Du Lin's footsteps alarmed Ophelia, who was studying. She turned her head to look at Du Lin in surprise, and then looked in the direction of the study, "Are you done?"
The person that everyone in the Timamont family respects and fears is Magus. Unlike those common people in power, those people would like to give even one of their own dogs an official position, so as to inform everyone in this way. , the terrifying power in his own hands.
Magus is different. He is the only official in the entire Timamont family. The others are running the family's industry and have not stepped onto the political stage.
This is one of the reasons why some people believe that Dulin will be brought to the forefront by the Timamont family. He represents the political continuation of Magus.
In fact, this is also a very interesting thing to say. Maggs has been trying to find ways to restrict the rapid expansion of capitalism, but his family, brothers, sisters and children have firmly stood in the capital camp.
Perhaps there is no perfect thing in any world, including people like Mags and families like Timamont.
Dulin nodded, called his aunt, and then walked to Ophelia. The lady happily stopped the cooking class and let the two children do what they wanted to do.
After leaving the Empire Villa No. 1, Ophelia's face became a little more sad. She opened her mouth several times, and finally asked, "Uncle, is he... in a good mood?"
Magus' retirement was brought about by himself, but it was a difficult thing for the entire Timamont family to accept and adapt to.
In the past many years, they have enjoyed the convenience brought by too many families and the reputation of Magus. As long as all businesses bear the surname of the Timamont family, they can easily make considerable profits.
In the months before this, some members at family gatherings had privately complained about Mags' decision, believing that he was too selfish and pursued his own "perfection" so much that he ignored the needs of the family, which would make him Everyone is hurt.
You can be a holy person, but you cannot let everyone keep you hostage.
These words finally flowed into Mags's ears, so Ophelia asked this question. First, she asked Uncle Mags if he was still mentally balanced and stable after losing power, and second, she asked him about his criticism of those in the family. Do you have any ideas.
Of course, the little girl doesn't think too much. Being able to interpret two deeper thoughts from a simple greeting is entirely due to Dulin's subconscious interpretation.
He quickly recovered and smiled, "I think Uncle Mags should be very relaxed. Holding on to anything for more than thirty years is a heavy burden for anyone. He is fine now."
Ophelia put her hand on her chest and exhaled. The mist was quickly blown away by the wind in front of her, "That's good. I'm really worried that uncle won't adapt."
Such topics soon stopped naturally, and Ophelia brought the topic to the matter of marriage. Their wedding was just a few days later, and the time was a little rushed, but there was nothing that could be done about it.
Dulin became the governor and the departure of the protagonist Mags needed something to connect it, so a wedding was obviously the most suitable way. This wedding is not just an ordinary wedding, but also represents the new generation of leaders of the Timamont family stepping onto the stage. Maggs' retirement is just another form to continue to show his political ideas and influence. .
This will allow those who have always supported him to retain a glimmer of fantasy and a glimmer of hope. He has not gone far because Dulin is still there!
This wedding, which is destined to be extraordinary, will not be too out of the ordinary, and Maggs refused to make a big deal out of it because he had retired. He only invited some good friends to attend Dulin's wedding.
The scale of the wedding was not large, but the quality was not low. Among the names in the series was the current Prime Minister of the Empire, Kubal.
Thanks to Magus liberating religious restrictions before retiring, the wedding of Dulin and Ophelia will be held in the Imperial Cathedral. It is reported that Sunset City will send a very luxurious team to host the wedding, including Including the current archbishop, six cardinals and twenty-eight bishops, as well as the choir of Sunset City.
People regard this wedding as a very special ceremony. The price of an invitation has been raised to 50,000 yuan, but still no one has taken action.
Snowflakes were still flying in the dark sky. The two of them walked and walked outside the orphanage on the edge of the city. Due to the weather, the children were all in the room. The loss of laughter made the orphanage look a little deserted from the outside.
Ophelia suddenly stopped outside the courtyard gate. She looked at Du Lin. Du Lin also stopped and looked back at her, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Her rosy little face, frozen by the cold air, was indescribably cute. She bit her lip lightly and nodded vigorously, "I don't know how to speak..."
Du Lin turned around and asked with a smile, "Even in front of the person who is about to become your husband, are you unable to speak?"
