"Honey… "
Yin Zebel looked up at her husband who was reading the manuscript, closed the newspaper in her hand and sighed softly.
Last night, Albert went out for a walk, and as a result, today's Daily Prophet published so many breaking news at once.
Even though Albert came back early last night, Yin Zebel knew that Albert had a time converter.
"What's wrong?" Albert asked, tilting his head.
"It's not safe in the UK now. Don't go out at night in the future." Yin Zebei leaned over and kissed Albert's forehead and said, "Otherwise, I will be worried."
"Sorry to make you worry." Albert was quite helpless. It was not surprising that Yin Zebel saw the problem from the newspaper.
"Okay, I forgive you." Yin Zebeier took out two books and waved them in front of Albert, "But you have to read this with me later."
"A Guide to Raising Babies?"
"Yes, everyone in the family is watching this now, so of course you have to watch it with us."
"Of course no problem. Let's look at it together after I finish reading the manuscript." Albert felt a little guilty about his dereliction of duty. He knew that he had to take on the responsibility of a father so as not to let Yin Zebel bear the pressure.
Moreover, Yin Zebel was right. Albert really had no experience. Although he, as an irresponsible father, had planned to hand over the responsibility of taking care of the baby to others, he still needed to understand and fulfill his responsibilities as a father.
This is actually quite pleasant.
Katrina occasionally joined the discussion, and with the help of Mrs. McDougal, they made a list of items that would come in handy, and the whole family prepared for the arrival of the new baby.
They even thought of the name of the child. If it was a boy, it would be named Brell, in memory of Brell, Yin Zebel's father. If it was a girl, it would be named Alice, which came from a Muggle fairy tale. Yin Zebel hoped that her daughter could live happily and not have a bad childhood like she did.
"Do you like boys or girls?" Yin Zebel moved his eyes away from the book and turned his head to look at Albert who was asking Mrs. McDougal for advice.
"Boys are too noisy," Albert said with a smile, "daughters are daddy's little cotton-padded jackets."
"A daughter?" Yin Zebel murmured, stroking his belly.
"What daughter?" Katrina asked confusedly.
"If you like boys, you can have another one when the time comes." Albert gently comforted Yin Zebel. He really didn't care about the gender of the child.
"That's cheating," Katrina muttered.
She was more curious about how Yin Zebel guessed it.
Through Legilimency
still… "
"Albert usually predicts important things in advance." Yin Zebeier met his sister's gaze and explained, "Given Albert's personality, the gender of the child will probably be the reason why he likes it."
Katrina opened her mouth slightly, and she suddenly discovered that there was a magical tacit understanding between Albert and Yin Zebel.
"Will this book be a big seller?" Katrina changed the subject.
"I don't know." Albert shook his head. "But I think the sales won't be too bad. After all, as long as it is practical, most families are willing to keep a copy."
"Okay dear, don't worry about the baby."
Albert kissed Yin Zebel's depressed cheek and said, "We are still young. We can take care of them even if we have more. Besides, I predicted that there will definitely be more than one child."
"I'm not a pig."
Yin Zebel was a little depressed. Albert really needed an heir.
"Wes has a lot of kids when he comes home."
"where did you go?"
"It seems there is news about me."
Albert took the two-sided mirror handed to him by the house-elf, and in the mirror was the slightly tired face of Percy Weiss.
"You look like you need a break."
"I've been working overtime the last few days." Percy smiled wryly, "Congratulations on your marriage."
"Thank you. I think you contacted me not to talk about this matter." Albert went straight to the point.
"The appeals of the owner of the Duke of Bee and Zuo Ke Joke Shop have been rejected by the Ministry of Magic due to insufficient evidence." Percy thought for a moment and said, "As for the culprit who attacked the shop, he has been arrested. Remember Kenneth Toller?"
"That guy's father?"
"Yes, Mr. Toller tried to get a share of the Defense Against the Dark Arts market by selling inferior products, but he almost lost all his money because of the Ministry of Magic monopoly." Percy smiled helplessly, "He recruited a poor guy who also lost money, and wanted to bring down your store and regain the market. There were also Death Eaters involved in this riot, and several stores that were in competition with you provided partial financial assistance in some way."
"The owner of Duke Bee and Zuo Ke's joke shop?"
"It's a bit difficult to cause trouble to them with just the confession," Percy reminded.
"I understand. Feel for Minister Scrimgeour for me." Albert didn't give Percy a chance and directly closed the two-way mirror.
"In just a few months, that guy is becoming more and more like a politician," Albert muttered.
As he said this, he went to the study where the two-way mirror was placed and contacted Fred and George through the mirror.
"Has the problem over there been resolved?" Albert asked.
"Solved."
"You'd better move out as soon as possible." Albert reminded, "This matter involves the Death Eaters. It's not safe for you to stay there."
"Well... Sirius invited us to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, and my family also hopes that we will move there."
"You decide for yourself." Albert interrupted, "However, the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix is protected by the Fidelius Charm, and none of us can enter."
Fred and George were both stunned for a moment and understood what Albert meant.
"Well, you're right. We still have to continue to run the store and provide goods. It's really inconvenient to stay in the Phoenix headquarters. It's easy to disturb others." George nodded and said, "Let's go to the safe house you prepared. It should be much more convenient there."
“If you have time, take some time to contact Zuo Ke and see if he is willing to join us,” Albert advised.
"I don't think it's likely." Fred shook his head. "That guy probably hates us now."
"Their monopoly appeal has been dismissed," Albert reminded.
"When did it happen?"
"I just received the news." Albert continued, "You tell Zuo Ke directly that if he doesn't want the store to close down and give up this business, joining us is his best option at the moment. As for the issue of utilization and distribution, if he is willing, we can discuss it then."
"If he doesn't want to?"
"Then we will wait until his store closes down, then buy his store and reopen a branch in Hogsmeade." Albert said calmly, "If Zuo Ke is rational enough, he will definitely agree to our win-win proposal."
"By the way, have you read the latest newspaper?" Fred was extremely excited when talking about this matter. "It seems that Malfoy Manor was burned to ashes. I wonder if that little bastard Malfoy was burned to death with it."
"It should be revenge." Albert began to speak the truth with his eyes open. "After all, Lucius Malfoy was once the second-in-command of You-Know-Who. He has done a lot of bad things and must have many enemies. It's not surprising that someone with a grudge would take advantage of the situation to add insult to injury. I should do the same."