After dinner, Jiang Xilin turned up the heating in the study room to the maximum, then sat behind the desk and spread white cardboard with weird arcane magic circles on the table.

After washing, Abel Vera gently opened the door and walked in with soft footsteps. She sat on the sofa in the center opposite the desk and was surrounded by bookshelves. She picked up the academic magazine on the small round glass table next to her and flipped through it.

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"Huh? The latest issue hasn't arrived yet?"

“I haven’t gone to renew my subscription yet!”

Jiangxi Lin smiled helplessly, mainly because the institute had not paid his salary yet, and he still had some money on him, but he had to keep some for emergencies.

"I still have some..."

"No need for it yet."

Jiang Xilin smiled and shook his head, interrupting her.

Abel Vera is usually responsible for purchasing daily necessities, while Jiangxi Linzai is responsible for the phlogiston expenses, heating expenses, and coal for the fireplace.

Of course, the distinction is not so clear. For example, sometimes when the coal is delivered and Jiangxi Lin is not around, Vera will sign for it.

Since Jiang Xilin said that he would not use it for the time being, Vera did not insist. She understood Jiang Xilin.

Putting the academic magazines she had read back into place, she got up rather bored and wanted to find another interesting book on the bookshelf.

But when she noticed from the corner of her eye Jiang Xilin's head buried in thought behind the desk, she suddenly changed her mind.

Abel Vera walked softly to Jiang Xilin's side, bent over curiously, and looked at the three pieces of white cardboard spread side by side on the table.

"Is this an arcane magic circle?"

"How did you know it was an arcane magic circle?"

Jiang Xilin checked her face and looked at Vera, who was so close that her breathing could be clearly felt. Her eyes reflected the light of the wall lamp next to her.

He really wanted to know why she guessed that this thing was an arcane magic circle after just one glance.

Could it be that she had discovered similar things from her father's archaeological materials before?

However, Vera's answer made Jiang Xilin stunned.

Abel Vera: "Isn't your job related to the study of arcane magic circles? So I guessed whether this could be an arcane magic circle. What? Is my guess wrong?"

"No, no."

Jiang Xilin, who recovered from his daze, shook his head and laughed.

I didn't expect such a simple reason, and I was really confused. How could I come up with the idea of ​​getting clues from Vera?

Even though her father was once a historical researcher, even though her father had spent time in many ancient ruins, history has nothing to do with the study of arcane magic circles.

Even if something related to ancient civilization and arcana is found in ancient ruins, it should be taken over by the arcane masters of the Kingdom's Science Department or the Kingdom's Scholars Association.

After all, the extraordinary power of arcana, once out of control, can cause death or crippling damage to ordinary people.

"I always feel like your smile is perfunctory."

Abel Vera muttered softly, then turned around and walked behind Jiang Xilin, raised her hand and put it on his shoulder, squeezing it gently.

Jiang Xilin narrowed his eyes at that time, leaned back, and the back of his head naturally pressed under Vera's soft breasts.

It's very comfortable, but it would be even more comfortable if I had more strength.

"Push harder."

"Is it lighter?"

Abel Vera lowered her head and looked down at Jiang Xilin's face, her voice sounded soothing and gentle.

Jiang Xilin said softly, "Yeah".

"A bit light."

"Oh well."

After speaking, Vera added a little more intensity.

Jiang Xilin's eyes were slightly closed, and his whole body felt indescribably relaxed.

After five or six minutes, Abel Vera's strength slowly became lighter.

So Jiang Xilin opened his eyes, raised his hand to hold the back of her hand, and looked up at her,

"Are you tired? I'll give you a squeeze too."

With that said, before Abel Vera could respond, Jiang Xilin stood up from the seat, pulled her involuntarily and pressed her down on the chair.

He gently kneaded her shoulders, which were as thin as if they were made of cartilage, with both hands and asked softly,

"Is the intensity appropriate?"

"Okay, that's good."

Vera, like Jiang Xilin before, leaned back, gently pressed the back of her head against Jiang Xilin's belly, and involuntarily narrowed her eyes slightly.

…

Jiang Xilin massaged her for a while, thinking of An An's dejected look at the entrance of the college today, so he couldn't help but ask:

"By the way, Vera, what do you think about what I told you that day about changing An An's major?"

"Of course I have thought about it."

As she spoke, she opened her eyes, looked at Jiang Xilin, sighed helplessly, and then continued,

"I asked her what she liked and what she wanted to learn, but she didn't tell me anything."

As my daughter, I have a lot to worry about.

She herself has not had a mother since she was a child, so she doesn't know how to be a mother.

Her definitions of "qualified" and "competent" for her mother all come from books.

For example, the book says: A qualified and competent mother should provide her children with a house that is sheltered from the wind and snow, warm clothes, full food, and if conditions permit, she should also help her children learn a technical ability.

In this world, if an ordinary civilian family completes the first three items, it is already very good.

And Vera worked hard to achieve the fourth item for An An's future.

Therefore, Jiang Xilin also understood in his heart that it would not be an exaggeration to say that Vera treated An An as her own child.

He guessed that the reason why An An did not tell Vera her true thoughts like she did in the afternoon might be because Vera would selectively ignore some of her thoughts on weekdays.

An An probably felt that even if she said it, her mother would definitely not take it to heart, so she didn't say anything to avoid disappointing herself and upsetting her mother at the same time.

So, let me help the little guy.

Jiang Xilin smiled and shook his head gently, lowering his head and looking at Vera.

"Why don't you let her try to learn arcana from me first?"

"ah?"

This was obviously beyond Abel Vera's expectations, so much so that she didn't react for a while.

"Arcane science? Arcane magic circle science?"

"If she wants to learn arcane magic, that's fine!"

Jiangxi Lin's tone was relaxed and casual. No matter what An An wanted to learn, Jiang Xilin was confident that he had the ability to teach her.

However, he still hoped from the bottom of his heart that An An could develop into arcane magic circles.

After all, that is an area he is extremely optimistic about.

"Is this her wish?"

"Um."

Jiangxi Lin nodded seriously,

"We were chatting on the way back from school in the afternoon and she told me personally that if you want to learn arcana or music, you can."

"She told you herself. I asked her before, but she didn't even tell me."

Vera pursed her lips and felt a little bit disgusted, feeling that the daughter she had worked so hard to raise was no longer close to her.

Jiang Xilin naturally heard the little emotion in Vera's words, so he couldn't help laughing, and the hands that were originally rubbing her shoulders also touched her slightly hot and red cheeks.

He lowered his head, kissed her forehead and eyes, and then came face to face with her nose pressed against her nose at close range and said:

"Why, you're jealous."

Vera blinked twice, raised her slender arms, hung them on the back of Jiang Xilin's neck, moved her lips slightly, and whispered a word:
Chapter completed!