Chapter 517 - The Tea Invitation (1/2)
The tea ceremony with Alaric would take place at 4 PM. Since 3 o'clock, Caspar and Finland had been getting ready in the living room with tea and small cakes.
They talked about the young man and discussed the possibility of Caspar supporting him to replace him as the clan leader.
”Hmm... About the leadership, there's no doubt at all,” commented Caspar. ”But here, the problem is the ideology he brought. You know the Meier family has always been the leader of the purists. Even Ned and Portia are also purists. If Elios changed the clan's policies by pursuing a purist ideology, it will be dangerous for the clan's future.”
”Oh... So, it was your goal to ask him to come. You want to know him better before deciding whether it's right to leave the clan in his hands or not.”
”My wife is smart,” Caspar smiled and nodded. ”I already have another candidate, actually, but let's see what kind of person Elios is. If he brings the purist ideology to the clan, I won't be able to accept him.”
”Hmm... I understand.” Finland looked at the clock and realized they still had plenty of time. ”How about we try to contact Aleksis and the children? I really miss them.”
Caspar nodded. ”I miss them too.”
He turned on Virconnect, and a moment later, a pair of cute adorable faces appeared in front of them.
”Hi, Grandfather! Uncle Nicolae promised to make us a treehouse if we spent all summer with him at Medici Castle!” Vega exclaimed excitedly.
”Oh, really? The treehouse sounds really cool.” Caspar responded with a smile.
”But Mom doesn't want to spend all her summer with Uncle Nic. Then what do we do? Grandpa, please scold Mommy, please.”
Aleksis, who had just come out, had returned to her living room and was laughing at how her children were complaining to Caspar. She shook her head at them.
”You naughty boy. I didn't reject Uncle Nic. I only asked for time to think,” she said to her two children.
Caspar and Finland smiled at the mother-children interaction. As the grandparents of the two children, they were happy to see Altair and Vega looking more cheerful and seemed to be very supportive of their mother marrying their Uncle Nic.
They listened to the twins' stories about their vacation in Grosseto and their longing seemed to be relieved. Really, they have to thank this great Virconnect 4D technology!
”Good evening, Uncle. Mr. Elios Linden has arrived,” Jadeith suddenly entered at five to 4 PM and interrupted the warmth of the three generations of the Schneider family.
Caspar waved his hand. ”Please let him in.”
”Right away, Uncle.”
Alaric entered just as the shadow of Aleksis and her two children disappeared from the living room. Caspar immediately stood up to greet the young man and invited him to sit down.
”Welcome, Eli. You already know my wife,” Caspar waved, no longer shaking hands. Finland stood up and greeted Alaric.
”Hello, my name is Finland Scheider. Nice to meet you.”
”Hello, Mrs. Schneider.”
When the three of them had sat down and began to enjoy the tea served, Finland watched their guest attentively. Alaric had a very unique face, in her opinion. Even by Alchemist standards, he was very interesting.