A relatively rare two-horse four-wheel carriage quickly drove out of the west gate of Bangta City, its wheels rolled onto the Luoyu Highway, and drove quickly towards the Luoyu Valley.
Xu Yi retracted his gaze from looking at the ongoing urban road paving project in the suburbs of Bangta City outside the window, turned around and scanned the people in the car, and finally looked at Sophia, who was sitting opposite Steele and Yanis, and suddenly smiled.
Sophia immediately stared: "Why are you laughing?"
Xu Yi shook his head: "No, don't get me wrong. I'm just wondering, why do you have to come with us? Luoyu Valley is nearly sixty kilometers away from here. Even if there is a road now, it's still a long trip back and forth. It’s still not comfortable, and I think staying in Bonta City would be a better choice.”
"Hmph, I like it, do you care?" Sophia said stiffly.
Xu Yi shook his head, thinking that I really couldn't care less.
But he did wonder why Sophia still stayed in Bonta City and refused to return to Anvilmar.
When Hank Wilson left, she refused to go with him. She could even say that she wanted to be with Kennard, but now Kennard has decided to stay at the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce as the general manager. I'm afraid it will be a long time. Neidu will not leave Bangta City, and it is unreasonable for Sophia to continue to stay here.
Of course, it might be difficult to ask this question openly, otherwise it would turn into trying to drive Sophia away.
"President, Sophia is so willful, please forgive her." Kennard next to Xu Yi said apologetically.
Before Xu Yi could respond, Sophia glared again, pointed at Kennard, stamped her feet and shouted softly: "Brother, you don't help me! Have you become his subordinate now and want everything?" To him? Not even my sister?"
Kennard raised his eyelids: "I'll help whoever has a point. The president is right. We are going out this time for official business of the Chamber of Commerce. Why do you have to come with us?"
"What happened to the business?" Sophia snorted coldly. "Besides, I'm not with you, but with Sister Steele and Sister Yanis. You can't control me!"
After saying that, Sofia unceremoniously took the hands of Steele and Yanis beside her, with a provocative expression on her face.
Kennard frowned. Because Sophia brought Steele and Yanis into it. But it was hard for him to reprimand him directly.
However, the reactions of Steele and Yanis were far beyond Sophia's expectations.
Steele was fine, just frowning slightly. He shook his head helplessly and sighed, looking like he had nothing to do with the little sister Sophia.
However, Yanis directly took out the hand held by Sophia, stared at her and said seriously: "Miss Sophia. I am on a business trip with the president this time, and I also have official business to do. Please don't hinder me."
"Obstruction?" Sofia didn't expect that Yanis would say such an unkind word, and looked at Yanis with wide eyes. "You actually said that I was in your way? Sister Yanis, you... you make me so sad!"
"Sad?" Yanis looked at Sophia, then turned to Xu Yi and asked: "President, you said that humans shed tears when they are sad. But she doesn't now, so she is not actually sad." After that, Then he turned to look at Sophia and said with a serious expression: "Miss Sophia, the reason why we elves did not like to contact humans before is because humans like to cheat. If you really want to be friends with me, I hope you will stop cheating. Me, I'm not happy."
Seeing Sophia blinking and looking at a loss, Xu Yi almost couldn't help laughing.
A little girl like Sophia, who was pampered at home and has now become very willful, really doesn't do what others say.
If you want to cure her, I'm afraid you really have to be a naturally stupid guy like Yanis.
The expression on Kennard’s face is also wonderful.
He is most familiar with Sophia's willful and almost unreasonable character. Normally even his father may not be able to control her, but now he was left speechless by Yanis's words, which made him unable to bear it. I couldn't help but feel like laughing.
Of course, this is based on the fact that Yanis is an elf.
Otherwise, even if it were Steele, a human girl who was also deeply loved by Sophia, it would definitely cause Sophia's displeasure, and she might even push her back.
Seeing a look of grievance begin to appear on Sophia's blank face and her little mouth pursed, Steele smiled slightly and first explained to Yanis: "Yanis, humans don't necessarily shed tears when they are sad. Yes. Even if some people are sad, you may not be able to tell anything from the outside, while others will show sad expressions, and only those who are sad to a certain extent will really shed tears. "
"Really?" Yanis looked at Xu Yi with a questioning look on her face.
