Chapter 1173

As mentioned before, in noble families, the bond between parents and children is very thin. Basically speaking, children are brought up by housekeepers and nannies. Compared with blood related parents, the relationship between children and housekeepers and nannies is closer and closer.

So is the hall family.

Housekeeper Philip denba and nanny Denis Stevens are responsible for the upbringing and care of the four children. Although the four children have hired tutors, on the whole, the boys are closer to Philip, and the girls are what Denis has watched grow up.

There's a small difference between them.

As a housekeeper, Philip is aloof and basically abides by all the etiquette of the nobility. As George Hall's right hand, he is in charge of all the affairs of the whole house. In the real hereditary family, the housekeeper's position is inherited from generation to generation, which is absolutely not the responsibility of ordinary outsiders.

Therefore, Philip needs to abide by more rules and regulations, and his relationship with the two boys is closer, but he still has to abide by aristocratic etiquette, which is not like a father son relationship strictly speaking; It's kind of like a teacher and a friend.

As a nanny, Denise is different. Many aristocratic family nannies are hired, they have a special system of education and training institutions, after receiving relevant training, just like the job interview, only a few aristocratic families will adopt the hereditary system.

Naturally, Denise's bondage is much less. She devotes all her maternal love to her children, and her fetters and relationship with them are closer, closer to her mother's image.

It is worth mentioning that Denise is now over 80 years old. When she was young, she took care of Elizabeth hall. Later, she came to Hall's house with Elizabeth and took care of ALF and Edith respectively.

Denise herself once had a son and a daughter. Her daughter died unexpectedly when she was young. After her son came of age, he was seriously ill. After suffering for several years, she died. Now she is also alone. Soon after her son died, Edith was born, so Denise put all her efforts on Edith.

Of the four children, Edith and Denise have the closest relationship.

Nanny is a very colloquial name. In aristocratic families, only children would call their nanny like this; In addition, in spoken English, people are used to nickname their grandmother or grandmother with this noun, which makes them more intimate and childish.

Of the four children in the hall family, Edith is the only one who still calls Denise that way. When the other children grow up, they all call her by her first name. This small detail shows how important Denise is to Edith.

A few years ago, before Langley and Edith were adults, Denise chose to retire because of her health, and left London to live in the countryside.

This time, Denise invited Edith to spend Christmas together, and went further back to Hall's house. Obviously, it was not just for the holiday, but also for Elizabeth——

It's true that Denise and Edith are very close; It is also true that Elizabeth was brought up by Denise.

For a long time, in order not to let Denise worry and enjoy her life, Edith seldom talked about her life and work, and every time she talked and met, she was vague; If Elizabeth tells Denise that Edith is now working in a dangerous place like the battlefield and needs help, Denise will certainly be willing to contribute.

This is the meanness of the adult world.

Under the banner of "for your own good", weaving white lies, breaking the bottom line again and again, but in the end it is not sure who is good for.

When Langley heard Edith mention "nanny", the foreboding came. His first reaction was to exclaim "Jesus Christ", because he knew that Edith would lose her calmness as long as it was in the face of Denise. Even if she knew it was a trap, she would willingly jump down.

Langley believed that Elizabeth knew that, too.

As for "Charlie" mentioned in the words, it was their personal family doctor and they had a good relationship.

Edith, who returned to London for Denise's sake, soon realized that it was a trap, but she couldn't blame the nanny; What's more, Denise's physical condition is really not good. She is old and needs a good rest, so even if she understands it, Edith can't get away.

In the twinkling of an eye, it's a month.

Even if Edith doesn't need to explain in detail, lanli can also make up the relevant pictures.

Living in that house, it's like the soul is bound. Even though Edith's body is free and she can leave at any time, she still can't rest assured that Denise can't easily turn around and let go. Therefore, she becomes a kite, and the kite line is firmly held in Elizabeth's hands.

This is their mother.

