The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

In the study room of Gordon Manor, Barbara Gordon was immersed in writing. After a while, she finally raised her head and pushed up the glasses on her face. At this time, Gordon, who was standing behind her, brought her a cup of hot tea. , smiled and said: How is the settlement going?

Barbara sighed helplessly and said: The peripheral costs have been calculated and can be handed over to the foundry to place the order. The cost of the venue is still being calculated... I said, you really plan to point at me alone. Will you organize this concert?

Of course not. Gordon sat down at the table and said, The entire gang members in Gotham are at your disposal. As long as they can run the concert successfully, they will do whatever you ask them to do.

The problem is that they don't know anything! Barbara said with some collapse: Yesterday I went to a meeting with them and proposed to enrich the variety of peripherals. They actually said that small metal badges were too girly, and suggested that we just sell ones with the album logo printed on them. Grenade! Why don’t they think about how much it’s going to cost?!”

Barbara slapped the pen in her hand on the table and said: The most important thing in the peripheral industry is to control costs, but they don't have these words in their minds at all. The gang's financial management system is simply a piece of shit. …”

Gordon hurriedly comforted him: Don't be angry. Don't you know that they are all grassroots teams? The cold chain industry made them a lot of money some time ago. Now everyone has money to burn. You can prepare the report and I will I'll send it to Evans tomorrow and he'll definitely pass it.

Barbara covered her forehead and said: It's not just a financial matter. The entire concert management plan is in chaos. If this continues, I don't know if it can be successfully held...

Just as the father and daughter were discussing issues related to the upcoming Gotham Music Festival in the study, a special guest came to Gordon Manor. Gordon seemed a little surprised when he opened the door because he appeared in the study. Outside the door is Bruce Wayne.

He put away the umbrella in his hand, walked into the porch of Gordon Manor unceremoniously, looked around, and said: I'm sorry for not coming to your housewarming party, Chief Gordon, I hope it's not too late now.

It's so late, what are you doing here? Gordon took the umbrella from Bruce, put it in the umbrella bucket next to him, and made way for him to walk into the manor.

At this time, Barbara happened to come downstairs. When she saw Bruce, she instinctively called Batman, then cleared her throat with some embarrassment and said, I mean, Bruce, it's so late, why are you looking for me? What's going on with James?

It's nothing. I heard that the planning of the music festival was not going well? Bruce walked to the fireplace and sat down.

Barbara nodded and was about to complain, but Gordon said: It's not worth it for you to come to me in the middle of the night. Let's talk about it. Who did you quarrel with this time? It can't still be yours. Professor?

Bruce shook his head, then sighed deeply, recalling the farce that had occurred in Wayne Manor in the past few days.

Thomas and Alfred were shocked when Bruce brought Martha back to Wayne Manor.

Because Bruce who invaded the Flashpoint universe was not wearing Batman's costume and had his face covered, and Thomas was drunk, he did not realize that he was taken away by Bruce, so when he learned that he actually appeared suddenly that day When the accident in the hospital's operating room was caused by Bruce trying to save Martha, he was very excited - so excited that he punched Bruce directly.

There is no doubt that Thomas, like all Batman, does not like anesthesia, which is the main reason why he and Bruce went full martial arts.

Alfred was simply happy. He never thought that he would be reunited with the Waynes again in his lifetime. Wayne Manor, which had been deserted for several years, finally became lively again.

Since the Wayne family is a very typical family structure with a strict father and loving mother, during Bruce's childhood, Thomas was busy with business most of the time, while Martha took care of the whole family, so Bruce relied more on his mother, and on Martha After returning, he did enjoy the care and love from his mother for a few days again.

But the good times don't last long. The scene where a family reunited after a long separation can immediately return to the original harmonious atmosphere probably only appears in TV series, not to mention that the long separation of the Wayne family spans an entire life stage - —Bruce has grown from a child to a young man, while Thomas and Martha have aged.

When they meet again, they will inevitably feel a strange feeling that has lasted for ten years, and it is difficult for a family that has missed each other in the most important stage of life to immediately put aside the thorns tamed by suffering and embrace each other without any scruples. After the initial warm atmosphere of the reunion faded, many problems began to emerge.

First of all, Martha couldn't accept that Thomas actually smoked and drank, and almost destroyed his health. As the mother of a most traditional wealthy family, she devoted her life to maintaining the health of every member of the family.

At the same time, when Martha was still a young lady of the Kane family, she attended a girls' school with a strong religious nature and had a relatively conservative ideology. She believed that parents and elders must set an example to teach their children well and keep them away from bad habits that may be harmful to their bodies, including But it is not limited to smoking, drinking, taking drugs, visiting nightclubs, etc.

This is what she demands of herself and what she demands of her husband. Before the tragedy of her son happened, the Waynes had always maintained extremely healthy living habits. The Wayne family was a model family praised by everyone in the upper class. .

