565 – Our Hawthorn Tree – 2

Lynn’s wedding preparations went smoothly.

The County of Flanvel, where her wedding is scheduled to take place, is adjacent to the Duchy of Wolken, the fiefdom of her first father-in-law, so transportation is smooth, and Count Jorun itself is a family that has prospered through commerce. . , So they will be able to prepare the materials and manpower needed for the wedding without any problems. I was able to. If you need something, the item is delivered on the same day.

Calm preparations continued with nothing to worry about, but one unexpected variable arose.

“I don’t know if I can attend the wedding.”

Her mother hesitated to attend her wedding.

It’s not because she particularly hates Rin and doesn’t want to see her face, or because she has a fight with the Count Yorun family. Rather, despite her bloated stomach, her mother came all the way to the island’s mansion and gave Lin her advice.

Yes, even though my stomach is bloated.

“What will other people think…”

Seeing her mother her blushing with embarrassment, her father her her also cleared his throat slightly.

A child born after 40, the youngest child of two grown sons, and a belated surprise gift of the eldest son having a wife.

My mother says that thanks to this enormous title, she is reluctant to appear in front of people. She says that everyone is congratulating her on the outside, but behind the scenes, she is afraid that they will get older and think that it is an unusual situation.

‘What should I do?’

Although it made me laugh, I couldn’t come up with an appropriate reaction because it was such an embarrassing worry.

Her mother’s feelings are understandable. She doesn’t have a set age for having children, but isn’t there something like an unspoken custom? It is not normal to have a youngest child whose age gap is far beyond the normal age limit. Even close acquaintances react with amazement.

That said, you may be ashamed of it, but it is by no means something that is taboo.

‘She wouldn’t have anyone to say anything to her mother in the first place.’

Unless a bullet pierced the head of her, no one would dare say something strange about a mother having her precious youngest child.

Sometimes, it seems like the person who underestimates me the most is my mother. Who would make my biological mother an object of criticism in the social world?

“If my mother doesn’t show up, rumors will spread that she is in poor health. She may also misunderstand that Rin is the hated daughter-in-law.”

That’s why she tried to suppress the twitching of the corners of her mouth and persuaded her mother.

In fact, she can’t even be said to be persuasive. She is already full of the desire and reason that her mother should attend Rin’s wedding.

It’s just a small, very small embarrassment tying my ankles like shackles.

“And wouldn’t our youngest child prefer to move around rather than just staying in the estate?”

At those words, her mother nodded her head slightly.

Our youngest child is already very active, as expected from Crasius. He often kicks in his mother’s arms, and complains that he wants to eat several times a day.

Every time that happened, my father had to run to the islands and get what his youngest son wanted, even while fishing. The legend is that they went fishing without taking any money and bartered for the fish and fruits they caught… I wonder how hard they must have been to have such an ugly legend.

“You know the personality of the youngest child. If he misses a family event, he’ll get angry and ask why I didn’t take him with me.”

“Hehe, well, I guess that’s the case with this kid.”

Only then did her mother’s expression brighten her.

If our lively youngest child cannot attend the wedding of her future sister-in-law or step-sister, it is certain that she will kick her as if she is sad. Her mother would also like to decline that.

“I’m sorry for saying something unnecessary. Please keep it a secret from the fourth baby.”

“Haha, of course I should.”

She looked at her mother gently stroking her stomach and then exchanged glances with her father who was standing next to her.

The sight of my father nodding his head as if he had done well was quite impressive.

‘I think it’s up to my father to convince him, not me.’

I had that thought for a moment, but I quickly shook it off. In a way, my father is the one who put the shackles of embarrassment on my mother. It’s strange that the criminal persuades and comforts.

…

‘Father’s rank… Are you okay?’

I’m seriously worried. Even when he was the head of the family and the white man of the Empire, his father showed weakness towards his mother, but now he is neither the head of the family nor the white man of the Empire, and even gave his mother a surprise gift of being the youngest child. It is not surprising that the father’s position has fallen drastically.

Of course, neither I nor Erich will ignore my father, but the most important thing to him is not his two independent sons, but his wife who lives with him. If she is mistreated by her wife her inside her her, the respect of her her two sons her her her outside her her she means nothing.

‘You’ll figure it out.’

Yes, Dad will take care of it. The sins he committed with his youngest child can only be paid for after the youngest child is born.

Just think of it that way.

The tulip garden in the County of Planvel is a famous tourist destination not only in the empire but also in other countries. If the Barony of Attini is famous for its eels, the County of Flanvel is famous for its tulips. It’s not for nothing that Rin has a hobby of flower arranging.

