Returning to this old mansion where he had lived for several years as a child, Charlie wade felt both familiar and strange in his heart.
Although the mansion was still the same as it was back then, with no major changes, when Charlie wade had lived here, the mansion had always been bustling with activity and people.
Back then, Charlie wade’s father, Bruce wade, had been in the Wade Family with a great deal of splendour.
Although Lord wade had not yet formally passed on the position of Family Head to him, at that time, he was already the actual helmsman of the entire Wade Family.
Under his leadership, the Wade Family had risen high, and the entire Wade Family was united like never before because of his drive.
At that time, whether it was Corran wade or Christine wade, they were all willing to be a sidekick by Bruce wade’s side, because they knew that by following Bruce wade as a supporting actor, they would reap far more benefits than if they were to play the lead role themselves.
Therefore, everyone was happy to relax and just follow Bruce wadeng around and wait for him to allocate resources.
However, since Bruce wade died, the Wade family lost the key to unite the entire Wade family into a rope, and everyone began to have their own thoughts, Corran wade hoped to inherit the position of the head of the family as soon as possible, while Christine wade and a few others hoped to split the family as soon as possible, and to lock up their own share of the benefits as soon as possible.
After that, the Wade family never had that united and thriving scene back then.
In recent years, with the completion of the Wade Family Manor, the Wade Family had basically moved out of the old mansion, leaving only a few underlings to take care of the maintenance here, so it also looked a bit forlorn at the moment.
The few people came to the dining room, and the dining table was already filled with sumptuous food and wine.
Lord wade invited Charlie wade and Lin Wan’er to take their seats, and Stephen Thompson on the side took the initiative to open a bottle of white wine, and poured a pot for each of the grandparents and grandchildren, and then stood respectfully behind Lord wade.
Charlie wade looked at him and spoke, “Butler Stephen sit down and eat some at a time.”
Stephen Thompson busily said, “Thank you young master, you and master haven’t seen each other for many days, so it’s a good time to take this opportunity to have a few more drinks and have a good chat, so my subordinate won’t intrude! Besides, subordinate is a subordinate, going up to the table to eat with you and master that would be a bad rule.”
Charlie wade waved his hand, “Butler Stephen doesn’t need to be so formal, I remember when I was a child, my father he also invited you to drink with him from time to time, my life was saved by you, the past twenty years also thanks to your secret care, I’ve always wanted to find an opportunity to toast you, today you mustn’t be too outgoing.”
Stephen Thompson said with fear and trepidation, “Young master you mustn’t say that, twenty years ago the reason why my subordinate was able to bring you to escape from life, and hid you in the Aurous Hill orphanage to grow up, it was all the arrangement of your father, long tasseled young master, my subordinate was only carrying out the task arranged by long tasseled young master …… “
Said, his red eyes sighed: “To this day, subordinate only dare to say that I have the good fortune not to disgrace the mission, that’s all …… “
Charlie wade’s heart stirred as he opened his mouth and asked him, “Butler Stephen, you said that back then, when you took me away and kept me settled in the orphanage, it was all my father’s arrangement?”
”Right!” Stephen Thompson said offhandedly, “Including the entire team of the orphanage, all of them were handpicked and cultivated by your father, and the dean of them, Old Zhang, was also one of your father’s right-hand men back then.”
Charlie wade couldn’t help but sigh, “It seems that father back then had anticipated the day when Broken Qing would come to his doorstep ……”
Saying that, Charlie wade pointed to the empty seat beside him and said to Stephen Thompson, “Butler Stephen, sit down and eat something together, I’ll have a drink with you.”
Stephen Thompson still wanted to excuse himself, Lord wade on the side opened his mouth, “Thompson, there are no outsiders here, you don’t need to be so formal, Charlie is your secret guardian growing up, you can afford to have him honour you with this cup.”
Stephen Thompson saw that both the old and the young had allowed themselves to be seated, so he stopped excusing himself and respectfully sat beside Charlie wade.
Charlie wade smelled a faint smell of incense, so he looked at Stephen Thompson and casually asked, “Butler Stephen went to the temple today?”