Mrs. Field, who had already taken Blovik back and was busy feeding him milk, also expressed her dissatisfaction with Albert: "Abel, you are our eldest son, the elder brother of your younger siblings, but in fact you have never been You failed to fulfill your responsibility as a big brother and become a role model for them. Just like you never wanted to hug Booker, Booker didn't like you either. He would even cry when you came near him.
Claude has changed a lot since he recovered from his illness. I often see him hiding in a corner and reading quietly. His grades in school have also improved. Last time I met Teacher Wickham from junior high school on the street. , he praised Claude well. Now Claude is much more sensible. At home, he helps me with housework and takes care of my younger siblings. Anna and Booker both like him and often pester him to tell stories.
But you always look at him with old eyes and hate him. He is your brother, not your enemy. Abel, you are now an adult and have a formal job, but this does not mean that you have the right to scold your younger siblings at home. And you also treat your home like a hotel. Except for eating and sleeping, I usually don't see you. What's especially outrageous is that you also asked Anna to wash your underwear and socks. She is only twelve years old.
As a mother, I don’t want to know where your monthly salary is spent, and I won’t ask you to subsidize the family, but you can at least spend some money to hire a laundry maid. Anna has a cowardly character, and you are her eldest brother. , so she will not refuse your request, but if Claude knows about this, I believe you will not feel comfortable."
"Okay, don't talk about this." Mr. Morsan interrupted his wife's complaint and turned his attention to his eldest son: "Abel, I think you should hire a long-term laundry maid to solve these problems in your own life. Please, do you understand what I mean?"
Albert nodded with a stiff face: "I understand."
Mr. Morsand took out his beloved black mulberry ivory mouth pipe from his pocket, took out the tobacco bag, picked some cut tobacco and stuffed it into the cigarette butt, then lit it with a match. After taking a deep puff of the cigarette, he felt very comfortable. He leaned back in his chair and decided to have a serious talk with his eldest son:
"Abel, the path I have chosen for you is to become a civil servant of the government. Before the age of eighteen, you were not an adult and could enjoy the conveniences brought by my father as a citizen. But now that you are twenty years old, legally speaking You are already an adult, and my national identity is no longer useful to you. You are now just an administrative clerk with a civilian identity. If you want to change your identity, you must rely on your own efforts and unremitting persistence.
I recommend you to Sir Fox because I don't want you to be like my father, who spent more than ten years in the position of administrative clerk before becoming a citizen. Sir Fox can cut the time of this process in half, but only if you can get his trust and support. I can't give you much help in this regard, everything can only rely on your own ability. I have pointed you in the direction, but whether you can reach your goal on this road depends on your own feet."
Mr. Morsan took another puff of cigarette and exhaled it slowly, letting the smoke cover his face: "Claude is different from you. He is a physical education student with a strong body and quick reactions. He is sixteen years old this year. He will graduate at the end of next year, and there will still be two years until he reaches the age of 18 and returns to civilian status. Your mother and I have decided to send him to the mainland of Nubisia after he graduates next year. Viscount Jerryhausen Van Kruse is there. As the governor of the Tiersim region, he was Claude's nominal godfather, so Claude would enlist in the army there to gain his support.
Abel, you don't have to worry that Claude will divide your family property. Enlisting in the army is a path of glory, but this path is full of dangers. There is always the possibility of losing one's life in war. Like you, I don't have the spirit of adventure in my bones, nor do I have the courage to face artillery fire on the battlefield, so we both chose the path of civilian service.
However, joining the army is full of opportunities. If you can perform meritorious service on the battlefield, you will soon become a citizen, and you may even be granted a title or title. Compared with our civil service career, promotion on this path is too fast. Perhaps our Field family will still need Claude to help in the future, as long as he is lucky.
This is also the reason why I sent him to Viscount Cruz. The Tiersim area is a newly occupied territory. There are constant wars and rebellions there, but the casualties are not heavy. Claude should