The Troubles of the Holy Maiden [Comprehensive]

Chapter 141 New Life

"Riddle, you are lucky, your family is looking for you!" A little brown-haired boy rushed into the workshop where the orphans pasted cardboard boxes like the wind, yelling loudly.

"Boom..." There was an uproar in the workplace, and the boys and girls couldn't help whispering and chatting.

You know, since the Great Depression, there have been no adopters coming to the orphanage for a long time. Could the adopters who came this time be the family of that weird Tom?What a novelty!

The little boy who announced the news was immediately surrounded by other children. He was like a journalist with big news in his arms, and with a strange pride, he couldn't wait to show his discovery to everyone.

"Hmph..." Billy, the new king of children in the orphanage, said with some envy and disdain: "That weird boy Riddle, his relatives are also weird. I heard from the dean that his mother is poor. His family suddenly came to adopt him, not necessarily for what reason!" Billy looked at Tom, who was sitting quietly on the side, and suggested with some awkwardness: "Hey, Riddle, now there are people everywhere outside. Bankrupt libertine, if that guy's not doing well, you might as well stay in an orphanage."

When the orphans heard Billy's words, they looked at Tom from envy to sympathy.Nowadays, the world outside is difficult. If the adopter has evil intentions, it would be better to stay in the orphanage after being adopted.

"No." The brown-haired boy saw that his little friend suddenly lost interest, and immediately said: "No, I saw that Riddle's family is a very decent gentleman. He is sitting in an expensive car , as well as drivers and servants. Riddle is leaving the orphanage to live a good life, and maybe he can become the heir to the nobility!" As he spoke, the boy looked at Tom with envy in his words and demeanor.

"Wow! It's true!" "No way, Dick, are you lying?" The children gathered around again, curiously asking the boy for confirmation.

This time even Tom was a little confused: 'Gentleman? '

"Of course it's true!" The boy named Dick raised his thin and small chest, and said proudly: "I was near the gate, and I saw that gentleman, and the car! That gentleman is like It's like walking out of a painting, I've never seen such a noble person!"

"Really? Is it more decent than Mrs. Woods?" A cute little blond girl asked curiously.

"Yeah!" Dick nodded emphatically, affirming, "much more decent than Mrs. Woods. I can't tell you the specifics. Anyway, that gentleman is handsome and rich. I think that's just the case for a nobleman in Buckingham Palace. Do you know that gentleman said he was your uncle, Del?"

'uncle? ' Tom couldn't figure out what was going on, he instinctively thought it was Fran who came to him, but he couldn't figure out why it was a gentleman.So he just shook his head and said, "I've been in an orphanage since I was born. I don't know what relatives I have."

"It's not a mistake, is it?" Billy was still a little skeptical, and asked back.

Dick's face also hesitated, but he still expressed his thoughts: "It shouldn't be wrong, that gentleman is also surnamed Riddle, but he really doesn't look like Tom Riddle, that gentleman is blond."

Tom was relieved to hear the blond.The blond girl on the side stroked her hair and asked Tom, "Riddle, does your father have blond hair?"

Tom hesitated for a moment, and said half-truthfully, "Ah...it seems so, Mrs. Cole heard from my mother."

"That can't be wrong!" The blond girl blinked her watery eyes, stepped forward to hug Tom's arm and shook it, and said sweetly: "Tom, we usually have a good relationship! A few days ago, I I gave you my biscuits, aren't we good friends? Your uncle is so rich, can he adopt me too? I can be your playmate!"

"Hey! Jenny!" The other little girls looked at Jenny in surprise, and then looked at Tom hesitantly.

Tom frowned slightly, pulled out his arm without a trace, and dodged aside.He didn't like what Jenny said, and he didn't like other children grabbing things from him.

'Fran is mine alone. ' thought Tom secretly.

Jenny was sensitive to Tom's displeasure, and she took half a step back, but still wanted to fight for it one last time: "Hey, Tom. We are in the same place. When you arrive at your new home, I can help you, and I'm a woman." I won't steal the attention you deserve, kid!"

'I do not need! ’ Tom read silently, impatient but still pretended to be a little embarrassed, and said ambiguously: "I don't know if the news is true. Mrs. Cole hasn't asked anyone to call me yet, has she?"

As soon as the words fell, the door of the workshop was pushed open again, and the always serious Mrs. Cole walked in with a smile on her face.She glanced around, fixed her eyes on Tom, and called out softly: "Tom, come quickly, your family is here to pick you up."

The children in the workshop fell silent, and Tom walked away from the children surrounding him obediently to Mrs. Cole.Seeing Mrs. Cole reaching out to take his hand, Tom pursed his lips, and still took it, as if his relationship with Mrs. Cole was so close.

