Chapter 306 304 Conversation

Sirius smiled bitterly,

"You guessed it, but if you come to me, you should have done all the things you should do. By the way, did you just say you were engaged?"

Feeney nodded,

"You also know those old guys in the family, you obviously won't allow your marriage to become a tool, and I am the same. When I can only choose a pure-blood family, I would rather choose Astoria, who has a good impression of both of us. ,"

"If I get engaged earlier, the old guys won't be able to attack me anymore,"

When Sirius heard this, he smiled bitterly and said,

"You're still avoiding Selwyn, isn't Sirna pretty good too?"

Feeney nodded,

"She is good, but neither Black nor Selwyn will allow her to marry me. Therefore, when the time comes, the Selwyn family must be one of Silna's sisters. character,,,,"

Finny didn't finish speaking, but still shuddered, and Sirius did the same.

Finny was not surprised that Sirius would cooperate with his plan.

Even though Sirius had hated the identity of the Black family and the theory of pure blood before, he was expelled from the family only after receiving Black's education for many years, and he had learned how to deal with family affairs.

In addition, he was not a person who was insensitive to these things. When he was half-conscious and about to wake up completely, he vaguely noticed that many people who should not be near his room came to check on him. The fact of whether he is unconscious or not,

This discovery immediately made him think of what Feeney must have done, and the success of this matter may be closely related to when he wakes up.

Although I don't know what Feeney did, it was still possible to pretend to remain unconscious, which resulted in the current situation.

After Finny chatted with Sirius about related matters, he also told Sirius about his layout and plan.

Regarding Finny's plan, Sirius had no objection or support.

After all, Sirius has always been the same Sirius as before, a bohemian and uninhibited prodigal. He has never really taken the family's affairs seriously. The reason why he takes over the family's affairs now is just because of Finny. Sirius still took great care of his younger brother, whom he had not had contact with for more than ten years, even though he and Black were both from Slytherin.

"But, Feeney, are you sure the old guys in the family won't intervene this time?"

After returning to Grimmauld's old house, Sirius once again raised his doubts to Finny. You must know that one of the two brothers must marry with another family.

His past affairs are bad deeds in the eyes of these pure-blood families, and he is obviously not suitable for marriage with other families. Then, there is only Feeney. Those old guys will definitely not allow him to decide on his own betrothal partner. .

Feeney shrugged.

"Even if they are not happy, there is nothing they can do about it, right? You know, the one I am engaged to is the Greengrass family. Even though they are far behind Selwyn and the others, they are still the contracted family of the Presbyterian Church. The identities match, and those old guys have no reason to attack."

"As for the engagement, it was decided by the parents from the beginning. It is in line with the rules for the eldest brother to decide when the parents are away,"

When Sirius heard this, his eyes widened, he looked at Finny, and said with some disbelief,

"So, you want me to be your shield?"

Feeney smiled and didn't say it directly, but that expression was telling Sirius, you guessed it, I'm looking for you to make you take the blame.

After Sirius was silent for a moment, he asked,

"So, have you decided on a day?"

Feeney shook his head and said,

"I just had a brief chat with Leah, and then I made myself disappear so that Damon could arrange things."

"Damon? Lisa, she..."

Sirius was stunned for a moment. Although he had some guesses in his mind, he still asked,

Feeney closed his eyes, nodded heavily, and said nothing more.

Sirius also fell silent. You know, Lisa only did it to protect him...

Although I don’t know what happened after he fell into coma, it is certain that Lisa was dragged down by him.

Feeney obviously didn't want to talk about Lisa, so he stayed silent.

The silence between the two made the atmosphere very awkward. They looked at each other and both opened their mouths, wanting to say something to break the heavy atmosphere, but they didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, at this moment, Kreacher appeared next to the two of them, bent down, and said very respectfully,

"You two young masters, dinner is ready. Should we eat in the dining room or in the living room?"

Kreacher's words broke the tranquility and made both of them breathe a sigh of relief. Feeney said,

"Let's go to the restaurant. It hasn't been popular in the old house for a long time. It's better to have a more formal first meal."

Sirius nodded in agreement, and he and Finny stood up and walked towards the restaurant downstairs.

The two sat down at the table in the restaurant. Sirius glanced at Finny and asked,

"Can I drink some?"

Finny nodded and ordered Kreacher, who was still standing respectfully next to him,

"I remember there was a bottle of Petrus in the wine cellar from 1985 that I brought back from the Muggle world. That's it."

Kreacher nodded and left the restaurant to go to the wine cellar to choose wine to sober up.

Finny smiled and said to Sirius,

"Château Petrus is located on the Gironde River in the Pomerol region of Bordeaux, France. Most of the grapes grown are Merlot. Although the ones in the early years were not officially recognized by Muggles, they are still from the Pomerol region. A leader in red wine, this tavern has the shares of a French pure-blood wizard family, otherwise I would definitely acquire it under my own name.”

Sirius asked with some confusion,

"Is this winery so good? I remember the Black family had their own winery,"

Feeney nodded and said,

"There was indeed one before, and the red wine produced was also very good. However, because I was too young at that time, I needed to dig out some bait to make other families look away from me, so some Black wines in the early years I sold all my property, and the winery, which was of no use to me at the time, was naturally one of them."

“Later, when my strength allowed me to no longer hide my shame in front of others, there were no wineries with good output and family-owned shares in the UK.”

