Chapter 53 of the main volume of 13 Mingke Street: After sitting with Mrs. Simor for a while, Karen said goodbye and drove home. Mrs. Simor was currently in a state of spiritual loss. As time passed, the anger and hatred brought by her husband's betrayal were slowly fading away, replaced by various discomforts in her daily life. Going back to living alone after being used to living with someone else was like a table missing a leg. Karen's suggestion was to move to a new house. Changing the environment can effectively break away from the inertia of the past.
This suggestion is not applicable to ordinary people, but Mrs. Seymour has no problem because she is very wealthy.Back at home,Karen walked into the living room with a paint box.Aunt Winnie was sitting on the sofa doing accounts, Aunt Mary was sitting across from her with her legs crossed eating fruit, and Uncle Mason was lying in a fancy black coffin on the embalming table."I think we can add some decorations inside, like a radio box or a hidden compartment with a gun inside.""Are you trying to prevent grave robbery?" Aunt Winnie gave her evaluation without even looking up. "It would be more practical to give the cemetery administrator a gun.""I just think that in case someone is mistakenly buried alive, they can use the gun to call for help. If it weren't for the cemetery not having phone lines, I would have installed a telephone inside.""Think about it, the deceased's loved ones would want them to have a chance to suddenly wake up, at least they would have this beautiful vision, right?"Aunt Winnie continued to shake her head. "Our service quality is very high, we bury deep underground, bullets can't penetrate, and before he could even shoot, he would have suffocated.""Hope, hope, that's what I'm saying. Mary, if I die, do you want me to suddenly sit up in my coffin?"
Aunt Mary took a bite of the apple and shook her head, saying, "When I prepare your funeral makeup, I will first stab your chest to prevent you from being falsely declared dead. I want to avoid the possibility of you suffocating in the coffin, it's just too cruel." Uncle Mason was taken aback and sat up, looking at Mary. "That's actually a good idea, my dear." Just then, Uncle Mason saw Karen walking in and immediately exclaimed, "Oh my, let's see who's back!" He was shining with a golden glow, stepping on the sunset's rays, surrounded by magnificent melodies. Ah,
"Originally, it's my handsome nephew, Karen!" Uncle Mason flipped over the edge of the coffin with one hand and when he landed, his foot slipped slightly. Below was the step of the embalming table, so he had to continue leaning forward and sliding down the steps. After running down the steps, his momentum was still going and his body completely lost balance.Finally,With a "thump",He knelt directly in front of Karen.Karen could only habitually move to the side, not accepting her uncle's grand gesture.Aunt Winnie dropped her pen and walked quickly towards Karen, but accidentally stepped on her own skirt. The skirt was of good quality and didn't tear, but she fell onto the coffee table, barely holding onto the edge to prevent herself from rolling off.Aunt Mary was supposed to be the most composed one, but after seeing her husband kowtow to their nephew and her sister-in-law comically falling in front of her, she was so shocked that the apple she was chewing on got stuck in her throat. She could only use her hands to grab her neck and try to cough it out.Without caring to help her uncle and aunt, Karen rushed to her aunt and threw the paint box on the sofa before hugging her from behind.Then she clenched her fists and used her elbows to give a forceful upward and inward impact to her aunt's upper abdomen.
Haimlich first aid method,One, two, three, four!"Ah!"Aunt finally shouted and spit out an apple.Karen took a deep breath, wiped her forehead with the back of her left hand, and picked up the paint box that had been left on the sofa earlier and placed it on the coffee table with her right hand."Hoo...hoo...hoo..."Aunt, who was still catching her breath, turned to Karen and couldn't wait to ask:"Karen...how was your date yesterday?""My dear, are you okay?" Uncle Mason immediately came over to check on his wife's condition.Aunt Mary pushed her husband away and continued to look at Karen, gesturing for her to answer.
"Right, how was your date yesterday?" Uncle Mason refocused on the main question as soon as he saw that his wife was okay.Aunt Winnie was adjusting her dress with both hands, but her eyes were fixed on Karen.Karen was surprised by how much her family cared about her date. It was probably because they were finally expecting and feeling proud of their pig that was starting to produce cabbage.To be honest, Karen was touched."It was great," Karen replied. Feeling like she shouldn't have given such a simple answer, she quickly added, "We went to an amusement park, watched a movie, and had dinner. Then we went to the Mam Couple Restaurant by the river, which Uncle recommended. The atmosphere there was really nice.""And then?" Aunt Winnie asked."Yeah, and then?" Uncle Mason asked.Aunt Mary spread her hands, "What else did you do?""Then it was getting late, so I took her home.""And before going home?" Aunt Winnie asked.
"No, it was in front of her house," Aunt Mary corrected, "When you said goodbye, did you do anything?"Karen licked her lips and could only answer, "I hugged her.""Yes!" Aunt Mary immediately clenched her fist and waved it, "A girl who is willing to let you hug her in front of her house means she has already accepted your relationship! Because her mother might be secretly watching from the gap in the living room curtains! If in the future, Mina is brought home by a boy she's dating, I will definitely stand behind the curtains and secretly watch them. I can't turn on the lights, afraid that they will see my shadow! But Mina must know that I will peek, so if she still lets you hug her in this situation, it's almost certain that she's ready to make your relationship public to her family.""No, there's still one difference. Was it a polite hug? Did you initiate it? Was she embarrassed?" Uncle Mason immediately started analyzing the details."I hugged her twice."