Tom was brought to the reception room by Mrs. Cole, and he saw the man sitting on the simple sofa at first sight.The man is tall and well-dressed, with a handsome face without any blemishes. He is sitting gracefully on the simple sofa at this time. The temperament around him makes him seem to be sitting in a magnificent palace instead of such a poor and simple room. above the temple.

After meeting the gentle gaze in the man's blue eyes, Tom was completely relieved, and walked obediently to the man who was beckoning to him.

"This is little Tom. He really looks like my brother. That's right, it's him." The man took Tom's hand and put a check on the side table.

"Thank you for taking care of my nephew. This is my sympathy for the orphanage. My lawyer will handle the related materials and documents on my behalf." The man took the coat from the attendant and put it on Some thin on Tom's body, then put on his hat and say goodbye to Mrs. Cole.

Amidst Mrs. Cole's gracious farewell, Tom was led into the car blankly, watching the high wall of the orphanage getting farther and farther away from him, and then he reacted.

"you…"

The man interrupted Tom and introduced himself: "My name is Frank Riddle, you can call me Uncle, or Frank." The man winked at Tom, and then said: "Or, just call me by my nickname Fran is fine too, I'm not an old-school parent."

Looking at the man's handsome and young face, and then thinking of the image of Fran's beautiful girl, Tom's mood is a bit complicated, and he really can't say the title of uncle.

Tom opened and closed his mouth a few times before asking, "Fran, where are we going?"

"Of course I'm going home." Fran stroked the boy's soft black hair and comforted him, "Don't worry, young man, there is still a long way to go."

"A home?" Tom whispered softly. "Do I have a home too?"

"Of course." Fran said as a matter of course: "From now on, I will be your guardian. At least until you become an adult, we will be family no matter in law or in reality."

"Hmm." The little boy plunged into Fran's arms, startling her, then patted the boy's back dumbfoundingly, and said helplessly, "I think you need to take a shower when you get home. "

Tom, who gradually calmed down, opened the window of the car and looked out curiously through the glass.For him who has not been out of the orphanage a few times, the outside world is strange.Tom looked at the shops on both sides of the street, at the passers-by on the street, at the theater with huge billboards, at the carriages and cars coming and going, at the children selling newspapers and cigarettes on the side of the road... This is the same as Orphanage is a completely different world.

'I really left...'

"It's winter now, and it's very cold by the window. Don't lie down for too long, or you'll catch cold easily." Fran pulled Tom, who was like a curious baby, and said softly: "You can come to the streets of London at any time in the future, don't worry. In a moment."

The car drove out of London, all the way to the suburbs, and entered a tall carved iron gate.

"Where is this place?" Ruddy Tom looked at the gardening trees and fountain sculptures flashing past the window in surprise, and asked curiously, "Is it a park?"

"..." Fulan really felt sorry for the child, and said softly, "This is our home."

"We live in a park?!" Tom was even more surprised.

"No, this is a manor. I just bought it from a bankrupt nobleman, and it hasn't been repaired much." Fran pointed to the mansion at the end of the lawn on the other side, and explained: "We live there, a Baroque-style building , Actually, I don’t like it very much, the decoration is too complicated and gimmicky, let’s just make do with it.”

Tom immediately lay down on the other side, looking in shock at the palace-like building that he had only seen in picture books, and said in disbelief: "We...do we live there? The two of us? This house is bigger than the entire orphanage. big!"

"Strictly speaking, it's not just the two of us, there are also people hired to manage the manor and take care of our lives. By the way, there is still a lack of a housekeeper. It will be difficult for me to find a suitable one in a short time." Fran couldn't help but miss some The convenience between the house elf and the Thousand Hands.

Tom felt that his eyes were not enough. He looked greedily at these places he had never seen before, and said in surprise, "Wow, did I become a prince?"

"Prince?" Fulan was amused by the child's innocence, and she couldn't help teasing: "It's probably a little far away from the prince, little potato, you are just the nephew of an upstart."

Tom, who was agitated for a while, also calmed down, sat back in his seat and asked, "Will nobles go bankrupt? They even sold their homes."

Fran didn't expect Tom, a kid, to ask this question, but she explained simply: "How should I put it... Now that the economy is in a downturn, and the policy needs to pay a high inheritance tax. The old aristocrats must think about maintaining The decency of the past requires more efforts to keep up with this era of capital transformation. If you still stick to the old traditions and stick to the old traditions passed down, the old nobles will soon be replaced by new nobles. For example, this manor The original owner felt that he was not decent in business and had to maintain a luxurious life. While the family business continued to decline, he used speculation as a last-ditch effort. Then, the reality taught him enough lessons. However, he gave up these inherited It is a symbol of glory, following the wave of industrialization and urbanization, maybe it can live better."