"I always feel a little ashamed..." After Ophelia finished speaking, she closed her eyes tightly, then slightly bent over and lowered her head, "There is one thing that has been bothering me, please Mr. Dulin, you must help me." I!"
This made Dulin very interesting. Ophelia rarely used such a formal title - Mr. Dulin to call him, which meant that the things she was talking about were beyond her ability and were more personal matters.
"Then, my princess, please tell me what troubles you so much?"
Ophelia glanced at Du Lin secretly, and her face turned redder. She didn't know whether it was due to the cold wind or some other reason, "I... I want to borrow a sum of money..."
The most difficult thing to say is as long as you say the first word, the rest will be easy to say, not because you have the courage, but because people will think that my face is not as thin as they thought.
In Ophelia's narration, Dulin understands her distress.
Although this place is said to be the periphery of Saint Slave Lin Fantiles, that is, the periphery of the imperial capital, but with the economic boom of the empire and the rapid growth in all aspects, the existing scale of the imperial capital can no longer meet the daily needs.
After obtaining permission from the Ministry of Social Services and the Cabinet, the Imperial City Social Services Bureau decided to expand the entire Imperial City again, extending the urban circle to a place three kilometers away from the existing urban circle. The Imperial City urban area will more than double.
This means that the places currently located on the edge of the imperial capital will soon become the central ring road of the imperial capital, and the value of land like this welfare home will rise rapidly.
Almost all the land used by social welfare homes is owned by the Department of Social Services. Anyone who wants to run an institution such as a welfare home can get a piece of worthless land from the local social services bureau based on the scale of investment. Construction of welfare homes.
But now the land has begun to appreciate in value and has become popular. As the owner of the land, the Social Services Bureau has issued a relocation notice to the orphanage, giving them a deadline to move to other places. After the city expansion is completed, it will be allocated again. Give them a piece of land.
In this process, it can be said that the children in the orphanage will lose their homes and live a homeless life. It will not be until the city expansion is completed in a few years that there will be new land for them to use.
And during this period, the expenses for welfare home operators will skyrocket. People who are willing to run a welfare home may not have much savings. In addition to government subsidies and social donations, they actually cannot get any profit from the welfare home, they can only fill it.
This is completely a kind of dedication and a spirit that drives welfare home operators everywhere to do this.
The dean had talked about this with Ophelia some time ago. She no longer had enough savings to temporarily find a large enough residence elsewhere to accommodate everyone, and she lacked funds to transfer the children to a new school.
So she planned to pack up all the people living here and send them to other welfare institutions, and maybe leave the imperial capital.
This is also a very common thing. Due to poor management and eventual bankruptcy, if no one takes over the welfare home, the Social Services Bureau will divert the people in the welfare home who need assistance to other welfare homes.
Ophelia was very troubled after knowing this. She liked all the children here, and she didn't want these children who regarded each other as a family to be separated, and maybe never see each other again.
She wanted to ask Dulin to borrow some money and buy this property, so that at least they would not leave due to the changes in the city.
"So... please." Ophelia looked at Dulin expectantly and with some fear, looking forward to the judgment of fate.
Du Lin looked back at the orphanage, which looked like a small manor, and sighed.
Ophelia's face was full of disappointment and sadness, and she slowly lowered her head, "No... Is there no way? It's okay, it's okay, maybe... "
The tears in her eyes had only been brewing for a while when Du Lin's warm hands covered her hair, "It is the sin of every prince to make Her Royal Highness the Princess sad. I once swore that I would make you the happiest person. This is a good opportunity to prove my promise!”
"Ah..., that's it, I promise you." He rubbed Ophelia's head with a smile on his face. The soft hair felt so good that people couldn't help but want to rub it again.
Ophelia suddenly looked up at Du Lin, the tears in her eyes were shaken by the violent movements, her face turned red with excitement, and she seriously tried to tell whether Du Lin was joking with her, "Really? Really? I’ve heard that buying the land here costs at least one million yuan. Is it really okay for me to spend so much money to do whatever I want?”
Du Lin stepped forward with a smile and hugged the girl, "Don't forget, you are my princess and an angel who came to this world. Have you forgotten the foundation?"
"I have prepared 20 million for you to do whatever you want!"
(End of chapter)