Lanli can't help but think of the original "Hamlet" invitation, they choose to compromise temporarily, the ultimate goal is to want the children back, and then choose the road according to their wishes.

"And alf?" With a rhetorical question, Lan Li grasped the key point of the question. If ALF is also at home, and Elizabeth, the sense of depression and frustration is really chilling. Even Langley can't bear it now.

Edith looked surprised. "The wonderful place is here. ALF didn't come back. She never showed up except on Christmas day, when she came back for a night; So is Arthur. It's really strange. "

In the past, when encountering similar things, Alf's figure can never be ignored. For example, when Langley returns to London to shoot "crazy love", and when Langley returns to London's west end stage, ALF is the representative. She doesn't take the initiative to wade through the muddy water, but she doesn't deliberately avoid hiding. Instead, she deals with it in her own way. In many cases, she even does better than George and Elizabeth.

But this time, Alf "disappeared.". It can be seen that this is deliberate.

It seems that there is a story that they don't know about ALF. However, Alf always keeps a distance from Langley and Edith. Even Arthur, Alf's communication is very limited, just maintaining the superficial family relationship of the noble family. This is the whole story. Therefore, Lan Li did not know and did not want to know.

"So, how is Denise's body?" Lan Li changed the topic again and asked.

Sure enough, Edith relaxed a little. "It's all old problems. She has a bad heart, but she likes sweets very much. It's a real headache. This time, her knees were not very good. When it was cloudy in London, she couldn't stand up. She needed someone to take care of her, but I hired a nurse for her, and she didn't want to. God, you said, "why is she so stubborn?"

Looking at the chattering Edith in front of him, Lan Li couldn't help laughing.

The same stubbornness is true of Denise, and so is Edith. To be honest, lenley thinks that Edith and Denise are more like a mother and daughter, at least in terms of character and habits, even the way they get along.

At this time, Matthew came over, two people exchanged a line of sight, the fundus of the eyes all slipped a smile: this kind of Edith is really some lovely.

Then, Matthew took the plate in blue Li's hand, picked the eyebrow tail, seemed to ask, "coffee?"

Langley replied, "whiskey." Then his eyes fell on Edith, which meant that Edith needed a drink tonight and he was ready to accompany him.

Matthew immediately understood, nodded and turned away.

"And how did you leave in the end?" Lanli knows Edith well. If Denise doesn't get proper arrangement, she will not be relieved, otherwise she won't be left in London for a whole month. Now let's think back to what happened just now. Everything has been explained reasonably.

Edith took a sip of whiskey and scratched her hair again. "Denise promised me to live in a sanatorium for three months. On the one hand, she would observe her body so that the doctor could complete the examination systematically; If she doesn't like it, she will have to accept the nurse I hired and take care of her at home. "

"Oh, so you convinced her?" Lanli was a little surprised to ask that Denise was a regular grandmother. She didn't know much about the awakening of the new generation of women, and naturally couldn't understand Edith's many choices.

"What?" Edith was stunned and didn't respond.

"Elizabeth convinced Denise. You convinced Denise of the reason why she called you back?" Lanli explained in detail.

Lanli deeply believes that Edith's mental reaction speed is at least two beats slower than before, but it can't blame her. After all, it's very rare that she has lived in that big house for a month without assimilation or degradation; What's more, Edith's date now is... Wait, has she changed her date?

"About my job?" Edith asked back, then waved, "I simply took it with me. Denise also knew that I was pursuing my career. She gave me some advice, but she didn't go deep into it; The real trouble is that they're starting to care about my date. "

"..." the air was suddenly quiet. Lanli and Matthew didn't speak or respond. On the contrary, they highlighted the silence and set off the absurd joy.

Edith herself knew that, raising her hands, she reluctantly made a gesture of surrender, "I know. It's not about my job at all, it's about my date. I don't understand what's wrong with Chris. They are so excited that even the nanny has moved out. "

"Isn't he all up and down, inside and out?" Matthew's cold voice, make complaints about it.