"Who is outside?" Mrs. Bain rolled up her apron and wiped the water drops on her hands, and walked towards the door of the house curiously. The Bain family can be considered an upper-class family in Aldo, better than the middle class, but a little worse than the real upper class.
Mr. Bain previously worked in the state's Office of Medical Education Administration before transferring to the newly created Department of Transportation, where he served as deputy director on an interim basis. Some people say that Mr. Bain offended the governor or other important figures, so he was demoted to the newly established Department of Transportation. It seems like a promotion from a staff member in the office to deputy director, but everyone knows that the Office of Medical Education Management manages medical and educational institutions throughout the state, and its power in these two fields is staggering.
Even if he is just a staff member, he has a strong power in this field. At least the owners of those institutions who want to do something that has not been done before need to go through Mr. Bain. As a persistent and principled staff member, although Mr. Bain did not behave as holy as a priest, at least he did not let some projects pass that should not have been passed.
Mrs. Bain didn't say anything about changing her job, but she still had some complaints in her heart. In the past, whenever there was a holiday, someone would always come to your door with gifts. They don't accept expensive things, but Mr. Bain never refuses those cheap gifts. Now that she has just changed her job, the people who used to come to her door with products immediately disappeared. The deserted atmosphere on weekends made Mrs. Bain still a little uncomfortable with it.
She listened to the doorbell, thinking that the gift-giver had arrived, and a smile appeared on her face. She smoothed her hair on her temples a little, and then opened the door. What surprised her was that there was indeed someone outside the door, but it wasn't the gift giver, it was her daughter. The false smile on her face melted away for a moment, and a sincere smile appeared. She immediately took Alyssa's hand and welcomed her in, taking the heavy luggage from her hand.
"I was still telling your father this morning that if you don't come back, we plan to go to Turnel to see you next weekend." Mrs. Bell put her luggage next to the shoe rack inside the door and bought a pair for her daughter. After putting on his slippers, he looked at his daughter with a smile and kept nodding, "Yes, I have lost some weight, but I am more energetic and look good. I look a lot more mature. I don't really agree with you going to work in other places alone, but It seems like it will really help you grow."
Alyssa smiled reluctantly and took Mrs. Bain's hand into the living room. The quiet and empty living room made Alyssa a little confused. She had to know that the house was full of people when she came back on weekends in the past few times, but why were there so few people today
Mr. Bain put down the newspaper in his hand, took off his black-rimmed eyes, and placed them on the table with the newspaper. He looked Alyssa up and down before nodding slightly and patting the sofa next to him, "Just now your mother asked you why you thought you were back at this time? You look very tired. Have you eaten at night?"
Alyssa also has a younger brother, who is currently studying in college, studying at the university she once longed for. She rarely comes back on weekdays, maybe because the children at home are not around. This time Alyssa didn't feel the unbearable suffocation after coming back. She was sitting quietly on the sofa, with her loved ones beside her, and suddenly felt the urge to cry. Those caring greetings tore apart the shell she had built so hard on the way back.
Tears fell one by one like broken balls.
When Mrs. Bain was about to ask something, Mr. Bain stopped her with his eyes. After Alyssa cried for a while, he asked: "What happened?"
Alyssa tossed her hair, raised her head and showed a tear-stained smile, "I resigned, and I don't want to go again."
The expression on Mrs. Bain's face became a little stiff. As a person who has experienced it, she naturally knew the reasons for Alyssa's behavior, and there were just a few reasons. With Alyssa's character able to run out to work alone, if it was just a simple grievance, I'm afraid she wouldn't be allowed to carry her luggage and run home to cry like this. It must be something related to a man. Mrs. Bain moved to Alyssa's side and held her hand tightly, "Are you in love?"
When she asked this question, she actually hoped in her heart that Alyssa could deny her guess. Although people in this world do not attach special importance to chastity, an extra layer of membrane and a lack of membrane are basically the same as two types. Different married life. No one likes to use second-hand goods. Even in this relatively open society, whether an upper-class family has that layer of membrane when marrying a wife represents a woman’s future status in the family, so Mrs. Bain hopes that her daughter will give her a negative reply, but unfortunately, Alyssa’s silence acquiesced to her words.
