Du Wei was slightly shocked. He didn't expect his father to investigate so clearly! The only people who knew about his private property were himself and Made. Du Wei firmly believed that Made would never reveal anything and was absolutely loyal to him.
My own. And my father actually knew it so clearly. It seems that he spent a lot of effort investigating the property under his name!
"This is only the first year. If you wait two years, your annual private income will probably exceed the annual family tax of Luolin Plain! I didn't expect that the son I gave birth to would actually be a business genius."
Now that his father had shown off his cards directly, Du Wei had no intention of hiding anything anymore. He just smiled and said: "Those are all nonsense things I made. Although they can make money, they are just small tricks. The family doesn't have any plans now."
We are short of money. The ability to make money is not of much use to the family."
"So, where is your fleet?" Count Raymond smiled.
Du Wei was not surprised at all that his father knew about the fleet. He shrugged: "That was just an accident. I happened to meet a very good thug. Without her help, I would not have been able to get such a fleet."
Team……"
Earl Raymond sighed. He stared deeply at Du Wei, frowned, and said slowly: "What I'm very surprised about is...why?"
"?" Du Wei glanced at his father.
"You are very smart." Earl Raymond said in a deep tone, speaking slowly word by word: "I even think that your smartness is rare in family history! Even I, when I was a teenager, were absolutely
I don't have the brains and abilities like you! But why did you deliberately keep a low profile when you were in the imperial capital? People misunderstood you as an 'idiot'? Now that I think about it, although you didn't pretend to be stupid on purpose, you seemed to be pretending to be stupid on purpose.
I don’t defend those misunderstandings at all, as if I am happy to see that situation! So, I want to ask you...
Why!"
Earl Raymond looked at his son, his tone was very firm, waiting for Du Wei's answer.
Why?
Du Wei was silent for a long time. This question is really difficult to answer... No, it's not that it's difficult, it's that it's impossible to answer!
Although I didn't mean it back then, I intentionally or unintentionally led others to misunderstand me. I was misunderstood as an idiot, but I was very happy to see that situation.
Because I... don't belong to this world. That feeling of discouragement and laziness. I just want to live a carefree and free life... How do I explain it to others?
Yes, I just want to live a free and peaceful life. But in the imperial capital, I can't do that!
But these reasons cannot be told to my father.
Seeing the speechless Earl Duwei, unable to wait for the answer, he sighed again and shook his head: "If you don't want to say it, I won't force you. But I know very well... you seem to have never heard of it since you were a child.
You like me too much, right?"
Du Wei still didn't speak.
Count Raymond did not wait for Duwei to answer this time. Instead, he continued speaking on his own.
"When you were born, I was not with you. As the patriarch of the family, I shouldered the honor and responsibility of the entire family! As a general of the empire, I had to bear the heavy responsibility of opening up and expanding the empire. Even when you were three years old,
I just met you for the first time... In fact, in my heart, I feel deeply guilty for you and your mother." Count Raymond slowly took a sip of wine and smiled as if he was self-deprecating: "
However, you should be able to understand that as a man, many times, these thoughts will not be expressed."
Du Wei said nothing.
"You don't like me. This can be seen in your eyes from the first time I picked you up when I came home. You never refused to speak. Later, if it weren't for Mader...hehe
!You don’t even want to contact me. Although I don’t know why you have those thoughts at such a young age. Maybe you are a rare genius in the Luo Lin family... Maybe it’s because I wasn’t with you when you were young.
Not being with you, mother and son, and not liking me. I can understand all of this."
After a pause, Earl Raymond suddenly asked: "Do you know why I wanted to drive you out of the imperial capital in the first place?"
"...I know." Du Wei finally spoke, and he whispered: "Because you are disappointed in me and think that I am not a qualified heir to the family."
Earl Raymond nodded: "Do you hate me?"
Du Wei shook his head: "No, what I want to say is... I don't hate you."
"Oh?" Count Raymond was slightly surprised.
"Yes." Du Wei sat up straight and said in a very solemn tone: "You are the father, but more importantly, you are the patriarch of the family. So you cannot treat your son like an ordinary father! You have to consider the future of the family.
