“Oh…”
Gabriel tilted his head back and after a long “oh”, he asked in a milky voice, “What’s a wedding?”
“…”
Enrico paused at the question and slapped him on the head, “It’s when you weren’t supposed to be involved and now you have to be involved it’s called a wedding.”
“…”
Gabriel sounded confused and blinked in bewilderment, “Involved in what?”
“I have an assignment for you.”
How else would he have divulged this to a brat.
Upon hearing this, Gabriel sucked in a breath and shrank his shoulders straight back, “Daddy, can we do the wedding later, I’m so tired right now, I want to sleep.”
I’m so tired of being away from home.
Enrico looked at him, grinding his teeth, “About the wedding, don’t tell your mommy about it, or I’ll tell her about you running around today and almost getting sold, and the dirt dog almost turning into soup.”
At those words, Gabriel hurriedly covered his mouth with his small hand and desperately shook his head.
Don’t say it, don’t say it.
Definitely can’t let mommy be sad or know that he was so nasty today.
…
After this incident, Paige found that Gabriel’s closeness to Enrico reached a whole new peak.
The person who usually follows her around shouting “Mommy hug” is now hugging Enrico’s thighs all day long, and he doesn’t say “yes” when Enrico says “yes” or “no” when Enrico says “yes”.
When Enrico goes out five times, he follows him three times.
Paige asked Enrico if he was ready to do this to Gabriel during the “education class” that day.
Enrico looked at her with a wicked smile, “Paige, do you know what the best way to deal with a love rival who can’t get off the ground is?”
“…”
“It’s to receive the little love rival under my banner, to listen to my orders and do my bidding.”
“…”
“There’s no one in the world yet born who can steal a woman from me, Enrico.”
Paige was speechless as she listened, how did Gabriel become his love interest?
That’s a hell of a plot to use on your own son.
Not really, it was considered a yang plot, she knew the truth and couldn’t reveal it, after all, she hoped Gabriel had learned this lesson not to run around and study hard.
After this educational lesson, time seemed to have been put on an accelerator button.
As the year wore on, Enrico’s hair thickened considerably, hardly ever fell out, and his physical exams were always normal.
Rafael’s reelection ceremony followed, and the country entered a new Chapter in the fight against discrimination.
At the reelection ceremony, Rafael invites representative figures from all walks of life to be present, including some from Wind Island, to prove his determination, and this ceremony is broadcasted to the whole world.
That night, Rafael hosted a private dinner at the Presidential Palace.
Enrico and Paige were naturally the guests of honor.
“I think the next thing to change is education, there are too many drawbacks to the happy education practiced in Country A. This kind of education will only lead to generation after generation of children, pulling apart a widening gap.”
In the President’s office, Paige sat in an antique chair and spoke in a light tone.
Rafael, seated in his suit at his desk, was just about to speak when Carrie, seated beside him, smoothly said, “I agree with what Sister Paige said.”
What did Paige say that you would disagree with?
Rafael gave her a silent look before looking across the room at Enrico, who was sitting next to Paige, and cleared his throat, “Enrico, do you agree?”
He was the biggest plutocrat in Country A right now, and smart people could know who was profiting from happy education.
Enrico lethargically leaning against the back of the chair, sniffing carelessly raised his eyelids, “Whatever.”
“I know that the most important thing for a plutocracy is to make sure that their power and wealth is passed on forever, with many unintelligent people paying for their labor and a small percentage of intelligent people paying for their brains.”
How could Paige not understand what Rafael meant, “It’s best to be in control that way, even if that small percentage of smart people make some noise, they can always be controlled with power, or by instigating the underclass of laborers who are the easiest to sway, it’s the smoothest structure.”
Plutocrats naturally all like their children and grandchildren to be powerful for generations, and like the descendants of wage earners to be wage earners for generations.
Once everyone had decent educational resources and chose to desperately study, desperately expand their horizons, and desperately try to make a name for themselves, there were some things that were less controllable.
“Exactly.” Carrie followed, “Back in the day, all of us plebes who got into The Capital University thought it was a glorious thing to do, but in reality, all of us high achievers were just a reserve of high-class part-timers, and the chances of getting ahead were hard and few and far between.”
It’s unequal in a way.
“That can’t be said with such absolutes, it’s also true of these great families that they can pass on.” Rafael looked to Paige, “Paige, you do have a son.”
Doesn’t she want to plan something for Gabriel?
Hearing this, Paige didn’t hesitate a bit and said frankly, “If he is capable, he can naturally stabilize his position in a sea of powerful people, and if he isn’t capable, why should he use class divisions to press others into being less capable than him?”
Because you can’t do it yourself, you don’t allow others to do it?
“…”
That’s a word that’s come to an end, too, Jedi.
Rafael smiles and can’t help but feel, “This is something that will have to be considered in the long run, after all, it’s only after eliminating the biggest class conflict in Country A. Of course, I wish the education system was a little better.”
That way Country A can be strengthened on strengthened.
“President Rafael, as you also said, the biggest contradiction has been solved, what is there to be afraid of?” Paige smiled faintly.
“Sister Paige can even rebuild the slums, I believe that changing education is just short of the right ways and means.” The gorgeously dressed Carrie sat and smiled at Paige, “I’m very confident in the future of Country A.”
“…”
You do have faith in Paige.
Rafael barely managed to squeeze out a smile, “Carrie, you accompany Paige out for a walk, I still have something to talk to Enrico about.”
At that, Carrie nodded and stood up, “Sister Paige, shall we go out first?”
“Good.” Paige got up and glanced down at Enrico, “Wait for you outside.”
“Uh-huh.” Enrico took her hand and squeezed it before releasing it and letting her go.
As soon as the two women left, Rafael’s shoulders slumped, taking off his glasses and tossing them on the table, reaching up to pinch his brow, “What’s wrong with you women, you say it’s a private dinner, but then it turns into a conversation about business, I’ve been busy lately, and the landlord’s longtime laborer isn’t this tired.”
The words fell, and the room went silent.
Rafael looked up to see Enrico sitting there, looking at him with an expressionless face, and after a moment, his eyes fell ghostly on the custom-made globe on the desk.
“Just pretend I didn’t say anything.” Rafael silently moved the globe towards himself.
Enrico then withdrew his gaze and gave him a cold look, “Just do what she says.”