As she spoke, Adeline suddenly reached out—right before my eyes—and swept all the shrimp shells into her own bowl, crunching down on them loudly.
My father seemed completely used to this scene. He set down his chopsticks and looked at me calmly.
"Julian, right?" he said.
"You've been living in the mountains for years. It's normal if you're not used to city life yet."
"We'll arrange for you to start working in the company's cleaning department first. That way, you can gradually familiarize yourself with the business."
Then he turned to Cedrick, whose eyes were still red from crying, and gently rubbed his head.
"Cedrick, you were raised by us since childhood. Even without blood ties, you've long been our family."
"Your brother has never eaten shrimp before. He doesn't know that shrimp shells can supplement calcium."
"Don't be sad."
"You just graduated and want to do an internship, right?" my father said casually.
"Go straight to the CEO's office and work as a deputy director first. After you get familiar with things, you'll be put in charge of one of the subsidiaries."
"Thank you, Dad! You're the best!"