The heavy responsibility of the future, the rise and fall of the entire family. In this case, I understand this behavior of giving up a son who is considered to be a good-for-nothing...so, I don't hold a grudge."
"You really understand." Count Raymond didn't seem surprised: "But your guess is only half right."
He stood up, walked over gently holding the wine glass, and looked at Du Wei: "The other half of the reason you don't know is... I want to protect you! My son! You... are my son after all! I am
To protect you!"
Du Wei couldn't help but tremble.
"The imperial capital is the center of power in the Roland Continent! It is the most prosperous and majestic city, but at the same time, it is also the most cannibalistic place on the entire continent! Hmph... look at His Majesty the Emperor, the royal family group, the wealthy group, the military group,
The power of the temple, the power of the magic union... For hundreds of years, you eat me, I bite you... Humph, in the past hundreds of years, many once glorious and glorious families have now disappeared into history! I used to see
I was wrong about you, thinking you were a... Well, although I am disappointed in you, after all, you are my son! I can't watch my son grow up in the imperial capital, a cannibalistic place, and watch you flow into this mess.
The aristocratic circle! I thought you were not smart enough and thought you were mediocre. In that case, I’m afraid you would be eaten up to the point of being eaten up by others anytime, anywhere! So, I threw you back to Luolin Plains, actually for protection.
you!"
Count Raymond looked at his son. At this moment, the expression on his face was that of a father.
"My idea is very simple: Although you have not inherited the family's talent, you are my son after all! Let you stay away from the complex and dangerous place of the imperial capital and live some free, happy and safe days in the territory. There, you
It is safe. Even if you are mediocre, you can at least live a comfortable and stable life for decades. As long as your family does not fail in the empire, you can at least live a wealthy and happy life! And even if..."
"Even what?" Du Wei couldn't help but ask.
"Even if the family in the imperial capital suffers a disaster one day, just like those wealthy families that declined in history, they ransacked their homes and wiped out their families... Even if everyone in the imperial capital died, you are far away in the Luolin Plain, and you still have time to escape!
When the time comes, you can remain anonymous and leave a seed for the Luo Lin family!" The imperial official said slowly: "This has always been done by wealthy families! The best people stay in the imperial capital to fulfill their responsibilities for the family, but they also have to stay behind.
Plant some seeds away from the imperial capital, just in case!"
Du Wei's face was solemn.
"You are my son." Earl Raymond said seriously: "Although I used to think that you were far less smart than your brother Gabri, in my heart, I still love you."
Du Wei was suddenly moved. Although he was mentally tough, the touching emotion at this moment surged up uncontrollably from his heart!
"The reason why I am telling you this today is not because of anything else. Because we, father and son, have misunderstood each other for too long! And now I understand that you are far smarter than I thought! So, I don't want to waste any more time,
I have told you all these words in my heart, because I know that with your intelligence, you will be able to understand. At the same time, I also want to tell you something..."
"whats the matter?"
"You must be very strange..." Earl Raymond looked gloomy: "Logically speaking, after I heard the news that you were recognized as Gandolf's disciple a month or two ago, I should have summoned you back to the imperial capital immediately.
, but I kept delaying it for so long! Aren’t you surprised?”
Du Wei smiled bitterly: "I... thought you didn't like me."
Earl Raymond was startled, and then shook his head: "No, what I want to tell you now is that even now, I am very reluctant to call you back! This time I have delayed calling you back to the imperial capital.
I pushed and pushed. But the pressure from all aspects made it impossible for me to delay any longer, so I had no choice but to call you back! Bringing you back was definitely not my intention!"
Du Wei frowned: "But although I have the identity of Gandolf's disciple, is this identity so important? Why has it caused so many things? There are still a few of Gandolf's disciples alive now. How many?
I don’t have more, and I don’t have more. Why am I the one who caused such a big trouble?”
Earl Raymond suddenly sneered and pointed at the magician's robe on Du Wei: "It's because of this robe on you!!"