"Yo! Mr. Karen! Good, very good, very good!" Uncle Mason raised his hand and patted Karen's shoulder repeatedly, like an old general who had retired from the battlefield and was passing on his legacy to the younger generation: "Truly a man of our Inmores family!" Karen could only politely smile. Aunt Winnie began to pray: "Thank God, thank God, our Karen is in love." Aunt Mary laughed and said, "I told you, our previous Karen was a bit introverted and awkward, but now our Karen, which woman of any age can resist his charm?" Karen couldn't resist the enthusiasm of these elders and could only ask, "Is Grandpa at home?" "He's in the study on the third floor," Aunt Mary replied.
"Then I'll go find Grandpa.""Okay, okay." Aunt Mary suddenly thought of something and immediately asked, "Oh, Karen, there's one more thing.""Yes, Aunt?""How did you end up spending the night at Mr. Piajie's house after your date with Ms. Eunice?""Because they live on the same street, and Mr. Piajie is a psychology professor, so we...""You should stay away from him in the future. Didn't his wife just pass away? Why does he keep coming to our house to find you?" Aunt Mary reminded with a frown."Yes, yes." Aunt Winnie also chimed in, "I heard that those highly educated people like to mess around."Karen's parents passed away early, so these elders took on the responsibility of Karen's parents and provided for her needs at a higher level. They were genuinely happy for Karen's growth, but they were also afraid that she would go down the wrong path. They wouldn't be able to face Karen's parents in heaven if that happened.Karen knew they had misunderstood. She and Mr. Piajie were just friends who shared similar personalities and professions, and he was now... So,
Karen could only say, "Mr. Piajie's father is the Minister of Energy and Industrial Development in our country."Aunt Mary: "It would be very beneficial to exchange ideas with Professor Piajie."Aunt Winnie: "People like Mr. Piajie must have a good character."Uncle Mason chuckled as he watched his wife and sister-in-law's expressions change."I'll go greet Grandpa." Karen nodded to the elders and walked upstairs."Do you ever think about it? Can a university professor really live on Rhine Street?" Uncle Mason laughed."Mason.""Yes, dear?""Mam Lover's Restaurant, why haven't you taken me there?""Um..."
When Karen arrived on the third floor, she saw Pu'er sitting on the windowsill, facing a pot of flowers in front of her, constantly patting them with her cat paws. The edge of the windowsill was already scattered with many petals.This cat was playing with emotions and atmosphere here."You wicked god." Pu'er turned her head and stared at Karen, "How dare you treat me like this."Watching her junior being flirted with by this man in front of her, and even being dragged back home when she wanted to join in as a third wheel, she felt wronged, very wronged, extremely wronged.Karen walked to Pu'er's side, bent down, carefully gathered all the flower petals on the windowsill into his hands, and then looked at them with a sigh.Pu'er was stunned, "What are you doing?""These flowers, they are so pitiful.""Huh? No, I am even more pitiful than these flowers!"
"Your claws should show some mercy, look at you, you've hurt them all.""Are you acting in a play?" Puer asked, "Can you please be normal?""Wait, I'll go get a small shovel and dig a hole in the garden to bury these poor petals.""You...you...you...are you crazy!"Karen slapped her forehead,scattering the petals on the ground,apologetically saying:"Sorry, I'm still immersed in yesterday's atmosphere and couldn't snap out of it.""Shameless! Despicable! Vile! Evil god!"Puer supported himself on his hind legs and waved his claws at Karen.
"Are you using these tactics to deceive my poor and innocent junior?""Yes.""Meow meow meow!!!"Puer pounced on Karen, but Karen didn't move, allowing Puer to scratch on him. Puer raised its paw towards Karen, but then froze. Its paw was unable to come down. For a moment, the atmosphere was awkward, especially for Puer, as its paw kept reaching out and retracting. "Why didn't you dodge?""Why didn't you scratch?"
"You are really shameless, you are not even willing to follow the process and let me vent my anger!""Hmm..."Karen remained calm;Dis was in the study, only when he went crazy would he dare to ruin Dis's favorite grandson at this time, especially when the grandson was in love.The family is afraid of grandpa, well, even the cat at home is.Karen reached out and took Pu'er off her body, placing him on the windowsill.Pu'er used his paws to rub against the windowsill,feeling a little lost:"Handsome appearance, mature soul, I don't think my junior can resist, but I'm just so angry, how can you two behave like this!"Karen sat down on the windowsill and reached out to touch Pu'er's head: "Actually, I haven't done anything yet."