"Well, that's it." Seeing that Sophia really looked aggrieved, Xu Yi had no choice but to quickly smooth things over for her. "I told you before that humans shed tears when they are sad. That is just a general reference. Specific situations require specific analysis and cannot be generalized. For example, even if some humans shed tears, it does not necessarily mean that they are Sad. Some people even shed tears when they are too happy, so whether a human being is sad or not cannot be judged simply by whether she sheds tears."
"That's right." Yanis nodded lightly, thought for a while, and couldn't help but sigh: "Human beings are really complicated. If we elves have any emotions, we will definitely express them directly."
Hearing these words, Sophia immediately forgot her grievances and asked curiously: "Sister Yanis, have you ever been sad or shed tears?"
Yanis thought about it carefully and nodded: "Yes. I remember when I was young, I once saw a flower withering and dying, so I shed tears very sadly."
Everyone in the carriage was speechless.
Sophia stayed for a while and sighed softly: "Sister Yanis, it turns out you are so sensitive. But if you are sad and shed tears just when a flower withers and dies, then wouldn't you be sad and shed tears often? ?”
Yanis shook her head: "No, it won't happen now. Because later, under the teachings of the elders, I understood that the birth, aging, illness and death of any living thing are natural laws. This is a normal thing, and there is no need to be sad about it. I think Even if you all die in front of me now, I won’t shed tears because of it.”
Everyone was speechless again.
Although this is the character of the elves, Yanis said these words directly in front of everyone, which makes people feel a bit callous.
Xu Yi couldn't help but ask: "Yanis, if I died in front of you now, wouldn't you be sad and shed tears?"
Yanis glanced at Xu Yi in surprise: "President, according to human lifespan, you still have a long time before death."
"I mean what if, because life is full of accidents. If I died in front of you due to an accident, would you accept it calmly?" Xu Yi asked unwillingly.
Steele glanced at Xu Yi with a frown, thought for a moment, and did not say what he said. Instead, he looked at Yanis to listen to her answer.
Under the gaze of everyone, Yanis thought seriously for a while, and then replied: "I think...it depends on what kind of accident it was. If President, you were killed by the enemy, then I would be angry, and then I will find your enemies and avenge you, because you are my friend and doing these things is the duty of a friend.”
"Then what if he was not killed by the enemy, but because of some non-human accident, such as being stoned to death by a stone falling from the sky one day, or more ordinary, because of some sudden illness?" Xu He also continued to ask.
"If that's the case..." Yanis thought again. "This should also be regarded as the normal birth, old age, illness and death that the elders said. Any living thing will have it. I think I won't be sad."
Hearing this answer, everyone let out a long breath.
Steele winked at Xu Yi playfully: "How is it? Dear President Xu, are you very disappointed?"
Xu Yi grabbed the clothes on his chest, made an exaggerated expression of grief, looked up to the sky and sighed: "I am not only disappointed, I am simply heartbroken! I originally thought that my relationship with Yanis was already very good, but I didn't She won't be sad to think of my sudden death, and won't even shed a single tear! I'm such a failure!"
Seeing several other people in the carriage laughing loudly because of Xu Yi's actions, Yanis looked confused.
Steele saw the confusion on Yanis's face and explained to her with a smile.
The carriage continued to move forward amid the chirping chatter of the three girls and the discussion and arrangement of the work of the Chamber of Commerce between Xu Yi and Kennard. Three hours later, it finally drove slowly into the Falling Rain Valley.
Both Kennard and Sophia came to Falling Rain Valley for the first time. Although many people had described the scene in Falling Rain Valley to them when they were in Bangta City, after seeing it with their own eyes, the two of them were still attracted by the scene in front of them. This spectacular and beautiful sight shocked me.
"President, this is such a generous move." Kennard couldn't help but admire. "I think anyone who has doubts about you, as long as you take him to take a look at this Falling Rain Valley, any doubts in his heart will disappear."
"Oh? So if you didn't see this Luoyu Valley, you would actually have some doubts about me?" Xu Yi joked with a smile.
Kennard laughed: "Of course I am an exception. If I had any doubts about you, I would never offer to be the general manager."
"That's pretty much it." Xu Yi stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation. "Then, your new general manager, let me show you where our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's real strength lies."