Sirius frowned, but didn't say anything. He preferred beer to red wine, so it didn't matter to him whether there was a winery in the family, not to mention that the Black family's red wine storage had never been There are plenty of them. If you don’t want to drink anything in the wine cellar, you can go out and buy it. The Black family’s assets are enough for them to waste a few lifetimes like this.

After a while, Kreacher returned to the dining table with the decanter, still standing respectfully.

Seeing this, Sirius frowned, waved his hand and said,

"Kreacher, you don't have to wait here. We two brothers want to talk."

Upon hearing this, Kreacher placed the decanter on the table, bowed to the two of them, and then disappeared.

Feeney shook his head slightly and smiled helplessly. Sirius still hated house elves so much. He stood up slightly and poured some red wine for Sirius, and then said,

"Try it. If you can, I think I will use this wine in my engagement ceremony with Leah."

Sirius picked up the wine glass and shook it so that the red wine inside could fully come into contact with the air. He gently smelled the fragrance of the wine before taking a big sip of the red wine and slowly enjoying the rich taste of the wine on his tongue. feeling.

After a moment, he put down his wine glass and nodded,

"It's really good. Now I think it's necessary to acquire a winery."

Feeney smiled, took a sip of red wine, put a piece of steak into his mouth, chewed it gently, and said to Sirius,

"This can only be discussed in the future. Nowadays, some of the better wineries in France have pure-blood families behind them. However, France is run by Lestrange like an iron barrel. The only option is to hold family meetings with the Presbyterian Consul later. It’s time to discuss this with them.”

Sirius nodded,

"Okay, let's talk about your engagement, shall we?"

Feeney nodded,

Sirius asked.

"First of all, did you really choose Greengrass out of your own free will, or was it just to avoid being forced by your family?"

Even though Finny had asked this question many times, Sirius still asked again,

Feeney nodded and said,

"Of course it's voluntary, Leah is very good,"

Sirius asked again,

"So, when are you going to...?"

"Engaged or married?"

Finny took Sirius' words and asked,

"If you want to get engaged, as soon as possible. I have asked Puff to send the invitation to the Greengrass family. We will go over tomorrow to discuss the matter directly. I will continue the layout before the engagement ceremony. As for getting married, as soon as possible. Leah has graduated,"

Sirius nodded,

"As long as you have ideas, but starting the layout during the engagement ceremony, isn't it...?"

Feeney shook his head and said,

"Even if we don't want to do it, it's too late now. The layout this time will definitely be started when you and I make our first public appearance, whether it is at the engagement ceremony or not, but it is the closest opportunity for us to make a public appearance. , this is the only one.”

When Sirius heard this, he also sighed. Finny had told him all the plans for this time before, so he also understood that now the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

A meal is not a feast for the host and the guest, but it is also a feast for the brothers.

Early the next morning, Sirius rarely dressed so casually anymore. Instead, he put on the latest style of dress custom-made from Madam Malkin's robe store.

Feeney also rarely wore a custom-made three-piece suit. When he stood with Sirius, everyone who saw him would definitely praise him. He looked majestic and elegant.

Because the Greengrass family has taken refuge in Black, the two parties can be said to have a very strong alliance at this time. Not to mention, if the conversation goes well this time, the relationship between the two parties will take a further step. Therefore, the carriage was not arranged as before. He picked up Feeney and the two of them, but very generously told Feeney directly the location of the manor.

Greengrass Manor is still the same, an ancient and majestic Gothic-style castle-like building, and the walls are still covered with devil's nets disguised as creepers.

The plants in the manor are much more lush than the last time I came here.

Different from the last time, this time Phoebus personally stood at the door of the manor waiting for the arrival of the Finney brothers.

"Finny, Sirius, it's good to see you."

When Phoebus saw the two brothers, he hurriedly took two steps forward and greeted them with a smile.

"Me too, Mr. Greengrass,"

This time, Feeney did not directly address Phoebus by his name, but used a more polite title.

After all, if everything goes well today, the man with the mustache in front of him will be his own hero. If he is still so casual, it will always be unjustifiable.

Of course, after today, it will be whatever it is. After all, here in the UK, it is not uncommon to call parents by their first names. Instead, it is a sign of closeness.

Sirius no longer had such worries, smiled and hugged Phoebus,

"I'm glad to see you again, Phoebus."

"Okay, let's go in. I've specially prepared your favorite food today, as well as a bottle of 'Chevalier' from Boissonno Winery. You have to taste it."

Phoebus smiled and said to the two of them,

Feeney's eyes lit up when he heard this. The 'Knight' from Boissonneau Winery was a fine wine brewed by Vassonneaux II after witnessing Napoleon's outstanding achievements, and was specially made for victorious soldiers to drink. Not to mention the mellow taste. , because of the vintage, the quantity is very rare. Although this wine has been produced since then, it is probably the first batch that allowed Forbes to show off such a general introduction.

Finally at the dining table, Feeney finally saw this bottle of red wine. It was indeed the first batch of 'Knights' decades ago.

At the dinner table, neither Sirius, Finny, nor Phoebus mentioned a word about the engagement.

This actually made the little girl Astoria a little anxious. She glanced at Finny from time to time, signaling him to hurry up and get down to business.

Feeney just smiled at this but never responded to the little girl's thoughts.

This made the little girl's original joy at Feeney's arrival feel much lower.

On the other hand, her sister, Daphne, was never in a very high mood at the dinner table and hardly said anything.

Both Fini and Phoebus could see Daphne's anomaly. But they didn't say anything,