's usually lazy and won't attack anyone." Mel introduced Heshia. The gray moon cat in her arms saw the tiger not far away, meowed, then jumped out and ran towards the white tiger taking a nap.
"The cat is looking for it to play again." Mel was not surprised by this, and continued to take Heshia into the house.
Entering the hall on the first floor, an old housekeeper with gray hair had been waiting there.
"This is Miss Heshia, hello, my name is Pearlan Burke, I am the housekeeper here, please Miss Heshia and Miss Mel sit down for a while, Mrs. Hathaway will come over later."
He invited the two to sit down, then brought black tea in a white porcelain gilded teacup, and then stood aside quietly.
About 2 minutes later, a sound of footsteps came downstairs, and an old woman in a long skirt and neatly combed hair slowly walked downstairs. Her hair was light purple with a little gray, and she looked to be in her seventies or eighties.
"Sorry to have kept Miss Heshia waiting." After arriving at the hall, she simply greeted her, and Heshia also presented the small gifts she brought, a bouquet of flowers dominated by white kites, and a box of oriental-style flowing cloud cakes.
Speaking of bringing gifts, she also decided to do so after asking Anneli. Although she herself didn't care much, considering that this was her first time visiting someone else's home, she still tried to follow traditional etiquette.
"Heshia is thoughtful. In fact, there is no need to be so cumbersome. Haha, you young people don't need to learn these old-fashioned practices." Mrs. Hathaway simply waved her hand and asked the butler beside her to accept it.
"It would be better to try to be more relaxed. Speaking of which, when I was young, I also liked to run around. I often walked into my friends' houses empty-handed, and I didn't care at all at the time, haha~" "
Where have you been before, Madam?" Heshia has not been out of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region yet, but occasionally hears others talk about the characteristics of the place.
"That's quite a lot. I went to college in the central Xuelan star field. The Xuelan star field is not large. The main residential planet, Sea Shell α-3, has a pleasant climate. 80% of the entire planet is covered by oceans, and there are many famous schools with a long history."
Recalling the past, Mrs. Hathaway told Heshia about her experience in school. She had experienced a lot of things, such as the confusion of choosing a direction, the difficulties of changing mentors, and the various things she encountered when she was training with her classmates. Gradually, Heshia and Mel were immersed in Hathaway's ups and downs in the past, and it took a long time to get out of it.
"It's amazing. Grandma has experienced so many interesting things before. Why didn't you tell me before?" Mel was a little unhappy.
"That's because you were still young and addicted to playing with small animals. I can't pull you and force you to listen." Mrs. Hathaway responded with a kind smile.
"Come to think of it, I have been talking for too long without realizing it. I wonder if Heshia is getting a little impatient."
"No, I am actually very interested and have learned so many new things." The girl's words really came from the heart.
"That's good. If you are interested, you can come here more often in the future. Mel and I always welcome you."
"Thank you, ma'am. I will visit again if I have the chance in the future."
The two chatted about some trivial matters and then gradually turned to the main topic.
"In fact, Heshia must be curious about why I invited you here. After all, we didn't know each other before."
"Although you don't know me, I know you to some extent. I have seen your mother when she was a child. She was also a very cute girl. I didn't expect that more than 20 years have passed in a flash."
"Oh, this." Heshia blinked her eyes. She didn't expect to meet someone who knew her mother.
"It was a gathering many years ago. In order to discuss some issues in the northern districts, many celebrity representatives were invited, including the leaders of Jielou City. Let me think, your mother should have been only 14 or 15 years old at that time, and she also came here with her elders."
"Because when she was shopping in the North District 1, she fell in love with an snow rabbit sold in a pet store, but unfortunately the elders didn't buy it for her, and she cried. It was very pitiful to see, so I have a deep impression."
"Later, that is, last year, after you received the admission notice from Yuanting, the academy sent representatives to negotiate with Edes. After learning some situations, they paid special attention to it, so your life experience slowly surfaced, and I learned that you were Gu Yongrong's daughter."
"Looking back on the past, it's really sighing. The well-known factions in the northern districts have gradually declined, and now only a small part of them are curled up in the North District 1."
"I invited you here this time to reminisce about the past, to let you know about the past and the present situation, as well as the friendship left by our older generation."
"I am currently one of the directors of Yuanting Academy. My ancestors also wandered here with the Yuanting Garden. They witnessed many changes in the world and felt the changes in the world."
"When people get old, they can't help but like to recall and miss the past. The familiar faces have passed away before me. Now I can only look at their descendants to comfort my thoughts."
"Mrs. Hathaway, when were you in college?" Heshia suddenly felt that the old lady in front of her was definitely not just in her seventies or eighties.
"Hehe, you are a tactful question, little girl. I went to college in 1092, which is about 160 years ago."
"But in front of Mrs. Isabel, I am still a junior. When I was studying, she was a well-known professor in the university."
"To be precise, I should be Mel's great-grandmother, but when she was a child, she didn't understand the term great-grandmother, so she simply called her grandma, and then it continued like this." "
Hey, is it wrong to call her grandma?" Mel was also surprised at this time. She always thought that this was grandma, but she didn't expect it to be far from it.
"That's right. After all, it's always better to be younger, haha." The old woman smiled with her hands covering her mouth. Although her hair had a lot of white hair, she still had some of her youthful beauty.
"It's getting late. I'll ask the butler to prepare lunch first. It's still early today and we have plenty of time to chat."
"I'm also very interested in Heshia. I don't know how you are doing with Edes now. If you encounter some problems, I might be able to give you some advice."
"Although my body is old, I still don't want to admit it. I always want to make use of my remaining energy to prove my value. If someone still remembers me many years later, it will be a happy thing."
"Okay, come on, let me go to the restaurant on the other side and take a seat. I guess if I don't go, the butler will think I'm nagging again, haha."
"No, ma'am, you are still as charming as when you were young. No one will think that waiting for a lady is a waste of time." The butler walked out of the restaurant on one side, smiled and bent over to make a gesture of invitation.
"Ahahaha, you, the honest kid back then, have now learned to say such witty words." Mrs. Hathaway led the two into the restaurant nearby.
(End of this chapter)
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