The servant said with a wry smile, "Mr. Perry, Mr. Matthew said that hitting him would not make him any less handsome, so there would be no point to it."
Ludwik was rendered speechless for a moment.
He slammed the table and huffed, "Tell him, if he doesn't come to eat, I'll go on a hunger strike. I'll show him that I can go on a hunger strike!"
A minute later, the servant arrived again.
"Mr. Perry, Mr. Matthew said that you've gotten fatter based on the physical examination you had last time. It'll be a good time to lose weight if you don't eat."
Ludwik was rendered speechless again.
Selina, on the other end of the table, was stupefied.
Matthew, whom she had interacted with, had always been calm like spring. She had never known that this man had such a humorous side to him to the point that he could even laugh at his own father.
Moreover, Ludwik, the old man, looked very interesting. He didn't look like an elder at all but more like a child.
Selina had heard this saying before, which was that having an elder at home was like having a treasure.
At that time, Selina always felt that this was nonsense. If an elder was at home, she would have to hear endless nagging, just like how Peter would always nag at her.
However, after seeing Ludwik, she knew that this saying was right.
Just when everyone thought that Matthew would not come, he came down.
He was wearing a beige V-neck sweater. It made him looked gentle and elegant.
After sitting down, he said lightly, "Dad, if you want to lose weight, you don't need to cut down on your meals. You just have to eat less meat."
After saying that, he replaced the braised pork in front of Ludwik's eyes with stir-fried broccoli.
Ludwik:"...."
He watched helplessly as Matthew took away his braised pork.
His favorite dish was braised pork!
Ludwik's heart was filled with regret. If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have asked Matthew to come down and have dinner.
Halfway through the meal, Ludwik looked up as if he had thought of something.
He said to Selina, "Selina, this person here is Dylan's uncle."
Selina,
Her expression looked awkward, "Grandpa, I know."
Ludwik continued, "You can also call him Matthew."
Selina,
When she was in a dilemma, Matthew opened his mouth and said lightly, "It's fine. I don't need such an old niece."
Ludwik said with a smile, "Selina, look at this son of mine. Do you think he's handsome?"
Selina,"..."
Why would Ludwik ask her such a question?
Selina had to brace herself to say, "Yes."
"How handsome is he?" Ludwik was very persistent.
Selina,"..."
She said dryly, "He's very, very handsome."
Matthew's eyes deepened a little because of Selina's words.
Ludwik smiled, "Selina, why can't my son find a girlfriend even though he's so handsome? How is he still single?"
Selina's heart skipped a beat.
She thought to herself, Ludwik couldn't possibly know anything, could he?
However, it was fortunate that Ludwik's next words dispelled the doubts in Selina's heart.
He said with a smile, "Selina, do you have any beautiful girls around you who can be introduced to Matthew? I really want to have a grandson to the point that I might go crazy."
Selina,"..."
Her eyelashes trembled.
She did introduce someone to him before, but Matthew rejected.
On the other side, Matthew opened his mouth and said lightly, "Dad, let's just eat properly. Don't make it difficult for others."
The expression in his eyes deepened as he spoke as if all his emotions had been sealed within, his eyes pitch-black like ink.
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