The two of them are not that far apart in age, so there’s really no generation gap.
Plus, with Silas Cheney involved, Thea Lynch would look after lody even without being asked.
Silas Cheney: "This girl seems clever, but she’s actually just a ditz. Make sure she sticks with you, she probably can’t even tell north from south when she steps out."
"That’s not how people usually complint others." Thea Lynch was speechless. "Anyway, she’s a grown adult in her twenties."
Silas Cheney sounded extrely helpless, "You have no idea how much my cousin dotes on her. Oh, and her husband too, they call in turns, afraid I’ll lose her. It’s so annoying."
"I don’t have ti to go over, so I’ll leave this heavy responsibility to you. I’ll treat you to dinner later."
"Of course, she’s quite obedient. Just tell her what you need, no need to stand on ceremony with ."
"Got it." Thea Lynch already knew how much Silas Cheney adored his little niece, so she just listened to his words without taking them too seriously.
In reality, he pampered her a lot.
When they returned to the hotel, Thea Lynch discovered she was sharing a suite with lody.
But it was a suite, so they weren’t exactly sharing a room.
This also took into consideration Thea Lynch’s insomnia and her issue with sharing a bed with others.
"I sleep very soundly at night, I won’t wander around," lody imdiately assured her as they walked in.
"What did your uncle tell you?" Thea Lynch asked with a smile as she closed the door.
She thought Silas Cheney only called her, but it seems he also had quite a few words with lody.
Whatever she asked, lody would answer, "He said you don’t like too much noise and asked to talk less. Also, you have light sleep, so I should try not to disturb you. On the plane, he said you’d be uncomfortable during takeoff and landing and told to keep you company."
lody listed everything down ticulously, "Oh, and sothing about an auction? He said I should go with you."
Just as she thought.
It was all pretty much what Thea Lynch had expected.
"No need, I’ll go to the auction myself. You can just rest at the hotel then."
"Isn’t that bad? I can just follow you and not talk," lody thought she was being dismissed for being too chatty.
"It’s not that, I just think it’s unnecessary."
After a pause, Thea Lynch asked a question, "You won’t wander off, right?"
lody blinked innocently, "That I can’t promise."
"..."
That sounded like a threat.
Thea Lynch thought for a mont and compromised, "Alright, you can co with . I don’t mind, I’m just worried you’ll feel exhausted after a busy day."
"I won’t! I’m full of energy!"
Thea Lynch acknowledged with a hum, "I’ll go take a shower first, wait for , and we’ll go down together."
"Okay!"
Thea Lynch pushed her luggage into the bedroom but hesitated and ca back, her gaze wandering over the figure on the ground.
lody crouched on the floor rummaging through her suitcase, looked up at the sound, bewildered, and called out "sister."
Calling her "sister" felt a bit like addressing soone from a different generation, but given their age difference, lody thought calling her anything else would lead to a scolding.
"Wait for to co out. You can’t leave this room before I do."
"..." lody thought she was about to say sothing important, given her seriousness.
Turns out, it’s just this?
She scratched her head and couldn’t help but softly remind, "Sis, I’m already a graduate student."
Her appearance might look young, in case Thea Lynch thought she was still a child.
"I heard." Thea Lynch said, "Your uncle told to keep an eye on you because it’s not safe here at night."
"...oh."
Thea Lynch felt like she was taking a kid out, worrying she might sneak out while she was washing up.
In the evening, everyone had dinner at the hotel, checked the schedule for tomorrow, and then went upstairs with Foreman Leigh and Foreman Warren to set up equipnt.
Even though Foreman Warren had a bit of an ego, he was ticulous when it ca to work.
He didn’t like taking orders from Thea Lynch, but since the higher-ups decided it that way, they represented Stratus while abroad, and beyond that, they represented their country.
He understood the importance and didn’t want to let the team down with his actions.
lody was almost glued to Thea Lynch’s side.
Seeing they were still setting up, and Thea Lynch not busy, lody couldn’t resist gossiping, "Sis..."
"Just call Foreman Lynch."
Thea Lynch looked down at the data on her tablet and replied quietly.
lody acknowledged, "Okay, Foreman Lynch."
"Mm." Thea Lynch signaled her to speak her mind.
"Did you go to college here? At the school we’re going to tomorrow for the exhibition?"
"Yes."
"Wow, you’re amazing!"
Thea Lynch: "You’re excellent too."
lody shook her head, "Not compared to you. Foreman Lynch, why did you choose this field? I feel like I’m just muddling through my studies with no firm goals before."
"Did you decide early on to study this and work in this field later?"
Her voice was soft, but Foreman Warren and the others heard it. They kept their hands busy but were all ears, eavesdropping a bit.
"More or less, around high school." Thea Lynch replied, "At first, my family really wanted to beco a doctor."
"My grandparents were in traditional Chinese dicine, and my parents used to deal with dical equipnt, my uncle still does. It was only when I inadvertently saw a piece of news that I realized our country had a significant disadvantage in this area, so I chose this path."
"I never intended to make a huge contribution or change anything, just wanted to do my best, even if it’s just a little."
"Plus, I don’t like hospitals, so once this idea hit , I never wavered."
"And my brother was very supportive of ."
"I see."
"I heard you’re from a family of soldiers and thought your family would want you to follow that path," lody said.
Thea Lynch gave a faint smile, "Just the opposite. They were very resistant. From a young age, they wanted to give up that notion."
Both her elders and Aaron Lynch made it clear they didn’t want her joining the army. She even thought about enrolling in a police academy, but Aaron Lynch didn’t agree either.
Later, her grandfather suggested she study dicine, Aaron Lynch thought it was tough but didn’t react as strongly as to the previous options. So she considered it briefly.
Then she ntioned studying electronic engineering, and Aaron Lynch agreed without a second thought. Once they reached a consensus, she didn’t change her goal again.
Initially, she didn’t plan on studying abroad.
But aside from the change in institution, everything else went according to the original plan.
She didn’t let Aaron Lynch down.
"Your grades have always been excellent, right?"
"Pretty good."
"You’re really amazing!" lody exclaid, as Thea Lynch was an MIT graduate after all.
"Having talent is one thing, but you’re also so hardworking."
Thea Lynch smiled, "Because I want to move faster."
If she stayed halfway up the mountain, Aaron Lynch wouldn’t see her.
She wants to climb to the top.
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