Without the influence of the crazy virus, when Martha saw her husband again, she found that he had changed from a tall, handsome and successful businessman to an alcoholic with a decadent temperament. How could the former Mrs. Wayne accept this?

Of course, Martha knew that there was a reason for this, and she could only blame unfair fate. But now that the past things have passed and the family and children are back, now she must get rid of those bad habits and give the children a good life. A role model, right?

But Thomas is also suffering. Now the business pressure of the entire Wayne Group is on him. Cigarettes and alcohol are the only things that can relieve his stress and fatigue. If he didn't hate the side effects of hallucinogens, he would You might even need to resort to sedatives.

It's not impossible to quit smoking and drinking, it's just not possible now. My body and emotions are already on the verge of collapse. If I continue to endure the withdrawal reaction, I won't be able to work at all. But if he doesn't work, what will happen to the huge Wayne Group?

If it had been in the past and his wife had tried to persuade her, Thomas would have considered her feelings and taken a few days off, but Thomas knew that the burden on his shoulders was too heavy now and he had no time to rest.

On the one hand, the Gotham Renovation Project is constantly draining the blood of Wayne Group. Thomas cannot even stay afloat. Instead, he must look for good investment opportunities everywhere like a newbie entering the business field and further expand his business in order to have more fresh ideas. The blood flows into Gotham.

He and Martha have been doing charity work for so many years, and the combined results may not be as much as the progress of Gotham's renovation project in one month. Seeing that the hope of saving Gotham is right in front of him, how could Thomas be willing to give up?

On the other hand, we must also consider that there are so many children in the manor now. Except for one or two of them who have business talent and can inherit the Wayne Group, the others have to seek development independently. If there is not enough capital, how can we provide them with Paving the way in all walks of life?

Therefore, Thomas knew that overdrafting his body would cause dissatisfaction from his wife, but he still had to continue working. What he was thinking in his mind was similar to that of worried parents all over the world. He just wanted to suffer himself a little longer and get over it.

Therefore, Martha persuaded and Thomas explained every day that the whole matter was making no progress and the two parties would inevitably have emotions. In order to prevent the relationship from being further worn away, Thomas could only stay in the company as much as possible and not go home.

After a stalemate with her husband, Martha turned her attention to her son. Of course, her first concern was Bruce's marriage.

Martha was very happy when she learned that Bruce had a girlfriend. After learning that their relationship was stable and that they had experienced a long-distance relationship without breaking up, Martha was even happier.

The only thing that made Martha feel a little hesitant was that Selina's two professions were a thief and an actress, both of which were not welcomed by the upper class.

But fortunately this is Gotham, so it’s not unacceptable. After all, Gotham’s dark curse is fair to everyone, and the probability of bad people appearing in the upper class and the lower class is not much different.

From Elliot and Roman, we can see that the upper class society in Gotham is not much better. They are dissolute and crazy and prodigal. They can kill their fathers, patricide, and be filial like little Elliot. There will be one every few years, and Martha didn't have high expectations.

But what makes Martha very confused is that Bruce and Selina have been in love for five years. From the time they first entered college to the time they graduated from college, every child in Wayne Manor knew Selina, and Selina's friends also knew her. Knowing Bruce, why didn't the two of them get married?

In Martha's era, there was no such thing as long-distance love. From the beginning of love to a stable relationship, a man and a woman should naturally enter the marriage hall. So since the relationship is stable, why not get married?

From Martha's simpler view of emotions, Bruce must have taken the initiative in this relationship. After all, there is a huge gap in status between the two. It can be said to be a replica of the Cinderella love story, so whether they can get married is definitely the same. Bruce decided, so why didn't Bruce get married?

Martha had tried it several times overtly and covertly at the dinner table, but Bruce didn't seem to understand. This made Martha's whole heart hang up. She was worried that her children had not learned how to deal with a relationship. and a family responsible.

But since Thomas showed Martha Bruce's pile of diagnosis reports and medication lists, Martha felt that she couldn't rush it too much.

This responsible mother gradually restored contact with the sisters and elders of the Kane family, and also picked up the friendship with classmates and close friends from the girls' school. From time to time, Bruce would be asked to visit her aunt and aunt's house, or invite them to Come to your home as a guest and talk about family topics.

But Bruce is also very busy. He has to conduct various research at Arkham Psychiatric Hospital and go to the space station base to help with construction. When Pamela, who studied botany with him, and Diana, who often travels to and from the space station base, appear. When in front of Martha, Martha became even more anxious.

An anxious atmosphere began to spread among the three people. The three relationships of father and son, mother and son, and husband and wife were constantly friction and collision. This family, which had just escaped from the suffering and reunited after a long separation, began the pain of the running-in period again.

Originally this was not a big deal, but after the initial awkward period has passed, someone will always realize that communication is the only answer to solving these problems.

But the bad thing is that two complete sets of Robins, large and small, are crammed into this already complicated family relationship.