Surprisingly, when they arrived at Ciudad de los Dragones, they got along quite well with the Nicolas family, and with Evangelina and Nicolas, who welcomed Carlos and Micaela and the large group of friends with great enthusiasm and friendliness.
Tomas and Bianca did not go to the Obregon family.
Bianca had eaten too cold the day before and Cristobal Agueyo had some diarrhea and a low fever, so he went directly to the hospital.
The two brothers, Efraim and Cesar, were not exactly affectionate with everyone, but they didn’t have a cold face either.
Nicolas was delighted that Carlos was willing to take his friends back to the Obregon family, and after lunch at home and a short break in the afternoon, the family took them to the most picturesque and fragrant lotus flower in all of Salamonsa to burn incense and ask for blessings.
The Salamonsa’s beliefs are also identical to those of the Anlandana.
In front of everyone, he knelt before Lord Buddha and prayed:
-God bless and bless Carlos so that he can solve all the obstacles and that they grow old in peace with Micaela and have no more problems?
The devotion moved Ernesto and the others: Carlos’ real father truly accepted him….
He then led the group to a dense wishing tree to ask for a sign.
It is a large evergreen tree with leafy branches and leaves, and in its shade, covered with countless red wishing cloths, which from afar looks like a large green umbrella with millions of red cloths dotting it, of extraordinary beauty….
There is a small rectangular wooden table under a large tree and several people are gathered there.
When Nicolas passed by, the men, who naturally recognized Mr. Nicolas, stepped back of their own accord.
Nicolas sat at this end of the table and greeted the white-haired master politely for a while, then looked at Carlos and Micaela and said with a smile:
-Maestro, help me calculate how many times I can be grandfather to this son of mine.
Micaela’s little face flushed at the words….
The teacher put on his old-fashioned glasses, looked carefully at Micaela’s face and palm, and even made her draw a lot, squinting for half a day at the bamboo stick and then for half a day at Carlos, looking this way and that before saying: -Sorry:
-A match made in heaven, but alas, good things come in small jars…..
Carlos, Micaela, Ernesto and Alba were stunned.
This man, this man said exactly the same thing as the “Richard III” we four met when we went shopping together….
Carlos squeezed the girl’s hand tighter, with a frown, and Alba leaned her hands on the table anxiously, asking nervously:
-Master, is your ordeal over then? When will it pass?
The Master tried to speak, but closed his mouth.
Ernesto, seeing the Master’s attitude, unconsciously said exactly the same as then:
-Again ‘it’s the sectretto’, isn’t it?
The Master nodded and looked at Nicolas, who was sitting at his side of the table.
-Mr. Nicholas, this daughter-in-law of yours could make you a grandfather three times over.
Nicolas smiles happily and looks delighted….
Three times grandfather…
Micaela froze, shy and, at the same time, her heart burst with joy, did it mean she would have three children?
She is not afraid of pain, she is ready to give birth to the one she loves the most, it is the continuation of their lives…
Carlos however frowned….
He does not believe in this, one child is enough, having a baby is very hard, he will not let Micaela suffer more….
Alba and Olivia, Katarina and the girls are relieved to hear the words of the Master….
In fact, the Master implicitly told them that the test would pass without a doubt….
Whether he was right or wrong, it was a kind of good wish, and they left behind their slightly heavy hearts and also began to wonder curiously how many children they would have…..
Alba denied that the guru said she would have a second child!
She was determined not to have a second child.
Katarina was so happy to hear from the master’s mouth that she too would have three children, that Antonio immediately offered her a generous “hard-earned” amount.
Olivia and Paula were also thrilled to ask this question and both received the same answer:
Two!
Whether it’s accurate or not, it’s just for fun….
After leaving Lotus Mountain, Nicholas took the group shopping and bought each of the children a bunch of gifts, which was very generous.
They were all very aware that Nicolas received them with great sincerity, but the ultimate reason was actually to please Carlos….
Only Charles kept calling him “Mr. Nicholas” and they all had mixed feelings when they saw the hint of despair in Nicholas’ eyes….
It feels like Carlos has changed his tone now and cheapened Nicolas, after all, everyone heard the story of him and Carlos’ mother, Patricia’s loving wife, really pitiful, sympathizing with his….
However, seeing Nicolas’ look of expectation, repeatedly disappointed, I felt a little sad for him….
But everyone tacitly said nothing to Carlos, everything, they followed Carlos’ wishes….
In the evening, after a nice dinner at the Grand Hotel, Nicolas took the group to the amusement park.
Burning incense for blessing, shopping and amusement parks are the strategies Nicolas has worked out with his brain….
Seeing Carlos pushing the cradle with one hand and holding Moya’s hand with the other and immediately getting on the Ferris wheel gave him a surge of joy, good thing they liked it….
All the couples got into their individual boxes and Evangelina also dragged Nicolas into a small square room.
Eric single very shamelessly sneaked into Diego and Paula’s room because they, as a couple, are relatively less affectionate and his little heart couldn’t take any more if he was still with that pair….
The Ferris wheel slowly starts up and the bustling night scene of the City of Dragons becomes more and more visible to all….
Micaela stood in front of the small window, mentally marveling at the beauty outside, and half looked at the man holding Mike beside her and asked curiously:
-Carlos, do you feel like riding the Ferris wheel?
I dragged her along as soon as I saw a Ferris wheel…..
Carlos’ thin lips curved into a slight smile as he looked at her and asked instead of answering:
-Micaela, do you remember the first time I gave you a birthday present?
Micaela looks out and a happy smile spreads across her face.
-Of course I remember, it was the first time I went to an amusement park since I can remember in Anlandana.
Carlos bagged the whole amusement park, they rode together on the merry-go-round, the train, the pirate ship, drove the bumper cars, played on the ocean ball for quite a while, and their laughter was everywhere….
Carlos had one hand on the stroller and the other around the little girl’s shoulders.
-We did many, many things that day, but the one thing we didn’t do was ride the Ferris wheel. The anticipation in your eyes was so evident then, but you insisted on going back to the hotel to rest. In fact, you could tell I hadn’t slept all night, couldn’t you?
Micaela rested her head on Carlos’ shoulder and let out a faint gasp.
Carlos’ magnetic voice echoed in her ears:
-Riding the Ferris wheel has a special meaning for couples, and I’m sorry, Micaela, to be filling that regret now.
Micaela’s heart swelled with sweetness and joy as the window pane reflected their huddled figures.
-Carlos, as long as I am with you and can look at you, I am happy and content.
Carlos took the human in his arms and held her close, moving in to kiss her lips, his voice growing darker and darker.
-Micaela looking at me would be too much for me, and something had to be done….
Micaela put down her shyness, wrapped her arms around his neck, stood on her tiptoes and covered his lips….
Panting, the kiss ended and the Ferris wheel reached its highest point, Carlos embraced the woman from behind and together they contemplated the impressive night view…
No wonder couples like to ride the Ferris wheel, because they can stay in this little corner of the world with the person they love the most, contemplating the night and making each other’s heart swell with love….
Micaela bit her lip and looked at Carlos’ reflection in the glass and was about to confess her love to him when Carlos buried his face in the crook of her neck and his voice was muffled:
-Micaela, it’s time to go home for your postnatal checkup, so get ready….