839 PantherBaby (1/2)
Iris sighed again and massaged her aching temples. It was clear that Bacon was hell-bent on assisting his uncle in his work with Shadow Winds. Perhaps it was the similarity in their personalities that made Bacon gravitate towards his uncle's shady work.
Since both uncle and nephew wanted to work with each other so much, then she would allow it but only if her big brother agreed to finally talk to her and Jin Liwei in person. It was better to allow Bacon to go to his uncle's side if it was what he really wanted than have him eventually rebel against her if she insisted on forbidding him. She had a strong abhorrence against being restrained herself, so she wouldn't be surprised if her children inherited the same trait.
”Mother, are we going to snatch those shares by force from those people you're going to meet this afternoon?” Bacon asked, reminding her of their previous conversation.
”We're not snatching by force,” she replied.
Bacon's tail drooped. ”Oh.”
”Snatching by force is stealing,” Iris continued saying. ”Stealing is a crime and we can't do that openly.”
”Then can we do it if it's not openly?” Bacon asked next, his tail starting to swish in excitement.
Iris shook her head. ”We're not going to steal anything, Bacon.”
”Oh.” Bacon's excited tail drooped again.
”But you're right. If those shareholders refuse to sell their equity even after demanding a meeting with me in person today, then they're just wasting my time and energy which I don't have an abundance this time because of my pregnancy. I'm also lacking in patience right now when it comes to acquiring more Long Industries shares. We may not steal but we can still use other methods to force them to sell. That's all.”
Bacon's tail started rotating like a helicopter's rotor blades. His excitement was clear in his tail even though his face looked bored as usual. ”Mother, Bacon would like to help in this matter when you're finished devising your plan.”
”Oh oh oh! Ketchup wants to help Mommy, too! Meow~”
Iris chuckled at her AI children's eagerness. ”Alright, I will. Thank you, Bacon and Ketchup.”
”Okie dokie, Mommy! Ketchup is on it!”
”Bacon will do as Mother says.”
Iris nodded and smiled at her two adorable cat AI children. ”I'll also work on it when I have time. Your dad doesn't want me spending too much time inside our computer room without his supervision.”
”Please rest, Mother, and leave this kind of work to this white lamebrain and I,” Bacon said.
Iris scowled. ”Put 'lamebrain' in your bad words list. And call your sibling Big Sister Ketchup.”
Bacon's rotating tail stopped and drooped. ”I'm sorry, Mother. Bacon is wrong. I'm sorry, Big Sister Ketchup.”