And holding a wedding at this continental tourist attraction is a privilege granted only to the Count Jorun family, the owner of Planvel.

“It’s pretty.”

The tulip garden we visited a day before her wedding was so beautiful that words like that came out of nowhere. Colorful tulips bloomed in harmony, and stone statues and fountains that did not detract from the scenery were located here and there.

It doesn’t matter that tulips bloom in spring rather than summer. That can be somehow covered up with magic and money.

“Is that so? It’s the pride of Planvel.”

At her honest sentiment, Rin shrugged her shoulders and looked proud.

It is definitely a place to be proud of. If I had a place like this in my territory, wouldn’t I come whenever I’m tired? Even the mentality that was broken after being beaten by the dog-like emperor will be put back together if you lie down here.

“Ever since I was young, I imagined myself in the future. I imagined what kind of man I would be able to marry here.”

“Isn’t this too early for a child to imagine?”

“She has always boasted that she will never forget my mother getting married here.”

I burst out laughing at the sight of Lin smiling brightly.

From a child’s perspective, parents are their whole world. If half the world boasted about the level of education taught to them from childhood, it would be enough to become Lin’s dream of hers.

“So, did your imagination come true?”

“At my best.”

Lin kissed my cheek, took a few steps back, and stuck out her tongue.

“I never thought that someone with six wives would be my husband, but if you look at it one by one, I will get over it because I stole her sister’s husband.”

“They only attack with harsh words.”

She hugged Rin’s waist and kissed her on the way back.

In a place where even the sky would be impressed, it’s not fun to just kiss each other on the cheek when the two of you will officially become husband and wife tomorrow.

And it is common sense that the husband takes the initiative in areas where the wife cannot advance.

“Should we at least do some rehearsal while we’re here?”

I didn’t get an answer.

It was enough for Rin to hug me.

The wedding day has dawned.

“I’m here.”

“Oh, are you here?”

Of course I had to come, but when I did, an awkward guest came.

“…Couldn’t I just give you the congratulatory money and go back? You seem very perceptive.”

“Just pay for your boss’s wedding and show off. Just sit down and clap.”

“Eh…”

The 3rd Department Manager scratched his smooth head as if embarrassed—no, the Executive Director exchanged greetings with the other guests, glancing here and there in a way that did not seem appropriate for his size.

I understand. No matter how much they apologized and compensated, the Jorun family was almost destroyed thanks to the executive director. But the victim’s family becomes the boss’s wife’s family? It must be crazy for the executive director.

“It’s true that it was difficult at the time, but fortunately no one got hurt. It wasn’t intentional, and we compensated for the suffering, so it’s okay now.”

Still, the people of the Yorun family, including Lin, forgave the executive director’s brilliant trolling.

As Lin said, no one in her family or employees was at fault, and the head of the executive department, who was on the verge of being punished by the Golden Ball, handled the matter neatly. The rival families of the Yorun family, who had caused confusion in the work of the inspection department by falsely framing them, were also destroyed at that time.

‘It’s a shame it ended well.’

Even to this day, I feel dizzy when I think about what happened back then. What would have happened if someone had been injured or died? What happened to my relationship with Rin and the fate of the inspection department?

“What are you thinking like that?”

“I thought you might be the fourth.”

Before I knew it, I responded to Eri’s words as she came up next to me and poked my waist.

“Neng?”

Eri, who tilted her head at my words, was convinced when she saw the head of the executive department in the distance, who was only showing his her back her

“I almost got into big trouble.”

“Why do you talk like you’re innocent?”

It was such a shameless reaction that I pulled Eri’s lips for the first time in a long time.

At the time, the incident was led by the executive director, who was the head of Department 3, so the executive director was robbed, and the other managers were also accomplices. If there was a difference, it was just a difference in contribution.

“Uuuuu!”

Eri, who caught her lips, fluttered her hands as if feeling unfair.

It’s even more embarrassing. Are you trying to make excuses when simply reflecting isn’t enough?

‘There is no unfair civil servant in the world.’

There are only unlucky civil servants.

There are only civil servants who are unlucky with their superiors, unlucky with their colleagues, and unlucky with their subordinates. Among them, Eri was unlucky with her colleagues, so she helped her executive director.

“I just prepared the work and didn’t actually execute it!”

Still, the sight of Eri writhing mournfully was a sight to behold, so I gently let go of her hand, and she responded with exactly the level of protest I had expected.

“Maw.”

“Ugh!”

If it was carried out, you were the main culprit, not the executive director.