Mrs. Bain's hair seemed to stand up. Mr. Bain stopped her again and asked instead: "Do you like that man?"
Alyssa nodded blankly, but she felt that it was not love, just a kind of... unwillingness
Seeing her confused look, Mr. Bain breathed a sigh of relief. He was not very worried about whether his daughter had lost her virginity. Compared with his wife who always wanted to marry a big shot, he felt that as long as she could get by, it might not be a bad thing. Rich families have their troubles. With Alyssa's character, she may not be able to tolerate her husband's philandering, but philandering is a problem that almost all upper-class men have to face.
The inequality of social resources makes these men face more temptations, temptations from the same class, from the middle and lower classes. These women may not all want to take the place of the main wife and enter a wealthy family, but their presence can always disgust people, at least Mr. Bain can't stand it. Many of those decent people had done things like flirting with other women in front of their wives, and Alyssa certainly couldn't stand it.
Rather than that, it would be better for her to marry an ordinary middle-class person.
"If you don't like that man, why shed tears for him? Whether you leave him or he leaves you, isn't this the best outcome for you? If you like him and still love him, Just go to him and make it clear. If you don't like him and don't love him, then let yourself go." Mr. Bain took out his pocket watch and took a look. "Put your things away and take a shower. It’s time to eat.” He patted the back of Alyssa’s hand and said with a smile, “Welcome home, kid!”
After what Mr. Bain said, Alyssa felt much better. She thanked Mr. Bain and then apologized to Mrs. Bain, then ran and picked up her suitcase and rushed to her room upstairs.
After hearing the sound of the door closing, Mrs. Bain complained, "You shouldn't say that. I originally planned to introduce Alyssa to Little Dunn. He said he wanted to meet Alyssa last time, but now I don’t know if I should do that!” Little Don is the eldest son of Don Rhodes, who owns two shopping malls and a racecourse under construction in Al Ordo. He is rich and wealthy. Local celebrities.
This guy's ancestors were nobles. Although he lost his status as a noble when he came to this area, he still retained all the things that a noble should have. Some people say that Tang En is a nobleman without a title. This view is very popular in Ordo.
Mr. Bain cast a sidelong glance at Mrs. Bain, sneered and shook his head, "That guy Xiao Tang En's private life is too messy. I don't want my daughter to be wronged."
Mrs. Bain snorted, "In the end, it's always cheaper for others. Why not choose a good one for her that is also beneficial to us? Cannon will also develop better in the future!"
Ganon was their son and Mrs. Bain's most valued child. She gave almost everything she could to Ganon in the hope that he would achieve something. But it's a pity that this guy was able to go to college not because of how good his grades were, but because the president of the university recruited that guy into the school because of Mr. Bain's face, and he regretted it for a long time.
Seeing Mr. Bain pick up the newspaper again, Mrs. Bain muttered a few words and then got up to cook. Although she was not happy, after all, Mr. Bain had already made a decision. As the breadwinner of the family, all income depends on Mr. Bain's contribution, and his status is also supported by Mr. Bain, so Mrs. Bain can only complain and cannot really do anything.
After the sumptuous lunch, the atmosphere between the three of them got a little better, and Alyssa also heard about her father being transferred to the Transportation Bureau. She didn't know much about this aspect of the matter, and based on Mrs. Bain's explanation, she just thought it was a small and unimpressive department. If it was just a complaint between the couple, Mr. Bain could treat her as if she didn't exist, but he would not be happy if he told his daughter that his career had reached a low point in front of his daughter.
"Do you think the Transport Bureau is an agency without power?" Mr. Bain put down his knife and fork, making a rare sound of clinking cutlery and plates. "The great ambition of Mr. Maggs, the leader of the New Party, is also Can you understand? What a stupid housewife! You open your eyes and look at the traffic on the street that is almost never stopped. What do you see?"
Without waiting for Mrs. Bain to answer, Mr. Bain started asking himself questions, and his voice became more and more high-pitched, "It's power, idiot, power! All cars running on the road, no matter good or bad, no matter who is sitting in them. Everyone will eventually be under the management of the Transportation Bureau. I know there will be many big people here, but no matter how big they are, can they be bigger than the party leader Mr. Maggs? No, they can't, no one can, so I still need to be afraid. What?"
(End of chapter)