After crossing the central pool, while the eyes of everyone in the troupe were still lingering on its exquisite shape, the maid parked the carriage in the open space in front of the villa and rushed into the villa first.
"Teacher, teacher, Sister Bai is back!!" Her bold voice could be heard from a distance, which was extremely inconsistent with her quiet appearance.
But the maid called...teacher?
Before anyone could ask a question, Bai explained: "Her name is Shirley, and she is studying music with her father. She used to be my father's assistant, but in the past few years, her skills have definitely improved."
"A servant can also learn music from his master?" Jerry asked in surprise.
"She is said to be a servant, but she is actually my sister. Shirley is one of my few playmates. She is one year younger than me. She is well-behaved and very capable. Her parents treat her very well. She has been living with us. Together." Bai stroked her cheek and said slightly distressed, "I have never heard about her parents. It seems that her mother once wanted to adopt her as an adopted daughter, but she refused. I really don't know what she was thinking, obviously In this way, we are sisters... She always likes to call me eldest lady, and she will only call me sister when she is too excited."
Bai thought of something and added: "Ah, I am also an adopted daughter, so my status is the same as Shirley's."
An had some impression that Mei Ke had mentioned it inadvertently when she was drunk.
But no one here will have other ideas because of Bai's adopted daughter's identity.
Bai's words also meant that everyone should not treat Shirley as a servant.
Naturally, this is too much to worry about.
Everyone is basically from a commoner background, how could they look down on servants.
Moreover, servants of nobles and wealthy people generally live a much better life than most civilians. If someone looks down on the other, the two are often reversed.
Fortunately, you can't see any of this on Shirley.
While he was talking, a man walked out of the villa. He looked about thirty years old. The traces of time on his face were not obvious, but he still looked like an extraordinary and handsome man. The man has an elegant and easy-going temperament that makes people feel close to him as soon as they meet him. He must be in trouble.
What made An more concerned was that he, like Bai, had snow-white hair.
"You're back. You seem to have grown up a lot. Your temperament has also changed and you have become more capable." The man's gentle tone instantly eliminated the strangeness of the first meeting.
The man looked to be in his early thirties, only more than ten years older than Bai. When An was still wondering if he was Bai's brother, she saw the maid Shirley standing behind the man.
He then knew that he was wrong. The man was probably...
"Father, you are still as young as before." Bai hugged the man with a joyful smile.
"Haha, no, no, it's been five years, I'm getting old." Although the man spoke softly, he sounded obviously energetic, not old and frail.
Their conversation made everyone in the troupe look at the man curiously.
Is he Bai's adoptive father?
So young?
"These are the partners you are talking about, right?" There were guests here. The man stopped greeting Bai Duo. He looked at An and the others, "Thank you for taking care of our children. I am Bai's father, Heto. You guys You can call me uncle or uncle Hutto."
"Maybe you can't tell, but I'm almost fifty years old this year."
Fifty? ! !
The girls in the theater troupe, except Bai Bai, were dumbfounded.
this……
How to maintain it?
So envious——
The expressions of Miku and the others made Shirley, who was standing behind Hutto, chuckle softly: "No matter how you look at these expressions, you will never get tired of them!"
Judging from her appearance, everyone who meets Hutto should have this look on their face when they find out her age.
It can also be concluded from Hutto's helpless look and incoherent self-introduction that this is not the first time he has explained this.
If you think about it, you can figure out the reason: As a man, if the age gap between the adopted girl and himself is too small, he will easily be criticized by others.
If there are such rumors, it will be a very troublesome problem for both Hutto and Bai.
It is for this reason that Hutto reveals his true age when first introduced.
Although it may not be possible to completely eliminate rumors, it can be seen that Hutto has considered it very carefully.
"Shirley, don't be rude to the guests you meet for the first time." Hutto turned back and said to Xue Ling, his tone a little stern.
Shirley immediately stood upright and apologized to An and the others.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's us who are rude." Mei Ke waved her hands repeatedly.
It is also rude to make a fuss about other people's appearance.
Meco's words made Hutto's expression soften.
"Father, where did mother go?" Bai asked in confusion as he was coming to the rescue.
In my impression, her mother doted on her much more than her father did. When she heard the news of her return, she should be the first one to rush out.
"Ah, this." Heto said with some distress, "Your mother knew you were coming back today, and no matter how much I tried to persuade her to wait patiently, it was useless. Almost half an hour ago, she took advantage of me not paying attention and ran out to look for her. You, and you left me a note, saying that you were leaving me behind, and that after meeting you, I would take you to have a delicious meal first."
After hearing this, Bai and Hutto had the same expressions.
She was already used to her mother's rough nerves, but she didn't expect them to miss her.
When others listened, they got the impression that Dialogue's mother was "a crazy person who doesn't listen to advice and loves her daughter very much."
"I don't know where she went..." Hutto shook his head and pointed to the villa, "You have been on your way, go in and rest for a while, I will go find her."
He was wearing a coat when he first came out. It seemed that if he hadn't been waiting for Bai to come back, he would have gone out to look for someone.
"We're here to help too!"
Bai was only halfway through saying "I'll look for it too," when he was drowned out by the troupe's unanimous words.
Hutto opened his eyes slightly when he heard this, and then became even gentler than before: "Then I'll leave it to you. I'm really sorry to have guests come..."
"It's okay, Sister Bai's business is our business, no need to talk to outsiders!" Yinliu loudly expressed the common sentiment of the theater troupe.
Hutto smiled and nodded. He was slightly stunned after noticing the appearance of Enliu and Jerry: "You seem to be...ah, no, we will talk about it later. To meet up with Xiaobai, there are not many places where Saya will go. Just look for it along the way, I'll go to one side, and I'll worry about the rest."
After Hutto finished speaking, Shirley pulled out a map from somewhere and pointed it out to the troupe: "These are the roads, excluding the teacher's one, we can divide it into three groups. I can lead the way, as long as the eldest lady , with a map and past memories, I should be able to recognize the way. The last words..."
As they talked, Shirley thought a little distressedly because there were no locals to lead the rest of the route.
The residential areas of the royal capital are like many economically developed places. The roads are complicated and complicated. It is easy to get lost for the first time, let alone find people.
Jerry scratched his hair: "I've never been around here before..."
Otoru's expression was the same as her brother's.
An stepped forward, browsed the map carefully, and then closed his eyes.
"...I'll find this way." An opened her eyes and said to Shirley.
"Hey, is it okay?"
"I have a good sense of direction and am somewhat confident in my memory, so it's no problem." Seeing that Shirley was still hesitating, An added, "Even if I get lost, I can still go back the way I came."
"Okay..." Shirley finished speaking and saluted An again.
An quickly waved her hand.
"I'll go with you." Miku said worriedly.
An nodded, it would be nice to have someone to take care of him.
Hutto looked around the troupe, paused for a moment on An, and narrowed his eyes with a soft smile: "Then, please, everyone, I will definitely give you a thank you gift afterwards."
