Chapter 64: Fifty-Nine: Negotiation
"Dear, you came back really quickly." Watching his wife enter the hall, Goethe forced a smile and stood up. His husband had just sat down and now opened his arms to embrace the lady before him: "Welcome home."
"I’m back, and you’ve gotten older again, Goethe." As an elf, Anna smiled and patted her husband’s back: "How are our daughters?"
"They’re good. Margaret and Faye can take care of themselves quite well. Speaking of which, I saw Colin when I arrived. Although he’s still as clumsy as when he was younger, he’s now a man who stands tall..." Goethe paused, then looked at his beloved: "Give him and Margaret a chance, will you? Although Leman always says that you dislike Colin even more, seeing Margaret’s happy face when she mentions him, I really don’t want to see the child suffer. We have many daughters, let’s give her happiness."
"Do you think I’m a bad mother, Goethe? I raised Margaret myself. She’s Manli’s child, and Manli entrusted her to me, not to lead her into hell. So I will agree to her marriage to Colin, but I need old Hoffman to swear that he won’t involve him in his messes anymore." Anna looked at her husband’s face: "Manli couldn’t watch her child grow up, and I can’t stand to watch her future as a widow."
"I can bring this up with old Hoffman, but please don’t tell Manli that I couldn’t fulfill her wishes in this matter."
"It seems my sister really has her own ideas. Besides Margaret, did she also mention her household’s Sigro?"
"Of course, at least twice a month. But Manli’s getting old. She’s only on the sixth step and hasn’t climbed as high as you and me, so let’s give her some slack, at least don’t let her be too embarrassed, okay?"
"You don’t need to remind me of that, Goethe. Do you know? I respect Manli because you and she have been lovers since you were young. Back then, you said you were not doing well, but she never complained about anything. So, I will refuse her, but I will pay the corresponding price, a head of the Great Demon, I think, will be a fine gift."