"Now that you've taken over the position of family head, you're going to hold a banquet, right? Have you chosen the date already? I'm going to Clearfield tomorrow for work, and I might be there for about a week or so. If you're still picking a date, choose a later one, so that I'll be able to make it.
"We definitely have to attend such an important occasion to support you."
Laurence had taken over the leadership of the Longbottom family and was officially assuming the position of the head of the family. He was definitely going to hold a banquet and invite all the who's who of Havenmill.
His friends and family definitely had to attend, too, not only to support the event but also to back him up and to tell the world he wasn't just an orphan-he actually had plenty of backers.
Laurence said, “I've not picked a date yet. Don't worry, it won't clash with your schedule. You said you were coming back soon, though. Why do you still have to go on a week-long business trip? Are things very busy there?"
"Of course, we're busy. I have to manage so many things. I hardly have time to sit down. I'm out early and back late. I was too tired today, so I begged off the networking dinner tonight, but my dad called me over for dinner, so I came over after work. I'm on the elevator up right now."
Laurence chuckled, "True, we're all busy, but you have to rest sometimes. Your health comes first. Don't wear yourself out. You're still single. Sonny, you should think about settling down too."
Sonny clicked his tongue. "People who are about to stop being single simply are different. You're already nagging me from the viewpoint of an attached man."
Sonny joked, "I'm in no rush. I'll just let things take their course. If I meet someone suitable, I'll naturally date, get married, and have a child. I only plan to have one kid anyway. Doesn't matter if it's a boy or girl, I don't care, as long as I have offspring.”
He felt that he was too busy to take care of a family and would have to leave the caretaking of the home and child to his future wife. One child would be fine, but two would probably cause headaches and would probably be annoying even with a nanny's help.
It would be easier if they only had to take care of one child.
“You don't even have a girlfriend yet, and you're already thinking about how many kids to have. I, on the other hand, want both a boy and a girl. Noelle's younger than me by four years, and if we get married at the end of this year, we'll have a kid by the end of next year. We can wait until the oldest starts preschool before having the second one.
"It's alright if Noelle has our second child before she turns thirty-five, but I don't want her to have any more children after."
Having kids after thirty-five would make her an older mother. He and Noelle both studied medicine and were very well aware that the older one got, the greater the risks of having children.
"Why don't you guys just have your second kid two years after your first? Having two kids to take care of is not much different from having one. Plus, with a nanny's help, you guys will have it quite easy, and that way you guys won't be that old either."
Laurence pondered for a moment before replying, "We'll talk about it when the time comes. I haven't officially won my wife over yet."
"Do you even still need to make it official? Noelle only has eyes for you. As long as you've confessed, and she's sure that you're sincere, you guys can become a couple anytime. I'm envious," Sonny said.
Laurence and Noelle were considered childhood friends. They knew each other well and trusted each other too, so there was not only romantic love between them, but also a familial bond.
They had a lot in common.
Meanwhile, Sonny did not even have a love interest at the moment.
Laurence giggled happily again.
"Laurence, I'm at my dad's door now, so I've got to go, but I'll be waiting for your invite to the banquet."
"Sure. Let's catch up another day. Besides, we have to stay in contact every day anyway. I hope you can come back sooner so that I can finally take it easy for a few days."
Sonny said self-deprecatingly, "I guess I'm just doomed to be a corporate slave. I'm a corporate slave in Havenmill, and even when I come back to Wiltspoon, I'm still a corporate slave."
"You have no idea how many people dream of being a corporate slave with a net worth in the millions like you. You're earning money for yourself, not for others. Lewis & Co. will be yours in the future, and you have your own business too, plus you have shares in Longtail Group.
"You talk as if you're working for me, when you're working for yourself. The money goes into your own pocket."