"Haha." Pu'er pursed his lips, "For a boat ticket, you deceived a nineteen-year-old girl. Don't you think you're being too much?""I'm only sixteen.""You know what I mean by the age I said." Pu'er stubbornly avoided Karen's hand."You know, there are some things that neither you nor I can change." Karen pointed to the study door, "Actually, I didn't want to start dating so early. I thought I still had a lot of time to do some personal things."Pu'er immediately raised his head and glared at Karen:"What do you mean by not wanting to date? Does my great-great-great-great niece not match up to you?""She's a lovely girl, it's quite comfortable to take a walk with her.""I don't think you're describing love.""Well, I don't think someone who has been a cat for a hundred years without ever dating can understand what love is; I even remember that day someone saw a girl and started urging me to mate.""Okay, you can shut up now."
"The one who is playing with sadness is you," Karen reminded, "Isn't it better to be a cute and obedient cat? I have many recipes for fish here."Pu'er subconsciously swallowed his saliva and licked his lips,But still said seriously:"Dis's decision, I cannot change, I am aware of this.""Okay.""And I can guess that my junior lady, even if she doesn't marry you, her right to choose her own marriage is not in her hands. The reason I chose to leave home back then was also because my grandfather forced me to go on blind dates.""Did you break ties with your family because of the marriage arrangement?""That was later. My family obtained something very valuable and the ambitious members of the family wanted to use it to expand the family. They even wanted to establish a cult led by the family. So I personally stole that thing and destroyed it.""Okay."
"Why don't you ask me why I'm doing this?""I don't feel like asking."Karen stood up, ready to go see Dis.Puer grabbed onto his pants with his claws:"One more thing, say it before you go see Dis.""Okay, you say.""I love my family very much, even though I probably don't know anyone in the family now. But they are the descendants of my brothers and sisters from back then, so they represent the concept of home for me. Do you understand?""I understand.""So, Karen, when you go to Vayne, can you treat my family like you would treat the Inmoleis family?"Karen shook his head.
Pu'er pouted like a cat.Karen smiled and said, "The condition is that they have to treat me like a family member."After saying that,Karen walked to the study door and knocked."Come in."..."How's it going?" Dis looked at his grandson sitting in front of him."It's only the first day of our official date." Karen reminded his grandfather.Dis calmly said, "When it comes to love, sometimes you can determine the result in just a moment."Karen thought his grandfather made a good point. In normal circumstances, dating is like a turtle looking at mung beans, once you find the right one, you start.
As for that kind of chasing drama, comforting and back and forth struggles and waiting, it often only moves oneself in one direction.In the end, even if the "chase" and "grind" are successful, in most cases the other party has no better choice but to reluctantly accept it.It has to be said that the men of the Inmores family seem to have always had strong confidence in this aspect."So, what is your answer?" Dias asked."I think it's a good start for both of us," Karen said."Well, that's good. Invite her to dinner at home in a few days.""Is it too soon?" Karen asked.Last time, the family was all cleared out, and they came to the house under the guise of a home visit, but what Grandpa said was obviously like the girl was officially meeting the parents.Dias took a sip of tea: "Her family will also help push for it."Karen nodded: "I understand."
Both families' dignified patriarchs have already reached an understanding, leaving little room for the younger generation to choose, or even almost none. Even Karen, who has rich thoughts and understanding of "free love", can only choose to go on blind dates and actively engage with others after learning about Dis's intentions. There is naturally no "way out" for the woman's side. Therefore, under these circumstances, it is truly rare and even a great fortune to meet someone who makes oneself feel comfortable. It's time to be content. "By the way, Grandpa, I know who the demon you said was going to help us clean up." "Oh." Dis was obviously not surprised by this, and there was really nothing worth being surprised about. "The Wall God Sect, is it taboo?" "Strictly speaking, not really. Because the main inheritance of the Wall God Sect has long been broken, so the ordinary followers of the Wall God Sect scattered around will not encounter any suppression or persecution. However, there will always be some people who preserve or inherit the inheritance of the Wall God Sect. Although the number is pitifully small, they have always been the target of the Order God Sect's attacks. Because the true god of the Wall God Sect, Rierlsa, was personally suppressed by the god of order."
The boss suppressed the other boss, so the underlings below will naturally also exterminate the other side's underlings."Why?" Karen asked."Because Rierlsa attempted to draw the final mural for the God of Order, which angered the God of Order.""I see."When the other side was flourishing, it would be strange if you went to prophesy when they would fall. "Have you finished reading those books that summarize various religions?""I just finished reading them for the first time," Karen replied."Take a good look and then choose one to give to me." Dis took out a purple bookmark and placed it in front of Karen. "Write the name of that church on this bookmark."Karen took the bookmark in her hand."Then I really have to take a closer look, because I still don't know which church I am more interested in, and I can't say which one I like the most for now."
"No, you got the wrong idea," Dis shook his head."Hmm?"Dis looked at Karen,calmly saying:"Choose a church you dislike the most."Karen was stunned,the chapter from the myth of "Light of Order" she had read came to mind:"The daughter of the God of Order, Ankara, got angry over a small matter.The God of Order handed her a bookmark and asked her to write down the name of the god she hated the most;Soon, that god fell."
Then, Ankara laughed.