Tom nodded with half understanding, and Fran didn't explain further.

The car stopped in front of the gate of the mansion, and Fran led Tom into the hall, and ordered the maid who came up to take the young master Tom to take a bath and change clothes.Then the deacon who stayed in the manor to help with the affairs temporarily greeted him.

"Master, a gentleman has come to apply for a housekeeper, and he is waiting in the side hall."

'So fast? Fran felt a little surprised. It seems that it is hard to find a butler who can manage a manor skillfully, and it is basically passed down from generation to generation.The original housekeeper of the manor was old, and went back to take care of the elderly when the previous owner sold the manor. Fran did not expect that someone would apply for the job so soon.

"Ask him to come to the big study in 10 minutes. I need to look at his information." Fran simply ordered.

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The large study room of the manor is in Roman style, and the porch-shaped entrance is composed of Ionic columns, which are carved with exquisite flowers of various colors.Victorian-style single sofas and Empire-style chaise longues are scattered in front of the fireplace, forming a small and elegant reception space.Further in, there is a built-in bookshelf on the entire wall, and in front of it is a large hand-carved red rosewood desk. Fran is sitting on the high-backed chair behind the desk, looking at the materials in her hands.

"Sebastian Michaelis, the name looks like a butler, but he's too young..."

There was a knock on the heavy wooden door of the big study, and Fulan put down the documents in her hand, and said loudly, "Please come in."

Pushing the door open was a young man in a black tuxedo and white gloves.It was a little different from Fran's imagination, this young man didn't seem to be as strict and dignified as a housekeeper in the general sense, but rather eye-catching.He was tall, tall and straight, with black shattered hair and rare dark red eyes. His straight shirt was tied to the neckline meticulously, and there was a just right smile on his handsome and bewitching face.

However, this ascetic attire coupled with this person's wonderful temperament, on the contrary, has an indescribable allure.

"Your Ann, Master Riddle. Next up, Sebastian Michaelis, come to apply for the job of the manor's housekeeper." The man bowed gracefully, and his deep magnetic voice carried faint charm, making Fran Can't help frowning.

Fran pointed to the single chair in front of the desk and said simply, "Hello, please sit down."

"A qualified butler will not sit with the master, just stand next to him." Sebastian replied very respectfully with the smile on his mouth unchanged.

Fran raised her eyebrows, but she didn't force her.She looked up and down at the smiling black-haired man, the more she observed, the weirder she felt.

'This breath...why doesn't it feel like a person?It feels a bit like Merlin... Hehe, are you a demon disguised as a human?The camouflage ability is pretty good, with almost no flaws. Fran looked at the black-haired and red-eyed man with great interest, and asked, "Is the information in your profile true?"

"Your Excellency, it is absolutely true." Sebastian bowed slightly, with a confident and sincere attitude.

Fran nodded. Although she didn't understand why some demons would take the initiative to come to the house to be housekeepers, she knew that the demons generally had many problems and were paranoid, just like the evil dream demon who likes to be a king's teacher and read jokes.Maybe this demon likes being a housekeeper?As for what he is looking for, it is nothing more than the human soul or the fun gained from playing with others. Instead of letting him fail to achieve his goal and secretly causing trouble for himself, it is better to watch it under his nose.If it is a non-human being, at least there is no need to worry about the ability. If you dare to play the role-playing of a butler, you will definitely be able to support this role.

After thinking about it, Fran said in a businesslike manner: "The salary I offer is the same as that written in the recruitment notice. The trial period is one month. If I am satisfied, the salary and salary can be discussed again. If you accept it, you can now It's time to work."

Unsurprisingly, the housekeeper who offered to deliver it reached a consensus with Fran.

Sebastian, who got a new job, stared at Fran's back and couldn't help licking his lips.

'It's so delicious... Such a pure and seductive soul is simply a gluttonous feast, a rare feast once in a thousand years! '

'Calm down, good hunters keep calm...'

'...even the waiting time is luscious, as long as the prey voluntarily falls into the hunter's arms. '

The author has something to say: The actress vs the actor, one pretends to be an ordinary human man, and the other pretends to be an ordinary human man, so it seems that it will probably be... gay~

small theater:

Tom: Fran, who is he?

Fran: The new housekeeper, Sebastian, will take care of our lives in the future.

Sebastian: Hello, young master, is breakfast still to your liking?

Tom: It's all right, but please don't add milk to your breakfast tea.

Fran: Replace him with milk directly.

Tom:  …

Sebastian: All right, sir.

Tom: Smile (this guy is so annoying, especially the color of hair and eyes...)

Sebastian: Smile (tsk, I thought it was a little black cat, but it turned out to be a nasty little black snake...)